Pop Culture Headlines — Xenoblade Chronicles™ 2 Premiere

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Goblin Casting

Deadline confirmed that Will Forte (Scott Pilgrim) is in talks to star in the upcoming film Goblin, alongside Skyler Gisondo (Superman), and Kenneth Branagh. Goblin, written and directed by David Mikalson, is described as Ted meets E.T. Reportedly, “the micro-budget picture is raunchy and the green-colored title character is anatomically correct.” Sideshow will keep you updated about Goblin.

Supermax Casting

Deadline confirmed that AnnaSophia Robb is set to join Will Smith in Amazon MGM Studios’ project Supermax. Robb is set to play Smith’s young partner in the film as the two detectives enter the depths of a supermax prison to solve a mysterious murder. David Gordon Green (Halloween) will direct.

Lou Gehrig BioPic

Deadline confirmed that actor Glen Powell and Director Richard Linklater are developing a biopic about Lou Gehrig.

“Gehrig, considered one of the greatest baseball players of all time, is one of the 20th century’s most revered sport figures thanks in great part to his durability that earned him the nickname “The Iron Horse.” The seven-time All-Star played in a record 2,130 consecutive games, a mark that was thought to be unreachable until Baltimore’s Cal Ripken topped it in 1998. ”

Powell will play the iconic New York Yankee, with Linklater attached to direct. Simon Rich will write the script.

Xenoblade Chronicles™ 2 — Nintendo Switch™ 2 Edition Premiere

Xenoblade Chronicles™ 2 — Nintendo Switch™ 2 Edition premieres today.

“Lost in a sea of clouds, entire civilizations rest on the backs of Titans. As the giant beasts march toward death, the last hope is a scavenger named Rex—and Pyra, a living weapon known as a Blade. Command a group of Blades and lead them to countless strategic victories as you search for the fabled paradise Pyra calls home. ”

Xenoblade Chronicles™ 2 — Nintendo Switch™ 2 Edition is on the Nintendo Switch 2 now!

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