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A Sundance hit so enticing that its star’s stans got the film pulled from the festival’s online platform after it was repeatedly pirated for clout on social media, Twinless does indeed offer a hilarious, affecting, range-proving dual performance from Dylan O’Brien that’s worth the criminal hype. Befitting the dark small-scale comedy’s title, O’Brien plays both gay hotshot Rocky and his …

Dear Prudence is Slate’s advice column. Submit questions here. Dear Prudence, My sister is married to a fundamentalist Christian idiot. Three weeks ago, he brought a homeless man to live with them because “it’s their Christian duty.” “Homeless Hank” has so far stolen from them, urinated on a neighbor’s lawn, used drugs in their home, and brought in shady people who …

Call of Duty is being adapted into a live action film as part of a new deal signed by Activision and Paramount. Paramount, the film studio behind Top Gun: Maverick, will “develop, produce, and distribute a live-action feature film” based on the franchise, and “both companies are committed to honoring the brand’s rich narrative and distinctive style,” the companies say …

Here is a feature project happening at the new Paramount under Skydance, which is close to Chairman & CEO David Ellison’s heart: a live-action feature take of the best-selling Activision vision game, Call of Duty. Paramount has made it official that they’ve signed a film deal with Activision to bring the videogame to the big screen. Ellison has played the …

Paramount has signed a film deal with Microsoft-owned video game publisher Activision to bring its “Call of Duty” franchise to the big screen. Under the partnership, Paramount will develop, produce, and distribute a live-action feature film based on the “Call of Duty” universe, which encompasses more than 30 mainline games released since the original “CoD” debuted in 2003. The valuation of the mega …

In a move that Paramount CEO David Ellison calls a “dream come true,” the Call of Duty video game franchise will become a big screen movie franchise, thanks to a major deal between the entertainment studio and Activision. Activision and Paramount have inked a deal that will see the studio develop, produce and distribute a live-action film based on the …

Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 developer Treyarch has committed to ensuring the premium skins it releases for the game “fit the Black Ops identity”, following the fierce community backlash to the celebrity outfits that have appeared in Black Ops 6. The team said in a Call of Duty blog post that it hears the feedback from the hardcore player …

It sounds like all change for Call of Duty with the release of Black Ops 7, amid pressure from Battlefield 6 and its commitment to “gritty realism.” Call of Duty’s foray into goofy skins territory is not a new phenomena, although recent releases have certainly amped up the conversation around them. With the likes of Beavis and Butt-Head and American …

Activision and Treyarch are making a big change to Call of Duty: Black Ops 7, just under 12 weeks before its launch in November. All those wacky cosmetics from Black Ops 6 will no longer carry over to the new sequel as previously promised. The devs behind Call of Duty say the change is to ensure Black Ops 7 is …

In an unexpected statement today, Activision made a dramatic announcement that Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 will no longer allow players to transfer any Black Ops 6 characters, weapons, or skins to Black Ops 7. Many are taking this as a sign that Activision doesn’t want Black Ops 7 to be overrun with the wacky skins that Call of …