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Margot Robbie is one of the most popular and talented performers of her generation.The Australian actress and producer first gained attention on the big screen for her role in Martin Scorsese's 'The Wolf of Wall Street,' before playing DC Comics character Harley Quinn in 'Suicide Squad,' 'Birds of Prey' and 'The Suicide Squad.

Netflixs Kennedy family drama is moving forward, with X-Men star Michael Fassbender set to play Joseph Kennedy Sr.Variety reports that Netflix has ordered an eight episode first season simply titled Kennedy. Its based on JFK: Coming of Age in the American Century, 1917-1956, by Fredrik Logevall. Fassbender, who played a young Magneto in the X-Men films and David in Ridley Scotts Alien prequels, will play the Kennedy family patriarch.According to Variety, Netflix sees Kennedy as an American version of the Crown, and will chart the Kennedy familys rise to prominence in American politics across multiple seasons.Heres the official blurb:Kennedy reveals the intimate lives, loves, rivalries and tragedies that shaped the most iconic dynasty in modern history, and helped create the world we live in today. Beginning in the 1930s, the first season charts the improbable ascent of Joe (Fassbender) and Rose Kennedy and their nine children, including rebellious second son Jack, who struggles to escape the shadow of his golden boy older brother.As for Fassbender, theres no suggestion he will surprise Marvel fans and pop up as young Magneto in Avengers: Doomsday or Avengers: Secret Wars. Ian McKellen, who also played Magneto the X-Men movies, is confirmed to return in Avengers: Doomsday alongside several other FOX-era X-Men actors,Photo by Murray Close/Getty Images.Wesley is Director, News at IGN. Find him on Twitter at @wyp100. You can reach Wesley at wesley_yinpoole@ign.com or confidentially at wyp100@proton.me.

Its no easy feat to get horror maestro Stephen King to approve a casting choice for a movie based on one of his works or is it? According to Glen Powell, who stars in the upcoming adaptation of The Running Man, it might be easy, but its agonizing nonetheless.[Director] Edgar [Wright} offered me this movie, and I was like, Yes, the actor revealed at New York Comic Con recently. And then, like, later that night [Edgar says], 'By the way, like, you have to be approved by Stephen King. He's gonna watch Hit Man tonight.'"Needless to say, that notion would flare up anyones anxiety. "And so I had to wait overnight for Stephen King to watch Hit Man and hope that I still had the role in the morning, Powell explained. It's terrible." However, despite the intensity of the moment, he was ultimately approved by King to play the role of Ben Richards, the central character of the horror writers beloved 1982 novel on which the movie is based and King reportedly loved Hit Man, just FYI. The novel was originally published under Richard Bachman and follows Richards as he ends up part of a nationalized game show in a near dystopian future in which contestants are hunted for one month by trained killers all over the nation. The competition affords whoever stays alive the entire month $1 billion. Wright directs from a screenplay penned by himself and Michael Bacall. The movie has a star-studded cast alongside Powell, including Colman Domingo, William H. Macy, Lee Pace, Emilia Jones, Michael Cera, Josh Brolin, Daniel Ezra, and Jayme Lawson. This is the second adaptation of the story, with the first coming just five years after the book was published. The 1987 film starred Arnold Schwarzenegger in the role of Ben Richards. The Running Man will sprint into theaters on November 14, 2025. Stephen King, meanwhile, recently revealed his top 10 favorite movies, while keeping adaptations of his own works out of the mix.Lex Briscuso is a film and television critic and a freelance entertainment writer for IGN. You can follow her on Twitter at @nikonamerica.

Lenovo's most powerful Legion gaming PC just dropped to a new price low. The Lenovo Legion Tower 7i Gen 10 gaming PC equipped with an Intel Core Ultra 9 285K processor and RTX 5090 graphics card is marked down to $3,889.99 after two stackable coupon codes "EXTRAFIVE" and "BUYMORELENOVO". That's over $1,300 off in combined savings. This configuration is exclusive to Lenovo direct and you won't be able to find it at retailer sites like Amazon or Best Buy.Lenovo Legion Tower 7i Gen 10 RTX 5090 Gaming PC for $3,860The Legion Tower 7 is Lenovo's top-end desktop computer, boasting a well-ventilated chassis with a mesh front panel housing six total 120mm fans (including three fans for the 360mm liquid cooling system) to keep your components nice and cool. The system is powered by a generously oversized 1,200W power supply. We reviewed last year's Legion Tower 7i desktop, which uses the same chassis, and came away impressed.This particular configuration features an Intel Core Ultra 9 285K processor, GeForce RTX 5090 32GB graphics card, a whopping 64GB of DDR5-5600MHz of RAM, and a 2TB PCIe Gen 4 M.2 SSD. The Intel Core Ultra 9 285K processor has a max turbo frequency of 5.7GHz with 24 cores and a 40MB L2 cache. According to Passmark, this is Intel's best gaming CPU and really the Intel chip that can compete with AMD's X3D processors. It's paired with 64GB of DDR5 memory.The RTX 5090 Is the Most Powerful Graphics Card EverThe Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 has emerged as the most powerful consumer GPU on the market. Although with this generation Nvidia has prioritized software updates, AI features, and DLSS 4 technology to improve gameplay performance, the 5090 still boasts an impressive 25%-30% uplift over the RTX 4090 in hardware-based raster performance. If you want the absolute best performance for your gaming PC, there is literally no other option from any other brand.Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 FE Review by Jackie Thomas"The Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 has officially taken the performance crown from the RTX 4090, but with less force than previous generations. When it comes to traditional non-AI gaming performance, the RTX 5090 provides one of the smallest generational uplifts in recent memory. However, in games that support it, DLSS 4 really does deliver huge performance gains you just have to make your peace with the fact that 75% of the frames are generated with AI."Why Choose Lenovo?Lenovo Legion gaming PCs and laptops generally feature better build quality than what you'd find from other prebuilt PCs. For desktop PCs in particular, people like the fact that Lenovo does not use proprietary components in its computer systems, so they're easier to upgrade with off-the-shelf parts. Although we haven't yet reviewed the new 2025 models, we have reviewed last year's Legion 7 desktop and really liked its build quality and performance.Eric Song is the IGN commerce manager in charge of finding the best gaming and tech deals every day. When Eric isn't hunting for deals for other people at work, he's hunting for deals for himself during his free time.

An impressive new mod for The Simpsons Hit & Run has rebuilt the game to instead feature Futurama, catching the attention of the cult classic's original lead designer.Futurama Hit & Run, as the mod is called, is available now in demo form as a free download you'll just need a copy of the original Simpsons game on PC in order to play.The Simpsons Hit & Run originally launched for PC, PlayStation 2, GameCube and Xbox back in 2003, and was heavily inspired by the Grand Theft Auto games of the era. Gameplay for this Futurama mod also feels familiar, as you run around as Fry and complete missions for characters such as Bender, Professor Farnsworth and Dr. Zoidberg. ANNONCE : La dmo de Futurama Hit & Run, sera disponible le 19 octobre ! Une ide juste parfaite ! pic.twitter.com/cy8WBhoLYL Mooonaa (@lycheemoona) October 18, 2025 There's driving too, of course with Fry able to zoom around a section of New New York in a hover car. One particular mission has Fry escorting Bender back to the Planet Express headquarters while avoiding police in hover cop cars. But there's no sign yet of actual flying perhaps in future. Currently, the demo includes four story missions, plus a set of street races, vehicles, costumes and other Easter eggs to find and unlock. The demo also comes with an acknowledgement that it currently uses AI-generated dialogue as a "temporary placeholder." The mod team states: "Professional voice artists are already engaged, and their recordings will replace the placeholder content in a future update."Response to the demo has been positive, not least from Joe McGinn, who worked on the original The Simpsons: Hit & Run over two decades ago. "As the lead designer of the original game, I can only say... this looks awesome!" McGinn wrote in a comment on the mod's trailer. "I want to play it."Fans have long hoped for another Simpsons game, and previously cheered on a separate unofficial Hit & Run project that looked set to remake the entire title in Unreal Engine 5. Alas, that idea ran into legal issues with Disney, and its creator has now said the finished version will never be released.Still, there may well be something new and official for The Simpsons fans to play in the not-too-distant future, as the franchise's long-awaited Fortnite mini-season now finally appears to be near.Tom Phillips is IGN's News Editor. You can reach Tom at tom_phillips@ign.com or find him on Bluesky @tomphillipseg.bsky.social

Ahead of the holiday season, Dell is offering an Alienware Aurora R16 gaming desktop equipped with the GeForce RTX 5080 graphics card for under $2,000 with free delivery. Most RTX 5080 prebuilts you'll find elsewhere, including the more affordable brands you find on Amazon, Best Buy, and Walmart, are priced closer to $2,500 and up. That's impressive considering Alienware usually commands a higher price premium. Such a system would have cost as much as $3,000 at the beginning of the year, but Nvidia GeForce RTX 50 prices have been trending downwards lately.Alienware Aurora RTX 5080 Gaming PC From $1,945This $1,960 configuration system is equipped with an Intel Core Ultra 7 265F CPU, GeForce RTX 5080 GPU, 16GB of DDR5-5600MHz RAM, and a 1TB M.2 SSD. The Intel Core Ultra 7 265F has a max turbo frequency of 5.3GHz with 20 cores and a 36MB L2 cache. It's cooled by a 240mm AIO liquid cooling system. The system is run off a 1,000W power supply.This system is customizable and the CPU, RAM, and storage can all be upgraded. For example, you can choose the more powerful Intel Core Ultra 9 285K processor, which boasts a higher clock speed and core count, for an extra $300. Another reasonably priced upgrade is a 2TB SSD (from the stock 1TB) for an extra $50.The GeForce RTX 5080 GPU will run any game in 4KPerformance-wise, the RTX 5080 is no slouch. It's one of the fastest cards on the market, bested only by the $2,000 RTX 5090 and the discontinued $1,600 RTX 4090. This is a phenomenal card for playing the latest, most demanding games in 4K resolution at high settings and ray tracing enabled. The RTX 5080 supports DLSS 4 with multi-frame generation, which means you can push even more frames out of games that support the technology with minimal visual compromise. Recent games that support it include Doom: The Dark Ages, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, Borderlands 4, Stellar Blade, and Battlefield 6. Check out our Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080 FE review for our hands-on impressions.Check out more of the best Alienware deals.How to Follow IGN Deals RecommendationsThe IGN Deals team has over 30 years of combined experience finding the best discounts and preorders available online. If you want the latest updates from our trusted team, heres how to follow our coverage:Sign up for our IGN Deals NewsletterSet IGN as a preferred source in GoogleFollow us on social mediaIGN Deals on XIGN Deals on InstagramIGN Deals on FacebookIGN Deals on TiktokEric Song is the IGN commerce manager in charge of finding the best gaming and tech deals every day. When Eric isn't hunting for deals for other people at work, he's hunting for deals for himself during his free time.

The robbery at the Paris museum on Sunday is only the latest in a long line of breaches.

Roughly three million Americans canceled the streaming service in the month that it temporarily suspended Jimmy Kimmels show. About 4.1 million people canceled Disney-owned Hulu.

A federal judge questioned operational leaders of the crackdown on Monday about their tactics and their use of tear gas.

Monuments, a group exhibition in Los Angeles, led by Kara Walker, places contemporary art face to face with statuary removed in the last decade.

Amazon Web Services, a major provider of cloud services, cited a problem at its data center in Northern Virginia. The outage highlighted the fragility of global internet infrastructure.

A pristine, like-new Mercedes-Benz 500SL will be put on display after sitting for 42 years in a climate-controlled garage.

Toyota, Mercedes-Benz, and BMW lead the way while Tesla tumbles.

However, "it can be done," General Motors President Mark Reuss said on a recent podcast. The question is: should it be done?

As ironic as this sounds, don't believe everything you see on the internet.

Gas is back, baby. And Porsche's latest patent could support 9, 15 or even 18 cylinders.