• Gifts That Exude Powerful Dad Energy: Holiday Gift Guide 2021

    Sometimes the toughest person to find the perfect gift for is your dad. So, as the holiday shopping season is here, we've rounded up some of the best gifts for dad you can find. From useful tools like portable grills and coolers, to movies and TV shows dad will love like Star Trek, Indiana Jones, and Lord of the Rings, continue reading to find the perfect gift for your old man.

    The Top 3 Must-Have Gifts for Dad

    For staying at home, your dad might love to binge all of the James Bond films leading up to No Time To Die, one of the biggest blockbusters of the year. Including all of the films from Dr. No all the way to Spectre, this is the perfect Blu-ray collection for any James Bond fan. Or, if you're looking for gifts for outdoorsy dads, take a look at the YETI Hopper Portable Cooler, which can hold up to 12 cans plus ice.

    Best Tools for Dad

    For dads that love to get outside, check out the best tools and appliances, from outdoor portable grills to coolers.

    Best Clothes for Dad

    Whether he's a huge NFL fan or needs a quick pair of flip flops to slip on, clothes are an easy go-to gift for dad this holiday season.

    Best Books for Dad

    From the Dune books to a behind the scenes look at Star Trek – The Original Series, here's a list of books dad will love.

    Best Movies for Dad

    Movies are a great gift idea this holiday season. There are plenty of great Blu-ray and 4K UHD options to add to dad's film collection. Classic war movies like Saving Private Ryan are a great choice, as well as collections of iconic movie franchises like Indiana Jones, Lord of the Rings, and more.

    Logan Plant is a freelance writer for IGN. You can find him on Twitter @LoganJPlant.

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    Boba Fett Wasn’t Just Inspired By Cowboys – His Sound Design Was Nabbed from Them

    Star Wars antihero Boba Fett is often likened to the cowboys of the old west, but it turns out he owes a lot more to them than just his look.

    During the new Disney+ documentary, Under the Helmet: The Legacy of Boba Fett, sound designer Ben Burtt explained how spurs were used to give Boba Fett his cowboy swagger.

    “I jokingly said at one point, ‘Well, if Boba Fett is a bounty hunter, why can’t he wear spurs like we hear in the Westerns?’” he explained. “Although I said it half-jokingly, [sound editor] Bob Rutledge, who was in charge of the foley, actually took my suggestion of spurs and did foley footsteps for Boba.”

    The result is a Clint Eastwood style swagger with the sound of cowboy spurs punctuating each and every one of Boba Fett’s footsteps.

    It’s all based on the notion that Boba Fett is a classic Western antihero – the Man with No Name from the galaxy far, far away. That’s where George Lucas got his inspiration for the character.

    “Boba Fett,” said Joe Johnston, art director on The Empire Strike Back. “You didn’t know who he was, you didn’t know where he came from.”

    “He wears the poncho, just like Clint Eastwood,” added The Mandalorian executive producer, Dave Filoni. “He is an icon drawn out of George’s appreciation for Westerns, and I think the gunfighters of Sergio Leone's films specifically.”

    It’s no secret that Star Wars takes inspiration from a lot of different movies, with Lucas paying homage to the likes of Seven Samurai as well as his favourite Westerns.

    “Within the DNA of Star Wars is a deep appreciation for movies that George liked, that he was inspired by, of different genre,” said Filoni. “And so [cowboy] spurs make absolute sense when you think of it that way, as surely as Obi-Wan looks like a samurai. That makes perfect sense if you understand who the creator of Star Wars, the person that devised it all, is in George Lucas. It’s just part of the appreciation of the art form, really.”

    Under the Helmet: The Legacy of Boba Fett is available to watch now on Disney+.

    Ryan Leston is an entertainment journalist and film critic for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter.

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    Bullet Hell RPG Archvale Will Be Released Next Month

    Archvale, a hybrid RPG and bullet hell shooter, will be released on December 2 for Nintendo Switch, Xbox One and PC.

    Available on both Humble Store and Steam, the game will also be coming to Xbox Game Pass for console and PC.

    If you want to try before you buy, you'll also be able play a PC demo from tomorrow, November 13, exclusively available from the Humble Store.

    Archvale is a top-down bullet hell game with an emphasis on skill-based play, but builds in traditional RPG elements. You'll be able to craft up to 200 items of weapons and armour, made from resources looted from dungeons and the enemies within. You'll also be able to apply badges for your character, which let you change your build and allow for different playstyles.

    Disclosure: Humble Bundle is owned by Ziff Davis, the parent company of IGN. Humble Bundle and IGN operate completely independently, and no special consideration is given to Humble Bundle announcements or promotions for coverage.

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    Moon Knight, She-Hulk and Ms. Marvel MCU Series Get First Looks

    We've got some first looks at several upcoming Disney Plus Marvel series as part of Disney+ Day, including Moon Knight starring Oscar Isaac and Ethan Hawke, Ms. Marvel starring Iman Vellani, and She-Hulk starring Tatiana Maslany and Mark Ruffalo.

    Disney revealed the first look, a compilation of teaser footage from each series, in its roundup video following the event. Skip to 11:55 to start with Moon Knight.

    In the Moon Knight footage, Oscar Isaac can be heard sporting what seems to be a northern English accent while saying "I can’t tell the difference between my waking life and dreams." A different voice, likely Ethan Hawke's, responds “The voice in your head, it devours you.”

    Isaac's character, the titular vigilante Moon Knight, suffers from a dissociative personality disorder. Disney's official description of the show reads: "The multiple identities who live inside him find themselves thrust into a deadly war of the gods against the backdrop of modern and ancient Egypt."

    Moon Knight can be seen in the trailer repeatedly punching someone (or something) on the floor of a destroyed bathroom, and later jumping across rooftops in the moonlight.

    In an interview with Seth Meyers, Hawke said he's playing a villain inspired by cult leader David Koresh, who led the Branch Davidians in the infamous Waco siege.

    She-Hulk on the other hand appears to be going for a more comedic route. Tatiana Maslany stars as lawyer-turned-green-superhero Jennifer Walters, who inherits the Hulk's powers after a blood transfusion from her cousin Bruce Banner.

    Just like the comics, Walters maintains her personality and intelligence when transformed into her superhero persona. The teaser footage briefly shows She-Hulk's purple and white outfit along with her green skin. Ruffalo will appear as his less destructive Hulk persona he adopted in Avengers: Endgame, guiding Walters through adapting to her new powers. The pair also appear in full human form for what looks like a spoof of a retro commercial advertising Walters' legal services.

    Last on the first looks is Ms. Marvel, starring newcomer Iman Vellani as Kamala Khan, the Muslim, Pakistani-American hero. In the teaser, Kamala says "It’s not really the brown girls from Jersey City who save the world," suggesting the show will grapple with the importance of representation of non-traditional superhero identities. The teaser also shows a shot of Muslims praying in a mosque and Kamala wearing her Captain Marvel cosplay.

    That's just the tip of the iceberg. Check out our roundup of every new Disney Plus show revealed during Disney Week to see what else Disney has in store for its streaming service.

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    TikTok Will Now Let Your Text-to-Speech Sound Like Chewbacca, C-3PO and More

    TikTok will soon let you create posts featuring a range of text-to-speech voiceover options from various Disney characters.

    Announced as part of Disney's celebratory Disney+ Day on Twitter (and spotted by Variety), the company's new partnership with TikTok will see a multitude of characters from across its many franchises offer voiceover text-to-speech lines on the social media app.

    As reported by Variety, fans will be able to recreate the voices of famous characters such as Chewbacca, C-3PO, and a Stormtrooper from the Star Wars universe while other fan-favorites such as Stitch (from Lilo and Stitch) and Rocket Raccoon (from Guardians of the Galaxy) will also be available.

    Adding a character's voice to a post is pretty straightforward. Once you've shot and edited your footage in TikTok, simply tap the 'next' button to take you through to the next page where you'll find text options. Tap 'text' to add text and then 'text to speech' to choose from the variety of voices found on the social media platform.

    In addition to announcing the new text-to-speech characters for TikTok, Disney has also made several other reveals in line with its Disney+ day celebrations. A new preview for the company's upcoming Obi-Wan Kenobi series was released to the streaming app showing off a range of concept art for the show while a new Big Hero 6 series – titled Baymax! – received a Summer 2022 premiere date.

    Before the beginning of Disney+ day, the company also gave Star Wars and Marvel fans some early release window news to get excited about. As part of an earnings call, Disney shared its release windows for both Ms. Marvel and Star Wars Andor – though it should be noted that they're still some ways off.

    Jared Moore is a freelance writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter

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