In the history of filmmaking, very few productions have dared to tell the tales of life under the sea. Little Mermaid, Finding Nemo, The Abyss, and a few scenes of Titanic are a few examples of filmmakers who decided to take the dive, but the superhero world has been shy of the water, until now. Aquaman is headed to the big screen, with Jason Momoa leading the charge in deep sea battles....
Batwoman became the latest series to join the ever-growing Arrowverse as Kate Kane (Ruby Rose) brings the Bat-universe to The CW on a full-time basis. As the other shows have previously teased certain Bat-characters or even used some of the villains from the Dark Knight’s rogue’s gallery, it hasn’t been until recently where bigger characters have either been referenced or shown. As season 1 is underway, the DC TV universe has already started to include many of Batman’s famous baddies, with the majority still not having made their proper on-screen debut....
The latest episode of Batwoman, “Tell Me the Truth”, made reference to Safiyah Sohail, a character from the Batwoman comics who is both a notorious pirate queen turned terrorist and a former lover of Kate Kane’s. This suggests that future episodes of the series may be introducing more characters from Kate’s own rogues gallery, rather than pitting her against Batman’s enemies. The action of Batwoman season 1, episode 7, “Tell Me the Truth” largely focused on the hunt for a hired gunman known as The Rifle, who seemed to be targeting employees of Hamilton Dynamics....
Believe it or not, it’s been a whole decade since Planet Earth first arrived on our screens. The stunning documentary from the BBC, narrated by Sir David Attenborough, was the first to be filmed in high definition and became the most expensive nature documentary series ever made. The cost was worth it though; Planet Earth gave a new perspective on the world in which we live, with stunning cinematography highlighting the beautiful, the brutal, the indescribable and the previously unseen elements of nature and animal behavior....
Avengers: Infinity War is set to cross the $1 billion plateau this weekend, becoming the quickest film in history to accomplish the feat. Ever since Marvel’s epic team-up debuted at the end of April, it’s been rewriting the history books left and right. Shattering two all-time opening records ($257.6 million domestic, $640.5 million worldwide), Infinity War is already one of the highest-grossing films of 2018 and it’ll only rise up the charts over the next couple of weeks....
The Bachelorette runner-up Tyler Cameron supports Gigi Hadid through the tough passing of her grandma by attending the funeral with her. Supermodel Gigi bid farewell to her beloved grandmother Ans van den Herik this past Thursday. One of the contestants vying for Hannah Brown’s heart on the latest season of The Bachelorette, Cameron made it to the top two before being cut-off mid-proposal speech as Brown tried to let him down easy....
Quite a few viewers and readers have asked me to do a behind the scenes look at my video editing workspace, so in this latest edition of Back to the Mac I’ve decided to do just that. Although my setup is currently built around a Mac Pro + Pro Display XDR, a similar setup can be achieved with virtually any Mac machine and monitor combination. Watch our hands-on behind the scenes video for a look at the hardware on my editing desk....
A new report from business weekly Barron’s (via Reuters) claimed The Dow Jones Industrial Average stock index could potentially replace stocks from Alcoa, Bank of America, or Hewlett-Packard with Apple or Google. There’s no exact timeframe for the overhaul of the index, but Barron’s said adding the companies would be complicated due to the fact the Dow calculates the absolute price of shares. Reuters explained that getting Apple would require the company to split its shares:...
NOTE: The following post contains MAJOR SPOILERS for Batman V Superman – Over seventy-five years after the Man of Steel was first introduced in Action Comics #1, setting the stage for countless superheroes to follow, the Son of Krypton is finally sharing the big screen with his DC Comics counterpart - The Dark Knight. Bucking the trend of solo movies before shared universe team-ups, Warner Bros. is pairing its two most popular heroes against each other in Batman V Superman, setting the stage for DC’s MCU challenger, the DCEU (DC Extended Universe)....
Discover the secrets of the Avengers: Endgame Super Bowl TV spot in our trailer breakdown? Excitement really couldn’t be higher for the next Avengers blockbuster, which carries on from the cliffhanger ending of Avengers: Infinity War. This will bring an end to the first three phases of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and a number of key actors are coming to the end of their contracts, meaning it’s believed some of the original Avengers will pay the ultimate price to defeat Thanos....
Avengers: Infinity War is outselling the last seven MCU movies when it comes to presales, Black Panther included. Marvel Studios is putting the finishing touches on their most ambitious film yet. As Phase 3 winds down, Infinity War and Avengers 4 will bring nearly every single character from the Marvel Cinematic Universe together in order to combat their biggest threat yet: Thanos. Everything about this movie suggests it will be huge in every way, and Infinity War has yet to disappoint in that regard....
Warning: Possible SPOILERS for Avengers: Endgame — Avengers: Endgame will reportedly feature the return of Rene Russo as Frigga and a cameo by Community’s Ken Jeong. Marvel Studios is approaching the end of Phase 3 of the Marvel Cinematic Universe and are pulling out all the stops. After Avengers: Infinity War brought together most of the MCU’s heroes only to snap half of them away, directors Anthony and Joe Russo appear to be working with an even larger cast, to a degree, in Avengers 4....
The animated adaptation of Batman: Hush has reportedly finally found its voice cast, and it’s filled to the brim with DC animation veterans. The reveal comes nearly six months after the adaptation of the popular Batman comic was announced last summer by DC Entertainment. Batman: Hush will be based on the popular 2002 comic of the same name which saw the Caped Crusader face off against the mysterious Hush, who manipulated the superhero’s vast villainous foes from a distance in an attempt to destroy Batman once and for all....
[Needless to say, potential SPOILERS for Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice ahead] DC Comics fans are still reeling from the release of the latest full-length trailer for Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice, in which Batman, Superman, and Wonder Woman all line up to do battle with an enemy that’s been… well, hotly discussed and rumored for some time. His name is Doomsday: a hulking, bony monster from another world....
The new “advanced tech” white suits for Avengers: Endgame continue to appear legitimate with official merchandise from the movie including them. With Captain Marvel’s release only a few weeks away, Marvel Studios is close to turning their full attention towards the conclusion of Phase 3. Details on the fourth Avengers film have been few and far between, with Marvel doing their best to lock down what we know about the the culmination of the Marvel Cinematic Universe up until this point....
Avengers: Infinity War is now Marvel Studios’ biggest movie ever in China. Since the very beginning of its theatrical run, Infinity War wasted no time breaking all sorts of records. One of the biggest achievements was scoring the top-grossing opening weekend ever domestically. In the same weekend, the film also nabbed the biggest opening worldwide. The latter is particularly impressive since it did so without first debuting in China. Just as it was everywhere else, the anticipation for Infinity War was huge in the Middle Kingdom....
Marvel Studios may be knee deep in production on Avengers: Infinity War, but that doesn’t mean fans aren’t already sniffing around for details on the increasingly mysterious and suspiciously untitled Avengers 4. There’s been a lot of back and forth about the fourth superhero crossover recently, but MCU’s main man Kevin Feige reveals at least one reason why the studio has neglected to name its rumored half-billion dollar baby – it’d spoil Infinity War....
The US is considering banning TikTok and other Chinese social media apps. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told Fox News that the White House is ‘looking at’ the possibility. Pompeo said that the US has already acted to protect its telecoms infrastructure, and wanted to make the right decision when it came to smartphones … CNBC reports. TikTok insists that US user data is stored in the United States, with a backup in Singapore, and that it has never provided data to the Chinese government....
Matt Reeves reportedly wants the star of The Batman to be 15-20 years younger than Ben Affleck. The biggest story for the last year and a half when it comes to the DC movie universe has been the future of Batman and Affleck. He stepped down as writer and director on the solo film last year, but welcomed Reeves onto the project as its new director. However, there’s been constant rumors about what The Batman will actually contain and, more importantly, who will star....
Update: This bill did not get as far as a vote. A bill proposed in the US Senate would effectively make it a legal requirement for Apple to build a backdoor into iPhones. It would make it illegal for Apple and other tech giants to use strong encryption for either devices or cloud services … This bill was introduced on June 23, 2020, in a previous session of Congress, but it did not receive a vote....
