David Farr, who wrote The Night Manager and Hanna, is developing a TV adaptation of The Mudwich Cuckoos, John Wyndham’s sci-fi novel that served as the basis for Village of the Damned, for European broadcaster Sky, Deadline reported today. Farr will reportedly turn the project into an eight-part series for the Comcast-owned broadcaster. Unlike both
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Andrew Bird was the musical guest on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. From his home, he performed “Manifest,” from 2019’s My Finest Work Yet, accompanied by members of his family. “Got the Bird Family Band together,” he wrote on Twitter. Check out their performance below. Following the release of My Finest Work Yet, Andrew
The coronavirus isn’t the only thing plaguing East Africa. Amid a global pandemic, people in this region of the world are also contending with another “extremely serious” threat to their lives and livelihoods: locusts. After one of the wettest years on record, these voracious insects have been gathering forces since 2019, as weather conditions allowed
Sony’s PlayStation5 could use AI to create dynamic auditory combat encounters based upon player input. The company recently patented an all new music generating system designed exclusively to improve immersion within a gaming space. Audio cues and soundtracks could organically adapt to reflect how a player is feeling in a given moment in order to produce a more realistic
PlayStation Plus launched 10 years ago in June of 2010. It’s changed a lot over the last decade, including offering consistent free games every month and being required for online play on the PS4. To celebrate 10 years of Plus, Sony is giving away a free PS Plus 10th anniversary PS4 theme to all players.
A super-sized version of Joel Schumacher‘s Batman Forever reportedly exists in the form of a nearly three-hour director’s cut. Writer and podcaster Marc Bernardin reported on Fatman Beyond that he had it on very good authority that a 170-minute cut of the movie exists, but that Warner Bros. has never made a move toward releasing
Jay-Z and his social justice team are going all out to get a Wisconsin cop fired and charged in the killings of 3 men of color — they’ve posted a full-page ad demanding it. Jay’s Team ROC took out the ad Thursday in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, calling for the immediate prosecution and termination of
A US Navy ship downed a flying drone with a “solid state laser” in the Pacific Ocean, the service branch announced on Friday. The USS Portland (LPD-27), a San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship, deployed its Technology Maturation Laser Weapon System Demonstrator (LWSD) against an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) last week during a demonstration, the
Katy Keene (Lucy Hale) won’t be firing up that sewing machine for Season 2. The CW has officially canceled Katy Keene. The Riverdale spin-off followed wannabe fashion designer Katy Keene as she tried to make it in New York City alongside her aspiring artist friends, including Riverdale’s own Josie McCoy (Ashleigh Murray), who made the jump
Following big circuits AMC and Regal, Cinemark has reversed its face mask policy for guests as the chain plans its reopening from the COVID-19 shutdown. “For the safety of our guests, employees and communities, Cinemark will require that face masks be worn throughout our theatres. Masks may be removed when eating and drinking inside the
When I was 18 years old I started making my first indie game, Coma. During computer lab, I would rush through my assignments just to spend the remainder of the period illustrating and coding a bizarre and beautiful world. I continued its creation into the evening in my bedroom, recording cringe-worthy voice acting lines and
Great Scott! Hasbro, Inc. (NASDAQ:HAS), Universal Brand Development and Amblin Entertainment today revealed the first-ever TRANSFORMERS-Back to the Future Collaboration, starring the all new character GIGAWATT. This new time-traveling TRANSFORMERS AUTOBOT commemorates 35 years since the groundbreaking adventure film, Back to the Future, took audiences back in time. When fans of the iconic Back to the Future Time Machine look a little
JAY-Z’s Team Roc published an open letter in today’s issue of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel calling for Milwaukee County District Attorney John Chisholm to prosecute and fire Wauwatosa Police Department officer Joseph Mensah. In the five years he’s held his job, Mensah reportedly shot and killed Alvin Cole, Antonio Gonzales, and Jay Anderson, firing 19
WASHINGTON — NASA plans to issue multiple contracts in the coming months for smallsat launch services in the second phase of a program intended to support the emerging small launch vehicle industry. NASA’s Launch Services Program released a draft request for proposals July 1 for its proposed Venture Class Launch Service (VCLS) Demonstration 2 procurement.
Embrace all aspects of yourself, not just the parts that are easy or the parts that you are comfortable with. Embrace everything that makes you, you. On The Bold Type Season 4 Episode 14, the Bold Babes found themselves having to accept parts of themselves they never thought they could. What led our favorite ladies to
This is especially the case after the events of Season 3, which (spoiler alert for anyone not caught up), teases a world doomed for destruction unless Bernard can find a way to save humanity. The show has gone a lot deeper with its concept than even the movie’s creator, Michael Crichton, may have taken it,
Bit on the nose, eh? Swords sharpened, muscles glistening, Conan Exiles was ready to make the jump to the Epic Games Store today, arriving with the fanfare of a spot in Epic’s free game rotation. Pity, for the old warrior has been knocked back by a mighty blow. Funcom’s sword-swinging survival sandbox has been pushed
In what can only be described as a pleasant surprise, the latest update for Animal Crossing: New Horizons has been made available by Nintendo a few hours early! Nintendo had previously announced plans to release Summer Update – Wave 1 on July 3rd. The latest update for the game brings back swimming and diving, which
Breaking News The NFL is planning to make a huge statement when the season kicks off … with the league reportedly deciding to play the Black National Anthem before every Week 1 game. “Lift Ev’ry Voice And Sing” — which is often referred to as the Black National Anthem — will be played before the
Disturbing reports of a mass elephant die-off have emerged from Botswana over the last two months, with more than 350 elephant carcasses spotted since May. Some of the elephants were found face down, suggesting a sudden collapse. Most of their bodies were located around water sources in the northern parts of the Okavango Delta, a
Micah Bell may be the villain of Red Dead Redemption 2, but judging from John Marston’s actions in both the original Red Dead Redemption and its sequel, it appears John may not be much better than him. It may seem counter-intuitive to suggest that Micah and John Marston are both the same level of evil, especially since John
Kilter Films, Bethesda Game Studios, and Amazon Studios are bringing the popular apocalyptic RPG Fallout to light in a new way as a TV series. Few details are known about this upcoming Amazon Original show, but according to Deadline, it is the first project put together by Westworld creators and producers Jonathan Nolan and Lisa
Green Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong has released a cover of John Lennon’s protest song “Gimme Some Truth.” Originally released on the Beatle’s 1971 solo album Imagine, the song was later covered by Generation X in 1978. Armstrong says the Generation X version was the first one he heard, and that his rendition lands “somewhere in
Picture in your mind the delta of a river – the way the main channel splits into smaller rivulets and tributaries. Something similar occurs in waves as they propagate through a certain kind of medium: the path of the wave splits, breaking up into smaller channels like the branches of a tree. This is called
Play video content Exclusive Here’s a fun fact Mike Myers will love … male sharks have 2 PENISES … count ’em, TWO!!! Yes, it’s a true scientific fact male sharks are blessed with two members … and the reasons behind the double dongs are gonna be explored by Discovery Channel when “Shark Week” returns next
The Disney catalog joined Universal’s this weekend in playing whatever theaters were open at the box office as the majority of exhibition’s 5,9K theaters remain shuttered nationwide due to COVID-19. Overall, ticket sales continued to be distressed. Disney’s 2016 Oscar-winning hit Zootopia took the top spot with an estimated $280K, putting its liftime total at $341.5M,
The UK is once again calling for loot box regulation. The Gambling Committee of the UK’s House of Lords has concluded in a report issued this week that loot boxes in video games should be classified as “games of chance”, which would put them within the purview of the Gambling Act of 2005. As such,
Today, DC released Crisis on Infinite Earths: Paragons Rising, a deluxe edition hardcover that collects the lead (and primary backup) stories from the Crisis on Infinite Earths 100-Page Giant issues that were released during the show’s run on The CW. In the back, there are a lot of features, including script pages, pencil art, and
Factory Entertainment, Inc announced today that it will be launching “Consolation-Con,” a virtual replacement for its annual San Diego Comic-Con booth, on July 6, 2020. “Our annual trip to San Diego Comic-Con is usually the highlight of our year” said Jordan Schwartz, President and CEO of Factory Entertainment. “There’s no substitute for interacting face-to-face with