Baby Driver Trailer Edgar Wright Does Crime

Fan-favorite director Edgar Wright, helmsman of such films as Shaun of the Dead and Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, was poised to dip into the Hollywood franchise waters a while back with Marvel’s Ant-Man. However, pesky creative differences between studio and filmmaker caused him to step down just before the project began production, and cinephiles have been waiting ever since for Wright to make his next move. Now, four years after The World’s End, the Cornetto trilogy creator is back with a new movie called Baby Driver....

August 3, 2022 · 3 min · 512 words · Nancy Belk

Barbie Patty Jenkins Says She S Not Directing Margot Robbie S Movie

Wonder Woman and Wonder Woman 1984 helmer Patty Jenkins says she won’t be directing the Barbie movie starring Margot Robbie in the title role. When it comes to iconic children’s toys, there are few on the level of Barbie. Created in 1959, Barbie is more than just a doll, she’s her own personal empire. Barbie has starred in animated films, TV specials, video games, and music albums. Additionally, she’s also appeared as a character in the Toy Story franchise, and been referenced countless times in overall pop culture....

August 3, 2022 · 3 min · 500 words · Minnie Gravina

Batman V Superman Ultimate Cut Collector S Edition Details

Having barely been in theaters for twenty-four hours at the time of writing this, Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice has arrived with a tremendous impact. What exactly that impact is, however, depends entirely on who you ask. As a box-office contender, the movie has already been earmarked for a $350 million worldwide haul and has scored the 7th best preview opening in history with $27.7million in Thursday evening grosses....

August 3, 2022 · 2 min · 351 words · Melissa Housel

Annihilation Director Reveals The Beach Is Getting A New Adaptation

Annihilation director Alex Garland revealed that his novel The Beach is getting a new adaptation. The Beach first came out in 1997, years before Garland broke into movies as the writer of 28 Days Later, Sunshine and Dredd. Garland’s first film as a director, the 2015 sci-fi movie Ex Machina, scored big with critics and audiences. Garland has followed that up with Annihilation, a sci-fi/horror movie based on the novel by Jeff VanderMeer....

August 2, 2022 · 3 min · 484 words · Beth Cleveland

Apple Addresses Slow Uptake Of Covid 19 Exposure Notification Apps

Earlier this week, one of the executives responsible for Apple’s COVID-19 exposure notification technology took to Twitter to express frustration with the adoption of the technology in the United States. Now, a new report from the Washington Post goes more in-depth on how much of the United States still isn’t using exposure notification apps, even as the omicron variant pushes case numbers to all-time highs, and Apple has responded. Myoung Cha worked as Apple’s head of health strategic initiatives when Apple/Google’s exposure notification API was created, but he’s now moved on to the health-care start-up Carbon Health....

August 2, 2022 · 3 min · 439 words · Melinda Sumpter

Apple Engraving Service Bans 1 000 Words In China And One Number

The Apple engraving service – available as a free option when ordering one of six product categories direct from Apple – has been accused of political censorship in China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan. Apple aims to ban offensive words and phrases, and in the US bans 170 words. In China, however, the number of banned words and phrases is more than a thousand, and includes many political references… Apple lets you engrave AirPods, AirTag, Apple Pencil, iPad, and iPod touch....

August 2, 2022 · 4 min · 701 words · Jon Bell

Apple Launches Special Edition Tiger Airpods Pro For Chinese New Year

Like they did to celebrate the Year of the Ox in 2021, Apple has released a new special edition pair of AirPods Pro exclusively available in select markets. 2022 is the Year of the Tiger and Apple has created an adorable tiger emoji that’s engraved on these AirPods Pro. The company has also debuted a special Apple logo to celebrate the new year, just as they did last year. The special edition Tiger AirPods Pro are the same price as regular AirPods Pro in each respective market that Chinese New Year is celebrated....

August 2, 2022 · 2 min · 220 words · Susan Morris

Apple Magic Keyboard With Touch Id Sees Christmas Deal More

All of Tuesday’s best deals are now going live and marking down some notable Apple releases ahead of Christmas. Our top pick has the recently refreshed Magic Keyboard with Touch ID for $137 to go alongside LG’s just-released DualUp 16:18 Monitor at $597. Hit the jump for all of the best Apple Christmas deals and more in the latest 9to5Toys Lunch Break. Apple’s latest Magic Keyboard with Touch ID falls to $137 Apple’s latest Magic Keyboard elevates your desktop workstation with a metal build that complements the rest of your devices....

August 2, 2022 · 3 min · 520 words · Charlene Bell

Apple Project Breakout To Bring Financial Services In House Could Broaden Payment Features Beyond Us

Apple is developing its own payment processing technology and infrastructure for future financial products in a multi-year plan, according to a new report by Bloomberg. It could also help the company expands its payment features beyond the US. As reported by Mark Gurman, this ambitious effort would “reduce Apple’s reliance on outside partners.” That effort would join Apple’s existing card and its recently launched peer-to-peer payment for businesses, although Gurman says it’s aimed for “future products, rather than Apple’s current lineup of services....

August 2, 2022 · 2 min · 377 words · Frankie Fajardo

Apple Says Record Mac Revenue In Q4 2021 Driven By Strong Demand For M1 Macbook Air

Despite missing analyst estimates for overall revenue due to supply constraints in Q4 2021, Apple still saw a new all-time high for revenue in the Mac category. During a call with analysts this afternoon, Apple CFO Luca Maestri attributed this record quarter to “strong demand for the M1 MacBook Air.” Apple no longer reports unit sales for any of its products, so it’s notable to hear Maestri specifically call out the M1 MacBook Air as a driver of the Mac’s resurgence....

August 2, 2022 · 2 min · 249 words · Barbara Thompson

Apple Stops Signing Ios 15 0 1 Blocking Ios 15 0 2 Downgrades

Earlier this month, Apple stopped signing the first public release of iOS 15. Now the company has just stopped signing iOS 15.0.1, which means that users who updated their devices to iOS 15.0.2 or iOS 15.1 can no longer downgrade to iOS 15.0.1. iOS 15.0.1 was released to users on October 1 to fix a bug that prevented users from unlocking iPhone 13 models using the “Apple Watch Unlock feature.” It also corrected an issue that caused the Settings app to incorrectly show that the device’s storage was full....

August 2, 2022 · 2 min · 294 words · Daniel Ojeda

Apple Threatens To Fire Engineer Over Viral Tiktok

Apple is reportedly threatening to fire an employee over her posting a TikTok with iPhone security tips and advice. As first spotted by The Verge, the employee was told that she “breached company policy” by identifying herself as an Apple employee in a video about Apple products. The employee, Paris Campbell, has worked in Apple retail for six years and currently serves as a repair technician. The video posted to TikTok by Campbell came in response to a video from another user who lost her iPhone at Coachella and subsequently started receiving threatening text messages....

August 2, 2022 · 2 min · 422 words · William Mitchell

Apple To Raise App Store Prices In Multiple Countries

Apple announced on Monday that it will soon raise App Store prices in multiple countries, including Japan, South Korea, and many others in Europe. The price increases will take effect on both App Store apps and in-app purchases starting in October. App Store prices getting more expensive As detailed in a note sent to developers, the App Store price increase will apply to several countries this time around. Regions affected are Chile, Egypt, Japan, Malaysia, Pakistan, Poland, South Korea, Sweden, Vietnam, and every territory that uses the euro as its currency – which includes France, Germany, Italy, Portugal, and Spain....

August 2, 2022 · 2 min · 375 words · Marjorie Jones

Apple Tv To Produce Theranos Movie Bad Blood Starring Jennifer Lawrence As Elizabeth Holmes

Apple TV+ has officially signed on to produce and distribute a long in-the-works adaptation of the book ‘Bad Blood’, which dissects the fall of Theranos and its Steve Jobs-wannabe founder Elizabeth Holmes. As reported by Deadline, Apple Original Films and Legendary Entertainment studios are co-producing the film, directed by Adam McKay and starring as Jennifer Lawrence as Holmes. The announcement follows earlier news of a first look deal signed between Apple and Adam McKay’s production company for its movie pipeline....

August 2, 2022 · 2 min · 262 words · Aurelia Cobos

Apple Tv Will Detail The Life Of Michael J Fox In Nonfiction Feature Film Currently In Production

Apple Original Films has landed the rights to a “nonfiction feature film” on actor Michael J. Fox. The documentary will focus not only on Fox’s acting career, but also on his Parkinson’s disease diagnosis and related medical research advocacy. The still-untitled film is currently in production across New York, Los Angeles, and Vancouver. It comes from Oscar-winning filmmaker Davis Guggenheim, who also serves as the film’s director. In a press release, Apple teases what we can expect from the documentary:...

August 2, 2022 · 2 min · 294 words · Stephen Evans

Ar Vr Os Work Still On Says Meta But Wording Is Suspicious

It was yesterday reported that Facebook owner Meta had abandoned work on its own AR/VR OS, but the company responded, saying that it was still working on the project, and that it was growing the team, not cutting it. However, the wording used by Meta strongly suggests that this is a face-saving statement … The original report came from The Information. The company’s VP of Reality Labs Engineering Gabriel Aul tweeted a response, which superficially appeared to be a denial....

August 2, 2022 · 2 min · 313 words · Sheryl Kirk

Arrested Development Season 5 Review

[Mild SPOILERS for Arrested Development season 5.] - After the disappointment of Arrested Development season 4, the call for season 5 was more a chance for the series to make good on the promise of its revival by Netflix after three seasons of diminishing returns on FOX. So it’s no surprise, then, that Arrested Development season 5 works very hard to prove season 4 was a fluke, and, even more decidedly, an unfortunate byproduct of the actors’ hectic scheduling....

August 2, 2022 · 5 min · 979 words · Kevin Jacobs

Arrow Diggle Is Crossing Over To The Flash Tv Show

Arrow’s John Diggle, played by David Ramsay, will appear in an upcoming episode of The Flash. Diggle’s role will somehow tie into The Thinker’s plans for the nuclear-powered meta, Fallout. In recent episodes of Arrow, Diggle has experienced a falling out with Oliver (Stephen Amell), who has been his best friend and closest confidante since season 1. After fighting over who wears the Green Arrow mantle and Diggle’s frustration with Oliver’s decision making, Diggle quit Team Arrow and decided to join his wife at A....

August 2, 2022 · 2 min · 423 words · Elizabeth Rizzo

Arrowverse Shows Ranked Which Is The Best Dc Show This Season

All the Arrowverse shows make up a significant portion of The CW’s library, and the time has come to rank them all. While originally notable for hosting dramas aimed at young adults, The CW has become more famous in recent years for its comic book adaptations. While most of these shows have been based on various DC Comics heroes, The CW has also found success adapting the horror/comedy comic iZombie as well as offering a decidedly dark take on Archie Comics with Riverdale....

August 2, 2022 · 12 min · 2368 words · John Harris

As Promised Here S David Harbour Dancing With Penguins In Antarctica

Stranger Things star David Harbour fulfilled a promise he made to his fans and shared a video of himself dancing with penguins in the Arctic. After several years of appearing in film, television, and theater, Harbour achieved a new level of fame when he was cast as Sheriff Jim Hopper on Stranger Things. The role has won him legions of fans, critical acclaim, nominations for both an Emmy and a Golden Globe, and helped lead him to his next big role - the titular hero/creature in Hellboy....

August 2, 2022 · 3 min · 528 words · Angelique Ortega