With the release of Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice in about a month, we’re finally going to see the long-awaited expansion of the DC Expanded Universe that began with Man of Steel. Warner Bros. and DC Entertainment is already counting on the new superhero movie to be a big success with general audiences and fans alike, based on the movie studio’s aggressive marketing campaign. After its first full-length trailer debuted at the 2015 San Diego Comic-Con, Batman V Superman received praise for its glimpses of stunning visuals and character designs....

Leigh Whannell’s The Invisible Man isn’t just one of the best horror films of 2020, but it’s proven to be one of the most successful of the many Invisible Man adaptations that have been made over the years. Leigh Whannell brought horror back to The Invisible Man in a big way and reminded both viewers and critics alike that Universal’s Monsters are at their finest when they’re genuinely terrifying. Whannell’s film updates H....

An hour into Xbox’s E3 2019 presentation where they hosted 60 games came the world premiere of Microsoft Flight Simulator, an all-new installment in Microsoft’s longest-running and iconic franchise. Captured in real-time and in 4K, the stunning trailer teased how the next game uses satellite technology and Azure AI to create the most ambitious flight sim ever, and one that’s coming to Xbox as well as PC, but not right away....

Nobody does animated films like Disney, so it’s tempting to think that their most classic stories wound up exactly the way the writers, directors and animators expected. But fans may never know what beloved characters, songs, and storylines wound up on the cutting room floor. Missed opportunities or dodged bullets, fans will want to see for themselves. Here are Screen Rant’s Disney Movie Scenes You’ve Never Seen. Lilo & Stitch Disney’s story of an alien bringing two sisters closer together had a playful sense of humor from the very start, so even when the film’s climax had the cast flying an alien spaceship in a death defying chase, it wasn’t meant to be taken seriously....

Chris Hardwick’s brand continues its devaluation following abuse allegations by cosplayer and actress Chloe Dykstra. While the Nerdist creator and former host of @Midnight has responded to these claims, his professional partnerships have speedily sought severance and distance to Hardwick as news of his alleged treatment of Dykstra circulates, now culminating in an interruption of the AMC television talk show Talking with Chris Hardwick and cancellation of his scheduled panels at San Diego Comic-Con....

Marvel Studios’ latest blockbuster sequel Ant-Man & The Wasp runs for exactly one minute longer than the first Ant-Man, according to press materials. Ant-Man & The Wasp will of course be Marvel Studios’ third entry into the MCU canon in 2018, after February’s mega hit Black Panther, and April’s seismic smash Avengers: Infinity War. Featuring Paul Rudd returning as the current iteration of Ant-Man, Evangeline Lilly’s Hope Van Dyne officially assuming the identity of The Wasp, and Michael Douglas as genius inventor - and original Ant-Man - Hank Pym, Ant-Man & The Wasp heads to theaters with high expectations from fans, and hope that it can somehow live up to its 2018 predecessors....

Ant-Man & the Wasp may be all about rescuing Janet van Dyne from the Quantum Realm, but the mission might have some negative consequences. Though Ant-Man was a more humorous standalone film, focused more on character than a world-ending threat, it still opened up some pretty heady doors in the MCU. The idea of the Quantum Realm was only teased in the first film, but this year’s sequel will be all about exploring the trippy dimension and trying to bring Hank’s wife back from it....

Apple will likely announce its mixed reality headset in January 2023, according to reliable supply chain analyst Ming-Chi Kuo. The latest release date prediction was shared in a new analyst note examining growth focuses of the VR headset industry. Apple VR headset announcement Specifically, the analysis looks at how the industry is set to change in the months ahead as Facebook-turned-Meta has to deal with the iPhone maker competing in the VR headset space....

A major case of Apple employee fraud has been uncovered, with a former supply chain buyer estimated to have cost the company $10M. Dhirendra Prasad, who for 10 years worked as a buyer in Apple’s Global Service Supply Chain division, faces five federal charges … CBS SF reports. It appears that Apple may get back about half of the money lost. In addition to the criminal charges, the government is working to seize some $5M in property and cash from Prasad – who is also being charged with conspiracy to defraud the US government in respect of undeclared income....

Apple’s GymKit platform for pairing your Apple Watch to gym equipment has slowly expanded since it first launched in 2017. It’s been a gradual process and one that has happened without much fanfare. Now, in hopes of luring more equipment makers to add GymKit support, Apple has launched a new GymKit Certification Assistant app to streamline the approval process. Apple’s description for the new app is short and sweet: The app is meant for equipment makers to test how their products work with the GymKit platform....

This Saturday, Apple opened a new store in Wuhan, China – the first in the Hubei Province. It also inaugurates an exclusive pickup area never seen before in the country, which will allow customers to more easily pick up products ordered online. According to a press release, this new Apple Wuhan retail store will invite the local community to connect with the company’s team members, explore ideas through Today at Apple sessions, and discover the best of Apple products and services....

The Apple TV+ comedy series Ted Lasso now has its own iMessage Sticker Pack to easily share the Lasso spirit with friends. Animated stickers are also now available to download inside of the Clips app. Although Apple hasn’t officially announced these new stickers, they appear to have been added to the App Store about a week ago. Inconveniently, the iMessage stickers are not integrated into the TV app. Instead, fans of the show have to go to the iMessage App Store and seek out a third-party app from ‘Buck Design Inc....

Apple is planning to make six Oscar-worthy films annually for their upcoming streaming service. The 91st Academy Awards, which were held this past February, were something of a landmark occasion in the film industry. Alfonso Cuarón’s Roma was one of the most celebrated films at the event, being nominated in 10 categories and winning 3 Oscars (including Best Director). It was a legitimate contender to take home Best Picture as well as it dominated the awards circuit, but ultimately lost the top prize to Green Book....

macOS 13 Ventura beta 4 is finally available to developers. After three since the third seed of this upcoming operating system for the Mac was released, Apple is making available a new build to developers to keep testing what’s next for the company’s computers. It’s also been a couple of weeks since the company released its public beta version and a revised version to developers. Today’s build is 22A5311f. macOS 13 Ventura’s main focus is on continuity features, such as the ability to start a FaceTime call on the Mac and seamlessly switch to the iPhone or iPad....

[This is a review of Arrow season 4, episode 22. There will be SPOILERS.] - It would be safe to say that after the events of ‘Monument Point,’ Arrow has found a way to raise the typical stakes of the season’s endgame considerably. While the basic structure is ultimately familiar – a megalomaniacal baddie aims to kill a bunch of people in order to see his will be done – Damien Darhk’s plan takes the usual focus on Star City and makes it global....

Joe and Anthony Russo explain the importance of the spoiler ban for Avengers: Endgame. Helming two of the most secretive projects in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (the other one being last year’s Avengers: Infinity War), the directing duo went to great lengths to ensure that there were no inadvertent narrative leaks for the twin Avengers sequels. The films’ cast has continuously talked about their experience working on the project, and how even they were given limited information, including not getting full scripts or getting fake ones....

Speaking during a Q&A session at Wizard World Comic-Con New Orleans this weekend, Captain America: Civil War directors Anthony and Joe Russo teased the next two Avengers movies which they’re already developing. After their work on Captain America: The Winter Soldier, the Russos landed the job of not only handling the studio’s biggest ensemble piece to date in Civil War, but also Marvel’s two largest, cosmic-heavy Avengers projects as well....

Thor’s long locks are back in a new photo from the set of Avengers 4 in Atlanta, Georgia. Thor: Ragnarok may just be hitting North American theaters tomorrow, but it doesn’t seem like Chris Hemsworth is going to have the time to kick back and savor the already successful threequel as he is once again back as the God of Thunder filming for the Marvel Cinematic Universe Phase 3 capper....

Warning: SPOILERS for Batman: Prelude to the Wedding #1 Add another child of Batman to the list, as the son of Bruce Wayne and Catwoman has joined the DC Comics Universe. But there’s more to this reveal than readers will grasp upon first reading, since the future of Batman’s children continues to be a haze of alternate timelines, possible futures, and nightmare scenarios. One of which leads to the birth of “Aion” - the name adopted by the biological son of Bruce Wayne and Selina Kyle....

Worldwide consumer spending in mobile apps reached an all-time high in 2021. Data from Sensor Tower shows that App Store users spent more than double the amount of money on subscription services that Google Play users did. Worldwide, the top 100 non-game subscription apps on the App Store produced $13.5 billion. That’s nearly three times as much as Google Play’s revenue of $4.8 billion. However, Google Play saw significantly more growth, as it increased 78% since 2020....