Bad Boys 4 Life has rounded out its supporting cast. Bad Boys 4 Life is the first entry in the series since Bad Boys II back in 2003, which in turn came eight years after the original movie, and it hasn’t been for lack of trying that the third movie has taken this long to come together. Michael Bay stated back in 2008 that he still wanted to make another sequel to Bad Boys, but his heavy involvement in the Transformers movies saw him eventually exit the project....

[This is a review of the Animal Kingdom pilot (part 1 of the two-part series premiere). There will be SPOILERS.] - Considering all the potential ways a television project can fail, it’s a small miracle that anything gets made. But even once a show has been fortunate enough to reach the pilot stage, there are a plethora of new challenges to overcome. Besides all the logistical headaches that come with budgets and production schedules, there’s the even bigger creative hurdle of establishing a series’ setting and introducing its story and main characters, all while remaining compelling enough to draw the viewer in for future episodes....

As soon as Marvel announced Ant-Man & the Wasp, viewers assumed there’d be an Ant-Man 3. The first movie defined a jokey premise to be a successful capper to Phase 2, and now the sequel bumps Evangeline Lilly’s Hope van Dyne to top billing alongside Paul Rudd’s Scott Lang. With Ant-Man set to be a key part of Avengers 4, the third movie for him seems inevitable. In Marvel’s view, the Ant-Man occupies a unique place in the MCU....

The fine was based on Apple being found to prevent competition among resellers by freezing out some, and forcing others to sell at the same prices as the Cupertino company … Background The €1.1B ($1.3B) fine was levied back in March of last year. Apple antitrust fine appeal Apple said at the time that it would appeal, and yesterday made its case in court. Bloomberg reports. The French regulator says that the agreements Apple made with wholesalers meant they had agreed not to compete with each other, effectively fixing prices....

Apple last month introduced Apple Business Essentials, a new business offering that combines device management, cloud storage, repairs, and more into a single monthly price. Following that introduction, Apple’s Jeremy Butcher joined Relay FM’s Mac Power Users podcast this week to talk more in-depth about the new program. As we detailed last month, Apple Business Essentials is a new enterprise offering from Apple that combines device management, 24/7 phone support for IT and end-users, business iCloud storage, and an option for onsite repairs for businesses of up to 500 employees....

During the “Unleashed” Apple event, the company announced a new more accessible plan for Apple Music exclusively with Siri. This Apple Music plan is perfect for a single subscriber. With the new “Voice Plan,” people will rely on Siri to listen to songs on the service. For $4.99, subscribers will have access to 90 million songs, tens of thousands of playlists, and stations on all their Apple devices. According to Apple, users can subscribe to the Voice Plan through Siri by saying “Hey Siri, start my Apple Music Voice trial,” or by signing up through the Music app....

All of today’s best deals for this fine Wednesday are now headlined by a chance to score an all-time low on Apple TV 4K at just $100. Satechi is also getting in on the savings with a 40% off early Black Friday sale on popular Apple accessories, which is joined by some all-time lows on Nanoleaf Shapes HomeKit lighting kits. Hit the jump for all that and more in the latest 9to5Toys Lunch Break....

Apple union-busting techniques have been described as “traumatic” by employees in the first Apple Store to unionize, Towson, Maryland. They accuse Apple of failing to live up to its own human rights policy, and say that various threats were made to workers intending to join the union – including one who was told that the immigration assistance offered by the company could be withdrawn … The workers have created a petition, calling on the Apple board to ensure that staff in other stores are not subjected to the same tactics....

Aquaman director James Wan says the film won’t try to juggle three separate villains and confirms that Ocean Master is the main antagonist. Jason Momoa’s look as Aquaman was unveiled a couple years ago, but it wasn’t until last month’s Justice League that we finally got a sense of him as a character. Even then, the movie didn’t spend much time on the reluctant ruler and audiences were only provided with a brief glimpse at Atlantis....

Ever since potential viewers were first offered a sneak peak of Michael Fassbender in costume for his starring new role in the forthcoming Assassin’s Creed feature film adaptation, players of video game developer Ubisoft’s best-selling historical action-adventure series have been clambering for more glimpses from the set. Little has come to light regarding the central plot of the new movie, though well-versed fans no doubt know that Fassbender will be portraying an assassin temporally situated in Spain during the 15th century....

The battle royale subgenre of games is already something of a monolith in the industry, but it could get even bigger next year with an estimate of $20 billion earned in 2019. At the moment, the battle royale market is being dominated by a handful of games, with Fortnite and PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds divvying up player bases between them in spite of that controversial lawsuit attempt. The pair are not the only two battle royale games available at the minute, but things are going to get much more competitive in 2019....

Apple TV+ has today announced Bad Sisters, the highly anticipated 10 episode series from Emmy Award nominee and BAFTA Award-winning star and creator Sharon Horgan, which is set to debut later this year. The series will star Anne-Marie Duff (Suffragette), Eva Birthistle (Brooklyn), Sarah Greene (Frank of Ireland), and Eve Hewson (Behind her Eyes) as the Garvey sisters. The ensemble cast includes Claes Bang (Dracula), Brian Gleeson (Peaky Blinders), Daryl McCormack (Peaky Blinders), Assaad Bouab (Call My Agent), and newcomer Saise Quinn Monster....

Tickets to All Out, All Elite Wrestling (AEW)’s fourth scheduled event, set to take place in Chicago, sold out after a mere 15 minutes. Last September, Cody Rhodes and The Young Bucks organized and promoted All In, a pay-per-view event that featured wrestlers from Ring of Honor, Impact Wrestling, the National Wrestling Alliance, and New Japan Pro Wrestling, among others. All In was a huge hit with wrestling fans looking for a high quality alternative to WWE’s brand of professional wrestling....

As May 17 marks the International Day Against Homophobia and ahead of Pride Month in June, Apple on Tuesday announced the 2022 edition of its traditional Apple Watch Pride bands. In addition, there’s also a new Pride-themed watch face that will be available to all users. Apple is known for standing up for LGBTQIA+ rights, and every year the company releases Apple Watch Pride bands so that members of the community can show their pride....

Do you foresee any online shopping sprees in your future? If you own an Apple Card, you may want to check the latest deal before it ends. Apple Card users can enjoy double daily cash back at select retailers (and select items) from now until the end of July. What would originally be 2% cash back is now 4%. When shopping online or in the app at Ray-Ban, Fandango, Crocs, Petco, Yeti, Hotel Tonight, J....

Apple has announced an expansion of its relationship with Goldman Sachs for a new Apple Card feature. In a press release, Apple says that Apple Card users will be able to have their Daily Cash rewards deposited automatically into a high-yield savings account from Goldman Sachs. You’ll even be able to track the balance of that savings account right in the Wallet app. There are no fees, minimum deposits, or minimum balance requirements....

A new week is now underway, and with it comes a whole new batch of notable discounts, headlined by official Apple iPhone 12 cases from $20. That’s alongside the latest M1 Mac mini at $100 off just in time for back to school and a new Anker sale from $12. Hit the jump for all that and more in the latest 9to5Toys Lunch Break. Save on official Apple iPhone 12 cases from $20 Apple’s official silicone case wraps your iPhone 12 series device in a premium soft-touch finish that’s coated in a microfiber lining on the inside....

According to Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, Apple is exploring the use of color paper displays by E Ink for its future products. Kuo says that this manufacturer’s technology is particularly well suited to enabling a low-power second screen experience for a foldable form factor device. Of course, Apple does not currently make a foldable although there have been ongoing rumors that the company is considering designs for a foldable iPad....

The Apple Self Service Repair program first launched for iPhone in November of last year is tomorrow being extended to M1 MacBook models – both MacBook Air and MacBook Pro. The company says that the program will also be expanding into other countries, beginning in Europe, later this year … Background Apple has long come under fire for making it difficult for customers to repair their own devices, with independent repair shops also left out in the cold....

A large number of Brits using Apple TV to watch the Euro 2021 semi-final found that the livestream was interrupted by a problem with the ITV Hub app. ITV was the only channel showing the match, meaning there was no other option available to those whose viewing was affected. The soccer match saw England beat Denmark 2-1, in a match watched by around 24M people … Some British Apple TV users weren’t among them, however, with iMore noting multiple Twitter users sharing images of the error message they got when trying to watch the match....