UPDATE: Read everything revealed by the Aquaman set visit reports. The upcoming Aquaman movie will include a flashback scene where a young Arthur Curry discovers that he has the power to talk to fish. The latest installment in the unofficially titled DC Extended Universe is due to launch its highly anticipated first trailer later this week at San Diego Comic-Con 2018. Considered by many to be one of the most useless superpowers possible, Aquaman’s so-called “aqua-telepathy” has made him the butt of many a joke from professional comedians and casual comic book fans alike....

Here’s everything you need to know about Fox’s canceled Beast movie script. For the entirety of Fox’s X-Men franchise, they have primarily focused on the main saga. The original X-Men trilogy helped lay the groundwork for what modern superhero movies would become, and the soft reboot that began in X-Men: First Class launched a four-film story centered around younger versions of familiar characters. Through it all, only Wolverine (Hugh Jackman) and Deadpool (Ryan Reynolds) received standalone movies....

Angry Birds Movie 2, sequel to the 2016 animated movie, has added rapper Nicki Minaj to the cast. Both films are based on the popular mobile app Angry Birds. The first film followed Red (Jason Sudeikis), speedy Chuck (Josh Gad), and Bomb (Danny McBride), three outcasts who have to lead their island of flightless birds in a fight to rescue their eggs from the pig army. The original Angry Birds brought in $350 million worldwide on a budget of $73 million, providing a healthy profit for Sony Animation....

The British government is planning to include both on-screen and live emotive stunts in an anti-encryption ad campaign designed to sway public opinion against end-to-end encryption in messaging apps. The anti-privacy ad blitz is reportedly due to begin this month… Anti-encryption ad campaign plans Rolling Stone learned of the plans. The government has confirmed that an ad campaign is planned, though it has not commented on the details. The UK government is set to launch a multi-pronged publicity attack on end-to-end encryption, Rolling Stone has learned....

An Apple Big Ten bid – seeking to buy at least some of the TV rights for the college football division – has been described as not credible, but that may change. Apple had been in earlier discussions with the Big Ten conference, but those hadn’t made any progress. However, when the news broke that USC and UCLA were coming aboard, an Apple exec picked up the phone … Sports Business Journal reports....

The Apple Online Store is currently down for customers in the United States with a placeholder saying that the company is “making updates” to its website. However, the reasons behind this are unclear at this point. Update: The website is back online – and Apple is now offering a $50 gift card to those who purchase a new Apple TV. You can read the original article below. Apple doesn’t provide details about these updates coming to the Apple Online Store, but one possible reason is the beginning of M2 MacBook Air pre-orders....

Apple Q1 2023 revenue seems certain to be badly hit following disruption to iPhone 14 production, with a Foxconn source today saying that production is not expected to return to normal levels until late December, or early January. The company says that the COVID-19 outbreak within its biggest plant has now been “brought under control,” but did not give any official timeline for restoring full production … Background Zhengzhou, colloquially known as iPhone City thanks to being home to the world’s largest iPhone assembly plant, was placed into lockdown two weeks ago – with most of the city reopening late last week....

Six months after the last update on the iWork suite, Apple is releasing a new version of Pages, Numbers, and Keynote to iPhone, iPad, and Mac users. Here’s everything you need to know about version 12.0. While version 11.2 brought lots of improvements for the three productivity apps Apple offer, version 12.0 seems more discreet. For Numbers, Apple is bringing three new features: Copy a snapshot of table cells without formulas, categories, or hidden values Edit font size more precisely with up to two decimal places Create formulas and quickly fill cells with autofill using VoiceOver For Pages, Apple is bringing improvements for publishing books with larger file sizes and more:...

Apple announced on Tuesday that it will release its earnings report for the fiscal second quarter of 2022 on Thursday, April 28. As usual, the company will release its Q2 2022 earnings report then hold a conference call with investors and analysts to provide more details about the results. Last quarter, Apple reported a revenue record of $123.95 billion, up 11% year over year. The company reported profit of $34.6 billion and earnings per share of $2....

Aqara has just released a new camera that supports HomeKit and HomeKit Secure Video along with serving as a Zigbee 3.0 hub. The new G3 camera includes 2k resolution with a pan-and-tilt option and also includes local facial and gesture recognition features. Depending on your smart home and entertainment room setup, the Aqara G3 camera also has a built-in IR controller that can make your existing infrared-compatible devices smart and support local automations....

The trailer for Ash vs. Evil Dead season 3 promises more blood, more laughs, and more Deadites being carved up by Bruce Campbell’s iconic hero. While it took over 20 years to arrive, Starz’s Ash vs. Evil Dead has proven to be one hell of a crazy ride for loyal fans of Sam Raimi’s Evil Dead franchise. Despite Campbell now pushing 60-years-old, he’s shown himself to still be fully capable of kicking demonic ass, and wielding his trusty chainsaw....

It’s arguably Attack On Titan’s most famous monster but how tall is the Colossal Titan? Attack On Titan began as a manga in 2009 and has bloomed into a worldwide cult hit. The story takes place in a world where man-eating giants dubbed Titans caused humanity to retreat behind the safety of walled cities. This peaceful haven doesn’t last forever though when the Titans suddenly reappear and breach the outer wall....

Avengers: Endgame is undoubtedly the movie of 2019. In fact, it may just be the movie of a generation, taking the box office by storm and wowing audiences with its ambition and scale. The blockbuster by the Russo brothers exceeded expectations that were high to begin with, developing characters that fans had grown accustomed to throughout the franchise so far. Whether it be changing their appearance, giving them added powers, or showing a side to the heroes we had never seen before, the movie has served to change everything we thought we knew about our heroes....

[This article contains spoilers for Batman: The Killing Joke] - It has been a long road for Batman: The Killing Joke, which began with its publication in 1988. A number of producers and directors have attempted to bring one of Batman’s darkest stories to life, whether as live-action or animation, with little success. So news of a Killing Joke film finally in the works at Warner Bros. Animation Studios was exciting news, especially after a recent sneak peek at the upcoming feature....

The series’ premise is loaded with metaphor, but now it looks as though Carnival Row has some compelling and imaginative visuals to back it up. This new trailer is in stark contrast to the one released earlier this summer, which showed a train full of fairytale creatures before cutting to a shot of Bloom and Delevingne walking in front of a conspicuous green screen. The iffy visuals weren’t exactly the best way to ingratiate the new series to genre fans who’ve come to expect Game of Thrones-level effects with there fantasy stories....

Warning: SPOILERS ahead for American Gods - Following their confrontation with the new gods, and subsequent rejection of their offer of collaboration, Mr. Wednesday (Ian McShane) and his beleaguered companion Shadow Moon (Ricky Whittle) continue their travels across the country to recruit the gods of old to their side for the coming war. So far on Starz’s American Gods, the lines between old and new gods have been distinct, with each on their side and little crossover in the middle ground....

The world of reboots and remakes is plentiful at the moment, as it seems every major studio has at least one project in the hopper that would fit into either category. One such remake is Universal’s planned Scarface update from director Antoine Fuqua. Itself a remake, this new film was seemingly set to hew closer to the 1983 Al Pacino film from director Brian De Palma, but now it seems this remake will take a little longer getting to theaters....

Apple has released a company statement in response to today’s decision by the Supreme Court to overturn Roe vs. Wade, which paves the way for states to make abortion illegal. Apple said it supports employee’s rights to make their own choices about their reproductive health. It reiterated that its company health benefits include paying for out-of-state travel for procedures, if care is unavailable in their own state. It is estimated that about half of the fifty US states will soon ban legal access to abortions, following the Supreme Court decision....

A new audio series called Project Unabom is joining Apple’s growing list of original podcasts. The true-crime podcast is based on new original reporting on serial bomber Ted Kaczynski. Listeners can look for the Apple Unabomber podcast to drop next week. Background Kaczynski, better recognized as the Unabomber, spent 18 years targeting people he believed were harming society and the planet through technology before being caught by the FBI in 1996....

Piper Sandler just shared its 43rd semi-annual Generation Z survey with 7,100 US teens. It shows that Apple Pay dominates teens’ favorite payment apps, while iPhone and AirPods are an important part of their daily lives. Last April, 88% of teens used to own an iPhone and 90% expected an iPhone to be their next phone. Both of these numbers were new all-time highs. The report also showed that 70% of US teens owned AirPods....