Aquaman is now Warner Bros.’ highest-grossing film of all-time in China. In its earliest days, the DC Extended Universe achieved commercial success, despite many of its installments receiving mixed-to-negative reviews from fans and critics. It was unfortunate that the property’s most important entry, Justice League, was a failure across the board, as its negative buzz led to it becoming the lowest-grossing DCEU film to date. In the wake of that disappointing turn of events, WB opted to formulate a new game plan moving forward, while hoping the projects coming through the pipeline could help the brand rebound....

Robert Downey Jr. seems to have confirmed that Iron Man indeed survives his perilous space situation in Avengers: Endgame. Last month, the Avengers: Endgame teaser trailer released and gave audiences their first real look at the upcoming sequel to Anthony and Joe Russo’s Avengers: Infinity War, which is not only meant to have the Earth’s Mightiest Heroes take on the Mad Titan Thanos one more time but also conclude the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s story arc that’s been building since 2008....

It’s generally believed that next year’s Avengers 4 will be some sort of time travel adventure, with Earth’s surviving heroes traveling back to the MCU’s past. But how does big villain Thanos fit into all of that? Avengers 4 will follow on directly from last year’s Avengers: Infinity War; in fact, Infinity War’s cliffhanger was almost the sequel’s opening scene. That means the movie will explore the impact the “snap” that killed half the universe has had on the world, an event that will understandably have given the surviving heroes a “harder edge....

Will the Hulk be reinvented as an Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. in Avengers 4? One new theory posits he might, in an arc lifted from Mark Waid’s Indestructible Hulk run. Marvel is working on a three-film character arc for the Hulk, one that began in Thor: Ragnarok, continued into Avengers: Infinity War, and finishes in next year’s Avengers 4. It’s now clear this arc brings the Hulk and Bruce Banner personas into head-on conflict....

Batman and Superman ranked worst with audiences during test screenings for Justice League, while Wonder Woman and Aquaman tested much higher. The issues with Justice League can be traced back to the reception of Zack Snyder’s Batman V Superman: Dawn Of Justice. In addition to combining the title characters for the first time in live-action, the film was intended to kick off DC’s shared cinematic universe with a bang. Instead, it received mainly mixed-to-negative reviews focused on the dour tone and muddled storyline....

Despite recent rumors stating otherwise, a new report suggests Alien: Awakening doesn’t have a script just yet. Sci-fi fans rejoiced when it was first announced Ridley Scott was returning to the Alien franchise back in 2009. Scott signed up to direct a prequel dubbed Alien: Engineers, which was set 30 years before the original. This draft found scientists visiting planet LV-426 and discovering the Engineers, humanoid aliens who created mankind....

Buffy the Vampire Slayercaptured the attention of viewers everywhere from its very first episode, exhibiting just the right combination of comedy, drama and heart. Its spin-off show, Angel, followed a similar formula, while also adding its own special bit of darkness and introspection. Together, the two shows defined a generation of television, setting up the standard that other shows would have to try to live up to for years to come....

White Dragon looks to be a twistier-than-expected story centered on the apparent murder of a British woman and wife of Jonah Mulray (John Simm, Doctor Who), while she was traveling abroad. When Jonah travels to Hong Kong, his wife’s secrets begin to be revealed, including what appears to be a second marriage that she had with David Chen (Anthony Chau-Seng Wong), which produced a daughter Lau Chen (Katie Leung). More: Gotham Season 5 Review: The Beginning Of The End Puts Jim Gordon Center Stage There’s mystery enough in that premise alone, but White Dragon looks to take things down a dark path by investigating not only the circumstances of this woman’s double life, but also the seemingly contradictory details surrounding her sudden death....

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Apple and the University of Illinois are teaming up with Google, Meta, and more tech companies to collaborate on something called the Speech Accessibility Project. The goal of the initiative is to study and improve how artificial intelligence algorithms can be tuned to improve voice recognition for users with diseases that affect speech, including ALS and Down Syndrome. Voice-driven features are only as good at the algorithms that power them, however, and that’s critical for reaching users with Lou Gehrig’s disease, cerebral palsy, and other conditions that affect speech....

Apple today has announced a handful of new marketing tools for App Store developers looking to promote their applications. The launch of the new marketing tools comes ahead of the release of iOS 15 and watchOS 8 on Monday. In a post on its Developer website today, Apple explained that the new marketing tools make it easy for developers to create assets such as banners and images to promote their applications....

A new week is now underway and headlined by 30% in savings on official Apple MagSafe accessory bundles. That’s alongside a $59 discount on AirPods Max and the new iPad mini 2021 with launch day delivery at $40 off. Hit the jump for all that and more in the latest 9to5Toys Lunch Break. Official Apple MagSafe bundles are now 30% off To celebrate the launch of the all-new iPhone 13, Verizon Wireless is rolling out a series of new all-time lows on official Apple MagSafe charger and case bundles....

The survey conducted by MBLM (via Apple World Today) is now available in its “Brand Intimacy COVID Study 2021” and studies emotional connections between customers and brands during the pandemic. According to the study, Apple is the only shared top brand across all ages. Millennials feature three media and entertainment brands out of their top five, whereas those 35-44 and 45-64 have more diverse lists. “Apple continues to dominate and deepen its customer relationships during COVID....

Apple is releasing new details on the increased use of recycled content across its products as the company moves toward its goal to become carbon-neutral by 2030. In addition, the company introduced certified recycled gold and more than doubled the use of recycled tungsten, rare earth elements, and cobalt. According to its 2022 Environmental Progress Report, nearly 20% of all material used in Apple products in 2021 was recycled, the highest-ever use of recycled content....

Black Friday is finally here! While you’ll find all of the deals through the week, today has three notable discounts worth highlighting above the rest. First up, Apple Watch Series 6 is seeing a clearance sale from $320 alongside HomePod mini from $80. Not to mention, a massive selection of Anker iPhone accessories from $12. Hit the jump for all that and more in the latest 9to5Toys Lunch Break. Apple Watch Series 6 sees Black Friday clearance In celebration of Black Friday, Woot has launched a new one-day Apple refurbished sale....

Apple currently offers an iPhone as a loaner device to customers when they take their phone in for a repair at an Apple Store or Apple Authorized Service Providers. While the current loaner model is an iPhone 8, the company is about to upgrade its loaner program with the iPhone XR. As stated in an internal memo sent to Apple Store employees and certified technicians (via MacRumors), Apple will soon provide iPhone XR units to customers when they have to wait for a long time to have their iPhone repaired....

Eight months after starting to test a new AR development tool called Effect House, TikTok is making it available to all users. Here’s how this function plans to take “community-inspired creativity to the next level.” Effect House is a platform that allows anyone to build Community Effects for TikTok. First available as a closed beta, it’s now available as an open beta to all creators, designers, and developers from around the world....

Continuing in its different seasonal themes over the past couple of years, FXX has revealed that animated spy comedy Archer will be titled Archer: Danger Island for its ninth season in 2018. To shake up the status quo of the hilarious James Bond-esque spy show, Archer creator Adam Reed and his team decided in season 5 to start toying with the different directions that the series could go in beyond the basic premise....

A handful of images featuring Team Cap from what seems to be the Avengers: Infinity War trailer have made their way online, giving us an inkling where we will find these characters when the ensemble flick hits theaters next May. For months following July’s D23 Expo and San Diego Comic-Con, where Marvel released an event-exclusive sizzle reel, fans have been begging the studio to finally release an official Infinity War preview....

Warning: This article contains SPOILERS for Avengers: Infinity War. An important part of the Avengers: Infinity War trailer that was shown to attendees at San Diego Comic-Con in 2017 was actually taken from the movie’s climactic ending. The marketing campaign waged for Anthony and Joe Russo’s Avengers film was rather unprecedented for Marvel Studios. They went to great lengths to withhold spoilers for as long as possible while also giving fans a taste of what to expect....