A Beauty and the Beast live-action remake was never going to be an easy task to get right, and it’s fair to say that fans will be more critical of usual when the movie is finally released. For director Bill Condon, it’s an unenviable position to be in; if he pitches the movie too close to the original, he will be accused of merely producing a copy, and not putting his own stamp on things....

In the wake of Avengers: Endgame, fans all over the world are waiting with bated breath to see how the MCU is presented in Spider-Man: Far From Home, which hits theaters on July 2nd, 2019. There are a number of MCU films in development that are primed to follow Spidey and one of the most interesting ones is Shang-Chi. It will be Marvel’s first Asian-led movie and is based on a character known as the ‘master of kung-fu’....

The choice to turn a new Picnic at Hanging Rock adaptation into a six-part limited series may have seemed ill-advised at first glance. After all, the most famous adaptation of Joan Lindsay’s 1967 novel became an unsettling, illusory classic from director Peter Weir in 1975. But since there’s no sense in letting good IP go to waste, and considering that film is now over four decades old at this point, a new interpretation was likely a foregone conclusion....

Ryan Murphy’s horror anthology series, American Horror Story, has given fans a lot of reasons to speculate due to his penchant for dropping clues and releasing teasers about what’s to come. As the show will likely premiere in September, when could the first trailer for the tenth season release? Most recently, Ryan Murphy took to Instagram to post an eerie cast release trailer that answered fans’ questions about who would be returning for the landmark tenth season....

Apple CEO Tim Cook participated in a meeting with President Joe Biden and other executives at the White House earlier today to discuss how companies can improve cybersecurity. As a result, Apple announced that it will create a new program to improve the security of its supply chain around the world. Apple announced it will establish a new program to drive continuous security improvements throughout the technology supply chain. As part of that program, Apple will work with its suppliers – including more than 9,000 in the United States – to drive the mass adoption of multi-factor authentication, security training, vulnerability remediation, event logging, and incident response....

Apple today announced a new initiative that will see makers of newspaper and magazine apps keep more of their subscription revenue when participating in the program. The Apple News Partner Program means that if a publisher has a significant presence inside the Apple News app, including adopting Apple’s custom Apple News Format for generating articles, that publisher will get a discount on the commission on subscriptions taken out inside their native iPhone and iPad app....

The new Atari VCS console may look like some kind of retro device, but according to the company’s COO it’s going to be much more than just a platform for classic games. Atari may be one of the most well known games companies around, and so when news broke that the company was beginning to work on a new device fans of the Atari of old were certainly intrigued. This eventually morphed from the so-called Ataribox into the reveal of the Atari VCS....

Avengers: Infinity War directors Anthony and Joe Russo explain why fans should stop blaming Star-Lord for Thanos’ victory. Almost a month and two new blockbusters (Deadpool 2 and Solo: A Star Wars Story) later, Avengers 3 remains to be a popular topic of conversation among fans. Between trying to predict how Earth’s Mightiest Heroes can, ultimately, defeat the Mad Titan in Avengers 4 and dissecting the film’s best moments, there’s still so much to talk about regarding the latest Marvel offering....

The theatrical release of Marvel’s Captain America: Civil War is still nearly a month out but the film screened for critics over the weekend for the beginning of its press tour. The early critical reactions were strongly positive, commending directors Anthony and Joe Russo for handling the largest cast of Marvel heroes yet to appear together onscreen. Despite featuring two teams of Avengers fighting one another, and even introducing a few key additional heroes in Black Panther and Spider-Man, there were a few Avengers and other MCU stars not present for Civil War....

With the release of Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice, the movie world now has two superhero-centric “shared universe” mega franchises to keep track of. And while the party line from both the DC Extended Universe and the Marvel Cinematic Universe tends to be that there’s plenty of room for both, both fans and industry analysts can’t help but compare them: Civil War looks good, but will it “beat” Dawn of Justice?...

[This is a review of the Bates Motel season 4 premiere. There will be SPOILERS.] - For fans of Alfred Hitchcock’s classic thriller Psycho, the most interesting aspect of Bates Motel’s first three seasons has been watching Norman’s (Freddie Highmore) gradual descent into true madness. But now that he’s already almost completely adopted the alternate personality of his mother – whom he blames for his own homicidal actions – it was hard to imagine how much darker and psychologically twisted the series might get when it returned for season 4....

- Fans of Alan Moore and Brian Bolland’s definitive one-shot graphic novel, Batman: The Killing Joke, have been waiting a long time for a full-length adaptation. There was, therefore, a lot of excitement when an animated film was announced, followed not long after by the news that both Kevin Conroy and Mark Hamill would reprise their roles as Batman and the Joker, respectively. DC also announced that the animated feature would, in all likelihood, warrant an R-rating, allowing it to remain true to its source material....

San Diego Comic-Con 2015 was full of exciting DC movie reveals but even before the panels started, show floor visitors got a big surprise: a sneak peek at the Dark Knight’s Batman V Superman cowl and gear. On display at the DC Entertainment booth, fans came face-to-face with iconic Batman gadgets that have been reimagined for Dawn of Justice, including new batarangs, grapple gun(s), and a batsuit accessory identified as the “tech cowl” - along with a grenade launcher and smoke bombs....

Analysts at Morgan Stanley now say that Apple shares could hit $200 as we inch closer to the launch of new products such as an augmented reality headset or self-driving car. Shares of Apple stock rose over 2.5% in premarket trading on this prediction. As pointed out by CNBC, Morgan Stanley’s Katy Huberty believes that rumored new Apple products, like the mixed reality headset or self-driving car, are not yet baked into Apple’s share price....

Annihilation is eyeing an April release in China. Alex Garland’s acclaimed, mind-warping sci-fi thriller hit domestic theaters for the first time on Feb. 23. And many international audiences, including Europe, Australia, and much of southeast Asia, can already experience the mystery of “the Shimmer” at home on Netflix. But audiences in China have yet to see Annihilation in theaters or via streaming services. Between its lack of an international theatrical release and the stiffest of competition in Black Panther, Annihilation appears destined to fall short of commercial viability....

An alternate ending for The Predator featured the return of Newt from Aliens. A lot of deleted material for The Predator has come to light since the movie’s release. Following disappointing test screening results for Shane Black’s original cut, it was decided to greatly simplify the storyline. This led to the third act being almost completely reshot near the start of 2018, leading to various creatures and action scenes being cut....

Four years ago, Oprah Winfrey signed a multi-year deal with Apple. Now, the celebrity and the Cupertino company are changing how the contract will work from now on as Oprah keeps producing content for several other companies and Apple realigns its expectations with Apple TV+. First reported by Puck, the publication says that “behind the scenes, I’m told, Oprah’s relationship with Apple is changing. That big multi-year deal she announced in 2018 is ending, and Apple isn’t renewing....

Apple is today commemorating the tenth anniversary of Steve Jobs’ passing with a special homepage takeover on Apple.com. Full bleed imagery of Jobs fills the page and there is a special film that relives some of Jobs’ most memorable quotes. The website also features a special statement from the Jobs family, which reads “for all of Steve’s gifts, it was his power as a teacher that has endured, he taught us to be open to the beauty of the world, to be curious around new ideas, to see around the next corner, and most of all to stay humble in our own beginner’s mind’”....

Update: watchOS 8.5 beta 3 is also available to public beta testers now. Apple is releasing today watchOS 8.5 beta 3 to all developers. This version comes five days after the company made available watchOS 8.4.2 to all users. Today’s build is 19T5228d. Different from other operating systems, watchOS 8.5 doesn’t have any major changes. As a matter of fact, watchOS 8 updates have been pretty weak as watchOS 8.4, which was released on January 26, fixed a bug that prevented Apple Watch from being recharged with some third-party chargers....

Apple on Tuesday sent a reminder to sellers of books with content available in the Apple Books Store about new tax regulations in the Canadian province British Columbia. Remittances for book sales in Canada were reduced by a 7% provincial sales tax (PST) on Apple’s commission for publishers based there. For this reason, starting in August, British Columbia-based book publishers will see details about this tax in the Payments and Financial Reports section of iTunes Connect – which is the platform for managing songs, books, and movies sent to iTunes Store and Apple Books Store....