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It is 2016 and we are roughly three months away from the release of Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice, which expands the DCEU in a big way by introducing Batman (Ben Affleck), Wonder Woman (Gal Gadot) and Lex Luthor (Jesse Eisenberg) into the continuity established by director Zack Snyder’s Man of Steel. According to a recent report, a lot of major potential spoilers were leaked after a test-screening, including the next Green Lantern actor....

Similar to how Disney is attaching the new trailers for two of its three 2017 Marvel Studios releases to another big-budget tentpole, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, in theaters this month, Paramount Pictures is debuting the trailer for the Baywatch movie reboot this week with another of the studio’s R-Rated raunchy comedies, Office Christmas Party on the big screen. This will allow Paramount to start beating the drum for its modern re-imagining of the 1980s/90s TV series of the same name, well ahead of its Memorial Day 2017 weekend launch....

Star Wars fans have a lot to look forward to, as the franchise’s universe is going to get a whole lot bigger in the next few years. Aside from a new trilogy and spinoff movies, there’s no telling how many animated or live-action TV shows are coming. But fans might not even realize that there are chapters in the Star Wars saga they’ve missed completely - chapters that shouldn’t slip by unnoticed, for the best possible reasons....

It’s long been known that Google pays Apple a hefty sum every year to ensure that it remains the default search engine on iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Now, a new report from analysts at Bernstein suggests that the payment from Google to Apple may reach $15 billion in 2021, up from $10 billion in 2020. In the investor note, seen by Ped30, Bernstein analysts are estimating that Google’s payment to Apple will increase to $15 billion in 2021, and to between $18 billion and $20 billion in 2022....

The long-awaited Apple headset is expected to be expensive, but one insurer has reported that VR headsets can also result in expenses of an unexpected kind … Background There are believed to be two different types of Apple headset in the works. The company reportedly has a long-term ambition of lightweight, fashionable Apple Glasses which one analyst has even suggested could replace the iPhone (though I’m skeptical). But Apple Glasses are likely years away yet....

With WWDC 2022 just a couple of days away from kicking out, rumors about Apple’s upcoming headset are back. This time, The New York Times gives a few tidbits about the project, the people involved, and what to expect from it. According to the publication, Apple has enlisted Hollywood directors such as Jon Favreau to develop video content for this Mixed Reality headset, which is expected to ship next year....

Ericsson’s 5G Apple patent infringement claim has now reached its sixth country, with the latest filing in the UK’s High Court. The Swedish telecoms company is trying to obtain import bans on iPhones in the US and elsewhere as it piles on the pressure for Apple to reach a settlement. One patent expert says that “the noose is tightening” on the Cupertino company, as it is looking increasingly likely that Ericsson will succeed in obtaining an iPhone injunction sooner or later …...

One day before the “California Streaming” event, Apple is releasing watchOS 7.6.2 for all users. This update brings an important security update. Today’s build of watchOS 7.6.2 is 18U80 and in its release notes, Apple details why it’s updating the Apple Watch operating system before watchOS 8: As reported by Apple, this issue with CoreGraphics has been actively exploited but it’s now fixed and the updated is available to Apple Watch Series 3 owners or later....

As rumors about Apple’s rumored AR headset only grow, the company is said to have hired Meta’s augmented reality communications lead. As reported by Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman in his Power On newsletter, he was told that Apple hired Andrea Schubert, Meta’s communications and public relations head for its augmented reality efforts. So far Bloomberg has reported that Apple’s AR headset can show text, emails, maps, games, and other things through holographic displays built into the lens....

Bloomberg reports that Apple University dean Joel Podolny left the company this year for a new opportunity at a startup. While the startup is unnamed in the report, Bloomberg adds that “a pair of new co-deans who had previously reported to [Podolny]” replaced the long-time Apple employee after departing. Joel Podolny, the longtime dean of the Apple University in-house management training school, left the company earlier this year to join a startup, according to people with knowledge of the matter....

All of today’s best deals are now live for Thursday, and we’re tracking three notable discounts on Apple gear. Leading the way, you can save $100 on Apple Watch Series 8 with one of the first price cut; then go check out one of the best prices ever on Apple’s official MagSafe Battery Pack at $74 as well as a rare chance to save on Apple’s latest AirPods 3 at $150....

Season 4 of CW’s tent-pole, Arrow, left much to be desired. The show featured a hot and cold singular villain, but the team of heroes seemed to forget how to be heroes. The season ended on a major fracture in Team Arrow that left us with everyone moving toward leading “normal” lives. There was no more talk of metahumans, no super power injected big bads – just regular folks trying to live life in the new, almost nuclear, Star City....

Update: AT&T also sells an Unlimited Plus plan directly through its website for $50 per month with autopay. AT&T is ramping up its efforts to compete with lower-cost prepaid carriers. The company has announced a new unlimited prepaid plan that costs just $45 in the United States, and it includes unlimited 5G data, talk, and text, along with 10GB of data for hotspot use and HD streaming. There is, however, one catch…...

What role did each Infinity Stone play in Thanos’ Avengers: Infinity War snap? Thanos (Josh Brolin) was quickly able to accomplish his mission of killing half of life in the universe thanks to the power of all of the elemental crystals. However, the film didn’t exactly reveal how each gem played a part in accomplishing this universal task. The Infinity Stones were the MacGuffins of the MCU’s Infinity Saga, but their existence in the franchise wasn’t made clear until later years....

Since Avengers: Endgame is well on the way to becoming the highest-grossing movie of all time, even though it might not quite clinch the title from Avatar, it might seem like a no-brainer for Marvel to make more Avengers movies. However, it’s a little bit more complicated than that. Endgame gave fans a very solid ending to the epic superhero saga that began with 2012’s The Avengers, and the Avengers team we started with looks very different now....

Fan art imagines what Janelle Monáe would look like as Barbara Gordon in Warner Bros. and DC Films’ upcoming solo movie, Batgirl. Ever since Warner Bros. officially launched its DC Films universe with Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice, fans have been curious and excited to see where the franchise will go, and what comic book characters will receive solo entries. Though some movies are confirmed to be on DC Films’ upcoming slate - including Aquaman, Shazam!...

NOTE: This article contains SPOILERS for “Superman” #10 - The Man of Steel and the Dark Knight have been many things to one another throughout DC Comics history: friends, allies, enemies, and even romantic rivals. But in the pages of DC’s “Rebirth,” the two superheroes have become something else, first: fathers. For Batman, it’s his son and current Robin, Damian Wayne. For Superman, it’s his son Jonathan - the new Superboy....

Titans star Ryan Potter has hinted that his character, Beast Boy, may get a power-up in season 2. Titans’ portrayal of Beast Boy was slightly different to the comic book version, and only possessed the power to shapeshift into the form of a tiger. That was presumed to be mainly due to the cost of special effects, as the transformation was distinctly impressive - but will probably have been fairly expensive for a show that doesn’t seem to have a massive production budget....

Ryan Murphy has announced the casting of a major role in Season 8 of American Horror Story, now formally titled Apocalypse. Australian actor Cody Fern will be playing the part of Michael Langdon, and longtime fans of the show will recognise the name and what it might mean for the characters who come up against him. Basically, viewers will finally learn what happened to the Devil Child who was introduced in Murder House, and ended the very first season of the show in the company of Constance Langdon (Jessica Lange)....

Baby Driver star Ansel Elgort is circling and is expected to star in Fox 2000’s upcoming musical fantasy about the collective works of Hans Christian Andersen. The currently untitled project is described as being a fantasy adventure in which Andersen becomes trapped in a world of his own imagination, as opposed to a traditional movie biopic. Fox sees the film as a potential franchise starter in the vein of Harry Potter, with a Broadway stage musical adaptation being a possibility down the road....