Disney subsidiary Lucasfilm is being sued over its recreation of Grand Moff Tarkin actor Peter Cushing's image in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story.As reported by The Times, a friend of Cushing has alleged Disney did not have permission to recreate the actor's image with special effects for Rogue One. Disney tried and failed to have the case dismissed for a second time on September 9, 2024.The plaintiff Kevin Francis is suing Lucasfilm through his film company Tyburn Film Productions and also brought claims against Rogue One producer Lunak Heavy Industries, the late executors of Cushing's estate, and Cushing's agency Associated International Management.Peter Cushing as Grand Moff Tarkin in Star Wars: Episode 4 – A New Hope. Image credit: starwars.com.Francis claimed he must …
Gandalf actor Ian McKellen doesn't like the idea of anyone else playing the iconic wizard in the upcoming Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum, and has revealed he's expecting a script in 2025.McKellen said on This Morning that he was eager to return to The Lord of the Rings after portraying Gandalf in both the original trilogy and The Hobbit films, though a holiday to New Zealand may be the main reason why.…
Filmmakers Steven Spielberg and Judd Apatow have reportedly boarded Sony’s upcoming Coca-Cola vs. Pepsi movie, Cola Wars.A Deadline report shares that Apatow is now attached to direct the project, with Spielberg tapped as a producer via Amblin Entertainment. It’s primed to tell a mid-1980s story that follows the battle between Pepsi and Coke for the top spot of soda drinkers’ favorite poppy beverage. Deadline said Sony purchased Cola Wars for more than $1 million amid a tense auction earlier this year.(TOP) Judd Apatow. Image credit Roy Rochlin/Getty Images for Tribeca Film Festival. (BOTTOM) Steven Spielberg. Image credit Presley Ann/Getty Images for TCM.The Cola Wars is the real-life story of a rivalry that’s lasted for decades, with important moments including the New Coke contr…
Game of Thrones creator George R.R. Martin has said he's made little progress lately with the latest A Song of Ice and Fire book, the infamously delayed The Winds of Winter, as his various TV shows "ate up" most of his time.Martin shared the update in a blog post where he discussed his mounting stress levels. "The first half of my year was pretty miserable," Martin said, before explaining a close friend died suddenly in January. "Nor did I find much solace in my work," he added."Writing came hard, and though I did produce some new pages on both The Winds of Winter (yes) and Blood & Fire (the sequel to Fire & Blood, the second part of my Targaryen history), I would have liked to turn out a lot more.Image credit: IGN."My various television…
Cryptozoic's long-running DC Deck-Building Game is growing even bigger in 2025 with the release of a new Arkham Asylum deck. This base set deck will allow players to fill the shoes of iconic villains like Joker, Harley Quinn, Two-Face, and Riddler as they terrorize Gotham City.DC Deck-Building Game: Arkham Asylum is the focus of Cryptozoic's latest Kickstarter campaign. The deck will be available in one of two covers – the standard DC villains cover by Philip Tan and a Kickstarter -exclusive cover spotlighting Joker and Harley by Matteo Scalera. The campaign also includes the option of one of two Travel Boxes, a Batman Edition and a Kickstarter-exclusive Joker Edition. These Travel Boxes are made to store 500 cards and can even unfold to form a play mat.…
Apple officially revealed the iPhone 16 during today's Glowtime event today, confirming new features like an updated camera button along with the price, specs, and more.The iPhone 16 is being designed for Apple Intelligence, Apple's AI initiative, "from the "ground up." It is being made from aerospace-grade aluminum and will feature an updated Ceramic Shield it claims is 50 percent tougher than the first generation version.The iPhone 16 has been revealed. Image source: Apple.One new feature is a customizable action button, which was first introduced with the iPhone 15 Pro. It allows users to access functions like recording a voice memo or translating a phrase. It's also introducing a new camera control on the right side below the on/off switch, which integrate…
James Earl Jones, the distinguished actor and EGOT winner who provided the iconic voices of Darth Vader in Star Wars and Mufasa in The Lion King, died Monday morning at the age of 93, IGN has confirmed with his agent.Jones made his feature film debut in Stanley Kubrick's 1964 classic Dr. Strangelove, and would go on to rack up more than 80 movie credits. Some of the most notable include Conan the Barbarian (1982), Matewan (1987), Coming to America (1988), Field of Dreams (1989), The Hunt for Red October (1990), and The Sandlot (1993).Jones was born in Arkabutla, Mississippi, in 1931, and studied drama at the University of Michigan before serving in the Korean War. He moved to New York when he completed his service, and by the early '60s, he was rising to prominence for his work i…
Bethesda has celebrated Starfield’s first birthday by sharing some new details on upcoming expansion Shattered Space.The sci-fi role-playing shooter, which launched on September 6, 2023 as Bethesda’s first brand new franchise in years, gets its debut expansion Shattered Space on September 30, 2024.In a tweet, Bethesda teased it has “much more coming” to Starfield beyond Shattered Space, but for now, revealed some fresh details on the expansion.…
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September has arrived and the summer season is starting its shift into fall. With most of the Labor Day sales coming to an end this week, we are looking ahead at some of the biggest product releases and sales happening throug the rest of the month. If you're wondering what's going to be worth buying, we've handpicked some of the most notable stuff to buy in September 2024.Jump to:
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