Sandra Bullock Was Offered the Role of Neo in The Matrix Before Keanu Reeves
Lorenzo di Bonaventura, producer of The Matrix, has revealed that Neo could have been a woman, if Sandra Bullock hadn't turned down the role.
Warner Bros. reportedly demanded that the part be played by an A-lister, given that the Wachowskis had only directed a single film, 1996's Bound, prior to the project.
“We went out to so many people I don’t remember. We were getting desperate," di Bonaventura told The Wrap.
Possible candidates reportedly included Brad Pitt, Leonardo DiCaprio, and Will Smith. Smith elaborated on turning down the role in a post on his Instagram account last month.
The Silence: What You Need to Know About Netflix’s New Horror Film
Netflix is following up on the massive success of Bird Box with another high profile horror movie release: The Silence. IGN has your first looks at the upcoming flick, which stars Stanley Tucci and Kiernan Shipka. The film is directed by John R. Leonetti (Annabelle, Wish Upon) and based on the best-selling 2015 novel by Tim Lebbon.
First off, watch IGN's exclusive trailer for The Silence below:
The synopsis for The Silence reads: "When the world is under attack from terrifying creatures who hunt their human prey by sound, 16-year old Ally Andrews (Kiernan Shipka), who lost her hearing at 13, and her family seek refuge in a remote haven. But they discover a sinister cult who are eager to exploit Ally’s heightened senses. The Silence is directed by John R. Leonetti (Annabelle) and stars Stanley Tucci, Kiernan Shipka, Miranda Otto, John Corbett, Kate Trotter and Kyle Breitkopf."
Best Android Smartwatches 2019
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Google’s Wear OS may not be the biggest name in wearables, but if you’re using an Android phone and want the best integration your watch can offer, there are some decent watches out there that’ll get the job done.
For a little backstory, Wear OS is in a weird spot right now, though. Many popular watches running Wear OS are a couple years old at this point, and even many of the newest options are still running older Snapdragon chipsets. Many manufacturers are producing fewer watches than they used to, so finding one that will perform as well as possible right now isn’t as easy as it was a year or two ago. Still, there are some solid options you should consider. With that out of the way, here are the best Android-based watches in 2019.
Twitch Prime Offers a Year of Free Nintendo Switch Online
Twitch Prime members can claim three months of Nintendo Switch Online and if they keep their Prime membership active for 60 days, they can claim another nine months.
The offer is open to Twitch Prime members and gets you all the benefits that come along with a Nintendo Switch Online, including online play, and access to a library of NES games (via The Verge.)
IGN UK Podcast #481: Shazam! Sekiro! Sematary! Skating!
Joe and Matt have seen Shazam! and have some lovely things to say about it. Cardy hasn't, but he has watched two other films which he also has lovely things to say about. All 3 of them have played Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice, of which lovely things are spoken about.
There's also a cameo from a 15 year old deck of top trumps and a nail-biting edition of Go On Name Them. It's a thriller. Please enjoy:
IGN UK Podcast #481: Shazam! Sekiro! Sematary! Skating!
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Amazon Prime Members Now Get a Free 12 Month Nintendo Switch Online Membership
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Security Researcher Arrested for Hacking Into Microsoft and Nintendo
A 24-year old security researcher who worked for the Malwarebytes security company was arrested and narrowly avoided jail for hacking into Microsoft and then hacking into Nintendo while on bail.
As reported by The Verge, Zammis Clark, also known as Slipstream or Raylee, admitted to hacking into Microsoft and Nintendo servers and stealing confidential information, including 43,000 files from Microsoft's internal Windows flighting servers which contain pre-release versions of Windows.
Clark gained access to a Microsoft server on January 24, 2017, and proceeded to upload a "web shell to remotely access Microsoft’s network freely for at least three weeks. Clark then uploaded multiple shells which allowed him to search through Microsoft’s network, upload files, and download data."
Security Researcher Arrested for Hacking Into Microsoft and Nintendo
A 24-year old security researcher who worked for the Malwarebytes security company was arrested and narrowly avoided jail for hacking into Microsoft and then hacking into Nintendo while on bail.
As reported by The Verge, Zammis Clark, also known as Slipstream or Raylee, admitted to hacking into Microsoft and Nintendo servers and stealing confidential information, including 43,000 files from Microsoft's internal Windows flighting servers which contain pre-release versions of Windows.
Clark gained access to a Microsoft server on January 24, 2017, and proceeded to upload a "web shell to remotely access Microsoft’s network freely for at least three weeks. Clark then uploaded multiple shells which allowed him to search through Microsoft’s network, upload files, and download data."
The Top 25 Craziest Finishers in MK History
Mortal Kombat 11 is just around the corner, and it’s already shown us some of the nastiest, most brutal fatalities we’ve ever seen. But brutality isn’t everything. Throughout the history of mortal combat, there have been plenty of Fatalities, Friendships, Animalities and more that weren’t afraid to get weird with it. From the bizarrely gruesome to the gruesomely bizarre, here are our picks for the 25 craziest finishing moves in MK history.
Spoiler alert: There’s a lot of MK 3 in here. That game was wacky.
25. Mortal Kombat 3 - Reptile - Fatality
Even setting aside the fact that in order to swallow his prey, Reptile’s head expands by about 500%, the real WTF?! of this finisher is the question of how can a man who’s head and vocal chords are currently being digested keep screaming?! Or maybe it’s Reptile who’s screaming, though that begs the question why we haven’t seen his ventriloquist act yet.
The Top 25 Craziest Finishers in MK History
Mortal Kombat 11 is just around the corner, and it’s already shown us some of the nastiest, most brutal fatalities we’ve ever seen. But brutality isn’t everything. Throughout the history of mortal combat, there have been plenty of Fatalities, Friendships, Animalities and more that weren’t afraid to get weird with it. From the bizarrely gruesome to the gruesomely bizarre, here are our picks for the 25 craziest finishing moves in MK history.
Spoiler alert: There’s a lot of MK 3 in here. That game was wacky.
25. Mortal Kombat 3 - Reptile - Fatality
Even setting aside the fact that in order to swallow his prey, Reptile’s head expands by about 500%, the real WTF?! of this finisher is the question of how can a man who’s head and vocal chords are currently being digested keep screaming?! Or maybe it’s Reptile who’s screaming, though that begs the question why we haven’t seen his ventriloquist act yet.