Apple Reportedly Seeks New Security Against FBI Access
Apple is doubling down on iOS encryption in response to government hacking.
Spinning out of the Apple and FBI conflict over backdoor entry into iOS devices, Apple is looking for new and better ways to block access to its customers' information, according to the New York Times.
The FBI is currently fighting for a backdoor into Apple products that wouldn't require the user's password. Even if they succeed, should Apple change their encryption method the federal government would likely need to engage in yet another legal battle to earn a way around the new model. Should that happen, Apple could simply start the whole process over again.
The Game-Changing Note that Changed Colony (and Game of Thrones) Forever
Can you imagine Game of Thrones without the dragons? What about Colony with aliens? George R.R. Martin and Colony co-creator Ryan Condal sat down with IGN to share the most game-changing notes they ever received when making their respective series -- and it turns out both could have been vastly different than their finished projects. (Watch the video above for their thoughts.)
This is just one awesome moment from our full 27-minute sit down with Martin and Condal, where we talk the sci-fi/fantasy properties that made them fans, dream casting, how to end a story and the big twist that Martin has written into his forthcoming novel The Winds of Winter. Watch it in its entirety below!
Penny Dreadful: Season 3 Trailer and Poster Revealed
Ahead of Penny Dreadful's return this May, Showtime released a new trailer and poster for Season 3.
For an early look at what lies ahead for Ethan Chandler (Josh Hartnett) and Vanessa Ives (Eva Green), check out the teaser below.
And here's a look at Season 3's unsettling new poster.
In addition to Hartnett and Green, Showtime's popular horror series stars Timothy Dalton as Sir Malcolm Murray, an explorer who teams up with gunslinger Ethan Chandler and medium Vanessa Ives to take on the supernatural dangers that lurk in Victorian London.
Unlocked: Halo 5 Drops the Mic and Major Nelson Stops By
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On this week's Xbox show, it's all good news. First, it took four years, but Xbox's own Larry "Major Nelson" Hryb sits in with us for the entire show. Together, we talk about this week's awesome Halo 5 news, including the return of a beloved multiplayer mode and an even more beloved old weapon. Plus: Fallout and Elder Scrolls boss Todd Howard speaks about game PR cycles and their next projects. We analyze his comments, and much more! Oh, and of course we also send Larry back to Microsoft with a clear message: #BringBackXBLA
Madeleine Stowe to Appear in 12 Monkeys Season 2
Madeleine Stowe, who played Dr. Kathryn Railly in the 1995 movie version of 12 Monkeys, is set to appear in season 2 of the Syfy series of the same name.
Stowe will guest star in the season finale "switching roles from what she did in the film," executive producer Terry Matalas told Entertainment Weekly.
"She appears in a mental asylum in the late ’50s," Matalas said.
However, before she appears on screen in the finale, her voice will be part of the season premiere. "She’s the one telling the story about how the world ends," in the episode's opening montage, Matalas said.
Spike Orders Pilot of The Mist TV Series
Spike TV has ordered a drama series based on the 1980 Stephen King horror novella The Mist, according to Deadline.
The pilot order focuses on the story of the novella, which is about an unassuming mist that drifts into a small town and begins to wreak havoc on the residents.
The Mist project was conceived last year by Dimension Television, but had not been picked up by any companies at the time.
Christian Torpe, creator of Danish drama series Rita, has been tapped for executive producer. Torpe has previously produced programming for both AMC and Showtime.
Game of Thrones Actor Cast as Iron Fist
We finally have our Danny Rand.
According to Entertainment Weekly, English actor Finn Jones has landed the title role in Marvel's Iron Fist.
Jones, 27, is best known for his role as Ser Loras Tyrell, The Knight of Flowers, in the HBO series Game of Thrones.
Dexter's Scott Buck is serving as Iron Fist's showrunner. Iron Fist will be the fourth Marvel-Netflix series leading into the miniseries event The Defenders.
Finn Jones as Ser Loras Tyrell in HBO's Game of Thrones.
Alien: Covenant Adds Empire, Purge: Anarchy Stars
The Alien: Covenant cast continues to grow with the inclusion of four new stars.
Deadline reports Jussie Smollett (Empire), Amy Seimetz (The Killing, A Horrible Way to Die), Carmen Ejogo (The Purge: Anarchy) and Callie Hernandez (Machete Kills) have signed on for the Ridley Scott film.
They will join Michael Fassbender and reportedly Danny McBride in Alien: Covenant. The Hateful Eight's Demian Birchir also has been cast for the sci-fi horror film.
The Walking Dead: How Much Will Negan Curse?
Jeffrey Dean Morgan will make his debut as Negan during the Season 6 finale of The Walking Dead, and thanks to the strong language of his graphic novel counterpart, the show's producers have had a tricky time in adapting the character for cable television.
Series creator and executive producer Robert Kirkman acknowledged the network's limitations, telling EW, "there are certain words that try as I might, we are not allowed to say on AMC, and those are certain words that Negan likes to say."
Ant-Man Director Has Fun with R-Rated Superhero Trend
Now that Deadpool is a hit, its status as a moneymaking, R-rated superhero juggernaut has seemingly influenced other comic-book adaptations. Wolverine 3 may or may not be rated R now because of Deadpool, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice is getting an R-rated Director’s Cut Blu-ray, and it seems there will be even more comics movies made in the near future with an adult audience in mind. And if tweets are to believed, Ant-Man director Peyton Reed is ready to up the ante even more.