Check Out This Life-Size 3D-Printed Groot Bust
If you’ve ever wondered what a life-sized 3D-printed bust of Groot from Guardians of the Galaxy would look like, CES 2016 has you covered.
While it isn’t an exact recreation of the extraterrestrial tree man, it does capture the angrier side of the character through his furrowed brow.
The slideshow below shows various angles of the 3D-printed Groot bust, showing off its scale and detail.
Recently, a former Ubisoft Montréal employee recreated Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ BB-8 with 3D printing.
In related news, we checked out AtmosFlare’s 3D-drawing pen and we weren't very good with it. The pen uses a UV-cured photopolymer to make paint dry in three-dimensional designs.
You Need These Warcraft Power Bricks and Charging Docks in Your Life
If you're into World of Warcraft, there's a super good chance you have at least one, possibly two, collectibles kicking around. At CES 2016 this week, we saw a whole slew of World of Warcraft themed products that not only look awesome, but serve convenient functions to boot.
For example, battery banks are really convenient for anyone who's on the go. Most battery banks have a clean, classic "tech" look, which is fine. But if you really want to show off your love for WoW, why not charge your USB devices with 13400mAh of Doomhammer power?
There are plenty of others, too. Check out the slide show above to see the power banks as well as the awesome Warcraft statues that also double as phone docks.
Check Out These Cool Star Wars, Batman, and Avengers USB Figures
You probably already have a bunch of USB flash drives laying around, but they might not be as cool as these USB figures.
Tribe is attempting to add to its already robust line of licensed Star Wars, Disney, Marvel, and, yes, Minions line of USB drives. The Italian USB figure manufacturer is showing off its prospective line of Game of Thrones, The Force Awakens, and DC Comics Superheroes USB figure in Las Vegas at the Consumer Electronics Show.
Some of the new figures Tribe hopes to release include Daenerys Targeryen and Jon Snow, Kylo Ren and BB-8, and Batman and Superman.
The drives come in 8 or 16 GB models, according to its website. Simply pop the heads off and insert them into your computer. When not in use, they make for great decorations for your desk.
Abrams and Franco on Adapting Stephen King’s 11.22.63
Some big names are joining forces for Hulu’s new miniseries, 11.22.63, and today at the TCA (Television Critics Association) press tour, star James Franco and executive producer J.J. Abrams discussed adapting Stephen King’s novel.
Franco stars as Jake Epping, a man from the present who travels back in time to try and prevent the assassination of John F. Kennedy. Franco remarked that for those born after that event occurred, as he was, things have gotten blurred as far as how traumatic it was.
Said the actor, “It’s a big event, but it’s sort of become, in a weird way, legend for my generation. It feels like Marilyn Monroe or James Dean, when in fact it was this horrific event. I thought this story and this approach were so great because it’s a fresh way in. We’re not exactly telling a history lesson. With Jake Epping, you have a new in to the story. You get to learn everything all over again but from a completely fresh perspective we haven’t seen before. It’s a way to guide a new generation into what happened.”
CES 2016: The Most Expensive Headphones at CES
CES 2016 had no shortage of headphones and audio products at the show, but I didn’t fly all the way to Las Vegas to listen to some $25 earbuds. I was after the most expensive, best sounding headphones at the show. And a few companies delivered.
Here are the most expensive and best sounding headphones I found scouring the CES show floor.
You may not have heard of Audeze but you will soon. The company announced a partnership with Apple to start carrying its brand new Sine headphones ($499) at Apple Stores. Audeze is an American headphone company that does all of its R&D and manufacturing in the United States. The company’s flagship LCD-4 headphone cost a whopping $4,000 but it’s up there with the best headphones I’ve ever heard. Although difficult to judge a pair of headphones on a noisy show floor, what I heard impressed me, especially when the LCD-4 was paired with the company’s brand new The King amplifier ($4,000).
The Muppets Series Was Lacking ‘Joy, Laughter and Heart’, Says ABC Head
The Muppets is getting a bit of a makeover before it returns for the rest of its Season 1 run.
ABC picked the series up for a full season in October 2015, but shortly after it was announced that initial showrunner Bob Kushell would be departing the project over reported creative differences. The network pulled The Muppets off the air after its first 10 episodes and Galavant's Kristin Newman took over as showrunner for the comedy's final six episodes with the intent to retool its DNA.
ABC President Paul Lee spoke at the 2016 winter Television Critics Association press tour about the decision to pull The Muppets off the air and what he thought some of the issues with its initial run were.
Batman v Superman TV Spot Reveals New Footage
UPDATE: Warner Bros. has released a second TV spot for Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, which is embedded below. The original story follows.
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice director Zach Snyder revealed the movie's new TV spot on Twitter today. And the Batmobile makes an appearance, as it bounces off Superman and ultimately ends up in a fiery heap. Check out it out below.
Dawn of Justice's new TV spot puts the Dark Knight and Man of Steel face-to-face, where Ben Affleck's Batman asks the infamous question, "Do you bleed?"
Earlier this month, we learned more about about why the fellas are feuding. After Superman's battle with Zod in Metropolis, he's considered "the most controversial figure in the word." Many people—including Batman—see Supes (Henry Cavill) as a "threat to humanity."
Marvel’s Most Wanted Going to Pilot at ABC
It's official: Marvel's Most Wanted, a spinoff of Marvel's Agents of SHIELD focused on Bobbi Morse (Adrianne Palicki) and Lance Hunter (Nick Blood), is going to pilot at ABC.
ABC President Paul Lee announced at the 2016 winter Television Critics Association press tour, "We're absolutely doing that one. I just announced that we're going to pilot on Marvel's Most Wanted, which is a spinoff."
He spoke highly about the project, which he said will go into production in the near future. "We love the script," he said. "We think it's going to be great. We're doing that in the next few months."
Agents of SHIELD producers Jeff Bell and Paul Zbyszewski co-created the project for Marvel and ABC Studios and co-wrote the pilot. They’ll also be showrunners and executive-producers. Marvel’s head of television Jeph Loeb will also exec-produce. ABC initially decided not to move forward on the series in May 2015.
Abrams on Star Wars’ Success and Oscar Potential
With Star Wars: The Force Awakens having become the highest-grossing movie ever in North America, and a true global juggernaut, J.J. Abrams – appearing at the TCA (Television Critics Association) press tour today to promote his Hulu series, 11.22.63 – was asked to comment on its success.
Said Abrams, “I'm grateful to anyone who's gone to see the movie. When I hear anecdotally people have gone seven, eight times, I just want to apologize to, I'm guessing their parents. No, but honestly I'm just very grateful, and I can't believe that it's done. It was three years of very tense work by a lot of people. So I'm just so happy that all the work that everyone did -- even the people you don't see in the movie, the puppeteers who were painted out -- I watched them in 125-degree heat in Abu Dhabi bring BB-8 to life, and then we mercilessly painted them out of the movie. I'm just so glad people get to see all the work that this amazing crew and cast did. So, whatever the numbers are,…I'm honestly just so grateful that the movie's out there and has been well-received.”
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