Pixar Boss: Jobs Would Be ‘Appalled’ By Steve Jobs Movie
Steve Jobs would have been "appalled" by Danny Boyle's movie about the late Apple visionary, according to Ed Catmull, president of Pixar Animation Studios and Walt Disney Animation Studios.
"I think he'd be appalled," Catmull told The Hollywood Reporter. "And they actually can't tell the story because the story's wrong. He went through an arc in his life. There was a time the way he worked with people was not good, and I saw that when I first worked with him."
Catmull went on to explain why Jobs' growth as a person is a journey that can't simply be recreated for the big screen. "People look at that dramatic part, and they'll make a movie about that — and that's not the story. That was the beginning of a more interesting and complex story," he explained.
Fox Becomes First Broadcast Network to Stop Reporting Overnight Ratings
Fox will stop distributing ratings of how many viewers watched its programs the first night that they are broadcast, the network announced today.
The overnight ratings from the Nielsen company don't include viewers who watch the shows on DVRs, stream them online or watch on demand, according to Fox's top executives, Dana Walden and Gary Newman. More than one-third of the younger audience watched a Fox show within a week that it aired, but not on the first night.
Nielsen overnight ratings have long been an important metric in the television industry, but both Walden and Newman say that the measurement is outdated.
"Fox is a company that has always prided itself on being forward-thinking, and nothing could be more antiquated than a decades-old measurement that reflects only a portion of our audience," the executives said in a memo. "So together, let's move the ratings conversation into the future."
RiffTrax Takes on The Wizard
RiffTrax is taking on the classic product-placement movie The Wizard. The Wizard is a 1989 movie about Super Mario Bros. 3, but also has 90 minutes of a road-movie leading up to it.
In 1989, kids only cared about one thing, and that was the upcoming release of Super Mario Bros. 3. The only modern example of hype that comes close is the upcoming release of Star Wars: The Force Awakens, but even it falls short of the anticipation that was palpable on the playgrounds and in the tree-forts of 1989 America.
To capitalize on this hype, Nintendo made a movie starring Fred Savage, who was a hot-ticket item at the time and was guaranteed to pack in fans of television and film alike. Christian Slater was also in the movie, most likely to pad-out the appeal to young women who may not have expressed interest in what was then considered a child's hobby.
Daredevil’s Netflix Show Gets Funko POP! Figures
Funko POP! has revealed a new line of Marvel-themed figures themed around Netflix's popular Daredevil series.
In addition to an assortment of bobbleheads based on the iconic vigilante, Funko has also crafted a Pocket Pop! Keychain of the hero. There's even one of Wilson Fisk and another of Matt Murdock all decked out in a suit and tie.
Check out all five figures in the gallery below, courtesy of Marvel.com.
Marvel's Daredevil will enter its second season sometime next year. In the meantime, be sure to check out our review of Season 1, as well as this gorgeous poster for Season 2.
New Star Wars Designed to Evoke Feelings of Original Trilogy
When JJ Abrams sat down to being working with his team on the new Star Wars: The Force Awakens movie, the first question he posed for his team was "what do we want to feel?"
According to Wired, the team worked on a list of the things they wanted the new Star Wars films to express, including a sense of beginning, urgency, but mixed with humor. According to Empire and Jedi writer Lawrence Kasdan, Abrams wanted to model the new Star Wars on the original trilogy.
"The feeling we wanted was from the first trilogy," Kasdan said. The creative team wanted to match the "fun and delight," and Kasdan said it "moves like a son of a bitch, and you don’t question too much."
Winnie the Pooh’s Skull Now on Display
Winnipeg was the famous black bear who inspired A.A. Milne's beloved children's book character Winnie-the-Pooh.And now her skull is on display at London's Hunterian Museum.
“We did think carefully about this because we didn’t want the message to be, ‘Come to the Hunterian Museum and see Winnie-the-Pooh.’ No. It’s a skull. I mean it’s a very well-preserved skull, but nonetheless.” “It’s a happy message,” said Hunterian director, Sam Alberti told the New York Times, adding, “that Winnipeg, the bear who inspired Winnie-the-Pooh, has had this afterlife.”
Apple Watch, Call of Duty Hottest Gifts According to IBM’s Watson Supercomputer
If you're already shopping for gifts for the holidays, but don't know what to get the people in your life, maybe consider the Apple Watch or Call of Duty: Black Ops 3. According to IBM's Watson, these are surefire hits.
After sorting everything into three different categories --Tech, Health and Toys-- the IBM Watson Trend app would score each product, with the hottest ones receiving a perfect score of 100. As of today, the Apple Watch is at the top of the tech category with the aforementioned perfect score, which is something its been able to maintain for the last few months. Call of Duty, meanwhile has a score of 9, up slightly from its previous score.
War for the Planet of the Apes News Coming This Weekend
New details on War for the Planet of the Apes will be revealed this weekend, director Matt Reeves has announced.
In a post on Twitter, Reeves teased the "special announcement," telling fans to tune in to this Sunday's episode of The Walking Dead on AMC.
And something else begins... Tune in to @WalkingDead_AMC Sunday night for a special #WarForTheApes announcement... pic.twitter.com/4X2Yt3wP7g
Now We Know When DC’s Legends of Tomorrow Premieres
Legends of Tomorrow will join the shared DC Comics television universe of Arrow and The Flash starting on Jan. 21.
The news comes from a conversation between Warner Bros. Television Group President Peter Roth, and Executive Producer Greg Berlanti at the Paley Center for Media.
"For those of you who don't know Greg is currently shepherding the numbers one and two highest rated new series of the year," Roth said. "With a third series, Legends of Tomorrow, we have very high hopes for on January the 21st."
Berlanti's new series this year include NBC's Blindspot, and the also DC Comics-based Supergirl for CBS. He's also a producer on The Flash and Arrow, which will precede Legends' on Tuesday and Wednesday nights, respectively.
3D Realms’ Bombshell Delayed Until 2016
3D Realms and Interceptor's isometric shooter Bombshell has been delayed.
According to post on Steam, developer Interceptor hasn’t quite worked out all of the bugs in testing and rather than push it out the door, the studio has changed the release date to January 29.
“As painful as this is to say, we’ve made the command decision to move our release date out a bit,” the studio said. “This will give us the time to polish the game that we know you all deserve, and the team here is raring to put in the hours necessary and get s**t done!”
“We’re so fortunate to be working with such understanding partners at 3D Realms who support our vision and creativity. We all want to get this game into your hands just as badly as you do, and we truly appreciate all your continued support as we polish this bomb-shell up!”