iZombie Writers Explore Sexuality After Eating a Brain
The second episode of Season 2 of iZombie has hit the airwaves, bringing it it a whole new set of plot twists, character drama, and, of course, new brains.
We talked to show writers Rob Thomas and Diane Ruggiero-Wright at a press screening in order to find out more about Major’s addiction, how sexuality works when a brain gets eaten, the return of a character in episode three, and what Ravi will be up to this season.
Warning: this article contains spoilers for episode two!
Rob Thomas: Well, we know how long it is, but I guess then the question is, are you going to tell everyone how long it's going to go?
Diane Ruggiero-Wright: P.S. -- the guy did the drug one time, and you're already making him an addict. I mean, seriously.
Explaining the Twists and Trivia from This Week’s Flash
The second episode of Season 2 of The Flash, “Flash of Two Worlds,” was packed with all sorts of plot twists and comic book trivia, and we’ve got answers and explanations for you straight from Flash writers Todd and Aaron Helbing and Jay Garrick actor Teddy Sears. Some answers are more like vague hints, but their responses are interesting nonetheless.
Warning: beware of spoilers for the episode!
Noah Producers Remaking The Ten Commandments
Paramount Pictures is reportedly remaking their classic Biblical epic The Ten Commandments.
According to Tracking-Board, Paramount is developing the remake with producers Mary Parent and Cale Boyter through Disruption Entertainment. Parent and Disruption previously teamed for Darren Aronofsky's Biblical film Noah.
As one would expect, the film will chronicle the Exodus story, in which Moses leads the Hebrews out of Egypt to freedom from the tyrannical rule of its Pharaoh.
No director has been confirmed. However, the studio is said to be seeking out a writer-director who's interested in delivering a slightly different take on the iconic Biblical story.
Elon Musk Wants to Design an Electric Plane
Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk says that there is "no question" that large vehicles such as planes and ships will one day be powered by electricity.
"Aircraft and ships, and all other modes of transport, will go fully electric -- not half electric, but fully electric," Musk said in an interview with Marketplace, as reported by Huffington Post. "No question."
He also revealed that he'd like to design an electric plane: "I do like the idea of an electric aircraft company. I think one could do a pretty cool supersonic, vertical take-off and landing electric jet. I have a design in mind for that."
Ronda Rousey Talks Captain Marvel Role
Ronda Rousey is appearing more and more in the headlines recently, from her dominant performances in the Ultimate Fighting Championship to scoring leading roles in films.
She recently spoke with Entertainment Tonight about her starring role in the upcoming Road House remake, mentioning why she thinks flipping the gender of the 1989 film's main character is a good idea.
"I was pursuing Road House for like, two years," she says of her role. "I really don't think that any other man could be
. I think it's a wise angle to take to kind of do a little gender flip of the role."
Epic Founder Predicts Millions of VR Headsets Sold in 2016
Epic Games Founder Tim Sweeney is betting a lot on virtual reality; he expects to see between three and five million VR headsets sold next year, so it's plain to see why it's changing a lot about the way the Fortnite, Gears of War, and Unreal Tournament developer makes its games and game development tools. Sweeney told IGN, "I think it’s going to be most revolutionary change that’s happened in the history of computing"
With Oculus, HTC Vive, PlayStation VR, and other devices launching in the next year or so, Sweeney sees this as the start of five years of "utter churn and chaos. And it’s gonna be awesome, with the quality of the hardware doubling every year, you’re gonna want a new headset every year if you’re a serious early adopter."
Halo 5 Gives App Developers Public Stats
Halo 5: Guardians' application program interface (API) for displaying public stats will be made available for everyone to use.
"Today, we’re excited to announce that Halo 5: Guardians will support a public stats API for developers," 343 Industries revealed on Halo Waypioint. "The API will allow anyone to take player stats from the game, create new websites and apps, and grow communities around these new experiences."
The following statistics will be supported by the program:
- Service Record (Life-to-date stats for each player)
California Reverses Ban on Electric Skateboards
California made a lot of electric skateboard owners very happy over the weekend by deciding to make the motorized devices legal to use in public.
As reported by the Wall Street Journal, California Governor Jerry Brown sign a bill this past Sunday that effectively reverses a ban that was issued in 1977 as a way to keep such creations off of the streets. The bill doesn't go into effect until January 1, 2016, however, so be sure not to rush out with your motor-skateboard before then.
Brown isn't the only person California residents should be thanking (or booing?), though. California assemblywoman Kristin Olsen was the one that introduced the bill following discussions with Intuitive Motion, creators of such electric skateboards. Their argument: electric boards in use today are very different from the ones that prompted the original ban - they're quieter and more environmentally friendly.
Resident Evil Team Focusing on Virtual Reality
Virtual reality will be a major focus at Capcom going forward, as the publisher has confirmed its Development Division 1 team, the studio behind the Resident Evil franchise, is invested in the technology.
"At present, we are focusing our energy on challenging the virtual reality (VR) game market," Capcom explained in its Integrated Report 2015 (via GamesIndustry). "In this terrifying world, you can twist and turn as you like, but there's no escaping the creatures closing in on you...until you remove your VR headset and return to reality, that is.
Spielberg Talks Indy 5/Harrison Ford’s Return
Famed director Steven Spielberg has once again mentioned Indiana Jones V, teasing Harrison Ford's likely involvement in the series' fifth installment.
In an interview with Yahoo! Movies to promote his new film Bridge of Spies, starring Tom Hanks, Spielberg made light of the fact that he often works with the same leading men in his films, going on to joke that he'll probably look to Harrison Ford to star in Indy V.
"Now, I’ll probably do an Indy V with Harrison, so then it’ll be five for Harrison, four for Tom," he said.
Earlier this year, we heard rumblings that Spielberg was eyeing Chris Pratt to take up the mantle from Harrison Ford. Pratt has since responded to the casting rumors, saying "it’s nothing until it’s something."