Pentagon Wants Drones That Will Literally Vanish in Sunlight
DARPA is launching ICARUS a project to develop drones capable of vanishing into thin air after delivering their payload to remote regions.
The agency envisions a number of scenarios to use the device. Troops can deliver food and medical supplies to difficult-to-reach disaster affected regions and not worry about recovering the vehicles.
The single use drones can also shuttle supplies to remote military units and vaporize without a trace.
“Vanishing delivery vehicles could extend military and civilian operational capabilities in extenuating circumstances where currently there is no means to provide additional support,” said VAPR and ICARUS program manager Troy Olsson.
Seth Rogen Wants to Make a TV Series for The Boys
Seth Rogen isn't content with having one twisted Garth Ennis adaptation under his belt.
The first season of Preacher is currently in production at AMC, but according to Birth Movies Death, Rogen is trying to sell an adaptation of Ennis' The Boys, too.
He's reportedly pitching a TV adaptation for The Boys alongside Eric Kripke, creator and former showrunner of Supernatural.
The Boys source material follows the misadventures of a CIA black ops task force whose job it is to keep superheroes in line.
Kingsman 2 Has an Official Shooting Date
A sequel to Kingsman: The Secret Service will start filming in April 2016.
The Hollywood Reporter has announced Kingsman 2's shooting month in the aftermath of a schedule conflict for Kingsman star Taron Egerton.
Egerton was signed on to shoot Robin Hood: Origins in February, but Kingsman writer-director Matthew Vaughn exercised his option for Egerton's role in The Secret Service sequel.
Instead of recasting Egerton in Robin Hood, the production will shift with the breakout star when Kingsman 2 finishes shooting, which will likely be in the second half of next year.
Wireless Xbox One Controller Adapter for PC Coming Soon
PC gamers will be able to use Xbox One controllers for Windows 10 soon.
The Xbox Wireless Adapter is coming October 20 and will retail for $25 USD, according to the official Xbox website.
The adapter allows the use of Xbox One controllers on Windows 10 PCs, laptops and tablets. The adapter was revealed earlier in the year, and an $80 Xbox One controller and adapter bundle was previously mentioned. The website currently only lists the adapter by itself.
Worlds: The North American Dream Is Dead
The quarterfinals of the 2015 League of Legends World Championship are set. Of the eight teams making their way into the knockout stage of the tournament, three are Korean, two are European, two are Taiwanese, and one hails from China. Note someone missing? Thanks to an 0-10 week from the North American squads, the dream of apple pie sitting atop the Worlds podium is over.
The question remains: Who will rise to the top?
After their 2-1 start, hopes were riding high on CLG making their way to the quarterfinals. Then Week 2 happened. After going down to Korea’s KOO Tigers in the first match of the day, they never quite found their footing again, going 0-3 during the week and dropping out of the tournament. Thanks to impressive play from GorillA’s Tahm Kench, CLG couldn’t shake the nightmare of the toad champion’s Abyssal Voyage dropping fed members of KOO into the middle of their team, demolishing their health bars in the process. KOO ended up finishing 4-2 in groups, advancing to play fellow Korean squad KT Rolster in the quarterfinals.
UK Declares So-Called ‘Hoverboards’ Illegal
The UK has found it illegal to ride a hoverboard in public.
By hoverboard, they mean one of the self-balancing scooters pictured below. According to UK law, these scooters are identified as "motor vehicles" and are subject to proper traffic laws. In order to ride them legally, one would have to have a license and registration for their use.
Own one of these or thinking about getting one? They're illegal to ride in public! Info here: http://t.co/We85yLAzsU pic.twitter.com/vMm0hxNAjs
— MPS Specials (@MPSSpecials) October 11, 2015
Transporter TV Series Star to Play Non in Supergirl
Chris Vance, best known for his starring role as Frank Martin in Transporter: The Series, has been cast to play Non in the upcoming DC Comics drama Supergirl.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Vance's recurring role as the DC Comics' villain will "quickly become Supergirl's greatest threat."
For those unfamiliar with comics, Non is a brilliant Kryptonian scientist who becomes a ruthless military officer. In the show, he will serve as the ultimate foil and antagonist to Melissa Benoist's Supergirl. Fans of the Christopher Reeve Superman films will remember a much more brutish version of the character, who fought alongside General Zod and Ursa.
Road House Remake Taps The Notebook Director
Nick Cassavetes has reportedly signed on direct the upcoming Road House reboot.
According to Variety, The Notebook and John Q director has closed a deal with MGM Studios to both write and direct, with Ronda Rousey set to star and produce.
Rousey is currently deep in training for her UFC fight against Holly Holm this November. Following the fight, she's expected to begin work on preparing for the film, which is slated to commence shooting early next year.
The original Road House opened back in 1989 and quickly became a cult classic. The film starred Patrick Swayze and told the story of a bouncer tasked with straightening out Missouri's infamous bar, The Double Deuce. It also features one of the best fight scenes of all time.
Netflix’s With Bob and David Trailer Is Here
Netflix has released the first trailer for With Bob and David, a new sketch comedy show from Mr. Show creators and stars Bob Odenkirk and David Cross.
Not only does the minute-and-a-half video feature plenty of new wigs for Odenkirk and Cross, but there also is a snippet of a Keegan-Michael Key cameo as well for the series. Watch it for yourself below:
Announced back in April, With Bob and David is set to premiere November 13th. As usual, Netflix will release every episode for the show on that same day.
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Spielberg: Ready Player One Movie a ‘Cautionary Tale’
Director Steven Spielberg's next movie will be an adaptation of Ernest Cline's novel Ready Player One, and the Oscar-winning director recently described as "a cautionary tale but it’s also a big rockin’ adventure movie, too.”
While promoting his new film Bridge of Spies, Spielberg told USA Today he sees the Ready Player One movie serving as “a crystal ball into exactly what is going to be happening not in 30 or 40 years but in between 5 and 10 years from now, where a virtual world becomes almost like a drug of choice and where we are spending more time in a nonorganic space than we are breathing and eating and interacting in real life."