Josh Gad and Cynthia Erivo are joining forces to give the classic American folk tale of “Rip Van Winkle” a makeover in the form of a movie musical film. Warner Bros has given the official greenlight to the untitled project, with the new spin being the brainchild of Gad - who’s set to produce - while Erivo has been cast as the star. “Rip Van Winkle” was a short story penned by Washington Irving in which the title character falls asleep in the mountains only to awaken years later to discover he missed the American Revolution and his life has been altered....

Gal Gadot has not seen the Snyder Cut of Justice League but hopes to one day. Justice League was released in theaters two years ago and is still one of the most talked-about movies of the DC Extended Universe. Justice League didn’t do well at the box office or with critics, partly because there were two directors that worked on the film. Zack Snyder was the original director, who unfortunately had to step aside after experiencing a family tragedy....

Zack Snyder recently revealed he has a cut of Justice League and it’s 214 minutes long, meaning, after you account for reshoots, there’s at least two-hours of unseen footage in the Snyder Cut - the equivalent to the entirety of the Joss Whedon theatrical cut’s runtime. When Joss Whedon was first brought in to replace Zack Snyder, the narrative pushed by Warner Bros. was he was simply completing the movie Zack Snyder set out to make with the addition of some reshoots to punch up dialogue and add connective tissue....

Reliable analyst Ming-Chi Kuo of KGI Securities has released a new forecast on the next generation Apple Watch. According to Kuo, the Apple Watch 3 will ship later this year with both LTE and non-LTE models offered. Kuo also expects the next Apple Watch will retain the same general design and not feature an obvious new form factor. Kuo specifies that the Apple Watch will continue to ship in two size configurations: 38mm and 42mm cases....

If your desk looks anything like mine, seen above, then you probably know the joys of constantly connecting and disconnecting a handful of cables every time you need to move your MacBook away from your desk or put it back. In my case, I have to fiddle with these cables every few hours when I take my MacBook downstairs to work in the living room or bring it back upstairs to plug it into my monitor....

A strange report today claims that an Apple executive attempted to “physically” deter a Korean antitrust probe by an investor. It also alleges that the company hampered an investigation by the country’s official regulator. The Korea Fair Trade Commission (FTC) says that it intends to fine Apple for obstructing its investigation, and refer the company for prosecution … Background The report relates to an antitrust investigation that previously appeared to have been concluded to everyone’s satisfaction....

In a new interview posted in the Wall Street Journal, Apple’s Jony Ive and Hermes’ artistic director Pierre-Alexis Dumas discuss Apple’s first partnership with a luxury fashion brand to create branded Apple Watch models. To recap, on Wednesday, Apple announced Apple Watch Hermes, a collection of watches code signed with the renowned Paris designer. The watches will be available in October. Ive says the partnership is unprecedented and began before the Apple Watch was even announced to the public, breaking traditional Apple secrecy....

[youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KggyHTY1mIA] UX designer Joseph Shaffery shared some quotes from a talk Apple’s design head Jony Ive gave (another account) to an audience of designers last night at London’s Design Museum – together with his take on the three top tips a designer should take away from the evening … Shaffery said that the three key take-outs from the evening were: On caring, Ive said that failing to care enough about the work you are doing is personally offensive....

Thor: The Dark World actor Chris O’Dowd has been added to the cast of the Jordan Peele fronted CBS All Access revival of The Twilight Zone. The Irish actor, who’s currently starring in the Epix show Get Shorty, is the latest in a long line of talent to join the cast of the forthcoming series that started filming in October of last year. This isn’t the first time the legendary sci-fi anthology show has been rebooted....

As said, there haven’t been any accidents with the cars, except for a fender bender that occurred while the vehicle was being manually driven by a Google employee. But some people are still reluctant about letting a robot drive them around. In the next phase of testing the team assigned to the project is now using the autonomous vehicles for their daily commutes and errands; the same driving situation consumers undergo everyday....

It looks like Kevin Smith is not in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker after all. While there were rumors of the Jay And Silent Bob director having a cameo appearance in the latest Star Wars movie, Smith has revealed that his involvement in the film was little more than visiting the set and giving it a glowing review on Twitter. Smith has made no secret of his love of Star Wars and pop-culture in general....

Contrary to a previous report, KGI’s Ming-Chi Kuo now believes Apple’s next-generation 5.5-inch iPhone, likely to be called the iPhone 7 Plus, will have a dual back camera across the whole line. Previously, KGI is quoted as saying only the high end configurations of the iPhone would adopt the new camera technology: Since KGI says Apple is now opting to bring the new dual-camera technology to all iPhone 7’s with a 5....

For all the attention foisted on Charles Manson, his numerous victims are underrepresented in pop culture. Most people know little about Sharon Tate, Jay Sebring, Abigail Folger, and numerous others beyond their status as young people who were murdered before their time by a manipulative madman who started a cult around himself. The Haunting of Sharon Tate is a dramatized retelling of Sharon Tate’s final days, as well as those of her close friends who were ultimately killed at 10050 Cielo Drive....

Bloomberg reported that U.S. Magistrate Judge Paul S. Grewal has ordered Apple to reveal exactly how it’s complying with previous orders to hand over evidence in a lawsuit that accused the company of collecting users’ location data. It will also have to submit documents related to its process for reviewing apps. Earlier this week, Apple’s lawyer, Ashlie Beringer, told the court that the decision to not provide emails from Steve Jobs in an order from November was a “mistake....

A new generation of young actors can be seen dominating both film and television. There are always actors trying to make it in the entertainment industry which is no easy feat but 12-year-old Keith L. Williams has broken into the business. Keith L. Williams has become an established actor despite his young age; he has also accumulated an admirable filmography during his new career. Williams is most recognized for his role in the 2019 comedy Good Boys but he has appeared in both film and television....

Reliable Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo at KGI securities is today reporting that they believe the iPhone 7 Plus will come with a dual-camera system option with Linx camera technology Apple acquired last year. By using two distinct lenses, Apple can use the additional image data to create substantially better quality photos. Dual camera iPhones have been rumored for a long time. KGI also floats the possibility that the Plus will feature an optical zoom, with 2-3x magnification....

Apple is said to be accelerating the product pipeline for new Mac laptops. Following the warm reception to the 16-inch MacBook Pro, reliable Ming-Chi Kuo now expects Apple to deliver new MacBook Air and new MacBook Pro models in the second quarter. This means the butterfly keyboard will have flown away on all of Apple’s products by June. Previously, Kuo had said that the 13-inch MacBook Pro would get the new scissor switch keyboard design in the first half of the year, and the Air would follow a few months later....

Despite the overwhelming success of Todd Phillips’ Joker film, there was a time where the Joaquin Phoenix-led comic flick was shrouded with controversy - but Joker 2 proves that the backlash didn’t matter in the end. The R-rated film’s depiction of violence and anti-social behavior, coupled with the unfortunate timing of the film’s release in proximity to a number of mass shootings, generated a number of negative headlines. Even from the get-go, it was a huge risk – so much so that Warner Bros....

Jordan Peele’s much-anticipated revival of The Twilight Zone has added Ginnifer Goodwin to the cast. The new series will be a follow-up to the original Twilight Zone that aired during the late ’50s and ’60s. Created and narrated by Rod Sterling, the original Twilight Zone took its audience on a journey of horror, suspense, and mystery with each episode featuring a unique standalone story. In the new series, Peele take over for Sterling, while also serving as executive producer; and he has demonstrated his familiarity with the genre with his Academy Award-winning film Get Out, as well as his upcoming film Us....

JP Morgan sees Apple’s tablet rivals cutting down on their build plans after “an early dose of reality”, as analyst Mark Moskowitz has put it. Flagship tablets aren’t selling as their makers have been hoping, JP Morgan concluded tracking “widespread reductions in build activity” in recent months. This includes flagship devices such as Motorola’s Xoom, Samsung’s Galaxy Tab, Research In Motion’s BlackBerry PlayBook and Asustek’s Eee Pad Transformer (which was suspected of falling prey of Apple’s buying power)....