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When thefirst teaser trailerforCars 3arrived back in November, everyone was pretty taken aback by how bleak and dark the tone was. It previewed a devastating crash involving franchise star Lightning McQueen, and felt more like aChristopher Nolanmovie than a Pixar film. But thisisa Pixar film after all, and while the movie’s inciting incident may be rather dramatic, new plot details tease some lighter thematic and character dynamics ahead. John Lasseterhelmed the firstCarsback in 2006 and took over directing duties on Pixar low-pointCars 2when that sequel ran into production troubles, but forCars 3the directing reigns go to first-time directorBrian Fee....

Cyberpunk 2077will not receive any more updates this year. According to the newdevelopment roadmapreleased by CD Projekt RED, all of the free DLC and planned fixes for the game have been delayed until 2022. Originally, those updates were meant to drop before the end of this year alongside the next-gen upgrade. Updates are now expected to arrive in the first quarter of 2022. No reason was given for the change in the schedule, but it’s fair to note that CD Projekt recently delayed thenext-gen upgradesofCyberpunk 2077andThe Witcher 3: Wild Huntas well....

Designated Survivoris, well, surviving for another season thanks to Netflix. TheKiefer Sutherland-led drama was cancelled recently by ABC after two seasons, but Netflix has ordered a third of 10 episodes to air in 2019. The series follows Sutherland’s character Tom Kirkman, an unassuming politician who becomes president after the elected POTUS and everyone else in the line of succession is killed in an attack that he must then solve. The pickup is interesting for two reasons: One, since Netflix has ramped up its slate of original productions, it has not been in the business of “saving” many (or really any) shows recently....

As Disney darlingThe Simpsons*once said, and I’m paraphrasing, “The Chinese use the same word for crisis as they do for opportunity:Crisitunity.” Disney has embraced that idea by finding the silver lining to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic which has shuttered the corporation’s theme park, among many,manyother concerns. The opportunity in question? Disney has unveiled their branded cloth face masks, complete with iconic characters from Disney Princesses, toStar Wars,Toy Story, and much more....

Ahead of the big D23 panel later today, Disney’s upcoming streaming service Disney+ is beginning to announce some of its initial programming via debut posters. We all know aboutThe Mandalorian, the live-actionStar Warsseries, but you may be unaware that a live-actionLady and the Tramp, for instance, will be available to stream when Disney+ debuts. Or how about the holiday comedyNoelle, which starsAnna KendrickandBill Hader? This is only the beginning, and indeed Disney is already developing a bevy of additional content to be released directly on its streaming service over the next few years, but for now check out the posters for some of the movies and TV shows that will be available to watch the same day that Disney+ launches: November 12th....

Electric vehicles (EVs) have surged in popularity, promising an eco-friendly alternative to conventional cars. With battery life being a major consideration for potential buyers, the question of whether EVs lose charge while parked is a point of interest. Just like smartphones and laptops, EV batteries exhibit gradual charge loss even when not in active use; however, the rate of this loss is generally slow and not a cause for alarm....

In 2012, Marvel changed the game withThe Avengers. Their massive superhero crossover had never been attempted before, and it paid off with critical acclaim and commercial success. Other studios rushed to try and build their own cinematic universes while Marvel continued to build upon its intersecting movies. In 2014, the studio pushed further outside the box than they ever had beforeGuardians of the Galaxy, an obscure title that sent the Marvel Cinematic Universe into the cosmos, meldingJames Gunn’s unique sensibilities with a set of unusual heroes....

Money is becoming the root of all evil forAlana “Honey Boo Boo” Thompsonand her mother"Mama June" Shannon. As Season 6 ofMama June: Family Crisiscontinues,the strain between the mother and daughter continues to splinter into places unimaginable. Mama June has pushed Alana too far, and it all came down to money. As June is facing a custody battle, Alana is facing an ultimatum. And the stress of reality television has gotten to both of them....

Warning: Avengers: Infinity War spoilers are discussed in this article/video. If you watched theRusso BrothersAvengers: Infinity Warand had questions, I’m about to make your day. That’s because I recently sat down withInfinity WarscreenwritersChristopher MarkusandStephen McFeelyfor an exclusive interview about the making of the film and during the in-depth, forty-five-minute conversation we left no stone unturned. As you can hear them say in the player above, they talked about where Sharon Carter was during the events of the film, if Hawkeye was ever part ofInfinity War, if Thor’s new hammer Stormbreaker is more powerful than the Infinity Gauntlet, the Captain Marvel post-credits scene, if they know how old Thanos is, deleted scenes, why it took longer for certain characters to be dusted then others, if Thanos was only able to beat Hulk because he had the Power Stone, whose idea it was to bring Red Skull back, where Hulk was just before film starts while Thanos and his children were attacking the Asgardian ship, and so much more....

WithStar Trek Beyondopening in theaters this weekend, the other day I landed an exclusive video interview with producerJ.J. Abrams. Since he’s been answering a lot of the same questions aboutStar Trek, plus the fact that I didn’t want to talk about spoilers from the movie, I decided to ask some fun questions. We talked about what he collects, favorite video game consoles, what they’d like to see in aStar Warsanthology movie, if he’s playing Pokemon Go, Supreme Leader Snoke, how many times he talkedSimon Peggoff a ledge while makingStar Trek Beyond, and who he slept with to be able to work on bothStar WarsandStar Trek....

Jamie Lee Curtis’s graphic novelMother Natureis due out on August 8th, and it’s a brutally visceral and unflinching depiction of the dangers of the climate crisis. The story puts the spotlight on a young woman named Nova Terrell who’s out for vengeance after she watches her father die at the hands of Cobalt Electric. Her quest leads her to learn the truth about the company, their clean-water-providing “Mother Nature Project,” and the untold horrors it has awakened....

The battle of the suitors is reportedly at an end, asJ.J. Abramshas settled on where his Bad Robot production company will call home for the foreseeable future. With Bad Robot’s feature film deal at Paramount Pictures up for renegotiation, Abrams and those at his company (including CEOKatie McGrath) met with various studios around Hollywood to explore options as to where it would next set up shop. Netflix, Amazon, and Apple pulled out all the stops, as did WarnerMedia, Comcast, and Sony Entertainment, butTHRnow reports that Abrams and Bad Robot are in final negotiations with WarnerMedia for a partnership that could be worth up to $500 million....

When Marvel Studios dropped that Thanos cameo at the end ofThe Avengersin 2012, the studio had only the vaguest of plans for the character. Ever since, the purple alien has been a shadowy presence in the MCU, promising to enact violent justice on the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s strongest and bravest superheroes…at some point. That point has finally come inAvengers: Infinity War, and when it came time to cast the MCU’s Big Bad, none other thanJosh Brolinstepped up to the plate....