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Greta Gerwig’s Barbie Trailer Gets Kubrick Estate’s Seal of Approval
For one reason or another, the idea of a live-action Barbie movie coming to theatres has seemed bewildering for quite some time. But now that the first look at Greta Gerwig’s take on the popular Mattel toy is out, those concerns seem to have been largely vanished, as the trailer playing in front of Avatar:…
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Things to Remember Before Seeing Avatar: The Way of Water
Despite the fact James Cameron’s original Avatar is the highest-grossing film of all time, there’s a good chance you haven’t seen it in a while. It’s a film many, many of us saw upon release, and even a good amount of people saw earlier this year for the re-release, but it’s not on TV all…
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The ‘Military Metaverse’ Calls It Quits
The UK-based tech company ironically called “Improbable” officially decided to shutter the company working on its strange, opaque “military metaverse.” It’s another blow to the folks who once talked up the promise of shared virtual worlds technology, especially because somebody thought a solid use case for a metaverse was supporting the military industrial complex.
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Avatar: The Way of Water Heightens Tension by Focusing on Family Dynamics
In a press conference this week for Avatar: The Way of Water, James Cameron said that after revisiting the first film, he wanted to develop a sequel that would honour Avatar while pushing the universe forward. One way he did that was by taking inspiration from stars Zoe Saldana and Sam Worthington. The director and…