Archive for: August, 2015

J.K. Simmons and Terry Bradshaw Join Bastards Cast

Academy Award winner J.K. Simmons and NFL Hall of Fame quarterback Terry Bradshaw are set to join Ed Helms and Owen Wilson in the feature comedy Bastards, it was announced by Alcon co-founders and co-CEOs Broderick Johnson and Andrew Kosove. Bastards is the directorial debut of veteran cinematographer Larry Sher (“The Hangover” films). Principal photography […]

CBS Commits to Training Day Series Pilot

CBS is producing a pilot based on the 2001 movie “Training Day,” in which Denzel Washington and Ethan Hawke starred, Variety has learned. The television adaptation is set in the LAPD of 2015, with the series picking up 15 years after the events of the Warner Bros. Pictures and Village Roadshow Pictures film. The original “Training […]

Motorola’s Chicago Office Cuts 500 Jobs

Motorola has revealed the depth of job cuts being made at its Chicago headquarters and they run quite deep. The firm will eliminate 500 positions, or about 25% of its staff, as its parent firm, Lenovo, restructures amidst weak sales. Motorola said the job cuts are “across all functions, affecting all departments.” A spokesperson said, […]

AT&T Updates Mobile Share Value Data Buckets

AT&T today adjusted the monthly data allotments available in its Mobile Share Value plans. The least-expensive plan costs $20 per month and includes 300MB. Stepping up to $30 buys 2GB, $50 buys 5GB, $100 buys 15GB, and $140 buys 20GB. These new amounts/prices are a slightly better value than they were before. The first three […]

Google Shipping Play Services 7.8

Google said it has finished updating most Android devices to Play Services 7.8. This new version of Play Services adds several functionalities that developers can take advantage of when writing apps. For example, Nearby Messages adds a cross-platform API to let devices communicate with beacons more efficiently based on proximity. It melds Bluetooth, WiFi, and […]

Court Blocks Samsung’s Try to Appeal Apple Ruling

A federal appeals court has shut down Samsung’s hopes of overturning a jury verdict that found it guilty of violating Apple’s patents. In 2012, a jury found Samsung had willfully violated a number of Apple patents in handsets such as the Galaxy S and S2. The jury awarded Apple $1 billion in damages, though that […]

Ice Cube and Kevin Hart Star in Ride Along 2 Trailer

Universal Pictures has revealed the Ride Along 2 trailer, which you can watch in the player below! Kevin Hart and Ice Cube lead the returning lineup of Ride Along 2, the sequel to the blockbuster action-comedy that gave us the 2014’s most popular comedy duo. The film earned $153.9 million worldwide last year on a […]

Apple Releases iOS 8.4.1 to Resolve Apple Music Bugs

Apple today pushed out iOS 8.4.1, an update meant to help smooth out performance issues with Apple Music. Apple says the software resolves an issue that could prevent turning on iCloud Music Library, as well as an issue that hid added music because Apple Music was set to show offline music only. The update gives […]

A24 and David S. Goyer Join Forces on New Horror Film

A24 announced today that it is teaming with filmmaker David S. Goyer (Batman Begins, Blade, The Unborn) and his production company Phantom Four, led by President Kevin Turen, to bring a high concept original idea to screen. Described as “an elevated horror story in a very unique setting,” the film will be directed by Marc […]

NBC Confirms Xena: Warrior Princess Reboot Plans

Though the title hero herself, Lucy Lawless, cast doubt on a report that NBC was eager to revive “Xena: Warrior Princess,” NBC Entertainment chairman Bob Greenblatt has confirmed to The Hollywood Reporter that they are in the planning stages of a reboot on the series. “Yes, we’re in the early stages of developing a new […]

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