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These Are Not The Spoilers You Are Looking For: Rian Johnson Actually Revealed Who The Last Jedi Is
Practice your best wookiee growl and whip out those lightsabers, because we are edging ever closer to Star Wars: The Last Jedi. The hotly anticipated sci-fi spectacle is sure to take over the box office just in time for Christmas, while hopefully continuing a legacy that is celebrating 40 years of movie magic.
By Tom Chapman8 years ago in Futurism
Latest Pokémon Anime Depicts First Canonical Pokémon Death— So What Happens After They Die?
What started as a simple video game in #Pokémon has expanded into numerous anime series which have become arguably more popular than the original video game itself. With the anime, fans have gone to extreme lengths to delve into every hidden crevice of the Pokémon universe. That said, there's one aspect of the Pokémon universe which has never been directly addressed: death.
By Allie Z.8 years ago in Futurism
A Clever 'Halo' Fan Has Transformed Cortana into a Holographic AI Personal Assistant
In a world populated by the likes of Amazon's Alexa, Google AI, Apple's Siri and Microsoft's Cortana, we're heading toward a future where artificial intelligence is fast becoming an in-home personal assistant. With the tech giants all behind the evolution of AI, it's a future that many of us have only dreamed of up to this point. However, what if someone decided to push past the concept of a disembodied voice acting as a PA to make AI in a similar vein to the Princess Leia hologram, only better?
By Dustin Murphy8 years ago in Futurism
A Whole 'World' Of Pain: 'Westworld' Season 2 Promises A Huge Bloodbath
Saddle up for a round in O.K. Corral, because Westworld Season 2 is sticking on its spurs for another trip to the violent delights of HBO's robotic romp. Given the way in which Season 1 rounded off with that spectacular moonlit massacre, it is hard to see how showrunners Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy will top year one, but thankfully, it sounds like they will be trying their best.
By Tom Chapman8 years ago in Futurism
Well That Just 'Hux': 'The Last Jedi' Villain Reveals Why He Isn't in The Movie's Marketing
While the opening crawl prepares to take us to that galaxy far, far away once more, fans are whipping out their lightsabers in anticipation of Rian Johnson's upcoming Star Wars: The Last Jedi. An all-star cast of Mark Hamill, Daisy Ridley, and the late Carrie Fisher will surely take us to glory, but what about those we tend to forget?
By Tom Chapman8 years ago in Futurism
We're Grooting For You: James Gunn Confirms How 'Guardians' Post-Credits Sets Up 'Infinity War'
While James Gunn's Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 still (Star-)lords it over the MCU, fans of the outer space adventure are still talking about secret cameos, post-credit scenes, and where the franchise will go next. Rarely has a sci-fi film had such an impact on a franchise's continuing future, but now director James Gunn has revealed one more newsworthy tidbit of information ahead of next year's brawling Avengers: Infinity War.
By Tom Chapman8 years ago in Futurism
'Star Wars Battlefront II' Beta Reveals The Unfortunate Fate Of Boba Fett's Ship
Over the years there has been much mystery surrounding the fate of legendary bounty hunter Boba Fett. Many began to argue that there had been no reasoning behind his death the moment he fell into the Sarlacc Pit during the events of Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi. After all, Boba Fett was notoriously famous for his calm, cold, and calculated demeanor. Anyone who fell into his sights knew their fates had been sealed.
By Dustin Murphy8 years ago in Futurism
Existence
So let me just question our existence for a minute. I know it's a difficult thing to stomach but is there ever going to be a reason we keep creating generations and generations to keep our family name surviving. Will the universe be better off without us destroying only a minuscule part of it's home. A thread on its curtain if it may. Maybe not I'm guessing. It's hard to understand but this is why people such as myself insist on writing such ideas as this. In our part of the universe we are 7 billion people and counting, not including all the other creature's belonging to Mother Nature, and not a single one of us can give a wholesome answer as to how the hell we as a unity have ended up here on earth. Over the years of us being here we have created roles on creating our communities revolving around our talents and achievements but why? Why did we feel the need to allocate roles in order to keep our world alive? I mean yes we have theories about why we're here but there is no solid evidence. Am I the only one that is massively dazed by this? Why is this not a regular question being solved by the daily? Scientists have managed to to figure out what a massive percentage of living things are made of and what makes them do the things they do to survive but still has not wondered why they are there in the first place. Why have things such as atoms and bacteria formed to create us? Humans. Who says that we are worthy of building our lives and homes and entertainment in the midst of Mother Nature herself. Yes, I know. You're bored of hearing the same old crap revolving around our existence but please just for a moment hear out my mad rant and rack through your brain to try and figure out an answer to my question. Except you can't. I mean, kudos if you can! But I highly doubt it. Only because we can only think of remedies to unknown questions through the knowledge we hold. Scientists and doctors figure out cures for diseases and illnesses through the knowledge of the effects of different antibodies and medicines and what pushing them together can create. Builders can only create and recreate buildings from what they've seen before and what they know of construction. Teachers can only teach the knowledge they have been taught themselves from ages 4+ and every single one of us can preach what has been spoken before. Learning about the entities of our universe is a massive thing and most of us take it for granted. Yet still, as I wrote previously, we still haven't got a well-thought out honest answer for why we, a species of many wonders, are living and dying continuously on a much underrated sphere. I know I haven't explained properly when it comes to my many wonders but I have done this purposefully. This is just to let you know how I feel about not knowing what the hell our existence is for. Yes you could say it's to give this world our own personal take on life but as we create war, not only between ourselves but against the creatures that Mother Nature has bestowed on us, we are no other but merely killing the world with our own cold-blooded hands. So why keep us here after creating a destruction? I have a feeling it's because we have become way too strong to destruct again. Although one day we will be and then at that moment in time we will ask...
By Luna8 years ago in Futurism
Why Darth Talon Is One Of Star Wars' Most Unique Sith Lords
"Apprentice — do you know why your Master had to die?""Because you ordered it, Master."― Darth Krayt and Darth Talon Star Wars as a whole is ripe with lore. Whether it is the movies, which are canonical to the franchise's lore, the books, or even the comics that serve as the "Extended Universe," where various Sith Lords, Jedi Knights, and even soldiers served throughout the history of the universe. This includes names such as Darth Talon and Darth Nihl, who served as two of the most powerful Sith Lords of their time under the servitude of Darth Krayt.
By Dustin Murphy8 years ago in Futurism
Khan You Believe It? Quentin Tarantino Could Helm A Star Trek Movie
Move over J.J. Abrams, there's a new big kahuna in town, and this is one guy who you don't want to mess with as he sets his sights on the Starship Enterprise. Abrams put his stamp on the world of Spock and Starfleet with Paramount's first two "reboot" entries in 2009 and 2013, while Justin Lin helmed last year's underwhelming Star Trek Beyond. With the whole series facing a black hole of uncertainty, could #QuentinTarantino be the one to steer #StarTrek somewhere that no fan has gone before.
By Tom Chapman8 years ago in Futurism
Playing The 'Scape' Goat: There Was A Huge Sci-Fi Cameo Hiding In 'Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 2'
As Disney's Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 stuck on some banging tunes and flew us into another outlandish adventure in the cosmos, the good and the great of Hollywood nabbed themselves a role. Alongside returning favorites like Chris Pratt and Zoe Saldana were greats like Kurt Russell, Sly Stallone, and even Miley Cyrus.
By Tom Chapman8 years ago in Futurism
A Towering Inferno: First Critical Reviews Slam 'The Dark Tower' Movie Adaptation
As we prepare to climb The Dark Tower and bring Stephen King's fantasy opus to our screens, it looks like we are heading to the Wild West for a shootout with those critical reviews. Given that other King adaptations like The Shining and Misery are lauded as some of the best horrors to grace cinema, can a move away from what the author does best still do a Shawshank Redemption and go down well with movie fans?
By Tom Chapman8 years ago in Futurism