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The Odyssey’s Himesh Patel says he was surrounded by bees for his Cyclops scene, but it helped the “visceral reality” of Christopher Nolan’s epic
Himesh Patel, who appears in Christopher Nolan’s upcoming adaptation of The Odyssey, has said he was surrounded by real bees while filming his scene as the Cyclops. The actor suggested that the presence of live insects on set, rather than being simulated digitally, contributed to the “visceral reality” Nolan was aiming for in the film,…
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Andy Burnham slaps down net zero zealot Ed Miliband as he prepares to launch new oil and gas drilling in North Sea
Andy Burnham, the newly installed Labour Party leader, has publicly pushed back against Energy Secretary Ed Miliband’s net zero approach as he moves to approve new oil and gas drilling licences in the North Sea. The intervention marks a significant break with Miliband’s stance on fossil fuel extraction and signals a shift in Labour’s energy…
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Prompt Injection Attacks Are Thwarting AI Hacking Agents
Security researchers at Tracebit have found that embedding prompt injections alongside fake credentials in cloud storage can effectively neutralise AI-powered hacking agents, flipping a technique normally used by attackers into a defensive tool. The method, dubbed “context bombing”, plants decoy secrets on Amazon Web Services containing hidden commands that order the attacking LLM to perform…
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Netflix’s games strategy might be a mess, but Oxenfree studio’s ingenious new chiller-thriller shows it has a secret weapon
Netflix has released Unhinged, a first-person horror game from Oxenfree developer Night School Studio, which uses players’ own smartphones as an in-game prop to blur the line between the fictional story and reality. Although Netflix’s broader video game strategy has often appeared unfocused, this title demonstrates a genuine creative strength: cleverly integrating mobile devices into…
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Utopia Distribution Exec on Shifting Releases Towards Eventification to Cater to ‘Fandom’ and Younger Audiences: ‘Everything Is Being Destroyed to Be Rebuilt’
Charlie Sextro, Senior Vice President of Acquisitions and Business Development at Utopia Distribution, has said the company is overhauling how it releases films in the US, moving towards fewer but more heavily curated, event-driven releases designed to tap into growing “fandom” among young cinephiles. Speaking at the Costa Rica Media Market, Sextro described current US…
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Mariah Carey shares ‘Daydream’ 30th anniversary edition with unheard “private” recordings
Mariah Carey has released a 30th anniversary edition of her 1995 album ‘Daydream’, which includes previously unheard recordings from her private songwriting sessions. The digital release marks the first time Carey has agreed to share excerpts from her personal writing tapes, offering fans rare insight into how key tracks came together for the album that…
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Not so much James Bond, more Mission Impossible – 007 First Light was originally more of an ensemble piece, says IO Interactive
IO Interactive has revealed that its James Bond origin story, 007 First Light, was originally conceived as more of an ensemble adventure in the vein of Mission: Impossible, rather than a solo Bond tale. According to lead writer Michael Vogt, the game’s earliest pitch, made seven years ago, envisaged Bond working closely alongside a team…
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Rooney, Hart and Richards row down Hudson River
Wayne Rooney rows down the Hudson River with fellow BBC pundits Joe Hart and Micah Richards.
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Wessex Water chief pockets above-inflation pay rise despite bonus ban over sewage spills
Wessex Water has given its chief executive, Ruth Jefferson, an above-inflation pay rise even though the company has been banned from paying bonuses following sewage spills. The disclosure comes amid intense public and political scrutiny of water company executive pay, as sewage pollution in rivers and seas continues to provoke outrage, and it raises fresh…
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Shocking footage shows plain-clothed ICE officers violently pinning down an Australian man at Las Vegas Airport as he cries out for help
Footage has emerged showing plain-clothed ICE officers forcibly restraining an Australian man at Las Vegas Airport, with the man crying out for help as he was pinned to the ground during the encounter. The video has drawn attention amid ongoing scrutiny of aggressive immigration enforcement tactics used by US authorities, raising questions about the treatment…