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Paramount Primal Snaps Up High-Concept Thriller Spec ‘Sweet Spot’ From Nic Curcio & Kirby Gladstein
Paramount Primal has pre-emptively acquired Sweet Spot, a high-concept thriller screenplay by Nic Curcio and Kirby Gladstein. The deal gives the studio an early claim on a project by an emerging writing partnership, although its story and potential cast or producers have not yet been disclosed. Curcio and Gladstein began writing together in 2023 and…
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Google adds AI to satellite images, raising fears of deepfakes in the sky
Google introduced an AI image-generation feature in Google Earth that allowed users to alter or create satellite-style images of real locations. The move prompted concern that convincing fabricated depictions of conflict, disasters or other events could be presented as genuine evidence, weakening trust in imagery often used by journalists, researchers and investigators. Reports showed users…
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‘Widow’s Bay’ Creator Katie Dippold Breaks Down Loftis’ and Wyck’s Relationship: “Wyck Just Sees a Coward”
Creator Katie Dippold says the early confrontation between Mayor Tom Loftis and resident Wyck in Apple TV’s horror-comedy *Widow’s Bay* is designed so that neither man is wholly wrong. Wyck sees Loftis as arrogant, historically ignorant and unwilling to recognise signs that the island’s ancient curse is real, while Loftis sees Wyck’s beliefs as obstructing…
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The 12 best new metal songs you need to hear right now
Metal Hammer’s weekly new-music round-up for 31 July 2026 highlights 12 recently released metal tracks, ranging from established figures to emerging artists. The selection is presented as a listening guide ahead of a busy late-summer and autumn festival and touring period. – Tony Iommi is among the featured established artists. – Electric Callboy and President…
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Silent Hill producer believes shaking up the series was necessary to win over players because ‘at best, only about half of the original users will return with a remake’
Silent Hill producer Motoi Okamoto said Konami believed simply remaking older entries would not be enough to rebuild the series’ audience. He argued that significant change was needed to attract new players, as even a strong remake might bring back only around half of the original audience. Okamoto’s comments frame the recent strategy behind projects…
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Final Fantasy 14 fans discover “Creepypasta Backrooms” area in Patch 7.55, and Square Enix is feeding into the horror: “If you’re not careful and you noclip out of reality…”
Final Fantasy 14 players have identified an area added in Patch 7.55 that they compare with the “Backrooms”, an internet horror concept associated with unsettling, empty spaces. The discovery has prompted discussion because Square Enix has appeared to acknowledge and encourage the comparison, extending the community’s horror-themed interpretation. The reference centres on the Backrooms’ familiar…
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Marvel’s ‘X-Men’ Reboot Officially Casts Emma Frost
Marvel Studios has reportedly cast Samara Weaving as Emma Frost in its forthcoming X-Men reboot, marking the first significant casting news for the franchise’s arrival in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The decision suggests the studio is moving from long-term development into assembling the film’s central mutant characters, following Disney’s acquisition of 20th Century Fox in…
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Mahershala Ali Calls Out Marvel for Not Making ‘Blade’: ‘You Had Me Under Contract. They Have Billions of Dollars. If They Wanted to Do It, We Would’ve Done It’
Mahershala Ali has criticised Marvel Studios for failing to make its planned Blade film, saying the studio had him under contract and could have completed the project if it had wanted to. The film’s collapse matters because Ali was announced as Blade in 2019, yet never appeared as the character despite years of development and…