Wes Ball is adding another installment to the popular Planet of the Apes franchise starring Owen Teague in the lead alongside Lydia Peckham, and Freya Allan. Kevin Durand plays the main villain in the narrative, Proximus Caesar, and the actor recently revealed that he was partly inspired by one of the richest men in the world.
Kevin Durand’s Proximus Caesar in Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
Elon Musk who currently stands as the second richest man in the world after Lvmh chairman, Bernard Arnault, has inspired several characters in movies and shows. Musk who is undoubtedly one of the most popular among all the billionaires, also appeared in several cinematic projects including his The Big Bang Theory appearance and of course, in Robert Downey Jr.’s Iron Man 2.
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes Villain Actor Revealed His Inspiration
Kevin Durand. Credit: HeyUGuys/Yt
Kevin...
Kevin Durand’s Proximus Caesar in Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
Elon Musk who currently stands as the second richest man in the world after Lvmh chairman, Bernard Arnault, has inspired several characters in movies and shows. Musk who is undoubtedly one of the most popular among all the billionaires, also appeared in several cinematic projects including his The Big Bang Theory appearance and of course, in Robert Downey Jr.’s Iron Man 2.
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes Villain Actor Revealed His Inspiration
Kevin Durand. Credit: HeyUGuys/Yt
Kevin...
- 5/10/2024
- by Lachit Roy
- FandomWire
If Bob Iger were a Marvel superhero, his power would be persuasion. The Disney CEO has long leaned on his ability to convince others of his plans. From film and TV writers, directors and stars, to Disney shareholders, to the company’s own board members, Iger’s track record has been impeccable.
Consider possibly the most important deal he ever led: Disney’s $4 billion acquisition of Marvel Entertainment in 2009. While Marvel’s success since then is not in dispute, at the time the idea of Disney chasing young men via the comic book brand was seen as a real risk. In his 2019 memoir The Ride of a Lifetime, Iger recalls how he pitched a skeptical Steve Jobs on the deal.
Jobs, who had sold Pixar to Disney just a couple of years earlier, was Disney’s largest shareholder and a member of the board. He also told Iger that he...
Consider possibly the most important deal he ever led: Disney’s $4 billion acquisition of Marvel Entertainment in 2009. While Marvel’s success since then is not in dispute, at the time the idea of Disney chasing young men via the comic book brand was seen as a real risk. In his 2019 memoir The Ride of a Lifetime, Iger recalls how he pitched a skeptical Steve Jobs on the deal.
Jobs, who had sold Pixar to Disney just a couple of years earlier, was Disney’s largest shareholder and a member of the board. He also told Iger that he...
- 3/27/2024
- by Alex Weprin
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Superhero movies had entered something of a transitional period in 2007. Sam Raimi's "Spider-Man" run had reached an unplanned end with the tepidly received "Spider-Man 3," leaving Sony facing the daunting prospect of rebooting a franchise that still had plenty of box office juice (the third installment racked up the webslinger's highest worldwide gross to date). Bryan Singer whiffed badly on the hugely expensive "Superman Returns," forcing Warner Bros. to pin its DC Comics hopes almost exclusively on Christopher Nolan's forthcoming sequel to "Batman Begins" (which was a modest commercial success). 20th Century Fox's "Fantastic Four" grossed just enough to merit a sequel, while the future of the "X-Men" franchise rested solely on the yoked shoulders of Hugh Jackman's Wolverine.
And then there was Marvel Studios, which, after watching their most popular characters make billions for other companies, yearned to control the narrative destinies of the characters they hadn't sold off.
And then there was Marvel Studios, which, after watching their most popular characters make billions for other companies, yearned to control the narrative destinies of the characters they hadn't sold off.
- 12/17/2023
- by Jeremy Smith
- Slash Film
Look, in order to write about film for a living, you truly have to love the medium of movies unconditionally. So, believe me when I say that it's genuinely difficult to imagine a less appealing combination of words than the ones in the headline above and which I'm going to attempt to make sense of here. Hot off the divisive reactions and internet memes that followed the release of last year's "The Whale," visionary filmmaker Darren Aronofsky has apparently lined up his next project, and it's almost guaranteed to be even more controversial than anything the director has made yet -- which is saying a lot!
According to Variety, Aronofsky is once again teaming up with A24, this time to adapt a biopic of someone you've probably heard about once or twice in the last several months: the richest man in the world, Elon Musk. The indie studio reportedly won...
According to Variety, Aronofsky is once again teaming up with A24, this time to adapt a biopic of someone you've probably heard about once or twice in the last several months: the richest man in the world, Elon Musk. The indie studio reportedly won...
- 11/10/2023
- by Jeremy Mathai
- Slash Film
A24 has a biopic of Elon Musk in development, with The Whale helmer Darren Aronofsky on board to direct, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed.
A24 optioned Walter Issacson’s new biography of Musk, the controversial CEO of Tesla Motors and SpaceX, which will be turned into a film adaptation. Aronofsky is set to direct and produce the film with his production company Protozoa Pictures.
Aronofsky previously partnered with A24 on The Whale, for which star Brendan Fraser earned an Academy Award. The book option deal is understood to have been highly competitive with top studios and filmmakers in the running.
Published by Simon & Schuster, Issacson’s book explores the 52-year-old’s upbringing in South Africa by a “charismatic fantasist” engineer father, Errol Musk, and dietician mother, Maye Musk, who now moonlights as a model.
Isaacson shadowed Musk for two years and attended his meetings, toured his companies’ factories and spent...
A24 optioned Walter Issacson’s new biography of Musk, the controversial CEO of Tesla Motors and SpaceX, which will be turned into a film adaptation. Aronofsky is set to direct and produce the film with his production company Protozoa Pictures.
Aronofsky previously partnered with A24 on The Whale, for which star Brendan Fraser earned an Academy Award. The book option deal is understood to have been highly competitive with top studios and filmmakers in the running.
Published by Simon & Schuster, Issacson’s book explores the 52-year-old’s upbringing in South Africa by a “charismatic fantasist” engineer father, Errol Musk, and dietician mother, Maye Musk, who now moonlights as a model.
Isaacson shadowed Musk for two years and attended his meetings, toured his companies’ factories and spent...
- 11/10/2023
- by Etan Vlessing
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
An Elon Musk biopic is in development at A24 with Darren Aronofsky on board to direct, Variety has confirmed.
Walter Isaacson’s authorized biography of the controversial tech mogul, which was published in September, will serve as the basis for the screenplay. Isaacson’s “Steve Jobs” book was previously adapted into the 2015 Universal film of the same name, starring Michael Fassbender as the Apple CEO.
Sources tell Variety that there was heated competition to option Isaacson’s book from studios and filmmakers alike, with A24 ultimately winning the bidding war. Aronofsky, who most recently directed last year’s Oscar contender “The Whale” starring Brendan Fraser, is known for his surreal filmmaking style, which often includes psychological elements. His past credits include “Requiem for a Dream” (2000), “Black Swan” (2010) and “Mother!” (2017). For his work on “Black Swan,” Aronofsky was nominated for the best director Oscar, while Portman ended up winning the best actress award.
Walter Isaacson’s authorized biography of the controversial tech mogul, which was published in September, will serve as the basis for the screenplay. Isaacson’s “Steve Jobs” book was previously adapted into the 2015 Universal film of the same name, starring Michael Fassbender as the Apple CEO.
Sources tell Variety that there was heated competition to option Isaacson’s book from studios and filmmakers alike, with A24 ultimately winning the bidding war. Aronofsky, who most recently directed last year’s Oscar contender “The Whale” starring Brendan Fraser, is known for his surreal filmmaking style, which often includes psychological elements. His past credits include “Requiem for a Dream” (2000), “Black Swan” (2010) and “Mother!” (2017). For his work on “Black Swan,” Aronofsky was nominated for the best director Oscar, while Portman ended up winning the best actress award.
- 11/10/2023
- by Ellise Shafer
- Variety Film + TV
As the ongoing battles in state legislatures over classroom curricula indicate, history – or at least the curation of which stories to teach, and from which perspectives – is subjective. So too is Hollywood’s rich tradition of biopics, which imply to audiences whose lives are worthy of immortalizing on film. Whether in textbooks or onscreen, most of the protagonists of our shared cultural history have belonged to the same demographic: Elvis, Oppenheimer, Jobs, Zuckerberg, Hughes. Those individuals were undoubtedly impactful, but Hollywood has also devoted resources to spotlighting relatively lesser-known white men, such as Jordan Belfort, Frank Abagnale and Hugh Glass (and that’s just one movie star’s filmography).
Biopics about people of color exist, of course, particularly when it comes to undeniable icons like Malcolm X and Muhammad Ali. But one community – the second largest racial or ethnic group in the country – has been particularly underrepresented when it comes...
Biopics about people of color exist, of course, particularly when it comes to undeniable icons like Malcolm X and Muhammad Ali. But one community – the second largest racial or ethnic group in the country – has been particularly underrepresented when it comes...
- 9/15/2023
- by Rebecca Sun
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
A few weeks before Bob Iger sat down for that CNBC interview in which he said Disney’s linear TV networks, like ABC and FX, “may not be core” to the company’s business, a veteran Hollywood executive mused to The Hollywood Reporter on the possibility of a deal that would rock the industry: Apple buying Disney. It’s an idea that keeps being discussed, even though many top executives have scoffed at it and many still do. Apple doesn’t want to buy a studio, they say, and there’s no way the feds would allow a huge deal like that to go through.
But this observer wasn’t so quick to rule it out. “I don’t think [Apple] would buy the company as it presently exists,” he said. “But if you see Bob start to divest things … that feels like he’s prepping for a sale. And there...
But this observer wasn’t so quick to rule it out. “I don’t think [Apple] would buy the company as it presently exists,” he said. “But if you see Bob start to divest things … that feels like he’s prepping for a sale. And there...
- 8/9/2023
- by Kim Masters and Alex Weprin
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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For decades, Disney CEO Bob Iger has been a revered media titan, beloved by both employees and Wall Street — a rare feat and tricky balancing act.
That’s what made it so surprising to the creative community when the usually friendly and disciplined Iger, fresh off his private jet at Sun Valley, chose a setting known as “summer camp for billionaires” to castigate writers and actors for their “very disturbing” strike and economic expectations that are “just not realistic,” adding that Hollywood has been “a great business for all of these people.” SAG-AFTRA President Fran Drescher joined voices across entertainment in calling Iger’s comments “tone deaf” and, well, rich for someone who reportedly makes more than 500 times the median salary of Disney employees.
Why the sudden about-face by Mr.
For decades, Disney CEO Bob Iger has been a revered media titan, beloved by both employees and Wall Street — a rare feat and tricky balancing act.
That’s what made it so surprising to the creative community when the usually friendly and disciplined Iger, fresh off his private jet at Sun Valley, chose a setting known as “summer camp for billionaires” to castigate writers and actors for their “very disturbing” strike and economic expectations that are “just not realistic,” adding that Hollywood has been “a great business for all of these people.” SAG-AFTRA President Fran Drescher joined voices across entertainment in calling Iger’s comments “tone deaf” and, well, rich for someone who reportedly makes more than 500 times the median salary of Disney employees.
Why the sudden about-face by Mr.
- 7/27/2023
- by Peter Csathy
- The Wrap
San Francisco, July 17 (Ians) A first-edition, unopened 4Gb model of an iPhone has been sold for a staggering $190,372.80 (more than Rs 1.5 crore) in an auction in the US.
Originally retailing at $599, the lot was expected to fetch in the region of $50,000- $100,000 – but broke all previous records.
The original iPhone 7 lot, run by Lcg Auctions, attracted 28 bids in total and sold at nearly 400 times its original price, reports the BBC.
Lcg Auctions described it as “a popular high-end” and “red-hot collectable”, adding that two other factory-sealed, first-edition iPhones had sold at record values in the last year.
The website described the model as an “exceedingly rare, factory sealed, first-release 4Gb model in exceptional condition. Virtually flawless along the surface and edges, the factory seal is clean with correct seam details and tightness”.
First released in 2007 by late Apple CEO Steve Jobs, the tech giant made the decision to discontinue the...
Originally retailing at $599, the lot was expected to fetch in the region of $50,000- $100,000 – but broke all previous records.
The original iPhone 7 lot, run by Lcg Auctions, attracted 28 bids in total and sold at nearly 400 times its original price, reports the BBC.
Lcg Auctions described it as “a popular high-end” and “red-hot collectable”, adding that two other factory-sealed, first-edition iPhones had sold at record values in the last year.
The website described the model as an “exceedingly rare, factory sealed, first-release 4Gb model in exceptional condition. Virtually flawless along the surface and edges, the factory seal is clean with correct seam details and tightness”.
First released in 2007 by late Apple CEO Steve Jobs, the tech giant made the decision to discontinue the...
- 7/17/2023
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
It is not uncommon for filmmakers to omit certain facts and details for the sake of vibrant storytelling, and the movie BlackBerry is no exception. With that in mind, it’s natural to wonder ‘is Blackberry accurate?” To better understand BlackBerry‘s accuracy, it’s important to acknowledge that creative liberties are often taken in movies based on real-life events. Filmmakers may prioritize adding additional drama to increase the entertainment value for the viewers. Many biographical films like The Social Network or Steve Jobs have also tweaked details. BlackBerry is a biopic that focuses on the rise and fall of the eponymous company.
- 6/6/2023
- by Safwan Azeem
- TVovermind.com
"BlackBerry" is an entertaining, often hilarious look at the rise and fall of the first smartphone, a fascinating exploration of the price of innovation in the ruthless business world and how well intentions and a passion for bringing fantasy and fiction to reality don't always merge well with the need to know how to make money. Make no mistake, this is not the Canadian version of "The Social Network," it is the real-life version of Mike Judge's "Silicon Valley."
Back in the '90s, communications were going through a revolution — the rise of personal computers, of the cellphone. It is a time when technology threatens to completely change — if not outright kill — the way we do work and business traditionally. The world is ready to have an entire office in the palm of your hands, it just needs a couple of geniuses to make it happen.
This movie is not about those geniuses,...
Back in the '90s, communications were going through a revolution — the rise of personal computers, of the cellphone. It is a time when technology threatens to completely change — if not outright kill — the way we do work and business traditionally. The world is ready to have an entire office in the palm of your hands, it just needs a couple of geniuses to make it happen.
This movie is not about those geniuses,...
- 3/16/2023
- by Rafael Motamayor
- Slash Film
Tech giants sure crash and burn a lot on Wall Street, and Canada’s Research in Motion (Rim), maker of the Blackberry, the world’s first smartphone, eventually fell like a fiery anvil from the sky after achieving surprise global telecom dominance.
But director Matt Johnson, whose Canadian biopic BlackBerry will have a world premiere in competition at the Berlin Film Festival, opted against portraying Rim’s dramatic descent into obsolescence. His film has few of the usual business drama tropes like blood-and-guts confrontations between colorful executives scheming behind the scenes and putting the sword to rivals as the mother ship goes down.
Instead, BlackBerry, which stars Jay Baruchel as Rim co-founder Mike Lazaridis and It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia‘s Glenn Howerton as co-ceo Jim Balsillie, focuses on the origins of Rim to explore how the iconoclastic Blackberry phone, with its physical keyboards, became a status symbol of the...
But director Matt Johnson, whose Canadian biopic BlackBerry will have a world premiere in competition at the Berlin Film Festival, opted against portraying Rim’s dramatic descent into obsolescence. His film has few of the usual business drama tropes like blood-and-guts confrontations between colorful executives scheming behind the scenes and putting the sword to rivals as the mother ship goes down.
Instead, BlackBerry, which stars Jay Baruchel as Rim co-founder Mike Lazaridis and It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia‘s Glenn Howerton as co-ceo Jim Balsillie, focuses on the origins of Rim to explore how the iconoclastic Blackberry phone, with its physical keyboards, became a status symbol of the...
- 2/18/2023
- by Etan Vlessing
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The entrance and exit of the BlackBerry smartphone is truly an all-thumbs tale – that of a beloved keyboard on a game-changing wireless device, and a Canadian company (Research in Motion) not terribly dexterous with innovation after the market pie went from “CrackBerry”-flavored to Apple-forward.
Equal parts high-tension business saga and nerd comedy, Matt Johnson’s feature “BlackBerry” – adapted with co-writer Matthew Miller from a book about the phone’s meteoric life (“Losing the Signal”) — parses the origins of the device’s success and the seeds of its downfall. Naturally, the story is bracketed by scrappy sorcery on one end and Steve Jobs’ competition-destroying genius on the other, but at its heart is the strange-bedfellows relationship between soft-spoken engineer Mike Laziridis (a silver-haired Jay Baruchel) and his shrewd, take-no-prisoners co-ceo Jim Balsillie.
The result, at a well-paced but unnecessarily long two hours, is a seriocomic cautionary tale of butting personalities in a fast-changing world,...
Equal parts high-tension business saga and nerd comedy, Matt Johnson’s feature “BlackBerry” – adapted with co-writer Matthew Miller from a book about the phone’s meteoric life (“Losing the Signal”) — parses the origins of the device’s success and the seeds of its downfall. Naturally, the story is bracketed by scrappy sorcery on one end and Steve Jobs’ competition-destroying genius on the other, but at its heart is the strange-bedfellows relationship between soft-spoken engineer Mike Laziridis (a silver-haired Jay Baruchel) and his shrewd, take-no-prisoners co-ceo Jim Balsillie.
The result, at a well-paced but unnecessarily long two hours, is a seriocomic cautionary tale of butting personalities in a fast-changing world,...
- 2/17/2023
- by Robert Abele
- The Wrap
Ashton Kutcher had the opportunity to play Steve Jobs in a film based on the tech mogul’s life. Before his casting, however, Kutcher almost met Jobs himself when he was alive.
But Kutcher couldn’t spend quality time with Jobs in the end, which he soon regretted.
Ashton Kutcher was terrified of playing Steve Jobs Ashton Kutcher | Noam Galai/Getty Images
Kutcher was immediately drawn to the film Jobs as soon as he read the script. This was fortunate for the film’s producer, Mark Hulme, who couldn’t imagine anyone else more ideal for the film than Kutcher.
“Since our film covers the early years of Apple, when Jobs was in his 20’s, we needed an actor who could carry not only the youthfulness of Jobs at the time but also the psychological complexity. Because of that, and Ashton’s physical similarities to Jobs, he’s perfect for our film,...
But Kutcher couldn’t spend quality time with Jobs in the end, which he soon regretted.
Ashton Kutcher was terrified of playing Steve Jobs Ashton Kutcher | Noam Galai/Getty Images
Kutcher was immediately drawn to the film Jobs as soon as he read the script. This was fortunate for the film’s producer, Mark Hulme, who couldn’t imagine anyone else more ideal for the film than Kutcher.
“Since our film covers the early years of Apple, when Jobs was in his 20’s, we needed an actor who could carry not only the youthfulness of Jobs at the time but also the psychological complexity. Because of that, and Ashton’s physical similarities to Jobs, he’s perfect for our film,...
- 2/4/2023
- by Antonio Stallings
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
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Since Nov. 21, when Disney revealed the shocking return of Bob Iger as CEO and the ouster of his chosen successor Bob Chapek from the role, the informed speculation rumor mill about the future of the Burbank-based entertainment giant has been in overdrive.
Iger, in a town hall with employees on Nov. 28, dismissed the idea that another megadeal is what’s driving this new era for the executive at Disney. “We have a great set of assets here,” Iger told staffers. “Nothing is forever, but I am very, very comfortable with each of the assets that we have,” he added, and specifically called the idea that Disney could sell out to Apple “pure speculation.”
That hasn’t stopped Wall Street analysts, investors and longtime Disney observers to note that Iger has built Disney into what it is today with a series of big swing...
Since Nov. 21, when Disney revealed the shocking return of Bob Iger as CEO and the ouster of his chosen successor Bob Chapek from the role, the informed speculation rumor mill about the future of the Burbank-based entertainment giant has been in overdrive.
Iger, in a town hall with employees on Nov. 28, dismissed the idea that another megadeal is what’s driving this new era for the executive at Disney. “We have a great set of assets here,” Iger told staffers. “Nothing is forever, but I am very, very comfortable with each of the assets that we have,” he added, and specifically called the idea that Disney could sell out to Apple “pure speculation.”
That hasn’t stopped Wall Street analysts, investors and longtime Disney observers to note that Iger has built Disney into what it is today with a series of big swing...
- 12/1/2022
- by J. Clara Chan, Winston Cho, Caitlin Huston and Alex Weprin
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
San Francisco, Oct 16 (Ians) A Macintosh Se used by Apple co-founder Steve Jobs at NeXt will be the highlight at an upcoming technology auction that could fetch 300,000.
The History of Science and Technology, including the Space History auction held by Bonhams, features a wide array of documents and physical items connected to noteworthy events, companies and individuals, reports AppleInsider.
Among the listings is a considerable number of lots dedicated to Apple and to Steve Jobs.
The Macintosh Se computer was used by Steve Jobs while he worked at NeXT following his initial departure from Apple.
It is described as having been originally set up for use by Jobs’ assistant in late 1987 to early 1988, the report said.
The hard drive inside the machine is said to hold data relating to his working schedule including task lists, recruiting work, travel, and details of a missed meeting with King Charles III, known at...
The History of Science and Technology, including the Space History auction held by Bonhams, features a wide array of documents and physical items connected to noteworthy events, companies and individuals, reports AppleInsider.
Among the listings is a considerable number of lots dedicated to Apple and to Steve Jobs.
The Macintosh Se computer was used by Steve Jobs while he worked at NeXT following his initial departure from Apple.
It is described as having been originally set up for use by Jobs’ assistant in late 1987 to early 1988, the report said.
The hard drive inside the machine is said to hold data relating to his working schedule including task lists, recruiting work, travel, and details of a missed meeting with King Charles III, known at...
- 10/16/2022
- by Glamsham Bureau
- GlamSham
New Delhi, Oct 5 (Ians) Apple CEO Tim Cook on Wednesday remembered his best buddy Steve Jobs who died of respiratory arrest on October 5, 2011, at the age of 56.
In a tweet, Cook said: “Steve showed us all, again and again, that a great idea really can change the world. Remembering him today and always.”
Jobs was the co-founder, chief executive, and chair of Apple, CEO of Pixar and held a leading role at the Walt Disney Company.
His vision, imagination and creativity led to inventions that have, and continue to, change the way the world communicates, as well as transform the computer, music, film and wireless industries.
On July 7 this year, Jobs was given the Presidential Medal of Freedom posthumously at the White House by US President Joe Biden.
For Jobs, Cook was the natural choice and he picked him over more popular names around for the CEO job.
Considered a “colourless,...
In a tweet, Cook said: “Steve showed us all, again and again, that a great idea really can change the world. Remembering him today and always.”
Jobs was the co-founder, chief executive, and chair of Apple, CEO of Pixar and held a leading role at the Walt Disney Company.
His vision, imagination and creativity led to inventions that have, and continue to, change the way the world communicates, as well as transform the computer, music, film and wireless industries.
On July 7 this year, Jobs was given the Presidential Medal of Freedom posthumously at the White House by US President Joe Biden.
For Jobs, Cook was the natural choice and he picked him over more popular names around for the CEO job.
Considered a “colourless,...
- 10/5/2022
- by Glamsham Bureau
- GlamSham
New Delhi, Oct 5 (Ians) Apple CEO Tim Cook on Wednesday remembered his best buddy Steve Jobs who died of respiratory arrest on October 5, 2011, at the age of 56.
In a tweet, Cook said: “Steve showed us all, again and again, that a great idea really can change the world. Remembering him today and always.”
Jobs was the co-founder, chief executive, and chair of Apple, CEO of Pixar and held a leading role at the Walt Disney Company.
His vision, imagination and creativity led to inventions that have, and continue to, change the way the world communicates, as well as transform the computer, music, film and wireless industries.
On July 7 this year, Jobs was given the Presidential Medal of Freedom posthumously at the White House by US President Joe Biden.
For Jobs, Cook was the natural choice and he picked him over more popular names around for the CEO job.
Considered a “colourless,...
In a tweet, Cook said: “Steve showed us all, again and again, that a great idea really can change the world. Remembering him today and always.”
Jobs was the co-founder, chief executive, and chair of Apple, CEO of Pixar and held a leading role at the Walt Disney Company.
His vision, imagination and creativity led to inventions that have, and continue to, change the way the world communicates, as well as transform the computer, music, film and wireless industries.
On July 7 this year, Jobs was given the Presidential Medal of Freedom posthumously at the White House by US President Joe Biden.
For Jobs, Cook was the natural choice and he picked him over more popular names around for the CEO job.
Considered a “colourless,...
- 10/5/2022
- by Glamsham Bureau
- GlamSham
On the fourth episode of “For All Mankind” Season 3, while the three-way race to Mars is at its most heated, NASA deploys previously unmentioned solar sails, which billow towards the heavens (and give them a competitive advantage on the race). And just to add a little salt to the proverbial wound, they broadcast some music for the other ships to hear – music from the Pirates of the Caribbean theme park attraction. Specifically, the “Pirate Overture” by George Bruns, an iconic piece of music that served as the theme of sorts to the original 1967 Disneyland attraction, is blasted on the soundtrack.
TheWrap quizzed “For All Mankind” executive producers Matt Wolpert and Ben Nedivi about how they pulled off this magical musical moment and how much they’ve thought about Disney within the show’s alternate timeline.
“That was something that started in the writers’ room where it was this idea of...
TheWrap quizzed “For All Mankind” executive producers Matt Wolpert and Ben Nedivi about how they pulled off this magical musical moment and how much they’ve thought about Disney within the show’s alternate timeline.
“That was something that started in the writers’ room where it was this idea of...
- 7/13/2022
- by Drew Taylor
- The Wrap
President Joe Biden awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom to 17 recipients at the White House on Wednesday, including gymnast Simone Biles, former congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and soccer champion Megan Rapinoe, as well as posthumous honors to Steve Jobs. Another recipient, Denzel Washington, was to attend, but tested positive for Covid, according to a White House official and the actor’s publicist.
Washington will receive the award at a later date, Biden said. At the ceremony, the president said that Washington “couldn’t be here but wanted to be.” The White House has testing guidelines in place for those who will be in close contact to the president.
The nation’s highest civilian honors typically are given annually to a group that includes politicians, activists, artists and scientists.
Others who received the honor included Sister Simone Campbell, college president Julieta Garcia, civil rights attorney Fred Gray, Father Alexander Karloutsos, religious freedom...
Washington will receive the award at a later date, Biden said. At the ceremony, the president said that Washington “couldn’t be here but wanted to be.” The White House has testing guidelines in place for those who will be in close contact to the president.
The nation’s highest civilian honors typically are given annually to a group that includes politicians, activists, artists and scientists.
Others who received the honor included Sister Simone Campbell, college president Julieta Garcia, civil rights attorney Fred Gray, Father Alexander Karloutsos, religious freedom...
- 7/7/2022
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
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President Joe Biden will present the nation’s highest civilian honor, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, to 17 people, including actor Denzel Washington, gymnast Simone Biles and the late John McCain, the Arizona Republican with whom Biden served in the U.S. Senate.
Biden will also recognize Sandra Lindsay, the New York City nurse who rolled up her sleeve on live television in December 2020 to receive the first Covid-19 vaccine dose that was pumped into an arm in the United States, the White House announced Friday.
Biden’s honors list, which the White House shared first with The Associated Press, includes both living and deceased honorees from the worlds of Hollywood, sports, politics, the military, academia and civil rights and social justice advocacy.
The Democratic president will present the medals at the White House next week.
Biden himself is a medal recipient. President Barack Obama...
President Joe Biden will present the nation’s highest civilian honor, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, to 17 people, including actor Denzel Washington, gymnast Simone Biles and the late John McCain, the Arizona Republican with whom Biden served in the U.S. Senate.
Biden will also recognize Sandra Lindsay, the New York City nurse who rolled up her sleeve on live television in December 2020 to receive the first Covid-19 vaccine dose that was pumped into an arm in the United States, the White House announced Friday.
Biden’s honors list, which the White House shared first with The Associated Press, includes both living and deceased honorees from the worlds of Hollywood, sports, politics, the military, academia and civil rights and social justice advocacy.
The Democratic president will present the medals at the White House next week.
Biden himself is a medal recipient. President Barack Obama...
- 7/1/2022
- by Associated Press
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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