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Elon Musk Just Got Sued Over His Robotaxi Rollout

Producer of Blade Runner 2049 says Tesla used AI imagery similar to the film

(Newser) - The production company behind Blade Runner 2049 has sued Elon Musk over the recent rollout of Tesla's new self-driving Robotaxi . Alcon Entertainment says it rejected a request from Musk to use imagery from the 2017 movie at the vehicle's launch party, reports the New York Times . "He...

TMZ: NYPD Seeking Sean Young of Blade Runner

Sources allege she may have had a role in Queens burglary

(Newser) - TMZ's latest scoop suggests possible trouble for an actress most famous for a 1982 role. TMZ reports the NYPD wants to question Blade Runner's Sean Young about a Queens burglary that occurred Thursday and resulted in the loss of $12,000 worth of technical software and hardware,...

Boo 2! A Madea Halloween Wins the Weekend Box Office

The comedy sequel brought in $21.7M

(Newser) - It was a spooky weekend at the box office for nearly everyone but Tyler Perry. Perry's comedy sequel Boo 2! A Madea Halloween scared up a healthy $21.7 million in its first weekend in theaters, but the waters were rough for other new openers, including the disaster epic...

Happy Death Day Wins the Weekend Box Office
Happy Death Day
Knocks Off Blade Runner 2049
BOX OFFICE
Oct 15, 2017 1:25 PM CDT

Happy Death Day Knocks Off Blade Runner 2049

The horror movie pulls in $26.5M while the sci-fi sequel has another disappointing weekend

(Newser) - The horror pic Happy Death Day is celebrating a first place finish at the box office this weekend while the Blade Runner sequel spirals downward, AP reports. Studio estimates on Sunday show Happy Death Day, a Groundhog Day-like thriller, earned $26.5 million for Blumhouse and Universal Pictures, the shops...

Blade Runner Sequel Disappoints at the Box Office

The film only did well among men over 25

(Newser) - Blade Runner 2049 opened surprisingly weakly at the North American box office, debuting with an estimated $31.5 million, AP reports. That's a disappointing start for a highly touted, well-reviewed sequel that cost at least $155 million to make. Warner Bros. and Sony Pictures, which collaborated on the Alcon...

For a Sequel, Blade Runner 2049 Is Uncommonly 'Original'
Blade Runner 2049
Isn't Just a Movie.
It's 'High Art'
MOVIE REVIEW
Oct 6, 2017 8:01 AM CDT

Blade Runner 2049 Isn't Just a Movie. It's 'High Art'

Critics are raving about this 'original' sequel

(Newser) - Set 30 years after the original Blade Runner, Denis Villeneuve's Blade Runner 2049 finds LAPD cop and blade runner K (Ryan Gosling) on a meandering path that eventually leads to Rick Deckard (Harrison Ford), who's long been in hiding—and hiding a secret. What critics are saying about...

Watch Out, Replicants, Blade Runner Trailer Is Here

Get ready for the much-anticipated Harrison Ford-Ryan Gosling matchup

(Newser) - People (and/or replicants) are buzzing online about one of the most anticipated movies of 2017. The trailer for Blade Runner 2049 was released Monday, and per USA Today , the 1:45 clip "hits all the right notes." Denis Villeneuve, director of 2016's hit Arrival, is the director...

Obama's Top 8 Sci-Fi Movies and TV Shows

The president laid them out while serving as guest editor for Wired

(Newser) - Perhaps lining up a post-White House gig, President Obama stepped in as guest editor for Wired this week, the AV Club reports. In addition to writing about why "now is the greatest time to be alive," he took the opportunity to list his favorite science fiction movies and...

Reeva Steenkamp Met With Ex 2 Days Before Killing

Pistorius called her 'every 20 minutes' during rendezvous

(Newser) - Reeva Steenkamp met with her ex-boyfriend only two days before Oscar Pistorius killed her—and received two phone calls from the Olympic athlete during the coffee date, according to a new BBC documentary . "I mean he’s phoned twice already, every 20 minutes," her ex, Warren Lahoud, says...

New Focus in Pistorius Case: Bloody Bat

Steenkamp's father: 'There is no hatred in our hearts'

(Newser) - The case against Oscar Pistorius darkens: Police are now investigating a bloodied cricket bat recovered from the Olympian's house, reports South Africa's City Press . Cops theorize that Pistorius may have used the bat to bludgeon girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp—in addition to her bullet wounds, her skull was apparently...

Pistorius Carried Her Downstairs, Tried to Save Her: Report

And Steenkamp was to reveal her past in an abusive relationship

(Newser) - Security guards who rushed to Oscar Pistorius' home at the sound of gunshots found him carrying his fatally wounded girlfriend downstairs and desperately trying to resuscitate her, according to a South African newspaper. Sources tell Beeld that guards and neighbors heard Reeva Steenkamp's last breaths as Pistorius gave her...

Reality Show With Pistorius Girlfriend Will Still Air

South Africans can watch tonight

(Newser) - The reality show featuring the slain girlfriend of Oscar Pistorius will air as scheduled tonight on South African television, just two days after she was shot to death , reports the Independent . The national broadcaster explains that Tropika Island of Treasure will serve as a tribute to Reeva Steenkamp because every...

Pistorius Shot Girlfriend Through Bathroom Door: Reports

Runner in tears after murder charge

(Newser) - Covering his face, South African runner Oscar Pistorius arrived at a Pretoria court today via police car, the BBC reports. After being charged with one count of murder , he was in tears; prosecutors are making a case that the crime was premeditated, the AP notes. The court pushed Pistorius' bail...

'Blade Runner' Pistorius Charged in Girlfriend's Murder

Said to have mistaken her for robber, but police not so sure

(Newser) - Olympic runner Oscar Pistorius has been charged with murder after his girlfriend, model Reeva Steenkamp, was found dead in his home, Sky News reports. The South African sprinter, a 26-year-old double amputee known as the "Blade Runner," may have taken his girlfriend for a burglar when she arrived...

Pistorius Doesn't Medal in Bid to Defend Title

He loses in 100 meters, is no longer world's fastest amputee

(Newser) - It's shaping up to be a Paralympics to forget for Oscar Pistorius. In his bid to defend his title as the "world's fastest amputee," the South African failed to even make the medal stand, reports AP . He finished fourth in today's 100-meter race, while British...

'Blade Runner' Aims for History


 'Blade Runner' 
 Aims for History 
Olympics
Aug 4, 2012 7:15 AM CDT

'Blade Runner' Aims for History

Oscar Pistorius is the first amputee to compete

(Newser) - Oscar Pistorius made Olympic history simply by competing in a 400-meter heat today, and he earned a chance to make some more tomorrow. The 25-year-old South African became the first amputee to compete in an Olympic race, reports the Washington Post . Pistorius, who uses a pair of carbon fiber prosthetic...

Ridley Scott to Direct New Blade Runner

Alcon Entertainment slated to produce upcoming sequel or prequel

(Newser) - "I've seen things you people wouldn't believe..." But would the infamous replicant leader in Blade Runner believe that director Ridley Scott is making a new version of the 1982 sci-fi classic? Sequel or prequel, nobody seems to know—and Harrison Ford's participation is a question...

Blade Runner Sequel Planned
 Blade Runner Sequel Planned 
Mar 4, 2011 4:51 AM CST

Blade Runner Sequel Planned

Production firm in talks to buy rights to sci-fi classic's universe

(Newser) - Other Blade Runner movies could be here in time for 2019, the year when the 1982 sci-fi classic takes place. Production company Alcon Entertainment says it's in the final stages of talks to acquire the rights to make prequels and sequels based on the settings and characters of the original,...

100 Top Sci-Fi Flicks
 100 Top Sci-Fi Flicks 
Aug 4, 2009 6:00 PM CDT

100 Top Sci-Fi Flicks

(Newser) - Science fiction movies run the gamut from cerebral to "joyful space opera." The writers at Total Sci-Fi run down the 100 best; here's the top 10:
  1. Blade Runner: This "masterpiece," with standout performances from Harrison Ford and Rutger Hauer, is "backed up by a real
...

Omar's iDon Takes Reggaeton Back to the Future

Dancehall king blends familiar with futuristic with foray into cyberpunk

(Newser) - Reggaeton superstar Don Omar blends dancehall with Blade Runner on new album iDon, Jody Rosen writes for Slate. The Puerto Rican’s journey into “dystopian cyberfantasy” features plenty of “cybernetic mumbo-jumbo, foreboding synth chords, and techno twitches,” Rosen writes, backtracked by some more familiar big booming beats.

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