| The Drill Down 357: The Future’s So Bright
This week, the FBI stands firm on the Sony hack, a top VC’s predictions for 2015, Apple unlocks the iPhone, DISH wants you to cut cable, thousands of free games, and drones on demand. All this, and much much more…
...continue reading » Tags: Amazon, Amazon Echo, Apple, CES, Dish, Dish Network, drones, FBI, FCC, Federal Communications Commission, Fred Wilson, games, gaming, Gofor, Google, International CES, Internet Archive, iPhone, Lizard Squad, MS-DOS, Net Neutrality, North Korea, Playstation Network, prediction, Privacy, PSN, Sling TV, Sony, Sony Hack, The Interview, Title II, VC, venture capital, Video Games, Video On Demand, videogames, VOD, Xbox, Xbox Live | |
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| The Drill Down 356: A Comedic Blow For Freedom
This week, Apple ditches Russia, North Korea drops a bomb on Sony… and we sift through the fallout, and 3D printing goes into space. All this, and much much more on The Drill Down.
...continue reading » Tags: 3D Printing, Apple, DPRK, Google, Hacking, internet, James Franco, Motion Picture Association of America, MPAA, NASA, North Korea, Piracy, prosthetics, Russia, Seth Rogen, Sony, Sony Hack, Space, The Interview, Twitter, VOD | |
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| Wait, What? Sony Planning ’21 Jump Street’ and ‘Men In Black’ Crossover Movie
According to the Wall Street Journal, leaked e-mails out of Sony Pictures have revealed plans for a potential crossover between two unlikely franchises of theirs, 21 Jump Street and Men in Black. That’s right, we could just see Jonah Hill and Channing Tatum discovering the secret world of aliens living among us in 23 Jump Street (which will likely be titled something else if this actually happens). The e-mails also make it clear that Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones wouldn’t be starring in the movie, though smaller cameo appearances aren’t ruled out.
...continue reading » Tags: 21 Jump Street, 23 Jump Street, Amy Pascal, Channing Tatum, Chris Miller, Jonah Hill, Jump Street, Men In Black, Phil Lord, Sony, Sony Hack, Sony Hacking, Sony Pictures | |
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| Sony Hacking Trouble Reveals Attempt To Share Spider-Man With Marvel and More
In the wake of the recent hack at Sony, four of the studio’s upcoming films have already been uploaded to various sharing sites, salaries have been revealed, employees have expressed how they feel about some of the films that are being produced, social security numbers have been leaked, and numerous threats have been made towards employees. While the studio is attempting to get a handle of the situation, it is clear that a lot of damage has been done. As Sony moves forward, it’s likely we’ll learn what kinds of things were leaked. The Wall Street Journal has done some digging, and have found as a result of the leaks that Sony has had discussions with Marvel about sharing Spider-Man, and that there have been talks with The Lego Movie directors Phil Lord and Chris Miller about an animated comedy.
...continue reading » Tags: Amy Pascal, Captain America: Civil War, Chris Miller, Kevin Feige, Marvel, Marvel Studios, Phil Lord, Sony, Sony Hack, Sony Hacking, Sony Pictures, Spider-Man, The Amazing Spider-Man 2, The Amazing Spider-Man 3 | |
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