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Digitimes today says Apple is planning a $799 MacBook Air for Q3 based on “sources from the upstream supply chain.” Clearly, no one in Apple’s Asian supply chain knows Cupertino’s pricing strategies. Digitimes is— at best—working off Apple, perhaps building a spec-reduced model. From the context, it seems that it is making the assumption based on falling prices of surrounding Ultrabooks, which we know is a mistake. Nevertheless, let’s give them the benefit of the doubt:...

Director Osgood Perkins is quickly earning a reputation as one of the hottest, most provocative directors in Hollywood. After paying his dues as an actor, he returned to his true passion, writing and directing. His first two films, The Blackcoat’s Daughter and I Am the Pretty Thing That Lives in the House both earned strong critical praise, and now he’s back with Gretel & Hansel, a sincere and frightening take on the classic fairy tale....

A Fortune interview with Disney CEO Bob Iger, featured on the magazine’s cover (seen below) today, makes much of the importance of Iger’s relationship with Steve Jobs. The mutual respect the pair felt for each other was reflected in the fact that Jobs, before his death, asked that Iger be invited to take his place on the Apple board … Ed Catumull, Disney’s animation president, says of the Iger/Jobs relationship: “Steve recognized that in Bob he actually had a partner....

Disney has been dominating the box office in recent years and will most likely continue doing so for a long time thanks to the Disney/Fox deal and other projects, but it all started back in 2012, and it was thanks to Paramount Pictures. Disney has become a powerhouse in the entertainment business, taking over the big screen and television with a variety of content that goes from superhero films and animated adventures, to TV series aimed for both children and adults....

The planned director of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, Scott Derrickson, has dropped out of Marvel’s upcoming sequel film. Although the movie isn’t set to release until 2021, Benedict Cumberbatch’s previous portrayal of Doctor Strange was enjoyable enough that many fans have been looking forward to the character’s next solo film with much anticipation, citing his inclusion in both Avengers: Infinity War and (to a lesser extent) Avengers: Endgame as some of the more visually entertaining parts of those movies....

Instagram has been in the talks for its controversial stories and posts. People get to share their personal life, work hustle, and family time there. Instagram’s “close friends” feature for stories has made the users more vocal. There’s always a drama going on on Instagram. It’s a shame if you can’t share it with your friends. Well, how about screen recording a story? Screenshots are not enough when there’s a streak of dramatic episodes on someone’s story....

Lost and stolen devices represent a significant threat to organizational cybersecurity. In fact, 45% of data breaches in the healthcare field are caused by lost or stolen devices. Any steps that organizations can take, like full-disk encryption, can help to reduce or eliminate the threat of these kinds of breaches. What is disk encryption? Encryption algorithms are designed to take data and a secret key as output and produce an obfuscated form of the data that cannot be read without access to the decryption key....

Noah Hawley has met with Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige about his Doctor Doom movie. For the last several decades, 20th Century Fox has owned the film rights to major Marvel characters like the X-Men and Fantastic Four, as well as those who are mostly associated with them. This included one of Marvel Comics’ most nefarious villains, Victor Von Doom aka Doctor Doom. He’s been brought to life three times before on the big screen, but none of these interpretations did him justice....

Chiwetel Ejiofor is reportedly set to return to the Marvel Cinematic Universe as the villain Mordo in the sequel Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. Doctor Strange is a 2016 superhero movie starring British actor Benedict Cumberbatch as the titular character. On his quest to find a cure for extensive nerve damage to his hands due to an accident, Strange finds the Ancient One, who teaches him magic and sorcery....

Former Doctor Who showrunner, Steven Moffat, subtly altered the mythology of the Valeyard during his tenure on the show. Introduced during the era of Colin Baker’s Sixth Doctor, the Valeyard acted as recurring villain during the Trial of a Time Lord season and was eventually revealed as an evil future incarnation of the Doctor that had traveled back in an attempt to frame the Sixth Doctor and steal his remaining regenerations....

The R-rated comedy Good Boys tells the story of a group of tweens, but does it have an after-credits scene teasing a sequel or adding an extra joke? Written by Gene Stupnitsky and Lee Eisenberg with Stupnitsky also directing, Good Boys follows three childhood friends as they enter sixth grade and get invited to their first kissing party. The boys are Max (Jacob Tremblay), who’s in love with their classmate Brixlee (Millie Davis); Thor (Brady Noon), who wants to sing in the school musical; and Lucas (Keith L....

During a recent behind-closed-doors event, Capcom made a mysterious announcement regarding the Devil May Cry series that may or may not be Devil May Cry 6. The well-received Devil May Cry 5 was released only six months ago, making the timing of this tease even more intriguing. Devil May Cry 5 marked a long-awaited return to form for the series and became another example of Capcom successfully revitalizing its classic properties....

Warning: SPOILERS for Guardians of the Galaxy #2 Peter Quill a.k.a. Star-Lord has been a staple member of the Guardians of the Galaxy since the team’s inception post Annihilation: Conquest in 2008. While the members of the team have changed over the years, Star-Lord has stayed fairly consistent as the team’s leader – aside from when a Punk-Rock Groot took the title. However, after years of leading the Guardians, Peter’s time may finally be up as he makes the ultimate sacrifice to destroy the floating city of Olympus while his team escapes....

The multi-hyphenate artist is a near-constant trending topic on social. Whether he’s making music, promoting a movie or launching a new merchandise venture, people can’t help but discuss what he’s up to. Sure, a swift rise to stardom as a member of a beloved boy band doesn’t hurt his cultural relevance. However, that’s not all there is to it. When you peek behind the curtain of the Harry Styles media machine, there are a ton of marketing maneuvers at play....

During its earnings report this afternoon, Disney announced that it will cut ties with Netflix in favor of creating its own streaming service. Come 2019, Disney says that it will launch its own streaming service, while the long-awaited ESPN streaming service will launch in early 2018… Disney reached an exclusive partnership with Netflix last year to bring Disney, Marvel, Lucasfilm, and Pixar movies to the streaming platform. In a press release today, however, Disney said this agreement will end with the 2019 calendar year theatrical slate, which includes films such as Toy Story 4 and the sequel to Frozen....

[SPOILERS for those not caught up on Doctor Who ahead.] - The latest promo for Doctor Who season 10 teases what’s to come (and who’s returning) over the episodes ahead. Doctor Who returned after an extended break last weekend with ‘The Pilot’, an episode primarily designed to introduce new companion Bill Potts (Pearl Mackie). The premiere also established Peter Capaldi’s Twelfth Doctor as currently in hiding at an Earth university and tasked with protecting a vault of which the contents are unknown....

Microsoft recently announced the reboot of the classic beat them video game Battletoads. Battletoads first came out back in 1991 and has since made several franchise releases with 5 installments in the series so far. During the 19991 Nintendo Power Awards, Battletoads went home with seven awards. It has been referred to as one of the most ‘Difficult Video Game’ of all time. The game feature 3 toads: Rash, Zitz, and Pimple....

You may not want to be buried there, but should hang around after Pet Sematary 2019 for an after-credits scene? The new horror movie is a readaptation of Stephen King’s 1983 novel, widely regarded as one of his scariest works. Pet Sematary had previously been translated to the big screen by Mary Lambert in 1989 (with a more violent sequel released in 1992), but this new version from directors Kevin Kolsch and Dennis Widmyer is a very different affair....

To celebrate its sixth birthday, Discord has unveiled a new feature to make it easier to find social audio rooms. The app is also getting a new logo, as well as a Threads feature for improved conversations. With its new app Stage Channels, which are Clubhouse-like social audio rooms, Discord announced its Stage Discovery feature that will let the user see a feed of public Stage Channels they might be interested in....

Disney Parks have a marvelously magical way of bringing our favorite animated films and adventures to life. You can sail with Captain Jack on Pirates of the Caribbean, soar over London with Peter Pan, or visit a house full of 999 Happy Haunts. But one of the most recent additions takes guests to a galaxy far, far, away. If you’ve not had the opportunity, Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge is Disney’s new park area dedicated to the famous space opera....