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- After the last film in the Indiana Jones being overall loathed by fans and critics, and Harrison Ford growing older, we are still getting the fifth film in the series. Whether that is exciting or not is up to you, but the film is being made. On April 2019, Steven Spielberg will begin his work on the film. The original trilogy came out back in the 80s and was beloved by so many. The iconic series was brought down a bit since the mid-2000s sequel Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. That film has made fans less ecstatic about a new entry, but they could redeem themselves, who knows? No word on a story, but the film will be filmed in the UK. The last bit of information is that they are debating about making another film. In 2019-2020 will be the release date, so let’s wait to see how things go.
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- If you love a show, then you want the cast and crew to be paid well. We are getting some good news for the cast of Stranger Things. According to Deadline, the cast will be getting a meaty sum of cash for season three. After some negotiating, the cast has reportedly finalized their new salary for the next season of the hit sci-fi show. Winona Ryder and David Harbour as the leading adult cast will have an increase close to $350,000 per episode. While some of the child actors will have an increase to about $150,000 per episode. Millie Bobby Brown is reportedly going to make a bit more than the other boys, but that is not confirmed. Nonetheless, this is excellent news for the cast. Season three is expected to come out towards the end of the year.
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- The hit sci-fi cartoon Rick and Morty has taken the world over by its popularity. Everyone, myself included, can not wait for the next season. So when is it? Well, nobody is sure because there could be a slight issue. This issue is taken place because Adult Swim has not ordered for a new season yet. This news got stirred up earlier in the week, but now we have a more transparent look at what is happening. Show co-creator Dan Harmon made a guest appearance on Kevin Smith and Scott Mosier’s podcast. Dan had this to say, “The reason we’re not working on Rick and Morty right now ain’t because I figured out that I don’t need to impress you. It’s because of a little something called contract negotiations, and it’s gotten complicated this time around.”. Fans will have to be patient because negotiations can take some time. However, the show is so popular that we can expect a return at some point in the future.
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- Many companies do not dispose of information about their metrics publically. That is why Pornhub is such an interesting company for doing so. Fortnite has become such a sensation that it is even impacting one of the most prominent porn sites on the internet. Popular Twitch streamer Tyler Blevins aka “Ninja” streamed a few games with famous rapper Drake. This broke the record for most concurrent views on Twitch. Now Pornhub has weighed in to give everyone a look at their site since this significant event happened on Twitch. The top related search is just Fortnite, before or after Fortnite the top searches were Overwatch and Team Fortress 2, and the countries looking these terms up the most are Finland, Ireland, and France. You can take a look at all of the charts below.
- In 2016 Captian America: Civil War broke a record for presale tickets for Fandango. Then in January, Black Panther crushed that record for first-day presale tickets. Now in six hours, Avengers: Infinity War smashes that record. We never get precise numbers, but this already colossal movie is set to dominate the year. I already got my tickets and could not be more excited. Speculation occurred that Black Panther could dominate Infinity War. Some felt that way because of the tremendous amount of success and hype backing Black Panther that it was a thought. Now we all know the true king for movies in 2018 looks like it will be Avengers: Infinity War. This film has been built up for a decade with small teases of Thanos here and there. Now we get to see him in action and change the future of the MCU. The film releases April 27 worldwide. You can expect a weekly article from me in April to celebrate and to build up to my review of the film.
A lot of news happened this week. What did you find most interesting? What did I miss that caught your eye?
Tristan Zelden 