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The Valiant Cinematic Universe will now be divided, as Paramount acquires the rights to Harbinger and more Valiant properties from Sony, who’ll retain Vin Diesel’s Bloodshot franchise. With Hollywood’s interest in shared comic book movie universes, Sony first began working to create one for Valiant’s titles in 2016. The original plan was for two Harbinger movies and two Bloodshot films that would lead to a Harbinger Wars adaptation crossover. While Bloodshot picked up steam when Diesel signed on in 2018 and is approaching its early 2020 release date, the Harbinger movie has been stuck in limbo....

Prejudiced and malicious to the bone, Death Eaters are the faction that make up Voldemort’s fanatical following. Fans of the Harry Potter film franchise became acquainted with these villains around the time of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. The first sightings of this group in the films came during the scene where Harry and the Weasleys attend the Quidditch World Cup. After that, we see them performing various brazen criminal acts, as they work to do Voldemort’s bidding to take over the wizarding world....

When both the book and film versions of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone were released, no one could have predicted the level of success that they or the rest of the Harry Potter saga would achieve. But it’s easy to see why so many children and adults immediately fell in love with the story of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone. The first tale of Harry Potter that J.K. Rowling wove was a story that was thrilling and mysterious, and it revolved around a cast of characters that were very intriguing and relatable....

A new adaptation of Stephen King’s The Dark Half is in the works at MGM. Released in 1989, the novel tells the story of Thad Beaumont. A recovering alcoholic, Thad has a duplicitous professional career. While he has some success as an author under his real name, it’s the series he publishes under a pseudonym that’s truly a runaway hit. Under the alias of ‘George Stark’, Thad publishes popular novels about the life of a fictional serial killer....

Brief Background There are various forms of phishing, but each form has a similar objective: to elicit information from an unsuspecting victim (refer to this article for more details). Phishing Phishing is an attack wherein an attacker attempts to acquire sensitive information from a target, including usernames and passwords, personal identification information, or payment card information. This is typically done via email, but it can also be broadened to include watering hole attacks, wherein an attacker plants innocuous-looking links in places like discussion forums to entice victims to click....

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Harry Potter is one of the most universally beloved fandoms/franchises of all time. Fans across the globe have found role models and reflections of themselves and their loved ones in some of the more iconic series. But not all of the characters in the series have been seen in such a positive light by all who read the books and watch the films. Though many fans have rather controversial opinions on some of the main characters in the Harry Potter series (i....

The Ron Weasley in the books versus the Ron Weasley in the movies is quite different in many ways. While there are many similarities between both versions of the Harry Potter character, fans have noted that many things about Ron’s personality were changed for the movies. While, of course, some moments and scenes can’t be translated from book to screen or need to be cut out for time, many feel that Ron’s characterization was changed too much....

The Harry Potter series, despite initially being created for young children across the globe, contained quite the body count. The first three movies and books pass relatively nicely, with just Professor Quirrell meeting his demise in the Sorcerer’s Stone. But, when Lord Voldemort returns in the Goblet of Fire, that spells the end for many characters within JK Rowling’s franchise. Some deaths, however, could have been avoided had the characters made better decisions - or not been subject to trickery....

Of all of the families from the Harry Potter series, the Weasley family might be one of, if not the most heroic of all. Almost all of the members of the Weasley family show the Gryffindor traits of bravery and courage many times in their lives. As a family and as individuals they can be rather heroic and are always trying to do the right thing, especially in the fight against Voldemort and his followers....

The Black Widow trailer has taken fans of the MCU by storm, offering several new looks into Natasha Romanov’s past. That includes her self-described ‘family’ of Russian agents, including Red Guardian, played by actor David Harbour. But comparing him to the comics, it seems Marvel Studios may have already changed him from his comic book origins – erasing his marriage with Natasha, as well. In the Black Widow trailer itself, Natasha reunites with a few old allies previously unseen in the MCU....

As Apple’s acquisition of Beats Electronics and Beats Music nears completion this financial quarter, the Cupertino and Culver City, California-based companies have begun work on transitioning select employees and technology resources from Beats to Apple, according to sources briefed on the transition. Apple executives have visited Beats’ Southern California headquarters this week and last week to offer groups of employees positions at Apple and to notify some members of the Beats staff that they will not be included in the transition....

We have some bad news. Crooks can easily jam your cameras with a $15 gadget, rendering them blind. Tap or click here for how the trick works and what you can do to prevent it. Now here’s some worse news. Blocking what your cameras see is one thing, but hackers can also use them to enter your network. And it’s not only cameras. We’ll show you how to secure your most vulnerable devices....

A number of users flooded Apple Support Communities forums following yesterday’s release of the Mac OS X Lion 10.7.3 update to complain about dreaded CUI errors. In addition to a bunch of minor issues, some people reported being greeted with unexpected app crashes after rebooting into 10.7.3. For them, attempting to launch any application would produce the above (and below) prompt saying: Log files reveal that the affected users are often unable to use their computer normally as a large number of crashes are being logged....

Apple looks all set to dominate the mobile gaming market as more and more users are picking up their smartphones to play popular titles from developers that previously may have been reserved for consoles. Here’s why iOS has a big advantage over Android when it comes to gaming. In a detailed TechCrunch piece, Matthew Panzarino dives into how Apple is headlining tech industry events that the company doesn’t even have a presence at....

iPhone 7 The new iPhone 7 has a “newish” design with a high gloss finish that you can see below, or you can get it without the gloss, too. You can get it in gold, silver, and rose gold. The Home button has been redesigned, has haptic feedback making it more responsive, and is customizable. It’s water and dust-resistant. There is a new chip inside called A10 Fusion 64-bit with four cores and an improved GPU....

Dumbledore’s Army featured heavily in both the book and movie versions of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. While the movies showed most of the key moments from the books, there wasn’t enough time to portray all the details. So, while the movies hit all of the essential scenes, there are many smaller moments and interesting things about Dumbledore’s Army that didn’t make the cut. For those who haven’t read the books (it’s not a crime, you know), here are some background facts and extra tidbits about Dumbledore’s Army that the movies left out....

As old-fashioned as Frank Capra’s educational film Hemo The Magnificent is today, it still has a certain charm. Oscar-winning director Frank Capra is best known for political comedy-drama Mr. Smith Goes To Washington and the ultimate Christmas movie It’s A Wonderful Life. Towards the end of his career, however, Capra had all but retired from filmmaking due to his disdain with Hollywood but made several educational films for the AT&T Corporation....

You don’t need the latest iPhone to enjoy the perks that come with iOS 16, however. And the big news is that you can finally edit and unsend text messages. Before you get too excited, there are some things you should know. Tap or click here for what happens when you unsend, edit or delete a text in iOS 16. Sometimes taking back a text isn’t enough. If you’re being contacted by someone you don’t want to hear from, you can block them from contacting you by phone, text, email and more....

As we detailed earlier today, it’s easy to download iPhone and iPad apps from the Mac App Store to run them on the new M1-powered MacBook Air, Mac mini, and MacBook Pro. However, Apple gives developers the ability to opt-out of having their application available on the Mac, and many have taken that option. A user on Reddit has now discovered that it’s actually possible to install app files, or ....