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☆ ‘Lord of the Rings’ franchise has a new movie coming in 2026
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-09 | by ( Lisa Respers France | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —The Oscar-winning team behind the nearly $6 billion blockbuster “Lord of the Rings” and “The Hobbit” trilogies is reuniting to produce two new films. The first of the new projects from Sir Peter Jackson, Fran Walsh and Philippa Boyens is tentatively titled “Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum,” Warner Bros. Walsh and Boyens have been tapped to write the screenplay, along with Phoebe Gittins and Arty Papageorgiou. Warner Bros. is owned by CNN’s parent company. Jackson made history with “The Lord of the Rings” trilogy, becoming the first person to direct three major feature films simultaneously.

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☆ Bernard Hill death: ‘The Lord of the Rings’ and ‘Titanic’ actor dies at 79
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-05 | by ( Thom Poole | Audry Jeong | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —British actor Bernard Hill, best known for supporting roles in “Titanic” and “The Lord of the Rings” trilogy, has died, his family announced on Sunday. “It is with the greatest sadness that we must announce that Bernard Hill, renowned actor known for his roles in ‘Titanic’ and ‘Lord of the Rings,’ passed away in the early hours of this morning at the age of 79,” his family said in a statement. In James Cameron’s 1997 multi-Oscar winning “Titanic”, Hill plays the ship’s Captain Edward Smith as a man haunted by his role in the tragedy and ultimately resigned to his fate. We last see him alone, still clutching the ship’s helm, before the rising water bursts in through the windows. Bernard Hill in The Return Of The King, 2003.

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☆ Peter Jackson restores classic 1970 Beatles documentary ‘Let It Be’
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-17 | by ( Jack Guy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

London CNN —A rarely seen 1970 film following the Beatles just before the band’s breakup will be released on Disney+ after being restored by Hollywood director Peter Jackson, the streaming service announced Tuesday. Jackson, who also made the award-winning 2021 docuseries “The Beatles: Get Back” for Disney+, has carried out a “meticulous restoration” of the film as well as “lovingly remastering the sound,” according to the statement. “One month before its release, The Beatles officially broke up. And so the people went to see ‘Let It Be’ with sadness in their hearts, thinking, ‘I’ll never see The Beatles together again. I will never have that joy again,’ and it very much darkened the perception of the film,” he said in the statement.

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☆ How OJ Simpson’s ‘trial of the century’ reshaped the national media and opened the door to Donald Trump’s presidency
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-12 | by ( Oliver Darcy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

But the impression that Simpson’s all-consuming trial had on shaping the modern media environment cannot be overstated. Simpson’s trial gave way to a media landscape dominated by salacious reality television and talking head-driven cable news. It’s difficult to imagine Trump being elected to the White House without the three-legged stool that Simpson’s trial played a crucial role in building. Reality TV had started earlier, but after Simpson there was a massive profusion of ‘Reality TV,’” Socolow said in an email. “That’s how ‘The Apprentice’ gave Donald Trump a comeback in American culture, and he rode his reality TV stardom to the White House.”

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☆ Christopher Nolan put a bet on himself when it came to Oscar frontrunner 'Oppenheimer' and walked away with a $72m payday, says report
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-09 | by ( Eve Crosbie | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. UniversalRepresentatives for Nolan and Universal did not respond to a request for comment sent by Business Insider outside regular working hours. Few in Hollywood can command such lucrative first-dollar gross arrangements, although it has previously happened in a Nolan pic. Leonardo DiCaprio chose to forego his then-typical $20 million paycheck for a minimum salary and an unspecified cut of the first-dollar gross. AdvertisementPer Forbes, directors who have previously wrangled first-dollar gross arrangements include Steven Spielberg, Peter Jackson, and James Cameron, placing Nolan in an elite group.

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☆ The CEO of FanDuel's owner Flutter explains how its US stock debut could boost its edge over rivals like DraftKings and why it thinks of itself as a media business
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-31 | by ( Ashley Rodriguez | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

download the appSign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. "It's a great opportunity to bring the world's leading sports betting and gaming business to the world's leading capital market." AdvertisementJackson said he believes the US listing will help the company win media attention and new investors. DraftKings narrowly edged out in August FanDuel's market-share lead in the broader online gambling space that includes casino-style games, per EKG. "FanDuel is undoubtedly a media business," Jackson said.

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☆ Flutter CEO Peter Jackson on NYSE listing
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-29 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailFlutter CEO Peter Jackson on NYSE listingFlutter CEO Peter Jackson joins 'Squawk on the Street' to discuss why it matters to the company to go public, Jackson's expectations for the public classification, and when the U.S. market overtakes the rest of its global business in profits.

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☆ A strong exit interview could help transform a company's culture and bottom line. Here are the 5 best and worst questions to ask.
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-25 | by ( Mariette Williams | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Exit interviews are a valuable tool for companies that want to make their workplaces better. Exit interviews are an effective tool for companies looking to make their workplaces better. "Exit interviews are seen as uncomfortable, time-consuming, and just plain inconvenient," Peter James, an executive leadership coach, told Business Insider. "Exit questions need not be complex but should ideally address what we know, what we think we know, and what we should know," James said. "By the time an employee has made it to the exit interview, they've already submitted their resignation letter or email.

Persons: —, Peter James, Chris Bellezza, James, Burgette White, White, Burgette, Desmond Attmore, Brian Wright, it's, I've, Devika Brij, Brij, Attmore, they've, They've Organizations: Service, Adecco, Employees, Staff Locations: America

☆ Now you can visit a real-life ‘Hobbit Hole’ in New Zealand
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-04 | by ( Francesca Street | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Tolkien’s imagination – and therefore sadly off limits to tourists – the Hobbiton Movie Set provides a pretty good substitute. The Hobbit sets – mostly facades built into landscaped hillsides – have operated as a tourist attraction in some capacity since 2002, but until recently most of the Hobbit Holes have been out of bounds to visitors. The Hobbiton Movie Set formed the backdrop to the "Lord of the Rings" movies and the subsequent Hobbit trilogy and is now a tourist attraction. Shaun JeffersNow, two fully decorated Hobbit Holes have opened to the public for the first time. Shaun JeffersExploring the Hobbit Holes is now included as part of the Hobbiton tour experience.

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asked Kristen Brengel of the National Parks Conservation Association, noting that visitors on the ground far outnumber those overhead. Congress passed another round of legislation in 2000 with a goal of setting rules in other national parks. Historically, some of the nation's busiest spots for tour operators are Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, which is home to one of the world’s most active volcanoes, and Haleakala National Park. But Brengel of the National Parks Conservation Association said the resistance doesn't have much traction. An amendment to the FAA reauthorization bill that would have required the agency to factor in the economics of commercial air tours over national parks failed in July, she said.

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☆ A bank robber stole $215,000, changed his name, and escaped justice for 50 years. He only told his daughter the truth on his deathbed.
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-04 | by ( Thibault Spirlet | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A bank robber stole $215,000 and escaped justice for 52 years, per the US Marshals Service. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementA bank robber who changed his identity and escaped justice for 52 years after stealing $215,000 only told his daughter his real name when he was dying, according to CNN . Getty ImagesConrad escaped justice for 52 years, living an "unassuming life" in the Boston suburb from 1970 onwards, the US Marshals Service said. Randele told CNN that her father was finally identified after someone sent a copy of his obituary to a crime reporter in Ohio.

Persons: Theodore Conrad, —, Theodore John Conrad, Thomas Randele, Ashley Randele, Ted Conrad, Conrad, Randele, He'd, Peter J, Elliott, John K Organizations: US Marshals Service, CNN, Service, Getty Locations: Cleveland , Ohio, Boston, France, Ohio

An aerial view of the San Francisco city skyline in California, U.S., October 28, 2021. REUTERS/Carlos Barria/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsSAN FRANCISCO, Nov 28 (Reuters) - Videogame software provider Unity Software (U.N) will eliminate 265 jobs or 3.8% of its global workforce and end an agreement with a digital video effects company founded by the "Lord of the Rings" director as part of a "reset," the company said on Tuesday. Tuesday's announcement includes termination of the professional services piece of an agreement Unity struck with movie director Peter Jackson's visual effects company Weta FX in 2021 after Unity purchased the technology and engineering division of Weta FX. As a result, 265 employees whose jobs are related to the agreement will be laid off, the company said. Reporting by Anna Tong in San Francisco Editing by Matthew LewisOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Carlos Barria, John Riccitiello, Jim Whitehurst, Roelof Botha, Peter Jackson's, Whitehurst, Anna Tong, Matthew Lewis Organizations: REUTERS, FRANCISCO, Unity Software, San, Unity, Sequoia Capital, FX, Weta, Reuters, Thomson Locations: San Francisco, California, U.S, Berlin, Singapore, Bellevue , Washington

☆ Black Friday came early this year, signaling worries about holiday demand
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-17 | by ( Gabrielle Fonrouge | In Gabrielle-Fonrouge | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Mario Tama | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesEarly Black Friday discounts were far higher this October compared to prior years, signaling retailers are concerned that demand could be tepid during the crucial holiday shopping season. Last year, about 30% of overall holiday sales happened online and other non-stores versus physical retail locations, according to the NRF. On average, 7.8% of all items were on sale at some point during the month compared to just 4.9% in 2019 and 3.3% in 2021. In Oct. 2022, prices were down just .7% compared to the prior year and in Oct. 2021, prices were up 1.9% compared to the prior year. The following year, when both inventories and inflation had grown and consumers were starting to feel the burn of high prices, promotions rose.

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☆ What’s Your Favorite Movie to Watch at the Holidays? We Want to Know.
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-15 | by ( Barbara Chai | More About Barbara Chai | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

I had watched the movie so many times. When I was in college, I’d come home for Thanksgiving break and flip on Jodie Foster’s “Home for the Holidays” while sipping a peppermint mocha. Maybe he’ll take to the Charlie Brown holiday specials this year. Or maybe he’ll continue to worship “The Polar Express,” turning the pages of the hardcover book in his lap as he watches the snowy scenes unfold. Images like this burn into my memory more than any still, scene or set from a movie.

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☆ He Carried the Bags (and the Secrets) for the Beatles
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-15 | by ( Alexandra Jacobs | More About Alexandra Jacobs | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

LIVING THE BEATLES LEGEND: The Untold Story of Mal Evans, by Kenneth WomackHe was a “gentle giant.” A “teddy bear” who once posed with a koala. A “lovable, cuddly guy.” Of all the people in the Beatles’ entourage, Mal Evans was indisputably the most Muppet-like. You may have seen the 6-foot-3 Evans looming over shoulders in “Get Back,” Peter Jackson’s blockbuster 2021 documentary. He was rarely called the fifth Beatle, as was his comrade in factotum-dom, Neil Aspinall, but certainly could have qualified as the sixth or seventh. Unlike Aspinall and so many other Beatles associates, however, Evans did not receive an obituary in The New York Times when he died at 40 on Jan. 4, 1976.

Persons: Mal Evans, Kenneth Womack, Evans, Peter Jackson’s, Paul McCartney, Maxwell’s, Neil Aspinall, Aspinall Organizations: Beatles, Cavern Club, New York Times Locations: Liverpool, Los Angeles

☆ UK court rejects appeal over where critically ill baby's treatment ends
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-10 | by ( Kylie Maclellan | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Eight-month-old Indi Gregory suffers from a rare mitochondrial disease which means that her cells do not produce enough energy and has been on full life support since early September. Her doctors say she suffers from significant pain and distress and there is no point in continuing treatment. On Wednesday, a judge ruled her life support should be removed, either in hospital or at a hospice. The UK Court of Appeal dismissed their challenge in a remote hearing on Friday. Earlier this week the Italian government granted her citizenship in a further move aimed at preventing doctors from taking her off life support and allowing her to be moved to Italy.

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☆ Flutter shares fall after disappointing earnings — but it insists FanDuel is No. 1 in sports betting
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-09 | by ( Contessa Brewer | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

FanDuel parent Flutter came out swinging Thursday, insisting the online gaming platform is the market leader in sports betting in the United States after DraftKings last week boasted it had taken over the top slot. Even as Jackson projected confidence in the company's market position, FanDuel's revenues failed to meet Wall Street expectations in the third quarter. In the U.S., the company's revenue grew by 20% year over year to $820 million, and average monthly players grew by 38%. Flutter shares plummeted after the company reported disappointing third-quarter results. It did not detail earnings results, but reiterated its full-year adjusted EBITDA guidance of $180 million in the U.S.

Persons: DraftKings, Peter Jackson, Jackson Organizations: CNBC Locations: United States, U.S, Australia, India

☆ Peter Rudegeair — Reporter at The Wall Street Journal
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-04 | by ( Peter Rudegeair | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +1 min

Peter RudegeairPeter Rudegeair is a reporter covering how technology is changing financial services. He works in The Wall Street Journal's newsroom in New York. In 2022, Peter was part of a team of Journal reporters that received the New York Press Club award for business reporting for their coverage of Robinhood, GameStop and meme-stock mania. Those stories also earned the New York Press Club's 2021 award for spot news and an honorable mention from the Society for Advancing Business Editing and Writing. Peter joined the Journal in 2015 from Reuters News, where he covered the banking industry's efforts to rebuild in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis.

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Titled “Now and Then,” the almost impossible-to-believe track is four minutes and eight seconds of the first and only original Beatles recording of the 21st century. But there were technical limitations to finishing “Now and Then.”On Wednesday, a short film titled “The Beatles — Now And Then — The Last Beatles Song” was released, detailing the creation of the track. On the original tape, Lennon's voice was hidden; the piano was “hard to hear,” as Paul McCartney describes it. “Like we would do that anyway.”“This is the last track, ever, that you’ll get the four Beatles on the track. John, Paul, George, and Ringo,” he continued.

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☆ A new Beatles song is set for release after 45 years — with help from AI
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-02 | by ( Jenni Reid | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

(Photo by Daily Mirror/Daily Mirror/Mirrorpix via Getty Images)LONDON — A new Beatles song featuring the complete Fab Four will be released Thursday, 45 years after John Lennon began writing it — with the help of artificial intelligence. A short film detailing the making of the "last Beatles song" was published to the band's official YouTube channel Wednesday and has already gained more than 1.4 million views. Lennon recorded a demo of the song with piano and vocals at his home in New York two years before he was murdered in 1980. Work on completing the song revived more than two decades later, when director Peter Jackson was producing the mammoth eight-hour Beatles documentary "Get Back." Artificial intelligence software — which Jackson used to clean up archive footage in the film — isolated Lennon's voice on "Now And Then," removed background noise and improved sound quality.

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☆ The Beatles’ ‘last’ song ‘Now and Then’ is being released. Here’s what we know
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-02 | by ( Amarachi Orie | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —The day has finally come for the worldwide release of what’s been described as The Beatles’ final song, “Now and Then,” featuring the voice of the late singer-songwriter John Lennon. The track featuring the sound of every member of the British rock group will be released at 2 p.m. GMT (10 a.m. It took McCartney and Starr more than two decades to begin working on the song again. “We’re actually messing around with state of the art technology, which is something The Beatles would’ve been very interested in. ‘Now and Then’ it’s probably, like, the last Beatles song, and we’ve all played on it, so it is a genuine Beatle recording,” added McCartney.

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☆ The Beatles to release AI-powered new song with Lennon's voice
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-02 | by ( Alessandro Parodi | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsNov 2 (Reuters) - The last Beatles song featuring the voice of late member John Lennon and developed using artificial intelligence will be released on Thursday at 1400 GMT alongside the band's first track, record label Universal Music said. Called "Now and Then", the song - billed as the last Beatles song - will be released in a double A-side single which pairs the track with the band's 1962 debut UK single "Love Me Do", Universal Music Group (UMG.AS) said in a statement. The Beatles' YouTube channel premiered late on Wednesday the short film "Now And Then – The Last Beatles Song" ahead of the release of the track. loadingDirected by Oliver Murray, the 12-minute clip features exclusive footage and commentary from members of the band, Lennon's son Sean Ono Lennon and filmmaker Peter Jackson, who directed the 2021 documentary series "The Beatles: Get Back". The song also features parts recorded by surviving members Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr as well as the late George Harrison.

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NEW YORK (AP) — Sixty years after the onset of Beatlemania and with two of the quartet now dead, artificial intelligence has enabled the release next week of what is promised to be the last “new” Beatles song. Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr and George Harrison worked on “Now And Then” in the same sessions, but technological limitations stood in the way. Later in the month, expanded versions of the Beatles' compilations “1962-1966” and “1967-1970” will be released. “This is the last track, ever, that you’ll get the four Beatles on the track. John, Paul, George, and Ringo,” Starr said in a recent interview with The Associated Press.

Persons: —, John Lennon, ”, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, George Harrison, Peter Jackson, McCartney, Starr, Harrison, Giles Martin, George Martin, ” “ Eleanor Rigby ”, ” McCartney, “, Olivia, Paul, Ringo, it's, you’ll, John, George, ” Starr Organizations: Beatles, Associated Press Locations: England

☆ New Beatles song 'Now and Then' gets a little help from AI
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-26 | by ( Sachin Ravikumar | Thomson Reuters | Sachin Ravikumar Is A Correspondent For Reuters In London Covering General News Across The Uk. Over Nine Years At Reuters | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsLONDON, Oct 26 (Reuters) - Fans of the Beatles might just twist and shout in joy. A new Beatles song will be released next week, featuring the voice of late member John Lennon and developed using artificial intelligence, record company Universal Music Group (UMG.AS) said on Thursday. Called "Now and Then," the song - billed as the last Beatles song - also features parts recorded by surviving members Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr as well as the late George Harrison. The idea to revive the tune followed Peter Jackson's 2021 documentary series "The Beatles: Get Back," which had managed to isolate instruments and vocals using AI. The same technology was applied to "Now and Then," which was then completed by McCartney and Starr, Universal said.

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☆ Paul McCartney says ‘last’ Beatles song featuring John Lennon is ‘quite emotional’
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-26 | by ( Alli Rosenbloom | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr, the last two living Beatles, have “come together” to finish a song that the late John Lennon wrote and recorded in 1970 called “Now and Then.”For McCartney and Starr, hearing the “crystal clear” voice of Lennon on the completed track was a profound experience. Lennon wrote and recorded the song at his home in New York City in 1970. It was later worked on by McCartney, Starr and George Harrison – who died in 2001 – in the mid-90s, and finished by McCartney and Starr this year, over four decades later. The track – coined by McCartney as “the last Beatles song” – features the original vocals recorded by Lennon that were preserved using artificial intelligence. Backing vocals from Beatles songs “Here, There And Everywhere,” “Eleanor Rigby” and “Because” were mixed into the final cut.

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