Captain Marvel’s Stephen King Endorses New Marvel Studios Movie When taking on alien enemies like those encountered in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, it’s invaluable to have powerhouse Avenger, Captain Marvel, as your ally. But, when facing real-life internet trolls, what better support could you ask for than a nod of approval from horror maestro Stephen …
Warner Bros. Considers Streaming Debut for “Salem’s Lot” Horror Film In a surprising turn of events, Warner Bros. is reportedly exploring the possibility of releasing its horror film adaptation of Stephen King’s “Salem’s Lot” on the Warner Bros. Discovery streaming platform, Max. Originally planned for a theatrical release, the Gary Dauberman-directed film has been sitting …
After nearly five months, Hollywood’s writers can finally put their pens to paper as their strike against industry studios comes to an end. Why a tightening of credit conditions could lead to a weak economy The Writer’s Guild of America West (WGAW) announced the end of their walkout at 12:01am Pacific Time on Wednesday (Sept. …
When The Atlantic Revealed That Thousands of Books Were Used to Train Meta’s AI, Authors Reacted with Outrage Last month, The Atlantic made a shocking announcement that Meta, the tech giant, had used tens of thousands of books without permission to train its AI language model. This revelation sparked anger among well-known authors, who called …
**Editor’s note: This article is a part of The Atlantic’s series on Books3. You can do a database search here, and read about its origins here.** Over the summer, I reported on an extensive collection of more than 191,000 books known as “Books3” that were used without permission by Meta, Bloomberg, and other companies to …
After an arduous and momentous five-month-long strike, screenwriters and Hollywood studios have reached a tentative agreement, bringing the US show business industry back to life. The Writers Guild of America West (WGAW) announced yesterday (Sept. 24) that a deal has been reached with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) after 146 days …
Bill Maher’s Real Time is set to return to television without the aid of writers, a decision Maher claims stems from his concern for those who are struggling. In a social media post on September 13, Maher expressed his sympathy for the writers and hopes that their concerns will be addressed satisfactorily. However, he also …
Authors have always had a penchant for praising each other, often through the use of blurbs. In the Renaissance, Thomas More’s Utopia received a commendation from Erasmus, while Shakespeare’s First Folio was endorsed by Ben Johnson. However, in recent times, the pursuit of glowing praise from celebrities and famous authors has reached absurd levels. Every …
Prolific author Stephen King recently expressed his belief that director Damien Chazelle’s film “Babylon” has the potential to become a classic in the next twenty years. In a tweet posted on Twitter, King praised the movie, which is set to release in 2022, as “utterly brilliant” and described it as extravagant, thought-provoking, and hilarious. Furthermore, …
Renowned horror master Stephen King recently took to Twitter to express his chilling thoughts on Elon Musk’s decision to rebrand the social media platform as X. In his post, King repeated the former name of the Musk-owned app, Twitter, a total of 14 times before clarifying, “And in case you didn’t get that: Twitter.” Musk, …