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Geek Tyrant
2 days ago
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- Geek Tyrant
AVENGERS: DOOMSDAY Rumor Reveals New Details on Channing Tatum's Gambit — GeekTyrant
The multiverse might finally be paying off. A new rumor about Avengers: Doomsday has surfaced, and it offers new context Channing Tatum's Gambit. After years of false starts and a nearly doomed solo project, Tatum's Remy LeBeau finally got his big screen debut in Deadpool & Wolverine , and he's going to be stepping onto the battlefield again in Doomsday , and no we know what universe he's tied to. According to QuidVacuo, the upcoming film will reveal that Tatum's Gambit exists in the same alternate universe Monica Rambeau landed in during the post-credits of The Marvels . That was the scene where she woke up to see Binary and Kelsey Grammer's Beast, signaling a world where the X-Men exist. "In Avengers: Doomsday, we will discover that Gambit's (Deadpool & Wolverine) universe is the same one Monica Rambeau arrived at in the post-credits scene of The Marvels." The MCU has been stacking multiverse threads with varying levels of follow-through, so tying Gambit's origin into a previously dangling tease is interesting, and with several legacy X-Men actors returning for Doomsday , I'm excited to see how they will all end up being utilized in the story. Tatum himself is keeping things close to the chest, but even his dodgy answers are entertaining. When asked about his involvement, he responded: 'Personally, all I was guaranteed was a chair,' Tatum said. 'They said that I have a chair, and I can at least watch the movie from the chair. You know, and it was just my name, it wasn't exactly Gambit.' 'So, I work in the world of just like, of binary yes or no's, and I've only been guaranteed so far a chair to watch the movie in, so that's where I'm at,' he joked. That said, the writing's on the wall. Deadpool & Wolverine already teased Gambit escaping The Void, and Tatum is officially confirmed for Doomsday , and there's no doubt we'll see him back in action. I think fans would love to see Channing Tatum's Gambit get some big exciting action-packed momentd in the movie. The Russo Brothers direct the movie from a script by Stephen McFeely, with whom they previously collaborated on the Captain America and Avengers franchises. Avengers: Doomsday is set to be released on December 18, 2026, with Avengers: Secret Wars scheduled to arrive on December 17, 2026.
Yahoo
28-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Hybrid-Electric GHOST Strike-Recon Drone In The Works For USAF
The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) has awarded General Atomics a contract for work on what is described as a 'hybrid-electric propulsion ducted fan next-generation intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance/strike unmanned aerial system,' or GHOST. A propulsion system of this kind can offer a very high degree of efficiency, which can translate to significant unrefueled range, as well as being very quiet. General Atomics has publicly touted work in this area in the past, tied in part to its Gambit modular drone family, which it has said could lead to a design capable of staying aloft for up to 60 hours, at least. The Pentagon included AFRL's GHOST award to General Atomics, a cost-plus-fixed-fee deal valued at $99,292,613, in its daily contracting notice today. The full entry reads: 'General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. Poway, California, was awarded a $99,292,613 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for hybrid-electric propulsion ducted fan next-generation intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance/strike unmanned aerial systems (GHOST). This contract provides for the advancement of the hybrid-electric ducted fan next-generation intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance/strike unmanned aerial systems to provide capabilities across a spectrum of contested environments. Work will be performed at Poway, California, and is expected to be completed by Aug. 26, 2028. This contract was a sole source acquisition. Fiscal 2024 research, development, test and appropriations funds in the amount of $26,867,479 are being obligated at time of award. The Air Force Research Laboratory, Wright Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, is the contracting activity (FA2931-25-C-B035).' Additional details about the GHOST effort, including what plans there might be now to operationalize what the program produces, are scant. TWZ has reached out to AFRL for more information. 'For more than 30 years, General Atomics has advanced unmanned aerial systems in ways never before achieved and often poorly replicated,' C. Mark Brinkley, a spokesperson for General Atomics, told TWZ when asked for more details. 'Satcom [satellite communications] control? Did it. Kinetic strike? That was us. Automatic takeoff and landing? That, too. Unmanned jets? We're building our third.' General Atomics' third jet-powered drone, at least that it has publicly acknowledged, is the YFQ-42A under development now as part of the U.S. Air Force's Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) program. It is derived from the experimental XQ-67A drone produced for AFRL's once-secretive Off-Board Sensing Station (OBSS) program. There is also the company's stealthy Avenger uncrewed aircraft. 'We've been promising something impressive related to hybrid-electric propulsion, and now I can't talk about it anymore,' he added. 'That's how it goes with these things. Contrary to what you see on the news, the revolution won't be televised.' In general, hybrid-electric propulsion systems offer improved fuel economy and other benefits by combining fuel-powered engines and electric motors. The system can be paired with batteries of various capacities to achieve its desired performance. Using ducted fans can offer additional performance and other benefits. Hybrid-electric configurations can also help reduce infrared and acoustic signatures on top of other low-observable (stealthy) design features. As noted, General Atomics has been very open in the past about its work on hybrid-electric propulsion involving ducted fans for future stealthy long-endurance drones. 'We are working on hybrid electric propulsion,' Mike Atwood, then Senior Director, Advanced Programs at General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI), told Breaking Defense in 2022. 'We believe that GA is going to pioneer a completely new way to propel airborne air-breathing [vehicles]. That will be unveiled in the coming years, but it is a completely disruptive technology. It uses a hybrid electric system where it's basically a Tesla Model S and an RQ-170 got together and you have a fully electric aircraft.' Atwood has since become GA-ASI's Vice President for Advanced Programs. At that time, General Atomics had presented a notional concept for a stealthy flying wing-type drone, referred to as MQ-Next, and pitched as a potential successor to the company's still-popular MQ-9. Two years earlier, the Air Force, the largest known operator of MQ-9s, had announced its desire to stop buying those drones largely over concerns about their vulnerability in future high-end fights, especially one against China in the Pacific. The service has continued to receive additional representatives since then. 'The key to this design is [a] heavy fuel engine, driving very efficient generators and motors. And that way we can get fairly low [fan] speeds, get really good efficiency,' Dave Alexander, GA-ASI's President, also told Breaking Defense in 2022. 'So, this is [a] game changer right here. This is a low-pressure ratio fan, so it's a little tricky and we got to be careful with it. But we believe once we nail this, get the thrust out of it and installed weight, then that'll drive that aircraft [to new lengths.].' Breaking Defense's report added that Alexander had talked about a 60-hour endurance for the MQ-Next concept and described it as particularly well suited for persistent long-range intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) missions over the hotly contested South China Sea. He also talked about a goal being for the drone to be able to operate from a 3,000-foot-long rough runway in alignment with the Air Force's Agile Combat Employment (ACE) expeditionary and distributed concepts of operations. Last year, Alexander again highlighted General Atomics' work on hybrid-electric propulsion systems utilizing ducted fans in an interview with Aviation Week on the sidelines of the annual Royal International Air Tattoo in the United Kingdom. At that time, he also directly linked these developments to the Gambit family of modular drones, and the Gambit 4 design in particular. General Atomics has presented a variety of very different potential Gambit drones, but they are all designed around a common 'chassis' that includes landing gear, as well as key mission and flight control computer systems. To date, Gambit 4 has been consistently depicted as a stealthy flying wing-type design intended for long-endurance persistent ISR missions that is fully in line with the MQ-Next concept General Atomics had previously shown, as seen in the video below. 'That part of the Gambit series is still out there and we want to make sure we don't lose sight of that,' Alexander said. 'It's very unique.' 'Heavy Fuel Engine 2.0 in development for the MQ-1C Block 25 is not the basis for Gambit 4's hybrid propulsion system, Alexander said,' Aviation Week's report added. 'A different diesel engine with eight cylinders will be developed to generate the power for the electric motors in Gambit 4.' Without knowing more about the work General Atomics is now doing for AFRL as part of GHOST, it is hard to say specifically what kinds of operational tasks the resulting drone might be capable of performing. However, in previous reporting about broadly similar designs, TWZ has highlighted the value that a stealthy, ultra-quiet drone with significant range and endurance could offer for conducting ISR missions, and doing so covertly, in denied areas. The GHOST contract announcement also mentions the potential for the drones to be capable of performing strike missions. The ability to immediately prosecute at least some targets of opportunity would be another major benefit of this kind of uncrewed aircraft. Northrop Grumman subsidiary Scaled Composites is currently working on a different highly efficient and whisper-quiet hybrid-electric flying wing-type drone called the XRQ-73 as part of a Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) program called the Series Hybrid Electric Propulsion AiRcraft Demonstration (SHEPARD). DARPA has been running SHEPARD in cooperation with AFRL, as well as the Office of Naval Research, since 2021. The XRQ-73 design is also a direct outgrowth of the XRQ-72A that Scaled Composites developed for a previous effort called Great Horned Owl (GHO), which the U.S. Intelligence Community's Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity (IARPA) ran from the early 2000s until sometime in the 2010s. AFRL was also involved in GHO. TWZ was the first to report in detail on the XRQ-72A, which featured a hybrid-electric propulsion system with ducted fan propulsors. The U.S. military and U.S. Intelligence Community have a long history of work on ultra-quiet crewed and uncrewed aircraft dating back to the height of the Cold War, and additional relevant developments could well be underway now in the classified realm. It's also worth noting here that the GHOST contract comes amid renewed concerns about the MQ-9's vulnerability even to lower-tier threats following a spate of losses to Iranian-backed Houthi militants in Yemen in the past year or so. With General Atomics now on contract with AFRL for GHOST, it remains to be seen whether more details about that specific effort begin to emerge. Contact the author: joe@
News24
01-05-2025
- Entertainment
- News24
Unseen season 2 set to be more intense as Zenzi Mwale escapes from prison
After two years of uncertainty, season 2 of Netflix's Unseen returns with more twists and new faces. According to Gail Mabalane, who plays cleaner-turned-killer Zenzi Mwale, if people thought season 1 was intense, this season would raise the stakes even higher. As the second season is set to drop on Friday, 2 May, with a deeper glimpse into who Zenzi is and why she is the way she is, City Press caught up with Mabalane, Dineo Langa (Naledi) and new addition Danica Jones (TK) to talk more about the much-awaited season and their characters. In Unseen season 1, Zenzi was pulled into a deadly criminal web after struggling to find her husband following his release from prison. Season 2 follows her on the run after escaping prison. Looking back at the praises she received after the first season, the Blood & Water actress said sometimes all actors needed was to be seen. She said the work put so much into the characters to bring them to life. However, as much as they were not looking for accolades or pats on the back, they appreciated the reception. "My heart's desire is to tell her story authentically and just stay true to whatever it is that she wants to bring to life and be able to take people through this journey. You get done, you wrap and you move on to the next thing," she said. Mabalane added that wrapping up a show came with separation anxiety because the characters and people behind the scenes became a part of the actor's world. She said it came with a bit of grief, but seeing people enjoying the show was an incredible feeling. "For Zenzi to be what she was and do what she did in seasons 1 and 2, I am only as strong as the people who surround me. I never want to take credit just as myself for bringing the character to life because, had we not had Dineo play the sister she is or Danica play TK the way she did, [I would not have played Zenzi the way I did]. I give credit to Gambit [Films] and Netflix for trusting me and my fellow cast members for giving 110% every single day," she said. The actress said, in season 1, she found similarities between herself and Zinzi as black women, and she drew from herself to play the character. She added that, with the reception Unseen received for the first season, especially how she portrayed Zenzi, she could not help but feel pressure to live up to it or top the performance for the second season. Sharing about the character growth for this season, Mabalane said: Zenzi navigates uncharted territory this season, so it was really about growing with her and allowing her to be true and honest in her response to the reality she finds herself in. Season 2 honours what audiences loved about the show and Zenzi but also shows new layers to this complex human. So yes, the bar was high, but, as a team – cast and crew – I can confidently say that we gave it our all. After you've poured your heart into something, you surrender and allow the show to stand on its own. Langa chipped in and sang the praises of Mabalane, saying she gave a global performance and would stand head and shoulders above many international actresses. She said having Mabalane play the lead in Unseen developed them as fellow cast members, and that opportunities were wide for women today in film and television. The actress further said that, to return as Zenzi's sister after she had briefly appeared in season 1 was a testament to the fact that the writers and producers trusted the performance she gave. She said, more than anything, she was grateful to be working with Gambit Films that has produced immaculate projects for Netflix Africa. "For me to be seen by them means a lot more than I can express. It makes one want to do more and step up a bit more. I am grateful for the opportunity," she said. Sharing about the relationship between the sisters played by her and Mabalane, she said: Naledi and Zenzi's relationship goes through a complicated revival. There are growth spurts for Naledi in this season, but it isn't necessarily through the means everyone would assume. The alliance grows, and so does the loyalty, but the journey travelled to get there is heavy terrain. One of this season's additions is seasoned actress Jones, who plays TK, a cunning inmate with a dangerous hidden agenda. Having portrayed different roles, the actress said TK was a character she had to discover, reveal and meet piece by piece on set. The former Scandal! actress said that, to play the character on Unseen, she had to not care about what people thought. "My preparation was knowing my script flawlessly and making time to practise the stunt choreography but, ultimately, I would remain as present as possible so I could be as responsive as possible. TK is probably in my top three challenging roles … because she forced me to make audacious choices and trust them," she said. Jones shared that, in Unseen, women were breaking themselves and expanding instead of being made to look weak, and that made it empowering. She further said to women: "We see you.' Unseen season 2 is set to premiere on Netflix on Friday, 2 May, and has six episodes.
Daily Mail
27-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Anya Taylor-Joy puts on a leggy display as she steps out with husband Malcolm McRae for NYC date after gushing about their first meeting
Anya Taylor-Joy put on a leggy display on Saturday as she stepped out with her husband Malcolm McRae in New York's trendy Tribeca neighbourhood. Anya, 29, who has been married to Malcom since 2022, wore a stylish red and black jumper, which she paired with a figure-hugging black pencil skirt with a slit that put her right leg on full show. The look was brought together with a pair of red flat shoes and small, black sunglasses, as well as minimal makeup on Anya's part, which accentuated her striking features. She wore her hair down and linked arms with her husband, 31, appearing to enjoy a glass bottle of Diet Coke on their stroll. Malcolm, meanwhile, was dressed in a smart, dark blue suit that he paired with a silver tie and black shoes. It is not known where the pair were heading on Saturday, but the pictures came after the pair also made an appearance at Tiffany & Co.'s launch of Blue Book 2025: Sea of Wonder at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on Friday. Anya and Malcolm looked equally loved-up at the event, with Anya stunning in a long black, figure-hugging gown and gold accessories. Once again opting for a suit, Malcolm put an arm around his wife's back as he looked dashing in a pinstripe number that he paired with a red tie. He also made sure to be a gentleman at the event too and was snapped holding an umbrella for the Last Night in Soho star to ensure she did not get wet. The actress gushed over her spouse during a recent appearance on The Drew Barrymore Show. 'I love him so much,' she told host Drew when she asked about her partner. 'Oh yeah, he's, I'm very, I'm so lucky. I'm so lucky.' The Queen's Gambit star also revealed where they crossed paths and the very first thing he said to her. 'We met in a music studio and he's like, I do. I love him. We're born on the same day. So that was the first thing he ever said to me,' she recalled. 'He was like, "When's your birthday?" And I was like, "April 16th." He's like, "I knew it." I was like, "Oh no, this is, yeah." He's the absolute greatest.' Then, the Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga star spoke about how Malcolm is her other 'whole'. 'My dad once told me when I was a kid that you're not looking for another half to make you whole, that you are whole,' she said. 'And if you're lucky enough, you meet another whole,' she continued. 'And then you become, like, a greater sum of your parts.' She added: 'I just feel like I am encouraged to grow in the most unexpected and beautiful ways because he provides a soil that's, like, really nutritious and safe. 'Yeah, I just, he's the best.'
USA Today
24-04-2025
- Entertainment
- USA Today
'An Invisible Sign' child star Sophie Nyweide dies at 24, was pregnant at death
'An Invisible Sign' child star Sophie Nyweide dies at 24, was pregnant at death Show Caption Hide Caption Former child star Sophie Nyweide dead at age 24 Former child actor Sophie Nyweide, who starred in Lukas Moodysson's 'Mammoth,' died at the age of 24. Her cause of death has not yet been released. unbranded - Entertainment Actress and former child star Sophie Nyweide, best known for her roles in the films "Mammoth" and "An Invisible Sign," has died, according a statement from police. She was 24. Nyweide died April 14, according to police and an obituary published on April 17. A cause of death was not disclosed and a preliminary, non-certified death certificate indicated she was pregnant. "This is a fluid investigation and we are still waiting on final autopsy and toxicology reports from the Vermont Office of Chief Medical Examiner," Paul Doucette, the chief of police for Bennington, Vermont, where Nyweide's body was found, said in a statement to USA TODAY April 23. "Investigators are investigating this as a possible unintentional overdose." Doucette said authorities were called to a "wooded area along the banks of the Roaring Branch River" after someone reported an unresponsive female. They attempted life-saving procedures before pronouncing Nyweide dead shortly before 5 a.m. That same person, who called 911, was present at the time of death and is cooperating with authorities, police said. Nyweide's mother, fellow actress Shelly Gibson, confirmed her daughter's death to The Hollywood Reporter and TMZ on April 22. "Sophie. A life ended too soon. May it not be in vain," Nyweide's obituary said. "May we all learn from her brief life on earth and do better. Yes, we must all protect our children and do better." Representatives for Nyweide were not available for comment at the time of publication. Although the circumstances surrounding Nyweide's death are unclear, the obituary statement acknowledged some of the actress's personal struggles. "Sophie was a kind and trusting girl," the obituary stated. "Often this left her open to being taken advantage of by others. She wrote and drew voraciously, and much of this art depicts the depth she had, and it also represents the pain she suffered. Many of her writings and artwork are roadmaps of her struggles and traumas." Despite the interventions of Nyweide's loved ones, along with "therapists, law enforcement officers and others who tried to help her," the actress reportedly succumbed to self-medication to "deal with all the trauma and shame she held inside, and it resulted in her death," the obituary continued. Wink Martindale dies: 'Gambit' and 'Tic-Tac-Dough' host was 91 The death notice does not specify the traumas Nyweide may have suffered, with the obituary noting, "She repeatedly said she would 'handle it' on her own and was compelled to reject the treatment that might possibly have saved her life." The obituary concluded with a request for the public to donate to the Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network, an anti-sexual violence organization, in lieu of giving gifts or flowers. Sophie Nyweide finds child stardom with 'Mammoth,' 'An Invisible Sign' Nyweide made her acting debut at 6 years old in the 2006 romantic drama "Bella," playing the title role alongside Eduardo Verástegui, Tammy Blanchard and Manny Perez. "I really, really wanted to be an actress, and I kept begging my mom," Nyweide told The Barre Montpelier Times Argus in a January 2010 interview. "She thought it was funny because before I was born, she was an actress." Following appearances in the late-2000s films "And Then Came Love," "Margot at the Wedding" and "New York City Serenade," Nyweide landed the role of Jackie Vidales in the Michelle Williams and Gael García Bernal-starring "Mammoth," released in 2009. Jean Marsh dies: 'Upstairs, Downstairs' star and co-creator was 90 Nyweide's next breakout role came in 2010's "An Invisible Sign," a coming-of-age dramedy in which Nyweide played the student of math teacher Mona Gray, portrayed by Golden Globe-nominated actress Jessica Alba. "She seemed happiest on a movie set, becoming someone else," Nyweide's obituary stated. "It was a safe place for her, and she relished the casts and crews who nourished her talent and her well-being." Nyweide's acting career slowed following "An Invisible Sign." She performed in a couple of short films as well as had a minor role in Darren Aronofsky's 2014 religious epic "Noah." According to Nyweide's IMDb page, her final role was a 2015 appearance on the ABC hidden-camera reality show "What Would You Do?" If you or someone you know needs help battling a substance abuse addiction, contact the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Service Administration's National Helpline at 1-800-662-HELP (4357). If you or someone you know has experienced sexual violence, RAINN's National Sexual Assault Hotline offers free, confidential, 24/7 support to survivors and their loved ones in English and Spanish at: (4673) and and en Español
