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Perth Now
05-08-2025
- Entertainment
- Perth Now
‘Isn't what I would have done': The Naked Gun creator David Zucker reacts to Liam Neeson's reboot
The Naked Gun creator David Zucker has offered his support for the reboot's director Akiva Schaffer, even if the movie 'isn't really what [he] would have done'. The 77-year-old filmmaker helmed the original Leslie Nielsen-starring comedy series, and Zucker is glad to see the new Naked Gun is performing well at the box office - opening with $17 million domestically - and has praised director Schaffer for his work. Zucker told The Hollywood Reporter: 'I'm excited about it because it just shows that there's a strong market for comedy in movie theaters, and spoof in particular. 'People are liking it, which is great. I really like the director, and I just couldn't wish him more well. 'I texted him already, saying, 'I hear the reviews are great, and it's tracking well.' He was very happy to hear from me, and we'll probably get together later in the month when the smoke clears.' Zucker had initially worked on a script for a fourth Naked Gun movie with Pat Proft and Mike McManus - which would have focused on Frank Drebin's (Nielsen) 30-something-year-old son - though Paramount Pictures ultimately chose to move ahead without the original creators for the reboot. As a result of feeling burned, Zucker said he had no plans to watch The Naked Gun in the cinema. He explained: 'I'm not gonna see it, but I don't see any of the sequels that were of my material done by other people, and that's fine. I've told Akiva that I have no intention to see it. 'He actually invited me to come see an early cut of it, but I told him there's nothing I could do to help because it really isn't what I would have done. 'That's not to say that he didn't actually end up doing a good movie. But I don't think I could help with that.' Zucker added he didn't want to be credited as an executive producer for The Naked Gun, even though Paramount had offered him just that. He said: 'I won't take credit on anything that I didn't work on from the beginning. I don't need the money. 'After the agents and managers, it would have paid three electric bills, probably. If it's a big hit, Akiva should get the credit, and he deserves it.' Zucker hopes the success of The Naked Gun will give momentum to his movie that was initially planned to be the fourth Naked Gun film, though is now titled Counterintelijence. However, the director wishes the best for The Naked Gun and is glad producer Seth MacFarlane spoke with him shortly after the reboot's script was finished. Zucker said: 'He spent the first 10 minutes telling me how much he loved Airplane, The Naked Gun and Top Secret. 'I can't get mad at anyone who will tell me what a genius I am. That was a good conversation. I was glad that Seth called, but I told him politely, 'Good luck, but I can't put my name on this.' [But] everything happens for a reason.' In The Naked Gun, rookie detective Frank Drebin Jr. (Liam Neeson) stumbles into his first big case, and a complicated romance with bombshell Vinessa (Pamela Anderson), while trying to stop a criminal conspiracy. Chaos, clueless heroics, and classic slapstick follow in his father's footsteps.
Associated Press
08-07-2025
- Business
- Associated Press
Whitaker Brothers Introduces the Ultimate Data Destruction Solution: The Datastroyer DCS 36/7 High Security COMBO Paper, CD, DVD, and Blu-ray Shredder
Rockville, MD July 08, 2025 --( )-- Whitaker Brothers, a trusted leader in the data destruction industry, is proud to announce the launch of its newest product innovation, the Datastroyer DCS 36/7 High Security COMBO Paper, CD, DVD, and Blu-ray Shredder. This cutting-edge product meets the latest National Security Agency (NSA) regulations for Top Secret, SCI, and COMSEC destruction of paper and optical media, and is CUI compliant. Datastroyer DCS 36/7 key features include: - Shreds confidential documents into tiny 0.8 mm x 5 mm particles, so sensitive information is completely irrecoverable. - Exceeds the highest level of security for data destruction by the NSA. - Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) compliant. - Quickly shreds up to 14 sheets of paper at once, with an NSA volume rating of HIGH. - Shreds credit cards and optical media like CDs, DVDs, and Blu-ray discs into 2 mm x 2 mm particles. - NSA evaluated and listed on the July 2025 NSA/CSS Evaluated Products List. Whitaker Brothers created this groundbreaking design to offer government agencies, businesses, and organizations of all sizes an all-in-one solution for securely eradicating both paper documents and optical media. 'We're thrilled that the DCS 36/7 is the latest addition to the NSA/CSS Evaluated Products List in July 2025,' writes Lauren Rossi, Vice President of Government Sales at Whitaker Brothers. 'The Datastroyer DCS 36/7 represents a significant advancement in our commitment to providing state-of-the-art data destruction equipment. Its powerful performance, high security ratings, and ease of use makes the Datastroyer DCS 36/7 the best tool to ensure both compliance and confidentiality,' said Joe Mitchell, President at Whitaker Brothers. 'This machine is a game changer for those that need to quietly and safely dispose of both physical and digital forms of confidential information, and it eliminates the need for purchasing separate shredders for paper and media, which saves time and space,' explains Kyle Mitchell, Vice President of National Sales at Whitaker Brothers. Additional features of the shredder include anti-jam technology, a user-friendly touch screen, an integrated automatic oiler, and an eco-friendly energy management and control system. The Datastroyer DCS 36/7 High Security COMBO Paper, CD, DVD, and Blu-ray Shredder is now available for purchase through Whitaker Brothers' website by visiting About Whitaker Brothers Whitaker Brothers has been a top name in the data destruction and print finishing industries for over 80 years. Specializing in high-security shredders, Whitaker Brothers supplies a full collection of data destruction equipment and print finishing equipment produced to assist organizations and businesses protect their classified information, comply with privacy regulations, mitigate the risks associated with data breaches, and efficiently handle their paper needs. Because of its focus on innovation, quality, and customer service, Whitaker Brothers continues to be a catalyst in the industries in which it operates. Press Contacts For questions or more information, please contact: Lauren Rossi Vice President of Government Sales, Whitaker Brothers [email protected] Kyle Mitchell Vice President of National Sales, Whitaker Brothers [email protected] Contact Information: Whitaker Brothers Business Machines Lauren Rossi 301-354-3044 Contact via Email Read the full story here: Whitaker Brothers Introduces the Ultimate Data Destruction Solution: The Datastroyer DCS 36/7 High Security COMBO Paper, CD, DVD, and Blu-ray Shredder Press Release Distributed by
Fox News
13-06-2025
- Politics
- Fox News
Former CIA analyst learns fate after pleading guilty to leaking highly classified information
A former CIA analyst has been sentenced to 37 months in prison for unlawfully transmitting Top Secret Information. Asif William Rahman, 34, will be spending more than three years in jail for giving Top Secret national defense information to unauthorized viewers, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. Rahman had access to Top Secret security clearance information along with access to Sensitive Compartmented Information until he was arrested. According to the release, on October 17, 2024, Rahman accessed and printed two Top Secret documents containing national defense information for a strike on an adversary by a U.S. ally. The documents that were leaked detailed a possible Israeli strike on Iran with depictions of the moves Israel was making. Rahman photographed the documents and sent them to an unauthorized viewer via the telegram messaging app. The recipient of the documents uploaded them to social media the next day. Rahman had begun deleting information on his workspace the same day he printed out the documents, according to the DOJ. Assistant Director Roman Rozhavsky of the FBI's Counterintelligence Division said in the news release that Rahman will pay for putting American lives and national security at risk. "Let this be a warning to all clearance holders: The FBI will exhaust all avenues to find and bring to justice anyone — no matter who they are — who endangers our nation by disclosing sensitive information without authorization," said Rozhavsky. Rahman was indicted on charges by a grand jury on November 7,2024, according to the news release. The FBI arrested Rahman in Cambodia while he was arriving to work on November 12, 2024. He later pleaded guilty to the charges. John Eisenberg, Assistant Attorney General for National Security, said in a news release that this case demonstrates that the DOJ will continue to protect the American people. "For months, this defendant betrayed the American people and the oaths he took upon entering his office by leaking some of our Nation's most closely held secrets," said Eisenberg. Fox News Digital's Chris Pondolfo and Jake Gibson contributed to this story.
Otago Daily Times
13-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Otago Daily Times
Obituary: Val Kilmer, actor
Val Kilmer films Kill Me Again in a casino in Las Vegas February 12, 1989 Las Vegas, Nevada . For some he was difficult to work with, for others he was a dedicated craftsman, but actor Val Kilmer was a performer everyone in Hollywood had an opinion on. A dedicated method actor, Kilmer's more extreme efforts at preparation included taking an ice bath before playing Doc Holliday's death from tuberculosis in Tombstone, wearing leather pants all the time and asking castmates and crew to only refer to him as "Jim" when playing Doors frontman Jim Morrison in The Doors. The Los Angeles native trained at Juilliard and quickly picked up theatre roles before making his film debut in 1984 spy spoof Top Secret! One of his more iconic roles — hotshot pilot Tom "Iceman" Kazansky opposite Tom Cruise in 1986's Top Gun — almost did not happen. Kilmer had turned the part down, but relented after the director promised his character would improve from the initial script. By the early 1990s, Kilmer had made a name for himself as a dashing leading man, but his career almost foundered on the rocks of 1995's Batman Forever — his sole turn as the Caped Crusader was much derided, something which the actor blamed on a suffocating Batsuit. Kilmer subsequently mixed arthouse and big box office films, as well as pursuing passion projects: Citizen Twain, a one-man stage show where he played author Samuel Clemens, was one notable example. A talented musician and published poet, Kilmer was also a visual artist. Val Kilmer died on April 1 aged 65. — APL/agencies
ITV News
13-06-2025
- ITV News
GCHQ intern jailed for national security breach for downloading top secret information
A GCHQ intern who endangered national security, risked exposing 17 colleagues, and 'threw away' thousands of hours of work when he took Top Secret data home, has been jailed for more than seven years. Hasaan Arshad, 25, was in 'flagrant breach' of tight security rules when he used his mobile phone to remove material from a computer system and transfer it to his private computer on 24 August 2022. The Manchester University computer science student, from Rochdale, Greater Manchester, pleaded guilty to an offence under the Computer Misuse Act which carries a maximum penalty of life in prison. He also admitted two charges of making an indecent photograph of a child in relation to 40 category A images and four category B images found on his personal phone following his arrest. On Friday 13 June, he appeared at the Old Bailey to be sentenced by Mrs Justice McGowan, where she jailed him for seven and a half years. The court was told that part of the hearing – including a detailed assessment of the harm caused – would be outlined behind closed doors in the absence of the press and public. However, the court was told that Arshad's actions 'lost a tool' being developed at GCHQ, risked exposing the identities of 17 GCHQ colleagues, and undermined the trust of partners. Opening the facts in open court, prosecutor Duncan Atkinson KC said: 'His actions created a significant risk of damage to national security for reasons that can only be fully explained in a private hearing. 'In short, however, his actions compromised the security and utility of the material and the role it played in the national interest, and he also in the process put the safety of intelligence agency personnel at risk.' The Government Communications Headquarters – known as GCHQ – is the UK's intelligence, security and cyber agency and plays an important role in keeping the country safe, in conjunction with MI5 and the Secret Intelligence Service (MI6). The highest levels of security are needed for GCHQ to carry out its work to gain information about threats to the UK from 'hostile states or terrorists' by using lawful covert tools and techniques, the court was told. Mr Atkinson said: 'Put bluntly, if hostile states or terrorists were aware of how GCHQ was able to gather intelligence about their plans, they would be able to prevent the intelligence community in the UK from learning of those plans at a stage and to an extent that allows the intelligence community to thwart them.' At the time of the offence, Arshad was coming to the end of an industry year placement with a technical development team which required him to work at a secure GCHQ site near Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, and use computer systems. The court heard he was part of a team that worked on the development of 'tools and techniques' to obtain information about threats to the UK. Arshad had undergone GCHQ induction and was required to sign the Official Secrets Act. It was made 'abundantly clear' to Arshad that his access to top secret material had to be in controlled circumstances at 'an extremely secure location', Mr Atkinson said. He went on: 'In flagrant breach of those obvious and necessary restrictions, the defendant used a mobile handset provided for his use whilst on his work placement but with strictly confined scope as to its permitted use, to remove Top Secret material from the top secret network of the technical development team to which he had been attached. 'He then transported that material from the secure location where he had been working to his home, risking it falling into the wrong hands or being lost, and downloaded it onto a removable hard drive which formed part of IT system that he used at his home address. 'This home computer system wholly failed to match the necessarily exacting security requirements of GCHQ's systems, and therefore exposed this Top Secret material to the vagaries and risks of an unsecure computer system connected to the internet at an insecure location. 'This significant security breach compromised lawful intelligence related activity that was being undertaken in the national interest. In doing so, he threw away many thousands of hours of work, and significant sums of taxpayers' money.' Mr Atkinson said his actions had damaged 'confidence in UK security' because the data included the identities of a 'significant number' of GCHQ colleagues and put others' safety at 'direct risk'. Following his arrest, the defendant admitted removing data without authorisation 'out of curiosity'. He said in a statement that he had no intention to hand over the data to anyone else. He told police: 'I would like to apologise for my actions. I removed the data simply out of curiosity. 'I'm sorry for my actions and I understand the stupidity of what I have done.' Arshad said he 'went out of my way' to ensure the data was stored locally and not in the cloud. Asked if he had breached the level of trust and confidence by removing the sensitive data without authority, he replied: 'No comment.' Mitigating, Arshad's lawyer Nina Grahame KC said the defendant had been 'reckless' 'thoughtless and naive'. His internship had involved working on a 'specific project' which he had been unable to complete before the end of the placement, she explained He took the data home because he wanted to 'continue and complete the most exciting and challenging work the defendant had ever undertaken' in the hope of gaining future employment at GCHQ, Ms Grahame said.
