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Time of India
an hour ago
- Time of India
Spurious liquor factory busted in Chatra
Chatra: A team of the excise department and Vashisht Nagar police unearthed a mini factory of spurious liquor hidden inside a poultry farm at Kataiya village of Chatra sadar block on Tuesday. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now Police said the liquor factory was owned by Munna Saw, Chhotu Saw and Ashok Sao. The unit was preparing the spurious drink by mixing artificial caramel and the spirit. The liquor made was filled in branded foreign liquor bottles, affixing fake labels and holograms. The team had seized 598 bottles containing 291 litres of spurious liquor, fake labels and holograms, liquor packing and bottling equipment, police further said. All accused fled. Raids are on to arrest them. A case was registered against the unidentified persons under the Jharkhand Excise Act, they added. Excise sub-inspector Ashish Kumar Pandey said this action has been taken after getting intelligence inputs through the DC.
Tom's Guide
an hour ago
- Entertainment
- Tom's Guide
Forget 'Superman' — 'Wonder Woman' lassos 'Supergirl' screenwriter to pen 'Wonder Woman' reboot for DC studios
With James Gunn's "Superman" dominating at the box office, all eyes are on what the revamped DCU has next. Now, DC Studios has hired playwright, actress, and "Supergirl" screenwriter Ana Nogueira to write its new redo of "Wonder Woman," The Wrap reports. The news comes as "Superman" soars past $409 million at the global box office in just two weekends, the kind of blockbuster success comic book movies haven't seen at the box office since pre-Covid days. Nogueira, who previously starred in "The Michael J. Fox Show," "The Vampire Diaries" and "Hightown," is quickly becoming one of DC's go-to hitters. She's also reportedly set to write a live-action take of Teen Titans for the Gunn- and Peter Safran-run Warner Bros label. "Supergirl," which debuts in theaters on June 26, 2026, will be her first produced screenplay, and it's being adapted from the graphic novel 'Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow.' Wonder Woman's place in the new DCU (Image credit: Warner Bros. Discovery) Rebooting Wonder Woman has emerged as a top priority for the studio. Earlier this month, Variety reported that DC is fast-tracking the film, and Gunn told Entertainment Weekly in June that a new "Wonder Woman" movie is "being written right now." DC Studios is also reportedly working on a "Paradise Island" TV series for HBO set on Wonder Woman's home of Themyscira. Gal Gadot first brought the Princess of Themyscira to the big screen in director Patty Jenkins' 2017 film "Wonder Woman," which earned $822 million worldwide and challenged industry assumptions that female-led superhero movies didn't have as much pull among audiences as their male counterparts. Gadot and Jenkins reunited for "Wonder Woman 1984," which premiered on Christmas Day in 2020 during the height of the pandemic. Gadot also revised her role in "Justice League" (2017), "Zack Snyder's Justice League" (2021), and "The Flash" (2023). It's not clear what role Wonder Woman will play now that Gunn and Safran have rebooted the DC universe. Nogueira could take the character in a bold new direction, but that could prove risky considering the original "Wonder Woman" was one of the most beloved movies of the previous franchise. Sign up to get the BEST of Tom's Guide direct to your inbox. Get instant access to breaking news, the hottest reviews, great deals and helpful tips. Contact me with news and offers from other Future brands Receive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsors For now, we'll have to wait to learn more about Wonder Woman's future on the big screen. It's possible we could see her cameo in "Supergirl" when it hits theaters next year, similar to how Supergirl actress Milly Alcock appeared at the end of "Superman" to tease the DCU's next chapter. Follow Tom's Guide on Google News to get our up-to-date news, how-tos, and reviews in your feeds. Make sure to click the Follow button.
Time of India
an hour ago
- Time of India
DC leads raids against child trafficking
Ludhiana: Determined to end the menace of children being engaged in begging and combat child trafficking in the district, deputy commissioner Himanshu Jain personally led raids in various locations of the city Monday night. The initiative, part of Jeevanjot-2 launched by Punjab govt, aims to verify familial relationships through DNA testing to curb exploitation and ensure child welfare. During the raid, a team identified four children found begging near a temple. After thorough verification, it was confirmed that the children were accompanied by their parents and were also attending school. The DC issued a stern warning to the parents, directing them to refrain from involving their children in begging, saying that strict legal action would be taken for any future violations. tnn
USA Today
3 hours ago
- Entertainment
- USA Today
'Fantastic Four' review: 'First Steps' makes Marvel groovy again
It's clobberin' time again for yet another Fantastic Four movie, though this time it's actually a good Thing. After two mediocre 2000s film featuring Marvel's legendary superhero family, and an atrocious third outing in 2015, the foursome makes its Marvel Cinematic Universe debut in a combo sci-fi/disaster flick full of retrofuturistic 1960s flavor. Directed by Matt Shakman ('WandaVision') and featuring a top-notch cast, 'The Fantastic Four: First Steps' (★★★ out of four; rated PG-13; in theaters July 25) falls victim to the genre's pitfalls but gets a boost from highly accessible world building and magnetic characters. Another point in its favor: It's the most welcoming Marvel movie in ages, with no previous history or homework required. And like DC's 'Superman,' a spiritual cinematic sibling in a number of ways, 'First Steps' focuses on telling a compelling tale rather than just another origin story. Join our Watch Party! Sign up to receive USA TODAY's movie and TV recommendations right in your inbox It's been four years since a quartet of astronauts went to space, were bombarded with cosmic rays and came back with superpowers, and now they're New York City celebrities. But the Fantastic Four are more interesting than their powers. Big brain Reed Richards (Pedro Pascal) is Mr. Fantastic when it comes to inventing technology and extending his limbs but is kind of a mess otherwise, stretching himself thin with the important stuff in life. His wife, Sue Storm (Vanessa Kirby), can turn herself invisible, yet she's the one people look to for sage guidance and leadership. Her little brother Johnny (Joseph Quinn) can become a human torch, though the hotheaded heartthrob is underestimated. And Reed's best friend Ben Grimm (Ebon Moss-Bachrach) is a rock monster who walks the streets of his old Yancy Street neighborhood, holding some nostalgia for the days before he became known as the Thing. (Just don't ask him to spout his cartoon catchphrase, 'It's clobberin' time!') A healthy amount of screen time at the beginning focuses on fleshing out the Four in their groovy alternate '60s landscape, with odes to the real-life space race and mass media of the time. There's enough of a narrative here that you don't really miss the inevitable existential threat bound to come in every Marvel movie. Instead, let's watch more of the Thing cooking with the Fantastic Four's faithful robot H.E.R.B.I.E.! Who plays the Silver Surfer in new 'Fantastic Four' movie? Almost as soon as Sue hits them with the good news that she's pregnant, a mysterious chrome figure on a sweet surfboard shows up in Times Square. This Silver Surfer, Shalla-Bal (Julia Garner), announces to the Fantastic Four that Earth is 'marked for death' and will soon be visited by her boss Galactus (Ralph Ineson), an ancient cosmic being who devours entire planets. Reed and Co. go to space – where Sue gives birth to baby Franklin in a rather wild zero-gravity sequence – and attempt to negotiate with Galactus. The big guy with the 'eternal hunger' will spare Earth if he can have the child. Reed and Sue, of course, refuse, so the Fantastic Four try to rally humanity and get ready for Galactus to stomp around Manhattan, Godzilla style. While the ubiquitous Marvel computer-generated imagery throwdown finale has a few wonky spots, the movie does wonders bringing certain characters to stunning life using visual effects. The Silver Surfer has long been one of the coolest characters in comic books, and Garner's Shalla-Bal doesn't disappoint – equally ace at surfing lava or neutron stars, she's one of the most jaw-dropping figures Marvel has ever put on screen. The movie also does well crafting the awesome Galactus, especially on that grand of a scale, and the Thing is a big-hearted delight. The same depth of personality Moss-Bachrach brings to his fan-favorite role in 'The Bear' is evident here, belying the Thing's rocky exterior. But all four main players nicely inhabit these superheroes that have been around in comics since 1961 – Kirby especially shines in grounding a fantastical narrative in heartfelt emotion. It's a 'Fantastic Four' movie that finally gets its heroes right, after so many tries. So much so that the biggest gripe about 'First Steps' is it doesn't spend enough time with them and their immersive world before space villains pop up to dole out impossible choices and major property damage. Then again, that's what a sequel's for – with extra clobberin', too, please. When does 'The Fantastic Four: First Steps' come out? How to watch Marvel's "The Fantastic Four: First Steps," starring Pedro Pascal and Vanessa Kirby, is in theaters July 25. It's rated PG-13 by the Motion Picture Association "for action/violence and some language."
Forbes
3 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Forbes
‘The Fantastic Four: First Steps' Is Fun For All Ages
The Fantastic Four encounters a threat from across the galaxy in the latest film from Marvel ... More Studios. Someone clearly got the memo. After years of angsty, bleak superhero movies, 2025 is the summer when comic book movies became fun again. The Fantastic Four: First Steps is a flashy, colorful retro take on our four astronauts who went to space and returned with super powers. The film is set on a version of Earth that's a mash-up of 1960's fashion and B-movie science fiction. Each frame looks like it was designed by Wes Anderson with set dressing eye candy strewn everywhere. It's the first Marvel film in a long time that I look forward to seeing again so I can take in all the details I missed the first time around. In this iteration of the popular comic book, our titular heroes face a threat from across the galaxy: the world-devouring giant known as Galactus. After a brief opening that presents the origin story of the Fantastic Four in newsreel fashion, the film hits the ground running with the arrival of the Silver Surfer, a herald for Galactus, who warns the people of Earth to enjoy their final days because Galactus has chosen their world to be destroyed, and no force in the universe can oppose him. Well, guess who's going to give it a try? Brute force can't defeat Galactus. It can only slow him down. You must outwit him. Perhaps the perfect person to do so is the smartest man on Earth, Reed Richards (Pedro Pascal). Reed is convinced there's a way to save the Earth through science and math. In Reed's world, everything can be turned into an equation. If you can't solve it, you're just looking at it the wrong way. Light speed space travel, wormholes, black holes and other intergalactic action abounds as our heroes, er … stretch their powers to the limit to save their fellow man. Compared to the bloat of the typical Marvel Film, The Fantastic Four: First Steps clocks in at an economical 115 minutes. The plot moves along at a clip with time for small character subplots and humorous banter between big action set pieces. As the film was wrapping up, I was prepared for another thirty minute onslaught of CGI-created mayhem and was relieved when the credits rolled. Not that I wasn't enjoying myself. There was just no need for the film to overstay it's welcome like so many comic book films of the past. It may be blasphemous to cross pollinate the Marvel and DC universes in a review, but Superman and The Fantastic Four share one trait in common: good old-fashioned kindness. In a real world filled with hatred and internet trolls sowing the seeds of conflict twenty-four hours a day, it's nice to sit in an air-conditioned theater with characters whose sole goal in life is to help people. You can roll your eyes if you find a wholesome take on superheroes to be bland or boring. I'd suggest picking up some of the earliest issues of The Fantastic Four to remind you just how on-brand this film actually is.
