Getting out of bed could be a real challenge, let alone battling dynasia is a whole different situation. But news is always sure to get anyone out of the comfort of their beds, which is what I aim to deliver on a daily basis. Today I would be talking about the breach in truce between two feuding nations, a rumored Apple gimmick and the possible cancellation of a beloved movie franchise.
BREACH IN TRUCE
Early on this past Tuesday, a truce was brokered between Israel and Gaza, in an effort to put an end to the ongoing missile bombings. Unfortunately Hamas rejected the deal seeing it as a sign of surrender. The ongoing feud between Israel and Hamas has led to the deaths of 192 people over the past week. The deal took close to six hours to be sealed. It was then reported that 76 rockets were fired into Israel from the militants effectively breaching the deal. Israel has promised swift retaliation if Hamas don’t keep up with the truce. Hamas demands that the tight restrictions that were imposed by Israel on the Gaza borders be lifted in order for them to agree to the truce. Israel has already destroyed up to 20 concealed weapons launchers, a weapons storage facility and an operational infrastructure used by senior militants. These attacks are unfortunate, as the innocent people caught in the crosshairs have been the majority of the casualties, I only hope that Israel and Hamas can come to a form of agreement to put an end to this meaningless attacks. What are your thoughts? Do you think Hamas should agree to the truce or should Israel succumb to Hamas’ demands?
AGE OF THE APPLE
Meanwhile in the tech world, a couple of weeks back it was rumored that Apple was planning on releasing new iPhones with audio jacks that would be accessible to Beats by Dre headsets only. Last month, Apple acquired the Beats audio from hip hop entrepreneur, Dr Dre for a whooping sum of $3bn. Much like how the iPhone 5 charging port was modified to a unique port that could only accept a specific type of charger. The rumor suggests that upcoming iPhones would have specially designed Beats audio jacks which would be sold separately and prompt buyers to spend extra money to buy the Beats hardware. Apple hasn’t released any statements yet to confirm or deny the rumor. But if the rumor were to be true, I would personally hate such a decision, as I see it as a ploy to ensure that buyers purchase the Beats headphones. I do really hope this rumor is not true, it would be a real bummer for an individual to have to always purchase a new set of Beats headphones every time their old one spoils. What are your thoughts?
HELLBOY UNCERTAINTY
Guillermo del Toro is probably the busiest man in Hollywood at the moment. The director just debuted his latest TV show, The Strain and he is wrapping up production on his upcoming horror movie Crimson Peak. He also has upcoming projects like an untitled black and white movie. He was asked recently about his interest in making a third and final Hellboy movie. During a Q&A, the director stated that he is yet to secure a budget for the badass gun totting demon spawn. His vision for the movie is set to have a very grand apocalyptic presence and he was aiming at a $200 million dollar budget, which most studios have been hesitant to give. The first two movies made $99 million and $160 million dollars at the box office respectively, with this numbers one can understand why various studios are hesitant on supplying the director with the finance. Guillermo then stated that we wouldn’t be seeing the movie any time soon, which is a shame as I was an avid fan of the first two movies. There could still be hope though, Pacific Rim, one of del Toro’s movies that was released last year, didn’t make so much money at the box office as anticipated, but a good international box office return and high demand has prompted an upcoming sequel. People still speculate that the movie could still happen in the next 5 to10 years, but by then, Ron Pearlman, the actor who plays the eponymous character Hellboy would be well into his age and would probably have to be recast. But hopefully with the release of Guillermo del Toro’s new projects, this could convince a studio to give him the finance needed earlier than expected. What are your thoughts? Till next time. Szia.
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