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By Jake Coyle | Associated Press Sharks, grizzlies, giant snakes and rampaging apes have traditionally been the go-to choices for animal-kingdom antagonists in survival thrillers. Lions not so much. Maybe the king of the jungle has always been too regal, too majestic — too heroic — to be lowered to the status of mere summer-movie marauder. But the circle of life also pertains to movies, and it was probably inevitable that the lion’s time would come. That’s, at least, the nature of “Beast,” a surprisingly agile and nifty…

via Universal More than a decade after we saw Liam Neeson punching wolves in The Grey — to surprisingly high acclaim — CATS star Idris Elba is now going toe-to-toe with a lion in Beast and it’s apparently also pulling off the premise as best it can, according to the critical reaction so far. The Hollywood Reporter called the film a “tense but silly survival thriller,” which is just the kind of description we’d expect for a movie like this. However, not all reviewers were so forgiving. For instance, IndieWire’s…

The dog days of summer have been rougher than ever in Hollywood this year, a damp end to a brighter than expected season. Front-loaded scheduling and a weaker than usual crop of August releases led to last weekend’s box office total being the lowest since May. But it’s a month that has often provided simple genre pleasures, especially on the heels of such overpriced indulgence (previous Augusts have given us Searching, Don’t Breathe and You’re Next), and after last week’s brutally effective survival thriller Fall (which…

Image via Universal Pictures A ruthless, man-eating lion won’t be Idris Elba‘s toughest opponent this weekend. The reputable actor is set to spearhead Beast, the wild thriller serving as the latest of Universal’s summer slate. While it’s got all the tools to tackle the box office, it faces stiff competition from a high-profile import. Indeed, going head-to-head with Beast is Toei Animation’s Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero, the latest film in the legendary anime franchise, expected to bank as high as $15 million…

Lion Electric, a leading commercial EV maker, is hosting several US leaders to preview its upcoming Joliet manufacturing facility in Illinois and discuss domestic manufacturing investments. The event is the second time prominent congressional leaders joined Lion Electric at its new manufacturing facility. Last week, Lion Electric indicated in its Q2 earnings that the company expects its first school buses to be produced out of the Joliet facility by year’s end. In fact, Lion Electric claims the Joliet facility is…

Commercial EV maker Lion Electric released its Q2 2022 earnings results today, showing another strong performance as demand grows for commercial EVs. Lion Electric is carving out a profitable market with a record number of vehicle deliveries and a growing line-up. With over 12 years of experience, Lion Electric was one of the first to introduce all-electric, medium, and heavy-duty urban vehicles. In other words, the company is building an all-electric fleet to help reduce carbon emissions in the transportation…

The courageous, covert work of Joni “Rogue” Rubin behind the camera in South Africa gives us a rare glimpse into the world of trophy hunting: rich folk – mostly men, mostly Americans and Europeans, some with Hemingway beards – paying to kill on safari. In a film subtitled “The Hunt for Justice”, Rubin, a liberal vegetarian from Melbourne, first creates fake social media accounts under a false name, reinventing herself as pro-hunting enthusiast and budding photographer Joni Kiser.Rubin then goes undercover as an intern…

| Oni Press/Lion Forge has been hitting the headlines recently, with former owners James Lucas Jones and Charlie Chu pushed out by parent company Polarity, others departing voluntarily, and their newly reprinted Gender Queer: A Memoir graphic novel landing them, and its writer/artist Maia Kobabe, with obscenity criminal lawsuits in the state of Virginia. as well as Oni Press getting allegations of non-payment to comic book creators. Bleeding Cool understands that Oni Press and Lion Forge employees were informed about the…

An award-winning photographer has captured the somber moment when dozens of colorful starfish set about devouring a lifeless sea lion on the seafloor in California.Wildlife photographer David Slater captured the haunting photo in the shallow waters of Monterey Bay. The dead sea lion and its compatriots swimming in the background are most likely California sea lions (Zalophus californianus), but they could also be Steller sea lions (Eumetopias jubatus), based on the two species' geographical ranges.  The sea stars are all…

Last January, Lego promised its 90th anniversary would be one to remember: the company agreed to revive one of its classic Lego themes (like Space, Castle, and Pirates) with a new, adult-grade Lego set. But it turns out we’re not just getting one nostalgia bomb today — the company has decided to bring back classic Space and classic Castle at the same time. First, Lego is revealing the Galaxy Explorer, an upsized version of the original iconic Lego spaceship that will go up for pre-order today. And second, it’s…