Producers

In May 2020, I was searching for something — anything — to bring me joy. The world had become a dark place, and I just wanted to feel hopeful. And so, rationally, I went looking in the most obvious place: Twitch. And what I found was the Twitch stream of music producer Kenny Beats. Kenny Beats, born Kenneth Blume III, is best known for his work with artists like Denzel Curry and Vince Staples. On his YouTube series, The Cave, he’ll produce a beat for artists in just 10 minutes. I’d been a fan of his music for some…

Bacterial colonies would rather perform "evolutionary suicide" than put up with cheater strains that leech off the colony without giving anything back. That's the finding made by a team of researchers who modeled how a colony responds to freeloading bacteria that consume more than their fair share.  Bacteria often work together as a colony to survive, producing resources that are used by other bacteria.For example, bacteria often secrete enzymes that break down food sources into nutrients, which benefits neighboring…

Sylvester Stallone has escalated his criticism of the Rocky franchise’s producers after the announcement of the new spin-off film, Drago.Last month, the actor shared a lengthy message asking producer Irwin Winkler to give him “at least a little WHAT’S LEFT of my rights back”.Now, on Instagram, Stallone shared a mocked-up picture of Winkler as a vampire, sucking blood from the neck of Stallone’s character, Rocky Balboa.“After IRWIN WINKLER And FAMILY SUCK ROCKY DRY! Presumed to be the most hated , untalented, decrepited,…

Over 40 years after its inception, the Rocky franchise is still moving forward, thanks mostly to the Creed movies. And just this past week, it was reported that the Drago spinoff is moving forward, thanks to a major hire. The man who birthed the franchise, Sylvester Stallone, isn’t too pleased, though. Stallone recently posted an upset message about how he doesn’t have ownership of the boxing franchise. And after this latest offshoot was reported to be in the works, the 75-year-old actor shared some more not-so-nice…

Via Warner Bros. Ever since the trailer release of Black Adam, fans have been a little too keen on seeing Doctor Fate portrayed on the big screen, and the film’s producers Beau Flynn and Hiram Garcia are assuring fans that the character will not disappoint.  In an exclusive interview with Screen Rant, the pair expressed their joys at having Hollywood veteran Pierce Brosnan behind the superhero’s famous costume. They also shared the hard work that’s been put into making sure the character’s powers are well…

Build A Rocket Boy, the studio founded by former Rockstar North president Leslie Benzies, has hired a number of high profile industry veterans. The new hires are former Codemasters and Sony Computer Entertainment Europe vice president Mick Hocking, former 2K VP of publishing Murray Pannell and former SVP of publishing at NCSoft Randall Price (via VGC). Hocking is now chief development officer, with Pannell taking up SVP of global marketing and Price now chief publishing officer. Regarding the new hires, Benzies said:…

Bobby Shmurda unleashed on producers who he claims want way too much money for their work, which includes beats and clearances.“These producers is giving me the hardest time right now,” he said. “I never seen no shit like this before. It can’t be that bad outside, my n***a. I done made over half a million for the year, it can’t be that bad outside, my n***a.” Shmurda also accused producers of asking him for “crazy shit,” which is preventing him from dropping his project.“I’m trying to drop my project, but these n****s is…

Kevin Spacey was charged with four counts of sexual assault against three men in the UK on Thursday (26 May). Now, producers of his latest project, Peter Five Eight, have responded to defend the Usual Suspects actor against the charges.“While it’s unfortunate that increased negative press is timed with Kevin returning to work, it’s also to be expected. There are those who wish for him not to act, but they are outnumbered by fans worldwide who await an artist they have enjoyed for decades returning to the screen,” said a…

The producers of Peter Five Eight, a new thriller starring Kevin Spacey, have responded to the charges of sexual assault brought against the actor on Thursday.“While it’s unfortunate that increased negative press is timed with Kevin returning to work,” the statement reads, “it’s also to be expected. There are those who wish for him not to act, but they are outnumbered by fans worldwide who await an artist they have enjoyed for decades returning to the screen.”The statement was issued by the backers of the mystery thriller…

The tiny floating organisms that supply our world with as much as a fifth of its oxygen will be in dire straights as our oceans acidify, new research suggests.The creatures, called diatoms, will be deprived of the silica building blocks they need to construct their protective shells, which come in all sorts of dazzling opaline shapes.   This could reduce their numbers by up to 26 percent by the end of the next century, researchers have found."Diatoms are one of the most important plankton groups in the ocean," explains…