A remake is in the works of Terry Gilliam’s 1981 fantasy movie “Time Bandits,” but this time around, no dwarfs will reportedly join the lead character on his adventure through time. Taika Waititi and Jemaine Clement’s upcoming 10-episode remake of the popular movie for Apple TV+ will reportedly include several changes, one being that the lead star Kevin will be aided in his adventure to get back home by regular-sized individuals and not dwarfs, Bounding Into Comics reported. In an official photo released to the press, confirmation to change things this time around was revealed by Entertainment Weekly. In the picture, we see 11-year-old Kevin, played by British actor Kal-El Tuck, as the shortest star flanked by regular-sized individuals on either side. They will be taking on the role of the group of thieves, who join the history geek on his trip through the various centuries. As of this publication, there has been no comment from Waititi or Clement about the decision to eliminate the dwarfs’ roles. In the original film, the child and dwarfs being the same size added to a lot of the humor and charm. A new character Penelope, played by “Friends” star Lisa Kudrow, has also been created for the show, who’s in charge of the rag tag group of thieves. In 2022, the creator of the original movie reportedly voiced his concern about the upcoming take on his movie. Here’s you woman lead Timebandits, bro. Just like you asked. https://t.co/18llGfnaq6 pic.twitter.com/66DIcvhBSn — Locutie of Borg (@locutie0fborg) May 24, 2024 An alleged crew member — who spoke to World of Reel’s Jordan Rulmy during a visit to the series’ New Zealand set — claimed Gilliam allegedly walked off after finding himself massively disappointed with the entire production. “He wasn’t happy,” the insider told the outlet. “He kept groaning and making remarks. Terry was supposed to be there for two weeks but he left after three days.” “His disdain for the entire project was quite obvious,” the person added. “You probably won’t be hearing any praise for this series from him anytime soon.” CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP The change follows a move by Disney with its upcoming “Snow White” remake to remove the possibility of offending people after actor Peter Dinklage slammed Disney for attempting to remake the “f***ing backward” story about seven cave-dwelling dwarfs. In response, Disney announced first that in order to “avoid reinforcing stereotypes,” “magical creatures” would replace the seven dwarves that included women and men of different ethnicities. Images later surfaced showing the people had been replaced by CGI-created characters. The film also faced a backlash from those upset about Disney casting Latina actress Rachel Zegler as the maiden with “skin as white as snow.” The movie was supposed to come out in March 2024, but has been pushed back to 2025. “Time Bandits” debuts July 24 on Apple TV+.

Republican political strategist Karl Rove said that President Joe Biden’s presidential campaign made a “stupid mistake” on Tuesday by showing up to Trump’s trial in New York City. After largely ignoring Trump’s ongoing hush-money trial in New York, Biden’s campaign held an event outside the courthouse as the trial was set to go to closing arguments. The Biden campaign invited Robert De Niro, a vocal critic of the former president, to speak. De Niro denounced Trump and claimed the American system of government is at stake in the 2024 election. “Stupid mistake by the Biden campaign,” Rove said on Fox News. “They wanted to get in while all the cameras were there, they wanted to get their moment in the sun. It was a big mistake. It politicizes the trial. Better to have waited. And then what was said — with all respect to De Niro, a wonderful actor — really? The people up for grabs in this election, ‘Donald Trump wants to destroy New York, destroy America, and destroy the world? And if you re-elect him he will never leave office and make himself a tyrant for life?'” “Are those the kind of credible statements that will cause people who don’t like Biden and don’t like Trump but are trying to figure out who to vote for, will they say, ‘Jeez, you told me he wanted to destroy our country,'” he continued. “The people who believe that are already in the Biden camp. That’s not who they should be trying to reach out to. He came close in a moment of talking about January 6th and talking about the two officers, but that might have had an impact, but this was so over the top as to simply be useless. What a stupid mistake on the part of the Biden campaign. More reason why Democratic leaders are probably going to be concerned that he is the nominee, likely nominee of their party.” CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP WATCH: ‘Stupid Mistake!’: Karl Rove Torches Biden Campaign for Holding Bizarre Robert De Niro Press Conference pic.twitter.com/LUfk2WbLH1 — Trump War Room (@TrumpWarRoom) May 28, 2024

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) released results from their initial investigation into the deaths of dozens of people at a tent camp in Rafah on Tuesday, saying that the munitions the country used were too small and were used too far away from where the people died to have been responsible for their deaths. The IDF launched a strike against senior Hamas terrorists on Sunday night who were meeting inside a compound in Rafah that is used by Hamas. Hamas-controlled local officials claimed that approximately four dozen people were killed in the strike and claimed that Israel was responsible for their deaths. “The strike was based on precise intelligence that indicated that these terrorists, who were responsible for orchestrating and executing terror attacks against Israelis, were meeting inside the specific structure we targeted,” said IDF spokesperson Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari. “These terrorists were responsible for the deaths of Israelis and they were actively commanding operations that could have killed even more. Their deaths saved lives.” He showed images from Israeli aerial surveillance from the time of the strike that shows the IDF targeted a structure approximately 200 yards away from where the fire broke out in the tent camp. “Contrary to reports, we conducted the strike outside the area that we designated as a humanitarian area and called civilians to evacuate to,” he said. “Our strike was over a kilometer and a half away from the Al-Mawasi humanitarian area.” The strike hit an area approximately 200 yards away from the tent camp using munitions with the smallest warheads that can be used by military aircraft. The warheads had only 35 pounds of explosive material, which is extremely small compared to what is commonly used on battlefields around the world. “Our munition alone could not have ignited a fire of this size,” he said, noting that Hamas has been operating out of the area since October 7, which is a war crime since they are operating around civilians. CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP Hagari showed that there were rocket launchers just a few dozen yards away from where their strike targeted. “We are also assessing footage documented by Gazans on the night of the strike, posted on social media, which appear to show secondary explosions, indicating that there may have been weapons in the area,” he said. “Our signal intelligence intercepted some phone calls that reinforce this concern, raising the possibility that weapons stored in a nearby compound caught fire.” The IDF also says it identified launch pits adjacent to the site of the strike. pic.twitter.com/dUx7wKjXwp — Joe Truzman (@JoeTruzman) May 28, 2024 The IDF released an audio file of a conversation that was intercepted between two Gazans in which one says that the fire erupted because Hamas had a bunch of ammunition in the area at a warehouse that started exploding. “I mean the Jewish bombing wasn’t strong, it was a small missile, because it didn’t create a large hole,” the Gazan said to his friend. Lastly, the IDF released an audio conversation between two Gaza describing the Rafah attack. pic.twitter.com/ip1AuARTdJ — Joe Truzman (@JoeTruzman) May 28, 2024

A dying military hero’s final wish was to earn a high school diploma, so his friends worked for months to make his dream come true. A school official was able to make it happen just three days before his death. Richard “Gunny” Remp dropped out of high school just shy of graduation so he could fight in World War II. He then went on to fight in Korea and then Vietnam, never returning to complete his senior year, but always wishing he had. At 98, Richard was diagnosed with stage 4 cancer, and he admitted to his friends that his dying wish was to hold his diploma in his hands. They contacted the school board from his hometown of Sharon, PA, hoping he could earn an honorary diploma. The board agreed to help. Before officials could get Richard his diploma, his health took a turn for the worse. He moved to hospice care and was no longer strong enough to travel home. When his friends left a message for Sharon City School District Superintendent Justi Glaros telling her it was too late, she called them back with good news. “She’s like, ‘I’m printing his diploma now. ‘I’ll be there in 4½ hours,’” Julien Singh, commander of the American Legion post in Poolesville, told The Washington Post. “To me, four and a half hours wasn’t far at all to be able to honor Mr. Remp,” Justi said, per WKBN 27.  “It was sort of like out of a Hallmark movie. These things, you don’t see these things happen every day, and it was incredible to see it unfold in front of your eyes,” Julien added. School Board Official Made it Just In Time To Grant Hero’s Last Wish Justi arrived in time to present the military hero with his final wish. With friends and family gathered around, he held his high school diploma just as he always hoped. “When I got there, it was all rather surreal,” Justi continued. “I was nervous because I felt like I was meeting a rock star… Here’s this man who’s a highly decorated veteran who really had from the age of 17, given his entire life to serve our country and to protect our freedoms.”  Richard Remp passed away three days later. Sharon High School will honor the vet with a moment of silence during its graduation ceremony next month. You can find the source of this story’s featured image here. The post Stranger Makes Military Hero’s Final Wish Come True Just Days Before His Passing appeared first on InspireMore.

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