Netflix’s adaptation of Jaroslav KalfaÅ™’s novel‚ Spaceman of Bohemia‚ is set to premiere with much fanfare in a little over a month. The movie stars Adam Sandler as the Czech astronaut Jakub‚ who during a six-month stint alone in space makes friends with an alien spider named HanuÅ¡ (voiced by Paul Dano) who helps him with his faltering marriage to Lenka (Carey Mulligan). The premise on the surface could be seen as funny‚ but the novel—and apparently the adaptation based on the trailer released today—is a heartrending tale that explores themes of love and family across the seemingly unending chasm of time and space. The movie comes to us from director Johan Renck‚ who also directed all five episodes of HBO’s limited series‚ Chernobyl‚ with a screenplay by Colby Day. In addition to Sandler‚ Dano‚ and Mulligan‚ the cast stars Kunal Nayyar‚ Lena Olin‚ and Isabella Rossellini. The casting is one of the most intriguing things about this adaptation. Sandler has already proved his drama chops in projects like Hustle and Uncut Gems‚ and it looks like Spaceman will see him in another dramatic role. Dano’s eerie voicing of HanuÅ¡ also stands out in the trailer. “Paul was the first thing that came up in thinking about [the creature]‚” Renck told TUDUM‚ a Netflix-run website. “He has this peculiar cadence when he’s speaking‚ his careful formulation of words‚ and his very unique voice.” KalfaÅ™ was consulted during the adaptation and spent several hours with Sandler via Zoom to answer his questions about Czech culture. The author is also pleased with how the movie version of his story came out. “I was completely blown away when I saw the film. I’ve seen it twice now‚” KalfaÅ™ told TUDUM. “I think all the people out there who love weird things and weird art will hopefully be delighted by it.” Spaceman will play in select theaters starting February 23‚ 2024‚ and will be available on Netflix starting March 1‚ 2024.

We’ve known for years that a reboot of the Highlander franchise was one of the many projects that John Wick director Chad Stahelski had on his plate (other projects include an adaptation of Black Samurai and a live-action television show and an anime installment in the Wick universe). Highlander‚ however‚ will not only be the next project the filmmaker tackles after John Wick: Chapter 4—due to a new deal with Lionsgate‚ Stahelski will also be overseeing all projects in both the Wick and Highlander universes across television and film. According to The Hollywood Reporter‚ Stahelski has been developing a Highlander movie since 2016‚ and Henry Cavill has been attached to the reboot since 2021. The original 1986 film‚ of course‚ starred Christopher Lambert as the titular highlander (pictured above)‚ the 16th-century-born Connor MacLeod. Sean Connery and Clancy Brown also star as two other immortals‚ and the three battle over hundreds of years because there “can only be one” immortal who survives and wins… the Prize. After that first film‚ the franchise spawned three additional theatrical releases‚ one made-for-television movie‚ two live-action and one animated TV series‚ an animated television series‚ an anime film‚ comic books‚ and more. The franchise has been dormant in the film and television space‚ however‚ since 2007. “I am pleased to be able to grow my relationship with Lionsgate in this new oversight role for the John Wick universe and its further expansion‚” Stahelski said in a statement. “John Wick is so close to my heart and to be able to continue shepherding it will be a blast for me. I’m so happy to also be launching another franchise with Highlander‚ a world that is so rich with engaging stories to be told.” No news yet on when Stahelski’s Highlander will go into production. On the Wick front‚ however‚ we have the theatrical spin-off Ballerina coming out on June 7‚ 2024 and a potential fifth John Wick movie in the works as well.  

We have seen Malignant Hearts‚ we have gathered Vampiric Powers‚ and it is time to face Constructs! Here is how to start the new Season of the Construct in Diablo 4. How to start Season of the Construct in Diablo 4 Before you take your level 100 Barbarian and travel to Kehjistan‚ if you haven’t experienced any seasonal content before‚ you need to know that you must create a new character to experience the Season of the Construct. You will get the chance to skip the campaign and go straight to the seasonal content. This has been happening since the Season of the Malignant and Season of the Blood and has been an active mechanic in the Diablo series. As I said before and announced during the Season of the Construct trailer‚ the seasonal content takes place beneath the Kehjistan region in Sanctuary. Image: Blizzard Entertainment This means that you will probably have to head over there in the first place to meet a specific character. Based on wha...

To get the most out of your cult in Cult of the Lamb‚ you need to select the best Sin Doctrines. Like other Doctrines in Cult of the Lamb‚ there are eight Sin Doctrines and you only get to select‚ permanently mind you‚ four. All Sin Doctrine in Cult of the Lamb‚ ranked When selecting my four Sin Doctrines‚ I failed to log what all eight are. Since I wanted to get this guide out as early as possible‚ I’m missing one of the Sin Doctrines. I’ll update this article when the information on all eight Sin Doctrines hit the internet. But‚ I am confident I picked the best Sin Doctrines‚ so I can guide you there. Related: How to build a Mating Tent in Cult of the Lamb Here are all the Sin Doctrines that I cataloged in Cult of the Lamb: Option 1 Rite of Lust – [Ritual] Perform a Ritual around the Totem in the form of a naked‚ naughty dance by the followers. The appointed Mayflower leader receives a maxed-out Sin. This acts as a brief vacat...

With the remake of the original Persona 3 comes all new voice actors‚ so let’s go over the brand new cast of Persona 3 Reload. Although the original cast was excellent‚ it’s nice to see fresh voices step into the scene with the remake of this classic Persona game. Persona 3 Reload: All lead voice actors While there are plenty of side and supporting characters in Persona 3 Reload‚ we’ll be focusing on all the voice actors for the main cast of Persona 3 Reload. You may recognize a few of these faces and names from other big games‚ shows‚ or movies. Image: PC Invasion (Atlus/Amazon) Makoto Yuki – Aleks Le Aleks Le is a growing name in the voice acting industry‚ originally born in Vietnam. You may recall his voice from big roles such as Zenitsu Agatsuma from Demon Slayer‚ Thorfinn in Vinland Saga‚ and most recently‚ Jinwoo Sung in Solo Leveling. Makoto is the main protagonist in Persona 3‚ originally voiced by Yuri Lowent...

Any Guardian worth their Mark knows the true Destiny 2 endgame is Fashion. After all‚ what’s the point of completing Dungeons and Raids if you don’t look like a badass doing it? If you agree‚ let me show you how to get the Luminous Void Shader in Destiny 2. Related: All Destiny 2 Exotic weapons ranked Destiny 2: Where to get the Luminous Void Shader Image: PC Invasion The Luminous Void Shader is exclusive to the Eververse shop and is part of a rolling inventory that refreshes each week. You can purchase Luminous Void from the Featured tab of the store for 300 Bright Dust. 300 Bright Dust should be quite obtainable unless you’ve been recklessly spending.  Bright Dust is frequently given out on the Battle Pass‚ with increasing amounts given the higher your level. You can even get some Bright Dust on the free track‚ so you don’t have to purchase the Season Pass to unlock the Shader. Why is the Lumin...

It is official: no shadow-drop game will be unveiled during the Xbox Developer Direct 2024. Or at least that appears to be the case. Let’s talk about this news. Xbox Developer Direct: Is there really no shadow drop game? Thanks to the now infamous Xbox Wire piece called “How to Watch the Xbox Developer_Direct 2024 on Thursday‚ January 18”‚ the internet is going wild. Author Joe Skrebels – Xbox Wire editor-in-chief – responds to a question by stating: All the games in this year’s Developer_Direct will be arriving later‚ with more details to be shared in the program. Joe Skrebels‚ Xbox Wire Editor-in-Chief Many sites have been reporting that this is basically confirming will not shadow-drop any game during the Xbox Developer Direct‚ just like they did with Hi-Fi Rush last year. Now‚ I don’t know about you guys‚ but if I were about to shadow-drop a game‚ the last thing I would say is that I am dropping the game....

FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida has a plan for a Republican Party struggling to message on abortion post-Roe v. Wade. “Pro-life Americans‚ leaders‚ and elected officials should consider three distinct‚ but related‚ steps to reverse course‚” Rubio writes in a memo first obtained by The Daily Signal. The senator plans to share the memo with his colleagues in Congress this week ahead of the anniversary of Roe v. Wade‚ The Daily Signal has learned. “First‚ we need to develop and fight for a compassionate‚ pro-family agenda that counters caricatures of our beliefs and makes life easier for mothers and their children‚” he writes. “Second‚ we need to put Democrats on the defensive about their extreme support for abortion. Third‚ we need to tell the truth about what abortion is—the taking of innocent life—and advocate limits to the practice.” The senator told The Daily Signal that although the abortion landscape may have shifted‚ the stakes have not. “Our mission remains unchanged: Building a nation where every life is cherished and protected‚” he explained. “We must be compassionate and stand with families in crisis‚ offering support‚ not judgment‚ for every life that is brought into this world‚ and dismantling the false choice between motherhood and opportunity‚” Rubio stressed. “We will expose the truth about abortion‚ from the horrors of late-term abortion to the lack of basic protections for the most vulnerable. Finally‚ we will rely on common sense‚ finding areas where even those who disagree can stand together for the sanctity of life.” “Every life saved‚ every family supported‚ every law rewritten is another step toward a future where every beating heart finds refuge in the law and compassion in our hearts‚” he added. 01.16.2024_Rubio-Office_Memo-to-Interested-Parties-re.-Winning-Strategy-for-the-Pro-Life-Movement_FinalDownload The Landscape The Florida senator addressed the challenging landscape the pro-life movement faces. In spite of a massive victory in overturning Roe v. Wade‚ pro-life lawmakers and activists now must grapple with near-record high support for abortion‚ accelerated by Democrats’ “apocalyptic visions of what a supposedly pro-life future would look like.” A key part of Democrats’ strategy to increase support for abortion is the lie that pro-life laws criminalize treatments for miscarriages‚ stillbirths and ectopic pregnancies‚” he said. That strategy of “fear and control” has been effective‚ Rubio told his peers‚ particularly when it comes to ballot initiatives‚ such as “Issue 1″ in Ohio‚ an amendment enshrining abortion into the Ohio Constitution. “The pro-life side has lost seven out of the past seven ballot initiatives at the state level—a perfect record of failure‚” he said. “This failure is starker because some of the initiatives concerned pro-life policies that strong majorities of Americans support.” The senator’s memo notes that “some have looked at these losses and concluded that being pro-life is a losing position‚” while others have “fallen silent” or “punted to the states‚ claiming that Congress has no authority over the matter—a claim that is wrong on the merits‚ as well as a disservice to voters.” Abortion-rights activists argue with pro-life activists in front of the Supreme Court on June 26‚ 2022. (Photo: Nathan Howard/Getty Images) “Each of these positions amounts to abandonment of the unborn‚ mothers and families‚” Rubio said. “It cannot be our solution.” “At this moment‚ Democrats largely control the narrative about abortion‚ and that means they control thenarrative about us and our policies‚” he told his colleagues. “Consequently‚ despite voters’ deep unease about abortion and revulsion at such barbaric practices as late-term abortion‚ they do not trust Republicans to lead on this issue. This image problem has devastating policy results. Action is needed‚ or worse outcomes will follow.” Rubio’s Solution Rubio’s three-part strategy—to fight for a pro-family agenda‚ to highlight Democratic extremism‚ and to tell the truth about the horrors of abortion—includes a point often lost in translation on Capitol Hill: Republicans have the moral high ground on an issue dealing with the killing of an unborn child. “Pro-lifers should recall that protecting unborn human beings is the moral center and purpose of our movement—and we cannot be shy about saying so‚” he noted. “No pro-life strategy deserves the name without advocating just limits on abortion.” “This moment is an opportunity for Republicans to refocus and remember who we are‚” he writes. “Our party believes in the dignity of the human person‚ the importance of family‚ and the unalienable right to life. There is no cause that unites those beliefs more perfectly‚ and that motivates tens of millions of our party’s supporters more fully‚ than the pro-life cause. We have a responsibility to advocate effectively for that cause.” Have an opinion about this article? To sound off‚ please email letters@DailySignal.com‚ and we’ll consider publishing your edited remarks in our regular “We Hear You” feature. Remember to include the URL or headline of the article plus your name and town and/or state.  The post EXCLUSIVE: Rubio Memo Lays Out Pro-Life Strategy for GOP appeared first on The Daily Signal.

An opinion survey taken before the recent U.S.-led military action against Iran-backed Houthi militants in Yemen found strong concern that disruptions in the Red Sea would elevate food and energy prices here at home. The new polling from TIPP Insights surveyed 1‚401 adults about the Houthi rebels’ attacks on commercial shipping in the Red Sea. The survey first established the extent to which respondents were tracking the issue‚ finding Americans closely divided: 48% said they’re following the issue very or somewhat closely‚ while 46% said they’re not following it very closely‚ or not at all. Only 6% say they were unaware of the Houthi attacks on commercial shipping.  Broken down by party line‚ 52% of Democrats‚ 49% of Republicans‚ and 43% of independents said they are aware of the attacks‚ suggesting this generally isn’t a partisan issue. Once this baseline was established‚ TIPP Insights posed three additional questions to those respondents who said they were following the Houthi attacks. The first question‚ which got the most dramatic results‚ asked whether respondents were very‚ somewhat‚ not very‚ or not at all concerned that the attacks might disrupt vital supply chains of commodities such as food and energy.  Fully 89% answered that they were very or somewhat concerned‚ while only 9% said they were not. The smallest group of respondents in the survey‚ just 2%‚ said they had no opinion.  These results remained consistent across all demographics. Although younger voters were marginally less concerned than their older counterparts‚ the survey found that those concerned still had a significant majority that held across genders and ethnic groups. In other words‚ for the roughly half of the U.S. electorate tracking the Red Sea issue‚ the majority anticipates a rise in domestic prices for vital goods because of the disruptions‚ which should get the attention of both parties at the outset of 2024. Given that the price of Brent crude already is creeping up over $80 per barrel because of extended voyages around the Cape of Good Hope to deliver cargoes‚ this concern is likely to intensify in coming months. The survey’s second question asked whether respondents placed the primary blame for the attacks on Iran’s Islamist regime‚ the Israel-Hamas war‚ or both. The largest group of respondents‚ 42%‚ said they blamed both‚ and the second largest‚ 32%‚ said they blamed Tehran‚ a result that suggests 74% of American voters consider the Iranian regime at least partially culpable for the turmoil. Only 15% said they blamed the Israel-Hamas war and‚ when the response of “both” was accounted for‚ 57% blamed the war.  It’s worth noting that of the 671 voters surveyed who said they were following the issue and so moved on to the additional questions‚ the single largest age demographic was 25 to 44‚ with a total of 230 respondents. This group was considerably more likely to blame the Houthis’ attacks on the Israel-Hamas war (24%) than were those 18 to 24 (14%)‚ 45 to 64 (12%)‚ or 65 and older (7%)‚ so the real percentage of Americans who blame Israel and the war may be lower. The third question revealed the starkest partisan divide in the survey. “How confident are you‚” it asked‚ “that President [Joe] Biden’s Operation Prosperity Guardian will secure commercial shipping in the Red Sea?” Overall‚ 52% of respondents said they either were very confident or somewhat confident that Biden would be successful‚ compared with 41% who said they weren’t confident and 8% who said they’re not sure. That should be welcome news for the president.  Democrats were significantly more confident‚ with 81% responding positively and only 11% disagreeing. But the numbers for the other political groups tell a different story: Only 26% of Republicans and 41% of independents said they have a degree of confidence in Operation Prosperity Guardian‚ compared to 68% and 49%‚ respectively‚ who said they don’t. So although Biden’s action has the strong support of those in his base who are following events in the Red Sea‚ he is underwater on the issue not only with conservatives but also with independents. These survey results could signal broader unease with Biden’s performance as commander in chief. TIPP Insights conducted its polling as Houthi attacks on commercial shipping were escalating‚ but before the Biden administration took retaliatory action Jan. 11 and 12. While the Houthis rebels’ immediate response was muted‚ they escalated retaliation and struck two commercial vessels in recent days. There are no indications that the U.S.- and U.K.-led airstrikes restored freedom of navigation in the region—in fact‚ all reports are that shipping is still being diverted in the wake of the airstrikes.  Electric vehicle manufacturer Tesla‚ for example‚ announced a two-week hiatus in production at German factories due to lack of components. If the Houthi threat isn’t neutralized and this type of stoppage spreads in coming weeks‚ supply chain disruptions will start to compound in a fashion that may grip the American electorate more broadly as primary voters head to the polls. Have an opinion about this article? To sound off‚ please email letters@DailySignal.com‚ and we’ll consider publishing your edited remarks in our regular “We Hear You” feature. Remember to include the URL or headline of the article plus your name and town and/or state. The post Survey Finds Conservatives‚ Independents Skeptical of Biden’s Action Against Houthis‚ but Liberals Confident appeared first on The Daily Signal.

If it ain’t broke‚ break it. That’s Joe Biden’s guiding principle. He took President Donald Trump’s much-tighter southern border and ripped it as wide open as a gutted trout’s belly. Biden turned Trump’s energy independence into begging Iran and Venezuela to pump more oil. And Biden devolved Trump’s peace in the Middle East into a five-front Arab war on Israel‚ even as the ayatollahs’ Houthi pals ignited the Red Sea with anti-ship missiles and anti-American drones. And for his next trick‚ Biden wants to impersonate a Latin autocrat.  On December 7‚ a date that shall live in infamy‚ Biden’s Commerce Department proposed a mechanism to invoke the so-called “march-in” clause of the 1980s-era bipartisan Bayh-Dole Act. This would empower Uncle Sam to capture and control patents that fully or partially were funded with federal research grants if Washington bureaucrats disliked the market prices or rollout speeds of their ensuing technologies. “March-in” authority. What a perfect image: Jackbooted thugs stomping on private property and seizing it for Big Government.  As usual‚ Biden hopes to capsize the efficient‚ productive status quo. Since then-Sens.  Birch Bayh‚ D-Ind.‚ and Bob Dole‚ R-Kan.‚ secured this legislation‚ universities and other institutions have owned the patents that emerged from federally funded research. Many then license those patents to companies and entrepreneurs who nurture them into goods and services. (Officially‚ the law is the University and Small Business Patent Procedures Act of 1980.) “Since its passage more than 40 years ago‚ the Act has spurred nearly 300 new drugs and discoveries that have driven the innovation economy—contributing $1.7 trillion to the U.S. gross industrial output and adding more than 5.9 million jobs‚” according to Laura Savatski‚ former chair of AUTM‚ an intellectual-property licensing group. Before Bayh-Dole‚ under 5% of federally supported patents were licensed. By 2022‚ AUTM data show‚ 9‚884 licenses and options arose among that year’s 16‚857 U.S. patent applications. By that measure‚ 58.6% of patents typically are licensed each year‚ nearly 12 times the pre-Bayh-Dole pace. The resulting embarrassment of riches has improved lives from Kansas to Kazakhstan: Google’s pioneering search algorithm Firefighting drones HDTVs Honeycrisp apples Nicotine patches Rotavirus vaccines  Taxol cancer therapy Touch screens Windows software Zerit anti-AIDS treatments Now‚ imagine life with few new amusements‚ business tools or medical cures. The ever-meddlesome Biden now wants new powers to reassign or simply nationalize patent licenses if his pests decide that these items are not marketed quickly or cheaply enough. “Bayh-Dole did not intend that government set prices on resulting products‚” its authors explained in The Washington Post. “The law makes no reference to a reasonable price that should be dictated by the government. This omission was intentional.” Such Big Government caprice would karate-chop private investment. Why would venture capitalists license new patents if federal busybodies could march in‚ expropriate and award them to politically connected competitors? Even worse‚ anti-capitalist bureaucrats could snatch licenses and sit on them while chanting “Equity!” “Social justice!” or “Climate!” As it happens‚ no administration—Democrat or Republican—has marched in on a patent since Bayh-Dole blossomed. While screaming “Democracy!” Biden lusts for a nightstick to bash to bits this 44-year-old precedent. Biden &; Co. argue that when the state goes marching in‚ cheaper medicines will flow like the mighty Mississippi. This will prove to be yet another Marxist mirage‚ as drug companies avoid licensing patents for fear of being fleeced by the Everything for All crowd. Taxpayers also will suffer if these patents cannot be harnessed. They never will taste the fruits of scientific developments that stay theoretical. They also will not collect the corporate taxes that commercialization now yields. In that sense‚ taxpayers’ return on federal research investment would dwindle‚ potentially to zero. While America faces a $34 trillion national debt‚ and $875.5 billion in annual debt service‚ the marginal corporate taxes from these new products represent federal revenues generated by economic growth‚ rather than higher tax rates. Even the late‚ great Milton Friedman would bless such tax receipts. Assuming today’s 21% corporate tax‚ Bayh-Dole’s $1.7 trillion in blessings already would have rendered unto Ceasar up to $357 billion. Bayh-Dole was “possibly the most inspired piece of legislation to be enacted in America over the past half-century‚” The Economist swooned in 2002. It “unlocked all the inventions and discoveries that had been made in laboratories throughout the United States with the help of taxpayers’ money. More than anything‚ this single policy measure helped to reverse America’s precipitous slide into industrial irrelevance.” But 22 years later‚ Biden is not amused. As he bans gas stoves and incandescent bulbs‚ mandates electric vehicles‚ censors his critics‚ and labors to imprison the leader of the opposition‚ he increasingly resembles the late‚ but not-so-great Latin dictator Hugo Chavez. Giving Biden and his comrades the power to smash patents and grab them for “better uses” would imperil property rights and endanger innovation. It could cripple the conveyor belt that speeds modern marvels from university labs to Best Buys‚ Walgreens and Whole Foods across America. Biden should peel his sticky fingers off Bayh-Dole. The Daily Signal publishes a variety of perspectives. Nothing written here is to be construed as representing the views of The Heritage Foundation. Have an opinion about this article? To sound off‚ please email letters@DailySignal.com‚ and we’ll consider publishing your edited remarks in our regular “We Hear You” feature. Remember to include the URL or headline of the article plus your name and town and/or state. The post Emperor Biden Wants to Nationalize Patents appeared first on The Daily Signal.