Elba & McCartney
Idris Elba will sit down with Paul McCartney for a BBC One and BBC Music hourlong special to air over the Christmas Holiday in the UK. Set to be recorded in London in the coming weeks, the special will see Elba interview McCartney about his career as one of the most successful musicians and composers in pop music history. [Source: NME]
Hitman III
Chongqing, the 30 million populated megacity principality in south west China that sees very few tourists, has been announced as the third location of the upcoming “Hitman” trilogy closer – joining the previously announced Dubai, UAE & Dartmoor, England.
A new clip from IO Interactive showcases the rainy night streets and gritty “Blade Runner” esque feel of the level along with showcasing the ray tracing and other improvements coming to the franchise. “Hitman III” releases on all platforms in January.
TRON: Legacy
YouTuber Shamook has used DeepFake technology to the character of CLU in Disney’s “Tron: Legacy,” in the process making a digital young Jeff Bridges look much more like the real young Jeff Bridges used to look.
LAIKA
LAIKA Studios has released a clip showcasing key characters from their five famed stop-motion animated films, the clip sees all of them coming together to celebrate their own take on Thanksgiving dubbed Friendsgiving. Coraline, ParaNorman, Kubo, Eggs, Mr. Link and Sir Lionel all appear and the studio also has posted a featurette on the making of the clip: