Tag: News
April 29th, Pinewood Studios, UK – Writer/Director/Producer J.J Abrams (top center right) at the cast read-through of Star Wars Episode VII at Pinewood Studios with (clockwise from right) Harrison Ford, Daisy Ridley, Carrie Fisher, Peter Mayhew, Producer Bryan Burk, Lucasfilm President and Producer Kathleen Kennedy, Domhnall Gleeson, Anthony Daniels, Mark Hamill, Andy Serkis, Oscar Isaac, John Boyega, Adam Driver and Writer Lawrence Kasdan. Copyright and Photo Credit: David James.
The Star Wars team is thrilled to announce the cast of Star Wars: Episode VII.
Actors John Boyega, Daisy Ridley, Adam Driver, Oscar Isaac, Andy Serkis, Domhnall Gleeson, and Max von Sydow will join the original stars of the saga, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, Anthony Daniels, Peter Mayhew, and Kenny Baker in the new film.
Director J.J. Abrams says, “We are so excited to finally share the cast of Star Wars: Episode VII. It is both thrilling and surreal to watch the beloved original cast and these brilliant new performers come together to bring this world to life, once again. We start shooting in a couple of weeks, and everyone is doing their best to make the fans proud.”
Star Wars: Episode VII is being directed by J.J. Abrams from a screenplay by Lawrence Kasdan and Abrams. Kathleen Kennedy, J.J. Abrams, and Bryan Burk are producing, and John Williams returns as the composer. The movie opens worldwide on December 18, 2015.
Source: Starwars.com
Here is this evening’s Daily Run Down.
Recalls
Social Issues/Human Interest
- How Levar Burton Tries To Avoid Police Mistreatment For Driving While Black
- 15 Examples Of Anti-Gay Discrimination Conservatives Want To Preserve
- NY Times Explains Climate Change Drives Record Wildfires But Fails To Explain What Drives Climate Change
- ESPN Documentary Chronicles Venus Williams Fight For Equal Pay At Wimbledon
General News
- As Bay Area Strike Idles Trains Commuters Scramble
- 600 Long Island Rail Road Retirees to Lose Disability Pay in U.S. Inquiry
- Lost firefighters
- Live Nation offers tickets to Buffett fans stuck in muddy lawn
- J.K. Rowlings Pottermore.com loses CEO as Redmayne heads back to HarperCollins
- July 2 News Deadly Arizona Wildfire Still Zero Percent Contained As Region Bakes In Record Heat
International
Politics
- Why Against Long Odds Pro-Choice Protesters Continue To Fight In Texas
- North Carolina Prepares To Suppress Black Voters Now That The Voting Rights Act Lost Its Teeth
Obits
Health
Science/Space
- Cold War Radioactivity Can Date Illegal Elephant Ivory
- Science says royal baby will be a …
- Lightning and the body
- Nations to Designate Antarctic Marine Protected Areas
- Strong Earthquake Strikes Indonesia
- Whats the Worst Meal in the US
- Fireball rocket crash adds to Russias space woes
- 200-Year-Old Fish Caught Off Alaska
- Flowers have been at funerals for 13000 years
- Earth is steadily leaking plasma out into the universe
- If your sperm have no taste you may end up sterile
Financial
Historical
Gaming
- Get ready for more PS4 trash talk Ballmer taking over as Xbox One chief – Oh shit, maybe I should cancel my Xbox One Pre-order now…….
- Halo Warthog gets rainbow colors in Seattle Pride parade
- Grand Theft Auto 5 is two discs on 360 requires install on both consoles
- Call of Duty Black Ops 2 enacts Vengeance on Xbox Live
Gadgets
- Telescopic contact lenses magnify sight 2.8 times turn wearer into cyborg
- Ball End Hex Wrenches
- Samsung Curved OLED TV introduced in South Korea
- Codlo turns your rice cooker into a sous-vide slow cooking system
Reviews
Law
- Pals of mom in pot case help in $500000 bail
- Panel to Review Up to 50 Trial Convictions Involving a Discredited Brooklyn Detective
- Media Hypocrisy When DC Insiders Leak Govt Talking Points About NSA No One Has A Cow
Technology
- Alcatel-Lucent gives DSL networks a gigabit boost
- Microsoft Kills TechNet Subscriptions
- Asus announces pre-orders for its $3499 4K monitor – WHy not $1,000 per k? Not that I’ll be buying one any time soon.
- Windows 8.1 and VS2013 bring GPU computing updates to Direct3D and C++ AMP
- Cops shouldnt have easy access to 220+ days of cell location data lawyers say
Internet
- W3C Chief To Prevent Parts Of The Web From Being Walled Off We Need To Wall It Off Ourselves – Huh>
- .NYC New York will be first city in the country with its own top-level domain
- Gigabit Internet and phone service for $48 a month It really exists
- PSA Download your Google Reader data by July 15th
Mobile
- Low power Wi-Fi signals might give future smartphones X-ray vision
- Apples Back to School promotion gifts $100 and $50 iTunes vouchers now includes iPhone
- Motorola taps into American patriotism to advertise the upcoming Moto X
- Former Nokia head of sales takes his expertise to Huawei updated
Software/Apps
Security
London/Britain/UK
- VIDEO Drones making oil rigs and pylons safer
- London fire visible from Heathrow
- Concerns over M4 congestion scheme
- Vinyl Lending Library Coming To Stoke Newington
- VIDEO Boris Johnson may stand as mayor again
- TfL to run mainline rail services
Personal
Odd
Funny
- July 02 2013
- 07/01/13 PHD comic Holinight
- What We Put up an Umbrella to Protect it What More Do You Want
- Holding a Hose Aint Nobody Got Time for That
- What Happens When You Call an Electrician on a Friday
- Bride Pride
- Ahh the Transition from Childhood to Adulthood
- Tired of Heating the Whole Pizza at Once
- What Happened
- The Investment
WHISKEY TANGO FOXTROT CHARLIE
- Celebs Who Serenade Tyrants Then Apologize – Nobody cares, move on.
Chicagoland
- Cops release sketch of man who grabbed woman on Northwest Side
- Gains in Chicago area home prices still lag nations
- Woman hospitalized after bike crash in Rolling Meadows
- Blackhawks Stanley Cup Banner from 1961 Up for Auction
- Why Watch Dogs is set in Chicago – They could’ve set it in London, which is the most monitored city in the world…
Total Number of stories: 82
Look for more stories tomorrow.
Here is this morning’s Daily Run Down.
General News
- Suspected hacker who demanded $1 million in Bitcoins from Mitt Romney caught and charged
- Yankees Rodriguez Cleared to Begin Play in Minors
International
Politics
- Putin slams Snowden for leaks but says Russia will never hand him over
- Why Yes We Have Learned A Lot About The NSAs Surveillance Programs
- Republican Obstruction Of Budget Process Hits 100th Day
- U.S. spying is out of control – No
- Edward Snowden breaks silence to threaten new U.S. leaks
- Edward Snowden applies for asylum in Russia news reports say
Health
Science/Space
- Thanks to dopamine brownies are in the eye of the beholder
- Type 1 diabetes reverse vaccine promises to let patients forget about insulin needles
- Interstellar gas allows chemical reactions caused by quantum tunneling
- Cold War Radioactivity Can Date Illegal Elephant Ivory
Financial
- Penguin and Random House officially close merger to become Penguin Random House
- Bebo bargain After selling to AOL for $850M in 2008 founders buy it back for … $1M
- Apples quarterly conference call for Q3 2013 scheduled for July 23
Historical
Gaming
- Former Blizzard dev World of Warcraft killed the MMO genre
- Xbox One to let gamers scan download codes using Kinect
- BioShock 2 creative director Jordan Thomas leaves Take-Two
Technology
- Meet an iPad-controlled $15 million yacht
- Microsoft killing off TechNet subscriptions – I’m still not happy about this.
Internet
- $20 for 768Kbps Internet AT%20T – It should be $5 for 769kbps Internet, not $20.
- Xbox Music Pass for Web Preview
Mobile
Rumors
- Apple reportedly paid no corporate taxes in the UK last year – Shock? No, absolutely not.
Software/Apps
- Skype for Android gets a full Metro redesign looks more like Windows Phone
- Linux 3.10 out with better SSD caching and Radeon support
- Sonys 4K player launches by July 15th Video Unlimited 4K service coming this fall
London/Britain/UK
Funny
- An Organic Solution
- She Loves QWERTY Play
- Next Week They Play the Mother Truckers
- But Still…
- Week Starting Wins
- Just Throw it on the Back
Chicagoland
- Homicides down 29 percent for first 6 months
- Woman Fought Off Man Who Tried to Kidnap Her in Belmont Cragin
Total Number of stories: 42
Look for more news stories this evening.
Here is this morning’s Daily Run Down.
General News
- California Appeals Court Rules Same-Sex Marriages Can Start Immediately
- Heat wont relent in scorched Southwest
- Rupert Murdochs News Corp completes split from 21st Century Fox entertainment business
International
- World Cup 2014 official champagne unveiled amid Brazil protests
- Obama to Meet With Mandela Family
- Eight soldiers die in Thailand blast
- Obama praises Mandela inspiration
Politics
Obits
Health
- NFL says no to promoting Obamacare – I guess I won’t be watching any NFL Games this year… not that I watched many anyway.
- Boston Marathon bombing victims will split $60.9 million
Science/Space
Historical
Law
- Attorneys Openly Revolt Against General Counsel Over Failure To Punish PG%20E For Pipeline Explosion
Social Networking
Mobile
London/Britain/UK
Funny
- The Best Vehicle on the Freeway
- Do I Have to Spell it Out for You
- There Are Some Things Only DJs Will Notice in This Video – This is quite funny.
- Visit Our Most Historic Landmark
- Innertubes Are Sooooooo Slow
- Yeeep uh huh Sure
- No Doubt Aboot It
- The Castle in the Cube – I should totally do this….
- National Lampoon WIN
- Weekend Winnin
- June 28 2013
Chicagoland
- Prince to Perform at George Lucas-Mellody Hobson Reception Source
- Record-breaking crowds celebrate Hawks
- Authorities 1 to face charges in Oakbrook mall incident
Total Number of stories: 32
Look for more news stories this evening.