Christopher Nolan's sci-fi epic "Interstellar" isn't in theaters for another two weeks; however, fans are already praising the movie starring Matthew McConaughey and Anne Hathaway as the must-see film of the fall.

From the director of "Inception" and "The Dark Knight" trilogy, the movie follows the two as they head on a space mission to save the future of the human race. 

While there aren’t any written reviews yet, a select few have offered up quick thoughts on Nolan’s next film and reactions are overwhelmingly positive.

#Interstellar is extraordinary - an angry, Heinlein-influenced rebuttal to Clarke and Kubrick's 2001 & a poem to light and gravity...

— Noah Cowan (@noah_sffilm) October 21, 2014

Screening for #Interstellar was great. So proud of Chris. Loved every image on the @IMAX screen. 70mm folks... 70mm

— Wally Pfister (@WallyCPfister) October 21, 2014

I just told Christopher Nolan he redefined the way wormholes look. Likely the last thing he wanted to hear—sorry! Interstellar was amazing!

— Jamie Zigelbaum (@jamiezigelbaum) October 20, 2014

all i can say about interstellar is this: run, don't walk, to your IMAX theatre. see it in its intended format.

— Schrader (@YoyodyneInc) October 20, 2014

Saw Interstellar last night...absolutely brilliant. Get ready for a new world.

— Kevin Morris (@KevinMorrisWMP) October 20, 2014

Saw Interstellar last night - what a stunning, crazy film and emotional roller coaster. Incredible pacing and sound throughout too.

— Andy Weissman (@aweissman) October 21, 2014

Both the "Shaun of the Dead" and "The Incredibles" directors loved it.

Am I allowed to say that 'Interstellar' is incredible yet?

— edgarwright (@edgarwright) October 13, 2014

Dazzled by the ambition & intelligence of Chris Nolan's INTERSTELLAR. Terrific performances, haunting imagery, WOW. See it in 70MM IMAX.

— Brad Bird (@BradBirdA113) October 21, 2014

Page Six reported Paramount chief Brad Grey held a private screening of the film Sunday for a crowd that included Jake Gyllenhaal, Chris Rock, Kevin Bacon, billionaire Ronald Perelman, and Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson.

"Interstellar" will be released two days early on Nov. 5 in 35mm and 70mm, and 70mm IMAX. More than an hour of "Interstellar" was filmed in IMAX while Nolan also shot on 35mm anamorphic film.

It will be everywhere Nov. 7. From the above, it sounds like the only way to see it is in IMAX. 

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Movie makers have been creating visions of the future that include incredible technology and scientific breakthroughs seemingly far ahead of their time.

But in today's world, many of the advanced tech gadgets we saw on the big screen can actually be seen in real life. Watch below for a quick guide to movies that have correctly predicted the future.

Produced by Daniel Goodman. Originally published in August 2013.

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Michael Keaton and Edward Norton's new film "Birdman" came out swinging at the box office this weekend. 

Released in only four theaters both in Los Angeles and in New York, the Fox Searchlight movie made more than $424,000 at the box office. 

The film, about a washed-up actor Riggan Thomson (Keaton) gearing up for a Broadway debut, underwent a rigorous schedule.

Shot in just 30 days in the spring of 2013 at the St. James Theatre in New York City's theater district, director Alejandro González Iñárritu insisted the film be made to appear as one continuous shot.

The camera work comes from Oscar-winning cinematographer Emmanuel Lubezki who worked on “Gravity.” Try to spot a cut in the film and you'll maybe notice one. The film plays straight through pretty seamlessly.

During a panel for the movie recently at New York Comic Con, host Chris Hardwick described what it's like watching the film:

"There are these really long scenes where the camera will follow one character into a room and then something sort of weird and special effect-y happens and then someone else will come in and it will follow that character out. Meanwhile, there's stuff going on along the way to the next destination to a whole other area of the building and then there's something else completely in progress that is being orchestrated at the same time."

In order to achieve the look, the cast underwent shots that took anywhere from seven to 10 minutes to film, according to Entertainment Weekly.

Keaton described the difficulty of prepping for the film to the magazine for its Oct. 17 issue.

"Everybody showed up every morning frightened," Keaton told EW. "The crew too. I think we were all thinking, I don't want to be the guy who lets everybody down."

To give you an idea of how stressful it could be on set, the cast, crew, and camera team had to be readily in sync.

Here's how EW describes what one mistake would cost them on set.

"Anything—a misremembered line, an extra step taken, a camera operator stumbling on a stair or veering off course or out of focus—could blow a take, rendering the first several minutes unusable even if they had been perfect."

"You had to be word-perfect, you had to be off script, and you literally had to count your paces down to the number of steps you needed to take before turning a corner," Keaton told EW. 

"Everyone would apologize perfunctorily if they messed up ... mostly because we were aware of how hard it was on the camera operators," Keaton added. "And the camera operators didn't want to screw up because of us."

Norton didn't want to speak much about the making of the film at NYCC, wanting the film to instead speak for itself.

"I'm sure film schools will be deconstructing how a lot of it was done for a long time to come because it is really remarkable," said Norton. "I think suffice to say it was a level of planning you rarely see on a film. I thought it was wonderful because you rarely get that kind of rehearsal period on a film and you rarely get to work that intimately with the entire camera crew. It was all great. It has its challenges but it's a lot more fun actually than on a day-t0-day basis."

"It's amazing what he [Lubezki] pulled off as a cinematographer in this film," Norton added. "I think it's every bit as amazing as what he did in 'Gravity,' and yet in a totally different type of story and context." 

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After the "Avengers: Age of Ultron" trailer hit the web late Wednesday evening, fans have been obsessively rewatching the teaser for clues and hints about the upcoming movie.

Almost immediately, eagle-eyed viewers honed in on a scene at the 37 second mark in which the camera pans over the group of "Avengers" plus a few extra women. 

It's easy to discern most of the characters. Scarlett Johansson's Black Widow is next to Bruce Banner. Former Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. member Maria Hill (Cobie Smulders) is rising out of a seat in front of Captain America.

Here's an annotated version of the scene.

And then there's this mystery woman standing to the left of Thor. 

Who is that?

The immediate conclusion of many was to suggest it was Thor's girlfriend Jane Foster played by Natalie Portman in the "Thor" films.

Portman hasn't been confirmed for the sequel yet so it would be an unexpected big cameo, but one that makes sense. At the end of "Thor 2," we see the superhero return to Earth to spend his time with Foster so it wouldn't be a stretch for Portman to make an appearance.

However, a closer inspection of the photo has many believing it's another actress.

Cinemablend and Newsarama believe the mystery woman may be Korean actress Kim Soo-hyun, also known as Claudia Kim.

Several months ago, it was reported Kim joined the film as a doctor or scientist who works with Tony Stark (Robert Downey, Jr.). 

Then, Kim tweeted an image with "Age of Ultron" director Joss Whedon along with a chair prominently displaying her name on what appears to be the film set.

한국이 정말 정말 그립습니다..! 멋진 Joss 감독님. 마블 만화에서 튀어나온듯한 캐릭터이시다^^ 저에게 우리말도 한마디씩 꼭 연습하시는 유머러스한 분! pic.twitter.com/gIR4FFPDTP

— Claudia 수현 (@ClaudiaSKim) June 9, 2014

Our take:

We initially thought the woman standing next to Thor was Portman.

It's not certain how much longer Portman will be a part of Marvel's cinematic universe. We wouldn't be surprised if the "Avengers 2" resulted in the death of her character to make way for future storylines. After all, what else could get Thor so angry that he goes after Tony Stark (other than for creating a killer robot army)?

However, the closeup image just doesn't look like Portman. It's much more likely to be Kim. 

Still, we wouldn't be surprised to see Portman pop up in the sequel.

"The Avengers: Age of Ultron" will be released May 1, 2015.

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Growing up in Hollis, Queens, Daymond John's mother taught him that he was in charge of his own destiny. It was a message that inspired him to start the business that would make him a millionaire, the apparel company FUBU.

FUBU is no longer the powerhouse it was in the '90s, but John has been a sought-after branding and marketing expert since.  

And today he is best known as a cut-throat investor on ABC's hit pitch show "Shark Tank," where he competes alongside the likes of Mark Cuban and Barbara Corcoran for the best deals.

His company Shark Branding manages the wide variety of investments he's made on the show.

We spoke with John about what motivates him as a businessman, what he looks for in an entrepreneur, and what it's like being a Shark.

The following interview has been edited for brevity and clarity.

Business Insider: Was there a moment when you knew you wanted to be an entrepreneur?

Daymond John: I never knew anything other than wanting to be an entrepreneur. I tried my first business when I was 6 years old, and I started another business when I was 8. I don't think I knew anything besides that.

BI: So it was always part of your identity?

DJ: Yeah. My parents always taught me that my day job would never make me rich; it'd be my homework.

BI: What drives you now?

DJ: Constantly learning. Making a change in people's lives; paying it forward. Being absolutely obsessed with loving what I do and loving the people I work with. Not doing anything necessarily for money. Doing it purely because it's exciting, and knowing that even though you're doing it because it's exciting, you're having something established and a way to make money from it, hopefully, but at least getting into the passion of the business first.

My new book coming out is called "The Power of Broke," and the philosophy of that is whatever I'm creating or doing makes use of my mental resources before I'm just throwing money at it. Money's not going to make it any better. It may make the opportunity come faster, but it also can hurt you if you think that money's going to solve it.

BI: What was your business education? What got you to where you are now?

DJ: I barely finished high school. So it's purely trial-and-error, and it was proof of concept, meaning not only studying it, messing around a little bit, but also analyzing it. Because some people have bad ideas, or it's not the right time. So knowing when to stop your efforts because all the proof has given you that it won't work.

BI: What books have changed your life?

DJ: "Think and Grow Rich" was the number-one book in terms of being impactful. I read that at 16.

BI: Why was it so important to you?

DJ: The main takeaway from that was goal-setting. It was the fact that if you don't set a specific goal, then how can you expect to hit it? And if you don't set a specific goal, you could be setting negative goals without realizing it. So if you don't go, "I'm going to get a raise by the end of this year by putting in an extra two hours a day at work, which is going to compound into X amount of hours, which is going to make sure that my superiors see that I'm a team player," you may set a negative goal. "Eh, I don't feel like going to work. Eh, I don't feel like being a team player. No one in my job respects me." And you start setting a negative goal that will actually hurt you.

BI: Are there other business books that have changed your life?

DJ: There are the normal ones that everybody loves. There would be "Rich Dad Poor Dad," "Who Moved My Cheese?;" I love all the Dale Carnegie books; "The One Minute Manager." I love newer ones like "Blue Ocean Strategy" and all the "Freaknomics" books.

BI: What's a favorite piece of advice from one of your mentors that you've never forgotten?

DJ: My mother said, "Money is a great slave but a horrible master." [It was her version of a French proverb.]

I think that in the earlier days, when I was a "wantrepreneur," I was really doing things because I thought what I wanted was to be rich. For the most part, those businesses failed, and then later when I started doing something casually because I loved it, that business burst.

So all those old sayings that your grandmother and grandfather used to tell you are actually somewhat real, you know? I learned that over the years. And then after becoming wealthy and having money, I failed at a lot of things, and that reinforced some of those theories that I was told at a young age.

BI: So now, as you've been working with entrepreneurs on "Shark Tank," what has your favorite investment been?

DJ: It hasn't aired yet, so I have to go with another one… It would be Al "Bubba" Baker's Boneless Ribs. Absolutely, yup.

BI: How involved are you with the entrepreneurs you make deals with?

DJ: Every one of them is different. Some it's purely cash. The others it's a little fusion of it. And then another would be I speak to them almost every day or we are running some of the business within my corporation.

I enjoy working with most of them no matter what. But some of them geographically aren't located in New York or there's nobody in New York. Also it may be an industry that I'm not well-versed in, so my role in there is not needed as much because the people who are in there are running the business really well and they just need me to do the heavy lifting once in awhile. It's like any relationship that anybody has, with a friend or a romantic relationship. Sometimes somebody puts a lot into a relationship, and sometimes somebody puts in very little. But it all depends.

BI: When you're competing with the other investors on show, how much of that is getting heated in the moment, how much is personal, and how much is for the camera?

DJ: It's all in the moment. And in the moment, it does get personal here and there. None of it is for the camera. Listen, I don't care if you're my brother — if we go play football I'm gonna try to crack your head open. It doesn't mean that I don't love you. It doesn't mean that I don't respect you. But I'm going to try to crack your head open! There is real stuff at stake. There's real money, and there are also real egos. And you have 10 million people watching you get smacked down on national television! It's real.

Ninety-five, ninety-seven percent of the time, as soon as that deal is over, we have totally forgotten. Have we carried a little animosity throughout that day of shooting over one deal that we really liked? Yes. But I think that's why we are at the level we are in life.

BI: What's an example?

DJ: Robert [Herjavec] beat me out of a deal this last season. It hasn't aired yet. The deal was apparel-based, it was fitness-based, and Robert beat me out. So I'm sitting there saying to myself, "Should I be mad at Robert or should I be mad at myself?" Because this a natural layup for me. The person knows my expertise. What didn't I communicate to that person that made me lose the deal, or what did I say to that person that may have pissed them off?

I can't be so mad at Robert. It's almost like going into sports. Two boxers go out there and somebody whoops your ass — you know you weren't on top of your game in that fight. I don't know if I'm mad at that person.

BI: How do you decide what's worth your money and how much?

DJ: That's the problem. We get caught up in so many things in the moment, and we always spend more than we want. [laughs] So we're like, "I've got 10 companies, 15 companies this year! Oh my God, what's wrong with me?" But that's the nature of the beast. We're opportunistic. We're sharks. We smell something, and we're like, "Man, this is a great opportunity for me to be part of a new industry or for me to do something that's amazing. I'll do the deal!" You can't help it, man.

BI: What's your all-time favorite and least favorite pitch?

DJ: My favorite one would probably be Scrub Daddy that Lori got into. It was like watching an infomercial without the editing. He was so good. He was just great.

I hated Scottevest— not even Scottevest, that Copa Da Vino pitch. I don't know about saying "the worst," but with some I didn't like the people. They were obnoxious or there for the wrong reasons.

BI: Does it come down to the person selling themselves more than their product? If you don't like a person, you're not going to want to work with them?

DJ: A hundred-and-twenty percent. We're not investing in companies. We're investing in people. There's nothing that we've seen, that you will ever see, that is brand new. It's always going to be a new form of delivery or a new angle on it. Instead of working in seven minutes it works in six. So it's not going to be what you like. You are going to have to potentially talk to the person on the other side of that pitch every day for the next 20 years. Can you deal with that person?

BI: What is your advice to an entrepreneur pitching you? How can someone appear more likeable?

DJ: You can't know what the other person is going to like about you. You may look like their husband's ex-girlfriend!

But for the most part, the best thing to do is be very smart with comments — but not too smart with the investors. The investors may feel like, "You know what, you're so smart, I need you, because this is something tech-based and I need you to figure it out." Or they may feel like, "You know what, you're so smart that I'm never going to see my money because you'll be stealing it every two minutes."

You have to be energetic — but you also don't want to be too energetic. Because if you're too energetic, the investors may be like, "This is a show. You're trying to sell me a bunch of smoke and mirrors." No matter what, the most important part is that you need to make the investors feel like you're going to wake up every day and bust your butt.

And show that you have determination and you have a level of honesty. Honesty means that you don't go up there and act like what you're doing is so great and that it's never had any problems. Tell me about the problems as much as you tell about the opportunities, and how you may have solved some of the problems.

BI: Do the Sharks get paid per episode? And is there an allotment for investing?

DJ: The Sharks get paid per episode, and there is no allotment. Producers and ABC do not tell us what we can and cannot spend, or expect to spend. They couldn't do that. We're like any host or talent or judge; we get paid per episode, but it's nowhere near the money we spent. [laughs].

There's no limit on what you get to spend. If someone comes in the door asking for $5 million and you feel you can make money off of them, or if someone comes in asking for $50,000 and you feel you can make money off of them [you go for it]. And the $50,000 might be better than the $5 million one. It's just the stage you want to spend it on. People always look at it as, "Oh, you spent so much." Well, you spend, and you also start to make cash off it as well. So it's money at work. That's basically all it is.

BI: How much time does being a Shark require?

DJ: It is a big job. Every one of us has hired probably 15 to 20 people to handle all these projects and companies. It is not like anything else where you finish shooting and you go home. We finish a show and then we go to work. It probably takes up a good six to eight months of our lives [each year].

BI: Can you tell me a little bit about what you're working on at the moment?

DJ: I'm working on this recent season as well as those from the past. What I'm excited about: There are a couple companies that have recently aired: Bombas socks, SunStaches, and Sleeping Baby. They've all been pretty strong performers. And I'm still working with Al "Bubba" on his boneless ribs, and he's amazing and the product has come along amazingly. And then I have this guy Nate from Mission Belt. Those are the "Shark Tank" investments that I'm doing really well with.

And personally, we just acquired a company Etonic, the old footwear company. And we just released our Akeem "The Dream" Olajuwon retro sneakers that were one of the first athletic sneakers of their kind. And we're really doing well with that. FUBU is having some level of retro comeback — not the way we used to be before, but for a younger generation. The hipsters are finding it.

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When investor Kevin O'Leary takes a sip of BeatBox Beverages' neon Blue Razzberry Lemonade on the latest episode of ABC's hit show "Shark Tank," he flatly proclaims, "This tastes like sh--."

But even though he would rather enjoy a fine Merlot than the entrepreneurs' fruity boxed wine, O'Leary concludes with the rest of the Sharks that BeatBox is on the verge of something big.

The entrepreneurs from Austin, Texas, offer proof of concept as well as proof that they know how to penetrate a limited market, which in their case is the state of Texas. It assures the investors that they would be reliable partners to scale the company on a nationwide level.

And that's why investor Mark Cuban, who says he actually likes the neon-colored fruit wines, is so quick to lay down $1 million for a third of the company, an investment that's unusually large for the show.

BeatBox cofounders Justin Fenchel, Aimy Steadman, and Brad Schultz enter the tank looking for $250,000 in exchange for 10% equity in their company.

They tell the investors that they have been self-distributing and using a large packer in Dallas. In the company's first 14 months they have made $235,000 in sales. They got BeatBox off the ground with $55,000 and an additional $100,000 borrowed from family and friends.

The Sharks are impressed but want to know how the entrepreneurs would spend the money. "Tell me how you're going to take it from $235,000 to $5 million," investor Robert Herjavec says.

Fenchel, as BeatBox CEO, says the money would mostly be used to hire brand ambassadors to set up BeatBox tastings at liquor stores in markets they've determined to be ideal.

Cuban doesn't like this strategy. "Your leverage points for any one store aren't great," he says, meaning that getting products in even the largest private store doesn't offer potential for explosive growth. He says they need to instead bring their products to big events with thousands of people.

"We've already gotten rid of the biggest risks," Fenchel tells the Sharks, explaining that the founders have already managed to secure the biggest manufacturer in Texas and find markets. They've proven that the product has an audience and that they know how to arrange profitable deals on their own.

Franzia, the world's largest producer of boxed wine, has $1 billion in annual sales, Fenchel says, and he's found that the easiest customer acquisitions are the people who buy a box of Franzia for a party only because it's what's at the store. BeatBox is about offering its customers something unique that they could get excited about.

O'Leary acknowledges that a beverage can go viral, as Bethenny Frankel's Skinnygirl recently did, when a company focuses on select markets around the country and ignores the rest.

Investor Barbara Corcoran offers the BeatBox team $400,000 for 20%, a deal which would bring BeatBox's valuation down to $2 million from the founders' valuation of $2.5 million.

O'Leary then offers $200,000 for 20% because he thinks the company is worth $1 million at this point. He also says he'd be a more valuable investor because he's got a wine company of his own, O'Leary Fine Wines, and knows how to penetrate new markets and secure distributors in key states.

Then Cuban chimes in. "You guys don't sell wine," he says. "You sell fun." The entrepreneurs agree. "You get it," Steadman says.

Cuban offers $600,000 for a third of the company, which values it at $1.8 million. Meanwhile, investor Lori Greiner quietly conspires on a deal with Herjavec over a notebook.

Cuban tells the entrepreneurs they should go with him because he thinks that BeatBox has a shot at going viral, and the only way to do so is to act as fast and big as possible, which he's ready to do. He tells them they need to make a choice.

Fenchel is grateful but admits, "We didn't anticipate giving up..."

Cuban interjects, "If you've got a counter, just give me it."

Without hesitation, Fenchel offers, "Would you do $1 million for a third?"

Cuban glances at his notebook for a few seconds. "Yeah!"

"I'm jealous of the deal!" Corcoran says.

In previous "Shark Tank" episodes, some promising cofounders missed out on deals because they were indecisive. The BeatBox team was prepared for every question and rolled with the punches. Both Steadman and Schultz allowed Fenchel, their CEO, to have the final say on the deal without objecting. They assured the investors that they would be reliable partners.

As the founders walk out of the tank, Cuban yells "Let's party!" in his best fry voice.

You can watch the full episode at Hulu Plus.

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Marvel's holding an event for press Tuesday and some big news is expected.

Various comicblogs have reported receiving invites to a secret event held by Marvel Studios on Friday. The event will be held at the El Capitan Theatre in Los Angeles.

There's no word on what will be announced; however, it's expected that Marvel Studios will reveal some big news about upcoming films. 

It also appears the studio has invited some fans, too.

In or around L.A.? Head to our Facebook page for a special event announcement: http://t.co/S4gqtRKa83

— Marvel Entertainment (@Marvel) October 24, 2014

In a recent Reddit Ask Me Anything, Robert Downey, Jr. hinted the "Marvel Roster will be made public" soon.

Here are a few thoughts and rumors about what Marvel could announce:

1. An extended release schedule

Warner Bros. recently dropped a huge schedule of upcoming films through 2020 ranging from two "Justice League" films to a Wonder Woman film and hints at standalone Batman movies. 

We know Marvel has movies planned through 2028, but we only know the studio's schedule up until 2019. The best way to one up DC Comics and Warner Bros. is to unveil a lengthy list of superhero flicks to get the fans talking even more about Marvel.

2. "Doctor Strange" announcement

The movie is reportedly set for a summer 2016 release but we know absolutely nothing about the film other than TK is directing. In the past few weeks, casting rumors of everyone from Benedict Cumberbatch and Colin Farrell to Ewan McGregor and Ryan Gosling have had their names thrown around for the possible lead. 

3. A female-centric superheroine movie

Warner Bros. has made the first move with an announcement for a Wonder Woman film which may have a female director attached. Marvel's move.

4. "Iron Man 4"

Robert Downey, Jr. recently gave Ellen DeGeneres a confirmation about the movie before telling David Letterman it's not happening. We may find out if there's any truth there.

5. The title of the upcoming "Captain America 3" film

Variety reported the next installment of Captain America will not only contain Robert Downey, Jr. but that it will also center around the popular Civil War comic. The storyline has Downey Jr.'s Iron Man and Chris Evan's Captain America go toe-to-toe on their stances of superhero registration with the government. Fans know Spider-Man is also a critical part of the story.

So, this wouldn't be enough of news to really warrant an entire press event though unless ...

6. It's something regarding Spider-Man

This is a long shot, but a recent report from Hitfix suggests some meetings may be taking place between Sony and Marvel to get Spider-Man to appear in its cinematic universe. 

"I'm hearing that there are some very cool "Spider-Man" plans being discussed that would help Sony refocus their enormously important franchise while also opening up some connections in the onscreen Marvel movie universe that would blow fandom's minds."

It's no secret Sony's latest attempt to reboot the Spider-Man franchise hasn't been as successful at theaters as the original trilogy with Tobey Maguire. 

That would be absolutely huge news. However, I don't think Sony's ready to give up on Spidey JUST yet. 

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Warning: There are major spoilers ahead.

"The Walking Dead" creator Robert Kirkman was right. The show stuck closely to a popular storyline from the comics.

Sunday night's episode of the AMC hit brought a fast close to a subplot about a group of cannibals, known as the hunters, after only three episodes into season five.

Last chance to head back before spoilers.

A showdown between the "hunters" led by Gareth (Andrew J. West) and Rick's (Andrew Lincoln) group erupted into an unexpected bloodbath in a church. (For the record, the scene doesn’t take place in a real church. The small, white chapel in the woods was constructed for the series.)

In the episode, viewers watch as Rick, Abraham (Michael Cudlitz), and Sasha (Sonequa Martin-Green) hack away at the Termites for threatening their loved ones.  

A lot of the blood in the scene isn't CGI. 

When it looks like Rick is hacking away at Gareth ...

... he’s actually hacking into a block filled with fake blood to make it splatter most of the time.

West tells The Hollywood Reporter he was also hit with a rubber machete by Lincoln.

"They had to get shots of Andy actually hitting me with the machete because they didn't know exactly how they'd cut it together," says West. "So they wrapped me up with padding around my torso and they gave Andy a rubber machete and just had him beat me with that thing. It doesn't hurt at all because I got the padding and it's rubber, but you feel that pressure and you feel how intensely he's swinging. It creates a pretty remarkable atmosphere. It's scary."

Similar to Lincoln, Cudlitz smashed his gun into a block to splash blood around.

Look close and you’ll notice the camera team actually covered themselves and the cameras in clear bags to film the bloody scenes.

CG is used in the scene when Gareth's two fingers get blasted off by gunfire. The actor is wearing CG fingers covered in blood.

"We put some blood on the fingers so that we had some remnant blood," says VFX supervisor Victor Scalise in a featurette on the episode. "The two pieces [of finger] that fly toward the camera are actually computer-generated and a little blood and gore and then as he pulls his hand down you see the little stubs." 

If you're wondering why Gareth and the cannibals didn't stick around longer, executive producer Greg Nicotero tells The Hollywood Reporter the show has spent a lot of time with Terminus already and that the crew didn't want to drag it out.

"It's very important that the show continue its momentum," Nicotero told THR. "We feel like we had teased arrival of Terminus for almost the entire second half of the season last year. We want to keep our story moving forward. That story line — the Hunters and cannibals — we want to be able to pay tribute to it from the comic but we also want to keep moving forward. As we get into episodes four, five and six, in true Walking Dead tradition, we're going to step off and explore some other characters we may not have explored as in depth in previous episodes."

That certainly seems to be the consensus this season. Showrunner Scott Gimple and the crew aren't messing around.

You can watch Sunday's talked about scene here.

Watch the making of the scene below:

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Daymond John's parents taught him that a day job was never going to make him rich. He was in charge of his own destiny and could accomplish what he wanted if he put the work in.

When John was 16, he read Napoleon Hill's classic business book "Think and Grow Rich," and it changed his life. It reinforced what his parents taught him and inspired him to set lofty goals.

In 1992, at the age of 23, he and his mom mortgaged their house in Hollis, Queens, for $100,000 so that he could start a clothing business. The company, FUBU, was a pioneer in the streetwear fashion movement and made John millions.

Today, John is best known as an investor on ABC's hit pitch show "Shark Tank," and FUBU is now a much smaller part of John's business, which consists of brand consulting and management mainly in the apparel industry.

We recently spoke with John and asked him about the business books that changed his life. Here are his all-time favorites.

"Think and Grow Rich" by Napoleon Hill

When the legendary businessman and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie met Hill as a young journalist in 1908, Carnegie decided he liked Hill so much that he would use Hill as a vehicle for distributing the strategies he considered responsible for his success. This essentially launched Hill's career as one of the founders of the personal success genre.

Hill's greatest work, "Think and Grow Rich," was first published in 1937 and became one of the top-selling books of all time. It's a collection of insights derived from interviews with Carnegie, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Thomas Edison, and Henry Ford that teaches readers how to develop the drive and habits necessary to maximize one's potential.

"The main takeaway from that was goal-setting," John says. "It was the fact that if you don't set a specific goal, then how can you expect to hit it?" One of the fundamental ideas in the book is determining your purpose in life and working toward concrete milestones.

John says that "Think and Grow Rich" made him realize that when he didn't set very specific goals for himself, he could find himself making excuses for why he wasn't working as hard as he could.

"How to Win Friends and Influence People" by Dale Carnegie

John says that he's a fan of all of Carnegie's books. Carnegie was a contemporary of Hill's, and his writings on how to maximize success have had just as much longevity.

Carnegie's most widely read book is "How to Win Friends and Influence People," first published in 1936. It is a collection of advice on self-promotion and describes how the most influential people listen more than they speak.

Warren Buffett famously took Carnegie's class on the subject when he was 20 years old and still has the diploma he received for it in his office.

"Who Moved My Cheese?" by Spencer Johnson

Johnson's parable has been a consistently best-selling business book since it was released in 1998. It tells the story of two mice and two sprite-like people living in a maze where the location of cheese suddenly starts changing every day.

When Johnson wrote the book, companies around the world were adapting to the rise of a more accessible internet and new ways of doing business. Its lessons on how to let go of a fear of change, however, are timeless.

John says that he used to think that throwing money at a failing business would somehow save it, but at this point in his career he understands that he needs to take a more measured approach.

"Money's not going to make it any better. It may make the opportunity come faster, but it also can hurt you if you think that money's going to solve it," John says.

"Rich Dad Poor Dad" by Robert T. Kiyosaki

This book, a collection of parables about how two different fathers approach life, counts Oprah Winfrey and Donald Trump among its biggest fans. Supporters praise it for the same reason its detractors have critiqued it: The message is simple and non-technical. It focuses on breaking a mindset that limits you to the lower or middle class you were born into.

According to Kiyosaki, the rich don't work for money; they make their money work for them.

John says that aspiring to be rich didn't work for him, but thinking like a rich person did.

"I think that in the earlier days, when I was a 'wantrepreneur,' I was really doing things because I thought what I wanted was to be rich," John says. "For the most part, those businesses failed, and then later when I started doing something casually because I loved it, that business burst."

"Blue Ocean Strategy" by W. Chan Kim and Renée Mauborgne

Kim and Mauborgne are INSEAD professors who studied 150 strategic business moves across 30 industries over a century. Their 2005 book declares that the world's most successful new companies don't directly compete with competitors but rather create their own "oceans" of opportunity in a new market.

Billionaire investor and entrepreneur Peter Thiel expressed a similar idea in his new book "Zero to One," in which he declares that the most successful companies are actually monopolies.

"The One Minute Manager" by Kenneth Blanchard and Spencer Johnson

This book from 1982 is a guide to effective communication between bosses and their employees. The "one-minute manager" whom Blanchard and Johnson describe can explain a task for his or her employees within a minute, as well as take just a minute to give motivational praise or necessary criticism.

It's all about lowering barriers between managers and their teams and being as direct as possible.

"Freakonomics" by Steven Levitt and Stephen Dubner

John says he's enjoyed all three books in the "Freakonomics" series.

The original book from 2005 is essentially a celebration of not being afraid to explore concepts that people may initially find absurd, including a study of how a person's name affects lifelong success and whether legalized abortion has had a role in reducing crime.

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Everyone is getting on the spoofing bandwagon when it comes to the Lincoln Matthew McConaughey ads. Conan O'Brien did one. "South Park" did one. Ellen DeGeneres did it. And now "Saturday Night Live" has jumped in, with this past weekend's host, Jim Carrey, mocking McConaughey's trippy stream-of-consciousness narrations of his wanderings in a Lincoln MKC SUV.

Ford has to be delighted that a somewhat risky advertising strategy for Lincoln — tossing McConaughey the keys and letting him mumble and meander — has paid off with a viral hit at the highest level.

Ford is spending billions to bring Lincoln back from near-death, not so much to revive it as a luxury brand in the U.S., but to have something to put up against Buick in China, a market that Ford is now trying to compete in more aggressively after watching General Motors and Volkswagen to establish strong presences there.

The "SNL" spoof was the least successful of the recent bunch — such is the challenge of being the latecomer to the spoofing game, trying to extract a last few laffs from something other comics have already milked. A mashup with an Allstate ad spoof featuring Kenan Thompson had Carrey actually hitting the cast-member — a jump-the-shark moment for the Lincoln spoof-fest.

("Show the car" is a fundamental in auto advertising, while hitting someone with a car is a no-no when poking fun at a carmaker, not to mention being the comedic equivalent of slipping on a banana peel. As for Allstate...well, running down pedestrians isn't exactly a something that the insurance industry supports.)

Given that McConaughey has a multi-year deal with Ford, it will probably be difficult to pick up any additional free exposure for the current campaign. Comedy has the shortest attention span in the entertainment universe. The carmaker now has a free hand to decide whether to continue with the approach, bringing up the prospect of overexposing McConaughey's moody monologues. 

But the ultimate test will be whether this all translates into sales. Lincoln has some nice cars, but compared with the luxury and near-luxury competition, its products aren't as compelling. That could change over the next few years, as Ford rolls out re-engineered Lincolns in several segments. But for the moment, the buzz is mainly around the brand — a positive development that could fool Ford into thinking that Lincoln is doing better than it is. But for now, the fun continues.

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Deadline reports Benedict Cumberbatch will play Doctor Strange in an upcoming Marvel movie. 

According to Deadline, negotiations with Cumberbatch are about to begin for the role.

The Emmy-winning "Sherlock" actor was among a long list of names in contention for the superhero role. 

Joaquin Phoenix, Ryan Gosling, Colin Farrell, and Jared Leto were also rumored to star.

Scott Derrickson ("Sinister") is set to direct the upcoming "Doctor Strange" film.

What you should know about Doctor Strange:

Also known as Stephen Strange, the character is a wealthy neurosurgeon with a huge ego who loses the ability to perform surgery after a car wreck leaves nerve damage in his hands. Afterward, Strange becomes obsessed with finding a cure to fix his hands.

After hunting down a sorcerer known as the Ancient One he eventually gets taken under his wing and becomes a powerful sorcerer in his own right with the abilities to teleport, time travel, transform matter, and more.

Doctor Strange has recently appeared in the "New Avengers" comics.

It's expected that Doctor Strange will come into play in phase 3 of Marvel's cinematic universe.

Marvel is holding a press event Tuesday in Los Angeles where a big announcement was expected to come. We're sure there will be more from the event tomorrow.

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It's harder to find female doctors, judges, lawyers, and professors on our screens than it is in real life, according to a report released by the Geena Davis Institute on Gender in media. 

The report, which analyzes gender representation in popular films, found women were drastically under-represented and that professional roles almost always went to men. 

If you take a look at their chart, you can see more than 90% of lawyers are played by male actors, and the same goes for 95% of judges, 85% of doctors, and 94% of professors. 

Such representations do not reflect reality.

The American Bar Association reports that in reality 33% of lawyers are female, and the National Women's Law Center says 35% of federal judges are women. In his first term, President Barack Obama appointed 72 women to the federal bench, more than any other president.

Meanwhile, the Association of American Medical Colleges says more than 30% of practicing doctors are women, and the American Association of University Professors says 45% of professors at bachelors institutions are female. 

While there is still much progress to be made on equality in the real world, it would seem there's even more room for improvement on our screens.

Here's the chart:

Here's another showing more hollywood equality problems:

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On the sports field and at awards ceremonies, it's common to hear people thanking God. Thanks to Allah is heard less often. 

Still, there are over 2.5 million American Muslims, making it the third largest religion in the country.

While Muslims only account for 0.8% of the population, they have faced rising discrimination and prejudice since the 9/11 attacks 13 years ago. With the rise of groups like ISIS now seeking to promote their brand of violent extremism, that may be unlikely to end anytime soon.

A recent poll reported that 62% of American's didn't personally know a Muslim, so here's a list of 10 Muslim Americans you probably will know.

Dr. Oz

Dr. Mehmet Oz, host of "The Dr Oz Show" and vice chair and professor of surgery at Columbia University, was born in Ohio to Turkish parents. His mother's family was fiercely secular, while his father's family treated Islam as much more central to their lives. Dr. Oz has said he's struggled with his religious understanding, but describes his beliefs as a mystical form of Islam closely related to Sufism.  

Shaquille O’Neal 

O’Neal has rarely spoken publicly about being a Muslim, but in 2010 he did reveal he intended to take the Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca, Saudi Arabia, known as the Hajj. The Saudi government bars all non-Muslims from visiting the city of Mecca.

Fareed Zakaria 

The Indian-born journalist Fareed Zakaria hosts his own show on CNN, is an editor at large for Time Magazine, and writes a foreign affairs column for The Washington Post. Zakaria was raised by Muslim parents, though he has stated he doesn't consider himself "a particularly religious person."

Ellen Burstyn

Emmy-winning actor Ellen Burstyn appears to follow a loose form of Sufi Islam, the Wall Street Journal has reported. Burstyn, known for "The Exorcist," "Requiem For A Dream," and "Political Animals," says she believes in aspects from many major religions.

Aasif Mandvi

Actor and comedian Aasif Mandvi is best known for his role as a "Daily Show" correspondent. Mandvi was born in India and then spent much of his childhood in the UK before his family ultimately moved to Tampa, Florida. 

Mandvi told the Tampa Bay Times, "My experience on 'The Daily Show' is that ... sometimes you get the thing that you want, but in a way that you never expected to get it."

"Like an important time to say something as a Muslim-American, as a brown person, as an immigrant. I feel like a lot of my work is about (exploring) that gap between cultures ... I just want to keep building on that," he said.

Akon

A self-described "spiritual man," Akon has weaved his religious beliefs into his music. In his song "Senegal," he raps, "So what you know about how God comes first in our lives, everything that we do is for Allah."

Dave Chappelle 

The comedian Dave Chapelle has spoken about his beliefs on occasion but tends to shy away from talking about being a Muslim. "I don't normally talk about my religion publicly because I don't want people to associate me and my flaws with this beautiful thing," he told Time Magazine in 2005.

In a later interview, the comedian said a trip to Africa had crystallized his beliefs. “I’m a Muslim, I don’t necessarily practice the way a good Muslim is supposed to practice but I believe in these tenants,” Chapelle said.

Ice Cube

Rapper and "Law and Order SVU" star Ice Cube converted to Islam in the 1990s. Born and raised in LA California, Ice Cube has stated, "What I call myself is a natural Muslim, because it’s just me and God. You know, going to the mosque, the ritual and the tradition, it’s just not in me to do. So I don’t do it."

T-Pain 

Grammy Award winning rapper T-Pain was born Faheem Rasheed Najm and grew up in Tallahassee, Florida.

He says most people aren't aware that he was raised a Muslim. "People don’t even know. Me, Busta Rhymes, Lupe Fiasco – they don’t even know we are Muslim. People think a Muslim has to have a turban or a big beard. It’s stupid," T-Pain said. 

However, T-Pain has also expressed broad beliefs in aspects of many religions, and has also stated that he doesn't like that religion separates people. 

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The World Health Organization says a healthy adult should take in no more than six teaspoons of sugar a day, significantly less than what's contained in a single can of soda. The average American, meanwhile, takes in 22 teaspoons a day— more than three times the recommended amount.

That overconsumption of sugar has been tied to a snowballing crisis of obesity and diabetes, but as John Oliver explains in his latest takedown on Last Week Tonight, it would be unwise to place all the blame on the shoulders of individuals. A significant portion of the food industry churns out a vast array of products packed with unseemly amounts of sugar while at the same time trying to keep those added sugars — and their long list of ill effects— hidden from consumers.

"Is it really fair to describe sugar as a treat considering how much of it we eat all year round?" Oliver asks, explaining that sugar is found not only where you would expect to find it — cookies, candy — but also lurking in "savory" processed foods like salad dressings, bread, and crackers. He claims that the $5 billion dollar sugar industry has "fought for decades to project their products' health benefits," once even touting sugar as a diet aid:

And while that ridiculous ad may be old, Oliver quotes the current president of industry group The Sugar Association saying that science has shown that sugar "doesn't contribute to obesity or diabetes."

"Really?" Oliver says, feigning surprise. "I'm not saying it's the only culprit, but it's definitely one of the key suspects."

He points to a review of the research from 2013 that found that while the vast majority of independent studies found a link between sugar intake and weight gain and/or obesity, the vast majority of industry-funded studies found the exact opposite.

The Food and Drug Administration has tried to shine a light in these muddied waters by proposing revisions to the ubiquitous nutrition labels that would prominently listed "added sugars," but the agency has been "swarmed with letters from every conceivable product," Oliver says — from yogurt and frozen-pizza-makers to groups representing the cranberry industry.

One point of contention? Consumer advocates want added sugars to be expressed using a measurement people can understand, like teaspoons, while industry groups have fought having "added sugars" listed at all, suggesting that — if it must be listed — it should be measured in grams.

Oliver's proposal? The label should show how much sugar is in a given product by explaining the number of circus peanuts-worth of sugar it contains. "A can of Campbell's tomato soup? Five and a half circus peanuts," says Oliver.

Watch the whole segment below.

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On Monday, Universal released a 7-second clip (of course) from 'Furious 7,' the seventh installment of the Fast and Furious series.  

The clip, posted to the forthcoming film's YouTube channel and Facebook page, gives us a tantalizing sneak peek at the cars we'll see in the (probable) upcoming blockbuster.

The clip — narrated by one of the film's stars, Ludacris — shows the arrival of the film's key characters in the lineup of supercars and muscle cars. The film, which is set open on April 3, is expected to continue the box-office success of its predecessors.

And heads up: A new 7-second clip will be released every day until Nov. 1, when the official first full trailer will hit.

Here are the 5 awesome vehicles that we'll see in the seventh installment of the film series.

Bugatti 16.4 Veyron

The Bugatti 16.4 Veyron is nearing the end of its production life, but that doesn't mean the 1000-horsepower hypercar can't still be a star on the big screen. In the clip, Tyrese Gibson's character is seem emerging from the multi-million dollar ride.

Ferrari 458 Berlinetta

The 458 Italia is one of the prettiest Ferraris in recent history. The 570-horsepower supercar is driven in the clip by Ludacris himself — just not at its top speed of 200 mph.

McLaren MP4-12C

The MP4-12C is McLaren's follow-up to ths all-conquering F1 hypercar of the 1990s. The supercar is driven by Michelle Rodriguez in the clip — but again, not at its 200-mph top speed.

Dodge Viper SRT-10

The Dodge Viper is a raw, old-school, speed demon. The car is powered by a 500-horsepower V10 engine, the Viper has a mystery driver — at least in this first clip.

Dodge Charger R/T Hemi 

The Dodge Charger R/T looks plain compared to the supercars and hypercars in the clip, but it's no slouch. The V8-powered Charger is crammed with menace. What is unknown is whether Vin Diesel's character is driving the insane, 707-horsepower version, with the Hellcat Hemi engine.

If he is, he'll be virtually unstoppable.

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Marvel Studios unveiled the release dates for nine movies at a press event in Hollywood Tuesday.

The announcement that sent fans into a tailspin was the reveal of "The Avengers 3," which will be split into two parts. Marvel announced the movie with a teaser trailer which has surfaced online.

The trailer revisits a lot of footage from previous Marvel movies we're familiar with narration from Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson), Odin (Anthony Hopkins), and Tony Stark (Robert Downey, Jr.) before culminating on a shot of future villain Thanos (Josh Brolin) showing off the Infinity Gauntlet.

We're surprised the usual Marvel suits weren't on hand to prevent any video footage from leaking online.

"The Avengers: Infinity War" parts one and two will be in theaters May 4, 2018 and May 3, 2019, respectively.

We don't expect this to stay online long.

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Netflix released the first teaser trailer for another new series, "Marco Polo."

The high-profile series chronicles the life of the famed explorer in 13th century China where he crosses paths with the likes of Kublai Khan.

The series is created by John Fusco ("Hidalgo") and will star newcomer Lorenzo Richelmy as the lead while Harvey Weinstein serves as executive producer. 

The Weinstein Company is also working with Netflix to release a "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" sequel on the streaming site next summer. 

The New York Times reports "Marco Polo" costs about $90 million to produce. To give you an idea of the enormity of that production scale, the first "Mission Impossible" movie cost an estimated $80 million.

Deadline reported last year an average Netflix TV series costs between $3.8 million to $4.5 million an episode. That would bring the cost of a 13-episode series to just under $60 million.

The series looks like it's trying to capture some of the thrill of HBO's "Game of Thrones," interspersing sex scenes with heavy action. Maybe that shouldn't be a surprise since "Marco Polo" executive producer Dan Minahan actually did work on "GoT" and "True Blood."

The trailer actually reminds me of what Fox was trying to do with an Ancient Egypt series called "Hieroglyph" which was cancelled before it even had the chance to premiere on TV.

The 10-episode series will debut December 12 on Netflix.

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Marvel promised more "Avengers: Age of Ultron" material, and it's here.

The studio premiered an extended trailer for next year's "Avengers" sequel Tuesday evening after a new episode of "Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D." on ABC. Originally, the "Avengers: Age of Ultron" trailer was supposed to debut during the show, but when it leaked online Marvel decided to reveal the footage a week early.

The extended trailer has a longer beginning, which shows the Avengers gang together at a party trying to lift Thor's hammer, Mjolnir, to no avail. 

This version of the trailer sounds much more like the footage shown to San Diego Comic-Con attendees this past July.

The trailer reveal comes after a long day of Marvel announcements in which the studio unveiled the release schedule for nine films including a two-part "Avengers 3" sequel.

"The Avengers: Age of Ultron" will be in theaters May 1.

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The Oculus Rift is still just a prototype, but it already has its own documentary, which was filmed specifically to be experienced in virtual reality.

"Zero Point" is the first 3D, 360-degree documentary for the Oculus Rift, and the film reveals the potential future for using virtual reality as a medium for creating and watching films.

The approximately 20-minute documentary was directed by Academy Award nominated director Danfung Dennis, best known for his war documentary, "Hell and Back Again."

Dennis uses the documentary to show what it would be like to experience the epic scale of the Golden Gate bridge or the heart-pounding action of observing a military training exercise, according to The Verge.

"Zero Point" is designed to be viewed on one of the Oculus Rift developer headsets, which, while technically available to the public, were originally intended to be used for game developers to get a head start on creating content for the consumer Rift when it eventually debuts.

Thanks to the Oculus Rift's head tracking technologies, you're free to gaze around your environment with full 360-degree freedom, making it feel like you're plopped right in the middle of the action. 

Besides being a great demonstration of how virtual reality and the Rift will be able to increase immersion in films and movies, the documentary also features guest appearances by Oculus Rift creator Palmer Luckey and other virtual reality experts.

If you have an Oculus Rift developer kit (either version 1 or 2), you can purchase "Zero Point" over at Steam, or check out the trailer for documentary below.

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