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Chris Evans explains why he initially turned down Captain America, then changed his mind

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While landing a superhero role has made Chris Evans very famous, the actor said he turned down the role "a few times" on Monday's episode of "Jimmy Kimmel Live!"

"I was scared," he told host Jimmy Kimmel about initially turning down the nine-picture contract.

"In doing movies one at a time, if all of a sudden you decide you don't want to do it anymore, you're afforded the opportunity to take a step back and recalibrate," Evans said. "When you have a giant contract, if all of a sudden you're not responding well? Too bad, you got to suit up again. That was scary."

Including "Captain America: Civil War," opening May 6, Evans has played the Marvel superhero five times on the big screen. Combined, the "Captain America" movies have so far earned more than $400 million in the US alone.

Evans said the offer to play Captain America kept coming back to him. So after speaking to friends and family about the career move, he made his final decision, and realized why it was the right move.

"I was saying no out of fear, really," he said. "You can't do anything out of fear. You can't be doing something, because you're scared. It ended up kind of clicking to me in the way that whatever you're scared of, push yourself into it."

Watch Evans discuss why he almost said no to Captain America below:

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Apple Music's Drake 'exclusive' isn't as great for Apple as it sounds

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This week news broke that Drake's upcoming album, "Views from the 6," would be an Apple Music "exclusive."

This seemed like a huge win for Apple, which signed a (reportedly) $19 million contract with Drake last year, but had so far only gotten a one-week window of exclusive Drake music. The fact that the album was being specifically touted as an "exclusive" suggested that window might be longer this time around.

Not so, Apple confirmed to BuzzFeed's Brendan Klinkenberg. "Views from the 6" will only be an Apple Music exclusive for one week, putting it on par with Rihanna's exclusive window on Tidal.

The idea of exclusive windows has been hotly debated in the music streaming industry over the past few months.

Jay Z's service Tidal, in particular, has shown both the pros and cons. Kanye's new album, which was a Tidal exclusive for over a month, rocketed Tidal up the app download charts to the top spot. But the release also served to remind the industry that people hadn't forgot how to pirate music: Kanye's album was downloaded illegally 500,000 times on its first day alone. This suggests that while Kanye's album did its job in driving interest for Tidal, it left some pirate money on the table.

Spotify, the most prominent music service at 30 million paying subscribers, has come out swinging against exclusive releases. 

"We’re not really in the business of paying for exclusives, because we think they’re bad for artists and they’re bad for fans," Jonathan Prince, Spotify's head of communications told The Verge. "Artists want as many fans as possible to hear their music, and fans want to be able to hear whatever they’re excited about or interested in — exclusives get in the way of that for both sides. Of course, we understand that short promotional exclusives are common and we don't have an absolute policy against them, but we definitely think the best practice for everybody is wide release."

Pandora, while not as critical as Spotify, has not embraced exclusives in the same way as Tidal and Apple Music. 

Pandora CPO Chris Phillips told Business Insider that when he thinks about exclusives, it's mostly around things like live events, not recordings. "I do think that there’s an opportunity, for example, to have a live-streaming event that could be kind of exclusively on a platform," he said.

But as far as having an album that exclusively exists on one streaming service, Phillips doesn't think it makes much sense for artists.

"I think on the artist incentive side, it’s pretty tough to keep your music on just one service, because you’re limiting your reach, especially if you’re a new artist."

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An original 'Gilmore Girls' producer is suing for $200,000 over Netflix's revival

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A producer on the original "Gilmore Girls" says he's entitled to payments for the upcoming Netflix revival of the coming-of-age series.

Gavin Polone filed a breach of contract lawsuit against Warner Bros. Television in LA Superior Court last Friday, according to The Hollywood Reporter

Claiming that he helped to develop the former WB/CW series, Polone says he is entitled to at least $195,000 in payments.

According to the lawsuit, Polone's contract entitles him to payments of $32,500 per episode of the series produced after 2003, a percentage of the show's modified gross profits, and an executive producer credit.

WBTV and Netflix are planning four 90-minute "Gilmore Girls" movies.

Before filing suit, Polone says he went to WBTV for payment and was refused. According to the court papers, the studio is "making the absurd claim that the Subsequent Episodes are derivative works based on the television series." And WBTV doesn't consider the revival a television series since it will stream on Netflix, which isn't a broadcast network.

A Netflix representative said it had no comment on the suit. WBTV hasn't yet responded to Business Insider's request for comment.

"Gilmore Girls" creator Amy Sherman-Palladino and stars Lauren Graham, Alexis Bledel, Melissa McCarthy, Scott Patterson, and Kelly Bishop, among others, have returned for the revival.

The streaming company has yet to confirm when the new "Gilmore Girls" will premiere, but the series is shooting now.

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Here's what 'Game of Thrones' stars look like in real life, from the new season premiere

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The "Game of Thrones" stars can look very different when they're not in their costumes and makeup for the hit fantasy drama.

The show's cast turned out for HBO's premiere screening for "Game of Thrones" season six in Los Anegles over the weekend, which gave fans a chance to see the actors dressed to the nines.

Emilia Clarke, Peter Dinklage, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Sophie Turner, and Maisie Williams were all in attendance.

Sadly, Kit Harington, whose character Jon Snow has been the center of much fan discussion, wasn’t there.

Nevertheless, here's the "Game of Thrones" cast as they look in real life.

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John Bradley-West plays Samwell Tarly on "Game of Thrones."



Here's West all cleaned up at the premiere.



Hannah Murray plays Samwell's life partner, Gilly.



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12 of the most impressive students at Harvard right now

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Counting household names like Sheryl Sandberg, Barack Obama, and Natalie Portman among its celebrated alumni, Harvard consistently remains one of the top colleges in the country

But while the school continues to churn out impressive graduates, current students hold their own as well.

We tracked down 12 of Harvard's most remarkable undergraduates who go above and beyond, from developing new techniques for 3D printing prosthetics to becoming an officer in the Marines to promoting social activism through music.

Read on to meet 12 of the most impressive students at Harvard right now.

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Alex Yang designed a way to 3D print customized prosthetics for under $5.

Class of 2017

Hometown: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Major: Biomedical engineering

When Alex Yang gets frustrated, he doesn’t just forget about it and move on — he finds a way to change things. One of Yang’s biggest frustrations was the egregious cost of medical devices and prosthetics, especially in developing countries, which led him to develop an affordable method of manufacturing and fitting prosthetics for amputees.

Yang’s method allows doctors to use any camera — including mobile phones — to capture about 100 photos of an amputee’s residual limb, which are then stitched together to create a model. His software builds a socket that fits the limb, which can be 3D printed in only a few hours for about $5 worth of materials.

Last summer, Yang took his design to Cambodia, which has the highest incidence of amputees per capita due to land mines, where he worked in a clinic fitting patients with prosthetics. “To put things into perspective, it was taking clinicians in Cambodia several weeks to make a poorly fitting prosthetic,” he says.

Yang also wants to make affordable technology available in classrooms. He won the 2015 Deutsche Bank Challenge for “Klay,” a low-cost education platform launched in Peru where children learn basic quantitative, deductive reasoning, and STEM skills through Play-Doh “games.”

Yang’s still got another year of school ahead of him, but after Harvard he hopes to commercialize some of the medical devices he’s designed. Beyond that, he plans to earn a combined MD/MBA and put it to use redesigning medical technology.



Carolyn Pushaw will be an officer for the US Marines.

Class of 2016

Hometown: Malibu, California

Major: Human evolutionary biology

Carolyn Pushaw not only challenges herself academically at Harvard, but as a newly-minted Marine, she knows how to push herself physically and mentally as well.

Pushaw started in the Navy ROTC her freshman year, but after observing the motivation and camaraderie of the Marines during a summer training session, she knew she wanted to switch. After years of early morning workouts, late nights in the field, and weekends spent training — in addition to keeping up with a full course load — Pushaw got the chance to complete Officer Candidates School last summer. Described as “more demanding than any [training] you've experienced before,” OCS prepares its graduates to enter the Marines as officers.

When she’s not studying or training, Pushaw works as an EMT-B with CrimsonEMS, a volunteer EMT group. She also participated in the Harvard College in Asia program, a cultural exchange program in which she hosted a Thai student at Harvard for a week and then spent a week in Bangkok herself.

Upon graduation in May, Pushaw will be commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant in the Marines. She’ll spend six months at The Basic School for officer training, followed by up to two years of flight school in Florida before serving as a Marine for at least six years. “I am really looking forward to having the opportunity to serve my country and hopefully make a positive difference in the lives of the Marines I will lead,” she says.



Harriet Kariuki provides Kenyan children with the supplies they need to succeed in school.

Class of 2016

Hometown:Kerugoya, Kenya

Major: Government

Growing up in Kenya, Harriet Kariuki had never even heard of Harvard before she applied. Neither of her parents went to high school, and she faced a choice: to work on the family tea farm or finish her education.

Kariuki chose education. But she never forgot the effort it took to get her there, including siphoning ink from a friend’s pen so she could finish her schoolwork when she ran out of supplies. Her experiences inspired her to start Pens4Dreams alongside her roommate Shina Leboo. An outgrowth of her photography business, Kariuki Photography, Pens4Dreams provides school supplies to students in need in over 300 primary schools in Kenya. All the proceeds she earns from her photography go toward the initiative as well.

“These pens are not just pens but a source of motivation and something they can hold onto every time they lose hope in their pursuit to achieve their dreams,” she says.

Harvard also sparked Kariuki’s interest in language and travel. She currently speaks five languages — Korean, Japanese, Swahili, Kikuyu and English — and has studied abroad in Japan, Korea, and China.

After graduation, Kariuki will head back to China to pursue a master's in public policy and international relations at Peking University through the Yenching Fellowship, with a focus on Sino-African relations. In the long-term, she eventually wants to return to Kenya and change it for the better.



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Ice Cube and Gene Simmons feud over N.W.A's Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction

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Gene Simmons doesn't think rap is rock and roll, but Ice Cube begs to differ.

Simmons, the Kiss bassist and singer, has said that rap artists don't belong in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and in an interview with Rolling Stoneearlier this year, Simmons said he was "looking forward to the death of rap." 

N.W.A was recently inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and both M.C. Ren and Ice Cube referenced Simmons in their acceptance speeches.

"I want to say to Mr. Gene Simmons, hip-hop is here forever," M.C. Ren said. "Get used to it!”

Ice Cube reiterated a point he had made in an interview with the New York Times.

"The question is, are we rock and roll?" Ice Cube said. "And I say you godd--- right we rock and roll. Rock and roll is not an instrument; rock and roll is not even a style of music. Rock and roll is a spirit ... And what connects us all is that spirit... Rock and roll is not conforming to the people who came before you, but creating your own path in music and in life."

Simmons responded to the comments on Twitter, telling Ice Cube, "Let me know when Jimi Hendrix gets into the hip hop hall of fame. Then you'll have a point." 

Ice Cube wasn't going to let that slide and wrote, "Who stole the soul? Chuck Berry, Little Richard, and Chubby Checkers help [sic] invent Rock 'n' Roll. We invent it. Y'all reprint it."

He also sent an excerpt from his speech "with a Kiss." 

Simmons responded with "respect," but still doesn't agree.

 

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The original 'Star Wars' trilogy is coming back to theaters in a special presentation

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Thanks to the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema chain, the original "Star Wars" trilogy will be getting a roadshow screening series across the country this summer. 

Beginning August 6, "A New Hope," "The Empire Strikes Back," and "Return of the Jedi" will screen in their 1997 re-release format at arts venues where the movies will be shown along with curated video content, contests, props from the movies, and other "special surprises," according to a press release. 

At many venues they will be shown as a triple feature.

“It’s always been a dream to show the original 'Star Wars' trilogy again — somehow, someway,” said Alamo Drafthouse’s VP of Special Events, Henri Mazza. “Seeing the original trilogy on the big screen for the first time is a real life-altering event and just a supreme amount of fun. When the films became available to book for screenings like these, we jumped at the chance to do something big.”

Tickets for most markets will be available on May 4 (fans know this as "Star Wars" Day) at ReturnOfTheTrilogy.com.

Here’s the list of initial dates, with more screenings to come:

August 6 – San Francisco, CA / The Warfield
August 6 – Kansas City, MO / The Midland Theatre
August 6 – Washington, D.C. / Warner Theatre
August 6 – Los Angeles, CA / The Theatre at the Ace Hotel
August 6 – New York, NY / The Town Hall
August 6 – Miami, FL / Olympia Theatre
August 6 – San Antonio, TX Majestic Theatre
August 7 – New York, NY / Kings Theatre
August 7 – Dallas, TX / Majestic Theatre
August 11 – 13 – Austin, TX / The Long Center for the Performing Arts
August 13 – Philadelphia, PA / The Keswick Theatre
August 13 – Louisville, KY / Brown Theatre
August 20 – Oakland, CA / Paramount Theatre
August 27 – Boston, MA / The Boston Opera House
Date TBD – Houston, TX / Venue TBD
Date TBD – Denver, CO / Venue TBD

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How that insane chariot race in the new 'Ben-Hur' was shot with almost no CGI

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In March, Paramount released the first trailer for its summer blockbuster, “Ben-Hur,” a remake of the Charlton Heston Oscar-winning classic, which follows the journey of a Jewish prince, named Judah Ben-Hur, who is betrayed, sent into slavery, and then seeks vengeance.

Like the Heston movie, the latest adaptation of the Lew Wallace novel, out August 19, hinges on a thrilling chariot race in which Ben-Hur (played in the latest film by Jack Huston) battles the person who betrayed him.

Based on what you see in the trailer, you'd probably assume the race was shot in a Los Angeles soundstage with full green screen.

But the film's director Timur Bekmambetov (“Wanted,” “Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter”) revealed to Business Insider that much of the sequence was done without computer graphics.

“Those are real horses, real actors driving real chariots on the track,” Bekmambetov told Business Insider. “That’s 42 horses driving neck-and-neck.”

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According to Bekmambetov, the sequence, which lasts 10 minutes in the movie, took 45 days to shoot on location in Italy.

“It was a very intense experience,” said Bekmambetov, who noted that the actors spent over three months training for the chariot race, which includes 90 horses on a 1,000-foot-long set.

That's not to say CGI is entirely absent from the sequence.

Many of the wide shots of the crowd were enhanced with computer graphics, and there's a shot in the trailer of a horse that gallops into the crowd — done with, yes, CGI magic.

But Bekmambetov said the "goal was to do as much in-camera as possible." 

ben hur 1 copyThe lack of computer graphics in the sequence was something Bekmambetov pushed for. And the inspiration for it came from a project he produced, “Hardcore Henry.” 

The unique action movie, currently in theaters, feels like a video game, with a point of view that comes entirely from a man who's trying to save his wife from a warlord.

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“You really feel you’re in that chariot driving it,” Bekmambetov said of the “Ben-Hur” scene.

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Watch the “Ben-Hur” trailer below:

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'The Jungle Book' is a stunning visual experience like nothing you've ever seen before

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Let’s get one thing out of the way: The latest version of “The Jungle Book,” shot mainly in a warehouse in Los Angeles with green screen, is visually stunning. None of the CGI seams are showing as you make your way through an incredibly colorful and eye-popping rainforest. This is one of the rare occasions when it’s worth shelling out a few extra bucks for 3D.

If you know “The Jungle Book,” you know the story goes all the way back to Rudyard Kipling's 1894 book. A boy known as a "man-cub" named Mowgli (Neel Sethi) roams the jungle with his father figure Bagheera (Ben Kingsley), who's a black panther, and a pack of wolves.

While fleeing the clutches of vicious tiger Shere Khan (Idris Elba), Mowgli ends up in the care of a laid-back, singing bear named Baloo (Bill Murray). At first, Baloo keeps Mowgli around to get him honey, but then the two form an inseparable bond.

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One of the film’s strengths is that it doesn’t feel the need to waste a ton of time on a backstory many already know. These characters hold such a high place that it feels like we are just visiting old friends.

It helps that each member of the cast perfectly serves their animal counterparts. It seems like the only direction Jon Favreau gave to Bill Murray and Christopher Walken (who plays King Louie like a mob boss) is, “Act like Bill Murray and Christopher Walken.” And the groundbreaking motion capture allows every animal to feel completely human.

The real scene-stealer, though, is Elba. He turns Shere Khan into one of cinema's most memorable recent villains. Khan is supposed to be king of the jungle, but he acts more like a dictator. Elba gives him an unpredictable air; you're never sure how dangerous his next move will be. This version of Shere Khan doesn’t feel like the kind of villain you’d see in most Disney movies.

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It feels like less attention was paid to the story, however. “The Jungle Book” clocks in at under two hours, which is rare for a blockbuster these days. This is both a benefit and a disadvantage. There are moments when it feels like the film pulls out just as things are getting really good.

For example, in one scene Shere Khan shows up in the middle of the night and comforts the wolf cubs. This is also a way for him to threaten Raksha (Lupita Nyong’o). It's a powerful moment that is terrifying in its calmness, but this side of the villain is never explored much again.

Meanwhile, Baloo and Mowgli's close relationship is mainly explored in a brief montage, but it is meant to be the heart of the film.

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When the film does stop to look around, it produces some extraordinary moments.

At first, I was worried that “The Jungle Book” would end up like “Avatar,” in which striking visuals don't actually say much. But then you get a glimpse of the elephant march. This moment, which looks like something from a nature documentary, is downright ethereal. The added mythology that the elephants are seen as gods by the other animals adds gravitas to the scene.

After “Batman v Superman,” the idea of a short tentpole movie sounds great, but “The Jungle Book” could have earned the right to go longer if it provided more moments like this.

“The Jungle Book” feels like an interesting crossroads in reboot culture: It takes a well-worn story and energizes it with the best technology has to offer. It's like everything and nothing you’ve ever seen before: a spectacle that is both imperfect and worth your money.

Hopefully, for the sequel, which is already in the works, the filmmakers will actually let this beautifully realized world breathe a bit.

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A man just beat the binge-watching world record with a 94-hour TV marathon

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Game Of ThronesAlejandro “AJ” Fragoso now holds the world record for longest TV binge-watching marathon at 94 hours.

A Brooklyn resident, Fragoso broke the record in Manhattan on Tuesday as part of a stunt sponsored by multimedia software company CyberLink to promote its content system PowerDVD 16, according to Variety.

He was able to break the record by watching 94 back-to-back hours of  “Game of Thrones," “Curb Your Enthusiasm,” “Battlestar Galactica,” “Twilight Zone,” “Bob’s Burgers,” and “Adventure Time”

Previously, the TV binge-watching record was 92 hours, held by five Austrians at an LG Electronics Austria event in March 2016.

Originally, three people started the latest feat, but Fragoso was the last to endure the challenge.

How does he explain his win? He credited his Mediterranean diet, as well as frequent standing and stretching, which helped fight fatigue and keep his blood sugar stable.

So it turns out "Portlandia's" spoof of "Battlestar Galactica" fans wasn't so far off the mark, after all.

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Anderson Cooper to Donald Trump: Why is Ted Cruz beating your 'organizational genius' on the ground?

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CNN anchor Anderson Cooper repeatedly pressed Donald Trump on Tuesday about how Trump's GOP presidential rival Ted Cruz had managed to crush him in Colorado.

"The bottom line is the rules are the rules. Didn't you just get outplayed on the ground?" Cooper asked the Republican presidential frontrunner during a CNN town-hall event.

Trump responded by highlighting his overall status in the primary race.

"We're really way up in votes in votes, in terms of the voters," he said. "But the Colorado thing was very, very unfair," he added.

Trump has furiously complained since Cruz easily won Colorado in a process that concluded last weekend, resulting in a 34-delegate sweep for the Texas senator. Colorado's primary system is unusual in that it emphasizes congressional-district conventions instead of caucuses or a traditional primary election.

On Tuesday, Trump further bemoaned Cruz's "shenanigans" in Louisiana, another state where the Cruz campaign outmaneuvered Trump's team in some of the delegate hunting. Trump won a plurality of the vote in Louisiana, but some delegates became outbound as the race narrowed to fewer candidates.

"You call them 'shenanigans,'" Cooper said. "Those are the rules. And didn't you know those rules?"

"I know the rules very well," Trump insisted. "But I know that it's stacked against me by the establishment. I fully understand it."

"You could have had a better organization on the ground," Cooper said.

"I don't know if it would have mattered because it was totally set in stone," Trump replied. "And that's the way it was."

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Cooper pointed out that Cruz had invested a lot of time and effort in Colorado "going out, reaching out to people who wanted to be delegates, to run the process."

"I mean, it was a whole electoral process to get delegates," Cooper said.

But Trump wouldn't budge, repeating his argument that the rules were simply stacked against him. He further said he would have won Colorado had the rules not been changed last year to the current system.

"You disagree with the process as it was in Colorado," Cooper said. "But you had months to prepare."

The CNN anchor continued:

Your critics say it says something about your leadership ability — for somebody who touts himself as somebody who's an organizational genius, who's created this amazing business organization, that you couldn't create an organization on the ground that could beat Ted Cruz's organization.

Trump again responded by touting his overall status at the Republican frontrunner.

"Well, if my organization's not so good, how come I've won many more states than him?" he said.

Watch part of the exchange below:

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The first trailer for 'Doctor Strange' — Marvel's next big superhero movie — is here!

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Ever since Benedict Cumberbatch was cast as the Sorcerer Supreme himself in October 2014, we've been awaiting the first trailer for "Doctor Strange," and it's finally here!

Cumberbatch debuted the world premiere of the trailer Wednesday evening on "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" and it looks like it will be a wild mystical ride. 

Just look at Cumberbatch's resemblance to the comic-book character — it's uncanny!

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Who is this Doctor? First debuting in Marvel's "Strange Tales" comics in 1963, "Doctor Strange" will follow the affluent Doctor Stephen Strange, a brilliant, egotistical neurosurgeon who is left unable to operate after a car crash does severe damage to the nerves in his hands. In the comics, he becomes obsessed with finding a cure to restore his hands to their former surgical glory. After numerous searches wind up dry, he seeks out a sorcerer known as the Ancient One.

Unexpectedly, he ends up being taken under the Ancient One's wing and that's where his real adventure and purpose in life begin.

The film will also star Rachel McAdams, Tilda Swinton, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Benedict Wong, and Mads Mikkelsen ("Hannibal"). "Doctor Strange" will be in theaters November 4, 2016.

Check out the trailer below:

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Everything you need to know about 'Doctor Strange' — Marvel's next big superhero

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Benedict Cumberbatch stopped by "Jimmy Kimmel Live" on Tuesday evening to reveal the first teaser trailer for "Doctor Strange."

Marvel's first foray into the mystical world of magic led us through a mesmerizing kaleidoscope of imagery, and you probably have a lot of questions like: Who is Doctor Strange? And why does this movie feel like "Inception"?

We'll clear that all up. First, check out the trailer here.

Much of the teaser makes it look as if the movie will follow a lot of Strange's origin story straight out of the comics.

Keep reading to find out all about the future Sorcerer Supreme.

This is Doctor Stephen Strange, one of the best neurosurgeons in the world.



He's brilliant, attractive, and super wealthy. But don't be fooled by his looks.



No. In the comics, Dr. Strange is a rather callous, selfish man, caring only about his money and himself.



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The next 'Spider-Man' movie has a name and Robert Downey Jr. will be in it

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The next Spider-Man movie finally has a name!

Star Tom Holland flew in from the "Captain America: Civil War" premiere Tuesday night to CinemaCon, the annual theater owner convention in Las Vegas, to announce the next Spidey film will be called "Spider-Man: Homecoming."

Here's the title treatment from Marvel digital media's vice president and executive editor, Ryan Penagos.

The title has multiple meanings. Obviously, it's a nod to the highschool event, when the film is expected to take place. But it's also a nod to the fact that the webcrawler returned home to Marvel (sort of) in 2015. Previously, the big screen rights for Spider-Man belonged solely to Sony Pictures. The two announced a partnership in February 2015 which would allow Spidey to appear in Disney and Marvel's Cinematic Universe.

In addition, Marvel Studios and Sony Pictures are collaborating on "Spider-Man: Homecoming." The movie is being co-produced by Marvel and Marvel Studios' president Kevin Feige along with Sony's Amy Pascal.

According to The Wrap, Sony showed a short clip for the film showing Peter Parker (Holland) come home to find a black-eyed Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) hanging out with his Aunt May (Marisa Tomei). In the brief teaser, Stark offers Parker a job.

"Spider-Man: Homecoming" will be in theaters July 7, 2017.

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The comedy singer behind the 'Shia LaBeouf' viral video has made an amusing ad for Intel (INTC)

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Rob Cantor, the comedic singer behind 2014's  "Shia LaBeouf" and "29 Celebrity Impressions, 1 Original Song" viral videos, has created a new song for Intel about the web's most-memorable funny videos.

Cantor sings about various YouTube greats ...

From "David after the dentist":

To the dog that plays the cow bell:

And the goats that wear pajamas:

The "Nobody Else Quite Like You" video forms part of Intel's #1in7Billion campaign, which promotes its True Key app. 

True Key lets people use their face of fingerprint, rather than passwords, to log in to various services across the web.

The central idea of the video element is that everyone is unique, so TrueKey will only log into your accounts when it knows you're trying to access them.

Maeghan Smulders, who handles creative and strategic marketing for True Key, explained the thinking behind the ad to Mashable: "We figured out we needed to talk about biometric, multi-factor authentication in a way that wasn't super confusing or scary for people or too tech-y and boring."

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The 12 most disappointing new TV shows of the year

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Every new television season ushers in a wave of shows that carry with them high expectations, from the audiences and the networks eager to promote them.

And although the shows may star huge names, revive old franchises, or become critical favorites, they ultimately have to win over the viewers.

It's tough to live up to the hype, and in today's TV landscape, there's very little forgiveness for shows that aren't bringing in the ratings.

Now that we're entering the time of year when networks are making the big decisions on what will stay and what will go, Business Insider looked at the 2015/2016 season crop of TV shows that held promise and then fizzled.

From "Angel From Hell" to "Wicked City," here are the 12 most disappointing new shows of the past TV year:

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"Minority Report" (Fox)

In the flurry of reboots, revivals, and remakes, Fox's "Minority Report" TV sequel seemed like a really good move. Tom Cruise's 2002 movie was a hit and this show would answer the question of what happened to the precogs whose mental powers helped authorities capture criminals before a crime was committed.

But critics turned in mixed reviews, and the show hemorrhaged viewers. Fox decided to cut "Minority Report" off at 10 episodes.

 



"Wicked City" (ABC)

The post-"Dexter" TV world hasn't been friendly to serial killer shows. NBC finally succumbed to the numbers and canceled "Hannibal" last year. And ABC's "Wicked City" got the dubious honor of being the first canceled new show of the TV season.

There was some excitement around the show's formidable cast, with "Gossip Girl" alum Ed Westwick playing a serial killer, and "Six Feet Under" alum Jeremy Sisto and "American Horror Story's" Taissa Farmiga as the detective and reporter, respectively, tailing him.

But only about 2.5 million people tuned into the show until it was canceled after just three episodes.



"Of Kings and Prophets" (ABC)

Based on the Biblical Books of Samuel, "Of Kings and Prophets" was ABC's grab at the recent success of both series based on the Bible and HBO's "Game of Thrones."

Critics gave the series mixed reviews, and audiences didn't show up. With an average 2.8 million viewers, the series was canceled after just two episodes.



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Jimmy Fallon and Amy Schumer looked through each other's phones and explained their weirdest photos

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Jimmy Fallon and Amy Schumer did something on Tuesday's "Tonight Show" that only the closest of friends would ever do: They traded cellphones and perused each other's photo albums.

They each picked a few photos that necessitated an explanation from the other person. Schumer was totally okay with whatever the host picked — as long as her face was in them, she said.

Of course, hilarity ensued. Schumer's photos were packed with her celebrity friends in strange situations. One photo includes Jerry Seinfeld during a trip taken right out of ABC's "The Bachelor" playbook. They're on Pig Island. Located in the Bahamas, the destination allows visitors to swim with pigs.

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"I thought that looked really awful and not fun. But everyone else wanted to do it, so we did it. And it turned out I was right," Schumer explained of the trip that ended up with the pictured pig, which she added was blind and bit her friend.

For Fallon, Schumer picked a photo that "disturbed" her. It showed Fallon with an unfortunate mustache. 

"Are you a '70s porn star? What's happening here?" Schumer asked the host.

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"We had a vacation and I was thinking about growing a mustache for the show," Fallon answered. "And my wife took a nice photo of me there... It doesn't work for me, right?"

Every "Tonight Show" viewer should send Fallon's wife a thank-you note for stopping that experiment.

The pair continued to delve deep into each other's photo albums and share some entertaining stories. What is that white powder all over Schumer's face? Why is Fallon losing it in front of a Carl's Jr. restaurant?

Watch the segment below to find out:

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'Hamilton' tickets sell for more than $2,000 — here's how much money Broadway's hottest musical is raking in

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"Hamilton" is the most coveted Broadway show right now and tickets have been sold out months in advance.

The musical — created and composed by Lin-Manuel Miranda — features a multiracial cast rapping and singing the story of Alexander Hamilton, a founding father and America's first secretary of the treasury. 

It took six years for the musical to come together, but since it has, there is no stopping it now.

"Hamilton" won a Grammy earlier this year for best musical theater album and the cast performed at the White House for an education initiative. With an album that has reached gold status, a mixtape set for release later this year, and a recently released behind-the-scenes book (April 12), "Hamilton" is everywhere, even if you aren't one of the lucky ones able to secure (or afford) the exclusive tickets. 

Celebrities and politicians, including Kerry Washington, Amy Schumer, and the Obamas, have been gushing about the show, and many have seen it more than once. Even presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders made time to see the musical while campaigning in New York City in April.

Here's what you should know about the hottest musical on Broadway and how much money it's raking in:

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Created and composed by Lin-Manuel Miranda, the musical is based on "Hamilton," a biography about Alexander Hamilton written by Ron Chernow.



Miranda read the entire biography while on vacation in Mexico in 2008, but he discussed the idea for a hip-hop musical based on Hamilton's life with Jeremy Carter, a former theater critic, a week before he even went on vacation.

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In 2009, Miranda performed a rough version of the first song that would eventually open the musical at the White House.

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