Abrams names one of the planets on ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’

It’s a good day to be a Star Wars fan. Aside from getting the new trailer, J.J. Abrams gave a small tidbit for fans. He’s named one of the desert-like planets that will play an important role here in Star Wars: The Force Awakens. People initially assumed in the first production shots that it was Tatooine. Apparently, the new arid planet is called Jakku. The shooting locatin was in Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates. Abrams won’t say anything beyond that though. It doesn’t matter though. We’re still excited.

Source: Ubergizmo

Movie shot entirely with an iPhone gets US theatre release

The movie Tangerine, which was a hit at Sundance Film Festival, will be making its way to theatres in the US this July. What's unique about the film is how it was shot. It was made entirely with an iPhone 5s and Filmic Pro app. It received rave reviews after its debut in Sundance. A lot of other movies have already been shot using the Apple device but this was the first one to premiere at the festival. If things go well with its release, this could open the door for more iPhone-shot films. 

Source: The Verge 

Episodes of the latest 'Game of Thrones' season get leaked online

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With Game of Thrones being one of the hottest shows out there, it's no surprise that leaks of the first four episodes are online ahead of the simultaneous airing of the show. According to TorrentFreak, "The leaked episodes, which appear to come from review copies sent to the press, have been downloaded more than 100,000 times in just three hours." 

Because the show has this much of a following, HBO decided to air the first episode at 0100 GMT on Monday in 170 countries at the same time, regardless of the time zone. We're pretty sure more people will be looking for these next episodes after watching the first one for season five. 

Source: ABC News 

Learn Klingon with Duolingo

Nope. This isn't an April Fool's joke. There will come a time when you will be able to learn Klingon online. Duolingo just announced that they'll be carrying a Klingon course. For those who don't know, Klingon is the fictional language on Star Trek. It was created by Marc Okrand. According to Duolingo the language is quite direct and mixes in sense of humour and "plenty of insults." It revolves largely around "spacecraft, weaponry, and warfare." Of course, we don't have to tell the Trekkies that. But if this seems to be something you'd be interested in. You can have Duolingo let you know when the course is up. Now, if someone can teach me Sindarin, that would be awesome. 

Source: Duolingo | Via: SlashGear