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Icarus Launch Date
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New Zealand developer RocketWerkz have announced a release date for their upcoming sci-fi open world survival co-op, Icarus.

December 5.

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Cowboy Bebop Flop?
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Some rhymes are just irresistable but in this case, critical response to Netflix's live-action adaptation of classic animated title, Cowboy Bebop, is far from favourable.

There are outliers. A few who love it like CNET's Allesandro Fillari. But the show's current Rotten Tomatoes rating is sitting on 51% for both critics and audiences and most reviews describe it as flawed and not living up to the original.

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Mother/Android Trailer
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Not available in Australia Hulu, have released a trailer for their upcoming film, Mother/Android.

Details on the movie had been very light. This trailer is illuminating.

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Galactic Starcruiser
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Nerdist have published a trio of articles on Disney's upcoming immersive Galactic Starcruiser attraction.

Playtest. Characters. Merchandise.

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NASA DART Video
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NASA have released a short, one minute video describing their imminent Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART).

Their first launch window is November 24.

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Don't Look Up Trailer
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Netflix have released a trailer for their upcoming film, Don't Look Up.

The trailer shows the two main characters reporting an imminent cataclysmic asteroid strike to the US President and being brushed off. Then where they go from there. 

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Creative Differences
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That's the word from a site called Puck News which claims to have the inside scoop on why shooting for the Patty Jenkins Star Wars: Rogue Squadron film had been delayed indefinitely as reported last week.

Puck is paywalled but you can read a piece based on it by IGN.

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Marvellous Men In Tights
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Jane Campion now joins Ridley ScottDenis Villeneuve and Martin Scorcese in hating and / or refusing to direct superhero films.

That is certainly their prerogative but why is anyone even asking the question?

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Encounter Trailer
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Amazon have released a trailer for their upcoming film, Encounter.

Critic reviews are out for this one and they're mixed but generally unfavourable.

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Matrix Resurrections Poster
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Warner Bros. have released a new poster for The Matrix Resurrections via Twitter.

It looks very Matrix, with an older Keanu.

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