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Chris Rock Returns to Directing Misty Green Trailer

Chris Rock returns to directing with Misty Green, a Hollywood drama starring Rosalind Eleazar and featuring a high-profile cast including Adam Driver, Daniel Kaluuya, and Anna Kendrick. The film will debut at the 2026 Toronto International Film Festival before a theaters release in October, with Rock writing and producing alongside a major team.

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Microsoft investment supports DOE Genesis Mission

Microsoft is committing $60 million to the Department of Energy’s Genesis Mission to accelerate AI-enabled scientific research across 17 national laboratories, funding $40 million in Azure compute and AI credits and $20 million for engineering enablement, while launching SPARK to coordinate efforts between Microsoft and DOE. The Genesis Mission, launched by President Trump in 2025 as part of a broader federal push to create an AI Discovery Platform that doubles US research productivity within a decade, has drawn participation from major tech giants and is designed to integrate AI, data, and computing across federal labs.

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Texas Chain Saw Massacre Rotoscoped for 2027 Release

Dark Sky Films and Exurbia Films are producing a hand-drawn, rotoscoped version of The Texas Chain Saw Massacre slated for a 2027 release, with no artificial intelligence used and first footage to be shown during Texas Chain Saw Day on August 18. Animation Director and Art Director Paul Beck, known for work with Richard Linklater on rotoscoped films, leads the project to honor the original while presenting a new visual experience.

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Other Mommy trailer debuts; Universal sets October release

Universal Pictures and Blumhouse Atomic Monster unveiled the first trailer for Other Mommy, a Rob Savage-directed horror in which Jessica Chastain plays Bela's mother and the malevolent 'Other Mommy.' The film, based on Josh Malerman's Incidents Around the House, features a cast including Jay Duplass, Arabella Olivia Clark, Dichen Lachman, Arian Moayed and Karen Allen, with release set for October 9, 2026.

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Packers Extend Devonte Wyatt, Range Up to $67M

The Green Bay Packers have signed defensive tackle Devonte Wyatt to a three-year, $57 million extension, including a $20 million signing bonus, keeping him under contract through 2029. The deal follows his 2022 first-round selection and 2025 season cut short by injury, with the team turning its attention to locking in tight end Tucker Kraft next.

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