Once upon a time, Gerard Butler seemed like the next big thing, but after a string of kitschy romantic comedies and generic action flicks, it’s hard not to worry when you see his name getting top billing. Still, while his breakout role in Zach Snyder’s 300 now seems a distant memory, he is not exactly begging for work either. Case in point: Warner Bros. is banking big bucks on the upcoming disaster flick Geostorm, with Butler in the lead role.
The teaser and the first official trailer provided only a disaster reel set to ominous music, but we can now confirm that the film features (gasp!) actual dialogue. As reported by ScreenCrush, the studio released the second official trailer, which runs about two-and-a-half minutes and gives us a bit more info on what is causing the calamities teased in earlier spots.
In the film’s universe, humans have learned to manipulate the weather, but — surprise, surprise — they wield that power irresponsibly, resulting in a global, unnatural disaster. The storm includes tornado, tidal waves, flash freezes, and pretty much any other meteorological mishap you can imagine.
A few things stand out to us here: 1.) Andy “President Palma” Garcia. 2.) Ed Harris (Leonard Dekkom) is the new Kevin Bacon 3.) This looks like it could be bad … but in a good way.
Co-director Dean Devlin served as a producer on Independence Day, which is remembered as a classic film but is absurd in too many ways to count. If this film takes a lesson from that one and doesn’t take itself too seriously — and if it doesn’t devolve into a ceaseless CGI showcase — it could actually be kind of fun.
Those are by no means trivial ifs, however, and predicting how this will do feels like as much of a crapshoot as predicting the weather — you will get no fearless forecast from us; we’re taking the wait-and-see approach.
Geostorm is expected to descend upon theaters on October 20. In addition to those mentioned above, the film stars Abbie Cornish (Limitless), Robert Sheehan (Season of the Witch), Jim Sturgess (21, Cloud Atlas), and Amr Waked (Lucy).
Some of the best shots in Grok Imagine’s AI-made Odyssey don’t contain actors. Ancient landscapes stretch into the distance. Close-ups of grimy hands suggest people who have touched something rougher than a keyboard. For a few seconds, the illusion holds.
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YouTube videos could soon look better without eating quite so much data, right? Thankfully, the platform plans to introduce a new video format called AV2 on its web player in early 2027, promising more efficient streaming and potentially fewer playback hiccups on slower internet connections. The big headline is a roughly 30% improvement in compression efficiency over AV1, YouTube's existing video format. That doesn't guarantee every video will use 30% less data, but it could make streaming a little easier on both internet connections and data allowances.
What is AV2, and why should viewers care?
YouTube is changing how its Home page works, giving viewers more control over what shows up there and making some of the app’s most-used sections easier to reach. Custom Feeds are now replacing the existing topic chips for eligible users, while YouTube is also testing a redesigned top bar on mobile that moves Subscriptions closer to the Home feed.
YouTube first started experimenting with Custom Feeds earlier this year, letting you type out what you wanted to watch and turning that request into its own stream of recommendations. Now, the feature is starting to look less like a side experiment and more like something YouTube actually wants people to use as part of their everyday Home page.