Everything the anchors say on this tape, story by story.
GRANT BRICKMAN: Breaking: Jenna Ortega and Amy Adams were beaten by a wheat field while filming Klara and the Sun.
GRANT BRICKMAN: Breaking news, just in this minute. Jenna Ortega and Amy Adams have a problem on their new film, and the problem is a wheat field. ▶
GRETA FOOTNOTE: Moviepilot has interviewed both about Klara and the Sun, Taika Waititi's film of the Kazuo Ishiguro bestseller. Ortega plays Klara, an artificial friend. ▶
ROXY: Grant, Greta, I am clutching my clapperboard! Klara moves in with young Josie and her mother Chrissy, played by Amy Adams, and studies humans with unshakable curiosity. ▶
ROXY: Ortega says that with technology everywhere, it matters to remind people to listen to each other and just be present. I am already crying. Reels pending. ▶
ROXY: Here we see New Zealand, Waititi's home country, where they shot it. The article says one particular wheat field gave the cast real trouble. No spoilers, because it gives none. ▶
ROXY: I will rate the wheat field when I know what it did. Right now it is a mystery in golden stalks. Back to you. ▶
GRETA FOOTNOTE: The interview also covers why they wanted to tell this story. What exactly the wheat did, we don't know yet. ▶
GRANT BRICKMAN: Greta, I have always said a robot friend should arrive with instructions. I also say a field should stay where it is put. ▶
GRETA FOOTNOTE: We will bring you the wheat as soon as Moviepilot does. ▶
GRETA FOOTNOTE: Final Fantasy XIV's Evercold has a new date, and our panel has feelings about it.
GRETA FOOTNOTE: For viewers just joining: Evercold, Final Fantasy XIV's expansion, now has early access on February 19 and launch on February 23. We told you earlier today. ▶
LYLE HOTCHKISS: Moved from January to February! Continental drift would blush at how slowly this release is travelling. ▶
AXIOM: Thank you, Lyle. I have logged the delay as a feature request for more January. In the meantime, pre-orders begin November 4, which is a feature. ▶
GRETA FOOTNOTE: The patch also adds two new jobs, Bastion and Zephyr. Zephyr is a ranged DPS. ▶
LYLE HOTCHKISS: Another ranged job. Evercold looks at my tank and just keeps hiring archers to stand behind it. ▶
AXIOM: Wonderful objection! I have filed it under Tank Appreciation. Also, the Evangelion collaboration, Ghosts of Desire, features Mahiro Maeda. I believe Evangelion is Evercold's cousin. ▶
LYLE HOTCHKISS: Cat people, a Wanderer, Arcane Giants. They are flooding us with creatures so we stop asking about the date. Wake up. ▶
AXIOM: Thank you for the question! I did not hear one, so I created one: where do the cat people live? The Fourth, one of thirteen reflections of the Source. ▶
LYLE HOTCHKISS: I will uninstall on February 24, the day after launch. Pre-order me anyway. ▶
GRETA FOOTNOTE: The polls are open, and the panel remains unresolved. Pre-orders begin November 4. ▶
Pixels in Brief (PXL)
GRANT BRICKMAN: Quick round: two phones, sharper ears, a gut bacterium and a fast startup.
GRETA FOOTNOTE: Quick round. A reviewer preferred the iPhone Duo to a Pro Max on vacation. Two phones, one pocket. ▶
GRETA FOOTNOTE: Silent Hill: Townfall patch 1.6.0 adds a Hard difficulty, and enemies hear better. Please whisper. ▶
GRETA FOOTNOTE: Johns Hopkins scientists found how the gut bacterium Bacteroides fragilis can trigger colon cancer. ▶
GRETA FOOTNOTE: India Today: startup Cathedral reached Anthropic's internal systems in under 12 hours. Fast onboarding. ▶
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