Jamaikanisches Bobteam sucht Coach peer Crowdfunding

Using crowdfunding to achieve Olympic success? The at least seems to be the plan of the Jamaican Bob team for 2018. In the net, the team is currently asking for money, with which they can hire a professional coach. Is there a "cool runnings" -revival?

On the crowdfunding site Gofundme.com, the Jamaican Bob team started a financial aid call: "The Olympic winter games are in a year and we are in the middle of the training." They are working hard, but a not insignificant job is still unoccupied: the team is missing a coach.

Per crowdfunding for the gold medal?

In order to be able to hire a coach, however, the Jamaican team lacks the money. That is why they ask for 60,000 USD, which is about 56,000 euros. "The 2018 Olympic Winter Games are also marking the 30th anniversary of the Bob team in Calgary for the first time. We will not only be able to fight for a medal with a real coach, we are also convinced that we will return home Can be. "

Leaderless Bob team

Jazmine Fenlator, a former Olympic participant, has now taken an indirect leader position. "Most of the time, we manage each other and each takes part of responsibility as best we can," said the sportswoman in the telephone conversation with Mashable. It would be better for the entire Bob team, however, if there was a person who would combine everything in himself.

"Cool Runnings 2.0"?

Sounds like there is plenty of potential for another cool runnings. In 1993 director Jon Turteltaub filmed the unique history of the Jamaican Bob team, who participated in the Olympic Winter Games for the first time in 1988. If the team is to find a coach for the Crowdfunding action for 2018, there may be a second part soon.

First story about Star Wars: Rogue One" published

The first official story about Star Wars: Rogue One" have now been published. And indeed: Darth Vader is actually return!

The new info on the upcoming movie Star Wars: Rogue One" come from Entertainment Weekly, the sheet again on the filmmakers. It is therefore for the official information. First of all are the rumours true: Darth Vader is a character a role in the new "Star Wars" strips play and not just in the background appear. The cover of the film magazine shows the new TIE Fighter, the TIE striker and the droids, via motion capture of Alan Tudyk is played.

In the center you can see Jyn Erso (Felicity Jones), the main character of the new Star Wars: Rogue One". The petty criminals erso is since the age of 15 years alone, can fight and knows the galactic underworld. "She has a colorful past", says "Rogue One"-producer Kathleen Kennedy. "It has been captured by the rebels and was given a chance to be useful. This could be converted to your judgment ... It is a genuine survival artist. You will be in the story to a kind of Jeanne d'Arc".

On the right side of erso is Captain Cassian Andor (Diego Luna), a rebel agent that the vulnerable erso guide. "He has a good portion of battle experience and what it means to make every day, namely to figure out how to the empire in effective and intelligent counter," says Kiri hard at Lucas Film for the story development is responsible.

The Would-be Jedi

Chirrut Imwe (Donnie Yen) is oriented to the Jedi ethics, without however Jedi powers. Kathleen Kennedy calls him a "warrior monk". "The faith that magical creatures will come to save us, dissolves and it is now up to the ordinary people, the evil from the midst of the conquest of the world," says held director Gareth Edwards. Chirrut is therefore a Jedi like you and I, only that he can fight like a warrior monk.

The tough guys

Baze Malbus (Jiang Wen) is a heavily armed rebel fighters, nothing of religions such as the Jedi faith and ancient weapons such as light swords. It is still the best friend of chirrut and wants to protect it at any cost. He accepts his faith in the power, because this is what his friend sincerely believe".

Finally unveiled Entertainment Weekly a few information about saw Gerrera (Forest Whitaker). He was already in the "Clone Wars", the sign trick series following the Star Wars prequels. He was trained by Darth Vader, when it was still called Anakin Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi and the Padawan Ahsoka Tano. Gerrera is a veteran of the "a group of extremist rebels" today, so a very tough guy on the side of the rebels.

Also a tough fighter is the Android K 2SO (Alan Tudyk charakterlich), the counterpart to C3PO. It is a rough and reliable, "a little bit like chewbaccas personality in the body of a droid", says Edwards. He wants as Jyn Erso to recover its previous error and fights for the rebels. Bodhi Rook (Riz Ahmed) is the leading rebel pilot. He is a hot-tempered and vulnerable, but also very capable when navigating from space ships.

The prodigal father

Galen Erso (Mads Mikkelsen) is the father of Jyn Erso. He is a scientist, J. Robert Oppenheimer is similar and the apparently a large weapon developed - which seems to be like? Why he separated from his daughter Jyn, Lucas Arts have not betrayed.

The new villain

The new villain is called "Director" (Ben Orson Krennic Mendelsohn), an imperial functionary, with his fight against the rebels want to impress the emperor. He would not the anger of Darth Vader energize. He is very smart and represents a real threat to the rebels. "Star Wars: Rogue One" is scheduled for the middle of December 2016 into the cinemas.

"Assassin's Creed" movie: First trailer as

The first trailer for "Assassin's Creed" movie is finally here. The photo shows actor Michael Fassbender in a dual role, for music creating Kanye West. On January 5, 2017, the strip comes into the Europe cinemas.

The movie studio Fox has released the first trailer for "Assassin's Creed" movie. As Game not a new part of the popular Ubisoft series is expected this year, for the long-awaited cinematic transposition end of the year is in the US cinemas. The main role is played by US actor Michael Fassbender ( "The Counselor"), the two roles mimes in film - on one hand the Spanish Assassins Aguilar on the other hand whose descendants in the presence of named Callum Lynch. This is on death row, was executed supposedly and monitored as part of a new Abstergo program again.

Europe release of "Assassin's Creed" movie on January 5
The slaughter houses and jumps are accompanied by music of rapper Kanye West and its song "I Am God". A decision that was not goutiert at least in the social networks everywhere. Otherwise, the film seems to be leaning quite close to the introduced in 2007 video game series, the plot is novel. Besides Fassbender and Ariane Labed ( "Attenberg") are in other roles, among other Marion Cotillard ( "The Dark Knight Rises"), Jeremy Irons and Brendan Gleeson to be seen. Justin Kurzel ( "Macbeth") is directing.

While the US release of "Assassin's Creed" film will take place on 21 December, to German fans have to wait until next year. In this country, the curtain falls only on 5 January 2017 - the same year to appear, a new game that may well play in Egypt.

First teaser trailer for "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story" because

Short, but still: The first teaser trailer for the spin-off "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story" is now there. One does not see much except a soldier in dark armor. This of course makes curious for more.

In February 2013 Disney announced that there would be two independent spin-off strip between the actual new Star Wars films that tell other parts of the story. The first of these films, which on 15 December 2016, expected to be released in Germany, plays between the parts 3 and 4, before the first launched in 1977 Star Wars movie. The story revolves around a number of fighters and bounty hunters, which together steal the plans of the first Death Star. This will be destroyed at the Battle of Yavin at the end of the fourth part of the saga.

James Bond villain Mads Mikkelsen case
As an actor, have so far among other Forest Whitaker ( "The Last King of Scotland - In the clutches of power") has been and James Bond villain Mads Mikkelsen committed for supporting roles. In a major role could be seen Felicity Jones ( "The Theory of Everything"). Directed by Gareth Edwards ( "Godzilla").

Much more is about "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story" can not be seen so far not known and in the really extremely brief teaser. appears very briefly there a fighter in dark armor - but one can only guess what might constitute this figure. Cunning we should be all when - went the complete trailer in the TV show "Good Morning America" ​​on ABC television - probably sometime in the course of Thursday.

How boring: Apple turns first TV series - is about Apps

Apple's first TV series will revolve around the theme of apps as the company announced now. After all, what you know, but it seems rather to advertise the app store, but to do a real street sweeper.

Lange has been speculation about the ambitions Apple, something like Netflix turning your own television series. As the New York Times writes, is it now not become a potential street sweeper, but a probably quite boring documentary series about Apps. According to the newspaper announced the iPhone maker said Thursday that it has to cooperate with the entertainer Will.i.am and two old hands from the show business, Ben Silverman undHoward T. Owens.

Details about the TV series are still secret

"One of the things that were always great at the App Store, were the great ideas that people had to invent things and create," said Eddy Cue, Apple's vice chairman for Internet software. More details about the TV series are not yet known, and it is still unclear how directly it will go in the series to the App Store. Even the title, the publication date, the episode length and other details would not reveal Apple. And there is also still a mystery, as you can see the Apple show. But: Probably just about the App Store and iTunes.

Cue also said that the new TV series does not mean that Apple had greater ambitions, to get into the TV business. Last year, Apple was rumored attempts to examine the possibilities for their own TV deals. But the group has then allegedly talked to some major TV companies. But that seems first to be no longer an issue: "The new show does not mean that we now start on a large scale to produce films or TV series," said Eddy Cue.

Oscars 2016: Leonardo DiCaprio bricht Twitter-Rekord

Leonardo DiCaprio has finally handed get at the Oscars in 2016 his first golden boy - and the same still set a new Twitter record in the course of this.

Has finally an Oscar: Leonardo DiCaprio.

So many tweets per minute, it has never been! When Leonardo DiCaprio for his role in the movie "The Revenant" a trophy for best male lead was handed over at the Oscars 2016 on Monday night, walked per minute 440,000 Twitter messages on the subject around the world. A new record for a TV broadcast of the Oscars, as Twitter itself noted in a blog post. The old record was 255,000 tweets per minute, set up by Ellen DeGeneres in 2014 with its famous Oscar Selfie.

Oscars 2016: Twitter Mirror and Periscope streams

Even otherwise, the Oscars on Sunday and Monday were in 2016, of course, the dominant topic on Twitter. Especially many tweets there were for Best Picture "Spotlight" and after "Mad Max: Fury Road" sixth Oscar fetched.

In the backstage area of ​​the Oscars in 2016, this time even a Twitter Mirror was built. There the stars and celebrities could take a series, which was then put together a short GIF and was disseminated through the Twitter account of the Academy. The used, among other actors like Chris Evans or Charlize Theron for funny short movies. The magazine "People" streamed meanwhile the entire event live from the red carpet via Periscope.