Sony Interactive Entertainment has released the second official Uncharted movie trailer.

The new two-and-a-half-minute trailer, which you can watch below, follows the release of the first official trailer in October.

Following a six-month delay, the Uncharted movie is scheduled to hit theatres on February 18, 2022.

Rather than following the plot of the PlayStation games, which have sold over 41 million copies, the film tells a prequel story featuring Nathan Drake (Tom Holland) as a young treasure hunter learning from his mentor Victor Sullivan (Mark Wahlberg).

In a blog posted on game developer Naughty Dog’s website in October, film director Ruben Fleischer (Venom, Zombieland) said he “made the movie for both hardcore fans of the game and those who are not yet familiar with the franchise and believe[s] that both will be equally entertained by this incredibly fun and action-packed film”.

The Uncharted movie is the first feature film from PlayStation Productions, a studio formed by Sony Interactive Entertainment to adapt its original game properties for film and television in partnership with Sony Pictures.

PlayStation Productions is also working on a The Last of Us HBO TV series, a live-action Ghost of Tsushima movie helmed by John Wick director Chad Stahelski, and a Twisted Metal TV series from Deadpool’s writers, among other projects.

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Sony recently announced the Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves PS5 release date, alongside details of the collection’s graphics updates, pricing and upgrade options.

Containing remasters of Uncharted 4 and its expansion The Lost Legacy, the PS5 version of Legacy of Thieves will be released on January 28, 2022, with a PC version to follow later in the year.

The PS5 version will be available physically and digitally for $49.99 / £44.99 / €49.99. Uncharted 4, Uncharted: The Lost Legacy, or Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End Uncharted: The Lost Legacy Digital Bundle owners will be able to upgrade to the PS5 collection for $10 / £10 / €10 at launch.

Until February 3, 2022, players in the UK, US, Australia and New Zealand who purchase or upgrade to Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves Collection on PS5 via PlayStation Store will receive a voucher code for one standard ticket to see the Uncharted movie in participating cinemas.

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A Russian actor and film director left Earth on a spaceship this week to start filming a movie. Russian officials said the movie will shine a light on Russia’s success in space.

Dmitry Peskov is press secretary for President Vladimir Putin.

“We have been pioneers in space and maintained a confident position,” Peskov said, adding that space exploration is great for Russia.

Actor Yulia Peresild and director Klim Shipenko took off from a site in Kazahkstan Tuesday with cosmonaut Anton Shkaplerov. They arrived about three hours later at the International Space Station where they will stay for 12 days.

The future film is called Challenge. It tells the story of a doctor who hurries to the space station to help an astronaut with a heart problem.

The passengers had four months to get ready for the space trip.

Peresild said training for the trip was difficult. But, she said, once they reach their goal, “all that will seem not so difficult and we will remember it with a smile.”

Shipenko said he will finish the movie back home after filming in space. Two other Russian cosmonauts already on the space station will also perform in the movie.

Dmitry Rogozin heads the Russian space agency Roscosmos and has been a major force behind the project.

“Space deserves being shown in a more professional, artful way,” he said.

Rogozin said he edited the script himself to correctly represent the realities of space travel. “We describe some real emergencies that may happen out there,” he said.

Oleg Novitskiy is an experienced Russian cosmonaut. He will play the character with the heart problem in the movie. When that is done, he will return to captain’s seat of the Soyuz spacecraft and bring the actor and director back to Earth

I’m Dan Friedell.

Dan Friedell adapted this story for Learning English based on a report by The Associated Press. Caty Weaver was the editor.

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Words in This Story

pioneer – n. a person who helps create or develop new ideas, methods, etc.

confident – adj. having a feeling or belief that you can do something well or succeed at something

script – n. the written form of a play, movie, television show, etc.

Sarah and Nick always cross paths every year on New Year’s Eve, but their standard NYE goes left when the Doctor, Dan, and Yaz show up to battle the Daleks.

Starring: Jodie Whittaker, Mandip Gill, John Bishop.

Release date: 1st January.

Where to watch: BBC One/BBC iPlayer.

Watch if you like: Black Mirror, Stranger Things, Sherlock.

Story: Murali Krishna and Akhanda are separated at birth because one of them has a destiny to fulfil and a war to fight. What brings these two together?

Review: After Legend and Simha, director Boyapati Srinu and actor Balakrishna team up for their third film – a mass masala entertainer that relies solely on the lead’s star power. A good story-line is watered down due to a miscalculated screenplay and everyone takes a backseat for NBK (including one of his characters). The end result might make the star’s fans scream ‘Jai Balayya’ almost endlessly but one can’t deny that Boyapati fails to pull off what he promises.

Murali Krishna (Balakrishna) is a people’s man in the faction-ridden Anantapur. He is a farmer who uses his income to build hospitals, throw a punch when needed but also reform factionists to care for nature and give up violence. His character is almost a nod to the new direction Balakrishna is willing to take with his roles. District Collector Saranya (Pragya Jaiswal) is unafraid to hold corrupt police officers accountable and dig deep into misdoings in her district with the help of Principal Secretary of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change, Padmavati (Poorna). And while enough time is spent on how Saranya falls for Murali and they both build a life together (after some weird flirting that takes place over seat belts, taati kallu and telugu tanam), this is not their story.

This is the story of Murali’s long-lost twin Akhanda (Balakrishna as an aghora/baba) who is taken away from his family by a Baba (Jagapathi Babu) because he has a destiny to fulfil. It is believed he is born to right the wrongs of Gajendra Sahu (Niitin Mehta), a ruthless man who takes over an ashram and pretends he’s a saint to cover up his crimes. Also in this tale is Varada Rajulu (Srikanth), another ruthless man who takes up illegal uranium mining in Nallamala under the guise of copper mining. When people whose lives Murali vowed to protect are lost and Saranya has to fight to save what’s left of her family, Akhanda heads on a war-path to save the day.

While the basic premise of Akhanda is interesting, especially the way Boyapati sets it up by weaving a mythical story with mass moments in a way only he can, he soon loses the plot (literally) and gets carried away with giving Akhanda and Murali mass moments that are sure to elicit whistles but don’t do anything for the story. He also takes a detour to wax eloquent on everything from nature to the importance of God and temples to how women (like nature) are meant to be protected not ravaged. The irony is lost on no one when the film indulges in double entrendre dialogues, introduction scenes that involve vonis flying and women/girls being used as collaterals of war. None of this adds to the story either. From the minute Akhanda enters the frame, everything and everyone takes a backseat, including Murali. Saranya and Padmavati are turned into damsels-in-distress, Murali is lost in his own guilt and grief, and even the supposedly powerful Gajendra and Varada hold no footing now because Akhanda has the hand of Shiva himself protecting him. Nay, he is even believed to be God himself.

Balakrishna gets the chance to shine because he fills almost every frame of the film either as Murali or Akhanda. He gets to dance and indulge in dialogue-baazi when he’s not showing off his cool new avatar in slow-motion shots that focus on his fake tattoos and piercing eyes. And while that’s initially enough to give you a rush, it soon gets exhausting as the film progresses. Pragya might get an introduction (almost) on par with the hero but she’s lost to the proceedings, despite her giving the character her all. Poorna, Srikanth, Niitin, Jagapathi Babu, Kalakeya Prabhakar, Subbaraju and others have one-tone characters that they breeze through.

Apart from the mass moments and fights (by Stun Shiva) that are fun (but there are too many of them), what works for the film is Thaman’s BGM. His score and Ram Prasad’s cinematography set the tone for the film, even making the proceedings interesting when it’s clear Boyapati is filling runtime with nothing much to say. At the end of it all, the length of the film (2-hours-47-minutes) doesn’t seem justified for the story he wants to tell. You are also left with the feeling that despite Balakrishna’s aghora character Akhanda taking up so much time, Boyapati misses potential there to do more with it.

Akhanda is the kind of entertainer that’ll work strictly for Balakrishna’s fans because anyone looking to just kill time over a tub of popcorn might leave exhausted. Seeing as how it has been long since a star entertainer has hit the screens, time will tell if this is the film that drives back people to the theatres.

Vishav Bharti

Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, October 13

Cornered by farmers’ resistance, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) has decided not to hold its annual full-uniform parade, Path Sanchalan, in Punjab on Dasehra this year.

It involves showcasing of strength by RSS cadres in full uniform and carrying sticks. Sometimes, they would display weapons too. The practice has been going on for several decades.

The state leadership of the RSS has reportedly told its local units to avoid parade or hold small events in closed areas, not necessarily on Dasehra. Though they have not categorically mentioned the farmers’ threat as the main reason, an RSS leader from the Malwa region said they had been verbally told not to hold any big event on Dasehra.

RSS’ Punjab unit president Iqbal Singh said they had told local units to take any decision keeping in mind their security. Path Sanchalan was not more important than peace and harmony in society, he said.

Another RSS leader said, “We used to make route maps weeks in advance and RSS workers would be excited about it. This year, no route map has been prepared and we have been asked to keep it a low-profile affair.”

Peace more important

Path Sanchalan is not more important than peace and harmony in society. Iqbal Singh, Punjab RSS chief