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By Billy Hallowell

Eschatology, also known as end times theology, is an area of biblical study that has captivated the masses for more than two millennia. Over time, various interpretations and theories have emerged surrounding Christs return and the end of the world as we know it. Contemporary books and films include these ideas as believers look to entertainment and current events for clues about whats to come.

But what does the Bible really say about the end times? There are, in fact, many Bible verses about the end times that speak about the future return of Christ and the events and conditions that will one day come to fruition.

And while the Book of Revelation is the most well-known set of Bible verses about the end times for most Christians when studying end times prophecy, it is far from the only place in scripture that describes what will unfold during the last days.

If youre interested in learning more about what the Bible says about the end times, here are some additional key passages to take into consideration:

But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope. For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him.

For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we which are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent them which are asleep. For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first:

Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord. Wherefore comfort one another with these words (1 Thessalonians 4:13-18).

Then shall two be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left. Two women shall be grinding at the mill; the one shall be taken, and the other left (Matthew 24:40-41).

This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come. For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good, traitors, heady, high minded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God; Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away (2 Timothy 3:1-5).

And ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars: see that ye be not troubled: for all [these things] must come to pass, but the end is not yet (Matthew 24:6).

But of that day and [that] hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels which are in heaven, neither the Son, but the Father (Mark 13:32).

For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places (Matthew 24:7).

In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed.

For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality. So when this corruptible shall have put on incorruption, and this mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written, Death is swallowed up in victory. (1 Corinthians 15:52-54).

Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils (1 Timothy 4:1).

And it shall come to pass afterward, [that] I will pour out my spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions: And also upon the servants and upon the handmaids in those days will I pour out my spirit. And I will shew wonders in the heavens and in the earth, blood, and fire, and pillars of smoke. The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and the terrible day of the LORD come. And it shall come to pass, [that] whosoever shall call on the name of the LORD shall be delivered: for in mount Zion and in Jerusalem shall be deliverance, as the LORD hath said, and in the remnant whom the LORD shall call (Joel 2:28-32).

For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be (Matthew 24:21).

For I will take you from among the heathen, and gather you out of all countries, and will bring you into your own land (Ezekiel 36:24).

These Bible verses about the end times only scratch the surface when it comes to biblical prophecies. When learning about eschatology, it is important that we always remember that no one knows the day nor the hour.

We must also specifically remember the words of Jesus in Matthew 24:44, Therefore be ye also ready: for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of man cometh.

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Im pretty sure Ive mentioned to everyone I know this month, go watch Demon Knight, its batshit insane in all the best ways. Tales From The Crypt Presents: Demon Knight was supposed to kick off a Tales From The Crypt cinematic experiment. The film is followed by Bordello Of Blood (decent movie, in case you want to see Dennis Miller playing Dennis Miller), which had the artifact from this film making an appearance. Demon Knight features Billy Zane, William Sadler, Jada Pinkett, Brenda Bakke, C. C. H. Pounder, Dick Miller, and Thomas Haden Church.

The film received horrific reviews at the time of release with some stating that the film was neither scary enough or funny enough to be much of anything. These days, people can see the film for what it is, and recognize the greatness of some of the performances and its story. Billy Zane in particular absolutely smashes his role as The Collector. In a zany, almost cartoonish performance, he tries to woo the group of survivors in a small New Mexico desert town. Through the whole film he routinely steals the scene whenever hes on screen. Of 90s Horror movie villains, he certainly makes a mark.

The film has an interesting structure that borrows heavily from siege movies and zombie movies. The Collector has an army of demons at his control that attack and pick off the group. The hero of the first half is Frank Brayker (Sadler). Personally, William Sadler is one of my favorite actors ever, so this performance is a real treat.

For horror fans out there, youll see all the different influences on Demon Knight. It combines elements of those movies with Biblical aspects and immortality. It was made at that intersection of CGI and practical effects, but because the budget was shoe-string, they used only practical effects and in-camera tricks. The story here is all about temptation and how the devil will do whatever it takes to get what they want.

What really works here is that the religious aspects of the film arent over the top. Youre not hit over the head with Christianity. William Brayker is no Saint, hes just trying to keep this artifact out of the wrong hands. That same feeling transfers over when he sadly meets his end. That job of keeping the artifact safe transfers over to Jeryline (Pinkett). She takes over the second half of the film and goes toe-to-toe with Billy Zane.

The final climactic scenes in the film give us an ahead-of-its-time ending with Jeryline besting the Collector and going back on the run. It sets up for a follow-up story with a new Collector in tow trailing after her.

This one would have slipped through the cracks for me if not for Scream Factory. Their release of the film caught my eye and upon seeing that William Sadler was in the film, I bought it. Luckily for me, because this is a fast-paced, energetic film that combines practical effects with an awesome story. The performances in the film carry it the whole way. Its too bad that we never got a continuation of this whole Tales From The Crypt saga. The next two films were supposed to be Dead Easy, a zombie film set in New Orleans and Body Count. However, the poor performance of Bordello of Blood destroyed any sort of momentum that had.

This was slotted in the January death-spot for film releases. It made a decent profit from its $12 million budget. What were left with is a classic feeling film that has lots of 90s nostalgia, practical effects, and Billy Zane having the time of his life as the villain. If you get the chance, go grab the Scream Factory Blu-ray. It has tons of special features for fans of the film. Its also just the best that the film has ever looked. For a movie from the 90s, the visuals and effects have held up reasonably well.

This is a great one to pair with a more well-known horror movie for a double feature, or you can run your own movie marathon with Demon Knight.

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Comicbook.com - Electronic Arts and DICE released a new trailer today for next month's release of Battlefield 2042 that gives prospective players a better idea of how the game will work. While the trailer in question doesn't feature any actual gameplay footage, it instead contains a number of hilarious references and looks at the world in which Battlefield 2042 will seemingly take place. ...

[O]ne moment of the trailer shows that NFL quarterback Tom Brady is clearly still playing football in the year 2042, and he is good enough to still win the MVP award as an old man.

"Still playing football"? "Old man"? You know how long these phrases have been coming up when Tom Brady's name has been mentioned? A decade, if not more. By the time he hit his mid-30s, talk started to shift to how few quarterbacks can play at a high level in their late 30s. People started bringing up the retirement ages of John Elway and Dan Marino. Then watching Brett Favre deteriorate. Then it was Peyton Manning. And when the Patriots drafted Jimmy Garoppolo there was a common assumption he was being groomed to take Brady's spot. And that was 2014.

Hell, the entire futures of the three other teams in the AFC East and all the contenders in the AFC have hinged on Brady finally being proved human and his career coming to an end and where has that gotten anybody?

The year 2042 might sound like a long way off. But so did 2021 back during Y2K. Now we're living it. And 2042 is the same 21 years away. During which time Brady will be 65. Which sounds old by quarterback standards but is only like 27 in GOAT years.

So don't doubt this will come true and this clip will resurface 21 years from now when Brady's starting for London on Wednesday Night Football and is the reigning MVP and he'll have a good laugh at how old they made him look back in 2021. A year in which he led the league in passing yards and touchdowns as a spry, 44-year-old with a great future ahead of him.

The only question will be how many budding NFL dynasties he's destroyed in the nest over those two decades. Because it pretty much looks like he's just added the Chiefs to the list:

So if I live long enough, see you in 2042. I only hope Belichick has finally mastered immortality so he'll still be showing the world there's one coach who can Brady out of the end zone.

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Nighttime divers on the Musi River in Indonesia are beginning to fish out fistfuls of gold, gems, and other treasures from the mudand it might be the site of a fabled kingdom known in the 8th century as the Island of Gold.

Dr. Sean Kingsley, a British maritime archaeologist, suspects the finds, such as a ruby-studded life-size golden Buddha worth millions, represent the gradual-rediscovery of a lost merchant palace city from the kingdom of Svirijaya, which ruled the trade routes in large parts of Indonesia for 400 years.

Situated around the town of Palembang, sometimes called Venice of the East, the palace city would have sat on a major artery of the maritime version of the Silk Road, and like its terrestrial counterparts in the cities of Qashqar, or Tashkent, would have bustled in its heyday with people of every faith and skin color.

Earlier diving expeditions conducted by Australian archaeologists have recovered pristine collections of ceramics preserved in the mud of the river, representing a staggering number of culturesincluding every major Medieval power in Asia, and even the Dutch, British and Portuguese.

But now the treasures coming from the Musi River have a more legendary quality: Dr. Kingsley picks up the narrative when he spoke with Dalya Alberge at The Guardian about his upcoming presentation on the lost city in Wreckwatch Magazine.

From the shallows have surfaced glittering gold and jewels befitting this richest of kingdoms everything from tools of trade and weapons of war to relics of religion. From the lost temples and places of worship have appeared bronze and gold Buddhist figurines, bronze temple door-knockers bearing the demonic face of Kala, in Hindu legend the mythical head of Rahu who churned the oceans to make an elixir of immortality. Bronze monks bells and gold ceremonial rings are studded with rubies and adorned with four-pronged golden vajra scepters, the Hindu symbol for the thunderbolt, the deitys weapon of choice.

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Exquisite gold sword handles would have graced the sides of royal courtesans, while bronze mirrors and hundreds of gold rings, many stamped with enigmatic letters, figures and symbols, earrings and gold necklace beads resurrect the splendor of a merchant aristocracy going about its daily dealings, stamping shipping manifests, in the palace complex.

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The image is of a city on wooden silts yet covered in golden decorations, floating on the river like a solid gold water lily. All around would have been hundreds of boats piled with luxury goods of every description, piloted by traders as from as far west as Turkey, and as far north as Korea. It would have been as stunning a sight to see as the great tent cities of the Mongol Empire.

Its disappearance isnt detailed in any histories, or known by archaeology. The prevalence of volcanic activity in Indonesia could offer a Pompeii-like explanation, while its also possible that riverine activity could have swallowed the city up during a flood or mud slide.

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Everett Henes| Hillsdale Daily News

Old advertisements for handguns dubbed one The Great Equalizer.

The idea behind this tagline was to drive home the point that a small person could be just as powerful as a bigger person.

Whatever your views of guns, there is another, greater equalizer among us all, and that is death. I have yet to meet a person whose life will not end at some point. The truth is, life is promised to none, but death is certain for all.

When we are young, this doesnt take up much of our thoughts. As we grow older, experiencing more life and facing more challenges, it comes to the fore.

This is not to say a young person never confronts death. Hospitals are dedicated to young people who are facing it. Every funeral puts death right before our eyes and, if we are wise, we will bring our children to help them think about life.

Weve been working through the book of Ecclesiastes. I hear a lot of feedback on this particular book. Some people love it, and others find it overly depressing. I understand both responses and Ive probably had both at various times throughout the years. The reason some find it depressing is its focus on the reality of death. We are not a people who like to think about the end of life. We have an entire industry for that, to make those last days comfortable. When my own congregation faced several deaths some years ago, I was shocked by how few resources there were for pastors to help people work through such things. I turned to the Hospice resources and found many that were helpful.

Solomon has been taking us on his journey in the early chapters of Ecclesiastes. He begins by declaring that everything is vanity, fleeting, and then goes on to explain how he came to this conclusion. Today we cover the verses that ultimately drove him there. In the early part of chapter 2, we saw how he tried to recreate The Garden of Eden. The reason for this is that hes looking for a way to end death; to reverse the curse.

Ecclesiastes 2:12-26 shows Solomon beginning to come to grips with the great equalizer of death. The wise person has his eyes in his head, but the fool walks in darkness. And yet I perceived that the same event happens to all of them. (Ecclesiastes 2:14) That event he is speaking of is exactly what weve said, How the wise dies just like the fool! Wise or fool, rich or poor, intelligent or ignorant; death comes for all.

One theologian comments on death, there is no fact which we ponder less carefully, or less frequently remember. For we form all our plans just as if we had fixed our immortality on the earth. This book makes us stop, and to consider both the reality of death and the way it crushes everything we desire under the sun. Even this begins to give us a way of understanding the message: if our focus is only under the sun then one day it will all be gone.

Solomons words that come from this are shocking: So I hated life, because what is done under the sun was grievous to me, for all is vanity and a striving after wind. (Ecclesiastes 2:17) We might be inclined to offer him a snack and a nap, hoping that his thoughts will pass away. But we know hes right. I dont mean that we ought to hate life. I actually dont believe that he ultimately hates life. But in the process of sorting it out, he experiences something that is helpful for us to consider. Death cannot be avoided.

This is why we must understand the Bible as a whole story. You see, God is the only one who can reverse the curse and make death something that no longer exists. This is the promise at the end of the story in Revelation 21:4, He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning nor crying nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away. The way God works, though, is simply amazing. The death of death comes about through the death of Christ. Not just his death, though, but also his resurrection for Christ defeats death. It is the resurrection that gives us the answer to Solomons quest and the answer to our longing hearts.

Everett Henes, pastor ofHillsdale Orthodox Presbyterian Church, may be reached at pastorhenes@gmail.com.

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After Zuras, leader of the Eternals, sacrificed himself to defend humanity against the judgment of the Fourth Celestial Host, the grieving Eternals returned to their home in Olympia. An elite force of Deviants had observed Zuras' death and took the opportunity to get the drop on the Eternals, rendering them all unconscious with brain mines.

Iron Man (then Jim Rhodes) was summoned to Olympia. Thinking he was a robot, Kro had his men attack Iron Man, but he gave them the slip. He then saw Kro atomize an Eternal, feeding his energy to the Deviant leader Brother Tode. Tode and the other Deviant elite hoped to gain immortality by siphoning off the Eternals' energy, which horrified Iron Man.

Rhodey then watched Kro unfreeze Thena from paralysis, offering to run off with her if she would leave this all behind. She refused, so he put her back under brain mine sedation, but Iron Man freed her when Kro left. Iron Man woke Thena up, but she was insane, nearly killing Rhodes and destroying his armor in a rampage before Kro put her down again. Rhodes managed to rebuild his armor with the help of an Eternal computer, and he freed the Eternals.

They made quick work of the Deviants and turned them into a single mass of matter, which they planned to dispose of in outer space. Thena spared Kro despite all that he did in nearly exterminating the Eternals, even if he did it under orders.

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The technological company Automaton Robotics has presented the latest advances in the incredible robotic arm that they develop, which, thanks to the synthetic muscle and the hydraulic system with which it was equipped, is capable of accurately imitate complex movements of human limbs, as well as lift heavy weights.

In the most recent video shared by the Polish firm through its social networks, the developers show the latest progress of their creation. As detailed, currently the robotic limb has approximately half of the muscles synthetics needed to match a human arm; however, it presents a wide spectrum of movements and strength to execute them.

The electrical device is powered by a portable source that provides the energy necessary to operate a series of electrohydraulic mini-valves, through which it is possible to control the speed and strength of muscle contraction.

Although only half of the synthetic muscles have been incorporated into the mechanism, it has shown a high biomimetic potential, as well as great strength, which allows you to easily lift a dumbbell of 7 kilograms weight with a wrist flexion.

According to the creators, once the limb is completed, you can move your fingers and wrist in a horizontal path. In the same way, they hope that the next prototype will have the software that controls the position sensors installed in each of the joints.

We want to develop a platform for reinforcement learning purposes, prosthetic arms and ultimately a full humanoid robot that serves people for fun, such as butler, cleaner, chauffeur, construction worker, and even achieve human immortality. transplanting a brain into a machine , pointed Automaton Robotics.

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Might we never really pass on into nothingness? Has the world ended many times before? Are we in fact doomed to spend eternity unknowingly jumping from one dimension to the next? According to one TikTok theory, the answer is yes. And it's blowing millions of minds worldwide.

Joli Moli (@joli.artist) is quite used to spooking and perplexing viewers with conspiracy theories and alternative hot takes. In her video titled "Apocalypse...again," Joli introduced the concept of Hugh Everett's quantum immortality.

Fans of the Marvel "multiverse," are quite familiar with this concept, where instead of experiencing death, "your consciousness just gets transferred to a parallel universe where you survived," the TikTokker explained.

Joli admits that this might burst the bubbles of those seeking the "sweet relief" of a widespread apocalypse. "If the quantum immortality theory is correct," she deduced, "you're just going to wake up in a parallel universe with no memory of the fact that you just survived an apocalyptic event."

According to Joli, the only sort of clue or hint you'd get that you might have woken up in a parallel world would be "new Mandela effects." You know, the strange phenomenon where all of a sudden there are two completely opposing memories of historical events? Yeah, quantum theory says that if you remember Curious George having a tail, you probably died in another universe.

Driving her point home, Joli added: "What I'm basically implying here is that in our reality, apocalypses happen every day after the inevitable apocalypse occurs, you're going to wake up the next day in a new reality, and the next thing you know, you're going to find yourself on Reddit talking about 'since when did Pizza Hut have two Ts?!' Arguing with people who are native of this new reality, talking about 'it's always had two Ts'."

I for one would never want to live in a Pizza Hutt universe. Blech.

Still not sold on the theory? Joli has further arguments: "You don't believe me? Okay, it's been about 65 million years since the asteroids allegedly took out the dinosaurs. ... So you mean to tell me that in the last 65 million years, no other asteroids have come through the neighborhood, taken us out? You think we're just that lucky, huh? No other super volcanic events in 65 million years? We're just out there in space just dodging asteroids by luck, right? Earth doesn't have a steering wheel."

Hmmm. That's a good point.

Joli concluded with the upbeat sentiment that "Earth is probably always being taken out, and our consciousness just keeps getting transferred to another parallel universe, and another one, and another one. For all you know, the apocalypse maybe already happened last night"

So far, in this reality anyway, the video has 4.9 million views. Andas to be expectedthe video left many feeling uneasy.

One user commented, "Ok, I'm actually kind of freaking out right now coz I'm not the conspiracy typa guy, but you're like eerily making sense."

A few resorted to sarcasm as a defense mechanism (understandably), like this Twitterer: "Thanks I was overdue for another existential crisis."

The discourse got so intense, people were reporting physical side effects from the stress. One person wrote: "The thought of never being able to actually die is extremely depressing, and it's giving me a headache."

Another added, "Bruh, I'm just done with this anxiety. My body [is] emotionally [and] physically TIREDDD."

One commenter, who clearly had their priorities straight, wrote: "You're over here talking about extinction level events and I'm having to check on the two Ts in Pizza Hut."

It wasn't all gloom and doom though. According to indy100, some saw the potential of eternal life as a comfort against the loss of loved ones, while others finally got to make sense of their "world-ending" dreams.

If you have watched the original TikTok and are filled with burning questions, Joli posted a follow up Q&A video. A small disclaimer: You might be left with even more questions.

Though we may never really know what awaits us on the other side, it is interesting to think that we might live in a multiverse with infinite second chances. And whether or not this theory floats your metaphysical boat, it's fun to contemplate on one of life's biggest mysteries.

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As the film's title suggests, writer/director Agata Alexanders Warning is an admonishment against the potential evils of too much technology. Like Black Mirror, its subtle sci-fi, told in an anthological manner, which paints a terrifyingly real portrait of the future evils of space communications, AI, VR, androids, mind control, and, in the vignette starring actor Alex Pettyfer (Magic Mike), immortality.

**SPOILER WARNING: Its very hard to talk about Warning without spoiling a few things, so if you want to go into the film fresh, proceed with caution as there are some minor spoilers below.**

Pettyfer plays Liam, who forebodingly brings his serious girlfriend, Nina (Annabelle Wallis), to meet his parents (Annabel Mullion and Alexs real-life dad, Richard Pettyfer) for the first time at their sleek and secluded mansion kept in ship shape by a very efficient staff of androids. It doesnt take long for things to get uncomfortable though, as their Romeo and Juliet storyline tensely plays out, though in this scenario, instead of Montagues and Capulets its mortals and immortals. Yep, Nina is a mortal, and you can just guess what Liams immortal mum thinks of that.

Like all the vignettes in the film which also stars Alice Eve, Thomas Jane, Kylie Bunbury, Patrick Schwarzenegger, and Rupert Everett the scenario is not just dramatic, but also emblematic of the double-edged sword that technology can wield. On the one hand, immortality sounds like a great way to beat death and enjoy life to the fullest; on the other hand, immortality sounds like an awfully long time, and probably wreaks havoc on any relationships you might want to have with a mortal.

With Warning opening in theaters and On Demand this weekend, SYFY WIRE caught up with Pettyfer to discuss the cautionary tale, working with his dad for the first time, and the intricacies of immortality, including whether or not immortals get wrinkles.

Why is the film properly titled as far as your vignette goes?

I think were in a place where we have to be mindful of technology, and how we proceed forward as a human race. I think that technology helps us, and is hugely beneficial towards healthcare, bringing unity to certain groups that have very powerful messages, but I think we are on the precipice of something that can become dangerous, like anything that is overindulgent. And in this movie, that explores that. And it is a warning, and its thought provoking in a way, because we are very close to that.

Is there anything to look forward to in the future?

Yeah, today. Now. If youre trying to look forward to the future then you are not living in the present. And if theres one thing this last 18 months or two years of Covid times have taught me is to enjoy today, and enjoy now.

What did working on this film teach you?

That Agata is an incredible visionary, an incredible director. It was amazing to watch her work, as someone whos obviously continuously aspiring to direct, and Ive only directed one film in the past, but being on her set and the way that she holds the narrative that shes created. Working with the producer Cybill [Lui Eppich] who I actually have another project now with, and the way shes commanding a set, being intricate with the details, because obviously the movie has many different storylines that are interwoven. And then from the personal matter: I got to work with my father I got to work with my dad. And that was a huge honor, a big honor, very emotional for me; Ive never worked with my dad, and my dad plays my dad. I was very grateful that Cybill and the producers on the film allowed me to have that experience.

How did that come together?

I asked. I asked if my dad could play my father, and they agreed. So I was very lucky.

Im sure you learned a lot about acting from your father previously, but what did you learn actually having acted across from him?

You know my father was in the musical theater background, and I cant sing to save my life. My father is a good singer and a good musician. And we come from completely two different spectrums of entertainment. I commend anyone who goes on stage, because I think thats the purest form of acting. At this point in time, I dont think I would ever have the courage to do that, maybe later on in my life. But I feel very blessed when I get to make a movie, its very hard to put a film together, and to be on a film set is where I feel most comfortable. And so it was actually interesting to see the dynamic of my dad and myself in the way that we approach the work.

I love being on film, and I love watching how different actors approach coming to the work. I just did a movie with Guy Pearce, and ... I was like a pig in s**t. Sitting there, watching this guy that was iconic to me, his process and the way that he works, its like taking a Master Class 2.0 to be in front of these guys. So yeah, it was a huge honor, and I feel very grateful. Actually, funny enough, Im producing a movie that Im in that we start in two weeks, a biography on John Bindons life, The Chelsea Cowboy, and my fathers gonna play my dad again.

Well, he seems like the guy for the job.

Hes the guy for the job, sure. [Laughs.]

So was it hard to bring family tension to the dinner table?

Yeah, you know whats funny, when you are making a film, whether its a romantic comedy, a horror, or action film, the dynamic on set is you have to become very close to the people that youre working with very quickly, you experience a lot of different emotions, a lot of different connections. So it was nice because Id known Annabelle Wallis for a very long time, she was an old friend of mine, and to get to work with her finally was also fantastic. She is beyond talented. And then having my father be there the environment was very familiar, which made it very easy to go to work every day.

Were you aware of the other vignettes or were you only aware of what was going on in your part of the world?

I read the script, because obviously you want to know what film you are signing onto. But then after reading the script once, I just focused on my segment. But then I watched the film a month or two ago, and Im a fan. Its great when youre only in this much of the movie and that you get the opportunity to actually enjoy the film as a whole and not nervously watching what your performance has turned out like.

Is there any benefit to immortality?

Life is about impermanence, we are ever changing. And immortality is only an egotistical view of holding onto the rigidness of something. So no, I dont think there is any benefit; I think we are constantly evolving, and the circle of life is something thats beautiful.

Do immortals get wrinkles?

Probably. I was immortal and I could see a few wrinkles on the movie from me.

Its a cool and subtle take on androids, but its not one weve seen before.

Its very obscure in the way that Agata has created it, because youre kind of in this dystopian world, but youre not, and then theres like a relative reality. Its super intricate, so that [for] people who love science fiction and are fans of that genre, there are very subtle things that are put in the film, and the aesthetic that she creates. Personally, as I said, Im a fan. Its really well done.

Warning drops in select theaters, On Digital and On Demand Oct. 22.

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Back in 2018 he first had a germ of an idea to create an immersive experience with this rattling storyline. The thriller is told online through podcasts but there are clues peppered through this six-part audio feast which leads to online escape rooms, websites, easter eggs, puzzles and even interaction with the characters; the latter is provided through the medium of AI bots.

There is also a Discord channel where hardcore fans interact, even after they have finished the experience. Typically, most people take about two to three hours per episode, but some have completed them in as little as twenty minutes.

People are playing it both ways. We thought originally it might be an individual experience but as we released the different podcasts, we found it has become more like a virtual board game.

The storyline is gritty, set in the near future, full of familiar faces, but also futuristic predictions (hello madam President!), laced with swearing, gruesome murders and modern tech. A tech billionaire, Karl-Axel Mattiasson, is hunted for murder and fraud. His company, The Forever Social, is a vast social media engine holding millions of peoples digital lives, is destroyed and the world goes into mourning. Mattiasson goes into hiding to try and find out who has set him up. This story world is populated with assassins, thugs, and twists and turns.

Season one takes place over six episodes, season two is underway with four scripts already written.

Testimony to the real-life feeling of the game is that a journalist in News Corp in Australia wrote a serious feature story on The Forever Social using quotes from the fictional Karl-Axel Mattiasson. While it was an egg-on-face moment for the journalist, in fairness it also points to how carefully crafted all the elements of the game are presented. The attention to detail is legendary.

Since the story has taken so long to come into being, it has also bumped up against NFT technology.

We were looking at the heart of the story, the Forever engine where all these deceased people lived on in a digital format and we wondered how we can create evidence for these people.

They considered creating a memorial site for the thousands of non-existent dead people but that didnt fly.

We stumbled across the Polkadot community and suddenly it made sense. Karl Axel is a tech guy and of course, he would be into blockchain and NFTs. What if The Forever Social was experimenting with the blockchain and he as his character was using NFTs to create his digital entities?

Lycos engaged a firm that uses generative adversarial technology to create unique human faces otherwise termed people who dont exist. A total of 10,000 former digital immortals were created with backstories, names, occupations, etc. However, what is not revealed initially is their individual uniqueness.

Its only when the profile is bought that the uniqueness is released. We have introduced them into the game and when all 10,000 are claimed then Karl-Axel can access more information to help him solve the mystery from the profile number 10,000.

Given the involved nature of the community, Lycos believes that post-game these NFTs will have value and will be traded on the secondary marketplace.

Its been a long four years and there have been times with Lycos could have thrown in the towel.

Everything takes longer because it is new and this is the first time anyone has attempted anything like this. Im very grateful for the first 100 people who signed up and the subsequent involved and committed community.

Lycos is working with Unique.Network and Alex Mitrovich to create the NFTs.

Its been an amazing partnership Alex and his team have won many awards and for good reasons. They have been instrumental in helping us craft our blockchain ideas.

Its a labor of love and not without its hiccups. It has also sunk Lycoss time and money without any financial return to date. He hopes Forever Season Two and the introduction of the 10,000 people who do not exist will turn his ship around. Its his passion and he cant stop regardless.

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