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02 Jun 11:08

The Rock is making a superhero film with the director of Iron Man 3

by Jacob Kastrenakes

Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson has signed on to play one of the earliest superheroes: Doc Savage, who's said to be an inspiration for Superman. A film adaptation of Doc Savage was announced back in 2013, but apparently it's only now getting off the ground. Shane Black, the beloved action movie writer and director of Iron Man 3, is on board to direct.

There aren't many details about the film yet, but Johnson makes it sound like it should be pretty funny and strange. This is what he wrote in an Instagram post announcing the casting (emphasis his): "Here's the #1 reason I'm excited to become Doc Savage... HE'S A F*CKING HILARIOUS WEIRDO!"

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11 Jun 00:43

Hangouts on Android might be getting a much-needed interface overhaul

by Dieter Bohn

Google's Hangouts messaging service has been at the epicenter of the company's efforts in a lot of areas: it's taken on video chat, Google Voice calling, and even SMS over the years. That's a lot of features (or cruft, depending on your feelings), and it's made Hangouts on Android feel really messy. Now, Android Police has apparently acquired Hangouts 4, the next version of the app, and it seems to have a much cleaner interface.

It eliminates the tab for people, moving that functionality over to the slide-out menu on the left. There's also a new "floating action button" that pops up a list of recent contacts along with options to start a video call. Users will be able to set statuses from mobile soon, and the chat interface does away...

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