The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers star and producer Emilio Estevez shares which 80s film he regrets starring in, from the mind of Stephen King.
Emilio Estevez, who returns as Gordon Bombay in the Disney+ series The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers, has worked on many projects throughout his decades-long career.
However, Estevez admitted that even he has regrets, telling Vanity Fair, “Oh, God, yeah. I’m not speaking out of class because he knows it’s a terrible movie, but Stephen King often talks about his one directorial experience on Maximum Overdrive, which I was in. The few times that I’ve connected with him over the years, he’s like, ‘Can you forgive me for that?'”
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Estevez continued, “I think at one point my mom said, ‘Why’d you do that movie?’ I said, ‘I wanted to work with Stephen King.’ And she said, ‘Couldn’t you have helped him paint his house?'” In the same year as Maximum Overdrive‘s debut, Estevez made his directorial debut with Wisdom, a crime-drama film he also co-wrote and starred in as John Wisdom.
Estevez recently returned to The Mighty Ducks franchise, starring in and producing the Disney+ series The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers. He previously starred in all three prior live-action movies in The Mighty Ducks franchise between 1992 and 1996.
The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers stars Lauren Graham, Emilio Estevez, Brady Noon, Maxwell Simkins, Swayam Bhatia, Luke Islam, Kiefer O’Reilly, Taegen Burns, Bella Higginbotham, and DJ Watts. New episodes premiere Fridays on Disney+.
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In an effort to be helpful, Verizon accidentally stuck its foot in its mouth on Sunday, and then furiously backtracked.
In a tweet on Sunday, which was spotted by the Verge, Verizon Wireless CS told customers that if they were experiencing more battery drain than usual, they should turn on LTE. As the Verge explains, the implication in this tweet directs customers to turn off 5G in phones that have it. Considering Verizon’s big push into 5G, this seems a bit weird.
“Are you noticing that your battery life is draining faster than normal?” Verizon wrote in the tweet. “One way to help conserve battery life is to turn on LTE. Just go to Cellular > Cellular Data Options > Voice & Data and tap LTE.”
A user on Twitter pointed out this irony. Verizon replied to the user but didn’t really address its previous battery advice, choosing instead to talk about 5G speeds. The original tweet about preserving battery life by switching to LTE has since been deleted, although you can see the 5G reply below.
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Gizmodo reached out to Verizon to ask for clarification on whether it was really telling customers to turn off their 5G to preserve battery life. We’ll make sure to update this blog if we hear back.
As Mashable points out, 5G could very well be the cause of battery drain for some phones. Many new features and tech don’t work as envisioned at first, which is logical. Besides, 5G is a work in progress in the U.S. Addressing this in a roundabout way is kind of off-putting. Sure, if Verizon came out and flat out said 5G could be the cause of battery drain, some people might get cranky, which is also understandable given all the fanfare around 5G. But it would at least be the truth.
A quick search reveals that other companies have addressed this issue without creating a messy PR situation. Samsung, for instance, dedicated a support page to the issue of battery drains on 5G service. The manufacturer acknowledged that this problem was legitimate and explained that it was due to a limitation of current 5G networks, but that this would improve as 5G networks expand. Huawei also addressed the issue on a support page, stating that on a 5G network, more bandwidth is consumed online, and therefore more power may be consumed.
NXT returned last night (Feb. 24) from the Capitol Wrestling Center (CWC) in Orlando, Florida. You can find all the results at the live blog here.
No Regrets
Adam Cole: Still a prick.
This week’s episode closed with the explanation for Adam Cole’s betrayal. But we never really got it. Instead it was Cole pretending he was remorseful only to predictably reveal that he most definitely was not.
Kyle O’Reilly, who they told us is out 4-6 months (but surely will be back sooner), did not show up tonight. It was too soon for any of that. Instead Roddy Strong confronted the former leader of Undisputed ERA. At first, he didn’t buy Cole’s BS. But after an interlude where NXT Champion Finn Bálor tried to confront Cole but got put down by a brief alliance between Roddy and Adam (a bit reluctant on Strong’s behalf), the Panama City Playboy turned on the waterworks, suckered Roderick in, and punched him in the nuts.
This all made for enough drama that it was fun following along, but it didn’t make much sense to me when I really thought about it. Who was Adam trying to fool? He knew Kyle wasn’t there. Was he trying to lure Roddy out just to attack him? Would have have kept the ruse up until he had the chance to punch someone in the balls if Strong didn’t interject?
We’ll see what he does next, if he continues to pretend he regrets his decisions or if this week was a one time thing. It feels like the type of segment that was entertaining but doesn’t hold up to any real scrutiny. But that’ll depend on how they play it as this goes forward.
Best Effort
I’ve never seen Karrion Kross sell as much as he did this week.
I don’t watch Triple A, but I watched his full run in Impact and obviously all he’s done in NXT, and this match featured more selling then maybe all of those combined.
OK, that’s obviously hyperbole, but Kross spent maybe 90% of tonight’s no-DQ match getting his left shoulder worked over by Santos Escobar. It started with their brawl in the parking lot when the Cruiserweight champ dropped a truck door on it. Combine that with a constant three on one threat, Karrion found himself in a situation he rarely ever does.
Even though it was often a handicap match, it still left the lasting image of Santos Escobar doing something no one has done to this dangerous man. The reason doesn’t matter. What matters is it happened, that Santos dominated Kross at times, despite the fact Escobar eventually lost this match.
The bout itself was… fine. There was some fun spots, such as Kross tossing both Joaquin Wilde and Raul Mendoza through a fan pod barrier and staring at a worried Escobar. But mainly, it was a one sided beat down. Then when Kross did eventually fire back up, he didn’t really sell the arm that was worked the prior 20 minutes. Sure, you can write some of that off as him being superhuman, but if that’s the case, it undercuts the idea of Santos working the prior injured shoulder.
In the end, they accomplished what they needed to. Kross over came the odds to assert his dominance while Santos gave the big man the biggest run for his money he’s had. It just felt like it dragged to get there.
The Rebellious Stage
The Way is experiencing a bit of trouble.
Dexter Lumis has started to drive a wedge between the parents and the kids. Austin Theory has not been right since being kidnapped by Lumis at TakeOver: Vengeance Day. That sounds like a pretty obvious statement. Being kidnapped for days is going to mess with anyone. In this case, it’s closer to Stockholm Syndrome as he feels he had a great time with Uncle D (my nickname, not his).
He’s also off in general. He tried to high five Johnny Gargano with the wrong hand. He always played the clueless member of the Way, but it’s more now that he went on vacay with Dex.
This possibly cost Johnny his match against Lumis this week. After a fun match (Gargano has great matches with pretty much everyone), the leader of the Way distracted the referee. Candice instructed Theory to attack Dexter with a chair. But when the creepy Lumis made eye contact, Austin smiled, pretty much saying “What’s up?” and not using the chair as a weapon. When Gargano tried to rush his foe from behind, he accidentally hit his protege and then got caught in the Silence, losing by submission.
Oddly enough, Indi Hartwell is a bit infatuated with Dexter as well. The announcers made sure to point out she was smiling during a moment where Lumis was beating Johnny Wrestling. And backstage later, she admitted she found the aloof wrestler “hot.” No matter what, Johnny and Candice need to get their house in order.
(Said backstage segment is embedded above because backstage segments with the Way are one of the best things on NXT weekly.)
All in all, the Way are still wildly entertaining. I certainly appreciated them singing “That’s the Way (I Like It)” prior to Johnny’s match. I hope this continues. May I suggest “Baby, I love The Way?” as their next tune? I’m also impressed with how well Theory has adjusted to the group. At first, he felt like the odd man out. But then they leaned into that, making him the dumb one. It’s a role he plays well, making the entire group feel whole.
Quite the Rollout
NXT is really high on Zoey Stark.
Not everyone gets a competitive two segment match with the top woman on the roster in their second ever NXT match. That’s what Stark got this week. And she more than held her own against Io Shirai.
We’ll see if she lives up to the push they’re going to give her. But we got an exhibition match from Io Shirai tonight, something we don’t see often. I’ll take watching one of the best wrestlers in the world work any day of the week. It’s not something we should see often, but when we do, it’s a treat.
After the match, Toni Storm walked out onto the stage to accuse the champ of ducking her. It was simple, but probably my favorite heel promo from Storm. It’s a smart angle given Toni has a history of defeating Shirai in a high profile situation.
This should be a really fun program. The title match is already set for two weeks from now, but that could just be a chapter in the longer story.
First Test
Xia Li had her first real match since joining the ranks of Tian Sha.
She faced off against her “former friend” Kacy Catanzaro. The match itself was fine. Both women are both still relatively new to the business, and they put on a solid match. But the closing angle when Li went into the character work as a brutal fighter was very good.
When a prone Kacy was laying against the ring steps, Xia delivered a nasty stomp to her arm. She then grabbed her by the hair and dragged her into the ring. Li didn’t get a chance to finish off her opponent because the referee decided Catanzaro could no longer go and called the match.
Kayden Carter once again tried to get into the face of Mei Ying, which was a bad move. Mei nodded to Li, who was still in the ring, and Xia delivered a kick to the head of Kacy as the former Ninja Warrior was already being tended to by the officials.
This will lead to Carter vs. Li, which will probably be more of the same. That works. What happens after that will be interesting. Maybe it will lead to some physicality from Mei Ying?
All The Rest
– MSK had a video package telling us a little more about them. Which is good because when they were going to give a live promo with McKenzie Mitchell, the Grizzled Young Vets attacked them. This lets us know that the real program up next for the Dusty Cup winners is a rematch with GYV. Their tag title match next week is more likely going to set that up further.
– The Young Vets followed this up with a tag team victory later in the evening against a game Killian Dain and Drake Maverick. There was intrigue when Dain was confronted by his former SAnitY mate Alexander Wolfe while he was carrying Maverick. The current Imperium member questioned what Dain’s become. Is this the beginning of the end for Drake and Dain?
– Another segment that didn’t happen because of a brutal attack was a Tyler Rust match with Leon Ruff. Isaiah “Swerve” Scott was not over his loss to Ruff last week. He attacked the former North American champ and delivered a Death Valley Driver onto the ring apron. That move looked… wait for it… rough.
– Cameron Grimes continues to be fantastic. This week, he tried to pull off the basketball bit that the Million Dollar Man did back in the day, but he was too stupid to pull it off. I would definitely enjoy it if this led to a Ted DiBiasi cameo.
This was a pretty good show, but none of the big segments felt like they really nailed it. Still enjoyable overall.
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — The Latest on the Daytona 500 (all times local):
12:35 a.m.
Brad Keselowski has no regrets about the way he handled the final lap of the Daytona 500.
Keselowski had a huge run on Team Penkse teammate and race leader Joey Logano about a mile from the finish line. Keselowski tried to pass Logano on the low side, but Logano blocked him and ended up crashing both of them.
Kyle Busch slammed into the side of Keselowski’s No. 2 Ford, sending it spinning and hitting the wall again. Austin Cindric plowed into both, creating a brief explosion and fire. Each driver escaped unscathed.
“Had a big run down the backstretch, wanted the make the pass to win the Daytona 500 and it ended up really bad,” Keselowski said. “Don’t feel like I made a mistake, but I can’t drive everyone else’s car. Frustrating. …
“We were in position. It’s exactly where I wanted to be — running second on the last lap of Daytona with this package. Had the run, made the move and it didn’t work out.”
Michael McDowell drove by both and got the win, his first in 358 Cup Series starts. It was a stunning upset in NASCAR’s signature event.
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12:15 a.m.
Michael McDowell won the Daytona 500 after Penske Racing teammates Joey Logano and Brad Keselowski wrecked on the final lap.
It was McDowell’s first victory in 358 Cup Series starts, a stunning upset in NASCAR’s signature event. McDowell led just one lap — the only that mattered.
McDowell was running third when Keselowski got a huge run on Logano. Keselowski tried to pass Logano on the low side, but Logano tried to block him and ended up crashing both of them.
Chase Elliott was second, followed by Austin Dillon, Kevin Harvick and Denny Hamlin.
Hamlin was trying to become the first in NASCAR history to win three consecutive Daytona 500s.
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11:14 p.m.
Denny Hamlin won the second stage of the Daytona 500, showing he’s the guy to beat in “The Great American Race.”
Hamlin also won the opening stage. The final stage, 70 laps, will determine the winner. Hamlin is trying to become the first to win three consecutive Daytona 500s.
He briefly lost the lead to fellow Toyota teammate Bubba Wallace before the final lap, but Hamlin rallied in the final two turns to move back out front and then edged Harvick at the finish line. Wallace was third, followed by defending series champion Chase Elliott, Austin Dillon and Joey Logano. Michael McDowell, Kyle Larson, Kyle Busch and Brad Keselowski rounded out the top 10.
Wallace became the Black driver to lead a lap in Daytona 500.
Kaz Grala had the most interesting ride in the 65-lap stage. His car caught fire twice because of a broken rear wheel bearing, sending sparks and flames out the back off his No. 16 Chevrolet. The damage ended his night, but not after workers extinguished the fire once and he drove back onto the track only to catch fire again and lose his brakes for good.
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10:09 p.m.
Denny Hamlin won the opening stage of the Daytona 500, showing he’s got a car good enough to become the first to win “The Great American Race” three straight years.
Hamlin moved to the front shortly after the race restarted following a weather delay that lasted nearly six hours. Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Kyle Busch stayed in line behind him until getting shuffled back on the final lap of the stage, which took more than seven hours to complete.
Ryan Preece was second, followed by Austin Dillon, Kyle Larson and Austin Cindric. Christopher Bell was sixth while Bubba Wallace, Joey Logano, Ross Chastain and Cole Custer rounded out the top 10.
The race restarted after a nearly six-hour delay caused by lightning and then heavy rain.
Only 28 of 40 cars remain on track, with 23 of those still on the lead lap.
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9:08 p.m.
The Daytona 500 has resumed after a weather delay that lasted more than five hours and prompted several drivers to make fast-food runs outside the track.
Kevin Harvick was out front when the race restarted under caution with 185 laps remaining.
NASCAR’s signature event was halted after 15 laps because of lightning and then heavy rain. Sixteen cars were involved in a huge crash just one lap before the stoppage.
With radar showing a lengthy delay, at least three drivers hit the road to grab some grub.
Drivers Chase Briscoe, Ross Chastain and Tyler Reddick used the red flag to refuel, giving new meaning to fast food. The drivers left the track and made quick trips across the street to grab some grub.
Briscoe posted a picture on social media of him wearing his firesuit in the drive-thru at Panda Express. Chastain posted a pic of him in the drive-thru at McDonald’s, a sponsor. Reddick sat down inside Cheddar’s Scratch Kitchen, also a sponsor, and ate some chicken pot pie.
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6:15 p.m.
Chase Briscoe, Ross Chastain and Tyler Reddick gave new meaning to fast food during a rain delay at Daytona International Speedway.
The drivers left the famed track during a lengthy red flag during the Daytona 500 and made quick trips across the street to grab some grub.
Briscoe’s wife, Marissa, tweeted a photo of Chase wearing his firesuit in the drive-thru at Panda Express.
Ross Chastain followed suit a short time late and posted a pic of him in the drive-thru at McDonald’s, a sponsor. He noted that this is “rain delays in ’21.”
Reddick sat down inside Cheddar’s Scratch Kitchen, also a sponsor, and ate some chicken pot pie, saying “some much needed comfort food.”
NASCAR’s season opener was halted after 15 laps because of lightning and then heavy rain. The 2 1/2-mile track takes hours to dry. Sixteen cars, including the one driven by Reddick, were involved in a huge crash 14 laps into the race.
Lightning in the area a few minutes later prompted officials to clear the motorsports stadium, send socially distanced fans into a crowded space. Drivers got out of their cars, and once the rain hit, they hit the road.
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4:15 p.m.
Pitbull’s Daytona 500 party ended well before last call.
The platinum-selling rapper bought into Trackhouse Racing, which placed driver Daniel Suarez in the field. Suarez drives the No. 99 Chevrolet and was among the drivers collected in a 16-car pileup early. He was forced out after 13 laps completed.
“Mr. Worldwide” also gave the command for drivers to start their engines.
Pitbull says he’s all in as one of NASCAR’s newest team owners.
“Now that there’s no touring going on, I’m going to be pretty much at every race,” Pitbull said. “There’s a higher calling to this.”
Pitbull joined NBA Hall of Famer Michael Jordan as celebrity owners entering NASCAR this year. Trackhouse was launched late last year by former driver Justin Marks and he watched the race with Pitbull from a suite.
“There’s no hidden agenda. We’re here to win,” Pitbull said.
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3:50 p.m.
The Big One hit 14 laps into the Daytona 500, triggered when Aric Almirola turned into pole-winner Alex Bowman and started a 16-car pileup.
Minutes later, the race was stopped by lightning and fans who had been socially distanced in the grandstands instead had to seek shelter in the crowded concourse. Heavy rain followed, shutting down “The Great American Race” for what will be a lengthy delay.
Christopher Bell started the melee when he pushed Almirola too hard near the front of the field and forced the Stewart-Haas Racing driver to bobble as he tried to avoid a slide. Almirola ended up turning right into Bowman. Their contact cause others to collide, sending them spinning and skidding through grass and mud. Martin Truex Jr., Erik Jones, Jamie McMurray, Ryan Blaney, William Byron, Ryan Newman and Kurt Busch were among those involved.
“We were just getting pushed too hard too early,” Almirola said. “It’s a long, long race. “Man, we were in a fine position, just sitting there, riding around in the top two, three and (Bell) just came with a big run and hit me really hard in a bad spot and it turned me to the right and tore up our race car and ended our Daytona 500 way too early,” Almirola said.
Hendrick Motorsports had put Bowman and Byron on the front row.
Newman was nearly killed in a horrific accident on the last lap of last year’s Daytona 500. Newman walked away safely on Sunday and even checked on Busch as he sat in his Chevy.
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3:25 p.m.
Derrike Cope was knocked out after only three laps, an ignominious end for the 62-year-old driver who won the 1990 Daytona 500.
Cope made his first Daytona 500 start since 2004 and 15th overall. Cope appeared to have a cut tire on the No. 15 Chevrolet he drove for Rick Ware Racing.
Cope was forced to the garage on the third lap as fans and crews saluted the late Dale Earnhardt by holding up three fingers in tribute for the 20th anniversary of his death. Cope zipped past Earnhardt, who blew a tire with a mile to go, to win the 1990 Daytona 500.
Cope had two wins in 428 career Cup starts.
Rick Ware Racing also finished last in the 2020 Indianapolis 500. James Davison completed only four laps in that race.
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3:10 p.m.
Fans and crews saluted the late Dale Earnhardt by holding up three fingers on Lap 3 during the Daytona 500, recognizing the 20th anniversary of his death, which came on the final lap of NASCAR’s signature event. Earnhardt drove the famed No. 3 for Richard Childress Racing.
The death of the seven-time Cup Series champion forced NASCAR to make significant improvements in safety, changes that have saved many lives in the 20 years since. Ryan Newman survived a harrowing crash on the final lap in last year’s opener, walking out of a hospital two days after everyone watching feared the worst.
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2 p.m.
Bubba Wallace’s car failed inspection twice for the Daytona 500 and will have to start at the back of the field.
The car chief for 23XI Racing was ejected as punishment. The No. 23 Toyota passed inspection on the third time.
Wallace drives a new entry owned by NBA great Michael Jordan and three-time Daytona 500 winner Denny Hamlin. He had been slated to start “The Great American Race” in the third row. Instead, Wallace will be one of 10 drivers who have to drop to the back of the pack during pace laps.
Nine others already lost their starting spots because of modifications made after NASCAR’s twin 150-mile qualifying races Thursday. Former Cup Series champion Brad Keselowski and front-row qualifier William Byron switched to backup cars because of wrecks. Same for Chase Briscoe, Kaz Grala, Anthony Alfredo, Cole Custer and Ross Chastain.
Martin Truex Jr.’s team had to change a radiator and oil cooler. Erik Jones’s team changed an engine.
Alex Bowman is scheduled to lead the 40-car field to the green flag at 3:05 p.m. EST.
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