Two US filmmakers plan to take advantage of the loss of copyright on the original 1923 Bambi novel to turn the innocent fawn into a killing machine.

Disney's Bambi is innocence personified. Now ITN Studios and Jagged Edged Productions want to reverse the image of the cute fawn and retell the story - title: "Bambi: The Reckoning". Producer Rhys Frake-Waterfield warned "Dread Central" in advance: "Get ready for Bambi with rabies", the fawn should become "a devilish killing machine" that "sneaks through the wilderness."

Frake-Waterfield is the executive producer of Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey, which is set for US release early next year. Bambi, the second Disney classic, is also due to receive a splatter remake at the beginning of next year. This is possible because the copyright for "Winnie The Pooh" ended earlier this year and everyone is now allowed to use this character. The situation is similar with Bambi. The copyright rights to "Bambi. Eine Lebensgeschichte im Walde" have expired since 2016, the Disney film adaptation was based on the novel by Austrian writer Felix Salten.

Producer Rhys Frake-Waterfield and director Scott Jeffrey are now free to use the template. However, any Disney elements of Bambi's character are still off-limits to the filmmakers. It is therefore not yet possible to predict what Bambi will look like as a killing machine and whether he will take the death of his mother as an opportunity for a revenge campaign across the undergrowth.

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Unusual confession from Daniel Craig: The former Bond actor used to hide video cassettes of films in which he had acted in the video store.

Many actors don't like to see themselves in films, Daniel Craig even went one step further: As he now told in an interview with "Yahoo! Movies", he hid VHS cassettes when visiting the "Blockbuster" video store chain of films in which he acted but which, in hindsight, he didn't think were good.

Back when the chain still existed, he often went there to rent films himself, Craig recalls. By then he had already made a few films himself. "If I saw one of my films on the shelf, I would pick it up and throw it under the counter," the former James Bond actor admitted. "I knew it wouldn't make much of a difference, but I thought if even one less person saw the film, that would be a good thing."

Dave Bautista: Daniel Craig wasn't the happiest person as Bond
He's probably happier with his work now - and according to his Knives Out co-star Dave Bautista, Craig is also more relaxed now that his 007 stint is over. The "Guardians of the Galaxy" star, who played an opponent of the famous secret agent in "James Bond 007: Spectre", recently said in an "Entertainment Weekly" interview that it was too sweet that Craig was filming Bond "was under a lot of pressure" and "didn't seem the happiest person". When working together on "Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery", however, he was very different: "He was so funny and always smiling," says Bautista.

Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery, currently in cinemas and available on Netflix December 23, sees Daniel Craig reprising his role as detective Benoit Blanc and co-starring Dave Bautista and Janelle Monáe, Edward Norton, Kate Hudson and Ethan Hawke.

Tired of watching prime time football from Qatar? We recommend three worthwhile alternative programs for those who don't like the World Cup on each evening of the World Cup: on Saturday with the mother of all blockbuster conspiracy theories, a very funny "Wilsberg" and the Yeti theory that it's impossible for people to exist.

Argentina vs Mexico is the name of the primetime game at 8 p.m. on the first. If this duel isn't fiery enough for you, if you can't do anything with the kicking game in Qatar or are simply not interested in football, you'll find three worthwhile fiction alternatives on this evening as well.

"Wilsberg: Bielefeld 23" (ZDF)
Lionel Messi vs Georg Wilsberg. What will the viewers decide on this Saturday evening? Kicking superstar vs. grumbling private detective. "Bielefeld 23" was the name of the 66th episode of the crime series "Wilsberg", which premiered in early 2020 and is now being repeated. The film (ZDF, 8:15 p.m.) is one of the funniest in recent years. Not only because an old acquaintance is returning: private investigator Wilsberg (Leonard Lansink) is once again in Bielefeld, in the East Westphalian "metropolis", which has been a popular running gag in the many "Wilsberg" years. Wilsberg's old friend, the Bielefeld building authority manager Manni Höch (Heinrich Schafmeister), has gotten into trouble. He is accused of taking bribes. Wilsberg's buddy, the tax investigator Ekki (Oliver Korittke), is of course there, but suffers from the city - he is constantly being cynically attacked here by the local commissioner Drechshage (Stefan Haschke) because of his interference. In this episode, fans were happy about the return of the charmingly goofy Manni and criminalistic tabloid theater at its finest.

"The Da Vinci Code - Da Vinci Code" (VOX)
"The Da Vinci Code - Sakrileg" (VOX, 8:15 p.m.) begins with the murder of the museum director of the Louvre, who stages his death in a special way in the minutes of his death. Strange behavior - why would a murder victim do such a thing? The question prompts Robert Langdon (Tom Hanks), a professor of art history and symbolism. Together with the French police cryptographer Sophie Neveu (Audrey Tautou), the daughter of the dead man, he takes up the investigation. A hunt across Europe begins. In 2006, Ron Howard filmed Dan Brown's mega bestselling thriller of the same name from 2003. With its cinema premiere, "The Da Vinci Code - Da Vinci Code" became one of the most successfully launched films of all time. In the end it grossed over 760 million dollars, in Germany alone more than five million cinemagoers wanted to see the blockbuster with Tom Hanks. He was widely praised for his role, although the film's reviews were mixed. Friends of conspiracy theories - meanwhile you might see this in a different light - will definitely have fun with the absurdly ingenious theses, twists and derivations of this extremely entertaining Hollywood madness.

"Smallfoot - An Icy Adventure" (SAT.1)
The animated comedy "Smallfoot - Ein Eisigartiges Abenteuer" (SAT.1, 8.15 p.m.), which was released in cinemas in 2018, pokes fun at fears, is a story about courage and a love of discovery - but it also offers highly topical social criticism: the young Yeti Migo, who in the German dubbing is spoken by Kostja Ullmann, is a curious and at the same time well-behaved guy whose destiny is to wake up his snowy village with the obligatory gong. One day he makes a momentous discovery: he witnesses a plane crash and sees a human being! He immediately delivers the message to the other Yetis, without realizing what he is triggering: his own discrediting and banishment. Because these "smallfoots" must not exist, according to the laws carved in stone, which no one is allowed to question. The film is based on the book "Yeti Tracks" by the Spaniard Sergio Pablos and is - even if it holds the mirror up to us - extremely charming. "Smallfoot - An Icy Adventure" (Director: Karey Kirkpatrick, "Over the Hedge") offers a brightly colored entertaining animated film for the whole family and is at the same time a wonderful plea against prejudice.

Stars and glamor as far as the eye can see: On Wednesday evening, numerous celebrities gathered in London for the launch of a new 007 watch collection by the luxury label Omega, which was designed to mark the 60th anniversary of the James Bond films. The last 007 to date was also there in person: Daniel Craig (54).

The British actor appeared on the red carpet in an appropriately classy black tuxedo and bow tie. He wore a white shirt underneath. Later, Craig also gave a short speech on stage.

Another eye-catcher of the evening was actress Hayley Atwell (40). She mastered the flashbulbs in a baby-blue chiffon dress by Sabina Bilenko, which particularly captivated with its golden corset and deep décolleté. Atwell's feather-embellished golden clutch was also an absolute highlight.

These celebrities were also in London
"Riverdale" star K.J. Apa (25), actress Daisy Edgar-Jones (24), "We're the Millers" actor Will Poulter (29) and "Dead Girls Don't Lie" star Alisha Boe (25) provided glamor in London on Wednesday evening.

The 60th anniversary of the James Bond films was celebrated this year with a variety of activities. Some props, including Bond's Aston Martin, were auctioned off. In addition, the successful films were all temporarily available on Prime Video.

Today, we are announcing Carrom School — A flexible career accelerator with mentorship and tutoring for software engineers in India to restart your career as a remote developer. Don’t pay until you get a well-paying job — 12LPA(INR) for Indian engineers.

The program would be entirely remote, and you can attend at your own timings, even if you are doing a day job.

Carrom is payroll and compliance for remote teams.

The biggest advantage of hiring from Carrom would be staying compliant to local employment laws.

Why?

Engineers in India are oftentimes underpaid terribly. To put things into perspective my first salary was around $300 per month.

Carrom’s vision is to bring equal opportunity to the talents who are spread across the world. We believe that remote work is a tool to solve this inequality. We are starting from the 5.2 million software engineers in India and want to expand into other developing countries.

What happens during the Carrom school?

Initial few weeks would be focused on learning the basics of web technologies that you will be working with for the next few months. In the following weeks, you will emulate how a remote team works. Attendees from a batch would be split into a team and develop a product based on specifications. You will communicate and collaborate like a remote team. Towards the tail end of the course, you will be given more mentorship and coaching on how to attend interviews. We will also try to give introductions to top remote teams. Just like a remote team, we have kept the curriculum flexible to suit your individual needs.

How are we different from a normal boot camp?

Our goal is to equip engineers with skills that are required to work in a remote team and also improve their programming skills by sharing what experienced remote engineers have learned over the years.

We also focus on improving the soft skills of a developer, which we believe is extremely important. The way you write on Slack, how and when to ask questions to colleagues, and other remote etiquettes. They would also attend 1:1 meeting, pair programming sessions, code reviews by peers and mentors, etc. We also set up AMAs with remote team leaders, and engineers who have worked in a remote team for a long time.

Who are these course for?

If you have decent programming knowledge — be it as a freelancer or full-time employee, you are eligible for this irrespective of your degree or age.

If you are a company skeptic about hiring from career accelerators read our “for companies section”.

If you are a software engineer, and you feel like you are underpaid and deserve better, fill in our general interest form today and we will get back to you soon.

Please read our FAQ to understand better what we are doing. If you still have questions write to us at support@carrom.io or DM us on Twitter.