The Daily Populous

EXCLUSIVE: Netflix is closing in on a deal to make two sequels to the 2019 hit whodunit Knives Out, which Rian Johnson will direct with Daniel Craig reprising his role as super sleuth Benoit Blanc.

Sources said the deal will be worth north of $400 million, making it one of the biggest streamer movie deals in history.

The original was acquired in a single picture deal by MRC, which distributed the film through Lionsgate. »

The Biden administration will remove dozens of Trump-appointed experts previously appointed to the Environment Protection Agency (EPA), the Washington Post reports.

EPA Administrator Michael Regan would remove more than 40 experts who were on the EPA's Science Advisory Board (SAB) and Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC) during the Trump administration – as the agency works to reconfigure its panels, it was revealed on Wednesday.

Experts would be able to apply for their current role if they wished to remain on one of the EPA panels they served, but they would be competing against other candidates. »

CD Projekt Red’s next triple-A title won’t be a multiplayer Cyberpunk game as previously planned, its parent company said on Tuesday.

As part of a wide-ranging CD Projekt strategy update, president and joint CEO Adam Kiciński said the company has “reconsidered” its plans for the game.

“Let’s stress this here, CD Projekt Red makes single player story-driven AAA RPGs – that is not changing. »

The only dimension in which candidates with dark personalities were rated higher than their counterparts was in manipulation of ethical boundaries.

The basic idea behind this research is that these dark personalities can fulfill a specific nefarious purpose, says Seybert.

Read the full research, "Recruiting Dark Personalities for Earnings Management," in the Journal of Business Ethics. »