Merge 104.8 | 25 May 2022
Elton John’s ‘Farewell, Yellow Brick Road’ tour has also become a retirement plan following a deal he made with Disney+ for the film rights. The deal is said to be an estimated $30 million. The film will be “the official feature” of Sir Elton, featuring unseen concert footage over the past 50 years. The documentary follows his 2019 Rocketman biopic and his autobiography ME.
TikTok is to start letting a number of popular accounts charge subscriptions for live streams. The money-making tools have already been added to other platforms such Instagram and Facebook as they try to compete for online personalities that attract audiences. The new plan will be introduced this week and to start will only be available to creators that have an invite to sign up.
The director of the new Top Gun: Maverick movie has revealed that the practical flying stunt scenes were filmed with the help of actual aviators from the US Navy. He described how they worked as cameramen and women, and learned a little bit about filmmaking in the process. The movie picks up more than thirty years after the original and is finally released in Oman this weekend.
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