Netflix admits to using real footage of train derailment that killed 47 for a scene in ‘Bird Box’

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Netflix’s Bird Box is inciting new outrage among viewers—and this time it has nothing to do with that dangerous viral challenge

The company has confirmed to Mashable that footage used in one of the film’s disaster scenes depicts the very real aftermath of a 2013 train derailment in Quebec, which resulted in a widespread fire that killed 47 people and destroyed much of the surrounding town of Lac-Mégantic. 

The clip appears early in the film, as Malorie (Sandra Bullock) flips through TV channels portraying different scenes from the apocalypse. One briefly shows the silhouette of a train engulfed in flames. Read more…

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Someone recut the ‘Bird Box’ trailer using scenes from ‘The Office’ and it’s too perfect

Think The Office is all laughs and lighthearted pranks? Guess again. Drew Boatner proved the beloved NBC comedy can be creepy as hell.
Turns out with a few recuts The Office works perfectly as a Bird Box trailer. Meredith getting hit by a car, Dw…

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Blindfolded Bird Box Challenger crashes car

Remember, way back on January 2 when Netflix issued a warning to its customers over the viral Bird Box challenge meme to “PLEASE DO NOT HURT YOURSELVES WITH THIS BIRD BOX CHALLENGE?” That warning wasn’t heard or followed by at least one 17-year-old in Utah who decided to give the challenge — which involves a blindfold — […]

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‘Bird Box’ challenge to blame for car wreck in Utah, police say

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Despite warnings from Netflix and just general common sense, it looks like people are still participating in that stupid Bird Box Challenge. Now, it has reportedly caused a car crash. 

On Friday morning, the Layton Police Department of Layton, Utah shared the images showing the aftermath of a car crash in which one of the drivers was allegedly trying to drive with their eyes covered. They reportedly called out the Bird Box Challenge specifically.

Bird Box Challenge while driving…predictable result. This happened on Monday as a result of the driver covering her eyes while driving on Layton Parkway. Luckily no injuriespic.twitter.com/4DvYzrmDA2

— Layton Police (@laytonpolice) January 11, 2019 Read more…

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Stephen Colbert uses ‘Bird Box: Part 2’ to mock Trump’s national address

Plenty of people took a pop at Trump’s national address. Jimmy Kimmel had some ideas for how the President could have made things scarier, for instance, while Stormy Daniels offered an interesting Instagram live alternative.
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Nielsen backs up Netflix’s big ‘Bird Box’ viewer claims with seriously impressive data

It looks like Bird Box is the massive hit that Netflix says it is.
Nielsen, which measures viewer ratings of television shows and now some streaming services, backed up Netflix’s bold claims about Bird Box’s popularity, Variety reported Tuesday. With…

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Jimmy Fallon wanders around blindfolded to parody ‘Bird Box’

Netflix’s Bird Box has been the talk of the holidays, not just as a Sandra Bullock-starring thriller, or for all the memes, but for the amount of people walking around blindfolded, attempting the dangerous Bird Box Challenge.
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Netflix pleads with people to stop doing the ‘Bird Box’ challenge

Netflix has issued a warning to its customers thanks to a meme challenge that has gone viral in which people are choosing to put blindfolds on and navigate the world around them just like the characters in the horror movie “Bird Box.” Let the hilarity and the hospital visits begin. For those who spent the […]

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Original Content podcast: ‘Black Mirror: Bandersnatch’ is a frustrating interactive experiment

“Bandersnatch” offers an unusual television experience — but not a very satisfying one. The new “Black Mirror” special follows Stefan Butler as he attempts to turn a science fiction novel (also called “Bandersnatch”) into a Choose Your Own Adventure-style video game. As the story progresses, Stefan gets pulled deeper into the mystery of what happened […]

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