Kill Bill In Fortnite

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Quentin Tarantino made a never-filmed section of his original Kill Bill script as an animated short in Fortnite.

The Big Picture: Quentin Tarantino — a moviemaking purist who insists all his films be shot on actual film — directing a movie for release in Fortnite marks a paradigm shift for the game’s acceptance not just as a venue for showing movies, but as a medium in and of itself.

Behind The Scenes: Tarantino never made the section of Kill Bill — now called The Lost Chapter: Yuki’s Revenge — because it was “too crazy, too violent, and just too much action.”

But Fortnite revived that dream over 20 years later.

Final Buffer: So, how does Tarantino get hooked up with Fortnite in the first place? The team at Epic reached out to the filmmaker for a meeting, who thought it would be about licensing some of his characters for the game. But they were instead wondering if he had a script in the 8-to-12-minute range that would work for the platform and include any of the characters he’s created over the years. Alas, that section of Kill Bill was ready for resurrection… and the Epic team agreed.

Coming Soon: Now that Tarantino has christened Fortnite as a respectable movie medium, expect other filmmakers to join in… and maybe play with interactive or community features to build a new narrative-game hybrid format.

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Amazon is planning an ultrafast delivery option that would get “everyday essentials” to your doorstep in 30 minutes or less after hitting “order now.”

Why It Hits: Ultrafast delivery is a tough nut to crack. During the pandemic, startups like Gopuff, Gorillas, Getir, and Fridge No More all tried it… but were all met with financial and logistical struggles. Only Gopuff has survived, but it’s halved its valuation in recent years. Still, Amazon thinks it has the infrastructure to make it work and has been testing the service in the UK (with Gopuff), Mexico (with Rappi), and Saudi Arabia and India (all by itself).

Between The Deliveries: Can Amazon get you your package as quickly as a local hot pizza?

Last Mile: Everyday essentials have become a critical business for Amazon’s e-commerce arm. Even though they’re typically “low margin and some even unprofitable” for Amazon to offer, sales have doubled this year and kept shoppers coming back to the platform. It’s a similar finding when it comes to shoppers who buy their fresh groceries from Amazon — they visit the site twice as often as the average shopper. No wonder Amazon is also beefing up its same-day grocery-delivery service.

Next Shipment: Last-minute Christmas shopping for relatives can soon really come down to the wire.

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47.5% of you voted They overlap but are separate categories in yesterday’s poll: How would you describe the relationship between athleisure and streetwear?

“Some streetwear is definitely more complicated to wear and wouldn’t qualify as comfy, which is one main attribute I’d give all athleisure.”

“Athleisure is 100% a by-product of streetwear. Streetwear set an unlikely standard for comfort way before girls lived in yoga pants. Now, we do both and pretty much nothing else.”

“Streetwear is more of a look than a type of clothing, so athleisure can be part of streetwear, but streetwear isn’t necessarily athleisure.”

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