Night City Screamsheet
Posted by Viriatha in Background, Screamsheets
October 3, 2040
Tenzin Heath in the next Harry Potter Film
Walt Disney is in talks to license former Roaring Serpent star Tenzin Heath to the animated movie Harry Potter and the Sorceress of Elysium, as the film’s male lead. Other names under discussion include Nicholas Cage, Bill Nighy, and Nathan Lane as providing additional voices in support of the AI.
Since August 24, 2030 when the first full-length animated movie with realistic-looking humans, Tickle opened, AI actors who've established a "role" have commanded higher salaries and more perks and Heath is no exception. Rumor has the talks starting at 10 million eurobucks. Given Heath commanded 12.5 million eb in his last feature length film role as King Ludwig II of Bavari in Accepted and Great Monarchy, no one will be surprised if the license reaches as high as 15 million this time around.
Earthquake Report September 27, 2040 - Minor tremors were felt in and around the Night City Metro area early Thursday morning. Magnitude did not exceed 3.0 and there was no reported damage.
Pine Plantations Continue to Spread
In the southern US states pine plantations now cover an area of 52 million acres. This increase of 67% in the last 45 years is mainly because of the demand of paper products. Pine plantations now account for almost half of southern timber volume growth. During this same period of 45 years, all 13 southern states have lost acreage of natural forest, a total of 25 million acres, due to the increase of pine plantation expansion and loss of forest to residential and urban uses. Florida has had the greatest loss with almost 58%, South Carolina with 35% and North Carolina with 30%. More than 270 million acres of forest have been harvested in the southern states since 1995.
The most pine plantations are found in Georgia with a total of 9.3 million acres, with Alabama as second with 7.5 million acres.
