Wonder Woman was one of the DC Cinematic Universe's biggest hits when it released in 2017, and of course, with big hits comes big sequels. It was no surprise when Gadot was confirmed to return for the sequel, titled Wonder Woman 1984, but Patty Jenkin's confirmation of another character's return in a tweet took many by surprise:
Yes, indeed, that is Chris Pine as the pilot Steve Trevor, who supposedly died in a fiery plane explosion in the first film (ergo, the shock). The posting of this tweet predictably led to a flurry of theories about how Steve Trevor could possibly be alive in the next film (not to mention at the same age as he was in the first movie). Today, I'm going to evaluate some of the internet's best guesses at how Steve Trevor survived. Let's get to it.
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Guys, I think I've seen the future.
In my four-part story Kill Code, Dr. Croy invents an earpiece that allows a user to telepathically send commands to a computer. Well, here we are, a year after its writing, that prediction seems to be coming true. At a company called CTRL-Labs, they're creating a wristband outfitted with an array of electrodes that reads neuron activity in the arm. By processing this data from the neurons, the CTRL-kit (as the band is called) can essentially translate thoughts into actions on a computer screen. Beginning at 9:33, the video below shows a demo of how this technology works: 
The $250,000 ticket price and the extensive tests required are not stopping people and companies alike of dreaming of commercial space flight--and a recent Virgin Galactic flight proves we might actually be closer than you think.
Last Tuesday, the VSS Unity, Virgin Galactic's spaceplane, rose twenty-two miles (roughly 116,000 feet) over the earth in its second, rocket-powered test. It was first carried to an altitude of over 45,000 feet under the wing of an aircraft carrier before using its own rocket to propel to a max speed nearly twice the speed of sound. After reaching a stunning altitude, the pilots were able to descend and land the plane safely on a runway. The primary aim of this test was to see how the craft would perform with a shifted center of gravity due to additional weight, including the addition of more passenger seats. According to Virgin Galactic CEO Richard Branson, the test signifies that "we are getting ever closer to realizing our goals," and, in a separate interview, said that commercial space flight is "months away, not years away." |
