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July 13, 2023
The Squad Podcast with Host Jordan Bayne
Listen to @justintwinters discuss the #SteveMcQueen @ThetaDrop (27-min mark)
July 11, 2023
Triumph + Steve McQueen + Michael Kalish + Verified Labs Limited-Edition Digital Collectibles
Inspired by a real-life, large format portrait of Steve McQueen by acclaimed artist Michael Kalish, the “King of Cool Racing Team” drop, is a limited collection of 1000 Triumph Motorcycles / Steve McQueen unique digital art collectibles. The collection has been created by Verified Labs and Immersive Enterprise Laboratories, and releases Friday, July 14 at noon ET | 9 a.m. PT at McQueen.ThetaDrop.com
July 10, 2023
Triumph – For the Ride Podcast (S. 3 E. 4 – CHASE MCQUEEN – MCQUEEN RACING)
With a family lineage in racing, Chase McQueen naturally gravitated to racing on both two and four wheels. In this episode the son of Chad McQueen, and grandson of Steve McQueen, talks about his family’s legacy and how it's kept alive through partnerships with brands his grandfather had ties to, as well as helping to organize the Friends of Steve McQueen Car and Motorcycle show, benefiting the Boys Republic. Chase also talks about his recent participation in helping create a new digital collectibles project with Verifed Labs, and his current focus on McQueen Racing.
July 05, 2023
Hollywood Legend Steve McQueen Honored as ‘King of Cool’ in New NFT Collection
Steve McQueen is racing into Web3 through a new non-fungible token (NFT) collection honoring his love of motorcycles and his reputation for being the "king of cool." On July 14, the McQueen Estate – in partnership with Web3 talent agency Verified Labs, contemporary artist Michael Kalish, Triumph Motorcycles and Web3 animation studio Immersive Entertainment Laboratories (IEL) – will release a collection of 1,000 generative art collectibles with varying rarity traits remembering the late actor. Sold on the ThetaDrop platform, the project was inspired by an original portrait Kalish created of McQueen in 2022 with help from McQueen's grandson, Chase.
June 30, 2023
A New Web Series Starring Jon Heder Let’s Fans Craft Characters With AI
The studio behind ‘Space Junk’ calls its fan-driven approach an antidote to Hollywood’s focus on existing IP...
June 19, 2023
The ‘Napoleon Dynamite’ Cast Is Finally Back Together. You Can Thank NFTs
Jon Heder, the group’s informal ringleader, is no stranger to the blockchain. In 2021, he co-founded Verified Labs, a Web3 art and entertainment studio. “It started simply with art,” and a means to distribute it, Heder said of his relationship to crypto.
May 25, 2023
LA Tech Week – AI and Web3: The Disruptive Technologies Transforming Hollywood
AI and Web3 have caused a firestorm of debate within the entertainment industry. As with all transformative technologies that promise new ways of working, people have strong opinions about AI and Web3. This panel gathers key stakeholders -- VC, talent, studio, writers - for a candid discussion of the role of these emerging technologies will play in the entertainment industry from empowering a new generation of creators to launching fresh entertainment IP, and more.
May 18, 2023
Jon Heder Regrets Making A Robot Girlfriend In New Series Space Junk
Screen Rant is pleased to present an exclusive clip from the upcoming animated series, Space Junk. A comedic take on the knowledge that Earth is orbited by trash, the series revolves around a group of garbage men and women whose job is to clean up the atmosphere. Written by Workaholics co-creator Dominic Russo, it features the voice talent of Jon Heder (Napoleon Dynamite), Tony Cavalero (Righteous Gemstones), and in what is believed to be an industry first, a completely AI-voiced robot character known as Wellbecca.
May 10, 2023
Toonstar Brings Web3 Entertainment to Strike-Era Hollywood
At a time when the creative community is aligned on the picket lines in their disenchantment with the entertainment industry, there’s an innovative new outfit blazing a new path to creating and distributing content.
May 04, 2023
The Adam Carolla Show
Verified Lab's Jon Heder and writer Dominic Russo join to talk about their new animated series ‘Space Junk’ about garbage men in space. They get into how ‘Napoleon Dynamite’ ended up being so successful, pollution in space, Skylab, and more...