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Glen Powell, one of Hollywood’s biggest budding stars, is reportedly in talks to join J. J. Abrams‘ (Star Wars Episode 7) next film. Jeff Sneider of The InSneider was the first to report the news. What the film is about is being kept under wraps. But landing a role of Powell’s magnitude would be huge […]

Alexander Skarsgård is set to co-star with Harry Melling in Element Pictures’ upcoming feature film Pillion, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Element produced the Academy Award-winning movie Poor Things. Harry Lighton will direct the movie from his own script. The story is inspired by Adam Mars-Jones’s novel Box Hill originally published in 2005. The film […]

After almost three years since the crowd crush at Travis Scott’s Astroworld Festival resulted in the deaths of 10 attendees, events promoter Live Nation settled nine out of the 10 wrongful death cases filed, Variety reported. The news about the settlements came after one of the lawsuits is set for trial this week. According the […]

Disney and Warner Bros. Discovery are joining forces to create a streaming bundle, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The two entertainment companies plan to launch the bundle this summer which will combine the streaming platforms of Disney+, Hulu and Max. Pricing details for the bundle hasn’t been announced yet. However, there will be options for […]

The South by Southwest (SXSW) music and film festival, usually held every year in Austin, Texas, will launch a European version in London in 2025, Variety reported. SXSW London will have a combination of keynote speakers, film and TV events, music and digital and gaming innovations. These have been key elements of SXSW since it […]

Jeremy Strong is currently in negotiations to play Bruce Springsteen’s manager Jon Landau in the upcoming biopic Deliver Me From Nowhere, Variety exclusively reported. The succession star is in talks to possibly join Jeremy Allen White who will play The Boss in the 20th Century movie about the singer and his time in making the […]

Game of Thrones prequel A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms gets minor and major updates, according the The Hollywood Reporter exclusive. To start with the major news, the prequel series has found a director in Owen Harris, who helmed Black Mirror’s San Junipero. Harris will be directing the first half of the season. He will […]

Angel and Adore Bryant, the twin daughters of Pastor Jamal Bryant and Gizelle Bryant are both attending HBCUs. Angel is set to attend Spelman College and Adore is attending Hampton University. The twins posted picture of themselves in their college shirts on their respective social media accounts. The twins also join their eldest sister Grace […]

Peacock has greenlit a new comedy mockumentary series, setting it within the beloved universe of “The Office,” marking a significant expansion in the franchise. The new show, co-created by Greg Daniels and Michael Koman, will delve into the lives of a struggling Midwestern newspaper, leveraging the original documentary crew that made Dunder Mifflin a household […]

Former rapper and renowned host of The Joe Budden Podcast Joe Budden is the latest person to anticipate that HBCU bands will be performing Kendrick Lamar’s Drake diss “Not Like Us” come Fall. Budden mentioned it on the latest episode of his podcast where he gleefully dance to the horn-heavy song alongside his co-hosts Emanny, Queenzflip, and […]

In a dramatic escalation of one of the music industry’s most notorious rivalries, Kendrick Lamar‘s latest single, “Not Like Us,” has set a new record on Spotify for the most streams of a hip-hop song in a single day, per Hypebeast. Released on a wave of controversy, the track garnered a staggering 10.986 million streams […]

This fall, the stage at Lincoln Center Theater will witness the electrifying Broadway debut of Robert Downey Jr. as he stars in the new play, “MCNEAL”, directed by Bartlett Sher, Variety reports. Opening during the 40th Anniversary season of the Lincoln Center Theater, the play marks a significant pivot for Downey from the silver screen […]

Over one year ago on May 5, 2023, Ed Sheeran released Subtract. It was a game-changer for me. Around the Divide era, I became a Sheeran fan. Years prior, I fell in love with “Photograph” as it was looped on the radio during my teenage summers. But I had lapsed when the No.6 Collaborations Project […]

Austin City Limits Music Festival, a beacon for music lovers, reveals its 2024 roster, featuring an exciting blend of modern icons and nostalgic acts. Set against the scenic backdrop of Zilker Park in Austin, Texas, the festival spans two weekends, October 4-6 and October 11-13, Billboard reports. Dua Lipa, Chris Stapleton, and Tyler, the Creator, […]

It’s been 20 years since the series finale of NBC’s blockbuster sitcom Friends — which means Ross and Rachel should be celebrating their platinum anniversary, and Monica and Chandler’s twins are off having fun at college. But alas, we can only surmise what the Friends gang and their progeny would be up to in sitcom […]

Ti West and A24 haven’t released MaXXXine, the third film in the Mia Goth-led X series, yet, but the director has an idea for a fourth film. Speaking to Entertainment Weekly, West revealed that MaXXXine will end the story of Maxine. However, he has ideas to expand the universe beyond the character. “I do have […]

Chris Pine was “stunned” when Wonder Woman 3 was canned. The move seemingly confirmed that Gal Gadot and Patty Jenkins were not in the cards to return in James Gunn’s DCU. In an interview with Business Insider about his directorial debut, Poolman, Pine revealed his reaction to the film being axed. After all, the first […]

Charlie Puth has responded to Taylor Swift‘s shoutout from The Tortured Poets Department. However, he also took the chance to promote his new music at the same time. In a TikTok, Puth previews a new song he wrote as text sprawled across the screen. “Thank you,” the caption simply read. “These last couple weeks have […]

Keanu Reeves and Sandra Bullock could reunite for Speed 3, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The stars dropped by the 50 MPH podcast to talk about their 1994 movie, along with their co-stars Jeff Daniels, Alan Ruck and Dennis Hopper. When they were asked about a possible reunion, the John Wick star replied, “I mean, […]

Academy Award-winner and recent Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient Michelle Yeoh is set to star in Prime Video’s limited series Blade Runner 2099, which is a follow up to the 2017 sequel Blade Runner 2049, Deadline reported. Yeoh’s role is still under wraps and so are other details of the show. This is the latest […]

Green Book director Peter Farrelly will direct a movie inspired by how Sylvester Stallone made the iconic 1976 boxing film Rocky, IndieWire reported. The movie I Play Rocky’s logline states that it “follows a struggling actor with a partially paralyzed face and a speech impediment who writes a script that a big movie studio wants […]

After the massive success of 2019’s Avengers: Endgame and the pandemic, Marvel Studios and its president Kevin Feige have had difficulties in reaching the kind of audience it used to, Empire reported. The studios recent films such as last year’s Ant-Man And The Wasp: Quantumania and The Marvels seriously underperformed. The Paul Rudd-starrer earned $106.1 […]

Is Travis Kelce entering his Hollywood actor era? The Kansas City Chiefs tight end is set to play a role in Ryan Murphy’s upcoming FX horror series Grotesquerie, Deadline exclusively reported. The entertainment site’s sources said that the NFL star has been cast in the series opposite Niecy Nash-Betts, Courtney B. Vance and Lesley Manville. […]

Baz Luhrmann said at the Met Gala that he isn’t ready to let go of Elvis Presley, after helming the 2022 Austin Butler-led film, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The director said, “The fans really want to know if all that footage we found in the vaults is going to become a concert film and […]

Universal Television recently acquired the rights to former FBI profiler Jana Monroe’s memoir Hearts of Darkness: Serial Killers, The Behavioral Science Unit, And My Life As a Woman In The FBI for a series adaptation, Deadline exclusively reported. Filmmaker Susanna Fogel and Julia Ruchman will write and executive produce. Fogel will also serve as director. […]

The Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) is set to expand dramatically with the release of “Deadpool & Wolverine,” a film that not only promises to fuse humor and heroics but also to potentially reshape the narrative landscape of the MCU. As anticipation reaches a fever pitch, much of the intrigue surrounds what could possibly unfold in […]

Rap legend Snoop Dogg is setting a new precedent in the world of college football by becoming the title sponsor of the Arizona Bowl, per Yahoo. Known for breaking barriers, Snoop’s latest move not only brings his brand to the fore but also introduces his beverage line, Gin & Juice, as the presenting sponsor. A […]

Deadpool is not always a very good boy, but misery loves company and now at least he has a canine co-conspirator to commiserate with. Deadpool’s new pup, Dogpool, will make his big screen debut this summer when Deadpool & Wolverine premieres, with the adorably uggo dog set to be introduced in his four-legged breakout role. […]

Ke Huy Quan’s net worth in 2024 is $1 million. Ke Huy Quan, or Jonathan Ke Quan, is a Vietnamese-American actor with a career that spans decades now. He started his acting journey all the way back in 1984 and has been in some iconic movies. His nominations and award wins are hard to count, […]

Peacock and A24 were set to deliver a Friday the 13th series, Crystal Lake. However, the series has taken several twists and turns in the last 24 hours. Jeff Sneider of The InSneider reported that A24 had “pulled the plug” on the series on May 6. “It’s unclear whether this is a permanent decision or […]

For those not into Taylor Swift’s personal feuds with exes or reality TV stars, who prefer their Swift beef heavily riddled with legal terms and music rights related issues, good news — Warner Brothers Discovery is developing a new docuseries entitled Taylor Swift vs. Scooter Braun: Bad Blood. Scooter Braun is the high-profile music industry […]

Director Kelsey Mann has promised that Inside Out 2 will deliver an even bigger “emotional hit” than its predecessor. The Disney and Pixar film is gearing up for a prime summer release. Speaking to Empire about the sequel, Holstein teased that the Belief System in Riley’s head will deliver an “emotional hit.” In fact, it’s one […]

In an unexpected twist in the hip-hop world, J. Cole seemingly received a pivotal piece of advice from fellow rapper Schoolboy Q that led him to withdraw from a brewing rap feud with Kendrick Lamar, per TheSource. This advice came to light during a conversation at the Dreamville Festival, shortly before Cole publicly distanced himself […]

Well that didn’t take long. Just hours after James Gunn unveiled the first image from his Superman film — the highly-anticipated kick-off to his tenure at the helm of the comic book studio, now rebranded as the DCU — parodies are flying in fast and furious (ooh, speaking of, someone should do a Vin Diesel […]

In a disturbing early morning incident, a security guard at Drake‘s Toronto mansion sustained serious injuries from a shooting. This event escalates tensions amid the Canadian rapper’s intensifying feud with fellow artist Kendrick Lamar. Officials state that the injured man is receiving care and his injuries, though severe, are not life-threatening, Torontosun reports. It has […]

Disney’s Bob Iger announced the release strategy for the MCU going forward. And fans can expect fewer projects than ever. During Disney’s latest earnings call (via Variety), Iger revealed that the MCU will be reducing its output going forward. They will be focusing on quality over quantity in the future. “We’re slowly going to decrease […]

The world of cinema is abuzz with anticipation as Searchlight Pictures releases first-look images of Kinds of Kindness, the latest project that reunites Oscar winners Emma Stone and director Yorgos Lanthimos. Known for their previous collaborations on The Favourite and Poor Things, this dynamic duo is set to captivate audiences once again with a film […]

Wednesday Season 2 has gotten a big filming update per the official account for the Netflix series. The Jenna Ortega-led series got a big update whilst confirming the exit of one of its stars, Percy Hynes White, after his sexual assault allegations. Wednesday Season 2’s filming update In a video posted on Wednesday’s official X […]

Patty Jenkins seems to have doubled down on the notion of Wonder Woman 3 being canned. It seems unlikelier than ever that Gal Gadot will be in the DCU. During an appearance on the Talking Pictures podcast (via Deadline), Jenkins asked if the third film was done. Jenkins not only confirmed that but it also […]