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HBO Officially Confirms the First Six Cast Members of “Harry Potter” Series

Ron K — Tue, 15 Apr 2025 06:57:00 +0000

The beloved Harry Potter book series is getting a new TV adaptation at HBO, and its cast has finally been announced. John Lithgow, Nick Frost, Janet McTeer, and Paapa Essiedu will portray our favorite Hogwarts professors when HBO takes us back to the Wizarding World.

After it’s been reported they’re eyeing the roles in the new series, HBO confirmed the casting of John Lithgow (The Crown) as Albus Dumbledore, Janet McTeer (The White Queen) as Minerva McGonagall, Paapa Essiedu (I May Destroy You) as Severus Snape, and Nick Frost (Hot Fuzz) as Rubeus Hagrid.

They’ll be joined by two recurring cast members—Luke Thallon as Quirinus Quirrell and Paul Whitehouse as Argus Filch. HBO is yet to announce the casting of the main trio—Harry Potter, Ron Weasley, and Hermione Granger – but it’s previously been reported that over 30,000 kids auditioned for the lead roles.

According to HBO’s official logline, this “faithful adaptation” will explore every corner of the Wizarding World, while each season will bring Harry Potter and its incredible adventures to new and existing audiences.

HBO’s Harry Potter series hails from writer and showrunner Francesca Gardiner, who’s also executive producing it alongside J.K. Rowling, Mark Mylod, Neil Blair, Ruth Kenley-Letts, and David Heyman.

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Tensions Are Running High in “The Last of Us” Season 2 Trailer

Ron K — Mon, 10 Mar 2025 12:56:26 +0000

The Last of Us is finally coming back for its long-awaited second season next month, and HBO teased its return with a brand-new trailer. Tensions are running high between Joel and Ellie as they try to survive the post-apocalyptic wasteland alongside many newly-introduced characters.

The first season of The Last of Us saw Joel trying to smuggle Ellie out of a quarantine zone, but their relationship will be more strained than ever in Season 2. Pedro Pascal said that “there is nothing but tension and distance between the two of them” after the five-year time jump, adding that there would be “a really interesting and heartbreaking unraveling as to why.”

In addition to Pascal as Joel and Bella Ramsey as Ellie, the Season 2 cast will also include Kaitlyn Dever as Abby, Rutina Wesley as Maria, Isabela Merced as Dina, Young Mazino as Jesse, Ariela Barer as Mel, Tati Gabrielle as Nora, Spencer Lord as Owen, Danny Ramirez as Manny, Jeffrey Wright as Isaac, Catherine O’Hara as Gail, and Gabriel Luna as Tommy.

The Last of Us premiered on HBO in 2023 and went on to win eight Emmy Awards after scoring HBO’s most-watched debut season. It will return to HBO on April 13, with seven new episodes airing weekly.

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2025 Grammy Awards: Kendrick Lamar & Beyoncé Walk Away With Top Prizes

Ron K — Mon, 03 Feb 2025 06:04:00 +0000

We can always count on the Grammy Awards to bring some epic moments our way, and Sunday night’s ceremony didn’t disappoint. Beyoncé has finally been honored with the album of the year prize for Cowboy Carter, while Kendrick Lamar collected five trophies for his smash hit “Not Like Us”.

Beyoncé came into this year’s Grammy Awards with 11 nods and managed to take three trophies home, including her very first album of the year prize. Cowboy Carter also helped her make history as the first Black female artist to walk away with the best country album award at the Grammys.

Kendrick Lamar added five more Grammys to his collection after winning the coveted song and record of the year awards for “Not Like Us”. This viral hit also helped him dominate rap categories, winning best rap song and rap performance, in addition to being honored with the best music video trophy.

It was also a night to remember for Sierra Ferrell, who picked up four awards in the Americana categories. She was closely followed by Beyoncé, Charli XCX, and St. Vincent, who managed to collect three trophies each.

The 2025 Grammy Awards were held at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles on February 2, with Trevor Noah serving as a host for the fifth consecutive year.

FULL LIST OF WINNERS AT THE 2025 GRAMMY AWARDS:

Album of the Year

Cowboy Carter – Beyoncé
Beyoncé, Terius “The-Dream” Gesteelde-Diamant & Dave Hamelin, producers; Matheus Braz, Brandon Harding, Hotae Alexander Jang, Dani Pampuri & Stuart White, engineers/mixers; Ryan Beatty, Beyoncé, Camaron Ochs, Terius “The-Dream” Gesteelde-Diamant, Dave Hamelin, S. Carter & Raphael Saadiq, songwriters; Colin Leonard, mastering engineer

Song of the Year
“Not Like Us” — Kendrick Lamar, songwriter (Kendrick Lamar)

Record of the Year
“Not Like Us” – Kendrick Lamar
Sean Momberger, Mustard & Sounwave, producers; Ray Charles Brown Jr. & Johnathan Turner, engineers/mixers; Nicolas de Porcel, mastering engineer

Best New Artist
Chappell Roan

Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
“Die with a Smile” — Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars

Best Latin Pop Album
Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran — Shakira

Best Country Album
Cowboy Carter — Beyoncé

Best Pop Vocal Album
Short n’ Sweet — Sabrina Carpenter

Best Rap Album
Alligator Bites Never Heal — Doechii

Best Contemporary Classical Composition
Ortiz: Revolución Diamantina — Gabriela Ortiz, composer (Gustavo Dudamel, Los Angeles Philharmonic & Los Angeles Master Chorale)

Best Classical Compendium
Ortiz: Revolución Diamantina — Gustavo Dudamel, conductor; Dmitriy Lipay, producer

Best Arrangement, Instruments and Vocals
“Alma” — Erin Bentlage, Sara Gazarek, Johnaye Kendrick & Amanda Taylor, arrangers (säje Featuring Regina Carter)

Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella
“Bridge Over Troubled Water” — Jacob Collier, Tori Kelly & John Legend, arrangers (Jacob Collier Featuring John Legend & Tori Kelly)

Best Musical Theater Album
Hell’s Kitchen — Shoshana Bean, Brandon Victor Dixon, Kecia Lewis & Meleah Joi Moon, principal vocalists; Adam Blackstone, Alicia Keys & Tom Kitt, producers (Alicia Keys, composer & lyricist) (Original Broadway Cast)

Best Spoken Word Poetry Album
The Heart, The Mind, The Soul — Tank and The Bangas

Best Classical Solo Vocal Album
Beyond The Years – Unpublished Songs Of Florence Price — Karen Slack, soloist; Michelle Cann, pianist

Best Classical Instrumental Solo
“Bach: Goldberg Variations” — Víkingur Ólafsson

Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance
“Rectangles and Circumstance” — Caroline Shaw & Sō Percussion

Best Choral Performance
“Ochre” — Donald Nally, conductor (The Crossing)

Best Opera Recording
“Saariaho: Adriana Mater” — Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor; Fleur Barron, Axelle Fanyo, Nicholas Phan & Christopher Purves; Jason O’Connell, producer (San Francisco Symphony; San Francisco Symphony Chorus; Timo Kurkikangas)

Best Orchestral Performance
|“Ortiz: Revolución Diamantina” — Gustavo Dudamel, conductor (Los Angeles Philharmonic)

Best Instrumental Composition
“Strands” — Pascal Le Boeuf, composer (Akropolis Reed Quintet, Pascal Le Boeuf & Christian Euman)

Best Immersive Audio Album
i/o (In-Side Mix) — Hans-Martin Buff, immersive mix engineer; Brian Eno, Peter Gabriel & Richard Russell, immersive producers (Peter Gabriel)

Producer of the Year, Classical (A Producer’s Award. Artist names appear in parentheses. S stands for Single, T for Track and A for Album)

Elaine Martone

Bartók: String Quartet No.3; Suite From ‘The Miraculous Mandarin’ (Franz Welser-Möst & The Cleveland Orchestra) (A)
The Book Of Spells (Merian Ensemble) (A)
Bruckner: Symphony No. 4 (Franz Welser-Möst & The Cleveland Orchestra) (A)
Divine Mischief (Julian Bliss, J. Eric Wilson & Baylor University Wind Ensemble) (A)
Joy! (John Morris Russell & Cincinnati Pops) (A)
Prokofiev: Symphony No. 6 (Franz Welser-Möst & The Cleveland Orchestra) (A)
Schubert: The Complete Impromptus (Gerardo Teissonnière) (A)
Stranger At Home (Shachar Israel) (A)
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4 (Franz Welser-Möst & The Cleveland Orchestra) (A)

Best Engineered Album, Classical
Bruckner: Symphony No. 7; Bates: Resurrexit — Mark Donahue & John Newton, engineers; Mark Donahue, mastering engineer (Manfred Honeck & Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra)

Best New Age, Ambient, or Chant Album
Triveni — Wouter Kellerman, Éru Matsumoto & Chandrika Tandon

Best Reggae Album
Bob Marley: One Love – Music Inspired By The Film (Deluxe) — (Various Artists)

Best Global Music Album
Alkebulan II — Matt B Featuring Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Best African Music Performance
“Love Me JeJe” — Tems

Best Global Music Performance
“Bemba Colorá” — Sheila E. Featuring Gloria Estefan & Mimy Succar

Best Contemporary Instrumental Album
Plot Armor — Taylor Eigsti

Best Alternative Jazz Album
No More Water: The Gospel Of James Baldwin — Meshell Ndegeocello

Best Latin Jazz Album
Cubop Lives! — Zaccai Curtis

Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
Bianca Reimagined: Music for Paws and Persistence — Dan Pugach Big Band

Best Jazz Instrumental Album
Remembrance — Chick Corea & Béla Fleck

Best Jazz Vocal Album
A Joyful Holiday — Samara Joy

Best Jazz Performance
“Twinkle Twinkle Little Me” — Samara Joy Featuring Sullivan Fortner

Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical
i/o — Tchad Blake, Oli Jacobs, Katie May & Dom Shaw, engineers; Matt Colton, mastering engineer (Peter Gabriel)

Best Song Written For Visual Media
It Never Went Away [From “American Symphony”] — Jon Batiste & Dan Wilson, songwriters (Jon Batiste)

Best Score Soundtrack for Video Games and Other Interactive Media
Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord — Winifred Phillips, composer

Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media (Includes Film And Television)
Dune: Part Two — Hans Zimmer, composer

Best Compilation Soundtrack For Visual Media
Maestro: Music By Leonard Bernstein — London Symphony Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Bradley Cooper

Best Alternative Music Album
All Born Screaming — St. Vincent

Best Alternative Music Performance
“Flea” — St. Vincent

Best Rock Album
Hackney Diamonds — The Rolling Stones

Best Rock Song
“Broken Man” — Annie Clark, songwriter (St. Vincent)

Best Metal Performance
“Mea Culpa (Ah! Ça ira!)” — Gojira, Marina Viotti & Victor Le Masne

Best Rock Performance
“Now and Then” — The Beatles

Producer of the Year, Non-Classical (A Producer’s Award. Artist names appear in parentheses. S stands for Single, T for Track and A for Album)

Daniel Nigro

“Can’t Catch Me Now (From The Hunger Games: The Ballad Of Songbirds & Snakes)” (Olivia Rodrigo) (S)
Chappell Roan The Rise and Fall Of A Midwest Princess (Chappell Roan) (A)
“girl i’ve always been” (Olivia Rodrigo) (T)
“Good Luck, Babe!” (Chappell Roan) (S)
“so american” (Olivia Rodrigo) (T)
“stranger” (Olivia Rodrigo) (T)

Best Historical Album
Centennial — Meagan Hennessey & Richard Martin, compilation producers; Richard Martin, mastering engineer (King Oliver’s Creole Jazz Band And Various Artists)

Best Album Notes
Centennial — Ricky Riccardi, album notes writer (King Oliver’s Creole Jazz Band & Various Artists)

Best Boxed Or Special Limited Edition Package
Mind Games — Simon Hilton & Sean Ono Lennon, art directors (John Lennon)

Best Recording Package
Brat — Brent David Freaney & Imogene Strauss, art directors (Charli xcx)

Best Audio Book, Narration, and Storytelling Recording
Last Sundays in Plains: A Centennial Celebration — Jimmy Carter

Best Comedy Album
The Dreamer — Dave Chappelle

Best Children’s Music Album
Brillo, Brillo! — Lucky Diaz And The Family Jam Band

Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
Visions — Norah Jones

Best Music Film
“American Symphony” — Jon Batiste
Matthew Heineman, video director; Lauren Domino, Matthew Heineman & Joedan Okun, video producers

Best Music Video
“Not Like Us” — Kendrick Lamar
Dave Free & Kendrick Lamar, video directors; Jack Begert, Sam Canter & Jamie Rabineau, video producers

Best Rap Song

“Not Like Us” — Kendrick Lamar, songwriter (Kendrick Lamar)

Best Melodic Rap Performance

“3” — Rapsody Featuring Erykah Badu

Best Rap Performance

“Not Like Us” — Kendrick Lamar

Best R&B Album

11:11 (Deluxe) — Chris Brown

Best Progressive R&B Album (tie)

So Glad to Know You — Avery*Sunshine
Why Lawd? — NxWorries (Anderson .Paak & Knxwledge)

Best R&B Song

“Saturn” — Rob Bisel, Carter Lang, Solána Rowe, Jared Solomon & Scott Zhang, songwriters (SZA)

Best Traditional R&B Performance

“That’s You” — Lucky Daye

Best R&B Performance

“Made For Me (Live On BET)” — Muni Long

Songwriter of the Year, Non-Classical
A Songwriter’s Award. (Artists’ names appear in parentheses.) (S) stands for Single, (T) stands for Track

Amy Allen

“Chrome Cowgirl” (Leon Bridges) (S)
“Espresso” (Sabrina Carpenter) (S)
“High Road” (Koe Wetzel & Jessie Murph) (S)
“Please Please Please” (Sabrina Carpenter) (S)
“run for the hills” (Tate McRae) (S)
“scared of my guitar” (Olivia Rodrigo) (T)
“Selfish” (Justin Timberlake) (S)
“Sweet Dreams” (Koe Wetzel) (S)
“Taste” (Sabrina Carpenter) (S)

Best Tropical Latin Album

Alma, Corazón y Salsa (Live at Gran Teatro Nacional) — Tony Succar, Mimy Succar

Best Música Mexicana Album (Including Tejano)

Boca Chueca, Vol. 1 — Carín León

Best Latin Rock or Alternative Album

¿Quién trae las cornetas? — Rawayana

Best Música Urbana Album

Las Letras Ya No Importan — Residente

Best Contemporary Blues Album

Mileage — Ruthie Foster

Best Traditional Blues Album

Swingin’ Live at The Church in Tulsa — The Taj Mahal Sextet

Best American Roots Performance

“Lighthouse” — Sierra Ferrell

Best Country Song

“The Architect” — Shane McAnally, Kacey Musgraves & Josh Osborne, songwriters (Kacey Musgraves)

Best Country Duo/Group Performance

“II Most Wanted” — Beyoncé Featuring Miley Cyrus

Best Country Solo Performance

“It Takes A Woman” — Chris Stapleton

Best Roots Gospel Album

Church — Cory Henry

Best Contemporary Christian Music Album

Heart Of A Human — DOE

Best Gospel Album

More Than This — CeCe Winans

Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song

“That’s My King” — CeCe Winans; Taylor Agan, Kellie Gamble, Llyod Nicks & Jess Russ, songwriters

Best Gospel Performance/Song

“One Hallelujah” — Tasha Cobbs Leonard, Erica Campbell & Israel Houghton Featuring Jonathan McReynolds & Jekalyn Carr; G. Morris Coleman, Israel Houghton, Kenneth Leonard, Jr., Tasha Cobbs Leonard & Naomi Raine, songwriters

Best Regional Roots Music Album

Kuini — Kalani Pe’a

Best Folk Album

Woodland — Gillian Welch & David Rawlings

Best Bluegrass Album

Live Vol. 1 — Billy Strings

Best Americana Album

Trail Of Flowers — Sierra Ferrell

Best American Roots Song

“American Dreaming” — Sierra Ferrell & Melody Walker, songwriters (Sierra Ferrell)

Best Americana Performance

“American Dreaming” — Sierra Ferrell

Best Remix Recording

“Espresso (Mark Ronson x FNZ Working Late Remix)” — FNZ & Mark Ronson, remixers (Sabrina Carpenter)

Best Dance Pop Recording

“Von dutch” — Charli xcx

Best Pop Solo Performance

“Espresso” – Sabrina Carpenter

Best Dance/Electronic Album

BRAT — Charli xcx

Best Dance/Electronic Recording

“Neverender” — Justice & Tame Impala

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Jason Momoa Cast as Lobo in “Supergirl: Woman Of Tomorrow”

Ron K — Tue, 31 Dec 2024 06:23:00 +0000

Supergirl: Woman Of Tomorrow is rounding out its ensemble, and another A-list star just joined the cast. Jason Momoa announced he’s gearing up for a comeback to DC after being cast as Lobo opposite Milly Alcock in Supergirl: Woman Of Tomorrow.

Momoa didn’t hide his interest in playing interstellar mercenary and bounty hunter Lobo in James Gunn’s rebooted DC Universe. He previously said he’d accept the offer to portray this character with open arms, but added he hadn’t heard from anyone about the potential casting – until now.

Momoa announced his casting by sharing a previous quote expressing interest in joining DC as Lobo, and captioned it by writing “They called.” The hardened bounty hunter from the planet Czarnia, Lobo was introduced during the 80s, and Momoa will be the first actor to portray him in the live-action feature film.

In addition to Momoa, Supergirl: Woman Of Tomorrow will also star Milly Alcock as Kara Zor-El, Matthias Schoenaerts as Krem of the Yellow Hill, and Eve Ridley as Ruthye Mary Knolle. It’s the second film in James Gunn’s rebooted DC Universe after Superman.

Momoa is no stranger to the DC Universe, having previously played Aquaman in Justice League, Aquaman, and Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom. He recently appeared in Dune, Fast X, and Slumberland, and will next star in A Minecraft Movie.

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“Wicked” Defies Gravity With $162.5 Million Worldwide Opening

Ron K — Tue, 26 Nov 2024 06:42:00 +0000

After a lot of anticipation, Wicked finally hit the theaters this past week, and it’s truly defying gravity at the international box office. It grossed $112.5 million domestically for a worldwide total of $162.5 million, scoring the largest opening ever for a film based on a Broadway musical.

Set in the same universe as the cult classic The Wizard of Oz, Wicked centers on a young woman named Elphaba, who faces discrimination during her time at Shiz University because of her green skin. She eventually finds an ally in the popular girl named Glinda, but their friendship reaches a crossroads that will forever seal their faith.

Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande lead the cast of this hit musical, while the supporting cast includes Jonathan Bailey, Ethan Slater, Bowen Yang, Marissa Bode, Peter Dinklage, Michelle Yeoh, and Jeff Goldblum. Wicked is the first part of the two-part film adaptation, and the sequel will be released on November 21, 2025.

Positive word-of-mouth and the awards season buzz, paired with the popularity of the original musical, helped Wicked top the domestic box office with $112.5 million. It earned a total of $162.5 million worldwide, scoring the biggest opening for a movie based on a Broadway show, beating the worldwide opening of Les Miserables and the domestic opening of Into the Woods.

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Chris Hemsworth in Talks to Play Prince Charming in Disney’s New Film

Ron K — Fri, 25 Oct 2024 06:18:00 +0000

After serving as a love interest in countless films, Prince Charming will finally be getting his five minutes in the spotlight. Disney is plotting a new film that centers on this character, with Paul King at the helm, and Chris Hemsworth is reportedly in talks to play the lead role.

Disney’s Prince Charming hails from director Paul King, who co-wrote the script alongside Simon Farnaby and Jon Croker. He’s the perfect person for the job after finding success as the writer/director of the Paddington franchise and directing the hit musical Wonka starring Timothée Chalamet, which grossed $634 million worldwide.

Disney is yet to share any details about this project, and we don’t know if it will be an animated or a live-action film. It’s also unclear if the Prince Charming in question will be a love interest from one of Disney’s classics, such as Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, and Snow White, or an original character created for this film.

Hemsworth is best known as the star of Marvel’s Thor and The Avengers films, whose recent credits include Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga and Transformers One. He’s no stranger to starring in fairy tale adaptations, and we’ve previously seen him play the Huntsman in Snow White and the Huntsman and its sequel The Huntsman: Winter’s War.

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“Nobody Wants This” is Coming Back to Netflix for Season 2

Ron K — Sun, 13 Oct 2024 06:29:00 +0000

Nobody Wants This became a bona fide hit for Netflix in a matter of days, and renewing it for Season 2 was a no-brainer. Kristen Bell and Adam Brody will get a chance to continue their romance after the streaming giant officially announced they’re bringing this rom-com series back for its second season.

Bell and Brody lead Nobody Wants This as an agnostic podcast host and an unconventional rabbi, whose unexpected relationship sees them exploring uncharted territory. Their differing lifestyles and outlooks pose an obstacle to their future together, along with their meddling families.

Erin Foster created this series for Netflix, drawing inspiration from her own life, and she thanked everyone who made it possible.

“Creating Nobody Wants This will forever be a career highlight for me. The incredible cast, crew, producers, and executives all made this into the show it is today, and to experience viewers’ reactions to this series now that it’s out in the world has been more than anything I could have dreamed,” she said in a statement.

Foster served as showrunner of the show’s first season alongside Craig DiGregorio, but they’ll no longer hold this role in Season 2. Girls alums Jenni Konner and Bruce Eric Kaplan will lead the writers’ room next season, and they’ll be credited as showrunners and executive producers.

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Nicholas Hoult Leads New Trailer for Clint Eastwood’s “Juror #2”

Ron K — Wed, 02 Oct 2024 06:33:19 +0000

Clint Eastwood’s long-awaited new film Juror #2 is coming our way this fall, and its new trailer set the stage for what’s to come. Nicholas Hoult leads the way in this thrilling courtroom drama about a juror taking part in a murder trial that quickly becomes too much to handle.

According to Warner Bros. Pictures official logline, Juror #2 centers on “a family man Justin Kemp who, while serving as a juror in a high profile murder trial, finds himself struggling with a serious moral dilemma… one he could use to sway the jury verdict and potentially convict – or free – the accused killer.”

The new trailer sees Nicholas Hoult’s character grappling with ghosts of his past while preparing to serve as a juror in a murder trial with high stakes. In addition to Hoult, the star-studded cast of this courtroom drama also includes Toni Collette, J. K. Simmons, Kiefer Sutherland, Zoey Deutch, Gabriel Basso, Francesca Eastwood, Chris Messina, Leslie Bibb, and Amy Aquino.

Juror #2 will have its world premiere at the AFI Film Festival, serving as its closing film on October 27, before getting a limited theatrical release date on November 1. Eastwood launched several of his recent films at AFI Fest, including American Sniper and J. Edgar.

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Robert Pattinson Heads to Space in First Trailer for “Mickey 17”

Ron K — Thu, 19 Sep 2024 06:21:00 +0000

Bong Joon-ho’s next film has been a long time coming, and its release date is finally on the horizon. The first trailer for Mickey 17 sees Robert Pattinson heading to space, where he’s forced to face the former versions of himself.

Warner Bros. Pictures’ official logline describes this film as “a groundbreaking cinematic experience” about “the unlikely hero, Mickey Barnes [who] has found himself in the extraordinary circumstance of working for an employer who demands the ultimate commitment to the job… to die, for a living.”

Bong Joon-ho’s next film is based on Edward Ashton’s novel Mickey7, about a disposable employee who’s entrusted with a task to colonize an ice planet of Niflheim. He can be regenerated after dying, and a new duplicate is created to replace him, with most of his memories intact.

In addition to Pattinson in the lead role, the supporting cast of this sci-fi black comedy includes Steven Yeun, Naomi Ackie, Toni Collette, Mark Ruffalo, and Holliday Grainger. It marks Bong Joon-ho’s first film in five years since the smash hit Parasite, which won several Academy Awards, including best picture, best director, best original screenplay, and best international feature film.

After being hit with several delays, Mickey 17 will be released by Warner Bros. Pictures on January 31, 2025.

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Kendrick Lamar Announced as 2025 Super Bowl Halftime Show Headliner

Ron K — Mon, 09 Sep 2024 06:39:00 +0000

2024 has been an epic year for Kendrick Lamar, and just when we thought it couldn’t possibly get any better – it did! The 17-time Grammy-winning rapper will be in charge of headlining the Super Bowl LIX halftime show when the Big Game returns to Caesars Superdome in New Orleans in February.

This won’t be the first time Lamar hit the Super Bowl stage. He was a part of the hip-hop celebration in 2022 with Dr. Dre, Mary J. Blige, Snoop Dogg, and Eminem, and he’s planning to remind the world why “rap music is still the most impactful genre to date” at the Super Bowl LIX.

Seth Dudowsky, head of music at the NFL, announced Lamar as the next headliner and said they’re excited to join forces with Roc Nation and Apple Music to deliver another unforgettable halftime show.

“Few artists have impacted music and culture as profoundly as Kendrick Lamar. Time and time again, Kendrick has proven his unique ability to craft moments that resonate, redefine, and ultimately shake the very foundation of hip-hop,” Dudowsky said in a statement.

Kendrick Lamar kicked off 2024 with a chart-topping Future and Metro Boomin collaboration “Like That”. This song sparked his feud with Drake, which produced several hit songs, including Lamar’s latest No. 1 single “Not Like Us”.

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