Adéla and Don Toliver are expected to perform at Coachella next year, according to sources close to the festival. Other nearly confirmed acts include Dua Lipa, SZA, and Tame Impala. The festival was initially considering BTS and Rage Against the Machine, but both groups have declined to participate.
Christopher Nolan’s massive blockbuster “The Odyssey” returns to the big screen on December 11 for a special re-release. Universal Pictures is bringing the film to over 1,000 theaters across the U.S. and Canada, including special Imax and Imax 70mm formats. Since its original release on July 17, the movie has pulled in $626 million domestically and a staggering $1.8 billion globally.
Kings of Leon’s new album, “O My Beloved”, is out, and in celebration of its release, the band have announced a headlining tour taking place next spring and fall. The North American leg will begin in May with a date at Toronto’s RBC Amphitheatre on June 2. After a stint in the UK and Europe, they’ll return to North America in September, where they’ll play at Vancouver’s Rogers Arena on September 14.
*No spoilers* Get set for another season of “Nobody Wants This”. Netflix has renewed the Kristen Bell/Adam Brody romantic comedy for Season 4. The news comes two weeks after Season 3 culminated in ________ and ______’s impromptu _______!
Ella Langley recently wrapped up her Dandelion tour, but not before she could hand out Christmas bonuses . . . dressed as SANTA CLAUS. You can see in a video clip, she runs around an arena handing out envelopes to crew members. Ella even rips a hole in her Santa pants and sings Dolly Parton’s “Hard Candy Christmas”. It’s not clear when exactly this went down, or how much each crew member got.
U2’s new album, “Carnaval de Luz”, comes out Friday, and on it is a song called “Torn”, which features Dolly Parton’s final recording. Bono says, “I was surprised that she ran with it and she sang it like she just took flight. Amazing vocal. And she was ill at the time. We didn’t know how ill, of course. And she got out of bed to sing this song. And it meant a lot to us at the time, just knowing she was ill, that she would even consider doing something with us.”
Japanese monster sequel “Godzilla Minus Zero” topped the North American box office with $31.6 million from 3,254 theaters, setting a new record for the largest opening by a live-action foreign-language film, surpassing “China’s Hero”, which earned $17.7 million in 2002. “The Cat In The Hat” stumbled into second place with $20.5 million, a disappointing result for the $92 million Warner Bros. production.
Natalia Dyer is set to star, with Elijah Wood playing a supporting role, in a sequel to the 2007 horror film “1408” (based on the Stephen King story about a haunted hotel room). Original cast members Samuel L. Jackson and John Cusack are negotiating returns in secondary roles. Director Mikael Håfström also returns, with production set to begin in early 2027.
The New York Times Company is in advanced talks to buy film-focused social platform Letterboxd for a reported $330 million. Letterboxd, currently owned by Canadian hedge fund Tiny, draws 30 million monthly users with “zero paid marketing.” The NYT is reportedly considering keeping founders Matthew Buchanan and Karl von Randow in charge.
The long gestating “Stranger Things” spinoff has officially been ordered to series at Netflix. The show is titled “Other Worlds: A Stranger Things Adventure” and is set to debut in 2028. The announcement came as part of Stranger Things Day, the annual celebration to mark the day ‘Will Byers’ disappeared in the original show — Nov. 6, 1983.
Robert Wagner is ready to get back to the “Austin Powers” universe, and he still has the one accessory he’d need to do it! The actor, who played the villainous ‘Number Two’ opposite Mike Myers in the iconic spy comedy franchise, says he’d be more than happy to reprise his role if another movie got the green light. Wager told EW, “Absolutely, absolutely…I still have the patch.”
Benson Boone opened the Australian leg of his “Wanted Man” in Brisbane with a special guest. He brought 13-year-old fan Kenzie Riddle, who is battling cancer, onstage to sing ‘Beautiful Things’ with him on her birthday. Kenzie said, “He’s kinda crazy and I love it.”
Alanis Morissette revealed last week that she’s pansexual. The 52-year-old shared the news with during the Nov. 3 episode of the “Handsome” podcast. Pansexuality is described as being attracted to a person’s personality, regardless of their gender identity or sex. Her holiday album “Good Weather for Immaculate Conception” is out now.
Celine Dion was spotted rocking out on an air guitar during Metallica’s Thursday show at the Sphere Las Vegas. Pics show her enjoying the show from an upper balcony suite alongside her sons, Eddy and Nelson. She was also photographed pumping her fists and raising both hands above her head in “OK” signs as she moved to the beat.
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