Childish Gambino Unveils 2018 North American Tour

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Fresh off his Grammy win earlier this year, Childish Gambino is set to hit the road for his North American tour, Gambino announced on Twitter ahead of ticket presale on Tuesday.

The tour is in support of his third studio album from record label Glassnote Records, “Awaken, My Love.” The tour will kick off Sept. 6 in Atlanta and wraps up in Vancouver on Sept 30.

The Atlanta native’s recent hit “Redbone,” received three Grammy nominations including Record of the Year, and Best R&B Song, eventually winning Best Traditional R&B Performance. The song was prominently featured in Jordan Peele’s award winning blockbuster “Get Out.”

“Childish Gambino” is the musical stage name of actor, writer, director, comedian Donald Glover, and has won a Golden Globe best actor award for FX’s comedy-drama tv series “Atlanta”. He is set to play Lando Calrissian in this summer’s Solo: A Star Wars Story movie.

Hip hop duo from Tupelo, Mississippi Rae Sremmurd will be Gambino’s opening act.

See the list of dates and venues below:

Sep 6 Atlanta, GA – Infinite Energy Arena
Sep 8 Chicago, IL – United Center
Sep 10 Toronto, Ontario – Air Canada Centre
Sep 12 Boston, MA – TD Garden
Sep 14 New York, NY – Madison Square Garden
Sep 18 Philadelphia, PA – Wells Fargo Center
Sep 19 Washington, DC – Capital One Arena
Sep 22 Houston, TX – Toyota Center
Sep 23 Dallas, TX – American Airlines Center
Sep 26 Inglewood, CA – The Forum
Sep 27 Oakland, CA – Oracle Arena
Sep 29 Seattle, WA – KeyArena
Sep 30 Vancouver, British Columbia – Rogers Arena

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Disney Debut “Mary Poppins Returns” First Trailer

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If you tuned in last night during the Academy Awards show, you might have seen a teaser for “Mary Poppins Returns,” Walt Disney Pictures’ musical fantasy film directed by Rob Marshall.

The trailer introduces Emily Blunt taking over the titular role of the magical and loving nanny and “Hamilton” creator and star Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Jack, Poppin’s lamplighter friend.

“Mary Poppins, it is wonderful to see you,” Michael Banks (Ben Whishaw) says in the trailer. “Yes it is, isn’t it?,” Poppins replies.

Set in 1930s Depression-era London, “Mary Poppins Returns” serves as a sequel to the 1964 classic which featured Julie Andrews in the role of Mary Poppins. Here we will see Poppins, the former nanny of now grown-up Jane (Emily Mortimer) and Michael Banks, re-visiting the family after Michael suffers a personal tragedy and needing the help of their former nanny.

Meryl Streep is also in the film as Mary’s cousin Topsy Turvy-Poppins. The film also stars Dick Van Dyke, Colin Firth, and Angela Lansbury.

“Mary Poppins Returns” is currently set for Dec. 25 release.

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“The Shape Of Water” Win Top Prize At The Oscars

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The Shape of Water. (Fox Searchlight Pictures)

Fantasy drama film “The Shape Of Water” was the big winner at Sunday night’s Academy Awards, taking home Best Picture and Best Director for Guillermo del Toro. The film came in with 13 nominations and won four awards overall, including Best Production Design and Best Score.

In his acceptance speech, the director dedicated the award to young filmmakers, saying
“this is a door. Kick it open and come in.” Earlier during his directing win del Toro also said: “I think the greatest thing our industry does is erase the lines in the sand, we should keep doing that as the world tries to make them deeper.”

“The Shape of Water,” about a mute custodian at a high-security government lab who falls in love with a captured humanoid-amphibian creature, has had a great run during the award season. Guillermo del Toro himself has swept best director trophies at the BAFTAs, Golden Globe and Directors Guild Awards.

Hosted by Jimmy Kimmel, the 90th Academy Awards took place at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California

Here is the list of winners:

Best Motion Picture of the Year
The Shape of Water

Achievement in Directing
The Shape of Water – Guillermo del Toro

Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
Gary Oldman – Darkest Hour

Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
Frances McDormand – Three Billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri

Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
Allison Janney – I, Tonya

Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
Sam Rockwell – Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
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‘Til Death Do Us Part: Kitty and Colossus Tie The Knot

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The X-MEN GOLD wedding arc (GOLD #26-30) by Marc Guggenheim and Paulo Siqueira begins this April.

This April, the most exciting X-MEN GOLD arc yet launches with ‘Til Death Do Us Part – culminating in the wedding of Kitty Pryde and Colossus! But wedding planning takes a backseat as the X-Men fall under attack, with Colossus being the ultimate target, and that’s just the start of troubles to come.

It’s a super hero wedding the mutant way – with fights, adversities, evil alliances and more! The action kicks off in X-MEN GOLD #26, with the knot between Anne “Kitty” Pryde and Pytor “Peter” Nikolaievitch Rasputin being tied in X-MEN GOLD #30 this June! Plus, don’t miss the essential companion to the ‘Til Death Do Us Part arc: The X-MEN WEDDING SPECIAL featuring the return of Chris Claremont, out this May.

“After nearly 40 years, I’m extremely excited — and anxious — about telling the next chapter in Kitty and Peter’s epic love story,” shared writer Marc Guggenheim. “The wedding is the capstone on a story that is classic X-Men, with Kitty risking it all to save the man she loves.”

Take a first look at the updated covers to X-MEN GOLD #26 and #27 by Phil Noto, and get ready for a merry mutant wedding!

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“Get Out” Win Top Awards At 2018 Independent Spirit Awards

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Jordan Peele’s horror film “Get Out” was the big winner at Saturday’s Film Independent Spirit Awards, winning the same award that Moonlight won the same award last year, ahead of Sunday’s Oscar ceremonies. Peele also received the Best Director award earlier in the ceremony for his directorial debut.

“I think it’s clear to everybody in this room and across the country and across the world that we are in the beginning of a renaissance right now where stories from the outsider, stories from the people in this room — the same stories that independent filmmakers have been telling for years, are being honored and recognized and celebrated. I’m so proud to be here with this group of people receiving this.” Peele said during his acceptance speech.

The Independent Spirit Award best film is a strong harbinger for the academy awards, winning best picture for the past four years running.

See the full list of Film Independent Spirit Awards winners below:

Best Feature – Get Out
Best Director – Jordan Peele, Get Out
Best Screenplay – Greta Gerwig, Lady Bird
Best First Screenplay – Emily V. Gordon and Kumail Nanjiani, The Big Sick
Best Supporting Female – Allison Janney, I, Tonya
Best Supporting Male – Sam Rockwell, Three Billboards
Best Female Lead – Frances McDormand, Three Billboards
Best Male Lead – Timothee Chalamet, Call Me By Your Name
Robert Altman Award – Mudbound

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David Byrne Releases First Solo Album In 14 Years

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Former Talking Heads frontman David Byrne is set to release a new album on March 9, titled ‘American Utopia’ due out through Todomundo / Nonesuch Records.

Featuring songs co-written with English musician Brian Eno and previously released collaborations with composer Oneohtrix Point Never (0PN) and British singer, songwriter and record producer Sampham, as well as songs with Jam City, the full album is available for streaming ahead of the release date via NPR Music’s First Listen series. Head over to npr.og website to listen to the album.

Recorded at various locations such as in Byrne’s own home studio, XL Studios, Oscilloscope, and London’s Livingston Studio 1, ‘American Utopia’ is Byrne’s first solo album in 14 years since 2004’s Grown Backwards. Byrne’s last album was “Love This Giant,” a collaborative effort with St. Vincent (Anne Erin “Annie” Clark) in 2012.

Byrne will head out on a world tour featuring Perfume Genius in support of the album. Perfume Genius’ gorgeous songs are filled with unexpected sounds and deeply personal — and his costumes would have made David Bowie jealous. I am looking forward to sharing the stage with Mike during some #AmericanUtopia dates this Spring!,” Byrne posted on his Twitter account.

Regarding the album title, Byrne stated: “The album title refers not to a specific utopia, but rather to our longing, frustration, aspirations, fears, and hopes regarding what could be possible, what else is possible. The description, the discontent and the desire — I have a feeling that is what these songs touch on.”

Byrne was the founding member of acclaimed ’80s band Talking Heads, which was one of the major acts that helped define the new wave music genre. He won an Academy Award, Golden Globe and Grammy Awards for scoring Bernardo Bertolucci’s The Last Emperor (1987) with Ryuichi Sakamoto and Cong Su.

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“The Crow” Reboot Set For October 2019 Release

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Sony Pictures’ remake of “The Crow” starring Jason Momoa (Aquaman) is now set to hit theaters on October 11, 2019. At the moment, this is the same date occupied by Conrad Vernon’s animated film The Addams Family, and two weeks before Wonder Woman sequel storms theaters.

Momoa is set to play Eric Draven, the iconic character played by Brandon Lee in his final film appearance in the 1994 film of “The Crow”.

That film helmed by Alex Proyas is a cult classic, not only due to the tragic on-set incident during production, but for its intense action scenes and visual style that earned comparisons to another cult classic Blade Runner. The Crow was a box office sleeper hit, eventually earning $50 million but the end of it’s theatrical run in the United States, on a modest budget of $23 million.

The announced release date is a step in the positive direction for fans, as remake has been hit with numerous development setbacks and legal battles over the years since the remake was announced in 2008.

Since then, various actors have been attached to play the eponymous protagonist including Bradley Cooper, Channing Tatum and James McAvoy among others.

The film intends to be faithful adaptation of the 1989 comic book series The Crow by James O’Barr, which tells the story of Eric Draven, a rock musician resurrected from the dead by a crow to avenge the death of his girlfriend as well as his own.

The film will be directed by Corin Hardy (The Hallow) and written by Nick Cave.

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Jackson Robert Scott Joins Nicholas McCarthy’s Untitled Horror Film For Orion Pictures

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Orion Pictures announced today that breakout star Jackson Robert Scott will play the young lead in Nicholas McCarthy’s upcoming untitled horror film, formerly known as Descendant, the announcement was made today by John Hegeman, President, Orion Pictures. Scott, most recently seen as Georgie Denbrough in the blockbuster Stephen King adaptation of It, joins previously announced Golden Globe and Emmy nominee Taylor Schilling (Orange Is the New Black). Nicholas McCarthy (The Pact) will direct from an original screenplay by Jeff Buhler (The Midnight Meat Train).

The film tells the story of a mother who, concerned about her young son’s disturbing behavior, thinks something supernatural may be affecting him. Production is expected to begin this month in Toronto.

The project is produced by Tripp Vinson (The Rite, The Exorcism of Emily Rose). Daniel Bekerman, Lisa Zambri, Nick Spicer and Jeff Buhler will executive produce.

Scott’s portrayal of Georgie in Andy Muschietti’s It helped to propel the film’s tremendous success as the highest grossing horror film of all time bringing in $700 million at the global box office. Scott will soon reunite with Muschietti having earned a lead role in his upcoming one hour horror/fantasy drama adaptation of the IDW comic Locke & Key for Hulu. His other credits include guest spots in Fear the Walking Dead and Criminal Minds.

Orion recently announced the acquisition of John McPhail’s award-winning zombie holiday musical Anna and the Apocalypse, set for release later this year.

Scott is represented by Coast to Coast Talent Group, Artistic Endeavors and Scott Whitehead at McKuin Frankel Whitehead, LLP.
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Marvel Announces THE LIFE OF CAPTAIN MARVEL #1 by Margaret Stohl & Carlos Pacheco

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Featuring an all-new story and all-new direction. New series. New directions. New beginnings. It all kicks off this July with THE LIFE OF CAPTAIN MARVEL #1.

“LIFE presents the origins of Carol Danvers and Captain Marvel in one place, and in a way we haven’t seen before,” said SVP and Executive Editor Tom Brevoort. “Margie’s pulled together all of the strands of Carol’s backstory to craft a tale that will no doubt become a seminal story about the character, and set her in place for her role in AVENGERS and elsewhere throughout the Marvel Universe.”

“It’s nothing you’ll expect and nothing you’ve seen happen but there will be parts of her life that change the context of what you’ve seen before, so it’s telling the other side of the story, of how she came to be,” Stohl said of Carol’s new story.

“We’re excited to welcome comics veteran Carlos Pacheco to Captain Marvel’s legacy,” added series editor Sarah Brunstad. “Carlos draws powerful, expressive figures with incredible depth—he’s going to show us a different Carol Danvers, one who has to grapple with the choices that have brought her to this new point.”

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Lacoste New Collection Replaces Iconic Logo With Endanged Species

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French clothing company Lacoste is temporarily dropping its iconic logo to showcase 10 endangered species in a limited edition line of its polo shirt. “The logo has left the polo! @Lacoste’s famous croc makes way to help save some of the world’s most threatened species,” the company announced on its Twitter account. The polo shirts can be purchased through the company’s website and will retail for $185.

Those endangered animals consist of the Vaquita dolphin, Northern sportive lemur, Burmese roofed turtle, Javan rhino, Cao vit gibbon, California condor, Kakapo parrot, Sumatran tiger, the Saola, and the Anegada ground iguana. The logos will use the same embroidery styling that has been an iconic for the brand’s crocodile.

The effort is the beginning of the Lacoste’s three-year partnership with Paris agency BETC together with the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and its Save Our Species (SOS) campaign.

According to the campaign’s website saveourspecies.org and lacoste.com regarding the production of the shirts, the number produced in each series corresponds to the remaining population sizes in the wild as estimated by IUCN species experts. This means only 450 Iguana shirts will be available, 350 featuring the Sumatran tiger, and a measly 40 shirts with the Burmese Roofed Turtle.

Lacoste was founded in 1933 by tennis player French tennis player and André Gillier. The company produced tennis shirts with the now iconic crocodile logo embroidered on the chest, a reference to Lacoste nickname “the Crocodile.”

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