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Better Call Saul: 7 Big Questions About the Series Finale, Answered
[Editor’s note: The following contains spoilers through the series finale of Better Call Saul, “Saul Gone.”] There’s so much to be asked, when one of television’s great achievements comes to an end. So the morning after the Better Call Saul series finale aired, co-creator Peter Gould and stars Bob Odenkirk and Rhea Seehorn very generously spoke with reporters via Zoom for a press conference that explored so many aspects of the final episode, “Saul Gone.” Below, Gould, Odenkirk, and Seehorn answer maybe not all, but at least a few of the biggest questions from the end of the season, from the choice to continue filming in black and white, what was cut from the finale, and when the idea to have Jimmy end up in prison first came up (and why that nearly caused problems with another Breaking Bad...
Robert De Niro Will Try to Kill Robert De Niro in Wise Guys
Robert De Niro has finally met his match in Wise Guys, a new film that will find him trying to kill Robert De Niro. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the two-for-one special will star De Niro as both Frank Costello and Vito Genovese, a pair of real-life crime bosses that ran rival families in the middle of the last century. Genovese tried to assassinate Costello in 1957, and — 65-year-old spoiler alert — Costello’s survival broke Genovese’s grip on power, forcing him into retirement. Wise Guys will be directed by Barry Levinson, who made his name with Good Morning, Vietnam, Rain Man, and Wag the Dog, but who has spent his later years helming quiet character studies with aging titans. Since 2010 he’s led a series of parades from HBO lots to the Emmys nominat...
Monopoly Enlists J Balvin for Music-Inspired Game Board
Global play and entertainment company Hasbro has linked up with Colombian singer J Balvin for a limited-edition version of its Monopoly game. Marking the first Monopoly board collaboration with a Latin artist, the classic game is receiving a music-inspired makeover. Fusing Balvin’s eccentrically colorful style and Colombian heritage, the game board is decked out in every shade of the rainbow alongside smiley face designs. Additionally, the board’s spaces channel different elements of music from “concert tickets” to “music royalties” with light-hearted graphic designs. Aside from the stylized J Balvin board, the game includes specialized bespoke tokens, titled deed cards, monopoly money, hotels and more. Check out the gallery above for a closer look at the game. Priced at $49.99 USD, the Mo...
Johnny Depp Directing His First Film in 25 Years With Al Pacino Producing
Johnny Depp is returning to the director’s chair for the first time in 25 years as he prepares to helm Modigliani with the help of Al Pacino has a producer. Based on Dennis McIntyre’s play of the same name, the upcoming film is a biographical drama about Italian artist Amedeo Modigliani, with the screen adaptation set in Paris in 1916. Modigliani “long considered by himself a critical and commercial failure, navigates a turbulent and eventful 48 hours that will become a turning point in his life, ultimately solidifying his reputation as an artistic legend.” “The saga of Mr. Modigliani’s life is one that I’m incredibly honored, and truly humbled, to bring to the screen,” Depp said in a statement. “It was a life of great hardship, but eventual triumph — a universally human story all vie...
Warner Bros. Has Yet to Greenlight a Sequel to ‘The Batman’
A new report from Variety has now revealed that despite the success of the original film, a sequel for Matt Reeves and Robert Pattinson‘s The Batman has yet to receive a greenlight over at Warner Bros. Discovery. The media giant recently reassured fans of the DCEU that the franchise now has a 10-year plan to flesh out its characters and plots in a similar manner as the Marvel Cinematic Universe, but with multiple Batmans currently in the running, it seems there’s some confusion as to how things will progress. Ben Affleck‘s Batman has already been confirmed to be returning from the Aquaman sequel, while Pattinson’s take on the Caped Crusader has yet to earn approval from the company for a sequel despite raking in $770 million USD under Reeves, who has apparently already begun work...
‘Cobra Kai’ Season 5 Grapples With Mounting Rivalries Following the All Valley Tournament
Tensions are high in the fifth season of Netflix’s Cobra Kai. The streamer has released the series’ official trailer for the new season, promising more action-packed karate sequences and even a fight set at the local water park. As the evil Terry Silver (Thomas Ian Griffith) works on strengthening Cobra Kai’s reign by recruiting new students and bringing in new senseis, Daniel LaRusso (Ralph Macchio) and Johnny Lawrence (William Zabka) team up to figure out a plan to bring him, and Cobra Kai, down for good. Following last season’s All Valley Tournament, which left one young competitor with a broken nose and unexpectedly eliminated another, the rivalry between Miyagi-Do and Cobra Kai has never been more intense. Cobra Kai continues to feed students its “No Mercy” approach to karate, while M...
Here’s Your First Look at the ‘Hunger Games’ Prequel Starring Rachel Zegler and Tom Blyth
Lionsgate on Tuesday shared an official first-look image from its upcoming Hunger Games prequel, The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, courtesy of Vanity Fair. The captivating visual sees Rachel Zegler, in the role of Lucy Gray Baird, and Tom Blyth, as a young Coriolanus Snow, holding hands in a grass field and staring longingly into the distance. The forthcoming film, which is set approximately 64 years prior to the events of the original Hunger Games trilogy, is based on Suzanne Collins’ 2020 novel of the same moniker. The movie centers on the 10th annual Hunger Games and follows an 18-year-old Snow, who is assigned to mentor District 12’s female tribute, Lucy. According to the official logline, the story goes as follows: “After Lucy Gray commands all of Panem’s attention by defi...
DJ Khaled Teases ‘GOD DID’ Collab With Lil Baby and Future
DJ Khaled has teased an upcoming collaboration with Future and Lil Baby for the title track on his forthcoming 13th studio album, GOD DID. Khaled confirmed the news on Instagram with an image of himself and the two chart-topping rappers, writing, “Biggest album coming #AUG26 #GODDID. Today we made more history!” He later confirmed that Future will feature on two GOD DID tracks and thanked the two artists for “believing” in him. “They don’t believe in us, Future did, Lil Baby did,” Khaled added in a clip. “Album August 26th. Be ready. It’s special.” The soon-to-be-released cut will arrive shortly after the debut of Khaled’s first GOD DID single, “Staying Alive,” which features Drake and Lil Baby. The forthcoming studio album will land as the follow-up to the producer’s 2021 record Khal...
#BRUHNews: The Polio Virus Has Reemerged In New York City
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Jackyenjoyphotography / Getty Just as the American people began accepting that the Coronavirus is here to stay and Monkeypox might become problematic going forward, polio has reemerged in New York City thirty years after the last recorded case in Gotham. According to The Washington Post, health authorities announced on Friday (August 12) that the polio virus was found in the waste water of New York City and though they haven’t revealed where the information was collected from, they say they found six positive samples in June and July. “The risk to New Yorkers is real but the defense is so simple — get vaccinated against polio,” city Health Commissioner Ashwin Vasan said in a news release. “With polio circulating in our communities, there is simply nothing...
XXXTentacion Murder Supsect Flips, Will Testify Against Three Other Defendents As Part of Plea Deal
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Miami Herald / Getty It’s been roughly four years since XXXTentacion was fatally shot outside RIVA Motorsports in Florida on June 18, 2018. Now, it looks like justice is finally coming to his family. NBC Miami reports Robert Allen, one of the four defendants involved in the shooting, is singing on the other three men involved as part of a plea deal. Allen pleaded guilty to a lesser charge of second-degree murder and robbery with a firearm. “second-degree murder and robbery with a firearm,” his attorney, Jim Lewis, told the local news affiliate. “More of an accessory after the fact than really part of the planning. Certainly, he never got out of the car, never had a gun, never shot anybody,” Lewis continued adding his client is “hoping for a lot better tha...
That’s Why?: Struggle ‘The Flash’ Actor Ezra Miller Seeking Treatment for “Complex Mental Health issues”
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Taylor Hill / Getty The Flash star Ezra Miller has been running afoul of the law for weirdo behavior including burglary and assault. However, now they’re claiming to be seeking treatment for “complex mental health issues.” Before we get to it, do you think they would receive such grace—and Warner Bros. not shelving their movie—if they was a Black actor? You know the answer. Related Stories About a week ago, Miller was popped and charged with felony burglary for stealing alcohol from a home in Vermont, allegedly. Recently, the trouble actor broke his silence on the matter, and copped tried and true Hollywood plea—I’m seeking treatment. “Having recently gone through a time of intense crisis, I now understand that I am suffering complex mental health issues ...
6 Things We Learned From Black Star & Dave Chappelle On Drink Champs
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Cassidy Sparrow / Getty After months of being kept on a shelf somewhere in NORE’s lab, the Drink Champs episode featuring Talib Kweli, Yasiin Bey (Mos Def), and Dave Chappelle has finally hit the airwaves and it was filled with as much laughter as you’d expect. Flying down to Dave Chappelle’s hangout dubbed “The Shack” in Yellow Springs, Ohio to tape the segment, NORE and his team popped bottles and shot the sh*t with the legendary artists and iconic comedian in which they talked about music, life, and of course Kanye West. Whether cracking jokes about Kanye West or reminiscing about the iconic moment of yesteryear, the three men provided listeners with entertaining stories, point of views, and comedic opinions. Here are the 6 things we learned from Black...
