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The Wachowskis to Auction Iconic Film Props to Raise Money for Trans Youths
Lana and Lilly Wachowski are now auctioning off some of their collection of iconic film props and collectibles to raise money in support of trans youths. Employing the aid of Potter & Potter Auctions, the Wachowskis have now created a catalog for their “Enter the Matrix: The Wachowski Collection,” which features a whole variety of highly covetable film props including Cyphus’ Lightning Rifle from The Matrix, the latex ears and gravity boots worn by Channing Tatum in Jupiter Ascending, a Neo-Seoul speeder from Cloud Atlas, a Segway from Speed Racer, and prop guns from Sense8. All proceeds from the auction will be donated to the Protect & Defend Trans Youth Fund, which then distributes the money across numerous organizations supporting the group in Florida, Arkansas, T...
‘Fantastic Beasts: Secrets of Dumbledore’ Continues To Capture Franchise-low Numbers at Box Office
Fantastic Beasts: Secrets of Dumbledore has continued to hit an all-time franchise-low despite its overall No. 1 ranking internationally for the third consecutive weekend. In its third weekend, the film captured $3.4 million USD in the global IMAX box office, pushing its total to $18.7 million USD. In North America, it made $1.6 million at IMAX box office with international IMAX numbers hitting $1.8 million USD to push the global sum to $12 million USD. It is unsurprising that the film has not captured the attention of fans after the creator J.K. Rowling‘s public attack against the trans community. The film also features Ezra Miller, who recently found himself in hot waters and was arrested in Hawaii for assaulting a woman. The series also saw a major shift after the franchise replaced the...
A24 Debuts Trailer of Halina Reijn’s Slasher Film ‘Bodies Bodies Bodies’
A24 has released the official trailer of Bodies Bodies Bodies, the upcoming dark comedy from director Halina Reijn. Set to premiere on August 5, Bodies Bodies Bodies stars the likes of The Hunger Games staple Amandla Stenberg, Borat Subsequent Moviefilm: Delivery of Prodigious Bribe to American Regime for Make Benefit Once Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan breakout star Maria Bakalova, The Hobbit and Guardians of the Galaxy‘s Lee Pace and Saturday Night Live cast member Pete Davidson: “When a group of rich 20-somethings plan a hurricane party at a remote family mansion, a party game goes awry in this fresh and funny look at backstabbing, fake friends, and one party gone very, very wrong.” The film first premiered at the South by Southwest Film Festival 2022 and is produced by David Hinojosa, A...
Twitter Founder Jack Dorsey Posts Radiohead Song to Express Feelings About Elon Musk
Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey has a lot of feelings about Elon Musk buying his company, and like many 45-year-old men with questionable beard games, he chose to express himself in the form of a Radiohead song. And while close readers might attempt to find evidence of satire in the choice, Dorsey seemed to show his support for Musk when he tweeted out the Kid A track, “Everything in Its Right Place.” Before Musk’s purchase, Dorsey owned a little more than 2% of Twitter, and while he maintained a seat on the board, he was expected to leave that post next month. As he explained in a Twitter thread, he sees Musk as the right man to continue his work. “I love Twitter. Twitter is the closest thing we have to a global consciousness,” he wrote in explanation of his Radiohead post. ...
Avatar Announce Summer 2022 North American Tour
Swedish heavy metal band Avatar have announced a Summer 2022 North American tour with Light the Torch and Otep. The outing launches on July 6th in Toronto and runs through the end of July, wrapping up with a July 31st date in Tucson, Arizona. Pre-sale tickets are available beginning Wednesday and Thursday (use code ROADIE), with the standard on-sale set for Friday (April 29th) at 10 a.m. local time. Get tickets via Ticketmaster. Advertisement Related Video “They don’t let us out much while we make our albums, so this summer will most likely turn out very dangerous for everyone involved,” remarked Avatar in a press release. “For all the tours we’ve done in North America, we have spent very little time there in the summer. Surely this must have led to a lot of unnecessary suffering that we a...
A Perfect Circle’s Billy Howerdel Announces Solo Album and 2022 North American Tour
A Perfect Circle mastermind Billy Howerdel has formally announced his debut solo album, What Normal Was, arriving June 10th. Howerdel will be supporting the LP’s release with a Summer North American tour. Dates kick off June 11th in Ventura, California, and run through July 20th in Phoenix. Along the way, Howerdel will link up with his APC bandmate Maynard James Keenan by opening for Puscifer in Los Angeles (June 12th) and Rochester Hills, Michigan (July 1st). Tickets for all headlining dates go on sale Friday (April 29th) at 10 a.m. local time via Ticketmaster, with pre-sales beginning Thursday. Advertisement Related Video What Normal Was will house 10 tracks in total. Howerdel self-produced the record and calls it a return to his formative years as a musician. “This is me stepping back i...
Composer Ramin Djawadi on Uncharted and Jamming With The National in Westeros
Ramin Djawadi, the Emmy-winning composer behind the scores for Iron Man, Pacific Rim, and Game of Thrones, isn’t sure that he has a signature sound to his works for film, TV, video games, and more. “I don’t know if I can analyze myself and say, oh, I sound like Ramin,” he tells Consequence. “I can definitely think of other composers when I hear their music, but I’m not sure if I can say it about myself. I don’t know. I think it’s up to others to decide if I have that or not.” While he might not be able to hear what makes it distinctive, Djawadi has nonetheless become quite in demand. His latest film, the Tom Holland-starring adaptation of Uncharted, is now available for rental, and on the horizon this year are two massive TV projects: Djawadi will be returning not just to compose the music...
Bad Bunny Cast To Star In Spider-Man Spinoff Film ‘El Muerto’
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Greg Doherty / Getty Without a Spider-Man to call their own these days Sony has really been banking on their Spidey spin-off films to keep them relevant in the box office game and now not only are they churning out yet another Spidey villain film, but also reaching out to the Latino community at the same time. According to IGN, Sony has announced that they will be producing a film based off on Spider-Man villain, El Muerto, and have cast Reggaeton superstar, Bad Bunny to star in the film! First Bad Bunny becomes the first reggae ton music artist to become “professional wrestler” and hold the WWE 24/7 Title a few months back to actually playing a professional wrestler in a major motion picture. Not bad, hermano. Though El Muerto isn’t exactly the most reco...
Run This Town: Jay-Z’s Made In America 2022 Dates Announced
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Mark Makela / Getty Made In America is back for 2022, with new dates for the late summer festival created by Jay-Z having been recently announced. The Made In America Festival is back again for its tenth year, with dates for the 2022 edition being announced on Tuesday (April 26th). The two-day concert event created by Jay-Z and Budweiser will return to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on Labor Day Weekend, September 3rd and September 4th. The festival will be held once more at Benjamin Franklin Parkway, the cultural thoroughfare that runs through the heart of the city and ends at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. “From the inaugural festival in 2012 to now, Made In America has had a home on Benjamin Franklin Parkway. We have seen some of music’s most iconic...
J.J. Abrams’ Bad Robot To Produce A Live-Action ‘Hot Wheels’ Film
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Future Publishing / Getty For generations Hot Wheels have probably been both the most recognizable and probably most under-appreciated toy line on the market, but it’s about to get pushed back to the forefront of the world when it rolls up on the silver screen in its first feature film. Deadline is reporting that Mattel has struck a deal with Warner Bros. and director extraordinaire, J.J. Abrams to produce a live-action film centered around the iconic toy cars that most 80’s babies grew up on. Who asked for this film to be made? No one, but that isn’t stopping anyone from getting it done. How will it play out? Hot Wheels is Mattel’s 54-year-old brand of toy cars, which is billed as the world’s leading vehicle franchise, representing and uniting all segmen...
Something In The Water To Place In Washington, D.C. On Juneteenth Weekend
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Brian Ach / Getty Something In The Water, the music festival founded by Pharell Williams and launched in 2019, still remains one of the top events of its sort some three years later. SITW will mark its triumphant return in 2022, this time outside of Skateboard P’s native Virginia, and instead will take place in the Nation’s Capitol. Pharrell announced the return of Something In The Water on Tuesday (April 26) while sharing that the three-day festival will feature some of the biggest and brightest names across a variety of music genres. Taking place across three stages in the heart of Washington, D.C., Pharrell and Friends, a star-studded affair when it was first rolled out during the first Something In The Water, most certainly stands out. While the...
Pharrell Williams Announces Return of Something in the Water Festival
Pharrell Williams decided there is something in the water. No, literally — the producer’s Something in the Water Festival will return this year in Washington D.C. over Juneteenth (June 19) weekend. It previously took place in Virginia. Artists on the bill include Tyler, the Creator, Dave Matthews Band, Usher, 6lack, Lil Baby, Grammy-winner Jon Batiste, Pusha T, Lil Uzi Vert among many more. And that’s just the beginning. The festival promises that more artists will be added ahead of the event. Over the weekend of June 17-19, the festival will also feature Go-Go musicians including Backyard Band, Rare Essence, and Sound of the City. The event is produced by Redrock Entertainment and Live Nation and was expanded this year to host three stages on Independence Avenue in the heart of our nation...
