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James Hong Gets Candid About Making the “Berserk” Everything Everywhere All at Once
James Hong is the living definition of a screen legend, having appeared in literally hundreds of films, TV shows, and video games as an actor. Some of his most notable roles include appearances in Blade Runner, Big Trouble in Little China, The Golden Child, and the Kung Fu Panda series — he memorably fought Wayne Campbell over the hand of his daughter in Wayne’s World 2, and just this spring provided the voice of local elder Mr. Gao in Pixar’s Turning Red. And then there’s Everything Everywhere All at Once, the genre-warping, mind-bending exercise in multiverse-hopping written and directed by Daniels. In the film, Hong, 93, plays Gong Gong, father to Evelyn (Michelle Yeoh) and grandfather to Joy (Stephanie Hsu) — traditional in his ways and a disapproving figure in Evelyn’s life, Gong Gong...
James Hong Gets Candid About Making the “Berserk” Everything Everywhere All at Once
James Hong is the living definition of a screen legend, having appeared in literally hundreds of films, TV shows, and video games as an actor. Some of his most notable roles include appearances in Blade Runner, Big Trouble in Little China, The Golden Child, and the Kung Fu Panda series — he memorably fought Wayne Campbell over the hand of his daughter in Wayne’s World 2, and just this spring provided the voice of local elder Mr. Gao in Pixar’s Turning Red. And then there’s Everything Everywhere All at Once, the genre-warping, mind-bending exercise in multiverse-hopping written and directed by Daniels. In the film, Hong, 93, plays Gong Gong, father to Evelyn (Michelle Yeoh) and grandfather to Joy (Stephanie Hsu) — traditional in his ways and a disapproving figure in Evelyn’s life, Gong Gong...
Casper the Friendly Ghost Live-Action Series in the Works at Peacock
The Casper the Friendly Ghost universe is about to expand with a new live-action series at Peacock, reports Variety. Currently in development, the series is an entirely new take on the character. It’s described as a horror/adventure show reimagining the origin of Casper in a coming-of-age story. After a new family comes to small-town Eternal Falls, he gets caught up in a mystery that unearths over 100 years of dark secrets Writer and executive producer Kai Yu Wu has plenty of experience with the supernatural. Wu got her start as a staff writer on NBC’s Hannibal before moving on to CW’s The Flash. Most recently, the Taiwanese-American adapted Yangsze Choo’s novel The Ghost Bride as a Netflix original series. Advertisement Related Video Casper debuted in the 1945 short cartoon...
Casper the Friendly Ghost Live-Action Series in the Works at Peacock
The Casper the Friendly Ghost universe is about to expand with a new live-action series at Peacock, reports Variety. Currently in development, the series is an entirely new take on the character. It’s described as a horror/adventure show reimagining the origin of Casper in a coming-of-age story. After a new family comes to small-town Eternal Falls, he gets caught up in a mystery that unearths over 100 years of dark secrets Writer and executive producer Kai Yu Wu has plenty of experience with the supernatural. Wu got her start as a staff writer on NBC’s Hannibal before moving on to CW’s The Flash. Most recently, the Taiwanese-American adapted Yangsze Choo’s novel The Ghost Bride as a Netflix original series. Advertisement Related Video Casper debuted in the 1945 short cartoon...
Britney Spears Announces She is Pregnant
Congratulations are in order to Britney Spears, who announced Monday that she is pregnant. In an Instagram post, Spears revealed that she is expecting her third child — and first with Sam Asghari. “I lost so much weight to go on my Maui trip only to gain it back … I thought ‘Geez … what happened to my stomach ???’ My husband said ‘No you’re food pregnant silly !!!” So I got a pregnancy test … and uhhhhh well … I am having a baby …,” she wrote in an emoji-filled Instagram post. Related Video Spears also opened up about some of her struggles during past pregnancies. “It’s hard because when I was pregnant I had perinatal depression … I have to say it is absolutely horrible… women didn’t talk about it back then.” Her first son Sean Federline was born in 2005, and her second son Jayden Fe...
Britney Spears Announces She is Pregnant
Congratulations are in order to Britney Spears, who announced Monday that she is pregnant. In an Instagram post, Spears revealed that she is expecting her third child — and first with Sam Asghari. “I lost so much weight to go on my Maui trip only to gain it back … I thought ‘Geez … what happened to my stomach ???’ My husband said ‘No you’re food pregnant silly !!!” So I got a pregnancy test … and uhhhhh well … I am having a baby …,” she wrote in an emoji-filled Instagram post. Related Video Spears also opened up about some of her struggles during past pregnancies. “It’s hard because when I was pregnant I had perinatal depression … I have to say it is absolutely horrible… women didn’t talk about it back then.” Her first son Sean Federline was born in 2005, and her second son Jayden Fe...
Sean Penn Says He Considered Joining Ukrainian Armed Forces
Just a few weeks after returning to the US following his pedestrian flee from Ukraine to Poland, Sean Penn says he considered joining Ukraine’s resistance against Russia. In an interview with the new quarterly magazine Hollywood Authentic, the actor said he only would’ve stayed in Ukraine longer to join the country’s armed forces. “The only possible reason for me staying in Ukraine longer last time would’ve been for me to be holding a rifle, probably without body armor, because as a foreigner, you would want to give that body armor to one of the civilian fighters who doesn’t have it or to a fighter with more skills than I have, or to a younger man or woman who could fight for longer or whatever,” Penn said. “So, where I am in life is short of doing that, but if you’ve been in Ukraine ...
Sean Penn Says He Considered Joining Ukrainian Armed Forces
Just a few weeks after returning to the US following his pedestrian flee from Ukraine to Poland, Sean Penn says he considered joining Ukraine’s resistance against Russia. In an interview with the new quarterly magazine Hollywood Authentic, the actor said he only would’ve stayed in Ukraine longer to join the country’s armed forces. “The only possible reason for me staying in Ukraine longer last time would’ve been for me to be holding a rifle, probably without body armor, because as a foreigner, you would want to give that body armor to one of the civilian fighters who doesn’t have it or to a fighter with more skills than I have, or to a younger man or woman who could fight for longer or whatever,” Penn said. “So, where I am in life is short of doing that, but if you’ve been in Ukraine ...
BIA and J. Cole Go on an International Shopping Spree in New “LONDON” Music Video
BIA tapped J. Cole for a guest feature on her new single “LONDON.” Alongside the track’s release, the duo teamed up for a high-production music video. The song opens with BIA rapping about touching down in the eponymous English city. In the accompanying visual, she goes on a shopping spree and walks her pet dalmatians down the street. After BIA makes mention of copping new Prada, Dior and Louis Vuitton, Cole enters with a rapid-fire verse of his own. “I like to shop in the District,” he raps. “Coppin’ this, coppin’ that, I’m proper capitalistic.” The two rappers link up to drop bars on a rooftop before leaving London via speedboat. On Instagram, Cole expressed his appreciation for his collaborator and said that he had thought about the song for a month before BIA even hit him up to appear ...
Juicy Gone Crazy: Jussie Smollett Drops Bars Claiming He’s Innocent
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Chicago Tribune / Getty Fresh off of his release from jail after being convicted of filing a false report, Jussie Smollett is still proclaiming his innocence – this time in a new rap song. The former Empire actor broke his silence last Tuesday with a song discussing his court case and taking aim at what he feels was unjust treatment placed upon him by the justice system. The track, entitled “Thank You God”, was shared on his social media account which is reportedly being maintained by his other family members. The video snippet begins with the statement: “CHANNELING THESE THOUGHTS THE BEST WAY I KNOW HOW. LOVE YOU… – JUSSIE.” Related Stories From that point, Smollett opens up in song: “It’s like they’re hell-bent on not solving the crime / Taking out the ...
DJ Khaled Unveils We The Best x Air Jordan 5’s, Plural
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: @djkhaled / Instagram DJ Khaled‘s basketball skills may be suspect at best, but the guy does have taste in sneakers. Today (April 11), the famed DJ, producer and influence unveiled his We The Best x Air Jordan 5 collaborations—as in plural. Taking to his usual social media haunts, Instagram and Twitter, Khaled shared a spot that features vintage Michael Jordan footage along with video of himself on the basketball court. But most importantly, we see images of multiple colorways of a special “We The Best” Air Jordan 5 model. Besides the kicks, there will be a corresponding apparel collection as well. Related Stories In total we see four colorways including a light blue, pink/orange, purple and off white/grey, and they all feature icey soles along with “We T...
Elon Musk Will NOT Be Joining Twitter Board, MAGA Land Drops New Conspiracy Theory
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: NurPhoto / Getty MAGA Twitter’s hope of Elon Musk being Donald Trump’s savior has been put on ice. In a stunning and swift reversal, Twitter’s largest shareholder Elon Musk aka Bootleg Tony Stark, will not be joining Twitter’s board of directors, CEO Parag Agrawal announced in a tweet Sunday evening (Apr.10). “Elon has joined not to join our board,” Agrawal wrote in a memo he had sent to the company staff. Musk’s joining the board was “contingent on a background check and formal acceptance.” “Elon’s appointment to the board was to become officially effective 4/9, but Elon shared that same morning that he will no longer be joining the board,” Agrawal continued. “I believe this is for the best.” The decision has spawned tons of reactions from those ag...
