Another dose of magic is on the horizon: Warner Bros. has unveiled the trailer for The Secrets of Dumbledore, the next installment in the Fantastic Beasts franchise. A prequel to the beloved Harry Potter series, the film will hit theaters on April 15th, 2022. As its title implies, Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore follows the tribulations of future Hogwarts headmaster Albus Dumbledore (long before The Boy Who Lived received his acceptance letter). The clip shows Dumbledore (Jude Law) assembling a team of wizards, witches, and one Muggle in an effort to stop dark wizard Gellert Grindelwald (Mads Mikkelsen) from seizing control of the wizarding world. With Magizoologist Newt Scamander (Eddie Redmayne) leading the efforts, they encounter a slew of magical beasts as Gr...
Listen via Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Podcasts | Stitcher | Pocket Casts | Radio Public | RSS Steve Perry sits down with Kyle Meredith to talk about The Season, his latest entry into the cannon of holiday albums. Related Video The former Journey singer tells us how last year’s absence of a Christmas feeling and missing loved ones led him to seek a reconnection with this year’s season. He discusses how The Season was inspired by the memories and songs of his childhood, especially the timelessness of original classic holiday tracks. Perry also touches on occasionally injecting his own lyrics into those classics, and teases two original holiday songs he’s written and recorded for a future release. Advertisement Perry...
In celebration of one of the episodes of its Xbox docuseries over on YouTube, Microsoft has now made Red Ring of Death posters you can buy for $25 USD. Titled Power On: The Story of Xbox, the six-part docuseries follows the creation and development of the now legendary console over the years since its original launch exactly two decades ago, exploring all of its highs and lows. Of course, it wouldn’t be a proper documentary about Xbox if it didn’t discuss the infamous Red Ring of Death that occurred on the Xbox 360, and so the team dedicated the entirety of the fifth episode to explore the tragedy. For those unfamiliar, the Red Ring of Death occurred when the Xbox 360 is confronted with a hardware issue that required physical repairs. When experiencing this problem, the front LED ring...
With the long-awaited The Matrix: Resurrections reboot film just around the corner, Warner Bros. Japan releases its character posters, opting for a different aesthetic than the English posters released earlier this month. The Japanese black and white character posters feature six movie characters wearing different styles of sunglasses in red and blue tints, referring to the two pills that can be taken. The personalities portrayed include Keanu Reeves as Neo, Carrie-Anne Moss as Trinity, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II as Morpheus, Jessica Henwick as Bugs, Eréndira Ibarra as Lexy, and Neil Patrick Harris as Neo’s mysterious therapist. The Matrix: Resurrections will premiere first in Japan on December 17, followed by an international release in theaters and HBO Max on December 22. Take a browse throug...
Just as WB Games Montréal is developing a video game for Gotham Knights, the CW is now expanding on its own DC content with a live-action series of the Batman-related heroes. According to new reports, the network is now working on the series that will follow Bruce Wayne’s son following the murder of Batman as he teams up with the children of different villains within Gotham. Though not a spin-off of Batwoman, the project will be helmed by its writers James Stoteraux, Chad Fiveash and Natalie Abrams, and has no connection with the upcoming game either. The synopsis reads: “In the wake of Bruce Wayne’s murder, his rebellious adopted son forges an unlikely alliance with the children of Batman’s enemies when they are all framed for killing the Caped Crusader. And as the city’s most w...
Snoop Dogg is teaming up with 50 Cent to bring the story of his murder trial to Starz. A Moment in Time: Murder was the Case, a working title, is currently in development and is executive produced by the two hip-hop powerhouses. The project marks the second installment in an anthology series that focuses on the criminal events that occur behind the scenes in hip-hop history. Variety has reported that the project will be set in 1993, the time of Snoop’s trial for the first-degree murder of Phili Woldermariam. Woldermariam was a rival gang member who actually killed Snoop’s bodyguard, McKinley Lee. At the time of the trial, Snoop released his debut album Doggystyle and the hit single, “Murder was the Case.” The publicity of the trial boosted sales of the album to over five million albums eve...
Big Time Rush are back in a big way. On Monday (Dec. 13), the boy band released “Call It Like I See It,” their first single in eight years. On the sunny track, the quartet — who got their start on their eponymous Nickelodeon sitcom from 2009 to 2013 — croon over horn blasts and shimmery synths. “Pull up on you, that’s an intro/ Just can’t help it when you look like that/ Spinning like a disco/ Make me wanna make a demo track,” Logan Henderson sings on the opening verse before Carlos PenaVega jumps in to croon, “Got me feelin’ like I’m retro/ Leave ya friends in the friend zone, right?/ You can meet me in the end zone, right?/ Let’s keep it simple, baby.” Explore See latest videos, charts and news In an interview with People, the pop group opened up about what it was like getting back into ...
With Adele’s 30 breaking through with 1.45 million album consumption units and selling consistently with the holiday sales rush in full force, an initial fear that Columbia/Sony Music may have shipped too much product into the U.S. marketplace has dissipated. While it didn’t take off like a moonshot the way 25 did when it opened with 3.5 million units sold in 2015, Adele’s latest “did fantastic in the debut week and now there are consistent sales,” says one physical music executive. “This title feels like it definitely has legs.” Nevertheless, industry sources initially speculated that Sony had shipped anywhere from 1.2 million to 1.7 million pieces of physical product in the U.S., with that higher figure fueled by the belief that as much as 1 million combined CD and vinyl albums went to T...
As all die-hard Swifties know, Thursday (Dec. 13) is Taylor Swift‘s birthday, and the superstar took to social media to celebrate — set to the tune of a fan-favorite Red single. The “I Bet You Think About Me” songstress rang in her 32nd birthday with a dual party alongside bestie Alana Haim. “*Don’t say it, don’t say it OKAY I’m saying it:* I’M FEELIN 32. And Alana is feeling 30. Don’t worry we tested everyone! Thank you so much for the birthday wishes, I love you all so much,” she captioned a pair of snaps from the party, showing off her and the littlest Haim’s matching birthday cakes adorned with photos of them as kids. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news According to the candid shots, the bash was also attended by Booksmart actress Diana Silvers...
It’s been three years since Britney Spears has been on tour, and the pop star divulged on Instagram about how difficult life on the road was. In a new post Monday (Dec. 13), Spears reflected on all the gifts from A-listers she received on her 40th birthday earlier this month and took a moment to count all her blessings. But when it came to the hardships from her old life as an active touring musician, the “Toxic” singer revealed how much she “hated” her old, laborious touring schedule. “I know I’m not playing in huge arenas with my loud band anymore but I will be honest and say life on the road is hard !!!” she wrote in the lengthy post. “My first three years in the biz and on the road were great but I’ll be completely honest and say that after those three tours and the pace I was going … ...