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‘Super Mario’ Creator Hints Nintendo Is Planning on Expanding Its Cinematic Universe
Earlier this year, Nintendo announced their animated Super Mario Bros film. The film is set to star Chris Pratt as Mario, Seth Rogan as Donkey Kong, Jack Black as Bowser and Anya Taylor-Joy as Princess Peach. Shigeru Miyamoto, also known as the creator of Super Mario has teased fans with a hint that Nintendo is looking to expand its cinematic universe with new characters and potentially another film. In a recent Q&A session at Nintendo’s 2021 Q2 financial results presentation, Miyamoto answered a few questions regarding the progress of the new Super Mario Bros. film. He said, “Super Mario film is pretty much done,” though they are still “polishing the movie.” The creator revealed that the company and himself “have a very good feeling about it but we are very careful not to betray custo...
Netflix To Make iOS Games Available on Apple’s App Store
Netflix has recently begun offering mobile games on Android. As the rollout for its games begins, iOS players are wondering when Netflix will bring them to the Apple platform. Apple’s policies are notoriously tedious for gaming services and it is no different for Netflix to try to enter into the App Store. In a recent newsletter, Bloomberg‘s Mark Gurman said has claimed that he has seen the code for these games that indicate that Netflix is planning on releasing mobile games “individually” for iOS on the Apple App Store. Though that’s the case, it seems as though the streaming giant’s own app will only serve as a gaming gateway. Gurman confirmed that iOS users will not be able to download or play on the Netflix app itself. The main Netflix app still offers the full game catalog, however, w...
Survivors Mourn Astroworld Disaster: ‘It Was Like Hell in There’
The shrine of votive candles, flowers, photos and handwritten cards stretched along Westridge Street, about 100 yards away from the site of the disaster. As videos posted on social media showed, Scott continued to perform while fans were screaming at him to stop the show. Scott told fans on social media Saturday that he was “absolutely devastated by what took place.” Rodriguez, Tavera and their friends criticized festival security staff, and Scott, for not recognizing the danger signs and allowing the show to go on. “It was like they didn’t care,” Rodriguez said. Another friend added: “They did not have enough people there.” The eight who died in the crush ranged in ages from 14 to 27, including a 21-year-old University of Dayton engineering studen...
Ed Sheeran’s ‘=’ Blasts to No. 1 In U.K.
Of that lofty sum, 68% was physical sales, including 11,600 copies on vinyl, the week’s best-seller on wax. Meanwhile, streaming generated 18% of combined sales, and the remainder (14%) was downloads. Meanwhile, former Verve frontman Ashcroft bows at No. 2 with his retrospective Acoustic Hymns Vol. 1 (BMG), for his sixth U.K. Top 10 album, while the 25th anniversary reissue of Spice Girls’ debut Spice (UMC/Virgin) heats at up No. 5. Philadelphia rock outfit The War On Drugs start at No. 6 with I Don’t Live Here Anymore (Atlantic). It’s their second appearance in the Top 10, following 2017’s A Deeper Understanding, which peaked at No. 3. Over on the Official U.K. Singles Chart, Adele holds top spot for a third week with her hit comeback track “Easy On Me.” It was anything but an easy victor...
Ed Sheeran, Adele Battle For U.K. Singles Chart Crown
Adele’s “Easy On Me,” the U.K.’s best-seller of the past three weeks, is close behind at No. 2, with just 500 chart sales separating them. Based on OCC data from the first 48 hours in the chart cycle, Brighton rapper ArrDee has the hottest start with Flowers “(Say My Name)” at No. 6. The track, which puts a drill spin on Sweet Female Attitude’s “Flowers” and Destiny’s Child’s “Say My Name,” is set to become the artist’s third U.K. Top 10 single. Also aiming for a Top 20 debut is Travis Scott’s new release “Escape Plan” while Summer Walker and SZA’s joint “No Love,” from Walker’s Still Over It LP, is new at No. 20. If it keeps its momentum, it’ll give Walker her highest charting U.K. single to date, and SZA’s fifth Top 20. The Official U.K. Singles Chart is published late Friday, local time...
Amy Winehouse Auction Rakes in $4 Million
An auction of most than 800 of Amy Winehouse’s dresses, shoes, jewelry and accessories that she wore on stage, in photo shoots and at various public events brought in $4 million over the weekend, Julien’s Auctions said Sunday. The biggest seller of the event was the dress Winehouse wore in her final stage performance in Belgrade in her 2011 Summer Festival Tour, which sold for a $243,200, which Julien’s said was 16 times its original estimate of $15,000. The dress is described as a “custom-made figure-hugging halter mini dress designed by Winehouse’s designer and stylist, Naomi Parry, [which] has a bamboo and floral print on silk incorporated into a Spanx dress.” Another hot item was a Moschino custom-made red leather heart-shaped purse used by Winehouse at the 2007 Brit Awards, which sold...
Lil Durk Reflects on Losing His Friends in Surprise New Single “Lion Eyes”
Lil Durk surprised fans by releasing a brand new song entitled “Lion Eyes.” Clocking in at just a little over two minutes, the track is currently only available on YouTube and hears Durkio touch on the hardships of his life, including violence and the people he’s lost. The rapper is open about his emotions throughout the cut, opening with the hard-hitting line “You off them drugs, you think you macho, you gon’ slide tonight/I know you will, you ain’t gon’ kill if someone die tonight” and following it with bars such as “I know how it feel to lose it all bеcause I lost too much” and “Ain’t do too much when Fredo died, we torched them lighters/I missed the ones that’s now deceased that I knew since the diapers.” At the end of the day, however, Lil Durk pushes on to honor the friends he has lo...
Summer Walker’s ‘Still Over It’ Projected to Hold Biggest Debut by R&B Female Artist Since Beyoncé’s ‘Lemonade’
Summer Walker‘s sophomore effort Still Over It is set to open at No. 1 on the Billboard 200. According to HITS Daily Double, the 20-track record is projected to earn 185,000 to 210,000 in equivalent album sales in its first week, including 9,000 to 12,000 in album sales and around 225 million to 250 million on-demand audio streams. If forecasts are correct, Still Over It will not only earn Walker her first No. 1 but will also hold the record for the largest debut by a female R&B artist since Beyoncé’s Lemonade in 2016. Still Over It featyres guest appearances from the likes of Cardi B on “Bitter,” JT From City Girls on “Ex For A Reason,” SZA on “No Love,” Ari Lennox on “Unloyal,” Lil Durk on “Toxic,” Pharrell and the Neptunes on “Dat Right There,” Omarion on “Screwin” and Ciara on “Cia...
Scarface Announces He Is “Done With Rap”
One of the most legendary MCs in hip-hop has officially announced his departure from rap. In a recent Geto Boys Reloaded podcast, Scarface said that he was stepping away from rapping to focus on other creative avenues. Fans of Scarface will still be able to get a chance to see the rapper before his final bow on stage as the MC promises to give them proper closure. In the interview, Scarface discussed hosting a farewell concert, “The cool part about it is, I get to say farewell twice. I get to go out there and say farewell by myself, and then I get to say it with you.” He also took the chance to reflect on his success sharing, “I was saying some good shit. I probably could never write like that again. But it’s a beautiful thing when you’re able to express yourself with words and p...
Lawsuits Filed Against Travis Scott, Drake & Live Nation Over Astroworld Tragedy
The first two lawsuits have been filed against Travis Scott, Live Nation, and other entities affiliated with Astroworld Festival in light of Friday night’s tragic events that left eight people dead and hundreds injured. In a lawsuit filed Saturday in Harris County District Court, an attendee named Manuel Souza, who was injured at Astroworld, said negligence on the part of Scott and Live Nation led to a “predictable and preventable tragedy.” “Defendants failed to properly plan and conduct the concert in a safe manner,” said Souza’s attorney, Steve Kherkher of the law firm Kherkher Garcia LLP. “Instead, they consciously ignored the extreme risks of harm to concertgoers, and, in some cases actively encouraged and fomented dangerous behaviors.” Advertisement Related Video Souza’s lawsuit speci...
Ed Sheeran’s ‘=’ Overtakes Drake’s ‘Certified Lover Boy’ as No. 1 Album
Ed Sheeran is opening this week’s Billboard 200 at No. 1 as = dethrones Drake‘s Certified Lover Boy. According to Billboard, = earned a total of 118,000 equivalent album units including 68,000 in album sales, 46,500 in streaming equivalent album units and 3,500 in track equivalent album units. The record is the best-selling album of the week and marks Sheeran’s fourth No. 1 entry following No.6 Collaborations Project in 2019, ÷ in 2017 and x in 2014; + peaked at No. 5. Also debuting in this week’s top 10 is Megan Thee Stallion‘s Something for the Hotties at No. 5, which marks her fourth appearance in the top 10 after Good News and Suga in 2020 and Fever in 2019. Elsewhere on the chart, Drizzy steps down to No. 2 with CLB followed by Morgan Wallen and Doja Cat. Making up the bottom half of ...
Netflix Releases Final Trailer for Thriller Series ‘Hellbound’
South Korean thriller drama Hellbound, from the director of Train to Busan and Peninsula, Yeon Sang-ho, has released its final trailer ahead of its premiere later this month. “I would like to welcome you all to the new world,” reads the trailer description. “All hell breaks loose. Utter chaos ravages the world.” As unearthly beings suddenly show up in Seoul to condemn individuals to hell, the city spirals into widespread hysteria as a mysterious religious group, The New Truth, led by their leader Jung Jin-soo (Yoo Ah-in), grows their cult following on the idea of divine justice. The series follows broadcasting station director Bae Young-jae (Park Jung-min), lawyer Min Hey-jin (Kim Hyun-joo), and detective Jin Kyung-hoon (Yang Ik-june), and others as they try to unearth the reason behind th...
