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‘The Suicide Squad’ Post-Credits Scene Released, Teases John Cena’s ‘Peacemaker’ Spin-off
Warner Bros. has released the official post-credit scene for James Gunn‘s The Suicide Squad. The short clip also gives audiences an unprecedented first look at HBO Max’s highly anticipated show, Peacemaker. Peacemaker sees John Cena reprise his role as the titular character. The post-credit scene alludes to what can be expected in the new HBO Max series as audiences can see Cena’s character Peacemaker seemingly recovering in a hospital bed after Idris Elba’s character, Bloodshot, took him out in battle at the Corto Maltese. The clip show shows fans that Peacemaker is recovering and that he is needed to save the world. Emilia Harcourt and John Economos, played by Jennifer Holland and Steve Agee, respectively, check-in on Peacemaker when he is in the hospital. Peacemaker will be an eigh...
‘Dune’ Receives Eight-Minute Standing Ovation at Venice Film Festival Premiere
Denis Villeneuve‘s much-anticipated film, Dune made its official world premiere at the Venice Film Festival over the weekend. The film, which was an adaptation to Frank Herbert’s 1965 sci-fi classic, received an eight-minute standing ovation. Amongst those who was in the audience was Oscar-winner Chloe Zhao who, according to The Hollywood Reporter, immediately sprung from her chair and rushed towards Villeneuve to give him a congratulatory hug during the standing ovation. In one impactful word, Zhao called the film “fantastic,” echoing the sentiments of most in the audience that night. A cascade of bravos were directed at the cast and director as the crowd roared on for nearly ten minutes. The film became the talk of the town almost immediately as many praised how well the story was brough...
Netflix’s New ‘Baki Hanma’ Trailer Welcomes the Ultimate Father-Son Brawl
Netflix recently unveiled the second official trailer for Baki Hanma, the third installment of the anime series based on the highly-acclaimed manga Baki by Keisuke Itagaki. In the upcoming season, Baki challenges his father Yujiro, commonly referred to as “the strongest creature on Earth,” after the Great Raitai Tournament Saga, making way for a brutal father-son face-off. “After overcoming countless intense battles with powerful enemies, the time is finally ripe for Baki to face his father, Yujiro Hanma,” the official synopsis reads. “Before this battle, Baki chooses Biscuit Oliva—also known as Mr. Unchained—as an appropriate sparring partner.” The plot unfolds while Olivia is incarcerated in a prison called the “Black Pentagon,” infamously known as the home for the most violent...
Bobby Shmurda Had Water Bottle Thrown At Him At MIA, Wanted That Fade
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Kevin Mazur / Getty The Made In America Festival went down smoothly this past weekend, but there’s always haters lurking. Bobby Shmurda had an object thrown at him while performing at the music festival in Philadelphia, and he went into the crowd to put hands on the alleged assailant. Fortunately for Bobby, his team seems to have helped stop a parole violation. Reports TMZ: The recently prison-sprung rapper was caught on video Saturday night at the Made in America Festival in Philly … where he’s said to have made appearances throughout, but stopped short of performing himself that night. He is, however, scheduled to go Sunday. Before he could do that, though, he ran into trouble — which required him to be yanked back and dragged away by his team. Watch th...
Drake Producer Noah “40” Shebib Explains R. Kelly Sample Fail
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Christopher Polk/AMA2012 / Getty It’s 2021, and aligning yourself, even inadvertently, with anything R. Kelly-related is asking for a fail. Enter Drake, who sampled the disgraced crooner on his new album, Certified Lover Boy, and has been catching flack for it ever since. R. Kelly’s hit tune “Half On a Baby” is sampled on “TSU.” Anyone with fundamental knowledge of how music publishing works knows the Pied Piper had to be credited, or else he could come back and sue, and surely win, for copyright infringement. The 6 God’s longtime producer Noah “40” Shebib recently took to social media to explain details of what seemed like a suspect maneuver. 40 hit the comments on a post shared by Ravyn Wngz of an article that said R. Kelly was a “co-writer.” Turns out,...
Lil Uzi Vert Claims His Faux-Infinity Stone Was Torn Out of His Head at Rolling Loud
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Kevin Mazur / Getty Remember when Lil Uzi Vert was running around with an alleged $24 million diamond in the middle of his forehead? Well according to the Philly rapper, it was ripped out by fans during his set at Rolling Loud. It could have fell out, but we weren’t there. However, while attending the 40/40 Club’s re-opening, Uzi Vert told TMZ the tea. The rapper says he had a $24 MILLION rock embedded as a flashy facial implant, claiming he saved up for years for the pink gemstone and wanted it put in his forehead because he was afraid he’d otherwise lose it. According to Lil Uzi, the implant wasn’t foolproof when he did a stage dive at the Miami hip hop festival … and his fans ripped it right out of his forehead. The good news … he didn’t suffer any ser...
Attendees Slam Elements Festival for “Unsafe” Lack of Infrastructure, Wait Times of Up to 16 Hours
According to a slew of irate attendees, the 2021 edition of Elements Music & Arts Festival lived up to its name after a storm ravaged the campgrounds—and the event’s infrastructure. After proprietors promoted a “lakefront paradise” experience, the Pennsylvania-based festival was blasted by ticket-holders reporting crippling logistical issues and an alarming lack of organization. Elements began Friday, September 3rd and will conclude today, September 6th. A public Facebook group developed to air grievances against the camping festival, dubbed “Elements Shit Show 2021,” has amassed over 1,300 members in less than 24 hours. Its contents paint a grim picture of an understaffed, ill-equipped event with legions of incoming refund requests due to what m...
ROSS THE BOSS Apologizes For ‘Insulting’ MANOWAR: It’s ‘Not My Style’ To Say Things Like That
Former MANOWAR guitarist Ross “The Boss” Friedman has apologized for his disparaging comments about the band in a recent interview, explaining that it’s not his “style” to say “things like that.” A founding member of MANOWAR, Ross recorded six albums with the band before leaving after 1988’s “Kings Of Metal”. His work with MANOWAR included such classic LPs as 1982’s “Battle Hymns”, 1983’s “Into Glory Ride” and 1984’s “Hail To England”. Friedman discussed his time with MANOWAR during a chat with Waste Some Time With Jason Green. Recalling the circumstances surrounding his exit from the group more than three decades ago, he said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): “When a...
PHIL DEMMEL Says VIO-LENCE’s Recent Concert ‘Turned Out To Be’ A COVID-19 ‘Superspreader Event’: ‘We All Got Sick’
VIO-LENCE guitarist Phil Demmel says that the band’s recent concert in California “turned out to be a superspreader event” after which his entire household and some of his bandmates contracted COVID-19. VIO-LENCE‘s August 6 appearance at Strummer’s in Fresno marked the first performance by the band’s current lineup, consisting of Demmel, singer Sean Killian and drummer Perry Strickland, along with the band’s latest additions, guitarist Bobby Gustafson (ex-OVERKILL) and bassist Christian Olde Wolbers (ex-FEAR FACTORY). In an Instagram video chat promoting METAL ALLEGIANCE‘s September 25 concert at Stereo Garden in Patchogue, New York, Demmel reflected on the VIO-LENCE gig, saying (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): “We played a show in...
REPENTANCE Drops New Single ‘Reborn’ Featuring TRIVIUM’s COREY BEAULIEU
Chicago, Illinois-based metal act REPENTANCE has signed a worldwide deal with Noble Demon, the new German label founded by Nuclear Blast veteran Patrick Walch. Founded in 2018 by former SOIL and DIRGE WITHIN guitarist Shaun Glass, the band soon became known for its distinctive heavy yet dynamic sound, packed with details, groove and intensity. With a critically acclaimed debut album under its belts (2020’s “God For A Day”) and numerous shows with high-profile acts such as TRIVIUM, DEVILDRIVER, JINJER, SKULL FIST, TOXIC HOLOCAUST, SACRED REICH and others, REPENTANCE has taken the heavy scene by storm and represents a sound which is sure to obliterate fans of extreme music everywhere. Glass comments: “REPENTANCE is thrilled to be with the mighty Noble Demon Records fo...
TRIUMPH’s RIK EMMETT Says Upcoming Documentary Will Feature ‘A Little Bit More’ Of GIL MOORE’s Perspective Than His Own
TRIUMPH guitarist/vocalist Rik Emmett spoke to The Metal Voice about the first-ever feature documentary about the band’s dramatic career, “Triumph: Rock & Roll Machine” (changed from the working title of “Triumph: Lay It On The Line”), which will receive its world premiere on Friday, September 10 at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF). Asked about what it was like to see the TRIUMPH story — “warts and all” — told in film form, Rik responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): “You say ‘warts and all,’ and I think it’s the ‘and all’ that I would take issue with. First of all, Banger Films made it, and they’ve done this before — they’ve done it for IRON MAIDEN, they’ve done it for...
‘Fortnite’ to End Chapter 2 Season 7 With “Operation: Sky Fire” Event
As Fortnite Chapter 2 Season 7 comes to an end, the Epic Games title is hosting a final “Operation: Sky Fire” event. Set to take place on September 12, “Operation: Sky Fire” will allow 15 players per team to “join a strike team and sneak aboard the Mothership to deliver IO’s final message to the invading aliens.” The mission follows the season’s alien invasion theme, which has added spaceships, alien abductions and Trespasser NPCs to the island. Those looking to claim their Battle Pass rewards can continue to do so until the event begins, but players will no longer be allowed to undertake Superman’s Quests once “Operation: Sky Fire” is underway. Other non-Battle Pass quests like the LeBron James and Vox Hunter quests, however, will be joining Chapter 2 Season 8. Fortnite Chapter 2 Season 8...
