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Michelob ULTRA is no stranger to the golf space. Having partnered in recent times with up and coming brands like Devereux Golf, Bad Birdie and activating through Hypegolf's events in Miami and Palm Springs, the brand has established itself as a key player in golf's new wave of heightened energy and inclusivity.This year, the beverage brand is elevating the game in a big way, running a star-studded, 60 second ad that will air in prime-time during Super Bowl LVII featuring Serena Williams and Emmy award-winning actor Brian Cox, with cameos from the likes of Jimmy Butler, Alex Morgan, Tony Romo, Nneka Ogwumike and Canelo Álvarez.Titled "New Members Day," the ad depicts Serena Williams and the famous actor going head-to-head on the links at the fictional Bushwood Country Club, the venue from t...

During a recent appearance on the Happy Sad Confused podcast, Jordan Peele discussed the Akira live-action adaptation he turned down back in 2017. Despite being green-lit by Warner Bros. Pictures back in October 2011, the project centered around Katsuhiro Otomo iconic manga/anime has been stalled indefinitely.Back in 2017, Peele shared in an interview, "Akira is one of my favorite movies, and I think obviously the story justifies as big a budget as you can possibly dream of. But the real question for me is: Do I want to do pre-existing material, or do I want to do original content? At the end of the day, I want to do original stuff." Building on his sentiment, the Get Out and Nope director said, "It's a project I'm so passionate about. I'm glad I didn't do it because I feel like staying aw...

Donald Glover has officially announced the details and first look at this new TV series project, Swarm.Arriving on Amazon Prime Video soon, the series follows the titular character Dre, played by Dominique Fishback, a young woman who is obsessed with a pop star. Glover told Vanity Fair that the pop star Dre is obsessed with shares similarities to Beyoncé and the story follows her adventure, fandom and promises in unexpected twists and turns. Referencing Michael Haneke's 2001 drama and Martin Scorsese's 1982 black comedy film, Glover said, "We just thought it'd be fun to make a post-truth Piano Teacher mixed with The King of Comedy." Glover took the idea of his show to Janine Nabers who is the writer and producer for Atlanta. Nabers added, "We were really interested in creating an antihero ...

Comedian Jerrod Carmichael will star in and executive-produce a "comedy documentary series" about his own life. As part of his overall deal with HBO, the show will follow Carmichael "through encounters with friends, family, and strangers, all in his quest for love, sex and connection.”Filmmaker Ari Katcher, who has previously worked with the comedian on Hulu's Ramy, NBC's The Carmichael Show and On the Count of Three, will direct the untitled project. Carmichael, who recently hosted the 2023 Golden Globe Awards, has starred in three HBO stand-up specials: Love at the Store (2014), 8 (2017) and Rothaniel (2022). Additionally, the network also streamed his multi-part video diaries — Home Videos and Sermon on the Mount — in 2019.“We’ve loved working with Jerrod over the past 10 years, and to ...

Bad Boys 4 is officially in pre-production over at Sony, with franchise stars Will Smith and Martin Lawrence reprising their roles as narcotics detectives Mike Lowrey and Marcus Burnett.The actors confirmed the news on Instagram, with Smith uploading a video of him driving to Lawrence’s home's while listening to Nelly, P. Diddy and Murphy Lee’s Bad Boys II soundtrack cut “Shake Ya Tailfeather." The comedic visual sees the pair reunite once more and even joke about how they should have used their slogan, "Bad boys for life," for the upcoming movie rather than its 2020 predecessor.Bad Boys 4 will be helmed by Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah, with Chris Bremner writing the script and Jerry Bruckheimer, Smith, Doug Belgrad and Chad Oman producing and Lawrence, James Lassiter, Mike Stenson, Barr...

With February 2023 officially underway, Disney+ has shared its slate of new programming for the month.This month will see the streaming premiere of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever  a new season of The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder, Marvel’s Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur, as well as brand new episodes of Star Wars: The Bad Batch and National Treasure: Edge of History.Check out the full list of programming below.Coming To Disney+February 1Black Panther: Wakanda ForeverThe sequel to Ryan Coogler’s Black Panther is coming to Disney+. Black Panther: Wakanda Forever takes the audience back to Wakanda after the events of Avengers: Endgame to follow Queen Ramonda (Angela Bassett), Shuri (Letitia Wright), Okoye (Danai Gurira) and the rest of the nation as they mourn the loss of King T’Challa (Chad...

DC Comics and Warner Bros. has officially announced the official release date for the upcoming The Batman sequel. In a press event on January 30, new co-CEOs James Gunn and Peter Safran, confirmed that the film will arrive in Fall 2025 as a part of its new DC Universe.While the plot of the sequel remains under wraps, 2025 proves to be an important year for the new DC era, which also sees the release of new titles, Superman: Legacy and of course Matt Reeves' Batman. As a part of the Chapter 1: God and Monsters roll out and "DC Elseworlds," Todd Phillips’ Joker: Folie à Deux, Ta-Nehisi Coates’ The Black Superman project and Teen Titans Go! will be prominent releases.Robert Pattinson is slated to continue his partnership with Reeves for the sequel. Gunn and Safran also confirmed that they wil...

Earlier this week, Vin Diesel announced that the first trailer for the highly-anticipated Fast X movie would be released in two weeks via an image of him fist-bumping new co-star Jason Momoa. A few days later, we get the first official poster for the film featuring Diesel's Dom Toretto clutching his cross pendant with the title text "The End of the Road Begins."Fast X is set to be the first of a two-part finale, with the second film releasing in 2024 to complete the Fast and Furious franchise. The film will continue the events of F9, featuring Charlize Theron's Cipher who recruits a new villain named Dante played by Momoa. Other new faces include Captain Marvel actor Brie Larson who joins the returning cast including Michelle Rodriguez, Tyrese Gibson, Ludacris, Nathalie Emmanuel, Sung Kang...

James Gunn has revealed the extensive list of new projects taking place in the DC Universe.As per The Hollywood Reporter, the upcoming phase in the DC Universe will be called Chapter 1: God and Monsters and will feature a new Superman under the title Legacy, Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow, the horror film Swamp Thing, The Brave and the Bold which will introduce the DCU Batman, The Authority which follows a superhero team "with rather extreme methods of protecting the planet," the Green Lantern series, the Paradise Lost series focusing on Wonder Woman's birthplace of Themyscira, Booster Gold which will feature a lesser-known superhero from the '80s and Waller, the Peacemaker spinoff that will see Viola Davis reprise her role as Amanda.Meanwhile, The Batman sequel, which just received an Octob...

Travel Alberta is compiling a list of the filming locations featured in HBO's The Last of Us.The detailed map showcases the extent of the production, which is the largest one filmed in Alberta's history and one of the biggest in Canada. Fans who visit the province can check out how Alberta transformed to a multitude of places, including a quarantine zone in Boston, Austin, Massachusetts and Jakarta, Indonesia — the last of which was the setting as the series explained the origins of the infection. Some of the major landmarks utilized in the series include the Alberta Legislature Building, Calgary's Hotel Arts and the Fish Creek Provincial Park.The Last of Us was in production between June 2021 and June 2022, and stars Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey as the lead characters, Joel and Ellie.Tak...

Jaafar Jackson is set to play his uncle, Michael Jackson, in Antoine Fuqua's upcoming biopic about the late King of Pop.Entitled Michael, the film will be made alongside the Michael Jackson estate and will reportedly examine "the complicated legacy" of Jackson — including the performances that gave him the title of "the greatest entertainer of all time" and the child sex abuse allegations made against him during his career and after his death in 2009.Jaafar is the second-youngest son of Jackson 5 member and Michael's brother, Jermaine. “Jaafar embodies my son. It’s so wonderful to see him carry on the Jackson legacy of entertainers and performers,”  Katherine Jackson, the mother of Michael, shared in a statement.Producer Graham King added that they conducted a global casting search to find...