With the release date for Madame Web less than a month away, Dakota Johnson is opening up about the new Spider-Man-adjacent film, which she describes as more “cerebral” and “psychological.” And of course, nothing encompasses those two terms more than car chases.
According to Johnson, she was thrown into the world of stunt driving and discovered she’s a freaking natural at it. In fact, she’s so good that she fired off a warning to Tom Cruise.
“I got to do a day of stunt driving work, and I’m really good at it, it seems!” Johnson exclaims, speaking to EW via Zoom in January. “I mean, I can do some really wild things with a car. I drove an ambulance. I drove a taxicab. I drove everything in the movie — except for flying through the air and out of a building. But other than that, I’m like, ‘Watch out, Tom Cruise.’”
While sharing her newfound love of vehicular action and explosions, Johnson reluctantly admitted that she wasn’t allowed to do the driving for a particularly dangerous and fiery scene. She took it pretty hard, but it only made her more determined to work her way up to risking her neck Tom Cruise-style.
“I didn’t get to actually drive [the car] into the diner, which is really a bummer. I really wanted to, but I guess they don’t want to put their lead actor in actual danger, unless you’re Tom Cruise,” Johnson said. “But I’m getting there! I’m working on it.”
Madame Web drifts into theaters on February 14, 2024.
Yellowstonecreator Taylor Sheridan does not seem to be slowing down any time soon, and he sure has come a long way since his alien background role on Star Trek, when he was still known as “Tayler.”
Sheridan’s next big project will be a film based on the 40-year tension between the Comanche tribe and white settlers in the American West, according to Deadline. The film will be based on S.C. Gwynne’s 2010 book, Empire of the Summer Moon: Quanah Parker and the Rise and Fall of the Comanches, the Most Powerful Indian Tribe in American History. The book tells the decades-long struggle between the tribe and the settlers.
Gwynne is ecstatic for Sheridan to take on the project. “I can’t think of anyone better qualified to bring Empire of the Summer Moon to the screen than Taylor Sheridan,” the author said. “He has a deep and nuanced understanding of both the myth and reality of the Old West. I am thrilled that he is undertaking this project.”
Sheridan definitely does have a deep understanding of the Old West! In addition to the massive hit Yellowstone, Sheridan created the prequel shows 1883 and 1923. And that’s not even counting the handful of upcoming projects he has, including the Matthew McConaughey-led spinoff and Land Man. You might think he’s working overtime, but he’s clearly not working as much as Bluey.
Each week our staff of film and TV experts surveys the entertainment landscape to select the ten best new/newish shows available for you to stream at home. We put a lot of thought into our selections, and our debates on what to include and what not to include can sometimes get a little heated and feelings may get hurt, but so be it, this is an important service for you, our readers. With that said, here are our selections for this week.
Everything is being revived or rebooted, so Seth MacFarlane is taking another swing with this profane teddy bear. This series will act as a prequel film to the films starring Mark Wahlberg, Mila Kunis, and Amanda Seyfried, but don’t worry, MacFarlane’s voice will return to drop all of those F-bombs because the franchise demands it.
Over the last two years, Jon Hamm has dazzled as investigative reporter (of some renown) Irwin M. Fletcher in Confess, Fletch (a movie that gets better with every watch), launched into outer space with Reese Witherspoon on The Morning Show, and tussled with Juno Temple on Fargo. Now he’s set to launch Grimsburg, a new animated series about a master detective who returns to his mystery-filled hometown to patch things up with his family. Hamm has proven his comic sensibilities time and time again, so there’s a lot to look forward to with this foray into the exotic world of FOX animated sitcoms, a place where did his career-best work as a talking toilet on Bob’s Burgers.
20. (tie) Monarch: A Legacy of Monsters (Apple TV+)
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Monarch: Legacy of Monsters stars Kurt Russell and Godzilla and… are you already sold? You should be. The first live-action TV show in the MonsterVerse — which also includes Kong: Skull Island and Godzilla vs. Kong — makes you care as much about the humans, including Kurt and his son Wyatt, as Godzilla and his “Titan” friends. In an up-and-down year for genre shows, Monarch: Legacy of Monsters is a highlight.
There are cringe comedies and then there’s Showtime’s The Curse, a limited series about a married pair of alt-HGTV home flippers gentrifying their New Mexico neighborhood via eco-friendly monstrosities and calling it philanthropy. Created by two masters of squirm – Benny Safdie and Nathan Fielder – the show is a voyeuristic exercise that tests fans’ capacity for second-hand embarrassment as its main characters, the affluent Asher (Fielder) and Whitney (a shockingly unlikable Emma Stone) bulldoze the soul of their small, impoverished community with just a few reality TV cameras and a staggering amount of white privilege. It’s the best, most uncomfortable TV show you’ll watch this year.
Irish national treasures Paul Mescal and Saoirse Ronan partner for this thought-provoking sci-fi experiment that’s filled with big themes, unanswered questions, and a strangely large amount of bug shots. Mescal and Ronan play Junior and Hen, a couple stranded in their mundane life, living in a future ravaged by climate change. When one of them is offered a chance to escape with the caveat that their robotic replica will stay behind to keep the other company, hard questions about their marriage, their identities, and their purpose threaten to tear them apart. It’s a lo-fi love story with a twist ending you won’t see coming.
Dan Levy has kept busy in the years since Schitt’s Creek concluded, popping up in a few supporting roles (The Happiest Season, The Idol) and fronting an unscripted show (The Big Brunch), but Good Grief is the one fans have been waiting for. Written, directed, and starring Levy, the film focuses on loss, love, and friendship with friends (Ruth Negga and Himesh Patel) joining Levy’s character on a trip to Paris after supporting him for a year following the loss of his husband.
There’s been a debate online on whether May December qualifies as “camp.” We have no idea, but we do know it’s a very good movie, one of the year’s best. The Todd Haynes film stars Natalie Portman as an actress who shadows a one-time tabloid sensation played by Julianne Moore for a role. It’s best to go in without knowing more than that, although fair warning: while May December is very funny, it’s also quietly devastating.
What do you get if you cross Knives Out with Only Murders in the Building and add Mandy Patinkin and set it all on a boat? Well, this show, apparently, which is described thusly by Hulu: “Imogene Scott finds herself in the wrong place at the wrong time and becomes the prime suspect in a locked-room murder mystery; to prove her innocence, she must partner with a man she despises, Rufus Cotesworth, the world’s greatest detective.”
It still feels like maybe we should just do a Knives Out/Only Murders crossover event series on a boat, but this works too.
This is a series based on the best-selling adventure books by Rick Riordan
For those unfamiliar, Percy is “a 12-year-old modern demigod who’s just coming to terms with his newfound divine powers when the sky god Zeus accuses him of stealing his master lightning bolt”
This is probably a lot more than you had going on when you were 12
Bradley Cooper has been nominated for nine Oscars (including four times for Best Picture as a producer) with zero wins. He’s really going for the gold with Maestro. Cooper not only stars alongside Carey Mulligan in the biopic of American composer Leonard Bernstein, he also co-wrote the script, directed the thing, and produced it. Did he also provide the catering? Maybe! Give the man an Oscar for all his hard work, jeez.
Hey. Hey. Are you guys missing Slow Horses a little bit? Are you getting that itch for another extremely British spy show, maybe one starring Peter Capaldi? One that you can stumble across without even closing the Apple TV app that’s been open on your devices sapping battery power for a week because you just straight up forgot to close it? Well, good news. Look at this.
An anonymous phone call draws two brilliant detectives into a confrontation over an old murder case; one is a young woman in the early stages of her career, and the other is a well-connected man determined to protect his legacy.
— A new Prime Video series described as folllows: “A young married couple’s life turns upside down after secrets are revealed about each other’s past.”
— Stars Kaley Cuoco, who rules, and David Oyelowo, who also rules and has seen his star rise big time in the last year
— Maybe don’t watch this with the spouse you just married?
— The official description of the Netflix Kevin Hart movie — “A master thief is wooed by his ex-girlfriend and the FBI to pull off an impossible heist with his international crew on a 777 passenger flight from London to Zurich” — sounds awesome
— It’s directed by F. Gary Gray, whose résumé includes Friday and Set It Off and The Italian Job, which is a fascinating collection of films for one man to direct
— Also stars Billy Magnussen and Jean Reno, which is cool
From the mind of New Girl and Minx (RIP) star Jake Johnson comes a wild movie about a guy trying to win a million bucks by constantly being near other people whilst being hunted. Apologies for the old-assed references, but Self Reliance is what would happen if you took the Richard Pryor classic Brewster’s Millions and crossed it with Schwarzenegger’s Running Man and then turned it into a rom-com. Plus it’s got Anna Kendrick, Andy Samberg, and Biff Wiff. You in?
Netflix continues its run of ultra-high profile specials from super polarizing comedy giants with this check-in on Pete Davidson’s standup comedy stylings. From the soiled underthings of his alleged stalker to ruminations on the lengths he’d go to get his mom laid and the hidden benefit of Make-A-Wish kids, Davidson is as shocking and on point comedically as ever. He’s also in black and white. We do not know why.
You want a psychological thriller? Cool. Check out this premise: “A family’s getaway to a luxurious rental home takes an ominous turn when a cyberattack knocks out their devices, and two strangers appear at their door.”
You want a solid creative pedigree? Cool. This movie comes from the brain of Mr. Robot creator Sam Esmail (who knows a little something about psychological thrillers ), who writes and directs based on a book of the same name.
You want star power? Cool. This sucker stars Mahershala Ali and Ethan Hawke and Julia Freaking Roberts, and features rising star Myha’la Herrold in a major role and Kevin Bacon in a smaller one.
Everything Everywhere All At Once star Michelle Yeoh is seemingly, you know, everywhere… all at once, and there are no complaints there, except possibly from this piano player from the awards circuit. Creators Brad Falchuk (Glee, American Horror Story) and Byron Wu (The Getaway) bring us the story of Bruce (Sam Song Li), who begins to realize that his mom, Eileen (Yeoh), hasn’t exactly been forthcoming about her past. Soon enough, it becomes obvious that a family business exists and has already been joined by older brother Charles (Justin Chien), a powerful assassin. Expect both comedy and action as roundhouse kicks collide.
Paul Giamatti is picking up awards left and right for his performance in Alexander Payne’s latest film, which is great. For Paul Giamatti. But also for us. Like, as a society. Look at this: “A curmudgeonly instructor at a New England prep school remains on campus during Christmas break to babysit a handful of students with nowhere to go. He soon forms an unlikely bond with a brainy but damaged troublemaker, and with the school’s head cook, a woman who just lost a son in the Vietnam War.”
Our official position here is twofold: one, we support anything where Paul Giamatti gets to be curmudgeonly; two, we love to see Paul Giamatti thrive. This checks both boxes.
Greta Gerwig’s massive summer blockbuster hits streaming. There’s not much to say that hasn’t been said. It’s wickedly smart and funny and sly. It’s much weirder than people expected, in the best ways possible. Margot Robbie is incredible as Barbie, providing layers of depth to a character who has rarely before had more than one. Ryan Gosling is a delight as the deeply confused Ken who is watching his simple little world crumble around him. There are cameos galore and touching moments and belly laughs. If you haven’t seen it yet, now’s the time. If you have, well, now’s the time to watch it again. This one is worth a rewatch. Or two. Or five. How you spend your time is your business.
Good news for dads and possibly you, too. Lee Child’s bestselling novels continue to come to hulking life (starring the 6’2″ Alan Ritchson) as opposed to the Tom Cruise movie. Season 3 is already filming, but the second round is now available and should satisfy those pie-and-vending-machine cravings in the meantime. This batch of episodes doubles down on the brilliant simplicity of both Jack Reacher and this show when he teams up members of his former Army unit to stop some murder business. Together, they continue to dive into a high-stakes mystery full of betrayal and revelations, and lest you think that Reacher is all brains and no brain, well, think again.
Can Season 4 recapture the magic of Season 1? At the very least, this new story seems to be hitting some of the same atmospheric and tonal notes as the original story starring Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson, who shall not be seen but are executive producing. There will be plenty of literal and figurative chills while Jodie Foster’s detective teams up with an old colleague portrayed by Evangeline Navarro. Together, they will attempt to unearth frozen truths involving horrors that took place during a Polar Night when an entire research died under mysterious circumstances. Are your teeth chattering already? Same.
Disney+’s first street-level entry into the MCU is as kickass as its Netflix predecessors with a magnetic anti-hero in Maya Lopez (Alaqua Cox) and the kind of gritty, neck-breaking fights that more than earn its TV-MA rating. Picking up after the events of Hawkeye, Maya has cut ties with the Tracksuit Mafia and her adoptive dad, Wilson Fisk (Vincent D’Onofrio), fleeing to Oklahoma to connect with her roots. The show plays up its connection to Netflix’s Daredevil – Fisk is in every episode and Charlie Cox returns as Hell’s Kitchen’s most pious vigilante for a vicious fight sequence that sets the tone for the rest of the season. But the draw here is Cox, and the character-driven storytelling Marvel is committing itself to with these more grounded entries into its universe.
“Miracles” singer Alex G has captured the ears and hearts of alternative music lovers everywhere. Along the way, he has graced our screens via NPR’s Tiny Desk concert series and television with appearances on CBS. Alex G has accomplished all these major feats while on an independent label (Domino).
But now, the musician is ready to take on the big leagues. Today (January 19), Alex G announced that he inked a new record deal with RCA. Supporters are dying to know when his major label debut will hit streaming services. Well, until then, what has been confirmed is Alex G’s touring plans.
In addition to supporting Foo Fighters on the road this summer, Alex G has a set tour of his own, which includes an appearance at Governors Ball 2024. View Alex G’s full tour schedule below. Presale for Alex G’s solo tour dates will begin on Tuesday, January 23, at 10 a.m. local time. The general sale will launch on Friday, January 26 at 10 a.m. local time. Find more information here.
Alex G 2024 Tour Dates
06/07 — New York City, NY @ Governors Ball
08/06 — San Diego, CA @ SOMA ~
08/07 — San Diego, CA @ Petco Park *
08/09 — Anaheim, CA @ House of Blues ~
08/11 — Los Angeles, CA @ BMO Stadium *
08/12 — Santa Cruz, CA @ The Catalyst ~
08/13 — Sacramento, CA @ Ace of Spades ~
08/15 — Eugene, OR @ McDonald Theatre ~
08/16 — Portland, OR @ Providence Park *
08/17 — Spokane, WA @ Knitting Factory ~
08/18 — Seattle, WA @ T-Mobile Park *
08/20 — Boise, ID @ Knitting Factory ~
08/21 — Salt Lake City, UT @ TBA
08/22 — Las Vegas, NV @ House of Blues ~
The Utah Jazz looked like they might be in contention for a high lottery pick in this summer’s NBA Draft when they got off to a 7-16 start this season. Front office sharks were circling the Jazz, hoping to pick off useful veterans at the trade deadline, and there were even rumblings about teams hoping to land star forward Lauri Markkanen if Utah was going to pull the plug and enter a full-on rebuild.
However, since then the Jazz have gone 15-5, including a recent 6-game win streak that included wins over the Sixers, Bucks, and Nuggets in succession. Utah has been one of the league’s best offenses over their hot streak, boasting a 121.7 ORtg (5th in the NBA) over the last 15 games. They’ve also raised their level on defense with a 113.2 DRtg (10th in the NBA) in that same stretch. Only the Celtics and Cavaliers have managed to be top-10 in offensive and defensive rating over their last 15 games like the Jazz, and Utah has gone from being a potential fire sale candidate to a potential buyer at the deadline.
Getting Markkanen back on the floor after he missed some time has helped, as he’s once again playing at an incredibly high level, backing up his All-Star campaign a year ago with averages of 24.0 points and 8.8 rebounds per game on 49.7/39.7/87.5 shooting splits this season. However, what has really allowed the Jazz to finally find their groove is improved play from their backcourt.
Early in the season, Utah was just not getting anything consistent from their guards, and as such there wasn’t a great flow to their offense. However, when the Jazz moved Collin Sexton into the starting lineup for an injured Jordan Clarkson in mid-December, the team took off. Their 15-5 run has coincided with Sexton becoming a starter, and Clarkson has returned to the sixth man role he has thrived in for many years. That shift was one Will Hardy wasn’t sure he wanted to make, but circumstances called for it and the result has been a rejuvenated Jazz team, with Hardy noting Sexton’s play has taught him a lot about coaching without leaning on preconceived notions of what a player is from past teams.
In the Jazz starting lineup, Sexton is enjoying the best stretch of basketball of his career, averaging 21.9 points, 4.8 assists, and just 1.6 turnovers per game on 52.2/41.5/90.8 shooting splits. What he provides this Utah team is an element of rim pressure they simply don’t get from anyone else. Clarkson is a terrific scorer, but with the spacing the Jazz have in their starting lineup, Sexton’s ability and willingness to attack downhill relentlessly puts immense pressure on defenses — take his 30-point performance against the Pacers on Monday, where he got two feet in the paint consistently.
With Sexton in the starting lineup, Hardy has made some adjustments to help open up those driving lanes and create tough decisions for defenses. Walker Kessler, who is not a three-point threat, now stations himself in the corner fairly regularly, daring his man to sink to the paint to provide help on a driver. That creates a runway for Kessler to cut to the rim and finish lobs like he would from the dunker’s spot, but makes the read easier for the guard by putting the defender in more space and making them make a decision quicker. He’s also moved Simone Fontecchio into the starting lineup alongside Sexton, putting another three-point threat on the floor to open things up, while moving Clarkson and rookie Keyonte George to the bench unit.
All of the strings Hardy has pulled of late have been working, and the Jazz have gone from a group that appeared aimless to a legitimate threat as a Play-In team in the West, vaulting into ninth at 22-21, just 2.5 games back of the 6-seed. How they proceed from here as an organization will be fascinating. A year ago they sold at the deadline in a similar position, but with a less enticing Draft this year (and clearly no chance of getting into the tank race with how bad the bottom of the league is), they could very well become buyers or at the least let this group play it out and see how far they can go.
Where do the Jazz find themselves in this week’s DIME Power Rankings? Let’s find out…
TIER I: The Contenders
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1. Boston Celtics (32-9, Last week: 1)
2. Minnesota Timberwolves (30-11, Last week: 3)
3. Oklahoma City Thunder (28-13, Last week: 2)
4. Los Angeles Clippers (26-14, Last week: 4)
5. Denver Nuggets (28-14, Last week: 5)
6. Milwaukee Bucks (28-13, Last week: 6)
7. Philadelphia 76ers (26-13, Last week: 7)
Last week I broke this group up and put the Celtics by themselves and they promptly got beat by the Bucks so badly TNT switched to showing a different game. Lesson learned, even if Boston still looks like the class of the league overall, and this week we bring them all back together. These look like the seven most complete teams in the NBA, even if there are lingering questions that need to be answered come playoff time for almost all of them. Boston bounced back from that Bucks loss to beat up on a soft spot in the schedule and Minnesota’s back on track with four straight wins to move back into the second spot. OKC beat the aforementioned red-hot Jazz on Thursday to end a short skid, while the Clippers just keep winning. Philly got the best of Denver in a clash of MVP bigs this week that was one of the games of the year so far this season, but both teams look the part so long as Jokic and Embiid are on the floor. Milwaukee looked like a buzzsaw for most of the last week before a 40-point loss to Cleveland, as they can’t help but have one performance every week or so that keeps you from fully buying in on them.
TIER II: Playoff Hopefuls
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8. Cleveland Cavaliers (24-15, Last week: 12)
9. New Orleans Pelicans (25-17, Last week: 8)
10. New York Knicks (25-17, Last week: 11)
11. Miami Heat (24-17, Last week: 14)
12. Dallas Mavericks (24-18, Last week: 13)
13. Indiana Pacers (24-17, Last week: 10)
14. Phoenix Suns (22-18, Last week: 16)
15. Sacramento Kings (23-18, Last week: 9)
The gap between this tier and the next is closing steadily, as the middle of the playoff race in both conferences is heating up. The Cavs are scorching right now and have vaulted into fourth alone in the East, as they’ve gone back to embracing the three-ball and playing with more pace, which has opened up the floor and seen their offense take off. The Pelicans are likewise rolling offensively, while the Knicks are getting it done with defense since bringing in OG Anunoby. Miami and Dallas haven’t been making a ton of headlines, but just steadily roll up wins and keep themselves firmly in the top-6 race in their conferences. Indiana picked up a surprising win over Sacramento without Tyrese Haliburton or the newly acquired Pascal Siakam, who is expected to make his debut in Portland this weekend as they look to establish themselves as a real threat in the East. Phoenix appears to be on the upswing again as they get more reps with their full big three on the floor, as they get more comfortable playing together by the game, while the Kings are in a slide with four straight losses that have pushed them into a Play-In spot for now.
TIER III: The Play-In Chase
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16. Utah Jazz (22-21, Last week: 18)
17. Orlando Magic (22-19, Last week: 15)
18. Los Angeles Lakers (21-21, Last week: 19)
19. Houston Rockets (19-21, Last week: 17)
20. Chicago Bulls (20-23, Last week: 20)
The Jazz finally had their winning streak snapped by the Thunder, but there’s no shame in that and even in a loss their offense continues to impress. Orlando has not been able to recapture the (pardon the pun) magic they had early in the season, and they’re a candidate to take a swing at the deadline to try and get some more backcourt help. The Lakers seem to have stabilized things a bit and climbed back to .500 this week, but trade rumors continue to swirl in L.A. and it seems likely that a roster shakeup is on the horizon. Houston’s home/road split continues to be outrageous, as they went 1-5 on their road trip through the East with a lone win in Detroit. The good news is they’re back at home for three in a row coming up. Chicago hasn’t been stringing wins together of late, but they are staying afloat in the Play-In race in the East, thanks in large part to a breakout year from Coby White.
TIER IV: In The Mud
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21. Golden State Warriors (18-22, Last week: 21)
22. Atlanta Hawks (17-23, Last week: 24)
23. Toronto Raptors (16-26, Last week: 25)
24. Memphis Grizzlies (15-26, Last week: 22)
25. Brooklyn Nets (16-24, Last week: 23)
The Warriors are off until at least Wednesday as they grieve the sudden, tragic death of assistant coach Dejan Milojevic, as that takes precedence over anything on the court. The Hawks have won two in a row amid rumors that Dejounte Murray is a near lock to be traded by the deadline, and how they reshape this roster in the coming weeks will be fascinating to see. Toronto has finally picked its direction with the Siakam and Anunoby trades and can begin building around Scottie Barnes in full. Memphis’ injury report would be a really solid starting five and it’s just tough for them to hang on a nightly basis right now, but they do have some fun young players getting valuable experience that could benefit them long-term. The Nets are 1-9 in their last 10 and are in desperate need of some changes as it’s pretty clear this roster just doesn’t have it — Nic Claxton is really good, though, on a positive note.
TIER V: Tank Generals
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26. Portland Trail Blazers (11-29, Last week: 26)
27. San Antonio Spurs (7-33, Last week: 28)
28. Charlotte Hornets (8-30, Last week: 27)
29. Detroit Pistons (4-37, Last week: 30)
30. Washington Wizards (7-33, Last week: 29)
After losing to the Pistons, the Wizards have earned the 30th spot for this week. The Spurs don’t beat many teams but they do absolutely bludgeon the three bottom teams in the East when they get the opportunity, so they move up after destroying the Hornets this week. Portland can be frisky some nights and others they lose by 62.
Lizzo kept a relatively low profile in 2023. The Special Tour took up the first half of her year, but beyond that, she felt less present than she did in 2022, when she released her latest album, Special. (Of course, also in 2023 were those harassment lawsuits.) Speaking of albums, it’s been about a year and a half since her last one, but can fans expect a new LP soon?
Is Lizzo releasing a new album in 2024?
At the moment, no new Lizzo album has been announced for 2024. But, she’s definitely at least working on new music.
On Instagram yesterday (January 18), Lizzo shared a video of herself singing into a microphone, although the audio is muted. Sound returns, though, when Lizzo tells somebody off-camera, “I felt like Gwen Stefani in the ’90s on that one.” Lizzo also captioned the post, “To my dearest lizzo fans, the magic is back.”
Meanwhile, back in November, Lizzo noted in a different post, “Hi. I’m working.. on music, myself, relationships with people and food, my anxiety, my body, my business, and my trust issues with the world.. but they are deep now, deeper than they’ve ever been. Xoxo.”
Lizzo had a good start to her 2024: Her HBO concert special Lizzo: Live In Concert was nominated for an Emmy, for Outstanding Variety Special (Pre-Recorded). It didn’t win, but Lizzo was pumped just to be considered, as she shared on Instagram ahead of the show, “NAH IMA TALK MY SH*T… OUT OF 100s OF CONCERT SPECIALS THE EMMYS CHOSE MINE FOR OUTSTANDING VARIETY SPECIAL– ITS AN HONOR TO BE NOMINATED TONIGHT WITH LEGENDS! And to my SPECIAL TOUR FAMILY! THANK YOU– WE HAD A LIFE-CHANGING EXPERIENCE THAT *NO ONE* CAN TAKE AWAY FROM US.”
Lizzo is a Warner Music artist. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.
The Philadelphia Extended Universe features a lot of great shows, like It’s Always Sunny, Abbott Elementary, and every M. Night Shyamalan project ever. And Mark Ruffalo is heading to the city of Brotherly Love in his upcoming series Task.
Ruffalo will star as a “complicated” good guy FBI agent in the upcoming series Task from Mare of Easttown creator Brad Ingelsby and Jeremiah Zagarand. Of his character, Ruffalo told Deadline that he’s “badly damaged but fighting for good.” This can be said about most Philadelphia residents and sports teams.
The Poor Things actor also jokes that Task is in the “same universe” as Mare Of Eastown, which means that he could receive a visit from everyone’s favorite Wawa enthusiast, Philadelphia Detective Mare Sheehan, Kate Winslet.
“At some point those two might run into each other in the future, that’s what they’re saying. It’s not set, nothing’s set,” he adds, presumably joking. But you really never know with the guy.
Could Kate Winslet pick up the vape once again? It seems unlikely. The actress has been open about how hard the character was for her. “I can’t just go, ‘Oh yes, let’s just do it again.‘ It’s a colossal, colossal commitment and did really take a huge amount out of me. And I know it would do that again, it would have to, if I was going to give people what they want and ultimately deserve, to see out of Mare Sheehan. You never know.” For now, we will have to settle for hearing Ruffalo’s Philly accent.
Music festival season is off to an eventful start. Following Brandi Carlile’s extensive time on the road this past summer alongside Pink, she’s back and ready to dazzle fans with even more live shows. Atop her list of in-person commitments is the “Broken Horses” singer’s Girls Just Wanna Festival.
The multi-day program at Mexico’s Barceló Maya Resort kicked off on January 18 with a headlining set from Carlile. With three days remaining, quite a few notable performances are still slated to go down. The remaining performers include Janelle Monáe, Sarah McLachlan, Celisse, and more. Continue to view the set times for Brandi Carlile’s Girls Just Wanna Festival.
On Friday, January 19, the marquee performances will begin with KT Tunstall at 5 p.m. local time. Celisse will follow shortly after 8:30 p.m. local time. Janelle Monáe’s headlining set will start promptly at 10 p.m. local time.
For Saturday, January 20, attendees should expect main-stage performances from The Titans of Americana at 7 p.m. local time. Sarah McLachlan will hit the stage at 8:30 p.m. An unnamed special guest is set to close the festivities on January 20.
Closing out the musical performances on Sunday, January 21, Lucius, Ladies of the 80s, and Lucius’ Hot Tub Time Machine are the confirmed closing acts.
You can check out the full setlist below.
Some artists covered here are Warner Music artists. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.
Pablo Schreiber may have rocked a pornstache in Orange is the New Black where he played a pervy prison guard, but the actor is firmly on board with Halo fans who want to see the Paramount+ series stay as chaste as possible.
Season 1 featured a controversial sex scene between Schreiber’s Master Chief and Charlie Murphy’s Makee that sparked an intense backlash on social media. Ahead of the Season 2 premiere, Schreiber has revealed that he actually fought to stop the scene to no avail, which he considers a “huge mistake.” A term he used not once, but twice in a new interview.
“The decision to make the connection between Makee and John a romantic connection was a huge mistake,” Schreiber told SFX Magazine. “I felt it was a huge mistake at the time and I argued against it and fought against it. But I am who I am. I don’t write the scripts. I only give my opinion. It wasn’t listened to.”
As to why Halo fans reacted so strongly to Master Chief doing it, gaming site Kotaku breaks it down:
Fans of the show couldn’t believe how much producers Kiki Wolfkill and Steven Spielberg deviated from the source material, posting memes and expressing discontent with Master Chief losing his virginity. It was pretty tame, all things considered, with implied coitus by way of smash cuts instead of anything graphic. You don’t get to see any real steamy action between the two characters, save for some passionate kisses and touches. Though many viewers were angry about the deviations from Master Chief’s characterization (the man would never f*ck in the video games), others pointed out that sketchiness of the relationship in question, considering Makee was, essentially, a prisoner of war.
So, basically, if the space guy doesn’t get laid in the game, he shouldn’t get laid on the show, and Pablo Schreiber agrees so much that he’s publicly throwing the show’s producers under the bus in interviews. What a time to be alive.
The last new episode of HBO‘s Euphoria aired in February 2022, back when Max was still HBO Max. What a time to be alive. Since then, much of the cast — including Sydney Sweeney, Jacob Elordi, and Hunter Schafer — has gone to become acclaimed movie stars (Zendaya, who has a big year ahead of her, already was one). What does that mean for season three of the Emmy-winning high school-set show? There’s a lot we don’t know, but here’s what we do.
Below, you’ll find information about season three, including the plot, cast, and release date for HBO’s second most-watched show of the past 20 years, behind only Game of Thrones. Euphoria is also “the most-tweeted about TV show of the decade so far” in the United States. It really has been awhile: they were still called tweets at the time of the season two finale.
Plot
Will Zendaya and Jacob Elordi be the least convincing high school students (age-wise) since Stockard Channing and Jeff Conaway in Grease? Probably not. “I hope it’s soon,” the tall SNL host and Priscilla star told Jimmy Fallon when asked about when the show will resume filming, “or they’re going to have to Benjamin Button me or something.” He added, “I’m assuming that we’ll have to go forward, otherwise it’s going to seem like a weird bit.”
Creator Sam Levinson hasn’t said much about the plot for season three, other than he sees it as a “film noir” and that he wants to “explore what it means to be an individual with principles in a corrupt world.”
Meanwhile, Zendaya (who is also a producer for the show and will “probably” direct an episode) is excited to “explore the characters out of high school. I want to see what Rue looks like in her sobriety journey, how chaotic that might look.” She continued, “But also with all the characters, in the sense where they’re trying to figure out what to do with their lives when high school is over and what kind of people they want to be. What was special about this season was that we got to dive into [the other characters] in a much deeper sense. I think we can do that again with the third season. There’s so much talent, you want to make sure everybody has the chance to have that.”
Cast
One of the challenges for season three is working around the cast’s busy schedules. But assuming HBO can work its magic (otherwise, don’t expect many scenes with multiple characters in the same shot), Zendaya, Sydney Sweeney, Hunter Schafer, Alexa Demie, Sydney Sweeney, Maude Apatow, Jacob Elordi, Storm Reid, Austin Abrams, Nika King, Eric Dane, and Colman Domingo (who joked season three will be set in a nursing home) will star in the new season. The cast members who won’t return are Angus Cloud, who tragically passed away from an overdose last year, and Barbie Ferreira, who left the show because she didn’t want to play “the fat best friend.” It also sounds like Dominic Fike won’t be back (although maybe?).
Release Date
HBO boss Casey Bloys confirmed that Euphoria season three will premiere in 2025, along with The Last of Us season two, The White Lotus season three (featuring Carrie Coon and Walton Goggins!), and the It prequel, Welcome to Derry. If it’s like the previous seasons, there will be eight episodes.
Trailer
There’s no trailer, but here’s a helpful recap of season two:
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