Although Little Simz original version of “Venom,” released on her standout 2019 album Grey Area, initially had nothing to do with the Marvel anti-hero of the same name, it would have been a waste of synergistic potential for the good folks at Sony to not try to employ it in the new sequel film, Venom: Let There Be Carnage. Fortunately, Simz was up for the revival, picking up the pen to revamp the lyrics for a more motivational mood fitting to the comic-book-inspired antics onscreen.
You can thank Venom: Let There Be Carnage (boy, that’s a mouthful — which… considering the character in question… fits?) star Tom Hardy for Simz’s inclusion in the process. Last week, the film’s director Andy Serkis told Uproxx that Simz’s fellow Brit and well-known hip-hop head Hardy suggested the song be used in a sequence in the film and reached out to Simz to make it happen. “She actually had made a song, unbeknownst to her, called ‘Venom’ that connected very much with the first movie,” Serkis said, “And so Tom got in touch with her and that song became sort of the focus [of the scene].”
The moment is perfectly positioned to capitalize on Simz’s recently released album Sometimes I Might Be Introvert and her upcoming North American tour, putting her music in what will undoubtedly be one of the more popular movies of the year just in time to bring in a plethora of new fans. She deserves them.
Time to whip out the ol’ cowboy hat and six shooter — Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid is headed to television. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Scott Steindorff and Dylan Russell’s Stone Village Television have purchased the rights to Charles Leerhsen’s Butch Cassidy biography, Butch Cassidy: The True Story of an American Outlaw, following a pretty intense bidding war with several other buyers. As of right now, it’s unknown what outlet Stone Village plans to sell the show to, however they have expressed plans to self-finance the development though before making the call.
The studio has also revealed they intend to make the show for an international audience, utilizing Latin American and European sources and production to create a series that appeals to both North American and Latin American audiences alike. The series’ story is set to follow Butch Cassidy across the United States and throughout Latin America, with the show ultimately ending in Bolivia. According to Steindorff, this choice was made to keep the series’ firmly in line with Leerhsen’s biography on the notorious historical figure and to tell the story that “needs to be told.”
“Much of the book and the adventures of The Sundance Kid (Cassidy’s partner Harry Longabaugh) and the ‘Wild Bunch’ gang takes place in South America. During that time period, Butch Cassidy and his gang were more well-known there than in North America. This isn’t just an American Western story, but a Latin American story, and it needs to be told. There are so many aspects of this story that will excite the audiences of today.”
For all you fans of the 1969 Paul Newman and Robert Redford adaptation of the Butch Cassidy story who might be feeling a bit nervous about the upcoming series, rest assured it seems to be in very capable hands. Currently, Stone Village is working on both HBO’s Station Eleven series as well as a television adaptation of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein. Furthermore, author Leerhsen has stated he believes Steindorff is “uniquely qualified to explore the Butch Cassidy story as a TV series” based on him being a lifelong fan of the story as well as a one of Paul Newman’s friends.
“He’s been a lifelong fan of the movie and was a colleague and friend to Paul Newman, who to many people is Butch. But beyond that he is as excited as I was to discover that the movie, as great as it was, left out some of the most intriguing parts of Butch and Sundance’s great adventure. Scott is drawn to the fact that there’s so much untapped drama and romance in the true tale — as well as a mind-blowing finale that the Hollywood of 50-something years ago felt it just couldn’t handle. He’s as at-home with my book and its characters as Butch Cassidy was on the Outlaw Trail.”
Netflix is dropping a ton of fresh content on the TV side this month.
Kicking things off is a moving adaptation of a New York Times best-selling novel starring Margaret Qualley before Penn Badgley returns to play the serial stalker and sometimes-murderer in Netflix’s You. Colin Kaepernick drops his limited series with Ava DuVernay towards the end of the month, but there are some returning gems and new animated comedies in between that look like they’re worth a watch. Here are the best new originals coming to Netflix this October.
(For the best new movies coming to Netflix this month, head here.)
Maid (streaming 10/1)
Margaret Qualley stars in this adaptation of The New York Times best-selling novel of the same name. Qualley plays Alex, a young mother fleeing an abusive relationship who attempts to start over by taking a job as a housecleaner. The comedic moments come from her time on the job, but there’s enough emotional depth in her fight to protect her daughter and free herself from her past to keep you invested long past the lighter moments.
The teen drama returns for its final season this month, kicking things off with a two-year time jump that see the close-knit crew more grown-up and definitely grown apart. But a secret from their past comes back to haunt them, forcing the friends to rehash old arguments and heal together.
Who said October wasn’t the time for feel-good comedy? The second season of this beloved childhood series — its adapted from Ann M. Martin’s best-selling books — takes us on more club adventures as the group’s babysitting business continues to boom. A new school year brings new romances and challenges for the ladies but friendship is the most important thing here so don’t expect the bad times to stick around for too long.
You returns for its third season as Joe Goldberg moves his new family to the suburbs of Northern California. Just to recap: he’s kidnapped and killed a bunch of people (mostly women) and his new wife, Love (the always excellent Victoria Pedretti) has got her own fratricidal past haunting her. But a new baby smooths things over for a bit as the pair try to blend in with their rich, out-of-touch neighbors and avoid temptation.
This new adult animated comedy series sees Lizzy Caplan voicing a tech genius who works for a shadow government corp. specializing in conspiracy theories. Christian Slater plays her unemployed dad, who also used to work at the agency. The two take on every whacko story you can think of — from reptilian shapeshifters to secret societies, masked orgies and more — all while Caplan’s Reagan fights for a promotion (and her sanity).
Ava DuVernay and Colin Kaepernick team up for this bold limited series that chronicles the athletic icon’s early years. From his struggles with racism as the adopted Black child of a white family to his introduction to football, Kaepernick narrates his own story here while Jaden Michael plays his younger self.
After a bunch of social media promotion yesterday, Bowery Presents/AEG have announced they’re presenting a 20-show run from LCD Soundsystem. The shows will be held at the venue Brooklyn Steel, and tickets go on sale next Friday, October 8, at 10 AM EST. Tickets will be available to purchase right here. Here are the show dates — they’re coming up pretty quickly:
November 23
November 24
November 29
November 30
December 1
December 3
December 4
December 5
December 7
December 8
December 9
December 11
December 12
December 13
December 15
December 16
December 17
December 19
December 20
December 21
It makes sense that the band would be offering such a long run because with a capacity of only 1800, Brooklyn Steel is definitely an underplay for them. Remember that “goodbye” show at Madison Square Garden? Considering they can fill a venue ten times the size of Brooklyn Steel, and headline festivals, the multiple nights helps ensure that all the fans who want to see them will get the chance (Except for those few and far between fans who don’t live in New York). Back in 2017, the band finally did release new music along with their reunion for a festival circuit, and according to our own Steven Hyden American Dream was exactly as brilliant and annoying as the band itself tends to be. Still, I’ve seen this live act before and it’s a real treat, so if you’re a New Yorker in the mood for some holiday indie rock, get those tickets.
Texas’ oppressive new abortion law outlaws the (medical) practice at six weeks and allows any private citizen to sue someone (akin to financial vigilantism) who helps a woman secure an abortion in any way (including giving a ride to a clinic). There’s no rape exception to the six-week rule, which is something that Gov. Greg Abbott seemed very proud about while signing the bill in room full of white dudes and declaring that he was going to solve the problem by jailing all rapists.
Abbott added that there was also plenty of time for a woman to secure a pregnancy before the six-week deadline, which is something that Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (who has revealed herself to be a sexual assault survivor) could not stomach. At the time, she declared that Abbott spoke from “such a place of deep ignorance,” and that he clearly didn’t understand how the female anatomy functions.
AOC makes a valid point. Six weeks pregnant generally means that a woman’s period is two weeks late, and two weeks late is something that happens for many reasons, including stress, illness, or… no reason at all. It’s not uncommon to not realize that you’re six weeks pregnant, and you can’t get an abortion until at least five weeks of pregnancy, if not longer due to scheduling and logistics. Six weeks ain’t enough time. And AOC spoke on Thursday during a House panel to address the subject:
“Six weeks pregnant is two weeks late for one’s period. When you are raped, you don’t always know what happened to you. And I speak about this as a survivor. You are in so much shock… I’m 115 pounds. You look at me funny, I’m two weeks late for my period. And you’re supposed to expect me to know I’m pregnant? Or the stress of a sexual assault? That makes you two weeks late for your period, whether you’re pregnant or not.”
She wasn’t done yet. On Twitter, AOC declared that the Texas GOP is fostering “[t]he same kind of abuse culture & misogynistic culture that allows for abusers to cause harm inside their homes.” She also tweeted a video of her House panel statement.
TW: rape & sexual assault
The same kind of abuse culture & misogynistic culture that allows for abusers to cause harm inside their homes is the same abuse that informs Texas’ anti-abortion law. It’s the same abuse we see that has persisted for centuries. And it’s time to end it. pic.twitter.com/RwQ6IEz4tX
To that end, she pointed out that a whole lot of rapes aren’t sexual assaults by a stranger. They can happen at home, or an otherwise “safe” location, when the perpetrator is a friend, a family member, a teacher, or the like. That can make it even more difficult for a woman to come forward and say that she was raped, let alone figure out whether she’s slightly late for her period or pregnant, while attempting to unpack all that happened.
As a world-famous rapper, Swae Lee is probably used to performing in stadium-sized venues by now. However, that doesn’t stop him from catching a look of awe on his face as he steps on the turf at Inglewood’s SoFi Stadium in the video for “Ball Is Life” from the Madden NFL 22 soundtrack. The same goes for BRS Kash, Moneybagg Yo, Tierra Whack, and the rest of the performers who appear on the game’s hard-hitting playlist.
While the soundtrack itself launched along with the game in August, the EA team released a slew of videos for its standout tracks, including BRS Kash’s “Oh No” performed in his hometown Mercedes Benz Stadium, Moneybagg repping for Memphis in the Titans’ stadium, and Tierra Whack hanging out with Scoop, the Philadelphia Eagles’ mascot. Although Swae Lee actually hails from Tupelo, Mississippi, unfortunately, there’s no team nearby — plus, he lives in LA now anyway.
Each star gets their own video and all of the videos get mashed up in a massive megamix showing off Madden‘s uncanny valley gameplay, which you can watch above. For the individual videos, see below.
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The season premiere of Saturday Night Live is just a day away and that means that the hilarious pre-show promos featuring the guest host and musical guest have also returned. In this week’s promo, series regular Kenan Thompson joins Owen Wilson and Kacey Musgraves to contemplate whether things really are bigger in Texas, try to start a belly band, and tease Kenan’s lateness. Musgraves especially looks like she’s struggling not to break in the last clip.
The first clip is of special significance, as both Wilson and Musgraves are Texas natives. Kenan asks them whether something like burgers fall under the “everything is bigger in Texas” motto, to which Wilson replies, “Depends who’s makin’ ’em.” Musgraves brags, “I make ’em about the size of my fist.” Thompson declares he’s never going to one of her barbecues — and if I may interject here, I will gladly take his spot. He’s missing out.
You should absolutely not miss out on Musgraves’ performance, which will feature songs from her new album Star-Crossed. Each time she’s performed songs from it — such as the fiery rendition of the title track she gave to the MTV VMAs this year — it’s been a show-stopper. Personally, I’m hoping for a redux of her fun “Simple Times” video.
Watch Kacey Musgraves, Owen Wilson, and Kenan Thompson hype up the upcoming season premiere of SNL above.
Keeping track of all the new albums coming out in a given month is a big job, but we’re up for it: Below is a comprehensive list of the major releases you can look forward to in October. If you’re not trying to potentially miss out on anything, it might be a good idea to keep reading.
Friday, October 1
Audiobooks — Astro Tough (Piccadilly Records)
Ben Marc — Breathe Suite EP (Innovative Leisure)
Black Dice — Mod Prog Sic (FourFour Records)
Bonnie Cosby — Virginiana EP (Pax Aeternum)
Boy Scouts — Wayfinder (ANTI-)
Brandi Carlile — In These Silent Days (Elektra Records)
The Colorist Orchestra & Howe Gelb — Not On The Map (Dangerbird)
Couplet — LP1 (Storm Chasers LTD)
Dar Williams — I’ll Meet You Here (Renew Records/BMG)
Diet Cig — I Don’t Like Driving Like I Used To EP (Frenchkiss Records)
The Doobie Brothers — Liberté (Island Records)
Ducks Ltd. — Modern Fiction (Carpark Records)
Explosions In The Sky — Big Bend (An Original Soundtrack for Public Television) (Temporary Residence)
Four Stroke Baron — Classics (Prosthetic Records)
Gustaf — Audio Drag For Ego Slobs (Royal Mountain Records)
Hovvdy — True Love (Grand Jury)
Illuminati Hotties — Let Me Do One More (Hopeless Records)
Jeremy Zucker — Crusher (Republic)
Jojo — Trying Not To Think About It (Warner Records)
Joshua Speers — Midnight Horses EP (Warner Records)
JW Francis — Wanderkid (Sunday Best Recordings)
Kalabrese — Let Love Rumpel (Part 1) (Rumpelmusig)
Kit Grill — Fragile (Primary Colours)
Leisure — Side B EP (Nettwerk)
Lily Rose — Stronger Than I Am (Big Loud Records/Back Blocks)
Logan Mize — Welcome To Prairieville (Big Yellow Dog Music)
Lonr. — Land Of Nothing Real 2 EP (Epic Records)
Matt Robidoux — At Dust (Already Dead Tapes and Records)
Meek Mill — Expensive Pain (Warner)
Ministry — Moral Hygiene (Nuclear Blast)
Misty River — Promises (The Workshop Tapes)
Mod Con — Modern Condition (Poison City)
Nine Pound Hammer — When The Shit Goes Down (Acetate Records)
Olan Monk — Auto Life EP (CANVAS)
The Persian Leaps — Drone Etiquette (Land Ski Records)
Pond — 9 (Spinning Top Records)
The Script — Tales From The Script (Sony)
Secondhand Sound — The Best & Worst Of Times (Sound Division Records)
Shad — TAO (Secret City Records)
Silas Short — Drawing EP (Stones Throw)
Strand Of Oaks — In Heaven (Galacticana Records)
Sun Atoms — Let There Be Light (Little Cloud Records)
The The — The Comeback Special (Ear Music)
Tirzah — Colourgrade (Domino)
Tony Bennett And Lady Gaga — Love For Sale (Columbia)
Ustad Saami — East Pakistan Sky (Glitterbeat Records)
Wage War — Manic (Fearless Records)
Wiki — Half God (Wikset Enterprise)
Work Party — My Best Days Are Behind Me (Triple Eye Industries)
Valley — Last Birthday EP (Capitol Records)
Xander Cameron — Rebel RM Roseme EP (2563977 Records DK)
Yes — The Quest (InsideOut Music)
Zoodrake — Seven (Elektrofish / Echozone)
Friday, October 8
Alice TM — Little Body In Orbit (Whatever’s Clever)
As the promotional train for the latest James Bond film, No Time To Die, kicks into high gear, Daniel Craig and Rami Malek stopped by The Graham Norton Show where the conversation jokingly wandered to what the heck is happening to Malek’s character’s face? After Norton pointed out that Bond villains don’t seem to have “much luck with their complexion” while showing pictures of Blofeld, Jaws, and Javier Bardem’s Raoul Silva, the host got right down to it by showing a picture of Malek’s villain and asking the actor what’s wrong with him.
“A lot’s wrong with me,” Malek quipped before turning to Craig for help because, obviously, they were now entering spoiler country. Ever the hero, the 007 star did his best to put the kibosh on the question.
“There’s a major plot point about the way he looks, and it’s sort of important that we don’t give it away,” Craig said, but Norton wasn’t quite done yet.
“Is he allergic to detergent?” Norton joked, which got a laugh from the audience, and Malek who jumped at the opportunity to keep his character’s secrets under wraps.
“He’s got allergies!” the actor quickly chimed in while looking visibly nervous about the whole thing. For over a year now, there have been theories about the true identity of Malek’s villain in No Time To Die, and with the film’s release only a week away, he can stop sweating about trying to hide it from nosy talk show hosts.
The SNL season 47 cast was announced earlier this week, and while much of the attention was paid to leave Beck Bennett leaving the show and Lorne Michaels finally finding his Trump (and Elton John) in James Austin Johnson, it’s worth highlighting that Emmy nominee Bowen Yang and Chloe Fineman were bumped up to reparatory players.
Yang had his breakout sketch playing the iceberg that sank the Titanic, while Fineman is SNL‘s best impressionist (her audition involved impressions of Winona Ryder, Hannah Gadsby, and Cynthia Nixon). She showed off her skills during Thursday’s episode of The Tonight Show.
Host Jimmy Fallon and Fineman had a conversation where she used different celebrity voices, including Natalie Portman, Meryl Streep, Jennifer Lawrence (it’s while watching this clip that I realized Timothée Chalamet is the male J-Law — I will not explain this further), Keira Knightley, and Elizabeth Holmes. But my personal favorite is her Jennifer Coolidge. She even has The White Lotus star’s mannerisms down.
“I think naturally the people I want to do impressions of, I’m obsessed with them,” Fineman told Harper’s Bazaar about who she decides to impersonate. “And I find them wonderful, and want to share them with the world.” You can watch The Tonight Show clip above.
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