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Alexander Skarsgård never rests for long. Although I do not believe that my hope of him resurfacing on Mr. & Mrs. Smith‘s second season will come true, at least we got to see him in retired assassin mode. On a more definite note, he will star in Apple TV+’s Murderbot, and then there’s his upcoming kinky biker movie, which has recently been acquired by A24.

With an intro like that, let’s not waste any more time and move on to what we can expect from Pillion.

Plot

If you are thinking of “sexy” and “bikers” in the same sentence right now, you might be having half-serious thoughts about Jeff Nichols’ The Bikeriders (inspired by a true story), which did present a figurative love triangle, in which the relationship between Austin Butlers’ Benny and Jodie Comer’s Kathy experienced friction due to the charismatic lure of Tom Hardy’s Johnny. Now romance between bikers will get literal with Pillion.

In what Cornerstone Films calls “a fun and filthy romance with heart,” Pillion stars Skarsgård (The Stand, Succession, The Northman) as Ray, “the impossibly handsome leader of a motorbike club,” according to the film’s synopsis. He will take a special interest in “a weedy wallflower letting life pass him by,” Colin (Harry Melling of The Pale Blue Eye, The Queen’s Gambit, and several Harry Potter movies), as more than a club prospect. Ray then takes Colin “on as his submissive.” More from the synopsis:

Ray uproots Colin from his dreary suburban life, introducing him to a community of kinky, queer bikers and taking all sorts of virginities along the way. But as Colin steps deeper into Ray’s world of rules and mysteries, he begins to question whether the life of a 24/7 submissive is for him. Has he found his calling, or simply swapped one form of suffocation for another?

Well, Skarsgård already has dabbled on the other end of the leash (here he is modeling such an an accessory while promoting Brandon Cronenberg’s Infinity Pool), so perhaps we should have seen this role coming.

According to Entertainment Weekly, Harry Lighton wrote the script and will make his directorial debut for Cornerstone Films, and founders Alison Thompson and Mark Gooder have called the script “equally compelling and shocking as it is funny and entertaining — and one of the best we’ve read in years.” Consider the Skarsgård and Melling fanbases to be seated.

Release Date

Filming took place in Summer 2024, so it’s not a stretch to believe that we’ll see this in early-to-mid 2025.

Cast

Skarsgård and Milling are the only confirmed cast members at this time, although surely, loads more biker roles will be revealed before go-time.

Trailer

No teaser or trailer exists yet, but here’s a look at leashed (and switching) Skarsgård while promoting Brandon Cronenberg’s Infinity Pool.

Missy Elliott and Queen Latifah were among the artists honored by President Joe Biden with National Medals of Arts on Monday (October 21). The award is the highest honor given to artists and arts patrons by the United States government. Past recipients have included writer Ralph Ellison, painter Georgia O’Keeffe, singer Ella Fitzgerald, actor James Earl Jones, and actor/activist Harry Belafonte.

Missy and Latifah were both honored for their contributions to music — Missy in 2022 and Latifah in 2023 — and actually given their medals by Biden at Monday’s ceremony, alongside fellow recipients Ken Burns, Spike Lee, Steven Spielberg, Idina Menzel, and Eva Longoria. The two rappers were the first rappers to receive National Medals of Arts since the honor was established in 1984. Incidentally, both were the first recipients of other prestigious honors; in 2023, Latifah was the first female rapper to become a Kennedy Center honoree, while Elliott became the first female rapper inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame.

On Twitter (not “X,” which is a horrible name), Missy wrote: “I am HUMBLY GRATEFUL! Crying Tears of JOY! Thinking of the days I wasn’t so strong but through FAITH & PRAYER I kept going..I’m SO THANKFUL @POTUS & CONGRATULATIONS to the other amazing ppl who was blessed with this honor. And a BIG CONGRATS to my sis @IAMQUEENLATIFAH who deserve all the bouquets she also was honored today! Thank you for kicking down doors QUEEN for me & those after you.”

Unfortunately, there’s no report on whether Biden put his thang down, flipped it, and reversed it, but one can only hope.

We’re in the middle of the biggest Radiohead drought in the iconic band’s history: Their most recent album, A Moon Shaped Pool, came out in 2016, over eight years ago at this point. Inversely, The Smile, a new project featuring Radiohead’s Thom Yorke and Jonny Greenwood, has been particularly active: The trio, which also includes Tom Skinner, just released Cutouts, their second album of the year and third since 2022.

This situation might leave fans wondering what Radiohead’s deal is. Well, Yorke doesn’t especially feel like he owes anybody any explanations, he indicated in a new interview with Australia’s ABC News.

As far as prioritizing The Smile over Radiohead these days, Yorke said, “No offense to anyone and err, thanks for caring. But I think we’ve earned the right to do what makes sense to us without having to explain ourselves or be answerable to anyone else’s historical idea of what we should be doing.”

He went on to add, “I don’t think we feel the need to live up to anything. That feels like a non-problem. We are in this privileged position where we are still able to make music because of Radiohead, so no complaints.”

Check out the full interview here.

With the Boston Celtics raising banner 18 in the TD Garden on Tuesday night as they host the Knicks, the 82-game marathon that is the NBA regular season will officially get underway. That means a return to the floor from the best men’s basketball players on earth, and their presence on the hardwood always brings out stars from the world of entertainment, music, and other sports to watch them do what they do best. There are some teams like the Lakers and Knicks that have dozens of celebrities seated courtside on most game nights, while smaller markets tend to have fewer stars with their feet on the floor, but there’s a star out there that represents for each of the 30 teams in the league.

Here we wanted to take a look at the biggest celebrity fan of every team, with a few ground rules in place. For one, we tried our best not to include a celebrity that’s part of the current ownership group. We also aren’t including former players as celebrities — for instance, Shaq does not count — and aren’t going with active athletes who have just adopted a team in the city they currently play for. Finally, for the teams with a lot of celebrity fans, we lean on the frequency you see them at games and how long they’ve been a regular at the arena break ties.

Atlanta Hawks: 2 Chainz

There are a ton hip-hop artists that you could argue in this spot, but the tiebreaker in this space goes to the celebrity you will most often see courtside repping their team. In Atlanta, that means Mr. Tity Two Necklace, who has been a staple courtside with his kids at State Farm Arena for years. He is involved as an owner with the G League affiliate, the College Park Skyhawks, but not with the big club, so he earns this spot.

Boston Celtics: Ben Affleck

Take your pick of Affleck, Matt Damon, or Mark Wahlberg. The tiebreaker here is tough because none of them are in Boston at games all that often, but Affleck is almost always courtside for a Lakers-Celtics game in L.A. so we’ll give him the nod here. Also his deep affection for Kendrick Perkins is something that only a true, diehard Celtics fan could have.

Brooklyn Nets: Jay-Z

Jay-Z is no longer the owner of the Nets so he qualifies here, and while he’s not a nightly presence at Barclays Center, he still pops up and is, without question, the most famous person associated with the franchise. I will say, the funniest answer I found in my research was that if you do a Getty Images search for “celebrities attend Brooklyn Nets” you will get pictures of Ben Simmons seated on the Nets bench in street clothes listed as a celebrity.

Charlotte Hornets: J Cole

I don’t think there’s any real competition here, but the North Carolina native proudly reps his Hornets. The best part of being a Hornets fan is not the joy they give you on the basketball court, but the joy wearing a retro Hornets Starter jacket provides and J Cole takes advantage of that.

Chicago Bulls: Barack Obama

The more common courtside fan is, well, Common, but he just cannot touch the level of fame of the former President of the United States. Obama loves his hoops and specifically his Bulls, and I’d love to get his honest thoughts on Jerry Reinsdorf one day.

Cleveland Cavaliers: Drew Carey

With respect to Machine Gun Kelly, it’s gotta be Drew Carey. I don’t think any famous person has ever ridden harder for the city of Cleveland than Drew, and the Price is Right host loves him some Cavs basketball.

Dallas Mavericks: Patrick Mahomes

It helps him that Kansas City doesn’t have an NBA team so he can stay true to his Mavs roots, but Mahomes is one of a few active athletes who has stayed a true diehard of a team from outside the city he plays in and regularly pops up at games. He’s a pretty frequent courtside patron of Mavs games, taking advantage of the fact that the NFL season ends right when the NBA’s stretch run gets going. He’s not the first quarterback to be a regular presence at Mavs games. Remember when Tony Romo suited up for the Mavs one time and got a full intro with the team and everything? That was wild, and now that Mark Cuban’s not running the show, I doubt Mahomes will ever get that kind of opportunity.

Denver Nuggets: Peyton Manning

Denver doesn’t have a ton of celebs, but the former Broncos QB has adopted Denver as his home and pops up courtside to watch Nikola Jokic and company fairly regularly.

Detroit Pistons: Eminem

Like Atlanta, there are a handful of Detroit artists that you’ll find at Pistons games, but while Eminem isn’t a frequent patron of Little Caesars Arena, he is by far the most famous of the celebs that support the Pistons.

Golden State Warriors: Guy Fieri and E-40

I’m making it a tie between Guy and 40 because this feels like a #TwoAmericas situation. At this point I think on the whole Fieri is more famous, but E-40 is an absolute legend and a constant presence at Warriors games so we’ll pick them both.

Houston Rockets: Travis Scott

Travis Scott rides with his hometown team and has been a regular at the Toyota Center even through some lean post-James Harden years. That’s not always the case with celebrity fans, but Cactus Jack is not a fair weather supporter.

Indiana Pacers: David Letterman

It’s either Letterman or Jesse Eisenberg in this spot, and I feel like the former Late Night host is more popular and loves to represent for Indianapolis. Also, he also once asked Kevin Durant why people call him KD in a press conference while he was on the Nets, which has little to do with the Pacers but I would feel remiss if I didn’t mention it here.

Los Angeles Clippers: Billy Crystal

Billy Crystal is in the Basketball Hall of Fame now for his Clippers fandom, which makes it pretty easy to choose him for this spot, but honestly that is an honor that should be bestowed upon anyone that had Clippers season tickets in the 90s and early 2000s.

Los Angeles Lakers: Jack Nicholson

There are few places on earth where you can find more famous people in one room than at a Lakers game on any given night. And yet, out of all of celebrities you’ll find courtside at a Lakers game, the only answer here is Jack, who also joined Crystal and Spike Lee going into the Hall of Fame this year as superfans.

Memphis Grizzlies: GloRilla

Justin Timberlake isn’t eligible given he’s part of the ownership group, and there are a lot of Memphis artists that could stake claim to this spot. For this season, we’ll go with the biggest rising star from the Memphis rap scene, GloRilla, provided her allegiance hasn’t flipped to Damian Lillard’s Bucks.

Miami Heat: DJ Khaled

The Heat have a number of famous folks roll through their games, but no one is a more regular fixture courtside at the Kaseya Center than DJ Khaled (and sometimes his shoe pillow).

Milwaukee Bucks: Sheryl Crow

There are not a lot of options for Milwaukee — which, hey, if you’re a celebrity looking to become the most famous fan of a team, that’s a pretty good bandwagon to jump on — but we’ll go with Sheryl Crow who was a regular during the Bucks title run in 2021. Gucci Mane was also on the bandwagon for the Bucks then, which was perhaps just something he did to spite Drake.

Minnesota Timberwolves: Jimmy Jam

The Rock & Roll Hall of Famer might not be a household name to a younger generation, but the legendary songwriter and former collaborator with Prince and Morris Day has been a regular at Bucks game since the franchise arrived in Minneapolis.

New Orleans Pelicans: Anthony Mackie

There are some New Orleans artists like Juvenile and Curren$y that certainly could stake a claim here, but Anthony Mackie has a bit of a broader audience by way of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The New Orleans native has been riding with the Pelicans for years, and the new lead of the Captain America franchise rocks very heavy with New Orleans sports.

New York Knicks: Spike Lee

Spike is the best known celebrity fan in the NBA, period, and there is no other answer in New York. Even with some other very famous diehards (shouts to Ben Stiller, who only tweets about charity work, his movies, and the Knicks), it’s Spike by a mile. No one else becomes a central figure, for better or worse, more often than Spike when courtside.

Orlando Magic: Tiger Woods

Tiger doesn’t frequent the Kia Center much anymore, but he used to be a staple at Orlando games and he is, without question, the most famous person to ever regularly support the Magic. Maybe with their resurgence behind Paolo Banchero, the Big Cat will return courtside more often.

Philadelphia 76ers: Kevin Hart

The Sixers are sneakily a really tough choice. We go with Hart because no one is more vocal (shocker) about their Sixers fandom than the comedian, but he’s got stiff competition from Meek Mill and M. Night Shyamalan, the latter of whom goes to more Sixers games than just about anyone. Also, because he is a minority owner of the team (and also rarely at games), Will Smith is not eligible here.

Phoenix Suns: Alice Cooper

We’ll give Cooper the nod over Phil Mickelson and David Spade here. He doesn’t go to games quite as much anymore, but the Rock & Roll Hall of Famer is a long-time Suns fan and has performed at some Suns games in the past.

Portland Trail Blazers: Ty Burrell

The options here are Ty Burrell (most famously Phil from Modern Family), Danger Ehren from Jackass, or comedian Ian Karmel. I think Modern Family has the largest reach, so we’ll go with Burrell, but shouts to Danger Ehren, who was putting up Wilt numbers in Jackass Forever.

Sacramento Kings: Hasan Minhaj

He might have lost his chance at the full-time Daily Show gig, but he is the most famous Sacramento Kings fan, so that’s gotta be worth something.

San Antonio Spurs: Selena Gomez

The Spurs still get use out of a GIF from years ago of Selena Gomez proudly showing off her Spurs jersey courtside, so even though she hasn’t been to a game in awhile (that there’s photos of on Getty, at least), she still is the biggest celebrity to rep the Spurs.

Toronto Raptors: Drake

There’s not really any competition in Toronto, where it’s very clearly Drake. He is constantly seated courtside, hops on the broadcast just to chop it up with the announce team sometimes, serves as a team ambassador, and pretty regularly collaborates with the Raptors for merch with his OVO line.

Utah Jazz: Gabrielle Union?

I gotta be honest, it’s very hard to find a celebrity Jazz fan that is not part of the ownership group in some way, so I’m going to finally cheat here and say Gabrielle Union-Wade who was at Jazz Summer League games (!) with her husband, Dwyane Wade who has a minority stake in the team.

Washington Wizards: Wolf Blitzer

Wale also has a claim here, but Wolf Blitzer is always at Wizards games and for some reason it makes me very happy that Wolf is just a diehard Wizards fan.

Sometimes, we get Jason Isbell And The 400 Unit. Sometimes, it’s just Jason Isbell. At the start of 2025, it’ll be the latter on Isbell’s just-announced solo tour, An Intimate Evening With Jason Isbell.

The shows kick off in February 2025 and run through the end of March. The trek includes two-night stands in New York and Washington DC, along with four consecutive shows at Nashville’s The Pinnacle.

Tickets go on sale on October 25; Find more information on Isbell’s website.

In an interview last year, Isbell told Uproxx that his latest album, 2023’s Weathervanes, was easier to write than 2020’s Reunions saying, “This one was a lot easier. And I think the main reason for that was that I just admitted to what was bothering me. It took a long time because I’m still learning this stuff. And I am still a man from Alabama at my core, so sometimes it can be a big challenge for me to actually be honest with myself and say, ‘OK, you’re scared.’ But once I did that, things got a lot better, and it became much more enjoyable for me to write and record songs again.”

Find the list of Isbell’s solo tour dates below.

Jason Isbell’s 2025 Tour Dates: An Intimate Evening With Jason Isbell

02/15/2025 — Chicago, IL @ Auditorium Theatre
02/16/2025 — Ithaca, NY @ State Theatre
02/17/2025 — Portsmouth, NH @ The Music Hall
02/18/2025 — Providence, RI @ Providence Performing Arts Center
02/21/2025 — New York, NY @ Beacon Theatre
02/22/2025 — New York, NY @ Beacon Theatre
02/28/2025 — Washington, DC @ Warner Theatre
03/01/2025 — Washington, DC @ Warner Theatre
03/14/2025 — Los Angeles, CA @ Walt Disney Hall
03/15/2025 — Santa Barbara, CA @ Arlington Theatre
03/20/2025 — Nashville, TN @ The Pinnacle
03/21/2025 — Nashville, TN @ The Pinnacle
03/22/2025 — Nashville, TN @ The Pinnacle
03/28/2025 — Nashville, TN @ The Pinnacle
03/29/2025 — Atlanta, GA @ Fox Theater

Over the weekend, the so-called “Met Gala of the West” took place in Los Angeles. That event would be the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures 4th Annual Gala, where the dresses aren’t of the mega-costume variety like the New York event, but nobody walks around looking like a slouch, either. In attendance (and looking very sharp) were Aubrey Plaza, whose words on Jared Leto‘s cat costume still echo over a year later, and Natasha Lyonne, what a concept. As with many fancy schmancy events, social media weighed in with commentary on a photo of the pair together.

That included an X/Twitter user whose banal remark (“MILFS”) would have been lost in the ether if Natasha hadn’t decided to call the comment out for its inaccuracy on the “M” front.

“Um. We’re actually just ‘ILFS’ – so,’ wrote the Russian Doll star. This led to much amusement in her replies, which left the original poster no choice but to formulate his own response. The user duly wrote, “[P]lease accept my deepest apologies, ILFS x.”

Now, the ball remains in Natasha’s court, but something tells me that she’s done with the conversation. With that said, here is the original full-length (stunning) photo with Aubrey in Miu Miu and Natasha in Valentino.

Now that Chappell Roan is done with live shows for the year (save for an SNL performance), she has the time to start working on her follow-up to 2023’s The Rise And Fall Of A Midwest Princess.

Producer and co-writer Dan Nigro told The New York Times that she already has five new tracks, including “The Subway,” which she’s performed live, and a “fun, up-tempo country song” that includes “a fiddle.” There’s also “a couple of ballads and a mid-tempo rock song.” Nigro added, “It’s a new version of Chappell.”

But it won’t be a “I’m going to write about being famous because it’s all I know now” version of Chappell, as is so often the case with sophomore albums. “That hasn’t come up in any songs,” Nigro said. “We’re still writing from a really fun place. We’ll see what happens.”

Nigro has also worked with Olivia Rodrigo, who became friends with the “Red Wine Supernova” singer through him. “I’ll help them if they want my opinion on how to word something, but it’s their story to tell,” he said. “Sometimes it’s not my place to say anything. Both Olivia and Chappell, they’re in charge.” Roan added, “I think the age gap and generation gap [she’s 26, he’s 42] work to our advantage because Dan and I come from different perspectives on music and culture. It only strengthens the world that we build.”

Fans of ’90s British rock are in for a real treat: Over the weekend, Oasis announced that Richard Ashcroft, best known as the lead singer of The Verve, will open for the UK and Ireland shows on the Oasis Live ’25 tour. Not everybody’s excited, though, as there are those who hoped Oasis would instead choose to give younger artists the opportunity.

Liam Gallagher, though, is unbothered.

In response to the news, one X (formerly Twitter) user wrote, “Least surprising news ever [crying-laughing emoji] really hope you give some new artists the chance aswell.” Gallagher responded, “[They’re] all sh*t I’m afraid.”

Another user wrote, “As much as I loved The Verve, Richard Ashcroft’s solo tunes are hardly gonna get the crowd going are they… With so much attention on this tour, Oasis could really have made a difference by promoting newer/contemporary bands. But nah. Let’s stick to a lazy, pals act instead.” Gallagher replied, “Richard’s got more talent in his left nostril than all your so called new bands put together now stop being an entitled little bumbaseed and show some f*cking respect.”

Other users came through with some examples of younger artists they think could have thrived with the opening gig. Gallagher insisted he has never heard of Cage The Elephant, Wunderhorse, or Sam Fender, although Blossoms did “ring a bell.”

Gallagher wrapped up by concluding, “To all the folk who are crying about us not showing love to the young bands and not letting them support there’s LEVELS to this game and I’m afraid 99 p cent of ya are way off LF*CKING x.”

It’s always a big night when you get the opportunity to perform at Madison Square Garden. For Eilish, she also ended up with a big bruise.

Last night (October 21), Eilish took to her Instagram Story to share a fan-shot video (archived here) from her Madison Square Garden concert on October 18. In the clip, she waves to her cheering audience as she descends down some stairs, ultimately tripping and falling at the bottom. The fall looked innocuous enough, but then Eilish shared a photo of the large bruise it left on her thigh (also archived at the link above).

This came the day before Eilish was the musical guest on Saturday Night Live, where she performed “Wildflower” and “Birds Of A Feather,” seemingly unencumbered by the aftermath of her MSG fall.

While Finneas was present at MSG, Eilish has been performing some of her recent tour dates without her brother as he promotes his own new album, For Cryin’ Out Loud!. She recently said of that, “It’s really not the end of anything. You can’t be in two places at once.”

Meanwhile, her concerts have recently spawned a new trend, of fans meowing along as she sings “What Was I Made For,” in reference to a viral cat-themed cover of the song.

The summer is over in the US, and thus the seasonal music festival’s ending has long since passed. However, it isn’t too earlier to begin planning for next year’s events.

Today (October 21), Cruel World revealed its 2025 lineup, date, and location. On May 17, 2025, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds and New Order have been tapped as Cruel World Festival 2025’s headliners.

Fans of post-punk, new wave, and goth will descend on Brookside at The Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California to enjoy set from the genres’ beloved acts. In addition to sets by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds and New Order, another notable featured act is ‘Til Tuesday. The band’s upcoming appearance marks ‘Til Tuesday’s first show in 33 years. This makes their performance a reunion, decades overdue in supporters eyes.

Others musicians on the lineup include The Go-Go’s, Devo, OMD, Death Cult, Alison Moyet, She Wants Revenge, and Buzzcocks.

Tickets for Cruel World Festival 2025 are set to go on sale soon. The festival’s presale is scheduled to begin on Friday, October 25 at 11 a.m. pacific. Past Cruel World Festival attendees will gain access to tickets one day prior, Thursday, October 24 at 11 a.m. pacific. To join the presale registration visit Cruel World’s official website. Find more information here.

Cruel World Festival 2025 poster