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Billie Eilish’s Adorable Puppy Pooped All Over Her Very Expensive Sneakers

Sneakerheads know to keep an eye on Billie Eilish’s feet, as she’s an aficionado who is often seen sporting flashy and expensive footwear. That same crowd ought to stay away from Eilish’s Instagram Story right now, though. Last night, she came home to a tragically scatological scene, as her puppy pooped all over a bunch of rare and expensive sneakers.

Eilish explained the situation, beginning in a blank video, “So I get home, and I walk into my room, and I smell sh*t. So I’m like, ‘Damn, did I step on sh*t in the yard, and I came inside with it? Let me check my shoes,’ whatever. Check, nothing there, I’m good. I’m like, ‘OK, I must be imagining.’ So I go to put my shoes away, and, um…” After trailing off, she moves the camera to reveal a few pairs of shoes on the floor, most of which became the victim of her dog’s bowels, as multiple piles of unfortunately loose excrement were on and between the shoes. “This is what I f*cking find,” Eilish finished her thought.

She then walks through the damage and finishes the video with a big sigh and says, “F*ck yeah.” To wrap up this odyssey, Eilish shared a photo of the culprit in a cute pose and wrote, “oh you innocent now?”

Buzzfeed did a breakdown of the value of Eilish’s soiled shoes (well, their pre-soiled value, anyway), and the number is tragically big. The priciest shoes featured in the video are a pair of Air Jordan x Dior sneakers, which sell for around $8,000. Those shoes seemed to sustain a relatively minimal amount of damage, though, so perhaps they could be saved.

Hopefully Eilish will be cheered up this weekend, as she is one of the most-nominated artists at the upcoming MTV VMAs.

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Kimberly Guilfoyle’s Bizarre RNC Speech Has Inspired The #GuilfoyleChallenge

The Republican National Convention’s first night of speakers churned out an ear-piercing extravaganza, in large part due to Kimberly Guilfoyle (girlfriend to Donald Trump Jr.) and her six minutes of shouting at the American people. It was a wild night that has led to a slightly terrified Colbert and stirred up trending tags that include #Adderall and #Cocaine (these are also down to Don Jr.’s suspicious-looking eyes during his speech) as well as #ThePurge (due to the gun-toting McCloskey couple from St. Louis). And now, a new challenge has been born.

We’ve got a serious contender here, who invented this thing and ran right of the gate. Deon from New York City (according to his Twitter handle) sets a high bar with his rendition of “the best. is yet. to come!!!!!”

People are loving this taking-it-to-the-streets spin on Guilfoyle’s climactic crescendo.

Masterful. Do we have any challengers? A few, although they’re not human.

Oh, but remember the cocaine-trending thing? This entry might count.

Don Jr. and Kimberly surely are a match made.. somewhere. One can’t help but conjure up cartoon characters while thinking of her theatrics, and SNL‘s Cecily Strong is also now trending, since people believe that she’ll play the role well when the show returns.

Watch Guilfoyle’s speech again here, if you dare.

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Director Dean Parisot On The Bogus Journey Of ‘Bill And Ted Face The Music’

In Bill & Ted Face the Music, there’s a scene where Bill (Alex Winter) and Ted (Keanu Reeves) are in a joint couples therapy with their wives (Jayma Mays and Erinn Hayes). What’s notable about this scene is, according to director Dean Parisot, it’s the first scene shot with the pair back together again since 1991’s Bill & Ted’s Bogus Journey. It really is pretty unbelievable a third Bill & Ted movie exists.

The script was written over ten years ago and Parisot, for his part, has been attached for at least eight of those years. He’s the third director of this franchise (Stephen Herek and Pete Hewitt directed the first two movies, respectively) and he wanted to bring his own sensibilities to this installment. Which, yes, that’s what every director does. But Parisot had to take these two characters that we last saw as lovable but dumb teens and make them into middle-aged adults who still function in society. And the trick of the third Bill & Ted movie is that its underlying tone is a little more tragic. The dreams and aspirations of naive teenagers look a lot different through the eyes of an adult, and this movie takes a look at that head-on, but yet, is still a Bill & Ted movie. Ahead, Parisot explains just how he threaded that needle.

Bill and Ted are back. I still can’t believe that’s true.

Well, it was interesting to finish it during a pandemic. I’ll tell you that.

I talked to Ed Solomon and Chris Matheson and they said you remind them of Bill and Ted.

I do? That’s hysterical. They remind me of Bill and Ted! They are Bill and Ted! Well, that’s an interesting point of view. But I don’t know what to say about that, except I don’t know if I’m that delusionally optimistic.

Well, wouldn’t that be a nice thing to be right now? Because I’m delusionally pessimistic lately.

This is, strangely, even more somehow apropos to our moment in history. I wish it wasn’t in some ways, but there you go.

You’ve been attached to direct this for a while, right?

Well, I knew Ed for many years and we’ve worked on other things together, and Chris wrote it, too. Eleven years ago, I think? And then he asked me I think in 2011 or 2012. So what’s that? Seven years ago?

Well, night or eight.

Eight? Jesus Christ. Okay, stop, stop. I don’t want to know anymore.

Well, there’s no concept of time anymore, so it doesn’t matter.

Yeah. We proved that with Bill and Ted. It’s quantum physics. I remember a moment where I’m with Keanu and Alex. And we’re talking about the project and I said, “Well, you guys have been on this for a really long time.” And they said, “Dude, you’ve been on it for six years.” It got set up, then it fell apart. Then it got set up and it fell apart. What can you say? It’s the movie business. It happens.

And then there’s the story of the studio wanting to replace Alex and Keanu with Instagram stars.

I know, there is a lot of that insanity. It’s hard enough to get a comedy made theatrically. But to take Bill and Ted out of a Bill and Ted movie? Anyway, it is what it is. We won!

Obviously you didn’t direct the other two movies. But when you go back and watch the other two, what tone do you want to capture? Because rewatching the other two, these guys are really sweet guys, but then there’s some stuff of the era that would be problematic today.

Yeah. We had those discussions. Obviously I bring my sensibility with me. I can’t help it. And I think in trying to make this more contemporary, I grounded it, or tried to ground it a little more. And to not be less obvious, maybe sometimes. And the film language has changed. The world that they’re in needed to be believable, for this moment in movie history. So, it was just a way of making it feel like it’s a movie that needs to be made now. Also, they’ve changed, they’re middle-aged, right? There’s a different kind of weight to that than some teenagers. So, families and children, it’s different. Plus, it’s slightly more tragic. But I find things that are tragic as funny. So, but that’s my own perversion.

Did all that come naturally? In the first two movies, they are just kind of these whimsical dumb kids. As adults, they can’t just be stupid.

Yeah. They can’t, they’ve been responsible citizens. They had a career. It’s about two middle-aged characters. Really, the thing you preserve is their incredible friendship. And their unbridled hope and goodwill and optimism that they will find a solution. And that’s Bill and Ted, right? And certainly, I think, hopefully we’ll find that as a society someday soon.

What was the first scene you shot with them? I’m just curious if it was weird to see them as Bill and Ted for the first time in 29 years?

It was a little bit, but not. Because those guys are ridiculously talented and gifted as filmmakers. They’ve all made movies that they’ve produced. They’re phenomenal actors, right? They really figured it out, right from the beginning. It wasn’t difficult. At best, I was a conductor, attempting to host a party and create an environment where we could make the film. But no, it’s those two guys, it really is.

What was the first scene?

I believe it was the therapy scene.

Oh, that’s great. That’s interesting to know. It really was great seeing them together again.

It took a village and it was a nice village that we lived in. But, basically, it’s just, Bill and Ted being Bill and Ted.

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Guapdad 4000 And Smino Add Their Unique Flair To Thundercat’s ‘Dragonball Durag’ Remix

Over the past few years, rappers like Guapdad 4000 and Smino have helped transform the durag from a necessary hair care product to an all-out fashion statement. That’s why it’s only right for them to appear on the remix of Thundercat’s “Dragonball Durag,” a funky ode to the attractive powers of the newly acceptable accessory.

While Thundercat’s original video for the song joked about how his weird, weeb-ish signal flare was more off-putting than magnetic, naturally, the two new guests on the song flip it into an advantage. Both Smino’s and Guapdad’s verses boast about their prowess in pulling women with their smooth lyrical games and fashion senses. “I took a power nap after she threw it back for me,” Guapdad grins. “My durag fell off, I was sleep, she put it back for me.”

“Dragonball Durag” was the first single from Thundercat’s new album, It Is What It Is. Of course, it’s not the only time he got to express his love for animation; he was recently tapped to write music for the animated series Thundercats Roar, a zany reboot of the show from which he got his name. Meanwhile, Guapdad 4000 has continued his Falcon Fridays campaign with new tracks featuring Boogie and Deanté Hitchcock, while Smino last appeared on the Kenny Beats-produced “Baguetti” with JID.

Listen to Thundercat’s “Dragonball Durag” remix with Guapdad 4000 and Smino above.

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Wednesday Night’s Alright: Weekend Edition Featuring NXT TakeOver XXX

Welcome to Wednesday Night’s Alright, my Thursday column on Uproxx Sports, recapping the events of Wednesday Night. Except today it’s a Tuesday column, recapping the events of Saturday night. AEW Dynamite was moved to make room for the NBA, while NXT had TakeOver 30 on the WWE Network. So let’s catch up with what those Thursday night brands were doing on Saturday.

Exciting Arrival: Thunder Rosa

The NWA Women’s Champion is challenging for the AEW Women’s Championship at All Out! That’s pretty awesome, and should lead to a great a match between Rosa and Shida. For those of you who haven’t watched NWA Powerrr and don’t know Thunder Rosa from the indies, you might remember her as Kobra Moon on Lucha Underground or even Serpentine on WOW. Whether in a snake mask or sugar skull face paint, she’s a very good wrestler, and she’s going to come at Shida as hard as anybody ever has.

I’m not sure what her presence in AEW implies about the future of NWA Powerrr, but considering she put over their Women’s Title it makes sense to assume that, as Billy Corgan has claimed, they’ll be back in production soon. In the meantime, this match is a great move for both promotions. Hikaru Shida is a big fish in a small, poorly-booked pond in AEW, and honestly Thunder Rosa’s NWA pond of women is even smaller. But crossing the two over, opens up a whole world of women’s wrestling potential. Let’s hope AEW finds ways to pay that off beyond one great match.

Runners Up

I’m not sure Rhea Ripley counts, because it’s not exactly strange to see her in NXT, but I definitely wasn’t expecting to see her after the NXT Women’s Title Match. Clearly her next fight is with Raquel Gonzalez, with whom she had a face-off of mutual intimidation, but in the longer term she’s absolutely coming for Io Shirai and the Women’s Title that Rhea previously held for far too brief a time.

TakeOver also featured an ad announcing another exciting return: Tommaso Ciampa, who arrives on Wednesday.

Nefarious Heel Behavior: Darby Allin, meet Darby Allin

I love when guys dress up like other guys and then beat up the guys they’re dressed as. Ricky Starks’ impression of Darby Allin reminds me of Strong Bad making fun of Strong Sad. Of course Strong Mad is there too, in the form of Brian Cage, who takes things from mockery to pummeling, a transition Ricky is happy to embrace. Allin/Starks is going to be a hell of a match, and perhaps the first big fight Darby’s had that feels like it could go either way. He’ll never stand a chance against Cage, of course, but that’s what friends are for. I know Moxley’s busy with MJF right now, but he’s beaten Cage before and he needs to help out his young friend out of this, like the Homestar Runner of AEW we all know he is.

Runners Up

Raquel Gonzalez and Candice LeRae did the usual thing of helping out their beloved Dakota Kai and Johnny Gargano, respectively, but neither of them managed to get their partners a win. And of course the Inner Circle beat up Orange Cassidy this week, but that’s becoming normal. They have to do something to make sure he keeps caring about the feud.

Most Exciting Title Change: The Exalted One Brodie Lee becomes TNT Champion

Cody has been pushing himself too hard lately, wrestling every week against top opponents for the TNT Championship, and it finally caught up with him. Brodie Lee isn’t just a charismatic cult leader (although he is that), he’s also huge guy and a hell of a wrestler. Still, nobody expected him to squash Cody the way he did. It was too short to be a contender for Best Match, but it was a hell of a moment.

Brodie didn’t stop with winning the Title, either. He led the Dark Order in a beatdown of the Nightmare Family, including directing Anna Jay to take out Brandi, which she did. As a big fan of Brodie Lee, I’m happy to see he has a belt, and I’m also really interested in the idea of the Dark Order becoming the dominant heel faction in AEW, while Chris Jericho leads the Inner Circle directly into the midcard chasing Orange Cassidy.

Runners Up

Damien Priest won the vacant NXT North American Championship in a very good ladder match. Priest hasn’t really won me over yet, but I’m open to seeing what he does with a belt. I did like that he immediately jumped in a hot tub with two ladies. I think part of the reason I haven’t been into him since he arrived is that he seemed like another big scary moody guy, trapped in between Aleister Black and Karrion Kross, so if his character is evolving into something flashier that definitely helps.

Speaking of big moody guys, Karrion Kross is your new NXT Champion! His match with Keith Lee dragged on a bit and definitely showed Kross’s limitations as a worker, but he’s clearly not being positioned as the kind of champion who has five-star matches (the usual NXT kind of champion). Kross is the kind of champion everyone is afraid of because he’s a confoundingly large psychopath with a creepy tattoo of a wendigo on his back and a witch-girlfriend who summons fire at will. It’s an unusual move for NXT, and I understand the fears of those who think it points to the Yellow and Black brand becoming more like mainline WWE where huge champs who don’t wrestle that well have been pretty normal since at least the Hulkamania era. That said, I’m interested enough in Kross and Scarlett’s characters to want to see where things go from here.

Better Than I Expected: Pat McAfee

Okay, I was kind of wrong, and I’ll be the first to admit it. Pat McAfee can go, turns out. It’s not just that he’s in fantastic shape (strongest legs “in the history of legs in general” as he said in a pre-match promo), it’s that he’s clearly been dedicated to learning to wrestle, and really he’s taken to it. His transitions are smooth, his swanton bombs are impeccable, and his dive to the outside looked fantastic. It’s still important that Adam Cole won, because again, he’s a professional wrestler, but McAfee turned up ready to go for real, and props to him for that. If he wants to come back and wrestle another time or two, I’d be a lot more open to that.

Runners Up

I don’t dislike Brandi Rhodes, but I understand everyone’s dismay at the probability of the Nightmare Sisters winning the Women’s Tag Team Tournament. She’s not a great wrestler and she is an exec in the company, and it just wouldn’t be a great look. Nevertheless we all expected it, especially when the finals pitted her and Allie against Diamante and Ivelisse, two women who aren’t even signed to the company. But in another great upset, Diamante and Ivelisse won! The match had its shortcomings for obvious reasons, but the finish was exactly what it should have been, and I really hope it leads to the signing of the winning team, and maybe even some Women’s Tag Titles for them to fight over (as long as I’m dreaming).

Best Promo: Eddie Kingston

Eddie Kingston is one of the best talkers in all of wrestling, and thank the gods he’s now getting to talk not just on TV, but on TNT instead of wherever Impact was airing when he was last there. He points out to the Lucha Bros, Butcher and Blade that they’re too good to be costing themselves matches by squabbling with each other. He puts all four of them over bigtime and then gets them to join him in a group hug, which might seem like an odd move for a heel, but then he turns to the camera and gives the greatest wink ever, letting us know that his plans are about something other than unity and togetherness.

I have to assume that Eddie’s recruitment of the Lucha Bros means that Death Triangle is dead, at least for now. It makes sense, since we have no idea when PAC will be back. I can’t believe that guy’s stuck at home for months instead of working again. When he does make it back, I’m sure he’ll channel that into the nastiest of promos. In the meantime, I’m ready to see what Kingston and his two tag teams get up to.

Runners Up

Other than Pat McAfee talking about his great legs, all the promo weight was on AEW this week, because promos just aren’t what TakeOver events spend their time on. Jon Moxley had another good one, in which he challenged MJF to go talk to his wife for a list of his flaws, which got everybody talking since Mox’s actual wife, Renee “Young” Paquette, just left WWE. I suspect she’s bound for a job outside of wrestling, because she’s good enough to do whatever she wants, but I am excited by the prospect that no longer working for WWE likely means she can make an appearance in AEW here and there without getting in trouble with whoever she works for next.

Chris Jericho also cut a promo on Orange Cassidy, in which he announced the new gimmick match he’s invented for All Out, the Mimosa Mayhem Match. The guy who loves a bit of the bubbly and the Orange guy trying to throw each other into a giant vat of mimosas is hard to argue with, and plus it ought to end their feud without either of them taking a “legit” loss. I also loved Jericho putting himself over as a gimmick match genius by reminding everybody that he invented Money In The Bank.

Best Match: Io Shirai vs Dakota Kai

I went into TakeOver absolutely sure that Io Shirai was retaining the NXT Women’s Title, but this match was so well-told that there were moments where I really believed Dakota might take it. She didn’t, but she gave Io the fight of her life. I think that, like Shirai pointed out in the build, there is a part of Kai that really is still that same scared girl who was bullied by Shayna Baszler. But having her own monster Raquel Gonzalez at her back gives Dakota confidence, and having confidence enable her to show everyone that she really is one of the best wrestlers around. She just needs that crutch of a giant woman keeping an eye out for trouble so she can focus.

Of course, Dakota’s hold over Raquel seemed to come into doubt as Raquel was distracted by how much she wants to fight Rhea Ripley, so there may be conflict coming to this team too. And the thing is, I’m good with that. I just want to see all these women work, in whatever configuration the story requires.

Runners Up

For those who love the wrestling part of wrestling, you can’t ask for much better than Timothy Thatcher’s match against Finn Bálor, which was both a technical clinic and a lot of fun to watch.

The North American Championship Ladder Match also had a lot of fun spots in it. Bronson Reed continues to impress—that splash off the ladder with Candice LeRae on his back was really something—and Cameron Grimes continues to win me over.

Sadly, there wasn’t a match on Dynamite that I’d consider for this slot. It was a fun show, but most of that fun came down to promos, shenanigans, and one surprising squash. As far as in-ring work, it really wasn’t their best episode. You win some, you lose some, no matter what day of the week.

That’s all for this Saturday edition of Wednesday Night. This week things are still weird, with AEW Dynamite airing on Thursday, but I’ll find a way to cover that too. Plus, I’ll be back tomorrow to discuss Summerslam and its RAW aftermath.

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The Weeknd Has Explained The ‘Dark Undertone’ Of His ‘Blinding Lights’ Lyrics

2020 is a big year for The Weeknd: “Blinding Lights” is one of the year’s most successful singles, and likewise, After Hours is one of 2020’s biggest albums. The musician’s continued prosperity has landed him on the cover of the latest issue of Esquire. In the profile, he reveals that the lyrics of his hit song come from a dark place, and that he doesn’t endorse the story the song tells.

The Weeknd said “Blinding Lights” is about “how you want to see someone at night, and you’re intoxicated, and you’re driving to this person and you’re just blinded by streetlights, but nothing could stop you from trying to go see that person, because you’re so lonely.” He continued, “I don’t want to ever promote drunk driving, but that’s what the dark undertone is.”

He also discussed his headspace early in his career, saying that he didn’t think his appearance would led to him being successful: “I wasn’t too confident with how I looked. I didn’t think that I could sell the music looking like me. I was very hardheaded. To this day, I don’t think I’ve ever done a radio interview. I just feel like I would give a horrible interview.”

Read the full Esquire profile here.

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Renee Young’s WWE Exit Leaves The Organization In A Better Place Than She Found It

After joining WWE almost eight years ago, Renee Young has officially made her exit from the worldwide leader in sports entertainment. While rumors had circulated for nearly a week, the move was made official during the SummerSlam pre-show Sunday night, followed by Young herself weighing in on her transition later Monday.

Despite current WWE talent, fans and media paying their respects to Young, it somehow doesn’t do her time in the organization justice. Young really hit her stride hosting Talking Smack alongside Daniel Bryan, leading to one of the transcendent moments of the show’s short tenure.

Young would call her time on the weekly show the “single thing” she enjoyed the most during her time in WWE in an op-ed in the Players Tribune.

“Like I finally got a chance to do something approaching ‘my thing.’ I could be fun, I could be sassy, I could be a little messy and a little rough around the edges and real — and that’s just always been my M.O. I think it worked, too: talent got to be themselves on Talking Smack: there was sort of this IDGAF attitude, but at the same time you were seeing work. Like, some of the character work that guys did on our show was just unreal. And PEOPLE GOT OVER!!”

It was understandable then — and obviously now — why it hurt for Young to learn the show was moving from weekly to monthly. On Twitter of all places.

The work she put into that show was outstanding and her talent shined through in an undeniable way. From there, Young would set on a trailblazing path over the next three years, lining up what the future could look like for aspiring broadcasters. She joined the broadcast team for the first-ever Mae Young Classic, became the first woman to take on a permanent role on the Raw announce team and was a member of the broadcast team for the first-ever all women’s Evolution event.

As Young reflects on her time in WWE, she recognizes the moments — like being the first woman to call a full episode of Raw as untouchable, but wishes she fought for herself a bit more when moments got tough.

“I wish I’d fought for myself a little more, just in general, in those moments when I felt like I was drowning or even just treading water. And I wish I’d gone to more of the right people for more of the right advice, instead of letting my emotions or my insecurities get the better of me,” Young wrote. “I also think that’s the gift and the curse of going first, though, you know what I mean? No one said blazing trails was easy.”

Despite those second thoughts on her career, Young’s work will be remembered fondly on the impact she made throughout the Women’s Evolution. While stars like Charlotte Flair, Becky Lynch, Sasha Banks and Bayley will top the Hall of Fame list as their careers come to a close, there’s no question Young should be right there in the spotlight as well.

Who knows what’s next for Young. She acknowledged in her Instagram post that fans can still find her on Fox Sports. But outside of that, there’s no real knowledge of where she’ll end up next.

Fans will try to make the connection with AEW, where her husband is the reigning World Champion. And while she may end up there, that speculation does nothing but do a disservice to the work Young has done. She has established herself as a top personality that has the talent to do whatever she wants, whether that be in the scope of wrestling or not. And as young women grow up with aspirations to main event WrestleManias and call weekly episodic wrestling episodes, they’ll do so following the steps of women like Young, knowing fully that it’s well within their reach.

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Travis Scott And McDonald’s Appear To Be Collaborating On Something

Travis Scott has become one of the biggest names in music over the past few years. Now it appears he will be teaming up with the world’s biggest food brand, McDonald’s, for some sort of collaboration.

McDonald’s US chief marketing officer Morgan Flatley wrote in a leaked internal memo obtained by Business Insider, “From his impossible-to-get Nike sneaker line, to a cereal collab with General Mills that sold out in 30 seconds, to a record-setting virtual concert series inside Fortnite, Travis Scott is the definition of big in culture. Beyond this, he is a true fan of McDonald’s and our craveable, iconic food. He will resonate and spark excitement with our youthful multicultural customers, and has a few surprises to delight our crew and ensure they are part of the excitement.”

Flatley noted in the memo that the brand is also readying to work with other celebrities as well: “Travis is the first in a suite of big celebrities that resonate across segments and are true fans of our food and our brand. We can’t wait to share the rest of the lineup… in due time.”

This news follows rumors from earlier this month, when an image surfaced of a collection of Scott- and McDonald’s-themed merch.

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The Romantic ‘Ammonite’ Trailer Is Full Of Longing Gazes Between Kate Winslet And Saoirse Ronan

Neon, the indie distributor behind two of the best films of 2019 (Portrait of a Lady on Fire and Best Picture winner Parasite) and this year’s “damn near perfect” Palm Springs, has released the trailer for the company’s next awards seasons contender.

Ammonite stars Saoirse Ronan and Kate Winslet as… does it matter? It’s a movie with Saoirse Ronan and Kate Winslet. You’re going to see it. But in case you need more convincing, Winslet plays Mary Anning, an “acclaimed but overlooked fossil hunter Mary Anning and a young woman sent to convalesce by the sea develop an intense relationship, altering both of their lives forever,” according to the official plot synopsis. Ammonite was directed by Francis Lee, and while it may lack the sweaters of his last film God’s Own Country (seriously, SO many great sweaters), it looks equally moody and romantic. Speaking of that romance, Anning’s relatives criticized the film for depicting a same-sex relationship that they claimed never happened. Lee responded on Twitter:

After seeing queer history be routinely ‘straightened’ throughout culture, and given a historical figure where there is no evidence whatsoever of a heterosexual relationship, is it not permissible to view that person within another context…?

As a working class, queer film maker, I continually explore the themes of class, gender, sexuality within my work, treating my truthful characters with utter respect and I hope giving them authentic respectful lives and relationships they deserve.

Ammonite opens on November 13.

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Millie Bobby Brown Is Sherlock’s ‘Wild Child’ Sister In Netflix’s ‘Enola Holmes’ Trailer

Netflix loves Stranger Things‘ Millie Bobby Brown, and the feeling must be mutual. The 16-year-old actress’ upcoming role as Sherlock Holmes’ rebellious teen sister in Enola Holmes should draw quite an audience, and having Henry Cavill onboard to play Sherlock (and Sam Claflin as Mycroft Holmes) can only help with that cause. This trailer shows off a rip-roaring adventure set to an orchestral riff of Hole’s “Celebrity Skin.” That really sets the stage, as does the presence of Fleabag director Harry Bradbeer.

Enola Holmes follows the title character’s super-sleuthing in her own right, and she’s doing it her way after her mother (Helena Bonham Carter) disappeared without a trace on her daughter’s sixteenth birthday. Sherlock and Mycroft have had about enough of dealing with a “wild child,” so they’re keen on sending her off to finishing school, where she’d become a “proper” lady. Cue the twirling of mustaches, but Millie Bobby Brown’s the perfect actress to send Enola striking out on her own. From the synopsis:

Refusing to follow their wishes, Enola escapes to search for her mother in London. But when her journey finds her entangled in a mystery surrounding a young runaway Lord (Louis Partridge), Enola becomes a super-sleuth in her own right, outwitting her famous brother as she unravels a conspiracy that threatens to set back the course of history. Based on the beloved book series by Nancy Springer, ENOLA HOLMES is a dynamic new mystery-adventure that introduces the world’s greatest detective to his fiercest competition yet: his teenage sister. The game is afoot.

Enola Holmes arrives on September 23.