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There is nobody quite as hardworking as Billy the Puppet, who has been crafting his elaborate death traps for nearly twenty years. It’s the kind of work ethic that Chucky dreams about. But maybe he’s working too hard, and that’s why Lionsgate has pushed the latest Saw installment until next year.

Saw XI was originally supposed to hit theaters this September, but Billy has some disappointing news about that. “You’ve all anticipated my return asking when I may appear before you once more but anticipation is a funny thing,” the world-famous puppet said in a new video, adding that his team is working on “new traps to razor-sharp perfection.” Get it? He added, “You should expect nothing less. These traps will be made all the better with just a little time. The clock is ticking.” Unfortunately, the clock isn’t ticking fast enough, as the installment was pushed to September 26, 2025.

Luckily, there is some good news for horror fans. Lionsgate announced at CinemaCon that Jason Blum is set to revive The Blair Witch Project, the movie that invented awkward camera angles. The company recently opened a Blair Witch-themed escape room in Vegas, which sounds a lot like a Saw trap. Here’s hoping for a collab!

In his 21-year career, LeBron James has been part of some iconic moments in NBA history, but no one individual play stands out more than his chase down block of Andre Iguodala in the 2016 NBA Finals.

That plus the Kyrie Irving three pointer that followed it are the indelible moments from the Cavs stunning championship comeback, with Mike Breen’s “BLOCKED BY JAMES” becoming one of the NBA’s iconic calls. On the latest episode of James’ Mind The Game podcast with JJ Redick, the two discussed LeBron’s prowess on chase down blocks by having him break down that play — and the role J.R. Smith played in that block that LeBron thinks goes under the radar.

As LeBron explains, he asks his teammates to do two things in a situation where he’s trailing the play and they’re the one back. The first is to not foul the guy on the break, even in a 2-on-1. The second is to make them alter their layup a little to slow down the timing and give him an extra second to get there before the ball can get to the backboard. Smith did both of those things, being an obstacle but not fouling on the 2-on-1 and then sliding over to make Iguodala do the extra clutch on the ball before going up for the layup, allowing LeBron to fly across the lane for the biggest defensive play of his career.

It’s cool hearing LeBron talk about this because, while a lot of it is the result of his insane athleticism and innate ability to read and react, it’s not entirely a play borne out of spontaneity. He drills in his teammates what to do in that situation to give him the best chance to make the play, and in the biggest possible moment, that paid off for the Cavs to get them a championship.

Kim Kardashian has moved beyond thirst traps. She’s now posting “thirsty” traps. The American Horror Story: Delicate star shared photos on Instagram from her vacation in Turks and Caicos. “Cake Boss,” she wrote as a caption. In one picture, she’s turned away from the camera while posing in a bikini; in another, she’s pulling a white tank top over her head in the water.

Kardashian’s sister Khloé poked fun at her bikini photos, writing in the comments section, “OMG the thirsty caption is gold.”

This teasing comment comes after her other sister Kourtney Kardashian poked fun at the pair for a photo Kim posted of the trio on their vacation on April 7. In the Instagram photo, Kim and Khloé were snapped lounging on the beach in racy swimwear while Kourtney was seen in minuscule form on a lounger in the background. Kourtney reposted the photo on her Instagram Stories, writing in response, “I love taking pics with my sisters!”

Earlier in the week, Kardashian’s AHS: Delicate co-star Dominic Burgess described what it was like filming his first on-screen sex scene with her. “I was nervous and body-conscious, and to find out my first sex scene is going to be with an icon known for their beauty was a lot,” he told Variety. “But there was a great intimacy coordinator who asked what we felt comfortable with, and the director was John J. Gray, who I worked with on Feud — and Kim was wonderful. It ended up being a really pleasant experience.”

You can see the “thirsty” photos below.

(Via People)

Ever since his debut, Vince Staples has been reliable for offering a unique viewpoint on the issues facing hip-hop. With seemingly everyone in the genre focused on the possible feud between Drake and Kendrick Lamar, he unsurprisingly had a skewed take that pointed out a huge problem when it comes to the business of selling rap beef.

Noticing that Spotify had begun running billboards in Times Square reading, “Hip-hop is a competitive sport,” Vince censured the streamer in the latest episode of the Joe Budden Podcast. When the host called the Long Beach rapper and asked about the supposed dispute between Drake and Kendrick, Staples called out both Spotify and the rest of the cast.

“We either with the coonin’ or we not, bro,” he said. “Once n****s get mad, we got billboards from streamers talking about ‘Hip-Hop is a sport’, but we ain’t never seen a billboard from a streamer that said ‘give that n**** his publishing back.’” He also made several salient points about the adoption of hip-hop in pop music and tech while cutting out as many of the craftspeople involved as possible. Naturally, those goofs argued with Vince, making fun of him for “always being on some cerebral sh*t,” but that doesn’t change the fact that he’s right.

Check out the clip below.

Following the billion dollar success of Barbie, Hollywood studios quickly made a mad dash to develop every toy and game product they could get their hands on. One of those rumored properties was a movie based on the classic board game Monopoly, and Lionsgate seems to have locked down a key ingredient in making Barbie a box office behemoth: Margot Robbie.

According to Variety, Robbies’ LuckyChap production company is actively working on a narrative for a live-action movie based on Monopoly. (There’s no word yet on whether Robbie will also star in the film or just serve as a producer.) Naturally, Lionsgate Motion Picture Group chair Adam Fogelson is thrilled to work with the production team behind Barbie, the biggest hit of 2023 that had a strong presence at the Oscars:

“I could not imagine a better production team for this beloved and iconic brand than LuckyChap,” Fogelson said. “They are exceptional producers who choose their projects with great thought and care, and join Monopoly with a clear point of view. We are tremendously excited to be working with the entire LuckyChap team on what we all believe can be their next blockbuster.”

The Monopoly news arrives on the heels of yet another seemingly random project for Robbie. LuckyChap is also producing a live-action movie based on the popular video game series The Sims. However, Robbie will not star in the project. She’ll simply serve as a producer for the film from Loki writer and director Kate Herron.

(Via Variety)

Sometimes the best part about a buzzy and mysterious new movie is not knowing what you’re getting yourself into. Could there be a freak decapitation within the first act of the movie? Maybe! You never know.

With Alex Garland’s Civil War, the intensive military imagery might be alarming, but there is more to the story than the excessive gun use. The film takes place in a near-future America where a group of journalists race to Washington D.C. amid a violent conflict taking place on American soil. Here is a brief synopsis:

From filmmaker Alex Garland comes a journey across a dystopian future America, following a team of military-embedded journalists as they race against time to reach DC before rebel factions descend upon the White House.

While the film is shrouded in mystery, Garland hopes the film sparks conversation. “My hope is that I make something which is compelling and engaging, but the product of that is some kind of conversation,” he recently told IndieWire. Garland added, “The film is trying to function a bit like the reporters in the story, so it’s just showing something within a window of time.”

A24’s Civil War stars Kirsten Dunst, Wagner Moura, Cailee Spaeny, Stephen McKinley Henderson, and Nick Offerman. The movie hist theaters on April 12.

We are just weeks away from Zayn‘s upcoming fourth studio album, Room Under The Stairs. According to a letter shared with fans, Zayn has been working on the album for the past six years (though his previous album, Nobody Is Listening was released three years ago).

Ahead of the album, Zayn has shared “What I Am” and will drop “Alienated” this Friday (April 12). Both songs mark a departure from his dark pop sounds and feature more acoustic, stripped-back instrumentation. He has previously revealed that he wrote the song “Alienated” first, which then shaped the sounds of Room Under The Stairs. Today (April 10), Zayn took to social media to reveal the album’s tracklist.

The album will consist of 15 tracks, with Zayn writing the bulk of the material, and much of the production handled by Dave Cobb. Per the tracklist, there will be no features on Room Under The Stairs.

You can see the Room Under The Stairs tracklist and cover art below.

Zayn’s Room Under The Stairs Album Cover Artwork

Zayn’s Room Under The Stairs Tracklist

1. “Dreamin”
2. “What I Am”
3. “Grateful”
4. “Alienated”
5. “My Woman”
6. “How It Feels”
7. “Stardust”
8. “Gates Of Hell”
9. “Birds On A Cloud”
10. “Concrete Kisses”
11. “False Starts”
12. “The Time”
13. “Something In The Water”
14. “Shoot At Will”
15. “Fuchsia Sea”

Room Under The Stairs is out 5/17 via Mercury/Republic. Find more information here.

Eminem is looking for real-life Stans to appear in his upccoming documentary about the phenomenon. The Detroit rap icon famously coined the term that has become the bane of online music discussion and now, he wants his biggest fans to share their stories. He tweeted out a link to a questionnaire that asks when and how respondents first heard about Eminem, whether they consider themselves Stans or not, whether they collect Eminem merch, write fan fiction about him, or make artwork inspired by him.

The term “Stan” was famously coined by Eminem in a song from the 2000 Marshall Mathers LP of the same name. The titular character was a fan who wrote increasingly unhinged letters to Eminem (expressed in first-person lyrics from Eminem in character and played by Devon Sawa in the music video) as he engaged in a one-sided, parasocial friendship with the rap star. The song ends with Stan interpreting a lack of response from Eminem as a rejection, snapping, and driving his car off a bridge with his girlfriend locked in the trunk. In the final verse, Eminem does get around to responding, only to realize that he’s too late.

While he likely meant the song as a tongue-in-cheek satire of fans’ obsessions with celebrities, in recent years, the term has been applied to online fan clubs who engage in targeted bullying campaigns against stars’ perceived rivals and critics. These attacks have been known to escalate into offline harassment, including “swatting” or “doxing” victims (calling in false police reports or sharing private information online) and even allegedly threatening to vandalize family members’ gravesites.

Eminem’s Stans have even harassed writers of this very site (y’all really did not like our reviews of his last few albums). Maybe you can include those stories on the questionnaire, which you can find here.

Blackpink’s Lisa is continuing to further her career as a solo artist. Today, it was revealed that the pop star has signed a new deal with RCA Records, which will allow her to fully own her master recordings.

This news arrives just a few months after it was revealed that each of the Blackpink girls would not be renewing their individual contracts with YG Entertainment, but will remain with the company for their band contract. The move allows each of the members to go to the label they want.

“I’m super excited to be joining the RCA family and I am confident they are the best team to create a bigger movement in my solo career,” Lisa said in a statement via Rolling Stone. “Looking forward to showing the world everything we have been preparing.”

While it’s unclear still when Lisa will be releasing new music under the RCA umbrella, she does have a lot of career plans still in the works. She is set to appear in season three of HBO’s The White Lotus, whenever that is finished and set to air on the platform.

Back in 2021, Lisa released her debut solo album through YG Entertainment and Interscope. After the band reunited for 2022’s Born Pink, she has only dropped a cover of Britney Spears’ “My Only Wish (This Year)” for the holidays.

Fans have been waiting for a response from Drake since Kendrick Lamar went scorched earth on his verse from Future’s Metro Boomin-produced song “Like That.” After K. Dot declared, “Motherf*ck the Big Three / It’s just big me,” plenty of hip-hop heads have looked forward to seeing how Drake approaches any potentional reply — especially since the last time he was in a full-tilt rap battle, things didn’t exactly go his way.

Increasing the anticipation was the fact that J. Cole beat Drake to the counterpunch, dropping his own response track, “7 Minute Drill,” last Friday. Unfortunately, J. Cole has since issued a retraction of his RSVP to this battle, citing his discomfort with going against someone he admires. Drake, on the other hand, has been compared to and contrasted with Kendrick Lamar ever since both began making noise on the blog circuit, so fan investment in his reply is higher than it’s ever been.

While Drake hasn’t made any overt announcements as yet, he’s hinted that he’s working on something, and now, Joe Budden has gotten involved (of course). The podcaster — who has long had his own friction with the Canadian superstar — suggested on his show that both rappers have recorded diss tracks and that they’ll release them sooner than later.

“Actually, I have it on good information that both sides went in the booth and came out,” he said. “What I’m hearin’ about both sides is that it’s nuclear. It’s up-up.” While it could just be another case of Budden blowing smoke (how’s that “girl rap wave is over” pronouncement working out, I wonder), his sources might be onto something since Drake and Kendrick have been at each others’ heads for so long.