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Michael B. Jordan and Ryan Coogler have a secret project in the works. The actor and director duo have been working together since Fruitvale Station before taking on Creed, and of course, Black Panther. While this new movie is not a Marvel production, Coogler is reportedly using the studio’s infamous protocols for secrecy.

The project is being described as a “secret genre movie” that’s written by Coogler, and the first spec script under his production company Proximity Media. Jordan is attached to star in the film that’s reportedly based on an “original idea” from Coogler that’s being heavily protected. Studio executives and buyers have to physically check in at WME offices in Beverly Hills if they want to even look at the script.

Via The Hollywood Reporter:

The project is being described as a “genre” feature. That, however, is a wide-ranging term that encompasses horror and its subsets, as well as thriller, science fiction, even fantasy. Two sources have said there is a period element to the story. Coogler’s camp had no comment.

According to THR, Coogler is holding a second round of meetings where he’ll be looking for a production commitment from interested parties. Considering his blockbuster success with the Black Panther films, the top secret film will no doubt have some takers.

(Via The Hollywood Reporter)

Michael B. Jordan and Ryan Coogler have a secret project in the works. The actor and director duo have been working together since Fruitvale Station before taking on Creed, and of course, Black Panther. While this new movie is not a Marvel production, Coogler is reportedly using the studio’s infamous protocols for secrecy.

The project is being described as a “secret genre movie” that’s written by Coogler, and the first spec script under his production company Proximity Media. Jordan is attached to star in the film that’s reportedly based on an “original idea” from Coogler that’s being heavily protected. Studio executives and buyers have to physically check in at WME offices in Beverly Hills if they want to even look at the script.

Via The Hollywood Reporter:

The project is being described as a “genre” feature. That, however, is a wide-ranging term that encompasses horror and its subsets, as well as thriller, science fiction, even fantasy. Two sources have said there is a period element to the story. Coogler’s camp had no comment.

According to THR, Coogler is holding a second round of meetings where he’ll be looking for a production commitment from interested parties. Considering his blockbuster success with the Black Panther films, the top secret film will no doubt have some takers.

(Via The Hollywood Reporter)

Reneé Rapp has been crushing it over the past year. Her debut album, Snow Angel, came out last summer and it was a strong musical premiere. She also stars in the new Mean Girls movie and even had a song with Megan Thee Stallion on the soundtrack, “Not My Fault.” Now, she’s doing something that ultimately only a few entertainers have had the pleasure of doing: This weekend, she’ll be the musical guest on Saturday Night Live.

Jacob Elordi is hosting the episode, so he, Rapp, and SNL cast member Bowen Yang filmed a promo video.

After Elordi introduces himself, Yang says, “Reneé, you were so right: He is so baby girl.” Rapp replies, “I know, that’s what I said. He is so baby girl.” Elordi asks, “Me? I’m a baby girl? So what’s Reneé?” Rapp responded, “Oh, I’m mother,” a nickname that Rapp, and plenty of other beloved female musicians, has been given by fans. Yang closed out the bit by proudly exclaiming, “And I’m big, wrinkly son!”

Meanwhile, Rapp’s current promo cycle has produced a ton of fun moments, whether she’s revealing her adoration of Mark Cuban on The Late Show or declaring Megan has the “best ass I’ve ever seen in my life.”

Watch the SNL promo above.

Some artists covered here are Warner Music artists. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.

Reneé Rapp has been crushing it over the past year. Her debut album, Snow Angel, came out last summer and it was a strong musical premiere. She also stars in the new Mean Girls movie and even had a song with Megan Thee Stallion on the soundtrack, “Not My Fault.” Now, she’s doing something that ultimately only a few entertainers have had the pleasure of doing: This weekend, she’ll be the musical guest on Saturday Night Live.

Jacob Elordi is hosting the episode, so he, Rapp, and SNL cast member Bowen Yang filmed a promo video.

After Elordi introduces himself, Yang says, “Reneé, you were so right: He is so baby girl.” Rapp replies, “I know, that’s what I said. He is so baby girl.” Elordi asks, “Me? I’m a baby girl? So what’s Reneé?” Rapp responded, “Oh, I’m mother,” a nickname that Rapp, and plenty of other beloved female musicians, has been given by fans. Yang closed out the bit by proudly exclaiming, “And I’m big, wrinkly son!”

Meanwhile, Rapp’s current promo cycle has produced a ton of fun moments, whether she’s revealing her adoration of Mark Cuban on The Late Show or declaring Megan has the “best ass I’ve ever seen in my life.”

Watch the SNL promo above.

Some artists covered here are Warner Music artists. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.

Steven and Ian recorded this week’s episode a day earlier than normal, which means that the guys just missed the big (and bad) news about Pitchfork suffering massive layoffs and being folded into GQ. So they got together later and recorded an emergency 30-minute segment about what this all means for the fragile music media ecosystem and put it before the proper episode.

In the proper episode, they did a quick Sportscast about the shocking rise of Steven’s Green Bay Packers and the even more shocking fall of Ian’s Philadelphia Eagles. They also did an update on the Fantasy Albums draft, with Ian deciding for some reason to let Steven swap in the new Faye Webster album into his lineup. Will Ian regret this decision? We shall see!

After that, they take a look at early festival announcements for Coachella and Bonnaroo, which seem … sort of random? Like, what is going on with these music festivals these days? They make no sense! Then they talk about the new Green Day album out today, Saviors, which Steven thinks is very, very … well, listen to the episode to find out which adjective applies.

In Recommendation Corner, Ian talks up the incredible new album from Glass Beach while Steven hypes his recent column ranking every Radiohead album, solo album, and side project.

New episodes of Indiecast drop every Friday. Listen to Episode 172 here and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts. You can submit questions for Steve and Ian at [email protected], and make sure to follow us on Instagram and Twitter for all the latest news. We also recently launched a visualizer for our favorite Indiecast moments. Check those out here.

What’s the deal with Donald Trump’s hand?

Earlier this week, the former president was pictured leaving Trump Tower in New York City with mysterious red marks on his small right hand. It wasn’t ketchup from his beloved McDonald’s, that’s for sure. As Jimmy Kimmel explained on Thursday’s episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live, the image quickly turned into “a viral moment that was embarrassing — even for him.”

The late-night host noted that red spots is “a common symptom of syphilis, which could mean Donald Trump has syphilis, or syphilis has Donald Trump.”

Back in the 1990s, Trump claimed in an interview that he was a “brave soldier” for avoiding STIs, adding, “It’s like Vietnam, sort of. It is my personal Vietnam.” Kimmel joked, “But if he has syphilis. that would mean the only Vietnam he avoided was Vietnam.” He added, “The good news is, Melania will be fine. They haven’t slept in the same bed since… how old is Barron?”

Imagine if the red marks appeared on the hands of one of Trump’s opponents. “He’d be all over it. He’d talk about it for years,” Kimmel correctly noted. “He’d be posting in all-caps about ‘Meatball Ron DeSyphilis’ and ‘Nikki Herpes.’ But they haven’t brought it up.”

You can watch the Jimmy Kimmel Live monologue above.

All eyes have been on Green Day lately. In October, Billie Joe Armstrong and company announced their new album, Saviors (which is out now, by the way). Then, they made headlines for their New Year’s Eve performance, which featured an anti-Trump lyric change to “American Idiot.” Earlier this week, the band revealed that on their upcoming tour in support of the new album, they’ll be playing Dookie and American Idiot in full every night.

A few days ago, the band was spotted in the New York City subway with Jimmy Fallon, performing a few songs for passersby. (Tragically, nobody told matinee enthusiast Jamie Lee Curtis.) As expected, the whole thing was filmed for The Tonight Show and the segment aired yesterday (January 18).

This isn’t Fallon’s first time taking a major artist to the streets for an unexpected performance, and as these things usually go, everybody started out in disguise. After covering Bad Company’s “Feel Like Makin’ Love,” they took off the costumes and got into some of their own songs. Aside from with aired on the show, The Tonight Show also shared a web-exclusive video of additional performances from the set.

Per setlist.fm, the full performance consisted of six songs: “Feel Like Makin’ Love,” “Basket Case,” “Look Ma, No Brains!,” “Rock And Roll All Nite” (a Kiss cover), “Dilemma,” and “American Idiot.”

Check out the videos above.

Saviors is out now via Reprise Records. Find more information here.

1999 Write The Future, a music and art collective by 88Rising, has dropped a heater of a new single. Tonight (January 19), the group shared “Slopes,” which features 88Rising rapper Warren Hue and Offset rapping back and forth over a scorching beat.

The musical chemistry between Hue and Offset is undeniable, as they effortlessly bounce off of each other’s flow and mirror each other’s energy.

Hue, who is originally from Indonesia, can’t help but shine, knowing that he’s making the haters “mad mad” as he’s adjusting to international fame.

“Pull up with a fit and they mad mad / Show money bands in my backpack / Introduce Warren to your grandad,” raps Warren.

Though Offset has been in the game for over a decade, he hasn’t lost momentum. He makes this evident noting that while he’s already shown to be one of hip-hop’s greats, he’s still setting out for more.

“I been going number one I could taste it / I was born up a star up on Elliot / I’ma sell out arenas and the stadiums / I got my gang and my family, I ain’t trading ’em,” raps Offset.

According to a press release, the debut album by 1999 Write The Future arrives “soon.”

In the meantime, you can see the “Slopes” video above.

Warren Hue is a Warner Music artist. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.

Noah Kahan has given a fan-favorite an international upgrade. Tonight (January 19), Kahan has shared a new version of “Homesick” featuring UK artist Sam Fender, capturing the feeling of homesickness around the world.

The original version of the song was inspired by Kahan’s feelings toward his Strafford, Vermont hometown, and how he misses home while he’s out chasing his dreams. The updated version’s second verse features Fender waxing poetic over his hometown, Newcastle.

Fender recorded his verse in Newcastle after meeting Kahan on tour last year. While the two artists come from different places, they bonded over their tumultuous relationship with touring, and the emotions that come with being away from home for too long.

“Noah actually came to my hometown of Newcastle when he was on tour, so we met up and I showed him around,” said Fender in a statement. “I found it canny funny and flattering as he said in his east coast American accent, ‘I wanna see where these songs came from man’, so we hit the Lowlights Tavern for a swift Guinness and walked in the bitter cold of the sea-front. Chatting with him about things in both of our pasts made me realize how universal ‘Homesick’ is. We’ve all been that kid.”

You can listen to the new version of “Homesick” above.

Charles Barkley made it a point to try and stop drinking Diet Coke in the new year, which led to him getting trolled by everyone else on the Inside the NBA set. That, apparently, did not go very well, because Chuck is still putting Diet Coke in his mug and drinking it while he’s on set.

During halftime of Thursday night’s game between the Chicago Bulls and the Toronto Raptors, someone on set (ok, it was Shaq) decided to pull a fast one on him and put something other than Diet Coke in his mug. It was unclear what got put in there, but whatever it was, it caught Barkley completely off guard and led to him making a face that made the whole crew lose it.

Barkley saying “I don’t know if they had me on tape” only to find out that they did, indeed, have him on tape was terrific television, and the replay of Chuck taking a sip and trying to figure out what the heck was going on was even better. It’s not often that something is able to get Ernie Johnson laughing like this, and hopefully, Barkley doesn’t pay extra attention to this going forward and we get it more often.