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If there is one universal truth, it’s that any film starring Barry Keoghan will be both weird/unsettling and also worth watching. Add Jacob Elordi, and you’re in for a really bizarre time in the cinema.

Keoghan stars in Saltburn, the latest story from Promising Young Woman director Emerald Fennell. The film follows a misfit student who gets invited to a classmate’s summer home for some rich people’s shenanigans while trying to distance himself from his own home life. Here is the official synopsis for the film:

Academy Award winning filmmaker Emerald Fennell (Promising Young Woman) brings us a beautifully wicked tale of privilege and desire. Struggling to find his place at Oxford University, student Oliver Quick (Barry Keoghan) finds himself drawn into the world of the charming and aristocratic Felix Catton (Jacob Elordi), who invites him to Saltburn, his eccentric family’s sprawling estate, for a summer never to be forgotten.

Saltburn was given a limited release earlier this month and will hit even more theaters this week. While guessing streaming release dates can be hard, there are some clues here. The movie is an Amazon MGM Studios production, meaning that it will likely head to Prime after its theatrical run. This is normally about 45 days, meaning Saltburn could be on streaming just in time for the New Year.

If you’re still looking for some more Barry Keoghan weirdness, check out The Killing of a Sacred Deer on Netflix.

Last night, Kali Uchis announced that she is dropping an exciting new collaboration soon, as she’s bringing Karol G on for their new song, “Labios Mordidos.” In an Instagram post, Uchis shared a photoshoot that she and Karol did, where the two are dressed in complementary outfits.

Karol gives off the sweet energy, wearing all-pink, while Uchis is rocking a leather jacket. The promo even puts them on a movie-themed poster, as they give off the “dynamic duo in an action movie” vibes. At the bottom, they are both wearing black sunglasses, holding hands, and walking away from an explosion — one they likely created.

There’s even a behind-the-scenes video that shows fire was actually used to shoot the image, proving that Uchis and Karol are putting their all into this release. And, if this is just for the teaser, it’s exciting to think what the music video will look like.

Fans are here for it too, with one joking in Uchis’ comments that they “haven’t seen this version of The Matrix yet.” The song will be included in Uchis’ upcoming Orquídeas album.

Check out Uchis’ announcement of the next single above.

Kali Uchis’ “Labios Mordidos” (feat. Karol G) is out 11/23.

David Letterman received a hero’s welcome while making a triumphant return to the Ed Sullivan theater where he hosted The Late Show for 22 years. After being introduced by current host, Stephen Colbert, Letterman walked out to a massive standing ovation and chants of “Dave!” as he took the stage. As the veteran late night host attempted to sit down, the crowd got even wilder.

“What happened? What are they doing now? Is there going to be trouble?” Letterman quipped after standing back up. “Stephen, control your people.”

As the two settled in for a “delightful” conversation, Letterman couldn’t help but remark about the amazing condition of his old stomping grounds, which looks way better than when he was host. Letterman noted that his dressing room was nicer than any hotel he’s ever been in, and he’ll be staying in it until Christmas.

Jokes aside, Letterman made it a point to graciously compliment his successor.

“By the way, congratulations on the great success you and your staff have had,” Letterman told Colbert via CNN. “It must be very, very gratifying and as a handful of people recognized, it’s not easy, but you make it look very easy. So, again, congratulations to you and the entire staff.”

Letterman even obliged Colbert by recreating the selfie they took when it was announced that Colbert would be taking over The Late Show desk.

As for the big question of whether Letterman misses the job: Of course.

“I miss everything!” Letterman said. “I mean mostly, it’s fun. Very few things in life provide one the opportunity. And I can’t speak for you or to you on this topic, but for me, if you muck one up, 24 hours later you get to try again.”

You can watch more of Letterman’s delightful interview with Colbert below:

(Via CNN)

Former Uproxx cover star Wale has denied a claim that he was attacked by Diddy during a studio session with Cassie after the specious story went viral on social media. According to TMZ, Wale and his management issued a statement to decry the false anecdote, noting that Wale never met Cassie and that the YouTuber who started the rumor did so to capitalize on recent headlines involving Daddy and Cassie to go viral.

The YouTuber, Ant Glizzy, detailed an incident in which he claimed Diddy and his security guard hung Wale over a balcony, a la Suge Knight and Vanilla Ice. However, according to Wale’s team, “It’s a shame that a complete fabrication has gotten this far and that we have to dignify it with a response. It is a fantasy written by an outsider to exploit a viral story for clicks. The author must have watched The Five Heartbeats on basic cable and got inspired. They have never been in the same room as the people mentioned. Wale has never met Cassie or the author and was never involved in any type of altercation. He wishes peace for everyone involved in the settlement.”

Here’s the scene they mentioned:

Diddy and Cassie drew headlines and speculation over the weekend when the “Me & U” singer filed a lawsuit against her former beau alleging rape and abuse. The suit did say Diddy hung someone from a 17th-story balcony, but Wale was not named. The suit was settled a day later but by then, the damage was done. If Ant Glizzy was using the news to draw attention to himself, it’s all the more reason for social media users to consider news sources with some healthy skepticism. As Offset said, they’ll do anything for clout.

The Washington Wizards are a bad basketball team but can be an entertaining watch because their defense is breathtakingly awful but they have enough bucket-getters to keep things interesting on nights where shots are falling.

They also are a young team with a lot of players taking on roles they’ve never really had before, which can lead to some funny (or infuriating, depending on your perspective) learning moments. On Monday night, during what became a 142-129 loss to the Milwaukee Bucks, Jordan Poole found himself on the wrong end of one of those learning moments with four minutes to go with the Wizards down 10. After a made Bucks basket, Poole had Kyle Kuzma roll the ball up the floor so he could walk up without burning time off of the shot clock. The only problem was, the clock doesn’t stop after a made basket in the NBA until the two minute mark of the fourth quarter, meaning 15 seconds wound off of the clock before Poole recognized his error — jumping up and down and gesturing at the clock in anger before picking the ball up.

The good news is, he avoided real disaster by quickly picking it up and scoring on a floater. However, it might be time to brush up on the NBA rulebook in Washington to avoid such situations in the future. This isn’t the first time a team has not understood clock rules to a hilarious degree, as a year ago Ja Morant was able to burn 31 seconds off of the game clock just standing over the ball before the Hornets realized they needed to make him pick it up. Time may be a construct, but it is one NBA players need to understand before they start trying to manipulate it.

Thank goodness that House of the Dragon did not disappoint. The prequel series took off like a lithe and speedy young fire breather before adding layers to the story that eventually spawned the Targaryen civil war gearing up in King’s Landing and Dragonstone by those under the Black and Green labels. HBO decided early on that four seasons would be the ideal length to tell this story (although another Westeros series, A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms: The Hedge Knight is waiting in the wings), and now, the time will soon come for the second season based upon George R.R. Martin’s Fire and Blood book.

Considering all of the excitement at hand, it’s almost as if that final Game of Thrones season never happened. Actually, let’s pretend that this is the case and talk about the upcoming Dance of the Dragons, which follows in the wake of King Viserys‘ not-so-great decisions during his reign. As well, some new characters have been announced to arrive in Season 2, and they will help carry out this war between Team Black (those on the side of Queen Rhaenyra), and Team Green (those on the Hightower side of the feud and led by Queen Alicent and Otto Hightower).

As the show begins to wind down post-production, let’s talk about the information out there so far:

Plot

“Dance of the Dragons” is actually a label that GRRM drags a little bit in the Fire and Blood book and something apparently dreamed up by Westeros residents who observed the giant creatures flying above. Granted, they had to live to tell about it first, and much of the second season should involve a chess board of the Teams Black and Green plotting out which cities and houses they can rally to their side, even if they need to do so by torching half a population.

Naturally, there will be whispers in ears that influence the decision makers, and mistakes shall be made. Before now, the biggest split-second mistake happened to be Aemond’s decision to scare the hell out of Luc, which ended with Arrax being torn in half by Vhagar. Speaking of which, she’s still kicking, but Daemon might be riding Vermithor (seen below) in addition to Ceraxes.

Granted, Vhagar is still the oldest dragon and therefore the biggest. Also unpredictable. I wouldn’t want to see this saliva coming my way.

From there, expect to meet many additional dragons, including perhaps Sheepstealer, Grey Ghost, and Cannibal. In Driftmark, Seasmoke remains unclaimed at the moment, but all four of these dragons would presumably aid Team Black, so we’ll have to hang tight and see if that’s the case. Even without these four dragons onboard, Team Black’s fire breathers outnumber those of Team Green, but they still have Vhagar.

There’s also no telling how far into the war that Season 2 will progress (gotta save more for later), but we will see King Aegon II attempt to settle into his role as well. As you no doubt recall, he wasn’t exactly into the idea of ruling over the Seven Kingdoms until that roaring applause greeted his coronation in the Dragonpit. Of course, Rhaenys took that news to Rhaenyra, and coupled with Luc’s death, it. is. on. In the book, Daemon ends up doing much of the early traveling/recruiting by fire while Rhaenyra recovers from grief (on multiple fronts), so we shall see if the show matches up to that plot point.

Cast

HBO recently announced four key characters (and their actors) arriving in Season 2:

– Alys Rivers (Gayle Rankin), who is a healer and a prolific wet nurse who resides in Harrenhal, one of the first castles who yield to Team Black during the Fire and Blood book.

– Ser Simon Strong (Simon Russell Beale), who is not only the Castellan of Harrenhal but also an uncle to Lord Larys Strong (Matthew Needham), he of the foot fetish.

– Ser Gwayne Hightower (Freddie Fox), an intriguing figure in Team Green, given that he’s Otto Hightower’s son, Alicent’s brother, and King Aegon II’s uncle.

– Alyn of Hull (Abubakar Salim), a Velaryon fleet sailor who did the thing during the Stepstones campaign.

Returning cast members (to swap parentheses usage at this point) include Emma D’Arcy (Rhaenyra Targaryen), Matt Smith (Daemon Targaryen), Olivia Cooke (Alicent Hightower), Ewan Mitchell (Aemond Targaryen), Tom Glynn-Carney (Aegon Targaryen), Eve Best (Rhaenys Targaryen), Steve Toussaint (Corlys “Sea Snake” Valaryon), Fabien Frankel (Ser Criston Cole the terrible), Sonoya Mizuno (Mysaria/that White Worm), and Rhys Ifans (Otto Hightower).

Unfortunately, we cannot expect to see Paddy Considine unless they decide to put King Viserys into zombie form.

Release Date

House of the Dragon Season 2 was already filming when the writers’ strike began with scripts already locked. Additionally, the European-set film production was not affected by the actors’ strike either, so the set schedule proceeded as planned, and that meant that the show will stick with its early Summer 2024 release date. For a show with such enormous scope and tons of special effects along with battle scenes and armies in addition to a sprawling ensemble cast, less than two years could be considered miraculous under normal circumstances. In a time of Hollywood strife, it’s almost unbelievable.

Trailer

HBO is keeping footage close to its sleeve at the moment. Surely, there are a ton of CGI effects to be added for fire and dragons and son on. Beware of all the fake/fan versions on YouTube, and for a refresher (while we await a trailer and in case you ever stumble upon a dragon), here is young Aemond showing us how to claim Vhagar. Quick, brush up on that High Valyrian!

HBO’s first ‘House of the Dragon’ season can currently be streamed on Max.

It seems like just yesterday, music lovers were breaking a sweat outdoors at their favorite outdoor festival. Now, the Thanksgiving holiday has crept up on us.

As Mariah Carey’s “All I Want For Christmas Is You” and Brenda Lee’s “Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree” fight it out on the music charts, families are preparing for a battle of their own. What television programming will hold everyone over until the turkey is served? This year, the National Football League (NFL) is looking to cover all bases as they do head-to-head with the annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. So, who’s performing for the 2024 NFL Thanksgiving games halftime shows? Continue below to find out.

Jack Harlow — Packers vs. Lions

Jack Harlow will be there to break up the tension with some lighthearted entertainment as the Green Bay Packers take on the Detroit Lions at home. The game is set to start at 12:30 pm ET. Harlow will surely perform some of his more notable hits, but fans might be in luck as his latest single, “Lovin’ On Me,” just could make the setlist.

Dolly Parton — Commanders vs. Cowboys

The next big game slated to take place on Thanksgiving Day is the Washington Commanders versus the Dallas Cowboys. The Commanders hope to steal a win from the Cowboys on their home field. The match-up will kick off at 4:30 pm ET. For the halftime entertainer, none other than country-music-queen-turned-rocker Dolly Parton will perform a medley of her discography. She may have turned down the Super Bowl Halftime Show several times, but she couldn’t resist the Cowboys’ charm.

Steve Aoki — 49ers vs. Seahawks

The last face-off of the evening will be the San Francisco 49ers and Seattle Seahawks. Kick-off for the showdown in the Seahawks’ backyard is scheduled for 8:20 pm ET. To pump up the jam, Steve Aoki is billed as the halftime performance. Aoki is a wiz with music technology, not such much on the AstroTurf (see his Red Sox and Houston Astros pitch). But, he’s looking to redeem himself in the eyes of sports fans with a few on-field plays of his own.

Jack Harlow is a Warner Music artist. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.

Tom Brady has finally retired for good from the NFL and he is taking a year to transition out of his playing days before jumping into the booth with Fox Sports in 2024. In that time, he’s able to sit back and watch the league from a distance and, like many fans, is coming to the realization that there’s a lot of bad football happening across the NFL.

In a recent interview with Stephen A. Smith, Brady explained why he thinks there’s “a lot of mediocrity” in the NFL right now, pointing at two factors in particular that he think contributes to it: coaching and the new rules.

As Brady explains, he thinks coaching and player development has gotten worse, as young players aren’t given the time and tools needed to build a successful foundation because teams don’t spend the right amount of time on the fundamentals. He also thinks there’s a lot of sloppy football being played on both sides of the ball, but particularly on offense because of the rule changes that take the onus off of the players to protect themselves. Brady notes that he wouldn’t throw the ball to certain areas of the field against certain teams, knowing that if he led a receiver into Ray Lewis, that player was probably going to get knocked out of the game. However, now the NFL has tried to litigate those hits out of the game which has made offensive players more emboldened, but they still end up in dangerous positions.

It’s an interesting perspective from one of the all-time greats, and although it does have some hints of “back in my day” grandstanding, there’s some real validity in his points. It does seem like there’s an issue with player development across the league, where we see so many guys who clearly have talent and performed at the college ranks struggle to make the transition to the pros. That isn’t all on the players and, particularly at the quarterback position, it seems there needs to be more thought and care put into the infrastructure around these young QBs.

One place where mediocrity now runs rampant is in New England, where Brady noted it’s hard for him to watch the Patriots right now.

He wouldn’t bite on Stephen A.’s effort to get him to say Bill Belichick should retire, but he did seem to indicate he sees something has changed that makes that team not run the way it once did.

As of this writing, Thanksgiving is just two days away, and Christmas (or the alternative celebration of your choice) is just around the corner. You can practically smell the turkey, most stores have already decked the halls, and Mariah Carey is once again climbing the Billboard Hot 100 Songs chart, so if you don’t want to get caught gift shopping at the last minute, now’s the time to start looking.

As always, Uproxx Music has you covered for the music fan in your life, whether they love Drake, Taylor Swift, or Beyoncé. If the music lover in your life is a hardcore member of the Hive (the Beyhive, that is), then you’re in the right place.

Here’s our 2023 Beyoncé holiday gift guide, with five things you can get for the Hive member in your life.

A Bottle Of Beyoncé’s New Perfume

Let’s start with the obvious: a bottle of Beyoncé’s new fragrance, Cé Noir, which you can likely still get shipped before the holidays. Containing notes of clementine, honey, rose, and jasmine, perfume retails for $160 for 1.7 oz. What better way to celebrate a Beyoncé holiday than smelling like her?

You can order a bottle here.

The Renaissance Vinyl Box Set

Of course, any music lover would enjoy having their favorite album in the highest-fidelity format available. The Deluxe Edition LP comes in a handsome box that folds out and includes massive, exclusive posters. You can grab a set for a little under $50, making it just about the least expensive thing on this list (but if you really want to save money on a legacy format, there’s also a CD set).

Renaissance vinyl is available here.

Tickets To See Beyoncé’s Renaissance Movie

Renaissance: A Film By Beyoncé is coming to theaters on December 1, giving fans who missed out on her Renaissance World Tour a chance to capture at least some of the energy of her live performances or fans who did see it to relive their night on the town. It’s also rumored to provide the long sought-after “visuals” fans have been clamoring for since the album’s release.

You can get tickets here.

A Pair Of “Cozy” Renaissance-Themed Sweats From Amazon

Believe it or not, much of Beyoncé’s coveted Renaissance merch collection with Amazon is still available for purchase. I can tell you from personal experience that the sweatpants are warm and comfy and the T-shirts are eye-catching complements to any ensemble. Unfortunately, the “Cozy” rugs are all sold out, but it’s probably still worth checking out the remaining options, which you can do here.

A Piece From Beyonce’s Discontinued Ivy Park Collection

Speaking of sold-out, the odds that your favorite Beyoncé fan is getting their hands on the final Ivy Park drop are effectively nil, but going the extra mile for a loved one is what the holidays are for, right? Most of the collection is available on resale sites like StockX and shockingly, the markups are almost reasonable. If your Beyoncé fan missed out on a drop and gave up hope of grabbing their favorite piece, getting it for them could really put a smile on their face.

Check out StockX’s Ivy Park offerings here.

Leonardo DiCaprio recently celebrated his 49th birthday with a star-studded party where he channeled his inner Kendall Roy. Is there anything he wants to accomplish before he turns 50 next November? “You know what? Just one more movie,” DiCaprio said during an interview with Good Morning America. “One more movie.”

DiCaprio has three upcoming projects listed on his IMDb, but none are likely to come out next year, if ever. Roosevelt, a Martin Scorsese-directed biopic of Theodore Roosevelt starring DiCaprio as the former president, was announced in 2017 but there’s been no updates since then. There’s also The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny, and Murder, another Scorsese project, and Jim Jones, about the cult leader of the same name, but those are still early in the development cycle. The Killers of the Flower Moon might not get his wish. He’ll have to settle for $40 million salaries and dating models in their 20s.

Last week, DiCaprio attended a Variety event where he praised his Oscar-worthy Flower Moon co-star Lily Gladstone. “That an actor of such profound talent has found it a long and hard road to get this recognition speaks to the unfairness that still exists in our industry today,” he said. “I fervently hope that we’re entering a new era in which actors like Lily, who embody this authenticity and undeniable truth in their own storytelling, take center stage. Because Lily’s not just an actor, she’s also an activist.”

You can watch the GMA interview below.