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Sylvester Stallone may have created the Rocky franchise, but Michael B. Jordan just brought it to new box office heights with the release of Creed III. As ComicBook.com reports, the series’ latest film just scored a knockout at the box office with an opening weekend take of more than $58.3 million—an all-time high for any movie in the franchise.

Creed III’s record-breaking weekend didn’t come as an enormous surprise to box office pundits, who have been predicting big things from the ninth film in the Rocky franchise, which sees Jordan’s Adonis “Donnie” Creed facing off against Damian “Diamond Dame” Anderson (Jonathan Majors), a former childhood pal/boxing prodigy who blames Donnie for the left turn his life took as a teenager.

Amazingly, since Creed debuted in 2015, interest in this spinoff series has only seemed to grow. While the first film earned $173,567,581 worldwide, Creed II (2018) made $213,591,522 globally. Less than a week after its release, Creed III has already managed to rack up more than $101 million around the world, putting it on track to likely become the franchise’s all-time biggest box office hit — with much of the credit due directly to Jordan.

In addition to playing the eponymous role in the Creed series, Creed III also marks Jordan’s directorial debut. And while the 36-year-old actor has clearly learned a lot about the filmmaking craft from frequent collaborator Ryan Coogler, who co-wrote and directed Creed, Jordan’s decision to shoot Creed III in IMAX — a first for a sports movie — will likely also play a part in its final box office haul.

One person who probably won’t be buying a ticket? Sylvester Stallone. Rocky Balboa himself got pretty candid with The Hollywood Reporter back in November, when he shared that he’s not a big fan of where the franchise he created — but, oddly, doesn’t really own a piece of — is headed. Sly did, however, wish them well.

It seems silly to think about a time before filters both ruled and destroyed our society, but about a decade ago, it was very normal to post a photo on Instagram in all its slightly fizzy, pixelated glory, without needing to throw on some sort of AI animal over your face. Of course, photoshop still existed, but you didn’t have to airbrush your face before posting online, probably because not a lot of people were on there to judge you. Now, if you do something and don’t post about it, did it really happen? This seems to be the case for the Kardashian clan and their army of small children who have continued their social media takeover into the 2020s.

Kim Kardashian recently posted a no-filter selfie which is just uncommon enough for her millions of Instagram followers to take notice and comment about it in herds.

The alleged filter-less pic probably has some sort of retouching, but it seems like Kardashian is trying to prove to everyone that she doesn’t edit every photo, just most of them. And she also got to show off just how casual she is getting her teeth cleaned, just like those normal non-rich folks. Stars! They are just like us. Those dental hygienists are seemingly wearing Yeezy’s, by the way.

Many of Kardashian’s followers praised her for the photo, which is seemingly the return of “the old Kim” who would post silly pictures of herself with those infamous grainy black borders circa 2012, before she made millions of dollars per post. The fans seem to celebrate the return to no-filter pics, with comments like “Nice to see Kim’s skin without makeup or a filter” and “Yes an unfiltered selfie!!!” and “I was just there!! Didn’t see her.” The comment section in a Kardashian Instagram post will introduce you to the most interesting people you will never meet in your life. One person did raise an interesting point, though…

Is this a sign that we are coming full circle? Is it finally time to view the world through the Valencia filter again? This might be the only way our nation can heal after. At least she’s not posting about crypto anymore.

(Via Glamour)

We are just days away from embarking on our Endless Summer Vacation with Miley Cyrus. As her eighth studio album is imminent, the “Flowers” hitmaker has teased the second taste from the project.

In a clip shared to Cyrus’ social media, she is seen in black and white, as a snippet from the upcoming Endless Summer Vacation cut “River” plays. Though we don’t hear any lyrics from “River,” we can hear an ’80s-inspired, synth-and-guitar-driven instrumental, seemingly continuing the dance-ready theme established by “Flowers.”

Additionally, longtime Smilers can expect another treat upon the album’s release. Today, producer Mike Will Made-It, who worked on the bulk of Cyrus’ 2013 album, Bangerz, took to Twitter to tease his impending reunion with Cyrus on Endless Summer Vacations.

“Mike Will x Miley Cyrus wave starts back Friday… sorry for the wait,” he said.

Though the two have worked on several hits together, including “We Can’t Stop” and “Party Up The Street,” the last time they collaborated was in 2019. Still, the two maintain a fondness for each other. According to the album credits, which were revealed by Tidal, Cyrus and Mike Will collaborated on the songs “Thousand Miles,” “Violet Chemistry,” and “Muddy Feet.”

Shortly after teasing their reunion, Mike Will continued to hint that Cyrus’ new era will be iconic.

“Miley is definitely in her bag…,” he said.

Endless Summer Vacation is out 3/10 via Columbia. Find more information here.

Vladimir Putin’s ill-advised war in Ukraine has lasted over a year, and by all appearances, it looks like he’s still surprised at this lack of an outcome. He recently threw a fit and pulled out of a nuclear pact while the Kremlin re-upped its talk of going Lex Luthor on the U.S. The Russian president has not answered to the Viagra or Botox shortages in his country, although he is apparently allowing cabbage to freak him out.

In the meantime, some other freak outs are happening on the propaganda airwaves known as Russian State TV. As Newsweek relays, there’s quite a stir among talking heads, and that includes (as seen in the below clip tweeted by The Daily Beast columnist Julia Davis) commentator Sergey Mikheyev, who expressed his frustrations with the slow (nearly absent) pace of progress, which could eventually bring this outcome: “I won’t live long enough to see any successes.” He then declared, “Our leadership won’t live long enough for that either.”

As well, Mikheyev added that this war could very well “last for decades” given current conditions, which was a sentiment shared by ex-Putin advisor Sergei Markov, who (as reported by Newsweek) believes that “there is no end in sight” to Russia’s war in Ukraine.

By all accounts, it’s one step forward and two steps back for Russia in this conflict with Putin regularly restocking his troops who are abandoning tanks in Ukrainian cities. The BBC recently summed up how Russia seems “stuck” in a holding pattern, and Putin is apparently intending to exhaust Ukraine into giving up while also insisting that he’s winning this thing. And clearly on Russian State TV, they’re not feeling so hot about this war anymore.

(Via Julia Davis on Twitter & Newsweek))

Florence Welch (of Florence + The Machine) officially teased her new cover of No Doubt’s “Just A Girl,” which will be featured in Season 2 of Showtime’s Yellowjackets series later this month.

In a new video on social media, Welch looks through a rack of extravagant dresses before arriving at the sports team jacket that is common in the show. She then puts it on over her clothes, showcasing the bold “Yellowjackets” lettering on the back. Fans can also hear a teaser of her version in the video.

“So happy I got picked for the team this year,” she captioned the clip.

“We make one hell of a team,” the official Yellowjackets account replied.

Earlier this year, a fan account pointed out a post made on Deuxmoi that read, “Florence + The Machine is covering a 90s smash hit song for promo of a popular show’s second season premiering in March,” which has since been proven correct.

Following the reveal, fans are extremely excited. “ma’am you can’t just drop this with no full version release date,” one wrote. “OH MY F*CKING GOD. MY HEART IS ABOUT TO EXPLODE,” another added. Season two of Yellowjackets kicks off on March 24.

Continue scrolling for some additional fan reactions to Florence Welch’s forthcoming No Doubt cover reveal.

San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park will once again play host to the Outside Lands festival this year, from August 11 to 13. Ahead of then, the lineup was unveiled today (March 7), and it’s led by Kendrick Lamar, Foo Fighters, Odesza, Lana Del Rey, The 1975, Megan Thee Stallion, Zedd, Janelle Monáe, Maggie Rogers, and Fisher.

There are plenty of highlights beyond that, too, including Lil Yachty, JID, Interpol, Willow, Father John Misty, Tobe Nwigwe, Orville Peck, Aespa, Beabadoobee, Alvvays, Alex G, Soccer Mommy, Diesel (aka Shaquille O’Neal), Raveena, Inhaler, Ethel Cain, Samia, The Jungle Giants, and Wednesday.

As for how to experience the festival yourself, three-day tickets go on sale tomorrow (March 8) at 10 a.m. PT, via the Outside Lands website.

At the moment, it’s unclear what Foo Fighters will look like for their headlining performance, as they have yet to announce who will be the band’s new drummer following the death of Taylor Hawkins (although fans have ideas about who should get the spot). The band’s performance could be in support of a new album, if a radio DJ’s apparent accidental leak is to be believed.

Check out the full Outside Lands lineup above.

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Ja Morant is currently not with the Grizzlies after an Instagram Live video from late Friday night/early Saturday morning in Denver showed him holding a gun in a nightclub following Memphis’ loss to the Nuggets.

The Grizzlies announced Morant would miss at least their next two games in L.A., but head coach Taylor Jenkins provided the update on Sunday that there is no timetable for Morant’s return. While the Grizzlies are working with Morant to lay out a path for what he must do to return to the team, there is the lingering question of the NBA’s own investigation, as well as Colorado police. From a legal perspective, it is illegal in Colorado to be in possession of a firearm while under the influence of alcohol, which is what Colorado police are apparently investigating.

From an NBA perspective, the fact that Morant had the gun on a road trip raises questions about whose gun it was, how he got it to Denver, and more. As Marc Stein laid out on the latest episode of This League Uncut, if the league determines that Morant brought the gun on the team plane, it could lead to a lengthy suspension.

“The CBA element is something that we do know because that’s happened before with the Gilbert Arenas-Jarvaris Crittenton thing in Washington,” Stein said. “Basically the CBA says if there is a firearm on team premises or on a team plane or anything like that, that’s an automatic 50-game suspension. So that’s why I think, as you alluded to, the league is trying to ascertain where was the gun before the Instagram video and all other manner of questions tied to that.”

UPDATE: Stein corrected himself on Twitter afterwards, saying it would violate the bylaws but would not automatically lead to a 50-game suspension, that is just the number Gilbert Arenas got in his incident with Crittenton, and the suspension length would be at Adam Silver’s discretion.

While the team plane isn’t explicitly listed as a team or NBA facility, the CBA does state that “whenever a player is traveling on any NBA-related business…such player shall not possess a firearm of any kind or any other deadly weapon.”

For now, Morant’s absence is indefinite as the league investigates the situation, but it could be a very lengthy absence for the young star guard should it be determined the gun was his and he brought it with him to Denver.

The first reactions for John Wick: Chapter 4 are rolling in, and just like the titular character, the movie is absolutely killing it. Despite the film’s massively long runtime, critics are going nuts for this latest installment that once again puts Reeves’ assassin to the test. There’s also a whole lot of love for Donnie Yen, who is clearly a welcomed addition to the franchise that continues to insanely new levels of action with each film.

“I was blown away by many of the action sequences in #JohnWickChapter4,” Erik Davis tweeted. “This is definitely the biggest & most badass JOHN WICK movie yet w/ a runtime near 3 hours & an ending everyone will be talking about. No one does action like this – it’s on another level. Part 4 simply rules.”

“John Wick: Chapter 4 is one of the finest action movies ever,” Hunter Bolding wrote. “My jaw hit the floor at least six times. One section involving a Dragon’s Breath shotgun is just action-movie goodness at its best. Donnie Yen steals the show. Easily the best in the series.”

“I loved #JohnWick4,” Eric Goldman tweeted. “Yes, it’s a notably long action movie, but it’s a long action movie filled with fantastic John Wick action sequences that truly transcend into that place where it feels like you are watching a masterful, carnage-filled ballet in all the right ways.”

“I had reservations about John Wick: Chapter 4’s nearly three hour runtime, but the movie earns it,” Eric Eisenberg wrote. “It’s an epic with smart pacing that never lets the action feel exhausting, and the set pieces are phenomenal. Great cast of series newcomers, but Donnie Yen is the MVP.”

You can see more reactions to John Wick: Chapter 4 below, and with these kind of rave reviews, the film is easily on track to deliver the biggest opening box office for the franchise:

John Wick: Chapter 4 slams into theaters on March 24.

Still hot off his new album, College Park, Logic has announced a new tour. Beginning in May, the “Self Medication” rapper will embark on a nationwide tour.

Joining Logic on the majority of the dates is rapper Juicy J. Opening on all of the dates are C Dot Castro and Travis Stacey, who are signed to Logic’s BobbyBoy Records label.

General on-sale for all dates of the tour begins this Friday (March 10), and fans can purchase tickets here.

You can see the list of tour dates below.

05/25 — Madison, WI @ The Sylvee
05/27 — Chicago, IL @ Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom^
05/28 — Detroit, MI @ Fox Theatre
05/31 — Akron, OH @ Akron Civic Center
06/02 — Boston, MA @ MGM Music Hall
06/03 — Bridgeport, CT @ Hartford Healthcare Amphitheater
06/04 — New York City, NY @ Hammerstein Ballroom
06/07 — Philadelphia, PA @ The Met
06/08 — Washington, DC @ Echostage^
06/10 — Charlotte, NC @ Skyla Credit Union Amp
06/11 — Jacksonville, FL @ Daily’s Place
06/12 — New Orleans, LA @ Fillmore
06/14 — Houston, TX @ 713 Music Hall
06/15 — Austin, TX @ Moody Center
06/16 — Dallas, TX @ South Side Ballroom^
06/19 — Denver, CO @ Fillmore Auditorium
06/20 — Salt Lake City, UT @ Union Event Center
06/22 — Seattle, WA @ WAMU Theater^
06/23 — Portland, OR @ RV Inn Resorts Amp
06/25 — San Francisco, CA @ The Masonic
06/28 — Los Angeles, CA @ YouTube Theater
06/29 — San Diego, CA @ Gallagher Square at Petco Park
06/30 — Phoenix, AZ @ Arizona Financial Theatre

^ without Juicy J

Jamie Lee Curtis fought Michael Myers for literally decades in the Halloween franchise, and that might be one of multiple reasons why she values rest in real life. And in the middle of Oscar season, one can imagine that sleep isn’t in plentiful supply, yet Curtis has made clear on where her priorities lie. As part of the ensemble cast of Everything Everywhere All At Once, Curtis has been on a whirlwind tour of glamorous events, including the recent Independent Spirit Awards, where the film cleaned up in some of the bigger categories.

Heading into Oscars weekend, though, Curtis is all for getting some shut eye ahead of Hollywood’s biggest night of the year. As seen in a Hollywood Reporter TikTok clip, the True Lies star isn’t here for 9:00 pm dinners and whatever happens (nothing good, in her eyes) in the aftermath:

“Why? Because mommy goes to bed early. ‘Cause 7:30 is gonna be 9 before we get food, and you know what? There’s nothing good happening with me after 9 o’clock. Nothing. Zero!”

Good on ya, Jamie Lee. She’ll undoubtedly be ready to roll on Oscars day to formally greet her Best Supporting Actress nomination, and the event broadcasts at 5:00pm PST. That airtime should be more to her preferences, and the film (along with lead actress Michelle Yeoh) is nominated in numerous categories, so it should be an evening to remember.