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Hard to believe it’s been over 3 ½ years since last we saw the crew from Atlanta, Donald Glover’s acclaimed FX show where every installment is a bottle episode. What started out as an endlessly inventive comedy-drama, which made names out of Zazie Beetz and Brian Tyree Henry and helped elevate the stardom of Lakeith Stanfield, wound up taking am epic, Curb Your Enthusiasm-style break after Season 2. Last month, a teaser finally emerged. Now we know how long we must wait for more adventures of Earn, Paper Boi, Darius, and Vanessa.

The answer? Not long at all. As per The Hollywood Reporter, the next batch of Atlanta episodes will start their run on March 24 of next year, just over four years since Season 2 premiered. It’ll bow both on FX and, for the first ever, Hulu. So huzzah for cable cutters, who won’t have to wait as they have in the past.

Over the show’s 21 episodes thus far, Atlanta helped greatly expand our idea of what creator/star Glover can do. Since its premiere, Glover has had a #1 Billboard single, played a pansexual Lando Calrissian, made a short film with Rihanna, and voiced the title role in the “live action” (but actually heavily CGI) Lion King redo. As for his co-stars, Henry has done the first gay kiss in a Marvel movie, Beetz has done a Deadpool sequel and Joker (with Henry), and Stanfield has been Oscar-nominated for Judas and the Black Messiah. It’ll be good to have them all back together.

Atlanta’s third season premieres on March 24 on FX and Hulu.

(Via THR)

Chris Martin came up to meet BBC Radio 2’s Jo Whiley for an interview this week. He had to find Whitley, and tell her he’s sorry, but that Coldplay will be done making new music in 2025.

This comes on the heels of last week’s news that the band was canceling two of their December appearance at Jingle Bell Ball in London and on the Voice of Germany TV show because of COVID-19 concerns. They famously didn’t tour 2019’s Everyday Life album because of the negative environmental impact it would have and all of this definitely raises the stakes for their “as sustainable as possible” Music Of The Spheres World Tour in 2022 and really, every tour from then until that fateful day in 2025.

To promote Martin’s interview, which airs on December 23rd, Whiley went on BBC Radio 2’s The Zoe Ball Breakfast Show to preview some of the content and played an audio clip of Martin breaking the news: “Well I know I can tell you: our last proper record will come out in 2025 and after that, I think we will only tour,” he said. “Maybe we’ll do some collaborative things but the Coldplay catalog, as it were, finishes then.”

Whiley didn’t seem so certain if Martin was being 100% serious, but he has ambitiously promised multiple albums in the coming years in other interviews. He’s commented on how difficult it is to write so much new music in the past, but it’ll just be a shame for Coldplay to part with their fans in 2025, and here’s hoping that they can go back to the start of new tours.

Tune in to Jo Whiley’s BBC Radio 2 Show on 12/23/2021 here to listen to the Martin interview in full.

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

The Matrix Resurrections (HBO Max film) — Keanu Reeves can still do kung fu as Neo, and Carrie-Anne Moss can still kick ass, and much mystery still swirls about the actual plot of this franchise revival. Lana Wachowski wrote and directed, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II channels Morpheus, and Neo (for whatever reason) has a rubber duck in his head during a bath. Here’s who is joining these forces of cinematic nature: Jessica Henwick, Neil Patrick Harris, Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Christina Ricci, and Jada Pinkett Smith. Oh, and Jonathan Groff portrays an apparent upgrade on Agent Smith, all while things stay as trippy and action packed as always. Whoa to the max.

Emily In Paris: Season 2 (Netflix series) — God help us all, this show will once again be binged into oblivion. Lily Collins returns as the stereotypically clueless and culturally offensive American who’s taking Par-ee by storm, one Instagram post at a time. The twist here is that Emily actually attempts to learn French this season, but of course, expect a ton of other drama because she slept with that hot chef and is still very good friends with the hot chef’s girlfriend. Please let the gross, unwashed skillet make a comeback and have some terrible karaoke tunes to accompany the Carrie Bradshaw of today, courtesy of primetime TV king Darren Star.

Grumpy Christmas (Netflix film) — Grumpy Grandpa/Don Servando (Héctor Bonilla) of The Patriarch joins up with extended family and a commune of hippies. That sounds dubious already, but they decide to spend Christmas at the beach, where Don meets his ultimate nemesis. Soon, we’ve got a war of wills, and hopefully, this won’t dampen everyone’s holiday spirit.

It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia (FXX, 10:00 & 10:30pm) — The Gang’s in Dublin with Mac heading to a seminary to see what it would be like to become a priest, all while Dennis and Frank hatch a plan at the castle. Then the Gang tries to climb a mountain to aid Charlie in fulfilling a mysterious Irish tradition, and nothing goes as planned.

In case you missed these streaming picks from last Wednesday:

The Hand Of God (Netflix film) — Academy Award winner Paulo Sorrentino (The Young Pope) returns to HBO with this story of tragedy and unexpected joys, along with how fates intertwine. Sorrentino’s telling this story from his own hometown (Naples), so expect a deeply personal (and of course, beautiful) story, even though ultimately, it’s a story about young Fabietto Schisa and the arrival of a football legend on the scene.

Foodtastic: Season 1 (Disney+ series) — This reality cooking show will blow (at least) a few minds with contestants concocting enormous food sculptures in an effort to push their creative limits for all the foodies out there.

For the last two years, film fans have had to get used to movie musical chairs, with release dates being relentlessly rejiggered due to this pesky little pandemic that keeps refusing to quit us. Here’s yet another sign that we’re not out of the woods yet: that John Wick fourquel that was once a mere five months away? Well, you’re going to have to wait nearly another year on top of that.

Wednesday brought good Keanu Reeves news and bad Keanu Reeves news. The good: The Matrix Resurrections has dropped in theaters and on HBO Max. The bad: As per Deadline, John Wick: Chapter 4 has been bumped from May 27, 2022 to March 24, 2023. Yes, that’s an extra 10 months to wait for yet another romp with everyone’s favorite un-retired assassin and dog lover who can kill people using books.

If you’re looking for someone to blame, then set your sights on Tom Cruise — or him and Paramount Pictures. They’ve been bumping their belated sequel Tom Gun: Maverick since before there was even a pandemic. Originally it was supposed to hit theaters in summer of 2019. Then it moved to summer 2020. Then winter 2020. Then summer 2021. And now — barring some other catastrophe — it’s set to open on the date once taken by John Wick: Chapter 4, over three years after it wrapped filming. And that’s why you have to wait another year and change to see Keanu kill even more people than he kills in Matrix 4.

(Via Deadline)

Live Nation CEO Michael Rapino received an open letter this morning from Congress asking to talk and provide documents about the Astroworld tragedy. In the letter from the House Committee on Oversight and Reform, Representatives said that “We are deeply saddened by the deaths that occurred at Astroworld Festival and are committed to investigating what went wrong to inform possible reforms that could prevent future tragedies.”

It’s the next wrinkle in the aftermath of the devastating Astroworld crowd control incident on November 5th that led to 10 attendees losing their lives. Live Nation was the promoter of the event along with Travis Scott and they’ve already raised eyebrows this week for news that they reportedly tried to get part-time staff at the festival to sign liability waivers after the fact. Here are the questions that Congress is seeking to get answers from Rapino and LiveNation about the event:

1. Please provide a narrative detailing the roles and responsibilities for Astroworld
Festival, including, but not limited to, venue security, crowd control,mass
casualty incident planning, emergency communications, and medical care,
between Live Nation Entertainment, its subsidiaries, partners, and subcontractors;

2. Describe any pre-show security assessments, planning, and briefings conducted
by Live Nation Entertainment or its partners, subsidiaries, or subcontractors,
including any details regarding any safety concerns raised prior to the
performance;

3. Please provide details regarding Live Nation Entertainment’s actions in response
to same-day reports of fans breaking through security barriers;

4. What precise time was Live Nation Entertainment first made aware of casualties
on the evening of November 5, and what steps were taken in response to that
information;

5. What precise time was Live Nation Entertainment first made aware that law
enforcement had declared the event a “mass casualty event,” and what actions did
Live Nation Entertainment take between that report and the performance’s
termination at approximately 10:10 p.m.;

6. Please share your assessment of the cause of the stampede and whether it could
have been prevented;

7. Please address reports that Live Nation has withheld pay from Astroworld
employees until they have signed revised employment contracts that release Live
Nation from liability; and

8. What steps does Live Nation plan to take to prevent another injury or death at a
promoted or held event.

What happened at Astroworld was an inexcusable, colossal fail that someone has to be liable for. It looks as though Congress not only wants to address that liability, but they also want to outline steps so that something of this nature never happens again.

You can read Congress’ open letter in full here via TMZ.

Over the years, Cardi B has proved herself a really great gift-giver. Each year, the rapper seems to one-up herself when it comes to her husband Offet’s birthday presents. Who could forget the time she gave him a refrigerator filled with cash, or the year she gifted him a brand-new Rolls Royce? But this year, to celebrate Offset’s milestone 30th birthday, Cardi truly out-did herself. The rapper answered the age-old question of what you gift somebody who already has everything. Apparently, the correct response is $2 million.

Describing her thought process up on stage in front of their friends and family, Cardi said she asked herself what Offset really likes. “So I’m like, ‘Oh that’s right. Some schmoney-gang. So babe, this is my birthday [present] to you. I know you got a lot of business ventures coming in 2022. That’s $2 million n****.” The rapper then handed her husband a massive check proving she wasn’t kidding.

Of course, Cardi isn’t the only great gift-giver in her family. Offset also knows how to wow his wife with amazing birthday presents. Earlier this year, Offset gave Cardi an entire house in the Dominican Republic, her family’s homeland. The home came complete with stunning architecture and even a rooftop pool.

Watch Offset’s reaction to Cardi’s massive gift above.

Cardi B is a Warner Music artist. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.

In recent years, Draymond Green has ventured into the role of TV analyst, most often on TNT’s “Inside The NBA.”

On a recent episode of “The Draymond Green Show,” Green discussed that experience with Matt Barnes and how he’s grown in that role. Green shared a story from the time he heavily scrutinized Jokic’s defense during an appearance on “Inside The NBA” and the mistakes Jokic made during the first half of a game.

“I went at Jokic’s defense. I’m like, ‘If they’re gonna ever be a good team, he’s the backline of the defense, he has to be good defensively, ‘” Green said. “I showed four clips. Him not rotating over as the low man, him not moving, four clips. And I was very critical of him.”

The following year, Green said Jokic told him he saw the criticisms from that segment, agreed with the points Green made and believed he’s improved defensively.

“I said you’ve 100 percent gotten better. I’ve been watching you this year and you’ve 100 percent gotten better,” Green said. “That was a big moment for me because this TV thing is new (to me).”

Green’s cameos as an analyst are overwhelmingly a joy. He’s going to significantly enrich basketball fan’s knowledge of the sport whenever he embraces that world full-time after his playing days are over, even more than he does already.

Trippie Redd has had a lot on his mind as of late. For starters, while in Baltimore for his Tripp At Knight Tour, his tour bus was reportedly shot at, wounding a driver. He was then featured on the Fighting Demons posthumous album from his friend Juice WRLD, hopping on the track “Feline” with Polo G. Then this past weekend following the death of Drakeo The Ruler, Trippie tweeted “Rip Drakeo u really supported me when u came home I can’t do nun but thank u bro and wish u a beautiful journey to the other side.”

Emotions seem to have boiled over for the Columbus rapper and last night, he announced a new mixtape mere hours before it dropped. Posting about releasing the eight songs on Instagram, Trippie wrote: “these are all songs by me only 1 feature.” He then dropped the tape, and soon went on Instagram Live to play all of the songs for his followers.

The Hate Is Dead mixtape sees Trippie navigating through his pensive flow, often infusing Nintendo 8-bit and other video game-style effects over auto-tuned vocals on tracks like “So Thankful” and “Red Line.” The tape actually includes a ninth bonus cut too.

Check out the album artwork and the deciphered tracklist below.

1. “Fire In My Heart”
2. “Ready For Love”
3. “So Thankful”
4. “Red Line”
5. “Throw It Up”
6. “I Got Game”
7. “Mud”
8. “Forever Young”
9. “Hate” (Bonus)

Hate Is Dead is out now. Stream it on Soundcloud here.

Earlier in the year, Batgirl directors Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah (Bad Boys For Life) were asked if Batman will be in the film, and if so, which one. Their answer: “The real one.” Well, now, we have an idea which of the multiple Batmans they were talking about, and it sure looks like their response checks out. According to a new report, Michael Keaton will once again reprise his role as the Caped Crusader and serve as a mentor to Leslie Grace‘s Batgirl. Via Collider:

Michael Keaton has been added to the cast list for the upcoming Batgirl film releasing on HBO Max, according to a press release Warner Bros. posted on their media site which included a preview of upcoming films set for premiere in 2022. It seems like Keaton might put the Batsuit on yet again after reprising the character for the upcoming Flash movie starring Ezra Miller.

The Batgirl is currently in production in Scotland and is set to follow the classic DC character Barbara Gordon as she takes on the mantle of Batgirl. Alongside Keaton, Leslie Grace has been cast as the titular character, with J.K Simmons reprising his role as Commissioner James Gordon. Brendan Fraser is set to play the villain Firefly, and Jacob Scipio has been cast in a currently unspecified role.

Of course, there has been no official confirmation of Keaton’s involvement as of this writing, and reports that he was joining The Flash jumped the gun. While the actor ultimately ended up returning as the Dark Knight, Keaton openly admitted that he was weighing the COVID situation in London before signing on, and he was ready to walk if things didn’t look safe. Could that be the case for Batgirl? Well, there is a new COVID variant bouncing around, so maybe don’t break out the Bat-pinatas yet.

While Keaton may not be officially confirmed, Brendan Fraser has been locked down as Batgirl’s villain. The Mummy star will reportedly play the classic Batman rogue Firefly when the film arrives on HBO Max in 2022.

(Via Collider)

St. Vincent has had a hell of a year, not just putting out a new album, Daddy’s Home, but also earning a Grammy nom for Best Alternative Music Album. Aside from just music, the artist has also been working on what she described as “a bananas art film” called The Nowhere Inn with the likes of Carrie Brownstein and Dakota Johnson, so it only makes sense that her mind would turn to visual media.

And that’s probably part of why Curb Your Enthusiasm came up as a recent topic during a recent interview with Spin. When the interviewer brings up how the premise for Curb was similar to The Nowhere Inn Annie Clark officially comes out as a massive Larry David fan. “Also, can we talk Curb for a second?” she begins. “I’m obsessed with [Sofia Maria] on Curb. She just makes the craziest acting choices in the whole world. [Laughs.] She’s so good at being so bad at acting… And here’s the thing: I know the premise is that,’“Oh, Larry’s such an asshole,’ but I feel like I agree with him most of the time.”

And she continued to back him up on thinking handshakes are disgusting: “The handshake thing alone — I think, if my history is correct, we used to shake hands to be like, “Hey, I’m not armed. I’m not gonna hurt you. Let’s meet in the middle to prove that neither of us are armed.” In today’s world, it’s just a filthy, filthy thing to do.” Hey, given what’s happened recently with the spread of Covid-19, handshakes might be a thing of the past altogether. Anyway, long live Larry David, and kudos to Annie Clark for letting Curb fans know she’s among us.