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After 21 years, MTV Cribs is now set to return with new looks inside and outside of the homes of celebrities. Picking up where the iconic TV show left off, Cribs will once again have a runtime of 30 minutes with tours that reveal the lifestyles and rituals of lavish celebrity abodes. Amongst the names set to be featured include rappers Big Sean and Rick Ross who will undoubtedly have a lot to show off. “Cribs didn’t simply introduce the celebreality genre, it created a blueprint for how we engage on social media,” said Nina L. Diaz, President of Content and Chief Creative Officer, MTV Entertainment Group. Look for the return of Cribs to hit Paramount+ August 11 9:30 p.m. EDT. In case you missed it, Drake recently rented Dodger Stadium to have dinner. Read Full Article

It’s been 26 years since NWA member Eazy-E passed away, and there’s still plenty of lingering questions and controversy regarding his death. WEtv’s forthcoming docuseries The Mysterious Death of Eazy-E takes an investigative dive into everything that went down when the late rapper died in 1995. Throughout this new on-screen offering, viewers will be able to hear from Ebie, Eazy-E’s daughter, her mother Tracy Jernagin and hip-hop journalist Jasmine Simpkins as they all give their questions, comments and concerns on the emcee’s passing. Eazy was only 31 when he was pronounced dead, and the primary reason was believed to be because of AIDS. However, many folks believe that there was someone or something else involved because he died relatively quickly after his diagnosis. Suge Knight — founde...

With Dune‘s HBO Max premiere now pushed back to October 22, Legendary Pictures is adding a bit more excitement into the pot with a new promotional movie poster. Teasing a new IMAX trailer, which is slated for a release next week, the poster is being praised by fans for its minimal yet effective approach in promoting the film. This bit of advertising gold uses negative space to depict either a small individual walking on a large sand dune or the outline of a large inhospitable planet when looked at from afar. Your eyes also follow the fine line between the shadow and the light. While most fans are excited about next week’s IMAX trailer, others have tweeted that the use of the small planet/black hole at the “E” in DUNE ruins the design as it makes the movie look like “DUNC.” no crop twitter ...

HBO Max has dropped the first full trailer for Season Three of Titans, which seems to confirm the death of a major character. As hinted at by the teaser trailer, it seems that the second Robin aka Jason Todd (Curran Walters) meets his demise at the hands of a crowbar-wielding Joker. Todd’s death prompts Bruce Wayne (Iain Glen) to retire as Batman and Dick Grayson (Brenton Thwaites) to consider taking on the mantle of the bat, while the Titans reform to counter the threat to Gotham posed by new villain, Red Hood. Mad Men star Vincent Kartheiser also joins the cast as Scarecrow, who acts as a Hannibal Lecter-like consultant from behind the bars of Arkham Asylum. Titans Season 3 debuts on HBO Max on August 12. In other entertainment news, hitmaker studio A24 explored sale valuing it at $...

UPDATE (July 16, 2019 11:24 EST): Anthony Bourdain’s former partner Ottavia Bourdain has responded to the interview given by Morgan Neville to deny giving any permission for the filmmakers to use deepfakes of the late chef’s voice. In a tweet, she wrote “I certainly was NOT the one who said Tony would have been cool with that.” It remains unconfirmed whether other members of Anthony Bourdain’s family gave their consent for the project. ORIGINAL STORY (July 16, 2019 04:29 EST):: The latest Anthony Bourdain documentary, Roadrunner is set to open in theaters across the nation this weekend. The documentary is set to feature archival footage from the late chef’s travels, show outtakes and interviews to tell the story of Bourdain himself. The film’s director, Morgan Neville, recently revealed in...

Director Kate Herron has announced that she won’t be returning for a second season of Disney+ hit Loki, according to Deadline. Herron secured the first season with a pitch to Marvel, which saw her secure control over casting and stylistic direction, making her the show’s main creative force. It’s apparent from Deadline’s interview with Herron that Marvel did not originally intend for Loki to be more than a six-episode single season. The second season was only confirmed by a post-credits sequence at the end of Wednesday’s Season One finale. The British director, who also served as executive producer and had previously directed Netflix’s acclaimed Sex Education, told Deadline: “I’m not returning. I always planned to be just on for this, and to be honest, Season 2 wasn’t in the — that’s somet...

Hugh Jackman shared the best personal and professional advice he received from his X-Men co-stars Patrick Stewart and Ian McKellen during a conversation with Stephen Colbert on The Late Show on Thursday. The top-shelf actor stopped by the late-night talk show to discuss his upcoming film, Reminiscence, and his lead role in the hotly anticipated Broadway production of The Music Man. Speaking on his past projects, Jackman expressed gratitude for his experience working on 2000’s X-Men with Stewart and McKellen, both of whom played a pivotal part in his powerhouse portrayal of Wolverine — his first major movie role. He recounted advice he received on set from McKellen about film acting, a process which is entirely different to his expertise in the theater. “He said, ‘It’s going ...

HBO reportedly paid late Sopranos star James Gandolfini $3 million USD not to replace Steve Carell on The Office. During a recent episode of Talking Sopranos — a podcast hosted by The Sopranos co-stars Michael Imperioli and Steve Schirripa — the two actors revealed to guest Ricky Gervais that Gandolfini was at one point in talks to replace Steve Carell as Michael Scott on NBC‘s The Office. In their conversation, Gervais was discussing his role as David Brent in the original BBC series, which inspired Carell’s Michael Scott in the US version of the show, before Imperioli intervened, “You know, they talked about having Gandolfini at one point replace him — did you know that?” Schirripa then expounded on the alleged replacement, saying, “I think before James...

Oscar-nominated actor Antonio Banderas is the newest addition to the Indiana Jones 5 cast. Banderas will co-star alongside Harrison Ford and joins an already stellar lineup, which includes Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Boyd Holbrook, Mads Mikkelsen, Shaunette Renée Wilson and Thomas Kretschmann. The next installment in the Indiana Jones franchise has already begun production, with a slated release of July 29, 2022. Steven Spielberg, who directed the franchise’s first four films, has passed the torch to James Mangold, who is known for Logan, The Wolverine, Girl, Interrupted and Ford v. Ferrari. Although Spielberg is not serving as director this time around, he is producing the film alongside Kathleen Kennedy, Frank Marshall and Simon Emanuel. Banderas recently received his first-ever Oscar nominati...

Last year, Ruby Rose announced that she was exiting her role as Kate Kane in Batwoman just one season in. Months following her departure from the titular CW role, reports indicated that it was not because of the injuries she sustained on set. Recently, Rose spoke to the Kyle and Jackie O Show and revealed that it she chose to not come back to the show because of an allergy. Rose revealed, “I did find out that I was allergic to latex. I was getting worse and worse, because as you get more contact with it, I guess you get more reactions. I took off the [mask] at the end, and my face was just hives. My throat was all messed up. It was like it was out of a scary movie.” With her role in as Batwoman, Rose was the first openly gay superhero lead. Last August, the actress addressed her departure ...

HBO Max is looking into several Game of Thrones animated spinoffs, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Following reports on the development of a single animated series in January, the streaming platform is now exploring at least two more potential projects. One prospective series will be set in the Golden Empire of Yi Ti, a territory located in the southeastern area of Essos that was never shown in the original series. Yi Ti — inspired by Imperial China — is one of the oldest and most advanced civilizations in creator George R.R. Martin‘s massive fantasy world. Though the society was only briefly mentioned in Game of Thrones, Lord Corlys Velaryon notably sets sail for Yi Ti in HBO‘s forthcoming prequel series, titled House of the Dragon.  Elsewhere on the expansiv...

Dwayne Johnson took to social media on Friday to share that Black Adam, which has officially wrapped production, was the most difficult movie he has made to date — and looking at his sprawling repertoire of action-packed films, which includes the Fast & Furious franchise, Skyscraper, San Andreas and many more, that statement seriously holds a lot of weight. “Incredible journey,” Johnson wrote on Twitter. “Hardest undertaking of my entire career physically [and] mentally. Worth every second. Boundless gratitude to my 1,000+ crew members, actors and director, Jaume Collet-Serra. The hierarchy of power in DC Universe is changing.” That a wrap on BLACK ADAM⚡️Incredible journey.Hardest undertaking of my entire career physically & mentally.Worth every second....