Month: April 2022

Sony’s animated sequel to the Oscar winning movie Spider-Man: Into the Spider-verse, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse is moving from Oct. 7 this year to June 2, 2023. The news is breaking just before the studio’s presentation at CinemaCon next week. Meanwhile, the pic’s sequel, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse Part II, is dated for March 29, 2024. The movies will screen in premium large formats and IMAX. The filmmakers behind the animated sequel is Joaquim Dos Santos, Kemp Powers, and Justin K. Thompson. The first movie made over $375M WW. As a result of the movie, Sony is moving up their other animated feature, Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile from Josh Gordon and Will Speck from Nov. 18 to Oct. 7. In addition, Sony has dated their Spider-Man spinoff Madame Web from filmma...

The rapper was arrested on a charge of "assault with a deadly weapon (firearm)" in connection with a shooting in Hollywood last fall, the Los Angeles Police Department said in a statement on Twitter. He was released later Wednesday on a $550,000 bond, jail records show. On the night of November 6, two acquaintances were arguing in the Hollywood area of Los Angeles, according to the LAPD. "The argument escalated and resulted in the suspect firing a handgun at the victim. The victim sustained a minor injury from the incident and later sought his medical treatment. Following the shooting, the suspect and two additional males fled the area on foot," police said. "The suspect has been identified as 33-year-old Rakim Mayers, a Los Angeles resident, also known as music artist A$AP Rocky,"...

CNN  —  Taylor Swift has countless Grammys and American Music Awards, but this new honor will be a first for the global pop star. A newly discovered species of millipede was named after Swift, according to a study published in the journal ZooKeys. It’s called Nannaria swiftae, or Swift twisted-claw millipede. Lead study author Derek Hennen is a self-proclaimed Swiftie and wanted to honor the singer. He was a doctoral candidate at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg at the time of the research. “Her music has gotten me through tough times, and it’s kind of a nice little thank you I can give for the joy her music has brought me,” Hennen said. Hennen...

Blac Chyna claims she was “just joking” when she put a gun to Rob Kardashian’s head and wrapped an iPhone cord around his neck. The model was asked about the abuse allegations – originally made by her ex-fiancé in April 2020 – during her court appearance in Los Angeles on Wednesday for her ongoing case against the Kardashian-Jenner family. The incident allegedly took place in late 2016 at Kylie Jenner’s home in Hidden Hills, Calif. Chyna, 33, alleged that Rob, 35, was FaceTiming two of his friends when she took the gun off of the dresser in their bedroom and jokingly put it on him, saying, “If you ever leave me…” Chyna claimed the threat wasn’t serious and that Rob appeared to find her actions amusing.  “It was not loaded,” she testified. “I wo...

5:30 PM ET Kelly CohenESPN Ben Affleck and Matt Damon, the Academy Award-winners behind "Good Will Hunting," are teaming up on a movie about Nike's efforts to sign Michael Jordan to a sneaker deal, according to the Hollywood Reporter. Former Nike executive Sonny Vaccaro, who was featured in the 2015 ESPN 30 for 30 "Sole Man," and Nike co-founder Phil Knight will be the central characters of the movie. According to reports, Damon will portray Vaccaro, and Affleck will play Knight. Affleck and Damon won the Oscar for Best Original Screenplay for "Good Will Hunting" and the two collaborated on the screenplay for and starred in 2021's "The Last Duel." Affleck, who will direct the film, also won an Academy Award for Best Picture as a producer for "Argo." 9dJeremy Willis 14hZach Lowe ...