Add Murphy Brown to the list of classic shows revived by networks. CBS has confirmed Warner Bros. Television’s Murphy Brown is returning to primetime with Candice Bergen (Rules Don’t Apply, The Meyerowitz Stories – New and Selected) set to reprise her starring role in the comedy series. The announcement was made by Kelly Kahl, President, CBS Entertainment, and Thom Sherman, Senior Executive Vice President, Programming, CBS Entertainment.
According to CBS’ official announcement, the series is returning for a 13 episode season set in a contemporary newsroom. The network did not confirm any additional actors other than Bergen who may be reprising their starring or guest starring roles in the upcoming new season. The original series featured Faith Ford, Charles Kimbrough, Joe Regalbuto, Grant Shaud, Pat Corley, Robert Pastorelli, John Hostetter, and Lily Tomlin.
Murphy Brown was created by Diane English (Ink, Double Rush) and she’ll return for the new episodes as writer and executive producer. Bergen is also an executive producer of the new episodes which will air during the 2018-2019 season.
The multi-camera half-hour comedy earned 62 Emmy nominations during its initial 10 year run on CBS. It won 18 Emmys, with Candice Bergen collecting five Emmy wins. The series was also nominated for 15 Golden Globes and won three. Its other nominations include five Directors Guild of America nominations (with two wins), three Screen Actors Guild awards, and four Writers Guild of America nominations (with two wins). The series was also recognized as part of TV Guide’s list of the “25 Greatest TV Characters of All Time.”
The Plot: As its 30th anniversary approaches, Murphy Brown returns to a world of cable news, social media, fake news and a very different political and cultural climate.
Universal Pictures has released a new two-minute trailer for the sci-fi action film, Pacific Rim Uprising, starring Star Wars: The Last Jedi‘s John Boyega. Pacific Rim Uprising‘s the sequel to 2013’s Pacific Rim which was directed by Guillermo del Toro (The Shape of Water, Pan’s Labyrinth) and starred Charlie Hunnam and Idris Elba.
Pacific Rim opened in theaters on July 12, 2013 and scored a $37 million domestic opening weekend. It went on to gross $411 million worldwide before exiting theaters. Pacific Rim Uprising is set to begin its theatrical run on March 23, 2018.
In addition to John Boyega, the cast includes Scott Eastwood, Jing Tian, Cailee Spaeny, Rinko Kikuchi, Burn Gorman, Adria Arjona and Charlie Day. Steven S. DeKnight (Netflix’s Daredevil, STARZ’s Spartacus) directed and co-wrote the script with Emily Carmichael, Kira Snyder, and T.S. Nowlin. Thomas Tull, Mary Parent, Jon Jashni, Cale Boyter, Guillermo del Toro, John Boyega, and Femi Oguns produced, with Eric McLeod executive producing.
The Plot: The globe-spanning conflict between otherworldly monsters of mass destruction and the human-piloted super-machines built to vanquish them was only a prelude to the all-out assault on humanity in Pacific Rim Uprising.
John Boyega stars as the rebellious Jake Pentecost, a once-promising Jaeger pilot whose legendary father gave his life to secure humanity’s victory against the monstrous “Kaiju.” Jake has since abandoned his training only to become caught up in a criminal underworld. But when an even more unstoppable threat is unleashed to tear through our cities and bring the world to its knees, he is given one last chance to live up to his father’s legacy by his estranged sister, Mako Mori (Rinko Kikuchi) — who is leading a brave new generation of pilots that have grown up in the shadow of war. As they seek justice for the fallen, their only hope is to unite together in a global uprising against the forces of extinction.
Jake is joined by gifted rival pilot Lambert (Fate of the Furious’ Scott Eastwood) and 15-year-old Jaeger hacker Amara (newcomer Cailee Spaeny), as the heroes of the PPDC become the only family he has left. Rising up to become the most powerful defense force to ever walk the earth, they will set course for a spectacular all-new adventure on a towering scale.
John Boyega and Scott Eastman in ‘Pacific Rim Uprising.’
Elton John is saying goodbye to the road, finishing up his incredible career with a three-year “Farewell Yellow Brick Road” tour. The music icon’s final tour will begin in the U.S. on September 8, 2018 and will hit five continents, with the superstar performing for his fans during more than 300 planned shows. The “Farewell Yellow Brick Road” tour will travel through North America, Europe in April 2019, Asia in November 2019, Australasia in December 2019, and South America in March 2020. Elton John will wrap up his farewell tour in North America in 2021.
“Performing live fuels me and I’m ecstatic and humbled to continue to play to audiences across the globe,” said Elton. “I plan to bring the passion and creativity that has entertained my fans for decades to my final tour. After the tour finishes, I’m very much looking forward to closing off that chapter of my life by saying farewell to life on the road. I need to dedicate more time to raising my children.”
“It is truly an honor to be associated with Elton John, one of music and pop culture’s most legendary, innovative and unrivaled performers,” said Jay Marciano, Chairman and CEO, AEG Presents, promoters of the “Farewell Yellow Brick Road” tour. “In a manner and style that could only be conceived by such a renowned artist, Elton’s ‘Farewell Yellow Brick Road’ concerts will be the ultimate and final opportunity for his millions of fans around the world to experience this generation’s most incomparable and iconic entertainer.”
The following information was released regarding ticket sales: “Tickets for initial shows listed below go on sale to the general public beginning February 2 at 10 a.m. local. Tickets and VIP packages can be purchased at EltonJohn.com. American Express® Card Members can purchase tickets in advance in North America beginning Thursday January 25 at 10 a.m. local time, through Monday January 29 at 10 p.m. local time. A limited number of exclusive VIP Packages will also be available for sale starting Thursday January 25 at 10 a.m. local time. These exclusive offers can include premium tickets, on-stage photo opportunities at Elton John’s piano, backstage tours, limited-edition lithographs, custom merchandise and much more.
The ‘Farewell Yellow Brick Road Tour’ pre-sale is powered by Ticketmaster Verified Fan (Ticketmaster’s fan-first technology, built to help artists combat ticket bots and get tickets into the hands of fans that intend to go to the event). Tickets for the tour will be available through registration using Ticketmaster Verified Fan. Registration opens Wednesday January 24 and continues until Saturday January 27. Pre-sale will begin Tuesday January 30 at 10 a.m. and run through Wednesday January 31 at 10 p.m. (all times are local); supplies are limited. Registration is required to participate in the TM Verified Fan Pre-sale.”
Netflix just released a new full trailer for the original series Seven Seconds. The crime anthology series, which is set to premiere on February 23, 2018, was created by executive producer Veena Sud (The Killing). The cast is led by Regina King (American Crime), Clare-Hope Ashitey (Doctor Foster), and Russell Hornsby (Fences, Grimm).
Beau Knapp (Sand Castle), Michael Mosely (Ozark), David Lyons (Safe Haven), Raul Castillo (Special Correspondents), and Zackary Momoh (A United Kingdom) co-star in season one of the dramatic anthology series.
The Plot: In a society fraught with racial tension, sensational headlines, and an audience who would rather be entertained than informed, seven seconds can mean life or death.
In an instant, life is forever changed for Brenton Butler and his family. After a white cop accidentally hits and critically injures a black teenager, a northeastern city explodes with racial tensions, an attempted cover up and its aftermath, and the trial of the century.
Clare-Hope Ashitey portrays KJ Harper, a black assistant prosecutor assigned to the incident, with troubles of her own. She grapples with the weight of the case and what it will mean to bring justice not only for Brenton, but for the Black community. KJ works closely with the teen’s mother Latrice Butler (King) who realizes there may be more to her son than she and her husband (Hornsby) were aware of, and becomes consumed with finding out what happened.
Seven Seconds tackles the controversial issues of race relations between law enforcement, the people they serve, and the personal stories of those involved. At its core, the series goes beyond the headlines, examining the impact a tragic accident has on a community and a family’s need for answers and justice.
A scene from ‘Mary Kills People’ Season 2 (Photo Courtesy of Lifetime Copyright 2018)
Lifetime’s set a March 12, 2018 premiere date for season two of the dramatic series Mary Kills People. The network also announced they’ll be airing a Mary Kills People season one marathon kicking off on March 11th at 6pm ET/PT and running through 12am ET/PT.
The popular drama stars Caroline Dhavernas, Jay Ryan (Beauty and the Beast, Top of the Lake), and Richard Short (666 Park Avenue), with season two set to feature Rachelle Lefevre and Ian Lake in guest starring roles. Mary Kills People was created by Tara Armstrong (Private Eyes) who serves as the showrunner and executive producer. Tassie Cameron (Ten Days in the Valley, Rookie Blue), Amy Cameron (The Book of Negroes), Jocelyn Hamilton (Cardinal), and Tecca Crosby (Private Eyes), Morwyn Brebner (Rookie Blue), and Caroline Dhavernas (Hannibal) also executive produce. Kelly Makin, Norma Bailey, and David Wellington are on board as directors. Season two writers include Tara Armstrong, Tassie Cameron, Morwyn Brebner, Lara Azzopardi, and Marsha Greene.
Mary Kills People will air at 9pm ET/PT followed by the network’s award-winning drama, UnREAL, which airs at 10pm ET/PT.
The Plot: Picking up eight months after Mary (Dhavernas) and Des (Short) framed Grady (Greg Bryk) for the deaths of their patients, Des is happy to reteam with Mary following his stint in prison, but Mary questions whether she was better off fighting the good fight without him. As they dive deeper and darker into their illegal work, a mysterious woman, Olivia Bloom (Lefevre), comes to them with a deadly request, unleashing a chain of events that unfolds throughout the season.
Mary’s personal and professional lives come to a head when Ben (Ryan) returns, knee-deep in a complicated undercover case. Ben’s investigation will collide with Mary’s criminal descent, forcing Mary to decide whether to come clean once and for all.
“Should’ve gone for a steak, pal, cause it’s the last decent meal you’re getting for the next five to 10 years,” says Ralph Dibny (Hartley Sawyer) to a bank robber who Ralph’s trying to stop in season four episode 11 of The CW’s The Flash.
As the episode begins, Barry (Grant Gustin) is still in prison for the murder of Clifford DeVoe, a crime he didn’t commit, and he’s locked up in the same cell his own father spent 16 years in. There’s a riot going on in the prison and Barry, not wanting any of the guards to get hurt, uses his super-speed to end it. Of course, he does it so fast that no one can tell it was him.
In another part of town, Joe (Jesse L. Martin) is negotiating with a bank robber who’s wearing a bomb vest. At the same time, Ralph uses his stretch powers to grab the hostages and move them to safety while Joe keeps the robber distracted. Ralph, wearing his hero outfit, confronts the robber and tries to talk him down. He takes the bomb vest off him and the robber detonates the bomb, but Ralph’s able to use his abilities to absorb the blast.
At S.T.A.R Labs, Team Flash is not too happy with Ralph’s reckless and cocky attitude during the attempted robbery. Iris (Candice Patton) points out that he could’ve gotten hurt, and Caitlin (Danielle Panabaker) mentions that others outside the bank could have been injured or worse if he hadn’t been able to absorb the blast. All Ralph is concerned about is coming up with a new cool superhero name.
In the courtyard of Iron Heights, Barry’s stretching his legs when he’s tripped by an inmate and falls. The leader of the three inmate thugs tells his two buddies to pick him up. He tells Barry he splashed water on him and Barry apologizes, not wanting any trouble. The head thug is about to punch Barry when the warden comes walking up with guards and tells Barry his 1:30pm visitor is waiting to see him.
Iris visits Barry and he reassures her they can and will get through this. He asks about how everyone else is doing and she quickly brings him up to speed about Ralph and his cockiness. Barry tells Iris not to worry about it and admits to her that he used to get cocky when he first started.
In another part of the prison, Axel Walker (Devon Graye) aka The Trickster Jr. is in the medical area for eating some bad pudding. The nurse knocks out the guard and reveals herself to be Axel’s mom, Zoey Clark (Corinne Bohrer). She’s shown up to break him out of prison.
Joe meets with the warden about the escape and sees Barry mopping the floor. He asks him how Barry is doing and the warden tells Joe that Barry is a model inmate, just like his father was. Joe gets permission to talk to Barry and he quickly tells him about the case. Barry offers to speed vibrate himself out and help catch Trickster and then he’ll speed vibrate back, but Joe says no and to keep his head down and be careful.
Over at the villain’s lair, Axel and his mom are arguing. Seems she wants him to hightail it out of town with her, but he just wants to become the Trickster again and attack Central City to impress his dad who escaped two years ago and is still MIA. Axel sees highlights on the news of Ralph’s heroics and decides to target him and take down Central City’s new hero.
Axel, wearing a new, ridiculous Trickster outfit, hijacks a broadcast signal and puts himself on television. He calls out “Stretchy Man,” a nickname the press gave Ralph, and throws a red ball which is really an explosive that destroys a nearby car. Ralphs watches along with Team Flash at S.T.A.R. Labs and asks Cisco to breach him there.
Ralph confronts Trickster and takes the explosive ball blast and a shot from a weird gun with no problem. However, when Trickster shoots some pink acid at Ralph it hits his knee and burns him badly. He screams out in pain. Cisco breaches back as Vibe and blasts Trickster with an energy blast. He then grabs Ralph to make an escape through the breach.
Back at S.T.A.R. Labs, Caitlin tends to Ralph’s knee as Cisco and Harry (Tom Cavanagh) tell Ralph the acid is a special mixture that Axel came up with. If it had been a normal human with no meta powers he had hit with the acid, it would have burned right through the leg.
Back at Iron Heights, the same three inmate thugs go after Barry again but this time they’re stopped by a very large inmate named Big Sir (Bill Goldberg) who knocks them out and winks at Barry who says thanks. Later, Barry approaches Big Sir and asks him why he helped him and Sir tells Barry that his dad helped him once so he owed him.
Back at the villain’s lair, Zoey decides to help her son and is acting way more crazy and homicidal than earlier. Axel notices and asks her about it, and she admits she stopped taking her meds so she can be his partner in crime. The two come up with a new plan on how to lure out Stretchy Man to finish him off. Axel does another broadcast showing himself and Zoey as game show hosts who have two unwilling hostages to play the “Wheel of Death.” He claims that if Stretchy Man doesn’t come to save them in one hour, he’ll dump the pink acid on the poor souls.
At S.T.A.R. Labs, Ralph has quickly recovered but is still shook up and says he can’t do it. Caitlin calls him out and asks if he only wanted to play superhero when he thought he couldn’t get hurt. Ralph admits that’s the truth. He walks out but as he leaves, he gets an idea.
Ralph stretches himself through the bars in Barry’s cell and tells him he’s going to break him out. Barry asks what’s going on and Ralph reveals the news on the Trickster. Ralph figures Barry can go and do his “Flash stuff” and be back before any guards notice he’s gone. Barry asks Ralph why facing Trickster is different for him than other bad guys, and Ralph tells him about the acid attack.
“I’m not fearless like you are,” says Ralph. “Ralph, I’m not fearless. I wake up every day in this cell and I feel like there is nothing I can do to help anyone. I mean, that terrifies me. I used to be somebody who saved and now I’m just Barry Allen inmate number 3562. Having the ability to help someone but do nothing…that is a far worse death than anything Trickster has for you. But rising above that fear and saving those lives, that’s a greater life. So, rise up. I don’t think it’s a stretch for you,” says Barry.
“You really believe I can do that?” asks Ralph. “Yes, you just need to believe it yourself,” answers Barry.
It’s just the pep talk Ralph needs. He returns to S.T.A.R. Labs to tell the team he’ll face Trickster.
Thinking Ralph is sitting this one out, Cisco aka Vibe and Caitlin aka Killer Frost head to Trickster’s lair which Cisco was able to track down. They head in to save the hostages while Harry goes up on the roof where the acid is stored to find a way to neutralize it. Vibe and Frost begin to untie the hostages who it turns out are really Trickster and Zoey (aka Prank). They are able to turn the tables on our heroes and capture them with some power-reducing cuffs. (Okay, why do the bad guys in Central City have power-reducing cuffs?! First Amunet and now Trickster who just got out of prison. C’mon!)
With Frost and Cisco tied to chairs, Trickster and his mom prepare to drop acid on them. Ralph shows up in his new superhero outfit that Cisco made for him to take Trickster on. Trickster shoots more acid at him, but Ralph is able to dodge it and makes himself a human slingshot and takes Axel down. Zoey tries to release the acid and Ralph, seeing no other way to save Caitlin and Cisco, stretches himself over them, keeping his friends from being hit by the falling acid. Ralph quickly realizes that he’s not feeling any pain and the acid isn’t eating through him because Harry managed to neutralize it in time.
The following day at S.T.A.R. Labs, Ralph sees the news has renamed him “The Elongated Man” after something he said in an interview. He isn’t too fond of it, but Caitlin and the rest of the team like it so it will stick.
Back at the prison, Barry sees Big Sir being attacked by the same three thugs and goes to help. Making sure he’s out of view of the cameras, Barry uses his speed to get two of the thugs to knock themselves out by repositioning them and then takes the leader on himself. A few good punches and he’s down. Barry helps Sir up and sees he’s all right. Later, Sir tells Barry that his dad saved his life by knowing he needed surgery and making sure he got it.
Iris visits Barry again and tells him what happened with Ralph and how he saved Caitlin and Cisco. Barry’s not surprised because he knew Ralph had it in him all along. Iris begins to get upset that she can’t touch Barry. When no one is looking and out of the view of the cameras, Barry vibrates his hand through the glass to touch Iris’ hand.
In the final scene, Cisco and Ralph are at Jitters to celebrate his victory and both realize they have no money on them. A young woman pays for their coffees and starts to jabber on about passing it forward and helping your fellow man. She says bye and sits down elsewhere. Cisco asks why Ralph didn’t hit on her and he reveals he thought she was too smart for him. As they walk out, the young girl looks at them, smiling, and goes back to writing in her notebook. She’s the same young waitress who was at Barry and Iris’ wedding who told Barry to remember to say “I do.” As she writes in her notebook, the camera moves to show she’s writing the same symbols that Barry was writing on the walls when he first came out of the Speed Force.
The Flash Season 4 Episode 11 Review:
Funny, quirky, and uneven, season four episode 11 titled “The Elongated Knight Rises” has more of the humor that was present in the show during the first season but also gets too silly and goofy, almost becoming camp which the show has never been. The ridiculous outfits that the young Trickster and Zoey wear in the second half of the episode look like something from the 1960s Batman television series, and their mindless plot to kill Ralph simply because he’s the new hero in town is uninspired.
The switching back and forth between the comical antics of Ralph struggling to define himself as a hero and the bleak and violent life of survival in the prison with Barry makes the episode feel jerky and off balance.
The best scene in the episode is between Barry and Ralph in prison when Barry gives Ralph the much-needed pep talk to find the courage to take on Trickster and save his friends. Gustin and Sawyer have solid chemistry together and play off each other wonderfully. This scene also shows just how much Barry has improved as a mentor to an up-and-coming hero.
With Barry making a new ally in prison and the young mystery woman with her Speed Force symbols notebook keeping tabs on Team Flash, it should be interesting to see how the gang get Barry out of prison and take down the Thinker.
Warner Bros Pictures and Amazon Studios’ joint project, The Goldfinch, has just begun shooting with Nicole Kidman and Ansel Elgort in starring roles. The feature film adaptation of Donna Tartt’s award-winning bestselling novel was written by Oscar nominee Peter Straughan (Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy) and BAFTA Award winner John Crowley (Brooklyn) is directing.
In addition to Nicole Kidman (Big Little Lies) as Mrs. Barbour and Ansel Elgort (Baby Driver) as Thoe Decker, The Goldfinch cast includes Oakes Fegley (Pete’s Dragon) as Young Theo, Aneurin Barnard (Dunkirk) as Boris, and Finn Wolfhard (Stranger Things, It) as Young Boris. Sarah Paulson (American Crime Story, American Horror Story) is Xandra, Luke Wilson (The Royal Tenenbaums) plays Larry, and Jeffrey Wright (Westworld) is Hobie.
The cast also features Ashleigh Cummings (Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries) as Pippa, Willa Fitzgerald (Little Women) as Kitsey Barbour, Aimee Laurence (Chicago P.D.) as Young Pippa, Denis O’Hare (American Horror Story) as Lucius Reeve, Peter Jacobson (Colony) as Mr. Silver, Luke Kleintank (The Man in the High Castle) as Platt Barbour, Joey Slotnick (The Secret Life of Walter Mitty) as Dave, Robert Joy (CSI: NY) as Welty, and newcomer Ryan Foust as Andy.
Nina Jacobson and Brad Simpson are producing, with Mari Jo Winkler-Ioffreda and Sue Kroll executive producing. Roger Deakins (Blade Runner 2049, Sicario) is the director of photography, K.K. Barrett (Her) is the production designer, Kasia Walicka Maimone (Bridge of Spies) is the costume designer, and Kelley Dixon (Breaking Bad) is on board as the editor.
The Goldfinch is targeting an October 11, 2019 theatrical release.
The Plot: Theodore “Theo” Decker was 13 years old when his mother was killed in a bombing at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The tragedy changes the course of his life, sending him on a stirring odyssey of grief and guilt, reinvention and redemption, and even love. Through it all, he holds on to one tangible piece of hope from that terrible day…a painting of a tiny bird chained to its perch. The Goldfinch.
Katharine McPhee and MVP Most Valuable Player Judges (Photos Supplied by CBS)
Scorpion star Katharine McPhee, Maz Jobrani of Superior Donuts, and New York Giants wide receiver Brandon Marshall have signed on to judge CBS’s MVP: Most Valuable Performer special. The talent competition will feature NFL players showing off their skills that have nothing to do with football. The one-hour interactive live special will be hosted by LL Cool J and is set to air on Thursday, January 25, 2018 at 8pm ET/PT (tape delayed on the West Coast).
Sharon Osbourne (The Talk) will be on hand to help mentor the NFL players “to ensure the transition from pro athlete to star performer goes off without a hitch,” per CBS.
The MVP: Most Valuable Performer Details: During the special, NFL players will showcase their off-the-field talents, such as singing, playing instruments, dancing, and more, live from the Avalon Hollywood. Then, the three judges will draw upon their unique backgrounds in musical theater, acting, hosting and sports to evaluate their performances and each choose one player to advance to the final three. During the broadcast, viewers can vote from the final three at www.cbs.com/shows/most-valuable-performer with the MVP: Most Valuable Performer winner revealed live.
Katharine McPhee – Judge
Katharine McPhee is an accomplished actress and singer. She first burst onto the scene in 2005 on season five of “American Idol.” McPhee boasts many television and film credits, including starring as Paige Dineen in the CBS drama SCORPION. McPhee has recorded five studio albums, including her self-titled debut album, which landed at #2 on the Billboard 200 chart in 2007. Her most recent album, I Fall In Love Too Easily, on Nov. 17, 2017, went to #1 on the iTunes jazz charts and has been in the top 10 since its release. In her Café Carlyle debut, she sold out all five nights and received standing ovations and much fan praise.
Maz Jobrani – Judge
Maz Jobrani is a comedian, actor and author who currently stars at Fawz in the CBS comedy SUPERIOR DONUTS. Jobrani performs stand-up live around the world, including the Middle East where he performed in front of the king of Jordan, and at the White House in spring of 2016, where he had the privilege of introducing Michelle Obama. In addition to his television and film credits, Netflix premiered his latest comedy special, “Immigrant,” last summer, and his book I’m Not a Terrorist, But I’ve Played One on TV was a Los Angeles Times bestseller.
Brandon Marshall – Judge
Current New York Giants wide receiver Brandon Marshall is on his fourth year as an expert analyst on the weekly series INSIDE THE NFL on SHOWTIME. He was nominated for a 2016 Sports Emmy in the category of Outstanding Sports Personality (studio analyst) for his work on the show. Marshall and his wife, Michi, are the co-founders of PROJECT 375, a non-profit foundation that aims to raise awareness to combat the stigma surrounding mental health disorders.
Sharon Osbourne – Mentor
Sharon Osbourne serves as host of THE TALK, CBS’ Daytime Emmy Award-winning talk show. Osbourne won the Outstanding Entertainment Talk Show Hosts Daytime Emmy for the first time in 2017. In addition to her many television credits, including the cable reality series “The Osbournes,” she has returned to her role as a judge and mentor on the U.K. version of “The X Factor.” Osbourne’s career in the music industry has spanned more than 30 years. In addition to managing the career of her husband, she has managed numerous artists, such as Black Sabbath, Electric Light Orchestra, Smashing Pumpkins, Motorhead and Slade. In 1996 Osbourne created and produced Ozzfest, the biggest hard-rock touring festival in America.
The Contestants:
Brandon Williams
Baltimore Ravens Defensive Tackle
Talent: Singing
Jonathan Stewart
Caroline Panthers Running Back
Talent: Playing piano
Justin Tucker
Baltimore Ravens Placekicker
Talent: Opera singing
Alex Collins
Baltimore Ravens Running Back
Talent: Irish dancing
Kevin Zeitler
Cleveland Browns Guard
Talent: Dog tricks
Domata Peko
Denver Broncos, Nose Tackle
Talent: Playing guitar
Pacific Rim Uprising, the 2018 sequel to Pacific Rim, is heading to theaters on March 23rd and today Legendary and Universal Pictures unveiled a brand new poster. The sci-fi action film comes from director Steven S. DeKnight (Netflix’s Daredevil, STARZ’s Spartacus), taking over for Pacific Rim‘s director Guillermo del Toro who’s been busy with a lot of other projects including the Oscar nominated The Shape of Water.
Emily Carmichael, Kira Snyder, Steven S. DeKnight, and T.S. Nowlin wrote the script from a story by DeKnight and Nowlin, based on Travis Beacham’s characters.
The cast is led by Star Wars: The Last Jedi‘s John Boyega and features Scott Eastwood, Jing Tian, Cailee Spaeny, Rinko Kikuchi, Burn Gorman, Adria Arjona, and Charlie Day. Thomas Tull, Mary Parent, Jon Jashni, Cale Boyter, Guillermo del Toro, John Boyega, and Femi Oguns produced, and Eric McLeod executive produced.
The Plot: The globe-spanning conflict between otherworldly monsters of mass destruction and the human-piloted super-machines built to vanquish them was only a prelude to the all-out assault on humanity in Pacific Rim Uprising.
John Boyega stars as the rebellious Jake Pentecost, a once-promising Jaeger pilot whose legendary father gave his life to secure humanity’s victory against the monstrous “Kaiju.” Jake has since abandoned his training only to become caught up in a criminal underworld. But when an even more unstoppable threat is unleashed to tear through our cities and bring the world to its knees, he is given one last chance to live up to his father’s legacy by his estranged sister, Mako Mori (Rinko Kikuchi) — who is leading a brave new generation of pilots that have grown up in the shadow of war. As they seek justice for the fallen, their only hope is to unite together in a global uprising against the forces of extinction.
Jake is joined by gifted rival pilot Lambert (The Fate of the Furious’ Scott Eastwood) and 15-year-old Jaeger hacker Amara (newcomer Cailee Spaeny), as the heroes of the PPDC become the only family he has left. Rising up to become the most powerful defense force to ever walk the earth, they will set course for a spectacular all-new adventure on a towering scale.
Britney Spears is taking her popular Vegas show on the road. Spears just announced the “exclusive last time ever, limited tour” of her “Britney: Piece of Me” show which has played to sold out audiences at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino in Las Vegas. The upcoming tour marks the first time the “Britney: Piece of Me” show will stop in cities in Europe and the East Coast, with the 2018 tour kicking off in Washington D.C. on July 12th.
The “Britney: Piece of Me” tour will hit cities including Atlantic City, Berlin, and Dublin. The tour will wrap up on August 24th at the O2 Arena in London.
Britney Spears’ Planet Hollywood residency grossed over $140 million and sold almost 1 million tickets. Spears performed more than 250 shows during the four-year residency and earned the Best Resident Performer award from the Las Vegas Review-Journal.
Britney Spears Tour Dates:
THU 7/12/18 in Washington D.C. at MGM National Harbor
FRI 7/13/18 in Washington D.C. at MGM National Harbor
SUN 7/15/18 in Uncasville, CT at Mohegan Sun
TUE 7/17/18 in Bethlehem, PA at Sands Bethlehem Events Center
THU 7/19/18 in Atlantic City, NJ at Borgata
FRI 7/20/18 in Atlantic City, NJ at Borgata
MON 7/23/18 in New York, NY at Radio City Music Hall
TUE 7/24/18 in New York, NY at Radio City Music Hall
FRI 7/27/18 in Hollywood, FL at Hard Rock
SAT 7/28/18 in Hollywood, FL at Hard Rock
SUN 7/29/18 in Hollywood, FL at Hard Rock
SAT 8/4/18 in Brighton, UK at Brighton Pride
MON 8/6/18 in Berlin, Germany at Mercedes Benz Arena
WED 8/8/18 in Skanderborg, Denmark at Smukfest
FRI 8/10/18 in Oslo, Norway at Telenor Arena
SAT 8/11/18 in Sandviken, Sweden at Goransson Arena
MON 8/13/18 in Monchengladbach, Germany at Sparkassenpark
WED 8/15/18 in Antwerp, Belgium at Sportspaleis
FRI 8/17/18 in Scarborough, UK at Open Air Theatre
SAT 8/18/18 in Manchester, UK at Manchester Arena
MON 8/20/18 in Dublin, Ireland at 3Arena
WED 8/22/18 in Glasgow, UK at SSE Hydro
FRI 8/24/18 in London, UK at O2 Arena
More on Britney Spears: “Multi-platinum, Grammy Award-winning pop icon Britney Spears is one of the most successful and celebrated entertainers in pop history with nearly 150 million records worldwide. In the U.S. alone, she has sold more than 70 million albums, singles and songs, according to Nielsen Music. Born in Mississippi and raised in Louisiana, Spears became a household name as a teenager when she released her first single “…Baby One More Time,” a Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 smash and international hit that broke sales records with more than 20 million copies sold worldwide and is currently 14x Platinum in the U.S.
Her musical career boasts countless awards and accolades, including six Billboard Music Awards and Billboard’s Millennium Award, which recognizes outstanding career achievements and influence in the music industry as well as an American Music Award and the 2011 MTV Video Vanguard Award. So far, Spears has earned a total of six No.1-debuting albums on the Billboard 200 chart and 22 top 40 hit singles on the Billboard Hot 100 — four of which went to No. 1. Spears has been nominated for eight Grammy Awards and won for Best Dance Recording in 2005.”
