The official music video for Lady Gaga‘s “Hold My Hand” features the Grammy Award winner as well as classic scenes from 1986’s Top Gun and new footage from the sequel. “Hold My Hand” was written for the much-anticipated sequel Top Gun: Maverick and the music video was directed by the film’s director, Joe Kosinski.
Lady Gaga wrote a series of tweets discussing penning “Hold My Hand” for Top Gun: Maverick:
“When I wrote this song for Top Gun: Maverick, I didn’t even realize the multiple layers it spanned across the film’s heart, my own psyche, and the nature of the world we’ve been living in. I’ve been working on it for years, perfecting it, trying to make it ours.
I’m so grateful to Tom and Hans and Joe for this opportunity—and it’s been a beautiful experience working with them. Me, BloodPop, Ben Rice and everyone else who worked on it with us are so excited to share it with you.
This song is a love letter to the world during and after a very hard time. I’ve wanted you to hear it for so long. And I’m so excited to give it to you on May 3. ‘Hold My Hand.'”
During an interview on The Late Late Show, Tom Cruise credited Lady Gaga with providing the “heartbeat” of the film.
“Obviously making the soundtrack and the music in every movie is very important and this one was very particular,” said Cruise. “There was just a sound and something we were looking for and it just wasn’t right. She presented her song to us and it just opened up the whole movie.”
Cruise stars as Pete “Maverick” Mitchell and Miles Teller (currently killing it in Paramount+’s The Offer) plays Lt. Bradley Bradshaw, son of Maverick’s late friend, Goose (Anthony Edwards). The cast also includes Jennifer Connelly, Jon Hamm, Glen Powell, Lewis Pullman, Charles Parnell, Bashir Salahuddin, Monica Barbaro, Jay Ellis, Danny Ramirez, Greg Tarzan Davis, Ed Harris and Val Kilmer.
Top Gun: Maverick will be released in theaters on May 27, 2022.
Photo Credit: Paramount Pictures
The plot, courtesy of Paramount Pictures:
After more than thirty years of service as one of the Navy’s top aviators, Pete “Maverick” Mitchell is where he belongs, pushing the envelope as a courageous test pilot and dodging the advancement in rank that would ground him. When he finds himself training a detachment of TOPGUN graduates for a specialized mission the likes of which no living pilot has ever seen, Maverick encounters Lt. Bradley Bradshaw, call sign: “Rooster,” the son of Maverick’s late friend and Radar Intercept Officer Lt. Nick Bradshaw, aka “Goose.”
Facing an uncertain future and confronting the ghosts of his past, Maverick is drawn into a confrontation with his own deepest fears, culminating in a mission that demands the ultimate sacrifice from those who will be chosen to fly it.
Andrew McCarthy guest stars as Cade’s dad on Fox’s The Resident season five episode 22. “The Proof Is In The Pudding” will air on Tuesday, May 10, 2022 at 8pm ET/PT.
Season five stars Matt Czuchry as Dr. Conrad Hawkins, Malcolm-Jamal Warner as Dr. AJ Austin, Bruce Greenwood as Dr. Randolph Bell, Jane Leeves as Dr. Kit Voss, and Manish Dayal is Dr. Devon Pravesh. Jessica Lucas plays Dr. Billie Sutton, Anuja Joshi is Dr. Leela Devi, and Miles Fowler is Trevor.
“The Proof Is In The Pudding” Plot: When a young boy comes into the hospital with a rare disease which leaves his bones incredibly fragile, Cade’s father, Ian (McCarthy), scrubs in to assist in the surgery, leaving Cade all on her own in her recovery. With his clinical trial officially being declared a success, Devon has some huge decisions to make about the future of his career. Meanwhile, Billie struggles with some new feelings.
Entering its fifth season, The Resident continues to shine a light on the daily heroism of our health care workers. The provocative medical drama follows the doctors and nurses at Chastain Memorial Hospital as they face personal and professional challenges and fight for their patients’ health.
Season four saw a multitude of highs and lows as the heroes at Chastain struggled to overcome the impossible, including the unprecedented and devastating Covid-19 pandemic. Now, in a propulsive and emotional season five, the ante is upped, as the doctors continue to save patients and fight corruption in the healthcare system, this time with a partner. The alliance with Big Pharma that found a cure for sickle cell disease last season proves in season five to be a very sharp double-edged sword.
The season kicks off when a mysterious ransomware attack threatens the hospital, and DR. DEVON PRAVESH (Dayal) and Chastain’s recently appointed CEO, DR. KIT VOSS (Leeves), must make high-stakes, split-second decisions with lives in the balance. Meanwhile, DR. CONRAD HAWKINS (Czuchry) and NURSE PRACTITIONER NICOLETTE NEVIN’s (Emily VanCamp) attempts to navigate parenthood, marriage and work-life balance take a shocking turn when Conrad is forced to make a life-changing choice that will alter the course of their family forever.
After the unwanted arrival of DR. BILLIE SUTTON’s (Lucas) biological son, she is forced to confront her past head-on in hopes of healing. Luckily, she’ll have help with the emergence of a new friendship – and rivalry – with DR. AJ AUSTIN (Malcolm-Jamal Warner), who unknowingly takes an interest in Billie’s son, TREVOR (Fowler). Elsewhere, a wrench is thrown in the plans of DR. LEELA DEVI (Joshi), when an unannounced visitor threatens her new relationship, and DR. RANDOLPH BELL (Greenwood) moves forward with a surprising love interest.
A new wrinkle five episodes into the season will challenge audience expectations and reveal new truths about our characters. Old relationships will be tested, new ones formed, and the emergence of a widespread Medicare fraud scheme ensures Chastain will never be the same.
Jack learns unexpected details about his past on ABC’s Station 19 season five episode 17. “The Road You Didn’t Take” will air on Thursday, May 12, 2022 at 8pm ET/PT.
The season five cast includes Jaina Lee Ortiz as Andy Herrera, Jason George as Ben Warren, Boris Kodjoe as Robert Sullivan, and Grey Damon as Jack Gibson. Barrett Doss plays Victoria Hughes, Jay Hayden is Travis Montgomery, Danielle Savre is Maya Bishop, Stefania Spampinato is Carina DeLuca, and Carlos Miranda plays Theo Ruiz.
“The Road You Didn’t Take” Plot: Vic and Theo respond to a domestic disturbance between the parents of a trans teenager; Jack learns shocking new details about his childhood, and Ben and Travis help a clinic patient that’s long overdue for medical treatment.
Station 19, currently in its fifth season, follows a group of heroic Seattle firefighters as they put their lives and hearts on the line. Station 19 takes us inside the tough, tight-knit and sometimes heartbreaking world of the city’s bravest first responders.
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Netflix is teasing its upcoming vampire series First Kill with the release of the first photos and poster. The series is based on bestselling author Victoria “V.E.” Schwab’s short story, with Schwab creating the series and involved as head writer and executive producer.
Per Netflix: “When it’s time for teenage vampire Juliette to make her first kill so she can take her place among a powerful vampire family, she sets her sights on a new girl in town named Calliope. But much to Juliette’s surprise, Calliope is a vampire hunter from a family of celebrated slayers. Both find that the other won’t be so easy to kill and, unfortunately, way too easy to fall for.”
Sarah Catherine Hook plays Juliette Fairmont and Imani Lewis stars as Calliope Burns. The season one cast also includes Elizabeth Mitchell as Margot Fairmont, Aubin Wise as Talia Burns, Gracie Dzienny as Elinor Fairmont, Dominic Goodman as Apollo Burns, Phillip Mullings, Jr. as Theo Burns, and Jason R. Moore as Jack Burns. Will Swenson, Jonas Dylan Allen, Dylan McNamara, and MK xyz guest star.
The first photos were accompanied by the news First Kill will premiere on June 10, 2022.
Executive producer and writer Felicia D. Henderson (The Punisher, Gossip Girl) is the showrunner of the eight-episode season. Additional executive producers include Jet Wilkinson and Belletrist Productions’ Emma Roberts and Karah Preiss.
Netflix’s Ozark season four episode 12 begins with the Byrde kids having to deal with the aftermath of Marty’s attack on an annoying driver. Charlotte (Sofia Hublitz) picks up Jonah (Skylar Gaertner) and after small talk about their not so normal teenage lives, they show up at the jail and bail Marty (Jason Bateman) and Wendy (Laura Linney) out.
Back home, Wendy wants to talk about what happened. She seems to think that with Camila working with them they can keep an eye on her. Marty wonders how he’s supposed to funnel intel to the FBI about shipments with Camila taking over. Wendy reminds him he did it when Javi was in charge.
It’s hard to figure out what kind of game Wendy’s playing when she changes her tune and tells Marty she knows she isn’t easy to love and that they’re so close to getting out of there. If he wants to leave her when this is all over, she’ll understand.
Private investigator Mel Sattem (Adam Rothenberg) sits down with Nathan (Richard Thomas) and admits he doesn’t believe they’ll ever find Ben. He shows Nathan a picture of the man who showed up at the restaurant where Wendy left Ben and explains he’s a triggerman for a Mexican drug cartel. He believes he was there for Ben.
Nathan can’t believe Ben would be mixed up with a drug cartel and Mel informs him that Wendy and Marty were investigated by the FBI for money laundering. Nathan doesn’t doubt this all leads back to Wendy’s actions. Mel offers to take it to the local authorities but Nathan wants some time to think.
Ruth (Julia Garner) and Rachel (Jordana Spiro) follow Jonah’s suggestion and meet with Charles Wilkes (Darren Goldstein). He’s all in when he hears what Ruth has planned will harm Wendy Byrde. He’s not only willing to help Ruth but also volunteers to sell her his stake in the casino.
Charles suggests the easiest way is to put everything in Rachel’s name and sell it all to her. Rachel wants to know about the hard way and Charles asks Ruth if her prior offenses were when she was a juvenile. She confirms they were and Charles thinks he has a judge who could expunge her record. She’ll just have to donate to some of the judge’s causes. Rachel pushes her to try and Ruth agrees. Charles will set up the meeting but warns her she needs to be polite.
Nathan finishes up a bible study group by the pool of the Lazy-O Motel and then speaks to his grandkids. He confesses he’s giving up the search for Ben because he believes they won’t ever find him. They don’t say anything and he wonders if they’re surprised by his decision. They still don’t answer and Nathan reveals that when he leaves he wants them to go with him. Nathan admits he hasn’t been around the past couple of years but wants to change that. He fears they’re in danger and thinks they believe that as well.
Nathan suggests they take some time to think about it since it’s a big decision.
Ruth is on her best behavior when she meets with Judge Mayhew. The judge is aware Ruth’s family has been raising hell all over Missouri and she wonders if Ruth can change. Ruth insists she gave up crime when her dad died. She’s managed to make something of herself and she’s even managed a casino. She owns a motel and came into some money when her cousin passed away.
Judge Mayhew informs Ruth she’ll be combing through everything and will do a drop-in visit to her home.
Nathan shocks his daughter when he shows up with a petition for Charlotte and Jonah to live with him. He demands Wendy read and sign it, and in response, she tries to shut the door in his face. He reveals they want to come with him and they’re not safe with her. Since she’s refusing to sign, Nathan will see her in Family Court in three days.
Wendy warns her dad he shouldn’t take her to court but Nathan doesn’t back down. He’s got his investigator ready to testify against her and she knows what he has on her. She slams the door and then realizes Marty’s standing there and heard the whole thing.
Marty and Wendy question Charlotte and she admits they did tell Nathan they’ll go with him. When Marty asks if she wants to go, Charlotte doesn’t exactly say either yes or no. She believes her grandpa isn’t just going to go away and she can’t protect her parents if she doesn’t go with him. Wendy tells her not to worry about grandpa.
Marty and Wendy go over this new development and Wendy’s adamant she’s not letting her dad take the kids. Marty understands but believes Nathan’s playing a game of chicken. They both realize they can’t let PI Mel testify in court. Wendy doesn’t hesitate and says, “We just need to make sure that Mel never makes it to court.”
Deputy Wycoff (Brad Carter) shows up at Ruth’s place to let her know they arrested someone for Wyatt’s murder. The man under arrest is someone who worked on and off for Darlene in her fields. He shows her Wyatt’s guitar case and explains the guy pawned it two days before the murders, along with a couple of pieces of Darlene’s jewelry. He suspects Darlene confronted the guy and he killed them.
Ruth wonders why Wycoff’s being nice to her all of a sudden and he apologizes for getting off on the wrong foot. Ruth didn’t just fall off the turnip truck and connects his new attitude to the fact she came into some money.
Marty and Wendy hit up Senator Schafer (Bruce Davison) with a request to get Mel reinstated on the police force. Schafer asks when they need this to happen and Wendy explains it has to be done by the end of the day. He laughs and asks if he should be worried, warning their money can only go so far. Marty bites and asks what he needs. Schafer brings up his grandson’s voting machines. (In season three Schafer’s grandson made voting machines that altered the vote count).
Wendy attempts to turn him down but Schafer insists her “friends” in Wisconsin and Michigan could really help them out and get them in place before the next cycle. However, she has to choose between getting Navarro off the SDN list or Mel back on as a detective.
Wendy calls up Jim (Damian Young) to get his advice. It’s not good. She’s going to need four or five new faces and someone to fill Schafer’s board seat. She instructs Jim to do what he must do to make it happen.
Marty and Wendy meet with a man from the Chicago police department and ask for Mel to be reinstated as a detective, offering a “donation” to the police department in return. The man’s not willing to settle for just a donation to the department. He describes always wanting to cross Lake Michigan to Wisconsin on a boat. The only problem is that he doesn’t own a boat.
Ruth’s working out her issues by shooting up a trailer with a shotgun when Rachel shows up. Ruth explains the cops arrested someone for Wyatt’s murder so now either an innocent man sits in jail for the rest of his life or she’ll go to jail for the rest of hers if she comes forward admitting she knows who killed them. A judge won’t be able to expunge that from her record.
Ruth admits she doesn’t know what to do. Rachel says not to take her advice because she’s messed up every major decision in her life.
Ruth wakes up the following morning to discover Judge Mayhew outside her trailer. Judge Mayhew looked at her record and discovered every time Ruth got arrested she was with a family member. Mayhew wonders if Ruth was led astray. Ruth claims she did that all by herself. Ruth promises that if she cleans up her record, she will stay out of trouble.
Marty and Wendy deliver the good news to Mel that he’s been reinstated. Wendy points out they went out on a serious limb for him (even though Mel never asked for it). Mel isn’t stupid and knows why they did this, and it certainly isn’t out of the kindness of their hearts. He wonders what they promised the man they spoke with – a car or a boat? Clearly, he knows the man well. Marty doesn’t answer that particular question. Instead, he tells Mel he can be a real good cop again while Wendy tries to assure Mel he’s wrong about them.
Mel hops on the phone with his sponsor to talk about his dilemma. The man asks how bad the Byrdes could possibly be and Mel gives them a 9.5 on the evil scale. His sponsor confesses he’d like to tell him to take the high road but he also knows Mel’s been wanting his old job back for four years.
Ruth gives Jonah Ben’s ashes that she’s kept in the weird goat cookie jar. She thought he’d want them since he’s moving out of state and she confirms she’ll be at their court hearing the following day. She asks Jonah if he wants to hear something crazy and then tells him she no longer has a criminal record.
They walk off and leave Ben’s ashes on the counter in the front office of the Lazy-O.
Camila (Veronica Falcon) is already visiting her brother, Omar (Felix Solis), when Marty and Wendy arrive at the prison. Navarro asks for an update on the SDN list and Wendy says it’s in motion. Camila basically calls Wendy a liar by revealing she asked her lawyer about it and a motion hasn’t been filed.
Navarro requests they launder more money through the casino. Camila explains they want to expand their business which means the purchase of additional land, so they need to launder more money. She also needs money to spread across their lieutenants in order to keep them calm and happy.
Navarro wants off the SDN list within days.
Marty isn’t happy because this is all Wendy’s fault. He orders her to speak with Jim and get Navarro off that list so they can tell him about his sister. Marty realizes Camila wants more money to bribe the lieutenants to pay for their loyalty to her.
Wendy isn’t used to not getting what she wants and screams a curse word at the top of her lungs before getting in the car to call Schafer. She agrees to give him what he needs in Michigan and Wisconsin.
Ruth speaks with the man who was arrested for killing Wyatt and asks why he stole Wyatt’s guitar. He wants to know why she really came there and Ruth claims she just wanted to lay eyes on him.
Mel turns to Maya (Jessica Frances Dukes) for help in deciding what to do. She thinks if he returns to the force and doesn’t pursue the Byrdes, he’ll hate himself because she’s been there before.
After speaking with Mel, Maya calls Marty and wonders what is it with him and Wendy that they have to mess up people’s lives. They figure out she’s talking about Mel and ask if he’s going back to Chicago. Maya says he’s still weighing his options.
The Byrdes appear in court for the custody case and Nathan’s key witness, Mel, hasn’t shown up. Nathan informs the judge Mel isn’t picking up his phone. Wendy just sits there with a smug look on her face, assuming they’re going to win.
As Mel’s checking out of the Lazy-O he spots the goat cookie jar which he recognizes as belonging to Ruth. Will he figure out Ben’s ashes are inside?!
Wendy thinks they’ve won but the judge brings up their recent arrest. The judge also notes Jonah is currently living in a motel. Charlotte is allowed to choose for herself since she’s almost 18. The judge also believes Jonah’s capable of deciding where to live, even though he’s only 15.
After leaving the courtroom Charlotte and Jonah inform their parents they want to go with their grandpa. Wendy reminds Charlotte she said she didn’t want to go, and Charlotte points out she never actually said that. Marty suggests they go home and talk about it. Jonah looks at Wendy and says, “All you ever do is talk and nothing changes.”
The kids correctly point out Marty just does everything Wendy tells him to. Marty tries to deny that but Charlotte jumps in and says, “Dad, you said so yourself.”
As Charlotte, Jonah, and Marty continue to talk, Wendy approaches her dad and begs him to not take her kids. She literally gets down on her knees and begs. Nathan insists he’s trying to keep his grandkids safe. “Nobody is falling for this anymore. When I am done, they are gonna know exactly what you are, and they are never coming back to you,” snarls Nathan.
Wendy gets into the van and appears to be in a daze. She slams her head into the passenger window as season four episode 12 ends.
The official teaser trailer for House of the Dragon begins with Lord Corlys Velaryon (played by Steve Toussaint) asking, “What is this brief, mortal life if not the pursuit of legacy?” His question’s followed by a gorgeous dragon soaring over the city.
Additional characters are introduced including members of the Stark and Baratheon families as they pledge their loyalty to King Viserys and his named heir, Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen. Snippets of other important players are shown and then the minute and a half teaser ends with Corlys Velaryon declaring, “History does not remember blood…it remembers names,” followed by a dragon breathing fire in Prince Daemon Targaryen’s direction.
House of the Dragon is based on George R.R. Martin’s Fire & Blood and will premiere on Sunday, August 21, 2022. The first season consists of 10 episodes and is set 200 years before the events of Game of Thrones. The story focuses on House Targaryen, with Paddy Considine playing King Viserys Targaryen and Matt Smith as Prince Daemon Targaryen.
House of the Dragon was created by George R.R. Martin and Ryan Condal. Martin serves as an executive producer along with Condal, Miguel Sapochnik, Sara Hess, Jocelyn Diaz, Vince Gerardis, and Ron Schmidt. Condal writes and is co-showrunner with director Miguel Sapochnik. Hess is also a writer on season one, and Clare Kilner, Geeta V. Patel, and co-executive producer Greg Yaitanes direct first season episodes.
HBO’s House of the Dragon Character Descriptions:
Paddy Considine as King Viserys Targaryen, chosen by the lords of Westeros to succeed the Old King, Jaehaerys Targaryen, at the Great Council at Harrenhal. A warm, kind, and decent man, Viserys only wishes to carry forward his grandfather’s legacy. But good men do not necessarily make for great kings.
Matt Smith as Prince Daemon Targaryen, younger brother to King Viserys and heir to the throne. A peerless warrior and a dragonrider, Daemon possesses the true blood of the dragon. But it is said that whenever a Targaryen is born, the gods toss a coin in the air…
Olivia Cooke as Alicent Hightower, the daughter of Otto Hightower, the Hand of the King, and the most comely woman in the Seven Kingdoms. She was raised in the Red Keep, close to the king and his innermost circle; she possesses both a courtly grace and a keen political acumen.
Emma D’Arcy as Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen, the king’s first-born child, she is of pure Valyrian blood, and she is a dragonrider. Many would say that Rhaenyra was born with everything… but she was not born a man.
Steve Toussaint as Lord Corlys Velaryon, “The Sea Snake.” Lord of House Velaryon, a Valyrian bloodline as old as House Targaryen. As “The Sea Snake,” the most famed nautical adventurer in the history of Westeros, Lord Corlys built his house into a powerful seat that is even richer than the Lannisters and that claims the largest navy in the world.
Eve Best as Princess Rhaenys Targaryen, a dragonrider and wife to Lord Corlys Velaryon, “The Queen Who Never Was” was passed over as heir to the throne at the Great Council because the realm favored her cousin, Viserys, simply for being male.
Fabien Frankel as Ser Criston Cole, of Dornish descent, the common-born son of the steward to the Lord of Blackhaven. Cole has no claim to land or titles; all he has to his name is his honor and his preternatural skill with a sword.
Sonoya Mizuno as Mysaria, who came to Westeros with nothing, sold more times than she can recall. She could have wilted… but instead she rose to become the most trusted — and most unlikely — ally of Prince Daemon Targaryen, the heir to the throne.
Rhys Ifans as Otto Hightower. The Hand of the King, Ser Otto loyally and faithfully serves both his king and his realm. As the Hand sees it, the greatest threat to the realm is the king’s brother, Daemon, and his position as heir to the throne.
ADDITIONAL HOUSE OF THE DRAGON CAST (in alphabetical order):
Milly Alcock as Young Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen. She’s the king’s first-born child, of pure Valyrian blood, and she is a dragonrider. Many would say that Rhaenyra was born with everything… but she was not born a man.
Bethany Antonia as Baela Targaryen, eldest daughter of Laena Velaryon and rider of the young dragon Moondancer.
Phoebe Campbell as Rhaena Targaryen, second daughter of Lady Laena and sister to Baela.
Emily Carey as Young Alicent Hightower, the daughter of Otto Hightower, the Hand of the King, and the most comely woman in the Seven Kingdoms. Alicent was raised in the Red Keep, close to the king and his innermost circle; she possesses both a courtly grace and a keen political acumen.
Harry Collett as Jacaerys Velaryon, eldest son of Rhaenyra Targaryen.
Ryan Corr as Ser Harwin ‘Breakbones’ Strong. ‘Breakbones’, Harwin is said to be the strongest man in the Seven Kingdoms. Ser Harwin is the eldest son to Master of Laws Lyonel Strong and heir to Harrenhal.
Tom Glynn-Carney as Aegon Targaryen, first-born son of King Viserys.
Jefferson Hall as Tyland Lannister, a crafty and calculating politician, twin to Lord Jason Lannister.
Jefferson Hall as Lord Jason Lannister, the Lord of Casterly Rock and twin to Ser Tyland Lannister.
David Horovitch as Grand Maester Mellos, a voice of reason and trusted advisor to King Viserys.
Wil Johnson as Ser Vaemond Velaryon, younger brother to Coryls Velaryon and commander in the Velaryon navy.
John Macmillan as Ser Laenor Velaryon, son of Corlys Velaryon and Rhaenys Targaryen.
Graham McTavish as Ser Harrold Westerling, who has served in the Kingsguard since the days of King Jaehaerys; he is a paragon of chivalry and honor.
Ewan Mitchell as Aemond Targaryen, second-born son of Viserys, nephew to Daemon, and half-brother to Rhaenyra.
Theo Nate as Ser Laenor Velaryon, son of Corlys Velaryon and Rhaenys Targaryen.
Matthew Needham as Larys Strong, younger son of Master of Laws Lyonel Strong, brought to court by his father.
Bill Paterson as Lord Lyman Beesbury, Lord of Honeyholt and Master of Coin on King Viserys’s small council.
Phia Saban as Helaena Targaryen, second-born daughter of Viserys, sister to Aegon and Aemond, half-sister to Rhaenyra.
Gavin Spokes as Lord Lyonel Strong, Master of Laws to King Viserys and Lord of Harrenhal.
Savannah Steyn as Lady Laena Velayron, daughter of Corlys Velaryon and Rhaenys Targaryen.
Paddy Considine as King Viserys Targaryen (Photo Credit: HBO)Matt Smith as Prince Daemon Targaryen (Photo Credit: HBO)Eve Best as Princess Rhaenys Targaryen (Photo Credit: HBO)Emma D’Arcy as Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen (Photo Credit: HBO)Steve Toussaint as Lord Corlys Velaryon (Photo Credit HBO)Sonoya Mizuno as Mysaria (Photo Credit: HBO)Rhys Ifans as Otto Hightower (Photo Credit: HBO)Olivia Cooke as Alicent Hightower (Photo Credit: HBO)Fabien Frankel as Ser Criston Cole (Photo Credit: HBO)
Rejoice BTS fans – the two-time Grammy-nominated group is back! On April 16, 2022, after the last concert of their Allegiant Stadium (in Las Vegas) run ended, the sold-out crowd remained standing and waited in anticipation of any news. Fortunately, they didn’t have to wait long. A black and white video appeared on the giant screens featuring a montage of all the music videos BTS has released in their soon-to-be nine-year career. At the very end of the video, the audience heard the members say, “We are bulletproof.” That was followed by the date June 10, 2022.
The news dropped yesterday at 12am in South Korea (8am PT/11am ET) that the global superstars will be releasing an anthology album titled Proof on June 10th. The anthology album celebrates BTS’ nine-year journey since the group debuted on June 13, 2013. In addition to celebrating the nine years they have been together, this new album opens a gateway for a new chapter – their 10th year as artists. As described by Big Hit Music, “The new album will include various tracks that present BTS’ thoughts on their past, present, and future.”
Proof will also include three new songs.
For those unfamiliar with anthology albums, not only can they include songs from past albums but also live songs from past concerts. Some anthology albums feature never-before-heard demos or even a recording session when a song was made. There are endless possibilities in store with Proof, and BTS’ Army has taken to social media to express their high level of anticipation and excitement.
BTS hasn’t released an album since November 20, 2020 and since that date they’ve released two singles that smashed records and topped the Billboard Hot 100 chart: “Butter” and “Permission to Dance” were released in May of 2021 and July 2021.
Hours after the news broke of the album’s name and confirmation it will be an anthology, Big Hit Music released a few more details about Proof. There will be two different versions of Proof. ‘Standard’ – the more expensive of the two options – will consist of 3-CDs, lyrics, “The Art of Proof,” poster, epilogue, photocard set, a random photocard, and more. ‘Compact’ will come with a booklet, CD plate, CD, one random photocard, and discovery guide. Full details are listed on the Weverse App.
While we anticipate the release of Proof, BTS is up for seven awards at this year’s Billboard Music Awards set to air on May 15th from Las Vegas, NV. BTS is nominated in the categories Top Duo/Group, Top Song Sales Artist, Top Billboard Global (Excludes US) Artist, Top Selling Song, (the group will be competing with themselves in this category with their songs “Butter” and “Permission to Dance”), Top Billboard Global (Excludes US) Song, and Top Rock Song “My Universe” for their collaboration with Coldplay.
Queen Latifah stars in ‘The Equalizer’ (Photo Credit: CBS)
The Equalizer will be sticking around for at least two more seasons. CBS just announced the popular drama starring Queen Latifah has been renewed for seasons three and four.
The gender-swapped reimagined version of the ’80s series premiered in February 2021. Season two, which followed in October 2021, ranks as the top scripted series on Sundays.
Season two airs on Sundays at 8pm ET/PT and has been averaging 9.46 million viewers.
“The Equalizer continues to pack a powerful punch on Sunday nights, and we’re thrilled to have it back for two more seasons,” stated Thom Sherman, senior executive vice president of programming at CBS Entertainment. “The success of The Equalizer is due to the sum of its parts – an outstanding cast led by the superb Queen Latifah, plus the exceptional creative team that has continued to evolve their storytelling with a compelling mix of everyday justice, family dynamics and real-world issues that connect and resonate with audiences.”
In addition to Queen Latifah as Robyn McCall, the series stars Lorraine Toussaint as Viola “Vi” Marsette, Tory Kittles as Detective Marcus Dante, Adam Goldberg as Harry Keshegian, Liza Lapira as Melody “Mel” Bayani, and Laya DeLeon Hayes as Delilah. The series is executive produced by Queen Latifah, Andrew Marlowe, Terri Edda Miller, John Davis, John Fox, Debra Martin Chase, Richard Lindheim (co-creator of the original Equalizer TV series), and Shakim Compere.
Executive producers Joseph C. Wilson and Adam Glass are season three’s co-showrunners.
The Equalizer plot, courtesy of CBS:
Queen Latifah stars as Robyn McCall, an enigmatic woman with a mysterious background who uses her extensive skills as a former CIA operative to help those with nowhere else to turn. McCall presents to most as an average single mom who is quietly raising her teenage daughter. But to a trusted few, she is The Equalizer – an anonymous guardian angel and defender of the downtrodden, who’s also dogged in her pursuit of personal redemption.
Robyn’s clandestine work and her personal life collide when her smart and observant daughter, Delilah, and her aunt Vi, who lives with Robyn to help her balance life as a working mother, discover her secret career as a vigilante. While Robyn contends with uncertainty at home, she is joined in her pursuit of justice by Melody “Mel” Bayani, an edgy bar owner and sniper from Robyn’s past; and Harry Keshegian, a paranoid and brilliant white-hat hacker. As Robyn aids the oppressed and exploited, she sometimes works with Marcus Dante, an NYPD detective who once sought to uncover her identity, but now respects the need for Robyn’s type of justice even as he often questions her methods.
ABC’s The Good Doctor season five episode 17 finds Lea treated to a day of wedding planning. Directed by Steven Paul from a script by David Hoselton and David Renaud, episode 17 – “The Lea Show” – will air on Monday, May 9, 2022 at 10pm ET/PT.
The cast of season five features Freddie Highmore as Dr. Shaun Murphy, Antonia Thomas as Dr. Claire Browne, Hill Harper as Dr. Marcus Andrews, and Richard Schiff as Dr. Aaron Glassman. Christina Chang plays Dr. Audrey Lim, Fiona Gubelmann is Dr. Morgan Reznick, Will Yun Lee is Dr. Alex Park, and Paige Spara stars as Lea Dilallo.
Episode 17 guest stars include Hollis Jane Andrews as Sophie and Antonia Thomas as Dr Claire Browne.
“The Lea Show” Plot: Sophie (Andrews) takes Lea out for a day full of luxurious wedding planning. And after a near-fatal oversight, Dr. Lim senses an underlying issue is behind nurse Villanueva’s (Elfina Luk) unprofessional behavior.
The Good Doctor Description, Courtesy of ABC:
Dr. Shaun Murphy (Highmore), a young surgeon with autism and savant syndrome, continues to use his extraordinary medical gifts at St. Bonaventure Hospital’s surgical unit. As his friendships deepen, Shaun tackles the world of dating for the first time and continues to work harder than he ever has before, navigating his environment to prove to his colleagues that his talents as a surgeon will save lives.
Julian Rangel, Freddie Highmore and Antonia Thomas in ‘The Good Doctor’ season 5 episode 17 (ABC/Jeff Weddell)Fiona Gubelmann and Will Yun Lee in season 5 episode 17 (ABC/Jeff Weddell)Elfina Luk and Christina Chang in season 5 episode 17 (ABC/Jeff Weddell)A scene from season 5 episode 17 (ABC/Jeff Weddell)Freddie Highmore in season 5 episode 17 (ABC/Jeff Weddell)Antonia Thomas and Christina Chang in season 5 episode 17 (ABC/Jeff Weddell)
The plot’s surprisingly basic. Wanda Maximoff (Elizabeth Olsen) wants to live in the alternate reality in which she’s still the mom of the two adorable boys from Disney+’s hugely entertaining WandaVision. To do so, she must steal the multiverse-hopping powers of America Chavez (Xochitl Gomez as Marvel’s first queer LatinX superhero).
Our Earth’s Doctor Strange (Benedict Cumberbatch) gets pulled into the battle when America Chavez calls on another version of the cloak-wearing magic man for help. Over the course of two hours, Doctor Strange attempts to keep America out of Scarlet Witch’s grasp, while the rage-filled Scarlet Witch proves why she should never be allowed around children.
Much has been made of Sam Raimi’s return to costumed superheroes, and there are a few scenes in which the filmmaker recaptures some of his Spider-Man magic. However, those bursts of rekindled magic are few and far between. A few well-kept surprise cameos tease a better film buried somewhere beneath layers of CGI.
Even committed performances by Benedict Cumberbatch and Elizabeth Olsen can’t nudge this overly long, frequently gory, unnecessarily dark, entry in the MCU to life. Olsen’s Wanda deserved better than this after WandaVision so brilliantly delved into the character’s heartbreak over the loss of Vision (played by Paul Bettany) and allowed Wanda to grow and evolve as she went through the grieving process. Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness destroys the character growth that was established in WandaVision in one fell swoop.
Sam Raimi serves up a zombified Doctor Strange and other truly disturbing creatures for this disappointing addition to the MCU. To borrow from Shakespeare’s Macbeth, Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness is full of sound and fury, signifying nothing. The effects overshadow the characters and the plot isn’t all that impressive.
GRADE: C
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for frightening images, action, intense sequences of violence, and some language
Running Time: 2 hours 6 minutes
Release Date: May 6, 2022
Cast: Benedict Cumberbatch, Elizabeth Olsen, Xochitl Gomez, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Benedict Wong, and Rachel McAdams
