November 14, 2018

Here's the Scoop...

This is NOT an April Fools joke! Game of Thrones will premiere its eighth and final season in April.

HBO announced the news in a promo video Tuesday featuring important moments from the show's previous seasons.

Bran Stark's (Isaac Hempstead Wright) fall at Winterfell, Cersei Lannister's (Lena Headey) walk of atonement and Jon Snow's (Kit Harington) fight at the Battle of the Bastards are among the events that have led up to Season 8.

"Every battle. Every betrayal. Every risk. Every fight. Every sacrifice. Every death. All #ForTheThrone," the Game of Thrones official Twitter account posted.

Game of Thrones also stars Emilia Clarke, Sophie Turner, Maisie Williams and Peter Dinklage. Co-executive producer Bryan Cogman said in the Nov. 9 issue of Entertainment Weekly that the show will have a "haunting" and "bittersweet" final season.

"It's all about all of these disparate characters coming together to face a common enemy, dealing with their own past, and defining the person they want to be in the face of certain death," he told the magazine.

Game of Thrones is based on the George R.R. Martin book series A Song of Ice and Fire. Martin is developing a prequel series with HBO starring Naomi Watts and Josh Whitehouse.

I have never watched or read anything Game of Thrones, ever. But I heard it has dragons so I might start binging it. See you in April!

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Steve

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Marvel film stars pay tribute to Stan Lee: 'There will never be another'

A number of Marvel film stars, including Chris Evans and Robert Downey Jr., paid homage to Stan Lee on Twitter and Instagram following the comic book icon's death.

Lee died Monday in Los Angeles at the age of 95. He is survived by his daughter Joan Celia "J.C." Lee.

The legendary comic book writer, personality, actor and producer was the former president and chairman of Marvel Comics and is credited with writing and creating alongside a collection of artists the majority of Marvel's stable of superheros including the Fantastic Four, Hulk, Thor, Iron Man, X-Men, Daredevil, Black Panther and Spider-Man, among many others.

Lee was also credited as an executive prouder on nearly all of Marvel's theatrical releases where he was also seen in cameo roles, becoming a staple of Marvel films.

"There will never be another Stan Lee. For decades he provided both young and old with adventure, escape, comfort, confidence, inspiration, strength, friendship and joy. He exuded love and kindness and will leave an indelible mark on so, so, so many lives. Excelsior!!" Captain America star Chris Evans said, using Lee's catchphrase, "Excelsior."

"I owe it all to you,,, Rest In Peace Stan... #MCU #Excelsior #legend #rip #stanlee #TeamStark," Iron Man star Robert Downey Jr. said alongside a photo of himself posing with Lee on the set of a Marvel film.

"Sad, sad day. Rest In Power, Uncle Stan. You have made the world a better place through the power of modern mythology and your love of this messy business of being human...," Hulk star Mark Ruffalo said alongside a photo of Lee posing next to a statue of Hulk.

"Thank you @TheRealStanLee for the escape from this world & great joy inhabiting the ones you created!! You made so many believe in the good, the heroic, the villainous, the exciting, most of all, you were giving & gracious to us all. RIP," Nick Fury star Samuel L. Jackson said.

"How many millions of us are indebted to this guy, none more so than me. The father of Marvel has made so many people so incredibly happy. What a life and what a thing to have achieved. Rest in peace Stan," Spider-Man star Tom Holland said alongside a photo of himself talking with Lee onstage at an event.

"Thanks for everything Stan Lee! What a life, so well lived. I consider myself extraordinarily lucky to have gotten to meet you and to have played in the world you created," Guardians of the Galaxy star Chris Pratt said next to a selfie of himself with Lee. Pratt's Guardians co-stars including Zoe Saldana and Karen Gillan also paid homage to Lee.

"Today we lost one of the greats. @therealstanlee, you were an inspiration and superhero to us all. Thank you for contributing so much- and giving us all something to aspire to!" Saldana said alongside a photo of herself with Lee while in makeup as her character Gamora.

"RIP Stan. Thank you for your brilliance," Gillan said alongside a photo of herself standing with Lee while in makeup as her character Nebula.

"Saddened to learn about the passing of Stan Lee. From watching Marvel films with friends in college to having the privilege to take on one of his characters in @BlackPanther, Stan's creative genius sparked my imagination & left me in awe. His legacy will carry on. #StanLeeForever," Black Panther star Lupita Nyong'o said next to a black and white photo of Lee.

"THANK YOU, @TheRealStanLee. You gave us characters that continue to stand the test of time and evolve with our consciousness. You taught us that there are no limits to our future as long as we have access to our imagination. Rest in power! #EXCELSIOR #StanLee #rip," Black Panther star Winston Duke said next to a photo of Lee.

Marvel Studios head Kevin Feige also posted his thoughts on Lee through the official Marvel Studios Twitter account.

"No one has had more of an impact on my career and everything we do at Marvel Studios than Stan Lee. Stan leaves an extraordinary legacy that will outlive us all. Our thoughts are with his daughter, his family, and his millions of fans. #ThankYouStan #Excelsior!" Feige said alongside a photo of Lee.

Black Panther star Michael B. Jordan commented on Lee's death while speaking to Entertainment Tonight during a screening of his latest film, Creed II.

"[I'm] heartbroken, honestly," Jordan said. "[He was] 95 years old, he lived a full life. He made an impact on so many different people, [and] literally changed the face of entertainment in so many different ways."

A number of celebrities honored Lee on social media including Kevin Smith, Seth Rogen, Impractical Jokers star Brian Quinn and Mark Hamill.

"This is how I'll always see you, @therealstanlee: as our benevolent leader and king, smiling down from your eternal throne on the generations of imaginations you fed and inspired." Smith captioned a photo of Lee sitting on a throne.

"You were the first creator whose voice I knew before I'd ever actually heard it. You dreamed up some of my favorite modern myths and created characters that instilled in me a moral barometer, teaching me right from wrong and showing me it's always better to be a hero instead of a villain," Smith continued as part of a lengthy tribute. "I will miss you all my days, my friend and hero."

"Thank you Stan Lee for making people who feel different realize they are special," Rogen said.

"Stan Lee died. He did more for me than most politicians ever could," Quinn said.

"His contribution to Pop Culture was revolutionary & cannot be overstated. He was everything you hoped he would be & MORE. I loved this man & will never stop missing him. They say you should never meet a childhood idol. They are wrong. #RIPStanTheMan," Hamill said alongside a collection of photos featuring himself and Lee.

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"I remember coming in in the morning, being like, 'Oh wow, I've got another head on my head. What are we going to do?' There's nothing we can do about this ... I have a lifetime of gratitude for that hat."
--Keira Knightley, on wearing that dark blue cap in Love Actually to cover up a pimple, on BBC Radio 1

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'Detective Pikachu': The world of 'Pokemon' comes alive in first trailer

Ryan Reynolds voices a talking Pikachu in the first trailer for upcoming, live-action Pokemon movie, Detective Pikachu.

The clip, released Monday, features star Justice Smith as Harry Goodman who comes into contact with Reynolds' Pikachu whom he can somehow understand.

The pair then team up together after Harry's father goes missing.

A world filled with Pokemon is also featured in the trailer as other pocket monsters make appearances such as an angry looking Jigglypuff, Mr. Mime who communicates to Pikachu through miming and the fire-breathing Charizard.

Detective Pikachu, from director Rob Letterman, is set to arrive in theaters on May 11, 2019. Kathryn Newton and Ken Watanabe also star. The film is based on the Pokemon brand which has spawned multiple anime series' and video games.

Joe Perry 'doing well' after weekend hospitalization

Aerosmith rocker Joe Perry took to Twitter Tuesday to give an update after his recent health crisis.

"Doing well, thanks for all the love and support!" Perry tweeted, without offering further details on his condition or whereabouts.

The day before, he shared a photo of himself with Stan Lee in response to the news the Marvel comic book legend died at the age of 95.

Emergency officials transported Perry, 68, to a New York hospital Saturday night after performing "Walk This Way" as a guest at Billy Joel's Madison Square Garden concert.

An unnamed source told TMZ that Perry collapsed in his dressing room after he left the stage. Paramedics called to the scene put a tube down his throat to clear his air path, gave him oxygen and took him to a hospital.

"Perry remains in the hospital where he is alert and responsive," the musician's representative said in a statement to People.com Sunday morning.

Perry canceled a planned appearance Sunday night at Rock and Roll Fantasy Camp in Florida, but is expected to return to go back out on the road later this month, his spokesman said.

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Which singer got sober after Drake's 30th birthday party?

John Mayer decided to get sober in the wake of Drake's 30th birthday party.

The 41-year-old singer and musician said in a new interview with Complex that he quit drinking after making "quite a fool" of himself at Drake's celebration in October 2016.

"I have the most amazing last-night-of-my-life-drinking story. It was Drake's 30th birthday party, and I made quite a fool of myself," he told the magazine.

Meyer said he had a moment of self-reflection after experiencing a six-day hangover after the party.

"It took me weeks to stop doing this every morning I woke up. And then I had a conversation with myself. I remember where I was. I was in my sixth day of the hangover. That's how big the hangover was," the star recalled.

"I looked out the window and I went, 'OK, John, what percentage of your potential would you like to have? Because if you say you'd like 60, and you'd like to spend the other 40 having fun, that's fine,'" he said. "I went, '100.'"

Meyer redirected his energy into his music, releasing the album The Search for Everything and completing four tours in 2017. He debuted the single "New Light" in May and is working on a new album.

"If you look at drinking the way you would look at anything else, which is risk-reward, what am I giving up? What am I getting? It's some of the worst odds that ever existed," the star said.

Meyer celebrated his first year of sobriety in a tweet to fans in October 2017.

"One year ago today, i decided to give drinking a break. A very personal thing for everyone. For me, a constant return on investment," he wrote. "I post this because I want people to know that 'that's enough for now' is on the menu, so to speak."

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