July 09, 2019
Here's the Scoop...
How is this the first time I'm hearing about this? Samuel L. Jackson and Chris Rock are to play father and son in a reboot of the Saw horror franchise. Is this for real?
Rock was previously announced as a producer of the as-yet-untitled film.
"We think Samuel L. Jackson and Chris Rock along with Max Minghella and Marisol Nichols make this film completely special in the Saw canon and we can't wait to unleash this unexpected and sinister new story on fans of this franchise. This is next level of Saw on full tilt," Joe Drake, chairman of the Lionsgate Motion Picture Group, said in a statement to The Hollywood Reporter.
EW.com said Monday that Rock will play a police detective investigating a series of gruesome murders and Jackson will play his dad.
Minghella will play Rock's partner and Nichols will play Rock's boss.
The franchise has thus far included eight films released 2004-17.
I've only even seen the first
Saw movie, which was clever enough, but I'm not too keen on those gore-tastic horror flicks. But I might pony-up the dough to see this reboot.
Be Well,
Steve
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Keke Palmer calls 'Surviving R. Kelly' 'eye opening, painful, sad'
Keke Palmer discussed her feelings about R. Kelly and Lifetime's documentary series Surviving R. Kelly on Watch What Happens Live.
Palmer, on Sunday, told host Andy Cohen that Surviving R. Kelly was surprising because it was not the experience she had with the singer. The series, released in January, chronicled sexual assault allegations against Kelly.
"The whole thing was eye opening, painful, sad, disappointing and heartbreaking," Palmer said. "That's not the side I knew. That's not the person that I worked with. That's not the experience I had."
"Just imagine that you having a great experience with someone and then you hearing all this stuff it's like, why didn't you show them what you showed me?" she continued.
"I hated talking about it because I felt like man, you were a friend to me but then I'm seeing you as a foe to others and I'm hurt for them," she said. "It was very saddening. I think anybody that loved him as a person probably feels that way."
Surviving R. Kelly was followed by Kelly being charged with 10 counts of aggravated criminal sex abuse between 1998 and 2010. In June, he pleaded not guilty to 11 new charges related to alleged sexual assault of a teenage fan in 2010.
Palmer will next be seen in Hustlers alongside Jennifer Lopez, Constance Wu, Cardi B, Julie Stiles and Lili Reinhart. The film is based on a 2016 New York magazine article about a group of former strippers who team up to scam their Wall Street clients.
Palmer was asked by Cohen what she thought about Cardi B's acting in the film as it will be the rapper's first time starring in a movie.
"I thought she did excellent," Palmer said, before noting that Cardi B and Lopez are tied for best dancer in the film.
"JLO has this really unbelievable scene that y'all are gonna gag over," she said.
Famous birthdays for July 9
Those born on this date are under the sign of Cancer.
They include:
-- Actor/singer Ed Ames in 1927 (age 92)
-- English artist David Hockney in 1937 (age 82)
-- Actor Brian Dennehy in 1938 (age 81)
-- Actor Richard Roundtree in 1942 (age 77)
-- Writer Dean R. Koontz in 1945 (age 74)
-- Rock singer Bon Scott in 1946
-- Football star/actor/convict O.J. Simpson in 1947 (age 72)
-- Former Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych in 1950 (age 69)
-- Actor Chris Cooper in 1951 (age 68)
-- Entertainer John Tesh in 1952 (age 67)
-- Actor Jimmy Smits in 1955 (age 64)
-- Businessman/reality star Kevin O'Leary in 1954 (age 65)
-- Actor Tom Hanks in 1956 (age 63)
-- Actor Kelly McGillis in 1957 (age 62)
-- Musician Courtney Love in 1964 (age 55)
-- Musician Jack White in 1975 (age 44)
-- Actor Fred Savage in 1976 (age 43)
-- Actor Mitchel Musso in 1991 (age 28)
-- Actor Douglas Booth in 1992 (age 27)
-- Actress Georgie Henley in 1995 (age 24)
LOOSE LIPS:
"I've never had my feet as firmly planted in the floor as I do now. I've never felt more human. I am very aware of how lucky I am. I am on my ninth life ... F-ups have a way of introducing yourself to yourself. You hit the wall enough, you start reflecting."
--Shia LaBeouf, on feeling stable after years of turmoil, in a reflective interview with MTV News
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Which 'Chicago Med' star will return in the Season 5 premiere?
Garth Brooks announces seven-city 'Dive Bar' tour
Garth Brooks announced on his weekly Facebook video series Inside Studio G, that he will be embarking on a seven-city tour in honor of his latest song "Dive Bar" featuring Blake Shelton.
The country star said on Sunday that the tour will feature him performing in actual dive bars starting with one in Chicago on July 15.
The date and locations of the other performances will be announced at a later date. Brooks is having local country radio stations in each city announce the venues and take care of tickets.
Brooks is also teaming up with Seagram's 7 Crown with the whiskey brand selecting which cities the singer will perform in.
"Dive Bar," released in June, will be featured on Brooks' upcoming album titled Fun. A release date has yet to be announced for the project.
Brooks and Shelton plan on filming a music video for "Dive Bar" during Brooks' concert in Boise, Idaho, which features Shelton as the opening act.
Ryan Reynolds joins Dwayne Johnson, Gal Gadot in 'Red Notice'
Ryan Reynolds has joined the cast of Red Notice, an action thriller also starring Dwayne Johnson and Gal Gadot.
The film is moving from Universal to Netflix with the streaming service announcing that production will start in 2020. Universal had previously announced that the project would be released on Nov. 13, 2020.
Red Notice, from writer and director Rawson Marshall Thurber who worked with Johnson on Skyscraper and Central Intelligence, will be an international thriller about the pursuit of the world's most wanted art thief.
Johnson is producing the film through his Seven Bucks Productions company with Dany Garcia and Hiram Garcia. Thurber is also producing alongside Beau Flynn with Scott Sheldon serving as executive producer.
"This is big & exciting," Johnson said on Twitter Monday about Red Notice.
"In our ever changing landscape with how movies are made, distributed and consumed by audiences, the goal was to create a true global event movie watched & enjoyed by the world - at the exact same time," he continued.
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Which 'Chicago Med' star will return in the Season 5 premiere?
Chicago Med alum Colin Donnell will return in the show's Season 5 premiere.
TVLine confirmed Monday the 36-year-old actor will reprise Dr. Connor Rhodes in the episode, which airs Sept. 25.
Us Weekly said the premiere will complete Connor's story line. Donnell confirmed the news Monday on Twitter by re-tweeting articles about his return.
Donnell and Norma Kuhling, who played Connor's ex-girlfriend and co-worker, Dr. Ava Bekker, last appeared in the Season 4 finale, which aired in May. Connor and Ava parted on bad terms following Connor's father's death.
Donnell had confirmed his exit from Chicago Med in a tweet in April.
"Sorry to say that this is true. I love my #ChicagoMed #OneChicago family dearly. And a special thank you to all the fans that have made these last four seasons so amazing," the star wrote.
"It's been an honor to be a part of such a great trio of shows and in the @WolfEnt family," he added, referencing Chicago P.D., Chicago Fire and series creator Dick Wolf. "I know that there's great things coming in Season 5 and I can't wait to see what they are along with all you fans."
Chicago Med stars Nick Gehlfuss, Yaya DaCosta and Torrey DeVitto. It is unknown if Kuhling and Jon Seda, who portrayed Antonio Dawson and also departed after Season 4, will also appear in the Season 5 premiere.
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