In this episode, we talk about the fight that Golden State Warrior players Draymond Green had with Jordan Poole at practice yesterday, and we also talk about Los Angeles Lakers player Lebron James possibly owning an expansion team and other hot topics in sports!
Blumhouse’s Spawn movie is getting a new jolt of creative energy, with the film based on Todd McFarlane’s comic book character adding a trio of writers.
Joker’s Scott Silver, Falcon and the Winter Soldier’s Malcolm Spellman and rising scribe Matt Mixon are teaming on a new script for the feature, which has been in development at Blumhouse since 2017. Jamie Foxx remains attached to star as the antihero, who was first introduced in the comics in 1992, with McFarlane among the film’s producers.
McFarlane had been eying the director’s chair, and wrote a previous draft of the script. But the comic book writer and artist acknowledges he may not be the right person to direct, particularly now that some of the highest profile writers in the comic book movie space are involved.
“If we’ve got an A-list actor, A-list producers, A-list writers, then do you want to shoot for A-list directors, A-list cinematographers?” McFarlane says. “The answer is, ‘Of course.’ Let’s keep the momentum going.”
Spellman notes that Spawn holds a special place for him.
“I grew up in Berkeley, which is a comic book city. Todd McFarlane’s Spawn character was always one of my favorites — a Black superhero that was no bullshit, he was cool and dealt with modern issues,” says Spellman in a statement. “Myself, Matt Mixon, and Scott Silver are pledged to honoring what Todd started and what Spawn is at its core, delivering something that’s relevant and edgy and unlike any other superhero movie out there.”
Silver and Spellman have both have put their stamps on the comic book sphere in different ways. Joker defied expectations in 2019, earning more than $1 billion globally and earning Joaquin Phoenix a best actor Oscar, while Silver and director Todd Phillips nabbed adapted screenplay Oscar nominations. Silver, who was previously Oscar-nominated for writing The Fighter, is currently penning a sequel to Joker with Phillips. He is repped by CAA.
Spellman created The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, the Disney+ series starring Anthony Mackie and Sebastian Stan. The series was praised for tackling social issues such as institutional racism in a way never before portrayed in a comic book adaptation. He is currently writing the high-profile Captain America: New World Order for Marvel Studios to star Mackie. He is repped by CAA and Industry Entertainment.
Mixon came up in the world of documentaries and helmed the 2017 music doc Yesterday Was Everything, about the hardcore band Misery Signals reuniting 10 years after their debut album. The writer is repped by manager Heller Highwater.
Spawn was a launch title for Image Comics, the artist-founded publisher that is home to titles such as The Walking Dead and where McFarlane remains CEO. The original Spawn No. 1 sold 1.7 million issues and the character has launched games, an animated HBO show and a 1997 New Line movie starring Michael Jai White. McFarlane has kept the character a priority at Image, launching multiple titles over the past year.
In the comics, Spawn is a former black-ops agent who makes a deal with a demon after being betrayed and killed. The demon allows him to return to Earth, but when he returns, five years have passed, his wife has moved on and he roams Earth as a disfigured spawn of hell.
While Foxx remains attached to star, the involvement of Jeremy Renner, who was previously attached, is to be determined, depending on how things come together with the new draft. McFarlane’s version of the script was for a low-budget feature, but the new Spawn may get a slightly heftier budget, says McFarlane, who along with the team is seeking a studio partner.
As for this latest iteration of Spawn, McFarlane cites seeing the R-rated Joker in 2019 as a turning point, with him wondering, “Why not just go for the guy who wrote the movie?” He was pleasantly surprised that Silver said yes, and it snowballed from there, with the other writers joining in.
Says McFarlane: “It was a complete Hail Mary. Sometimes timing is everything.”
Source: The Hollywood Reporter
It’s been almost 20 years since the debut of Ice Cube’s Friday After Next, the third film released in 2002 under the “No Vaseline” rapper’s Friday franchise. As a result, there has been major speculation regarding whether there will be another sequel to the original 1995 cult favorite, and during an episode of the Drink Champs podcast at LL Cool J’s Rock The Bells festival, Cube gave an update on why it doesn’t seem promising.
“I’m trying to get it out of Warner Bros. They don’t believe in the culture, man,” Ice Cube said to the podcast hosts, N.O.R.E. and DJ EFN.
The 53-year-old Los Angeles native explained that Warner Bros. holds distribution rights to the Friday films. “Once I take the character’s names, it becomes a property of Friday,” Cube added about people asking him to possibly change the film’s name. “It’s useless. They just need to come off that shit!”
According to Cube, the studio rejected two of his scripts for the movie. The first script included the characters Craig (Ice Cube) and Da Da (Mike Epps) going to jail for selling marijuana.
“The shit is funny,” Ice Cube said. “After they rejected it, they had all these movies about going to jail. So I was like, ‘Man, see, y’all fuck me up.’ The other script was about the youngsters in the hood having beef with the OGs, and Craig has to come back and squash that. Smokey’s [Chris Tucker’s] son is the new Deebo [Tommy Lister Jr.], and he’s wilding.”
Cube added that Warner Bros. “tripped on it.” He also talked about some of Friday’s prominent performers passing away, including John Witherspoon, who played Cube’s father in the films; Lister, who played Deebo; and A.J. Johnson, who played Ezal.
When asked if Tucker would star in another film, Cube said the comedian and actor hasn’t expressed full interest in doing another Friday. “Chris is slippy,” said Cube. “But me and Chris is cool.”
As far as potential follow-ups to Cube’s other notable projects, like the 2002 movie All About the Benjamins and his 1998 film The Players Club, Cube said progress is tied up due to Warner Bros. “Once again, another Warner Bros. fuck-up,” Cube concluded.
A representative for Warner Bros. did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Source: The Hollywood Reporter
In this episode, we discuss New York Yankees star Aaron Judge launching his 62nd home run in a loss, plus Los Angeles Lakers star Lebron James sounding like he doesn’t get along with Los Angeles Lakers legend Kareem Abdul Jabaar! We also argue about the news of the Tom Brady divorce that is the talk of the NFL and the entertainment industry!
| NEW YORK, NY – October 4, 2022 – “BET Hip Hop Awards” 2022 brought the hottest names in Hip Hop back to Atlanta, GA for the annual taping of the trailblazing award show. GRAMMY®-nominated recording artist, actor, entrepreneur, and media personality Fat Joe hosted this year’s awards from The Cobb Energy Centre which premiered on Tuesday, October 4 on BET, BET Her, MTV2, and VH1. Watch an encore airing of the award show on Wednesday, October 5 at Midnight ET/PT on BET. Kendrick Lamar ruled the night with 6 wins, including ‘Artist of the Year,’ ‘Lyricist of the Year,’ ‘Best Live Performer, ‘ and ‘Album of the Year’ for Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers. He shared two additional wins including ‘Best Hip Hop Video’ for “Family Ties” with Baby Keem and ‘Video Director of the Year’ with Dave Free. Drake took home three wins including ‘Best Collaboration for “Wait For U” with Future and Tems, then tying himself for the ‘Sweet 16: Best Featured Verse’ with contributions on “Wait For U” and Jack Harlow’s “Churchill Downs.” EarthGang won for ‘Best Duo or Group,’ Latto scored ‘Song of the Year’ for “Big Energy” and Lizzo’s “About Damn Time” was crowned as the ‘Impact Track’. Hitmaka was named ‘Producer of the Year’ and DJ Dramasnagged ‘DJ of the Year.’ Newcomer Glo Rilla was crowned ‘Best Breakthrough Hip Hop Artist’ and Benjamin Epps (France) won ‘Best International Flow.’ “Caresha Please” and “Drink Champs” tied for the coveted ‘Best Hip Hop Platform’ award. The HBCU stylings of the “New Atlanta vs. OG Atlanta” marching band opened the show with “BET Hip Hop Awards” 2022 host Fat Joe followed by Armani White with an electrifying rendition of “Billie Eilish” featuring rapper N.O.R.E. performing his classic single “Nothin’.” Platinum recording artist Bleu premiered “Life Worth Living” featuring French Montana while Glo Rilla made her national television debut performing smash singles “F.N.F (Let’s Go)” and “Tomorrow.” EST Gee performed “The Realest” with a surprise appearance from Jeezy, then Kodak Black hit the stage for a medley of “Too Many Years,” “Walk” and “Super Gremlin.” Pusha T performed “Diet Coke” and “Just So You Remember” before being joined by No Malice for a surprise Clipse reunion of their single“Grindin’.” Joey Bada$$ performed “Head High” in a special ‘In Memoriam’ tribute to the late rapper Young Dolph. After King Combs performed an energetic rendition of “Can’t Stop, Won’t Stop,” emcee DNA won $25,000 in the “BET Hip Hop Awards” rap battle. An all-star tribute to the iconic LOUD Records and its pioneering founder Steve Rifkind turned up the show with a legendary lineup of David Banner featuring Lil’ Flip, Dead Prez, Mobb Deep with Lil’ Kim, M.O.P., Remy Ma and Fat Joe, Three 6 Mafia and Wu-Tang Clan. “I Am Hip Hop” honoree Trina delivered a heartfelt speech that moved the crowd followed by Fivio Foreign closing out the show with Lil Tjay. Baby Tate, Big Boss Vette, Deetranada, Guapdad 4000, Jayson Cash, Ray Vaughn, Reuben Vincent, Sa-Roc, Sauce Walka, and Topaz Jones blazed the stage in the highly anticipated cyphers followed by a digital-exclusive cypher featuring rising stars Armani Caesar, Kentheman, Nana, Navelle Hice, OT The Real, and Yung Pooda. The Award show also featured special appearances by T.I. Trick Daddy, Tyrese, DJ EFN, DJ Cassidy, the cast of “Tyler Perry’s Zatima” (Devale Ellis and Crystal Renee Hayslett), Pretty Vee, and the cast of “IMPACT ATL” (Ari Fletcher, Tae, Dess Dior, Lakeyah and Jayda Cheaves). |
| The complete list of “BET Hip Hop Awards” 2022 winners are: HIP HOP ALBUM OF THE YEARKENDRICK LAMAR – MR. MORALE & THE BIG STEPPERS SONG OF THE YEARLATTO – BIG ENERGY HIP HOP ARTIST OF THE YEARKENDRICK LAMAR BEST HIP HOP VIDEOKENDRICK LAMAR & BABY KEEM – FAMILY TIES BEST BREAKTHROUGH HIP HOP ARTISTGLO RILLA BEST COLLABORATIONFUTURE FEAT. DRAKE & TEMS – WAIT FOR U BEST DUO OR GROUPEARTH GANG BEST LIVE PERFORMERKENDRICK LAMAR LYRICIST OF THE YEARKENDRICK LAMAR BEST INTERNATIONAL FLOWBENJAMIN EPPS (FRANCE) VIDEO DIRECTOR OF THE YEARKENDRICK LAMAR & DAVE FREE DJ OF THE YEARDJ DRAMA PRODUCER OF THE YEARHITMAKA HUSTLER OF THE YEAR50 CENT BEST HIP HOP PLATFORMCARESHA PLEASE & DRINK CHAMPS (TIE) SWEET 16: BEST FEATURED VERSEDRAKE – WAIT FOR U (FUTURE FEAT. DRAKE & TEMS) & CHURCHILL DOWNS (JACK HARLOW FEAT. DRAKE) (TIE) IMPACT TRACKLIZZO – ABOUT DAMN TIME |
Watch the comedy skit by NellyVidz, who wrote, directed, and edited this now infamous comedy sketch, titled When She Thinks She’s Going To Spend The Night. Also starring Cortney Elise
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The MGM Snoop Dogg sports comedy The Underdoggs has added Tika Sumpter, Mike Epps, Andrew Schulz, and George Lopez while casting the kid team of actors which includes Jonigan Booth, Adan James Carrillo, Kylah Davila, Caleb Dixon, Alexander Michael Gordon, and Shamori Washington.
Billed as The Bad News Bears in the world of Youth Football, The Underdoggs tells the story of Jaycen Jenning, “2J’s” (played by Snoop Dogg), a former NFL superstar who, after a run-in with the law, agrees to coach a youth football team in lieu of prison in the hopes of relaunching his fledgling career.
Charles Stone directs off a script by Danny Segal and Isaac Schamis based off a pitch by Snoop Dogg and Schwartz-Morini.
The pic is produced under Snoop Dogg’s Death Row Pictures banner, with Kenya Barris (Girls Trip, Black-ish) and Mychelle Deschamps for Khalabo Ink Society, Snoop Dogg’s longtime producing partner Constance Schwartz-Morini of SMAC Entertainment and Jonathan Glickman (Respect, Rush Hour) for Panoramic Media.
Production is underway for an Oct. 20, 2023 theatrical release.
Sumpter was most recently seen in-theaters reprising her role in the $402M-grossing hit sequel Sonic The Hedgehog 2, and on the small screen starring in the comedy series Mixed-ish. She also starred opposite Robert Redford in David Lowery’s The Old Man And The Gun. Sumpter received critical praise as a young Michelle Obama in the feature film Southside With You, which she co-produced with John Legend. Other feature credits include the award-winning James Brown biopic Get On Up; An Acceptable Loss, opposite Jamie Lee Curtis; the hit action-comedy franchise Ride Along, opposite Kevin Hart and Ice Cube; and Nobody’s Fool opposite Tiffany Haddish, Whoopi Goldberg and Omari Hardwick. Additional TV credits include co-starring with Queen Latifah in Bessie, which won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Television Movie, as well as Gossip Girl, The Game, The Have and The Have Nots and the Daytime Emmy Award-winning soap opera, One Life To Live, which garnered her an NAACP Image Award nomination. She is repped by UTA, Brookside Artist Management and Hansen Jacobson Teller.
Epps can currently be seen in Season 2 of the Netflix comedy The UpShaws which he stars in and produces, and The Come Up for director Sanaa Lathan on Paramount+. Other recent projects include the HBO Max series Winning Time; and the Netflix comedy special Snoop Dogg’s F*cn Around. He most recently wrapped the Sony / Marvel film Madame Web. His vast resume of series and films include Troop Zero, The Last Black Man in San Francisco, Dolemite is my Name, the Emmy Winning biopic Bessie, the series Survivor’s Remorse, which he won a NAACP Image award for Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series, Jumping the Broom, which he was awarded an NAACP Image Award for Best Supporting Actor, the movie Sparkle opposite Whitney Houston, the film Repentance opposite Forest Whitaker and Anthony Mackie, and the Nina Simone biopic, Nina, in which he played the legendary Richard Pryor. Other feature credits include the Hangover franchise, Girls Trip Faster, Hancock, Lottery Ticket, Next Day Air, Roll Bounce, The Fighting Temptations, the Resident Evil franchise, Bait, How High, Dr.Dolittle 2, Talk to Me, Guess Who?, Next Friday, Friday after Next, and All About the Benjamins. He is represented by UTA, Niles Kirchner and Dan Spilo and attorney Todd Rubenstein.
Schulz will soon be seen in two films, a comedy starring Jonah Hill and Eddie Murphy, directed by Barris, as well as the upcoming remake of White Men Can’t Jump, starring Jack Harlow. He previously created and starred in the four-part special Schulz Saves America, taking on the year’s most divisive topics, and also starred in the series Benders, Sneaky Pete, and Crashing, as well as appearing on MTV’s Guy Code and Girl Code. He is represented by Gersh.
Lopez is currently shooting his upcoming multi-camera comedy series Lopez vs Lopez, featuring his real-life daughter Mayan Lopez, and is performing stand-up in arenas across the country on his OMG Hi! Comedy Tour, through October. Lopez will join the DC Extended Universe in the upcoming superhero film Blue Beetle, releasing in-theaters August 2023. His extensive film credits include Walking with Herb, the modern-day Western No Man’s Land, The Tax Collector, El Chicano, the romantic comedy box-office hit Valentine’s Day, The Spy Next Door, The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl, and Spare Parts, which he also produced. Lopez has produced and starred in the series Lopez, co-created and starred in the series Saint George, hosted TBS’ inaugural late night talk show, Lopez Tonight, and co-created, wrote, produced and starred in the hit sitcom George Lopez. He is represented by UTA.
St. Louis, Miss. native, Booth, made his showbiz debut in This Is Us. He is represented by Cheryl Martin, CMA Entertainment.
Carrillo began his career at the age of nine and has shared the screen with Robert DeNiro in About My Father, appeared in David E. Kelley’s Lincoln Lawyer, as well as As We See It from creator Jason Katims, and Mayans M.C. from creator Elgin James. The LA native is repped by Eris Talent Agency and Cohesive Entertainment Group.
Davila appeared in the pilot episode HBOMax’s Gordita Chronicles, and the short film Troop Invaders. The Underdoggs reps her first feature film role. An actor and gymnast, Davila hails from Manhattan Beach, California. She is represented by Berke Management.
Dixon started his career with some smaller roles in hip hop videos opposite artists such as Young Dro, TI, Yella Beezy and Lil Poppa. He also had a supporting role in Boosie’s feature film My Struggle, as well as a supporting role in Tyler Perry’s Ruthless. Dixon is represented by AKA Talent Agency and MVP Sports & Entertainment Management.
Gordon began his acting journey as a student in several theatre and acting classes, exploring improvisation and bringing a story to life. He is represented by Alexander White Agency.
Washington began acting when he was four years old on series such as NCIS, How To Get Away With Murder, The Mayor, Documentary Now, and will soon be seen on All American Homecoming. Washington’s national commercial campaigns include Chevrolet, Burger King and Starbucks and he has modeled extensively for H&M, Old Navy, Target, Walmart, Uniqlo, Nike and Crazy 8, to name a few. He is represented by Paloma Model And Talent, and Jackoway Austen Tyerman Wertheimer Mandelbaum Morris Bernstein Trattner & Klein.
Source: Deadline
For his next act, Ryan Kavanaugh, in tandem with Proxima Media and Lifeboat Productions’ Amy Kim and Jaime Burke, is launching the production label The Quad, which will focus on 3-5 genre films per year in the $3 million-$12 million range.
Matt Weaver and Triller’s Jason Barhydt will also serve as producers with the company, whose focus will be on horror, thriller, American comedies, and love stories.
Among the slate are projects with top social media influencers Charli D’Amelio and Bryce Hall, and a previously unannounced movie starring Andrew Byron Bachelor (The Babysitter), aka “King Bach.” That project, described to us as a thriller with action and fantasy elements, is called Miles Ryder and is slated to begin production later this year.
Actor and influencer King Bach has parlayed his early Vine success into major followings on platforms including YouTube, TikTok, and Instagram, with nearly 23M followers on the latter alone. He most recently appeared in Ric Roman Waugh’s sports drama National Champions as well as 20th Century’s comedy Vacation Friends for Hulu. Previous credits include The Babysitter, Fifty Shades of Black and To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before.
The Quad is currently in post-production on Skill House, billed as the first installment in an R-rated horror film franchise starring Hall and made in co-production with Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson’s G-Unit Film & Television. Neal McDonough (Yellowstone) and Leah Pipes (The Originals) also star.
Pre-production is underway on the D’Amelio-led supernatural thriller Home School, written by Casey Giltner. Daniel Herther, Proxima’s SVP of Production who shepherded the development of Home School, is producing alongside Kavanaugh, Barhydt, Burke, and Kim with Kavanaugh’s partner Bobby Sarnevesht. Marc, Heidi, and Dixie D’Amelio will serve as executive producers.
“The Quad intends to break the boundary between social media culture and what we know as Hollywood today,” said partner Kavanaugh. “We are thrilled to be bringing Charli D’Amelio, Bryce Hall, and now King Bach’s acting chops to the big screen. Their talent has no boundaries, and their digital footprint will help bring audiences back into theaters. I couldn’t be more excited to bring this new company to life with award-winning producers and powerhouses Amy Kim and Jaime Burke alongside veteran producer and entertainment exec Matt Weaver.”
“We are excited to be on this journey with a veteran producer like Ryan. He has a love of filmmaking that is infectious and a constant desire to create new space in the entertainment industry. The people assembled to make these movies add a depth of experience that will ensure quality projects aimed at talents’ strengths to bring top-quality entertainment to all film fans,” added Kim and Burke.
Previously, Weaver and Kavanaugh worked together on the documentary I’ll Sleep When I’m Dead, about Steve Aoki, for Netflix; documentary The First Monday In May, about the Met Ball; and Broadway musical Rock of Ages. Barhydt previously worked with Kavanaugh on movies including Immortals, Limitless, Dear John and The Fighter.
Lifeboat Productions’ previous credits include the Apple+ series Surfside Girls and Amazon’s Undone.
Kavanaugh, founder of Proxima Media and controlling shareholder of social media app Triller, is well known for his colorful and turbulent run in the business, most notably as CEO of Relativity Media, where he brokered deals between Wall Street and studios. After initial success the company filed for bankruptcy and Kavanaugh became embroiled in multiple lawsuits, including one with the company’s former co-president Adam Fields. Skill House will mark his first feature since Hunter Killer and The Strangers: Prey at Night, both from 2018.
Source: Deadline
In this episode of Box Seats Sports Comedy Talk Show, we discuss the Monday Night Football Game where the San Francisco 49ers dominated the Los Angeles Rams, plus we discuss the preseason games in which the LA Lakers and the Brooklyn Nets both lost to start to start the new season!
Plus we talk about the hottest topics in sports!
