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Paul McCartney will record a score for an animated film based on the children’s story Macca co-wrote, High in the Clouds. According to Variety, the film will be produced by former New Line Cinema founders Bob Shaye and Michael Lynne and directed by The Lion King‘s Rob Minkoff. “Paul [McCartney] said he would commit to a score of original songs as part of it,” Lynne said. “Bob and I had never focused on animation in our career, but that got our attention.” High in the Clouds tells the story of a squirrel’s quest to find an animal sanctuary, Variety writes. The film will be McCartney’s first heavy involvement in an animated project since 1968’s Beatles cartoon Yellow Submarine, and his first time composing music for a movie since 1967’s The Family Way. McCartney does have a long history of contributing songs to films, however, penning the hit “Live and Let Die” for the James Bond film of the same name and the title … [Read more...] about McCartney To Score Animated Film Based On Children’s Book

When Robin Williams died in 2014 at the age of 63, the news landed with a shock for several reasons. Though his final years found him treading water professionally, he was still Robin Williams – Oscar-winning actor, stand-up hall-of-famer, as big a star as ever lived. Few knew he’d been ill and, as always with suicides, those left behind struggled with the reasons for the comedian taking his own life. And, unlike older stars whose careers are often subject to long reassessments in their later years, he died without leaving behind a settled sense of who he’d been as an artist. Would Williams be remembered as the manic, free-associative dynamo who prowled club stages and brought an unpredictable energy to Mork & Mindy, Good Morning, Vietnam, and Aladdin? Or for his acclaimed, melancholy work in films like The Fisher King and Good Will Hunting? Was it possible to reconcile those two halves? And what kind of life could mold a man into a … [Read more...] about Comedy vs. Tragedy: The Legacy of Robin Williams

EXCLUSIVE: Vertical Entertainment has acquired rights to Code 8, the crowd-funded sci-fi thriller spearheaded by cousins Stephen and Robbie Amell, who executive produce and star. Vertical is planning a theatrical release for the film, directed by Jeff Chan, day-and-date near the end of this year. Code 8, written by Chris Pare, is set in a world where 4% of the population is born with some type of supernatural ability, but instead of being superheroes, they are heavily policed and live in poverty. Connor Reed (Robbie Amell) is a powerful young “electric” struggling to pay for his ailing mother’s medical treatment. To earn money, he joins a lucrative criminal world led by Garrett (Stephen Amell), who teaches him how to use his powers to pull off a series of increasingly dangerous crimes. Sung Kang (Fast & Furious) and Greg Bryk (Ad Astra) also star. Related Story Noah Schnapp-Anjelica Huston WWII Drama 'Waiting For Anya' Gets Theatrical Deal With … [Read more...] about Stephen & Robbie Amell’s ‘Code 8’ Leaps From Crowd-Funding To Theaters, Scores Vertical Entertainment Deal

Brockhampton have announced a headlining North American tour in support of their new album, Ginger.  The “Heaven Belongs to You” trek kicks off October 26th at the PNE Forum in Vancouver, Canada and wraps December 13th at the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles. U.K. rapper Slowthai will serve as support for 20 out of the 25 dates on the trek.  Along with the headlining dates, Brockhampton’s itinerary includes November festival slots at Las Vegas’ Day N Vegas and Tyler, the Creator’s eighth-annual Camp Flog Gnaw Carnival, the latter alongside Solange, YG and Tyler himself. After a brief break following the North American tour, Brockhampton will perform a series of six dates in Australia and New Zealand, starting January 4th in Brisbane. Tickets for the “Heaven Belongs to You” tour go on sale Thursday, August 29th at 10 a.m. local time via the band’s website. Brockhampton released, Ginger, their fifth LP last week. The album … [Read more...] about Brockhampton Plot North American Tour

Against Me! will perform four classic albums in their entirety during select dates of a North American tour set to launch this fall. The trek features two-night stands in five cities, Los Angeles, Toronto, Sayreville, New Jersey, Boston and Baltimore. The first night, Against Me! will perform 2005’s Searching for a Former Clarity and 2007’s New Wave, and on the second they’ll play 2010’s White Crosses and 2014’s Transgender Dysphoria Blues. The run opens October 12th and 14th at the Fonda Theatre in Los Angeles and wraps October 24th and 25th in Baltimore. Tickets go on sale May 17th at 10 a.m. local time. In a statement, Laura Jane Grace said of the full album shows, “While working on new music this year — before we move forward into the future — we thought it would be fun to revisit the past, the albums that got us to where we are now. Like chapters in a book, there’s a narrative that flows through these four albums that … [Read more...] about Against Me! to Perform Classic Albums on Fall Tour