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311 and the Offspring will unite for a co-headlining summer tour featuring openers Gym Class Heroes . The 29-date trek launches July 25th in Mountain View, California and wraps September 9th in Wichita, Kansas. A Citi card pre-sale runs from Tuesday, April 10th at noon local time through Thursday, April 12th at 10 p.m. local time through the company’s Private Pass program. General public tickets go on sale Friday, April 13th at 10 a.m. local time via Live Nation. 311 released their 12th studio album, Mosaic , in 2017. The alt-rock act, best known for their rap- and reggae-infused singles “Down” and “Amber,” promoted the record with a lengthy headlining tour last year. The Offspring haven’t issued an LP since 2012’s Days Go By , but they’re expected to release a new record this year. The pop-punk quartet are working with famed producer Bob Rock on the project, their 10th album overall, and they’ve detailed their progress in a series of Instagram posts. In late February, … [Read more...] about 311, Offspring Recruit Gym Class Heroes for Summer Tour

Following their WGA nomination for their work on Judas and the Black Messiah, comedians and writing duo the Lucas Brothers seem to have found their next project close to home. The siblings will write and star in a semi-autobiographical comedy about their lives as identical twins in Newark, New Jersey which will be produced by Judd Apatow through his Apatow Productions banner for Universal . Jarrad Paul and Andrew Mogel are set to co-write. The Lucas Brothers’ film with Apatow is the latest in a series of projects announced amidst much critical acclaim as writers (story by) on the acclaimed Warner Bros film Judas and the Black Messiah . The guys have been nominated for a 2021 WGA Award for “Best Original Screenplay” for the film, a drama about the assassination of Black Panther Party leader Fred Hampton, which premiered in theaters and on HBO Max February 12. Already longtime favorites in the comedy world, they are also working on a reboot of Revenge of the Nerds with Seth … [Read more...] about The Lucas Brothers and Judd Apatow Team On Semi-Autobiographical Pic On Siblings At Universal

EXCLUSIVE : Nevision , the British producer behind shows including BBC drama Keeping Faith , has signed an exclusive development deal with writer Jeff Murphy to create high-end scripted projects for the global market. Murphy has written on Welsh series including Hinterland and Hidden , while his feature Denmark , starring Rafe Spall, was released in 2019. He will create his own ideas for Nevision, as well as helping develop the firm’s slate of feature films and series. Nevision detailed a number of projects already in the pipeline: The Furies, a supernatural police procedural with elements of horror, which is in the works with Hidden creator and showrunner Mark Andrew. Moifaa , a family movie about New Zealand’s first sporting hero, is also on the way. Both are being developed in association with Kiwi producer Pukeko Pictures. Also in development with Murphy is Saul (working title), a profound and emotional series that throws together a reluctant … [Read more...] about ‘Keeping Faith’ Co-Producer Nevision Signs Exclusive Deal With ‘Hinterland’ Writer Jeff Murphy

The Offspring return to their signature mix of guileless pop-punk and forked-tongue irony on “Let the Bad Times Roll,” the title track off their upcoming record, which will be their first in nearly a decade. Although the title puns off the Cars, the track starts off sounding a bit more like the Police, as Dexter Holland mewls the song title over acoustic guitar before the band settles into a hard rock groove and he sings to his lover, “Let me know what you decide, apathy or suicide,” as he sardonically tries to make the relationship work. The full album is due out on April 16th. “I feel like we’re in a unique period in history where instead of our world leaders saying ‘we’re doing our best’ it’s more like they’re saying ‘fuck it’ and it’s really scary,” Holland said of the song in a statement. “Folks are saying, if it’s all going to hell, we might as well make the most out of it, or at least go out swinging,” guitarist Noodles added. “‘Let the Bad Times Roll!'” As with the … [Read more...] about Hear Offspring’s ‘Let the Bad Times Roll,’ From First Album in Nine Years

After a long wait, Zack Snyder's Justice League is finally set to arrive next month, and it's bringing a big superhero cameo along for the ride. While much remains mysterious about the much longer cut of the big superhero team-up movie, commonly known as the Snyder Cut, it has been revealed that an unknown superhero will show up toward the end of the movie that is said to be mind-blowing. As for who it will be? All anyone can do is speculate wildly for the time being. But Green Lantern would seem to be the obvious choice. The reveal came as part of a new piece detailing the long journey that went into getting Warner Bros. to #ReleaseTheSnyderCut . Toward the end of the piece, it is said that Zack Snyder "has reshot the ending with a hero cameo that will blow hard-core fans' minds." Unfortunately, for the time being, no other information was provided. However, the theatrical version of Justice League included a lesser-known member of the Green Lantern Corps. . Could it … [Read more...] about Zack Snyder’s Justice League Ending Has a Secret DC Cameo, Is It Green Lantern?