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See Jon Bernthal and Ben Affleck in the trailer for ‘The Accountant 2’

Jon Bernthal arrives for the ‘Ford v Ferrari’ Screening on November 04^ 2019 in Hollywood^ CA

Ben Affleck and Jon Bernthal star in the trailer for their upcoming flick ‘The Accountant 2’, the follow-up to the 2016 original film The Accountant.

The trailer shows Affleck’s character reconnecting with Bernthal after the corpse of J. K. Simmons’ character is shown at the morgue.  Later, the pair find an unusual way of bonding when they end up in a bar fight with other patrons. Cynthia Addai-Robinson and Allison Robertson round out the cast.

Affleck and Matt Damon are producing the film via Artists Equity, with executive producers including Artists Equity’s Dani Bernfeld, Kevin Halloran, Michael Joe and Alison Winter. Scott Lastaiti and Jamie Patricof will also serve as executive producers.

Warners Bros.’ 2016 film collected $86 million at the domestic box office and $155 million globally. It centered on Christian Wolff (Affleck), a certified public accountant on the autism spectrum who has worked for criminal organizations and uses his past as an assassin to protect himself when the Treasury Department closes in on him.

The Accountant 2 hits theaters on April 25; see the trailer – HERE.

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Kiernan Shipka, Toheeb Jimoh and more star in Season 4 of HBO’s ‘Industry’

Kiernan Shipka outside Stockholm City Hall before entering Max Mara Resort24 fashion show. STOCKHOLM^ SWEDEN - JUNE 11^ 2023

Variety reports that Kiernan Shipka, Jack Farthing, Toheeb Jimoh and Amy James-Kelly have joined the upcoming fourth season of the HBO drama series ‘Industry.’ The eighth-episode fourth season just began production in the UK.

Shipka will play Haley Clay, an executive assistant at payment processor Tender. Farthing will play Edward Smith, a troublemaker and long-time friend of Henry’s. Jimoh will portray Kwabena Bannerman, trader at Mostyn Asset Management. James-Kelly will play Jennifer Bevan, the newly promoted Minister in the Labour government. Minghella plays Whitney Halberstram, the CFO and Founder of Tender.

The new additions join  previously announced new cast member Max Minghella, as well as returning cast Myha’la, Marisa Abela, Ken Leung, Sagar Radia, Kit Harington, and Miriam Petche.

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Drake drops new video for “Nokia”

Drake preforms at The Joe Louis Arena Detroit^ Michigan- August 16 2016

Drake has dropped the music video for ‘NOKIA’, directed by Theo Skudra and shot entirely on IMAX.

The song, produced by Elkan, appears on the Toronto rapper’s collab album “$ome $exy $ongs 4 U” with PARTYNEXTDOOR, and last week rose from #11 to #7 on the Billboard Hot 100.

The black-and-white “Nokia” video features the rapper throwing elaborate parties, rollerblading through neon-lit scenes and coordinating it all with a retro flip phone.

See the video for ‘Nokia’ – HERE.

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See Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco in the video for ‘Sunset Blvd’

Selena Gomez at the premiere for Emilia Perez at the Egyptian Theatre. LOS ANGELES^ CA. October 21^ 2024

Selena Gomez has shared the video for “Sunset Blvd,” featuring fiancé Benny Blanco. The track appears on the couple’s collaborative album “I Said I Love You First.”

Gomez said on Instagram prior to the song’s release: “Sunset Blvd will always be a special place to us 🖤 Song and video with @itsbennyblanco out now! Video by @petrafcollins #SunsetBlvd”

Sunset Blvd follows the previously-released tracks “Call Me When You Break Up” with Gracie Abrams, “Scared of Loving You” and “…I Can’t Get Enough” with J Balvin and Tainy.

See the video for ‘Sunset Blvd’ – HERE.

Stream I Said I Loved You First – HERE.

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Florida’s Alex Condon declares for 2025 NBA Draft, will retain NCAA eligibility

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Florida Gators sophomore Alex Condon announced Wednesday on Instagram he is entering his name into the 2025 NBA Draft, but will maintain his collegiate eligibility.

Coming fresh off Florida’s national championship, Condon told ESPN on Wednesday:  “This season was unreal. Our team had so much depth, and everyone bought into playing unselfishly. Different guys stepped up when it mattered. That’s what made us champions.”

Condon logged 12 points, seven rebounds and four steals in the Gators’ comeback win over Houston in the national title game, sealing the 65-63 win by diving on a loose ball in the final seconds.  He recalled: “That play was chaos. Walt [Clayton Jr.] shut down [Emanuel] Sharp’s shot attempt, then it was just instincts. I saw a Houston player going for it, dove, and got the ball back to Walt. That was it.”

Hailing from Perth, Australia, the 6-foot-11 forward, who averaged 7.7 points and 6.4 rebounds per game as a freshman, is not a projected first-round pick.  He averaged 10.6 points, 7.5 rebounds, 2.2 assists and 1.3 blocks per game over the 37 appearances last season for the Gators. He averaged 7.2 points and 5.7 rebounds per game in the 2025 NCAA Division I men’s basketball tournament, helping the Gators win a national title.

Condon didn’t begin playing organized basketball seriously until age 16, previously focusing on sports like cricket, water polo, and especially Australian Rules Football.  He said:  “My parents signed me up for everything. Football built my toughness. I didn’t arrive at Florida with huge expectations—just wanted to work hard and prove myself. Coach [Todd] Golden gave me a shot as a freshman, which laid the foundation for this season.”

The NBA Draft Combine is set to take place in Chicago from May 11–18. Condon has until May 28 to decide whether he’ll stay in the draft or return to school. If he does withdraw, he’s made it clear he’ll be back in Gainesville. He shared: “I wouldn’t go anywhere else. If NBA teams give me a firm commitment that I’m going in the 15–30 range, I’ll think seriously about staying in. But it would have to be a really special opportunity—one my family and I feel we can’t pass up.”

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Ex-Heisman winner Charlie Ward named new head coach of Florida A&M men’s basketball

Sign for Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University^ commonly known as Florida A and M^ is a public historically black university in Tallahassee^ Florida. Tallahassee^ FL - September 2^ 2024

Florida A&M University has named former Heisman Trophy winner Charlie Ward as the new head coach of its men’s basketball team.  Per ESPN’s Pete Thamel: “Sources: FAMU is finalizing a deal to hire Charlie Ward as the next men’s basketball coach. The deal is pending final board approval at 3 p.m. today. Ward is a former Heisman Trophy winner at Florida State and star basketball player at FSU and in the NBA.”

According to CBS Sports’ Jon Rothstein, Ward, 54, has agreed to a five-year deal with FAMU, pending approval from the university’s Board of Trustees during a meeting scheduled for later Wednesday. The hire follows the departure of Patrick Crarey II, who left last week to take over as head coach at Grambling State.

Ward is well-known in the state of Florida thanks to his legendary two-sport career at Florida State University from 1989 to 1994. He won the Heisman Trophy in 1993 after an outstanding senior football season, where he led the Seminoles to a national championship under legendary coach Bobby Bowden. That year, Ward threw 27 touchdown passes against just four interceptions and was named ACC Player of the Year for the second consecutive season.

He also appeared in 91 games for FSU, serving as the team’s primary point guard. One of his most iconic moments came in the 1991 Metro Conference Tournament when he hit a game-winning shot against Louisville, clinching the school’s first conference tournament title in over 30 years. He was also part of the Seminoles’ 1993 Elite Eight run in the NCAA Tournament.

Ward was selected by the New York Knicks in the first round of the 1994 NBA Draft after being passed over in the early rounds of the NFL Draft. In his 10-year NBA career he played primarily with the Knicks, where he started 272 games and appeared in 580 total, averaging 6.5 points per game and shot 41% from the field. He later had stints with the San Antonio Spurs and Houston Rockets before retiring in 2005.

Ward has served as the head basketball coach at Florida High School in Tallahassee since 2018, where he guided the team to a state championship in 2022.  He also recently served as an assistant coach for USA Basketball during the 2025 Nike Hoops Summit.

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Stream Gwen Stefani’s acoustic deluxe edition of ‘Bouquet’ ft. new song with FINNEAS

Gwen Stefani performs with her band No Doubt at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival New Orleans^ LA - May 1^ 2015

Gwen Stefani has released Bouquet Deluxe, the expanded edition of her Bouquet album (originally released in November) featuring acoustic versions of every song from the LP, as well as the new track featuring Finneas.

Gwen and Finneas, 27, collaborated on “Still Gonna Love You,” and Stefani said in a statement:“This song is about love. A love that can’t be broken, a love that no matter what is always going to be there, and a love that can always bring you back home.”  Listen to Still Gonna Love You – HERE.

Stefani recorded Bouquet backed by a full live band, and she shared: “’Bouquet’ represents a blend of everything that I’ve ever been and who I’ve evolved into. Each one of the songs was picked like individual flowers to create a bouquet of the past, the present, and the seeds of hope for the future.”

Stream Bouquet Deluxe – HERE.

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See Brad Pitt in the new trailer for Apple Original Films ‘F1’

Brad Pitt at Silverstone GP for Filming during the Formula One British Grand Prix Silverstone Circuit^ Towcester^ United Kingdom^ 9.July.2023

Apple TV+ released the first trailer for F1, an Apple Original Films production starring Brad Pitt as a former Formula 1 driver who returns to the sport after 30 years.

The film, directed by Joseph Kosinski (Top Gun: Maverick), stars Pitt as Sonny Hayes, a former Formula 1 hotshot whose promising career was cut short by an accident on the track in the 1990s. Hayes is brought back into the Formula 1 fold by his former teammate, Ruben Cervantes (Javier Bardem), who hires the veteran driver to save his struggling team by racing alongside a new partner, rookie driver Joshua Pearce (Damson Idris).

The trailer, featuring “The Chain” by Fleetwood Mac, shows the relationship between Hayes and Pearce quickly turn adversarial. The trailer’s YouTube description reads: “As the engines roar, Sonny’s past catches up with him and he finds that in F1, your teammate is your fiercest competition — and the road to redemption is not something you can travel alone.” 

There will also be appearances by real life Formula One drivers, including Lewis Hamilton, George Russell, Max Verstappen, Sergio Pérez, Charles Leclerc, Carlos Sainz Jr., Lando Norris, Oscar Piastri, Fernando Alonso, Lance Stroll, Pierre Gasly, Esteban Ocon, Valtteri Bottas, Zhou Guanyu, Nico Hülkenberg, Kevin Magnussen, Daniel Ricciardo, Yuki Tsunoda, Logan Sargeant and Alexander Albon.

“F1” premiers in theaters on June 27. The film will also be released on Apple TV+ at a later date.

Check out the new trailer – HERE.

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Jeff Daniels joins Season 3 of Apple TV+‘s ‘Shrinking’

Jeff Daniels attends the 'The Looming Tower' premiere during the 68th Berlinale International Film Festival Berlin at Zoo Palast on February 20^ 2018 in Berlin^ Germany.

Jeff Daniels will guest-star in Season 3 of Apple TV+‘s Shrinking, playing Jimmy’s (Jason Segel) father. Details of how Jimmy’s dad is introduced on the show are being kept under-wraps for now. Shrinking will be Daniels’ first on-screen role in a comedy series.

Daniels, a two-time Emmy winner, joins a cast that also includes Harrison Ford, Christa Miller, Jessica Williams, Luke Tennie, Michael Urie, Lukita Maxwell and Ted McGinley; co-creator Brett Goldstein recurred in Season 2.

Jimmy is a therapist mourning the death of his wife Tia (Lilan Bowden) and raising his teen daughter Alice (Lukita Maxwell), while getting support from his colleagues Paul (Harrison Ford) and Gaby (Jessica Williams), as well as neighbors Liz (Christa Miller) and Derek (Ted McGinley). Season 2 ended with Jimmy forgiving the drunk driver (Goldstein) who caused the accident that left him widowed, and for how he had previously handled his relationship with his daughter, Alice.

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Hozier celebrates tenth anniversary of self-titled debut album with new reissue

Singer Hozier in concert Ziggo Dome Amsterdam^ The Netherlands 28 November 2023

Hozier has announced a special reissue of his debut self-titled album in celebration of its 10th anniversary.

Speaking about the album’s 10th anniversary in an Instagram post, Hozier shared:“It feels surreal to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the album that changed my life. I’m forever grateful to everyone who has been listening since the beginning. The new editions of my debut album will be pressed on coloured vinyl; in custard yellow, or baby blue via my official store, or olive green exclusively for Amazon. The 10th anniversary editions of the album also include a new cassette. Pre-order now, out 16th May.”

The reissue of 2015’s ‘Hozier’ will be released on May 16 on various vinyl variants. The standard version will also be reissued on cassette. The new vinyl pressings include a 2xLP custard vinyl, a limited edition 2xLP baby blue vinyl which is exclusive to Hozier’s website, a x2 LP olive green pressing exclusive to Amazon US and a very special x2 LP evergreen vinyl, which will only be available in Ireland.

The new reissue will also feature four bonus tracks – ’In The Woods Somewhere’, ‘Run’, ‘Arsonist’s Lullabye’ and ‘My Love Will Never Die’ – on vinyl for the first time.

Pre-order the reissue of Hozier – HERE.

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