With Lionsgate and Twisted Pictures, Chris Rock will be creating and producing the next Saw movie. Rock wrote the story, and the movie will be directed by Pete Goldfinger and Josh Stolberg. The series is about the Jigsaw Killer, always played by Tobin Bell, who tests victims’ survival instincts in cruel and unusual ways.
“When Chris Rock came to us and described in chilling detail his fantastic vision that reimagines and spins off the world of the notorious Jigsaw Killer, we were all-in,” said Lionsgate’s Motion Picture Group chairman Joe Drake. “Saw is one of the highest-grossing horror franchises of all-time, and it’s one of Lionsgate’s most successful film series. This upcoming film will still be as mind-bending and intense as all the previous Saw films. Chris conceived this idea, and it will be completely reverential to the legacy of the material while reinvigorating the brand with his wit, creative vision and passion for this classic horror franchise.”
Chris Rock said: “I’ve been a fan of Saw since the first film in 2004. I am excited by the opportunity to take this to a really intense and twisted new place.” Longtime series producers Mark Burg and Oren Koules added: “Chris wants to put his own spin on the Saw franchise in the way Eddie Murphy put a completely fresh perspective on buddy-cop films with 48 Hours. This new Saw is going to be an event film in the making for horror fans. It will have all of the twists and turns and hardcore layers that our fans expect directed by one of the masters of the craft, Darren Lynn Bousman. We can’t wait to get started.”
I’ve loved Saw movies and I’ve loved Chris Rock movies such as Lethal Weapon 4 and Beverly Hills Cop 2, so this seems like a match made in heaven.
Might be a false alarm, but I suspect Trey Songz just had a baby.
The rapper recently posted a black and white photo on Instagram of a baby’s right foot grasped by an adult male’s hand. He captioned the photo with a blue heart emoji, which likely means that the baby is a boy.
Fans and celebrities alike commented on the photo congratulating Trey on the new baby boy. Actress Sharina Gutierrez commented “You were meant to be a daddy” while singer Kehlani appeared slightly more excited, commenting “Finally HAHAAAAA YES!!!” It is interesting why she included the “HAHAAAAA” and could mean that she is on the conspiracy that Trey Songz faked the birth of his baby boy.
Other comments on the post weren’t so overtly positive. One user commented on how Trey just wants attention while another questioned if the pic is of Trey and his newly born nephew from a few months ago.
There is more to the story. Back in December 2018, The Shade Room posted a sonogram of adult actress Brittney Jones. Jones said that it was her and Trey’s baby and after people accused her of faking the image, she stood by her original statement.
We will likely have an answer to this riddle very soon.
On Wednesday, Netflix announced that Black Mirror will return for it’s fifth season. It came with a trailer, which features Miley Cyrus in meta-role playing a famous pop star that has undergone some kind of change to gain popularity. It’s eerily similar to the premise of Hannah Montana, with Cyrus having two different hair styles for home and performing. Besides Miley Cyrus, who announced she would be acting for the show in December, the other actors are Anthony Mackie, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Topher Grace, Damson Idris, Andrew Scott, Nicole Beharie, Pom Klementieff, Angourie Rice, Madison Davenport and Ludi Lin.
The themes of the show will be similar to previous seasons, focusing on social media, artificial intelligence, virtual reality, etc. The writers for this season are the returning Charlie Booker, and the new Annabel Jones. There will only be three stories to the series, with no word on how many episodes per story or if they’ll even be in order. Hopefully there isn’t just a single episode per story-line or we kinda got screwed over. At least we know that it won’t be a choose-your-own-adventure as Black Mirror: Bandersnatch was.
The show is set to come out on June 5th so have fun using technology until then.
With a very classy move, DJ Khaled is donating the profits from his Nipsey Hussle collaboration to Nipsey’s kid. The song is called “Higher” and the two were in the midst of working on the music video when Nipsey was murdered a month and a half ago. In an Instagram post, Khaled wrote that everyone involved in the making of the song has agreed to donate the money to Kross Ashghedom, Nipsey’s son with girlfriend Lauren London.
It was clear that Nipsey Hussle’s sudden passing really affected Khaled. He said in the post, “”It began when a tragedy robbed the world of an enlightened soul, a brother, a father, a partner and my friend, Nipsey Hussle. Just days prior, he shared his energy and positivity with me on a video set for a song called ‘Higher.’” Nipsey seemed to have that effect on people that knew him, that he was really some kind of enlightened saint-like figure.
The song features John Legend on the hook and is set to be released on DJ Khaled’s highly anticipated album Son of Asahd this Friday. I’ll feel better when I stream this song on Friday, knowing that it might in some way help Nipsey’s son continue his father’s legacy.
Kodak Black was arrested Saturday for state and federal gun charges, and forced to cancel his set at The Rolling Loud Festival. Details about the arrest were scarce until TMZ obtained the two page court indictment that stated that Kodak knowingly made false statements when trying to buy firearms in January and March. Prosecutors said that the rapper successfully obtained a firearm in at least two of those incidents.
The lie was that Kodak was not currently under any investigation that could put him in jail which, of course, he was. He is currently in the middle of a criminal case over an alleged sexual result a teenage girl and if he is convicted, he could easily be put behind bars.
Kodak was picked up by police right before he was to take the stage at The Rolling Loud Festival in Miami. He is still in jail and is scheduled to face the judge Wednesday.
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