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28-03-2025
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Will Smith Addresses Chris Rock Oscars Slap on New Album: ‘My S— Still Hot Even Though I Won't Get Nominated'
Will Smith wastes no time addressing his Chris Rock Oscars slap on new album 'Based on a True Story,' which released on Friday. In fact, the project's first track, 'Int. Barbershop — Day,' opens with the phrase: 'Will Smith is canceled.' The song, which features Smith's Fresh Prince collaborator DJ Jazzy Jeff and B. Simone, sees differently-pitched voices trade rumors and opinions about the actor and rapper in a freestyle manner. 'Who the f**k Will Smith think he is?' one voice asks, to which another replies: 'I ain't never going to forgive him for that sh*t he did.' More from Variety Chris Rock Says 'You Never Know' About Hosting the Oscars Again, Three Years After Will Smith Slap: 'The Most Miserable People on Earth Can't Forgive' Will Smith Teases 'Really Cool' Idea for 'Hancock 2' and Says 'Zendaya Is Being Approached For a Role' Chris Rock, Adam Sandler and Amy Schumer Set to Perform at Night of Too Many Stars Event for Autism Awareness Smith became embroiled in controversy after slapping Rock onstage during the 2022 Oscars telecast. The comedian was presenting when he made a joke about Smith's wife, Jada Pinkett Smith. Will Smith reacted by walking up on stage and slapping Rock across the face. When the actor returned to his seat, he shouted: 'Keep my wife's name out of your f**king mouth!' Later on in the show, Smith returned to the stage to accept the Oscar for best actor for his performance in 'King Richard.' 'Int. Barbershop — Day' tackles the Oscars controversy more directly with the lyrics: 'I heard he won the Oscar but he had to give it back/ And you know they only made him do that sh*t because he's Black.' However, Smith did not have to return his Oscar — the Academy instead banned him from attending any event related to the organization for 10 years. Smith also resigned his Academy membership and issued an apology, saying that he was 'deeply remorseful' for his actions. The song later references Smith's infamous response to Rock's joke with the line: 'Him and Jada both crazy girl, what you talkin' bout?/ You better keep his wife's name out of your mouth.' Second track 'You Lookin' for Me?' also hints at the scandal. Smith raps: 'Took a lot, I'm back on top/ Y'all gon' have to get acclimated/ Won't stop, my shit still hot/ Even though I won't get nominated.' Smith's ban from Academy events does not affect his eligibility for future Oscar nominations, though it does seem unlikely. 'Based on a True Story' marks Smith's first full-length solo music project in 20 years, with his last release being 2005's 'Lost and Found.' However, it is not the actor and rapper's first major project since the slap. Months later, Smith navigated a limited promotional cycle for his next prestige picture, Apple's historical drama 'Emancipation.' Last summer, he co-starred with Martin Lawrence in 'Bad Boys: Ride or Die,' the fourth entry in Sony's buddy cop franchise was a box office hit, earning more than $400 million worldwide. Best of Variety What's Coming to Disney+ in April 2025 New Movies Out Now in Theaters: What to See This Week The Best Celebrity Memoirs to Read This Year: From Chelsea Handler to Anthony Hopkins
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15-03-2025
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Will Smith's First Album In 20 Years Gets Release Date
The countdown to Will Smith's first album since the Bush administration is on. The once-and-current rapper has slapped together five previously released singles and added nine other tracks for Based on a True Story, which streets on March 28. It's his first new disc since 2005's Lost and Found, which like three of his other four solo sets, reached the Top 10. More from Deadline Will Smith 'Matrix' Tease Not Related To New Film, Rather A Music Project Will Smith Teases 'Hancock 2' & Reveals Zendaya Is Being Approached For A Role "Suspicious Enough": Gene Hackman & Wife's Deaths Probed By Cops; Scattered Pills Found, No Gas Leak 'It's OFFICIAL!!' the erstwhile Fresh Prince wrote on Instagram. 'My new album Based On A True Story drops March 28. TWO WEEKS!! Hit that presave. Been working on this project for a minute and I'm itchin' to get it out to y'all.' The set features several songs released in 2024 — 'Tantrum,' 'Work of Art,' 'First Love' and 'You Can Make It' — and this year's 'Beautiful Scars.' Among the other Based on a True Story tracks are album opener 'Int. Barbershop Day,' featuring Smith's old rap partner DJ Jazzy Jeff along with Simone, and 'Hard Times,' with Jac Ross. The album also includes 'Rave in the Wasteland,' 'You Lookin' for Me?' and 'Make It Look Easy.' Watch the four-time Grammy winner and Oscar winner's debut performance of the hip-hop/gospel song 'You Can Make It' from the 2024 BET Awards here: Smith got his start as part of the '80s rap duo DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince, which broke out with the 1988 sophomore album He's the DJ, I'm the Rapper that featured a pair of Top 20 pop singles in 'Parents Just Don't Understand' and 'A Nightmare on My Street.' After Smith began his run starring on the NBC sitcom The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air in 1990, the duo had their biggest hit with 'Summertime,' which reach No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100. After three more studio sets with DJ Jazzy Jeff, Smith went solo and scored with the smash debut set Big Willie Style, which arrived a year-plus after Independence Day made him a movie star. The album spawned the first of his two chart-topping singles, 'Gettin' Jiggy Wit It,' and went on to sell more than 9 million copies in the U.S. alone. He also hit No. 1 with the 'Wild Wild West,' the title track from his 1999 movie, and went on to release the albums Willennium in 1999 and Born to Reign in 2002. Smith is set to perform live on March 23 after the CONCACAF Nations League final at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Will Smith (@willsmith) Best of Deadline TV Show Book Adaptations Arriving In 2025 So Far Book-To-Movie Adaptations Coming Out In 2025 Everything We Know About 'Freakier Friday' So Far
Yahoo
21-02-2025
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Will Smith says Zendaya is 'being approached' for possible 'Hancock' sequel
Will Smith is teasing a sequel to his big-screen superhero comedy Hancock. "There's a really cool, really cool Hancock 2 idea," he said Wednesday during an appearance on xQc's Twitch livestream. "We haven't even talked about it, so I'm gonna give you ... one little piece. Zendaya will be being approached for Hancock 2, for a role in Hancock 2." Related: Zendaya returns as Rue in Euphoria season 3 first look, long-delayed production begins The 2008 film featured Smith as the titular superhero, who happens to be a big drinker and pretty bad in general at his job. By the end, he finds his inner superhero-strength. Associates Mary (Charlize Theron), who happens to be his ex-wife, and Jason Bateman's Ray are along for the ride. The movie elicited mixed reviews from critics, but a green light from audiences. It brought in $227.9 million domestically and more than $629 million internationally, according to Box Office Mojo. Director Peter Berg explained back in January 2012, in an interview with that a sequel likely would happen. "It's just a question of timing," the Friday Night Lights director said. "We've been talking about the sequel between us, Will Smith, [producers] Michael Mann, and Akiva Goldman and myself," Berg said. "We're all interested, but we literally just have trouble getting into the same room at the same time. We did have a series of meetings last year and started to hash out an idea for the sequel — and Will Smith actually had the idea — so I think it will happen, it's just a question of timing."Theron indicated in June 2020 that a conversation about bringing the gang back together had fizzled out, but she said she was still game. "We'll be superheroes with our walkers, you know. And I'll still go!" Theron told "I'll still make that movie, I would do it in a heartbeat." The question is whether the Challengers star is interested in being part of a Hitchcock sequel. She returns to TV screens on the hit drama Euphoria for its third season, which is expected next year. HBO released a look at Zendaya in her starring role as recovering drug addict Rue this month as production on the new season began. Read the original article on Entertainment Weekly
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21-02-2025
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Everything We Know About Season 3 Of ‘Euphoria' So Far
Production has begun at last on the third and likely final season of Max's Euphoria. Much has changed in regards to who will return in front of the camera in the three years since the second season premiered. Find everything we know about Euphoria Season 3 below: More from Deadline Colman Domingo On The Reason Behind 'Euphoria's Season 3 Delay Sydney Sweeney Is Euphoric About 'Euphoria' Return Will Smith Teases 'Hancock 2' & Reveals Zendaya Is Being Approached For A Role At the Wells Fargo TMT Summit, JB Perrette, CEO and President of Global Streaming for HBO/Max parent Warner Bros. Discovery, confirmed that the series starring Zendaya is targeting a 2026 return. An exact date has not yet been announced. Yes, the third season has started production as of Feb. 10, 2025. Season 3 is currently shooting in Los Angeles. Zendaya will return to reprise her role of Rue Bennett, as will Hunter Schafer in her role as Jules Vaughn. Eric Dane, Jacob Elordi (Guillermo Del Toro's upcoming Frankenstein), Sydney Sweeney (Anyone but You), Alexa Demie and Maude Apatow will return as series regulars. Colman Domingo will return as a guest star. Martha Kelly and Chloe Cherry have been upped to series regulars. Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje (Suicide Squad) and Toby Wallace (Babyteeth) have joined the show as series regulars. Variety exclusively broke the news of Dominic Fike's return for Season 3. Barbie Ferreirra revealed her exit from the show via Instagram after she played Katherine 'Kat' Hernandez in the first two seasons. Later the actress revealed her reasoning for leaving as one of creative differences. RELATED: Angus Cloud's death at the age of 25 rocked the cast and crew of the show in the summer of 2023. He played Fezco in the show's first two seasons. Javon 'Wanna' Walton's character Ashtray — Fezco's partner in crime — died in the Season 2 finale. Storm Reid, who portrayed Rue's younger sister Gia Bennett, also won't return for Season 3. Sources told Deadline Algee Smith and Nika King will not be returning for Season 3. Austin Abrams who played Kat's boyfriend 'Ethan Daley' in the series, will no longer appear. Yes, Deadline recently exclusively revealed newcomers to the Season 3 cast, including musician Rosalía, Super Bowl football champion Marshawn Lynch and Kadeem Hardison. The newcomers to Season 3's cast will also include Darrell Britt-Gibson (She Taught Love), Priscilla Delgado (Julieta); James Landry Hébert (1883) and Anna Van Patten (Gossip Girl) who have notable guest star roles. Sharon Stone is also set to make an appearance in Season 3. Creator Sam Levinson returns to helm the third season of the drama series. He wrote, directed, and executive produced Euphoria in partnership with A24. Levinson also executive produces along with Kevin Turen, Ravi Nandan, Drake, Adel 'Future' Nur, Emmy-winner for her perofmance Zendaya, Will Greenfield, Ashley Levinson, Ron Leshem, Daphna Levin, and Hadas Mozes Lichtenstein. Based on the Israeli series of the same name, Euphoria was created by Ron Leshem and Daphna Levin, from HOT. RELATED: Returning crew members include Julio C. Perez, IV as supervising editor and Co-Producer, Marcell Rév as director of photography who will be shooting all episodes, Doniella Davy as makeup department head, Ryan Heffington as choreographer and Kim Kimble as hair department head. Newcomers are Colleen Atwood, who joins as a Co-Producer; Natasha Newman-Thomas joins as costume designer and Francois Audouy joins as production designer. Season 3 will, in fact, include a time jump that brings the characters out of high school. In July 2024, Chairman and CEO of HBO and Max Content Casey Bloys revealed that Season 3 would be full-size consisting of eight episodes. Season 3 is likely the end, as HBO Head of Drama Francesca Orsi told Deadline. 'We've talked about it, I don't think anything is over until it's over, but it's been discussed that this is the end,' she said. 'I think you will be very satisfied with this season, and how we bring each of the characters' whole narrative.' RELATED: Zendaya On 'Euphoria' Season 3: 'My Most Important Thing Is To Do Justice By The People Who Love & Care About Rue' Best of Deadline 'Poker Face' Season 2: Everything We Know So Far 'Paradise' Episode Release Guide: When Are New Episodes Streaming On Hulu? 'The Last Of Us' Season 2: Everything We Know So Far
Express Tribune
20-02-2025
- Entertainment
- Express Tribune
Will Smith teases 'Hancock 2' and Zendaya's possible role in sequel
Will Smith has hinted that a long-awaited sequel to his 2008 superhero movie Hancock is in development. During a surprise appearance on xQc's Twitch livestream, the Oscar-winning actor teased a fresh concept for Hancock 2 and revealed that Zendaya is being approached for a role. 'There's a really cool Hancock 2 idea,' Smith said. 'We haven't even talked about it, but I'm going to give you one little piece. Zendaya [is] being approached for a role in Hancock 2.' Released in 2008, Hancock starred Smith as a troubled and reckless superhero suffering from amnesia, with Charlize Theron and Jason Bateman in supporting roles. The film was directed by Peter Berg and written by Vince Gilligan and Vy Vincent Ngo. It grossed over $629 million worldwide, making a sequel a topic of discussion for years. Since its release, talks of a follow-up have surfaced multiple times. In 2009, Berg confirmed that both Smith and Theron were set to return. A few years later, the director cited scheduling conflicts as the primary reason the sequel had yet to materialize. In 2020, Theron expressed her willingness to reprise her role if the project ever moved forward. The recent revelation from Smith has reignited excitement among fans who have been waiting over a decade for Hancock 2. With Zendaya's potential involvement and a fresh storyline, the sequel could bring a new dynamic to the franchise. Sony Pictures has yet to confirm an official release date or additional casting details, but Smith's remarks suggest that Hancock 2 may finally be on its way.
