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Toronto Star
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Toronto Star
Netflix reveals details about Lady Gaga on ‘Wednesday,' ‘Squid Game' and ‘Stranger Things' finales
INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Netflix flexed its Hollywood star power with a live event where it unveiled details about its upcoming slate of streaming offerings, including Lady Gaga being cast as a teacher on 'Wednesday,' and release dates for the final episodes of hits 'Squid Game' and 'Stranger Things.' The streaming giant assembled actors including Jenna Ortega, Oscar Isaac, Lee Jung-jae, Drew Starkey, Sofia Carson, Kerry Washington, Steven Yeun, Matt Damon and Ben Affleck for its annual Tudum event Saturday in Inglewood, Calif. Musical performances bookended the show, with Hanumankind opening with 'Run It Up' and Gaga closing with a medley and the announcement of her latest acting gig.
Chicago Tribune
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Chicago Tribune
Netflix reveals details about Lady Gaga on ‘Wednesday,' ‘Squid Game' and ‘Stranger Things' finales
INGLEWOOD, Calif. — Netflix flexed its Hollywood star power with a live event where it unveiled details about its upcoming slate of streaming offerings, including Lady Gaga being cast as a teacher on 'Wednesday,' and release dates for the final episodes of hits 'Squid Game' and 'Stranger Things.' The streaming giant assembled actors including Jenna Ortega, Oscar Isaac, Lee Jung-jae, Drew Starkey, Sofia Carson, Kerry Washington, Steven Yeun, Matt Damon and Ben Affleck for its annual Tudum event Saturday in Inglewood, Calif. Musical performances bookended the show, with Hanumankind opening with 'Run It Up' and Gaga closing with a medley and the announcement of her latest acting gig. The event is named 'Tudum' after the audio cue that accompanies the Netflix's N logo in its trailers and at the start of its programming. A bloody trailer for the final season of 'Squid Game' accompanied the announcement that the show's third season will begin streaming June 27. The South Korean series about a brutal competition where adults face death while playing children's games was one of the pandemic's breakout hits and made an international star of Lee Jung-jae, who became the first Asian man to win an Emmy for best drama actor. The fifth and final season of 'Stranger Things' will be parceled out over the winter holidays, with four episodes dropping Nov. 26, three more on Christmas Day and the series finale premiering New Year's Eve. A new trailer highlights the history of the Duffer brothers' nostalgia-soaked sci-fi, which over the past nine years has made stars out of Millie Bobby Brown, Sadie Sink, Joseph Quinn, David Harbour and Finn Wolfhard. The trailer teases a final confrontation with Vecna, concluding with Noah Schnapp's Will Byers' character yelling 'RUN!' Netflix unveiled the first six minutes of the second season of 'Wednesday,' featuring Ortega's Wednesday Addams getting a helping hand from Thing as she confronts a serial killer played by Haley Joel Osment. Gaga's first acting gig since last year's 'Joker: Folie a Deux' will be playing teacher Rosaline Rotwood at Addams' school Nevermore. The first part of 'Wednesday' season 2 lands on Aug. 6, and the second half will be released Sept. 3.
New Indian Express
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- New Indian Express
Netflix TUDUM 2025: Hanumankind introduces Squid Game season 3 with an electrifying performance
Netflix's annual global fan event, Netflix TUDUM 2025, was lit up by Indian rapper Hanumankind, who set the tone for the night with a show-stopping opening act that has fans buzzing. The Kerala-born artist, whose real name is Sooraj Cherukat, kicked off the spectacle with a fiery live performance of his hit track 'Run It Up'. Backed by Squid Game's eerie pink guards on stage, the atmosphere was nothing short of electric. The performance marked one of only two major live acts of the evening, instantly grabbing the attention of a global audience tuning in to the Tudum livestream. Netflix took to Instagram shortly after, writing, 'Red light, green light, Hanumankind @hanumankind just opened #TUDUM!' Known for his raw, unapologetic delivery and hard-hitting lyricism, Hanumankind's presence on stage drew instant comparisons to international rap heavyweights like Kendrick Lamar. His raspy vocal texture and powerful cadence made him a natural fit for an event that celebrates global pop culture at its boldest. His sound has already been embraced by the platform -- he previously co-wrote 'The Game Don't Stop' for Squid Game Season 2 in collaboration with Netflix, and his latest 2025 track was sampled in the event's trailer. As the crowd roared and the bass thumped, Hanumankind delivered a performance fans are already calling the most explosive Tudum opener yet. One viewer summed up the sentiment perfectly: 'Big energy, big stage, big moment. Hanumankind owned it.' For Indian representation on a global stage, this wasn't just a performance; it was a statement.
4 days ago
- Entertainment
Netflix reveals details about Lady Gaga on 'Wednesday,' 'Squid Game' and 'Stranger Things' finales
INGLEWOOD, Calif. -- Netflix flexed its Hollywood star power with a live event where it unveiled details about its upcoming slate of streaming offerings, including Lady Gaga being cast as a teacher on 'Wednesday," and release dates for the final episodes of hits 'Squid Game' and 'Stranger Things.' The streaming giant assembled actors including Jenna Ortega, Oscar Isaac, Lee Jung-jae, Drew Starkey, Sofia Carson, Kerry Washington, Steven Yeun, Matt Damon and Ben Affleck for its annual Tudum event Saturday in Inglewood, Calif. Musical performances bookended the show, with Hanumankind opening with 'Run It Up' and Gaga closing with a medley and the announcement of her latest acting gig. The event is named 'Tudum' after the audio cue that accompanies the Netflix's N logo in its trailers and at the start of its programming. A bloody trailer for the final season of 'Squid Game' accompanied the announcement that the show's third season will begin streaming June 27. The South Korean series about a brutal competition where adults face death while playing children's games was one of the pandemic's breakout hits and made an international star of Lee Jung-jae, who became the first Asian man to win an Emmy for best drama actor. The fifth and final season of 'Stranger Things' will be parceled out over the winter holidays, with four episodes dropping Nov. 26, three more on Christmas Day and the series finale premiering New Year's Eve. A new trailer highlights the history of the Duffer brothers' nostalgia-soaked sci-fi, which over the past nine years has made stars out of Millie Bobby Brown, Sadie Sink, Joseph Quinn, David Harbour and Finn Wolfhard. The trailer teases a final confrontation with Vecna, concluding with Noah Schnapp's Will Byers' character yelling 'RUN!' Netflix unveiled the first six minutes of the second season of 'Wednesday,' featuring Ortega's Wednesday Addams getting a helping hand from Thing as she confronts a serial killer played by Haley Joel Osment. Gaga's first acting gig since last year's 'Joker: Folie a Deux' will be playing teacher Rosaline Rotwood at Addams' school Nevermore. The first part of 'Wednesday' season 2 lands on Aug. 6, and the second half will be released Sept. 3.
Mint
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Mint
Kerala rapper Hanumankind kick starts Tudum 2025 with hit ‘Run It Up'; Indian fans beam with pride: ‘Malayali from…'
Netflix Tudum 2025: The streaming giant Netflix hosted the grand annual event on May 31 at Los Angeles' Kia Forum and the OTT platform dropped a major surprise for Indian fans as rapper Hanumankind kicked off the night in style. The singer from Kerala, kickstarted the global fiesta with his popular hit rap song Run It Up, which marked one of the two major live performances. Squid Game pink guards in the foreground added to the fiery atmosphere. Earlier, the rapper, whose real name is Sooraj Cherukat, collaborated with Netflix and co-wrote the song The Game Don't Stop for Squid Game Season 2. Netflix in a post on Instagram stated, 'Red light, green light, Hanumankind @hanumankind just opened #TUDUM!' Social media users strongly reacted to Hanumankind's Tudum 2025 performance as one user stated, 'Rapper from India.' Another user remarked, 'I'm not into hiphop but watching Indians going to places in a surreal feeling.' A third user commented, 'Malayali from India.' A fourth user stated, "That proud moment." A fifth user wrote, 'Hanumankind and Gaga stole the show.' The other major highlight of the night was a live performance by Lady Gaga. The 39-year-old singer will feature as a guest star on Wednesday Season 2. She will reportedly enact the role of mysterious Rosaline Rotwood - a legendary Nevermore teacher. During the grand event, highly anticipated premiere dates and trailer of popular TV shows and movies were announced. One of the major big announcements were that of Squid Game and Stranger Things 5 trailer release, premiere dates of Stranger Things season 5and a 6-minute preview of Wednesday Season 2. Hanumankind become the third Indian artist to debut at the Coachella music festival, who performed his biggest hits, like 'Big Dawgs,' 'Run it up' and 'Go to sleep' tracks live.
