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Time of India
13-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Time of India
WWE Hall of Famer speaks out on what's next for Jimmy Uso
Jimmy Uso (Image Via WWE) Jimmy Uso 's future in WWE is looking big and full of stories. From wrestling alongside his twin brother Jey to becoming a superstar on his own, Jimmy's path has been filled with many twists and turns. Now, there's a feeling that something big is about to happen for him soon. While many fans were hoping to see him at WrestleMania 41, the plans fell through at the last moment. Instead, it was Jey Uso who became world champion, while Jimmy was left on the side. This made many people wonder what's next for him. What's next for Jimmy Uso? According to a new report by Cory Hays of and PWN, there were big plans for Jimmy Uso to be involved in the United States Title picture, but those plans fell through. The report from Hays said, 'they had plans for Jimmy in the US Title scene leading to Mania but a lot of plans changed for Mania.' This meant that while Jey Uso was busy wrestling for the world title, Jimmy was left without a big match at WrestleMania. But this might be a chance for something even greater in his future. Some reports say we might soon see The Usos back together as a team. The last time we saw them team up was during Money in the Bank in 2023, and they briefly teamed up on the March 24 episode of Raw. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Memperdagangkan CFD Emas dengan salah satu spread terendah? IC Markets Mendaftar Undo This reunion could be a big moment for both Jimmy and Jey. It might bring them back into the tag team division and make their team strong again. While Jey has been busy growing as a superstar, Jimmy is looking for his own way forward. This change might be a chance for him to show everyone what he can do in the ring. The two brothers may team up soon and make their way back to the top together. Rikishi speaks his mind about his son One person who has been following this story closely is WWE Hall of Famer Rikishi, the father of both the Uso brothers. Rikishi has shared his thoughts and disappointments about what happened to Jimmy. Episode 55 - Viva Las Vegas! Rikishi Fatu - Off The Top Podcast He said, 'I'm sure that Big Jim got a lot of fans out there, brother. But as of right now, we just seen Big Jim basically got his ass handed to him by Gunther. I'm kind of upset about this sht, man. Hell, if I was there I would have probably bust Gunther's head open with a crawfish. I mean, that was just unnecessary, let Jey fight his own battle. Big Jim don't have to come save his brother. I raised some tough men, smart men. I'm sure Jey's gonna figure this sht out. Now I got another son laid up, busted wide open and trying to heal.' While this might be a tough time for Jimmy Uso, there is a strong feeling that bigger and better things are waiting for him in the future. His eventual reunion with Jey could bring back their magic and put them back in the main event picture in WWE. Also Read: Jey Uso Shares His Thoughts on Jimmy Uso and Solo Sikoa's Success
Yahoo
05-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Elvis & Lilo & Stitch: 'Everyone's Favorite Elvis-Loving Alien' pulls up to Graceland
Elvis and Ann-Margret. Elvis and Nancy Sinatra. Those teams were popular with audiences. But not as popular as Elvis & Lilo & Stitch. Released in 2002, the Disney animated feature film "Lilo & Stitch" introduced audiences to a lonely young Hawaiian girl and Elvis fan, named Lilo, and her new "pet," Stitch, a somewhat dog-esque genetically engineered extraterrestrial who liked to rampage but really yearned for a hug. Together, the duo pursued 'ohana (a Hawaiian term for "family") while playing "Suspicious Minds" on a portable record player and battling space aliens. Like Stitch's stolen spaceship when it crash-landed on the island of Kauaʻi, the movie made an impact. It earned an Academy Award nomination for Best Animated Feature (it lost to Miyazaki's "Spirited Away," as any movie would), and collected $273 million at the international box office. (In comparison, 1964's "Viva Las Vegas," with Elvis and Ann-Margret, earned the equivalent of $94 million, in 2025 dollars.) On May 23, Disney released a new "Lilo & Stitch," the latest in its series of more-or-less live-action remakes of beloved animated features (other examples — all with digitally animated characters — include "Beauty and the Beast," "Mulan" and "Snow White," to name a few). Directed by Dean Fleischer Camp (who charmed audiences with the low-budget "Marcel the Shell with Shoes On"), the movie preserves but de-emphasizes its predecessor's Elvis connection. Even so, in the actual live-action world — the world of Disney and Graceland, of marketing and merchandise, of fans of music and movies — Elvis & Lilo & Stitch remain inseparable. "The amazing thing is that each generation gets introduced to Elvis in a different way, and for a certain generation, 'Lilo & Stitch' was how they were introduced to Elvis," said Angie Marchese, vice president of archives and exhibits at Graceland. "Now in their mid-20s, these people became fans because of the Disney movie," she said. "And now there's a whole new generation of kids who will be introduced to Elvis and his music through this new live-action version." How many kids? A lot of 'em: The new "Lilo" immediately established itself as a blockbuster. According to Variety, the entertainment industry newspaper, the movie set a Memorial Day weekend record by collecting an estimated $183 million at the U.S. box office. With the addition of its overseas revenues, Variety added, "Lilo & Stich" is off to "a staggering $341.7 million global start." On May 22, the evening before the movie's official release date, Disney hosted an invitation-only screening of the new movie in the 464-seat theater at The Guest House at Graceland, the hotel on Elvis Presley Boulevard that is located just north of the Elvis mansion. Attendees — mostly Elvis fans already connected to Graceland via various mailing lists — packed the house. They snagged free "Lilo & Stitch" posters and leis, and posed for selfies against Hawaiian backdrops and alongside larger-than-life Stitch figures, dressed in Elvis garb (there was a "Blue Hawaii Stitch," a "Jailhouse Rock Stitch," and a "50000000 Million Elvis Fans Can't Be Wrong Gold Lamé Suit" Stitch). Earlier in the day, an animatronic Stitch in a rhinestone-studded jumpsuit toured Graceland in a miniature motorized vehicle, to the surprise and likely delight of fans. "The lovable renegade alien, who happens to love the music of Elvis Presley, arrived at the gates to Graceland Mansion in a pink convertible before going across the street to view the King of Rock 'n' Roll's jumpsuits and pink Cadillac at Elvis Presley's Memphis entertainment complex," stated a Disney press release about the publicity event. The headline described Stitch as "Everyone's Favorite Elvis-Loving Alien." ELVIS AT 90: Decade-by-decade milestones in the life — and afterlife — of the King The ballyhoo echoed similar fanfare that heralded the release of the first "Lilo & Stitch" 23 years earlier. In 2002, the movie's arrival coincided with Graceland's yearlong commemoration of the 25th anniversary of Elvis Presley's death; Jack Soden, CEO of Elvis Presley Enterprises, told The Commercial Appeal that the release of an Elvis-connected "classic G-rated Disney flick" would open "a powerful market" for Graceland. In 2002 as in 2025, Disney and Graceland hosted an invitation-only local premiere for "Lilo & Stitch," but the earlier event was more elaborate. The screening of the film at Downtown's now-vanished multiplex, the Muvico Peabody Place 22, was followed by what The Commercial Appeal called a "lavish luau" in front of the ticket pavilion at Graceland, complete with fire dancers, leis made from actual orchids, bamboo huts and costumed movie characters. Testifying to the event's importance, the guest of honor was the nephew of Walt Disney, longtime Disney executive Roy E. Disney, who at the time was vice chairman of the Disney company and chair of Disney Feature Animation. (Roy Disney died in 2009, at 79.) The Los Angeles premiere of the 2002 movie had occurred about a week earlier. Priscilla Presley attended, and told reporters that "Lilo & Stitch" offered "a great message to bring family back together again because really, that's what it's all about. Elvis was very much a family man, regardless of what you hear. He loved family and he always came home." In 2025 as in 2002, Disney and Elvis Presley Enterprises are banking on the appeal of "Lilo & Stitch." The gift shops at Graceland now are stuffed with items from the grandiloquently labeled "Disney Stitch Inspired by Elvis Collection," created by NECA, a pop culture collectibles company. Ranging from $12.99 to $34.99, these include plush and plastic figures of all sizes, showcasing Stitch in Elvis garb. Stitch-as-Elvis pins and other items also are available. The new merchandise augments a still thriving line of "Lilo & Stitch" merchandise, tied to the original film. Stitch "has become a crucial character in the Walt Disney Company's modern empire, mainly in the form of a dizzying array of licensed merchandise," The New York Times reported this week, in a story that called Stitch "a cash cow for the company." Reported the newspaper: "The company's annual financial reports for 2023 and 2024 included 'Lilo & Stitch' on a short list of nine examples of its 'major' licensed properties, putting it on par with classics titans like Winnie the Pooh and Mickey and Friends, and conglomerates like Star Wars and the collective Disney princesses." Meanwhile, vintage 2002 "Lilo & Stitch" collectibles continue to be popular on eBay and elsewhere; these include eight McDonald's Happy Meal toys, one of which presents Stitch in an Elvis jumpsuit, strumming a guitar atop a surfboard. ELVIS WEEK 2025: Graceland to celebrate the King with concerts, panels, vigil and more The new "Lilo & Stitch," for the most part, is remarkably faithful to its inspiration, even to the inclusion of a clip from the same B-movie, 1958's "Earth vs. The Spider." But — somewhat surprisingly, in the wake of the hit Baz Luhrmann biopic — the new movie has less Elvis than the old. Yes, the soundtrack showcases the same songs ("Heartbreak Hotel," "Devil in Disguise," "Hound Dog"), in basically the same situations (although the remake totally bungles the Stitch-as-record-player "Suspicious Minds" scene); but the live-action Lilo (played by Maia Kealoha) is less the Elvis evangelist than was her cartoon counterpart. In the first film, Lilo pays Stitch the ultimate compliment: "You look like an Elvis fan." She pulls out an 8-by-10 "Blue Hawaii" portrait of Elvis and declares: "Elvis was a model citizen." She tells Stitch: "I have compiled a list of his traits for you to practice." This leads to comic scenes of Stitch strumming a guitar while wearing an Elvis-style jumpsuit and pompadour. The film ends with a happily-ever-after vacation "photo" of Stitch and his new human family posing in front of the gates of Graceland. None of these Elvis moments are recreated in the new movie — although Stitch does appear, briefly, in his Elvis jumpsuit during the end credits. Maybe we'll get more Elvis — for better or worse? — in the sequel, if there is one. The 2002 "Lilo & Stitch" was followed by a TV series and three direct-to-video feature films. The first of these features was "Stitch! The Movie," which — perhaps due to budgetary constraints — licensed only one Elvis song, the thematically appropriate but hardly epochal "Slicin' Sand," from 1963's "Blue Hawaii." The lyrics likely did not give Leiber & Stoller sleepless nights. Encourages Elvis, while serenading a bevy of beauties: "Dance, dance, dance/ 'til your toes get tan/ We're gonna have us a ball on the beach/ Slicin' sand..." This article originally appeared on Memphis Commercial Appeal: Lilo & Stitch: Elvis references, Stitch merch and a visit to Graceland
Daily Mail
28-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
80s one-hit wonder looks unrecognizable on rare outing with duct-taped slippers... can you guess who it is?
Fans of one of the biggest one-hit wonders of the '80s were in for a surprise when the beloved singer behind the cheerleader anthem was spotted on a rare outing in LA on Wednesday. The Mickey hitmaker, now 81, looked nearly unrecognizable as she stepped out in a black-and-white geometric robe, worlds away from her iconic 1982 music video look. Keeping a low profile in oversized shades, the pop star still rocked her signature jet-black hair — a nod to her showbiz heyday, which included choreography work on American Graffiti, a lead dancer role in the 1964 beach party film Pajama Party, and a performance in the Elvis classic Viva Las Vegas. Despite her youthful glow and upbeat demeanor, fans couldn't help but notice her slippers — barely holding together and clearly duct-taped for support during the sunny stroll. Can you guess the 80s icon? From A-list scandals and red carpet mishaps to exclusive pictures and viral moments, subscribe to the DailyMail's new Showbiz newsletter to stay in the loop. Despite her youthful glow and upbeat demeanor, fans couldn't help but notice her slippers — barely holding together and clearly duct-taped for support during the sunny stroll If you said Toni Basil — you're absolutely right! More recently, Toni choreographed Quentin Tarantino's 2019 film Once Upon a Time in Hollywood at the age of 75. She also made a brief, uncredited cameo, dancing alongside Sharon Tate (played by Margot Robbie) during a Pan Am flight scene in the film's opening credits. 'I knew Sharon,' Basil told The New York Times, referring to Sharon Tate. 'Whew. I also dated Jay Sebring' — Tate's celebrity hairdresser, played by Emile Hirsch in the movie. Both Tate and Sebring were tragically murdered by the Manson family in August 1969 at the home she shared with husband Roman Polanski. In addition to her choreography career, Basil also acted, with roles in counterculture classics like Easy Rider (1969) and Five Easy Pieces (1970), both of which helped define the era Tarantino's film draws from. Basil said she was floored by Tarantino's encyclopedic knowledge of her work — even recalling her offbeat duet with Davy Jones, Daddy's Song, in the Monkees' 1968 film Head. Her showbiz heyday included choreography work on American Graffiti, a lead dancer role in the 1964 beach party film Pajama Party, and a performance in the Elvis classic Viva Las Vegas His '60s dance expertise also left her stunned. When Basil mentioned that Bonanza star Michael Landon once danced 'the Freddie' on Hullabaloo, Tarantino instantly stood up and demonstrated the moves himself — rocking side to side and slapping his arms across his torso. 'Not a lot of people know that dance,' Basil said. 'I certainly don't know another director who can dance it. When Quentin did the Freddie, I thought to myself: 'Well, I'll never pull the wool over this guy's eyes."' Basil was born Antonia Christina Basilotta on September 22, 1943, in Philadelphia. With a vaudeville performer for a mother and an orchestra leader for a father, showbiz was in her blood. Of Italian descent, she was raised in Las Vegas after her father relocated the family there for work. She graduated from Las Vegas High School in 1961, where she served as head cheerleader — a role that would later help define her signature style. The iconic cheerleader outfit she wore in the Mickey video wasn't a costume — it was her actual high school uniform, repurposed decades later for one of the most unforgettable pop visuals of the 1980s.
Scottish Sun
28-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Scottish Sun
'80s singer known for hit song looks completely different in rare LA outing – but her signature bold style is the same
She turned heads in a boldly patterned geometric-print robe and matching headscarf SO FINE! '80s singer known for hit song looks completely different in rare LA outing – but her signature bold style is the same '80S SINGER Toni Basil looked completely different during a rare LA outing - but her signature bold style was the same. Toni, 81, known for her chart-topping 1982 hit Mickey, made a rare public appearance in Los Angeles on Monday. 6 Toni Basil looked completely different during a rare LA outing - but her signature bold style was the same Credit: BackGrid 6 She turned heads in a boldly patterned geometric-print robe and matching headscarf Credit: BackGrid Spotted chatting to a friend in the Californian city, she turned heads in a boldly patterned geometric-print robe and matching headscarf. Toni completed the look with chic sunglasses, a statement red lip, and a pair of smiley-face fuzzy slippers - which appeared to be duct taped together. The musician threw her hands in the air and appeared to be in deep conversation with the pal. Born Antonia Christina Basilotta in 1943, Toni grew up in Las Vegas, where music and performance ran in the family. Her father was an orchestra leader and her mother a vaudeville performer. She graduated from Las Vegas High School in 1961, where she was a head cheerleader, a role that later inspired the iconic cheerleader outfit she wore in her Mickey video. Starting her career in the 1960s, Toni made a name for herself as a go-go dancer in beach party films. She even earned praise from none other than Quentin Tarantino, who dubbed her The Goddess of Go-Go. Toni appeared in well-known movies like Easy Rider and Five Easy Pieces and worked as a choreographer for Elvis Presley's film Viva Las Vegas. In 1971, she helped form The Lockers, a groundbreaking street dance troupe that brought funk and street dance styles to the mainstream. Caprice Bourret and Oscar Peter skate to Toni Basil's 'Mickey' on Dancing on Ice Her single Mickey shot to worldwide success in 1982, topping the Billboard Hot 100 charts and achieving platinum sales. Toni didn't just sing the track - she also directed and choreographed its music video, famously dressed in a cheerleading uniform inspired by her high school days. The song remains a quintessential '80s anthem, ranked among VH1's top one-hit wonders of the decade. Beyond her singing career, Toni has been a highly sought-after choreographer, working with legendary performers such as David Bowie, Bette Midler, and Tina Turner. Notably, she choreographed the iconic Once in a Lifetime video for Talking Heads and even lent her talents to Quentin Tarantino's Once Upon a Time in Hollywood when she was 75. In recognition of her significant contributions to music and dance, Toni was inducted into the Women Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2023, highlighting her lasting impact on the entertainment world. 6 Toni completed the look with chic sunglasses and a statement red lip Credit: BackGrid 6 Her pair of smiley-face fuzzy slippers appeared to be duct taped together Credit: BackGrid 6 Toni is seen earlier this month Credit: The Mega Agency
The Irish Sun
28-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Irish Sun
'80s singer known for hit song looks completely different in rare LA outing – but her signature bold style is the same
'80S SINGER Toni Basil looked completely different during a rare LA outing - but her signature bold style was the same. Toni, 81, known for her chart-topping 1982 hit Mickey, made a rare public appearance in Los Angeles on Monday. 6 Toni Basil looked completely different during a rare LA outing - but her signature bold style was the same Credit: BackGrid 6 She turned heads in a boldly patterned geometric-print robe and matching headscarf Credit: BackGrid Spotted chatting to a friend in the Californian city, she turned heads in a boldly patterned geometric-print robe and matching headscarf. Toni completed the look with chic sunglasses, a statement red lip, and a pair of smiley-face fuzzy slippers - which appeared to be duct taped together. The musician threw her hands in the air and appeared to be in deep conversation with the pal. Born Antonia Christina Basilotta in 1943, Toni grew up in Las Vegas, where music and performance ran in the family. Her father was an orchestra leader and her mother a vaudeville performer. She graduated from Las Vegas High School in 1961, where she was a head cheerleader, a role that later inspired the iconic cheerleader outfit she wore in her Mickey video. Starting her career in the 1960s, Toni made a name for herself as a go-go dancer in beach party films. She even earned praise from none other than Quentin Tarantino, who dubbed her The Goddess of Go-Go. Most read in Celebrity Toni appeared in well-known movies like Easy Rider and Five Easy Pieces and worked as a choreographer for Elvis Presley's film Viva Las Vegas. In 1971, she helped form The Lockers, a groundbreaking street dance troupe that brought funk and street dance styles to the mainstream. Caprice Bourret and Oscar Peter skate to Toni Basil's 'Mickey' on Dancing on Ice Her single Mickey shot to worldwide success in 1982, topping the Billboard Hot 100 charts and achieving platinum sales. Toni didn't just sing the track - she also directed and choreographed its music video, famously dressed in a cheerleading uniform inspired by her high school days. The song remains a quintessential '80s anthem, ranked among VH1's top one-hit wonders of the decade. Beyond her singing career, Toni has been a highly sought-after choreographer, working with legendary performers such as David Bowie, Bette Midler, and Notably, she choreographed the iconic Once in a Lifetime video for Talking Heads and even lent her talents to Quentin Tarantino's Once Upon a Time in Hollywood when she was 75. In recognition of her significant contributions to music and dance, Toni was inducted into the Women Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2023, highlighting her lasting impact on the entertainment world. 6 Toni completed the look with chic sunglasses and a statement red lip Credit: BackGrid 6 Her pair of smiley-face fuzzy slippers appeared to be duct taped together Credit: BackGrid 6 Toni is seen earlier this month Credit: The Mega Agency 6 She's known for her chart-topping 1982 hit Mickey Credit: Alamy
