2 Chainz (The Enforcer) and NE-YO (Dance Monsters, Hip-Hop Family Christmas Wedding), both multi-hyphenate Grammy Award winners, have joined the third season of STARZ’s popular drama series BMF in recurring roles. The two join the series’ impressive run of guest stars, including Eminem, Serayah, Caresha “Yung Miami” Brownlee and Snoop Dogg.
In his role as “Stacks,” 2 Chainz will portray an Atlanta native and distributor whose presence and wisdom command respect wherever he goes. Stacks, who adheres to the street code and is fiercely loyal and committed to supporting his family at all costs, questions Meech’s management style. “Rodney “Greeny” Green,” an Atlanta-based player who is all about making the bag, will be played by NE-YO. There is more to Greeny than what first meets the eye. He exudes confidence and an enterprising attitude.
“BMF” is executive produced by Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson through his G-Unit film and television, alongside showrunner, executive producer, writer and Detroit native Randy Huggins, and interim showrunner and executive producer Heather Zuhlke.
Bleu DaVinci is digging into the history of the Black Mafia Family, and one story concerns Gucci Mane. Appearing on Cam Capone News, Davinci reveals Gucci was turned down by Big Meech due to his reputation.
“Gucci’s a street n-gga. He just be outside all the time and sh-t,” DaVinci said. “Gucci was like a part-time jack boy, part-time dope dealer, part-time rapper. Gucci was a slash man. I knew Gucci before I knew Jeezy.”
DaVinci would state that Gucci would lurk in clubs with his hat down. “Gucci used to always be in the club, on the wall looking at n-ggas with a drink in his hand with his hat down, trying to get him a victim. Meech knew him.”
While the team decided not to ultimately formally align with Gucci, Davini stated Guwop “always been the homie.”
Boosie Badazz wants his followers to know that he loves Tupac. The Louisiana rapper was in Las Vegas and pulled up on the death location of the legendary rapper. On Instagram, he wrote, “T.I.P #2PAC U WAS EVERYTHING TO ME N MY N-GGA SALUTE.”
In the video, Boosie says, “This where 2Pac got shot right here. Rest up muthafucka. 2Pac got hit right here, the car pulled over right up there. ‘Pac, love that n-gga.”
One would wonder how Boosie feels about T.I. who once said he was a hybrid of 2Pac and other legendary rappers. Boosie Badazz is standing ten toes down against snitching and rats. Boosie once was planning a joint album with T.I., but is now nixing that, blasting The King of the South over a past case.
In a 2020 episode of his expediTIously podcast, self-proclaimed King Of The South T.I. admitted to snitching on a dead family member in order to get out of an illegal gun case.
T.I.’s cousin, Toot, was killed before the two could go to trial for a gun case caught in the early 2000s near ATL’s Lenox Mall, but Tip says Toot’s beyond-the-grave blessing made it ok to use his cousin and production collaborator a posthumous scapegoat.
“We caught those gun cases, Toot died. My lawyer said, ‘Well, you know, I could make everything go away if it was Toot’s, it was Tremel’s,’” he said. “After he had passed, I had a talk with him. Toot said, ‘I’ll take all the charges you got! If you can walk away free and put it on me, goddamn right! ‘Cause I’ll be damned if they gon’ come and muthafucking extradite me from here!’”
Returning to his online residency on VLAD TV, Boosie reflected on the moment and aired him out.
“With the T.I. situation, if he did that – you a fucking rat too,” Boosie said. “I don’t spare no muthafuckin’ body. Because if you doing anything wrong, you doing anything criminal and you cooperate with law enforcement to get you out of trouble – that means you’re cooperating. That means you’re a rat.”
Boosie added, “When I saw that, I think, ‘T.I. fucking lying.’ I think he went up there and just got to fucking talking. You think something happen at 17, 18 years old. You gon’ hold that in all them damn time? All this damn time for 20 some years, you gon’ hold that in? And it finally came out?”
If the story from Tip is true or false, Boosie will live like it’s a fact. Canceling the album. “My real fans like, ‘Boosie you the last one left. You cannot put this album out.’ My uncle, OG call me … ‘N*gga that album ain’t coming out.’”
Critics heavily bashed Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey. However, the film has already become a box office smash hit. The film is inspired by the characters from the children’s book. The story follows Winnie the Pooh and Piglet, who have become feral after being abandoned by Christopher Robin. Eventually, the duo becomes serial killers. In the time span of this film, they focus their terror on a group of college kids who come to visit the Hundred Acre Wood. The film’s announcement went viral when fans of the childhood classic expressed excitement. Therefore, the one-night-only theatrical release expanded to a week.
This past week, Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania has dominated the box office. However, Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey has also become a box office hit. The film originally got many negative reviews from critics. However, it earned $750k in its opening weekend. This has raised to $1.58 million gross in the first week of the film’s theatrical release. These numbers are promising for the overall financial results of the film. It’s particularly impressive when you consider that Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey was made on a budget of only $100K.
Winnie The Pooh: Blood & Honey
Even before the film was officially released, the film’s writer/director/producer, Rhys Frake-Waterfield, was confident in its success. Frake-Waterfield announced that there were plans for a sequel already in the works. He is also looking to continue the success of Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey by twisting other children’s stories. There are ideas for Bambi, which he is just producing, and Peter Pan. According to Frake-Waterfield, Winnie the Pooh: Love and Honey could be part of a multi-film universe.
Just two months into 2023, it’s clear that this will be a strong year for the horror genre. January 2023 held the release of M3GAN, which had a production budget of $12 million and grossed over $170 million. Additionally, February 2023 kicked off with M. Night Shyamalan’s Knock at the Cabin. That film was made with a $20 million budget and grossed $47.9 million. Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey grossed over ten times its budget. Additionally, March 2023 holds the release of Scream VI, which is projected to gross $5 million more than Scream III in its opening weekend. There are also high hopes for horror releases later this year, such as Evil Dead Rise, Insidious: Fear the Dark, The Exorcist legacy sequel, The Nun 2,and Saw X. Fans are also excited for original releases, Beau is Afraid, Renfield and The Last Voyage of the Demeter.
Orlando Bloom says he’d love the opportunity to return to the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise as blacksmith-made-pirate, Will Turner. Over the course of five films, the franchise has earned $4.5 billion worldwide at the box office. Furthermore, Bloom’s character appeared in four of the five Pirates of the Caribbean films. The only time he did not appear was in Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides. However, Will gets his curse lifted in the franchise’s, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales (2017). This makes it possible for him to end his time as the immortal captain of the Flying Dutchman.
Recently, Bloom spoke with Parade about his time as Will Turner. They asked him if he would like to return to any of his past roles. He mentioned a potential return as Will Turner for Pirates of the Caribbean 6. Apparently, he would love to come back to the character. Bloom answered, “I think Will [Turner from Pirates of the Caribbean]—I mean Will’s so great. I wouldn’t mind seeing what Will looked like today in some ways, because he was such this earnest guy. But, after rumbling around the bottom of the ocean for as long as he would have done at this point, it’d be interesting to see how he surfaces and what he’s like.”
Orlando Bloom Speaks
Orlando Bloom attends UNICEF at 75 in Los Angeles at NeueHouse Los Angeles on November 30, 2021 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Vivien Killilea/Getty Images for UNICEF USA)
While the franchise is one of Disney’s most popular, things have been rather up in the air for its future. Plans for Pirates of the Caribbean 6 have been in the works since before the release of Dead Man Tell No Tales. However, these plans were affected when Disney parted ways with Johnny Depp. This turn of events occurred because of his defamation trial with his ex-wife, Amber Heard. Additionally, the female-centric spinoff that was supposedly in development has been an object of speculation. Margot Robbie, who was going to star in the film, suggested that the project is no longer moving forward.
Despite these claims, Jerry Bruckheimer says the projects are both still in active development. Additionally, each of these films could benefit from Bloom’s involvement. Bruckheimer is a producer of the franchise. With the unsure fate of Depp’s return as Captain Jack Sparrow, Will Turner could connect past stories to future installments of the franchise. Furthermore, Bruckheimer is suggesting Pirates of the Caribbean 6 will include a younger cast. One of these characters could be Will’s son Henry (Brenton Thwaites). Because Pirates of the Caribbean movies rely heavily on fantasy elements, the former Flying Dutchman would be a wonderful character to include in upcoming sagas. Regardless, Bloom seems very interested in returning to the role.
Miu Miu X New Balance previously dropped a line of 574s as part of their Spring/Summer 2022 collection. The shoes debuted at Paris Fashion Week. Miu Miu and New Balance are releasing a new line of the iconic 80s sneaker silhouette. The shoe from the first collab was re-purposed with raw-cute edges. The design was similar to the garments showcased in the Spring/Summer 2022 collection such as the iconic micro-mini skirt.
For this collaboration, the Miu Miu X New Balance 574 shoes are crafted in a signature Y2K-inspired “Fringed Blue” design simulating the hue of classic blue jeans with contrasting white laces. Other color offerings of the sneaker include a distressed “Marble-Effect Cognac Denim.” The colorway is a deep brown hue that is dripped throughout the shoe and laces. “Blanched White” leather has a muted pearly white hue. Elsewhere, the tongue of the sneaker is adorned with the New Balance x Miu Miu logo. The logo was also displayed in their first sneaker collaboration.
Moreover, the shoe can be seen as both a fashion and athletic statement. The distressed materials on the shoe allow room for experimental styling, which the luxury label and Boston-based shoe brand are no strangers to. You can pair the shoe with a complimentary New Balance tracksuit or go the girly route with a classic mini skirt, high socks, and a Miu Miu bag. These sneakers will suit any look. Although they were not featured in the Spring/Summer 2023 showcase, this new collab fits into the Miu Miu label’s elevated streetwear meets business-casual aesthetic.
Additionally, these sneakers (although high in price) are sure to sell out just as fast as the first drop. The “Fringed Blue” and “Cognac Denim” colorways retail for $950, while the “Blanched White Leather” retails for $1,020. The sneaker comes equipped with white rubber soles infused with ENCA. ENCA is a core of soft cushion made for comfort and functionality. Additionally, the interior of the shoe features dual-branded insoles. The new lineup of New Balance x Miu Miu sneakers is available in-store at Miu Miu locations worldwide, and online at Miu Miu’s website until the end of February.
James Cameron’s latest box office smash hitAvatar: The Way of Water continues to make waves. The next three Avatar films are already in the works. However, Cameron has additional plans. A report from the LA Times shared that Cameron has another project in his lineup. He’s set to make a film adaptation of the book, The Last Train From Hiroshima: The Survivors Look Back. Charles R. Pellegrino wrote the book, which tells stories of the Japanese Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings during the events of World War II. However, the story is told from the perspectives of survivors.
Initially, Cameron was interested in adapting this story as a film in 2010. He visited and interviewed Tsutomu Yamaguchi to prepare for the film. Yamaguchi was the only known survivor that was present in the bombings in both Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Eventually, Yamaguchi passed away soon after meeting with Cameron. Since then, no one has made a film adaptation of Pellegrino’s book. However, Cameron decided to dedicate his time to the Avatar sequels, so he shelved the movie about the bombings.
James Cameron’s New Project
James Cameron attends the 21st Annual VES Awards at The Beverly Hilton on February 15, 2023 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Leon Bennett/Getty Images)
However, after all these years, there is hope for the Hiroshima film. Cameron recently revealed that he will take some time off before the production of Avatar 4. During this time, Cameron will supposedly work on the Hiroshima movie. He mentioned the importance of the film during these times. For example, the war in Ukraine and the recent resurgence of nationalism worldwide make the film relevant today. Cameron said, “We live in a more precarious world than we thought we did. I think the Hiroshima film would be as timely as ever, if not more so. It reminds people what these weapons really do when they’re used against human targets.”
This would not be the first of Cameron’s films to return from the depths of development. For example, Avatar was initially written in 1994 but shelved due to technological restraints of the decade. The Hiroshima movie is in early stages of development. There are no casting or filming announcements yet. Details are limited until production begins. However, Cameron’s commitment to the film makes it clear that this could be Cameron’s first non-Avatar film since Titanic in 1997.
