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| Famous birthdays for July 25: Jaafar Jackson, Verdine White | Those born on this date are under the sign of Leo. They include: -- Revolutionary War Gen. |
| 'The Mask,' 'Dream Warriors' director Chuck Russell dies at 74 | Director Chuck Russell died Wednesday. Variety and The Hollywood Reporter confirmed his death Friday after TMZ was first to report. Russell's wife, Anna, confirmed to The Hollywood Reporter that he died unexpectedly in their San Diego home. He was 74. Russell's attorney confirmed to Variety. A writer and producer on 1983's Dreamscape and line producer on The Hearse, Russell made his directorial debut with 1987's A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors. A writer, with Frank Darabont, on the film, the entry introduced teenagers teaming up in dreams to battle Freddy Krueger in their sleep, Freddy's backstory as the "son of 100 maniacs," and deriving power from the souls of teens he killed. |
| Sauron forges the One Ring in 'Rings of Power' Season 3 teaser trailer | Prime Video is giving a glimpse of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Season 3. The streaming service shared a teaser trailer for the season Friday at San Diego Comic-Con. The Rings of Power is a fantasy drama inspired by the works of J.R.R. Tolkien. The show takes place thousands of years before the events of Tolkien's Lord of the Rings trilogy. Season 3 sees Sauron become the Dark Lord of Mordor as he forges the One Ring of power. "Now, all the free peoples of Middle-earth -- Dwarves, Elves, Men, and Wizards alike -- must find a way to come together, in a race against time to prevent Sauron from achieving his goal of utter domination of all life," an official synopsis reads. |
| 'Blade Runner 2099' gets teaser trailer, November premiere date | Blade Runner 2099 is coming to Prime Video in November. The streaming service shared a teaser trailer and Nov. 25 premiere date for the show Friday at San Diego Comic-Con. Blade Runner 2099 is a new entry in the sci-fi franchise based on the Philip K. Dick novel Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? The book previously inspired a 1982 film directed by Ridley Scott and starring Harrison Ford, and a 2017 movie directed by Denis Villeneuve and starring Ford and Ryan Gosling. |
| Tyla performs, discusses 'A*Pop' album on 'Today' | South African singer Tyla took to the stage on Today. The music artist, 24, performed and discussed her new album A*Pop on Friday's episode of the NBC morning show. Tyla performed "Is It Love," the third single to debut from A*Pop, and discussed the significance of the album's title in an interview. "I honestly wanted to honor my inner child," the star said. "My inner child dream of being a pop star and how it always felt unobtainable being from the bottom of Africa, literally South Africa." "Now that I have been given this opportunity, I really wanted to extend the idea of what a pop star looks like from Africa," she added. "So yeah, I thought A*Pop -- I bring the 'A' to pop. |