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| Famous birthdays for Aug. 14: Halle Berry, Marsai Martin | Those born on this date are under the sign of Leo. |
| 'If I Go They Will Miss Me' imagines parents as Greek gods | Rich Spirit released the teaser trailer for If I Go They Will Miss Me on Thursday. The film opens Sept. 11 in Los Angeles and Sept. 18 wide. The teaser introduces Little Ant (Bodhi Dell) narrating a story about his parents. He sees his father, Big Ant (J. Alphonse Nicholson) as Poseidon with a trident and his mother (Danielle Brooks) as Medusa with snake-like hair. The film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in January. UPI praised it in its review for its deeply personal depiction of family struggles. Walter Thompson-Hernandez wrote and directed. Jon Batiste provides the song "The Bitter Earth" for the film. Today, Charles D. King and James Lopez joined the film as executive producers. |
| Keanu Reeves' 'Hooligans: The ARCH Racing Project' renewed for Season 2 | Samsung TV Plus announced Thursday it has renewed Hooligans: The ARCH Racing Project with Keanu Reeves & Gard Hollinger for a second season. The season finale airs Sundays at 9 p.m. EDT Reeves and Hollinger founded ARCH Motorcycle together. At Reeves' urging, they embarked on creating a racing bike for MotoAmerica. Corey Alexander is their driver and Jeremy McWilliams joins the team. When Reeves and Hollinger spoke to UPI about the series, Reeves was already enthusiastic about continuing to race, regardless of the outcome of Season 1. Reeves attended some races. For other meetings, he had to Zoom in during rehearsals for Waiting for Godot. |
| 'American Horror Story' Season 13 teaser features iconic characters | FX shared a first teaser trailer for American Horror Story Season 13 on Thursday. The preview features iconic characters from previous seasons of the horror anthology series, including Twisty the Clown (John Carroll Lynch), the Rubber Man (Evan Peters) and Constance Langdon (Jessica Lange). Other returning fan-favorites include Cordelia Goode (Sarah Paulson), Marie Laveau (Angela Bassett), Madison Montgomery (Emma Roberts), Addie Langdon (Jamie Brewer) and the Black Dahlia (Mena Suvari). The Season 13 cast will also include Gabourey Sidibe, Paul Anthony Kelly, Joey Pollari, Kathy Bates, Leslie Grossman, Avantika, Elle Chapman, Frances Conroy, Tig Notaro, Madelaine Petsch and John Waters. |
| 'MobLand': Tom Hardy warns of war in Season 2 trailer | Paramount+ is gearing up for the release of MobLand Season 2. The streaming service shared a trailer for the season Thursday featuring Tom Hardy, Pierce Brosnan and Helen Mirren. MobLand is a crime drama created by Ronan Bennett. The show follows Harry Da Souza (Hardy), a fixer for the Harrigans, a powerful London crime family contending with rival threats. In the Season 2 trailer, Harry (Hardy) can be seen warning Conrad (Brosnan) and Maeve Harrigan (Mirren) that the family is "surrounded by sharks" and war has "already begun." The high stakes lead Conrad to go "completely bonkers berserk" and bring the battle to his enemies. |