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| Famous birthdays for April 2: Pedro Pascal, Clark Gregg | Those born on this date are under the sign of Aries. They include: -- Charlemagne, founder of the Holy Roman Empire, in 742 -- Adventurer Giacomo Casanova in 1725 -- Writer Hans Christian Andersen in 1805 -- Writer Emile Zola in 1840 -- Automaker Walter Chrysler in 1875 -- Artist Max Ernst in 1891 -- Baseball Hall of Fame member Luke Appling in 1907 -- Actor Buddy Ebsen in 1908 -- Actor Alec Guinness in 1914 -- International Motorsports Hall of Fame member Jack Brabham in 1926 -- Musician Marvin Gaye in 1939 -- Radio personality Dr. |
| BTS channels 'Oldboy' in '2.0' music video | BTS pays homage to another South Korean cultural icon, Oldboy, in its music video for "2.0." The K-pop stars released a video for the song Wednesday that calls to mind the famous hallway sequence from the 2003 film by director Park Chan-wook. In another scene, the members perform in a room resembling the one where Oldboy's Oh Dae-su (Choi Min-sik) learns a devastating truth from Lee Woo-jin (Yoo Ji-tae). Park is a famed South Korean director whose other films include The Handmaiden, Decision to Leave and No Other Choice. "2.0" appears on BTS' album Arirang, the group's first new album in over five years. BTS performed the song on The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon last week. |
| 'Amadeus' premieres in May on Starz | Starz announced the premiere date for Amadeus on Wednesday. The miniseries premieres May 8 and airs weekly on Fridays. Joe Barton adapted the Peter Shaffer play which previously inspired the Oscar-winning 1984 movie. Starz's Amadeus is five episodes. Will Sharpe plays composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Paul Bettany plays Antonio Salieri, the court composer jealous of Mozart's acclaim and attention. Starz first announced its acquisition of the series in January. Gabrielle Creevy, Rory Kinnear, Lucy Cohu, Jonathan Aris, nyi Okoronkwo, Jessica Alexander, Hugh Sachs, Paul Bazely, Rupert Vansittart, Anastasia Martin, Nancy Farino, Olivia-Mai Barrett, Viola Prettejohn and Jyuddah Jaymes also star. |
| 'Mother Mary' trailer teases music, madness in Anne Hathaway film | A24 is giving a glimpse of the new film Mother Mary. The studio shared a trailer for the movie Wednesday featuring Anne Hathaway and Michaela Coel. Mother Mary is a pop music thriller following the singer Mother Mary (Hathaway) and her former best friend, Sam (Coel). "Long-buried wounds rise to the surface when iconic pop star Mother Mary reunites with her estranged best friend and former costume designer Sam Anselm on the eve of her comeback performance," an official synopsis reads. The trailer features Hathaway singing on stage and hints at the madness that might unfold. Mother Mary is written and directed by The Green Knight helmer David Lowery and features music from Jack Antonoff, Charli XCX and FKA twigs. |
| 'Testaments' stars attend the 'Handmaid's Tale' sequel's premiere | The stars of the new series The Testaments stepped out on the red carpet Tuesday. Chase Infiniti, Lucy Halliday, Ann Dowd and other cast members attended the show's Los Angeles premiere at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures. The Testaments is based on the Margaret Atwood novel of the same name and takes place in the dystopian world of The Handmaid's Tale. It is a sequel to that series, which starred Elisabeth Moss and had a six-season run on Hulu. Dowd reprises her role as Aunt Lydia, while Infiniti and Halliday play Agnes and Daisy, respectively. |