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| Movie review: 'Evil Dead Burn' enhances relentless gore franchise | In the Evil Dead series of films, a reel-to-reel recording of an incantation always unleashes the evil dead. In Evil Dead Burn, in theaters Friday, another recording leads the evil dead to its professor's grandchildren. Will Price (George Pullar) is married to Alice (Souheila Yacoub) but is volatile and uses the language of abusers to blame her for "bringing this out of" him. When driving drunk, Will hits a demon deadite who states the evil dead's plans to find his family. At the funeral, Alice endures Will's parents, Edgar (Erroll Shand) and Susan (Tandi Wright). She's already friends with his brother, Joseph (Hunter Doohan), and his girlfriend Thya (Luciane Buchanan). Joseph has been listening to his grandfather's old recordings. |
| Justin Bieber joins BTS, Madonna, Shakira World Cup Halftime Show | FIFA and Global Citizen announced Wednesday that Justin Bieber will co-headline the World Cup Final Halftime Show on July 19. It is the World Cup's first Halftime Show. "The FIFA World Cup brings the world together in a way nothing else can," Bieber said in a statement. The Halftime Show was first announced in 2025 and BTS was announced in May, with Madonna and Shakira. Additional artists include Burna Boy, Gustavo Dudamel, The Muppets, Staten Island elementary school PS22 Chorus and Coldplay. Coldplay singer Chris Martin curated the show. The show supports the FIFA Global Citizen Education Fund which has already raised $50 million through World Cup tickets. |
| Timothe Chalamet says 'Dune: Part Three' takes 'creative liberty' | Warner Bros. released a new trailer for Dune: Part Three on Wednesday. Director Denis Villeneuve and star Timothe Chalamet answered questions from fans worldwide, from the AMC Burbank 16 theater in Burbank, Calif. Set 20 years after Dune: Part Two, Paul Atreides (Chalamet) has married Princess Irulen (Florence Pugh) for peace. Peace has not come, however, and Duncan Idaho (Jason Momoa) considers Emperor Atreides beyond redemption. "It's sort of Denis' mastery weaving in storylines that weren't explicit in the book," Chalamet, 30, said, adding that Paul's journey is "perhaps I would say where Denis took the most creative liberty, but it really ties the story together. |
| 'Heartstopper' behind-the-scenes special to release after finale | Netflix has announced a behind-the-scenes Heartstopper special. Heartstopper: Ending on a Hi will release on the streaming service July 24, one week after the series comes to a close with the Heartstopper Forever movie. Ending on a Hi will explore Heartstopper's impact and legacy since its premiere in 2022. The show, based on the Alice Oseman webcomic and graphic novels, announced Heartstopper Forever as a finale after a three-season run on Netflix. "Heartstopper has always had such a wonderfully passionate and supportive community of readers and viewers," Oseman told Netflix's Tudum. |
| 'Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender' premieres July 25, new trailer out | The winds are picking up once again for Avatar Aang, as the legendary airbender flies into a whirlwind new film adventure coming out later this month. Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender premieres globally on Paramount+ on July 25, and new trailer released Tuesday is giving fans a fresh gust of what's to come. The film follows Avatar Aang as he seeks an ancient power that could save the nearly-extinct culture of his people, the air nomads. But he must find that power before it falls into the hands of his enemies. The voice cast stars Eric Nam as Aang, Dave Bautista as Tagah, Jessica Matten as Katara. Romn Zaragoza as Sokka, Steven Yeun as Zuko and Dionne Quan as Toph. |