Donald Glover Hits the Gym After Release of New Prime Video Series 'Swarm'

Keanu Reeves shared a steamy kiss with his girlfriend Alexandra Grant Saturday while attending the Museum of Contemporary Art Gala in Los Angeles. The "John Wick" star was all smiles as he stepped out hand-in-hand with the 49-year-old artist in a rare red-carpet appearance. Reeves, 58, donned a two-piece black suit with a white collared button-down underneath.

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media Reporter Ari Aster’s latest anxiety-inducer “Beau Is Afraid” is taking the indie box office by storm. The A24 film, which stars Joaquin Phoenix as an apprehensive man who endures a lot over the course of three hours, grossed $320,396 on four screens in New York and Los Angeles. Those ticket sales translate to a sizable $80,099 per location, the biggest screen average of the year. It’s also the second-best per-screen-average for A24 after Adam Sandler’s “Uncut Gems.” Now, “Beau Is Afraid” needs to sustain its momentum as it expands nationwide next weekend. That’s been a struggle for plenty of indies in post-pandemic times, although A24 has managed to propel films like “Everything Everywhere All at Once” and “The Whale” to box office success. But “Tár,” “Triangle of Sadness” and other acclaimed arthouse films weren’t as successful in parlaying their huge screen averages — which is the key metric for platform releases — to robust theatrical runs. Those films fizzled after struggling to connect with mainstream audiences.

Jeff Miller The last time powerhouse Korean girl group Blackpink played Coachella, during a much-hyped mid-day set in 2019 on the Sahara stage, it was a different band and the world was a different place. That pre-COVID version of the group was the first K-pop band to play North America’s most important festival, and the group had yet to prove itself as career artists; although it was very fun, at times their set felt more like a novelty than the start of a movement. Not so the group’s headlining set at 2023’s edition of the fest: it’s clear from the stellar show that the group is not only fully formed and confident, it’s totally owning topline placement. The four members of Blackpink — Jennie Kim, Lisa, Rose and Jisoo — along with a cadre of dancers and a crack band, blasted through songs like “How You Like That” and “Tally” (from 2022’s chart-topping “Born Pink”) with choreography meticulously timed to make the most of the stage’s massive video screens, and routines and references that called to mind past pop heroines like Lady Gaga and Janet Jackson. Pyro eruptions, confetti cannons and a mid-show segment that showcased each members’ solo talents gave the pacing an “are you not entertained?” thrill.

Huw Edwards has shared a defiant response on social media after his BBC bosses offered him redundancy. The newsreader took a swipe at "the papers" with his response and described the offer as nothing more than a "standard HR exercise". He tweeted a photo of himself and his mother, both drinking bubbly, and captioned the snap: "Reality check, A standard exercise by @BBCNews (one of many over the years) is just that.

Love Island star Tasha Ghouri hit Coachella in style this weekend, when she stepped out in a chic 70’s inspired outfit for the hottest festival ticket of the year. The 24 year old stunner, delighted her fans as she showed off her flawless figure in a blue crochet crop top, shorts and matching shrug.Teaming the bold look with a pair of over the knee blue leather boots, the model looked sensational as she struck a pose alongside a sun soaked grove of palm trees ahead of the performances.

Indiyah Polack cut a racy figure in an underboob-bearing outfit as she headed out to Coachella. Celebrities from far and wide have flocked to California for the star studded music festival, with the likes of Kylie and Kendall Jenner, Hailey Bieber and Paris Jackson showing their faces at the affair.

Victoria Beckham has given an insight into her couple's workout with her husband, David. In a series of snaps shared to her Instagram Stories, the 48 year old former Spice Girl informed her social media followers that she was in the "strength training phase" of her exercise regime as she posed for a mirror selfie in a state-of-the-art gym.

Fans attending the Saturday, April 15 edition of Katy Perry’s Play residency in Las Vegas witnessed an unexpected surprise when the singer invited audience members onstage — including North West, who was in the audience alongside mom Kim Kardashian.

North West was the star of the show during Katy Perry's residency concert on Saturday night! In a video — shared on Kim Kardashian's Instagram Story, her and Kanye West's daughter had a moment with the «Firework» superstar, that left her blown away. Kim had a front row seat to capture the moment, after her 9-year-old daughter was called onstage. In the clip, North is joined onstage by her friends, and cousin, Penelope Disick, as Katy gushed over being a big fan after «seeing all your TikToks.» «I know your name, but what's your name,» Katy hilariously asks.After North replies, Katy then asks her how old she is, to which she responds, «nine.» The singer then explains that when she was her age, that's when she got the «spark» and started singing.

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More than 40 animal rights activists have been de-arrested after a large number of protesters attempted to gain entry to the Aintree Racecourse track, delaying the start of the flagship Grand National, campaign group Animal Rising has said.

Four people have been killed and multiple people injured during a shooting at a possible birthday party on Saturday night (April 15) police have now confirmed.

Black creatives’ struggle in the media world can often feel quite stark. “Swarm,” the new Amazon prime series from the collective minds of Janine Nabers and Donald Glover, is in its first week of release at the time of writing.

William Earl This article contains spoilers for “Swarm.” The first image of the debut episode of the serial killer series “Swarm” is a spin on classic Hollywood disclaimer language: “Any similarity to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events, is intentional.” It’s a provocative start to the kaleidoscopic pop culture satire, created by Janine Nabers and Donald Glover and starring Dominique Fishback as Dre, a woman so obsessed with pop singer Ni’Jah that she’d kill to defend her honor. Given the bloodshed and not-so-subtle parallels between Ni’Jah and the career and passionate fanbase of Beyoncé, it’s easy to believe there could have been a real-life cross-country serial killer murdering those who dare take Queen Bey’s name in vain. But what’s the reality behind the purported true story of “Swarm”?

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Trevor Jackson will always support Chlöe Bailey.

Billie Eilish‘s role in the Donald Glover-written and produced Amazon Prime Video series, Swarm, has been revealed.Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter, Swarm’s co-writer and producer Janine Nabers revealed that the role – Eilish’s first – was inspired by the infamous Hollywood-adjacent cult NXIVM and its leader Keith Raniere.In Swarm, Eilish stars as Eva, the young executive director of a female empowerment group that later is revealed to be a cult.“There is a cult that existed in the world that was very prominent during that time,” Nabers told The Hollywood Reporter. “And that is the kind of true-crime element to that episode.

Swarm, the new Amazon Prime Video TV series created by Donald Glover.The seven-episode show follows Dre (played by Dominique Fishback), whose obsession with a pop star plunges her into a dark world.Obama is credited as a staff writer on all seven episodes of the new show and wrote the teleplay to its fifth episode, titled ‘Girl, Bye’.Speaking to Entertainment Tonight, Glover’s co-creator and Atlanta writer-producer Janine Nabers praised Obama’s work. “Some of her pitches were wild as hell, and they were just so good and so funny,” she said. “She’s an incredible writer.

Selome Hailu SPOILER ALERT: This interview contains spoilers for all episodes of “Swarm” on Amazon Prime Video. Rumors of a Donald Glover project about a “Beyoncé-like figure” have been swirling in Hollywood for at least two years. And while no one involved will say Knowles’ name — though Glover has called out the Beyhive and co-creator and showrunner Janine Nabers has spoken about “a certain pop star from Houston” — that series is finally here. “Swarm” stars Dominique Fishback as Dre, an emotionally stunted superfan of a singer named Ni’Jah (Nirine S. Brown), who is a bit unhealthily obsessed with her own sister, Marissa (Chloe Bailey). When a fight between the sisters separates them for a night, Dre goes out to celebrate Ni’Jah’s surprise album drop (clearly inspired by “Lemonade,” in which Beyoncé sings about being cheated on) while Marissa discovers that she’s being cheated on by her boyfriend, Khalid (Damson Idris). Unable to reach Dre for support, she dies by suicide.

Debuting to critical acclaim and lots of theories about its parallels to Beyonce and the Beyhive, is a wildly captivating comedy-horror series about a young girl whose obsession with a pop star and deep love for her sister sends her down a violent path.«It's also just really the story of a woman, who by any means necessary, is trying to get to the one thing that she understands in her life and the one thing that completes her,» showrunner Janine Nabers said. Co-created by Donald Glover and Nabers, the seven-part story stars Dominique Fishback as the central antihero, Andrea «Dre» Green, and Chloe Bailey as her sister, Marissa, with the likes of Billie Eilish, Damson Idris, Kiersey Clemons and Paris Jackson appearing as some of the ill-fated characters who come across with Dre. «When I was younger, I watched with Charlize Theron… And I watched Heath Ledger do the Joker and you see all of these people get to really tap into different characters,» Fishback said of wanting to take on this role. «I was like, 'Man, I want to get the opportunity to really just stretch myself as an actor and explore the human psyche in ways that I would never do.' …And, I feel like I got that freedom to do so at Dre's expense.

Donald Glover has shared a new EP created in conjunction with his new horror TV series Swarm.The new Amazon Prime Video series was created by Glover alongside Janine Nabers, and features Billie Eilish in her acting debut.The series follows a young woman named Dre whose obsession with one of the world’s biggest pop stars as well as an unexpected trauma involving her sister, Marissa (Chloe Bailey), sets her on a dark journey across the country.As Dre continues on her increasingly violent path, she encounters characters played by Damson Idris (Marissa’s boyfriend, Khalid) as well as Byron Bowers, Kiersey Clemons, Paris Jackson, internet personality Rickey Thompson, Rory Culkin and American Auto breakout X Mayo.New music from Glover was shared in the show’s trailer, and now a full six-track EP has been released in conjunction with the show landing on Amazon.The songs see Glover collaborate with the show’s fictional star Ni’jah (Nirine S. Brown) and features contributions from Fam Udeorji, Teo Halm, Jeff Kleinman and others.Listen to the ‘Swarm’ EP below.Back in January, Glover spoke about whether or not his musical alter ego Childish Gambino was retired during an interview at the Golden Globes 2023.“I’m making music right now,” he told Laverne Cox.