Mario Is Moving Away From Mobile Games, Reveals Nintendo’s Shigeru Miyamoto (EXCLUSIVE)

For the second year in a row, CinemaCon is in full swing. And, unlike last year when there were hopes the post-pandemic box office would turn around, the last six months have seen a slew of big hits and increased optimism that the movies are truly “back.” One studio that has had a somewhat slow start to 2023 is Sony Pictures, and the Culver City staple kicked off the convention touting a number of its upcoming tentpoles including “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse,” “Kraven the Hunter,” “Dumb Money” and, in partnership with Apple Original Films, Ridley Scott’s “Napoleon.” READ MORE: ‘Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse’ Trailer: Miles Morales wants to change his destiny in the new ‘Spider-Verse’ sequel Sony also brought some in-person star power to the event with Jennifer Lawrence (“No Hard Feelings”); David Harbour and Orlando Bloom (“Gran Turismo”); Issa Rae, Haliee Steinfeld and Shameik Moore (“Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse”); Glenn Powell and Sydney Sweeny (“Anyone But You”); and Dakota Fanning and Denzel Washington (“Equalizer 3”).

There are some rash moves next week on Coronation Street as, after locking horns with her son Tim Metcalfe, Elaine Jones agrees to fly out to Vegas that afternoon to marry killer Stephen. Sally is shocked and breaks the news to Tim, so Tim offers to run Elaine and Stephen to the airport, making out that he accepts their marriage plans.

Benefit claimants all across the country will have begun to see the first Cost of Living payment of the year land into their bank accounts today.

Amanda Peet has her friends by her side at the premiere of her Paramount+ show Fatal Attraction at the SilverScreen Theater on Monday night (April 24) in West Hollywood, Calif.

Glen Powell and Sydney Sweeney are stepping out to promote their upcoming rom-com!

U2 announced the dates for their Las Vegas residency at the new Sphere performance venue, where they will perform ‘Achtung Baby’ in full.Speaking to Apple Music’s Zane Lowe, the band’s Bono and The Edge took him an on exclusive tour of the venue, sharing several key details about the Sphere, noting that it was built specifically for live performances and the arts, rather than a typical arena that’s built for sports.Bono said to Lowe: “Most music, over playing a theater, most music venues are sports venues. They’re stadiums, they’re arenas.

Rave music will return to Ayrshire this week for two mega nights that are 30 years in the making. An army of over 12,000 fans will head for Ayr's first ever dance music festival set to be held over two massive dates. It is understood some 80 buses pour into town with revellers set for a weekender featuring some of the biggest acts of the genre.Saturday will mark an emotional return for Ayr lad Ewan McVicar who will play to a sell-out 7,500 on the Low Green for his very own Pavillion Festival. The 'Tell Me Something Good' star will return 'Back Tae Ayr' for a homecoming set to go down as one of the town's biggest shows. It's a day Ewan from Kincaidston teased to his loyal support was on the horizon with cryptic posts towards the tail end of last year. But his dream gig is now only just days away as he gears up to join top DJs Skream and Optimo in his own backyard this Saturday.

NewJeans are set to release a new album soon.NewJeans were recently featured in Billboard‘s K-Pop Issue as one of the stars to watch. As part of the feature, the publication spoke to Min Hee-jin, the CEO of the girl group’s label ADOR, who revealed that the quintet have new music on the way.“It was actually yesterday that they finished recording for the new album that is scheduled to be released this summer,” Min told Billboard in early April.

Arctic Monkeys have kicked off their 2023 ‘The Car’ European tour with a bang, giving one fan favourite track its live debut and performing several tracks live for the first time in years.The band kicked off their European run of shows last night (April 24) at the TipsArena in Linz, Austria, playing a bevy of stalwarts including ‘Sculptures of Anything Goes’, ‘Brianstorm’ and ‘Why’d You Only Call Me When You’re High?’ before surprising fans by performing ‘Suck It And See’ live for the first time since 2014.After a rousing performance of ‘Suck It And See’, Alex Turner and co. kept the surprising coming, giving ‘Perfect Sense’ off ‘The Car’ its live debut.

Suga has dropped a music video for ‘Amygdala’.‘Amygdala’ is a song from Suga’s debut studio album ‘D-DAY’, which was released last Friday (April 21). The new music video, which released April 25, follows the BTS member as he relives a traumatic car accident, while trying to escape a room that seems to be a representation of his own mind.“So, is all countless suffering for my own good? /What didn’t kill me only made me stronger / And I begin to bloom like a lotus flower once again,” Suga raps on the song.On the same day, talk show host Jimmy Fallon also teased Suga’s upcoming appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.

Jackson Wang has seemingly teased an upcoming album with the release of his new single, ‘Cheetah’.The Hong Kong-born singer, who is also a member of the K-pop boyband GOT7, recently released his funky new song ‘Cheetah’, alongside a music video. The dance-focused clip sees Wang facing off against four “cheetahs”, before it ends with a teaser for ‘Magic Man 2’.“She’s a cheetah, grown man-eater / Sink her teeth in ’til you think you need her / She’s a keeper, ’til she leaves ya / She’ll break your heart in someone else’s T-shirt,” Wang sings on the chorus.Over on Twitter, the singer also referenced ‘Magic Man 2’, which appears to be the sequel to his 2022 studio album ‘Magic Man’.

Netflix has said it will invest $2.5BN in South Korean series, films and unscripted shows over the next four years.

“I thank you from the bottom of my heart,” Denzel Washington told a Colosseum full of exhibition executives Monday at CinemaCon.

Sony Motion Pictures Chairman and CEO Tom Rothman introduced a sequence from Ridley Scott’s Apple TV+ movie, Napoleon at CinemaCon tonight.

Fox News parted ways with Tucker Carlson and CNN cut ties with Don Lemon today giving the late-night show hosts a lot of material to sound off on in their monologues.

Kyra Sedgwick opened up in a new interview, and she had a lot to say!

Rihanna and A$AP Rocky are taking over New York City!

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief Global streaming giant Netflix has publicly committed to spending $2.5 billion (approx. KRW3.34 trillion) on South Korean film and TV production over the next four years. The total is double the amount it has spent in Korea since 2016, the company said. The promise was made by Ted Sarandos, co-CEO of Netflix, at a meeting in Washington DC with South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol. “We were able to make this decision because we have great confidence that the Korean creative industry will continue to tell great stories. We were also inspired by the President’s love and strong support for the Korean entertainment industry and fueling the Korean wave. I’d like to personally thank the President for his kind response letter,” Sarandos said in a statement.

"To have a kid in school in America... F**k all that," she said, referring to the dangers children face when it comes to gun laws in the country.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle enjoyed a parents' night out ahead of Harry's trip to England for King Charles III's coronation.The Duke and Duchess of Sussex were spotted at the Los Angeles Lakers' playoff game against the Memphis Grizzlies Monday. The pair were spotted by eagle-eyed fans before being plastered across the Crypto.com Arena's Jumbotron.In a quick clip captured of the moment, Markle giggles as Harry tries to go in for a kiss.

Jazz Tangcay Artisans Editor Composer Brian Tyler jumped at the chance to write the music for “The Super Mario Bros. Movie.” He rattles off the games, Super Mario Brothers, Super Mario Kart and Donkey Kong… there are many more, and he’s played them all. “I knew this music,” Tyler shares. “It was a part of my childhood in the same way that I grew up listening to film scores.” Tyler has already worked across a wide swath of genres, from horror (“Scream 6”), romantic comedy (“Crazy Rich Asians”), Western (“Yellowstone”) and action (“Fast X”). But this was special assignment, Tyler tells Variety: “I had gaming magazines and I remember articles about Nintendo’s video game designer Shigeru Miyamoto.”