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Jack Black has received praise for an interaction with Abraham, a terminally ill 15-year-old whose favourite movie is School of Rock. Black stars in the film as a musician who poses as a substitute teacher, forming a band with the young students.Footage of Black meeting the fan was shared to viral aggregator Upworthy last Friday (October 14), and was filmed while Black was taking part in the Layla Paige and Friends Walk for TrinityKids Care.

Super Mario Bros. animated film dropped on Thursday and it's fire!In the opening of the 2 minutes, 36 seconds trailer, Bowser's army gets ready for battle in what easily turns into pure domination. Bowser — voiced by Jack Black -- is on a quest to find the coveted super star.

Entertainment Weekly reported. Brimming with the denizens of the Mushroom Kingdom, the poster features a technicolor array of islands, hills and other potential dangers for the fearless plumber.The star-studded cast includes Chris Pratt voicing Mario, Jack Black as Bowser and Anya Taylor-Joy as Princess Peach.

Five-time Emmy winner Dave Chappelle certainly surprised the audience packed into The Kia Forum in LA on Tuesday night for the Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert with his performance.But rather than tell jokes, the 49-year-old controversial comedian decided to sing a karaoke-style cover of Radiohead's 1992 song Creep alongside the Foo Fighters.Chappelle encourage the crowd to sing several lines of the self-loathing grunge track about a 'weirdo' who 'doesn't belong here' and wishes he was 'special.' Another unannounced appearance! Five-time Emmy winner Dave Chappelle certainly surprised the audience packed into The Kia Forum in LA on Tuesday night for the Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert with his performanceThe DC-born, Ohio-based father-of-three waved his cigarette in the air as he sang and, when he finished, he dropped the mic and Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl announced: 'Didn't see that one coming, did you?' But it wasn't the first time as Dave performed the same exact track last year with the 15-time Grammy-winning rock band - including the late Taylor Hawkins - at Manhattan's Madison Square Garden. The six-hour concert honoring the drummer - who overdosed, age 50, on March 25 - included his 16-year-old son Shane, who performed with Foo Fighters on Hero and I'll Stick Around.The 'revolving door of rock heroes' also featured Joan Jett, Travis Barker, Kesha, Miley Cyrus, Def Leppard, Pink, Heart, Queen, Chad Smith, Alanis Morissette, Jack Black, Rush, Motley Crue, Def Leppard, Soundgarden, Metallica, and Black Sabbath.

The MTV Video Music Awards later this month will have not one emcee but three, with rap stars LL Cool J, Nicki Minaj and Jack Harlow set to anchor the ceremony. They will introduce and present the famous Moon Person trophies alongside performers including Lizzo, Anitta, BLACKPINK, J Balvin, Måneskin, Kane Brown, Marshmello with Khalid, and Panic! At The Disco on Aug. 28 at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey.

Gorillaz co-creator and animator Jamie Hewlett has announced a new art book called Phoo Action: Silver Jubilee.Hewlett, who founded the cartoon band along with Damon Albarn in 1998, will release the 368-page hardcover title in late November via Z2 Comics. It’s priced at £41.56, and is available to pre-order here.The book contains an oral history of Phoo Action, the TV pilot that was created by Hewlett and Mat Wakeham.

Family knows best, and now the sisters of one of the UK’s most successful presenters are shedding light on the true and loving nature of James Corden. Sisters of super-confident presenter have revealed he is the “quietest” of the trio of siblings. Appearances sure can be deceptive, because it is easy to assume that a vocal and bubbly personality on-stage is similar to what they would be like off-stage.

Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle EditorAccording to Chris Pratt, his voice performance as Mario in the upcoming feature adaptation of the Super Mario Bros. video game will be “unlike anything you’ve heard.”Variety got the chance to catch up with Pratt at the Wednesday night premiere of his new Amazon Prime Video series “The Terminal List” (more on that later!) to talk about finding his voice for the film, which co-stars Charlie Day as Luigi.There’s been much internet discussion over Pratt’s casting in the animated film as the Italian plumber despite his non-Italian background, with critics expressing concern that his accent could potentially be offensive.

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Tenacious D have shared a medley of songs from The Who‘s rock opera Tommy.The band have posted a video, which you can watch below, featuring snippets of the tracks ‘Pinball Wizard’, ‘There’s A Doctor’ and ‘Go To The Mirror’.“Who better to deliver a tribute to the greatest rock opera of all times? Who? The D! That’s Who!! We’ve been working on this medley for 20 years. It’s finally ready to be unleashed.

Jack Black performed a number of somersaults as he took home the Comedic Genius Award at this year’s MTV Movie & TV Awards.The actor and comedian picked up the honour at last night’s (June 5) show, making an entrance after Awkwafina introduced him.“He’s actually so much more than the guy that makes us laugh till we cry,” she said. “He’s also a giant gamer, a facial hair aficionado, a Grammy winner and the only person whose Instagram actually makes you feel better about yourself because he’s one of the nicest guys on the planet.”Black then came on stage as he performed two somersaults and played to the crowd, joking as he picked up the trophy: “Oh my god! I need a little blast of oxygen.“Comedic genius, c’mon are you kidding? For what?” he quipped.

Euphoria and Spider-Man: No Way Home among the big victors.The HBO series walked away with four awards at last night’s (June 5) ceremony, namely gongs for Best Show, Best Performance In A Show for Zendaya, Best Fight for Cassie vs Maddy, and the Here For the Hookup award.There were also multiple wins for Marvel series Loki, which won Best Breakthrough Performance by Sophia Di Martino for her turn as Sylvie, as well as a Best Team award for Di Martino, Tom Hiddleston and Owen Wilson.Netflix series Heartstopper was given Best Musical Moment for its scene featuring Beabadoobee’s ‘Dance With Me’, the moment in question showing Nick and Charlie’s relationship growing as they play in the snow.On the film side of things, Spider-Man: No Way Home won Best Movie and Best Performance In A Movie for Tom Holland.

Jack Black has been known as a comedic genius for quite some time, but now it's official! The actor was honored Sunday with the MTV Movie & TV Comedic Genius Award and his speech was equal parts hilarious and sentimental. As a nod to his iconic  role, Black somersaulted onto the stage in a full panda costume. “I don’t deserve this but I will take it,” Black said, prompting overwhelming applause from the crowd. The actor went on to jokingly question why he would be receiving the Comedic Genius award, «Are you kidding? For what? my sweet dance moves on TikTok? What are we talking about? It’s ridiculous!” he said.Then Black emotionally thanked his fans and family who got him to this point. “Thank you, MTV.

Jennifer Lopez and Jack Black were honored with major awards at the 2022 MTV Movie & TV Awards held at Barker Hangar on Sunday (June 5) in Santa Monica, Calif.

Jack Black will receive the award for Comedic Genius at the 2022 MTV Movie & TV Awards.Set to be hosted by Vanessa Hudgens, the ceremony will honour the actor, comedian and musician when it airs live on Sunday June 5 in the US.Past recipients of the award include Sacha Baron Cohen, who won the title last year, Melissa McCarthy, Kevin Hart and Will Ferrell.After forming the band Tenacious D with Kyle Gass in 1994, Black has gone on to have a successful acting career. He’s best known for roles in 2000 film High Fidelity, School Of Rock in 2003 and more recently, the reboot of the Jumanji franchise.He also voiced lead character Po in the Kung Fu Panda films and released musical fantasy comedy, Tenacious D In The Pick Of Destiny, all about the rock duo in 2006.Black’s upcoming roles include some film adaptations of games.

Lionsgate and Roku have struck a deal giving the studio’s feature films an exclusive streaming run on the free, ad-supported Roku Channel after they play on Starz.

Jack Black's new animated Netflix film, , is about the Apollo 11 moon landing, but hits surprisingly close to home for the actor and musician, who has a personal connection to the historical moment.Black's late mother, Judith Love Cohen, was an aerospace engineer who worked on the Apollo space program in the 1960s and is credited with helping to develop the Abort-Guidance System in the Apollo Lunar Module. «She worked on an Apollo mission at that time, but the stuff that she did wasn't used until Apollo 13, a few years later, when the astronauts were in an emergency situation and her Abort-Guidance System that she worked on as a programmer helped save some astronauts' lives,» Black explained when chatting about his upcoming film with ET's Matt Cohen.In fact, Cohen was such a devoted worker, that her son recounted, «There is the legend of how when she went to the hospital to give birth to me [on Aug. 28, 1969, just one month after the Apollo 11 moon landing], that she had some paperwork, she was still working on a problem. And after she delivered the baby, she called into work and they said, 'Hey, congratulations, you just had a baby! How are you?' And she goes, 'Fine, fine, I'm faxing you over the papers, the mathematical equations.'»Black and his mother at the 2013 Golden Globe Awards.«She was much smarter than me, I did not inherit those mathematic genes,» Black added with a laugh, «but there's a sense of pride and connection to telling this story, 'cause I know my mom was in there working on it too.»In which was shot in live action by writer and director Richard Linklater, and later animated in a process similar to his early 2000s films and, Black narrates the story of an elementary-aged boy growing up in Houston

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media ReporterLionsgate has promoted David Edwards to executive VP of global marketing.In his new role, Edwards will report to Marisa Liston, the studio’s president of global marketing, and he will oversee creative, digital, and strategy for the studio’s global motion picture marketing department.Edwards most recently served as senior VP of global marketing strategy, where he developed and spearheaded campaigns for “The Hunger Games” franchise, “La La Land, “John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum” and “Knives Out.” He also worked on “Spiral: From the Book of Saw,” “The Hitman’s Bodyguard” films, Paul Feig’s dark comedy “A Simple Favor and “The Expendables” franchise. Edwards is currently focusing on “The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent,” starring Nicolas Cage as Nicolas Cage, as well as “John Wick: Chapter 4” and “Borderlands, a video game adaptation featuring Cate Blanchett, Kevin Hart, Jamie Lee Curtis and Jack Black.

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media ReporterPrepare to enter the world of Jumanji.The 1995 adventure movie, starring Robin Williams — and the Dwayne Johnson and Kevin Hart-led sequels — will be the inspiration of new rides, lands, retail outlets and themed hotels.Sony Pictures, the studio behind the billion-dollar film franchise, and Merlin Entertainments, the company that operates Legoland and Madame Tussauds, have entered into a multi-territory exclusivity agreement to develop and operate attractions across Merlin’s Resort Theme Parks and Waterparks in Europe (including the United Kingdom) and North America.The first “Jumanji” experience to be brought to life will be a theme park ride, which will open in April this year at Merlin’s Gardaland Resort in Italy. A second activation is already in development at a different, yet-to-be announced theme park for a 2023 launch.

As everyone knows, there’s no such thing as free cable! Verizon teased fans of Jim Carrey‘s 1996 cult classic movie The Cable Guy ahead of Super Bowl LVI on Monday February 7. The 60-year-old comedic talent showed that he’d be taking on the role from the dark comedy classic in a teaser clip for the Super Bowl commercial a few days before the big game.

Matt Donnelly Senior Film WriterTwice thwarted by the COVID-19 pandemic, the SXSW Film Festival is making a major return to form this year — featuring premium studio projects from Sandra Bullock and Pete Davidson, notable indies and docs, and a closing night premiere from the new season of Donald Glover’s “Atlanta.”In 2020, the Austin-based conference was the first major event to fall to the rapidly-escalating first wave of coronavirus, and was similarly forced to go virtual in 2021 thanks to the Delta variant. Now preparing for an in-person program beginning on March 11, Hiollywood and indie hopefuls are coming out in force.Sandra Bullock and Channing Tatum’s “The Lost City,” Pete Davidson and Amandla Stenberg’s secret A24 slasher film “Bodies, Bodies, Bodies,” Richard Linklater and Jack Black’s coming-of-age story “Apollo 10 1/2: A Space Age Childhood,” and Nicolas Cage’s “The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent” will all populate the headliners section.