‘Gremlins’ Director Accuses ‘The Mandalorian’ Of Copying Gizmo’s Design For Baby Yoda

Rihanna and A$AP Rocky are soaking in that new parent life, locking things down and maintaining a low profile in New York since welcoming their first child in May. «They're keeping things lowkey so they can enjoy their little family,» a source tells ET. «Privacy has become increasingly important to the couple.

last year at MGM and will now move to Prime Video, and Amazon has also now set the full cast for the film. Billy Magnussen (“No Time to Die”), Daniela Melchior (“The Suicide Squad”), Gbemisola Ikumelo (“A League of Their Own”), Lukas Gage (“The White Lotus”), Hannah Love Lanier (“A Black Lady Sketch Show”), Travis Van Winkle (“You”), B.K.

Eleven people are accused taking part in a child sexual abuse ring also allegedly involving witchcraft, serious violence and neglect.

Ne-Yo is speaking out following his wife, Crystal Smith’s claims of infidelity. On Sunday, the “Miss Independent” singer took to Twitter to release a statement.

Ne-Yo’s wife is ready to walk away from their marriage and live her best Miss Independent life!

Travis Scott has shared his first song as a primary artist since last November, teaming up with NAV to deliver the Lil Baby-assisted ‘Never Sleep’.The song – produced by Tay Keith and Grayson, with co-production from Mike Dean – serves as the lead single from NAV’s upcoming fourth album, ‘Demons Protected By Angels’, which according to a press release, will be “coming soon”.He and Scott share the song’s chorus, rapping: “Geeked, never sleep / Stretch a hundred to millions in weeks / Got her runnin’ and ridin’ for me / Where it’s sunny we gotta retreat / Straight from London, she out in the East / Let her shop and she keep the receipts / Don’t you tell him you got it from me / After this, I’ma need therapy.“I been buildin’ up my legacy / Hundreds on hundreds, on fold / I been up so far, somewhere / Stuck at the top and it’s nowhere to go.”Take a look at the lyric video for ‘Never Sleep’ below:Aside from an uncredited guest feature on Kanye West’s ‘Donda 2’ cut ‘Pablo’, Scott has had a relatively quiet year on the release front. Back in April, though, he appeared on the single ‘Hold That Heat’ alongside Future and 808 Mafia producer Southside.

Nav has reached into his rolodex of contacts and called on Travis Scott and Lil Baby to appear on his latest single "Never Sleep." The song will appear on Nav's new album Demons Protected By Angels, which is "coming soon" according to press materials. "Never Sleep" was produced by Tay Keith and Grayson, with co-production from Mike Dean.

Lollapalooza Festival.Chicago’s very own music extravaganza welcomed the heavy metal icons for an unforgettable performance of their greatest hits for the first time since their last appearance at the festival in 2015.The band even gave a special shoutout to Netflix’s hit show “Stranger Things” which helped introduce an entirely new generation to Metallica’s music.The show famously featured the band’s hit track “Master of Puppets” in season 4, which instantly went viral and racked up millions of listens on streaming platforms.And none other than frontman James Hetfield expressed gratitude to the show’s producers for feating the track.“Forty-one years to still be up here kicking your asses and you still kicking ours … we were born to do this and we’re glad we’re still doing it,” Hetfield told the crowd before asking how many first-timers were in the audience.

Wilson Chapman editorDasha Nekrasova, Chloe Cherry and Betsey Brown have been cast in “www.RachelOrmont.com,” a sci-fi drama currently in production.The film, the third feature from writer and director Peter Vack, is described as a “psychedelic technosatire about growing up in captivity.” The project is produced by The Ion Project in association with Gummy Films, Simone Films and Fast Rainbow Films. Previously, Vack helmed “Send” in 2013 and “Assholes” in 2017.Vack is also known for his work as an actor on shows such as “The Bold Type,” — where he memorably played web editor Patrick, who managed “The Dot Com” of the show’s fictional magazine — “Love Life,” “I Just Want My Pants Back” and “Mozart in the Jungle.” Nekrasova made her film debut with “Wobble Palace” in 2018, which she co-wrote with director Eugene Kotlyarenko, and also appeared in “The Ghost Who Walks” and “PVT Chat,” the latter of which also featured Vack.

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Tough love! Elvis star Austin Butler opened up about the methods director Baz Luhrmann used to get him into character — some ending up too intense for the actor to handle.

Wilson Chapman editor“Please Baby Please” and “Mars One” are among the winners of the 40th Anniversary Outfest Los Angeles LGBTQ Film Festival. The organization  announced the honorees during its award ceremony Wednesday.The L.A.-based nonprofit, which promotes LGBTQ filmmakers and projects, ran its 40th edition festival from July 14-24.

IndieWire about his new six-part Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward HBO Max documentary, “The Last Movie Stars,” Hawke was asked about his “Dead Poets Society” director, who is receiving an honorary Oscar. Why hasn’t the director of “Witness,” “Picnic at Hanging Rock,” and “The Truman Show” made a movie since 2010’s “The Way Back”?“I think he lost interest in movies.

Prior to the release of the final season of “Game of Thrones,” HBO was apparently knee-deep in developing a number of projects that would keep the franchise going. But as we now know, that process would extend years and lead to a failed pilot, multiple ditched prequel ideas, and finally, only one new series, “House of the Dragon.” And according to those working on the projects, HBO was a little scared to venture too far off the ‘Thrones’ path with its follow-up series.

Tristan Thompson is trending online again he was seen holding hands with a new woman.

Lil Baby has shared the trailer for his new documentary – Untrapped: The Story of Lil Baby. Check it out below.The film charts the rapper’s rise from someone who never dreamed of rapping to his current status as a generation-defining rap artist. The film will arrive on Amazon Prime on August 26.In the trailer, which is directed by Karam Gill, Drake can be seen praising the rapper.

Is this town not big enough for the both of the cute babies in the pop culture universe? You might think we’re talking about Baby Yoda and Baby Groot, but no, the director of “Gremlins” now has beef with Lucasfilm’s “Star Wars” character Grogu, aka Baby Yoda, first introduced into the galaxy in “The Mandalorian” series.

San Francisco Chronicle that “The Mandalorian” breakout character Grogu (AKA Baby Yoda) is a blatant copy of his notoriously cute yet feisty creature creations. The “Gremlins” franchise began with the 1984 horror comedy that spawned a 1990 sequel, toys and collectibles, books, video games, and TV spinoffs with the main gremlin, Gizmo, serving as its adorable epicenter.

Gremlins director Joe Dante has hit out at The Mandalorian for “shamelessly” copying Gizmo to create Baby Yoda.The filmmaker is set to return to the franchise as a consultant on forthcoming HBO Max series Gremlins: Secrets Of The Mogwai, and recently reflected on the characters’ legacy.“I think the longevity of [the films] is really key to this one character [Gizmo], who is essentially like a baby,” Dante told the San Francisco Chronicle.He went on to criticise the Star Wars spinoff series which introduced Baby Yoda, whose real name is Grogu and is often referred to as The Child.Dante added: “Which brings me, of course, to the subject of Baby Yoda, who is completely stolen and is just out-and-out copied. Shamelessly, I would think.”Disney+ and Lucasfilm have not responded to Dante’s comments.Baby Yoda was first introduced in the Disney+ series in 2019.