Dave McNary Film ReporterMGM has moved “Bill & Ted Face the Music” back two weeks to Aug. 28 to avoid opening against Christopher Nolan’s “Tenet.”MGM announced the move Friday, a day after Warner Bros.
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Also Read: Scenes From Black Lives Matter Protests in LA With Michael B Jordan and MoreThose wouldn’t be the only f—s Oliver had to give (out).Early on, Oliver said it is “utterly f—ing disgusting” that Trump used George Floyd’s name in the same breath as May’s job numbers.
You, however, should be using the names of the black people that cops killed this year, Oliver opined.“If you’ve said the name ‘Macy’s’ more than you’ve said the name ‘Breonna Taylor’ this week, you can very much f— off,” he
.Dave McNary Film ReporterMGM has moved “Bill & Ted Face the Music” back two weeks to Aug. 28 to avoid opening against Christopher Nolan’s “Tenet.”MGM announced the move Friday, a day after Warner Bros.
Also Read: Michael B Jordan Urges Hollywood to 'Commit to Black Hiring' at #BLM Protest“Without Remorse” is currently planned as part of a series to be followed by an adaptation of Clancy’s “Rainbow Six.” The series will mark the second currently-ongoing production based on Tom Clancy’s characters and concepts, following Amazon prime’s Jack Ryan,” which stars John Krasinski.Akiva Goldsman produced the film. Jordan also produced with Josh Appelbaum and Corin Nemec.
Anthony D'Alessandro Editorial Director/Box Office EditorAmazon Studios and Michael B. Jordan’s Outlier Society are hosting a nationwide summer screening series “A Night at the Drive-In” with the Black Panther star is curating with a line-up of features celebrating diverse voices in cinemas.The series kicks off on July 1 and runs through Aug.
Bruce Haring pmc-editorial-managerFox News host Tucker Carlson has blasted several big social media sites, saying their warning labels and other tactics amount to censorship of conservative voices.
Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorShowtime will give”Desus & Mero” a Sunday-night berth, putting the program in direct competition for live viewers with John Oliver’s “Last Week Tonight” on HBO.Want to read more articles like this one?
recent comments about the Black Lives Matter movement and the killing of George Floyd.As first reported by Judd Legum in his newsletter, Popular Information, Disney has instructed its third-party ad buyer to stop placing ads on “Tucker Carlson Tonight,” and that it was not previously aware its ads were running during the show.
Jordan Moreau The Wrap’s editor-in-chief Sharon Waxman and executive editor Thom Geier have apologized for a controversial guest blog about the filming of the widely spread George Floyd video.“Due to a failure in editing, this post fell short of TheWrap’s standards.
If you want to see change in policing, John Oliver has broken down what needs to be done. While appearing remotely on The Tonight Show on Monday, the Last Week Tonight host discussed the topic of defunding the police, a cause that has gained momentum following the death of George Floyd and amid the Black Lives Matter movement. Oliver offered context on the topic to host Jimmy Fallon, recalling how he initially learned about "defund the police" through an episode of Wyatt Cenac's Problem Areas.
Also Read: Scenes From Black Lives Matter Protests in LA With Michael B Jordan and MoreNoah followed this with a truly disturbing supercut of some of the more brazen displays of ugly violence directed by police at lawful protests.
The Last Week Tonight host got emotional while calling out Donald Trump for how he’s dealt with the Black Lives Matter protests and also talking about the ‘sickening’ and ‘f**king disgusting’ ways in which those fighting for equality continue to be treated by the police force. John Oliver was particularly disgusted by how the POTUS has been using George Floyd’s name just to promote his accomplishments.
John Oliver held back tears during a breathtaking episode of Last Week Tonight devoted to discussing the scourge of police brutality in the United States, and Donald Trump‘s “f**king disgusting” response to the protests. “All week long, protesters have continued to fill the streets in all 50 states in the wake of the horrific murder of George Floyd by the police,” Oliver said on the June 7 episode.
Dino-Ray Ramos Associate Editor/ReporterAt the top of Last Week Tonight, John Oliver addressed the George Floyd protests and Donald Trump’s bible photo opp and the excessive force police officers use — specifically against the Black community. That said, he spent the entire episode unpacking the problematic police system.Oliver points out that the violence we have seen is the tip of a very large iceberg.
Lil Nas X, 21, is calling out FOX News presenter Tucker Carlson, 51, for a segment he did on celebrities donating money to bail out protesters who were arrested after marching to stop racial injustice in the midst of George Floyd‘s tragic death. The rapper claims Carlson “lied to millions of people” when he said that the donations, which were also made by Chrissy Teigen, Steve Carell, Janelle Monae, and many more, are being given to incite riots.
By Jordan Moreau
Warner Bros. announced that Just Mercy, Michael B. Jordan's 2019 drama that highlights systemic racism in American policing and legal systems, will streaming for free on digital platforms in June.
As protests and curfews continue across the country, amid unrest over police brutality and the death of George Floyd, one film is doing its part to help raise awareness about systemic racism, specifically within the United States criminal justice system.