Salt-N-Pepa Joins Beastie Boys, Notorious B.I.G. and RZA in Super7’s Hip-Hop Action Figure Line (EXCLUSIVE)

Marks and Spencer is selling a pair of linen trousers which shoppers say are the 'perfect' alternative to skirts and shorts on cooler days. It may be summer in the UK, but the rainy and grey weather across many parts would have you thinking otherwise.

Ted Field’s Radar Pictures has teamed with For Us By Us Studios to develop a scripted series about the iconic Fubu hip hop clothing brand.

Nas is set to adapt the classic hip-hop film Beat Street into a new musical for Broadway, alongside the producer of the original film Arthur Baker.Beat Street was released in 1984 and depicted the hip-hop culture of the time in the South Bronx in New York, showcasing the breakdancing, DJing and graffiti synonymous with the scene.And now, as noted by The Hollywood Reporter, legendary NYC rapper Nas will be working on a new stage musical adaptation of the film which is aiming for Broadway.Nas will be creating new material for the show based on the film’s soundtrack and will serve as producer. Baker, who was a co-producer, composer and music producer on the original film, will also produce the musical.Nas announced his involvement this week at a screening on the film at the Tribeca Film Festival.

Rap icon Nas is joining a creative team to bring a stage musical adaptation of the 1984 hip-hop film classic Beat Street to Broadway.

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Naman Ramachandran Sony’s “Bad Boys: Ride or Die” debuted atop the U.K. and Ireland box office with £3.8 million ($4.9 million), according to numbers from Comscore. In second place, in its fourth weekend, Paramount’s “IF” collected £866,474 for a running total of £10.8 million.

Dr Michael Mosley's wife has vowed 'we will not lose hope' as the search for the missing TV presenter continues. The doctor was last seen on Wednesday after going for a hike on the Greek island of Symi.

Manchester City's legal challenge against the Premier League has dominated much of the football agenda this week.

Tom Sandoval has lost yet another person in his corner…

With Taylor Swift's Edinburgh concerts finally just about here, fans far and wide will be flocking to the Scottish capital.

Addie Morfoot Contributor “La Cocina,” the Rooney Mara-starring drama that premiered at the 2024 Berlinale, is among four feature films that will screen at the inaugural Croatian International Film Festival beginning Aug. 8. The four-day event, set in the coastal city of Sibenik, will also feature 18 documentary and narrative shorts, giving the struggling independent film market an additional international venue to screen movies and launch careers.

Owen Gleiberman Chief Film Critic If there are five ages of man, maybe there are four ages of “Bad Boys.” There’s the early age — the original “Bad Boys” came out in 1995 — of youthful effrontery: zappy, flashy, mouthy, decadent. There’s the age when the heroes start to say, “We’re too old for this shit!” There’s the age when they’re too old to even be saying that.

Anna Marie de la Fuente Germany’s ZDF Studios has teamed up with Iceland’s ACT4 to develop the Nordic crime thriller “Big Brother,” based on the award-winning debut novel ‘Stóri Bródir’ of Icelandic author Skuli Sigurdsson. A tale of revenge and justice, “Big Brother” centers on a mysterious figure in black who, every full moon, viciously attacks a person before vanishing into the night. The victims, all unpunished sexual offenders, are carefully selected.

Beastie Boys have announced a 30th anniversary reissue of their 1994 album ‘Ill Communication’.In a social media announcement yesterday (May 31), on the day the album turned 30, Beastie Boys issued a video clip showcasing the forthcoming boxset. It will comprise three vinyl LPs – two of the original album remastered, and a third record featuring remixes, bonus tracks and rarities – along with a lenticular cover.This boxset was originally issued in 2009 in a limited run of 1500 copies.

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Clayton Davis Senior Awards Editor Recently crowned Oscar winner Da’Vine Joy Randolph has joined the cast of A24‘s upcoming romantic comedy “Eternity,” Variety has learned exclusively. Directed by David Freyne, the film also stars Miles Teller (“Top Gun: Maverick”), Elizabeth Olsen (“WandaVision”), and Callum Turner (“Masters of the Air”). This project marks Randolph’s first feature film with A24.

Mubi has doubled down on Andrea Arnold‘s “Bird” — starring Barry Keoghan and Franz Rogoswki — swooping on North American and Turkish rights to the Cannes competition entry less than two weeks after it announced it had bought the film for the U.K. and Ireland. The acquisition — which Variety understands came after a fierce bidding war — marks another buzzy U.S.

EXCLUSIVE: Following his massive victory against Tyson Fury to become the newly crowned Undisputed World Heavyweight Boxing Champion, Oleksandr Usyk has found his next opponent on the big screen as he is set to join the cast of A24’s The Smashing Machine as MMA legend Igor Vovchanchyn. The film stars Dwayne Johnson and Academy Award-nominated Emily Blunt.

Anna Tingley If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. “The Fall Guy” is already available to watch from home less than a month after its theatrical release. David Leitch’s action-comedy starring Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt is now available to rent and purchase on Prime Video and Apple TV.

Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic DJ Cassidy had already announced the four hip-hop icons who will join him each night for a “Pass the Mic Live!” residency coming up at Las Vegas’ Planet Hollywood this summer. Now he’s revealing eight additional stars of equally significant stature who will join the engagement for just one or two nights each: Public Enemy, Akon, Raekwon, Ghostface Killah, Jermaine Dupri, Da Brat, Too $hort and Warren G. These eight are adding their names to a lineup already held down by Cassidy and the quartet of previously named rap legends who are with him for the entire run — Ja Rule, Fat Joe, Slick Rick and Doug E.