The Hunger Games franchise amassed an incredible following and remains beloved to this day. So much so that a new, prequel movie is in the works for late 2023.
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Lankum have spoken to NME about the loss of Sinéad O’Connor – as well as trying to capture the “broader spectrum of the human experience” on their Mercury-shortlisted album. Watch our interview above.The Dublin folk band – with Cormac MacDiarmada with Daragh and Ian Lynch from the quartet in attendance – were speaking at the launch of the Mercury Prize 2023, where their highly-acclaimed fourth album ‘False Lankum’ latest was shortlisted alongside albums by the likes of Arctic Monkeys, J Hus, RAYE, Jockstrap, Young Fathers, Shygirl, Fred Again..
and more.“Fancy seeing us here? We didn’t think we’d be here ourselves,” Ian told NME. “It’s mad, bizarre, weird, scary – but above all, it’s great.”Asked why they felt this record had captured people as it had and landed them a Mercury nod, Ian said: “It’s definitely the album that we feel is the closest we’ve got to realising our musical vision.
I’m kind of surprised that it’s one of our more accessible albums that got this far. We’re just doing exactly what we want.
There are definitely elements of the album that aren’t that accessible, so it’s heartening to see that it could make it an awards ceremony like this.”Daragh agreed: “Going into making it from the very beginning, we were very aware that we wanted to make it incredibly dark – but to also have the contrast of really light and sweet stuff. It’s a much broader spectrum of the human experience and different emotional states.”Admitting that they felt “lucky to have gotten this far” and that they “don’t have very high hopes of winning”the £25,000 prize money, they said that their money would be on Jockstrap winning on the night “just because they seem like they’re good craic”.A post shared by LANKUM (@lankumdublin)Their
.The Hunger Games franchise amassed an incredible following and remains beloved to this day. So much so that a new, prequel movie is in the works for late 2023.
.It's been reported that Sean Tuohy and Leigh Anne Tuohy and their family received 2.5 percent of the film's profits — the film grossed approximately $309.2 million — but that's not accurate. ET has learned that the family deal actually paid them the aforementioned percentage of, which is based on money left over after all costs are distributed.All in all, it's believed the family earned under $1 million from the 2009 film based on Michael Lewis' 2006 bestseller of the same name, which centered around Michael Oher and the evolution of the integral role played by the left tackle, or «the blind side.»The «under $1 million» figure lines up with what the Tuohys' family attorneys said at a Wednesday news conference in Memphis, Tennessee.
Callum McLennan The Canary Islands video game scene is still building fast. Here ar some of the talents helping to lead the charge, drawing from across the Islands and far beyond a crop of talented software engineers, directors, and artists: Mateo Costa Currently a senior 3D Artist at Drakhar Studio and art director for Foxter Studio, Mateo Costa’s five-year journey in the Canary Islands includes credits on “Paw Patrol” and “Hotel Transylvania.” His cherished project, “Arico: Tales from the Abyss,” represents the creation of a new IP.
Elon Musk or Mark Zuckerberg has been telling some lies on their platform. There has been a lot of buzz about a potential fight between the billionaires, but now they are just pointing fingers at each other as to who is the real reason it’s not happening. On Sunday, the 39-year-old took to Threads to say he was moving on from the fight after trying to set “a real date” with the 52-year-old.
Disney has been going back and raiding its animated library for IP to turn into live-action productions. The folks behind the ‘Scott Pilgrim’ franchise have decided to do it the other way, taking the cast from the beloved live-action film and make an animated adaptation of the source material.
BTS member RM has assured fans that everything is on track for the group to reunite in 2025, once they’ve all got solo projects and military service out of the way.Speaking during a WeVerse livestream, he added that the hiatus was “just like a vacation”, and that each member working away from the group was “a very important journey” in order for them to come back stronger.“What I’m thinking these days, when I’m doing my solo projects, is [that] this is just like a vacation to get back to where I was, which was BTS and Army”.Army as in the BTS fanbase, of course, not the actual army. Even though the actual army is currently keeping some BTS members away from the Army.
As a prequel to Game of Thrones, House of the Dragon posed a creative challenge:how to develop a new and distinctive style while respecting the set-up of the previous series. This challenge fell mainly to the craftspeople, whose work resulted in eight Emmy nominations for HBO this year, including Outstanding Drama Series.
The relationship may be over, but the living arrangements stay the same. That’s been the case for a number of celebrity exes — including Ariana Madix and Tom Sandoval, Khloe Kardashian and Tristan Thompson and more.
Fans are expected to line an Irish coastal road to bid farewell to Sinead O’Connor ahead of her funeral on Tuesday.
End of Summer Sale. Just in time to add some new shoes to your end-of-summer footwear rotation, the Zappos sale is offering major savings on thousands of trending styles.
A new government list has outlined the key risks facing the UK, including a potential future pandemic and disruptions to global energy supplies.
It’s been almost two weeks since Greta Gerwig’s hotly-anticipated Barbie movie finally hit the cinemas, and thanks to a combination of incredible marketing and a killer costume department, the whole world has gone Barbie mad. Throughout the film, Barbie’s wardrobe was giving us some major fashion envy, and has spawned thousands of copycat looks that help you get Margot Robbie’s character’s style.
Even with Kristen Stewart leading the cast and Elizabeth Banks behind the camera, 2019’s “Charlie’s Angels” reboot endured a rough run at the box office, earning a paltry $73 million worldwide. Sure, the reviews weren’t great, but it’s hard to understand how the film performed so poorly when it was based on an established IP with a massive star attached.
Sinéad O’Connor fans gathered in Dublin this weekend and sang her song ‘Nothing Compares 2 U’ in memory of the late singer.The iconic Irish singer and activist died at the age of 56 last week, after being found unresponsive in her London home. She was pronounced dead at the scene.The news of her passing came a year after her 17-year-old son Shane took his own life in January 2022.Tributes quickly poured in from across the music industry from Garbage, Billy Corgan, Michael Stipe, Ice-T and many more.On Sunday afternoon (July 30), around 100 people gathered at Dublin’s City Hall to pay tribute to O’Connor, organised by socialist feminist group Rosa (via PA Media).Dozens of people gathered at City Hall in Dublin on Sunday afternoon to celebrate the life, work and activism of Sinead O'Connor and an event which culminated with an emotion-packed singing of Nothing Compares 2 U.
Mitchell and Ella B have been dumped from Love Island, following a public vote between the couple's voted least compatible by their fellow islanders. And with this final dumping, the show's finalists have been revealed as Ty and Ella, Sammy and Jess, Molly and Zach, and Whitney and Lochan.The dumping was announced by the show host Maya Jama who shocked the islanders when she arrived in the villa, and told them to gather around the firepit.
Fans are desperate for more info about Kylie Jenner and Timothee Chalamet. So what’s the latest?
Shygirl has spoken to NME about having a friend, fan and collaborator in Björk, her Mercury Prize nod, and how “falling in love” is shaping her next album. Watch our video interview above.The London experimentalist was speaking at the launch of the Mercury Prize 2023, where her acclaimed 2022 debut ‘Nymph‘ was shortlisted alongside albums by the likes of Arctic Monkeys, J Hus, RAYE, Jockstrap, Young Fathers, Jessie Ware, Fred Again.. and more.Asked about how she was feeling to be among the shortlist, she replied: “I’m so torn, because half of me is like, ‘You totally deserve this’ and the other half is like, ‘I’m so grateful!’ That’s why Shygirl is like a juxtaposition in itself.
, how do you get your skin to look just like that of a “perfect” plastic doll? One woman who knows at least a part of that answer is London facialist , who was called on by the film's head of . Vico's assignment? Get the Barbie girls' skin looking the best it possibly could for filming Barbie.
Sinéad O'Connor sadly passed away this week, and since her kids were very small, she gave them clear instructions on what to do if she died.
Irish singer Sinéad O'Connor's family have said they are ‘devastated’ following her death on Wednesday at the age of 56. After the announcement of her passing, a family statement followed: "It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved Sinéad. Her family and friends are devastated and have requested privacy at this very difficult time." Sinéad had four children and was married and divorced four times.