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Danny McBride Says Kanye West Asked Him To Play Him In A Movie About The Rapper’s Life

June 3, 2022 12:12 pm

What’s the most outlandish casting idea in the history of Hollywood? In a roundtable discussion for The Hollywood Reporter with Bowen Yang, Jake Johnson, Jerrod Carmichael, Michael Che, and Will Forte, Danny M...

‘jeen-yuhs’ Trailer: Netflix’s Kanye West Documentary ‘Trilogy’ Debuts In February

Charles Barfield

January 10, 2022 10:35 am

News, Television, Trailers

Only Kanye West would fully endorse a documentary about himself that was not only a trilogy (or as Netflix puts it, a “three-week event”) but is also called “jeen-yuhs” because…Kanye. But hey, at least he’s co...

‘Jeen-Yuhs’ First Look Teaser: New Kanye West Documentary Coming To Netflix In 2022

Rodrigo Perez

September 25, 2021 2:15 pm

News, Trailers

In many circles, Kanye West is known as a musical genius, that's probably undisputable, he's recorded some classic hip hop bangers. I'd argue, West is also a man who has shown himself to be an incredibly arrog...

Kanye West Is A ‘Star Wars’ Prequels Guy & Hates Those “Corporate” Disney Sequels

Charles Barfield

October 26, 2020 2:03 pm

News

Kanye West is a lot of things. He’s a multiplatinum-selling rapper. He’s a major clothing designer. Hell, Kanye West is even a Presidential candidate. But what you may not realize is that West is also a huge f...

Trey Edward Shults Explains Why Kanye West’s Music Is Crucial To ‘Waves’ As He Shares A 55-Track Playlist For The Film

Charles Barfield

November 27, 2019 1:49 pm

News

One of the most-anticipated films of the fall, “Waves,” is finally beginning to expand into more theaters, courtesy of A24. And if you’ve seen the film, you’ll understand why it’s safe to say that music plays a...

‘Joker’ Wins A Quiet Box Office Weekend Against ‘Countdown,’ ‘The Lighthouse’ & Others

Charles Barfield

October 27, 2019 4:37 pm

Box Office, News

Halloween weekend is always a slow time for theaters. And with October 31 falling mid-week, this weekend, though a few days early, served as the time when people went to costume parties and many families did th...

Kanye West Jaden Smith Omniverse Showtime

Jaden Smith To Star As An Alternate Reality Version Of Kanye West In New Showtime Anthology Series

Charles Barfield

May 1, 2019 1:05 pm

News, Television

As networks and streaming services try to snatch up as many ideas and pitches as possible in the seemingly never-ending original content arms race, some interesting series and films are going to get the green l...

Kanye West Really Loves ‘Deadpool 2’ And Wishes His Music Was Featured In The Film

Charles Barfield

June 13, 2018 4:12 pm

News

If you left your screening of “Deadpool 2” thinking, “Man, that movie was great, but I really wish it featured a Kanye West song!” then maybe your wish will be granted soon. Recently on Twitter, Kanye West took...

Donald Glover Says ‘Atlanta’ Season 3 Will Be Accessible, Compares It To Kanye West Album

Jordan Ruimy

June 12, 2018 1:52 pm

News, Television

As Donald Glover's Emmy-winning series "Atlanta" ends its electrifying (and very dark) second "Robbin' Season" on FX, one can't help but wonder what the future holds for the wily bunch of characters created by...

All The Music In ‘Suicide Squad’: Kanye West, The Rolling Stones, Black Sabbath & More

Edward Davis

August 3, 2016 5:43 pm

News

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Boy, Warner Bros. is having a tough year. "Batman v Superman: Dawn Of Justice" got clobbered in every which way, the same is happening with “Suicide Squad” (read our review), and while the second DCU film looks...

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