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Angel Olsen, Lucinda Williams, Rosanne Cash, Rufus Wainwright, and more contribute covers to The Power of the Heart: A Tribute to Lou Reed, out on Record Store Day, April 20 Keith Richards takes on the Velvet Underground’s classic “I’m Waiting for the Man” for an upcoming tribute album dedicated to the music of Lou Reed. Arriving a day before what would have been Reed’s 82nd birthday, Richards also shared a new video of studio footage from the recording of his rendition, which puts his trademark…

There’s a 2013 Black Mirror episode in which a young widow played by Hayley Atwell signs up to an online service that scrapes a person’s entire digital footprint to create a virtual simulation. She soon starts chatting online with her late husband (Domhnall Gleeson), before things inevitably get Black Mirror-y.Laurie Anderson, the American avant garde artist, musician and thinker, hasn’t seen the episode but, in the last few years, has lived a version of it: growing hopelessly hooked on an AI text generator that emulates…

One of the greatest mysteries of the MCU’s Multiverse Saga has finally been solved. Ever since Kevin Feige casually announced that a Fantastic Four reboot was coming way back in summer 2019, fans of Marvel’s First Family have been eagerly awaiting — and awaiting and awaiting — casting news. So say hello to Pedro Pascal — our new Mr. Fantastic! Although it was widely reported back in November, it’s taken until February for Marvel to officially announce that The Mandalorian and The Last of Us legend is Reed Richards in…

Palette will be a thriller about...colors? Some good stills from Quiet Place: Day One and a new poster for Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire. It really is spoilerin’ time this time!Will We See More of Uhura's Relationship with Spock? | io9 InterviewGraphic: G/O Art DeptFantastic FourA post on the SAG-AFTRA website (via World of Reel) promoting its Pedro Pascal Career Retrospective seemingly confirmed the actor has been cast as Reed Richards in the MCU’s Fantastic Four, but has since been deleted. PaletteDeadline reports…

Did you know Twilight’s Nikki Reed and The Vampire Diaries’ Ian Somerhalder are married? Yep, it’s pretty much the best fictional vampire union to happen! The couple exchanged vows back in 2015 and have two kids together. While the pair have opted to leave Hollywood in recent years to live a much quieter life on a farm, they aren't totally out of touch with the happenings of the world at large. Reed, for her part, just joined TikTok and did so by sharing a video of her and Somerhalder, which included the perfect homage…

On the evening of 13 January 1966, the New York Society for Clinical Psychiatry held its annual dinner at a hotel on Park Avenue. On the menu were string beans, roast beef and baby potatoes. The entertainment was less conventional – a local artist named Andy Warhol had been invited to say a few words, but instead put on a multimedia performance with the band he was managing. The Velvet Underground and Nico cranked up the volume and played Heroin (“Because when the smack begins to flow, I really don’t care any more”) and…

Adam Reed was searching for inspiration. He’d just sold his stake in the production company he co-founded, 70/30 Productions — responsible for his animated series Sealab 2021 and Frisky Dingo — and fled to Europe, to embark on what he calls a “pilgrimage.” One day during his expedition, he was idling at a café in Salamanca, Spain, and observed a group of stunning women. He wondered who could possibly have the courage to approach them. And then, all of a sudden, a suave fellow sat down at the table, ordered a bottle of…

Tom Hardy confirms filming has resumed on Venom 3. Eli Roth digs deep into designing Thanksgiving’s villain. Harley Quinn will return to Max for another season. Plus, get a look at Disney’s Percy Jackson series. Spoilers, assemble!Spoilers of the Week | June 17thThe Fantastic FourIn addition to Pedro Pascal’s rumored casting as Reed “Mr. Fantastic” Richards, Jeff Sneider now alleges Javier Bardem is Marvel’s top choice to play the planet-eating cosmic entity, Galactus in Disney’s Fantastic Four. LeapDeadline reports Moon…

The Fantastic Four movie we’ve all been waiting for isn’t going to be exactly how we imagined it, and this has everything to do with John Krasinski. Despite how much some folks wanted to see the actor return to the MCU in the role of Reed Richards (and how impactful it could be if he did), it seems like things have taken a turn. It’s not an unpleasant turn, don’t get me wrong. There’s no doubt that Pedro Pascal will play the character to perfection if Deadline’s report proves true, but the disappointment over what may…

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freePedro Pascal is reportedly in talks to play Reed Richards aka Mr Fantastic in Marvel Studios’ forthcoming Fantastic Four reboot.WandaVision director Matt Shakman is set to helm the next iteration of the superhero foursome, which is scheduled for release in May 2025.The Independent has contacted representatives for Pascal and Marvel Studios for comment.The new Fantastic Four will…