Author: Ada Blood

Actor Matthew Lawrence recently opened up on the Brotherly Love podcast about a disturbing experience he had with an Oscar-winning director. He says he was offered a role in a big film, but only if he stripped for the director. He claims his refusal to do so got him fired from his agency at the time, and prevented him from playing the next “Marvel character.” “There’s been many times in my life where I’ve been propositioned to get a huge role,” Lawrence said. “I’ve lost my agency because I went to the hotel room, which I can’t believe they would…

It looks like the legendary sketch comedy show “Saturday Night Live” (“SNL”) may be done for season 48. NBC has officially pulled the latest episode, hosted by former cast member Pete Davidson, from airing. This would have been his first time back after Davidson ended his eight year run on “SNL” last season. NBC is pulling this episode and others due to an ongoing strike by the Writers Guild of America (WGA). Since the majority of the show’s writers (and cast) are WGA members, “SNL” will not return until they reach an agreement with the Alliance of Motion Picture and…

Filmmaker Jason Reitman will be directing a new film for Sony Pictures based on NBC’s “Saturday Night Live.” Specifically, it focuses on the behind-the-scenes story of the very first episode of the legendary sketch comedy series, which aired in 1975. Reitman will be teaming up once again with his “Ghostbusters: Afterlife” co-writer Gil Kenan for the script. Set on October 11, 1975, the currently untitled film will follow a group of young comedians and writers as they unknowingly make television history. We’ll see all of the magic and chaos leading up to the iconic intro “Live From New York, it’s…

Rock legends Aerosmith are saying “Peace Out” with a 2023-2024 North American farewell tour, featuring support from The Black Crowes. Formed in 1970, these Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees have topped the charts off an on for over five decades. While this is certainly the end of an era, “It’s not goodbye, it’s PEACE OUT,” the band said in a statement. “Get ready and walk this way, you’re going to get the best show of our lives.”  The pun-fueled rockers also revealed that they would not be joined by their original drummer Joey Kramer. “While Joey Kramer remains…

Emmy and BAFTA Award-nominated actor and writer Rob Delaney (“Catastrophe”) will be reprising his role as Peter in “Deadpool 3.” The third installment of the Marvel Studios franchise will be directed by Shawn Levy (“Stranger Things”), from a script co-written by Levy, Paul Wernick, Rhett Reese, Zeb Wells, and Deadpool himself, Ryan Reynolds.  While plot details for “Deadpool 3” are still under wraps, the comics, and films follow wise-cracking mercenary Wade Wilson. After a disfiguring scientific experiment, Wilson transforms into the immortal superhero known as Deadpool. Which is essentially the plot of the first film. In “Deadpool 2,” the “Merc…

Musician and filmmaker Rob Zombie is teaming up with long-time collaborators Waxwork Records to release an exclusive line of classic horror movie soundtracks. The series is called Rob Zombie Presents, and is curated by the long-time horror fiend. Some of these soundtracks will be receiving their first ever release. “I have always been a huge fan of movie soundtracks,” Zombie said in a statement. “so I jumped at the opportunity to work with Waxwork on this project. I can’t wait to release these albums. So many of these films are greatly under-appreciated and they all contain such great music. So…

The Satanic Temple kicked off SatanCon at the Marriott Copley Place Hotel in Boston on Friday. The sold-out three-day convention included satanic rituals, entertainment, and discussion panels. But soon after it was announced a counter-response Christian event called Revive Boston! was organized for the same weekend. In addition to the angry protestors, there was a truck with a billboard condemning the event from the Christian Action Network parked outside. But organizers maintain that The Satanic Temple is simply misunderstood. “We don’t worship anything, God or devil. We don’t believe they exist,” said SatanCon organizer Dex Desjardins. In an earlier interview,…

Singer Draven Bennington, who is the son of the late Linkin Park frontman Chester Bennington, just put out his first song “F W/ Me.” He performs under the name RVRND. Drave is the latest of Chester’s six children to pursue music. The late singer’s eldest child Jaime has created an EP of piano compositions/vocals with his father’s former bandmates, Grey Daze. Daughters Lily and Lila also sing on a new album. “F W/ Me” is mixed and mastered by Jay Baumgardner, a producer who previously worked with Linkin Park and Grey Daze. The new song will appear on an EP…

Superstar Rihanna surprised CinemaCon with an appearance to announce her role as Smurfette in Paramount Animation’s upcoming “The Smurfs Movie.” She will be voicing the iconic character as well as writing/recording original songs and producing the film. “I tried to get the Papa Smurf role but It didn’t work out,” she joked on stage at Caesar’s Palace Hotel and Casino, where the convention is being held. While mostly known for her music, Rihanna is no stranger to acting. She previously voiced Gratuity ‘Tip’ Tucci in the DreamWorks animated feature “Home.” Her live-action credits include “Battleship,” “This Is the End,” “Valerian…

“Jackass” star Bam Margera has turned himself in to police in Chester County, Pennsylvania after a warrant was issued for his arrest on Monday. The warrent stemmed from an altercation with his brother, Jesse Margera, on Sunday. It alleged that Bam “banged on and kicked his [Jesse’s] locked bedroom door.” Before he wrote a threatening note, urinated in the kitchen sink, screamed at Jesse, and struck him in the head. His brother also accused Bam of threatening to kill everyone in the house. Including their father, Phillip Margera Jr., and two other people. After the altercation Bam fled into a…