Coming Soon
Out this week
* Albums
- Night & Day (Day Edition) by The Vamps: Second part of the British pop band’s third album; includes the singles ‘Personal’ (featuring Maggie Lindermann) and ‘Hair Too Long’.
* Movies
- Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation (with the voices of Adam Sandler, Andy Samberg, Selena Gomez, David Spade, Steve Buscemi) – animation, sequel to Hotel Transylvania 2 (2015); Dracula (Sandler), along with his family and friends, takes a vacation on a luxury monster cruise ship.
- Skyscraper (starring Dwayne Johnson, Neve Campbell, Chin Han) – action; a former FBI agent (Johnson) must rescue his family from the world’s tallest skyscraper after it comes under attack by terrorists.
- Don’t Worry, He Won’t Get Far on Foot (starring Joaquin Phoenix, Jonah Hill, Rooney Mara, Jack Black) – comedy drama; after an accident, a recovering alcoholic (Phoenix) finds a passion for drawing controversial newspaper cartoons.
- Shock and Awe (starring Woody Harrelson, Tommy Lee Jones, James Marsden) – drama; journalists covering the 2003 Iraq invasion investigate the Bush Administration’s assertions that Saddam Hussein has weapons of mass destruction.
Celeb Tweets
- Josh Gad (joshgad): I can’t believe I am longing for a 99° day so that I can cool down.
- Bette Midler (BetteMidler): North Korea has increased nuclear production at secret sites. So, Donald Trump created as many jobs as he promised. They’re just in another country!
- Lena Dunham (lenadunham): TSA worker: “so are you beginning or ending your trip?” Me: “aren’t we ALL just beginning our trip?”
- Serena Williams (serenawilliams): She took her first steps... I was training and missed it. I cried.
Star
Kendrick Kang-Joh Jeong
- Born on 13th July 1969 in Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
- Parents are South Korean immigrants.
- Graduated from Duke University in 1990.
- Obtained his Doctor of Medicine degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine in 1995. Is a licensed physician.
- Developed his stand-up comedy while doing his internal medicine residency.
- Practiced medicine for several years before giving it up in favour of his acting career.
- Made his TV debut in The Big Easy (1997) and film debut in Knocked Up (2007), the latter earning him some attention. Has gone on to appear in movies including Zookeeper (2011), Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011), and Ride Along 2 (2016), as well as The Hangover trilogy (2009 – 2013) which brought him recognition.
- Has also starred in the TV series Community (2009 – 2015) and Dr. Ken (2015 – 2017).
- Has been married to physician Tran Ho since 2004. They have twin daughters (born 2007).
Also born today: Wyatt Oleff, Colton Haynes, Kenny Johnson, Cameron Crowe, Cheech Marin, Harrison Ford
Spotlight
Ant-Man and the Wasp
Cast: Paul Rudd, Evangeline Lilly, Michael Peña, Walton Goggins, Bobby Cannavale, Judy Greer, Tip Harris, Randall Park, Michelle Pfeiffer, Laurence Fishburne, Michael Douglas
Director: Peyton Reed
Tagline: Real heroes. Not actual size.
- Action; Scott Lang (Rudd) and Hope van Dyne (Lily) work with Hank Pym (Douglas) to retrieve Janet van Dyne (Pfeiffer) from the quantum realm.
- Is the sequel to 2015’s Ant-Man, and the twentieth film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
- Had a budget of $162 million; has made $161 million in its opening weekend.
- Has received positive reviews from critics who praised Rudd’s charismatic performance but found the film unessential.
- Sharon Stone was reportedly considered for the part of Janet Van Dyne, and Michael Douglas wanted his wife Catherine Zeta-Jones to play the role.
- Score composed by Christophe Beck.
- Is likely to be followed by a sequel.