Unreal Unearth by Hozier: Third album by the Irish musician; follows 2019’s Wasteland, Baby!; preceded by the singles ‘Eat Your Young...
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Albums
* Unreal Unearth by Hozier: Third album by the Irish musician; follows 2019’s Wasteland, Baby!; preceded by the singles ‘Eat Your Young’, ‘Francesca’, ‘Unknown / Nth’, and ‘De Selby (Part 2)’.
Movies
* Blue Beetle (starring Xolo Maridueña, Adriana Barraza, Damián Alcázar, Raoul Max Trujillo, Susan Sarandon, George Lopez) – action, fourteenth instalment in the DC Extended Universe; an ancient alien biotechnological relic chooses a teenager (Maridueña) to be its symbiotic host, giving him a powerful exoskeleton armour.
* Strays (starring Will Ferrell, Jamie Foxx, Will Forte, Isla Fisher, Randall Parks) – comedy; an abandoned dog (Ferrell) teams up with a group of strays to get revenge on his former owner (Forte).
* The Monkey King (with the voices of Jimmy O. Yang, Bowen Yang, Jo Koy, Stephanie Hsu, BD Wong) – animated action comedy, inspired by the epic Ming Dynasty classic Journey to the West; a monkey and his magical fighting stick battle adversaries.
David A. J. Samberg
* Born on 18th August 1978 in Berkeley, California, U.S.
* Has two sisters, Johanna and Darrow.
* Majored in experimental film.
* Gained an online following with his comedy videos made alongside friends Akiva Schaffer and Jorma Taccone; the group is collectively known as the Lonely Island.
* Earned fame as a cast member and writer for Saturday Night Live (2005 – 2012).
* Has since starred in the sitcom Brooklyn Nine-Nine (2013 – 2021) and films including Hot Rod (2007), That’s My Boy (2012), Celeste and Jesse Forever (2012), Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping (2016), Storks (2016), Palm Springs (2020), America: The Motion Picture (2021), Chip ‘n Dale: Rescue Rangers (2022), and the Hotel Transylvania series (2012 – 2022).
* Upcoming projects include the comedy thriller Self Reliance (2023) and the biographical drama Lee (2023).
* Has been married to musician Joanna Newsom since 2013. They have two children.
Meg 2: The Trench
Cast: Jason Statham, Wu Jing, Sophia Cai, Page Kennedy, Sergio Peris-Mencheta, Skyler Samuels, and Cliff Curtis
Director: Ben Wheatley
Tagline: New Meg. Old chum.
* Sci-fi action; a research team must face off against giant prehistoric beasts and a malevolent mining operation while exploring the deep ocean.
* Is titled Shark 2 in some territories.
* Based on Steve Alten’s 1999 novel The Trench, the second book in the MEG series.
* Is the sequel to the 2018 film The Meg.
* Had been in development since 2019.
* Had an estimated production budget of $129 million; has grossed around $157 million in its first week.
* Has received negative reviews from critics who found it formulaic, dull, and boring.
* Could potentially be followed by a sequel, depending on its success.
