Steven Soderbergh is speaking out about his unmade “Star Wars” movie, “The Hunt For Ben Solo.” After would-be star Adam Driver revealed the project in an interview with AP on Monday, the “Ocean’s Eleven” director took to BlueSky to write that he “did not enjoy” hiding the project from fans, but emphasized the importance of keeping it under wraps. “For …
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Ace Frehley’s Solo Band on What the Kiss Guitarist Was Really Like
When Ace Frehley played what would be his final concert last month, he took the stage with a rhythm guitar player who had been by his side longer than any other in his solo bands: Nashville shredder Jeremy Asbrock. Together, they tore through Kiss classics like “Deuce” and “Cold Gin,” Frehley solo staples like “New York Groove,” and Frehley’s Comet’s …
Read More »Diane Keaton’s Solo Act | Defector
At the end of Baby Boom, the 1987 film starring Diane Keaton as a career woman who suddenly becomes a mother after “inheriting” a baby, she stands before a board room full of the very men who decided that motherhood was distracting her from her high-flying corporate career. After quitting and building a new, successful company by herself, these men …
Read More »Adam Driver Says Disney Shot Down Ben Solo ‘Star Wars’ Sequel Film Despite Lucasfilm Saying “They Loved The Idea”
Adam Driver was not done with the Star Wars universe and pitched Lucasfilm and Disney a spinoff that would’ve been a direct sequel to 2019’s The Rise of Skywalker. Driver took on the role of Ben Solo for the Star Wars sequel trilogy, playing the son of Han Solo and Leia Organa, and the grandson of Anakin Skywalker, best known …
Read More »Adam Driver, Steven Soderbergh Pitched Ben Solo Star Wars Movie
Disney nixed a Ben Solo “Star Wars” movie that was to be directed by Steven Soderbergh and starring Adam Driver. “I always was interested in doing another ‘Star Wars,’” Driver, who starred as Kylo Ren in the trilogy kicked off by “The Force Awakens,” told the Associated Press. “I had been talking about doing another one since 2021. Kathleen (Kennedy) had reached …
Read More »Why Adam Driver Says Disney Shot Down Ben Solo ‘Star Wars’ Sequel
Adam Driver has revealed that Disney shot down a Star Wars sequel centered on Ben Solo, despite Lucasfilm being on board. The Oscar-nominated actor, who played the son of Han Solo and Leia Organa and the grandson of Anakin Skywalker (aka Darth Vader), and later turned into the villain Kylo Ren, recently detailed the sequel idea during an interview with …
Read More »Brandy blames early Chicago exit on ‘dehydration’ after she left Monica to finish concert solo
Get the inside track from Roisin O’Connor with our free weekly music newsletter Now Hear This Get our free music newsletter Now Hear This Get our free music newsletter Now Hear This R&B star Brandy has addressed her premature exit from Saturday night’s Chicago concert with Monica. Earlier this year, the duo announced their joint tour, titled after their 1998 …
Read More »Brandy Abruptly Exits Chicago Show, Monica Finishes Solo
Three stops into The Boy Is Mine Tour this week, fans of Brandy Norwood and Monica were left confused by the abrupt end to Saturday’s concert. Concertgoers on social media complained that the show at Chicago’s United Center was reportedly cut short after Norwood abruptly walked off-stage early in the performance, leaving Monica to finish the concert solo, without getting …
Read More »TXT’s Yeonjun Reveals Release Date And Teasers For 1st Official Solo Album
Mark your calendars for the release of TXT’s Yeonjun’s first official solo album! On October 17, BIGHIT MUSIC officially announced the date and details for Yeonjun’s upcoming solo release. (Although Yeonjun released his first solo mixtape “GGUM” in September 2024, this upcoming release will mark his first official solo album.) Yeonjun’s first mini album, “NO LABELS: PART 01,” will drop …
Read More »With solo drivers kicked out of California carpool lanes, how bad will traffic get for rest of us?
A new era in commuting begins today for clean-air vehicles with new rules that kick solo drivers out of California carpool lanes and uncertainty over how it will impact commute times and traffic. As of Aug. 14, more than half a million motorists statewide had an active decal on their vehicle to access carpool lanes. California has an estimated 1,171 …
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