Musician, producer, and X Japan frontman Yoshiki has partnered up with production company The H Collective to create music for Vin Diesel’s xXx 4 and the animated feature Spycies.
Currently in pre-production, xXx 4is a follow up to the 2017 feature xXx: Return of Xander Cage. Yoshiki will compose a theme song for the feature. The H Collective is also producers of the animated action spy comedy Spycies, and Yoshiki will be working on the theme song and music for the film. Spycies hits theaters in China on August 8.
“I’m excited to be part of the new xXx film and Spycies; composing the new theme songs and collaborating on the film scores,” said Yoshiki, who has also composed music for Saw IV, Repo! The Genetic Opera and the anime series Attack on Titan. Throughout its career, X Japan has sold over 30 million albums and singles. Yoshiki also collaborated with Sarah Brightman on the track “Miracle,” and he will join Brightman this year on several U.S. tour dates in support of her album Hymn.
Not surprisingly, Bohemian Rhapsody has rekindled interest in Queen’s music, so the band will be going back out on tour again. For the past several years, lead singing duties have been handled by former American Idol runner-up Adam Lambert, who told us the show was the perfect training ground for him. (Click on the media bar below to hear Adam Lambert)
The Queen tour, featuring Adam Lambert, will begin on July 10.
Mads Mikkelsen’s work in Casino Royale, the acclaimed feature The Hunt, and TV’s Hannibal has led him to A-list status, and that success only increased with 2016’s Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. Now he’s back with Arctic, playing a man who must brave the elements for survival.
Running at 98 minutes, the picture isn’t the first feature about attempting to make it out through the cold after a plane crash (anyone remember The Mountain Between Us?), but Arctic has the makings of an excellent tale. For one, it’s directed by Joe Penna, a filmmaker who crafted his talents via short films and as “MysteryGuitarMan” via his YouTube Channel. Secondly, it’s headlined by Mikkelsen, an actor whose magnetic presence always increases a movie’s overall quality. Check out the trailer and tell us what you think!
Where would Kelly Clarkson be without American Idol? There’s no telling for certain, but we’re almost certain that place wouldn’t contain the hit records or Grammy Awards she’s collected since winning that competition. Now she’s a coach on The Voice, and she told us that being on the show gives her the unique opportunity to not only look back into her own past, but also into the contestants’ future. (Click on the media bar below to hear Kelly Clarkson)
The Voice airs Monday and Tuesday nights at 8/7c on NBC.
When she’s working with her contestants on The Voice, it’s not difficult for Jennifer Hudson to put herself into their shoes. After all, she was once an American Idol hopeful. Spoiler alert: She didn’t win, but she managed to jump-start a spectacular career that has included both an Oscar and a Grammy. Now, she’s sharing her experience with the Voice contestants, and she told us her experience definitely gives her a certain sense of empathy that helps her connect with them. (Click on the media bar below to hear Jennifer Hudson)
The Voice airs Monday and Tuesday nights at 8/7c on NBC.
Bohemian Rhapsody traces the rise of British rock band Queen and tells the story about its flamboyant front man, Freddie Mercury. During its heyday with Mercury at the mic, the band recorded 15 albums and scored 12 Top 20 singles, including a couple — Crazy Little Thing Called Love and Another One Bites The Dust — that went all the way to Number 1. But it’s been 27 years since Mercury’s death, and nearly as long since the band’s last hit. So why do people still care enough about the band for people to want a movie? Rami Malek, who stars as Mercury in Bohemian Rhapsody, says it’s because the songs are timeless tunes that speak directly to people’s hearts and souls.
Bohemian Rhapsody is currently playing in theaters.
