John Williams Will Score Star Wars: Episode VIII

 

As Star Wars: Episode VIII shifts into post-production, composer John Williams has announced plans to begin scoring Rian Johnson’s 2017 sequel in just a few weeks’ time. News comes to us via MassLive, where Williams told the audience that he’ll start working on Episode VIII after screening an early cut of the movie.

Hotel Mumbai Reserves Room For Jason Isaacs

 

Jason Isaacs is set to swap one historic drama for another, now that Deadline reveals the Harry Potter alum is ready to follow up his involvement in Armando Iannucci’s The Death of Stalin with Hotel Mumbai, Anthony Maras’ terrorist biopic that’s set to chronicle the Pakistani terrorist attacks on the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel that occurred in India eight years ago.

Guillermo Del Toro’s New Movie Bags Official Title

 

Guillermo del Toro is a busy man – so busy, in fact, that it’s only now that the director’s Cold War fantasy project is beginning to gain some momentum. It’s titled The Shape of Water, and earlier today Fox Searchlight announced that production was officially underway. Having hatched the idea while orchestrating kaiju chaos in Pacific Rim, del Toro has spent the last few months quietly assembling a star-studded cast.

Update On Justice League

 

Soon after the titanic dust-up between Doomsday and the DC Trinity in Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice, Zack Snyder’s blockbuster teed up the return of Kal-El just before the credits rolled. Hardly surprising, mind you, given that Henry Cavill is booked in to reprise his role for Justice League late next year.

Scott Eastwood To Headline Ecstasia

 

Hot off roles in The Longest Ride and Suicide Squad, Scott Eastwood has inked deals to star in Oscar-tipped biopic Snowden, Fast 8 and Ben Affleck’s long-awaited period thriller Live By Night. As if that wasn’t enough, report has it that Eastwood is ready to switch from supporting player to headliner for Ecstasia, a dystopian sci-fi thriller in the works from director Wayne Kramer.

Plateau state governor orders probe of predecessor's administration

Governor Simon Lalong of Plateau State has set up a judicial commission of inquiry to investigate the administration of his predecessor, Jonah Jang.

Police seall off venue for PDP convention in Port Harcourt

The police have sealed off the Sharks Stadium, venue of the Peoples Democratic Party convention, in Port Harcourt, Rivers State.

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Jack Butland Making Injury Return

 

Goalkeeper Jack Butland could return from injury in time for Stoke's Premier League match with Manchester City on Saturday. Butland sustained an ankle injury the day before the Potters' season opener at Middlesbrough which forced him to sit out the 1-1 draw at the Riverside.

Jonathan Calleri Joins West Ham

 

West Ham have completed the signing of Argentine striker Jonathan Calleri on a season-long loan. Slaven Bilic revealed last week a deal was almost done to bring in the 22years old from Uruguayan club Deportivo Maldonado.

Celtic Can Cope With Final Qualifying Hurdle

 

Celtic boss Brendan Rodgers believes his men will stand firm under the pressure of Wednesday night's Champions League clash with Hapoel Be'er Sheva. With a potential £20m at stake for reaching the group stages, the Hoops boss is well aware of the importance of the play-off double header with the Israeli champions.

I Could Have Been Seriously Injured After Costa Tackle - West Ham goalkeeper, Adrian

 

West Ham goalkeeper Adrian has said he is lucky not to have been seriously injured after he was fouled by Diego Costa in the defeat to Chelsea on Monday Night Football. Costa had already been booked when he fouled Adrian in the second half and although referee Anthony Taylor awarded a free-kick, he did not produce a second yellow card.

Justin Bieber deletes his Instagram page

After a rough few days on Instagram, Justin Bieber appears to have left the social media platform entirely. As at early Tuesday morning, his account no longer exists.

Joe Hart Ready For City Exit

 

Joe Hart looks set to leave Manchester City this summer, according to sources.  Hart was overlooked by boss Pep Guardiola for the 2-1 Premier League win at Sunderland last Saturday, prompting a fresh wave of speculation that his City future hangs in the balance.

#Rio2016: Jack Burnell React Bitterly After Disqualification At Rio Olympics

 

Jack Burnell of Britain was left fuming and perplexed after being disqualified from the men's open water swimming when in medal contention. The 23years old was in the mix at the end of the 10-kilometres race but was denied in the frantic finale.

Mark Cavendish Apologizes For Crash At Rio Olympics

 

Britain’s Mark Cavendish has apologised to South Korea's Sanghoon Park after causing a crash in the final event of the men’s omnium at Rio 2016. Park had to be put in a neck brace and left the points race on a stretcher, while eventual gold medal winner Elia Viviani of Italy was also brought down in the incident.

#StoryTuesday: Adeleke Love Story (Episode Two)

This is the second episode of our new story series. Read episode one @ #StoryTuesday: Adeleke Love Story (Episode One). Continue reading episode two below.

Jerome Will Return To Gotham

 

Over the past week, people have been debating who the best live action Joker is, with many citing The Dark Knight’s Heath Ledger and others favouring Suicide Squad’s Jared Leto. A brilliant performance that none of us should forget though was that of the one turned in by Cameron Monaghan, who played Jerome Valeska on Gotham. Although he lacked a purple suit, green hair, and perma-white skin, I felt he may have come closest to bringing the comic book version of the Joker to devilish life.

Donald Glover Might Play Young Lando Calrissian

 

A couple of days ago we told you that Lucasfilm was on the hunt for an actor to play a young version of Lando Calrissian in the upcoming Han Solo spinoff film, which is being developed by Phil Lord and Chris Miller. Now, Birth.Movies.Death believes that they know who the studio’s top choice is, and it appears to be none other than Donald Glover.

Tommy Merlyn May Return In Arrow

 

If you cast your mind back to the Arrow season one finale of that series, you’ll no doubt remember that Oliver Queen’s best friend, Tommy Merlyn, died during The Glades Earthquake. It was that event which inspired Green Arrow to give up his killer methods of fighting crime, but could Flashpoint result in a resurrection for the character?

This December First Fast 8 Trailer Is Coming

While we’ve had our fair share of updates from the set of F. Gary Gray’s Fast 8, what with all the videos and photos that been been rolling out as part of the “Fast Friday” updates, we still have yet to see anything official. And unfortunately, that won’t be changing any time soon.

Update On Thor: Ragnarok

 

When the full cast of Thor: Ragnarok was announced back in the spring, fans were confused when there was no mention of the God of Thunder’s trusty companions, the Warriors Three. While not the most important characters in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, they did play a fairly significant part in both Thor and Thor: The Dark World, which led us to believe they’d be back for thirds.

Update On Ghost Rider’s Story In Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D. Season 4

 

One of the biggest surprises to come out of this year’s Comic-Con was the announcement that Ghost Rider is coming to the fourth season of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. However, rather than the classic Johnny Blaze version it will be Robbie Reyes who races into battle.

#Rio2016: Rio Olympics Witnesses Another Marriage Proposal

Not every time compete for medals, sometimes get all mushy too, and that’s what Chinese Olympian He Zi did when she said yes to her boyfriend of six years, Qin Kairight after winning the silver medal in the Diving at the ongoing Olympics in Rio.

Suicide Squad Closes In On $500 Million Worldwide

 

Despite the poor reviews, Suicide Squad got off to a very strong start at the box office last weekend, debuting to an impressive $132 million worldwide. As we approached this weekend, the film was closing in on $400 million and now, we’re hearing that it’s almost at half a million.

Judge Not, by Charly Boy

Does not judge, or you too will be judged. For in the same way you judge others, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you. Matthew 7:1-2

The Nigerian social media highway is most times polluted by silly, stupid judgemental comments, reminds me of the drivers I see on our roads. 

Watford Signs Roberto Pereyra

 

Watford have agreed a £13m deal to sign Juventus' Roberto Pereyra, sources understand the Hornets are working tirelessly to bring the Argentina international to Vicarage Road. The club have already had one bid of £7.8m for the Argentina international rejected by the Italian champions.

Omer Toprak And Simon Kjaer Are Now Arsenal Targets

 

Arsenal are considering Omer Toprak of Bayer Leverkusen and Simon Kjaer of Fenerbahce as they look to sign a new centre-half. Arsene Wenger remains determined to strengthen his back-four following injuries to Per Mertesacker and Gabriel, and their chief target is Valencia's Shkodran Mustafi.

Joe Hart Should Fight For His Place

 

Former Manchester United defender, Gary Neville has urged Joe Hart to stay at Manchester City and fight for his first-team place. Pep Guardiola dropped Hart in favour of Willy Caballero for City's 2-1 victory over Sunderland on the opening day of the Premier League season.

Diego Costa Should Have Gotten A Red Card

 

Slaven Bilic believes Diego Costa could have been sent off during West Ham's 2-1 defeat to Chelsea on Monday Night Football. The Blues striker had already been booked when he fouled goalkeeper Adrian, but referee Anthony Taylor awarded a free-kick without producing a second yellow card.