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"Music is life! You just need to know where to look." There's another lovely new 60-second promo trailer for Pixar's Soul to watch. It was debuted this weekend at the Essence Festival of Culture in New Orleans - and a Zoom Q&A with the filmmakers from that event is also included below. Soul is about a jazz musician who has lost his passion for music is transported out of his body and must find his way back with the help of an infant soul learning about herself. Featuring the voices of Jamie

"The worst thing you can do as a game designer is fall in love with one of your designs… which [does] not work." Gravitas Ventures has unveiled an official trailer for a documentary titled Gamemaster, marking the feature directorial debut of Charles Mruz. If you haven't noticed, the board game industry is rocking these days - not only with tons of new games and innovative ideas, but more and more people are playing more and more games. Gamemaster is a deep dive into the world of the thri

Idris Elba has written an essay on the importance of independent film and its impact on diversity, saying he “wouldn’t be here without it”.
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The actor reflected on his life and career in the film industry in the piece, recalling going to the cinema as a child and wanting to be on screen, as well as the need to protect independent cinemas in the wake

Simon Pegg has told people complaining about the Black Lives Matter movement to “shut the fuck up”.
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The last month has seen a number of protests worldwide and increased conversation about the need to end systemic racism, sparked by the death of George Floyd while in police custody in Minneapolis.
Speaking to the Observer, the actor, writer and producer said he had been following the

Ryan Reynolds crashed a virtual X-Men reunion this weekend for a coronavirus benefit sketch – you can see how it went down below.
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The sketch, which was part of the Global Citizen: Unite For Our Future event, saw Hugh Jackman – who played Wolverine in the hit franchise – chatting with co-stars Halle Berry, Sir Patrick Stewart and Famke Janssen to celebrate the movie’s 20th anniversary.
Midway through the call, Reynolds

Sacha Baron Cohen reportedly crashed a far-right event in Washington this weekend disguised as a bluegrass singer.
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It’s alleged that the comic actor, who is known for pulling elaborate pranks, infiltrated a rally on Saturday (June 27) organised by far-right group the Three Percenters, billed as ‘March for Our Rights 3’, and took to the stage dressed as a country sin

Florence Pugh has apologised for appropriating different cultures when she was a teenager.
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The Little Women and Midsommar star, 24, has been called out for her past behaviour, in which she wore cornrows and painted henna on her body.
In response, the actress posted a statement via her Instagram on Friday (June 26) to say sorry for her actions.
Pugh confirmed that sh

Jaden Smith has called out YouTuber Shane Dawson for “sexualising” his younger sister in a resurfaced clip.
The rapper and actor, 21, tweeted yesterday (June 27) that he was “disgusted” with Dawson’s alleged behaviour, in which it’s claimed he once posted a video of himself pretending to masturbate to a Disney poster of Willow Smith, who was aged 11 at the time. The said alleged video recently surfaced on Twitter.
“You sexualising an 11-year-old girl who

A new visual album from Beyoncé is coming to the Disney+ streaming service next month.
Black Is King (out July 31) is a new visual project from the singer, which lands a year on from Disney’s The Lion King in which Queen Bey voiced Nala. The new film is based on the music of The Lion King: The Gift, the official soundtrack of the Disney reboot.
The new visual album is written, directed and executive produced by Beyoncé and stars the soundtrack’s featured artists as

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Watch a Sneak Peek From Disney & Pixar’s Soul!
The filmmakers from Disney & Pixar’s animated movie Soul have partnered with American anthropologist/educator Dr. Johnnetta Cole and globally-renowned Jazz pianist Jon Batiste to offer a new sneak peek at the film as part of the Essence of Culture during a virtual panel titled Finding “Soul.” The sneak peek features the song “Parting Ways,” written, produced, and performed by Cody ChesnuTT