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NEWS IN BRIEF

Timothee Chamalet confirmed to play young Willy Wonka in prequel film directed by Paddington director, Paul King

Friends: The Reunion nets UK release via. Sky One on May 27th, 8pm.

Witches Rejoice! Hocus Pocus 2 is officially coming fall 2022 on Disney+

Glastonbury Festival secures a license for one-day event this September

Turner Simms announce first in-person audiences of 2021 with Snowpoet: Wait For me

EDITOR

NBA PLAYOFFS (22/05/2021)

It’s NBA Playoff time, the most exciting time to get into NBA basketball. Watch as 16 teams battle it out across both conferences to win that NBA Finals Ring! You can watch on Sky Sports Arena, ESPN or on the NBA League Pass APP!

RECORDS

WOLF ALICE - BLUE WEEKEND (04/06/2021)

4 years on from Visions of A Life, Wolf Alice are finally back to dominate the alt-rock scene once more with their upcoming record, Blue Weekend. I’ve been obsessed with the singles so far, and can’t wait to hear the whole piece!

FILM

A QUIET PLACE 2, dir. John Krasinski (04/06/2021)

After over a year of waiting, we finally get to see the continuation of the Abbott family's quiet fight for survival. Cillian Murphy joins the main cast in a battle against the same terrifying creatures as well as more threats beyond the unknown.

CULTURE

RATCHET & CLANK: RIFT APART (11/06/2021)

Rift Apart is the latest Ratchet & Clank title and Insomniac's second PS5 release. On the heels of 2016's well-received reboot, the game allows the player to jump between worlds instantly using the Dimensionator, flexing new technology and hopefully honouring the series' rich universe.

LIVE

MAROON 5 @ LIVE-NOW (04/06/21)

For as little as £6.50, you get to witness Maroon 5 put on a spectacular show. Considering it is about £60 to see them in person, this is a steal! As the band has the most #1s on the Billboard 100 this century, you know that you'll be jamming to the old and new hits all night long.

AMERICAN SONG CONTEST ANNOUNCED SAM PEGG

Eurovision went ahead on Saturday 22nd, May and Italy took the world by storm with the group Maneskin singing ‘Zitti E Buoni’. However, the music competition news doesn’t stop there after The Eurovision Song Contest announced they’re coming to America with a new contest dubbed American Song Contest. Like Eurovision, the song will pit the states of America (as well five US territories and Washington, DC) against one another for the title of Best Original Song. Promising to deliver another annual competition that the world can get behind, the first show will take place in 2022