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Ariana Grande has broken her silence on her time with Nickelodeon following the claims of sexual harassment and toxic workplace conditions made by former child actors in the documentary Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV, which streams on Max.
While talking with her “The Boy Is Mine” costar Penn Badgley, Nava Kavelin and Sophie Ansari on the trio’s Podcrushed podcast, the pop star reflected on playing Cat Valentine on the network’s Victorious and Sam & Cat when she was just a teenager. “Obviously my relationship to it has been — and is currently — changing,” she said in the Wednesday (June 12) episode. “I’ve been reprocessing a lot of what the experience was like.”
“I think that the environment needs to be made safer if kids are going to be acting, and I think there should be therapists,” continued Grande, who was cast on Victorious when she was just 14 years old. “I think there should be parents allowed to be wherever they wanna be.”
The interview comes about three months after the arrival of the docuseries, which explored multiple claims from former Nickelodeon employees about the network’s sets allegedly being rife with sexism, racism and inappropriate/predatory behavior involving underage stars and crew. The documentary also suggested that head producer Dan Schneider’s shows tended to put young women such as Grande in comedic situations with overt sexual implications. (Schneider filed a defamation lawsuit against Warner Bros. Discovery and the other companies behind the docuseries in May, arguing that Quiet on the Set incorrectly implied that he sexually abused the child performers he worked with.)
“It’s really taken advantage of how much it means to the young performer to get a laugh,” the “Yes, And?” artist told Badgley and his co-hosts. “We were convinced [that] was the cool thing about [Victorious]: We pushed the envelope with our humor, the innuendos. It just all happened so quickly, and now looking back on some of the clips, I’m like, ‘D–n, really?’”
“You think about it, ‘If I had a daughter …,’” she added. “There’s a bottom line. The things that weren’t approved for the network were snuck onto our website. That is another discovery. Going into it, I guess I’m upset.”
Grande also revealed that the Victorious casts’ parents were, for most of her time on the show, only occasionally allowed to be on set with their children. She also pointed out that young people in all industries, not just Hollywood, deal with inappropriate bosses and sexual harassment, and she’s glad that society is starting to push for better conditions.
“The survivors who have come forward, there’s not a word for how devastating that is to hear about,” she concluded. “I think the environment just needs to be made a lot safer all around. Like I said, I’m still, in real-time, reprocessing my relationship to it.”
Watch Grande recount her time on Nickelodeon on Podcrushed above.
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Will Smith and Martin Lawrence have reunited for the latest installment in their popular action-comedy franchise Bad Boys. The new movie, Bad Boys: Ride or Die premiered in theaters on Friday (June 7) and you can still find tickets to see the movie on the big screen. Already, the new Bad Boys movie has smashed box office expectations, with a weekend opening of $104.6 million worldwide.
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Before you head to the movie theater to watch Bad Boys: Ride or Die, viewers new to the series or longtime fans can watch all the previous Bad Boys movies online for free to make sure you’re up to speed.
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Keep reading to learn the streaming options available.
How to Watch the Bad Boys Movies Online Free
Bad Boys: Ride or Die is the fourth movie in the action-thriller franchise and if you want to watch the previous three movies, you can watch every Bad Boys movie (not currently in theaters) on Hulu. If you already have a Hulu subscription, you can stream Bad Boys, Bad Boys II and Bad Boys for Life for free when you log into your account.
Don’t have a Hulu subscription? New users can score a 30-day free trial when you sign up for the streaming platform, which means you can watch every Bad Boys movie for free on TV, on your phone, tablet or computer.
Once your free trial is over, you’ll be charged based on the plan you choose at checkout. Hulu has two packages to choose from: the ad-supported package that’s also the cheapest option at $7.99 a month or $79 a year. If you’d prefer no ads, you can subscribe to the premium plan for $17.99 a month. Both packages give you access to the entire Hulu library, the ability to watch content on up to two devices at once and the option to make up to six profiles. If you go ad-free you’ll also be able to download content to watch offline.
In addition to streaming the Bad Boys movies online, you can stream Hulu originals like Clipped, Only Murders in the Building, The Bear, The Handmaid’s Tale, Feud: Capote vs. The Swans and Claim to Fame.
For live TV options, you can subscribe to Hulu + Live TV, which is offering a rare deal that gets you a 3-day free trial for new users who sign up. Along with getting more than 95 live channels, you’ll also get access to the entire Hulu library, including the Bad Boys franchise.
Want even more savings? You can bundle Hulu with Disney+ and ESPN+ to receive access to even more exclusive and original content starting at just $14.99 a month.
How to Watch Bad Boys Movies at Home
Fans can also pick up Blu-ray versions of the Bad Boys movies including the three-movie collection for only $23. You’ll receive all three Bad Boys movies to watch the film series in order from home. If you’re willing to wait a bit, Walmart is also letting you preorder the Blu-ray four-movie collection, which includes every Bad Boys movie including Bad Boys: Ride or Die.
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This Blu-ray/DVD set includes the first, second and third movies in the Bad Boys saga all in one convenient case. You’ll also receive digital codes for every movie to download and take with you as well as access to special features and bonus content that’ll give you a more in-depth look at the making of the movies.
Prime Video also has the option to buy the digital versions of Bad Boys, Bad Boys II and Bad Boys for Life at just $8 or you can rent the films for $4. A Prime membership isn’t required to rent or buy the movies on-demand — just make the purchase and it’ll automatically be downloaded to your video library. Rentals will be available for 30 days after purchase and 48 hours once you start streaming each film.
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Walmart is letting fans preorder the Bad Boys Ultimate Collection Blu-ray set, which includes all four movies as well as the digital version of each film. Preordering the collection will ensure you can get your hands on it the moment the movie set comes out.
How to Watch Bad Boys: Ride or Die Online
If you’re antsy to stream Bad Boys: Ride or Die at home, Prime Video has opened preorders for the video-on-demand version for just $25. You don’t need a Prime membership in order to order the fourth Bad Boys movie, just make the purchase and once the movie is available, it’ll automatically be downloaded to your Prime Video library to watch and stream at your leisure.
Both Smith and Lawrence return as smart aleck Miami cops Mike Lowrey (Smith) and Marcus Burnett (Lawrence) in the new film, as they work to clear their late captain’s name when it comes out that he was connected with a drug cartel. Unfortunately, that means the two are on the run now and must work together to bring the truth to light.
Vanessa Hudgens and DJ Khaled both make appearances in the new installment of the movie series in addition to Tiffany Haddish, Alexander Ludwig, Paola Núñez, Eric Dane, Ioan Gruffudd, Jacob Scipio, Melanie Liburd, Tasha Smith and Rhea Seehorn.
Check below to watch the official trailer for Bad Boys: Ride or Die below.
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Steve Carell loves Taylor Swift, and he isn’t just a bandwagon fan, either. In an interview with Jimmy Fallon on The Tonight Show Monday (June 10), the actor opened up about meeting the pop star for the first time many years ago, revealing the moment he knew he was going to be a lifelong Swiftie.
According to Carell, he and Swift first crossed paths when they both appeared on MTV’s TRL, hosted by Carson Daly. “[It was] early on in my career and hers, too,” the Despicable Me star said. “I met her sort of in passing, and I thought, ‘Boy, she seems special.’ Even back then. Very sweet, very nice, just had a really nice first impression.”
A few years later, Carell said he came across a sweet video of the “Anti-Hero” singer performing for a pediatric care patient in a hospital. “I remember seeing some video of her — and it wasn’t like a big, viral thing, it was just something I found in the recesses of the internet — it was her in a hospital, playing an acoustic guitar for a patient there,” he told Fallon.
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“It was no big crew, it was, like, a really low-key, handheld thing she did on the sly,” Carell added. “I thought, ‘That’s so cool.’ Not publicized, leading with her heart. I thought, ‘OK, I’m a fan. I am going to root for that person.’”
It’s not the first time the actor — who is currently starring in Uncle Vanya on Broadway — has expressed his admiration for Swift. In a viral moment from a 2014 interview, Carell burst into a spontaneous performance of “Shake It Off,” after which he gushed, “I love it. I actually love Taylor Swift. I think she’s great.”
A couple years prior, Swift seemingly paid tribute to Carell and his The Office castmates by parodying the show behind the scenes of her “Ours” music video shoot.
Watch Steve Carell discuss his love for Taylor Swift on The Tonight Show above.
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Ion has entered the sports sphere and will be livestreaming 2024 WNBA games every Friday, joining the lineup of channels offering soccer and basketball games. Along with ESPN, ABC, TNT and CBS, the easiest way to watch the network would be through a cable package, but for cord-cutters who don’t want to spend hundreds of dollars on a plan, you can still livestream WNBA games (including Indiana Fever matches featuring Caitlin Clark) without blowing your budget.
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Live TV streamers are offering promos and free trials that’ll let you watch WNBA games for free without cable at home and on the go. Most of the plans are under $100, too, which means you can save money while enjoying hundreds of live cable channels, with options even including additional sports channels.
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Along with women’s basketball, Ion also offers National Women’s Soccer League games every Saturday, in addition to some of the most popular dramas such as Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, NCIS, FBI, Bones, Criminal Minds, Chicago Fire and Hawaii Five-O.
Keep reading to learn about the streaming options available.
How to Watch Ion Online Without Cable for Free
To help you score the best discounts available, Billboard put together a list of live TV streamers that’ll give you instant access to WNBA games and more.
DirecTV Stream
DirecTV Stream offers new users a five-day free trial when you sign up for one of their four packages. Every plan includes the Ion channel, and sports fans can also take advantage of one month free of the streamer’s Sports Pack (only available with the Choice and Ultimate plans), which provides even more sports coverage including MBL, NHL and NBA games.
The cheapest option is the Entertainment plan, which is $80 a month after your free trial is over. You’ll have access to Ion to watch the WNBA games as well as local channels, unlimited DVR storage and the ability to stream on three devices simultaneously.
FuboTV
FuboTV offers one of the longest free trials, providing new users with a seven-day free trial when you sign up. A subscription grants you access to at least 100 channels (including Ion) as well as 1,000 hours of DVR, and the ability to stream on 10 devices at once. If you’re looking for 4K definition, you can upgrade to the Premium Plan, which also includes free Paramount+ with Showtime.
When your free trial has ended, you’ll be charged based on the package you choose at checkout: $80 for the Pro Plan (the cheapest option), $90 for the Elite Plan and $100 for the Premium Plan.
2024 WNBA Games Schedule on Ion
Check below for all the upcoming WNBA games livestreaming on Ion, or click here to see the full season schedule.
Friday (June 14):
Chicago Sky vs. Washington Mystics at 7:30 p.m. ET at the Entertainment & Sports Arena in Washington, D.C.
Los Angeles Sparks vs. Minnesota Lynx at 7:30 p.m. ET at the Target Center in Minneapolis, Minn.
Friday (June 21):
Indiana Fever vs. Atlanta Dream at 7:30 ET at the State Farm Arena in Atlanta.
Connecticut Sun vs. Las Vegas Aces at 10 p.m. ET at the Michelob Ultra Arena in Las Vegas.
Friday (June 28):
Atlanta Dream vs. Connecticut Sun at 7:30 p.m. ET at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn.
L.A. Sparks vs. Phoenix Mercury at 10 p.m. ET at the Footprint Center in Phoenix.
Friday (July 5):
Atlanta Dream vs. Dallas Wings at 7:30 p.m. ET at the College Park Center in Arlington, Texas
Los Vegas Aces vs. L.A. Sparks at 10 p.m. ET at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles.
Chicago Sky vs. Seattle Storm at 10 p.m. ET at the Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle.
Friday (July 12):
Las Vegas Aces vs. Atlanta Dream at 7:30 p.m. ET at the Gateway Center Arena in College Park, Ga.
Phoenix Mercury vs Indiana Fever at 7:30 p.m ET at the Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Ind.
Minnesota Lynx vs. Seattle Storm at 10 p.m. ET at the Climate Pledge Arena
Friday (Aug. 16):
Seattle Storm vs. Atlanta Dream at 7:30 p.m. ET at the Gateway Center Arena
Phoenix Mercury vs. Indiana Fever at 7:30 p.m. ET at the Gainbridge Fieldhouse
Connecticut Sun vs. Dallas Wings at 9:30 p.m. ET at the College Park Center
Friday (Aug. 23):
Phoenix Mercury vs. Atlanta Dream at 7: 30 p.m. ET at the Gateway Center Arena
Chicago Sky vs. Connecticut Sun at 7:30 p.m. ET at the Mohegan Sun Arena
L.A. Sparks vs. Washington Mystics at 7:30 p.m. ET at the Entertainment & Sports Arena
Las Vegas Aces vs. Minnesota Lynx at 9:30 p.m. ET at the Target Center
Friday (Aug. 30):
Indiana Fever vs. Chicago Sky at 7:30 p.m. ET at the Wintrust Arena in Chicago
Minnesota Lynx vs. Dallas Wings at 7:30 p.m. ET at the College Park Center
Atlanta Dream vs. Las Vegas Aces at 10 p.m. ET at the Michelob Ultra Arena
New York Liberty vs. Seattle Storm at 10 p.m. ET at the Climate Pledge Arena
Friday (Sept. 6):
Dallas Wings vs. Atlanta Dream at 7:30 p.m. ET at the Gateway Center Arena
Las Vegas Aces vs. Connecticut Sun at 7:30 p.m. ET at the Mohegan Sun Arena
Minnesota Lynx vs. Indiana Fever at 7:30 p.m. ET at the Gainbridge Fieldhouse
L.A. Sparks vs. Chicago Sky at 9:30 p.m. ET at the Wintrust Arena
Friday (Sept. 13):
Washington Mystics vs. Atlanta Dream at 7:30 p.m. ET at the Gateway Center Arena
Las Vegas Aces vs. Indiana Dream at 7:30 p.m. ET at the Gainbridge Fieldhouse
Seattle Storm vs. Dallas Wings at 7:30 p.m. ET at the College Park Center
Chicago Sky vs. Minnesota Lynx at 7:30 p.m. ET at the Target Center
Connecticut Sun vs. Phoenix Mercury at 10 p.m. ET at the Footprint Center
After putting together a special concert to lift up incarcerated women, Melissa Etheridge is further amplifying her message of self-worth with a new docuseries titled I’m Not Broken — the release date of which was announced Monday (July 10), along with a new trailer. Premiering July 9 on Paramount+, the two-part series will follow the […]
A desire to “try something hard” is what led legendary television composer Mike Post to make the first all-originals albums of his 60-year career.
Message From the Mountains & Echoes of the Delta, which came out in April, was just that for the composer. Post was part of the Wrecking Crew as a teenager, won the first of his five Grammy Awards at age 24 and has a résumé of themes and scores (literally scores of ’em) that includes The Andy Williams Show, The Rockford Files, Hill Street Blues, the Law & Order franchise and The Greatest American Hero (several of which won Grammys and resulted in singles that hit various Billboard charts). He’s also produced and co-produced a few albums, including Dolly Parton’s 9 to 5 and Odd Jobs and Van Halen III, along the way.
“It’s not time consuming, but it’s what I’ve been doing all these years, making records or producing other people,” Post tells Billboard. “My day job, I work around the TV season; I go to work in September and I’m off the end of May. So I’ve just been busy with other people’s stuff.”
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The Message project, Post says, was inspired by a drive through the desert during the early days of the pandemic. “I’m down a Spotify hole, and I’m listening to bluegrass,” Post recalls. “This idea struck me, ‘I wonder if anybody’s really tried to do a big piece with a five-piece bluegrass band and an orchestra.’ And I thought, ‘that would be really hard, because bluegrass players don’t read (music) and orchestras don’t jam, so how do you get them to talk to each other?’ Then I kinda laughed at myself; ‘C’mon, you haven’t done anything hard in so long.’ Not that making music for television or doing a score every week for show is easy, but it’s right there for me, it’s intuitive. So I thought, ‘Y’know, you’re the guy who did “Classical Gas” as an arranger and a producer when you were 23. You can do this. Get to work!’” (That single, performed by Mason Williams, hit No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 and won three Grammys.)
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Post built Message from short pieces of music composed on a drafting table at home. As he proceeded, he expanded his vision to include blues into the mix as well, though that portion of the piece’s second half also touches on prog rock and jazz fusion. The resulting 25-track work includes players such as banjoist Herb Pedersen, fiddler Gabe Witcher, dobroist Mike Witcher and Patrick Sauber on guitar and mandolin from the bluegrass side; and on the blues side, it includes guitarists Sonny Landreth and Eric Gales, bassist Abe Laboriel Sr. and drummer Abe Laboriel Jr. and keyboardists Robert Turner and Jon O’Hara. Amy Keys provides vocals as well as the album’s introductory spoken-word piece.
The orchestrations, meanwhile, were done over two days with an 80-piece ensemble Post assembled on the Sony scoring stage in Culver City, Calif., after pandemic restrictions lifted. “That was jaw-droppingly satisfying,” recalls Post, whose television pieces are usually assembled with synthesizers, samples and other technology. “Literally in the first two or three chunks we recorded I was like, ‘Holy sh-t, these people are players!’ They had no problem with the time. They had no problem taking licks that are not classical, that are rhythm section oriented, bluegrass or blues, and playing the hell out of them. I was blown away, (it was) more than I could have hoped for.”
Message begins with a, well, message — written by Mark Wilding (Scandal, Grey’s Anatomy) and narrated by Keys — about American immigration from Europe, Ireland, Latin America and Vietnam and pointing out that “getting to the United States has never been for the faint of heart.” It wasn’t something Post anticipated, but the Pan-American approach of the piece made it an appropriate perspective for the music.
“(The album) is about how this country is so different because of its diversity, because of where everybody came from and how much they gave up to get here,” Post explains. “Art reflect life, always — that’s cliché, but it’s true. Do we really care about our fellow man…or are we just selfish? These are complex problems, and with no simple answers. We’ve really got to look to our humanity to figure out what’s right and what’s proper.”
With Message out, Post says “there are some discussions” about presenting it live but no firm plans yet. “I don’t have that performance gene,” he acknowledges. “I don’t have that thing where I’m dying to go out and play in front of an audience. However, these pieces are pretty unusual, and if there is an audience that wants to see them live, I’m interested. It would be very hard to do — and probably very expensive — but it would be worth doing because it’s so unusual.”
The endeavor has also whetted Post’s appetite to do more work of his own. He mentions blending Middle Eastern “fierceness” with “an aggressive rhythm section,” or delving into Irish flavors with an orchestra. “There are other genres that would be interesting,” he says, “and I’ve just scratched the surface of these two lanes, bluegrass and blues. There’s a lot more melody and harmony and rhythm where that stuff came from, so maybe I’m not done.”
Halle Berry is purring for Ariana Grande‘s take on Catwoman. Shortly after the pop star released her new music video for “The Boy Is Mine” — in which she dresses up just like the DC Comics femme fatale — the actress shared her approval on social media Friday (June 7). Retweeting a clip of Grande […]
Jessica Berndt has worked in film/TV music for almost a decade, most recently as music supervisor with independent label Secretly Group. “I had a few items on [my] music supervision bucket list,” she says. “An A24 film was at the top.”
In 2021, that dream inched closer when A24 launched its own record label, A24 Music. The in-house entity partnered with Secretly Distribution to build its own catalog of musical intellectual property and ensure its releases appeared on streaming services and in record stores. While it’s rare for a film company to start its own label (excluding major conglomerates like Disney), A24 Music showed signs early on it could be the first successful independent filmmaker to bet on a label: To promote its 2016 Academy Award-winning best picture, Moonlight — which features an Oscar-nominated score by Nicholas Britell (Succession, The Big Short, If Beale Street Could Talk) — A24 hosted a live performance of its score in London.
Ever since, A24 has maintained a music focus across its projects, from 2021’s C’mon C’mon (scored by The National’s Aaron and Bryce Dessner) to the upcoming MaXXXine (starring Moses Sumney and Halsey). And in May, Berndt was able to cross off that No. 1 goal from her bucket list with the release of trans horror film I Saw the TV Glow, for which she was co-music supervisor alongside Secretly Group founder Chris Swanson.
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Like Moonlight and others before it, I Saw the TV Glow leaned heavily on its soundtrack as a marketing tool, using its roster of featured artists to drum up anticipation among its target demographic months before release. Featuring a score by Alex G and original songs by a slate of indie-rock staples including Caroline Polachek, Jay Som and a title track from Phoebe Bridgers and Sloppy Jane (both of whom make cameos in the movie), Berndt says a catchy new song can drive as much advance interest in a film as a well-edited trailer.
While star-powered soundtracks have experienced a revival in the last decade — including for Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, Black Panther, The Lion King and Barbie — no one has done it in the indie space quite like A24. The company has expanded its brand as a film company into a formidable and growing music catalog, as well as a meaningful merchandise business and podcast network.
It’s that very strategy that enticed Jen Malone to work with the company as music supervisor on the hit HBO show Euphoria, which was a turning point for series co-producer A24 as a music-focused outfit. “Music can often be an afterthought in TV and film,” Malone says. “In Euphoria, we decided at the top that music was going to be like a character in the show, and A24 supported that the whole way through.”
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Euphoria spawned virality for a number of songs on its soundtrack and, in some cases, led to a streaming uptick of over 2,100%, according to Luminate, following a synch. Whether that was for Labrinth’s original score and songs for the show — two of which he and Euphoria star Zendaya performed at Coachella in 2023 (“All for Us” and “I’m Tired”) — or older licensed works like Gerry Rafferty’s “Right Down the Line,” Sinéad O’Connor’s “Drink Before the War” and DMX’s “Party Up,” Euphoria played a large role in igniting trends that would later perpetuate as popular sounds on TikTok.
A24 also creates extended Spotify playlists based on its soundtracks, as well as special-edition vinyl records, both of which continue to strengthen viewers’ relationship with a film long after the lights come on in the theater. On A24’s website, hot pink I Saw the TV Glow vinyl is for sale next to a myriad of other superfan offerings, from coffee-table books and posters to oddities like Marcel the Shell figurines, Everything Everywhere All at Once hot dog fingers and Hereditary-themed gingerbread kits.
And now, just a few years in, A24 Music is rolling out its most ambitious project yet: a star-studded set titled Everyone’s Getting Involved: A Tribute to the Talking Heads’ Stop Making Sense arriving in July. It follows A24 remastering and rereleasing the band’s 1984 classic concert film, Stop Making Sense, last year.
And everyone seemingly did get involved with the album, which is just as stacked with major stars like Lorde, Paramore and Miley Cyrus as it is with indie breakouts like The Linda Lindas and Blondshell. “I feel like there’s a real sense of play permeating the entire project,” says Evan Whikeheart, head of label and shared services at Secretly Distribution. “It was a real joy to hear how all these artists from different musical backgrounds came together to interpret these songs.”
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Representatives close to A24 Music tell Billboard it’s still the early days of its exploration into music-focused programming but cite a desire to “attribute the success of A24 Music to all the incredible artists we work with.” (The company declined to be interviewed for the story.) Yet Talking Heads’ David Byrne says the A24 team is largely responsible for the tribute album’s success, saying that he was “absolutely hands off” with the process. “When I saw the list of artists who wanted to do it, I have to say I was pretty excited,” Byrne says. “I thought ‘Damn, this is going to be an amazing record.’
“It’s hard to imagine that yet another generation might connect with this film,” he continues. “We like to believe that life is short and art is long, but here, it is really happening.”
This story will appear in the June 8, 2024, issue of Billboard.
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Suzanne Collins is taking us back to Panem with a fifth installation in The Hunger Games book series, but this time, she’s taking us back in time to 24 years prior to the events of the main trilogy. The Hollywood Reporter announced the news this week, stating the upcoming book titled, Sunrise on the Reaping, won’t be released until March 18, 2025, but that means you have plenty of time to catch up on the series — including watching the most recent movie online, which also gained recognition for debuting an Olivia Rodrigo song.
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This time around, readers won’t be following President Snow’s point-of-view, but will get to hear from another familiar face: Haymitch Abernathy — Katniss and Peeta’s mentor and the only other person from District 12 to win the Hunger Games. His experience is also significant as it marked the Second Quarter Quell to take place.
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Instead of counting down the days until the book comes out, new and seasoned fans of the Hunger Games world can read every book to help pass the time. Right now, you can even score 39% off a boxed set from Target, Amazon and Walmart, which drops the price down to less than $40. Keep reading to shop the deal below.
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Enter the world of The Hunger Games with this boxed book set that includes every single book currently published in the series. You can choose from paperback or hardcover editions and enjoy a display-worthy box that won’t just keep your collection dust-free, but also looks great placed on a mantle.
How Many Books Are in The Hunger Games Series?
There are four books published as of now including The Hunger Games, Catching Fire, Mockingjay and The Ballad of the Songbirds & Snakes. Once Sunrise on the Reaping is published there will be a total of five books within the series. If you look at the movies though, the third book, Mockingjay was split into two movies, which expanded the movies into five total.
If you’d also like to watch The Hunger Games films, you can stream all four movies online through Starz, which has a 7-day free trial through Prime Video. After the free trial is over, you’ll be charged $9.99 a month on top of your Prime membership subscription. You’ll need a Prime membership in order to watch The Hunger Games series online for free. If you don’t already have a membership, Amazon offers a 30-day free trial for new users who sign up.
How to Read The Hunger Games in Order
The best way to read the books is in the order the series was released in, which would start with The Hunger Games followed by Catching Fire, Mockingjay and The Ballad of the Songbirds & Snakes. While the fourth book is considered a prequel to the main trilogy, you could still read Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes first, to understand all the Easter eggs that will likely be placed within Sunrise on the Reaping.
Fans can also look forward to seeing book five on the big screen as it was reported that the upcoming book has already scored a movie deal.
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Will Smith made his Hot Ones debut on Thursday (June 6), and while it was a struggle, the multi-hyphenate superstar got through the finish line, albeit with some tears in his eyes. The musician-actor is currently on a press tour with Bad Boys: Ride or Die set to hit theaters across the globe on Friday […]