Mark Burnett, Fast & Furious actor Tyrese Gibson and MGM TV are teaming on Celebrity Grand Prix, a new primetime competition series, with Gibson set to host and executive produce. The project is currently in development and will be shopped to broadcast and cable outlets.
In Celebrity Grand Prix, celebrities will be trained by professional race car drivers, and then face off on the race track. The star with the slowest time will be eliminated each week.
Using state-of-the art camera technology, the show gives audiences a new race car experience that allows viewers to immerse themselves in the action. Celebrity Grand Prix features a wide range of vehicles, including some of the most expensive and fast cars in the world. Over the course of the season, the challenges will become more daunting and the stakes get higher, all culminating in an epic final race to declare one winner.
“Car...
In Celebrity Grand Prix, celebrities will be trained by professional race car drivers, and then face off on the race track. The star with the slowest time will be eliminated each week.
Using state-of-the art camera technology, the show gives audiences a new race car experience that allows viewers to immerse themselves in the action. Celebrity Grand Prix features a wide range of vehicles, including some of the most expensive and fast cars in the world. Over the course of the season, the challenges will become more daunting and the stakes get higher, all culminating in an epic final race to declare one winner.
“Car...
- 3/11/2019
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
“Fast and Furious” star Tyrese Gibson is in talks join Jared Leto in “Morbius,” a film based on the Spider-Man villain of the same name.
“Safe House” filmmaker Daniel Espinosa will direct the movie. Matt Smith is also on board to appear in the film.
Exact details of who Gibson would play are currently unknown.
Matt Sazama and Burk Sharpless, who co-created the Netflix series “Lost in Space,” penned the script. Avi Arad and Matt Tolmach are producing “Morbius” with Lucas Foster. Palak Patel will oversee the pic for Sony.
Writer Roy Thomas and artist Gil Kane created Morbius in 1971 for “The Amazing Spider-Man #101.” The character was a scientist who tried to cure himself of a blood disease, with tragic results. He became afflicted with vampiric traits such as fangs and a thirst for blood — and wound up battling Spider-Man.
Morbius appeared sporadically in Marvel Comics in the subsequent years...
“Safe House” filmmaker Daniel Espinosa will direct the movie. Matt Smith is also on board to appear in the film.
Exact details of who Gibson would play are currently unknown.
Matt Sazama and Burk Sharpless, who co-created the Netflix series “Lost in Space,” penned the script. Avi Arad and Matt Tolmach are producing “Morbius” with Lucas Foster. Palak Patel will oversee the pic for Sony.
Writer Roy Thomas and artist Gil Kane created Morbius in 1971 for “The Amazing Spider-Man #101.” The character was a scientist who tried to cure himself of a blood disease, with tragic results. He became afflicted with vampiric traits such as fangs and a thirst for blood — and wound up battling Spider-Man.
Morbius appeared sporadically in Marvel Comics in the subsequent years...
- 3/6/2019
- by Justin Kroll
- Variety Film + TV
Nearly 20 years after their last Number One album, Backstreet Boys are back atop the Billboard 200 with the boy band’s new album DNA.
Backstreet Boys‘ first Number One LP since 2000’s Black & Blue sold 227,000 total copies in its first week of release, a number largely bolstered by a deal that bundled a free copy of the album with each ticket purchased for the group’s upcoming tour in support of DNA.
DNA marks Backstreet Boys’ third Number One album, following 1999’s Millennium and 2000’s Black & Blue, and the...
Backstreet Boys‘ first Number One LP since 2000’s Black & Blue sold 227,000 total copies in its first week of release, a number largely bolstered by a deal that bundled a free copy of the album with each ticket purchased for the group’s upcoming tour in support of DNA.
DNA marks Backstreet Boys’ third Number One album, following 1999’s Millennium and 2000’s Black & Blue, and the...
- 2/4/2019
- by Daniel Kreps
- Rollingstone.com
Image Source: Getty / Michael Loccisano
The Backstreet Boys first rose to fame in the early '90s with hits like "Everybody (Backstreet's Back)" and "I Want It That Way," and nearly 26 years later, their fan base is just as dedicated today. I first started listening to their music when I was 6 - Backstreet's Back was my first album, and their Black & Blue Tour was my first concert - and I'm still rocking out, thanks to the band's latest album, DNA. Their music has stood the test of time as their fans have grown up with them - something the band is incredibly grateful for.
"It's unbelievable for me because you start to realize that, number one, you've been around for a long time, and number two, you've done something impactful on this planet," Nick Carter told me as I sat down with the band on Jan. 28. "This is our 10th album,...
The Backstreet Boys first rose to fame in the early '90s with hits like "Everybody (Backstreet's Back)" and "I Want It That Way," and nearly 26 years later, their fan base is just as dedicated today. I first started listening to their music when I was 6 - Backstreet's Back was my first album, and their Black & Blue Tour was my first concert - and I'm still rocking out, thanks to the band's latest album, DNA. Their music has stood the test of time as their fans have grown up with them - something the band is incredibly grateful for.
"It's unbelievable for me because you start to realize that, number one, you've been around for a long time, and number two, you've done something impactful on this planet," Nick Carter told me as I sat down with the band on Jan. 28. "This is our 10th album,...
- 2/2/2019
- by Kelsie Gibson
- Popsugar.com
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