Donald Glover retiring alter-ego

And dueling Romeo & Juliets?

What to know

• Donald Glover is retiring Childish Gambino after 2 more albums… The first being a finished version of his last record 3.15.20, and the next and final record, a soundtrack to his upcoming film Bando Storm and the New World. OK, but what is this movie? I want to know more about that. 🎤

• Rachel Zegler and Kit Connor to star in Romeo & Juliet on Broadway… Which is different from the Tom Holland production currently playing in London which is also aimed at Broadway. How many Romeos and Juliets is enough? 🌹

• Keanu Reeves joins Sonic 3 as Shadow the Hedgehog… I don’t know much about Shadow, but Keanu seems like he could be a Shadow. 🎮

• Steve Buscemi joins Wednesday season 2… He’s not going to get me to watch it, but I’m happy for him and all the Wednesday fans. 🍿

• Riz Ahmed joins new Wes Anderson movie… I’ve been wondering where Riz Ahmed has been. Nice to see him land high profile gig. 👏

• Civil War gives A24 its biggest box office opening weekend ever… No surprises there. Build it and they will come. 📈

• Shrek 2 returned to the box office charts this weekend… Coming in at #8 with $1.35M in re-release. Shrek is eternal. 🧌

• Marvel lays off 15 people… If even Marvel has to lay people off, what hope is there for the rest of us? 💥

• The Holdovers, Succession, and The Bear win top WGA awards… I thought award season was over? 🏆

• Spotlight and Roma producer Participant is shutting down… You hate to see it. 👎

• Meerkat Manor getting an animated adaptation from WB… That’s fun. 🐾

• Rust armorer sentenced to 18 months in prison

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What’s new

• Under the Bridge — Apr 17 | Hulu drama miniseries | Ⓜ️ 76

• Conan O’Brien Must Go — Apr 18 | Max travel comedy series | Ⓜ️

• Rebel Moon: Part 2 - The Scargiver — Apr 19 | Netflix sci fi movie | Ⓜ️

• The Spiderwick Chronicles — Apr 19 | Roku Channel fantasy series | Ⓜ️

• The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare — Apr 19 | Action movie in theaters | Ⓜ️ 55

• Abigail — Apr 19 | Horror movie in theaters | Ⓜ️ 63

• Returning: The Circle s6, Welcome to Wrexham s3, Jane s2, The Jinx s2

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What I watched

@popculturebrainThe Sympathizer: Spoiler-free review of the new HBO Sunday night miniseries from producer Robert Downey Jr. and director Park Chan Wook #thesympathizer #hbo #max #robertdowneyjr #rdj #parkchanwook #tvreview #tvtok #filmtok #movietok

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