007: Daniel Craig returns as James Bond for ‘Spectre’

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So apparently, this morning there was a massive live-stream where the details of the next James Bond film were revealed. Not too surprisingly, Daniel Craig is returning for next movie, called Spectre. They also took the time to reveal the new Bond car, as well as the new M, the new Q, and various other letters of the alphabet. Deadline reports ... Director Sam Mendes along with superspy Daniel Craig and producers Barbara Broccoli and Michael G MORE

Revealed: ‘Suicide Squad’ cast!

Suicide Squad

A few weeks back, it was rumored that Jared Leto and Margot Robbie would be starring in the upcoming Suicide Squad movie, as the Joker and Harley Quinn respectively. Well, Variety reports that the full line-up has been announced–not only are Leto and Robbie in–you can also expect Tom Hardy and Will Smith, because DC really wants to make obscene amounts of money on this baby. I should know, I just sent them a post-dated check for a MORE

Exclusive: PopBytes talks with The Ting Tings

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When The Ting Tings exploded onto the music scene with their dynamic debut album We Started Nothing in 2008, it seemed that the pop / rock world had discovered the latest jewel in its crown. After a string of infectious hits, the band’s star was on the rise as they were featured in Apple commercials, performed at MTV’s Video Music Awards, toured with Pink, won award after award, and much more. But when their second album, Sounds from MORE

So, about the new ‘Star Wars: Episode VII’ teaser …

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For some reason, Disney decided to release the trailer for Star Wars: Episode VII The Force Awakens (in theaters December 18, 2015) over the Thanksgiving weekend, when most (if not all) of the web was away. Actually, fun fact: I ended up working Thanksgiving,as well as most of the weekend in retail. I'm in friggin' Canada, and I can't tell you how many people still use American Thanksgiving as an excuse to go insane with sales. Anyway, now that MORE

Giveaway: Mary J. Blige’s ‘The London Sessions’

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Enter to win The London Sessions from Mary J. Blige! Three lucky winners will receive Mary J. Blige's The London Sessions on CD! To be entered for a chance to win ... 1. Like PopBytes on Facebook 2. Like Mary J. Blige on Facebook 3. Follow @PopBytes on Twitter Follow @PopBytes 4. Tweet the entire following message to your followers–include the bit.ly link: I want to win #TheLondonSessions–the hot new MORE

Box Office: ‘Mockingjay’ beat those penguins!

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1

You know what happens when a movie from one of the biggest franchises ever gets released right before the biggest shopping week of the year? Obviously, it makes tons and tons of money. According to Box Office Mojo, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 rightfully settled into first place this weekend with $56.8 Million, which has pushed its total gross $100 Million above its budget. You know those Madagascar movies? Remember how the penguins MORE

Tina Fey’s new sitcom is moving from NBC to Netflix

Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt

A little while back, it was announced that Tina Fey was working on a new sitcom for NBC–Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt–about a girl who escapes a cult and starts over in New York City. Except like all the best peacock shows, it is no longer on NBC, as it's already been sold to Netflix. So if you were planning on waiting for the entire season to come out so you can binge watch it, good news! So this is probably a first: Netflix has picked up MORE

Trailer: ‘Jurassic World’ with cutie Chris Pratt!

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So far, there has been something like three movies about how opening a park full of dinosaurs is a bad idea that will invariably end with Newman being eaten by a T-Rex while he's on the john. So of course, here's the new Jurassic World trailer, where once again, people fill an amusement park with dinosaurs and think, "what can go wrong?" But it does give Chris Pratt an excuse to smolder in a leather vest, so I approve. Jurassic World will MORE

Idina Menzel Performs ‘Holiday Wishes’ in NYC

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The holidays have never really been Idina Menzel’s favorite time of year. During an intimate concert for iHeartRadio Live in New York last Thursday, the Tony Award-winner and voice of Elsa in Disney’s juggernaut Frozen recalled how, when she was fifteen, she learned on Thanksgiving morning that her parents were getting a divorce. She remembered the turkey getting thrown in the garbage, the potatoes being tossed down the drain, and MORE

Beyoncé’s “7/11″ has a #FLAWLESS music video

Beyoncé "7/11"

Last week, we were blessed with a pair of heavenly delights as Beyoncé debuted two brand new songs which would be appearing on the platinum edition of her 5th self-titled studio album (available now). Well, one of them, "7/11", already has its own music video, and Beyoncé managed to put everything I like in it: Christmas, fake nunchucks / lightsaber fights, and pure unadulterated college girl drunkery. Also, Beyoncé! Get off that rolling chair MORE

‘Pitch Perfect 2′ is coming! (Well, of course it is!)

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2012's breakout hit Pitch Perfect was one of those movies that (A) was based on an original idea rather than being a (lazy take your pick) remake / sequel / adaptation, and (B) that actually managed to get a decent cult following going for it. What I'm kind of hoping is that, in about twenty years or so, this is one of the movies that we'll eventually look back on with sweet nostalgia, at least until clickbait websites runs that nostalgia into MORE

Box Office: Mockingjay (Part 1) takes flight!

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 came out this weekend, so it shouldn't really surprise anyone that it was number one at the box office with $123 Million. What people are freaking out about, however, is the fact that it apparently earned 20% less than Catching Fire, according to BoxOfficeMojo. That sounds bad, until you take into consideration a few things: First, Catching Fire was still piggy backing off the success/word of mouth of the MORE

Review: The Rebirth of Broadway’s ‘Side Show’

Side Show

In 1997, a musical called Side Show based on the true story of Depression-era vaudeville stars and conjoined twins Daisy and Violet Hilton opened on Broadway. While the show would go on to receive four Tony Award nominations (including an unprecedented shared Leading Actress nomination for co-stars Alice Ripley and Emily Skinner), its lukewarm critical reception and poor ticket sales caused it to close after only three months and 91 MORE

Beyoncé blesses us with two new tracks … “7/11″ & “Ring Off”

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Like all massively selling albums, Beyoncé's self-titled fifth studio album (released by surprise last December without any promotion or announcement) is getting its own box set platinum edition tomorrow (iTunes), which can only mean one thing: new bonus tracks–yay! So take a listen to the two new songs that will be included on the box set, "7/11" (now with a music video) and "Ring Off". I have absolutely no idea what "7/11" is about ... MORE

Good Grief! The trailer for ‘Peanuts’ (The Movie!)

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Every once in a while, I like to pop in here and remind you about the weird little differences between Canada and the US. One of the most notable being that our Thanksgiving is in October rather than November, so once Halloween is out of the way, it's pretty much one big luge towards the holiday season. Which is why I'm sure most of you are probably already exhausted about Christmas, but not us! Especially when Peanuts releases a trailer MORE