However, over on the festival’s Instagram page it confirmed Mexican newspaper El Universal‘s tragic reports. According to the outlet, yesterday (April 5) a crane transporting a decorative metal object collapsed killing two people (photographers 26-year-old Miguel Angel Rojas, and 28-year-old Berenice Giles).
AXE Ceremonia Festival 2025 organizers have released a statement following the fatal incident. “With deep sadness, we confirm the passing of the two people who were injured during today’s incident,” wrote an AXE Ceremonia on Instagram. “We are deeply heartbroken by this loss. We are reaching out to their families to support them during this incredibly difficult time and to provide them with all our care and solidarity. The safety of our community has always been our priority, and we continue, as from the very beginning, to maintain close collaboration and complete transparency with the authorities. We will continue to share official updates about the event through our social media channels.”
The Miguel Hidalgo Mayor’s Office have addressed the deadly matter over on X (formerly Twitter). “The teams from the Miguel Hidalgo Government and Legal Affairs, along with the borough’s Civil Protection department and the Administrative Verification Institute of Mexico City, completed the inspection and placed suspension seals at the entrances to AXE Ceremonia in Bicentennial Park,” read the statement.
In a separate message (viewable here), the office announced it has launched a formal investigation into the matter.
To ensure festivalgoers have enough time to plan out their time on the Empire Polo Club grounds, yesterday (April 5) Coachella 2025 organizers released Weekend 1’s confirmed set times. Continue below to view. All times are p.m. and in Pacific Daylight Time.
Coachella 2025’s Weekend 1 Set Times
Friday, April 11, 2025
Coachella Stage
Gabe Real – 3:00
Thee Sacred Souls – 4:20
Marina – 5:40
Benson Boone – 7:10
Missy Elliott – 9:00
Lady Gaga – 11:10
Outdoor Theatre
Tiffany Tyson – 2:50
Seun Kuti & Egypt 80 – 4:05
The Go-Go’s – 5:25
Tyla – 6:45
The Marías – 8:20
Parcels – 10:10
Sonora Stage
Doom Dave – 1:00
Glixen – 2:00
Vs Self – 3:00
Tops – 3:50
Julie – 5:00
Kneecap – 6:10
Los Mirlos – 7:30
Speed – 8:40
HiTech – 10:00
Gobi Stage
Saison – 1:20
Parisi – 2:15
Maribou State – 3:30
4batz – 4:45
D4vd – 5:55
A. G. Cook – 7:00
Artemas – 8:15
Ca7riel & Paco Amoroso – 9:30
Indo Warehouse – 10:40
Mojave Stage
Sincerely, Manolo – 1:30
Ravyn Lenae – 2:35
Saint Jhn – 3:40
Lola Young – 4:50
Djo – 6:05
Eyedress – 7:20
Miike Snow – 8:35
The Prodigy – 10:05
Sahara Stage
Massio – 1:45
Austin Millz – 2:55
Chris Lorenzo – 4:00
Three 6 Mafia – 5:15
Sara Landry – 6:10
Lisa – 7:45
Yeat – 9:10
GloRilla – 10:25
Mustard – 11:50
Yuma Stage
Erez – 1:00
Coco & Breezy – 1:45
Moon Boots – 2:45
Shermanology – 3:45
Damian Lazarus – 4:45
Beltran – 5:45
Tinlicker – 7:00
Pete Tong x Ahmed Spins – 8:15
Chris Stussy – 9:45
Vintage Culture – 11:15
Quasar Stage
Coco & Breezy x Kaleena Zanders – 5:00
The Martinez Brothers x Loco Dice – 7:00
Saturday, April 12, 2025
Coachella Stage
Skrause – 2:45
Jimmy Eat World – 4:00
T-Pain – 5:25
Charli XCX – 7:15
Green Day – 9:05
Travis Scott – 12:00 a.m.
Outdoor Theatre
Megatone – 2:45
Tink – 4:00
Japanese Breakfast – 5:05
Gustavo Dudamel & LA Phil – 6:25
Clairo – 8:15
Above & Beyond – 9:45
The Original Misfits – 11:20
Sydney Sweeney was always destined to have a big year. Big years, rather. Yet this year’s works-in-progress include her Christy Martin biopic, The Housemaid (currently filming), the final Euphoria season (supposedly for-sure filming this year), and Scandalous!, a movie directed by Colman Domingo.
Well, Sweeney reportedly has even more on her plate (she is “in talks,” at least) if she stars in a movie that Deadline reports “will shoot his year.” Let’s talk about the Edgar Allan Poe lore to come in The Masque Of The Red Death.
Plot
The film will (obviously) adapt Edgar Allan Poe’s same-named short story, but don’t expect a straight remake of the 1964’s The Masque of the Red Death (which was directed by Roger Corman with Vincent Price as Prince Prospero). Nor should we expect (to borrow words from our own Jessica Toomer on Netflix and Mike Flanagan’s The Fall Of The House of Usher series) this to be a “Death By: Radioactive Orgy” story about spoiled Pharma-heir Prospero Usher while he’s taunted by sexy Carla Gugino in a mask, although that was an entertaining take.
The A24 and Picturestart movie’s tone might not be too terribly different from the Flanagan treatment of Poe, however. As Deadline has revealed, A24 is undertaking “a wildly revisionist and darkly comedic take on the short story” that will be directed and written by Charlie Polinger. The Poe short story, of course, details Prince Prospero’s avoidance of the Red Death plague.
Although there are no clues yet on how the movie will be updated, Flanagan’s previous treatment of Prospero delivered cutting commentary on the pharmaceutical industry and healthcare as a billionaire’s business, and that’s precisely the type of contemporary twist that could work in a movie about the Red Death in our current age. Heck, that approach could even bypass a bunch of pandemic talk (because let’s face it, nobody wants to watch a movie about that topic) and revolve around classism instead.
Currently, Sweeney is the only reported cast member, but she would obviously headline, and if they filmed her in every role, nobody would be mad. After all (and as the saying goes), people would watch her read the phone book.
Release Date
With the project filming this year, we can look forward to a 2026 release.
Trailer
No filming yet = no trailer. But did you catch Sweeney’s scream-queen turn in Immaculate? Turn down the sound before watching this:
Unlike movies based on video games, TV shows based on video games have been more hit than miss lately. There’s HBO’s The Last of Us, Peacock’s Twisted Metal, Prime Video’s Fallout, and Netflix’s Arcane and Castlevania: Nocturne; even Paramount+’s Knuckles was pretty fun.
The list of upcoming small-screen video game adaptations includes Mass Effect, a Ghost of Tsushima anime, and most intriguing of all, God of War.
Here’s everything we know about Prime Video’s God of War series, including plot details and the Reacher actor who would love to play Kratos.
Plot
There are two eras to Santa Monica Studio’s God of War video game franchise: the first is based on Greek mythology; the second, Norse mythology. The Prime Video series from Sony TV and Amazon MGM Studios will seemingly (although not definitively) focus on the latter. That unfortunately would skip Kratos teaming up with the Titans to climb Mount Olympus and kill Zeus, but it does mean we’ll meet Jörmungandr, Brok, and Freya.
But I’m getting ahead of myself. Here’s a general plot summary as established in 2018’s Game of the Year-winning God of War, via Deadline:
When his beloved wife dies, Kratos sets off on a dangerous journey with his estranged son to spread her ashes from the highest peak — her final wish. Kratos soon realizes the journey is an epic quest in disguise, one which will test the bonds between father and son, and force Kratos to battle new Gods and monsters for the fate of the world.
God of War is a father-son story… that also features some of the coolest monsters and gnarliest, head-ripping violence you’ve ever seen. It rules.
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The Prime Video show was originally entrusted to showrunner/executive producer Rafe Judkins and executive producers Hawk Ostby and Mark Fergus, but they have since left the project “after completing multiple scripts for the first season.” Battlestar Galactica creator Ronald D. Moore has since stepped in as the new showrunner for God of War, and just like Tony Gilroy and Andor, he’s not familiar with the source material.
“The controllers now…” Moore, who hasn’t played video games since the 1980s, told Katee Sackhoff (BSG reunion!) on The Sackhoff Show with a laugh. “Press R1. Which one’s R1? Oh, I’m dead! I can’t quite get a hold of that.”
That’s all the confirmed details we have for God of War for now (other than Moore slipping that Prime Video has “ordered two seasons” of the show), but if you want to immerse yourself in the story of Kratos and “Boy,” I mean, Atreus, here’s the order to play the mainline games:
Hm, God of War will need a big, strong man to portray Kratos. Why not cast the biggest, strongest man? 7′ 2″ actor/bodybuilder Olivier Richters, who played Paulie on Reacher, is interested. “Of course I want to be Kratos,” he told Screen Rant, “but I don’t believe they would ever pick me for Kratos. I’m just too darn big. But there is a God that’s bigger than Kratos, and that is Týr, or also Thor. I asked my agent, ‘You have to pursue this for me. Amazon now knows me. Can Paulie play in God of War?’ That’s one of my dream roles.”
Every single week, our TV and film experts will list the most important ten streaming selections for you to pop into your queues. We’re not strictly operating upon reviews or accrued streaming clicks (although yes, we’ve scoured the streaming site charts) but, instead, upon those selections that are really worth noticing amid the churning sea of content. There’s a lot out there, after all, and your time is valuable.
Netflix and romcoms just go together like boxed wine and tissue dust. This story follows Alex Rose (Sofia Carson) at a crossroads following the death of her mother (Connie Britton), who pulls a bit of a P.S. I Love You by leaving directions for her daughter to accomplish the “life list” dreamed up by her teenage self. If she completes every task, then her inheritance shall arrive, and in the process (of course) self-discovery is an even greater boon. This journey includes choosing between dudes because obviously, and this movie probably would have starred Kate Hudson and Matthew McConaughey a few decades ago, if you’re into that sort of thing. Clearly, people are.
With a title like Dying For Sex, people were bound to be curious, and the series delivers both bitingly funny and deadly serious goods while following Molly Kochan’s stories from the same-named podcast and Screw Cancer: Becoming Whole memoir. And although Molly is no longer of this mortal coil, her account on experiencing a sexual revolution following a Stage 4 cancer diagnosis will live on. Michelle Williams, Jenny Slate, and Rob Delaney star.
8. Kraven the Hunter – Sony movie streaming on Netflix
If you’re a completist and couldn’t resist curiosity concerning Morbius and Madame Web, then you’ll be pumped to know that the final Sony Spidey spin off is already part of a streaming package. Sony has stuck a fork in it, by the way, but Aaron Taylor-Johnson did what was possible here while surely thinking about 28 Years Later and whether those 007 dreams are still in reach.
Kevin Bacon stars as a demon-hunting bounty hunter in this series that turns horror conventions on their heads. He portrays Hub Halloran, who rises from the grave with regrets involving love and lost musical dreams. Perhaps one of those missed goals is within his grasp, but he’ll have to keep the Devil satisfied while getting his country groove back on during spare moments. This show is a hellaciously fun time, and few people can say no to Bacon.
Tom Hardy stars as the “handsome” and “dangerous” fixer for a gangster family (fronted by Pierce Brosnan and Helen Mirren) in this Guy Ritchie show that’s only getting started. This series presents London crime fams battling for power with part of the action taking place in the picturesque English Cotswolds. Both the characters and the dialogue will dabble in Shakespeare-esque elements with Paddy Considine here to Irish the joint up, too. Soon, Hardy will star in Netflix’s Havoc, so we can count ourselves lucky in the streaming realm even if he doesn’t surface in the Peaky Blinders movie.
Dynamic streaming TV duo Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg’s executive producing success includes The Boys series and spin offs over on Prime Video/Amazon, but Rogen has been honing his own chops over on Apple TV+. There, he stars with Rose Byrne in the affable and raunchy Platonic, and his newest show packs in so many Hollywood cameos that it makes The Bear look like amateur hour. Also, Rogen is at his self-deprecating best while putting his own industry on (loving) blast. Highlights include Brian Cranston putting on his panic face while wardrobed like a certain exec. Stick around for the grossest zombie apocalypse, too.
This series is going nowhere anytime soon after stoking difficult conversations on both sides of the pond about what went wrong with Jamie Miller. Co-creator and star Stephen Graham has suggested that more stories could arrive in a second season with a different focus, although Netflix has yet to officially announce a renewal. With 96 million “views” and counting, it feels like only a matter of time before news of an anthology arrives.
Well, it’s season finale time, and for some reason, the episode will be 90 minutes long, which could add to the inertia that gripped much of this season. However, the drama did pick up a few weeks ago with too much “brotherly love,” and as is the custom with Mike White’s anthologized series, we will now find out who shall croak. For a season that White claimed would be heavily focused on death, the vibes been surprisingly mild other than foreshadowing, but you never know, everybody could go out after the gunshots that were previewed early on in the season. Ideally, Aimee Lou Wood’s Chelsea will be the sole participant to escape after already having a few brushes with bodily harm, and fingers are surely crossing for Patrick Schwartzenegger’s Saxon to be swallowed by his protein shake blender.
Move over, Big Guy. You defeated the Bigger Guy and had your true feelings on “Big Guys” illuminated in the third season finale, but soon, Neagley will have more time in the spotlight with a spin off series. The flagship show recaptured momentum after losing a bit in the second round, and more importantly, Reacher teed up the best friend who makes things happen behind the scenes. To get the next party started, Alan Ritchson will join Maria Sten in the offshoot before Reacher wanders away to his next adventure.
Noah Wyle has been going through it as Dr. Robby with panic-attack fuel aplenty. Do not worry, however, because we already know that the ER veteran will return for another shift in a show that toasts to his status as medical-scrubs royalty on TV. Max made no secret of wanting to capture the Grey’s Anatomy-type of loyal audience for a show aimed at longevity, and the show has convincingly pulled off the 15-hour hell shift to such a degree that the audience is growing weekly. Word of mouth is a rare feat these days, but when that hits, hoo boy, watch out.
Atop the list of parenting rules is providing a child with unconditional love. But just underneath that in fine print is unintentional embarrass them in front of their friends. The other day Mariah Carey simultaneously managed to do both.
During the “Always Be My Baby” singer’s son, Moroccan’s Twitch livestream (viewable here), Carey decided to drop in to greet his viewers. In all fairness, Roc did invite her in.
“Wanna come here, Mom,” Roc politely asked with his twin sister Monroe by his side.
However, once Carey appeared on camera, Roc realized he wasn’t prepared for viewers’ reactions. Immediately after entering the frame, Roc’s friends began to yell “Hi, Mrs. Carey.”
Shortly, after the chat chimed in with a swarm of comments for him to read to his mother. “They’re saying ‘Hi Mariah, I love you’–oh my God,” Roc read.
Eventually, he came to be too much for him. After tucking his face into his hands, Roc shouted: “Get out of my room.”
But during her recent appearance on The Jennifer Hudson Show, Normani ensured that she’s not done with the project just yet. When asked about the possibility of a Dopamine deluxe album, Normani confirmed visuals were on the way.
“[My team and I have] been talking about [a deluxe album],” she said. “[But] I got the visuals coming as well. I hear y’all.”
Normani did not tease which of the Dopamine tracks will receive a video treatment. Supporters are hoping Normani starts with one of the singles (“1:59” featuring Gunna, “Candy Paint,” “All Yours“).
Earlier in the sit-down Normani expressed her pride over the project.
“I know I probably look crazy from an outside perspective,” she said. “But I’ve always wanted this body of work to represent me and my authenticity. I knew what it felt like to be handed records. Being told what your role is within the entity of this thing. So, I really want the opportunity to just be able to do things to the beat of my own drum.”
She continued: “I’m proud of what I put out. I didn’t want to have any regret in that. So, it was worth it in the end.”
Watch Normani’s appearance on The Jennifer Hudson Show above.
50 Cent could be popping bottles rather soon. Instead of being filled with Branson Cognac, the bottles will contain infant formula.
Yesterday (April 4), Eminem’s daughter Hailie Jade announced the birth of her first child, son Elliot Marshall McClintock. Given the “In Da Club” rapper’s close relationship with Shady, 50 Cent could be tapped for a babysitting shift or two. But it appears 50 Cent is more than open to the idea.
Today (April 5), 50 Cent took to X (formerly Twitter) to congratulate Hailie Jade and her husband Evan on the expansion of their family. “Congratulations This is the best WOW,” he wrote posting a screenshot of the couple’s birth announcement.
Fans immediately chimed in to hilariously dub 50 Cent an honorary great-uncle. “You’re gonna be an awesome gruncle ,” wrote one user.
In the past, 50 Cent spoke with admiration about Eminem and Hailie Jade’s close relationship. According to 50 Cent, Eminem once turned down a massive tour opportunity to spend quality time with his daughter.
“[Eminem] said, ‘I just don’t want to go and come back and Hailie’s grown,’” said 50. “I did not know what he meant when he said that to me. I thought he was crazy because I was like, he just don’t want to go. ’Cause I was trying to convince him to go on the tour at that point.”
He continued: “And then, I was at Hailie’s wedding. She got married, and I’m like, this is what he’s talking about. The time went so fast that we watched her get married.”
Now, with baby Elliot Marshall’s arrival fans are eager to see Eminem as a Pop-Pop.
Later this month, Pearl Jam will hit the road for their Dark Matter Tour. Across on the “Wreckage” musicians’ upcoming show dates Bill Burr just could be among the crowd. However, the comedian was not always a fan of the group.
“Pearl Jam, that was the band that made me realize my youth was over,” he told host Seth Meyers. “I was watching all the hair metal and […] all those bands. And I was loving them. And they were on the countdown.”
He continued: “And then Nirvana came in, and I was like, ‘What’s this?’ They always say, like, Nirvana knocked [the hair metal] out. It was Pearl Jam. When Pearl Jam came, that was another one of those grunge Seattle bands. And that’s when I was like, “Oh, my God. This isn’t ending.’ Like, this is just gonna keep coming.”
“And then all my bands, Skid Row and all of them, were gone,” he added. “And it was just these sad guys singing about being under a bridge and not being happy. And I’m like, ‘What happened to nothing but a good time and ignoring all your problems with cocaine, right?’ Like, that was all over.”
Eventually, Burr and Vedder came face-to-face at SNL 50: The Homecoming Concert. At that moment, Burr made his hilarious confession to the singer.
“So I got to sit next to him […] I did it in good nature,” he said. “I was like, ‘Man, I hated your band. You ended my thing.’ And he was cracking up. I go, ‘Do you know how long it took me to admit how great a band Pearl Jam is?’ Because now I love ’em. But it was like 20 years where I just, like, ‘I’m not listening to those guys.’”
Although Pearl Jam has won Bill Burr over, he did admit that it brings him great joy that his children are fans of AC/DC because in his words it shows that they were “raised right.”
Watch Bill Burr’s appearance on Late Night with Seth Meyers above.
Lady Gaga is a multiple Grammy Award and Oscar Award-winning songwriter with aspirations of securing a Tony. The “Abracadabra” singer’s latest release could serve as a warmup for that potential venture into stage production.
To promote her cosmetic brand Haus Labs’ latest product release, Gaga hit the booth for a fun flirty jingle. Over on TikTok, Gaga shared the tune (“The Lash Song”) dedicated to Haus Labs’ B Structural Mascara which sparked a hilarious response from her followers.
“Want my lash to be big / Need my lash to be long / Like my lash to feel good / Look my lashes are strong / If your lashes are short, be confident and have no fear / We made this mascara for you, B Structural is here,” sang Gaga.
Lady Gaga seems thrilled to reveal her brand’s expansion. However, if you scroll through the post’s comment section, Lady Gaga fans are focused on something else–missing out on The Mayhem Ball tickets. Or for the lucky few that did secure tickets, they claim to be financially tapped out.
“Honey, do you really think we still have money for this after the ticket sale ,” asked one user.
“I just wanted Mayhem Ball tickets ,” penned another.
“Can’t afford tickets but at least I can buy a mascara,” chimed one user.
“Is this what you were doing while I was fighting for my life in the Ticketmaster queue,” added another.
Most Lady Gaga fans won’t be fortunate enough to attend The Mayhem Ball. But at least they can secure some sort of souvenir. Even if it is a Haus Labs by Lady Gaga product.
Haus Labs by Lady Gaga’s B Structural Volumizing + Lengthening Mascara is available now. Find more information here.
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