A fifth “Matrix” movie is in the works, but there aren’t any plot details yet.
Adam Sandler wants to have “Price Is Right” host Drew Carey in “Happy Gilmore 2” to honor Bob Barker. He also plans to pay tribute to Carl Weathers and Joe Flaherty.
Anna Paquin is battling some undisclosed health issues – she was spotted on a red carpet using a cane.
Jennifer Garner will star in the Netflix holiday comedy “Mrs. Claus”.
John Oates is releasing a new album. It’s called “Reunion”, but it has nothing to do with Daryl Hall. He released the title track yesterday, which he actually co-wrote with Jim Croce’s son A.J. John says, “I began to think about the true definition of the word. It came together when my 100-year-old father told me that he was making ready to be together with my mother, who had passed away some time ago . . .”I wanted to write about the idea of reconnecting with the most essential part of our soul and our spirit . . . We recorded it in Nashville with some of my best friends and were able to capture the truth as I envisioned it to be.” He’s also kicking off a solo tour tonight in New York. “Reunion” comes out May 17th.
Post Malone is teasing more country. He posted a clip of himself “workin” in the studio. He’s riffing with an acoustic guitar and gave a shoutout to fiddler, Larry Franklin. Post still hasn’t announced details. But he’ll be performing a set of country covers at Stagecoach at the end of the month,
Shaquille O’Neal showed up at Garth Brooks’ new Friends in Low Places bar in Nashville the other night, and helped sling drinks. He jumped behind the bar with Trisha Yearwood. He also took time out to snap a few photos with a few Nashville cops. He was in town DJing at Skydeck under his stage name “DJ Diesel”.
“Chattahoochee” is one of Alan Jackson’s biggest hits. But he was actually reluctant to put it out, because he didn’t know if people would relate. In fact, even Waylon Jennings asked him, “What the hell is a Chattahoochee?” Well, it’s a river on the border of Georgia and Alabama. But the song raises an even bigger question: What’s a HOOCHIE COOCHIE . . . as in, “It gets hotter than a hoochie coochie”??? Well, here’s the answer, directly from songwriter Jim McBride: A hoochie coochie is . . . a county fair strip show.
Jamie Lynn Spears is 33. “Zoey 101” and Britney’s little sister.
David Blaine is 51. Magician.
Nancy McKeon is 58. Jo Polniaczek on “The Facts of Life”. She’s also Demi Lovato’s mom on “Sonny with a Chance”.
Robert Downey Jr. is 59. He IS Iron Man.
David Cross is 60. “Arrested Development”
Hugo Weaving is 64. Elrond the Elf King in the “Lord of the Rings” and “Hobbit” movies . . . Agent Smith in the “Matrix” movies . . . Megatron in the first three “Transformers” movies . . . and The Red Skull in “Captain America”.
Steve Gatlin is 73. The Gatlin Brothers.
Craig T. Nelson is 80.
Mr. Clive Davis is 92. Record business legend.
