January 25, 2021 • No Comments • Entertainment News

ABC/Lou Rocco(NEW YORK) — A little over a decade ago, Ryan Reynolds guest starred on Sesame Street.  A fan re-watching the beloved children’s series with his family reminded the Deadpool star of the time he dressed as the letter “A” and created a special problem-solving team comprised of Elmo, Abby and Telly Monster.

The fan shouted out the Canadian actor on Twitter by writing Sunday, “Watching a little @sesamestreet with the kiddo, and its an episode with @VancityReynolds and the gang doing an A-Team gag.”

Continued the fan, who also shared snapshots of Ryan dressed as a giant blue A, “Its a delight, for both me and the kiddo.”

As it turns out, Reynolds remembers his time playing games with his Muppet friends quite fondly, but admitted in a hilarious response that he ran into some problems on set.

“I remember how challenging it was to sing because the A-hole was so tight,” the 44-year-old actor jokingly confessed. “But I pushed through because kids all over the country were counting on me.”

Ryan Reynolds’ Sesame Street episode, called “A Team,” aired on November 5, 2010, where he starred as Big A and invites Elmo, Abby and Telly Monster to join his special organization, the A Team, which solves problems using words that start with the letter A.

The four also parodied the A-Team intro during their gag.

By Megan Stone
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January 25, 2021 • No Comments • Entertainment News

Anheuser-Busch/Budweiser(MISSOURI) — For the first time in nearly four decades, Budweiser — the brand that gave us the “Wasssaaaap!” commercials and those name-croaking frogs — won’t be advertising during the Super Bowl.

Instead, Anheuser-Busch is using its Super Bowl ad dollars to support the COVID-19 vaccine.

In a commercial called “Bigger Picture,” Budweiser skips the usual beauty shots of beer and babes. As “Lean on Me” plays in the background, the ad shows somber scenes of Americans coping with life amid the pandemic. 

“The thing about America is we can do anything,” the voiceover declares. “We can turn rooftops into mountaintops…We can turn boundaries into common ground…We can turn screentime into playtime.”

“Together,” the narration concludes, “Let’s turn our strength into hope.”

A title card then reads, “For the first time in 37 years, Budweiser will not air a Super Bowl ad. Instead, we are redirecting our advertising dollars to raise awareness of the COVID-19 vaccines…by joining forces with The Ad Council and COVID-19 Collaborative.”

The text ends with, “See you at the game next year.”

Anheuser-Busch will still run Super Bowl ads for Bud Light and Michelob Ultra, as well as for those brands’ respective spiked seltzers. 

Audi and Coca-Cola are among other companies that have already announced they’re skipping advertising during the Super Bowl, because of pandemic-battered bottom lines.

in addition to changes in advertising, the pandemic will see other changes to the Big Game. When the Kansas City Chiefs take on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on February 7, just 22,000 people will be allowed to watch the game in person — about a third of the normal capacity of Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida.

By Stephen Iervolino
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January 25, 2021 • No Comments • Entertainment News

Courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Pictures(LOS ANGELES) — Nearly a week Warner Bros. and Legendary Pictures announced it was fast-tracking the release date for Godzilla vs. Kong by two months, the studio has released the first official trailer.

“Legends collide in Godzilla vs. Kong as these mythic adversaries meet in a spectacular battle for the ages, with the fate of the world hanging in the balance,” reads the film’s official logline.

“Kong and his protectors undertake a perilous journey to find his true home, and with them is Jia, a young orphaned girl with whom he has formed a unique and powerful bond.” However, danger lurks when they unexpectedly encounter an enraged Godzilla, who cuts “a swath of destruction across the globe.”

However, the epic clash between the two mega-monsters — brought on by unseen forces — uncovers another mystery that lies deep within the Earth’s core.

The movie is the third in a trilogy of a WB’s “Montserverse,” following the success of 2014’s Godzilla and 2017’s Kong: Skull Island, and again follows the mysterious Monarch corporation’s investigation of the earth-shaking titans, with humanity hanging in the balance as these two legendary creatures go head-to-head.

The film stars returning Godzilla cast members Alexander Skarsgård, Millie Bobby Brown, Brian Tyree Henry, Kyle Chandler, and Demián Bichir.

Godzilla vs. King Kong will be released simultaneously in theaters and on HBO Max on March 26.

By George Constantino and Stephen Iervolino
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