lifestyle THURSDAY, MAY 1, 2014

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Grande’snew track is about ex-boyfriend

riana Grande has hinted her new song ‘Problem’ is amazing person. It was very civil. It was mutual.” Meanwhile, about ex-boyfriend Nathan Sykes. The ‘Baby I’ the star’s new track ‘Problem’ has broken an iTunes record A singer, who dated The Wanted star and teamed up when it shot to the top of the US iTunes chart in record time with rapper Iggy Azalea for the track about a past following its release on Monday. Ariana wrote on Twitter: love, admits she also was reluctant to use the song before “loves u broke a record! Problem is now the fastest song to being persuaded by her label. She told Billboard: “‘Problem’ ever climb to no 1 on @iTunesmusic only 37 minute u are the truly represents the feeling of being absolutely terrified to re- most amazing (sic)” approach a relationship that’s gone sour, but you want to more than anything. “In the song, it ends on a sappy, negative note, but in [real] life, we’re hoping it’s going to end on a posi- tive one. I feel like it’s all very honest and human.” In January, the 20-year-old singer, who dated Nathan for about four months, revealed the pair’s break-up in December was amica- ble and insists he’s a really good friend. She said: “I am so glad to have met him and have a friend like him in my life. He’s an

Alfredson Lily Allen to direct The Snowman performs first headline omas Alfredson will direct ‘The Snowman.’ show in four years T The ‘Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy’ filmmaker will helm the film adaptation of Scandinavian ily Allen performed her first headline gig in four author Jo Nesbo’s crime thriller series years at Shepherd’s Bush Empire last night. The alongside Oscar-winning director, Martin Scorsese, who L ‘Hard Out Here’ singer took to the stage at the will executive produce, reports Variety.com. Scorsese London venue after a hiatus to celebrate the was previously reported to be circling the director role release of her new album ‘Sheezus’ and treated the audience but has had a busy schedule, with projects including as to a number of songs from the record. The 28-year-old star ‘The Wolf of Wall Street’, starring Leonardo DiCaprio opened the show with the album’s title track, which and Magot Robbie, and the forthcoming Frank Sinatra namechecks a number of her fellow female pop stars, includ- biopic. Niclas Salomonsson, Liza Chasin, and Amelia ing Rihanna, and Beyonce, and she was joined on Granger will also executive produce. Afredson will pen stage by a group of twerking back-up dancers wearing tiny the script with the help of Soren Sveistrup, to tell the shorts. The star then launched into ‘As Long As I Got You’ and story of a “loose cannon” detective Harry Hole. Hole is praised her husband Sam Cooper, singing: “Staying at home is tasked with investigating the disappearance of a string better than sticking things up my nose,” making reference to of women who mysteriously went missing on the first drugs, and she later pointed at him in the audience for not day of snowfall, with some of the only clues including paying enough attention and shouted: “Oi! It’s my first big gig one whose pink scarf is tied around an “ominous-look- for ages!” Lily went on to perform ‘URL Badman’ featuring ing snowman”. As his investigation deepens, he soon lyrics about internet trolls and new single ‘Our Time’ about becomes a pawn in an increasingly terrifying game girls making the most of their weekends. The singer then whose rules are devised by the killer. treated fans to her recent hit ‘Air Balloon’ and closed the show with her hit track ‘Not Fair’. She then made her way to an after-party with Red Bull Zero at Loft Studio in London and partied with actress Jamie Winstone, Jasmine Guinness, Mary Charteris, Miquita Oliver, Gawain Rainey and her dad Keith Allen. Although it was a “family affair”, the star spent most of the night dancing and grinding and even jumped on top of the decks wearing a pair of LED Buffalo trainers. She later posted a photograph of herself on the decks on Twitter and wrote: “thanks @redbulluk #zero for throwing me a great par- ty, I don’t remember this but I was, indeed dancing on tables (sic)”.

ndrew Garfield wants to replace A Peter Parker with Miles Morales. The ‘Amazing Spider-Man 2’ actor says it would be an “important move” for the web-yielding superhero to “pass on the torch” to his Black-Hispanic counter- ’s Pixels part, who features as the alternate-reality hero in the ‘Ultimate Spider-Man’ comic book series after the death of Marvel’s version of Parker. He for May 2015 release told Comic Book Resources: “Miles Morales was a huge moment in this character’s comic book life. And I do believe that we can do that. It’s Adam Sandler’s ‘Pixels’ will be released the script which is based on the short film directed something I’m really interested in figuring out; A on May 15, 2015. The 47-year-old hunk by Patrick Jean and produced by One More an eloquent way of co-existing, or passing on will star opposite Michelle Monaghan Production. ‘Pixels’ was originally scheduled to begin the torch. I don’t have an answer, but I think it’s who has been cast as his love interest in shooting in June will instead start filming next actually a really important move. I think it’s a the film which follows the characters as they try and month. Later this year Sandler is set to hit the big really beautiful and important move.” Garfield save the planet after aliens misinterpret video feeds screen on ‘Blended’ where he will reunite with Drew claims the transition from Parker to Morales of classic arcade games as a declaration of war Barrymore, 16 years after their successful movie ‘The will make a natural ending for when he finally against them. They will also be joined on screen by Wedding Singer’ and a decade after ‘’ decides to retire from the role, following ‘Game of Thrones’ star Peter Dinklage, Joshua ‘Josh’ reports that Sony Pictures are planning to Gad and Kevin James, according to reports. Sandler is release a Spider-Man-related film every year. also producing the Chris Columbus-directed film He continued: “I want it to feel like a circle. I with Allen Covert, Michael Barnathan and Mark want the two ends to join, somehow. I don’t Radcliffe. Executive producers are Barry Bernardi, know what that means, yet. I don’t know what Jack Giarraputo, Herlihy, Heather Parry and Seth that means in terms of the quantity of Spider- Gordon. Tim Herlihy and Timothy Dowling penned Man movies I do. But I know that I don’t partic- ularly want to be a 40-year-old Spider-Man. I do know that time is fleeting.” The ‘Amazing Spider-Man 2’ is screening in UK cinemas now and will debut in the US on May 2.

wants Black-Hispanic Spiderman Knoxville attached to comedy Sick Day

ohnny Knoxville is set to star in come- Kim Roth and Edward Bates who will work under dy ‘Sick Day’. The 43-year-old actor - his Bates Entertainment banner. Last year J who was catapulted to the spotlight Knoxville wrote and produced ‘Jackass Presents: following MTV series ‘Jackass’ - is Bad Grandpa’ and hit the big screen in ‘The Last attached to the forthcoming picture Stand’, ‘Movie 43’, and ‘Small Apartments’. He which will follow a group of friends in their 30s recently lent his voice to the character of Leonardo who call in sick one day a year so they can reunite, for the forthcoming ‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’ reports Deadline.com. Jeremy Garelick will direct, which is being directed by Jonathan Liebesman while Jordan Cahan will re-write the script origi- and is based on the franchise of the same name. nated by Garelick, since he’s busy in post-produc- tion on ‘The Wedding Ringer’ - which stars Kevin Hart, Josh Gad and Olivia Thirlby. Brian Grazer is producing for Imagine Entertainment alongside Andrew Garfield