lifestyle THURSDAY, JULY 24, 2014 Gossip Swift, Coldplay set for iHeartRadio festival aylor Swift, Coldplay and One TDirection are part of the star-stud- ded lineup for this year’s iHeartRadio Music Festival. Clear Channel announced Wednesday that Ariana Grande, Nicki Minaj, Iggy Azalea and Ed Sheeran will also perform at the festival, to be held Sept. 19-20 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. Tickets go on sale Saturday. Other performers include Lorde, Usher, Motley Crue, Zac Brown Band, Paramore, Eric Church and Calvin Harris. The festival, now in its fourth year, will broadcast live across Clear Channel radio stations. Lee helps a film Weird Al says ‘Mandatory student face his past hen a film student decided to “Independent Lens” series. Monroe, 33, said Fun’ will be his last album Wrevisit his criminal teenage past, the Houston robbery arose out of his mis- he found a powerful ally in film- guided desire to help his financially strug- maker Spike Lee. Lee was among Darius gling family any way he could. He’d been eird Al Yankovic is done making any more Clark Monroe’s professors at New York an honor student and a good son until albums -but not music. The famed parody University’s film school when Monroe then, he and his mother said during a panel W singer, who just released his 14th album, revealed to him that he had committed a about the film produced by Lee. What les- “Mandatory Fun,” appeared on “Larry King Now” on bank robbery when he was 16 and had sons might others draw from the project? Monday, and said he’ll most likely only be releasing gone to prison. Monroe wanted to examine The importance of getting an education to single songs from now on. “I think that from now on his actions and how they affected his family help overcome the stigma of a prison I’m going to be releasing singles. Now with digital and the victims. Lee didn’t lend his support record was one cited by Monroe. Another, distribution, I can just get it out there,” Yankovic said lightly to the project. “I think of my name which he termed universal: “You cannot during the interview (above). “I think that’s the way very highly and I would not attach my allow one choice to ruin the rest of your for me to be timely, from now on. The album, as a name to any film if I did not think it was up life.” format, has served me well, but it just feels like I to my high standards,” Lee told a TV critics’ shouldn’t have to wait until I have 12 songs to put meeting Tuesday. The result, seven years in out something.” The album format, however, might the making, is “Evolution of a Criminal,” actually be serving him better than ever After which will air in January as part of PBS’ releasing eight singles in eight straight days, “Mandatory Fun” may land no. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart, which would be a first for the comedian. Billboard will reveal the new chart on Wednesday. Yankovic, who has also worked in film and televi- sion, may also be heading to Broadway soon. “I’ve gotten some offers to do some writing for some possible Broadway musicals,” Yankovic said. “There’s different things I can do with my kind of sensibility and do the same type of comedy but branch out.” Ferrell and McKay producing remake of ‘Manimal’ immy Miller’s Mosaic and Will Ferrell and Adam JMcKay’s Gary Sanchez Productions have partnered to produce a remake of 1980s short-lived crime series “Manimal,” McKay revealed on Tuesday. The original series starred Simon MacCorkindale as Dr Jonathan Chase, a man Steve Carell who had the ability to transform into any animal, and used to produce his ability to help police solve crimes. The new film, from Sony Pictures Animation, will unsurprisingly have comedic elements in addition to action, and will feature heavy spe- Brooklyn Family Robinson cial effects as well as animated elements. Miller, Ferrell and McKay previously teamed up to produce “The Other Guys,” teve Carell is to produce and appear in new “Step Brothers” and “Talladega Nights.” The producers will SDisney film ‘Brooklyn Family Robinson’. The now search for a director for “Manimal.” comedian, who is best known for his star- ring roles in ‘Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy’ and comedy series ‘The Office’, is to ‘different’ produce the project with Charlie Hartsock and New Fantastic Four Vance DeGeneres, his partners at Carousel Productions. The Hollywood Reporter says that the trio are to work in partnership with Disney’s from other superhero movies David Hoberman and Todd Lieberman of he new ‘Fantastic Four’ will be “different from also the writing talent behind the acclaimed ‘X- Mandeville Films. Hoberman and Lieberman were Tother comic book films”. Scriptwriter Simon Men: Days of Future Past’ - as well as its 2016 fol- responsible for producing ‘Muppets Most Kinberg has promised the ambitious reboot low-up ‘X-Men: Apocalypse’ - but fans shouldn’t Wanted’, which starred British comedian Ricky of the superhero franchise will be unlike anything expect an ‘Avengers’-style crossover between the Gervais and hit cinema screens earlier this year. fans have seen in previous movies in the genre, two series. The scribe explained: “I would love to Meanwhile, the script is being penned by David such as ‘The Avengers’ and the ‘X-Men’ films. He see the X-Men and Fantastic Four team up if only Reynolds, who was nominated for an Oscar for told Latino-Review.com: “We are hopefully going because I’m a fan and certainly it’s something co-writing the 2003 classic ‘Finding Nemo’. The to be refining the way the people see the we’ve thought about and talked about. “The chal- eagerly-awaited film is to be based around an ‘Fantastic Four’ movies. There are so many things lenge is that they essentially live in different uni- original idea by Reynolds, Hartsock and we are doing different from the previous film and verses. In the ‘X-Men’ world of the movies, we nev- Degeneres. And while specific details of the proj- so many things different from other comic books er hear them talk about a famous super team ect are few and far between, it is known that the films.” The Josh Trank-directed movie will be a called the Fantastic Four and in the ‘Fantastic Four’ film will centre on Carell’s character - the patriarch stark departure from the critically mauled 2005 movie, they are fantastic because they are the of the family - and his move from life in the city to and 2007 ‘Fantastic Four’ films which starred only ones of their kind, meaning there aren’t other an island. ‘Brooklyn Family Robinson’ will see Jessica Alba and Chris Evans. The new take will people with super powers on the streets. “So giv- Carell return to Disney following his role in star Kate Mara as Sue Storm/The Invisible Woman, en that they exist in these different domains or ‘Alexander and Terrible, Horrible, No Good Very Miles Teller as Reed Richards/Mr Fantastic, Michael dimensions there are some inherent challenges.” Bad Day’, which is to be released in October. B. Jordan as Johnny Storm/The Human Torch and Jamie Bell as Ben Grimm/The Thing. Kinberg is Cooper had never Beyonce and Jay Z to bring met Diesel ‘On The Run’ tour to UK eyonce and Jay Z want to bring their ‘On The Run’ event.” News of the additional tour date follows on from radley Cooper had never met his confessed his energy on set often got him into Btour to the UK. The superstar and her rapper hus- weeks of speculation that the couple’s marriage is in crisis. B‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ co-star until trouble with the crew, who were worried about band - who kicked off their tour at the Sun Life Beyonce, 32 and Jay Z, 44 - who have a two-year-old they appeared together on a talk show their budget. The ‘Zero Dark Thirty’ actor said: “I Stadium in Miami Gardens last month - are said to be plan- daughter, Blue Ivy, together - were previously said to be to promote the finished film. The 39-year-old was truly playing every day. I had a laser gun ning to add a final UK date to their schedule which is cur- only seeing one another on stage by travelling separately actor provides the voice for Rocket the racoon and a spaceship ... a mask! It was funny, I would rently set to end with a two-night stint at the Stade de and staying in different hotel rooms. A source said: “They in the upcoming sci-fi adventure while Vin shoot this gun, this blaster, and over and over France in Paris, this September. It is believed the perform- might be sharing a stage, but while on tour they’ll live Diesel voiced the character Groot, and he’s again they kept yelling, ‘Cut’. Because, on the ance will take place in London in Autumn with tickets for practically separate lives. “Tensions between them are admitted they never met while making the day, during the take, I was going [makes toy the surprise show becoming available just weeks before worse than ever, meaning they will be travelling between movie. Appearing with his other co-stars - Zoe gun noises]. I was like, ‘Come on, that felt really the event. A source told The Sun newspaper: “Jay Z and venues independently, staying in different hotel suites and Saldana, Chris Pratt and Dave Bautista - on good to me’.