New Tom & Jerry hybrid movie

Warner Bros. has announced plans for its live-action/animation hybrid Tom & Jerry film to be directed by Tim Story. The studio has slated the movie for release on April 16, 2021.

The violent cat-and-mouse duo, who turned 79 years old last month, were created by cartoon legends William Hanna and Joseph Barbera at MGM in 1940 and starred in 161 theatrical shorts until 1967. Since then, the cat-and-mouse have appeared in a variety of TV series and over a dozen direct-to-video movies.

Warner Bros. has been trying for over a decade to launch a hybrid movie project with the characters, but as yet, has been unable to produce one. The film will join a long list of classic animation and comic characters who have transitioned into hybrid projects, including Garfield, Scooby-Doo, The Smurfs, Yogi Bear, Underdog, Woody Woodpecker, Alvin and the Chipmunks, and Rocky and Bullwinkle.

Ozzy Osbourne postpones all 2019 tour dates

Ozzy Osbourne announced on Instagram that he is postponing all of his 2019 tour dates as he recovers from an injury.

The injury was sustained during the rock legend’s recent bout of pneumonia which led to a number of tour dates being cancelled in February. Osbourne injured himself after falling at his home in Los Angeles which aggravated years-old injuries stemming from his 2003 ATV accident that required surgery last month. He will remain under doctor’s care in Los Angeles.

Osbourne’s planned Los Angeles show at the Hollywood Bowl will be rescheduled in July 2020 while the dates for his 2020 shows in the UK and Europe will be announced in the coming weeks.

Red Velvet version of Ellie Goulding’s song is on its way

A song collaboration between K-pop girl band Red Velvet and English singer and songwriter Ellie Goulding has been released recently , Universal Music said.

The song is a remix version of Ellie Goulding’s “Close to Me” originally released in October 2018.

Red Velvet added a new layer of their voices to the original version, according to Universal. The English artist created the song with American DJ Diplo, with hip hop musician Swae Lee featuring on the single.

This is part of Red Velvet’s continuing collaborative work with global musicians.

Last year, member Wendy released a duet song with John Legend, “Written in the Stars.”

Published in Dawn, Young World, April 27th, 2019