Olivia Rodrigo’s much-anticipated sophomore album and LaKeith Stanfield starring within the eight-part horror fantasy sequence “The Changeling” are among the many new tv, films, music and video games headed to a tool close to you
Among the many choices price your time as chosen by The Related Press’ leisure journalists are Disney’s live-action remake of “The Little Mermaid” starring Halle Bailey, the online game NBA 2K14 pays tribute to Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant and the favored consolation present “Virgin River” returns for its fifth season on Netflix.
NEW MOVIES TO STREAM
The newest Disney live-action remake, “The Little Mermaid,” lands on Disney on Wednesday. Not everybody has been a fan of the studio’s common retreads of animation classics. However they have been reliable box-office successes; earlier this 12 months, “The Little Mermaid” grossed $568.6 million worldwide. In her overview, AP Movie Author Lindsey Bahr known as this “Mermaid” “a considerably drab endeavor with sparks of bioluminescence” that “would not actually sing.” However one factor of Rob Marshall’s movie has been extra broadly hailed: the breakthrough efficiency of Halle Bailey as Ariel.
“Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem” goes the opposite manner, taking a often live-action franchise into animation. (The primary Ninja Turtles film, in 1990, got here out a 12 months earlier than the unique “Little Mermaid”; one born in ooze, the opposite the ocean.) The monitor report of the movies which have adopted has been fairly poor. However “Mutant Mayhem,” director Jeff Rowe (co-director of “The Mitchells vs. the Machines” ) and co-written by co-producers Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg, is a vibrant, hip-hop spin for the turtles. In my overview of the movie, which arrives on VOD and digital on Tuesday, I praised it for some good gags and intelligent improvements however “one good concept: casting Ice Dice because the voice of the film’s mutant insect supervillain Tremendous Fly.”
NEW MUSIC TO STREAM
Olivia Rodrigo breathed new life into the angsty energy ballad when she dropped “Drivers License” again in January 2021, the lead single on her debut LP, “SOUR.” One-hit surprise she was not: then got here the fiery energy pop-punk of “Good Four U” and “Brutal.” In 2023, “GUTS,” her extremely anticipated sophomore launch, builds off the life experiences of a pop celebrity now within the throes of fame — and her early 20s. The primary two tracks launched from the album — the blood-sucking piano ballad “Vampire” and cheeky backslide anthem Jin and J-hope have enlisted; Suga has begun the method ). In that absence, the remaining members have taken turns releasing solo materials. It is a bit of good enterprise and fan service: Are you able to miss a boy band that by no means actually went away? The newest to appeal the general public together with his singular star energy is V, on his forthcoming solo launch, “Layover.” His wealthy baritone slides over the retro R&B manufacturing of his mournful bilingual singles “Love Me Once more” and “Wet Days.”
NEW SERIES TO STREAM
A brand new sequence on PBS demonstrates how animals are adapting to local weather change in shocking and even inspiring methods. “Evolution Earth,” premiering Wednesday, reveals animal migration and habits adjustments in response to our altering planet. Just like the Edith’s Checkerspot, a butterfly that’s thriving at greater elevations, shifting away from the warmth. The five-part sequence is narrated by evolutionary biologist Dr. Shane Campbell-Staton.
The favored consolation present “Virgin River” returns for its fifth season on Netflix. Starring Alexandra Breckenridge and Martin Henderson, the sequence follows residents of a small, fictional city in northern California the place neighbors assist neighbors and the one bar on the town additionally has a connoisseur chef. Sure, there’s drama however life appears simpler in Virgin River. The primary 10 episodes of season 5 debut Thursday with two further vacation episodes dropping in November.
LaKeith Stanfield (“Judas and the Black Messiah”, “Haunted Mansion”) govt produces and stars in “The Changeling” for Apple TV . The eight-part horror fantasy sequence is predicated on a best-selling ebook of the identical identify by Victor LaValle. Stanfield performs Apollo, a uncommon ebook vendor in New York whose marriage to a librarian named Emma takes a stunning flip after they welcome a son. The present is a darkish thriller that delves into heavy themes together with previous trauma and parenting fears whereas additionally exposing how tough it’s to navigate these issues in in the present day’s technology-driven world. The primary three episodes of “The Changeling” drop Friday, Sept. 8.
NEW VIDEO GAMES TO PLAY
It is 2330, and humanity has lastly ditched this planet and ventured out past the Photo voltaic System. In Bethesda Recreation Studios’ Starfield, you are a brand new recruit to Constellation, a band of explorers looking for uncommon artifacts. It is an enormous undertaking, with greater than 1,000 planets to go to — some civilized and pleasant, others not a lot. In opposition to that sprawling background, the builders are promising an unlimited array of decisions, from what your character and spaceship appear like to the way you need to take care of the varied factions unfold throughout the galaxy. Right here on Earth in 2023, Microsoft and Bethesda have loads driving on Starfield: It is probably the most formidable Xbox recreation of the 12 months, and it is the primary new universe from the studio because it launched The Elder Scrolls in 1994. Liftoff commences Wednesday on Xbox X/S and PC.
The true NBA season continues to be a month and a half away, however 2K Sports activities is aware of that digital basketball followers are itching to get again on the court docket. NBA 2K14 pays tribute to Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant with “Mamba Moments,” which allow you to relive a few of the most dramatic video games of his profession. This 12 months’s version additionally introduces “ProPlay,” which interprets precise NBA footage into gameplay. And 2K says it has revamped and upgraded its offensive strikes, delivering tighter management over layups, dunks and even dribbling. Tipoff is Friday, Sept. 8, on PlayStation 5/4, Xbox X/S/One and PC.
