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By Sameen Amer
01 September, 2023

This Is... Icona Pop (2013); includes the songs ‘Desire’ (with Joel Corry and Rain Radio), ‘I Want You...

COMIMG SOON

Out this week

Albums

* Club Romantech by Icona Pop: Third album by the Swedish duo, their first release in ten years following This Is... Icona Pop (2013); includes the songs ‘Desire’ (with Joel Corry and Rain Radio), ‘I Want You’ (with Galantis), ‘Off of My Mind’ (with VIZE), ‘You’re Free’ (with Ultra Naté), and ‘Spa’ (with Sofi Tukker).

Movies

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* The Equalizer 3 (starring Denzel Washington, Dakota Fanning, David Denman, Sonia Ammar, Remo Girone) – action thriller, sequel to The Equalizer 2 (2018); a former intelligence agent (Washington) takes on the mafia to protect his friends.

* The Good Mother (starring Hilary Swank, Olivia Cooke, Jack Reynor, Hopper Penn) – crime thriller; after the murder of her estranged son, a journalist (Swank) forms an alliance with his girlfriend (Cooke) to track down those responsible for his death.

* All Fun and Games (starring Natalia Dyer, Asa Butterfield, Benjamin Evan Ainsworth, Laurel Marsden, Annabeth Gish) – horror; a cursed knife unleashes a demon that forces a group of teenagers to play gruesome, deadly versions of childhood games.

STAR

Zendaya Maree Stoermer Coleman

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* Born on 1st September 1996 in Oakland, California, U.S.

* Has five older siblings.

* Started acting as a child.

* Appeared in several theatre productions before gaining fame for her roles in the Disney channel sitcoms Shake It Up (2010–2013) and K.C. Undercover (2015–2018).

* Made her film debut in Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017) and subsequently appeared in its sequels. Has also starred in the film The Greatest Showman (2017), Malcolm & Marie (2021), and Dune (2021), and the television series Euphoria (2019–present).

* Upcoming projects include the second part of the Dune movie series (2024) and the sports comedy drama film Challengers (2024).

* Has been in a relationship with her Spider-Man co-star Tom Holland since 2021.

* Is a vegetarian.

SPOTLIGHT

Blue Beetle

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Cast: Xolo Maridueña, Adriana Barraza, Damián Alcázar, Elpidia Carrillo, Bruna Marquezine, Raoul Max Trujillo, Susan Sarandon, and George Lopez

Director: Ángel Manuel Soto

Tagline: He’s a superhero, whether he likes it or not.

* Superhero action; an alien scarab grafts onto a recent college graduate (Maridueña), giving him a suit of armour with extraordinary powers.

* Is the 14th instalment of the DC Extended Universe (DCEU). Is set in the DCEU but disconnected from the universe.

* Was originally set to be released on the streaming service HBO Max before being changed to a theatrical release.

* Has grossed $82 million on a budget of over $100 million.

* Has received positive reviews, with critics praising its humour, warmth, and family dynamics.

* Score composed by Bobby Krlic.

* Is potentially the first part of a trilogy. The character is likely to be part of the DC Universe (DCU),