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You might remember "24," the series that starred Keifer Sutherland as US counter-terrorist agent Jack Bauer. Each season covered 24 consecutive hours in Bauer's life in real time, employing split screens and a digital clock. Now comes word that a film adaptation of "24" is in early development. Variety is reporting that there are currently no details about the movie's plot or if Sutherland will return. "24" ran for nine seasons on FOX, earning 20 Emmy Awards and nearly 70 Emmy nominations.
https://variety.com/2024/film/news/24-movie-brian-grazer-20th-century-1236076355/
Madonna has resumed working on her new biopic. The pop star has been working on a script for the movie since 2020 but put a hold on the film's production last year so she could go on tour. This week, Madonna shared on Instagram that she was now working on the script again. One of the photos she posted shows the film is now called "Who's That Girl," after her 1987 movie of the same name. Madonna will direct the film herself, with "Ozark" actress Julia Garner playing the lead. She says the film will follow her early years, and her "struggle as an artist trying to survive in a man's world."
https://deadline.com/2024/07/madonna-biopic-script-whos-that-girl-1236012338/
A nine-year-old San Antonio boy is in the running for the best mullet in America. Avery Quiroz has entered the kids' category of the USA Mullet Championship. Avery has been growing his mullet for two-years, and calls it "The Texas Waterfall." The annual mullet championship supports the nonprofit Jared Allen's Homes for Wounded Warriors, which provides accessible, mortgage-free homes to wounded veterans.
A former reality star showed up at the Republican National Convention to claim her parents are the victims of political persecution. Todd and Julie Chrisley of "Chrisley Knows Best" were sent to prison last year for defrauding community banks in Georgia of over 30-million dollars by submitting fake documents. Their daughter Savannah Chrisley spoke Tuesday night at the RNC, and alleged that her family was "persecuted by rogue prosecutors in Fulton County" due to their public profile. She compared it to Donald Trump's recent conviction for falsifying records, and said the only conviction that matters is "his conviction to make America great again."
Mattel is honoring a women's basketball legend with her own Barbie doll. The toymaker announced Sue Bird is the next person included in the line of Barbie Sports Role Model dolls. During her playing career, Bird won two NC-Double-A national titles, four WNBA championships and five Olympic gold medals. Mattel praises Bird for using her platform to champion women's equality and social justice as ways to inspire young girls. The Sue Bird Barbie doll is available to order now on Mattel's website for 30-dollars.
https://www.espn.com/wnba/story/_/id/40576931/seattle-storm-sue-bird-barbie-doll-mattel
An author is promising to give fans the details about what inspired Taylor Swift's lyrics through her new book. It's titled "Taylor Swift: The Stories Behind the Songs" and is described as--quote--"the first complete look at the stories and song craft behind the entire discography of the voice of a generation." The book covers all of Swift's eleven albums and the more than 200 songs she's released. The book is not authorized by Swift or her team. "Taylor Swift: The Stories Behind the Songs" will be out on September 24th.
https://www.ks95.com/new-book-promises-to-tell-the-stories-behind-all-of-taylor-swifts-songs/