Your New Spider-Man Is . . . Nobody You’d Recognize
The new Spider-Man has been chosen, and he’s . . . nobody you know. His name is TOM HOLLAND. He’s 19 and British, just like the last guy who played Spider-Man, Andrew Garfield.
His credits include “How I Live Now” and “The Impossible” . . . plus Ron Howard’s upcoming movie, “In the Heart of the Sea”. (Check out some pictures of him here.)
It looks like he might have also hinted at his casting earlier this week, when he posted several videos of himself doing impressive flips on Instagram. But if you look a little farther back in his timeline, he’s actually been posting them for a few months.
His first “Spider-Man” movie is scheduled for July of 2017. We’ve heard rumors that Spider-Man will appear in “Captain America: Civil War”, but there’s no official word yet. That one comes out next May.
As per the 2011 agreement between Sony and Marvel, Tom IS white . . . and we ASSUME he’s straight. Although his real-life sexuality isn’t an issue. It’s the CHARACTER who can’t be gay.
Nickelback Canceled Their Entire Tour Because Chad Kroeger Has a Vocal Cyst
If you have tickets for NICKELBACK’s summer tour, you’re about to get a refund.
CHAD KROEGER was diagnosed with a cyst on his voice box, and he’ll have to have surgery. Naturally, Nickelback isn’t anything without Chad’s sex appeal . . . so they’re going to have to wait on him to recover before returning to the road.
In all, they scrapped more than 40 shows between now and the first week of September. Refunds will be available at the point of purchase.
Chad says, quote, “I’m sorry I have to interrupt the party this summer and I’m definitely not thrilled with the prospect of being silent for many weeks to come when I could be out there playing for our fans.
“I’m relying on my doctor and his team to help get my voice back in good form as quickly as possible.” He’s expected to make a full recovery . . . unfortunately.
(Here’s video of Mike Kroeger and Ryan Peake from Nickelback talking about it.)
This Is Why We’re All Doomed…
According to a new survey, 23% of kids aged five to 16 think playing video games with their friends is a form of exercise. (Full Story)
Apparently the Big Trend in Baby Names Is Making It Unclear Whether You Have a Boy or a Girl
Gender has been a huge discussion topic in America this year, mainly because we let “Keeping Up With the Kardashians” dictate our national news cycle.
And apparently the big trend in baby names so far this year is keeping things as gender-ambiguous as possible.
BabyCenter.com says the names that are seeing the biggest jumps in popularity this year are unisex ones.
The top 10 are: Amari, Karter, Phoenix, Quinn, Reese, River, Rory, Rowan, Sawyer, and Taylor. All of those have been going to more boys AND girls than they did in 2014.
According to Babycenter, the reason is, quote, “Millennials are an open-minded and accepting group, and they don’t want their children to feel pressured to conform to stereotypes that might be restrictive.
“Just as companies have started making more neutral kids’ clothes and taking ‘boy’ and ‘girl’ labels off toys, an increasing number of parents are choosing unisex names.” (BabyCenter / Yahoo)
A Man Is Arrested For Licking a Toad and Dancing on the Sidewalk
It’s refreshing in this day and age to see someone go VINTAGE when they get high.
The police in La Porte, Indiana got a call early on Saturday about a 41-year-old guy named Richard Mullins. He was standing in a parking lot outside a bar . . . dancing by himself and LICKING A TOAD. And he refused to stop doing either one.
The cops eventually showed up, and it seemed like the toads weren’t working . . . the police report says, quote, “he had a blank look on his face but no pupil dilation to suggest he was under the influence.”
They told him to leave the bar’s property and he did . . . but then he came back a few minutes later licking a NEW toad.
So he was arrested and charged with misdemeanor trespassing. (The Smoking Gun)
A Couple Got Busted For Driving Naked and Eating Pizza
Sure, these people got arrested. But they clearly had an AWESOME night on the way.
Cops in Westlake, Ohio got a call around midnight on Saturday about a couple standing around in a parking lot NAKED.
By the time the police got there, the couple was gone . . . but the cops eventually tracked them down after they drove up on a curb.
24-year-old Alexandria Mauer was driving naked and eating a slice of pizza. 33-year-old Kenneth Gillespie was in the passenger seat . . . also naked . . . and holding a beer between his feet.
Alexandria was arrested for DUI and released a few hours later when a family member picked her up. But they got into a fight, and Alexandria wound up getting arrested AGAIN for disorderly conduct and public intoxication.
Kenneth was on probation for drug possession. Oh, and he peed in the back of the police car. So he was charged with disorderly conduct, public intoxication, and public indecency. (ABC 7 – Detroit)