According to the Los Angeles Times, Trent Reznor has been in discussions with HBO about turning his "Year Zero" LP, and its companion alternate-reality game, into a two-season series.
"It's the most exciting thing on the horizon, [and] it's the thing that, when I wake up in the morning, it makes me say, 'God, it would be cool if that happened,' " Reznor told the Times. "This is my grand ambition. Will it happen? I don't know. It was fun sitting and telling [the HBO] guys and watching them shake their heads and having writers on board and producers that are into it. It's been a fun thing."
Long before the album's release, Reznor said he wanted to take the "Year Zero" concept even further and was toying with the idea of transforming the story into a graphic novel. He said he'd met with a number of companies, "but it didn't feel quite right." He then considered bringing it to the big screen, "but that has a different timetable and too many people need to say yes. That wouldn't line up right."
Reznor began mulling different types of media, hoping to create a more interactive experience. That's when he hooked up with 42 Entertainment, who'd developed an ARG for Steven Spielberg's "A.I.," and the result was the Year Zero game. Now he'd like to finish the story, which is where HBO comes in.
Reznor said he met with the network two weeks ago to discuss the project. And it sounds like a green-lit series could mean another LP.
"We would have a second ARG tying into the second album and [that] ties into the series, and they all happen together with a budget needed to pull that all off. There would be a tour down the road," Reznor said. "The record completes the story — the ending that no one knows. I know what happens. I knew when I started it. And it's not what people think."
Janet Jackson's rumoured set list for her 'Rock Witchu' Tour has leaked online.
Here is the rumoured set list:
01 - If 02 - Control 03 - Love Will Never Do [Without You] 04 - So Excited 05 - Blackcat 06 - What Have You Done For Me Lately 07 - Nasty Interlude 08 - The Body That Loves You 09 - Someday Is Tonight 10 - Come Back To Me 11 - Feedback 12 - Doesn't Really Matter 13 - Alright 14 - The 1 Interlude 15 - Rhythm Nation 16 - You Want This 17 - Tonight's The Night 18 - Spending Time With You 19 - Island Life 20 - That's The Way Love Goes 21 - This Time 22 - Miss You Much Interlude 23 - Call On Me 24 - Truly 25 - When I Think Of You 26 - Escapade 27 - My Baby 28 - Sexhibition 29 - Better Days Encore 30 - Rock Wit U
Janet's doing a lot of album cuts from all her albums, there will be 11 tracks that were not released as singles. Also, she is only doing three tracks from her latest album, which is weird because she is on this tour in support of that album. The majority of the set list is from her 1989 album 'Rhythm Nation 1914' consisting of 8 tracks.
Here is a breakdown of which albums and what tracks are on the set list:
- Control [2,6,7,25] - Rhythm Nation 1814 [3,5,9,10,13,15,22,26] - Janet [1,8,16,20,21] - The Velvet Rope [17] - All For You [12,29] - Damita Jo [18,19,24,27,28] - 20 Y.O. [4,23] - Discipline [11,14,30]
'The Dark Knight' just kicked the following movies out of their spots as highest grossing North American movies of all time:
- Pirates of The Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest - $423,315,812 - Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace - $431,088,301 - E.T.: The Extra Terrestrial - $435,110,554 - Shrek 2 - $441,226,247
...and is now is in the third place spot for films that have grossed the most in North America after 24 days in release. It will for sure be in second space by the end of August 2008.
Here is the listing of the highest grossing films in North American history:
03 - The Dark Knight - $441,541,000 02 - Star Wars - $460,998,007 01 - Titanic - $600,788,188
"The Dark Knight" took the top spot at the box-office this weekend for a fourth straight week, beating two newcomers whose Wednesday openings admittedly hurt their chances of toppling Batman's reign.
'Knight' took in $26 million in its fourth weekend, ahead of the $22 million earned by Seth Rogen comedy "Pineapple Express". 'Pineapple' actually won on Friday ($7.9 million to $7.6 million), but interest in the comedy waned over the weekend while 'Knight' attendance surged.
'Pineapple' scored generally good reviews and has pulled in an impressive $40.4 million haul since its opening on Wednesday. The other newcomer "Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2" also opened well with a $19.7 million haul since Wednesday - nearly doubling the amount earned in the first five days by its predecessor.
04 01 Katy Perry - I Kissed A Girl 01 02 Kid Rock - All Summer Long 02 03 Dizzee Rascal - Dance Wiv Me 03 04 Script - The Man Who Can't Be Moved 05 06 Jordin Sparks & Chris Brown - No Air 10 07 Noah & The Whale - 5 Years Time 06 08 Neyo - Closer 34 09 Rihanna - Disturbia 07 10 Basshunter - All I Ever Wanted
Faves Not In Top 10:
18 14 Coldplay - Viva La Vida 13 17 Madonna - Give It 2 Me 14 18 Rihanna - Take A Bow 19 19 Chris Brown - Forever 15 21 Sam Sparro - Black & Gold 21 22 Adele - Hometown Glory 20 24 Duffy - Warwick Avenue 30 36 Estelle [W/ Kanye West] - American Boy 35 39 Madonna [W/ Justin Timberlake] - 4 Minutes 31 40 Will.I.Am - Heartbreaker 48 45 Duffy - Mercy 44 62 Sam Sparro - 21st Century Life 58 65 Maroon5 & Rihanna - If I Never See Your Face Again 66 75 Leona Lewis - Better In Time 81 77 Rihanna - Don't Stop The Music 79 82 Lil Wayne - Lollipop 36 83 Kylie Minogue - The One -- 84 Flo Rida [W/ Will.I.Am] - In The Ayer 85 90 Sugababes - About You Now 96 91 Rihanna [W/ Jay-Z] - Umbrella 94 99 Amy Winehouse - Valerie
01 01 ABBA - Gold 03 02 Duffy - Rockferry 02 03 Coldplay - Viva La Vida 04 04 Kid Rock - Rock N Roll Jesus 07 05 Sharleen Spiteri - Melody 06 06 The Ting Tings - We Started Nothing 05 07 Basshunter - Now You're Gone 08 08 Bachelors - I Believe: The Best Of 11 09 Rihanna - Good Girl Gone Bad 10 10 Nickleback - All The Right Reasons
Faves Not In Top 10:
09 12 Chris Brown - Exclusive 12 15 Amy Winehouse - Back To Black 20 17 Adele - 19 16 18 Madonna - Hard Candy 45 38 Sam Sparro - Sam Sparro 49 44 Amy Winehouse - Frank 57 47 Leona Lewis - Spirit 48 57 Estelle - Shine 54 59 Lil Wayne - Tha Carter III 62 66 Timbaland - Shock Value 76 89 Mariah Carey - Greatest Hits -- 93 Mariah Carey - E=MC2 96 94 Sugababes - Change 81 96 OneRepublic - Dreaming Out Loud
01 01 The Dark Knight [4 Weeks @ #1] -- 02 Pineapple Express 02 03 The Mummy: Tomb Of The Dragon Emperor -- 04 The Sisterhood Of The Travelling Pants 2 03 05 Step Brothers 04 06 Mamma Mia! 05 07 Journey To The Center Of The Earth 3D 07 08 Hancock 06 09 Swing Vote 08 10 Wall-E 10 11 Space Chimps 11 12 Hellboy 2: The Golden Army 09 13 The X-Files: I Want To Believe 13 14 Brideshead Revisited 12 15 Wanted 14 16 Get Smart 15 17 Kung Fu Panda 16 18 Iron Man 18 19 Tell No One -- 20 Bottle Shock
Out Of The Top 20 This Week:
- The Incredible Hulk - Kit Kitteredge: An American Girl - Indiana Jones & The Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull
The Pussycat Dolls are set to release their sophomore album 'Doll Domination' on September 12, 2008.
Lead single 'When I Grow Up' was released on May 27, 2008 and has already hit the Top 10 in many countries including Canada where it sits at #6 this week and #9 in the USA.
Second Single 'Bottle Pop' will be released digitally on September 4, 2008 and to radio on September 8, 2008.
The track listing for 'Doll Domination':
01 - "When I Grow Up" 02 - "Bottle Pop" 03 - "In Person" 04 - "Whatever Happens" 05 - "Psycho" 06 - "Away" 07 - "I Hate This Part" 08 - "Barely Breathe" 09 - "Fly the World" 10 - "If I Were a Man" 11 - "Watchamacallit" 12 - "Just Say Yes"
Although not released yet, there will be guest apperances by Snoop Dogg, Pharrell, Neyo and Timbaland.