Merge 104.8 | 21 June 2020
Jamie Foxx has revealed a complete body transformation to play Mike Tyson in a new movie. It has been stuck in development for several years, but Jamie Foxx himself announced in an Instagram Live interview that the project was finally moving forward. Finding Mike will be the name of the movie and it will focus on Mike Tyson’s chaotic life.
Filming has restarted again for James Cameron’s Avatar 2 movie in New Zealand. This is believed to be the first big blockbuster to go back into production. Dozens of crew members arrived in the country earlier this month and have been back working on the set in Wellington. Meanwhile, Pinewood Studios in the UK is preparing to restart Jurassic World: Dominion.
The guitar used by Kurt Cobain during Nirvana’s famous MTV Unplugged concert in New York has sold for $6m at auction. The guitar was also used on the band’s Unplugged live album, and songs including About A Girl and All Apologies. Bidding for the guitar started at $1 million, but quickly escalated, with the instrument selling for just over $6 million — a figure that has set a new world record for a guitar.