Merge 104.8 | 26 January 2021
Ernie Hudson, who played one of the original characters in Ghostbusters, has said that the 2016 reboot of the franchise was a mistake. He clarified that he enjoyed the film but the movie’s downfall, in his opinion, was that by calling it a reboot, it implied that the film simply told the same story again. Ghostbusters 3 is being worked on and he will playing his original character alongside Bill Murray and Dan Aykroyd. The movie is due out later this year.
Adele has been celebrating the 10th anniversary of her award-winning album 21 – but still isn’t giving any details about her new. She released 21 in January 2011, producing a string of hits including Rolling In The Deep and Set Fire To The Rain. It picked up a number of awards including the prize for best album at the Grammys in 2012. Fans have been waiting more than five years for a fourth album which is due to be released this year.
Disney has banned young kids from watching Peter Pan and Dumbo because of racial stereotypes. The company has been reviewing its content for potential issues for a number of years, and whilst they remain available on adult accounts they come with a disclaimer that says: “This programme includes negative depictions and/or mistreatment of people or cultures”. “It goes on to say that these stereotypes were wrong then and are wrong now”.