Matthew McConaughey Calls For Americans To Unite In Independence Day Message

The Guinness World Records gave the James Bond film “Spectre” the honor of having the biggest explosion on film, but the “Transformers” director begs to differ.“James Bond tried to take the ‘largest explosion in the world’,” Bay, 57, recently told Empire Magazine. “Bulls—t. Ours is.”He’s referring to his 2001 WWII film “Pearl Harbor” that was released almost 15 years before “Spectre.”The war film contains a 40-minute scene in which the Japanese bomb of Pearl Harbor in Honolulu and a massive explosion combusts.“[Producer] Jerry Bruckheimer showed Ridley Scott the movie,” Bay told the publication. “And the quote [from Scott] was, ‘F—k me.’ No one knows how hard that is.

Steph McGovern has teamed up with her father, professional artist Eamonn, for a great cause. The 39-year-old is supporting a new skill sharing initiative celebrating the talents older people can share with the younger generation.MORE: Steph McGovern offers intimate glimpse into 'little holiday with family'The TV star can vouch for this desire to learn, which is why she likes to spend some of her free time learning to paint with her creative 68-year-old dad Eamonn.WATCH: Inside Steph McGovern's weight loss journeyThe campaign is all part of the #GenerationWOW campaign (which stands for wonderful older wisdom) from Specsavers Home Visits, together with u3a (University of the Third Age).MORE: Steph McGovern reflects on 'terrible pregnancy sickness' with glamourous throwback photosSEE: Steph McGovern shares envy-inducing hot tub selfie during romantic spa tripOpening up about her family time, Steph explained: "My father is a brilliant artist, so I grew up surrounded by paints, brushes and all the other bits and bobs used to create his beautiful images and sculptures."I'm not sure I've inherited his talent, but I don’t do too badly thanks to the tips he has given me.

Chris Willman Music WriterTaking an obvious cue from the popularity of Peter Jackson’s recent “The Beatles: Get Back” documentary, Paul McCartney has announced what he’s calling his “Got Back” tour, a 13-city, 14-gig outing through the U.S. that begins just a little more than two months from now.“I said at the end of the last tour that I’d see you next time.

RZA and DJ Scratch have released their new single ‘Fate Of The World’ – you can hear the track below.The song is taken from the pair’s forthcoming collaborative album ‘Saturday Afternoon Kung Fu Theater’, which is set for release on March 4 via 36 Chambers ALC/MNRK Music Group.After sharing the video for its title track earlier this month, RZA and DJ Scratch’s ‘Saturday Afternoon Kung Fu Theater’ is now being previewed by its latest single ‘Fate Of The World’.The Danny Hastings and RZA-produced video for the song, starring RZA himself, has also been released, which you can see below.‘Saturday Afternoon Kung Fu Theater’, which can be pre-ordered here, is described as “a love letter to the kung fu movies that aired each Saturday on local TV channels when there were only 5 channels to choose from”, and will see RZA “sparring with Bobby Digital, his more aggressive alter-ego”.“Lyrically the hip-hop part of me had a chance to re-emerge during quarantine,” RZA recently said in a press release announcing the album.“Giving Scratch the reins as a producer and me taking the reins as an MC, that’s what frees me up creatively and lets me play more with lyrical gags and lyrical flows because I don’t have to be focused on everything.” Last month the US government shared a series of new photos of Wu-Tang Clan‘s one-of-a-kind album, ‘Once Upon A Time In Shaolin’.

Sabrina Carpenter just released a music video for her new single “Fast Times”!

Bryan Cranston is opening up about his "white blindness," and how his recognition of it led him to turn down a directing job. Back in 2019, the Emmy-winning actor was approached by Matt Shakman and asked if he'd be interested in directing a play based on Larry Shue's 1984 comedy "The Foreigner." It's about an Englishman who prevents the conversion of a Georgia fishing lodge he's staying in into a Ku Klux Klan meeting place.

This Morning underwent an unexpected shake-up during Friday's instalment of the ITV daytime show (February 18) as presenters Dermot O'Leary and Alison Hammond left the regular studio. Instead, the Friday duo went to the Saturday Night Takeaway stage in another area of the ITV lot where they met up with NTA legends and presenting duo Ant and Dec for a chat.

Director Brad Bird is returning to animated feature films, but won’t be heading back to Pixar. Bird previously worked with the Disney-owned animation house leading two Best Animated Feature Oscars for his work on “Incredibles” and “Ratatouille.” According to Deadline, Bird is teaming up with disgraced former Pixar head John Lasseter and Skydance Animation for an original feature film, “Ray Gunn” that the filmmaker will direct from a script he co-wrote with Matthew Robbins.

Mark Wahlberg has been with the “Uncharted” movie for a very long time, but not always in the same role.Based on the popular video game series by publisher Naughty Dog for PlayStation, “Uncharted” follows a pair of intrepid explorers – Nathan Drake (Tom Holland), a plucky young adventurer just starting out, and Victor “Sully” Sullivan (Mark Wahlberg) a seasoned, some would say disaffected, pro. Together they search for legendary missing gold, running afoul of less scrupulous treasure hunters led by a villainous Antonio Banderas (chewing every piece of scenery in sight).Originally, Wahlberg was attached to play Nathan Drake in the film, first for director David O.

You’ve probably seen the memes about how Adam Sandler dresses when he’s in public. Basically, he looks like he’s ready to play an impromptu 3-on-3 basketball game at the drop of a hat.

Showtime is on a bit of a roll lately. Obviously, the network has series such as “Billions,” which is consistently lauded as one of the best shows on TV.

EXTRAORDINARY Escapes viewers were left blushing after Sandi Toksvig's travel show took a VERY rude turn. Thursday saw the return of Sandi's Channel 4 programme, with comedienne Sarah Millican joining the host in Devon.

Something to celebrate. Nearly four months after Delilah Belle Hamlin opened up about her past overdose, she has reached an impressive milestone in her health journey.

INTRODUCED to BBC One viewers in 2019, Gray Atkins has progressively shown his true colours. EastEnders actress Shona McGarty addressed a backlash regarding his storyline, agreeing that it should have ended sooner.

LIVID Dragons' Den star Deborah Meaden threatened to kick out a contestant after two personal snubs. Thursday's edition of the BBC show saw businessman Steven Burr enter the Den hoping to secure £80,000 for his a five per-cent share of his indoor cycling business, TurboRocks.

KANYE West is easily one of the most controversial musicians of his generation - but there was one person who truly understood him. That was his late mother Donda, who raised the rapper single-handedly and had unquestionable belief in his talent even when others wrote him off as just a producer.

Getting serious. Things get heated between Kim Menzies and Usman “Sojaboy” Umar on 90 Day Fiancé: Before the 90 Days — but not in the way Kim was hoping.

The Kourtney Kardashian–Travis Barker brood currently equals a magnificent seven, but wouldn’t eight be so great?!

THE Dog House viewers were left sobbing after a guest revealed the heartbreaking reason she was forced to give up her beloved pooches. The Channel 4 show welcomed two new dogs Poppy and Bron to Wood Green, the animal charity in Cambridgeshire that helps to rehome neglected or abandoned dogs.

SATURDAY Night Takeaway is returning tomorrow night - but without some of its most popular stars. For years Little Ant and Dec, tiny Geordie sidekicks played by two cheeky kids, appeared in a feature where they interviewed Britain's biggest names.

APPRENTICE star Sophie Wilding shocked viewers with her "rude" reaction after being fired by Lord Sugar. The latest boardroom casualty caused controversy last night over the way she handled her exit.

SOAPS clashes are to be expected in just a few days time as they face big schedule changes in time for footy. ITV's Coronation Street and Emmerdale are mainly targeted as are EastEnders and Holby City over on BBC One.

Another one? Kris Jenner had a surprising guess when asked which of her children will get pregnant with her next grandbaby.

ANT and Dec have been insulted and sworn at after pulling off their most annoying prank to date. The Saturday Night Takeaway hosts, both 46, have revealed members of the public were left fuming and give them the finger.

TELLY star Adam Woodyatt has earned around £2.5million in the last two years despite quitting EastEnders 13 months ago. But he is appearing in a successful stage play, starred in I’m a Celebrity and is earning a fortune selling £40-a-time video messages to fans on the Memmo platform.

Matthew McConaughey celebrated the Fourth of July by reminding Americans that the country is still growing, likening it to a child experiencing puberty.  The "Dazed and Confused" star took to Twitter on Sunday to share a video of himself sitting in front of an American flag and offering a message to his followers about what this particular Independence Day means given the difficult year that was 2020.  "As we celebrate our independence today, as we celebrate our birth as a nation, the day that kick-started a revolution to gain our sovereignty, let’s admit that this last year, this trip around the sun, was also another head-scratcher," the star began after wishing the country a happy 245th birthday.

pic.twitter.com/MiLKZ0HN8y— Matthew McConaughey (@McConaughey) July 4, 2021McConaughey said that America’s relatively young status should serve as its driving force to keep moving forward and improving.“We got to keep learning, we got to keep maturing, we gotta keep striving, we gotta keep climbing, we gotta keep building,” he said. Watch the full speech above.McConaughey’s speech leads to further speculation as to whether he will run to be the Governor of Texas.It was reported in May that the actor had been “making calls” to influential people in Texas’ political circles as part of his “true consideration” for a gubernatorial run.