Afternoon Links: Drake Gets to Be in Anchorman 2 Because He Used to Drive an Anchormanmobile
Kanye isn’t the only introspective, nation-dividing rapper who’ll appear in Anchorman 2. A befro’d Drizzy Drake will also appear, flexing those Degrassi acting chops for the first time in a minute. He elaborated the casting process to Chelsea Handler thusly: “Anchorman was a huge part of my life. I used to have this car that would allow you to play DVDs illegally through the front dash. [Editor’s note: Drake, what?] … No music, just, like, Anchorman consistently looping over and over and over. So people would get in my car and you’d be mid–sex panther scene in Anchorman. So I asked [Will Ferrell] if I could do it and him and [Adam McKay] were phenomenal about it. They let me be part of the scene, I got to improv, I got to interact with [Christina Applegate] and [Ferrell] and I got to look like Blue Ivy, ’70s.” Process all that while you take in Drake’s new “Hold On, We’re Going Home” video, packed with gun-blasting, non-Kanye-inspired ski masks, A$AP Rocky cameos, and zero Drake–as–Blue Ivy looks.
- Aziz Ansari’s new comedy special is debuting on Netflix, but only because it didn’t work out with Bugles or Toaster Strudels.
- Apple will refund people who thought iTunes would count both halves of Breaking Bad’s final season as a single season pass. Gatorade me my $22, bitch.
- The finest seven-page Joss Whedon interview you’ll read today.
- Chuck Lorre’s still doing his end-of-episode vanity card thing, only now on Moms, and now extra meta and super “fuck you, Internet”–y.
- Amy Poehler freestyle rapped. About butter.
- Your beloved Breaking Bad cast has certain questions they hear again and again; RJ Mitte’s is, unsurprisingly, breakfast-oriented.
- Lloyd Christmas and Harry Whatshisname are back; Dumb and Dumber To is real.
- Today is Dazed and Confused’s 20th birthday, so here are 20 numbery things about Richard Linklater’s stoner classic.
- Das Racist’s Kool A.D. is selling inspirational e-mails for $20. (This follows his amateur art auctions.)
- Nicole Kidman’s Grace of Monaco moved from November to spring 2014, and The Wolf of Wall Street might get bumped too. No more Oscars.
- The Bridge was renewed, whether you like it or not.
- Netflix launched Spoiler Foiler to help you navigate the Twitterverse without encountering life-altering Breaking Bad spoilers in this finale era.
Filed Under: Amy Poehler, Anchorman 2, Breaking Bad, Das Racist, Drake, Joss Whedon, Loose Ends
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