The two questions have been on everyone’s minds ever since “The Avengers: Age of Ultron” was announced: Who exactly is Ultron and what’s his deal anyway?

Fan boys know that the heavy metal maniac was built by the first Ant-Man, scientist Hank Pym, but for the upcoming film, he’s the handiwork of Robert Downey Jr.’s Tony Stark, created as a de facto Iron Man, the ultimate drone built to protect the world.

Things go horribly wrong, though, after Stark uploads his signature cynicism into Ultron, who then becomes a virtually unkillable absolutist.

It’s not the good version that could’ve come from [Stark's] intellect and personality,” Chris Hemsworth, who will be returning as Thor, said in Entertainment Weekly. “It’s the bad son.”

In an exclusive scene shown by director Joss Whedon, Stark throws a party with all of his fellow Avengers at the former Stark Tower before Ultron goes bad in his quest for good, announcing that he will bring peace to the world by eradicating the planet’s most destructive force: humans.

“I know you’re ‘good’ people,” the metallic skull-faced robot tells the Avengers. “I know you mean well, but you just didn’t think it through. There is only one path to peace…your extermination.”

The superteam of superheroes easily puts down the mechanical assailants known as Iron Legion, but Ultron is another matter entirely.

The next shot, which centers on the Avengers’ reactions, really impressed Chris Evans, who returns as the patriotic hero Captain America.

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We will always love Whitney Houston.

That immutable fact is why fans of the late singer eagerly await the Lifetime biopic about her life “I Will Always Love You: The Whitney Houston Story.”

We’ve already gotten a look at what Yaya DeCosta and Arien Escarpeta as Houston and Bobby Brown, but what will Whitney sound like?

According to E! News, it will be R&B songstress Deborah Cox who will will be the voice that brings Houston’s iconic discography to life for the Angela Bassett-directed film.

According to reports, the music rights and clearances are still being worked out, but Cox will provide the vocal tracks for the former America’s Next Top Model contestant’s onscreen performance.

The movie, which is currently shooting in Los Angeles, will highlight Houston and Brown’s tabloid relationship.

“I really just want to tell a story about a boy and a girl who fell in love,” said Bassett, who co-starred with Houston in “Waiting To Exhale.” And I want to be as honest as I can about doing that.”

“I Will Always Love You: The Whitney Houston Story” is set to premiere on Lifetime next year.

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Brody Jenner raised quite a few eyebrows after he was a no-show at stepsister Kim Kardashian’s wedding to Kanye West two months ago.

“The Hills” alum’s absence sparked rumors that there was a rift between the two, but Jenner’s clarified this week he and his sister are all good.

“Not going to Kim’s wedding was not me trying to diss her and Kanye,” Jenner told People at the 9th Annual All-Star Celebrity Kick-Off Party Monday night. “I simply had a very last-minute thing. They didn’t want to let people know about their wedding early in advance, and I had already booked gigs in Chicago and some other places, so I was already working.”

Jenner’s girlfriend, model Kaityln Carter, was also noticeably absent from the nuptials, but there’s a good reason for that, too.

“Of course Kim would let me bring my girlfriend if I wanted to,” said Jenner. “I’m her brother – it’s her wedding. I am allowed to bring someone if I want to.”

Jenner has a good reason for missing Kim’s big day, so why did he attend her ex-boyfriend Reggie Bush’s wedding over the weekend?

“I’ve been friends with Reggie for a very long time,” he explained. “I really love him and he’s one of my favorite people on this entire planet. I got to have a really close relationship with him through him and Kim being together.”

Backlash or not, the only thing Jenner’s concerned about is what Kim thinks.

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After only six weeks of performances at the Palace Theater, the Tupac Shakur musical “Holler If Ya Hear Me” will be closing down production on Sunday.

Unfortunately, the Broadway show, which is inspired by the late rapper’s music and lyrics, was unable to attract enough theater patrons to keep the $8 million show afloat.

“I was unable to sustain this production longer in order to give it time to bloom on Broadway,” lead producer Eric L. Gold said in a statement.

The show, which opened to mixed reviews in mid-June, never brought in more than $175,000 per week in gross revenues, making it one of Broadway’s worst-selling musicals in recent years, according to the New York Times.

Last week, only 45 percent of the show’s seats were occupied, resulting in the subpar gross of $154,948, according to The Times.

“If we don’t succeed, it’s going to be difficult to do another rap or hip hop show on Broadway,” Gold told Variety last week when vowing to keep the show open. “It’s an expensive game, and I’m the guy carrying the load financially. I made a rookie mistake by underestimating how much capital was necessary, but I’m tenacious.”

There were high hopes for “Holler,” which starred Saul Williams and was directed by Tony Award winner Kenny Leon, best known for “A Raisin in the Sun,” but critics panned the storyline for being to clichéd.

“We are so proud to be a part of this ground-breaking production,” Gold said. “The cast, musicians, production and ...

The sonic spotlight is officially on Wiz Khalifa’s Blacc Hollywood.

Less than two weeks after the Taylor Gang leader released the official remix to “We Dem Boyz,” he announced the tracklisting for his third solo set.

According the the pre-order on Amazon, the album will feature 13 tracks with guest spots by Chevy Woods, Project Pat, Curren$y, Ty Dolla $ign and Juicy J.

» “Hope” (Feat. Ty Dolla $Ign)
» “We Dem Boyz”
» “Promises”
» “Kk” (Feat. Project Pat & Juicy J)
» “House In The Hills” (Feat. Curren$Y)
» “Ass Drop”
» “Raw”
» “Stayin Out All Night”
» “The Sleaze”
» “So High” (Feat. Ghost Loft)
» “Still Down” (Feat. Chevy Woods & Ty Dolla $Ign)
» “No Gain”
» “True Colors”

Blacc Hollywood is available for pre-order now here.

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Right after announcing the July 29 release of his sophomore album PARTYNEXTDOOR TWO, PARTYNEXTDOOR let loose the project’s pre-order bonus track, “Recognize,” featuring OVO Sound’s head owl Drake.

Party rides the trance-hop track with his signature raunchy falsetto, crooning quotable phrases like, “turn f–king you into a habit.”

“I want you, I want you to turn up on me every night when I see you/ Better recognize when I see you,” he sings on the hook.

Not surprisingly, Drizzy plays the homerun hitter for the song, spitting lines about buying his woman a Mercedes, who she has sex with when he’s not in town and, most notably, their sexual voyeurism.

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Three weeks after dropping his debut LP, These Days…, Ab-Soul takes his fans to his native California for the project’s first official video, “Hunnid Stax.”

The Adam Roberts-directed clip finds Soul in the back of a limo, cruising the palm tree-lined streets of Cali with two ladies.

A smoked-out Mac Miller, dressed in purple striped Polo pajamas, drops rhymes in between drags in one of the bedrooms of a house party.

“F–k what I did last night, I’m tryin’ to spend a hunnid stax everyday of my life,” raps Most Dope MC before handing the baton to Schoolboy Q.

Flanked by two twerking dancers, Q fires off lines about spending cash as TDE cohort Jay Rock plays silent hypeman.

The kicker, though, is a voice over cameo by Puff Daddy, who stamps the visuals with some of his signature big talk.

“What? It ain’t no more to it. Soulo eatin’ now. Tell ‘em Puff said so,” he says.

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“Harry Potter” star Dave Legeno was found dead after hiking in a remote part of California’s Death Valley, according to police reports. He was 50.

The U.K.’s Telegraph reported on Friday (July 11) that the Inyo County Sheriff’s office had confirmed Legeno was discovered early Sunday morning by a pair of hikers.

The sheriff’s department dispatched a helicopter to locate and recover the body of the British actor, who was best known for playing werewolf Fenrir Greyback in the blockbuster wizard series.

“It appears that Legeno died of heat-related issues, but the Inyo County Coroner will determine the final cause of death,” a spokesman for the sheriff’s department said. Authorities went on to confirm that there were no signs of foul play.

Legeno, who also appeared in 2000′s “Snatch” and 2005′s “Batman Begins,” was set to star in the upcoming film “Sword of Vengeance.”

Tom Felton, who played villain Draco Malfoy on “Harry Potter,” took to Twitter to pay homage to his co-star.

Additionally, Felton posted a pictured of the two in full costume on set to Instagram with an equally heartfelt caption.

“Dave Legeno. It was always a pleasure. He was a great talent with a heart of gold and always had time for anyone. Dave was a soft, kind gentleman off screen but had the skill to be the complete opposite on screen. He taught me lots, You will be missed mate xx #DaveLegeno,” he wrote.

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Meek Mill is headed to prison for three to six months after violating probation stemming from a 2009 drug and gun case. The rapper (born Robert Williams) was taken into custody and transported to the city prison complex in Northeast Philadelphia after a judge handed down the sentence, the Philadelphia Inquirer reported on Friday (July 11).

Common Pleas Court Judge Genece E. Brinkley had reportedly reached her limit with Meek after the MMG rapper booked concerts between July 11 and August 11, despite her order that he cut back on scheduling shows during that time to resolve his ongoing probation issues.

“Sir, I didn’t want to do this but you made me do this,” Judge Brinkley told Meek in court. “After all the years I tried to get you on the right track.”

The Philly MC and his lawyer Gary Silver tried unsuccessfully to convince Brinkley not to send him back to prison, arguing that the interruption would destroy the momentum he’s built in his budding rap career.

Meek’s sophomore LP, Dreams Worth More Than Money, is scheduled for a September 9 release.

“It took me 15 years to get here and this will be extremely damaging to my life,” Meek told the judge.

The “I Don’t Know” MC has been a regular fixture in the Philadelphia court system for the last two years, wrangling with the city’s probation officers about the terms and limitations of his probation, as well as drawing the ire of the judge about his international touring schedule.

Mill, ...