Now that Jay Z has wrapped his Legends of the Summer Tour with Justin Timberlake, the Roc Boss is revving his engine for the North American leg of his Magna Carta World Tour — notice how the tour name incorporates both the rapper's most recent album title and his last name.

Hov's Life and Times site published the dates for the 34-date run on Friday (September 6), shortly after his Throne partner, Kanye West, announced his Yeezus Tour with Kendrick Lamar . Tickets for the Live Nation-produced tour will go on sale on September 12 at 10 a.m. ET, though there are two pre-sale dates on September 9 and September 11.

It's all in support of Jay's Magna Carta ... Holy Grail LP, which was just certified double-platinum two months after its unorthodox release, which delivered the first one million copies to Samsung phone users for free.

While on the road, Jigga and JT combined sets, offering a unique concert-going experience. So far, though, Jay hasn't announced any tourmates for this next run.

Magna Carta World Tour (North American dates):

» November 30 - St. Paul, MN @ Xcel Energy Center
» December 1 - Lincoln, NE @ Pinnacle Bank Arena
» December 2 - Denver, CO @ Pepsi Center
» December 6 - Anaheim, CA @ Honda Center
» December 7 - San Diego, CA @ Valley View Casino Center
» December 9 - Los Angeles, CA @ Staples Center
» December 10 - Fresno, CA @ Save Mart Center
» December 11 - San Jose, CA @ SAP Center at San Jose
» December 13 - Las ...

Kanye West is ready to take his show on the road. On Friday (September 6) 'Ye created quite the stir when he tweeted a promotion pic for his upcoming Yeezus Tour.

It's his first solo run since 2008's Glow in the Dark Tour. (On his last tour Yeezy shared the bill with Jay Z to promote their 2011 album Watch the Throne. ) The seven-week, 23-city North American run will also feature Kendrick Lamar. It all starts on October 19 at the KeyArena in Seattle, Washington and end on December 7 at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas. Tickets will go on sale September 13.

West made waves earlier this year when he dropped his now gold-selling Yeezus album. The 10-track LP disregarded tradition as Kanye embarked on a mission with new sounds and new rules, even before Jay Z made it a hashtag. There was no lead-up single, and West premiered the clip for "New Slaves" on the sides of buildings in various cities across the country.

There was no album art, and the physical CD simply came in a clear jewel casing; then of course there were the sonic components. Yeezus, with all of its buzzing bass and electro bleeps and blips made it stand out from every album in Kanye's catalog — or for that matter, any hip-hop album ever recorded. The innovation was intriguing to Kendrick, who dropped his critically acclaimed debut good kid, m.A.A.d city late last year.

"It was hard for me to grasp it on the first take," K-Dot told MTV News in June, ...

If anyone's an authority on bringing comic book superheroes to life, it's Hugh Jackman. With six appearances as Wolverine — Marvel's most ferocious mutant — Jackman was partially responsible for bringing about the modern comic book film Renaissance with 2000's "X-Men." And after more than a decade in the comic book biz, the actor knows a hero when he sees one. So we had to ask him to weigh in on fellow actor Ben Affleck, who's about to answer the call of the bat signal.

"He's a tough guy," Jackman told MTV News' Josh Horowitz while promoting his new film "Prisoners" at the Toronto International Film Festival. "He's a Boston kid, right? He's a tough guy."

Affleck became the center of a comic book controversy when he was made the heir to Batman's cape and cowl in 2015's Superman/Batman team-up movie. Seemingly everyone from celebrities to die-hard Batman fans made their opinions known via Twitter, with many of them being less than kind. But Jackman said there's no need to worry.

"I think Ben is a great actor," Jackman explained. "I think he's been underrated for a long time. He's obviously a great director. He's a very smart guy. That guy doesn't make decisions that aren't well thought out, that aren't great."

To the haters, Jackman hinted that their criticisms won't so much deter Affleck from doing his best work — they're just adding more fuel to the fire. "I think probably, deep down, he doesn't mind taking on something that's a little controversial."

Affleck has his work cut out for ...

Katy Perry made sure everything was polished to perfection on Thursday night, as she previewed her upcoming Prism album to members of the New York media ... except, oddly enough, the songs themselves.

"Some of these are still rough mixes," she told the crowd. "Very rough mixes."

Of course, it's not like you could tell. Because from the venue (an artfully minimal event space in the Financial District) to the victuals (canapés galore), this was a very slick event, a trend that more than carried over to the music itself. Sure, Katy played just 10 of Prism's 13 tracks — the deluxe edition features 16, she informed us — but based on what we heard, it seems that her new album is destined to pick up where her last left off.

In fact, it doesn't seem as if she's strayed very far from her Teenage Dream formula, at least sonically (and really, why would she?) Like she told MTV News last month, there's really no darkness on Prism ... instead, the new songs are voluminous, playful, packed with hooks and brimming with studio shine.

"Birthday," which Perry described as her attempt at writing "something Mariah Carey would have put on her first record," is an upbeat jam that features her cooing "let me get you in your birthday suit," and ends with her coyly whispering "Happy birthday." The roller-skating jam "Walking On Air" — she actually wrote it after watching skaters in Central Park — pumps and struts on an actual Deep House groove, like something lifted from a Crystal Waters track, ...

In the past few years, Vin Diesel has done something that few A-list actors can claim. In his own way, the "

This week, Diesel is doing something else that isn't too often heard of in Hollywood: reviving a franchise after a pretty disastrous second installment from nine years earlier.

'80s action legend RoboCop is back, but in the new film starring "The Killing" star Joel Kinnaman, he's looking a little more "tactical."

The remake of Paul Verhoeven's 1987 film starring Peter Weller puts Officer Alex Murphy back in action, and, as we can see in the new trailer, the police officer of the future has gotten a few updates.

After a car bomb effectively ends Officer Murphy's life, a robotics specialist played by Michael Keaton offers him and his wife (Abbie Cornish) an option they didn't know existed. Keaton's character is an advocate for a robotic police force, and in order to sway public opinion on the controversial topic, he suggests putting a man in a machine.

Thus, RoboCop is born with the help of a doctor played by Gary Oldman. The new RoboCop comes with a few new toys and a brand-new look like a combination of Christian Bale's Batman and Iron Man.

One of the main conflicts of the new "RoboCop" is what happens to the Alex Murphy that his wife and son used to know. Keaton's robotic expert informs us that RoboCop's actions have only the illusion of free will, something that he evidently fights over the course of the film.

The new "RoboCop" comes to us from director Jos é Padilha, the Brazilian filmmaker who wowed audiences around the world with the intense action of his "Elite Squad" movies. The first footage for "RoboCop" debuted back in July at San Diego Comic-Con, where it featured a more expanded look at the film and the role of Pat Novak, ...

Robert Pattinson's had plenty of experience in front of the photographers lenses — both as a model and tabloid staple — but the 27-year-old will step behind the camera for his latest role.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, the "Twilight" star will play magazine photographer Dennis Stock in the upcoming film "Life."

Based on a true story, "Life" centers around the friendship between Stock and actor James Dean, who will be portrayed by "Chronicle" actor Dane DeHaan. The two met when Stock was assigned to snap the up-and-coming actor — producing a series of iconic photographs shortly before Dean broke out with roles in "East of Eden" and "Rebel Without a Cause."

The film is expected to begin production in early 2014, with Anton Corbijn ("The American") directing and Iain Canning and Emile Sherman ("The King's Speech") producing.

"Life" is the latest project added to Pattinson's busy post-"Twilight Saga" slate. He wrapped production on the drama "The Rover" early this year, and just finished shooting "Maps to the Stars," which reunited him with "Cosmopolis" director David Cronenberg. He's also slated for "Mission: Blacklist" and "Queen of the Desert." As to whether the latter project — a Werner Herzog film focusing on the friendship between Gertrude Bell and T.E. Lawrence — will actually come together, that's yet to be seen, according to Pattinson's would-be co-star Naomi Watts.

"We'll wait and see," Watts told MTV News earlier this year at the Sundance Film Festival. "He's a director I'm completely in awe of. He's a wonderful filmmaker and documentarian. It's a fantastic ...

Hours after she premiered her jungle-themed video for Katy Perry woke up early on Friday (September 6) to appear on "Good Morning America" to debut her Prism album cover.

The simple cover art for the October 22 release features the singer standing in the rainbow-hued sunlight. "I shot it with this amazing New York photographer named Ryan McGinley. And I just wanted it to be pure and radiant and full of light," she said on "GMA" about the image, which she shot in upstate New York.

"The reason why I named the record Prism is because, you know, for a minute I was going through a transitional period in my life. It was a little bit dark, yes, but it was kind of like what they call your return of Saturn; it's when you're about to go into your 30s and you actual have to be an adult," she explained. "But, you know, I embrace the light. I let the light in and it influenced all my songs and then I get to kind of beam the light out to all my fans through these songs. I want to make people happy, and smile."

And if you like what you heard on "Roar," Perry promises there are even more anthems on the album. "Basically, my last record was very thematic, and the theme this record for me is just 'me.' It's kind of like stripped-down, raw, more essential oils of who I am. There's a lot of light and hope and love and storytelling," she shared.

Her appearance on "GMA" ...

Will the third time prove to be the charm for Vin Diesel's blade-wielding antihero in ? With Diesel back on top and no competition to speak of during the first official box office weekend of the fall, the future looks bright enough for Riddick that he will certainly need his trademark goggles.

Box-office watchers predicted a debut in the neighborhood of $23 million during an otherwise slow weekend. Critics have described "Riddick" as closer in scale and tone to "Pitch Black" than the more grandiose space opera vibe of "Chronicles of Riddick." Reviews are mixed, but they are better than what was written about "Chronicles," which Roger Ebert dismissed as "an exercise in computer-generated effects."

The evolution of this weekend's destined-for-#1 hit runs almost parallel with the arc of Diesel's career. His self-financed short films caught the attention of Steven Spielberg, who gave him a part in "Saving Private Ryan." He did the voice of "The Iron Giant" and co-starred in "Boiler Room," but it was in the small, claustrophobic and violent "Pitch Black" where Diesel stole the show.

Next there was "The Fast and the Furious" and "xXx," catapulting Diesel to the upper echelons of pop culture and giving him carte blanche to take his "Pitch Black" character and build a sci-fi universe around him.

Not unlike "Star Wars" getting officially retitled "Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope," the first movie became "The Chronicles of Riddick: Pitch Black" as Diesel enthusiastically told MTV News shortly before he started shooting the big-budget epic. "I'm ecstatic about the size and the ...

After a summer of failed sci-fi blockbusters like "Oblivion" and "After Earth" comes the modestly budgeted a film that makes up for its lack of overwrought CGI with Diesel-powered charisma. The film reunites star Vin Diesel and filmmaker David Twohy after nine years apart following the underperforming "Chronicles of Riddick," but where that film sought to expand the back story of Diesel's Furyan mercenary, "Riddick" focuses on returning the character to his lean and mean roots last seen in 2000's "Pitch Black."

Critics agree that "Riddick" is a B-movie romp at best — but that's not a bad thing. The film's more outlandish elements — like Riddick's pet "dingo-dongo" — may be a bit too much, but the movie's rich supporting cast (including Katee Sackhoff, Dave Bautista and Karl Urban) and riveting opening act came as a pleasant surprise to most critics. Critics do seem to agree that Vin Diesel turns in a compelling performance light years removed from his "Fast & Furious" alter-ego Dom Toretto, and they praised the film's accessibility — a rare feat for a third film.

Read on for a sample of "Riddick" reviews.

Off To A Great Start "First things first, though — namely a terrific, mostly dialogue-free 20-minute opening during which Riddick acclimates to his new surroundings. Finally, writer-director David Twohy manages a sustained sense of space-operatic poetry that eluded him in the bombastic 'Chronicles' and the series' derivative first installment, 'Pitch Black' (2000). Watching this see-in-the-dark muscleman brooding against gorgeous otherworldly vistas, all while crafting pointy homemade weapons and befriending a scene-stealing CGI canine ...