What’s Trending: Wednesday, August 3rd, 2022
#VinScully
o The longtime voice of Dodger baseball has died at 94 years old.
o The team released a statement Tuesday night that said, “Vin Scully was the heartbeat of the Dodgers and in so many ways, the heartbeat of all of Los Angeles.”
o Dodger President & CEO Stan Kasten said, “We have lost an icon. The Dodgers' Vin Scully was one of the greatest voices in all of sports. He was a giant of a man, not only as a broadcaster, but as a humanitarian."
o "His voice will always be heard and etched in all of our minds forever."
o Scully started calling games for the Dodgers back in 1950, when the team was still located in Brooklyn. He continued to provide play-by-play for the team following its move to L.A. in 1957, calling nearly every one of the biggest moments in the Dodgers' history up until his retirement in 2016.
o No cause of death has been announced.
#RoadHouse
o Jake Gyllenhaal is coming for one of Patrick Swayze’s 80s gigs!
o It was it has been announced that Gyllenhaal is going to take on Swayze’s iconic role in a remake of “Road House.”
o The idea first surfaced in November of 2021, but now it's definitely in motion.
o The 1989 flick was only a minor hit when first released – and a poorly reviewed one at that. But it has since attained status as a quintessentially cheeky, 1980s tough guy, bar-centered cult classic.
o It sounds like this new version will up the action even more. Gyllenhaal will play the dive bar bouncer with the mysterious past as a former UFC fighter, and the setting will move from Missouri to the Florida Keys.
o The new “Road House” is set to begin production in the Dominican Republic later this month, though no release date has been set.
#Snickers
o A new seasoning blend that makes everything taste like SNICKERS is being rolled out to stores nationwide this month.
o The Mars candy company partnered with a condiment brand for it.
o Each jar is filled with around seven ounces of Snickers in powder form.
o It's supposed to be for things like ice cream, milkshakes, pancakes, and frozen yogurt.
o This isn't the first time a candy has been turned into a seasoning. The same brand released a Twix version last year.
o And before that, they did a Cinnamon Toast Crunch one called Cinnadust.
o The Snickers version should be available everywhere by the end of the month.