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Watch the trailer (above and below) to the highly anticipated prequel film to cult classic series "The Sopranos" which is out this Friday in the US and stars young Tongan actor Samson Moeakiola.  

"The Many Saints of Newark" has been described as a prequel to 'The Sopranos' set against the Newark race riots and focuses on charming, sociopath mobster Dickie Moltisanti. (The father of Christopher, Tony’s right-hand man in the original Sopranos series).

Samson Moeakiola plays a young Salvatore "Big Pussy" Bonpensiero, a New Jersey mafia lieutenant who works for Dickie Moltisanti.  Vincent Pastore played Pussy in the original Sopranos series where he worked for Tony.

Samson shared in a Rolling Stone interview that he was able to spend time with the OG "Big Pussy" Vincent Pastore and called him a mentor.  

Pastore would record all of the young Pussy’s dialogue for him to listen to before each filming day. “Everybody else around me already had big resumes, and this was my first job,” he says.…more

Congratulations to Samoan actor KJ Apa and his partner, French model Clara Berry who welcomed a baby boy into the world last week.

Clara announced the news on her instagram this morning, also sharing the name of their baby - Sasha Vai Keneti Apa.

KJ also released his new album "Clocks" over the weekend.

KJ says of the album in an instagram post "CLOCKS. This music represents a piece of myself - my past, my future and my present ... 

Thank you to my mother @tessaapa for always helping & inspiring me to write. @jamiekuse for mastering, @jeanseledoujet for your magic and @clara.berry for taking my love for you to another dimension this week"

It's his 2nd album - he released his own instrumental rock album called "The Third Room" when he was only 14 years old.

Clocks is out now on all streaming platforms and you can check it out on Spotify below.…more

Jason Momoa gives us a sneak peak at getting ready and training to become Duncan Idaho in the upcoming blockbuster movie "DUNE" 

Our TikTok round-up this week is dedicated to #TongaTok in honor of Tongan Language Week!

Here we have our fave content this week from Tongan tiktok accounts that fall in to the catergories of Dancing, Adornments, Humour, Traditions and Singing...

Tongan Dancing

Tongan Adornments

Tongan Humour

Tongan Traditions

Tongan Singing

Recently Canadian born rapper Drake released his sixth studio album "Certified Lover Boy" and amongst the list of producers on the album, is a young 15 year old Samoan producer - Jarom Su'a.…more

Lealani Siaosi’s portrayal of a young Misatauveve Dr. Melani Anae had audiences captivated right from the first scene on the trending television series The Panthers. Depicting diverse emotions of strength, resistance, grief, and empathy, Lealani proved that her newness to the acting world had no limits on her range. From beginning to end, this rising star was exceptional and will definitely be on our list of ‘ones to watch’.

THE PANTHERS is one of only four shows in the world to be accepted into the festival as part of the TIFF Primetime Programme, where critically acclaimed shows such as Black Mirror and Transparent have premiered in previous years. Inspired by the Black Panther movement in the USA, Will (Dimitrius Schuster-Koloamatangi), Melani (Lealani Siaosi) and a group of young Polynesians form The Polynesian Panthers, to fight the system and become the history making Revolutionaries that their community so desperately needed them to be.…more

Here's a roundup of Island TikTok from last week! We got comedy, viral trends, squad goals and everything in between. Check it out!

Comedy TikTok

Dance TikTok

Squad TikTok

Family TikTok

Cultural TikTok

Duet TikTok

Mukbang TikTok

Vlog TikTok

Music TikTok

Fashion & Style TikTok

The trailer for "Dune" had movie buffs talking from the moment it was realeased and the anticipation for the epic movie has been rapidly growing with its recent run at the Venice Film Festival. 

Denis Villenueve’s science fiction epic is based on the classic novel by Frank Herbert. Dune is described as a sprawling story of power, betrayal and exploitation set in the distant future. The movie has been receiving rave reviews from those who have watched. "Dune reminds us what a Hollywood blockbuster can be," wrote movie critic Xan Brooks, while offering five stars.

Jason Momoa is no stranger to huge action roles from Khal Drogo to Aquaman, but the shinning reviews from Dune might just be the cherry on top of the cake for his soaring career. If the film manages to reach viewers and gain fans like critics anticipate this might be the beginning of a growing fandom.  

The Hawaiian actor plays the character Duncan Idaho. In Herbert’s novel, Duncan is described as a handsome man with "curling black hair" to whom women are easily attracted.…more

Jono and Ben talk to the stars of Disney's 'Jungle Cruise' - Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson and Emily Blunt.

The Rock reminisces on his time living in New Zealand and reveals the hilarious reason why he has a photo of Ben's butt on his phone.

Jason Momoa dropped the trailer for his latest movie on Jimmy Kimmel over the weekend.  Check it out! 

Synopsis:  A devastated husband (Jason Momoa) vows to bring justice to the people responsible for his wife’s death while protecting the only family he has left, his daughter (Isabela Merced).