Tag: Don Cheadle

Previewing Chiefs’ Week 1 game vs. Ravens on Chiefs Wire Podcast

On the latest episode of @TheChiefsWire podcast: @EdEastonJr’s chats w/ Don Cheadle & @TheJohnDillon speaks to ‘Hollywood’ Brown #BALvsKC

We’re back with an all-new episode of the Chiefs Wire podcast! This week, we’re previewing the Kansas City Chiefs Week 1 matchup with the Baltimore Ravens.

Chiefs Wire Managing Editor John Dillon recently sat down with Chiefs wide receiver ‘Hollywood’ Brown to discuss adjusting to his new team and NFL Rivals, an officially licensed video game of the National Football League and NFL Players Association.

We check in with this past week’s press conferences, which featured comments from quarterback Patrick Mahomes, tight end Travis Kelce, and head coach Andy Reid ahead of Thursday’s game at Arrowhead Stadium. Lastly, Senior Writer Ed Easton Jr. speaks with award-winning actor and longtime Chiefs fan Don Cheadle.

With just hours between the release of the first Chiefs Wire Podcast and Kansas City’s first game of the 2024 season, listeners can look forward to being well-informed about all developments relative to Brown’s injury, the team’s game plan, and get to know better a Missouri native and celebrity member of Chiefs Kingdom.

Check out the link below to get your fill of Chiefs talk ahead of tonight’s kickoff:

Don Cheadle on Chiefs’ villain image: ‘They’re the bad guys until they get beaten’

Chiefs Wire’s Ed Easton Jr. spoke to actor Don Cheadle about the public’s recent perception of the #Chiefs as villains due to their success. | @EdEastonJr

The Kansas City Chiefs will face plenty of obstacles on the journey to trying to accomplish a three-peat this season. Their recent triumphs have not just viewed them as a dynasty but also as the top target on every team’s bulletin board and rival fans’ hate list.

Chiefs Wire’s Ed Easton Jr. spoke to award-winning actor Don Cheadle about being competitive in this weekend’s American Century Championship and the public’s recent perception of the Chiefs as the league’s villains due to their success.

“I don’t get like that [competitive],” Cheadle explained. “I mean, I know that people are taking bets on certain things. My friends have “last-longer” bets and better performance bets with other players. But like I said, it’s to see these dudes that I don’t, you know, necessarily get to see all year in that setting.

“It’s the tournament (American Century) that does a great job of taking care of us, providing entertainment, and it’s for charity. It’s really the reason to get together and do this. There are a lot of guys that I would like to bump into again and be with Michael Pena, and he and I are in a movie coming out this year together, so it’s good to kick it with him.”

During Super Bowl LVIII media week, the Chiefs were considered the league’s villains after consecutive winning seasons. The reaction from most of the crowd in attendance preferred the San Francisco 49ers as the heroes for reasons beyond the game’s proximity.

“I think it’s all [a] hype thing to sell tickets and get people to watch. And, of course, if somebody is sitting on top of the hill, you have to knock the king off the top,” said Cheadle. “So I’m sure they’re viewed as villains, but to see what they’ve done and to all the different iterations of personnel that they’ve had, and still been able to be as successful as they’ve been able to be.

“It’s a real testament to the team and to [what] Andy Reid has been able to do, and what the front office has been able to do, and how to put these people together and kept, the key pieces together to continue to make them the championship level, caliber team. So, yeah, they should be; they should be the bad guys. They’re the bad guys until they get beaten.”

Cheadle has played many roles in his illustrious career while continuing to work in various humanitarian efforts. In 2017, alongside Oceans 8 movie castmate George Clooney, he was presented with the Summit Peace Award by the Nobel Peace Prize Laureates in Rome for work to stop the genocide and relieve the suffering of the people of Darfur.

Check out the website for more information about the American Century Championship.

Don Cheadle on his interaction with Kevin Hart after the Chiefs’ Super Bowl LVII victory over the Eagles

Ed Easton Jr. spoke to Don Cheadle about his interactions with Kevin Hart after the #Chiefs’ Super Bowl LVII victory over the Eagles | @EdEastonJr

The Kansas City Chiefs’ back-to-back Super Bowl titles have helped attract many fans locally and internationally. Their increased popularity has made their games a topic of discussion in every circle, especially among celebrities.

Chiefs Wire’s Ed Easton Jr. spoke to actor and Kansas City native Don Cheadle about his reaction to the Chiefs defeating his friend and co-star in the upcoming Peacock miniseries Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist, Kevin Hart’s Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl LVII, and his starting tight end choice between Travis Kelce and Tony Gonzalez.

“There was no trash talk, [just] necessary eye contact, bowed heads, and somber feelings,” Cheadle explained. “You don’t want to rub it in. You don’t need to rub it in. I didn’t need to rub it in. The team did all the talking.”

Cheadle is proud of the Chiefs’ success, which includes three Super Bowls over the last five seasons. He looks forward to this weekend’s American Century Championship, where he will see Kelce and many others on the course, although Patrick Mahomes isn’t scheduled to appear this year.

“Of course, watching it now [the team’s recent success] is incredibly exciting,” said Cheadle. “Travis [Kelce] is in the tournament, and Patrick (Mahomes) is also cool to see and celebrate them.”

Kelce, however, isn’t his choice yet as a starter on his all-time fantasy Chiefs team. As the legendary actor explained, the honor remains with Pro Football Hall of Famer Tony Gonzalez.

“Just a couple more years, it would be him, but right now, I’m going to give it to the veteran,” said Cheadle. “I’m going to give it to the old guard.”

Check out the website for more information about the American Century Championship.

Don Cheadle reflects on filming classic NFL commercial with Chiefs legend Dante Hall

Ed Easton Jr. spoke to Don Cheadle, who reflected on an ad he filmed with Dante Hall and his thoughts on the current #Chiefs’ acting skills | @EdEastonJr

This weekend’s American Century Championship will feature Kansas City Chiefs Pro Bowler Travis Kelce, legend Marcus Allen, award-winning actor Don Cheadle, and more. From July 12-14, competition coverage will be on NBC, GOLF Channel, and Peacock.

Chiefs Wire’s Ed Easton Jr. spoke to tournament participant Cheadle, reflecting on his early 2000s NFL postseason commercials, including one featuring Chiefs Hall of Famer Dante Hall. He also shared thoughts on current Chiefs stars in recent commercials.

“That’s so funny. I saw Dante (Hall). I’m in Hawaii right now, and I saw him out here. I saw that. We reminisced about that. That was a lot of fun. Yeah, those commercials were great,” said Cheadle. “He was obviously; you go back and look at the highlights. It’s insanity what he was doing. Making entire teams have to do their whole scheme to stop him was pretty great to see. It’s a great thing. I don’t know if he’s playing (America Century Championship) in this next year. It’d be great to see him again.”

Cheadle has noticed the many commercials starring Chiefs players like Kelce, Patrick Mahomes, and Head Coach Andy Reid. He playfully acknowledges their acting efforts while praising Kelce’s comedic timing.

“Yeah, I’m not gonna go out there trying to throw a 60-70 yard pass or coach the team, and I imagine they would have a commensurate reaction if I tried to coach their team,” Cheadle explained. “They’re funny. I think Travis (Kelce) is especially funny in his commercial; he makes me laugh, and Andy (Reid) makes you laugh for different reasons.”

The veteran actor and avid golfer has earned nominations for an Academy Award, two British Academy Film Awards, and eleven Primetime Emmy Awards. He is on a short list of performers to be nominated for the four major American entertainment awards, better known as the ‘EGOT.’

Check out the website for more information about the American Century Championship.

Award Winning actor Don Cheadle discusses his Chiefs fandom

Chiefs Wire’s Ed Easton Jr. spoke to Award Winning actor and American Century Championship participant Don Cheadle about his #Chiefs fandom. | @EdEastonJr

The 35th edition of the American Century Championship, better known as the “Super Bowl of Celebrity Golf,” begins this weekend. The tournament, which features Kansas City Chiefs players, legends, and other stars, will award $750,000 in prize money. Over the years, celebrity participants have donated nearly $8 million to non-profit causes.

Chiefs Wire’s Ed Easton Jr. spoke to Award Winning Actor and tournament participant Don Cheadle about his expectations for this weekend’s event at Lake Tahoe and revealed when he first became a Chiefs fan.

“It’s just a great opportunity to test yourself and come together with other golf geeks from different disciplines and people we don’t get to see,” Cheadle explained. “I don’t necessarily bump into each other often, and then kind of get to meet again. It’s kind of a reunion of sorts and a lot of fun. You have the opportunity actually to walk inside and feel some of the structure and what it must be like [to be a professional golfer]. [I’m] a lightweight, but it’s kind of like being there on tour and getting to pretend to be golfers for a minute.”

Cheadle was born and raised in Kansas City, Missouri, and has experienced many years of Chiefs football and its impact on the community. He would eventually move to Denver, Colorado, home of one of the Chiefs’ biggest division rivals.

“I’m from Kansas City, and it was to be a Chiefs fan or be excommunicated and kicked out of my house,” Cheadle said, “so, I was definitely [a fan of] the Chiefs. When I was first watching the Chiefs, Len Dawson was the quarterback. So that’s how long ago that was. I’ve been rooting for a long time, and then I moved to Denver a little later, and, kind of had some torn allegiance there because, you know, I had a lot of AFC [West] drama in my life, but whenever Denver is playing the Chiefs, I usually root for the Chiefs anyway. That’s the history of my [football] background.”

Since starting his career in 1984, Cheadle has been one of his generation’s most critically acclaimed and accomplished actors. He has earned many accolades, including two Grammy Awards, a Tony Award, two Golden Globe Awards, and two Screen Actors Guild Awards.

Check out the website for more information about the American Century Championship.

HBO Max announces it will have Space Jam 2 release on July 16, 2021

HBO Max announced on Thursday that their new same-day release features will include Space Jam 2.

Fans who are awaiting the debut of next summer’s “Space Jam 2” starring LeBron James will be able to watch it from the comfort of their own homes, so long as they are HBO Max subscribers.

HBO Max announced on Thursday that they will have same day box office releases on their service starting on Christmas Day and through 2021, including the release of the “Space Jam 2.” The remake of the legendary Michael Jordan-Looney Tunes movie starring LeBron James and Don Cheadle will release on the app on July 16, the same day that it’s scheduled to release in movie theaters. HBO, of course, is owned by Warner Bros.

The announcement from Warner Bros. and HBO is a major one for the movie industry as the pandemic has kept crowds small or realistically non-existent for movie theaters. Until there is some level of control with the virus, movies, especially blockbusters like ‘Space Jam 2,’ will have to find success on the small screen.

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New virtual celebrity golf tour on Twitch features Don Cheadle, Darius Rucker, Patrick Reed and more

A new virtual golf tour for coronavirus relief features celebrities Don Cheadle and Darius Rucker as well as the PGA Tour’s Patrick Reed.

While we impatiently wait for the return of tournament golf next month, varying formats of competitive golf are actually right around the corner.

There’s the charity skins match between Rory McIlroy-Dustin Johnson and Rickie Fowler-Matthew Wolff on May 17, not to mention The Match: Champions for Charity between Tiger Woods-Peyton Manning and Phil Mickelson-Tom Brady.

On the virtual side, the European Tour is using TrackMan for the BMW Indoor Invitational. On top of that, celebrities and professional golfers are teaming up for coronavirus relief.

Streaming exclusively on Twitch, T’d Up Golf has partnered with Group 33 for a one-of-a-kind virtual golf tour. The first “tour stops” feature celebrities Don Cheadle, Anthony Anderson, Darius Rucker and Chris Spencer being coached by the PGA Tour’s Pat Perez, Patrick Reed, Wyndham Clark and Kevin Na. The first event will virtually transport the players to Scotland.

“As we approach summer, we recognize that many people are missing the opportunity to not only play a round of golf themselves but also see their favorite professionals in action on famous courses around the world,” said Eric Brunner, Sports Partnerships Lead at Twitch. “Through our partnership with Group 33 and the launch of T’d Up Golf, we’re excited to bring some of golf’s most well-known athletes, fans and courses back to viewers’ screens through a virtual and interactive format that can only be found on Twitch.”

Teams will be playing to generate revenue benefiting COVID-19 frontline workers, providing them with food and the necessary resources. Viewers will also be able to use Twitch’s chat feature to interact with the teams throughout the competition.

“The format of pairing celebrities who have the chops for golf with PGA TOUR pros as fun-loving sidekicks/hilarious caddies is sure to make for great content,” added Bob Parsons, founder and CEO of PXG, also a partner for the fundraising event.

More information is set to come, including the schedule, additional golfers and celebrities. You can sign up for more information and updates right here.

LeBron James shows up on Instagram sporting ‘Space Jam 2’ merch

Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James showed off some new merch for the ‘Space Jam 2’ on his Instagram on Thursday night.

Despite the current hiatus across American life, outside of essential businesses, movies and television shows have stopped most of their regular production alongside the current hiatus in sports. However, LeBron James seems very confident that ‘Space Jam 2,’ which he spent most of the last summer filming, is still going to come out in 2021 as previously scheduled. LeBron posted as much on Thursday afternoon, sharing a ‘Space Jam 2’ Dad hat while writing the caption “2021.”

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2021. 🐰🥕 🎥 🍿👑

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While LeBron went on the record today saying he hopes that the NBA season isn’t canceled, he still luckily has some other milestones to focus on. Also, the “Space Jam 2” hat is pretty dope and I’m fairly certain fans will be wondering when and where that is going on sale. Some ‘Space Jam 2’ merch went on sale through Nike during All-Star Weekend, but there will likely be much more whenever we get closer to the hopeful release next summer.

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Don Cheadle to play villain in ‘Space Jam 2,’ Paul Scheer says

Cheadle has long been a part of the project but his role wasn’t quite clear until his Black Monday co-star dropped it a few days ago.

As the boredom of being stuck inside during quarantine has been getting to people, there have been lots of untold stories getting dropped during these times. A few weeks ago, Carmelo Anthony told the story of the time LeBron James jumped off a boat to save his life. And then we got another bit of interesting LeBron news from an unexpected source, actor/comedian Paul Scheer.

During an episode of The Athletic’s ‘Clip City’ podcast, Scheer broke the news that Don Cheadle, with whom Scheer stars on the Showtime show ‘Black Monday,’ will play the villain in the ‘Space Jam 2,’ starring LeBron James.

Actually Don Cheadle, who I do ‘Black Monday’ with, he’s the bad guy in ‘Space Jam [2],’ and he said LeBron’s really great. He was great in ‘Trainwreck‘ too

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Cheadle has been a well-known part of the cast but it was previously unclear what his role would be in the reboot of the 1996 production. LeBron is expected to be joined by several other NBA and WNBA players, including Damian Lillard and Diana Taurasi.

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