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Last Night Tonight‘s skewering of a Pence family book for tots has already dwarfed Veep-associated offering in terms of sales and now the same-sex friendly version of bunny Marlon Bundo’s adventures is set to be donated en masse in the Hoosier State.

A Day in the Life of Marlon Bundo, a kids book written by Jill Twiss and illustrated by EG Keller, emerged in response to Marlon Bundo’s: A Day in the Life of the Vice President written by Vice President of the United States Mike Pence’s daughter Charlotte and illustrated by Second Lady Karen Pence. The John Oliver endorsed psuedo-parody takes aim at Pence’s anti-LGBTQ2 viewpoint by taking the real life Pence family pet and placing him in a pro-LGBT and marriage equality tale. Will & Grace showrunner Max Mutchnick was so taken by the book that on Friday he announced plans to distribute the book to public school’s in Indiana, the home state of the Pences.

Mutchnick shared his plan on Instagram along with a letter sent to Turkey Run Elementary School explaining the reason for the donation.

“I was blown away by the new John Oliver children’s book, “A Day in the Life of Marlon Bundo.” With Easter upon us, I wanted to not only support the brilliance of John Oliver, but also celebrate the Gayest Bunny of Them All: The Easter Bunny. So I decided to buy a copy of Oliver’s “Bundo” (written by Jill Twiss) for every public grammar school in Indiana. All 1,121 of them,” shared Mutchnick.

“Here’s why: Mike Pence has had an enormous platform in Indiana, and as it relates to gay people, he’s used it to spread a message of intolerance. By donating these books, I hope to counter those efforts and provide positive role models and a story of inclusion for children in Pence’s home state. If this book can help one boy or girl in Indiana love and accept who they are, I know both Marlon Bundos would be proud—even though one of them is on the downlow.”

You could certainly do worse for an Easter or Passover gift. If you attend one the 1,121 designated Indiana schools, kudos on your library’s new acquisition.

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Detective Pikachu gumshoe Ryan Reynolds has served up an Easter treat for the weekend that doesn’t require anything beyond a keen eye and a fondness for Marvel goofs to enjoy. What’s that? You’ve already looked slightly upward at the image above? That makes sense.

On Friday, Reynolds shared and showed off an adorable Easter Egg (the colorful kind, not necessarily the pub trivia kind) hunt art featuring the drawn likes of Wolverine, Mystique, Charles Xavier, Negasonic Teenage Warhead and a whole host of other recognizable mugs engaging in Easter frolics. Naturally, there’s ample amounts of delightful chaos in the proceedings. As Deadpool (complete with bunny ears) relaxes or poos behind a pyramid bush, the folks around him are caught up in mayhem that includes flaming bodies, brandished swords and the X-Mansion looking a proper wreck.

“I like eggs three ways: scrambled, poached or hidden,” quipped Reynolds in the accompanying caption.

It’s not quite clear who drew this bit of art (or gave Professor X those scissors), but it certainly is a charming thing to see and obsess over this weekend. Speaking of which, we’re not too far away from Deadpool 2. The Merc with a Mouth makes his cinematic return on May 18.

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Bryan Cranston is always a welcome fellow to see on a talk show. He tells great stories, he seems to always be up for incredibly silly comedy bits and can host your show for you if delivery of a baby gets in the way. (Be more schedule-friendly, infants!) As is his reliable way, The Cranman had another lovely visit to Stephen Colbert’s Late Show.

Cranston appeared on Friday’s edition of the CBS program and among other things, he was willing to channel his stop-motion animated canine alter-ego Chief from Wes Anderson’s Isle of Dogs for the Late Show. As you can see from the clip and even this screenshot, it’s all good fun. See! It’s a cinematic dog about to pee on a mug.

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The true highlight of the latest Cranston-Colbert interview comes before the doggo discussion where Cranston revealed a corker of a story about going to school to be a policeman and what it was like taking a drama class where he had a scene involving making out with a classmate. Things seem to be going hunky dory for 19-year-old Bryan Cranston, but as he shared with Colbert, his experience was a bit different than his more acting-savvy scene partner. We’ll let him tell the tale. It’s a good one.

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The number one highlight of the FX Legion opening event, hosted by Uproxx, was the stunning digital art installation at the center of the space. The number two highlight was the fried mac and cheese balls. Both were noticed by nearly every guest, if for drastically different reasons.

But this large-scale installation — created by FX in honor of Legion returning to TV — wasn’t just about food and mind-bending video. As the crowd circulated, sipping blue cocktails, you got the sense they were truly thrilled for their favorite show’s soon-to-arrive second season. Amidst the mingling, DJ Kim Anh spun records infused with a trance edge, adding to the vibe.

In the middle of the event space, held at Goya Studios in Hollywood, was the Legion Chamber, with a digital video installation inside by Milanese artist Marco Brambilla. While the experience wasn’t really a ride, many of the shows fans found it so immersive that they went back through multiple times — studying the deep cut references to the series found within the work.

“Sooo trippy,” one guest was overheard to say as he left the experience. “Even more when you’ve had some of those blue drinks they’re serving.”

“It’s seriously awesome,” his girlfriend muttered, squeezing his hand. “Now where can we get more of those mac and cheese bites?”

The Legion Chamber is open to the public through the weekend. Register here!

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Friday brought a most excellent look at Bill And Ted at Entertainment Weekly, with Keanu Reeves, Alex Winter, and writers Chris Matheson and Ed Solomon. While it teased the long-awaited third movie in the series, the EW piece also revealed a few interesting tidbits about the original films. Mainly how the first movie was darker and twisted compared to the fun-loving classic we got according to Matheson and Solomon:

“The original impulse,” explains Matheson, “Was that they were going to be responsible for everything bad that ever happened in human history. Like, they caused the Civil War. They caused World War I. They caused the Titanic to sink…

“One of the popular kids in the school ended up friends with Hitler for some reason,” Solomon says.

“This tells you how ostracized we felt by the popular kids,” jokes Matheson.

While Napoleon running around and talking about a waterslide was a joy, having Hitler in his place might actually be funnier. It’d be a hard sell, though, and Mel Brooks was nowhere in sight to help make it happen. The rest really is just an honest take on what would happen if two dudes were thrown back through history to do their history report. It’d be bedlam.

Another story about the second film actually reveals that the main character that ends up saving the day actually came about as the result of an accident while writing the script:

“It was super late, and we were super punch drunk,” says Solomon. “We deleted this whole sequence, but it began with ‘Interior–Police Station.’ But I guess I didn’t get everything out of the computer, so it just said ‘Station.’”

“It was, like, three in the morning,” says Matheson. “We’re wiped out. We’ve been working hard. We just, for an hour, all we’d say is the word ‘station.’ ‘Station!’”

“Station!” echoes Solomon. “We vowed to not not have it in.”

“‘We’re gonna have a Martian named Station.’ And by God, we did,” laughs Matheson. “Now, was that a wise decision? That’s unclear.”

This doesn’t account for the fact that they were very naked the entire time, morphed into a giant pile of steaming meat, before growing into one creature that ended up being a cross between The Big Show and a Ninja Turtle. It was a shocking moment for any young kid watching and waiting for more historical figures to save the day. Clearly, all of the darkness meant for the first movie went into the second.

(Via Entertainment Weekly)

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A Little More Personal (Raw) recording artist Lindsay Lohan‘s been keeping busy in 2018 popping up in Lawyer.com ads, but a ruling from New York state’s highest court is taking a bit of luster away from those self-deprecating spots.

Reuters reports six judges of the New York Court of Appeals have upheld a lower court’s ruling rejecting Lohan’s claim that Take-Two Interactive Software abused her privacy rights in their popular title Grand Theft Auto V. Lohan first sued in 2014 over a character named “Lacey Jonas,” an actress/singer with a nasty problem with the paparazzi and a certain resemblance to the Georgia Rule actress. Lohan’s camp argued that Lacey also sounded similar to the Lindsay and sported a wardrobe similar to the IRL celeb’s clothing line.

Lohan’s legal team’s argument was ultimately rejected “because the artistic renderings are indistinct, satirical representations of the style, look, and persona of a modern, beach-going young woman that are not reasonably identifiable as plaintiff.”

LiLo isn’t the only person that’s had their GTA V likeness complaint smacked down by the New York Court of Appeals. Mob Wives star Karen Gravano took similar action regarding a character in the popular game only to have the court dismiss her claim.

If you’re in the market for a Lindsay Lohan approved video game, Lindsay Lohan’s The Price of Fame mobile game is still kicking around. Maybe the result of this GTA V legal dust-up will inspire an I Know Who Killed Me RPG to tumble out someday.

(Via Reuters)

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