Cheaper tickets in Europe… ‘Rush Hour 4’ update… Stranger Things spinoff… Dylan Sprouse & Barbara Palvin are officially engaged… and ‘Love Is Blind’ Season 4 premiere date

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Thanks to Ticketmaster’s “dynamic pricing” and our ridiculously inflated resale market, people are fed up with the cost of concert tickets. But what can we do? Some people have solved the problem by flying to Europe to see concerts! European nations not only have consumer protection laws, they’ve taken steps to limit resale prices. For instance, back in 2018, one content creator from Dallas was able to get floor seats to see Jay-Z and Beyoncé in Paris for $92. But in her hometown? Those same tickets would have cost about $900 more than that. Another woman says she paid $200 to see Beyoncé in Paris, and it would’ve cost her $800 to see her in the US. But you still have to get to Europe, which costs a lot…but not if you use airline miles or hotel points to offset your travel costs. But after all your travel expenses, you’re basically going to pay the same thing to see your favorite artist as you would in your hometown, but you’re getting a really cool European vacation out of it, too!

Beyoncé fans in U.S. are flying to Europe for cheaper tickets https://t.co/ro3vb4EEpr
— Frackoff Felgercarb (@FrackoffF) March 21, 2023

Jackie Chan is always asked if he’ll ever do another another “Rush Hour” movie, and he always has the same response, which is basically yes, if Chris Tucker will. Back in December, Jackie was asked that same question for the umpteenth time, but this time, he said, “For the last seven years, we’ve been turning down the script, turning down the script. Yesterday, we just agreed. Next year we’ll probably start—IF Chris Tucker agrees. It’s not about money! It’s about time to make. Otherwise, in ‘Rush Hour 4’ we’re all old men. I tell Chris Tucker, ‘Before we get old, please do Rush Hour 4.’” So here we are a few months later and Chris is out promoting his new movie “Air.” Just like Jackie, Chris was asked about another “Rush Hour,” but he was very vague about his involvement. He said the movie is “something I definitely will probably drop in there because I love working with Jackie.” The first “Rush Hour” was released in 1998, with the second in 2001 and the third in 2007. Altogether, the three movies have grossed close to a billion dollars.

Chris Tucker Says He’s ‘Definitely’ in for ‘Rush Hour 4’: ‘I Love Working With Jackie Chan’ https://t.co/Ld9ZzDeAR9
— Variety (@Variety) March 21, 2023

A source told “The Sun” that Millie Bobby Brown turned down over $12M to star in a “Stranger Things” spinoff because she wants to branch out and do other projects. Millie has played Eleven since she WAS 11! But now at age 19, she’s reportedly ready to do something else. Maybe the next White Lotus? She old “Seventeen” magazine earlier this month the she’s a huge fan of the HBO series and would be open to starring in an upcoming season. But in the meantime, Millie has to wrap up “Stranger Things. The fifth and final season starts filming in June. After that, Millie said, “I’m very ready to say goodbye to this chapter of my life and open new ones up.”

She’s said she’s “definitely ready to wrap up” the show. https://t.co/tzwUyWV1es
— Men’s Health Mag (@MensHealthMag) March 23, 2023

Dylan Sprouse is reportedly engaged to his longtime girlfriend Barbara Palvin. Earlier this month, Barbara showed up to a film festival wearing a diamond on THAT finger, but later that night, she wasn’t wearing it on the red carpet. There’s been no comment from them or their reps, but sources say she said yes. Dylan and Barbara have been dating since 2018. He told “W Magazine” he slipped into her DMs, but it took her 6 months to respond. He said, “I was like, ‘Hey, I don’t know if you’re in New York for very long, but we should hang out if you want to. Here’s my number.’”

A look back at the newly-engaged couple’s first photoshoot together. https://t.co/3DZ3YFOLm8
— W Magazine (@wmag) March 22, 2023

The first 5 episodes of “Love is Blind” Season 4 drop at midnight tonight, with more episodes being released the next several Fridays. Episodes 6-8 will be released March 31, Episodes 9-11 on April 7, and the final wedding episode on April 14. They’re keeping the same formula for Season 4. A bunch of singles from the same metropolitan area date each other for several days in separate pods. The catch is, they can’t see each other. They can only talk to each other through a wall. And they only way they get to see what the other person looks like is if they propose and the proposal is accepted. According to The Cinemaholic, filming for Season 4 began in May of last year and wrapped up about a month later. The pods area actually situated in 5 different locations across Santa Clarita, California. Once the blind dating phase ended, the engaged couples were flown off to Quintana Roo, Mexico, where they stayed in the TRS Yucatan Hotel in Playa Del Carmen. And then finally, they head back to Seattle, Washington, where the couples move in together and decide if they’re really going to get married at the end of this process.