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(Deadline) -Four-time Grammy award winner Lizzo will be taking up the guitar to play Sister Rosetta Tharpe, the gospel singer who was one of the first to appeal to rock n’ roll and R&B audiences, in Amazon MGM Studios‘ Rosetta. The project is currently in development with Lizzo, Kevin Beisler, Significant Productions’ Nina Yang Bongiovi and Forest Whitaker producing. Natalie Chaidez […]
(BBC) – Disney’s live-action version of the classic fairy tale Snow White has topped the North American box office chart despite a slew of underwhelming reviews. The movie has taken an estimated $87.3m (£67.5m) globally during its opening weekend, according to Box Office Mojo. Almost half of that figure came from North America. But it is […]
(EW) – “Madame President, we have a situation.” The first trailer for Amazon MGM Studios’ new action-thriller G20 kicks off with this promising opening line and features Viola Davis kicking a ton of butt — and saving the world in the process. The Oscar-winner stars as Danielle Sutton, the sitting president of the United States with a military past. […]
(Deadline) – Jacob Elordi is in early talks to lead The Dog Stars, Ridley Scott’s post-apocalyptic thriller for 20th Century Studios, based on the 2012 novel by Peter Heller, Deadline can confirm. Elordi looks to step in for Scott’s Gladiator II star, Paul Mescal, who was forced to depart due to scheduling conflicts after being tapped to star in Sam Mendes’ […]
(BBC) – Bluey, the puppy and star of the Bafta-winning children’s TV show, is hitting the big screen in her first feature film. It will arrive in cinemas in 2027 and will then stream on Disney+, ABC iView and ABC Kids in Australia. BBC Studios, the BBC’s commercial arm, is teaming up with Disney for […]
(Variety) – Who can say if the title of “Wicked: Part Two” has been changed for the better? But it has been changed for good. Literally. Universal Pictures has renamed the sequel to this year’s musical hit to “Wicked: For Good.” The movie, which chronicles the second act of the beloved Broadway show, will open […]
(Variety) – Mattel is being sued for mistakenly printing the URL for a pornographic site on the packaging for special-edition “Wicked” dolls. According to court documents, a South Carolina resident is launching a class action lawsuit after purchasing the toy for her young daughter, who visited the X-rated website that had “nothing to do with the ‘Wicked’ doll.” […]
(People) – Sarah Michelle Gellar knows dead means dead. In an exclusive conversation with PEOPLE as she partners with Philosophy to promote the brand’s Ultimate Miracle Worker Face & Neck Cream, the actress, 47, asserts she will not star in the I Know What You Did Last Summer reboot. “I am dead,” Gellar says, referring to her character Helen Shivers, who […]
(CNN) – You might be thinking, “Shut up!” but it’s officially true: the “Princess Diaries” franchise is finally growing. Anne Hathaway posted a fun video clip to her verified Instagram on Friday, where she was seen lounging outdoors before she made the number one with her hand. The video then cut to a younger Hathaway in the […]
(Deadline) – The opening for Warner Bros‘ Joker: Folie a Deux was even lower at $37.8M this weekend versus the $40M that the studio reported yesterday morning. Sunday came in at $6.2M, -45% off Saturday’s $11.3M. The movie cost $190M+ before P&A. Overseas was better as we told you yesterday with a $81.1M take, however, just like domestic, […]
