โWicked: For Goodโ is even more popular than the first, soaring to a $226 million global debut
Read full article: โWicked: For Goodโ is even more popular than the first, soaring to a $226 million global debutUniversal Pictures' "Wicked: For Good" has taken the box office by storm, earning an estimated $150 million in North America and $226 million globally in its opening weekend.
Penรฉlope Cruz, Bruce Springsteen, Walter Salles and Bowen Yang are 2025 Academy Museum Gala honorees
Read full article: Penรฉlope Cruz, Bruce Springsteen, Walter Salles and Bowen Yang are 2025 Academy Museum Gala honoreesPenรฉlope Cruz, Bruce Springsteen, Walter Salles and Bowen Yang have been named the honorees of this year's Academy Museum Gala, hosted by the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures.
What to stream: 'Wicked' at home, Selena Gomez in love and Ellen Pompeo in 'Good American Family'
Read full article: What to stream: 'Wicked' at home, Selena Gomez in love and Ellen Pompeo in 'Good American Family'โWickedโ landing on Peacock for home sing-alongs and Ellen Pompeo starring in her first big role since stepping back from ABCโs โGreyโs Anatomyโ are some of this weekโs new streaming entertainment releases.
'Conclave' triumphs at SAG Awards and Timothรฉe Chalamet wins best actor, upending Oscar predictions
Read full article: 'Conclave' triumphs at SAG Awards and Timothรฉe Chalamet wins best actor, upending Oscar predictionsThe papal thriller โConclaveโ won best ensemble at the 31st Screen Actors Guild Awards, a surprise twist that added one final wrinkle in an unusually unpredictable awards season.
'Emilia Pรฉrez' tops Oscar nominations with 13, 'Wicked' and 'The Brutalist' land 10 apiece
Read full article: 'Emilia Pรฉrez' tops Oscar nominations with 13, 'Wicked' and 'The Brutalist' land 10 apieceAs fresh fires raced across the Los Angeles region, an embattled movie industry has lined up behind the Netflix narco-musical about transgender identity โEmilia Pรฉrezโ in Oscar nominations Thursday.
'The Brutalist,' 'Emilia Perez' triumph at Golden Globes
Read full article: 'The Brutalist,' 'Emilia Perez' triumph at Golden GlobesTwo wildly audacious films โ Brady Corbetโs 215-minute postwar epic โThe Brutalistโ and Jacques Audiardโs Spanish language, genre-shifting trans musical โEmilia Perezโ โ have won top honors at the 82nd Golden Globes.
'Emilia Pรฉrez' leads Golden Globe nominations with 10, followed by 'The Brutalist' and 'Conclave'
Read full article: 'Emilia Pรฉrez' leads Golden Globe nominations with 10, followed by 'The Brutalist' and 'Conclave'Jacques Audiardโs audacious musical โEmilia Pรฉrez,โ about a Mexican drug lord who undergoes gender affirming surgery, led nominations to the 82nd Golden Globes on Monday, scoring a leading 10 nods.
When others ran from the musical, Jon M. Chu and 'Wicked' embraced it
Read full article: When others ran from the musical, Jon M. Chu and 'Wicked' embraced itโMusicalโ has been a dirty word in marketing some recent song-and-dance studio films, but thereโs no avoiding it in bringing โWickedโ to the big screen.
Britney Spears biopic will be made by Universal with Jon M. Chu as director
Read full article: Britney Spears biopic will be made by Universal with Jon M. Chu as directorUniversal Pictures has landed the rights to Britney Spearsโ memoir โThe Woman in Meโ and will develop a biopic of the pop star to be directed by Jon M.
USC's move to cancel commencement amid protests draws criticism from students, alumni
Read full article: USC's move to cancel commencement amid protests draws criticism from students, alumniThe University of Southern California's decision to cancel its main graduation ceremony has left students and alumni stunned as protests spread on campuses nationwide.
USC cancels graduation keynote by filmmaker amid controversy over decision to drop student's speech
Read full article: USC cancels graduation keynote by filmmaker amid controversy over decision to drop student's speechThe University of Southern California is further shaking up its commencement plans.
Universal Pictures teases โWickedโ and announces โFive Nights at Freddyโs 2โ
Read full article: Universal Pictures teases โWickedโ and announces โFive Nights at Freddyโs 2โWith the dust settled from a big 2023, winning best picture and topping the box office, Universal Pictures is looking to the future.
Latinos with dark skin face more discrimination, study finds
Read full article: Latinos with dark skin face more discrimination, study findsThe Pew Research Center has found that skin tone impacts the everyday lives and the long-term success of Latinos in the U.S. The nonpartisan organization released findings of a survey on Thursday.
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New this week: Kaepernick, Sheeran and 'Star Trek' spin-off
Read full article: New this week: Kaepernick, Sheeran and 'Star Trek' spin-offThis weekโs new entertainment releases include new albums from Ed Sheeran and The War on Drugs as well as โArmy of Thieves,โ a prequel to Zack Snyderโs โArmy of the Dead,โ which invites viewers to join a Europe-trotting heist.
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Jimmy Smits figured he could carry a tune 'In the Heights'
Read full article: Jimmy Smits figured he could carry a tune 'In the Heights'He hadnโt been in a musical since high school, but when Jimmy Smits saw the opportunity to play Kevin Rosario in the film adaptation of โIn the Heights,โ he was happy to check that off his artistic bucket list.
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'In the Heights' makes muted debut, edged by 'A Quiet Place'
Read full article: 'In the Heights' makes muted debut, edged by 'A Quiet Place'Just when a party was poised to break out in movie theaters, the below-expectation debut of โIn the Heightsโ dampened Hollywoodโs hopes of a swift or smooth recovery at the summer box office.
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โIn the Heightsโ lifts hopes for a Latino film breakthrough
Read full article: โIn the Heightsโ lifts hopes for a Latino film breakthroughThe hype for โIn the Heightsโ has brought great expectation to the Latino community in the United States, which has been historically underrepresented or stereotyped on the screen.
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'For the culture': The moment arrives for 'In the Heights'
Read full article: 'For the culture': The moment arrives for 'In the Heights'A street-level song-and-dance spectacle to rival the MGM musicals of old, โIn the Heightsโ is an exuberant celebration of the Latino immigrant experience, of a neighborhood, of a teeming summertime New York, of life.
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New this week: 'In the Heights,' 'Loki' and 'Infiniteโ
Read full article: New this week: 'In the Heights,' 'Loki' and 'InfiniteโThis weekโs new entertainment releases include the much-anticipated debut of Lin-Manuel Mirandaโs โIn the Heights,โ a sweaty, vibrant musical about a close-knit Washington Heights neighborhood.
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'In the Heights' to open Tribeca Film Festival in June
Read full article: 'In the Heights' to open Tribeca Film Festival in JuneThe big-screen adaptation of Lin-Manuel Mirandaโs โIn the Heightsโ will kick off the Tribeca Film Festival on June 9, two days before the film opens in theaters and begins streaming.

Jon M. Chu Breaks His Silence on 'Crazy Rich Asians' Co-Writer Adele Lim Leaving Sequels
Read full article: Jon M. Chu Breaks His Silence on 'Crazy Rich Asians' Co-Writer Adele Lim Leaving SequelsCrazy Rich Asians director Jon M. Chu is opening up about the behind-the-scenes drama surrounding the film's hotly anticipated sequel. RELATED CONTENT:CinemaCon 2019: 'Bad Moms 3,' 'Crazy Rich Asians 2' and More Fun Announcements From the Festival! The Ladies of 'Crazy Rich Asians' Slay the SAG Awards Red Carpet -- See Their Spectacular Looks! Crazy Rich Asians Takes Home Best Comedy at 2019 Critics' Choice Awards! Michelle Yeoh Rocks Iconic 'Crazy Rich Asians' Ring at Golden Globes and It's Giving Us the Feels

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