Astrid Stawiarz/Getty Images for Atlantic RecordsLin-Manuel Miranda’s next musical is an album – not a stage production – based on one of his favorite movies.Warriors, which he made with playwright Eisa Davis, is a concept album based on the 1979 cult classic film The Warriors. The album was released on Oct. 18, with a launch…… read more »
Emma McIntyre/Getty Images for Academy Museum of Motion PicturesDirectors Steven Spielberg and Spike Lee are the latest recipients of the National Medal of Arts, handed out by President Joe Biden on Monday. The award is “the highest award given to artists and arts patrons by the federal government” and goes to “individuals or groups who are…… read more »
Kayla Oaddams/WireImageHarry Potter fans have just gotten an update about Warner Bros.’ planned TV series about the boy wizard.Variety reports that while speaking at Mipcom in Cannes, Warner Bros. TV Group Chairman and CEO Channing Dungey shared some tidbits about what to expect, and it seems the show plans to delve into the Potter world even more than the movies did.Dungey said…… read more »
ABC Audio/Stephen IervolinoLeslie Uggams was already an entertainment legend before a whole new generation got introduced to her thanks to her role as Deadpool’s potty-mouthed roommate and sidekick Blind Al in 2016’s Deadpool. She reappeared in that blockbuster’s hit sequel in 2018 and entered the Marvel Cinematic Universe in the most recent installment, the smash Deadpool…… read more »
Tristan Fewings/Getty Images for BFIZoe Saldaña has a record-breaking box office track record: Her movies have made more than $14 billion, and she is the only actress to have four movies make more than 2 billion bucks with 2009’s Avatar, 2018’s Avengers: Infinity War, 2019’s Avengers: Endgame and 2022’s Avatar: The Way of Water. That said, she tells Variety that somewhere along the…… read more »
ABC Audio/Stephen IervolinoAldis Hodge plays brilliant criminal psychologist Alex Cross in the forthcoming Prime Video series based on James Patterson’s bestselling book series, and at New York Comic Con on Friday he talked about Cross with ABC Audio.From the drop — a trailer of the show — fans were all in, the actor says. “The fan reaction…… read more »
ABC Audio/Stephen IervolinoJeffrey Dean Morgan is no stranger to the Comic Con experience, but it still floors him how fans have reacted to him since he joined The Walking Dead universe as Negan. “I mean, I had been in the kind of the comic book world for a little bit. I’d done, you know, Watchmen and…… read more »
Gosling and Mendes in 2017 – Robert Kamau/GC ImagesBelieve it or not, Eva Mendes says she “never considered herself” beautiful — but it’s her longtime partner Ryan Gosling who makes her feel “really f****** sexy.”That’s what the actress, mom, author and entrepreneur tells the Times of London in a new interview about her life and career. On…… read more »
Daredevil: Born Again will premiere March 4, 2025, on Disney+, the streaming service announced at New York Comic Con Saturday, according to Variety. Daredevil: Born Again stars Charlie Cox as Matt Murdock, the blind superhero-lawyer, reprising the role he played for three seasons on the popular Netflix series Daredevil. Vincent D’Onofrio co-stars, along with Jon Bernthal, Deborah…… read more »
Paramount PicturesSmile 2 opened with an estimated $23 million to top the domestic box office this weekend. The psychological thriller, starring Naomi Scott, did equally well overseas, where it grabbed an estimated $23 million, for a global tally of $46 million.The Wild Robot took second place, delivering an estimated $10.1 million at the North American…… read more »
