In brief: Angelina Jolie honored for ‘Maria,’ and more

In brief: Angelina Jolie honored for ‘Maria,’ and more

Angelina Jolie will be the recipient of the Palm Springs International Film Awards’ Desert Palm Achievement Award – Actress for her role in Netflix’s Maria. Jolie’s performance “captures the heart and complexity of an artist whose life was as captivating as her music,” Nachhattar Singh Chandi, festival chairman, said in a statement Monday. Other honorees include Adrien…Read More…

Paul Mescal praises Saoirse Ronan’s viral women’s safety comment

Paul Mescal praises Saoirse Ronan’s viral women’s safety comment

Emma McIntyre/Getty Images for Academy Museum of Motion PicturesPaul Mescal is giving Saoirse Ronan all the praise.Both actors appeared on a recent episode of The Graham Norton Show, where Mescal and fellow guest Eddie Redmayne made light of the idea of having to use a cellphone as a weapon.The men joked, asking who would ever…Read More…

Universal warming up for ‘Wicked’ sing-a-long screenings

Universal warming up for ‘Wicked’ sing-a-long screenings

Universal PicturesIf you think you won’t get enough Wicked a month after it hits theaters in November, Universal Pictures is singing your tune. Variety reports the studio will be launching interactive versions of the musical starring Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande across 1,000 North American theaters starting on Christmas Day. That means you and your fellow witches in…Read More…

Jonathan Majors and Meagan Good announce engagement

Jonathan Majors and Meagan Good announce engagement

Photo by Kayla Oaddams/FilmMagicJonathan Majors and Meagan Good are getting ready to walk down the aisle. They announced their engagement at the EBONY Power 100 Gala Sunday while discussing the upcoming holiday season.“We’re feeling great,” Good told PEOPLE while showing her ring off to the camera. Majors added, “It’s a season of joy.”Good said it’s also “a…Read More…

‘Gladiator II’ drops final trailer as movie slays overseas

‘Gladiator II’ drops final trailer as movie slays overseas

Paramount PicturesParamount Pictures has dropped a final trailer to Gladiator II, as overseas box office receipts for the film are already proving as muscular as its lead Paul Mescal. According to BoxOfficeMojo, the movie that opened in foreign markets on Nov.13 has already made $87 million; the follow-up to director Ridley Scott’s Oscar-winning original opens in the…Read More…