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…

Josh Brolin opens up about sobriety journey: ‘I have more fun’

Josh Brolin opens up about sobriety journey: ‘I have more fun’

Antony Jones/Getty Images FILEActor Josh Brolin is opening up about his sobriety after cutting out alcohol over a decade ago.The Dune: Part Two actor discussed maintaining his sobriety and life events that led him to become sober in a recent interview with British paper The Times published on Saturday.”I was born to drink. I was birthed to drink.…Read More…

In brief: Paul Mescal to host ‘SNL’ in Dec., and more

In brief: Paul Mescal to host ‘SNL’ in Dec., and more

Gladiator II star Paul Mescal has been announced as the guest host for the Dec. 7 episode of Saturday Night Live, with musical guest Shaboozey. The announcement was made during the NBC late night sketch comedy show’s Nov. 16 episode featuring Charli XCX as host and musical guest. Gladiator II — also starring Pedro Pascal,…Read More…

‘Red One’ opens to a disappointing $34 million domestic haul

‘Red One’ opens to a disappointing $34 million domestic haul

Karen Neal/PrimeRed One — starring Dwayne Johnson and Chris Evans — had a disappointing debut, delivering an estimated $34 million at the domestic box office against a $250 million budget.The holiday film, also starring J.K. Simmons as Santa, along with Kiernan Shipka, Bonnie Hunt and Lucy Liu, added an estimated $14.7 million overseas, for a worldwide total…Read More…

Can’t lose? ’Friday Night Lights’ reboot reportedly in the works

Can’t lose? ’Friday Night Lights’ reboot reportedly in the works

Bill Records/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images via Getty ImagesMuch like Texas, it seems like reboots are also forever.According to Variety, Universal Television is working on bringing back the high school football drama Friday Night Lights with a new storyline and characters.The original Friday Night Lights show ran from 2006 to 2011 and centered around the fictional Dillon Panthers…Read More…

‘Cross’ debuts on Prime Video Friday

‘Cross’ debuts on Prime Video Friday

Prime VideoCross debuts on Prime Video Friday. Aldis Hodge stars as brilliant criminal psychologist Alex Cross, the hero from James Patterson’s bestselling book series.ABC Audio caught up with Hodge, who described how he brought his own flavor to the character, who had been previously played by Morgan Freeman in the 1997 hits Kiss the Girls and 2001’s Along Came a Spider, and then by…Read More…