Anne Hathaway is addressing the age gap in the romance between hers and Nicholas Galitzine‘s characters in the new rom-com The Idea of You.
11.04.2024 - 02:13 / deadline.com
Universal ended its CinemaCon presentation with Wicked last year, and they continued to beat the drum for director Jon M. Chu’s feature take of the Broadway musical with a colorful spectacle. Every attendee at Caesars Colosseum was given a faux tulip that lit up in varying colors, in particular pink and green, creating a great visual before Jeff Goldblum aka the Wizard took the stage to introduce Chu and producer Marc Platt.
Chu regaled: “I was a Silicon Valley kid, and as a matter of luck, I was there when Wicked was workshopped in San Francisco. I’ll never forget it; it imprinted on me permanently.”
He was joined by Michelle Yeoh and Jonathan Bailey. Yeoh praised Chu for casting her in roles in which the filmmaker “knows her so well.”
But the big surprise came when the witches themselves, Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo, stepped on stage.
Grande knew after seeing the live musical that she had to play Glinda.
The new footage shows how Erivo’s Elphaba and Grande’s Glinda are forced to be roommates at Shiz University in the Land of Oz. A profound bond is formed despite Glinda being something of a queen bee; alas it is she who gives Elphaba her black witch hat. Glinda and the other schoolmates marvel at Elphaba’s ability to perform magic, but even she doesn’t know how she’s doing it. Yeoh’s headmistress tells her, “You’re the one the wizard has been waiting for.”
Elphaba is invited to meet the wizard, and Glinda is in tow. “You have no real power,” Elphaba tells Goldblum’s wizard. “That’s why I need you,” he answers. Elphaba is given the broom, and headmistress promptly declares her an enemy. Elphaba is chased and escapes, flying on her broom out a window. “I’m not afraid,” she says. “It’s the wizard who should be
Anne Hathaway is addressing the age gap in the romance between hers and Nicholas Galitzine‘s characters in the new rom-com The Idea of You.
Ariana Grande has shared a new update online, celebrating her “most beautiful Nonna” making US chart history.Shared on Instagram last night (April 17), the post comes shortly after it was reported that her grandmother – Marjorie “Nonna” Grande – made history by becoming the oldest person to hit the Billboard Hot 100.The 98-year-old featured on the singer’s latest album ‘Eternal Sunshine’, taking part on the track ‘Ordinary Things’. Following its release, the song earned the 55th spot on last month’s Billboard Hot 100 chart, setting a new record for the oldest person to appear on the chart.Now, the singer has taken to social media to celebrate her grandmother’s achievement, and hail her as the “most beautiful”.“Celebrating the one and only, most beautiful Nonna who has now made history for being the senior most person to ever appear on the Billboard Hot100,” she wrote in the caption.
Ariana Madix is hitting up the 2024 Coachella Music Festival!
Ariana Madix has teamed up with DSW (Designer Shoe Warehouse) for an exclusive curated collection!
Lucy Hale is dishing on her Pretty Little Liars co-stars!
Director Barry Jenkins appeared at his first CinemaCon on Thursday to show off a trailer from Mufasa: The Lion King.
Wicked director Jon M. Chu opened up about casting Ariana Grande as Glinda and the important skill that she brought to the movies.
Ariana Grande is getting more and more comfortable showing her love for Ethan Slater.
Ariana Grande and Ethan Slater are sharing some very rare photos together!
CinemaCon this morning got a first look at the extended trailer for and a 3D scene from Paramount’s animated Transformers One. The origins story is due for release on September 13. From Paramount Animation and Hasbro; in Association with New Republic Pictures, it’s directed by Josh Cooley.
The cast of Wicked flew in from Oz to attend CinemaCon on Wednesday night (April 10) in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Rebecca Rubin Senior Film and Media Reporter “Wicked” stars Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo traveled (by bubble, we assume) to Las Vegas for CinemaCon, the annual convention for movie theater owners. Dressed in their character’s signature pink and green aesthetic, the Grammy-nominated artists graced the stage at Caesars Palace to hype up “Wicked,” the sweeping movie musical that’s due in theaters around Thanksgiving. “We both felt such a tremendous responsibility to honor these women and to pour our hearts, our souls, our tears — so many different pairs of lashes,” said Grande, who requested to hold hands with her co-star on stage.
The cast of Wicked has grown by one with the announcement that Peter Dinklage would be starring in the forthcoming movies!
Matt Donnelly Senior Film Writer Glenn Powell and Daisy Edgar-Jones have somehow found a way to make relentless natural destruction sexy. The leads of “Twisters,” along with costar Anthony Ramos, showed at the annual movie theater owners convention CinemaCon to show case a first look at the sequel to 1996 adventure film “Twister,” starring Helen Hunt and the late Bill Paxton.
Marc Malkin Senior Editor, Culture and EventsFashion and Hollywood collided in the most fabulous way on Tuesday night in Beverly Hills.Paris Hilton, Janelle Monáe and Cynthia Erivo were just a few of the bold-faced names who gathered at a private estate for the second annual Fashion Trust U.S. Awards in support of new and emerging designers.Check out all the red carpet looks below.Janelle Monáe at the Fashion Trust U.S. 2024 Awards.Jenna Dewan at the Fashion Trust U.S.
Warner Bros‘ first big splash at its 2024 CinemaCon presentation today was George Miller‘s Furiosa.
Jack Dunn The Los Angeles LGBT Center, the world’s largest queer-serving nonprofit organization, has announced that “Wicked” star Cynthia Erivo as well as artist Mickalene Thomas and Muna will be honored at the Center Gala on May 18. The annual benefit, taking place at the Shrine Auditorium, is held to celebrate LGBTQ+ voices as well as to raise crucial funds for community services.
Cynthia Littleton Business Editor The latest twist in the battle between UTA and former MediaLink chairman-CEO Michael Kassan is a defamation lawsuit filed by Kassan against UTA attorney Bryan Freedman. Kassan has sued Freedman for slander and libel stemming from a statement that the lawyer made earlier this week to Deadline, which is a sibling publication to Variety under Penske Media Corp. Kassan and UTA parted ways earlier this month amid a flurry of litigation and arbitration filings and heated accusations from both sides.
Things are continuing to heat up between Ariana Grande and Ethan Slater!
Jaden Thompson On March 28, the Biden-Harris campaign is hosting a fundraiser at New York City’s Radio City Music Hall, featuring former presidents Barack Obama and Bill Clinton in addition to prominent figures from the entertainment industry. Described by Biden’s campaign as “historic” and the “most successful political fundraiser in American history,” the event is set to raise more than $25 million. Mindy Kaling will host the event, which includes musical performances by Queen Latifah, Lizzo, Ben Platt, Cynthia Erivo and Lea Michele.