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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'āWickedā landing on Peacock for home sing-alongs and Ellen Pompeo starring in her first big role since stepping back from ABCās āGreyās Anatomyā are some of this weekās new streaming entertainment releases.
Participate or keep it quiet? Recent sing-alongs tap into larger discussion on moviegoing etiquette
Read full article: Participate or keep it quiet? Recent sing-alongs tap into larger discussion on moviegoing etiquetteAs movie theaters have worked to entice Americans back to the silver screen, the industry has marketed blockbuster films like ā³Wickedā as cultural events.
'Sonic 3' and 'Mufasa' battle for No. 1 at the holiday box office
Read full article: 'Sonic 3' and 'Mufasa' battle for No. 1 at the holiday box officeTwo family films are dominating the holiday box office, with āSonic the Hedgehog 3ā winning the three-day weekend over āMufasaā by a blue hair.
'Moana 2' sails to a record $221 million opening as Hollywood celebrates a moviegoing feast
Read full article: 'Moana 2' sails to a record $221 million opening as Hollywood celebrates a moviegoing feastāMoana 2ā brought in a tidal wave of moviegoers over the Thanksgiving Day weekend with $221 million in ticket sales.
Ethan Slater landing the role of Boq in 'Wicked' has an element of magic to it
Read full article: Ethan Slater landing the role of Boq in 'Wicked' has an element of magic to itEthan Slater, best known for his Tony-nominated starring role in Broadway's āSpongeBob SquarePantsā brings his talent to the big screen in the musical adaptation of āWicked," out Nov. 22.
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 itāMusicalā has been a dirty word in marketing some recent song-and-dance studio films, but thereās no avoiding it in bringing āWickedā to the big screen.
The āWickedā trailer is here and itās even more magical than anticipated
Read full article: The āWickedā trailer is here and itās even more magical than anticipatedMy fellow Ozians, the moment weāve been waiting for it finally here. The first theatrical trailer for part one of the āWickedā movie was released Wednesday afternoon, and it is nothing short of magical.
Thank goodness for these sneak peaks of the āWickedā movie
Read full article: Thank goodness for these sneak peaks of the āWickedā movieWeāre not getting part one of the highly anticipated āWickedā movie until November of 2024, so I will take any kind of sneak peak or update on the filming, even if that includes behind-the-scenes videos and photos.
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Chenoweth, Miranda, Rivera and more to celebrate Broadway
Read full article: Chenoweth, Miranda, Rivera and more to celebrate BroadwayMany of Broadwayās biggest lights ā including Kristin Chenoweth, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Chita Rivera and Idina Menzel ā will make appearances at Sundayās TV celebration of Broadwayās return.
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Cheers greet the reopening of three mega-hit Broadway shows
Read full article: Cheers greet the reopening of three mega-hit Broadway showsKristin Chenoweth, Julie Taymor and Lin-Manuel Miranda welcomed back boisterous audiences to āWicked,ā āThe Lion Kingā and āHamiltonā for the first time since the start of the pandemic, marking Tuesday as the unofficial return of Broadway.
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Director Stephen Daldry exits 'Wicked' film adaptation
Read full article: Director Stephen Daldry exits 'Wicked' film adaptationThe long-gestating film adaptation of the Broadway hit āWickedā has hit another snag. Director Stephen Daldry is exiting the project, a studio representative confirmed Tuesday. The āBilly Elliotā director has been associated with the adaptation for years, going back as far as 2012. Writer Winnie Holzman, who wrote the musical, wrote the script with āWickedā composer and lyricist Stephen Schwartz. At one point, the film was supposed to hit theaters in Dec. 2019.
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'Wicked' movie release delayed, 'Minions' pushed to 2021
Read full article: 'Wicked' movie release delayed, 'Minions' pushed to 2021This image released by Illumination Entertainment and Universal Pictures shows characters, from left, Kevin, Gru, voiced by Steve Carell and Stuart in a scene from "Minions: The Rise of Gru." Universal Pictures said Thursday, March 19, 2020, that the animated film will not be completed by July 3 due to circumstances surrounding the coronavirus. (Illumination Entertainment and Universal Pictures via AP)LOS ANGELES ā āWickedā fans are going to have to wait even longer to see Stephen Daldry's film adaptation of the popular Broadway musical. Universal Pictures on Wednesday announced that another handful of theatrical release dates are shifting due to the coronavirus pandemic, which has bumped āWickedā off the calendar entirely for the moment. The studio said that āMinions: The Rise of Gru,ā which was unable to be finished for its planned summer 2020 release because of the outbreak, is being pushed back a year to July 2021.