'Wicked' director Jon M. Chu on 'shooting the moon,' casting Ariana Grande and growing 9M tulips
โMusicalโ has been a dirty word in marketing some recent song-and-dance studio films, but thereโs no avoiding it in bringing โWickedโ to the big screen.
Britney Spears biopic will be made by Universal with Jon M. Chu as director
Universal Pictures has landed the rights to Britney Spearsโ memoir โThe Woman in Meโ and will develop a biopic of the pop star to be directed by Jon M.
USC's move to cancel commencement amid protests draws criticism from students, alumni
The University of Southern California's decision to cancel its main graduation ceremony has left students and alumni stunned as protests spread on campuses nationwide.
USC cancels graduation keynote by filmmaker amid controversy over decision to drop student's speech
The University of Southern California is further shaking up its commencement plans.
Universal Pictures teases โWickedโ and announces โFive Nights at Freddyโs 2โ
With the dust settled from a big 2023, winning best picture and topping the box office, Universal Pictures is looking to the future.
Latinos with dark skin face more discrimination, study finds
The Pew Research Center has found that skin tone impacts the everyday lives and the long-term success of Latinos in the U.S. The nonpartisan organization released findings of a survey on Thursday.
New this week: Kaepernick, Sheeran and 'Star Trek' spin-off
This weekโs new entertainment releases include new albums from Ed Sheeran and The War on Drugs as well as โArmy of Thieves,โ a prequel to Zack Snyderโs โArmy of the Dead,โ which invites viewers to join a Europe-trotting heist.
Jimmy Smits figured he could carry a tune 'In the Heights'
He hadnโt been in a musical since high school, but when Jimmy Smits saw the opportunity to play Kevin Rosario in the film adaptation of โIn the Heights,โ he was happy to check that off his artistic bucket list.
'In the Heights' makes muted debut, edged by 'A Quiet Place'
Just when a party was poised to break out in movie theaters, the below-expectation debut of โIn the Heightsโ dampened Hollywoodโs hopes of a swift or smooth recovery at the summer box office.
โIn the Heightsโ lifts hopes for a Latino film breakthrough
The hype for โIn the Heightsโ has brought great expectation to the Latino community in the United States, which has been historically underrepresented or stereotyped on the screen.
'For the culture': The moment arrives for 'In the Heights'
A street-level song-and-dance spectacle to rival the MGM musicals of old, โIn the Heightsโ is an exuberant celebration of the Latino immigrant experience, of a neighborhood, of a teeming summertime New York, of life.
New this week: 'In the Heights,' 'Loki' and 'Infiniteโ
This weekโs new entertainment releases include the much-anticipated debut of Lin-Manuel Mirandaโs โIn the Heights,โ a sweaty, vibrant musical about a close-knit Washington Heights neighborhood.
'In the Heights' to open Tribeca Film Festival in June
The big-screen adaptation of Lin-Manuel Mirandaโs โIn the Heightsโ will kick off the Tribeca Film Festival on June 9, two days before the film opens in theaters and begins streaming.