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Spoiler Warning: Major spoilers for Wicked: Part 1 ahead!The musicalWickedwas a smash hit that came out onBroadwayin 2003 following the untold stories of the witches of Oz. Yes, likeThe Wizard of Oz. The original casting featuredIdina Menzelas Elphaba andKristin Chenowethas Galinda/Glinda. Since 2003, the musical has gained a large following of fans, and over twenty years later in 2024, the world has been graced with aWickedmovie with a star-studded cast, huge budget, and great ratings....

Edgar Wrightloves recommending movies. He has shared an online list ofhis 1000 favorites on Mubi, although he says it barely scratches the surface of all the films that he likes. His list includes many obscure movies and forgotten gems, dating back as far as the 1920s. It features dozens of entertaining titles and provides a glimpse intoWright’s creative influences. RELATED:10 Great, Underrated Movies Recommended by Roger Ebert Wright’s taste is eclectic and varied....

It’s time to work out the daytime winners… from the daytime losers. The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) announced earlier the nominees for the 49th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards, with winners to be announced live on Friday, June 24 at 9 p.m. ET on CBS. The ceremony will also be available to stream live and on demand on Paramount+, so don’t worry — all the daytime stars will be there....

Spoiler Alert!John Krasinskimay have died a hero at the end ofA Quiet Place, but thankfully he’s still coming back to write and direct the untitled sequel, which is adding an intriguing new name, as Irish actorCillian Murphyis in talks to joinEmily Bluntin Paramount’s horror-thriller. According toThe Hollywood Reporter, which broke the exciting news, Murphy will play “a man with mysterious intentions who joins the family unit.” This raises plenty of questions....

OK, sure, we’re all pretty hyped to seeCovenandMurder Housecross over inAmerican Horror Story: Apocalypse. The eighth season of FX’s hit horror franchise promises to bring back a whole host of fan favorites for the mashup, but it’s also introducing a new cast of characters – seemingly the survivors of a nuclear apocalypse, if thefull-length traileris anything to be believed – played by a reliable lineup of the usualAHSsuspects. Of the returningMurder House/Covenalumni, the new characters includeSarah Paulsonas Ms....

For Gamers who have long-suffered through subpar adaptations of their favorite video games, 2016 is shaping up to be a pretty exciting year. First we get Duncan Jones’Warcraft, a massive labor of love that seeks to honor one of the most popular MMPORG of all time. Then comesAssassin’s Creed, the film adaptation of Ubisoft’s massively popular adventure game, which has locked down an impressive list of prestige talent. Michael Fassbender, one of the most exciting actors on the market, leads the film, which reunites him with hisMacbethdirectorJustin Kurzel(Snowtown) and co-starMarion Cotillard....

Though Warner Bros.‘Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justiceundeniably had a huge opening weekend at the box office, it seems as if early estimates were slightly over-eager. Weekend estimates had the domestic tally at $170.1 million and a global total of $424.1 million. Those numbers were enough to putZack Snyder’sfilm in the top spot by far for the domestic box office race, as well as making it the biggest opening for: a DC Comics film, Snyder himself, movies opening in 2016 (beating outDeadpool), as well as the biggest openings ever for March, Spring, and Easter weekend....

The Marvel Cinematic Universe has housed many accomplished and diverse performances over the years from the talented actors that have graced its various movies and TV shows. That also includes the many performances fromactors who played characters that were practically wastedas their storylines carried little to no significance to their movie and TV shows' respective plots.TheCaptain America: First Avengerfilm featured a couple of hidden talents who have since made careers for themselves....

Warning: Minor spoilers are discussed during this interview. Now thatBill & Ted Face the Musicis in select movie theaters and available on demand, it’s time to post my spoiler conversation with directorDean Parisotabout the long-awaited sequel. As you can watch in the player below, Parisot reveals how they shot 3 or 4 post-credits scenes that were all improvised and picked the one that you see at the very end of the film, how the character Station ( fromBill & Ted’s Bogus Journey) was originally going to be part of the opening montage, why they decided to keepAnthony Carrigan’scharacter under wraps during the marketing of the movie, howGeorge Carlin’sdaughter is in the movie as a scientist in the future, how they decided what song was going to save the universe, how they shot the movie without having the final song ready (on set they played Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da by The Beatles), why he loves the last line of the film, and a lot more....

Hold on to your dance cards!Regé-Jean Pagewill not return forBridgertonSeason 2. In an announcement posted bytheBridgertonTwitteraccount, none other than Lady Whistledown herself (the fictional gossip hound whose weekly columns are a regular source of drama) confirmed that Page’s character Simon, Duke of Hastings, will not appear in the upcoming season of Shondaland’s hit Netflix show. “Dear Readers, while all eyes turn to Lord Anthony Bridgerton’s quest to find a Viscountess, we bid adieu to Regé-Jean Page, who so triumphantly played the Duke of Hastings....

Activision welcomes players to to Season 4 ofCall of Duty: Modern Warfare.Temporarily delayed in the wake of last week’s #BlackLivesMatter protests, the company has now gone ahead with their planned launch of the latest season of their hit series. The only downside to the launch so far seems to belarger-than-expected update files, though the tech team is on the case and seems to have resolved the issue for most players. Here’s everything else you need to know once you get a chance to actually start playing:...

By now you’ve probably heard the chorus of people singing the praises about director/co-writer/starJohn Krasinski’sA Quiet Place. So it shouldn’t come as much of a surprise when I tell you it’s as awesome as the buzz says. Krasinski has crafted one of the best horror films I’ve seen in a long time. Unlike some movies that have a great creature with a bad story, or characters that you care about in a senseless situation, Krasinski has set up a world where you believe what the film is selling and you really care about the characters on screen....

Gemini Mancould very well be directorAng Lee’s worst movie. I can’t say for certain because there are a few I haven’t seen, but at the very least, it’s a far cry from when the director cared about making movies about people. Even his misbegottenHulkadaptation is concerned with a tortured father-son relationship as much as its CGI superhero. But that kind of care is nowhere to be found in the bland and genericGemini Man, a movie that avoids all of its interesting ideas about identity and legacy in favor ofWill Smithfighting a younger CGI version of Will Smith whose appearance ranges from convincing to cartoony....