Disney’s “Mufasa: The Lion King” roared to the top of the U.K.-Ireland box office in its debut weekend with £4.4 million ($5.5 million), according to numbers from Comscore through Dec. 23. As the holiday season reaches its peak, Universal’s “Wicked” continues to enchant in its fifth frame, conjuring £2.5 million for a robust £48.2 million […]

Don’t Look Up writer-director Adam McKay fears that movies such as Wicked could be banned in the U.S. in the future with the way the country is headed. On a pure storytelling level Wicked Part 1 is right up there as one of the most radical big studio Hollywood movies ever made,” McKay wrote on […]

“Wicked” was briefly pulled from theaters in Kuwait, allegedly due to its LGBTQ cast, but could the blockbuster musical ever be fully banned in the United States? Filmmaker Adam McKay “wouldn’t be surprised” if the film was pulled in the next few years because of where America is headed politically. The “Don’t Look Up” director […]

The cinematic sensation "Wicked" will have its own float at the 2025 Rose Parade featuring giant versions of the films stars Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande.

Holiday moviegoing may begin in earnest on Christmas, but we can’t ignore that there 95% of K-12 schools are off today and colleges too. Paramount’s Sonic the Hedgehog 3, after coming in lower than expected at $60.1M on opening weekend, will continue its rally at the box office with around $9M today at 3,761 […]

With an array of funky, quirky, elegant floats, we gave a look at what might get people buzzing on Rose Parade day, Jan. 1. Here is a glimpse at some possible talkers.

“Wicked” director Jon M. Chu recently told CBS Mornings that none other than “Star Wars” director George Lucas cold called him to rave about the blockbuster movie musical. Since debuting in theaters just ahead of Thanksgiving, “Wicked” has earned $571 million and counting at the worldwide box office. Lucas is a big fan. He was […]

Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo are facing infidelity rumours after fans scrutinised the timelines of their relationships filming of Wicked.

This week saw the 15th anniversary of the death of Brittany Murphy, and one of her co-stars took the occasion to remember her fondly. Murphy died on December 20, 2009, and Katie OGrady, who worked alongside her on her final film Something Wicked, described Murphy as being like a little bird you wanted to be […]

Paramount is moving up The Running Man out of the Nov. 21, 2025 corridor which is where it was up against Wicked: For Good, to Nov. 7, 2025. Paramount will also have access to Imax screens which is a big plus. This leaves a spot open for a male-skewing film. They also set a release […]

Fans can now rehearse their battle cries at the end of "Defying Gravity" with the Wick...

Ariana Grande in Wicked, Timothe Chalamet in A Complete Unknown and Angelina Jolie in Maria: What these performances have in common besides a strong shot at Oscar nominations is the man who coached each of their voices to their highest highs: esteemed Los Angeles vocal coach Eric Vetro. Vetro has been down this […]

"I work diligently on my private project of accepting the sudden public downfall of my marriage"

As the year comes to a close, its a time for reflection. And that includes many magical moments inside the cinema that made us laugh, cry and cheer sometimes all at once. Variety writers took a moment to highlight some of their favorite scenes from the years best picture contenders. Obviously, spoilers to follow! […]

They might not be “Wicked” and “Gladiator II,” but “Sonic the Hedgehog 3” and “Mufasa: The Lion King” will face off for another high-powered weekend at the box office. Paramount’s “Sonic” threequel has made $6.5 million in Thursday previews at the box office. Disney’s “Lion King” prequel will report its preview gro...