Tag: The Color Purple
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Box Office: ‘Mean Girls’ Struts to $3.3M in Previews, ‘Beekeeper’ Buzzes to $2.4M
Mean Girls strutted to $3.3 million in previews at the North American box office, on par with Wonka.Paramount’s movie adaptation of the Broadway musical is based on the 2004 big-screen teen comedy that turned into a cultural classic. The new movie is expected to open to as much as $30 million over the long Martin…
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How ‘The Color Purple’ Landed That Major Cameo and Kept It a Secret Until Release
Spoiler Alert: This story contains spoilers from “The Color Purple,” now playing in theaters.As “The Color Purple” director Blitz Bazawule and his star-studded cast made their press rounds ahead of the musical movie’s Christmas Day release, they paid a special trip to visit “The View” and Whoopi Goldberg, who starred in the 1985 movie adaptation…
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Warner Bros. Achieves Rare Box Office Record During Christmas Weekend
Warner Bros. achieves rare box office record by having the top 3 films during Christmas weekend. Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom, and The Color Purple, as well as the continued distribution of Wonka, which came out on December 15. Three of these films — The Color Purple, Wonka, and Aquaman — were produced by Warner…
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Best Supporting Actress Oscars 2024 Predictions And Contenders
If the Best Supporting Actor race is mostly settled, the 2024 Best Supporting Actress campaign is decidedly not. There are two very likely nominees, Emily Blunt who is searching for her first nomination ever for “Oppenheimer” and Danielle Brooks, who is bringing her Tony Award-nominated turn in the musical version of “The Color Purple” to…
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Corey Hawkins Signs With CAA (Exclusive)
Emmy and Tony Award nominee Corey Hawkins has signed with CAA for representation.Hawkins is best known for his recent performances in “The Tragedy of Macbeth,” “In the Heights,” “Topdog/Underdog” on Broadway, as well as his breakout role, portraying Dr. Dre in F. Gary Gray’s “Straight Outta Compton.”He will next star as Harpo in “The Color…
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‘The Color Purple’ Featurette Breaks Down the Musical’s Iconic Story
Warner Bros. Pictures has just released a new featurette for its upcoming film The Color Purple. The new film, which is set to release on Christmas day, is a new take on the 1985 classic film, which was itself based on the iconic Alice Walker novel of the same name. Featuring input from the film’s…
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Raiders Of The Lost Ark Had Steven Spielberg Doing Things He Swore He Wouldn’t Do Again
In 1981, Steven Spielberg admitted that filmmaking was a learning experience … in what you hate. Spielberg’s first feature was “Duel,” a horror movie based on a short story by Richard Matheson, and it was made on a budget of only $450,000, cheap even for 1971. He followed that with “The Sugarland Express” in 1973,…
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2024 Oscars: Best Makeup and Hairstyling Predictions
Nominations voting is from January 11–16, 2024, with official Oscar nominations announced on January 23, 2024. Final voting is February 22–27, 2024. And finally, the 96th Oscars telecast will be broadcast on Sunday, March 10, and air live on ABC at 8 p.m. Et/ 5 p.m. Pt. We update predictions throughout awards season, so keep…
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‘Dune: Part Two’ pushed to spring 2024 amid Hollywood strikes
Wonka, Aquaman And The Lost Kingdom, The Color Purple remain on December release schedule.Legendary Pictures and Warner Bros’ Dune: Part Two has become the latest feature to get pushed into 2024 due to the ongoing writers and actors strikes and will now open on March 15, 2024.However Warner Bros is keeping its December trio intact.…
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2024 Oscars: Best Costume Design Predictions
Nominations voting is from January 11–16, 2024, with official Oscar nominations announced on January 23, 2024. Final voting is February 22–27, 2024. And finally, the 96th Oscars telecast will be broadcast on Sunday, March 10, and air live on ABC at 8 p.m. Et/ 5 p.m. Pt. We update predictions throughout awards season, so keep…