Brendan Fraser, Takehiro Hira, and Mari Yamamoto, the stars of Rental Family, recently joined Grae Drake to share hilarious and touching stories from their first jobs. They reminisced about everything from kitchen mishaps and performing in silly plays to the time someone threw food at Takehiro while he was working as a street performer. Before … Read more
The movie Wicked: For Good is now in theaters, marking the end of a press tour that was often both puzzling and delightful, but always moving. Director Jon M. Chu expanded the second act of the stage musical into a full film, starting with Elphaba leaving the Emerald City. The movie also includes two new songs: a sad ballad for Glinda called “The Girl in the Bubble,” and an inspiring song for Elphaba, “No Place Like Home.” I spoke with theater critic Jackson McHenry and writer Rebecca Alter, Vulture’s senior bucket critic, to discuss the music of For Good. —Jasmine Vojdani, senior newsletter editor
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The soundtrack for the movie Wicked: For Good is now available on Spotify! It features 11 songs, including two that weren’t in the original Broadway recording. Composer Stephen Schwartz wrote these new songs for the sequel, and they could potentially earn him two Academy Award nominations for Best Original Song. The new music expands on the stories of Elphaba and Glinda, giving stars Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande each an extra emotional song, and helps clarify the movie’s complex storyline.
With the release of Five Nights at Freddy’s 2 approaching, Matthew Lillard, known for his role as the villain William Afton in the first FNAF movie, spoke with MovieWeb about the passionate fanbase and the growing story of the Five Nights at Freddy’s series. It’s been over two years since the first film debuted.
Rian Johnson previously directed the 2017 Star Wars film, The Last Jedi, for Lucasfilm. Following that film’s release, Lucasfilm announced that Johnson would write and potentially direct a new series of Star Wars movies, starting with the first film.
Her new series, The Beast in Me, has received great reviews and is a global hit. Now, her most famous show is also available on Netflix worldwide, marking its first-ever global streaming release, according to Netflix’s Tudum blog.
In Wicked: For Good, the conflict between the witches of Oz isn’t just about politics – it’s also fueled by their shared attraction to Fiyero, a prince they both knew when they were students at Shiz University. Like in the original Broadway musical, Fiyero enters Shiz later than everyone else and quickly becomes involved with Glinda.
The film A Man Called Otto stars Tom Hanks as Otto, with his son Truman Hanks playing a younger version of the character. The cast also includes Mariana Treviño, Rachel Keller, Mike Birbiglia, and Manuel Garcia-Rulfo, known for his role in The Lincoln Lawyer. While it didn’t receive any Academy Award nominations, the movie was a financial success, earning $113 million globally – more than films like Halloween Ends and Moonfall released in 2022.