Karolina Wydra Imparts the Universal Sadness of Pluribus

Karolina Wydra faced a unique challenge for her role in the sci-fi series Pluribus: how to portray someone interacting with billions of people simultaneously. The show, created by Vince Gilligan, focuses on Carol (played by Rhea Seehorn), one of only thirteen survivors of an alien virus that transforms humanity into smiling, worker-bee-like beings known as “the Others.” Equally important is Zosia, Carol’s connection to the Others, who was specifically chosen because she physically resembles the hero from the popular fantasy-romance novels that made Carol a star.

Sisu: Road To Revenge’s Major Action Change Explained By Director

With the war over, Aatami is determined to start a fresh life. He takes apart his house, loads everything onto a truck, and begins a journey across Finland, hoping to find a quiet place to remember his family. But the KGB, wanting to stop the rumors about “the man who refuses to die,” unleashes Draganov with unlimited resources to track Aatami down, leading to a dangerous chase across the country.

These Songs Are Wickedly Boring

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

‘Wicked: For Good’ Soundtrack Guide – Every Song & When They Play

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.

Rian Johnson’s Star Wars Trilogy Gets Horrible Update

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.