North West joins starry concert event of 'The Lion King' at Hollywood Bowl
North West, the daughter of Kim Kardashian and Ye, the rapper formerly known as Kanye West, is going from โPaw Patrolโ to another animal project: A starry โLion Kingโ concert.
Billy Eichner made a great rom-com. Now its audiences' turn.
In the whistle-stop lead-up to the release of โBros,โ Eichner has worked tirelessly to whip audiences into a frenzy for a film unlike any Hollywood has before produced.
Steven Spielberg's 'Fabelmans' wins Toronto audience award
Steven Spielbergโs autobiographical coming-of-age drama โThe Fabelmansโ won the Toronto International Film Festivalโs top prize, the Peopleโs Choice Award, solidifying its early status as Academy Awards frontrunner.
'Monumental moment.' Billy Eichner on remaking the rom-com
In the classic format of an adult, R-rated rom-com, Billy Eichner's coming film โBrosโ depicts an uncommonly honest and insightful portrait of life as a single gay man.
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All Mariah Carey wants is you to enjoy her Christmas special
NEW YORK โ Christmas is still a few weeks away, but Mariah Carey is already orchestrating her dinner menu. 1 hits really going to sweat over a hot stove? โMagical Christmas Specialโ is another example of diverse, family-friendly holiday programming that hasnโt always been allotted by Hollywood. โAs a kid, if I had to select one holiday, of course Iโm going with Christmas. And while the pandemic has halted a number of projects, 2020 has been busy for Carey: In September she released her candid memoir โThe Meaning of Mariah Carey,โ which debuted at No.
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Barry Jenkins to direct 'Lion King' follow-up
NEW YORK โ The Walt Disney Co. will make a follow-up to the 2019 live-action โThe Lion King,โ with Barry Jenkins, the director of the Oscar-winning โMoonlightโ and the James Baldwin adaptation โIf Beale Street Could Talk,โ set to direct. The new โLion Kingโ grossed more than $1.6 billion worldwide, so a sequel was perhaps always likely. Less expected was a โLion Kingโ with Jenkins directing. The film, Disney said, will explore the mythology of โThe Lion King,โ including Mufasa's origin story. Disney didn't announce any further plot details or casting on the new โLion Kingโ project, which was first reported by Deadline Hollywood.
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Why 'cancel culture' doesn't always work
Some people rail against this "cancel culture" while others say it's necessary. "[Cancel culture] doesn't really work," Wortham says. This, in a lot of ways, is what cancel culture has become. Some people argue that cancel culture is justified because celebrities are facing repercussions for their actions. After Gillis was fired from "SNL" for racist jokes he made as recently as 2018, comedian Jim Jeffries said, "This is just cancel culture.