Per Variety, Warner Brothers has announced today that Patty Jenkins and Gal Gadot will be returning for a third installment in the Wonder Woman franchise. “As fans around the world continue to embrace Diana Prince, driving the strong opening weekend performance of ‘Wonder Woman 1984,’ we are excited to be able to continue her story
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What have you been reading, watching, and/or listening to?I read the local daily newspaper, Prensa Libre. To put this crisis in perspective, I have recently reviewed the introduction in Boccaccio’s The Decameron and am about to read El amor en los tiempos del cólera, by Gabriel García Márquez. And I have just finished bingeing Tiger
With high-for-COVID box office returns ($16.7 million domestic, reaching $85 million worldwide) the Christmas Day domestic debut of Wonder Woman 1984 was clearly enough of a win for Warner Bros. and their streaming partner HBO Max. After three full days of topping the trending chatter on social media, a third Wonder Woman film was announced
Queen Elizabeth made her annual Christmas broadcast on Friday from Windsor Castle, where she and Prince Phillip have spent most of the year. This year’s address came with an extra layer of poignancy due to the loss of life and social upheaval caused by COVID-19. A memorable passage about those “missing friends and family members
This year, because of the COVID-19 pandemic, Kardashian family did not have their annual Christmas Eve bash for the first time in decades. But the family still gathered at Kourtney Kardashian’s home for a glamorous celebration; everyone dressed to the nines for the special night. Kim Kardashian went with a Grinch look, Kylie Jenner opted
Richard Garriott revealed in an interview today that he smuggled the remains of James Doohan (Scotty from Star Trek: The Original Series) along with a photo of Doohan aboard the International Space Station back in 2008 when he went on a twelve day mission as a private astronaut. It was, according to Garriott and Doohan’s
Roger Berlind, a Broadway producer with over 100 shows to his credit, has died according to reports. His successful shows ranged from the original runs of Amadeus and Nine to more recent hits like The Book of Mormon and Dear Evan Hansen. He was 90 years old. Berlind’s first attempt at a showbiz was as
We asked 24 of our favorite minds—including Robert Pattinson, Dua Lipa, Offset, Desus + Mero, and more—what they’re discovering about art, and about themselves, in this age of isolation. See how they’re all staying creative in the time of quarantine here. Uncut Gems, Josh and Benny Safdie’s jewelry-heist love letter to New York monomania, turned
Warner Bros. has been more secretive than usual when it comes to the post-credits content of Wonder Woman 1984. The film’s short, mid-credits stinger was even omitted from the screening link sent out to critics. But now that the film in theaters abroad and in the U.S.—as well as streaming on HBO Max—the secret is
“Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas” takes on a whole new meaning in 2020. Millions are decorating their trees and hanging stockings for one, reckoning with how to spend the season in ways that won’t leave our hearts feeling two sizes too small. If you can’t be near family this year, you can recreate the
A dream is a wish your heart makes, as we all know from Cinderella. This is also how Diana Prince resurrects her long lost love Steve Trevor in Wonder Woman 1984. It’s appropriate; Wonder Woman is, after all, a princess. Ever since the announcement that Gal Gadot’s superhero would be joined again by Chris Pine
[embedded content] Looking for something fun to watch while you pretend this isn’t the weirdest Christmas Eve in memory? Sure you are! Here’s a fun video that runs us through the history of glitches on Minecraft, the hugely popular sandbox video game that’s been going strong since 2009. YouTube channel Sipover, known for many a
It doesn’t take long for Bridgerton—Netflix’s first series produced by Shonda Rhimes, based on Julia Quinn’s Regency romance novels—to get steamy. Not even three minutes into the first episode, “Diamond of the First Water,” viewers get their first eyeful of bare bottom—courtesy of Jonathan Bailey’s Anthony Bridgerton. As the eldest sibling of the Bridgerton family,
Nevertheless, Pattinson says, he conceived of a brand name for his product, a soft little moniker that kind of summed up what he thought his pasta creation looked like: Piccolini Cuscino. Little Pillow. He thought he’d give the product another go, with me now: “Maybe if I say it in GQ, maybe, like, a partner
Queen Elizabeth II is set to make her annual Christmas speech on Friday. But viewers in the United Kingdom may be confused, as a deepfake version of the Queen is set to deliver an alternative Christmas message. The Queen is delivering her traditional message on BBC, but another “fake” queen is set to also make
“The lyrics are ‘I was busy thinking about boys,’ and I was really thinking about boys when I was making this movie,” Fennell said of the track, which was written into her script. “As an opening, it just felt so thrilling and then something wonderful.” “Stars Are Blind” by Paris Hilton Cassie leads a solitary
No question, 2020 has been a rough year for pretty much everyone, but the tail end of August was particularly terrible for Taylour Paige. When we connect over Zoom, just three days after the world learned her Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom co-star Chadwick Boseman had died of colon cancer, Paige, understandably, is not quite sure
Somewhere inside Wonder Woman 1984, there’s an exciting superhero movie. Moments of excellence break through, mostly when Diana Prince (Gal Gadot) doffs her scientist garb and puts on her superhero suit, replete in bright, primary colours, evoking memories of the original superhero movie era of the ’80s. (Appropriately enough, the movie takes place in 1984,
Leadership for the megachurch Hillsong was responsible for the “abuse of volunteers and real, amazing people,” according to a new New York Post report. Nicole Herman told the tabloid that in her experience founding Hillsong L.A. in 2013, she was beneath the senior pastors but “did everything.” The claim follows a number of reports about
This year has been rough. I’m not here to sugarcoat it. The only bright spot for me, personally, has been Grogu and his Dadalorian on Disney+’s The Mandalorian. Each week from the end of October on, I was lost in my space Western and got to just look at these two grow and see how
At one of Donald Trump’s press conferences this week, he appeared with a banner behind him proclaiming in all caps that “AMERICA LEADS THE WORLD IN TESTING.” It was an obvious lie—the U.S. lags far behind other countries that have managed to get their coronavirus outbreaks under control, like Denmark, Germany, and New Zealand. But
In Newfoundland and Labrador, Dec. 23 – also known as Tibb’s Eve – is an unofficial holiday unique to the province, born out of folklore and turned into a big night for St. John’s bars. For Chris Shortall, a beloved St. John’s extrovert known for throwing excellent parties, Tibb’s Eve is spent dancing and laughing,
It looks like Tekashi 6ix9ine, whose real name is Daniel Hernandez, will be headed back to court over the same botched robbery to which he previously pleaded guilty. Two publicists filed a lawsuit against him this week, accusing the rapper of robbing them at gunpoint and videotaping it, and asking for compensatory and punitive damages
They’re questions both kids and adults ask of themselves: what’s my purpose? What’s my goal? What am I good at? What’s my reason for living? Of course, as we age, these questions take on new nuance and importance as we consider careers, family, our futures. Years fly by, dreams aren’t realized (or are!), and our
Even as he enlists House Republicans in an attempt to block Joe Biden from becoming president and swears he’s going to serve a second term, some small part of Donald Trump clearly understands that, come January 20, 2021, he’s going to be out on his ass. We know this because when he’s not trying to
On May 25, as I watched the video of George Floyd, I wept. I had never mourned for a stranger like I did that day. He could’ve been one of my four brothers. I was raised in a Nigerian-American, ultra-disciplinarian Christian home in the Bronx, where the maxims were work hard and love your neighbor
Over a year ago, the world fell in love with the tiny green alien found by Din Djarin, a.k.a. Mando. There was so much mystery surrounding him that we didn’t even know his name. But what to call him? Surely, “adorable green alien” would be too much of a mouthful, even though it’s pretty accurate.
The debate over who is the best Hollywood Chris is a point of contention on the internet. Maybe it’s been taken too far, maybe it’s just something we’re never going to agree on, but it has been a never-ending battle over who your favorite is. (Mine is Chris Pine). But now, we finally have a
New Netflix film Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom carries the name of one of the foundational singers in American music: Gertrude “Ma” Rainey. Dubbed the Mother of Blues, the Georgia-born artist was one of the first African-American professional blues singers and recording artists. After watching the film, I wanted to know more about the singer, so
Can you have a crush on someone’s voice? In a world where Hades exists, yes, absolutely, no question. If you’re playing the Supergiant Games indie hit, you’ve most likely developed some serious feelings for one, if not all, of the characters. The entire voice cast (yes, even Charon, I said it) packs the game full of