Wicked clicks its heels three times at CinemaCon with fabulous new footage from the Jon M. Chu-directed musical

Universal enchants CinemaCon audience members with an extended look at Jon M. Chu’s adaptation of the Broadway musical. There’s no place like CinemaCon for Universal to debut enchanting new footage for Jon M. Chu’s adaptation of Wicked! On Wednesday, the studio dropped a house on the CinemaCon crowd at Caesar’s Palace in Las Vegas, helping Elphaba, … Read more

Wicked Little Letters movie review (2024)

Olivia Colman plays Edith, a woman still cowering under the control of her parents (Timothy Spall and Gemma Jones). They are Christian, although they don’t seem very happy about it. Poor Edith is forced to write Bible verses over and over when she does something her father doesn’t like. Everything changes when the wild free-spirited … Read more

Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes and Wicked get big Super Bowl trailers

Universal’s musical adaptation, Wicked Part I got it’s first trailer, while Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes got an impressive second trailer. While I think Super Bowl viewers were probably counting the minutes until the release of the Deadpool and Wolverine trailer, two other colossal budget franchise flicks made their presence known with two … Read more

Soldiers with a wicked hangover try to stop a nuclear attack in Vegas for Netflix’s new action-comedy series

Netflix’s Obliterated trailer finds elite soldiers trying to save Las Vags from a nuclear attack while under the influence. People say, “what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas,” but what if what’s happening is a five-kiloton nuclear bomb and the team sent to disarm it is hungover to all hell? Welcome to Netflix‘s Obliterated trailer, featuring a … Read more

TIFF 2023: American Fiction, Wicked Little Letters, The Critic | Festivals & Awards

“American Fiction” is about the bias and prejudices in the media and how such an imbalanced relationship with Black creatives places an undue burden on Black artists. A confrontation between Wright and Issa Rae’s character—who has published a book similar to Monk’s fake one—exemplifies how such philosophical battles play out between Black folks. But it’s also … Read more

Jon Chu’s Wicked Movie ‘Was a Risk’

During a recent appearance at the Fifth Annual Meihodo International Youth Visual Media Festival in Japan, Oscar winner Michelle Yeoh opened up about her next high-profile project with Crazy Rich Asians director Jon M. Chu. The actress described the upcoming Wicked movie as “a risk” for her. Tea Everything Everywhere All at Once actress went … Read more

Jon M. Chu Shares First Look at ‘Wicked’ Movie’s Witches

Meet the wonderful new witches of Oz. Director Jon M. Chu just shared the first official look at the stars of his upcoming adaptation of Wickedthe long-running Broadway musical inspired by L. Frank Baum’s oz novels. The caption to his initial Instagram post read “you weren’t told the whole story. What happens when you turn … Read more