“Still not a princess!” exclaims the young woman who’s about to go save her friends (and likely the world), reunite her scattered community and go down in the history books. “Well, a lot of people think you are,” replies her fellow hero-slash-comic-relief. To wit: Moana may be the daughter of …
Read More »Andrew Garfield Is Having the Time of His Life
Andrew Garfield is hungry. Sitting down at a restaurant in the heart of TriBeCa around the same time that commuters are rushing off to work, the actor immediately fires off an order for a Capital-B Breakfast: scrambled eggs “with all the stuff,” very crispy bacon, home fries, toast, jam, an …
Read More »Lin-Manuel Miranda, Eisa Davis Ready Nas-Produced 'Warriors' Concept Album
It’s taken a year since it was announced, but Lin-Manuel Miranda and Eisa Davis’ adaptation of The Warriors is finally headed to Coney Island. But instead of stopping at Broadway — like you might expect from the Hamilton creator and Davis, who was a Pulitzer finalist for her play Bulrusher …
Read More »Moana and Maui Follow the Call of the Sea in 'Moana 2' Trailer
The ocean beckons in a new trailer for Moana 2, a sequel to Walt Disney Animation Studios’s 2016 musical adventure Moana. The action-packed clip showcases the return of voice actors Auli‘i Cravalho and Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson as Moana and her demigod pal Maui as Moana embarks on a new …
Read More »Blue Ivy Carter Is Lioness Kiara in New 'Mufasa: The Lion King' Trailer
Disney released the first official trailer for Mufasa: The Lion King Monday, featuring a young and scruffy Mufasa’s rise as king of Pride Lands. Mufasa: The Lion King marks the prequel to the 2019 live-action remake The Lion King, where Donald Glover and Beyoncétook on the roles of adult Simba …
Read More »'Big Mouth' Creators on Megan Thee Stallion's 'Pussy' Anthem and More
THIS POST CONTAINS spoilers from the seventh season of Big Mouth. Season Seven of Netflix’s Big Mouth begins where the penultimate season ends: the cast of pubescent middle schoolers arrive at high school exploring the PDA-filled halls, meeting the gospel-singing B-High Quee-Choi, and participating in a classic food fight. Although …
Read More »Lin-Manuel Miranda to Adapt 'The Warriors' Into a Stage Musical
Lin-Manuel Miranda is writing a stage musical version of The Warriors, Sol Yurick’s 1965 novel, which inspired the 1979 cult thriller film by director Walter Hill. According to The New York Post, which first reported the news, not many details on the project are know at this point, but Miranda’s …
Read More »Tony Awards Behind the Scenes: All the Tea You Didn't See on TV
J. Harrison Ghee started their day eating a bacon, egg, and cheese McGriddle. They ended the night making history as the first non-binary performer to win a Tony Award for best leading actor in a musical for their role as Jerry/Daphne in the new musical comedy Some Like It Hot, …
Read More »'The Little Mermaid' Remake Boasts One of the Worst Disney Songs Ever
Disney’s latest live-action adaptation, The Little Mermaid, is here! As per studio standards, it is a significant expansion of the 1989 animated classic, increasing it by a whopping 52 minutes. Everything about this film is bigger than its predecessor. Bigger, mind you, but not better. Part of the increased runtime …
Read More »Dwayne Johnson Grabs the Big Fish Hook to Announce 'Moana' Live-Action Remake
Moana will be the next Disney animated film to get a live-action remake, with Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson — who was part of the original film’s voice cast — announcing the project on Monday, April 3. Johnson delivered the news from a beach on O’ahu, Hawaii, in a video featuring …
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