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Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeABC’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live” is returning to Brooklyn for its sixth visit to the borough, marking its first time broadcasting back in New York since 2019 (before the COVID-19 pandemic put such trips to a halt, of course).The late night talk show will once again tape in front of a live studio audience at the Brooklyn Academy of Music’s Howard Gilman Opera House. “Jimmy Kimmel Live” has originated from BAM in all six of its visits to Brooklyn.Airdates and guests for the “Brooklyn Week” shows for “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” will be announced at a later date.Previous guests of “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” in Brooklyn have included Eddie Murphy, Alicia Keys, Adam Sandler, Benedict Cumberbatch, Senator Bernie Sanders, John Krasinski, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Eminem, Cardi B, Wu-Tang Clan, David Letterman, Howard Stern, Tracy Morgan, Michael J.

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness experienced the biggest domestic opening of 2022, and continues to be the number one movie at the box office.But despite its success, the featuresustained a sharp decline, and ranks among the biggest second weekend box office drops in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.The film earned $61 million from 4,534 North American theaters, with ticket sales dramatically plunging 67% from its opening weekend, according to Variety. Big numbers:Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness experienced the biggest domestic opening of 2022, and continues to be the number one movie at the domestic box officeThe sharp drop off is steeper in comparison to other recent Marvel films, such asShang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, which declined by 52% in its second weekend, orEternals, which saw a 61% decline.

Arcade Fire took to The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon to perform ‘Age of Anxiety II (Rabbit Hole)’ – check out the performance below.The band have been playing a number of late-night TV slots around the release of new album ‘WE’, which came out last week (May 6) and gave the band their fourth UK number one album.Arcade Fire played Saturday Night Live last week, where, introduced by guest host Benedict Cumberbatch, they performed recent singles ‘Unconditional I (Lookout Kid)’ and ‘The Lightning I, II’ in the legendary New York studio.The band then took to Fallon this week to share another track from the new record. For the rendition of ‘Age of Anxiety II (Rabbit Hole)’, the band were watched over by a giant eye, the same that hung above the stage for the band’s recent London gig at KOKO.Watch the performance below.Reviewing ‘WE’, NME wrote: “Our global journey from fear to appreciation is played out in what Arcade Fire themselves accurately describe as a ‘concise 40-minute epic’.

Saturday Night Live will welcome Selena Gomez as its next host. The Only Murders in the Building star is set to grace the SNL stage on 14 May, joined by Post Malone as the evening’s musical guest. This will mark the first time Gomez has hosted the sketch show.

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Jordan Moreau “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness” still reigns supreme. The Marvel sequel crossed $550 million at the global box office in nine days, Disney announced Friday.The Benedict Cumberbatch-led movie, directed by Sam Raimi, will put a spell over the box office once again this weekend, where it faces no major competition in theaters.

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Doctor Strange In The Multiverse Of Madness writer Michael Waldron has confirmed there were discussions about a Deadpool cameo.The Marvel character, played by Ryan Reynolds, has yet to make an appearance in the Marvel Cinematic Universe following Disney‘s acquisition of 21st Century Fox. While many hoped he would appear in the Doctor Strange sequel, a cameo didn’t materialise.Speaking to ComicBook.com, screenwriter Waldron confirmed Deadpool was considered for a cameo during the writing stage.

MTV revealed the full list of nominees for its annual awards ceremony celebrating the best in film and television for the year, with "Spider-Man: No Way Home" leading the nods with seven nominations across the board. The Marvel Cinematic Universe flick set a host a box office records and has earned more than $1.8 billion worldwide since its release at the end of 2021. In addition, the film, which stars Tom Holland, Zendaya and Benedict Cumberbatch, became the highest-grossing film of 2021, the highest-grossing Spider-Man movie, and the sixth-highest-grossing film of all time.

Charlize Theron is officially a part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, thanks to her surprise end-credits appearance in. Less than a week after the film’s theatrical debut, the actress took to Instagram to confirm her mysterious character is, in fact, Clea -- someone who screenwriter Michael Waldron spoke about to ET, offering some clues about what comes next for her and the titular sorcerer played by Benedict Cumberbatch. [: Spoilers for ] At the end of the sequel, Theron makes an unexpected appearance as Clea while Dr.

With Marvel’s global juggernaut Doctor Strange missing in action in China, Disney CEO Bob Chapek called the situation there “very fluid and very complicated, both from a business standpoint and from a political standpoint.”

After crossing the $200M domestic mark on Monday, Disney/Marvel’s Doctor Strange In The Multiverse Of Madness on Tuesday zoomed past $500M global. It is also nearing $300M at the international box office, certain to reach that milestone today.

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness star Benedict Cumberbatch has revealed that he once turned down the opportunity to play a Marvel villain.Before taking on the role of the surgeon-turned-sorcerer, the actor was approached to play Malekith the Accursed in Thor: The Dark World, a part that ultimately went to Doctor Who star Christopher Eccleston.Recalling the offer in an interview with BBC Radio 1, Cumberbatch admitted that he was “flattered” to be “invited to the party” but that he was holding out for “something a bit more juicy.”“[The Doctor Strange role] happened as an idea muted after, funnily enough, another little dance I did for another character in the MCU, a very brief character,” he said.“I was bold enough to say: ‘I’m really flattered to be invited to the party, but I’d rather hold out for something a bit more juicy.’”Cumberbatch explained that his decision to turn down the villainous role was partly down to the fact that he’d just finished playing an antagonist in Star Trek: Into Darkness.The actor portrayed the iconic Star Trek villain Khan in the 2013 film. His casting as Doctor Strange was announced a year later.

Marvel Cinematic Universe character.The actor made her debut in the MCU as Clea in a mid-credits scene in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness.Six days after the film opened in cinemas, Theron took to Instagram to share photos of herself in character alongside Benedict Cumberbatch as Doctor Strange.Take a look at the photos here:A post shared by Charlize Theron (@charlizeafrica)Theron’s casting had been kept under wraps as she is playing Clea, a major love interest for Strange from the comic books.Clea first appeared in Strange Tales #126. She is the daughter of Prince Orini, who is the heir to the Dark Dimension, and Dormammu’s sister, Umar.She met Strange when he first went to battle Dormammu in the Dark Dimension when he was trying to conquer Earth, where Clea teamed up with Strange to save the planet and ended up moving to Earth with him.The Dormammu narrative was cut short in the Marvel films as Strange defeated the villain in the first film.

A UK ticket holder has won the country’s biggest ever National Lottery prize - the £184m EuroMillions jackpot. The previous biggest lottery win in the UK was £170m in October 2019, however the winner chose to remain anonymous.

There’s a new character out there in the MCU, and Charlize Theron wants you to know it.

Charlize Theron teased herintroduction to the Marvel Cinematic Universe on Wednesday by sharing photos of herself as the sorceress Clea.'Meet Clea,' captioned the 46-year-old actress, who sported striking purple graphic liner and sleek platinum blonde tresses.Fans got their first look at Theron's Clea in the post-credit scenes for Marvel'sDoctor Strange In The Multiverse Of Madness, which hit theaters Friday. MCU debut: Charlize Theron teased her introduction to the Marvel Cinematic Universe on Wednesday by sharing photos of herself as the sorceress Clea; Charlize seen with Benedict Cumberbatch inMarvel's Doctor Strange In The Multiverse Of Madness (2022)Marvel's post-credit scenes serve to tease future installments of MCU films, with Theron presumably set to appear as Clea in the final film of the Doctor Strange trilogy.In the Marvel comics, Clea is a powerful sorceress of the 'Faltine race, a race of human-appearing, higher-dimensional energy beings from the Dark Realm,' as explained by StyleCaster.

Arcade Fire have shared their performance of ‘End Of The Empire II’ from their appearance on Saturday Night Live last weekend – watch below.The Canadian band featured on the hit US show on Saturday (May 7) in support of their sixth studio album ‘WE’, which came out the day before (May 6).Introduced by guest host Benedict Cumberbatch, Arcade Fire played their recent singles ‘Unconditional I (Lookout Kid)’ and ‘The Lightning I, II’ in the legendary New York studio. Frontman Win Butler ended the powerful latter performance by speaking out about abortion rights.In a rare move, SNL allowed its most recent musical guests to play a third track.

Bono and The Edge held a very special concert on May 8. The U2 bandmates showed their support for Ukraine amid the Russian invasion by performing in a subway station in Kyiv which serves as a bomb shelter.After video of their intimate performance surfaced on Twitter on Sunday night, the musicians tweeted about their time in Kyiv, writing that it was Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy who had invited them.«President @ZelenskyyUa  invited us to perform in Kyiv as a show of solidarity with the Ukrainian people and so that’s what we’ve come to do,» read the tweet signed by Bono and The Edge.

BBC series Doctor Who and Sherlock.The science fiction pro has opened up about the “stressful” time he experienced while working on the popular shows, even sharing the advice he gave to the BBC when he exited Doctor Who. Steven, 60, was showrunner of Doctor Who between 2009 and 2017, creating the series which featured Matt Smith as the Eleventh Doctor and Peter Capaldi as the Twelfth Doctor.He took over from legendary screenwriter and showrunner Russell T Davies, who revived the historic British sci-fi show in 2004.While helming the hugely popular time-travelling show, he also teamed up with writer and actor Mark Gatiss to create the BBC’s Sherlock, starring Benedict Cumberbatch. When he was interviewed, Steven revealed he had recently revisited his emails from 2010, which was the year he launched Sherlock and became Doctor Who’s showrunner. He admitted that the intense workload of managing both at the same time feels like a distant memory now, but regrets the way he handled the stress. “All I ever did was work and get grumpy,” he recalled. “I was permanently stressed, upset, faintly cross. “Looking back on it now, I’m like, ‘You were having the year of your life!  “‘You’re never going to have another one like that!’” He also revealed some advice he had shared with the BBC when he finally stepped down from Doctor Who. “When I left, I said to the BBC that the show needs so much more money,” he explained.“There’s a tendency to think of it as The Little Engine That Could, this sweet little thing that does remarkably well. “It’s one of the biggest shows in the world – it should swagger like one,” he told Radio Times. With this in mind, Steven is apparently thrilled that the channel is now throwing its full weight behind the