Wakanda Forever: Last News

No surprise here: Walt Disney is the No. 1 studio at the box office, not just worldwide with $4.9 billion, but also domestic with $2 billion and overseas with $2.9 billion. This comes after an initial New Year’s weekend which saw Avatar: The Way of Water overperforming, that pic contributing close to $1 billion abroad. It’s the 7th consecutive year that Disney ahs been No. 1 at the global box office, from 2016-2022.

Several Avengers stars are speaking out about voting!

Connie Chiume has sadly passed away.

Normani and Dominique Thorne are all smiles while stepping out for the premiere of their new movie Freaky Tales held at Eccles Theatre on Thursday (January 18) in Park City, Utah.

Jason Sudeikis and Lake Bell enjoyed a Guns N’ Roses concert together, prompting some to presume that they’re a couple.

We can knock Disney all we want over less-than stellar post-Covid results on Marvel, Pixar and Lucasfilm titles, but the fact of the matter is the brands are still delivering, making the theatrical motion picture studio the continued box office leader with $3.4 billion worldwide for the period of Jan. 1-July 2.

Tenoch Huerta will no longer star in Netflix’s Fiesta en la Madriguera in light of his sexual misconduct scandal.

Musician María Elena Ríos has accused Marvel star Tenoch Huerta of sexual assault.

Rihanna took to the stage at the 95th Academy Awards on Sunday and gave viewers a show-stopping rendition of her Oscar-nominated single, “Lift Me Up,” from the Black Panther: Wakanda Forever soundtrack.

The stars are hitting the red carpet!

Angela Bassett opened up about being told she “did the thing” by Ariana DeBose during a now-viral performance that opened the 2023 BAFTAs.

Rihanna will officially be heading to the Oscars next month.The singer, having recently performed this year’s NFL Super Bowl halftime show, will be performing her Original Song nominee ‘Lift Me Up’ on the Academy Awards stage.‘Lift Me Up’ was performed and written by Rihanna alongside Black Panther: Wakanda Forever director Ryan Coogler, Tems, and Ludgwig Goransson, the film’s composer.Last October, Coogler explained how he convinced Rihanna to join the Marvel project, after not releasing new music sincce her 2016 album ‘Anti’.“I can’t take sole credit for that,” Coogler said, per Metro. “We got an incredible composer, Ludwig Goransson, who is also a music producer, he’s got a great reputation.

Variety Staff Follow Us on Twitter PERIOD FEATURE FILM  The Fabelmans Production Designer: Rick Carter By Chuck Parker In Steven Spielberg’s film about his childhood and finding his identity as an artist, pictured above, the challenge for Rick Carter and his crew was how to tell the story visually. He used the Fableman family’s three homes as primary reference points, with their different architectural styles and decorative elements adding nuance as the family moves from one house to another — with each member progressing through his or her own story.

Angela Bassett won her second Golden Globe in her second career nomination for her role as Ramonda in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, the first major acting award recognition for a Marvel movie.

As her hit sequel Black Panther: Wakanda Forever closes in on $500 million domestic and $900 million worldwide, star Angela Bassett stepped out to celebrate the sequel.The 64-year-old actress, who plays Queen Ramonda in the blockbuster sequel, was all smiles on the red carpet for The Women of Wakanda event, held at San Vicente Bungalows in West Hollywood, California on Monday.She was joined by Black Panther: Wakanda Forever director Ryan Coogler, costume designer Ruth E. Carter, production designer Hannah Beachler and hair stylist Camille Friend - just days after revealing she was proud of her 16-year-old son Slater for apologizing for a prank video where he told his parents that her co-star Michael B.

“Should we even make this movie?”

The 27th annual Excellence in Production Design Awards has announced its nominations in 14 categories, including theatrical motion pictures, television, commercials, music videos and animation features.

Danai Gurira is this week’s guest in this special episode, taken from our AwardsLine magazine piece entitled ‘On My Screen‘.

Taylor Swift started the week on a high note, receiving a fourth Golden Globe nomination on Monday morning.The 32-year-old singer and songwriter received the nod in the Best Original Song category for her song Carolina from the film Where The Crawdads Sing.The star faces some stiff competition from Lady Gaga whose Hold My Hand from Top Gun: Maverick is in contention, along with Rihanna for Lift Me Up from Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Ciao Papa from Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio, and Naatu Naatu from RRR.   Golden Globes: Taylor Swift received her fourth Golden Globe nomination Monday in the Best Original Song category for her song Carolina, from the film Where the Crawdads Sing; seen in 2020 at the GlobesThe hitmaker was nominated in the same category in 2013 for Safe and Sound featuring the Civil Wars from The Hunger Games. And again in 2014 for Sweeter than Fiction from the film One Chance followed by a 2020 nod for her song Beautiful Ghost from the motion picture Cats.The talented artist has won multiple Grammy American Music, and other awards during her illustrious career, but has yet to win a Golden Globe.

Margot Robbie and Diego Calva stood together on the red carpet for the SFFILM Awards in San Francisco on Monday. Robbie, 32, - who recently gushed over a kissing scene with Brad Pitt - donned a tiny black top that showed off her toned tummy and a long black skirt that just barely brushed the ground. Her blonde hair was pulled back tightly behind her head, and the strands of it framed her face.  Babylon stars: Margot Robbie and Diego Calva stood together on the red carpet for the SFFILM Awards in San Francisco on MondayShe painted her lips a dark pink, and she accessorized with a silver bracelet.  Calva, 30, wore a pinstripe button-down shirt under a black vest and matching black slacks. The pair posed with SFFILM Director of Programming Jessie Fairbanks and Executive Director Anne Lai also posed with the Babylon stars.  Tiny top: Robbie, 32, donned a tiny black top that showed off her toned tummy and a long black skirt that just barely brushed the ground Long locks: Her blonde hair was pulled back tightly behind her head, and the strands of it framed the sides of her face Lipstick: She painted her lips a dark pink, and she accessorized with a silver bracelet Event directors: The pair posed with SFFILM Director of Programming Jessie Fairbanks and Executive Director Anne Lai also posed with the Babylon starsBlack Panther: Wakanda Forever Danai Gurira wore a black blazer, covered in gold paint, which accentuated her impressive chest. A gold accessory sat near her right ear, and her dark hair was puffed up in the front. Black Panther: Wakanda Forever director Ryan Coogler wore a blue suit covered in silver dots. His wife, Zinzi Evans, donned a black dress with a white shirt peeking out from above her collar and around her

As expected, Disney and Marvel Studios Black Panther: Wakanda Forever is on fire with a $28M Thursday which easily beats the preview night of the first Black Panther in 2018 which did $25.2M. Wakanda Forever ranks as the third best Thursday preview of the year behind Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness ($36M) and Thor: Love and Thunder‘s ($29M). Overall, Black Panther 2‘s previews rank as the 15th top preview performance in industry history and gives the Marvel Cinematic Universe six of the top 15 starts ever. The 3-day projection for Wakanda Forever is between $175M-$200M at 4,936 theaters.