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Simu Liu says he was 'devastated' after being told he didn't have the 'it factor' to be cast in 'Crazy Rich Asians'
Liu said on the "How To Fail With Elizabeth Day" podcast that the rejection was a "crushing blow" b…
Ayomikun Adekaiyero
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Michael Keaton says he 'didn't care one way or another' that Warner Bros. Discovery scrapped the 'Batgirl' movie: 'Big, fun, nice check'
In a new interview with GQ, Michael Keaton reacted to the canceled "Batgirl" movie, which would hav…
Olivia Singh
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'Gladiator 2' and 'Wicked' could be the new 'Barbenheimer.' They would need to make over $2 billion to match its success.
"Wicked" and "Gladiator 2" will both premiere on November 22. Fans are calling it the new "Barbenhe…
Ayomikun Adekaiyero
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Rita Moreno defends Lin-Manuel Miranda amid 'In The Heights' whitewashing backlash: 'They're really attacking the wrong person'
Rita Moreno said that Lin-Manuel Miranda has "singlehandedly" brought widespread Latinx representat…
Debanjali Bose
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The director and cast of 'In The Heights' respond to criticism over its lack of dark-skinned Afro-Latinx actors: 'We tried our best on all fronts of it'
"In The Heights" director Jon M. Chu said they tried to cast "the people who were best for those ro…
Debanjali Bose
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Henry Golding jokes that the 'Crazy Rich Asians' cast has to 'lock down' director Jon M. Chu in order to make the sequel
The upcoming two films, which will be based on the books "China Rich Girlfriend" and "Rich People P…
Claudia Willen
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'In the Heights' has a post-credits scene with a heartwarming 'Hamilton' reunion fans will love
Christopher Jackson, who played George Washington in "Hamilton," plays Mister Softee in "In The Hei…
Debanjali Bose
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The director of 'In The Heights' expected Marc Anthony to be a 'movie star diva' but was blown away by the singer's brief yet powerful cameo appearance
Despite being on-screen for two minutes and saying only a few lines of dialogue, Marc Anthony deliv…
Debanjali Bose
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'In The Heights' director named his son after the movie because he 'fell in love' with the Washington Heights neighborhood during filming
Jon M. Chu told Insider that he named his son "Heights" because he wanted to say the word every day…
Debanjali Bose
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The director of 'Crazy Rich Asians' regrets casting Brown actors in stereotypical roles after the film was criticized for whitewashing
"Crazy Rich Asians" featured a predominantly East Asian cast with only four South Asian characters …
Debanjali Bose
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Ariana Grande and Dalton Gomez's relationship timeline, from dating to marriage and their divorce
Ariana Grande and Dalton Gomez married in 2021. They reportedly separated when Grande began filming…
Callie Ahlgrim,Eve Crosbie
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A complete timeline of Ariana Grande and Ethan Slater's relationship
News broke that Ariana Grande and Ethan Slater were dating in early 2023, when the "Wicked" costars…
Callie Ahlgrim
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Jeff Goldblum says he teared up while filming 'Wicked' because of his childhood fear of witches
Jeff Goldblum confirmed to Jimmy Kimmel that he's playing the Wizard in the upcoming film, "Wicked."
Lauren Edmonds
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'Encanto' star John Leguizamo says he has avoided the sun in order to stay 'light-skinned' for roles
Colombian-born Leguizamo spoke about colorism in Hollywood in an interview for the Academy Awards' …
Ayomikun Adekaiyero
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An 'In the Heights' star felt 'very shitty' after the movie, featuring an all-Latino cast, flopped at the box office: 'It just felt like the industry was blaming us'
Melissa Barrera recently opened up about the film's reception from critics and at the box office. "…
Yasmin Garaad
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Lin-Manuel Miranda doesn't feel like he was 'canceled' after 'In the Heights' was called out for its lack of dark-skinned Latinx actors
Miranda told the New Yorker that the backlash "In the Heights" faced over its casting is people "ha…
Debanjali Bose
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'In trying to paint a mosaic of this community, we fell short:' Lin-Manuel Miranda apologizes for lack of dark-skinned Afro-Latino portrayal in 'In the Heights'
"I can hear the hurt and frustration over colorism, of feeling still unseen in the feedback," Miran…
Sarah Al-Arshani
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'In the Heights' underwhelmed at the box office, but new data suggests it's not HBO Max's fault
"In the Heights" underperformed at the box office over the weekend, but third-party data suggests i…
Travis Clark
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Ariana Grande and Dalton Gomez's relationship timeline, from dating to marriage and their separation
Ariana Grande and Dalton Gomez married in 2021. They reportedly separated in early 2023, shortly af…
Callie Ahlgrim
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'Crazy Rich Asians' director says he stands with the writer who exited the sequel over a pay disparity dispute
Lim told The Hollywood Reporter, in a report published last week, that she walked away from the "Cr…