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| Famous birthdays for Dec. 1: Janelle Monae, Bette Midler | Those born on this date are under the sign of Sagittarius. |
| Tessa Thompson: 'Hedda' is struggling to hold onto her sense of self | Creed, Thor and Westworld actress Tessa Thompson says the title character she plays in Hedda is in great emotional turmoil when audiences first meet her. Now streaming on Prime Video, writer-director Nia DaCosta's film adaptation of Henrik Ibsen's 1891 stage drama, Hedda Gabler, transplants the action from 19th century Norway to 1950s London and follows the beautiful, charming Hedda through a particularly eventful party at her home. |
| John Slattery: 'Nuremberg' lessons still relevant in 2025 | Mad Men and Avengers alum John Slattery says Nuremberg -- his fact-based, post-World War II legal drama about those seeking justice in the face of abject cruelty -- is a story that people can learn from and relate to in 2025. "How more relevant could this movie be? I think the timing of it is sort of remarkable, given what's occurring in the world. I think that's one of the reasons that Jamie Vanderbilt wanted to tell it. I know it is," Slattery, 63, told UPI in a recent Zoom interview. "Despite the fact that he'd been working on it and trying to get it made for a long time, it's maybe a sad relevance. It is. Or a coincidence that it's coming into the world at this particular time. But, I think people will, obviously, see the parallels. |
| 'Zootopia 2' tops North American box office with $96.8M | The animated adventure, Zootopia 2, is the No. 1 movie in North America, earning $96.8 million in receipts this weekend, BoxOfficeMojo.com announced Sunday. Coming in at No. 2 is Wicked: For Good with $62.8 million, followed by Now You See Me: Now You Don't at No. 3 with $7 million, Predator: Badlands at No. 4 with $4.8 million and The Running Man at No. 5 with $3.7 million. Rounding out the top tier are Eternity at No. 6 with $3.2 million, Rental Family at No. 7 with $2.1 million, Hamnet at No. 8 with $880,000, Sisu: Road to Revenge at No. 9 with $810,000 and Nuremberg at No. 10 with $749,000. |
| Benanti says 'Kingstown' guard breaks with her usual rich, mean roles | Tony-winning Gilded Age, Life & Beth and Gossip Girl actress Laura Benanti says she enjoyed being cast against type as a rookie prison guard and single mother of three kids in Season 4 of the gritty crime drama, Mayor of Kingstown. Airing Sundays on Paramount+, the series follows Mike McLusky (Jeremy Renner), the powerful liaison between police, criminals and the prison of a Michigan town where everyone has ties to at least one of the three. "I'm such a fan of the writing and of Jeremy and I don't get to play roles like this a lot. I do a lot of comedy or rich, mean women [characters]," Benanti, 46, told UPI in a recent Zoom interview. |