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| 'Mandalorian and Grogu' tops North American box office with $82M | Star Wars: Mandalorian and Grogu -- starring Pedro Pascal and Sigourney Weaver -- is the No. 1 movie in North America, earning $82 million in receipts this weekend, BoxOfficeMojo.com announced Sunday. Coming in at No. 2 is Obsession with $22.4 million, followed by Michael at No. 3 with $20 million, The Devil Wears Prada 2 at No. 4 with $12.6 million and The Sheep Detectives at No. 5 with $9 million. Rounding out the top tier are Passenger at No. 6 with $8.7 million, Mortal Kombat II at No. 7 with $6.2 million, I Love Boosters at No. 8 with $3.7 million, The Super Mario Galaxy Movie at No. 9 with $3.2 million and Project Hail Mary at No. 10 with $2.7 million. |
| Sebastian Stan's 'Fjord' scores Palme d'Or at Cannes | Fjord -- starring Sebastian Stan and directed by Cristian Mungiu -- won the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival on Saturday. The Grand Prix went to Andre Zviaguintsev's Minotaure. The Best Director Prize was shared by Javier Calvo and Javier Ambrossi, who helmed La Bola Negra, and Pawel Pawlikowski, who directed Fatherland. Emmanuel Marre won the Best Screenplay honor for Notre Salute. Soundain co-stars Virginie Efira and Tao Okamoto shared the Best Actress accolade and Coward cast-mates Emmanuel Macchia and Valentin Campagne won for Best Actor. |
| Famous birthdays for May 24: Priscilla Presley, Jim Broadbent | Those born on this date are under the sign of Gemini. They include: -- Journalist/revolutionary Jean-Paul Marat in 1743 -- British Queen Victoria in 1819 -- U.S. Supreme Court Justice Benjamin Cardozo in 1870 -- Chocolate maker H.B. Reese in 1879 -- Actor Lilli Palmer in 1914 -- Comedian/actor Tommy Chong in 1938 (age 88) -- Musician Bob Dylan in 1941 (age 85) -- Actor Gary Burghoff in 1943 (age 83) -- Musician Patti LaBelle in 1944 (age 82) -- Actor/businesswoman Priscilla Presley in 1945 (age 81) -- Actor Jim Broadbent in 1949 (age 77) -- Actor Alfred Molina in 1953 (age 73) -- Musician Rosanne Cash in 1955 (age 71) -- Actor Kristin Scott Thomas in 1960 (age 66) -- Writer Michael Chabon in 1963 (age 63) -- Actor John C. |
| Will Sharpe: Mozart playlist helped shape 'Amadeus' performance | White Lotus and Casualty alum Will Sharpe says immersing himself in the symphonies, operas and masses of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart helped him better understand the legendary 18th century composer so he could play him on screen. "I approached it like any other part. I would say the one difference is that, because it's Mozart, there's this wealth of music to draw on that he wrote," Sharpe, 39, told UPI in a recent Zoom interview. "I felt like that was a really exciting and unusual resource and I could listen to it and meditate on the story and on the character in a way that wouldn't get me in my head too much. |
| No Season 2 for 'Spartacus: House of Ashur' on Starz | There will be no Season 2 for the gladiator drama Spartacus: House of Ashur on Starz. "All I can say at the moment is one door closes, another, better door opens..." show creator Steven DeKnight wrote on X Friday. Deadline and TVLine reported the cancellation news Friday, but said Lionsgate Television is shopping the show to other networks and platforms. Nick E. Tararaby reprised his role of Ashur from Spartacus: Vengeance, another spin-off of the flagship Spartacus series. Graham McTavish, Tenika Davis and Claudia Black co-starred. |