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| 'Young Washington' sequel '1776' now in the works | Young Washington writer-director Jon Erwin has announced that a sequel to his historical epic -- titled 1776 -- is now in the works. The initial film cast William Franklyn-Miller as George Washington and chronicled the early years of the military hero who would become the first American president. Kelsey Grammer, Ben Kingsley and Mary-Louise Parker co-starred. The film opened at No. 3 at the North American box office, earning $21 million over the July 4 holiday weekend. Erwin said he is writing the follow up now. No release date has been announced yet. |
| 'Minions' tops North American box office with $36.4M | The animated adventure, Minions & Monsters, is the No. 1 movie in North America, earning $36.4 million in receipts this weekend, BoxOfficeMojo.com announced Sunday. Coming in at No. 2 is Toy Story 5 with $31 million, followed by Young Washington at No. 3 with $21 million, Supergirl at No. 4 with $9.6 million and Disclosure Day at No. 5 with $6 million. Rounding out the top tier are Obsession at No. 6 with $5.3 million, Backrooms at No. 7 with $3.3 million, Jackass: Best and Last at No. 8, Scary Movie at No. 9 with $1.1 million and The Invite at No. 10 with $800,000. |
| Beyonce releases new song 'Morning Dew' | Grammy-winning pop music icon Beyonce released a new song called "Morning Dew (Donk)" this Fourth of July weekend. The lyric video, which features the singer-songwriter wearing a bikini and enjoying a beach day, has gotten nearly 1 million views since it was posted on YouTube Saturday. Beyonce wrote the song with Pharrell Williams, The-Dream and Darius Dixon. Williams also produced the track, which is Beyonce's first new song in two years. |
| Famous birthdays for July 5: Franois Arnaud, Sombr | Those born on this date are under the sign of Cancer. They include: -- Showman P.T. |
| Olivia Rodrigo's 'You Seem Pretty Sad' tops album chart for 2nd week | Olivia Rodrigo's You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So in Love is the No. 1 album in the United States for a second week. Coming in at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 chart dated Saturday is Drake's Iceman, followed by Ella Langley's Dandelion at No. 3, Morgan Wallen's I'm the Problem at No. 4 and Noah Kahan's The Great Divide at No. 5. Rounding out the top tier are Michael Jackson's Thriller and Number Ones at Nos. 6 and 7, Wallen's One Thing at a Time at No. 8, Olivia Dean's The Art of Loving at No. 9 and BTS' Arirang at No. 10. |