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| 'Minotaur' creator: Animated series celebrates power of support | My Brother the Minotaur creator Donal Mangan says he wanted to tell a supernatural tale that didn't start with an extraordinary character hiding his identity from his friends and community. "That's kind of where the original concept came from: 'What would happen if a minotaur kid was living in a human world?' So, we really wanted to build a world around that and explore that story," Mangan told UPI in a recent Zoom interview. "We do go into, as the story progresses, where he came from and how he came to be there, but that's also part of his journey," he explained. "He's trying to figure that out. He starts to have dreams and visions of where he came from and he starts to question, 'Where does he truly belong? |
| 'Devil Wears Prada 2' tops North American box office with $77M | The Devil Wears Prada 2 -- a fashion comedy starring Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway, Emily Blunt and Stanley Tucci -- is the No. 1 movie in North America, earning $77 million in receipts this weekend, BoxOfficeMojo.com announced Sunday. Coming in at No. 2 with $54 million is Michael, followed by The Super Mario Galaxy Movie at No. 3 with $12.1 million, Project Hail Mary at No. 4 with $8.6 million and Hokum at No. 5 with $6.4 million. Rounding out the top tier are Animal Farm at No. 6 with $3.4 million, Lee Cronin's The Mummy at No. 7 with $2.2 million, Deep Water at No. 8 with $2.15 million, That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime the Movie at No. 9 with $1 million and The Drama at No. 10 with $908,000. |
| Aziz Ansari plays Kash Patel in 'Saturday Night Live' cold open | Parks and Recreation alum Aziz Ansari made his debut as FBI Director Kash Patel on a Saturday Night Live sketch this weekend. He followed Colin Jost as Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, answering reporters' questions in an eight-minute parody of a White House press conference that has already gotten nearly 2 million views on YouTube. "For those of you saying I'm doing a bad job running the FBI, well, what if I told you this agency is only six weeks away from pinpointing the exact location of Osama bin Laden?" he asked. "You guys should not be reporting the lies and the gossip. You should be reporting on the historic nature of my appointment. I am a trailblazer," he said. "I am the first Indian person to suck at their job. |
| Famous birthdays for May 3: Pom Klementieff, Rachel Zegler | Those born on this date are under the sign of Taurus. They include: -- Political philosopher Niccolo Machiavelli in 1469 -- Perfume-maker Francois Coty in 1874 -- Musician/actor Bing Crosby in 1903 -- Actor Mary Astor in 1906 -- Writer William Inge in 1913 -- Musician Pete Seeger in 1919 -- Boxer Sugar Ray Robinson in 1921 -- Actor Ann B. |
| Glenn Close's hand- and foot-prints enshrined in Hollywood cement | Legendary actress Glenn Close had her hand- and foot-prints enshrined in cement in front of Hollywood's TCL Chinese Theatre (formerly Grauman's) Friday. Close, 79, is known for her roles in Tehran, Damages, 101 Dalmations, Dangerous Liaisons, Reveral of Fortune, Hillbilly Elegy, Sunset Boulevard, The Paper, The Big Chill and Fatal Attraction. She has earned three each Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes and Tony Awards, but has never won an Oscar, despite her eight nominations. |