West Side Story actor Rachel Zegler has revealed she hasn’t got an invite to the Oscars. The 94th Academy Awards, set for March 27, features seven nominations for West Side Story (including Best Picture) but Zegler – who plays lead Maria – won’t be there. “I have tried it all …
Read More »How Elvis Presley borrowed his iconic style straight from comic books
Auteur filmmaker Baz Luhrmann is known for his music-driven movies based on everything from Romeo and Juliet (opens in new tab) to The Great Gatsby (opens in new tab). But the trailer for his latest film, a highly-stylized biopic about the life of Elvis Presley, veers into a different pop …
Read More »Beauty and the Beast prequel series on hold at Disney
There might be a long wait before the Beauty and the Beast prequel arrives on Disney Plus as the series has been put on hold. While TheWrap (opens in new tab) reports that the hold is indefinite, with The Hollywood Reporter (opens in new tab)‘s sources adding that the series will …
Read More »West Side Story gets Disney Plus release date following multiple Oscar nominations
West Side Story has its date with Disney Plus: the Best Picture nominee is coming to the streamer on March 2. As per Disney, the Steven Spielberg-directed West Side Story (the second adaptation of the 1957 Broadway musical after the 1961 original) will be available in the U.S. and “most …
Read More »Andrew Lloyd Webber hated the Cats movie so much that he bought a dog
Theater mogul Andrew Lloyd Webber is not a fan of the Cats movie – so much so that it made him get a dog. Based on his 1981 musical of the same name, the movie was panned by critics with a rating of 20% on review aggregator site Rotten Tomatoes and …
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