What Else What Else? Wicked is currently the biggest movie on the planet. And while some people might be tired of all the promotion and the hype, please do read Kathleen’s piece at Unbothered about Elphaba and Cynthia Erivo who, as Kathleen writes, “transforms a villain into the hero Black girls need”. (Refinery By Lainey • Nov 26, 2024 04:01 pm
Celebrity Social Media Celebrity Social Media, November 26, 2024 Babe wake up… a new nepo baby just dropped. James Wilkie Broderick is joining his dad in a guest spot on Elsbeth. I don’t think the Parker-Broderick family will pretend he had to audition because for them, this is a family business. As the year starts to wind down, By Maria • Nov 26, 2024 03:11 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Angelina Jolie in Maria Of late, Pablo Larraín has made a study of iconic women of the 20th century, specifically catching them at dramatic turning points in their lives. Jackie finds Jacqueline Kennedy reflecting on her life in the White House as she is preparing to (finally) leave it following the assassination of her By Sarah • Nov 26, 2024 02:57 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Missing Timmy Last week I mentioned in a couple of posts that the first screenings for A Complete Unknown were taking place and that we should be hearing initial reactions. And indeed the ones right out the gate were overwhelmingly positive. There have since been a few that are more mixed and By Lainey • Nov 26, 2024 12:46 pm
BFFs Pre-Thanksgiving with Scarjo, Sienna, and JLaw Scarlett Johansson was on Live! with Kelly and Mark today in New York. This caught my eye because Scarjo doesn’t have a movie to promote right now so, even though I haven’t watched the episode, presumably she was there not on a press tour for a film or By Lainey • Nov 26, 2024 12:00 pm
Reality TV Tomx2 setback Vanderpump Rules stars Tom Schwartz and Tom Sandoval broke the news to PEOPLE yesterday that they’ve made ‘one of the hardest decisions’ and will be shuttering the doors to their L.A. restaurant, Schwartz & Sandy’s, just two years after opening. “Deciding to close was one of the By Stephanie • Nov 26, 2024 11:15 am
Style Gwyneth Paltrow: A Sweater and a Suspect For over a decade, we’ve been rhapsodising about a cream knit sweater here at LaineyGossip. And it remains the standard by which all cream knit sweaters are judged, Maria and I message each other about it at least three times a year, and every winter for sure. It was By Lainey • Nov 26, 2024 10:18 am
Matthew McConaughey Intro for November 26, 2024 Dear Gossips, American Thanksgiving is on Thursday so it’s either all about whatever crazy sales are happening for Black Friday or … recipes. Matthew McConaughey went viral the other day for his tuna salad. He was on 2 Bears, 1 Cave podcast and called himself the “tuna fish salad master By Lainey • Nov 26, 2024 09:09 am
What Else What Else? I posted earlier about Angelina Jolie’s subdued look at the Torino Film Festival. And Sharon Stone showed up in the opposite style energy. This is about as wide awake as possible – and glorious. But as eye-catching as this red caped number is, I prefer her second look, which is By Lainey • Nov 25, 2024 04:03 pm
Celebrity Social Media Celebrity Social Media, November 25, 2024 Brie Larson debuted her pixie cut for Elektra; its West End run starts in January. The amount of “Jennifer Garner is Elektra” comments is mildly depressing. Last night Tom Cruise was trending on Twitter and this morning Lainey wrote about Wicked’s box-office triumph this weekend, and while these two By Maria • Nov 25, 2024 03:19 pm
Amazingness The “Glen-terprise” As expected, since the Timothée Chamalet lookalike contest a few weeks ago, the copycats have been relentless. There are lookalike contests popping up all over the place and all of them have been …well… kinda sad and desperate because, of course, everyone in large part is doing it in the By Lainey • Nov 25, 2024 02:19 pm
Amazingness Hugh Grant’s glorious misery It was six years ago, during the Golden Globes, that LaineyGossip became a Hugh Grant fansite. Duana was the one who wrote the post back in 2018 during our Globes coverage – Hugh was there as a presenter, his job was to introduce Dunkirk, one of that year’s nominees, after By Lainey • Nov 25, 2024 12:57 pm
TV Updates Zahn McClarnon at the White House Dark Winds, a crime series starring Zahn McClarnon, has become a little show that could over the last couple of years, thanks in no small part to the show becoming available on Netflix, where many new fans have discovered it. Not a lot of ink spills on behalf of Dark By Sarah • Nov 25, 2024 12:04 pm
Style Angelina non-stop It’s been non-stop promotion for Angelina Jolie over the last three months as we’ve seen her promote Maria the way others might promote a Marvel/Disney tentpole – only with a muuuuuuch smaller budget. From Venice to Telluride to Toronto to New York to London and LA and, this By Lainey • Nov 25, 2024 11:23 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Intro for November 25, 2024 Dear Gossips, The most extra press tour, a press tour for and by theatre kids, has resulted in a major box office win. Wicked opened in North America with $114 million at the box office (to Gladiator II’s $55.5 million) and now holds the record for the biggest By Lainey • Nov 25, 2024 09:20 am
What Else What Else? Jodie Turner-Smith is co-starring with Michael Fassbender in a series about spies, which I just learned about because Jodie turned up at the premiere in bright blue. (Go Fug Yourself) I’m a proponent of sleeping naked. It’s comfortable, and in my anecdotal experience, it did improve my relationship By Sarah • Nov 22, 2024 04:20 pm
