Golden Globes Nominations 2023; Who Died at 'The White Lotus'?; 'Black Panther 2' Leads Dismal Weekend at Box Office; Rebel Wilson On Her First Dramatic Role

[View on web]( [New reader? Subscribe]( December 12, 2022 What's news: Todd Phillips shared a first look image of Joker 2. Julie Andrews has ruled herself out of Princess Diaries 3. Bad Bunny is taking a year off touring. Triangle of Sadness was the big winner at the European Film Awards. — [Abid Rahman]( Golden Globes Nominations 2023 ►Back in play. The nominations for the 2023 Golden Globes were announced Monday. Mayan Lopez and Selenis Leyva from NBC’s Lopez vs. Lopez, revealed the nominees in 27 categories spanning film and TV. The upcoming 80th edition of the Globes is set to return to NBC in January, a year after an entertainment industry boycott over several damaging scandals linked to the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. [The nominees.]( —Drip, drip, drip. James Gunn took to Twitter on Saturday to commemorate the 44th anniversary of Richard Donner’s Superman. In so doing, the new co-chair and co-CEO of DC Studios also simultaneously explained some of his own plans for Superman and other characters including the Green Lantern. Responding to fan questions, Gunn revealed that Superman "is a huge priority, if not the biggest priority" for DC and denied claims that he does not like Henry Cavill. [The story.]( —"Any suggestion otherwise speaks to a key point of this series." The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are denying that doing their Netflix docuseries Harry & Meghan is contradictory to their decision to step back from their royal duties. The couple's global press secretary, Ashley Hansen, responded to criticisms that the couple’s "decision to give up their royal duties meant they wanted to lead a more private life." The rep said the Sussexes' are "choosing to share their story, on their terms." [The story.]( —First look. Director Todd Phillips shared a first look photo from the production of Joker: Folie à Deux to his Instagram on Saturday. The pic shows Joaquin Phoenix in character as Arthur Fleck. Folie à Deux, the sequel to the critical and commercial smash Joker (2019), is set to hit theaters on Oct. 4, 2024. [The first look picture.]( Who Died at 'The White Lotus'? ►Finally, some answers. THR's [Jackie Strause]( recaps the second season of the hit HBO resort saga The White Lotus, including comments from creator Mike White on the tragic ending (and thoughts for season three). Warning spoilers. [The recap.]( —"Figures like Ye, with massive fanbases around the world, are bringing antisemitism mainstream." In a guest column for THR, Hollywood fashion stylist Andrew Gelwicks writes that Kanye "Ye" West's dangerous embrace of antisemitism normalizes the hatred that unleashed the Holocaust. [The column.]( —"I really notice all the silence." Ben Platt says he is troubled by the lack of pushback following the recent rise of antisemitism in public discourse. Speaking to THR's Chris Gardner, The People We Hate at the Wedding star said, "if anyone happens to read this and wants to say something, either through a simple or even passive showing of support, it means a lot to Jewish people right now." [The story](. —"Jesse Brown, like my dad, found his dream in the fields beneath an air show." In a guest column for THR, Devotion director J.D. Dillard opens up about why the story of the Navy’s first Black aviator is so personal to him. The filmmaker writes about his mother and father, the latter being a former naval flight officer, visiting him on the set of the film starring Jonathan Majors and Glen Powell. [The column.]( Box Office: 'Black Panther 2' Leads Dismal Weekend ►No product, no competition. Black Panther: Wakanda Forever had no trouble staying atop the box office chart in its fifth weekend, earning $11.1m to become only the third film of 2022 so far to leap past the $400m mark at the domestic box office. Wakanda Forever's domestic haul is now $409.8m, while it has earned $767.8m worldwide. In North America, it will soon pass Doctor Strange 2 ($411.3m) to rank as the second top-grossing title of the year so far behind Top Gun: Maverick ($718.1m). And globally, it will soon overtake DC’s The Batman to rank as No. 5 for the year ($770.8m). Otherwise, it was a dismal weekend. THR's [Pamela McClintock]( writes that overall ticket sales came in at an estimated $37m, the second-worst showing of the year after the Jan. 28-30 weekend ($34.9m), according to Comscore. The reason? Hollywood is sitting on the sidelines in terms of unfurling commercial fare until Avatar: The Way of Water rides into theaters on Dec. 16. There’s also a continued lack of product because of post-production delays due to the pandemic. [The box office report.]( Rebel Wilson On Her First Dramatic Role ►"It changed my love life completely." THR's nicest man [Chris Gardner]( spoke to Rebel Wilson about tackling her first emotional role in The Almond and the Seahorse. The Aussie actress reveals how locking lips with Charlotte Gainsbourg influenced her love life and how soon she's headed back to work after welcoming her first child. [The interview.]( —"In terms of us doing it, I doubt that now." Julie Andrews has ruled out a potential role in the third Princess Diaries movie. In a new interview, Andrews addressed if she would appear in the project that was recently announced as being in development and said she doubts it would be possible given her age. In the first two films, Andrews played Queen Clarisse Renaldi, the grandmother of Anne Hathaway’s character, Mia Thermopolis. [The story.]( —"2023 is for me, for my physical health, my emotional health to breathe." After a non-stop year with back-to-back tours and a clutch of awards, Bad Bunny, aka Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio, says he’s finally ready for a break. In a new interview, the chart-topping artist said 2023 will be his year to sit back and enjoy his achievements. [The story.]( —"You see, we are like Harry and Meghan." Steve Martin and Martin Short brought their A-game to their joint Saturday Night Live opening monologue, reading each other's eulogies and surprising viewers with an appearance from their Only Murders in the Building co-star Selena Gomez. The comedians also took a moment to reminisce about their past SNL hosting gigs, with the Dec. 10 episode being Martin’s 16th time hosting the show and Short’s third. [The recap.]( L.A. Film Critics: 'Tár' and 'Everything Everywhere' Named Best Film ►🏆 Frontrunners 🏆 On Sunday, the Los Angeles Film Critics Association named both Everything Everywhere All at Once and Tár as its best picture for 2022. Living actor Bill Nighly and Tár star Cate Blanchett were both named best lead performance. [The winners.]( —🏆 For Charlbi 🏆 Triangle of Sadness, Ruben Östlund’s biting takedown of the one percent, was the big winner at the 35th European Film Awards, landing four trophies including the top prize of Best European Film at the gala award ceremony in Reykjavik, Iceland, on Saturday. Östlund also won best screenplay and best director and dedicated his award to Triangle of Sadness star Charlbi Dean, who died following a sudden illness this summer. [The winners.]( —🏆 Part I 🏆 Maya and the Three, Sneakerella and Netflix were among the big winners on the first night of The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences’ inaugural Children’s & Family Emmy Awards on Saturday. Held at the Wilshire Ebell Theater in Los Angeles, the ceremony celebrated winners in more than 30 creative arts categories. [The winners.]( —🏆 Part II 🏆 Heartstopper, Sesame Street and The Baby-Sitters Club walked away with top honors during the second night of the Children’s & Family Emmy Awards on Sunday. Sesame Street took the honor for outstanding preschool series, while The Baby-Sitters Club garnered the top award in the children’s or family viewing series category. Heartstopper took the win for young teen series. [The winners.]( —🏆 Best of the best 🏆 All that Breathes topped the 2022 IDA Documentary Awards, winning best feature and two other competitive awards. The film was previously selected as the winner of the Pare Lorentz Award. National Geographic and Neon’s Fire of Love, which led the nominations with five nods, won two awards. [The winners.]( Film Review: 'Last Film Show' ►"Bursting with life." THR film critic [Sheri Linden]( reviews Pan Nalin's Last Film Show. The feature revolves around a young boy in rural India who discovers the joys of the movie theater just as digital projection changes the game. [The review.]( In other news... —Meghan Markle [“fed to the wolves” in trailer for second half of Netflix’s Harry & Meghan]( —Netflix [greenlights Korean drama Doona!]( —Michelle Yeoh [accepts Santa Barbara Film Fest’s Kirk Douglas Award: “You can’t let fear stop you”]( —Ditching Tesla? [Here are the best new luxury EV alternatives]( —Inside [the luxe Sicilian hotel that stars in the new season of White Lotus]( —Imax China [hires CAA executive Daniel Manwaring as CEO]( —[Helen Slayton-Hughes]( Parks and Recreation actress, dies at 92 —[Richard Miller]( ILM sculptor who created Princess Leia’s gold bikini, dies at 80 —[Georgia Holt]( actress, singer and Cher’s mother, dies at 96 What else we're reading... —Candace Hansen talks to trans actor Daniel Sea on returning to The L Word 17 years later [[LAT]( —Kat Tenbarge has a disturbing report on how YouTuber Andy Signore has been able to monetize attacks on celebrity accusers like Amber Heard [[NBC News]( —Xandra Ellin considers the "#MeToo Cinematic Universe" and wonders why we are allowing Hollywood to codify the movement [[LitHub]( —Alex Barker reflects on Rupert Murdoch and Fox News' tricky dilemma over Trump [[FT]( —Erika Solomon and Katrin Bennhold go inside the absolutely wild plot to overthrow the German government [[NYT]( Today... Today's birthdays: Jennifer Connelly (52), Regina Hall (52), Dionne Warwick (82), [Bill Nighy]( (73), Lucas Hedges (26), Miguel Bernardeau (26), Mayim Bialik (47), Mädchen Amick (52), Sheree J. Wilson (64), Piotr Witkowski (34), Lucas Jade Zumann (22), Gbenga Akinnagbe (44), Wallis Currie-Wood (31), Delaney Williams (60), Rajinikanth (72), Holly Gagnier (64), Gabrielle Ruiz (38), Matteo Martari (39) June Blair, who portrayed the wife of her real-life husband, David Nelson, on the reality-bending ABC family comedy The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet, has died. She was 90. [The obituary.]( Do you have THR's next big story? Confidentially share tips with us at [tips@thr.com](mailto:tips@thr.com?subject=). This email was sent to {EMAIL} by Penske Media Corporation. Please add email@email.hollywoodreporter.com to your address book to ensure delivery to your inbox. Visit the [Preferences Center]( to update your profile and customize what email alerts and newsletters you receive. 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