Michelle Yeoh
Jeff Goldblum Confirms Role in ‘Wicked’ Movie Musical, Talks “Very Good” Witches Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande
Jeff Goldblum shared a brief tease about the set of Universal Pictures’ upcoming adaptation of Broadway mainstay Wicked. The Hollywood Reporter previously reported that the Jurassic Park star was in talks to sign on to the Jon M. Chu-directed film as the Wizard, and he confirmed his role during Wednesday’s appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live! […]
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Doing the Math: International Talent Dominated the 2023 Oscars
Critics can debate just how diverse the 2023 Oscars really were. Alongside a record number of winners of ethnically Chinese and Indian descent — including Michelle Yeoh, Ke Huy Quan, director-screenwriter Daniel Kwan and producer Jonathan Wang for Everything Everywhere All at Once, and a best song trophy for “Naatu Naatu” composer M.M. Keeravaani and lyricist […]
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‘American Born Chinese’ Review: Michelle Yeoh and Ke Huy Quan Reunite in Disney+’s Vibrant Graphic Novel Adaptation
An ordinary teenager becomes involved in a celestial power struggle in Kelvin Yu's adaptation of the graphic novel by Gene Luen Yang, co-starring Daniel Wu, Ben Wang and Jimmy Liu.
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‘Wicked’ Movie Moves Up Release Date From Christmas to Thanksgiving 2024
Universal Pictures’ Wicked: Part 1 is on the move. Director Jon M. Chu’s big screen adaptation of the hit Broadway musical will now open in theaters on Nov. 27, 2024 — the eve of Thanksgiving — instead of Dec. 25, 2024. The star-studded cast includes Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande alongside Michelle Yeoh, who made history […]
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Oscars: Inside Vanity Fair’s Starry Afterparty Where A-Listers Waited in Line and Justin Bieber Wore a Blanket
There’s a scene in Clueless that finds Alicia Silverstone’s Cher fielding a surprise phone call from her father, Mel Horowitz, played by the great Dan Hedaya, who wants her home immediately. “I expect you to walk in this door in 20 minutes,” he demands, a tall order considering Cher is at a party in the […]
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Why Halle Berry Presenting Michelle Yeoh With Her Best Actress Oscar Win Was So Significant
Oscar-winning actress Halle Berry was one of two presenters at the 2023 Oscars to bestow Everything Everywhere All at Once star Michelle Yeoh with her historic best actress award. It was a significant moment for the 95th Academy Awards, Berry and Yeoh for a number of reasons, including a presenter change that was only possible […]
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Oscars Analysis: Why ‘Everything Everywhere’ — and the Academy — Won
Go figure: The ugliest Oscars ceremony ever was followed a year later by perhaps the warmest celebration ever. The 95th edition — which was held Sunday night, at a perilous moment for the motion picture industry and the Academy, the latter now under the new management team of CEO Bill Kramer and President Janet Yang — […]
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Critic’s Notebook: The 95th Academy Awards Were Mercifully Low on Drama, Movingly High on Emotion
Jimmy Kimmel hosted a scandal-free Oscars telecast dominated by tear-filled acceptance speeches, emotional personal journeys and multiple triumphs for 'Everything Everywhere All at Once.'
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Most Memorable Oscar Moments, From Jimmy Kimmel Mocking the Slap to Michelle Yeoh Making History
The 2023 Oscars were full of laughs, tears and cheers throughout the night from the presenters, winners, host and Hollywood audience. From host Jimmy Kimmel‘s slapgate jokes to Michelle Yeoh making history with her best actress win amid a big night for best picture Everything Everywhere All at Once, here are some of the night’s […]
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Michelle Yeoh Is Oscars’ First Asian Best Actress Winner: “This is a Beacon of Hope and Possibilities”
In a four-decade career already marked by trailblazing and unprecedented achievement for female performers, Michelle Yeoh just notched a big one: becoming the first Asian woman to win the Academy Award for best actress. Yeoh’s Oscar-winning performance in A24’s Everything Everywhere All at Once was the first time the Malaysia-born actress had been No. 1 […]
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Michelle Yeoh, Ke Huy Quan Star in Disney+ Series ‘American Born Chinese’ Teaser Trailer
“Dark forces will be coming” — or so it’s teased in the first look at the Disney+ series American Born Chinese released on Sunday. In the teaser trailer for the original series, Everything Everywhere All at Once’s Oscar-nominated stars Michelle Yeoh, Ke Huy Quan and Stephanie Hsu reunite. Throughout the trailer, a new multiverse is […]
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What Michelle Yeoh Taught Me About Motherhood
At a stage that for most actresses signals the beginning of the end, it’s perhaps no accident that Michelle Yeoh is reaching even higher heights, 40 years into her career. There’s something about Yeoh as Mother that transcends, in every shading and variation: cool and elegant in Crazy Rich Asians, imperious and twisted in Star […]
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