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GMA Network
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- GMA Network
Ariana Grande mourns passing of grandmother Nonna
Ariana Grande and her family announced on Wednesday that her grandmother, Marjorie Grande, called by the singer and her fans as Nonna, has passed away. She was 99 years old. The "Wicked" star shared her mother Joan's statement about their "beloved matriarch" on her Instagram Stories. 'Marjorie (Nonna) Grande passed peacefully in her home and was surrounded by her family and loved ones for every moment of her last few weeks.' The Grande family also thanked everybody for the love and support, and for respecting their privacy 'as we grieve and celebrate her beautiful, extraordinary life.' Ariana also shared a photo of Donna on what looks like her wedding day and captioned it, "Forever." Nonna was a central figure in Ariana's life. She was spotted at various events with Ariana and was featured in her song 'Ordinary Things,' from the album 'Eternal Sunshine.' The song appeared on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and made Nonna the oldest person on the chart. Ariana stars as Glinda the Good in 'Wicked' and its sequel, 'Wicked: For Good.' She was nominated for her first Oscar for her work in the first movie. Her song, 'Supernatural,' also recently went viral for being the soundtrack to the Kim Seon Ho smile trend. More of her many hits include "7 Rings," "We Can't Be Friends," "Dangerous Woman," and "One Last Time." —Nika Roque/JCB, GMA Integrated News
News18
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- News18
Jonathan Bailey Breaks Silence On James Bond Rumours: 'Would Be Hard To Say No'
Jonathan Bailey also admitted he was "flattered" to be asked whether he would be up for appearing as 007. Jonathan Bailey would find it 'hard to say no" if he was asked to be the next James Bond. The Bridgerton actor, 37, is one of several stars to have been linked to the part of the suave spy, after Daniel Craig previously bowed out of the role in the 2021 movie No Time To Die, but Jonathan is 'not sure" if he would say yes to the massive role. When asked on The Scott Mills Breakfast Show on Radio 2 if he would 'want" to be Bond, he said: 'I don't … I am not sure … I don't know. I really, honestly, I mean … it would be hard to say no." However, the Wicked and Wicked: For Good actor – who plays Prince Fiyero Tigelaar in the two-part movie musical – believes the next Bond movie will be 'exciting" whoever is in the lead role. He added: 'But I know that it's going to be exciting whatever they do." Jonathan also admitted he was 'flattered" to be asked whether he would be up for appearing as 007. After radio host Scott Mills asked Jonathan about the part, he replied: 'I mean, that's an amazingly flattering ask. 'I could imagine you as James Bond, Scott." Scott replied: 'Well swerved, because that's not true." If Jonathan does become the new James Bond, then it wouldn't be a huge surprise to see the spy on horseback in the next movie. That's after the star previously formed such a bond with a horse called Jack, who he rode in Bridgerton, he requested the equine was cast in Wicked. In a clip posted to Wicked's TikTok account, Jonathan said in a voiceover as he was shown with Jack: 'I went around to see [director] Jon M. Chu before we started filming, and I said to him, I said, 'I think I know who the horse is.' And he was like, 'What do you mean?' It's Jack, the horse that I'd ridden in Bridgerton, who I had an amazing relationship with. People say, don't work with kids and animals. But if it's Jack, I'd say, 'Take the job. He's a legend.' ' First Published:
Perth Now
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Perth Now
'It would be hard to say no' Jonathan Bailey 'not sure' about playing James Bond
Jonathan Bailey would find it "hard to say no" if he was asked to be the next James Bond. The Bridgerton actor, 37, is one of several stars to have been linked to the part of the suave spy, after Daniel Craig previously bowed out of the role in 2021 movie No Time To Die, but Jonathan is "not sure" if he would say yes to the massive role. When asked on The Scott Mills Breakfast Show on Radio 2 if he would "want" to be Bond, he said: "I don't ... I am not sure ... I don't know. "I really, honestly, I mean ... it would be hard to say no." However, the Wicked and Wicked: For Good actor - who plays Prince Fiyero Tigelaar in the two-part movie musical - believes the next Bond movie will be "exciting" whoever is in the lead role. He added: "But I know that it's going to be exciting whatever they do." Jonathan also admitted he was "flattered" to be asked whether he would be up for appearing as 007. After radio host Scott Mills asked Jonathan about the part, he replied: "I mean, that's an amazingly flattering ask. "I could imagine you as James Bond, Scott." Scott replied: "Well swerved, because that's not true." If Jonathan does become the new James Bond, then it wouldn't be a huge surprise to see the spy on horseback in the next movie. That's after the star previously formed such a bond with a horse called Jack, who he rode in Bridgerton, he requested the equine was cast in Wicked. In a clip posted to Wicked's TikTok account, Jonathan said in a voiceover as he was shown with Jack: "I went around to see [director] Jon M. Chu before we started filming, and I said to him, I said, 'I think I know who the horse is.' "And he was like, 'What do you mean?' "It's Jack, the horse that I'd ridden in Bridgerton, who I had an amazing relationship with. "People say, don't work with kids and animals. But if it's Jack, I'd say, 'Take the job. He's a legend.' "
Yahoo
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Ben Stiller Says Ariana Grande's Role in ‘Meet the Parents 4' Is ‘the Whole Engine' of Film
Ben Stiller has officially confirmed what pretty much everyone has known: Ariana Grande will indeed be part of the fourth installment of the Meet the Parents franchise next year. 'I can't really talk too much, I guess, at this point about the movie,' Stiller told The Today Show during a 25th anniversary reunion of the cast of the first film. 'But the character she's playing is — she's going to be really, really funny and kind of the whole engine of the new movie. So it's exciting.' More from Rolling Stone 'Wicked: For Good' Trailer Sees Glinda and Elphaba's Friendship Tested Ariana Grande, Pedro Pascal, Sabrina Carpenter Sign Letter for LGBTQ+ Suicide Prevention Funds Eminem, Post Malone Make Cameos in Adam Sandler's 'Happy Gilmore 2' Trailer 'Half the things — the scenes that I have with her will be singing scenes,' co-star Robert De Niro joked on The Today Show. In May, Grande, coming off a Best Actress Oscar nomination for Wicked, let the news out when she posted on social media: 'Very thrilled to be joining (meeting) the family !!!!!!!' The same month, the Hollywood Reporter divulged that Grande's character will likely be a 'ball-busting woman' engaged to the son of the couple played by Stiller and Teri Polo. Along with De Niro and Blythe Danner, Polo will be returning to the new film. The next Meet the Parents, the first addition to the franchise in 15 years, will continue to follow the foibles of Stiller's character Greg Focker and his wife Pam (Polo), their parents, and now their children. The original film was followed by Meet the Parents, which featured Barbara Streisand and Dustin Hoffman, and 2010's Little Fockers. The latest installment will be directed by John Hamburg, who has had a hand in the screenplay of all four films. Best of Rolling Stone The 50 Best 'Saturday Night Live' Characters of All Time Denzel Washington's Movies Ranked, From Worst to Best 70 Greatest Comedies of the 21st Century
New York Post
7 days ago
- Entertainment
- New York Post
Why 'Wicked: For Good' team is 'nervous' about sequel
Can 'Wicked: For Good' be 'Wicked: As Good'? That's the pressure facing the filmmakers behind the sequel to 'Wicked,' which set a box-office record as the highest-grossing movie adaptation of a Broadway musical after its release last November. 'Everybody's thrilled that the first movie was so incredibly well received and had such cultural impact,' composer Stephen Schwartz, 77, exclusively told The Post on the red carpet of the Songwriters Hall of Fame induction ceremony — where he received the Johnny Mercer Award — on Thursday night. 4 Stephen Schwartz is still 'working really hard' on the 'Wicked' For Good' sequel just five months before its release. ©Universal/Courtesy Everett Collection 4 Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo return as Galinda/Glinda and Elphaba, respectively, in 'Wicked: For Good.' ©Universal/Courtesy Everett Collection 'But it does raise the bar,' he admitted of the film that received 10 Oscar nominations, including Best Picture. 'So we're all a little nervous.' Indeed, Schwartz is still 'working really hard' on the sequel — once again starring Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande as Elphaba and Galinda/Glinda, respectively — just five months before its release on Nov. 21. 'I'm still doing scoring,' he said. 'We have our orchestral recording sessions next month, so gotta get ready for that.' Schwartz is also busy working on another Broadway musical that will reunite him with Kristin Chenoweth, who originated the role of 'Galinda/Glinda' in the stage version of 'Wicked' in 2003. 'We have a new Broadway show opening in November, 'The Queen of Versailles,' ' he said. 'Again, we're working very hard. We had a really good tryout last summer, but we learned a lot from it and are, you know, continuing to make improvements. But we feel like we're ready to go a few months from now.' 4 Stephen Schwartz was honored by Kristin Chenoweth and Mary Kate Morrissey for receiving the Johnny Mercer Award. Getty Images for Songwriters Hall Of Fame For those expecting more of 'Wicked' in his new musical, Schwartz explained that we're not in Oz anymore. 'It's contemporary America and a little bit of 17th century France, so not Oz at all,' he said. 'Kristin obviously will still be using that enormous gift of hers vocally and her comic gifts. So in that there will be a continuity, but it's a very, very different character, and you see another side of Kristin.' 'It's always great to work with Kristin,' he went on. 'We do a lot of stuff. We did some concerts together, and I've done classes for her Broadway Bootcamp. We're friends.' 4 Stephen Schwartz performed his 'Pippin' tune 'Corner of the Sky' after receiving the Johnny Mercer Award. Getty Images for Songwriters Hall Of Fame Indeed, Chenoweth showed up for her friend at NYC's Marriott Marquis, bringing the house down on the 'Wicked' duet 'For Good' with Mary Kate Morrissey — who ended her run as Elphaba on Broadway in March — before giving Schwartz his latest SHOF honor on Thursday. 'It's amazing just to be here tonight when so many amazing songwriters are being celebrated,' said Schwartz, who was previously inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2009. 'I looked at the list of the Johnny Mercer Award winners, and it's just all the great musical theater writers of the last, I don't know, 40 years or so,' he added. 'The fact that my name will be on that list now is so stunning to me and so humbling. They are writers who I've listened to all my life, who I've learned from, I've stole from. And I am forever grateful to the Songwriters Hall of Fame.'
