Has received mixed reviews, earning praise for the acting but receiving criticism for the direction....
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* Albums
Tim by Avicii: Posthumous album by the Swedish DJ; features the material he was working on before his death; includes collaborations with Aloe Blacc, Imagine Dragons, Joe Janiak, Vargas & Lagola, and Chris Martin.
* Movies
Godzilla: King of the Monsters (starring Kyle Chandler, Vera Farmiga, Millie Bobby Brown, Ken Watanabe, Bradley Whitford, Sally Hawkins) - action, sequel to Godzilla (2014); the crypto-zoological agency Monarch faces off against giant monsters.
Rocketman (starring Taron Egerton, Jamie Bell, Richard Madden, Bryce Dallas Howard) - biographical musical, based on the life of Elton John (Egerton); follows the singer’s early days and his musical partnership with Bernie Taupin (Bell).
Ma (starring Octavia Spencer, Juliette Lewis, Diana Silvers, Luke Evans) - horror; a lonely woman (Spencer) befriends a group of teenagers but then things start to go wrong.
Domino (starring Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Carice van Houten, Guy Pearce) - thriller; a police officer (Coster-Waldau) seeks revenge for his partner’s murder by a mysterious man.
Spotlight
Aladdin
Cast: Will Smith, Mena Massoud, Naomi Scott, Marwan Kenzari, Navid Negahban, Nasim Pedrad, Billy Magnussen
Director: Guy Ritchie
Tagline: The magic comes to life.
Musical fantasy; a street urchin (Massoud) falls in love with a princess (Scott) and must save her kingdom from an evil sorcerer (Kenzari).
Is a live-action adaptation of Disney's 1992 animated film of the same name, which was based on the Middle-Eastern folktale from the One Thousand and One Nights.
Had an estimated budget of around $180 million; had made over $200 million in its opening weekend.
Has received mixed reviews, earning praise for the acting but receiving criticism for the direction.
At one point, Little Mix singer Jade Thirlwall was reportedly in consideration for the part of Princess Jasmine.
Sir Patrick Stewart wanted the role of Jafar, having turned down the part in the animated Aladdin (1992).
core composed by Alan Menken, was previously scored the original animated film. Several songs from the original film are featured in the remake.
Star
Normani Kordei Hamilton
Born on 31st May 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Has two older half-sisters.
Participated in dance, gymnastics, and beauty pageants as a child.
Competed in The X Factor USA in 2012 but was eliminated as a solo artist. Was eventually brought back to the show and put into a group with four other girls - Ally Brooke, Lauren Jauregui, Dinah Jane, and Camila Cabello - to form Fifth Harmony. The group finished in third place.
Fifth Harmony released three studio albums before deciding to take an indefinite hiatus to pursue solo careers in 2018.
Released her debut solo single ‘Love Lies’ with Khalid last year. Is expected to release her debut solo album this year.
Also born today: Eric Christian Olsen, Colin Farrell, Archie Panjabi, Brooke Shields, Darryl “D.M.C.” McDaniels, Lea Thompson, Chris Elliott
