D&D SCORCHES BOX OFFICE
Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves led the weekend box office with $38.5 million. The movie, based on the popular table-top game, was projected to debut with $30 to $40 million in its opening weekend.Internationally, the film made $33 million for a global total of $71.5 million. Variety cited positive reviews and enthusiastic word-of-mouth as the reason for the strong box office returns. The movie has a 91 percent rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
NEW MARVEL SERIES
Marvel Studios has released a new trailer for Secret Invasion. The upcoming espionage series will star Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury and feature several other characters from previous marvel movies and shows. It will also introduce new big-name stars into the MCU as well.
INDIANA JONES GOES TO CANNES
Indiana Jones is headed to Cannes. The 2023 film festival will host the premiere of Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny on May 18. Disney confirmed the previously reported news earlier today. The film's director, James Mangold, said in a statement, "In 1995, I was honored to come to Cannes with my first film. 28 years later, I am proud to return with a slightly larger spectacle. Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny will see the return of Harrison Ford as one of his most iconic characters. The festival will also host a career tribute to the actor, 15 years after the it debuted Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull'
Portraits believed to have been taken at the turn of the 19th century highlighting LGBTQ+ lives are currently on display at a museum in Madrid, Spain.
A recent study showed that living near green spaces adds some time to peoples' lives.
Christopher Wilson, a matchmaker at the adoption center for the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals joined Cheddar News to discuss ways how to keep your dog stress-free amid fireworks during the July 4th weekend.
Country music singer Kelsea Ballerini briefly paused her show in Idaho after she was hit in the face by a bracelet.
Brian Clark, co-founder of 4West Lounge in Harlem, NY, joined Cheddar News to discuss the opening of his LGBTQ+ bar and how more is needed not only in the city but around the country.
Cheddar News checks in with a coast-to-coast forecast of the weather for Friday, June 30, 2023.
On A Positive Note: 4-Year-Old Connecticut Boy Deemed Piano Prodigy
A Florida sheriff’s deputy was acquitted Thursday of felony child neglect and other charges for failing to act during the 2018 Parkland school massacre, concluding the first trial in U.S. history of a law enforcement officer for conduct during an on-campus shooting.
From a 'Black Panther' letdown to 'Red Table' return rumors, here's what's happening in entertainment.
It's Kim Cattrall's world, we're just livin' in it. But checking in with 'The PJs' and Tig Notaro are also on our weekend bucket list.
