Black Panther: Wakanda Forever is the most-anticipated blockbuster of 2022, according to a new survey by Fandango.
The survey of more than 6,000 moviegoers put the Black Panther sequel — due out November 11, 2022 — in the top spot, followed by the animated Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (Part One) at number two and the Robert Pattinson-starring The Batman at number three.
Other movies in the top 10 include Thor: Love and Thunder, Jurassic World: Dominion, Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, and Avatar 2.
The Fandango survey also found that 94% want to go to the theater more often in 2022 than they did in 2021.
Here are Fandango’s top 10 most-anticipated blockbusters of 2022:
1. Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
2. Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (Part One)
3. The Batman
4. Thor: Love and Thunder
5. Jurassic World: Dominion
6. Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
7. Avatar 2
8. Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom
9. Top Gun: Maverick
10. Mission: Impossible 7
(LONDON) — After a failed appeal earlier this month, Britain’s The Mail on Sunday included a front-page notice on Dec. 26 to readers that it lost the legal battle over publishing parts of a handwritten letter Megan Markle, the Duchess of Sussex, wrote in 2018 to her now-estranged father, Thomas Markle, in 2019.
“The Duchess of Sussex wins her legal case for copyright infringement against Associated Newspapers for articles published in The Mail on Sunday and posted on Mail Online – SEE PAGE 3,” read a line at the bottom of the front page of the newspaper.
At the top of the third page was a short piece giving more details regarding the duchess’ lawsuit with the tabloid.
“Following a hearing on 19-20 January, 2021, and a further hearing on 5 May, 2021, the Court has given judgment for the Duchess of Sussex on her claim for copyright infringement,” it read. “The Court found that Associated Newspapers infringed her copyright by publishing extracts of her handwritten letter to her father in The Mail on Sunday and on Mail Online.”
An additional line indicated this was just one part of the agreement handed down by the court in February and upheld in May. “Financial remedies have been agreed.”
The statement was also published on Mail Online the same day, with links to the court rulings included.
“This is a victory not just for me, but for anyone who has ever felt scared to stand up for what’s right,” Meghan said in a statement after the latest appeal. “While this win is precedent setting, what matters most is that we are now collectively brave enough to reshape a tabloid industry that conditions people to be cruel, and profits from the lies and pain that they create.”
Meghan now lives in California with her husband, Prince Harry, and their two children, son Archie and daughter Lilibet.
(NEW YORK) — As the COVID-19 pandemic has swept the globe, more than 5.4 million people have died from the disease worldwide, including over 816,000 Americans, according to real-time data compiled by Johns Hopkins University’s Center for Systems Science and Engineering.
About 61.7% of the population in the United States is fully vaccinated against COVID-19, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Here’s how the news is developing. All times Eastern.
Dec 27, 2:30 pm
France to require employees to work from home 3 days a week
French Prime Minister Jean Castex and Health Minister Olivier Véran announced a host of new measures Monday to combat the rising COVID-19 cases.
The country has recorded 30,383 cases in the last 24 hours, according to officials.
Starting Jan. 3, all companies will be required to have their employees work from home at least three days a week, when possible.
France will also limit large indoor gatherings 2,000 people and outdoor gatherings to 5,000.
Officials also announced a ban on eating and drinking in movie theaters and on public transportation. The new measures will be in effect for at least three weeks, officials said.
ABC News’ Ibtissem Guenfoud
Dec 27, 1:40 pm
Pediatric hospitalizations in US rising to highest levels since fall
Pediatric hospitalizations for COVID-19 in the U.S. are surging to their highest levels since early September.
Across the country, almost 2,000 children are hospitalized with confirmed or suspected cases of the virus, according to federal data.
This is a roughly 60% from one month ago.
On average, about 260 children are being admitted to the hospital each day.
On a state level, more children are hospitalized with COVID-19 in New York than in any other state in the U.S.
ABC News’ Arielle Mitropoulos
Dec 27, 12:56 pm
Biden says ‘we have to do better’ on COVID testing shortages
President Joe Biden said his administration has “to do better” to meet COVID-19 testing demands.
During the White House COVID-19 Response Team’s call with the National Governors Association Monday, the president directly addressed the shortages of kits being reported across the nation.
He said the steps the government had taken so far to make more COVID tests available is “not enough.”
“If I had known, we would have gone harder, quicker if we could have,” Biden said on the call.
He went on, “Seeing how tough it was for some folks to get a test this weekend shows we have more work to do and we’re doing it. We have to do more, we have to do better, and we will.”
Dec 27, 11:42 am
Fauci says vaccine requirement for US flights should be ‘considered’
Dr. Anthony Fauci said a COVID vaccine requirement for domestic air travel should be “seriously” considered.
“If you’re talking about requiring vaccination to get on a plane domestically, that is just another one of the requirements that I think is reasonable to consider,” he said Monday on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe.”
“When you make vaccination a requirement, that’s another incentive to get more people vaccinated. If you want to do that with domestic flights, I think that’s something that seriously should be considered,” he said.
This is not the first time that Fauci has argued for vaccine mandates domestic flights.
On Sunday, Fauci told ABC’s Jon Karl that “anything that could get people more vaccinated would be welcome.”
(NEW YORK) — More than $150,000 has been raised to help find a missing 3-year-old girl in San Antonio, Texas, who local officials say may be in “grave, immediate danger.”
Lina Sadar Khil was last seen on Monday, Dec. 20 between 4 and 5 p.m. at a park on the 9400 block of Fredericksburg Road in San Antonio, according to police. She was reported by her family as missing when she disappeared from a park near their home.
The Islamic Center of San Antonio is offering a $100,000 reward, and the Crime Stoppers of San Antonio has offered $50,000 for information resulting in the arrest or indictment of a suspect accused of any involvement in the disappearance of Lina.
The FBI has joined the San Antonio Police Department in the search for the young girl. They are accepting any tips, video footage or insight concerning her potential whereabouts.
A vigil was held for Lina on Dec. 24 at the St. Francis Episcopal Church, where SAPD Chief William McManus asked attendees for help in their search.
“We need your assistance, you know anything, even if you think it may not help. We want you to call us and give you any give us any information that you may have,” McManus said.
There have not been any substantial updates in the case, according to SAPD.
On Facebook, the department stated, “We continue to deploy an all hands on deck approach to ensure no evidence, witness statement or clues are left undiscovered.”
Lina is white, about 4-feet tall, and weighs 55 pounds. She has brown hair and brown eyes. Police said Lina has straight, shoulder-length hair and was last seen wearing it in a ponytail with a black jacket, red dress and black shoes.
“Unfortunately, I have to say that the longer the time lapses, the less hopeful we become,” McManus said in a Dec. 22 press conference.
Authorities are asking anyone who has information on the case to call SAPD Missing Person’s Unit at 210-207-7660.
After hitting number one in their native U.K., Elton John and Ed Sheeran‘s joint single, “Merry Christmas,” has now topped Billboard‘s Adult Contemporary radio airplay chart.
The last time Elton was number one on this chart was in 1997, with “Something About the Way You Look Tonight.” It’s his 17th Adult Contemporary number one overall, extending his record as the artist who’s topped that chart the most.
In the number-two position is The Carpenters, who racked up 15 number ones from 1970 to 1981. Barry Manilow is next with 13, Celine Dion and Lionel Richie have 11 each, and Whitney Houston and Olivia Newton-John both have 10.
Elton also now has the longest span of number-ones on the Billboard Adult Contemporary Radio Airplay chart: It’s been 48 years, seven months and three weeks since his first chart-topper, “Daniel” to “Merry Christmas.” The previous record holder was Chicago, who had a span of nearly 26 years between their 1971 hit “Beginnings” and their most recent number-one, 1997’s “Here in My Heart.”
For Ed’s part, this is the fifth time he’s topped the chart. He first did it in 2015 with “Thinking Out Loud,” and most recently with “Bad Habits” earlier this month.
Remember when Ozzy Osbourne bit the head off a bat during a concert? It’s back, in NFT form.
According to Rolling Stone UK, the metal legend is launching his own run of non-fungible tokens inspired by that infamous 1982 incident. The collection, titled CryptoBatz, consists of 9,666 digital bats designed by Ozzy in collaboration with the NFT studio Sutter Systems.
“I’ve been trying to get in on the NFT action for a while,” Ozzy says. “I asked Sharon for a Bored Ape for Christmas after several failed attempts of buying my own, and she said no, so I decided to create my own.”
“CryptoBatz is a f***ing mental project for NFT collectors and fans,” the Black Sabbath frontman adds. “The design pays tribute to one of my most iconic on-stage moments and is a chance to acquire a rare piece of art history. I love it!”
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Jennifer Hudson loves Christmas so much that she began her holiday celebration right after the day of ghouls and goblins.
“Let me just say that Christmas starts the day after Halloween in my house,” the Oscar and Grammy-winner told Entertainment Tonight. “All we do is watch holiday movies, shop and have festive moments.”
Her Christmas decorations have been up since November 1, and for this holiday season, she shared a special visit to a Christmas movie landmark with her 12-year-old son, David. Since Jennifer lives in Chicago, she took David and his cousins to the McCallister House in The Windy City, where the iconic 1990 film Home Alone was shot.
Jennifer is rarely “home alone” herself — her house is known as “Camp David,” because it’s where her son is usually joined by numerous friends and cousins.
“Normally I house eight boys at one time and I hang out with them, play basketball with them, do whatever. I love it. It’s the best! Being able to experience things from their perspective,” the Respect star continued. “[We’re] the neighborhood house that all the kids want to come to and I love all the babies.”
The 40-year-old entertainer is nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Original Song for “Here I Am (Singing My Way Home)” from the Aretha Franklin biopic, Respect. The song is also ontheAcademy Awards shortlist for Best Original Song. Hudson previously won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for Dreamgirls in 2007.
“Here I Am (Singing My Way Home)” is also nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Song Written for Visual Media.
Netflix has released the season six trailer for the show, which finds the Fab 5 bringing their makeover magic to Austin, Texas.
This season, Tan France, Bobby Berk, Jonathan Van Ness, Antoni Porowski and Karamo Brown transform the lives of a honky tonk dance instructor, a trans weightlifter and more. They even bring their flair to a high school prom.
Season six of Queer Eye premieres December 31 on Netflix.
During an Instagram Live session over the weekend, captured by a fan on Twitter, frontman Matt Bellamy shared a teaser of a new Muse song, and boy is it heavy. Not just “Knights of Cydonia” or “Hysteria” heavy — we’re talking screaming vocals and giant, chugging breakdown guitar riffs heavy.
To demonstrate the track’s raw metal power, the clip shows what appears to be Bellamy’s son Bingham headbanging along as it plays in the background.
Muse teased over the summer that a new album was in the works. The trio’s most recent effort is 2018’s Simulation Theory.
Chris Young gave his dad the ultimate Christmas present this year.
On Monday, the hit singer shared a video that shows him gifting his father, Michael Harris, a new truck. In the clip, Chris is seen leading his dad outside where he’s surprised to see a new silver Chevrolet sitting in the driveway. A look of disbelief is splashed across Michael’s face as he realizes it’s for him.
The video also includes a close-up shot of the shiny new truck in a parking lot before it’s delivered to Michael. The father and son share a heartfelt hug as Michael Buble‘s “It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas” plays in the background.
“My dad has been driving the same truck for well over a decade. I decided he needed a new one this year. I love you dad!” Chris writes alongside the heartwarming video.
“You are the best,” one fan praises in the comments, while another writes, “The way he looked at you! You’re a good son!”
“Beautiful truck! I am sure your dad is very deserving of your gift,” shares another fan.
Chris has been open about his close relationship with his dad, who battled lung cancer in 2009 and has since been in remission.
