‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever,’ ‘Elvis’ & ‘The Whale’ Land On Makeup & Hairstyling Oscars Shortlist

“Should we even make this movie?”

With so much emphasis on Best Picture and acting races this Oscar season, get ready for some special attention to the crafts and artisans who made these movies possible.

Editors note: Deadline’s Read the Screenplay series debuts and celebrates the scripts of films that will factor in this year’s movie awards races.

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever will be released on Disney+ on February 1 for viewers to enjoy at home.The Marvel Studios movie became the sixth highest-grossing film of 2022 after making over $821 million worldwide.On opening weekend, the film had a $181 million domestic debut which landed it the second-biggest opening of the year after Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, also a Marvel Studios film. Home viewing: Black Panther: Wakanda Forever will be released on Disney+ on February 1 Record breaker: The film became the sixth highest-grossing film of 2022 after making over $821 million worldwide at the box officeWakanda Forever took place after the death of King T'Challa as Queen Ramonda, Shuri, M'Baku, and Okoye fight to protect their nation from intervening world powers.The film was the second Black Panther film to be made, following the original in 2018.

Don’t say Disney isn’t a practitioner of theatrical windows: Their $821M-plus grossing Marvel Studios hit Black Panther: Wakanda Forever will finally land on Disney on Feb. 1, 82 days after its U.S. theatrical release. The movie opened on Nov. 11 to a stateside gross of $181.3M, $331.6M WW.

Marvel Studios’ “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” will premiere on Disney+ on Feb. 1, Disney announced on Wednesday.The Marvel sequel hit theaters in November.“Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” is the sequel to 2018’s “Black Panther,” which made over $1 billion and was nominated for seven Academy Awards, including Best Picture (so far the only Marvel movie to accomplish such a feat), ultimately winning three.

The recent film Elvis starring Austin Butler will be screening for free in 10 cities across North America on the King Of Rock And Roll's birthday on January 8.To remember the life and legacy of Elvis Presley - who passed away at the age of 42 in 1977 - Warner Bros and his estate Graceland will be holding free screenings of the film for fans of the late singer. The 2022 biographical film - that was nominated for three Golden Globes - has Butler portraying the musician. Free: The recent film Elvis starring Austin Butler will be screening for free in 10 cities across North America on the King Of Rock And Roll's birthday on January 8 Elvis Presley was born on January 8, 1935 in Tupelo, Mississippi and died on August 16, 1977 in Memphis, Tennessee.

Coming out of its second weekend, James Cameron’s Avatar: The Way of Water has banked an estimated $855.4M globally through Sunday. The sophomore session added $168.6M at the international box office in 52 markets for a $601.7M running cume.

By now, you know the story of “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever,” a meditation on grief and vengeance centered on the point of view of T’Challa’s sister Shuri (Letitia Wright), who eventually dons the mantle of the new Black Panther (read our review). You probably also know the story of the original ‘Wakanda Forever’ screenplay too; the one written after Chadwick Boseman’s death, and tragically, one he was never able to read before he passed.

Many details have been coming out about the making of “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” this week. Director Ryan Coogler has slowly been revealing details about the original version of the screenplay written before Chadwick Boseman‘s died—a version he was sadly too sick to read and never got the chance to do so.

Ryan Coogler has revealed the complicated backstory on what his film Black Panther: Wakanda Forever was supposed to be before the tragic death of the original film’s star, Chadwick Boseman.

By now, you know the story of “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever,” a meditation on grief and vengeance centered on the point of view of T’Challa’s sister Shuri (Letitia Wright), who eventually dons the mantle of the new Black Panther (read our review). You probably also know the story of the original ‘Wakanda Forever’ screenplay too; the one written after Chadwick Boseman’s death, and tragically, one he was never able to read before he passed.

From comics to films, superhero stories have always had an impassioned audience. This Oscar season has seen new people donning the mantle of the heroes, which gives the costume designers the chance to elevate their design while still paying homage to the original comics.

Danai Gurira is this week’s guest in this special episode, taken from our AwardsLine magazine piece entitled ‘On My Screen‘.

Could blockbusters rule at this year's Oscars?It certainly seems possible after an advance shortlist revealed on Wednesday that Top Gun: Maverick, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever and Avatar: The Way of Water are all in the running. Pop stars like Lady Gaga, Taylor Swift and Rihanna also got one step closer to getting Oscar nominations.The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced shortlists in 10 categories for the 95th Oscars, including documentary feature, international film, makeup and hairstyling, score, original song, sound, visual effects and shorts.Alejandro González Iñárritu´s "Bardo, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths" was along the 15 films shortlisted in the international film category, one of the most competitive. The category also includes already decorated films like "Holy Spider" (Denmark), "All Quiet on the Western Front" (Germany), "Saint Omer" (France), "Corsage" (Austria), "EO" (Poland), "Return to Seoul" (Cambodia), "Decision to Leave" (South Korea), "Close" (Belgium) and "Argentina, 1985" (Argentina).

MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING“All Quiet on the Western Front”“Amsterdam”“Babylon”“The Batman”“Black Panther: Wakanda Forever”“Blonde”“Crimes of the Future”“Elvis”“Emancipation”“The Whale”SOUND“All Quiet on the Western Front”“Avatar: The Way of Water”“Babylon”“The Batman”“Black Panther: Wakanda Forever”“Elvis”“Everything Everywhere All at Once”“Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio”“Moonage Daydream”“Top Gun: Maverick”VISUAL EFFECTS“All Quiet on the Western Front”“Avatar: The Way of Water”“The Batman”“Black Panther: Wakanda Forever”“Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness”“Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore”“Jurassic World Dominion”“Nope”“Thirteen Lives”“Top Gun: Maverick”

It has been apparent in talking to Oscar voters across many branches that the one title that keeps coming up at the top of their lists is Netflix’s All Quiet on the Western Front, which is the German entry for International Feature Film. That it has strength across the board though is borne out with the Oscar shortlists in 10 categories released Wednesday by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences.

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Christian Bale brought wife Sibi Blazic as his plus one for The Pale Blue Eye premiere in Los Angeles on Wednesday evening.The 48-year-old movie star and his lady, 52, complemented each other in black outfits.The American Psycho actor wore a suit with a button-up shirt while the former stuntwoman rocked a wrap dress. Date night: Christian Bale brought wife Sibi Blazic as his plus one for The Pale Blue Eye premiere in Los Angeles on Wednesday evening The parents — who share Emmeline, 17, and Joseph, eight — enjoyed a date night without their kids in tow.Married since 2000, the duo kept close, interlocking their fingers as they walked the premiere's step-and-repeat.  Christian tucked his shirt into his trousers, going for a more casual approach as he skipped a tie.He beamed, flashing a megawatt smile and drawing attention to his studly, graying beard.