Box Office: Disney’s ‘Encanto’ Fends Off Lady Gaga’s ‘House of Gucci’ With $7.5 Million

Lady Gaga has said she “absolutely” consulted Bradley Cooper before taking the role of Patrizia Reggiani in House of Gucci.The actor and musician credited her co-star and director from A Star Is Born with helping her reach new heights as a performer and said she still asks him for advice.Because of their work together on A Star Is Born, Gaga said she’s able to “read lots of scripts and talk to lots of different directors,” in an interview with Entertainment Weekly.“Bradley Cooper believed in me

Lady Gaga says she «absolutely» consulted with Bradley Cooper before taking on the role of Italian socialite Patrizia Reggiani in — and it had everything to do with their collaboration in .The 35-year-old actress-singer revealed on 's   podcast that seeking out 46-year-old Cooper's advice was paramount, largely due to the fact that he «empowered» her for the role of Ally Maine in the 2018 film that ultimately landed her an Oscar for Best Original Song.«The way that he empowered me to take helm

mixed reviews of her performance, the star of Ridley Scott’s new drama has scored her first award for her take on Patrizia Reggiani, who famously hired a hitman to murder her ex-husband, Maurizio Gucci, in 1995.The New York Film Critics Circle announced that it had named Gaga “Best Actress” on Friday alongside its other award winners.

“House of Gucci” isn’t the first time Lady Gaga has paid homage to her Italian roots.Before she scored the 2019 Oscar of Best actress for her role in Bradley Cooper’s ‘A Star Is Born,’ she was just “Girl at Swimming Pool #2” in “The Sopranos.”Gaga, whose legal name is Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta, starred in season three’s episode titled “The Telltake Moozadell.” But despite a now successful acting career, when the 35-year-old looks back on her early acting career that began on the wildly

A post shared by Air Mail (@airmailweekly)«At times, when Al Pacino, as Aldo Gucci, and Jared Leto, as Aldo's son Paolo Gucci, were on-screen, I was not completely sure that I wasn't watching a version of the tale,» Ford writes. It wasn't all atrocious.

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaDisney’s “Encanto,” a magical fable that has earned critical raves, led a muted Thanksgiving box office, earning $5.8 million on Thursday and pushing its domestic total to $13.3 million.This holiday is shaping up to be far quieter than past ones, a sign that COVID-19 continues to depress ticket sales in the U.S. despite the widespread availability of boosters and vaccines for younger children.

Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorCostume designer Janty Yates was fortunate to have unprecedented access to the Gucci archives when she was planning the looks for “House of Gucci,” but the wardrobe for the Ridley Scott film also encompassed pieces from Yves Saint Laurent and several noted menswear tailors.Yates says the Gucci collection she saw was “exquisite but small,” since the Gucci Museum in Florence, Italy, was in the process of moving its archive.

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaDisney’s “Encanto” netted $1.5 million in Tuesday evening previews and MGM’s star-studded crime drama “House of Gucci” brought in $1.3 million ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday.“Encanto” is expected to top the box office and generate $40 million over the five-day period, a more muted launch for a Disney holiday offering than previous Thanksgiving debuts from the Mouse House such as “Frozen II” in 2019 ($123,7 million), “Ralph Breaks the Internet” in

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media ReporterIn keeping with holiday tradition, Disney is poised to stuff the box office competition over Thanksgiving.The studio’s new animated adventure “Encanto” opens on Wednesday and looks to be the de facto choice for family audiences, but that doesn’t mean the weekend’s other new nationwide releases will have to settle for scraps.

Lady Gaga has not been shy about her preparation for the role of Patrizia Reggiani in “House of Gucci.” We’ve heard about her intense method acting when it comes to her accent work. And now, we know that Lady Gaga spent quite a bit of time studying animals to help her shape her ‘Gucci’ character.

Lady Gaga’s accent in the new film “House of Gucci” sound remotely Italian?Nyet!As Patrizia Reggiani, the crazed woman who had her fashion mogul husband Maurizio Gucci killed in 1995, Mother Monster comes off as Russian as Boris and Natasha, Mikhail Gorbachev and a cold bowl of borscht.She’s as authentic as the rest of Ridley Scott’s puffed-up, ponderous drama whose quest for Oscar glory officially ends today.

carb-a-load!Along with taking nine months to perfect her Italian accent for the role of Patrizia Reggiani in the upcoming drama “House of Gucci,” Lady Gaga also purposely gained weight.The 12-time Grammy winner, 35, deliberately ate excessive amounts of pasta and bread to get a “more rounded figure” to play the disgraced Italian socialite.

“House of Gucci” — but there was some intense chemistry behind the scenes.Driver, 37, opened up about performing the romantic scenes between him and the Oscar winner, 35, during shooting.“[Patrizia] very much uses sex as a tool, and I feel like it kind of physically embodies what’s going on between them; he comes from this not necessarily emotionally vapid, but [his life is] not as passionate, and that’s what she brought,” Driver told Entertainment Weekly at the drama’s premiere on Tuesday

Lady Gaga has discussed the impact staying in character had on her own mental wellbeing while filming Ridley Scott’s House Of Gucci.The singer and actress remained in character for nine months to play Patrizia Reggiani in the upcoming film, where she stars alongside Adam Driver, Jared Leto and Al Pacino.Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter, Gaga said during filming she would wake up at 3am to begin her physical transformation into the role – including a prosthetic bald cap and wigs – and would

Lady Gaga is currently midway through a worldwide press tour for her new movie House of Gucci, which hits UK cinemas on November 26 2021. And of course, just as she did while promoting a A Star Is Born, Gaga has been pulling off one incredible outfit after the other.

Lady Gaga‘s dialect coach on House of Gucci has said her accent is “more Russian” than Italian.The musician and actor plays Patrizia Reggiani in Ridley Scott’s biopic about the notorious murder of Maurizio Gucci.Gaga had previously said she “spoke with an accent for nine months” to prepare for her role in the film, also saying she experienced “psychological difficulty” playing the character.“I feel bad saying this, but her accent is not exactly an Italian accent, it sounds more Russian,” her

told The Daily Beast of Gaga’s vocal impression of Patrizia Reggiani, who famously hired a hitman to murder her ex-husband, Maurizio Gucci, in 1995. De Martini auditioned for multiple roles in the film, only to be rejected as an actress, but was called back to help coach Gaga’s co-star, Salma Hayek. “What happened was this: Salma shot for one day and then asked for a dialogue coach,” De Martini told the publication.

Lady Gaga doesn’t have a ton of film work under her belt. It just so happens that her first major role, in “A Star Is Born,” earned her a ton of acclaim and even an Oscar nomination.