‘SNL’s Biden tackles Russian disinformation as Willem Dafoe takes center stage

The approval is a big boost to Warner’s box office hopes, as it will be the first comic book movie since “Wonder Woman 1984” to get a release in China and the first major American import after the Lunar New Year period, which is reserved for Chinese films only. Warner Bros.

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media Reporter“Spider-Man: No Way Home” has officially unseated director James Cameron’s 2009 science-fiction epic “Avatar” to become the third-highest grossing domestic release in history.After weeks of speculation over whether or not Peter Parker had the legs to bump the people of Pandora from bronze, “Spider-Man: No Way Home” collected the remaining $1 million on Monday to push “Avatar” — and its mighty $760.5 million at the North American box office — to fourth place in the record books.Sony’s latest Spidey adventure, a culmination to Tom Holland’s web-slinging trilogy, has grossed a stunning $760.9 million at the domestic box office since launching exclusively in theaters in December. Those ticket sales are three times as much as the next highest-grossing movie of the pandemic era, which is Disney and Marvel’s “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings” with $224 million.

EXCLUSIVE: Warner Bros. put tickets on sale for a special The Batman preview yesterday morning, to be held in Imax on March 1, and the showtimes at 350 locations sold immediately.

Lionel Richie is celebrating Black History Month by opening up in a new interview.

William Earl It’s been more than two decades since Björk’s once-maligned, now-revered Marjan Pejoski “swan dress” became the talk of the 73rd Academy Awards red carpet, and since then her way-left-of-center proclivities have become more and more commonplace. Kanye West wearing a mask while performing the seismic Yeezus Tour? Lady Gaga’s meat outfit? Katy Perry’s singing, phallic mushrooms during her Vegas residency and latest “SNL” performance? All seem directly sprung from the Icelandic singer’s performance art universe.

Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom are enjoying date night in New York City!

Willem Dafoe made his “Saturday Night Live” hosting debut this weekend, and referenced launching his acting career in NYC during his monologue.

Willem Dafoe is making his Saturday Night Live debut!

Mónica Marie Zorrilla “Saturday Night Live” took aim at the growing crisis in Ukraine, Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers and President Biden in its cold open, which included a timely reference to the flap over Tom Brady’s retirement plans that erupted earlier in the day.The sketch began with President Biden (played by “SNL” regular James Austin Johnson) getting a briefing in the Oval Office about the tense situation in Eastern Europe and other global hot topics from trusted aides and advisors, played by Ego Nwodim, Alex Moffat and Kenan Thompson. The week’s updates included quips about Neil Young’s beef with Spotify and Joe Rogan, and the question of whether famed quarterback Tom Brady has decided to retire (and whether or not ESPN was accurate in its “sources say” report published earlier on Saturday).

Willem Dafoe tonight made his debut as host of Saturday Night Live, speaking in his monologue about his excitement about returning to New York, where his career as an actor began.

Willem Dafoe, has had one of the most celebrated careers in Hollywood with four Oscar nominations, including one for Best Supporting Actor in 1987’s Platoon and one for Best Actor for playing Vincent Van Gogh in 2019’s At Eternity’s Gate. The 66-year-old Wisconsin native found a new legion of fans as the supervillain Norman Osborn/Green Goblin in the original Tobey MacGuire Spider-Man trilogy, as well as in the most recent edition of the Marvel web-crawler franchise, Spider-Man: No Way Home.

Many of us know Willem Dafoe, 66, from his slew of character-driven performances and memorable roles. The actor, who has received various accolades and award nominations, is perhaps best know for roles like the supervillain Norman Osborn/Green Goblin in the Spider-Man franchise as well as his work with various auteurs like Wes Anderson, Paul Schrader, Martin Scorsese, Julian Schnabel, and more.

Sexy in red! Katy Perry sported a burgundy leather look on Thursday, Jan. 28, while out in NYC. The singer, who is currently rehearsing for her appearance on Saturday Night Live this weekend, paired the corset top with matching same-colored pants, also wore a fluffy black fur coat with the look, accessorizing the look with pointed-toe black heels. The “I Kissed a Girl” songstress also wore her signature dark black hair long and lightly tousled for the outing.

Willem Dafoe is this week’s host of Saturday Night Live, riding the massive success of Spider-Man: No Way Home. 

Willem Dafoe is making his  hosting debut and he's ready to have the «best night of his entire life.» And if the new promo for his upcoming episode is any indication, the  star is planning to bring some of that villainous charm to the iconic studio 8H stage with him.Dafoe was joined by 's Chris Reed — as well as this week's musical guest, Katy Perry — where he couldn't help but share his excitement at hosting for the first time.«Oh man, I love this sketch already,» Dafoe says with a chuckle. «Oh no, Willem, this is just a promo,» Reed responds.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeThough he’s been an acclaimed actor for five decades, earned four Oscar nominations and starred in several blockbusters, Willem Dafoe will take on a new challenge this weekend when he hosts “Saturday Night Live” for the first time Jan. 29.The announcement was met with massive enthusiasm online, with many people expressing disbelief Dafoe had never hosted before.

Having passed the domestic run of “Black Panther” last weekend, “Spider-Man: No Way Home” now joins the fellow MCU film among the short list of films since the turn of the century to earn at least five No. 1 weekends. Such an achievement has become increasingly rare as the rise of home entertainment has made the box office more frontloaded than in the 80s and 90s.

After spending one weekend in second place, “Spider-Man: No Way Home” proved it still had some fight left. Sony's superhero juggernaut swung back to first place in its sixth weekend in theaters and became the sixth highest grossing film of all time, globally.The film topped the North American charts with $14.1 million, according to studio estimates on Sunday.