Animated movie “Zootopia 2” hopped to the top of the box office in a big weekend for family-friendly films.
The sequel to the 2016 film from Walt Disney Co. brought in $156 million in the U.S. and Canada over the five-day Thanksgiving weekend, according to studio estimates. The film’s production budget was estimated at $175 million to $200 million.
In total, “Zootopia 2” collected $556 million in global box office revenue, including $272 million in China, a once-massive market for Hollywood films that has cooled in recent years. The haul for “Zootopia 2” in China marked that country’s highest opening ever for a non-local, animated movie.
The movie likely benefited from its strong franchise recognition in China — Disney opened a “Zootopia”-themed land at Shanghai Disneyland in 2023 and embarked on an extensive marketing campaign before the film’s release. The original film had a total box office haul in China of $236 million.
Universal Pictures’ “Wicked: For Good” came in second at the domestic box office with a five-day total of $93 million.
The period between Thanksgiving and Christmas has traditionally been an important time for studios and theaters to attract moviegoers with family-friendly fare or big blockbusters, which can provide a big bulk of the year’s box office revenue.
“Zootopia 2” and “Wicked: For Good” were seen as two of the major films released toward the end of the year that could drive massive ticket sales. The third — Disney’s 20th Century Studios’ “Avatar: Fire and Ash” — will be released in theaters next month.
The reception for “Zootopia 2” and “Wicked: For Good” also points to the demand for family films. Though the overall box office has been uneven this year, films geared toward children and families have largely performed.
Reporting from Sacramento — Gov. Jerry Brown is still haunted by one thing he did as a young governor 40 years ago. And he hopes to finally undo it on election day.
In 1976, pressured from the left, he signed a bill that made California prison time more fixed and less dependent on the discretion of parole boards.
Flexible sentencing, based on a board’s assessment of a felon’s likelihood of going straight once released, “was criticized because it treated people differently,” Brown told me last week.
“Nobody thought, ‘Well, wait a minute! People are different.’”
The rap by liberals on parole boards was that black and Latino prisoners were being kept behind bars longer than white people who had committed the same crimes.
So the boards lost much of their power to release prisoners based on good behavior or to keep them locked up if they still seemed dangerous. Release times were pretty much set in stone by sentencing judges.
“What I didn’t think of,” Brown says, is that with fixed sentences “there would be no incentive. You’d be released no matter what you did. Some people need a powerful incentive.”
Incentives, he says, “to buck gangs — they can slit your throat — to avoid narcotics, to not break the rules and take programs that will help you turn your dysfunctional life around.
“The idea of just putting someone in a box and waiting for time to elapse is not smart.”
Brown has been talking this way for years. He finally got around to doing something last winter. He latched onto someone else’s juvenile justice ballot initiative and inserted his criminal sentencing overhaul. The state Supreme Court ruled that was OK.
Brown’s idea became Proposition 57.
The proposal is laden with the wonky words such as “determinate” and “indeterminate.” In everyday language, they mean fixed and flexible.
Proposition 57 would return sentencing part-way back to the old days.
“It worked a hell of a lot better then,” the governor says. “Better than what the Legislature created. It’s not a place of deep reflection.”
His proposal would affect only prisoners convicted of “nonviolent” crimes, Brown says.
Nonsense, say opponents, largely prosecutors. They argue that many felons who would be eligible for early release actually committed violent offenses.
Under the measure, a prisoner could apply for parole after he had served the full sentence for his nonviolent primary offense. But he wouldn’t need to have served time for any add-on sentencing “enhancements,” such as for using a gun or being a “three-strikes” repeater.
Opponents argue that prisoners would be eligible for early parole even if they had been convicted, for example, of raping an unconscious woman, participating in a drive-by shooting or taking a hostage.
“It literally unwinds three strikes,” says San Luis Obispo County Dist. Atty. Dan Dow, Central Coast chairman of the opposition campaign.
“It’s the worst thing to happen to public safety in California in 40 years.”
The prosecutor adds: “There aren’t any nonviolent inmates in prison today. You can only go to prison if you’ve committed a very serious crime.”
Brown’s earlier “realignment” program required counties to jail lower-level felons rather than send them to state prison.
Because of a federal court order to reduce overcrowding in lockups, there are roughly 50,000 fewer inmates in state institutions today than when Brown returned as governor in 2011. Prosecutors say prisons are holding only the worst of the worst.
“This is the governor at his worst,” says Merced County Dist. Atty. Larry Morse, state co-chairman of the opposition campaign. “I’m a Democrat. I’ve supported him more than I’ve disagreed. But this is the hubris of being a second-term governor.”
Actually, it’s Brown’s fourth term.
Morse says he and other prosecutors are particularly incensed that the governor didn’t invite them into the planning for Proposition 57.
“He conceived this in the governor’s office without any collaboration with district attorneys, sheriffs or police chiefs,” Morse says. “It’s a seriously flawed product.”
Brown counters that the measure “allows flexibility. The case for it is irrefutable to anyone with an open mind.”
Under Proposition 57, prisoners would get credit for good behavior, rehabilitation and education achievements.
Much less controversial is a provision that would require judges, rather than prosecutors, to decide whether a juvenile should be tried as a minor or an adult.
Practically all the campaign money is on Brown’s side. He has a political kitty stashed with millions. The opposition has practically zilch.
This is not the kind of ballot measure that excites moneyed interests. It doesn’t affect the bottom lines of corporations or labor, so there’s no motivation to bankroll the opposition campaign. In fact, the opposite is true. No outfit involved politically in Sacramento wants to cross the governor.
Polls show Proposition 57 heavily favored by voters. And Brown retains a high job approval rating.
The proposition’s central question is: Should a felon’s sentence only reflect the evil he committed on a particular day? Or should he be given an opportunity for partial redemption by trying to turn his life around over several years of incarceration?
People usually act better when there are rewards for being good and punishment for misbehaving — that’s the concept of heaven and hell.
Opponents have good points. Brown should have conferred with more experts in planning. And he should have better defined “nonviolent.”
But the broad goal of motivating bad guys to become good guys is worth a “yes” vote.
A crescendo is building, and the Rams might be best to ignore it.
So much can happen from week to week in the NFL — check out Philadelphia’s loss to Dallas — that the Rams can’t get too comfortable, even with the way they’re playing.
In the last five games, culminating with their 27-point stomping of Tampa Bay on Sunday night, the Rams have outscored opponents in the opening quarter, 63-3.
Matthew Stafford has thrown 27 touchdown passes without an interception.
In four of the games in this six-game winning streak, the Rams defense has allowed 10 points or fewer.
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Gary Klein breaks down what went right for the Rams in their 34-7 win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at SoFi Stadium on Sunday night.
But it’s uncomfortably early for anyone in the organization to be thinking about Santa Clara in February. The Rams need to play with blinders on. Yes, they’ve secured the NFC’s No. 1 seed for the moment, but they have a one-game lead over the Eagles, who beat them earlier this season and therefore have the tiebreaker. There’s no wiggle room.
The glide path is far different than 2021, when the Rams wound up winning the Super Bowl on their home field. That season, they went 0-3 in November games.
This bears a closer resemblance to 2018, Sean McVay’s second season, when the last game before Thanksgiving was an instant classic at the Coliseum, Jared Goff and the Rams beating Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs, 54-51.
There’s no ignoring that we’re watching something special in Stafford, who takes the snap, scans the field and delivers a laser with remarkable reliability. He processes with the speed of AI.
It was 10 years ago at Levi’s Stadium that Denver’s Peyton Manning, quarterbacking his second franchise, won his second Super Bowl ring and decided to retire.
Could that be Stafford? Second franchise. Potential for a second ring. Then again, Manning’s body was breaking down on him and he wasn’t at the top of his game. Those Broncos ran the ball and had a great defense.
Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford warms up before a 34-7 win over the Buccaneers at SoFi Stadium on Sunday.
(Eric Thayer / Los Angeles Times)
At the moment, Stafford is playing as well as anyone who has ever played the position. He looks nothing like a 37-year-old guy who sat out training camp with back problems.
His streak of 27 touchdown passes without a pick is, according to Elias, the longest such streak by any player since play-by-play was first tracked in 1978.
“It’s hard to conceptualize the fact that you can throw — put the ball in the end zone that much,” said Rams receiver Davante Adams, who has 12 touchdown receptions this season. “Most quarterbacks can’t throw 27 passes without throwing a pick.”
Stafford’s the leading most valuable player candidate, and this could be the season that secures him a bronze bust in Canton.
As for the poetry of him walking off the biggest stage the way Manning did, that’s all fantasy football now, especially with more than a quarter of the regular season remaining.
(A little more premature conjecture: It’s not inconceivable that the Rams and New England Patriots could meet in the Super Bowl for a third time.)
What is irrefutable is the Rams are continually deepening their foothold on the Los Angeles market. They set their regular-season attendance record Sunday night (75,545 tickets distributed), surpassing the mark they set a week earlier with a home game against Seattle.
This is what Rams owner Stan Kroenke was talking about when he brought the team back in 2016, and when he built SoFi Stadium with the idea of making the nearly-300-acre campus a center of gravity on the West Coast.
It’s not just home to the Rams and Chargers, but it’s the integral role the stadium will play in the World Cup, the 2028 Olympics, and in early 2027, the second Super Bowl it will host. No matter how you feel about UCLA trying to wriggle out of its Rose Bowl deal, there’s a reason the school has turned its attention to SoFi.
Kroenke always told his development team that undershooting L.A. would be a huge mistake, that the opportunity here was immeasurable.
“Sometimes when you’re a real estate developer, I think you have to be tremendously optimistic,” Kroenke told the Los Angeles Times. “You encounter so many issues. … With the NFL, you saw how difficult that whole thing was. So you had to be the optimist.
“Then you get a night like tonight, and it’s just awesome.”
Rams defensive end Kobie Turner reacts during player introductions before facing the Buccaneers on Sunday at SoFi Stadium.
(Eric Thayer / Los Angeles Times)
The stadium was loud and overwhelmingly blue, with only a sprinkling of Tampa Bay fans. That’s progress.
The peril for the Rams now is letting down their guard. They travel across the country next weekend to play at Carolina, a team that won four of five not so long ago, including an upset of Green Bay.
In his postgame news conference, cornerback Cobie Durant was asked how it feels to have the No. 1 seed in the conference.
“I didn’t know that,” he said, sounding pleasantly surprised. “I don’t keep up with that.”
A fan-favourite presenter returned to Good Morning Britain on Friday after several weeks away
Good Morning Britain fans were delighted as a beloved star made their return to the ITV show on Friday (November 28).
During this morning’s instalment of the popular show, Kate Garraway was accompanied by Rob Rinder as they brought viewers the most recent news stories from Britain and beyond. It signals Rob’s comeback to the programme following a break of several weeks.
They were accompanied in the studio by Charlotte Hawkins, who managed the remainder of the day’s bulletins, whilst Laura Tobin delivered regular weather updates live from Austria.
Upon witnessing Rob’s comeback to the programme, numerous GMB watchers swiftly flocked to social media to express their joy, reports Wales Online.
“Glad to switch on to @robrinder, best presenter on the show, go get ’em Rob,” one viewer posted on X (formerly Twitter), with another commenting: “Brilliant to have Rob Rinder on this morning.”
A third declared, “Yay, Rob’s back!” with another likewise posting: “Nice to see Rob on.”
On today’s show, Rob and Kate discussed Labour’s U-turn on a key pledge for workers after they abandoned a promise to give all employees the right to claim unfair dismissal from their first day of employment. Business groups say it’s a crucial change.
They also anticipated a decision on whether the go-ahead will be given for a nationwide programme to screen millions of men for prostate cancer.
Plus, the duo met the everyday heroes aiming to top the charts, and revealed what could be Britain’s most Christmassy house.
However, ITV viewers couldn’t help but share their complaints minutes in as they didn’t understand why Laura was presenting the weather segment from the Austrian mountains instead of the studio.
“Scores of weather presenters and accompanying TV crews have travelled to Austria to talk about climate change,” one person wrote.
Another added: “Why is Laura in Austria to tell us about the UK weather? I thought we had to watch our carbon footprint?” while a third said: “Laura flew to Austria to discuss climate change on top of a mountain.”
A fourth fan echoed the sentiment, saying: “The show’s climate activist has pointlessly travelled to Austria. Think of the carbon footprint you’ve used, Tobin.”
Good Morning Britain airs weekdays on ITV1 and ITVX at 6am
Walt Disney World super fan Scott Wells shares how to save on your 2026 holiday with these Black Friday deals
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I’ve been to Walt Disney World over 12 times(Image: Scott Da Silva-Wells)
2026 is fast approaching which means that holiday planning is underway, and there’s always one place I look forward to returning to every year, Orlando, Florida. You could say I’m somewhat of a theme park fan. I have unashamedly visited Walt Disney World over 12 times in my life, and it doesn’t look like I’m going to slow down, thanks to the Walt Disney World Resort Black Friday deals that are on offer this year.
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The offer is applicable to selected Disney Resort Hotels and up to 25% discount on Disney 14-Day Magic Ticket that includes the amazing Disney Memory Maker. Plus, if guests book a flight-inclusive package by 26th February 2026, they will save an extra £500.
One of the best parts of this deal, besides the savings, is that it includes Disney Memory Maker. This is a photo package that allows unlimited downloads of all of your professional photos and videos from around the parks, character meets, and attraction pictures. This service usually costs around £160 ($210), so having this included will immediately have you saving even more money.
Another of the biggest offerings is a 20% saving off a range of tickets through Attraction Tickets.
Attraction Tickets is the place not only I, but many theme park fans return to to book their tickets year after year as they have great offers all year round. However, their Black Friday deal is one not to miss out on.
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We all know these types of holidays aren’t always the most affordable, so if you’ve not started planning your holidays for 2026, then now is one of the best times as you can find yourself big savings during the Black Friday period. I’ll see you at Cinderella’s castle.
“It feels almost like a loss,” Tavernier conceded. “Being a Rangers player, you have to win every single game. That’s what we have to do from now to the end of this competition.
“It’s definitely not over, but we have to build from this.”
Djiga contrived to head the ball into Martinez’s path under no pressure to gift Braga a point, the defender appearing to lose the flight of the ball in swirling conditions.
With John Souttar and Derek Cornelius injured, Djigi was paired with Emmanuel Fernandez, with the former ultimately costing Rangers a vital win.
“I’ve got no complaint with Nasser, everyone makes a mistake, but we ultimately should have that game tied up before that even happens,” Tavernier added.
“We have to be more patient, probing around their final third instead of trying to shoot maybe when it’s not on. I’ve spoken about it before, about being clinical in both boxes, and we’ve got to do that.
“If we keep it clean sheet, we win. That’s our aim as a team, to keep clean sheets. We should have had that in our pocket with the 10 men that we were playing against.”
A discussion about the budget was rapidly descending into an argument when Susanna Reid was forced to interrupt Good Morning Britain to reveal some devastating news
Heated Good Morning Britain budget chat interrupted as breaking news stirs up ‘awful memories’(Image: ITV)
Good Morning Britain‘s Susanna Reid was forced to interrupt a heated discussion about the budget as heartbreaking news came in. The ITV morning show host said the news brought back “awful memories”.
Susanna and the shows’ guests were talking about the “smorgasbord” of tax rises expected in the budget and the presenter seemed to be getting irate about the vague language being used to discuss it, frustratingly calling it all “semantics”.
But she soon had to stop the discussion to reveal some breaking news. “We’ve got some news coming out of Hong Kong,” she started. “Where a fire is engulfing a residential building.”
As live footage came in of the building burning, Susanna found the fire difficult to talk about. “Wow, goodness me, these are live pictures. They bring back awful memories don’t they?”
She couldn’t help drawing parallels between the Hong Kong fire, where several people are trapped inside, and the tragedy at Grenfell Tower in 2017.
The fire at Grenfell resulted in 72 deaths and a public inquiry was started to establish what happened and how such a disaster can be prevented in the future.
The inquiry, which only ended in February this year, found that there was a chain of failures across government and the private sector led to Grenfell Tower becoming a death trap in the event of a fire, as the cladding and insulation were failed fire safety tests.
Susanna described “plumes of grey smoke” coming out of the Hong Kong building and said local fire departments were “battling” to put out the fire and save the people inside.
Kevin Maguire, who was on the show to talk about the budget, said: “You’ve just got to hope that there are lots of exits and that the outside windows have been fitted properly so unlike Grenfell, the fire can’t go outside.”
After the Grenfell fire, it was found that the fire was able to move more easily between the interior and exterior of the building as the windows’ surrounds were made of materials that were less resistant to the heat. The windows themselves were an insufficient size when they were refurbished, necessitating larger surrounds.
Good Morning Britain soon turned back to talk about the budget. Andrew Pierce said he thought Rachel Reeves would be sacked after the budget.
Drakes, Brighton Keep an eye out for deals at this glamorous Regency seafront hotel (a November 30% discount won’t be a one-off). A sea-view balcony room, of course, will cost a bit, but even the snuggest, city-facing bedrooms have air conditioning, a king-size bed, wet room, bathtub and Green & Spring toiletries. For somewhere so fun and stylish, Drakes offers real value, including the shorter tasting menus in Dilsk restaurant. Or just treat yourself to a sundowner in the bar, then head out to dine. This is Brighton; the world is your oyster. Doubles from £143.50 B&B, drakeshotel.com
The Queensberry, Bath
Bath is notoriously expensive, but box clever and you can secure a chic double with bath or shower for a knock-down price at Laurence and Helen Beere’s pugilism-themed boutique hotel spread across four Georgian townhouses. Junior suites and a four-poster suite are pricier; all are beautiful. The ambience is both playful and cossetting. Complimentary tea and espresso coffee are available at all hours in the drawing room. You can opt for fine dining in their Olive Tree restaurant, the city’s only Michelin-starred restaurant, but the “relaxed dining” bar and lounge menu is not just affordable but enticing. Real luxury for less. Doubles from £110 room-only, cooked breakfast from £11.95, thequeensberry.co.uk
The Boot Factory at Artist Residence, Bristol
In a garden square that was once a hive of industrious boot, corset and cardboard-box makers, Justin and Charlotte Salisbury’s fifth hotel occupies a handsome Grade I-listed Georgian terrace. The formula is one of boho chic, mixing vintage, distressed and upcycled furniture with witty and wacky modern art. The Crash Pad, Shoebox and Broom Cupboard rooms are the most budget-friendly, the Artist Suite the most desirable. There is a drop-in bar, with dining from a menu of modern European small and sharing plates and pizzette, to be enjoyed under an artwork exhorting you to “Party Like It’s 1999”. Doublesfrom £136, room-only (early bird price), cooked breakfast from £9, artistresidence.co.uk/the-boot-factory
The Castle Hotel, Bishop’s Castle, Shropshire
This Georgian coaching inn occupies a hilltop position on the bailey of a medieval castle in a market town on the Welsh border. The welcome is warm, the staff friendly and engaged. Comfortable bedrooms, some for a family, are more traditional than boutique. Two, with a self-catering option, occupy the Gate House (former stables). This is an ideal base for walkers, who return to hearty gastropub fare, best enjoyed with the views from the terrace. Doubles from £112 B&B, thecastlehotelbishopscastle.co.uk
William Cecil, Stamford, Lincolnshire
On the edge of the Burghley estate, this inviting hotel, set across three Georgian houses, reopened in 2024 after a £500,000 refurbishment. The look is “Burghley above stairs”, drawing inspiration from Elizabethan Burghley House. The cheapest rooms are on the attic floor; the best suite has a lounge and private terrace. All have a coffee machine, fresh milk, handmade treats and Bramley toiletries. You can take tea by the fire in the lounge, dine from a weekly changing menu in Milly’s Bistro – perhaps a ribeye steak or red onion tarte tatin with whipped goat’s cheese and lentil dressing. Doubles from £139 B&B, thewilliamcecil.co.uk
Lake Isle, Uppingham, Rutland
When a small hotel styles itself a “restaurant with rooms”, it usually signals high charges – but not here. Richard and Janine Burton’s 18th-century house behind an Edwardian shopfront is rated highly for food, service and modest pricing. Bedrooms are smart and contemporary. The smallest are quite snug, but with king-size beds; larger ones have a super-king bed, maybe a lounge area, and most have a tea/coffee maker. Beautifully presented dishes might include lobster and crab mac and cheese. Breakfast is good, too. Doubles from £140 B&B, lakeisle.co.uk
The Sun Inn, Kirkby Lonsdale, Cumbria
In a historic town with a weekly market and vibrant high street, Iain and Jenny Black’s whitewashed 16th-century inn is a cosy, dog-friendly base from which to explore the Lakes and Dales. It has a nice, rustic feel, with beams, exposed stone and blazing log-burners. From a snug room under the eaves to a deluxe super-king with double-ended bath and walk-in shower, all have contemporary furnishings, local artworks and Bath House toiletries. In the restaurant and bar, the menu mixes pub classics (Cumberland sausage and mash) with more imaginative dishes such as stone bass with leeks, mussel cream sauce and lovage. Doubles from £115 B&B, sun-inn.info
Brocco on the Park, Sheffield
When Picasso visited Sheffield in 1950 to address the World Peace Conference, he stayed at this Edwardian park-side villa, where bird-themed Scandi-chic bedrooms draw inspiration from his Dove of Peace. All of them, from Pigeon’s Loft with walk-in monsoon shower, to The Dovecote, with copper roll-top bath and park views from a Juliet balcony, have lamb’s wool blankets, LED mood lighting, an espresso machine, mini fridge, air conditioning, smart TV, home-baked cakes or biscuits, and Bramley toiletries. Dine from a small-plates menu of dishes such as heritage beetroot mosaic; beef carpaccio; pan-fried prawns with mango and pineapple salsa. Doubles from £150 room-only. Cooked breakfast from £12.50, brocco.co.uk
Darwin’s Townhouse, Shrewsbury, Shropshire
In a town nominated by the Guardian as one of the UK’s happiest places to live, this Grade II-listed Georgian townhouse B&B is named in honour of Shrewsbury’s famous son. Interiors are adorned with plant and animal fabrics and objets, maps and memorabilia. Bedrooms – some on the ground floor in a modern garden annexe – are individually designed and quirky. There is an honesty bar in the lounge, with its spectacular original plaster Zodiac ceiling, while a locally sourced breakfast in the conservatory includes artisan jams, Shropshire honey, Wenlock Edge sausages. Doubles from £140, darwinstownhouse.com
The Bailiffgate, Alnwick, Northumberland
A Georgian house and former school with a modern, purpose-built extension combine as a luxury hotel, a new venture for the Duchy of Northumberland, with stunning views of Harry Hotspur’s medieval castle. The best bedrooms have a balcony or terrace. Courtyard rooms in the new building have floor-to-ceiling windows and countryside views. You need to book ahead to secure a room below £150, and breakfast is extra, but that’s still impressive value for five-star luxury. There is “top-notch” bistro cooking in the Motte and Bailey restaurant, with menus for children and vegans, and Craster kippers for breakfast. Doubles from £143 room-only or £173 B&B, bailiffgatehotel.com
Country retreats
Biggin Hall, Biggin-by-Hartington, Derbyshire
Complimentary packed lunches are a mark of the generous spirit at James Moffett’s Grade II-listed 17th-century country-house hotel with Peak District walks from the doorstep. The hotel blends luxury and homely warmth. Bedrooms, in the main house and dog-friendly garden annexes, have individuality and charm. All have a silent mini-fridge. There is a bar with real ales on tap and an open fire. In the restaurant, conservatory and glass dining pods for dog-owners, a nightly changing, fixed-price menu might include such hearty dishes as slow-cooked feather blade of beef with red wine jus, chive mash and spiced carrot puree. Doubles from £150 B&B, bigginhall.co.uk
The Traddock, Austwick, North Yorkshire
At the foot of Ingleborough in the rolling Dales countryside, the Reynolds family’s small country house is loved for its warm ambience and friendly staff. Bedrooms are traditionally styled, with antique pieces, fresh fruit, homemade biscuits and Molton Brown bath products. A choice of locally sourced bar lunch, brasserie and tasting menus means you can opt for casual or more formal dining. If you plan to walk in the morning, order a packed lunch before you go to bed; return for tea by the fire in one of the lounges or in the sunshine in the walled garden. Doubles from £135 B&B, thetraddock.co.uk
The Beckford Arms, Tisbury, Wiltshire
Dan Brod, Charlie Luxton and Matt Greenlees created a very special brand with this dining pub with rooms on the edge of the Fonthill estate, their first venture in a burgeoning portfolio. The whole operation is about deceptive simplicity – chic bedrooms with a stripped-back aesthetic, handmade treats and Bramley bath products. And it has a proper country pub ambience with blazing fires. The menu mixes bar snacks, pub classics and such dishes as whole plaice with clams and curry butter. There’s homemade ginger beer for the designated driver, but stay over if you can because it’s great. Doubles from £106 B&B (two nights minimum at weekends), beckfordarms.com
Tudor Farmhouse, Clearwell, Gloucestershire
At the heart of the Forest of Dean, Colin and Hari Fell’s hotel is the very model of rustic chic with rooms spread across the farmhouse, cider house and barn. The cheapest, Hatchling, may be bijou but it has a walk-in shower, minibar fridge, espresso machine and Bramley toiletries. For more space, trade up to Hen, Cockerel or a suite. They’re all beautifully presented, but the great draw is the food, with such sophisticated dishes as poached cod, saffron-braised fennel, salt cod croquette and bisque butter. Doubles from £149 B&B, tudorfarmhousehotel.co.uk
Bridleway Bed & Breakfast, Lincolnshire
A small flock of Southdown sheep, free-range hens and artist owner Jane Haigh await new arrivals at this B&B, down a farm track three miles from central Lincoln. The four farmhouse-chic ground-floor bedrooms in outbuildings have been decorated with wit and flair. The most expensive (least cheap) Garden Room has a private patio and wood-fired hot tub. The cheapest, twin Old Kennels, has a furnished patio. All have fresh flowers, an espresso machine, mini fridge and Bath House toiletries. Book directly for a complimentary cream tea. A continental breakfast is delivered to your door. Doubles from £100 B&B, bridlewaybandb.co.uk
The Coach & Horses, Bolton by Bowland, Lancashire
After a day hiking the fells and moorlands of the Forest of Bowland, it is a joy to return to this former coaching inn with microbrewery, locals bar and highly rated restaurant. The cheapest of the bedrooms, Blue, is snug. The dearest, such as Rose, come with in-room copper bath and chandelier, but they are all stylish, with Italian coffee makers and Molton Brown toiletries. This is deservedly a foodie destination, with tasting, à la carte, bar snacks and children’s menus, with everything from haddock goujons and chips to venison and potato terrine to keep everyone happy. Doubles from £130 B&B, coachandhorsesribblevalley.co.uk
Widbrook Grange, Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire
A vintage milk float parked outside this Georgian farmhouse gives a clue to the fun within Nick and Charlotte Dent’s hotel. It is filled with vintage, upcycled objects, repurposed seed trays, churns and handcarts and jokey artworks. While dog-friendly (they even offer a canine afternoon tea) and glorying in eccentricity, this is a hotel with style. Bedrooms mix exposed brick with restful paint shades. There is a pool, a gym, a bar with 160 gins, and an unpretentious restaurant serving bistro favourites with little gastro flourishes. Doubles from £85 B&B, widbrookgrange.co.uk
The Black Swan, Ravenstonedale, Cumbria
Peacefully located at the foot of Howgill Fells, between the Lake District and Yorkshire Dales, this child- and dog-friendly gastropub has ardent fans. Bedrooms in various sizes mix contemporary and traditional styling. All are supplied with fresh milk and organic toiletries. You can dine in the bar, dining rooms or in the riverside beer garden. Across the bridge, there are yurts for hire among the free-range chickens. Typical dishes include venison hotpot with damson-braised red cabbage, wild mushroom risotto, and haddock and chips. There is limited mobile phone coverage – a signal that it’s time to switch off. Doubles from £99 B&B, blackswanhotel.com
The Meikleour Arms, Meikleour, Perth and Kinross
Sam Mercer Nairne, scion of the Marquesses of Lansdowne, and his Bordeaux-born wife, Claire, attract rave reviews for their cottage orné-style Georgian coaching inn and fishing hotel in a designed landscape on the Meikleourestate. The auld alliance is reflected in bedrooms in the main house and dog-friendly serviced cottages, with maybe a French toile-draped canopy bed and toile de Jouy wallpaper. A decanter of sherry and Arran Aromatics toiletries are nice touches. Field-to-plate franglais seasonal menus of ingredients from the estate farm, field, forest and kitchen garden might include venison burger, confit mallard cassoulet, moules frites, with vegetarian options. Doubles from £115 B&B,meikleourarms.co.uk
TŷMawr, Brechfa, Carmarthenshire
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Elphaba and Glinda have changed the box office, at least for this weekend.
“Wicked: For Good” — the conclusion to Universal Pictures’ two-part film franchise — hauled in an estimated $150 million in the U.S. and Canada this weekend, marking the second-highest domestic opening this year, trailing only blockbuster hit “A Minecraft Movie.” Globally, the film grossed about $226 million.
The opening weekend audience for “Wicked: For Good” skewed even more female (69%) than the first film, which counted 61% of its viewers as women, according to data from EntTelligence.
Lionsgate’s “Now You See Me: Now You Don’t” came in a distant second at the domestic box office with $9.1 million. The third installment of the illusionist franchise has now brought in a cumulative $36.8 million in the U.S. and Canada and a total of $109.4 million globally across its two weekends.
Disney’s 20th Century Studios’ “Predator: Badlands,” Paramount Pictures’ “The Running Man” and “Rental Family” from Searchlight Pictures rounded out this weekend’s top five.
The Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande-led film was bolstered by a massive marketing push that began early last year before the first “Wicked” movie debuted. Though the films are based on the hit Broadway play, Universal wanted to expand awareness of the story to markets that had been less exposed to the theatrical show.
As a result, the franchise has partnered with more than 100 brands, including toy companies like Lego and Mattel as well as more unexpected firms such as household goods giant P&G and online Asian supermarket Weee!, where director Jon M. Chu serves as chief creative officer.
The film’s opening weekend success also points to a demand for female-focused franchises.
After 2023’s “Barbie” grossed $1.4 billion at the global box office, there were countless calls for more films geared toward women. But this year, many of the big-budget movies were male-leaning, and the narrower returns at the box office have prompted questions about whether films were reaching all possible demographics.
“Women continue to be a really underserved audience,” said Shawn Robbins, director of movie analytics at Fandango and founder of the website Box Office Theory. “In terms of large blockbusters, it’s been a minute since there’s been a female-skewing movie on the scale of ‘Wicked’ or ‘Lilo & Stitch.’”
How you answer may be the key in how much you enjoy the sequel, “Wicked: For Good,” which opens today and is on track to sell more tickets in its first weekend than its predecessor.
Will the new movie once again cast a spell at the Oscars? The answer, for the moment, is confusifying.
I’m Glenn Whipp, columnist for the Los Angeles Times, host of The Envelope newsletter and someone hoping to see a movie at the Village before the Olympics land in L.A. in 2028. Which film should they book to kick off its revival?
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Cynthia Erivo, left, and Ariana Grande perform at the 97th Academy Awards in March.
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Who wasn’t charmed by the first “Wicked” movie last year? Film critics gave it more than a pass, with reviews scoring a respectable 73 grade on aggregator site Metacritic. Audiences loved it, powering the film to a $758 million worldwide box office haul. And Oscar voters fell in line, rewarding “Wicked” with 10 nominations and wins for production design and costumes. Gratitution abounded.
Repeating success is a taller order, our beloved Dodgers notwithstanding. As noted, multiplexes should be full this first weekend and, you’d expect, the lucrative Thanksgiving weekend as well. But the reviews haven’t been as kind this time around. “Wicked: For Good” sits at a 60 on Metacritic. Empire magazine’s review sums up the sentiment: “‘Wicked: For Good,’ sure — but not quite Wicked: For Great.”
Sequels rarely land as well as the original film, so the drop-off isn’t surprising. And, if you’ve seen the Broadway musical, you already knew this was coming. All the best songs are packed into the show’s first act, culminating in the soaring, sustaining final notes of “Defying Gravity.” But you can only beat that gravitational force for so long before you fall flat on the ground.
Which brings me back to the question I first asked you: What are you looking for in a “Wicked” movie? I enjoyed all the spirited dancing and singing and, yes, the bright, candy colors of the first movie. You want a slog? The sequel takes almost an hour to bring together the two characters you truly care about — Elphaba and Glinda.
To get to that moment, you have endure a lot of filler, as if the musical doesn’t have enough material to sustain two movies totaling nearly five hours. (It doesn’t.)
The so-so critical reaction shouldn’t keep “Wicked: For Good” from picking up a best picture nomination, provided the movie’s fans keep showing up at theaters through the end of the year. With so many high-profile festival films — “The Smashing Machine,” “After the Hunt,” “Die My Love” among them — failing to connect with audiences and critics, there’s room at the inn. Academy voters will likely keep the light on.
Equaling the first film’s 10 nominations will be difficult. Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande opened the Oscars ceremony last year in spectacular fashion, but a reunion might not be in the cards. The pair were arguably co-leads in the first movie. “For Good” belongs more to Glinda than Elphaba, charting the Good Witch’s journey from complacency and compliance to … less complacency and compliance. Maybe Glinda’s going to learn from all this and take principled stands moving forward, though the movie doesn’t do enough to convince me. Grande’s dimple has more depth.
Still, Grande figures to score another supporting actress nomination and, who knows, she may well win. Voters love big theater-kid energy in this category, giving Oscars to Jennifer Hudson (“Dreamgirls”), Anne Hathaway (“Les Misérables”), Ariana DeBose (“West Side Story”) and Zoe Saldaña (“Emilia Pérez”) in recent years.
Erivo, placed in the more competitive lead class, might not be as fortunate, as she no longer centers the movie. She still masterfully conveys Elphaba’s vulnerability and sadness, but she’s also saddled with a chemistry-free love story with Capt. Fiyero (Jonathan Bailey). I won’t count her out. But Erivo could well lead the “snubs” and surprises list come nominations morning.
Repeat nominations in production design and costume design, the two Oscars the first movie won, seem safe bets. Hair and makeup does too, as does sound since voters love movies heavy on music. “Wicked: For Good” might pick up another nomination in the newly created casting category, as it won’t be a spot where voters feel like they’re repeating themselves. And while the first movie didn’t have any new songs, “For Good” sports two. Look for “The Girl in the Bubble,” sung by Grande, to pop.
Eight nominations? That’d be a win. The loss would be if “Wicked: For Good” followed the path of the two “Black Panther” movies. The first, a critical, commercial and cultural sensation, earned seven nominations, including best picture, and won three Oscars. The less-regarded sequel picked up five nods, winning one. It was not nominated for best picture.
CYNTHIA Erivo ended up in floods of tears after paying a visit to her old school in South London to watch students perform one of the hit songs from Wicked.
Cynthia, 38, took time out of her busy schedule pre Wicked: For Good hitting cinemas to surprise the lucky students of La Retraite Roman Catholic Girl’s School in Clapham Park, who had no idea she would be paying them a visit.
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Elphaba returned to her old stomping ground to surprise some singing pupilsCynthia was reduced to tears hearing the choir singCredit: BBC Radio 1The visit left Cynthia very emotional
The star made her dazzling entrance in the best possible way: by quietly sneaking into the room as students one by one noticed she was standing there.
The students looked on in utter disbelief, tinged with obvious excitement, before squealing and jumping for joy.
During the surprise gesture, organised by Greg James and his team at Radio 1, Cynthia sat front row in the audience of an auditorium while a starstruck group of teenage girls sang Wicked’s song For Good.
It was a very emotional moment for Cynthia, who couldn’t help but break down in tears.
Speaking about the touching performance once the song had wrapped up, Cynthia described how it was “very overwhelming” for her to be back at the school where she herself performed in a number of stage productions.
“I went to this school and left over 20 years ago so to come back and listen to you singing that song is really wonderful.
“Well done everyone, it’s so nice to see you all and be back here.”
As her voice was breaking, Cynthia told the equally emotional students: “I’m just really glad to have heard that. I’m not OK at all!”
The star then took questions from the teenagers, where one fan asked when she knew she wanted to perform for a living.
Cynthia replied: “I knew when I was five-years-old, there was something I just knew about singing, what it felt like to sing, what it felt like to connect and what it felt like to perform which I’ve always loved. That never changed.
“When I was five I was asked to sing Silent Night at the nativity play, I don’t know why they asked me to sing, I was playing a shepherd.
“But something about the way people reacted sparked a bit of joy. And I loved the fact that something I did made people happy.”
After taking more questions Cynthia, who didn’t have a father figure during adulthood, imparted words of encouragement to the group, encouraging them to never diminish the power of dreaming alongside putting in the work.
“I was right where you were, literally.
“I had some really wonderful teachers who helped and guided.
“Don’t be afraid of dreaming of those things and don’t be afraid of the hard work.”
Cynthia is currently finishing off her leg of premieres for Wicked’s eagerly anticipated sequel Wicked: For Good, set to come out in cinemas on Friday.
Alongside co-lead and pop powerhouse Ariana Grande, she’s walked many red carpets, defended Ari on the Yellow Brick Road from a recent fan attack, and undertaken countless amounts of interviews.
Though the leading ladies have created many unintentional memes during their Wicked days, it’s been a whirlwind of fun, emotion, and amazing talent watching everything unfold.
Cynthia used to perform at school productions there over two decades agoCynthia broke out into song in a treat for the young performersThe surprise was organised by Radio 1 DJ Greg James
IN her blue gingham dress, brown pigtails and trusty dog Toto by her side, Dorothy Gale is one of the most famous characters in Hollywood history.
But 86 years after original actress Judy Garland skipped down the yellow brick road, the school girl from Kansas is back on the big screen – being played by a Pilates instructor who lives in Surrey.
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Bethany Weaver plays Dorothy in Wicked: For GoodCredit: InstagramCynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande are wildly popular in the leading rolesCredit: Alamy
Bethany Weaver, 30, has been unveiled as the woman portraying Dorothy in the big budget movie Wicked: For Good, which hits cinemas this Friday.
However, The Sun can reveal she only appears on screen for 69 seconds and says a total of six words — and Bethany’s friends may not even recognise her, as her face is never shown on screen.
It follows on from last year’s first film, simply titled Wicked, and completes the tale of the witches of Oz, Elphaba, played by Cynthia Erivo, 38, and Ariana Grande, 32, as Glinda.
But while the first musical extravaganza was a prequel to The Wizard of Oz, the second instalment’s plot runs parallel to that of the 1939 film, telling the tale from an entirely different perspective.
That means viewers will once again see Dorothy with the Tin Man, the Scarecrow and the Cowardly Lion.
Explaining the decision not to show her face, director Jon M. Chu, 46, said: “I didn’t want to step on who you think Dorothy is in whatever story that you came into this with.
“[The sequel] is still Elphaba and Glinda’s journey, and she is a pawn in the middle of all of it.”
Cynthia added: “I think that’s such a wonderful thing to do because then everyone gets to keep the Dorothy that they know.”
The film studio went to major lengths to keep her identity a secret, stopping her from attending the major premieres.
The cast and crew were banned from following or interacting with her on social media and on Instagram, she only had 1,041 followers before being formally announced.
She has had a string of theatrejobs in Oklahoma and Broken Wings after training at The Urdang Academy, and recently helped to choreograph a production of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.
But away from the stage, she has a less showbiz career as a Pilates instructor in Surrey.
Her casting ends a year of speculation, as fans had been convinced that Irish actress Alisha Weir, 16, who played the lead in 2022’s Matilda the Musical, would take the role.
She attended the London premiere of the first Wicked film last year wearing silver shoes, which was thought to be a reference to the original colour of the character’s ruby red heels in the 1900 novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum.
And even superstar Taylor Swift, 35, was at one point linked to the role.
Fans thought the video for her song Karma, which saw her skipping down a yellow brick road, was a clue, and an image of the singer dressed as Dorothy went viral before later being debunked as AI.
But with an all-star cast in Wicked: For Good, also featuring People magazine’s Sexiest Man Alive Jonathan Bailey, 37, Oscar winner Michelle Yeoh, 63, and Jurassic Park’s Jeff Goldblum, 73, there is plenty of star power to propel it to success.
Wicked, released last November, became the highest-grossing film of the year at the UK box office, raking in £61million in a matter of weeks.
Now the blockbuster sequel is being forecast to repeat its success, with expectations it will surpass the £56million made by A Minecraft Movie and the £46million raked in by Bridget Jones: Mad About The Boy earlier this year.
Bosses at Universal Pictures are also hoping the movie will prove fruitful in awards season too, after the first flick landed ten Oscar nominations but only won in the Best Costume Design and Best Production Design categories.
Bethany runs pilates classes in SurreyCredit: Instagram/pilatesanddanceukThe actresses have struck up a very close friendship while working on the epic filmsCredit: Getty
The film is based on the second half of the Broadway musical, although two new songs were penned especially for the big-screen version, which will be available when the official soundtrack is released on Friday.
Ariana has a solo moment with The Girl in the Bubble while Cynthia gets a song on her own with No Place Like Home.
The tracks mean they could go head-to-head for the Best Original Song gong at the Oscars.
The movies were filmed back to back from December 2022 to January 2024 at studios in Elstree and Leavesden, Herts, although Ariana and Cynthia returned to the UK in May this year for last-minute reshoots.
An estimated $150m was spent on the film with millions more on marketing it – with the massive investment paying off for the first flick.
That one set a box office record for a stage-to-screen adaptation, making $756m globally.
And they are going all-out to market this film too.
Today, it was revealed that Brick Lane in East London has been transformed into Yellow Brick Lane, with the famous path from the Wizard of Oz now running down the road, along with several Wicked murals.
There have also been a raft of big brand tie-ins, with a slew of Wicked-themed products including a collection of Le Creuset cookware, Crocs, rugs, trainers, perfume, and even drinks and bakes at high street chain Greggs.
Wicked Barbie dolls are also expected to be one of the most in-demand toys this Christmas.
And its legacy is likely to be even more musicals making it to the big screen.
Following the success of the first film, Sabrina Carpenter, 26, has had a musical about Alice in Wonderland greenlit by the same movie studio.
Mamma Mia 3 is also expected to go ahead, with talk of Nicole Scherzinger, 47 – who had been linked to the role of Elphaba back in 2017 – starring in a film adaptation of Sunset Boulevard.
As for Cynthia and Ariana, they have spent the last two weeks on a promotional tour including premieres in Sao Paulo, Paris, London, Singapore and on Monday evening, New York.
The movies were filmed back to back from December 2022 to January 2024Credit: Alamy
However, it has taken its toll.
Cynthia, who wore a black gown featuring leather and feathers on the red carpet in the Big Apple, was unable to do interviews there after losing her voice entirely in the lead-up to the film’s release.
Meanwhile, talk during the promo run has turned to Ariana, who wore a pink tulle skirt and a black corseted bodice, and her relationship with her co-star Ethan Slater, 33.
Romance blossomed during filming, just after her marriage to estate agent Dalton Gomez crumbled, and following his split from his childhood sweetheart and the mother of his son, psychologist Lilly Jay.
But despite steering clear from each other on red carpets and declining to talk about each other, the couple are quietly still going strong after two and a half years as an item.
And while she isn’t saying goodbye to him, she is moving away from the role of Glinda, which she had dreamed about playing since she was ten years old.
She has dyed her peroxide blonde hair back to brown and has moved onto her next project, recently completing work on the latest film in the Meet the Parents franchise.
Reflecting on the release of the second – and final – film, Ariana was emotional.
She explained: “It’s been such an incredible ride and an incredible experience to create with people we love so much and respect so much creatively, but also who just have such great hearts.”
Speaking about the characters, who she and Cynthia auditioned for in 2021, she said: “It’s almost five years that we’ve spent with them. So, for them to finally be getting the full picture and to know the secrets we’ve known all along is very exciting.”
Ariana added: “This project will always be part of our lives.”
ARIANA Grande returns to the red carpet — as a man who attacked her is jailed.
The actress, 32, was at an awards bash in Los Angeles days after prankster Johnson Wen accosted her at Thursday’s premiere of Wicked: For Good in Singapore.
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Ariana Grande returned to the red carpet as the man who attacked her is jailedCredit: GettyJohnson Wen accosted the star at the premiere of Wicked: For GoodCredit: Reuters
Prosecutors said the 26-year-old, locked up for nine days, was a “serial intruder”.
We recently told how Cynthia Erivo and security immediately stepped in to stop the fan after he lunged at the actress, 32, on the red carpet.
Ariana gasped as she was grabbed around the shoulder by Johnson Wen – known on social media as Pyjama Man.
She had been meeting fans while at Universal Studios in Singapore for the premiere of her new film Wicked: For Good.
I can’t name a single song by the Jonas Brothers, but I can tell you their names — Joe, Kevin and Nick — and that they made a sitcom, “Jonas” (second season titled “Jonas L.A.”), back in 2009 that I liked a lot. The memory of that show was enough to get me kind of excited for “A Very Jonas Christmas Movie,” premiering Friday on Disney+ — which, as it happens, I also like. The humor is self-deprecating, the setting international, the weather wintry, the company good.
The plot, which is basically “Planes, Trains and Automobiles,” minus Steve Martin, John Candy and Thanksgiving, plus the Jonas Brothers, Christmas and magic, finds the boys — are they boys or are they men, it’s a point of discussion — in London, a few days before Christmas on the last night of a six-month tour. While they are good at being the capital-B Jonas Brothers onstage facing screaming thousands, they are less adept at being the small-b brothers after the curtain comes down. Their relationship seems pretty normal to me, but to each his own necessity.
Here they delineate their characters.
Joe (to Nick): You’re the uptight responsible one.
Kevin (to Joe): You’re the relatable tramp. I’m the relatable —
Nick: — human cardboard.
Joe: — forgettable Curly.
Nick: — the world’s most unlikely rock star.
Joe: Not Nick or Joe.
Kevin: I was going to say “handsome, relatable everyman,” but fine.
Anyway! The tour is over and the relatable tramp wants to go out and party, suggesting it could be epic. “We are three extremely exhausted dads in our 30s,” replies the uptight one, “how epic could it be?” And so, while his siblings FaceTime with their IRL families, Joe finds himself on a British barstool — a pubstool — beside a bearded stranger in a red leather jacket. You will recognize the actor as Jesse Tyler Ferguson and the character as St. Nick, barely disguised. Touched by Joe’s story of sibling alienation — “Our Christmas plans are to get the hell away from each other” — Santa works his wonders to keep them together until they get their brotherly magic back. For a start, he sends lightning to blow up the plane they’re scheduled to fly home on. (No one was aboard, we assume.)
“We should be able to function in the real world,” says Nick to Joe, who is about to phone their manager (Randall Park) to fix things.
“That would be ideal,” replies Joe, “but we’ve been famous since we were little kids, so it is what it is.”
Further supernatural complications ensue, allowing Joe to have a “Before Sunrise” episode with childhood friend Lucy (Chloe Bennet), cute-met on a train that should be going to Paris but is headed to Amsterdam, and Nick to hate-duet with frenemy Ethan (Andrew Barth Feldman), whose father he played in a fictional version of “Home Alone: The Musical” (“Being home alone / It’s like being with no / With no people”). Other talents swelling the ranks: Laverne Cox as their agent; Billie Lourd as travel agent Cassidy; Will Ferrell as Will Ferrell, No.1 Jonas fan; and Andrea Martin as a rideshare driver.
The songs feel mechanical — easy on the auto-tune, fellas, I’ve seen your Tiny Desk concert and you don’t need it — though the accompanying production numbers are fun. (You knew there would be production numbers.) But like the Beatles and Monkees before them, the brothers are natural, genuine actors; it’s my own Christmas wish that they find more to do in this line. A little breeze would blow the plot away, but keep the windows shut and you’ll be fine.
US President Donald Trump admitted that the federal government shutdown hurt Republicans in Tuesday’s elections, saying it was time for his party to eliminate the Senate filibuster to prevent further losses.
