A Wicked Movie Is Finally Happening! — The News in Tweets

Last updated: February 9, 2019 3:10 PM

February 9, 2019

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A feature film adaptation of the blockbuster Broadway musical Wicked is FINALLY heading to theaters: Universal Pictures announced on Friday that it is scheduled to open on Dec. 22, 2021.

A feature film based on #Wicked is on the way from Stephen Daldry, the director of Billy Elliot. The movie will receive a holiday release in 2021. pic.twitter.com/0zs02aC8EX
— Rotten Tomatoes 🍅 (@RottenTomatoes) February 8, 2019

Kourtney Kardashian just made a bold style statement at New York Fashion Week with a Mona Lisa print catsuit. Hmm?

Kourtney Kardashian Steps Out in Form-Fitting Catsuit Covered in the Mona Lisa at Fashion Week https://t.co/8XM2gNmmVY
— People (@people) February 9, 2019

Following a car crash last month, Prince Philip, 97, is giving up his driver’s license, a Buckingham Palace spokesperson has revealed. Thank goodness.

At 97 years old, Prince Philip is giving up his driver's license, less than a month after a road accident near the royal family's Sandringham estate https://t.co/ow7mJLiNXv
— The New York Times (@nytimes) February 9, 2019

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Miley Cyrus and Shawn Mendes performed together at the MusiCares tribute in honor of Dolly Parton, singing “Islands In the Stream.”

Watch Miley Cyrus and Shawn Mendes perform 'Islands in the Stream' for Dolly Parton https://t.co/lmz6C5MEvM
— Variety (@Variety) February 9, 2019

Bill Cosby‘s family has yet to visit him in prison. That kind of says it all.

Bill Cosby’s family has not visited him in prison https://t.co/fkb1Ad8Hmg pic.twitter.com/2G7qxODI3X
— New York Post (@nypost) February 9, 2019

Consider the news in tweets (with perhaps an Instagram photo or video thrown in), the day’s endnotes that help you catch up on all the entertainment and celebrity news that you may have missed today.

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