Celebrity Status – Matthew, Madonna, Justin Cancels And The Joker

For Wednesday, June 8th:

Justin Bieber had to cancel his concerts at Toronto’s Scotiabank Arena this week, last night and tonight due to a non-Covid related illness. Tickets will be honoured on the rescheduled dates.

Matthew McConaughey and his wife Camila Alves visited the White House on Tuesday to advocate for gun control and pay tribute to the victims of the recent school shooting in his hometown of Uvalde, Texas.

Ozark’s Julia Garner has been offered the role of Madonna in a new biopic, beating out the likes of Florence Pugh and Bebe Rexha for the role. Madonna says she is ready to share the roller coaster of her life and career. The movie has been in the works since 2020

Baz Luhrmann revealed that he considered Harry Styles for the role of Elvis Presley in his new film, but he says he passed on him because he’s ‘already an icon’. Of Austin Butler, who did get the role, Luhrmann says “What he’s managed to do is not do an impersonation, but to live Elvis…”

The cast and creator of the TV show Scrubs say they’re ready to do a revival. Nothing’s set in stone just yet, but a movie could be on the horizon

Filmmaker Todd Phillips has officially confirmed that he and Scott Silver have written a script for a sequel to 2019’s Joker.

Marvel’s first Muslim superhero comes in the form of Markham, Ontario’s teenage actress, Iman Vellani, a huuuuge Marvel fan herself. She plays Kamala Khan in Ms. Marvel coming to Disney+ today

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This post was written by Julie B