🎭 Culture & Entertainment
May 4th, 2026
Today's top 5 stories, curated by Daily Direct.
Hollywood Reporter
Box Office Haute Couture: ‘Devil Wears Prada 2’ Officially Kicks Off Summer With Heavenly $77M in U.S., $234M Globally
The Devil Wears Prada sequel stormed into theaters with a commanding $77 million domestic debut and $234 million worldwide, proving the franchise's enduring cultural grip nearly two decades after the original. The film makes history as the first female-led property to open the summer box office season in the modern era — a milestone that signals a meaningful shift in Hollywood's blockbuster calculus. With its star-studded original cast intact, the sequel has already positioned itself as one of the season's defining hits.
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Variety
‘Euphoria’ Season 3 Episode 4’s Biggest Moments, From Cassie Leveling Up Her OnlyFans to Rue Becoming a Snitch for the Feds
Euphoria's fourth episode of Season 3 delivers on multiple fronts, with Cassie doubling down on her post-wedding notoriety by expanding her OnlyFans empire and Rue making the consequential decision to cooperate with federal authorities. The episode continues the season's trend of raising the stakes for its core characters in ways that will have lasting fallout. With Nate's violent wedding meltdown still fresh, the show is wasting no time forcing its cast into uncomfortable new territory.
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‘Nawi,’ Exploring Child Marriage Through the Eyes of a Gifted Girl, Wins Big at Kenyan Film Awards
"Nawi," a Kenyan film examining the harsh realities of child marriage through the perspective of a talented young girl, swept this year's Kenyan Film Awards. The movie claimed top honors including best film, best lead actress, and the audience award — a rare triple victory that signals both critical and popular acclaim. The win puts a spotlight on a story that confronts one of East Africa's most persistent social issues through a deeply personal lens.
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Variety
‘The Devil Wears Prada 2’ Is Built Around a Radical Hook: That Moviegoers Care About the Future of Magazines. But Maybe They Do
The long-awaited sequel to "The Devil Wears Prada" is betting that audiences still have an appetite for the glamour and drama of print media — a bold wager in an era when magazines are largely considered a dying industry. The original film endures as a cultural touchstone precisely because it made fashion journalism feel like high-stakes theater, and the sequel appears to lean into that same tension. Whether nostalgia for Runway's world is enough to fill seats may say as much about the state of media as it does about Hollywood.
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Variety
Eva Longoria and ‘House of the Spirits’ Showrunners on the Magic and the Realism That Brought Isabel Allende’s Beloved Novel to Amazon
Amazon Prime Video's adaptation of Isabel Allende's landmark novel finally has a home, brought to life by Chilean directors Francisca Alegría and Fernanda Urrejola. The creative duo, backed by executive producer Eva Longoria, leaned into both the magical realist elements and grounded emotional truth that made the source material a classic. Their insider perspective as Chilean creatives gave the production an authenticity that international adaptations of Latin American literature often lack.
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