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Mahershala Ali & Winston Duke Buddy Up at Oliver Peoples x Cary Grant Celebration!

Mahershala Ali and Winston Duke keep it cool and sophisticated while striking a pose together at the Oliver Peoples x Cary Grant Eyewear Collaboration Celebration held at the Tower Bar on Thursday (April 4) in West Hollywood.

The 45-year-old Oscar-winner and the 32-year-old Us star were joined by Abigail Spencer, Ethan Peck, Lucky Blue Smith, Eric Rutherford and Dylan Brosnan at the event celebrating the collaboration between Oliver Peoples and the Cary Grant estate, hosts Jennifer and Barbara Grant Jaynes.

PHOTOS: Check out the latest pics of Mahershala Ali

“Mahershala was the natural choice to co-host our special celebration because of his innate talent and authenticity,” Giampiero Tagliaferri, Oliver Peoples Creative Director, said in a statement. “He exudes such poise and style, which are fundamental characteristics of both Oliver Peoples and Cary Grant. Together with Barbra and Jennifer Grant, we felt that Mahershala embodies what Cary stood for.”

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Gina Rodriguez, Lena Waithe, Uzo Aduba, & More Attend NAACP Image Awards Dinner

Gina Rodriguez, Lena Waithe, and Uzo Aduba hit the red carpet while attending the 2019 NAACP Image Awards’ Non-Televised Dinner on Friday (March 29) at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif.

Joining Gina at the event was her fiance Joe LoCicero!

Also in attendance at the event were The Daily Show‘s Trevor Noah, Black-ish‘s Marsai Martin, Miles Brown, and Marcus Scribner, The Real‘s Tamera Mowry, Adrienne Bailon, and Loni Love, This Is UsLyric Ross and Lonnie Chavis, UsWinston Duke, Rent Live‘s Brandon Victor Dixon, The Passage‘s Saniyya Sidney, Insecure‘s Jay Ellis, and director Boots Riley.

Marsai won two awards – Best Performance by a Youth in a Series and Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series. Marcus picked up Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series. The Real won Outstanding Talk Series.

FYI: Gina is wearing a Roland Mouret dress and a Lala Lexa clutch. Uzo is wearing a Rosetta Getty dress. Marsai is wearing a Bibhu Mohapatra dress and Nicholas Kirkwood shoes. Trevor is wearing a Dior blazer, Givenchy pants, and Saint Laurent shoes. Adrienne is wearing a Dress The Population jumpsuit.

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'Us' Tops Weekend Box Office, Breaks Horror Movie Records!

The new horror film Us surpassed expectations to debut with a massive $70.3 million at the domestic box office this weekend!

The film broke the record for biggest opening weekend for an original horror movie and it has the third best horror opening of all time, behind the remake of It ($123.4 million) and 2018′s Halloween ($76.2 million).

Jordan Peele‘s previous movie Get Out grossed $33.4 million during its opening weekend and went on to make $176 million total in North America.

Last weekend’s number one movie, Captain Marvel, was bumped down to second place with a third weekend total of $35 million, according to THR.

Rounding out the top five were the animated film Wonder Park with $9 million, Five Feet Apart with $8.5 million, and How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World with $6.5 million.

Jordan Peele's 'Us' Is Shattering Box Office Expectations!

The new Jordan Peele horror movie Us is dominating the box office this weekend!

The film is shattering expectations and is on track to earn around $68 million for its opening weekend, according to Deadline.

Lupita Nyong’o and Winston Duke‘s new movie is on track to earn the biggest opening ever for an original horror movie and the highest opening ever for an original R-rated movie.

Jordan‘s previous movie Get Out earned $33 million for its opening weekend and went on to gross $176 million at the domestic box office.

Winston Duke Opens Up About Knowing Lupita Nyong'o Since Their Days at Yale

Winston Duke gets serious in a photo from his shoot in Esquire‘s April issue, on newsstands now.

Here’s what the 32-year-old Us actor had to share with the mag:

On his seemingly overnight success after Black Panther: “Black Panther changed how people see me, but it hasn’t changed me as an artist. It’s a reflection of all the things that came before. My time doing August Wilson, my time studying Brecht and Ibsen. It feels like an overnight success because I’m exposed to more people, but the work’s been there.”

On knowing costar Lupita Nyong’o since their school days at Yale: “During Black Panther, I said to Lupita, ‘I can’t wait until you’re leading a movie. I can’t wait until people get to see you the way I’ve known you for such a long time. To be supporting her as a black woman in a leading role, it brings tears to my eyes.”

On how Us is helping to evolve the horror genre: “It’s a powerful statement, that this is a movie with a family of African descent as the leads in a genre that usually uses them as sacrifices or plot momentum—the black friend gets killed in the forest, the black friend gets killed first. It’s a wonderful addition to the film landscape to have a black family at the center.”

For more from Winston, visit Esquire.com.

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Is There an 'Us' End Credits Scene?

Jordan Peele‘s highly anticipated movie Us is finally hitting theaters this weekend and we have the scoop that there is nothing after the credits.

Once the credits begin rolling, there is absolutely no additional footage so no need to stay in your seat – unless you want to!

The film stars Lupita Nyong’o, Winston Duke, Elisabeth Moss, and Tim Heidecker in the leading roles.

While many were unsure of how to label Us, Jordan took to Twitter to confirm that the movie is, in fact, in the horror genre.

“‘Us’ is a horror movie,” he tweeted out to his followers a few days ahead of the movie’s release date.

Be sure to check out Us when it hits theaters tonight at midnight!

Lupita Nyong'o, Winston Duke, & 'Us' Cast Attend NYC Premiere!

Lupita Nyong’o is joined by director Jordan Peele and co-star Winston Duke at the premiere of Us on Tuesday night (March 19) at the MoMA in New York City.

The stars were joined at the event by co-stars Tim Heidecker, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Shahadi Wright Joseph, Evan Alex, Cali Sheldon, Noelle Sheldon, and Ashley Mckoy.

The new horror film is the follow-up to Jordan‘s Oscar-winning movie Get Out and it hits theaters this weekend. The movie has a terrific 99% on Rotten Tomatoes right now!

Jordan was joined at the event by his wife Chelsea Peretti.

FYI: Lupita is wearing a Balmain dress, Aquazzura shoes, a Colette ring, and Vita Fede jewelry. Jordan and Chelsea are both wearing Prada and Moritz Glik Fine Jewelry.

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