Events of the Week: ‘Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom,’ ‘Good Grief’ and More (original) (raw)

Here’s a look at this week’s biggest premieres, parties and openings in Los Angeles and New York, including events for Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom, Good Grief and The Iron Claw.

Aquaman fan event

Jason Momoa and director James Wan attended a Los Angeles fan event for Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom on Monday at The Grove.

Jason Momoa and James Wan Eric Charbonneau/Getty Images

Fenty x Puma sneaker launch party

Rihanna threw a Phatt End of the Year Party in Los Angeles on Monday to celebrate the Fenty Creeper Phatty sneaker collab with Puma.

Rihanna Frazer Harrison/Getty Images

Happy Holigays! A Toast with Most event

Netflix hosted Happy Holigays! A Toast with Most event on Monday to celebrate its LGBTQ+ talent and programming, with appearances from Niecy Nash, Colman Domingo, Diana Nyad, Hunter Doohan, Eugene Lee Yang, Monét X Change, Trace Lysette and Dua Saleh.

Colman Domingo and Niecy Nash-Bett Tommaso Boddi/Getty Images

Trixie Mattel and Eugene Lee Yang Tommaso Boddi/Getty Images

The Iron Claw special screening

The team behind The Iron Claw attended a special screening for the film in New York on Monday.

Harris Dickinson, Stanley Simons, Zac Efron, Sean Durkin, Jeremy Allen White and Lily James Kristina Bumphrey

Good Grief premiere

Dan Levy premiered his new film Good Grief, which marks his debut as a feature film writer and director, in Los Angeles on Tuesday, alongside co-stars Ruth Negga, Himesh Patel, Arnaud Valois and Kaitlyn Dever. Eugene Levy, Sarah Levy, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Zoe Lister-Jones, Sameer Gadhia and Martin Short were also in attendance.

Himesh Patel, Dan Levy and Ruth Negga Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images

Sarah Levy, Eugene Levy, Deborah Divine and Martin Short Amy Sussman/GA/The Hollywood Reporter/Getty Images

The Chef Truck

Chef Roy Choi and writer/director/actor Jon Favreau joined forces to launch The Chef Truck, now open at Park MGM in Vegas, bringing to life the culinary friendship that began with the Chef movie and continued in the Netflix series The Chef Show.

Jon Favreau and Roy Choi MGM Resorts

Aquaman x IWC Schaffhausen event

Ahead of the Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom release, IWC Schaffhausen hosted an event celebrating its partnership with the film on Tuesday, with a talk between IWC chief design officer Christian Knoop, and Aquaman producer and co-chairman and co-CEO of DC Studios Peter Safran.

Peter Safran and Christian Knoop Courtesy of IWC Schaffhausen

MJ the Musical opening night

The Pantages celebrated opening night of MJ the Musical on Thursday, with celebrity guests including Tim Allen, Adina Porter, Thuso Mbedu, JaQuel Knight and Kenny Ortega.

Company of ‘MJ the Musical’ Broadway in Hollywood

Thuso Mbedu Chelsea Lauren for Shutterstock

Tim Allen and Elizabeth Allen-Dick Chelsea Lauren for Shutterstock