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Ayo Edebiri's New Movie Opus

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4.510.6K Ratings

🗓️ 17 March 2025

⏱️ 21 minutes

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Summary

In the new movie Opus, Ayo Edebiri plays a journalist who attends a press event at the compound of a reclusive pop star (John Malkovich) who'd been in hiding for decades. And then, things get weird and questions arise.

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In the twisty new movie Opus, a journalist attends a press event for a reclusive pop star who's been in hiding for decades.

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Then things get weird. The film stars Iowa Debrie,

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as well as John Malkovich, who even recorded a few pop songs for the occasion. I'm Stephen Thompson,

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