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Masashi Kishimoto's Upcoming Manga Starring Naruto's Father

As detailed on Crunchyroll, Masashi Kishimoto's upcoming one-shot manga starring Minato, winner of the NARUTOP99 character poll, will launch in a summer issue of Weekly Shōnen Jump. According to Kishimoto, the manga's plot focuses on "the secret story behind the development of Minato's technique." The official Naruto and Boruto Twitter accounts featured promotional art highlighting Minato's victory. The aforementioned NARUTOP99 was a global polling event to determine the fanbase's favorite characters. Fans were allowed to vote from Dec. 17, 2022, to Jan. 31, 2023. The results, showcased as a Top 100 list, revealed that Minato had bested his son for the #1 spot. The second and third-place winners are Itachi Uchiha and Sakura Haruno, respectively. Naruto came in as the franchise's sixth most popular character. Sakura Fans Attempted to Manipulate the Outcome Although Minato was ultimately deemed the winner of the NARUTOP99 poll, some Sakura fans...

The Star Molly Ringwald was once up for the leading Pretty Woman

 The Breakfast Club star Molly Ringwald was once up for the leading role in 1990's Pretty Woman, which was famously played by Julia Roberts. While speaking to The Guardian about her star-making roles in John Hughes' The Breakfast Club and Pretty in Pink, Ringwald revealed that she once had the opportunity to star in Garry Marshall's Pretty Woman, a Cinderella story about a sex worker named Vivian who falls in love with a wealthy businessman (played by Richard Gere). Ringwald, however, felt the part was out of her league. "Julia Roberts was wonderful in it, but I didn't really like the story," she said. "Even then, I felt like there was something icky about it. At the height of her career, Ringwald was considered part of Hollywood's Brat Pack, which included young stars such as Ally Sheedy, Demi Moore and Rob Lowe, among others. Ringwald also added that she felt type-cast by her previous film roles. "I didn't really feel like darker roles were...