“How dark do you want to go?” The man asking that is named Karsh (Vincent Cassel), and he’s seated in a minimalist art-chic restaurant having lunch with a blind date. The one who’s really asking the question, though, is David Cronenberg, writer-director of “The Shrouds.” He’s been asking that question — to audiences — for his entire career, and to him the answer has always been the same: The darker the better.
Yet Cronenberg has a special brand of dark. In “The Shrouds,” Karsh is a businessman who produces industrial videos, with a sleek Toronto apartment that looks out at the Cn Tower, but he’s also a co-owner of the restaurant they’re sitting in, and the purveyor of what’s in the garden next to it: a cemetery where the gravestones are technological devices, and the corpses are draped in futuristic shrouds that allow you to peer...
Yet Cronenberg has a special brand of dark. In “The Shrouds,” Karsh is a businessman who produces industrial videos, with a sleek Toronto apartment that looks out at the Cn Tower, but he’s also a co-owner of the restaurant they’re sitting in, and the purveyor of what’s in the garden next to it: a cemetery where the gravestones are technological devices, and the corpses are draped in futuristic shrouds that allow you to peer...
- 5/20/2024
- by Owen Gleiberman
- Variety Film + TV
This year’s Tonys will be held on June 16, so the American Theatre Wing will likely be announcing its Lifetime Achievement Award recipient in the near future. Who do you think should take home this prestigious trophy, which honors an individual’s body of work? It has gone to veteran stage performers, directors, choreographers, playwrights, songwriters, producers and designers. In some years we get multiple recipients.
Last year these honors went to actor Joel Grey and composer John Kander. The following living male Broadway vets have also received this award in the past and thus won’t be chosen again: Paul Gemignani, Alan Ayckbourn, Athol Fugard, Marshall W. Mason, Tommy Tune, James Earl Jones, Andrew Lloyd Webber and Harold Wheeler.
Here are 10 possibilities featured in our poll below, all accomplished men over the age of 65. Vote to let us know who you’d like to see honored. And take a...
Last year these honors went to actor Joel Grey and composer John Kander. The following living male Broadway vets have also received this award in the past and thus won’t be chosen again: Paul Gemignani, Alan Ayckbourn, Athol Fugard, Marshall W. Mason, Tommy Tune, James Earl Jones, Andrew Lloyd Webber and Harold Wheeler.
Here are 10 possibilities featured in our poll below, all accomplished men over the age of 65. Vote to let us know who you’d like to see honored. And take a...
- 3/26/2024
- by Jeffrey Kare
- Gold Derby
When "Cheers" returned to NBC's airwaves for its third season, viewers were desperate to see how bartender Sam Malone (Ted Danson) and Diane Chambers (Shelley Long) had handled their breakup at the conclusion of the previous season's finale. Had they moved on or possibly reconciled?
The answer was a little more complicated than perhaps many fans expected.
Recovering alcoholic Sam was back on the sauce and carousing with self-destructive abandon. Diane was, as ever, Diane, but she couldn't bear to see Sam in such a rough way. She didn't want to get back together with him, certainly not while he was scraping rock bottom, but she still cared about her ex. She needed to see him in at least a semi-functional state. She needed to get him help. And she believed she knew just the man who could throw him a lifeline.
That man, of course, was psychiatrist Frasier Crane.
The answer was a little more complicated than perhaps many fans expected.
Recovering alcoholic Sam was back on the sauce and carousing with self-destructive abandon. Diane was, as ever, Diane, but she couldn't bear to see Sam in such a rough way. She didn't want to get back together with him, certainly not while he was scraping rock bottom, but she still cared about her ex. She needed to see him in at least a semi-functional state. She needed to get him help. And she believed she knew just the man who could throw him a lifeline.
That man, of course, was psychiatrist Frasier Crane.
- 1/16/2024
- by Jeremy Smith
- Slash Film
Jodie Comer has become the 100th performer to win a Tony Award for their Broadway debut for her performance in the play, “Prima Facie.”
She won Best Actress in a Play for portraying Tess, a lawyer who concentrates in providing legal defense for men who are accused of sexual assault but soon has the unthinkable happen to her. She is the 11th person to win the category for her first outing on a Broadway stage. She joins:
SEE2023 Tony Awards: Every winner (and nominee) in all 26 competitive categories
Martita Hunt, “The Madwoman of Chaillot” (1949)
Beryl Reid, “The Killing of Sister George” (1967)
Phyllis Frelich, “Children of a Lesser God” (1980)
Jane Lapotaire, “Piaf” (1981)
Joan Allen, “Burn This” (1988)
Pauline Collins, “Shirley Valentine” (1989)
Janet McTeer, “A Doll’s House” (1997)
Marie Mullen, “The Beauty Queen of Leeane” (1998)
Jennifer Ehle, “The Real Thing” (2000)
Deanna Dunagan, “August: Osage County” (2008)
Below are the Broadway debuts in the seven other...
She won Best Actress in a Play for portraying Tess, a lawyer who concentrates in providing legal defense for men who are accused of sexual assault but soon has the unthinkable happen to her. She is the 11th person to win the category for her first outing on a Broadway stage. She joins:
SEE2023 Tony Awards: Every winner (and nominee) in all 26 competitive categories
Martita Hunt, “The Madwoman of Chaillot” (1949)
Beryl Reid, “The Killing of Sister George” (1967)
Phyllis Frelich, “Children of a Lesser God” (1980)
Jane Lapotaire, “Piaf” (1981)
Joan Allen, “Burn This” (1988)
Pauline Collins, “Shirley Valentine” (1989)
Janet McTeer, “A Doll’s House” (1997)
Marie Mullen, “The Beauty Queen of Leeane” (1998)
Jennifer Ehle, “The Real Thing” (2000)
Deanna Dunagan, “August: Osage County” (2008)
Below are the Broadway debuts in the seven other...
- 6/12/2023
- by Charles Bright
- Gold Derby
The Dead Ringers episode of Wtf Really Happened to This Horror Movie was Written and Narrated by Andrew Hatfield, Edited by Mike Conway, Produced by Lance Vlcek and John Fallon, and Executive Produced by Berge Garabedian.
“There’s nothing the matter with the instrument, it’s the body. The woman’s body is all wrong!”
We’ve discussed how vulnerable it can be to be under the bright lights of the dentist’s chair but how about the doctor, particularly a specialty doctor that’s job is to deal with our most private of parts. David Cronenberg is the master of turning our bodies into horrible things that seek to hurt us, perfecting the use of the term “body horror”. So, what happens when Cronenberg makes a movie about twin gynecologists that begin to lose their grip on reality, and did you know that this is actually based on true events?...
“There’s nothing the matter with the instrument, it’s the body. The woman’s body is all wrong!”
We’ve discussed how vulnerable it can be to be under the bright lights of the dentist’s chair but how about the doctor, particularly a specialty doctor that’s job is to deal with our most private of parts. David Cronenberg is the master of turning our bodies into horrible things that seek to hurt us, perfecting the use of the term “body horror”. So, what happens when Cronenberg makes a movie about twin gynecologists that begin to lose their grip on reality, and did you know that this is actually based on true events?...
- 5/26/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Most filmmakers who want to unsettle you in a horror movie will reach for a familiar set of tools: slashers, demons, shock cuts, soundtracks that go boom! in the night. But in “Crimes of the Future,” the writer-director David Cronenberg is out to provoke and disturb us with something far more traumatic than mere monsters.
Am I talking about the fact that in the distant future where the film is set, human beings grow mysterious new organs in their bodies? Or that having those organs removed through surgery has become, for a creepy rebel aesthete named Saul Tenser (Viggo Mortensen), a species of performance art? Or that people no longer experience physical pain, and will therefore stand in the street late at night cutting each other for cheap thrills, as if they were shooting heroin in a back alley? Or that surgery itself, as someone puts it, has become “the...
Am I talking about the fact that in the distant future where the film is set, human beings grow mysterious new organs in their bodies? Or that having those organs removed through surgery has become, for a creepy rebel aesthete named Saul Tenser (Viggo Mortensen), a species of performance art? Or that people no longer experience physical pain, and will therefore stand in the street late at night cutting each other for cheap thrills, as if they were shooting heroin in a back alley? Or that surgery itself, as someone puts it, has become “the...
- 5/23/2022
- by Owen Gleiberman
- Variety Film + TV
Jack Viertel, whose 34 years with Broadway’s Jujamcyn Theaters included stints as both the Creative Director and, more recently, Senior Vice President, announced his retirement today, effective as of the end of 2021.
In a statement, Viertel said, in part, “as the song says, the days grow short when you reach September, although I feel like I’m really only in mid-August. Still, it was time to move along, with gratitude for everything Jujamcyn has given me.” Viertel said he is working on a new book and will continue to serve as a freelance creative consultant on other projects.
See his full statement below.
Viertel joined Jujamcyn in 1987, launching his career there that would include involvement in numerous award-winning and acclaimed productions, including such era-defining stagings as Into The Woods, M. Butterfly, Angels in America, Jelly’s Last Jam and The Secret Garden. He’d also play an instrumental role in...
In a statement, Viertel said, in part, “as the song says, the days grow short when you reach September, although I feel like I’m really only in mid-August. Still, it was time to move along, with gratitude for everything Jujamcyn has given me.” Viertel said he is working on a new book and will continue to serve as a freelance creative consultant on other projects.
See his full statement below.
Viertel joined Jujamcyn in 1987, launching his career there that would include involvement in numerous award-winning and acclaimed productions, including such era-defining stagings as Into The Woods, M. Butterfly, Angels in America, Jelly’s Last Jam and The Secret Garden. He’d also play an instrumental role in...
- 1/11/2022
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
“House of Cards” creator and showrunner Beau Willimon and his Westward producing partner Jordan Tappis will work with “Crazy Rich Asians” co-financier Sk Global to develop a TV series based on the blockbuster novel “Billion Dollar Whale: The Man Who Fooled Wall Street, Hollywood, and the World.”
Sk Global and Willimon’s independent film, TV and music studio Westward will independently finance and oversee all stages of development and production.
David Henry Hwang — the three-time Pulitzer finalist and playwright, librettist, screenwriter and Columbia University professor, known for his works “M. Butterfly,” “Yellow Face” and “Soft Power” — will write and executive produce. Other executive producers include Willimon, Tappis, Sk Global co-CEOs John Penotti and Charlie Corwin and Sk Global president of TV Marcy Ross. Actor Michelle Yeoh will also be a producer on the series.
“Billion Dollar Whale” is an inside account of 1Malaysia Development Berhad’s shocking money-laundering scandal that...
Sk Global and Willimon’s independent film, TV and music studio Westward will independently finance and oversee all stages of development and production.
David Henry Hwang — the three-time Pulitzer finalist and playwright, librettist, screenwriter and Columbia University professor, known for his works “M. Butterfly,” “Yellow Face” and “Soft Power” — will write and executive produce. Other executive producers include Willimon, Tappis, Sk Global co-CEOs John Penotti and Charlie Corwin and Sk Global president of TV Marcy Ross. Actor Michelle Yeoh will also be a producer on the series.
“Billion Dollar Whale” is an inside account of 1Malaysia Development Berhad’s shocking money-laundering scandal that...
- 11/22/2021
- by Rebecca Davis
- Variety Film + TV
John Lithgow has joined the cast of Martin Scorsese’s “Killers of the Flower Moon,” playing the role of a prosecutor. The two-time Oscar nominee will be be part of an ensemble that also includes Leonardo DiCaprio, Robert De Niro and Jesse Plemons.
“Killers of the Flower Moon” is based on David Grann’s best-selling book, which explores the serial murder of members of the oil-wealthy Osage Nation during the 1920s.
The screenplay was written by Eric Roth and Scorsese, who also directs and serves as producer alongside Imperative Entertainment’s Dan Friedkin and Bradley Thomas and Appian Way Productions.
The project is a statement-maker for Apple, which is starting to spend heavily and aligning itself with top talent as it tries to break into the original film game. Upcoming projects for the streamer include “Emancipation,” from director Antoine Fuqua and Will Smith; “Lessons in Chemistry” starring Brie Larson; and “Snow Blind,...
“Killers of the Flower Moon” is based on David Grann’s best-selling book, which explores the serial murder of members of the oil-wealthy Osage Nation during the 1920s.
The screenplay was written by Eric Roth and Scorsese, who also directs and serves as producer alongside Imperative Entertainment’s Dan Friedkin and Bradley Thomas and Appian Way Productions.
The project is a statement-maker for Apple, which is starting to spend heavily and aligning itself with top talent as it tries to break into the original film game. Upcoming projects for the streamer include “Emancipation,” from director Antoine Fuqua and Will Smith; “Lessons in Chemistry” starring Brie Larson; and “Snow Blind,...
- 8/10/2021
- by Brent Lang
- Variety Film + TV
Alec Mapa has signed on to star alongside Alec Baldwin and Kelsey Grammer in an ABC multi-cam comedy series, Variety has learned.
The untitled series revolves around three men who were roommates in their twenties until their warring egos drove them apart. Now, the trio are reuniting decades later for one more run at the lives they’ve always wanted.
Mapa will star as Andre, the third roommate from the old days in New York. A gay man with a highly empathetic nature, he is often called upon to keep the peace between Channing (Baldwin) and London (Grammer), while also attempting to find a romantic and professional success that have so far eluded him.
Mapa rose to fame when he took over the starring role in the original Broadway production of “M. Butterfly” from B.D. Wong. He has appeared in numerous shows and films since, including the shows like “Ugly Betty,...
The untitled series revolves around three men who were roommates in their twenties until their warring egos drove them apart. Now, the trio are reuniting decades later for one more run at the lives they’ve always wanted.
Mapa will star as Andre, the third roommate from the old days in New York. A gay man with a highly empathetic nature, he is often called upon to keep the peace between Channing (Baldwin) and London (Grammer), while also attempting to find a romantic and professional success that have so far eluded him.
Mapa rose to fame when he took over the starring role in the original Broadway production of “M. Butterfly” from B.D. Wong. He has appeared in numerous shows and films since, including the shows like “Ugly Betty,...
- 3/2/2021
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
Actor-comedian Alec Mapa has been cast as the co-lead opposite Alec Baldwin and Kelsey Grammer in ABC’s straight-to-series multi-camera comedy from Modern Family co-creator/executive producer Chris Lloyd, executive producer Vali Chandrasekaran and studio 20th Television, where Lloyd and Chandrasekaran are under deals.
The untitled Alec Baldwin/Kelsey Grammer comedy series, slated for the 2021-22 season, was written by Lloyd and Chandrasekaran. It follows three men — Grammer, Baldwin and Mapa — who were roommates in their 20s until their warring egos drove them apart. They reunite decades later for one more run at the lives they’ve always wanted.
Mapa’s Andre is the third roommate from the old days in New York. A gay man with a highly empathetic nature, he often is called upon to keep the peace between Channing (Baldwin) and London (Grammer) while also attempting to find a romantic and professional success...
The untitled Alec Baldwin/Kelsey Grammer comedy series, slated for the 2021-22 season, was written by Lloyd and Chandrasekaran. It follows three men — Grammer, Baldwin and Mapa — who were roommates in their 20s until their warring egos drove them apart. They reunite decades later for one more run at the lives they’ve always wanted.
Mapa’s Andre is the third roommate from the old days in New York. A gay man with a highly empathetic nature, he often is called upon to keep the peace between Channing (Baldwin) and London (Grammer) while also attempting to find a romantic and professional success...
- 3/2/2021
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Anthony Hopkins and Jodie Foster reunited for the 30th anniversary of “The Silence of the Lambs” as part of Variety’s “Actors on Actors” video series, and it didn’t take long for Foster to admit she was too scared to speak with Hopkins after the first table read of the script. Both actors won Academy Awards for their performances, while the film also took home trophies for Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Adapted Screenplay.
“We didn’t get to speak too much before the actual read-through,” Foster said. “We just sort of kind of waved from across the room and then sat down at the table. And as you launched into Hannibal Lecter, I felt a chill come over the room. In a way, it was like we were almost too scared to talk to each other after that.”
Foster wasn’t the only one terrified of Hopkins on the set.
“We didn’t get to speak too much before the actual read-through,” Foster said. “We just sort of kind of waved from across the room and then sat down at the table. And as you launched into Hannibal Lecter, I felt a chill come over the room. In a way, it was like we were almost too scared to talk to each other after that.”
Foster wasn’t the only one terrified of Hopkins on the set.
- 1/20/2021
- by Zack Sharf
- Indiewire
Rachel Weisz will star in a TV series re-imagining of Dead Ringers, director David Cronenberg’s classic 1988 film, according to The Wrap.
Amazon Studios and Annapurna TV are backing the project, which Weisz will also be an executive producer on, along with Normal People lead writer Alice Birch. The series will mark the Oscar-winning actress’ first role for TV.
In the original film, Jeremy Irons played successful twin gynecologists named Elliot and Beverly Mantle, who share some of their patients sexually without the women knowing which man is which. But when Beverly becomes emotionally attached to an actress (Genevieve Bujold), the co-dependent twins descend into depression, sexual depravity and drug addiction with harrowing results.
The new version, described as a gender-swapped “modern take” on the material, will feature Weisz as the identical Mantle sisters, who “share everything: drugs, lovers, and an unapologetic desire to do whatever it takes, including pushing...
Amazon Studios and Annapurna TV are backing the project, which Weisz will also be an executive producer on, along with Normal People lead writer Alice Birch. The series will mark the Oscar-winning actress’ first role for TV.
In the original film, Jeremy Irons played successful twin gynecologists named Elliot and Beverly Mantle, who share some of their patients sexually without the women knowing which man is which. But when Beverly becomes emotionally attached to an actress (Genevieve Bujold), the co-dependent twins descend into depression, sexual depravity and drug addiction with harrowing results.
The new version, described as a gender-swapped “modern take” on the material, will feature Weisz as the identical Mantle sisters, who “share everything: drugs, lovers, and an unapologetic desire to do whatever it takes, including pushing...
- 8/18/2020
- by Don Kaye
- Den of Geek
Watching “Soapdish” as a child in the 90s was the first time I saw what life could be like for a transgender actress. Montana Moorehood, an actress on a soap opera played beautifully by Cathy Moriarty, is forcibly outed as a transgender woman to her co-stars. They react with shock and disgust, with her producer saying “She’s a boy” and the man who’s been intimate with her nearly pukes in his hand. Seeing that was not a positive experience for me.
I fell in love hard with Hollywood at a very young age. Watching TV and film was how I learned to speak English and discovered that I wanted to act, but life changed shortly after “Soapdish.” I was no longer allowed to be as feminine in my presentation. I was forced to cut my hair short and my parents bought boy-presenting clothes to protect me because they feared for my life.
I fell in love hard with Hollywood at a very young age. Watching TV and film was how I learned to speak English and discovered that I wanted to act, but life changed shortly after “Soapdish.” I was no longer allowed to be as feminine in my presentation. I was forced to cut my hair short and my parents bought boy-presenting clothes to protect me because they feared for my life.
- 7/16/2020
- by Rain Valdez
- Variety Film + TV
News broke on Thursday that Denise Cronenberg, an award-winning costume designer and sister to filmmaker David Cronenberg, died on May 22. She passed away in Ontario, Canada, at the age of 81. Her career as a costume designer launched on her brother’s 1986 horror movie “The Fly,” starring Jeff Goldblum, after several careers, first as a ballet dancer and then as a fashion designer.
After “The Fly,” Denise Cronenberg went on to costume many of her brother’s films, including “Naked Lunch,” “M. Butterfly,” “Crash,” “eXistenZ,” “Spider,” “A History of Violence,” “Eastern Promises,” “A Dangerous Method,” “Cosmopolis,” and “Maps to the Stars,” his last feature as a director. On his 1988 “Dead Ringers,” Denise Cronenberg created the blood-red, religiously charged medical robes that Jeremy Irons’ twin doctors wear in the operating theater.
“We tried out the 100-per-cent accurate version of what doctors would wear, but that was boring,” David Cronenberg told The Globe and Mail.
After “The Fly,” Denise Cronenberg went on to costume many of her brother’s films, including “Naked Lunch,” “M. Butterfly,” “Crash,” “eXistenZ,” “Spider,” “A History of Violence,” “Eastern Promises,” “A Dangerous Method,” “Cosmopolis,” and “Maps to the Stars,” his last feature as a director. On his 1988 “Dead Ringers,” Denise Cronenberg created the blood-red, religiously charged medical robes that Jeremy Irons’ twin doctors wear in the operating theater.
“We tried out the 100-per-cent accurate version of what doctors would wear, but that was boring,” David Cronenberg told The Globe and Mail.
- 6/11/2020
- by Ryan Lattanzio
- Indiewire
Last year, Texas Frightmare Weekend featured a guest list of horror legends including Sam Raimi, Robert Englund, and Tim Curry, and they're assembling another group of icons this year, including the newly announced David Cronenberg.
Cronenberg will be at Texas Frightmare Weekend from Friday, May 1st to Sunday, May 3rd, joining a roster of special guests that includes Clive Barker, Jackie Earle Haley, Danny Trejo, Justin Long, Alice Cooper, and more.
We have the press release below with additional details, and to learn more, visit Texas Frightmare Weekend's official website.
Press Release:Dallas, TX, March 2, 2020: Texas Frightmare Weekend Presented by Arrow Video is pleased to announce iconic director David Cronenberg. Cronenberg will appear all three days at the upcoming convention and film festival on May 1st, 2nd and 3rd 2020.
In the annals of dark fantasy filmdom, perhaps no other artist has made more of an impact than Canadian director David Cronenberg.
Cronenberg will be at Texas Frightmare Weekend from Friday, May 1st to Sunday, May 3rd, joining a roster of special guests that includes Clive Barker, Jackie Earle Haley, Danny Trejo, Justin Long, Alice Cooper, and more.
We have the press release below with additional details, and to learn more, visit Texas Frightmare Weekend's official website.
Press Release:Dallas, TX, March 2, 2020: Texas Frightmare Weekend Presented by Arrow Video is pleased to announce iconic director David Cronenberg. Cronenberg will appear all three days at the upcoming convention and film festival on May 1st, 2nd and 3rd 2020.
In the annals of dark fantasy filmdom, perhaps no other artist has made more of an impact than Canadian director David Cronenberg.
- 3/3/2020
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
“Psycho.” “The Silence of the Lambs.” “Dressed to Kill.” What do all of these classic films have in common? They feature a transgender or gender variant person as a psychotic, deranged, murderous villain. The pesky trope began with “Psycho,” in what would become a favorite theme of Alfred Hitchcock’s, and proliferated throughout some of the most iconic thrillers of the last fifty years. Then there’s the “trans deception” narrative, which originated with dramas like “The Crying Game” and “M. Butterfly” but soon became a mainstay in comedies like “Tootsie,” “Bosom Buddies,” and “Ace Ventura: Pet Detective.”
There are countless troubling examples of trans characters being portrayed as evil and duplicitous or sad and pathetic, far more than the average cinephile realizes. Most of the time, trans characters die before the end of a movie or TV episode. They’re all discussed in “Disclosure: Trans Lives Onscreen,” a new...
There are countless troubling examples of trans characters being portrayed as evil and duplicitous or sad and pathetic, far more than the average cinephile realizes. Most of the time, trans characters die before the end of a movie or TV episode. They’re all discussed in “Disclosure: Trans Lives Onscreen,” a new...
- 1/27/2020
- by Jude Dry
- Indiewire
Dave Bova, whose hair, wig and makeup designs for productions including Be More Chill and 2017’s Sunset Boulevard and M. Butterfly brought a distinctive visual panache to Broadway over the last five years, died yesterday in New York. He was 41.
Details of his death have not been disclosed, but colleagues, friends and the Broadway community expressed their heartbreak on social media.
“The company of Be More Chill expresses its profound sadness about the loss of Dave Bova, our hair, wig and makeup designer. Dave brought such joy to all he met, and we were all so proud to be in his company. Not only was he a master of his craft, he was deeply caring, funny and kind. It’s impossible to think of a world without him. We at Be More Chill promise to keep his legacy alive.”
George Salazar, who plays Michael Mell in Be More Chill, called...
Details of his death have not been disclosed, but colleagues, friends and the Broadway community expressed their heartbreak on social media.
“The company of Be More Chill expresses its profound sadness about the loss of Dave Bova, our hair, wig and makeup designer. Dave brought such joy to all he met, and we were all so proud to be in his company. Not only was he a master of his craft, he was deeply caring, funny and kind. It’s impossible to think of a world without him. We at Be More Chill promise to keep his legacy alive.”
George Salazar, who plays Michael Mell in Be More Chill, called...
- 5/9/2019
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Disney is in early development on a live-action “The Hunchback of Notre Dame” movie, based on Disney’s animated film and Victor Hugo’s 1831 novel “Notre-Dame de Paris.”
Playwright David Henry Hwang is attached to write the script, with Mandeville Films and Josh Gad set to produce. Alan Menken and Stephen Schwartz will pen the music.
“Hunchback” — the story of the bell-ringer at the Notre Dame Cathedral and his friendship with the gypsy Esmeralda — has been adapted multiple times into features, most notably the 1939 Charles Laughton and 1996 Disney animated versions. The animated movie, directed by Gary Trousdale and Kirk Wise, grossed $325 million worldwide.
“The Hunchback of Notre Dame” follows Disney’s highly successful strategy of rebooting its animated titles into live-action films, including “Beauty and the Beast,” “The Jungle Book,” “Alice in Wonderland,” and the upcoming “Aladdin,” “The Lion King,” and “Dumbo.”
Hwang won a Tony Award for “M. Butterfly,...
Playwright David Henry Hwang is attached to write the script, with Mandeville Films and Josh Gad set to produce. Alan Menken and Stephen Schwartz will pen the music.
“Hunchback” — the story of the bell-ringer at the Notre Dame Cathedral and his friendship with the gypsy Esmeralda — has been adapted multiple times into features, most notably the 1939 Charles Laughton and 1996 Disney animated versions. The animated movie, directed by Gary Trousdale and Kirk Wise, grossed $325 million worldwide.
“The Hunchback of Notre Dame” follows Disney’s highly successful strategy of rebooting its animated titles into live-action films, including “Beauty and the Beast,” “The Jungle Book,” “Alice in Wonderland,” and the upcoming “Aladdin,” “The Lion King,” and “Dumbo.”
Hwang won a Tony Award for “M. Butterfly,...
- 1/16/2019
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
Disney is continuing its trend of remaking its library of animated classics by adding The Hunchback of Notre Dame to the list. Given Disney's already packed schedule, this film would arrive no earlier than late 2020 or 2021. More inside...
In a move that should surprise no one, Disney has announced a live-action remake of The Hunchback of Notre Dame is in the works. David Henry Hwang (best known for the plays Yellow Face and M. Butterfly) has been tapped by Disney to write the film. Alan Menken and Stephen Schwartz are in charge of the film's music and Josh Gad (who is rumored to be up for the role of Quasimodo though nothing is official) is serving as a producer.
Considering how packed Disney's film slate already is (and providing the film has a smooth production cycle), a live-action Hunchback of Notre Dame film would be released no earlier than late...
In a move that should surprise no one, Disney has announced a live-action remake of The Hunchback of Notre Dame is in the works. David Henry Hwang (best known for the plays Yellow Face and M. Butterfly) has been tapped by Disney to write the film. Alan Menken and Stephen Schwartz are in charge of the film's music and Josh Gad (who is rumored to be up for the role of Quasimodo though nothing is official) is serving as a producer.
Considering how packed Disney's film slate already is (and providing the film has a smooth production cycle), a live-action Hunchback of Notre Dame film would be released no earlier than late...
- 1/16/2019
- by feeds@cinelinx.com (Becky O'Brien)
- Cinelinx
The press preview of David Henry Hwang's award-winning play 'M. Butterfly,' produced by Broadway producer Jhett Tolentino and Frontrow Entertainment, at the Maybank Performing Arts Theater proved to be far stronger than the force of nature, fluttering nonchalantly despite looming news of a super typhoon. As if on cue, Typhoon Mangkhut was a no-show when the local press trooped to the Bonifacio Global City Arts Center to witness with excitement the return of this classic, 28 years after an 18-year-old Rs Francisco won the hearts of critics and audiences alike in Dulaang Up's 1990 local premiere.
- 9/15/2018
- by Vince Vicentuan
- BroadwayWorld.com
Frequently considered one of the world’s most influential and daring directors, David Cronenberg will on Wednesday be honored at the 75th Venice Film Festival with the Golden Lion for lifetime achievement.
While each film from the Toronto-born director is unique and defies genre boundaries, his work over the years has often delved deep into the human psyche, exploring fear, transformation and transgression.
In Venice on Wednesday, Cronenberg will offer a master class and present his 1993 drama M. Butterfly, which he describes as one of his most personal films.
The Hollywood Reporter spoke with the director about why it's a ...
While each film from the Toronto-born director is unique and defies genre boundaries, his work over the years has often delved deep into the human psyche, exploring fear, transformation and transgression.
In Venice on Wednesday, Cronenberg will offer a master class and present his 1993 drama M. Butterfly, which he describes as one of his most personal films.
The Hollywood Reporter spoke with the director about why it's a ...
Frequently considered one of the world’s most influential and daring directors, David Cronenberg will on Wednesday be honored at the 75th Venice Film Festival with the Golden Lion for lifetime achievement.
While each film from the Toronto-born director is unique and defies genre boundaries, his work over the years has often delved deep into the human psyche, exploring fear, transformation and transgression.
In Venice on Wednesday, Cronenberg will offer a master class and present his 1993 drama M. Butterfly, which he describes as one of his most personal films.
The Hollywood Reporter spoke with the director about why it's a ...
While each film from the Toronto-born director is unique and defies genre boundaries, his work over the years has often delved deep into the human psyche, exploring fear, transformation and transgression.
In Venice on Wednesday, Cronenberg will offer a master class and present his 1993 drama M. Butterfly, which he describes as one of his most personal films.
The Hollywood Reporter spoke with the director about why it's a ...
Director David Cronenberg, who will be the recipient of the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement Award at the Venice Film Festival, will also give a master class at the event, organizers said Thursday.
He will also host a screening of his 1993 film M. Butterfly following his awards ceremony on the Lido on Sept. 6. While not his most successful film, Cronenberg considers it one of his most personal films. The film is loosely based on true events, with the screenplay written by David Henry Hwang, based on his play of the same name.
M. Butterfly stars Jeremy Irons as a French ...
He will also host a screening of his 1993 film M. Butterfly following his awards ceremony on the Lido on Sept. 6. While not his most successful film, Cronenberg considers it one of his most personal films. The film is loosely based on true events, with the screenplay written by David Henry Hwang, based on his play of the same name.
M. Butterfly stars Jeremy Irons as a French ...
Director David Cronenberg, who will be the recipient of the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement Award at the Venice Film Festival, will also give a master class at the event, organizers said Thursday.
He will also host a screening of his 1993 film M. Butterfly following his awards ceremony on the Lido on Sept. 6. While not his most successful film, Cronenberg considers it one of his most personal films. The film is loosely based on true events, with the screenplay written by David Henry Hwang, based on his play of the same name.
M. Butterfly stars Jeremy Irons as a French ...
He will also host a screening of his 1993 film M. Butterfly following his awards ceremony on the Lido on Sept. 6. While not his most successful film, Cronenberg considers it one of his most personal films. The film is loosely based on true events, with the screenplay written by David Henry Hwang, based on his play of the same name.
M. Butterfly stars Jeremy Irons as a French ...
The thing about doing a play is: You gotta really like it. That’s actor Bd Wong’s philosophy, anyway.
“You need to enjoy it more in a play than a television show or in a film, I think,” Wong said in the latest episode of Stagecraft, Variety’s theater podcast. “Because you have to do it every night repeatedly, and you want to be 100% behind it.”
The play he’s currently 100% behind is “The Great Leap,” the new Off Broadway play by Lauren Yee. The production, now playing at the Atlantic Theater Company (where recent Tony champ “The Band’s Visit” originated), marks Wong’s first New York stage stint since “Pacific Overtures” in 2004.
But despite a busy career in film and TV — including juicy, ongoing roles in “Mr. Robot” and “Gotham” and a part in the upcoming tentpole “Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom” — the actor, who won a Tony...
“You need to enjoy it more in a play than a television show or in a film, I think,” Wong said in the latest episode of Stagecraft, Variety’s theater podcast. “Because you have to do it every night repeatedly, and you want to be 100% behind it.”
The play he’s currently 100% behind is “The Great Leap,” the new Off Broadway play by Lauren Yee. The production, now playing at the Atlantic Theater Company (where recent Tony champ “The Band’s Visit” originated), marks Wong’s first New York stage stint since “Pacific Overtures” in 2004.
But despite a busy career in film and TV — including juicy, ongoing roles in “Mr. Robot” and “Gotham” and a part in the upcoming tentpole “Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom” — the actor, who won a Tony...
- 6/19/2018
- by Gordon Cox
- Variety Film + TV
Pearl Studios is developing the animated movie “Tiger Empress” with playwright David Henry Hwang on board to pen the script.
“Tiger Empress” is the story of a young tigress who grows from the obedient daughter into a transformational leader when a prophecy convinces her that she’s the only one who can save their kingdom. Hwang’s play “M. Butterfly” won the Tony Award for best play in 1988.
The idea for “Tiger Empress” came from Pearl Studios creative executive Justinian Huang, who was named Thursday as head of development for Pearl Studios by Peilin Chou, chief creative officer.
Huang will be responsible for overseeing Pearl’s development team and overseeing the development slate, which includes over a dozen active projects. He was part of the team that developed Pearl’s upcoming “Abominable,” directed by Jill Culton, a co-production with DreamWorks Animation; and “Over the Moon,” directed by Glen Keane and...
“Tiger Empress” is the story of a young tigress who grows from the obedient daughter into a transformational leader when a prophecy convinces her that she’s the only one who can save their kingdom. Hwang’s play “M. Butterfly” won the Tony Award for best play in 1988.
The idea for “Tiger Empress” came from Pearl Studios creative executive Justinian Huang, who was named Thursday as head of development for Pearl Studios by Peilin Chou, chief creative officer.
Huang will be responsible for overseeing Pearl’s development team and overseeing the development slate, which includes over a dozen active projects. He was part of the team that developed Pearl’s upcoming “Abominable,” directed by Jill Culton, a co-production with DreamWorks Animation; and “Over the Moon,” directed by Glen Keane and...
- 6/7/2018
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
Atlantic Theater Company presents the New York premiere production of The Great Leap, written by Lauren Yee and directed by Taibi Magar.The Great Leap stars Ali Ahn 'The Path' on Hulu, Ned Eisenberg Six Degrees of Separation, Tony Aidan Vo Pan Asian Rep's NoNo Boy, and Tony Award winner and Emmy Award nominee Bd Wong 'Mr. Robot,' 'Law amp Order Svu,' M. Butterfly.
- 6/5/2018
- by Jennifer Broski
- BroadwayWorld.com
As Tony Awards voters love to recognize transformative performances, Jin Ha of “M. Butterfly” is a strong contender for Best Featured Actor in a Play. In Julie Taymor’s revival of David Henry Hwang‘s play, he portrays Peking opera singer Song Liling. Song’s performance of Puccini’s “Madama Butterfly” enchants Clive Owen’s Rene Gallimard, a French diplomat. The two embark on a wild affair behind closed doors, but secrets abound. Most pressingly, Song is pulling a “Victor/Victoria” on Gallimard: He is a man pretending to be a woman in order to win over the Frenchman.
The role demands unparalleled versatility. Song must be feminine enough to convince Gallimard that he is actually a woman, and audiences must buy into this conceit. Jin Ha proved up to the task. As the relationship unfolds on stage, Ha embraces and then upends gender cliches to create a mesmerizing character full of contradictions.
The role demands unparalleled versatility. Song must be feminine enough to convince Gallimard that he is actually a woman, and audiences must buy into this conceit. Jin Ha proved up to the task. As the relationship unfolds on stage, Ha embraces and then upends gender cliches to create a mesmerizing character full of contradictions.
- 4/25/2018
- by Sam Eckmann
- Gold Derby
From Amy Schumer to Danny DeVito, there was no shortage of great, breakthrough performances on the Broadway stage. If these performances are any indication of what’s to come, then audiences are seeing the beginnings of successful theater careers -- and we can’t wait to see more!
Alex Newell, Once on This Island
Alex Newell and Hailey Kilgore. Joan Marcus
As Mother of the Earth in the revival of Once on This Island, Newell filled the Circle in the Square Theatre with his bombastic and vibrant performance of “Mama Will Provide.” It’s a show-stopping moment that literally brought audiences to their feet in rapturous applause. And his co-star, Hailey Kilgore, should not be overlooked. As Ti Moune, she carried the story about a peasant girl in love with a wealthy boy from one side of the island to the other and enjoyed her own standout moment, leading a rapturous dance during a ball scene. [More]
Amy Schumer, Meteor...
Alex Newell, Once on This Island
Alex Newell and Hailey Kilgore. Joan Marcus
As Mother of the Earth in the revival of Once on This Island, Newell filled the Circle in the Square Theatre with his bombastic and vibrant performance of “Mama Will Provide.” It’s a show-stopping moment that literally brought audiences to their feet in rapturous applause. And his co-star, Hailey Kilgore, should not be overlooked. As Ti Moune, she carried the story about a peasant girl in love with a wealthy boy from one side of the island to the other and enjoyed her own standout moment, leading a rapturous dance during a ball scene. [More]
Amy Schumer, Meteor...
- 12/18/2017
- Entertainment Tonight
Sound permeates our daily lives and shapes our existence. From 'ear yoga' to Buddhist-inspired opera, talks and programs this fall build on themes in Rubin Museum's newest exhibition, The World Is Sound. For more about the exhibition, visit RubinMuseum.orgWavelength, and scroll down for related talks, films and experiences, including a panel with David Henry Hwang about Broadway's M. Butterfly...
- 12/8/2017
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
Director Julie Taymor joins Susan Haskins-Doloff and guest co-host Donna Hanover of Arts in the City to look back at creating her masterpiece of musical theater, The Lion King the most lucrative production in history, and reflect on how she herself responds to the work now, 20 years after it opened. The three are then joined by writer David Henry Hwang to discuss Taymor's new production of Hwang's Tony Award-winning play, M. Butterfly, which he has significantly rewritten for this Broadway revival. Also on the show, Jelani Remy, now playing the adult Simba in the The Lion King on Broadway, performs Endless Night, a song from the show with lyrics by Taymor.
- 11/27/2017
- by Theater Talk
- BroadwayWorld.com
The house lights dim, the sun rises on its first performance, and a powerful voice belts out: “Nants ingonyama bagithi Baba,” the first lyrics of “Circle of Life.” Lindiwe Dlamini, a member of the ensemble dressed in a white dress, holding African bird puppets in either hand with another on her head, nervously waits in the wings as she readies to take the stage in the opening number of Disney’s Broadway adaptation of The Lion King, the 1994 animated hit film about a lion cub who overcomes adversity and accepts responsibility for his pride and land to become king of the jungle.
“You didn’t know how the audience was going to receive it, [but] the energy was beyond belief,” Dlamini recalls to Et. The actress was 29 years old when she was cast in The Lion King, which opened on Broadway at the New Amsterdam Theatre on Nov. 13, 1997. The show later transferred to the Minskoff Theatre in 2006, where...
“You didn’t know how the audience was going to receive it, [but] the energy was beyond belief,” Dlamini recalls to Et. The actress was 29 years old when she was cast in The Lion King, which opened on Broadway at the New Amsterdam Theatre on Nov. 13, 1997. The show later transferred to the Minskoff Theatre in 2006, where...
- 11/10/2017
- Entertainment Tonight
Sound permeates our daily lives and shapes our existence. From 'ear yoga' to Buddhist-inspired opera, talks and programs this fall build on themes in Rubin Museum's newest exhibition, The World Is Sound. For more about the exhibition, visit RubinMuseum.orgWavelength, and scroll down for related talks, films and experiences, including a panel with David Henry Hwang about Broadway's M. Butterfly...
- 11/6/2017
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
Save up to 40 on tickets to M. Butterfly. David Henry Hwang's modern classic, M. Butterfly, charts the scandalous romance between a married French diplomat and a mysterious Chinese opera singer - a remarkable love story of international espionage and personal betrayal. Their 20-year relationship pushed and blurred the boundaries between male and female, east and west - while redefining the nature of love and the devastating cost of deceit.
- 11/6/2017
- by Contests - Broadway
- BroadwayWorld.com
Timing can be everything in the theater. “M. Butterfly,” for example, won the Tony Award and played for nearly two years on Broadway after opening in 1987. Thirty years later, the current Broadway revival of David Henry Hwang’s drama doesn’t really fly despite two fine performances at the top. The transgender subject matter of “M. Butterfly” is now commonplace and the real-life events that inspired the story no longer feel immediate. On Thursday, Lincoln Center Theater presented the world premiere of “Junk.” If Ayad Akhtar’s new play had been presented in 1989, after the arrests of Ivan Boesky and Michael.
- 11/3/2017
- by Robert Hofler
- The Wrap
In this episode of Theater Talk, preview the 2017 fall theater season with Michael Musto NewNowNext.com, Patrick Pacheco L.A. Times, Elisabeth Vincentelli The New York Times, The New Yorker, Newsday, guest co-host Jesse Green The New York Times and executive producerco-host Susan Haskins-Doloff. The productions they discuss include 'SpongeBob SquarePants,' 'The Band's Visit,' 'Once on this Island,' 'M. Butterfly,' Junk,' 'Meteor Shower,' 'The Parisian Woman,' 'Farinelli and the King, John Leguizamo's Latin History For Morons, Time and the Conways, Torch Song, The Wolves, Oedipus el Rey and more.
- 10/30/2017
- by Theater Talk
- BroadwayWorld.com
Bernard Boursicot is the French diplomat who, in the early 1980s, preferred that the world view him as a fool rather than a homosexual. That’s my personal take on the true-crime espionage story that led David Henry Hwang to write his 1988 play, “M. Butterfly.” Subsequently, journalist Joyce Wadler wrote a nonfiction book about the case, titled “Liaison,” as well as a New York magazine article, “The True Story of M. Butterfly,” published in 1993. Wadler went into very graphic detail about how the male Peking Opera singer Shi Pei Pu deceived Boursicot into believing that he was really female...
- 10/27/2017
- by Robert Hofler
- The Wrap
The Stage Directors and Choreographers Foundation Sdcf, the not-for-profit foundation of Stage Directors and Choreographers Society Sdc, announces that acclaimed Director Julie Taymor will be honored with the distinguished 2018 Mr. Abbott Award for outstanding artistry and creativity over the course of her career. The Award will be presented at the Foundation's annual gala event on April 2, 2018 in New York City, venue to be announced. Chairing the Mr. Abbott Award Committee are Thomas Schumacher, President amp Producer, Disney Theatrical Productions, producer Nelle Nugent of The Foxboro Company currently represented on Broadway with Taymor's production of M. Butterfly, and Sdcf Executive Board Members Rachel Chavkin and Michael Wilson. Honorary Co-Chairs include actress Helen Mirren and playwright David Henry Hwang. Proceeds from the gala benefit the early-career programs of Stage Directors and Choreographers Foundation.
- 10/19/2017
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
The top growing current Broadway musicals were The Band's Visit 20.88, M. Butterfly 12.31, Dear Evan Hansen 2.06, Come From Away 1.31 and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1.24. The top growing current Broadway plays were Terms of My Surrender 1.39, Play That Goes Wrong 0.64, Marvin's Room 0.17.
- 10/9/2017
- by Alan Henry
- BroadwayWorld.com
Looking for a matinee on Saturday, October 14th Well, now you can save up to 50 on M. Butterfly on Broadway. Save up to 50 for the 1014 matinee performance at 200pm Est. Orchestra 99 reg. 149 Mezzanine 69 - 99 reg. 99 - 149 Balcony 29 - 39 reg. 39 - 59.
- 10/4/2017
- by Contests - Broadway
- BroadwayWorld.com
In addition to fall TV and a new slate of prestigious films, theater is gearing up for a new season, both on and Off-Broadway.
This year, there is no shortage of Hollywood star power -- ahem, the Broadway debuts of Amy Schumer and Uma Thurman, the return of Anna Camp and Clive Owen, and the Boss -- as well as anticipated new productions, must-see revivals and the redemption of director Julie Taymor. And the action is not limited to New York as two major musical adaptions get their feet wet with out of town tryouts.
2017 Fall Preview: Et's Complete Coverage
Frozen
Through 10/1
Denver Center for the Performing Arts (Colorado)
Disney’s global animated phenomenon is headed to the Broadway stage with a new musical from composers and lyricists RobertLopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez and book writer Jennifer Lee in February 2018 after a limited engagement in Denver. The Snow Queen-inspired fairy tale and its Norwegian kingdom of Arendelle...
This year, there is no shortage of Hollywood star power -- ahem, the Broadway debuts of Amy Schumer and Uma Thurman, the return of Anna Camp and Clive Owen, and the Boss -- as well as anticipated new productions, must-see revivals and the redemption of director Julie Taymor. And the action is not limited to New York as two major musical adaptions get their feet wet with out of town tryouts.
2017 Fall Preview: Et's Complete Coverage
Frozen
Through 10/1
Denver Center for the Performing Arts (Colorado)
Disney’s global animated phenomenon is headed to the Broadway stage with a new musical from composers and lyricists RobertLopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez and book writer Jennifer Lee in February 2018 after a limited engagement in Denver. The Snow Queen-inspired fairy tale and its Norwegian kingdom of Arendelle...
- 9/26/2017
- Entertainment Tonight
The box office for M. Butterfly will open tomorrow, Saturday, September 9, 2017 at 10am at the Cort Theatre 138 W 48th Street.
- 9/8/2017
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
The first Broadway revival ofDavidHenry Hwang's Tony Award-winning play,M. Butterfly, directed by Tony Award winnerJulie Taymor,will begin previews on Broadway at the Cort Theatre 138 W 48th Street on October 7, 2017 and will open on October 26, 2017.
- 8/28/2017
- by Walter McBride
- BroadwayWorld.com
David Henry Hwang’s M. Butterfly revival, Tiny Beautiful Things at the Public, and more.
- 8/23/2017
- by Vulture Editors
- Vulture
Producers Nelle Nugent, Steve Traxler, Kenneth Teaton, Benjamin Feldman, Doug Morris and Spencer Ross today announce full casting for the first Broadway revival of David Henry Hwang's Tony Award-winning play, M. Butterfly, directed by Tony Award winner Julie Taymor.
- 8/15/2017
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
The first Broadway revival of David Henry Hwang's Tony Award-winning play, M. Butterfly, directed by Tony Award winner Julie Taymor, starsAcademy Award nominee and Golden Globe Award winner Clive Owen.M. Butterfly will open on Broadway at the Cort Theatre 138 W 48th Street on October 26, 2017. Previews begin on October 7, 2017. Click below to see Owen in a brand-new trailer for the show...
- 7/18/2017
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
Clive Owen is returning to Broadway in the first revival of David Henry Hwang’s Tony winning play M. Butterfly — and People’s got the first look at the 52-year-old actor in character!
In a new video for the play, Owen steps into the shoes of Rene Gallimard — a French diplomat who finds himself in a 20-year romance with Chinese opera singer Song Liling (who, unbeknownst to Gallimard, has a secret of her own).
“I sat night after night watching our story play through my head, one where she returns at least to my arms,” Owen says in the clip,...
In a new video for the play, Owen steps into the shoes of Rene Gallimard — a French diplomat who finds himself in a 20-year romance with Chinese opera singer Song Liling (who, unbeknownst to Gallimard, has a secret of her own).
“I sat night after night watching our story play through my head, one where she returns at least to my arms,” Owen says in the clip,...
- 7/18/2017
- by Dave Quinn
- PEOPLE.com
Producers Nelle Nugent, Steve Traxler, Kenneth Teaton, Benjamin Feldman, and Doug Morris CEO, Sony Music today announce the full creative team for the first Broadway revival of David Henry Hwang's Tony Award-winning play, M. Butterfly.
- 6/29/2017
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
Producers Nelle Nugent, Steve Traxler, Kenneth Teaton, Benjamin Feldman, and Doug Morris CEO, Sony Music announced today that the first Broadway revival of David Henry Hwang's Tony Award-winning play, M. Butterfly, will open on Broadway at the Cort Theatre 138 W 48th Street on October 26, 2017. Directed by Tony Award winner Julie Taymor and starring Academy Award nominee and Golden Globe Award winner Clive Owen as Rene Gallimard, M. Butterfly will begin previews on October 7, 2017.
- 6/19/2017
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
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