James Earl Jones was an accomplished actor of the stage and screen, but his voice roles are perhaps what he’ll be known best for.
His passing has reminded fans of all his incredible roles through the years where his voice was the star of the show.
From the iconic Darth Vader to the most important Disney King of them all, James’ baritone was not only instantly recognisable, but also immensely powerful.
Still, there are some roles fans might be surprised to learn James had as a voice actor. In fact, he’s done quite a bit of TV work that some have completely forgotten.
Like a certain ad that remains iconic to this day.
James Earl Jones accepts the Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre onstage during the 2017 Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall on June 11, 2017 in New York City. (Photo by Theo Wargo/Getty Images...
His passing has reminded fans of all his incredible roles through the years where his voice was the star of the show.
From the iconic Darth Vader to the most important Disney King of them all, James’ baritone was not only instantly recognisable, but also immensely powerful.
Still, there are some roles fans might be surprised to learn James had as a voice actor. In fact, he’s done quite a bit of TV work that some have completely forgotten.
Like a certain ad that remains iconic to this day.
James Earl Jones accepts the Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre onstage during the 2017 Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall on June 11, 2017 in New York City. (Photo by Theo Wargo/Getty Images...
- 9/10/2024
- by Dina Sartore-Bodo
- The Hollywood Gossip
Netflix dropped the teaser trailer July 30 for “Spellbound” (streaming November 22), the second animated feature from John Lasseter-led Skydance Animation (which is part of the impending Paramount-Skydance Media merger). The musical fantasy from director Vicky Jenson (“Shrek”) is a modern fairy tale that takes place in the mythical kingdom of Lumbria, where teenage princess Ellian (Rachel Zegler from “West Side Story”) must break the spell that transformed her parents (Nicole Kidman and Javier Bardem) into monsters.
Boasting bright, eye-catching animation from Skydance Animation Madrid, the look of Lumbria (production designed by Brett Nystul) was influenced by the iconic architecture of ancient Spain, which was known for its domed rooftops and Moorish arches.
The rest of the voice cast includes John Lithgow (Minister Bolinar), Jenifer Lewis (Minister Nazara Prone), Nathan Lane (Sun Oracle), André De Shields (Moon Oracle), Jordan Fisher, and Tituss Burgess.
“Spellbound” is produced by Lasseter, Skydance CEO David Ellison,...
Boasting bright, eye-catching animation from Skydance Animation Madrid, the look of Lumbria (production designed by Brett Nystul) was influenced by the iconic architecture of ancient Spain, which was known for its domed rooftops and Moorish arches.
The rest of the voice cast includes John Lithgow (Minister Bolinar), Jenifer Lewis (Minister Nazara Prone), Nathan Lane (Sun Oracle), André De Shields (Moon Oracle), Jordan Fisher, and Tituss Burgess.
“Spellbound” is produced by Lasseter, Skydance CEO David Ellison,...
- 7/30/2024
- by Bill Desowitz
- Indiewire
Skydance Animation is getting into business with Oscar-winning filmmaker Don Hall.
Hall, known for such Disney movies as Big Hero 6 and the original Moana, has closed a deal with the company. The pact will see him create, develop and produce an original animated feature for Skydance, although project details are not currently available.
The filmmaker launched his career with Walt Disney Animation Studios, where he worked on such features as Tarzan (1999), The Emperor’s New Groove (2000) and Chicken Little (2005). Later, he was credited as head of story on Meet the Robinsons (2007) and The Princess and the Frog (2009) before directing the animated musical movie Winnie the Pooh (2011).
Hall directed the 2014 Disney film Big Hero 6, in addition to serving as executive producer for its Disney+ spinoff series Baymax! He earned an Oscar alongside fellow director Chris Williams and producer Roy Conli when the title prevailed for best animated feature at the 2015 Academy Awards ceremony.
Hall, known for such Disney movies as Big Hero 6 and the original Moana, has closed a deal with the company. The pact will see him create, develop and produce an original animated feature for Skydance, although project details are not currently available.
The filmmaker launched his career with Walt Disney Animation Studios, where he worked on such features as Tarzan (1999), The Emperor’s New Groove (2000) and Chicken Little (2005). Later, he was credited as head of story on Meet the Robinsons (2007) and The Princess and the Frog (2009) before directing the animated musical movie Winnie the Pooh (2011).
Hall directed the 2014 Disney film Big Hero 6, in addition to serving as executive producer for its Disney+ spinoff series Baymax! He earned an Oscar alongside fellow director Chris Williams and producer Roy Conli when the title prevailed for best animated feature at the 2015 Academy Awards ceremony.
- 6/4/2024
- by Ryan Gajewski
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Exclusive: Skydance Animation has tapped Bruce Anderson in the newly created role of Head of Production.
The producer of Ferdinand and the Rio franchise will oversee production planning for animation production and physical delivery of Skydance Animation’s slate of feature films.
Most recently, Anderson served as producer of Skydance Animation’s upcoming animated musical-fantasy Spellbound which premieres later this year on Netflix.
“Bruce is a true collaborator who brings care and attention to every project he touches,” said Holly Edwards, President, Skydance Animation. “As we prepare for the release of Spellbound and continue to ramp up production on our other features in the pipeline, we are thrilled to have Bruce joining the team as Head of Production.”
In 2023, Skydance Animation formed a multi-year partnership with Netflix to develop and produce animated movies to be released directly on the streamer which brought Skydance’s full slate of existing animated features including the upcoming films Spellbound,...
The producer of Ferdinand and the Rio franchise will oversee production planning for animation production and physical delivery of Skydance Animation’s slate of feature films.
Most recently, Anderson served as producer of Skydance Animation’s upcoming animated musical-fantasy Spellbound which premieres later this year on Netflix.
“Bruce is a true collaborator who brings care and attention to every project he touches,” said Holly Edwards, President, Skydance Animation. “As we prepare for the release of Spellbound and continue to ramp up production on our other features in the pipeline, we are thrilled to have Bruce joining the team as Head of Production.”
In 2023, Skydance Animation formed a multi-year partnership with Netflix to develop and produce animated movies to be released directly on the streamer which brought Skydance’s full slate of existing animated features including the upcoming films Spellbound,...
- 5/9/2024
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
May is major at Max and HBO! This month, several highly anticipated shows, series, specials, live sports streams, and documentaries will be available to watch on the streamer, including the highly anticipated third season of the Emmy Award-winning comedy series “Hacks,” starring Jean Smart and Hannah Einbinder. A24-heads will also get a double dose with the streaming premieres of both the critically acclaimed 2023 wrestling biopic “The Iron Claw” and the 40th anniversary 4K restoration of the Talking Heads’ “Stop Making Sense.”
Plus, catch up on shows from around Warner Bros. Discovery’s other brands, including Discovery, MotorTrend Network, Magnolia Network, TLC, Food Network, and more.
Find out everything coming to Max this May and get your watchlist ready with The Streamable’s top 5 premiere picks!
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Plus, catch up on shows from around Warner Bros. Discovery’s other brands, including Discovery, MotorTrend Network, Magnolia Network, TLC, Food Network, and more.
Find out everything coming to Max this May and get your watchlist ready with The Streamable’s top 5 premiere picks!
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- 5/2/2024
- by Ashley Steves
- The Streamable
With its list of new releases for May 2024, HBO streamer Max is bringing back one of the best comedies on television.
Hacks season 3 premieres on May 2 and will continue the tortured (platonic-ish) love affair between comedy superstar Deborah Vance (Jean Smart) and her former joke writer Ava Daniels (Hannah Einbinder). That will be followed up by Pretty Little Liars: Summer School on May 9.
Movie-lovers have more than enough to keep them occupied in May 2024 as well. The latest John Green adaptation, Turtles All the Way Down, will premiere on May 3. That will be followed by intriguing original documentary MoviePass, MovieCrash on May 30. Max is also putting its Warner Bros. origins to good use with a bunch of excellent library movies like The Iron Claw on May 10 and Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice on May 26.
Here’s everything coming to HBO and Max in May.
New on HBO and Max...
Hacks season 3 premieres on May 2 and will continue the tortured (platonic-ish) love affair between comedy superstar Deborah Vance (Jean Smart) and her former joke writer Ava Daniels (Hannah Einbinder). That will be followed up by Pretty Little Liars: Summer School on May 9.
Movie-lovers have more than enough to keep them occupied in May 2024 as well. The latest John Green adaptation, Turtles All the Way Down, will premiere on May 3. That will be followed by intriguing original documentary MoviePass, MovieCrash on May 30. Max is also putting its Warner Bros. origins to good use with a bunch of excellent library movies like The Iron Claw on May 10 and Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice on May 26.
Here’s everything coming to HBO and Max in May.
New on HBO and Max...
- 5/1/2024
- by Alec Bojalad
- Den of Geek
David Ellison’s fledgling Skydance Animation — run by head of animation John Lasseter and president Holly Edwards — has moved its movie slate from Apple Studios to Netflix. The multi-year streaming deal commences with next year’s musical fantasy “Spellbound,” directed by Vicky Jenson (“Shrek” and “Shark Tale”), featuring the voice talent of Rachel Zegler, Nicole Kidman, and Javier Bardem, and boasting a score from Alan Menkin and original songs with lyricist Glen Slater. It’s about a princess who tries to reverse a spell that transformed her parents into monsters.
Set for release in 2025 is “Pookoo,” a buddy comedy about two enemies — a woodland creature and a majestic bird — that magically trade places. It’s helmed by former Disney director Nathan Greno (“Tangled”), with original music composed by Siddhartha Khosla.
Also in the works are two prestigious features that are a result of Lasseter’s strong relationships with directors Brad Bird...
Set for release in 2025 is “Pookoo,” a buddy comedy about two enemies — a woodland creature and a majestic bird — that magically trade places. It’s helmed by former Disney director Nathan Greno (“Tangled”), with original music composed by Siddhartha Khosla.
Also in the works are two prestigious features that are a result of Lasseter’s strong relationships with directors Brad Bird...
- 10/18/2023
- by Bill Desowitz
- Indiewire
’Spellbound’, Pookoo’ first titles in upcoming slate.
Skydance Animation has signed a multi-year exclusive agreement with Netflix to develop and produce animated films to be released directly on Netflix.
The deal kicks off with Spellbound (pictured) in 2024 followed by Pookoo a year later and expands on the prior relationship between the streamer and Skydance Media.
Wednesday’s announcement comes as Skydance Animation’s multi-year deal with Apple ends as the latter shifts its focus to other types of film. Spellbound had been set to debut on Apple TV+ but will now launch on Netflix.
Skydance Media and Apple continue to...
Skydance Animation has signed a multi-year exclusive agreement with Netflix to develop and produce animated films to be released directly on Netflix.
The deal kicks off with Spellbound (pictured) in 2024 followed by Pookoo a year later and expands on the prior relationship between the streamer and Skydance Media.
Wednesday’s announcement comes as Skydance Animation’s multi-year deal with Apple ends as the latter shifts its focus to other types of film. Spellbound had been set to debut on Apple TV+ but will now launch on Netflix.
Skydance Media and Apple continue to...
- 10/18/2023
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
David Ellison’s Skydance Animation has found a new home at Netflix, ending a lucrative distribution pact with Apple Studios.
Skydance Animation, run by John Lasseter with president Holly Edwards, will now exclusively release its animated movies directly to Netflix in an arrangement that will span multiple years, with the studio’s existing slate also moving exclusively to the streamer.
The first up will be “Spellbound,” which was previously set up at Apple. The film, starring Rachel Zegler and Tituss Burgess, is now set for release by Netflix in 2024, followed by “Pookoo” in 2025. Future films include “Ray Gunn,” directed by Brad Bird and an untitled Jack and the Beanstalk project directed by Rich Moore. Theatrical releases do not seem to be a part of the new Netflix-Skydance Animation agreement.
While the animation deal has ended, Apple and Skydance will continue its business on live-action films and series, including movies from...
Skydance Animation, run by John Lasseter with president Holly Edwards, will now exclusively release its animated movies directly to Netflix in an arrangement that will span multiple years, with the studio’s existing slate also moving exclusively to the streamer.
The first up will be “Spellbound,” which was previously set up at Apple. The film, starring Rachel Zegler and Tituss Burgess, is now set for release by Netflix in 2024, followed by “Pookoo” in 2025. Future films include “Ray Gunn,” directed by Brad Bird and an untitled Jack and the Beanstalk project directed by Rich Moore. Theatrical releases do not seem to be a part of the new Netflix-Skydance Animation agreement.
While the animation deal has ended, Apple and Skydance will continue its business on live-action films and series, including movies from...
- 10/18/2023
- by Matt Donnelly and Angelique Jackson
- Variety Film + TV
In a shocking move, Skydance Animation has inked a multiyear agreement with Netflix to develop and produce animation features that will be released directly on Netflix. According to the release, the deal also brings Skydance’s full existing animated feature slate exclusively to Netflix.
The move comes only two years after a wide-ranging partnership between Skydance Animation and Apple TV+ was announced, following Apple’s acquisition of Skydance Animation’s “Luck.” That deal was meant to include both television and features. (The Netflix release doesn’t mention television series.)
“Spellbound,” a high-concept musical fantasy from director Vicky Jenson, will be the first film released under the pact, in 2024. The movie features a score by composer Alan Menken and lyrics by Glenn Slater and an all-star voice cast led by Rachel Zegler, Nicole Kidman, Javier Bardem, John Lithgow, Jenifer Lewis, Nathan Lane and Tituss Burgess. The movie was previewed at this...
The move comes only two years after a wide-ranging partnership between Skydance Animation and Apple TV+ was announced, following Apple’s acquisition of Skydance Animation’s “Luck.” That deal was meant to include both television and features. (The Netflix release doesn’t mention television series.)
“Spellbound,” a high-concept musical fantasy from director Vicky Jenson, will be the first film released under the pact, in 2024. The movie features a score by composer Alan Menken and lyrics by Glenn Slater and an all-star voice cast led by Rachel Zegler, Nicole Kidman, Javier Bardem, John Lithgow, Jenifer Lewis, Nathan Lane and Tituss Burgess. The movie was previewed at this...
- 10/18/2023
- by Drew Taylor
- The Wrap
That didn’t take long. Skydance Animation has found a new home, signing a multi-year agreement with Netflix to develop and produce animated movies to be released directly on Netflix. This deal means Skydance’s full existing animated feature slate will be released exclusively on Netflix.
Deal comes as a multi-year pact with Apple comes to an end. Skydance Animation is already staked with Netflix, and the deal expands on a number of different projects. The first new one is Spellbound, a film that began its road at Apple, but will now debut on Netflix in 2024. That will be followed by Pookoo in 2025.
This deal expands on the existing relationship between the two companies who have already partnered on a number of projects including the films The Adam Project, Heart of Stone, The Old Guard, and Spy Kids: Armageddon along with the series Fubar, Altered Carbon and Grace and Frankie.
Deal comes as a multi-year pact with Apple comes to an end. Skydance Animation is already staked with Netflix, and the deal expands on a number of different projects. The first new one is Spellbound, a film that began its road at Apple, but will now debut on Netflix in 2024. That will be followed by Pookoo in 2025.
This deal expands on the existing relationship between the two companies who have already partnered on a number of projects including the films The Adam Project, Heart of Stone, The Old Guard, and Spy Kids: Armageddon along with the series Fubar, Altered Carbon and Grace and Frankie.
- 10/18/2023
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV
Skydance Animation has signed a multiyear pact with Netflix to develop and produce animated movies for the streamer. First up for release under the deal is Spellbound, a title that was previously set up at Apple, where Skydance Animation signed a pact in 2021. Now, the animation arm of the David Ellison-run studio has found a new streaming home at a time when Netflix is restructuring its animation efforts.
Apple and the John Lasseter-led Skydance Animation have parted ways, with the latter bringing its full existing animation slate to Netflix. In addition to Spellbound, which voice stars Rachel Zegler, Nicole Kidman and Javier Bardem and features music from Alan Menkin, Netflix will release the once Apple-bound Pookoo from Tangled director Nathan Greno. Spellbound is due out in 2024, with Pookoo hitting the service a year later.
The Skydance and Netflix slate also includes Ray Gunn, directed by Pixar alum Brad Bird,...
Apple and the John Lasseter-led Skydance Animation have parted ways, with the latter bringing its full existing animation slate to Netflix. In addition to Spellbound, which voice stars Rachel Zegler, Nicole Kidman and Javier Bardem and features music from Alan Menkin, Netflix will release the once Apple-bound Pookoo from Tangled director Nathan Greno. Spellbound is due out in 2024, with Pookoo hitting the service a year later.
The Skydance and Netflix slate also includes Ray Gunn, directed by Pixar alum Brad Bird,...
- 10/18/2023
- by Mia Galuppo
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Exclusive: Robbie Fairchild, a Broadway lead and former New York City Ballet principal dancer, will star in the stage version of Michel Hazanavicius’ 2011 Oscar-winning movie The Artist, set in the 1920s when movies found their voice with the advent of talking pictures.
Fairchild received a Tony Award nomination for An American In Paris, another show based on a celebrated movie when it premiered on Broadway in 2015. Two years later, he helped launch that show in the West End.
In The Artist, he will play Silent Era matinee idol George Valentin, who finds his career torn away from him when the talkies arrive.
The part won French actor Jean Dujardin the Best Actor Oscar.
The Artist, co-written for the theater by Drew McOnie and playwright and screenwriter Lindsey Ferrentino, will have its world premiere at the Theatre Royal Plymouth from May 11 to May...
Fairchild received a Tony Award nomination for An American In Paris, another show based on a celebrated movie when it premiered on Broadway in 2015. Two years later, he helped launch that show in the West End.
In The Artist, he will play Silent Era matinee idol George Valentin, who finds his career torn away from him when the talkies arrive.
The part won French actor Jean Dujardin the Best Actor Oscar.
The Artist, co-written for the theater by Drew McOnie and playwright and screenwriter Lindsey Ferrentino, will have its world premiere at the Theatre Royal Plymouth from May 11 to May...
- 9/28/2023
- by Baz Bamigboye
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: British comedy legend Jennifer Saunders will make her pantomime debut as Captain Hook in Peter Pan this winter holiday season at the world famous London Palladium.
The top-of-the-bill casting coup was the brainchild of Michael Harrison, of Michael Harrison Entertainment and Crossroads Pantomimes. He’s the UK’s pantomime supremo with 24 panto productions set to open across the country in December.
“I thought: ‘Hello! Captain Hook is often played by a man and I thought why not do a gender change? It’s what pantomime is all about, isn’t it?” Harrison told us.
The comic performance artist and writer Rob Madge) will play Tinker Bell.
Peter Pan will run at the Palladium from December 9-January 14.
Last year, Harrison booked Saunders’ longtime comedy partner Dawn French (The Vicar of Dibley, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban,...
The top-of-the-bill casting coup was the brainchild of Michael Harrison, of Michael Harrison Entertainment and Crossroads Pantomimes. He’s the UK’s pantomime supremo with 24 panto productions set to open across the country in December.
“I thought: ‘Hello! Captain Hook is often played by a man and I thought why not do a gender change? It’s what pantomime is all about, isn’t it?” Harrison told us.
The comic performance artist and writer Rob Madge) will play Tinker Bell.
Peter Pan will run at the Palladium from December 9-January 14.
Last year, Harrison booked Saunders’ longtime comedy partner Dawn French (The Vicar of Dibley, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban,...
- 4/23/2023
- by Baz Bamigboye
- Deadline Film + TV
To celebrate its century-long run as one of Hollywood's biggest movie studios, Warner Bros. is releasing 20-minute-long remakes of six of its most classic films. The company, which is now called Warner Bros. Discovery after a merger with Discovery, Inc., plans on developing the short film series through its Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion team and stated that the series will reimagine these stories through "representative casting, storytelling, and narrative."
The six films on the slate are the recently remade "A Star is Born," the swashbuckling "The Adventures of Robin Hood," the Western "Calamity Jane," the Abbott and Costello comedy "Jack and the Beanstalk," the much-adapted "The Prince and the Pauper," and the James Dean drama "Rebel Without a Cause." Production is slated to begin this summer, with Ali Afshar ("American Wrestler: The Wizard" and a whole slew of Christmas-related material) serving as consulting producer. "We can't think of a better...
The six films on the slate are the recently remade "A Star is Born," the swashbuckling "The Adventures of Robin Hood," the Western "Calamity Jane," the Abbott and Costello comedy "Jack and the Beanstalk," the much-adapted "The Prince and the Pauper," and the James Dean drama "Rebel Without a Cause." Production is slated to begin this summer, with Ali Afshar ("American Wrestler: The Wizard" and a whole slew of Christmas-related material) serving as consulting producer. "We can't think of a better...
- 4/19/2023
- by Andrew Housman
- Slash Film
Two new works based on existing material dominated the nominations for the 2023 Olivier Awards, the top theatre honor in Britain. “My Neighbour Totoro” and “Standing at the Sky’s Edge” lead the play and musical fields with nine and eight bids apiece. The former is a stage adaptation of the Studio Ghibli film of the same name, brought to life in a visually stunning production featuring impressive puppetry by Basil Twist. “Standing at the Sky’s Edge” uses songs from the Richard Hawley album and new material to tell the story of three families in a Sheffield housing complex.
Revivals had strong showings, too. Director Daniel Fish’s remounting of “Rodger & Hammerstein’s Oklahoma!” and the Paul Mescal-led “A Streetcar Named Desire” netted seven and six nominations, respectively. This production of “Oklahoma!” previously played Broadway and received eight Tony Award nominations, including wins for Best Revival and Featured Actress...
Revivals had strong showings, too. Director Daniel Fish’s remounting of “Rodger & Hammerstein’s Oklahoma!” and the Paul Mescal-led “A Streetcar Named Desire” netted seven and six nominations, respectively. This production of “Oklahoma!” previously played Broadway and received eight Tony Award nominations, including wins for Best Revival and Featured Actress...
- 3/1/2023
- by David Buchanan
- Gold Derby
Paul Mescal has clocked his first Olivier Award nomination for his leading performance in Rebecca Frecknall’s buzzy stage adaptation of A Streetcar Named Desire. Scroll down for the full list of nominees.
A Streetcar Named Desire netted six nominations overall, which also included first-time nods for Mescal’s co-stars Anjana Vasan and Patsy Ferran.
In other high-profile nods, Jodie Comer is nominated for Best Actress for her West End debut in the well-received Prima Facie, which has five nominations overall, including Best New Play and Best Director.
David Tennant is in Best Actor for his updated production of C.P. Taylor’s 1989 play Good, and Tom Hollander landed a nom for Patriots, Peter Morgan’s new play set during the fall of the Soviet Union, which is nominated in three categories.
This year’s most nominated production is My Neighbour Totoro, the stage adaptation of Studio Ghibli’s cult 1988 animated film.
A Streetcar Named Desire netted six nominations overall, which also included first-time nods for Mescal’s co-stars Anjana Vasan and Patsy Ferran.
In other high-profile nods, Jodie Comer is nominated for Best Actress for her West End debut in the well-received Prima Facie, which has five nominations overall, including Best New Play and Best Director.
David Tennant is in Best Actor for his updated production of C.P. Taylor’s 1989 play Good, and Tom Hollander landed a nom for Patriots, Peter Morgan’s new play set during the fall of the Soviet Union, which is nominated in three categories.
This year’s most nominated production is My Neighbour Totoro, the stage adaptation of Studio Ghibli’s cult 1988 animated film.
- 2/28/2023
- by Zac Ntim
- Deadline Film + TV
Alexandra Burke, singer, song-writer and British X-Factor winner, has signed on to play the villainess in this year’s London Palladium pantomime Jack and the Beanstalk.
Oh yes she has!
Burke joins already announced stars Dawn French, Julian Clary, Paul Zerdin, Nigel Havers and Gary Wilmot. The panto runs at the Palladium from December 10 through January 15.
The Brits love their pantos at Christmas. Michael Harrison, who heads Crossroads Pantomimes, has turned the Palladium panto into a must-see event with spectacular sets and costumes, plenty of song and dance coupled with over-the-top jokes.
Last season Burke played Scheherazade — the Spirit of the Ring in Aladdin at the Opera House, Manchester.
”This year I’ve got Dawn as Jack’s mum and Alexandra as Mrs. Blunderbore, the giant’s wife. She’s the villainess and she’ll be terrorizing Dawn,” Harrison told Deadline.
Harrison revealed that Burke sees Mrs. Blunderbore as having “a Cruella flavour about her.
Oh yes she has!
Burke joins already announced stars Dawn French, Julian Clary, Paul Zerdin, Nigel Havers and Gary Wilmot. The panto runs at the Palladium from December 10 through January 15.
The Brits love their pantos at Christmas. Michael Harrison, who heads Crossroads Pantomimes, has turned the Palladium panto into a must-see event with spectacular sets and costumes, plenty of song and dance coupled with over-the-top jokes.
Last season Burke played Scheherazade — the Spirit of the Ring in Aladdin at the Opera House, Manchester.
”This year I’ve got Dawn as Jack’s mum and Alexandra as Mrs. Blunderbore, the giant’s wife. She’s the villainess and she’ll be terrorizing Dawn,” Harrison told Deadline.
Harrison revealed that Burke sees Mrs. Blunderbore as having “a Cruella flavour about her.
- 4/27/2022
- by Baz Bamigboye
- Deadline Film + TV
Gilbert Gottfried, the controversial and one-of-a-kind comedian and actor with a voice as unique as his comedy, died today after a lengthy illness, his family announced. He was 67.
A statement posted on Gottfried’s Twitter page reads: “We are heartbroken to announce the passing of our beloved Gilbert Gottfried after a long illness. In addition to being the most iconic voice in comedy, Gilbert was a wonderful husband, brother, friend and father to his two young children. Although today is a sad day for all of us, please keep laughing as loud as possible in Gilbert’s honor. Love, the Gottfried family.”
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NBC News reported that Gottfried died at 2:35 p.m. Et of recurrent ventricular tachycardia — an abnormal heart rhythm — due to myotonic dystrophy type II. The cause was attributed to Glenn Schwartz, Gottfried’s longtime friend and publicist.
Gottfried was known for trademark shrill,...
A statement posted on Gottfried’s Twitter page reads: “We are heartbroken to announce the passing of our beloved Gilbert Gottfried after a long illness. In addition to being the most iconic voice in comedy, Gilbert was a wonderful husband, brother, friend and father to his two young children. Although today is a sad day for all of us, please keep laughing as loud as possible in Gilbert’s honor. Love, the Gottfried family.”
Hollywood & Media Deaths In 2022: Photo Gallery
NBC News reported that Gottfried died at 2:35 p.m. Et of recurrent ventricular tachycardia — an abnormal heart rhythm — due to myotonic dystrophy type II. The cause was attributed to Glenn Schwartz, Gottfried’s longtime friend and publicist.
Gottfried was known for trademark shrill,...
- 4/12/2022
- by Greg Evans and Erik Pedersen
- Deadline Film + TV
There’s nothing so good as being able to consult people who know more than we do, who deal in facts and can back up their assertions with proof. The excellent new Blu-ray for Monster from Green Hell has a nifty color sequence at the end which raised a lot of questions and wrong guesses. Thanks to prime source evidence, we can show you how the original looked … uh, after a little Eastmancolor fading. It’s what passes for an Article of Importance at CineSavant, the usual display of breathtaking journalistic originality.
What Color is Green Hell?
CineSavant Article
The Proof is in.
This article is an addendum to the March 8 Blu-ray review of The Film Detective’s Monster from Green Hell, a fun creature feature released in 1958 but likely filmed more than a year earlier. It’s a rather good disc despite not being mastered from pre-print material — a few scratches,...
What Color is Green Hell?
CineSavant Article
The Proof is in.
This article is an addendum to the March 8 Blu-ray review of The Film Detective’s Monster from Green Hell, a fun creature feature released in 1958 but likely filmed more than a year earlier. It’s a rather good disc despite not being mastered from pre-print material — a few scratches,...
- 3/15/2022
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
When Disney Animation officially canceled the movie "Gigantic" — a retelling of the "Jack and the Beanstalk" fairy tale that had been announced in 2015 — it came as a real shock. In the modern world of filmmaking, big-budget animated features that simply aren't coming together the way a studio would like (as was the case with "Gigantic") are usually scrapped long before the public is formally made aware of their existence.
There are, of course, other exceptions to this rule besides "Gigantic," with Pixar's "Newt" being one of the better-known examples. "Newt," for those who don't recall, was announced in April 2008 and was...
The post Toy Story 3 Teased A Pixar Movie We'll Probably Never See appeared first on /Film.
There are, of course, other exceptions to this rule besides "Gigantic," with Pixar's "Newt" being one of the better-known examples. "Newt," for those who don't recall, was announced in April 2008 and was...
The post Toy Story 3 Teased A Pixar Movie We'll Probably Never See appeared first on /Film.
- 2/23/2022
- by Sandy Schaefer
- Slash Film
The nine remaining teams on “Lego Masters” Season 2 had their work cut out for them during the July 6 episode, as they were tasked with creating builds that floated in the air. The high-stakes challenge pushed all of the duos to their breaking points, but which team cracked under the pressure and ended up being eliminated? Will Arnett returned as host of the cult hit program, with expert Brickmasters Amy Corbett and Jamie Berard serving as the judges.
See Everything to know about ‘Lego Masters’ Season 2
Below, read our minute-by-minute “Lego Masters” recap of Season 2, Episode 5, titled “One Floating Brick,” to find out what happened Tuesday, July 6 at 8:00 p.m. Et/Pt. Then be sure to sound off in the comments section about your favorite aspiring builders on Fox’s reality TV show and who you think has what it takes to join the winners list. Here are the teams...
See Everything to know about ‘Lego Masters’ Season 2
Below, read our minute-by-minute “Lego Masters” recap of Season 2, Episode 5, titled “One Floating Brick,” to find out what happened Tuesday, July 6 at 8:00 p.m. Et/Pt. Then be sure to sound off in the comments section about your favorite aspiring builders on Fox’s reality TV show and who you think has what it takes to join the winners list. Here are the teams...
- 7/6/2021
- by Denton Davidson and Marcus James Dixon
- Gold Derby
Everyman Cinemas is co-producing the classic panto tale.
UK cinema chains Everyman and Showcase will give a theatrical release to Peter Duncan’s “guerilla-style” pantomime Jack And The Beanstalk, starting from December 4.
The performance was filmed on socially-distanced sets at the former Blue Peter presenter’s house during the summer.
It will receive a red-carpet premiere at the Everyman Crystal Palace at the beginning of December, before rolling out to all Everyman cinemas on December 4. It will then add Showcase venues – including the company’s Cinema De Luxe sites – from December 11, for a total of 55 cinemas.
Everyman Cinemas has also...
UK cinema chains Everyman and Showcase will give a theatrical release to Peter Duncan’s “guerilla-style” pantomime Jack And The Beanstalk, starting from December 4.
The performance was filmed on socially-distanced sets at the former Blue Peter presenter’s house during the summer.
It will receive a red-carpet premiere at the Everyman Crystal Palace at the beginning of December, before rolling out to all Everyman cinemas on December 4. It will then add Showcase venues – including the company’s Cinema De Luxe sites – from December 11, for a total of 55 cinemas.
Everyman Cinemas has also...
- 11/12/2020
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
Abbott & Costello perform at full strength in this very good, very silly jungle safari comedy. It’s definitely for kids and nostalgic fans — with equal parts slapstick, cornball repetitive vaudeville gags, and Lou Costello’s weirdly endearing infantile schtick. An impressively beautiful restoration has pulled it back from the pit of Public Domain ugliness. Plus ClassicFlix & the 3-D Archive appoint this 2-D movie with a tall stack of creative, relevant extras.
Africa Screams
Blu-ray
ClassicFlix
1949 / B&w / 1:37 Academy / 79 min. / Special Limited Edition / Street Date June 30, 2020 /
Starring: Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Clyde Beatty, Frank Buck, Max Baer, Buddy Baer, Hillary Brooke, Shemp Howard, Joe Besser, Burt Wenland, Charles Gemora, Arthur Hecht, Bill Walker, Martin Wilkins.
Cinematography: Charles Van Enger
Film Editor: Frank Gross
Original Music: Walter Schumann
Written by Earl Baldwin
Produced by Edward Nassour
Directed by Charles Barton
I can’t say that I was one of the zillion...
Africa Screams
Blu-ray
ClassicFlix
1949 / B&w / 1:37 Academy / 79 min. / Special Limited Edition / Street Date June 30, 2020 /
Starring: Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Clyde Beatty, Frank Buck, Max Baer, Buddy Baer, Hillary Brooke, Shemp Howard, Joe Besser, Burt Wenland, Charles Gemora, Arthur Hecht, Bill Walker, Martin Wilkins.
Cinematography: Charles Van Enger
Film Editor: Frank Gross
Original Music: Walter Schumann
Written by Earl Baldwin
Produced by Edward Nassour
Directed by Charles Barton
I can’t say that I was one of the zillion...
- 7/4/2020
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
Audible, the Amazon-owned company with the world’s largest audiobook library has introduced a new, free service aimed at kids (and adults!) who want to brush up on some reading while they’re stuck indoors.
The program is called Audible Stories, and it’s impressively easy to use. There’s no membership (Audible, Amazon, or otherwise) to sign up for, no fees, and no limits on the amount of books you can stream. To access the library, use this link, and you’ll be taken to the Audible Stories home page.
The program is called Audible Stories, and it’s impressively easy to use. There’s no membership (Audible, Amazon, or otherwise) to sign up for, no fees, and no limits on the amount of books you can stream. To access the library, use this link, and you’ll be taken to the Audible Stories home page.
- 4/15/2020
- by Brandt Ranj
- Rollingstone.com
Working from home amid the coronavirus outbreak doesn’t mean Fox News’ Dana Perino is any less busy than she would be at the network’s headquarters: She’s still hosting her 2 p.m. Et show, “The Daily Briefing,” and appearing on the 5 p.m. Et show, “The Five,” in addition to reading kids’ books on Facebook Live and YouTube.
“I think it’s really important to try to keep as consistent a schedule, as if you were still going into the office,” she said when asked what advice she’d give anyone else working from home right now. “But the other thing that I do recommend stepping away from the news for a few moments, if you can.”
Perino, a former press secretary for President George W. Bush, started broadcasting from her family’s weekend home in New Jersey Monday but began posting her “Storytime” segment last week. It’s just her,...
“I think it’s really important to try to keep as consistent a schedule, as if you were still going into the office,” she said when asked what advice she’d give anyone else working from home right now. “But the other thing that I do recommend stepping away from the news for a few moments, if you can.”
Perino, a former press secretary for President George W. Bush, started broadcasting from her family’s weekend home in New Jersey Monday but began posting her “Storytime” segment last week. It’s just her,...
- 3/25/2020
- by Lindsey Ellefson
- The Wrap
As Disney quietly disappears huge swathes of film history into its vaults, I'm going to spend 2020 celebrating Twentieth Century Fox and the Fox Film Corporation's films, what one might call their output if only someone were putting it out. The great movie factories were so prolific, none of them have succeeded in making anything like all their major works available on the repertory circuit, home video, television, or streaming, but Fox now seems particularly indifferent to providing any access to their catalog, so focusing on them seems fair. I hope to illuminate the movies Fox ought to be proud of, and a few you couldn't blame them for wanting to hide under a rock.Oh, and we're doing it chronologically, so first up is a crummy kids' film from 1917.Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp is directed by workhorses Sidney and Chester M. Franklin, perhaps best remembered for the Dorothy Gish...
- 1/22/2020
- MUBI
Chris Cummins Dec 14, 2019
We've pieced together Walmart's best Lego deals for this holiday season!
Lego is childhood. Lego is fun. Lego is timeless. The world's best-loved building brick is easily the greatest toy ever created. LEGOs foster creativity and participation, and as such they have been passed down from generation to generation. As you prepare for your holiday shopping, there's no finer gift to give kids of all ages then Lego...and Walmart has got you covered. See for yourself!
Lego Classic Bricks on a Roll
Let's get things underway with this 442-piece set that lets you build all manner of classic and cool Lego vehicles.
Buy Lego Classic Bricks on a Roll here
Lego Harry Potter 2019 Advent Calendar
"You're an Advent Calendar, 'Arry!" Count the days down to Christmas with this fun collection of Harry Potter Lego pieces that build towards an unforgettable holiday at Hogwarts!
Buy the...
We've pieced together Walmart's best Lego deals for this holiday season!
Lego is childhood. Lego is fun. Lego is timeless. The world's best-loved building brick is easily the greatest toy ever created. LEGOs foster creativity and participation, and as such they have been passed down from generation to generation. As you prepare for your holiday shopping, there's no finer gift to give kids of all ages then Lego...and Walmart has got you covered. See for yourself!
Lego Classic Bricks on a Roll
Let's get things underway with this 442-piece set that lets you build all manner of classic and cool Lego vehicles.
Buy Lego Classic Bricks on a Roll here
Lego Harry Potter 2019 Advent Calendar
"You're an Advent Calendar, 'Arry!" Count the days down to Christmas with this fun collection of Harry Potter Lego pieces that build towards an unforgettable holiday at Hogwarts!
Buy the...
- 11/27/2019
- Den of Geek
Mona Malden, an actress who worked on Broadway and was married to Oscar-winning actor Karl Malden for 70 years, has died. She was 102.
She died peacefully Saturday at her Brentwood home in Los Angeles where she lived for the past 60 years, her family announced.
Mildred DeLeuw Greenberg and future husband Mladen Sekulovich met in the 1930s when they were the two scholarship students at Chicago's Goodman Theatre, and they appeared together in Jack and the Beanstalk and other plays.
After graduation in 1937, they moved separately to New York to pursue their acting careers and discovered each other ...
She died peacefully Saturday at her Brentwood home in Los Angeles where she lived for the past 60 years, her family announced.
Mildred DeLeuw Greenberg and future husband Mladen Sekulovich met in the 1930s when they were the two scholarship students at Chicago's Goodman Theatre, and they appeared together in Jack and the Beanstalk and other plays.
After graduation in 1937, they moved separately to New York to pursue their acting careers and discovered each other ...
- 7/16/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Mona Malden, an actress who worked on Broadway and was married to Oscar-winning actor Karl Malden for 70 years, has died. She was 102.
She died peacefully Saturday at her Brentwood home in Los Angeles where she lived for the past 60 years, her family announced.
Mildred DeLeuw Greenberg and future husband Mladen Sekulovich met in the 1930s when they were the two scholarship students at Chicago's Goodman Theatre, and they appeared together in Jack and the Beanstalk and other plays.
After graduation in 1937, they moved separately to New York to pursue their acting careers and discovered each other ...
She died peacefully Saturday at her Brentwood home in Los Angeles where she lived for the past 60 years, her family announced.
Mildred DeLeuw Greenberg and future husband Mladen Sekulovich met in the 1930s when they were the two scholarship students at Chicago's Goodman Theatre, and they appeared together in Jack and the Beanstalk and other plays.
After graduation in 1937, they moved separately to New York to pursue their acting careers and discovered each other ...
- 7/16/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
In 1985, the young star of A Christmas Story, Peter Billingsley, starred in a little action adventure film called The Dirt Bike Kid. I’ve gotta say… this has got to be one of the most awesomely ridiculous movies to come out of the ‘80s. I know there are a lot of crazy and silly movies from the ‘80s, but this one is a cut above the rest. It’s something truly special.
Billingsley plays a young teen named Jack. One day his mom sends him out with some money to go buy some groceries, and he ends up coming home with a magic supercharged motorcycle instead. As you might imagine, his mom is pretty pissed. But Jack uses the magic dirt bike to save his friend’s hot dog stand from the clutches of a corrupt slug, and he becomes the big hero!
So what is so magical about this motorcycle?...
Billingsley plays a young teen named Jack. One day his mom sends him out with some money to go buy some groceries, and he ends up coming home with a magic supercharged motorcycle instead. As you might imagine, his mom is pretty pissed. But Jack uses the magic dirt bike to save his friend’s hot dog stand from the clutches of a corrupt slug, and he becomes the big hero!
So what is so magical about this motorcycle?...
- 3/15/2019
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
“Or So the Story Goes” is a horror anthology web series. Each season spins a modern, scary take on a story from classic children’s literature. Our upcoming season, “Knock Knock” is a retelling of Jack and the Beanstalk in a modern day home invasion setting. We would love for you to check out the trailer …
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- 12/29/2018
- by Horrornews.net
- Horror News
What do you get when you put Paul Wesley (The Vampire Diaries), James Wolk (Zoo), Kim Cattrall (Sex and the City), Danielle Campbell (The Originals), and Dania Ramirez (Devious Maids) in a TV show together?
We're not quite sure, but the official trailer for Tell Me a Story debuted at New York Comic-Con, and it was an unsettling, but gripping affair.
Tell Me a Story is in modern-day New York City, and the first season will interweave “The Three Little Pigs,” “Little Red Riding Hood,” and “Jack and the Beanstalk” into a crazy tale of love, loss, greed, revenge, and murder.
All of the above are heavily present in the trailer, and the show is poised to be a big hit with the CBS All Access crowd.
This is Paul Wesley's first big TV role since The Vampire Diaries concluded. Is the actor typecast as a vampire, or will he...
We're not quite sure, but the official trailer for Tell Me a Story debuted at New York Comic-Con, and it was an unsettling, but gripping affair.
Tell Me a Story is in modern-day New York City, and the first season will interweave “The Three Little Pigs,” “Little Red Riding Hood,” and “Jack and the Beanstalk” into a crazy tale of love, loss, greed, revenge, and murder.
All of the above are heavily present in the trailer, and the show is poised to be a big hit with the CBS All Access crowd.
This is Paul Wesley's first big TV role since The Vampire Diaries concluded. Is the actor typecast as a vampire, or will he...
- 10/6/2018
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
If you just can’t wait to be king, now is your chance! Sing and dance on Broadway or on tour in the hit long-running musical “The Lion King,” now holding chorus calls. Plus, play Hen and more in an educational tour of “Jack and the Beanstalk,” appear in the upcoming FX pilot “Y,” or grab a role in an upcoming feature film. “The Lion King,” B’Way/Rafiki TOURThe hit long-running musical “The Lion King,” written by Elton John and Tim Rice, is currently seeking singers and dancers for possible replacements in the Broadway and Rafiki National Tour companies. Talent, aged 18 and older, is wanted for the roles. Dancers must have a strong modern and ballet dance background. There will be Equity Chorus Calls on Aug. 24, 27, and 28 in New York City. Pay is $2,034 per week. Apply here! “Jack And The Beanstalk,” TOURJoin an educational touring theater production of “Jack and the Beanstalk.
- 8/17/2018
- backstage.com
We've already shared the news that Paul Wesley would be returning to TV in the new Kevin Williamson drama, but the news just gets better from there.
CBS All Access will be providing the home for Tell Me a Story, a straight-to-series drama that takes some beloved fairy tales and skews them into the messed up horror stories they really are.
Because let's be honest, if you have ever taken the time to break down a fairy tale, there is very little about them that is nice. They are cautionary tales for children cast with princes and princesses and talking animals.
Related: Get CBS All Access via Prime Video Channels for Hit Shows, Exclusive Originals & Live TV!
Tell Me a Story is in modern-day New York City, and the first season will interweave “The Three Little Pigs,” “Little Red Riding Hood,” and “Jack and the Beanstalk” into a tale of love,...
CBS All Access will be providing the home for Tell Me a Story, a straight-to-series drama that takes some beloved fairy tales and skews them into the messed up horror stories they really are.
Because let's be honest, if you have ever taken the time to break down a fairy tale, there is very little about them that is nice. They are cautionary tales for children cast with princes and princesses and talking animals.
Related: Get CBS All Access via Prime Video Channels for Hit Shows, Exclusive Originals & Live TV!
Tell Me a Story is in modern-day New York City, and the first season will interweave “The Three Little Pigs,” “Little Red Riding Hood,” and “Jack and the Beanstalk” into a tale of love,...
- 8/6/2018
- by Carissa Pavlica
- TVfanatic
One Dollar is premiering sooner than you may think.
CBS All Access today confirmed that its new drama series will launch on the streaming platform Thursday, August 30, and will debut new episodes on Thursdays after that.
Per the official logline:
One Dollar is a mystery set in a small rust belt town in post-recession America, where a one-dollar bill changing hands connects a group of characters involved in a shocking multiple murder.
The path of the dollar bill and point of view in each episode paint a picture of a modern American town with deep class and cultural divides that spill out into the open as the town’s secrets get revealed.
Related: Dania Ramirez Joins Tell Me a Story!
The cast includes John Carroll Lynch, Nathaniel Martello-White, Chris Denham, Philip Ettinger, Kirrilee Berger, Gracie Lawrence, Joshua Bitton, Níkẹ Uche Kadri, Hamilton Clancy, Greg Germann, Sturgill Simpson, Aleksa Palladino, Jeff Perry...
CBS All Access today confirmed that its new drama series will launch on the streaming platform Thursday, August 30, and will debut new episodes on Thursdays after that.
Per the official logline:
One Dollar is a mystery set in a small rust belt town in post-recession America, where a one-dollar bill changing hands connects a group of characters involved in a shocking multiple murder.
The path of the dollar bill and point of view in each episode paint a picture of a modern American town with deep class and cultural divides that spill out into the open as the town’s secrets get revealed.
Related: Dania Ramirez Joins Tell Me a Story!
The cast includes John Carroll Lynch, Nathaniel Martello-White, Chris Denham, Philip Ettinger, Kirrilee Berger, Gracie Lawrence, Joshua Bitton, Níkẹ Uche Kadri, Hamilton Clancy, Greg Germann, Sturgill Simpson, Aleksa Palladino, Jeff Perry...
- 7/2/2018
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
Hello and welcome to one of our shoutouts for projects casting around the U.K. As always there’s a mix of opportunities for all ages, abilities, and locations but do remember to check if you fit the bill before applying. Although we make every attempt to verify castings before we hit publish, please ensure that you do your own research before firing off those headshots and Backstage links. A touring production of “Jack and the Beanstalk” is casting motivated and enthusiastic performers to be part of their 2018-2019 company. The team is looking for the kind of performer who can create a “strong rapport” with the audience, can sing and act, and has dance skills. Previous panto experience, a Devon base and a driving licence are all desired, but not essential. The lead part, Jack, is for a male, aged 18–35. He is a “cross between the comic and principal boy.
- 6/20/2018
- backstage.com
Join in the fight that will give you the right to be free by applying for the top gigs in today’s casting roundup! The long-running hit musical “Les Miserables” is now holding open calls for its U.K. and Ireland tour. Plus, experienced Afro-Cuban, contemporary, and Latin dancers are wanted for a live dance tour, solo and tribute cabaret acts are wanted for ongoing performances in Greece, and climb high in the 2018–2019 pantomime tour of “Jack and the Beanstalk.” “Les Miserables,” U.K. & Ireland TOURJoin the U.K. and Ireland tour of the long-running hit musical “Les Miserables,” now holding open calls. Talent, aged 18–35, with excellent singing voices and acting skills, is wanted for lead and ensemble roles. There will be open casting calls held on June 21 in Cardiff, Wales, and on June 25 in Liverpool, England. Contracts will begin on Sept. 17 and will cover at least one year. Pay is Tbd.
- 6/15/2018
- backstage.com
Tell Me a Story is quickly shaping up to have one of the best casts on all of TV.
Per Deadline, Once Upon a Time and Devious Maids actress Dania Ramirez has joined the cast of the CBS All Access thriller.
Tell Me a Story takes the world’s most beloved fairy tales and reimagines them as a dark and twisted psychological thriller.
Written by Kevin Williamson and set in modern-day New York City, the first season of this serialized drama interweaves “The Three Little Pigs,” “Little Red Riding Hood” and “Jack and the Beanstalk” into a tale of love, loss, greed, revenge, and murder.
Ramirez will play Hannah on the streaming service's latest series. She is Army vet who has returned from the war with scars both inside and out.
Related: Get CBS All Access via Prime Video Channels for Hit Shows, Exclusive Originals & Live TV!
She comes back...
Per Deadline, Once Upon a Time and Devious Maids actress Dania Ramirez has joined the cast of the CBS All Access thriller.
Tell Me a Story takes the world’s most beloved fairy tales and reimagines them as a dark and twisted psychological thriller.
Written by Kevin Williamson and set in modern-day New York City, the first season of this serialized drama interweaves “The Three Little Pigs,” “Little Red Riding Hood” and “Jack and the Beanstalk” into a tale of love, loss, greed, revenge, and murder.
Ramirez will play Hannah on the streaming service's latest series. She is Army vet who has returned from the war with scars both inside and out.
Related: Get CBS All Access via Prime Video Channels for Hit Shows, Exclusive Originals & Live TV!
She comes back...
- 6/14/2018
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
Do you hear that sound?
It's the sound of thundering hearts worrying about when they need to sign up for CBS All Access so they don't miss Paul Wesley's return to the familiar side of the camera -- in front of it!
The former star of The Vampire Diaries has taken a co-starring role on an upcoming, straight-to-series CBS All Access program from Diaries co-creator/executive producer Kevin Williamson.
Since the end of The Vampire Diaries in the spring of 2017, Wesley has done most of his work behind the camera, with some exceptions, of course.
For example, he appeared in a pilot titled Fabled from Zosia Mamet that has been making the festival rounds in 2018.
Related: Ian Somerhalder Lands Lead Role on Netflix Vampire Drama!
Interestingly, the new series he's joining has a fable twist, too.
This one, Tell Me a Story, is based on a Spanish format series...
It's the sound of thundering hearts worrying about when they need to sign up for CBS All Access so they don't miss Paul Wesley's return to the familiar side of the camera -- in front of it!
The former star of The Vampire Diaries has taken a co-starring role on an upcoming, straight-to-series CBS All Access program from Diaries co-creator/executive producer Kevin Williamson.
Since the end of The Vampire Diaries in the spring of 2017, Wesley has done most of his work behind the camera, with some exceptions, of course.
For example, he appeared in a pilot titled Fabled from Zosia Mamet that has been making the festival rounds in 2018.
Related: Ian Somerhalder Lands Lead Role on Netflix Vampire Drama!
Interestingly, the new series he's joining has a fable twist, too.
This one, Tell Me a Story, is based on a Spanish format series...
- 6/12/2018
- by Carissa Pavlica
- TVfanatic
Billy Magnussen (Game Night) is set for a lead role in CBS All Access’ straight-to-series psychological thriller Tell Me a Story, from Kevin Williamson and Aaron Kaplan’s Kapital Entertainment. In addition, Liz Friedlander (Conviction) has been tapped to direct and executive produce the first two episodes.
Written by Williamson, Tell Me a Story takes the world’s most beloved fairy tales and reimagines them as a dark and twisted psychological thriller. Set in modern day New York City, the first season of this serialized drama interweaves “The Three Little Pigs,” “Little Red Riding Hood,” and “Jack and the Beanstalk” into an epic and subversive tale of love, loss, greed, revenge and murder.
Magnussen will play Nick, a young high school teacher who’s handsome, seductive, and quite possibly a wolf in sheep’s clothing. After a wild night with a girl he met at a nightclub results in a...
Written by Williamson, Tell Me a Story takes the world’s most beloved fairy tales and reimagines them as a dark and twisted psychological thriller. Set in modern day New York City, the first season of this serialized drama interweaves “The Three Little Pigs,” “Little Red Riding Hood,” and “Jack and the Beanstalk” into an epic and subversive tale of love, loss, greed, revenge and murder.
Magnussen will play Nick, a young high school teacher who’s handsome, seductive, and quite possibly a wolf in sheep’s clothing. After a wild night with a girl he met at a nightclub results in a...
- 5/9/2018
- by Nellie Andreeva and Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Time’s Up will host what it’s calling its inaugural New York event during the Tribeca Film Festival, featuring a program of conversations with organization supporters including Ashley Judd, Julianne Moore, Sarah Jessica Parker, Amber Tamblyn, Marisa Tomei, among others.
In addition to the actresses, the April 28 Time’s Up event will include activists and business leaders (see below for complete list).
“In response to the growing national movement, Tribeca Film Festival has partnered with Time’s Up to host a day of conversations with the outspoken women playing a pivotal role in raising awareness about inequality in the workplace,” the fest announced today in a statement. “Activists, storytellers, business leaders, filmmakers, lawyers, media figures, and more share their stories, seek next steps to establish the parameters for lasting change across industries and the pay spectrum.”
The day-long even “will explore how we got here, the women who came...
In addition to the actresses, the April 28 Time’s Up event will include activists and business leaders (see below for complete list).
“In response to the growing national movement, Tribeca Film Festival has partnered with Time’s Up to host a day of conversations with the outspoken women playing a pivotal role in raising awareness about inequality in the workplace,” the fest announced today in a statement. “Activists, storytellers, business leaders, filmmakers, lawyers, media figures, and more share their stories, seek next steps to establish the parameters for lasting change across industries and the pay spectrum.”
The day-long even “will explore how we got here, the women who came...
- 3/29/2018
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Time’s Up, the movement founded to combat sexual harassment in the wake of #MeToo, will hold its inaugural New York event as part of the 2018 Tribeca Film Festival, which will showcase conversations with some of the movement’s most prominent filmmakers and activists including Ashley Judd, Julianne Moore and Fatima Goss Graves.
The event is one of a handful of late additions to this year’s edition of Tribeca. Also on the docket is the world premiere screening of “Horses: Patti Smith and Her Band,” Steven Sebring’s documentary about the final concerts of the tour that celebrated the 40th anniversary of Smith’s album “Horses.” After a Tribeca screening at the Beacon Theater, Smith and her band will perform signature tunes.
The festival’s TV lineup has added the premiere of ESPN series “Enhanced,” from exec producers Alex Gibney and Brad Herbert, looking at new developments in sports training,...
The event is one of a handful of late additions to this year’s edition of Tribeca. Also on the docket is the world premiere screening of “Horses: Patti Smith and Her Band,” Steven Sebring’s documentary about the final concerts of the tour that celebrated the 40th anniversary of Smith’s album “Horses.” After a Tribeca screening at the Beacon Theater, Smith and her band will perform signature tunes.
The festival’s TV lineup has added the premiere of ESPN series “Enhanced,” from exec producers Alex Gibney and Brad Herbert, looking at new developments in sports training,...
- 3/29/2018
- by Gordon Cox
- Variety Film + TV
Walt Disney lost control of his most popular character, Oswald the Rabbit, probably the low point of his life. He bounced back by starting his own company and introducing Mickey Mouse, a thinly-veiled Oswald rip-off, down to the same short pants, with added alliteration, and the rest is history.Oswald, of course, faded into obscurity without Disney's hand to guide him, but here's a later talking Oswald cartoon (Mickey introduced sound to the cartoons with Steamboat Willie in 1928, an oddly abrasive toon in which the iconic rodent spends most of his time torturing animals to produce musical sounds. Mickey, at this stage in his development, seems likely to grow up to be a serial killer.)The wonderful thing about thirties cartoons is how disturbing they are. We first encounter Mickey Oswald here getting his ass sewn up by granny and a cat and a mouse, their traditional enmity forgotten...
- 1/6/2018
- MUBI
Work has finished, the office party embarrassment is starting to subside and you’re ready to collapse into the hibernation period before your New Year’s Resolutions promise to make yourself a better person. Christmas TV can be a minefield of shows we would never see any other time of year and, for some, with good reason. Thankfully, we are here to take your alcohol-shaking hand and lead you through the chaos to some of the best options on your box this Christmas.
Cool Runnings (1993) – BBC 1 – 23rd December – 1:15 Pm
It’s important to lower yourself slowly into Christmas TV and whilst Cool Runnings is not your archetypal Christmas film, the heart-warming tale of a Jamaican bobsleigh team making it to the Winter Olympics is a great nostalgic throwback. Whilst the PG comedy may not have people laughing like it did 20 years ago, the overlying themes of teamwork and friendship...
Cool Runnings (1993) – BBC 1 – 23rd December – 1:15 Pm
It’s important to lower yourself slowly into Christmas TV and whilst Cool Runnings is not your archetypal Christmas film, the heart-warming tale of a Jamaican bobsleigh team making it to the Winter Olympics is a great nostalgic throwback. Whilst the PG comedy may not have people laughing like it did 20 years ago, the overlying themes of teamwork and friendship...
- 12/21/2017
- by Olivia Haines
- The Cultural Post
Here it stands, and here it’ll stay.
Disney’s Frozen 2 has received its official release date — Nov. 27, 2019 — confirming what had previously been announced as just an “Untitled Disney Animation” slot.
Directors Chris Buck and Jennifer Lee will return for the 2013 blockbuster’s sequel, which was announced in March 2015 by Disney creative chief John Lasseter, CEO Bob Iger, and the voice of Olaf himself, Josh Gad (whose Frozen costars Kristen Bell and Idina Menzel are expected, although not officially confirmed, to reprise their roles).
Prior to the 3D sequel’s release, a stage musical adaptation of Frozen will make...
Disney’s Frozen 2 has received its official release date — Nov. 27, 2019 — confirming what had previously been announced as just an “Untitled Disney Animation” slot.
Directors Chris Buck and Jennifer Lee will return for the 2013 blockbuster’s sequel, which was announced in March 2015 by Disney creative chief John Lasseter, CEO Bob Iger, and the voice of Olaf himself, Josh Gad (whose Frozen costars Kristen Bell and Idina Menzel are expected, although not officially confirmed, to reprise their roles).
Prior to the 3D sequel’s release, a stage musical adaptation of Frozen will make...
- 4/25/2017
- by Marc Snetiker
- PEOPLE.com
Suspiria: Chloe Grace Moretz will star opposite Dakota Johnson and Tilda Swinton in Suspiria, a remake of the classic horror movie directed by Dario Argento. Luca Guadagnino (A Bigger Splash) will helm the new version. The original followed a ballet dancer who begins training at a prestigious academy in Europe before learning that it is only a front for sinister and supernatural elements. [Variety] Gigantic: Meg LeFauve, whose writing credits include Inside Out, The Good Dinosaur and the upcoming Captain Marvel, will make her directorial debut on Disney's Gigantic (above). She will join Nathan Greno as director on the animated project, which aims to be "the definitive version of Jack and the Beanstalk … with comedy and deep emotion," according to...
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- 10/4/2016
- by Peter Martin
- Movies.com
Chicago – In the latest HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Film, we have 15 pairs of guaranteed anytime movie tickets up for grabs to the new horror/thriller “Unsullied” from NFL superstar, Super Bowl champion and future Hall of Famer Simeon Rice! Pick your own theatre and time throughout Chicago/land!
“Unsullied,” which opened on Aug. 28, 2015 and is rated “R,” introduces Murray Gray and also stars Rusty Joiner, James Gaudioso, Erin Boyes, Cindy Karr, Nicole Paris Williams, Malone Thomas and Gene Michael from writer and director Simeon Rice and writer John Nodilo. Note: You must be 17+ to win these “R”-rated tickets.
These guaranteed anytime passes are valid at any Regal Theaters location in Chicago/land during the film’s theatrical run. These passes will be snail mailed to our winners.
To win your free “Unsullied” passes courtesy of HollywoodChicago.com, just get interactive with our social media widget below. That’s it! The more social actions you complete,...
“Unsullied,” which opened on Aug. 28, 2015 and is rated “R,” introduces Murray Gray and also stars Rusty Joiner, James Gaudioso, Erin Boyes, Cindy Karr, Nicole Paris Williams, Malone Thomas and Gene Michael from writer and director Simeon Rice and writer John Nodilo. Note: You must be 17+ to win these “R”-rated tickets.
These guaranteed anytime passes are valid at any Regal Theaters location in Chicago/land during the film’s theatrical run. These passes will be snail mailed to our winners.
To win your free “Unsullied” passes courtesy of HollywoodChicago.com, just get interactive with our social media widget below. That’s it! The more social actions you complete,...
- 8/29/2015
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
(Photo by Jesse Grant/Getty Images for Disney)
Filmmakers from Walt Disney and Pixar Animation Studios introduced D23 Expo 2015 fans to an array of new stories and characters—from a lost dinosaur to a master wayfinder, a scheming fox to a forgetful fish.
The audience of 7,500 was treated to sneak peeks, musical performances and appearances from stars like Ellen DeGeneres, Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez, Ginnifer Goodwin, Dwayne Johnson, Randy Newman and Ty Burrell, among others.
John Lasseter, chief creative officer of Walt Disney and Pixar Animation Studios, led the presentations, calling on a host of filmmakers from both studios to introduce the upcoming slate of films. “We really have an unbelievable range of movies in production at our studios right now,” said Lasseter. “The stories are dynamic, fresh and so much fun; the characters new and old are so appealing. I’m excited to share some of our long-held...
Filmmakers from Walt Disney and Pixar Animation Studios introduced D23 Expo 2015 fans to an array of new stories and characters—from a lost dinosaur to a master wayfinder, a scheming fox to a forgetful fish.
The audience of 7,500 was treated to sneak peeks, musical performances and appearances from stars like Ellen DeGeneres, Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez, Ginnifer Goodwin, Dwayne Johnson, Randy Newman and Ty Burrell, among others.
John Lasseter, chief creative officer of Walt Disney and Pixar Animation Studios, led the presentations, calling on a host of filmmakers from both studios to introduce the upcoming slate of films. “We really have an unbelievable range of movies in production at our studios right now,” said Lasseter. “The stories are dynamic, fresh and so much fun; the characters new and old are so appealing. I’m excited to share some of our long-held...
- 8/15/2015
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
There must be something fashionable to the idea right now of stealing from the rich and giving to the poor. Hollywood now has four Robin Hood movies in production, more than anyone really needs, perhaps even the poor. Tuesday Deadline reported that Warner Bros. had “quietly” put a new Robin Hood movie into production, this one being developed by the script writer for the upcoming Aquaman movie Will Beall. Deadline counts three others for it to storm the castle with: a family friendly swashbuckler from Disney called Nottingham & Hood, a Batman Begins style origin story aptly titled Robin Hood: Origins, and one from Sony that’s described as “Fast & Furious meets Mission: Impossible style reinvention of the tale.” With those four incredibly original ideas, anyone think this is the rich stealing from the poor?
Robin Hood isn’t the only Hollywood property currently with competing projects. A few weeks back,...
Robin Hood isn’t the only Hollywood property currently with competing projects. A few weeks back,...
- 4/23/2015
- by Brian Welk
- SoundOnSight
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