Jessica Chastain News

Marin Ireland has decided to let her voice be heard. And many prominent actors are behind her all the way.

Daniel Beaty gives a tour-de-force performance, playing up to 40 characters in The Tallest Tree in the Forest, a solo play, which he also wrote. It tells the life story of Paul Robeson, a towering figure among our nation's prominent African-Americans. Renowned director Moises Kaufman returns to BAM (The Laramie Project, 2013 Winter/Spring) to direct this show which has delighted and enlightened audiences from Kansas City, to LA, La Jolla, and Washington, DC. The show runs Mar 22-29, 2015.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Dan Stevens has nabbed the male lead in Disney's upcoming live-action, musical interpretation of BEAUTY AND THE BEAST.

According to Variety, Jessica Chastain and Emily Blunt have signed on for Universal's upcoming film THE HUNTSMAN. Cedric Nicolas-Troyan will helm the film.

Hollywood takes center stage tonight with the 87th annual Academy Awards, and BWW Fashion has you covered when it comes to the glamour hitting the red carpet. Check out the first round of arrivals. Some big trends so far have been red, pearl embellishment and as always, sparkles!

Well the 2015 Oscars have come and gone. The night was packed with great moments--so many that the show ran 30 minutes late! Birdman took home the top prize, Best Picture, and Eddie Redmayne and Julianne Moore won Best Actor/Actress! Read more for the full 2015 Oscars Recap!

Film Independent, the nonprofit arts organization that produces the Spirit Awards, Los Angeles Film Festival and Film Independent at LACMA, handed out top honors to Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance), Boyhood, Whiplash and Nightcrawler at this afternoon's 30th Film Independent Spirit Awards.

The first trailer has arrived for Guillermo del Toro's horror, thriller CRIMSON PEAK.

The Public Theater announced the 2015 Spring Public Forum season, featuring an exciting line-up of one-night-only readings and discussions that connect dramatic literature to society. Continuing its fifth year, the popular Public Forum series presents the theater of ideas: conversations and performances with leading voices in politics, media, and the arts.

Oscar Isaac stopped by this week's THE VIEW to talk about his new film 'A Most Violent Year,' opposite Jessica Chastain. Check out the appearance below!

Hailed as “the most exhilarating film this century”, director Christopher Nolan's “must-see masterpiece” (New York Post) INTERSTELLAR makes its highly anticipated debut on Blu-ray Combo Pack, DVD and On Demand March 31, 2015

The Public Theater announced today that George Brant's spellbinding, ripped-from-the-headlines play GROUNDED, with Academy Award winner Anne Hathaway, has been added to the 2014-15 downtown season. Directed by Academy Award nominee and two-time Tony Award winner Julie Taymor, GROUNDED marks the return to the Public Theater stage for Hathaway who played Viola in the 2009 Shakespeare in the Park production of Twelfth Night. GROUNDED will begin performances in the Anspacher Theater on Tuesday, April 7 and run through Sunday, May 17, with an official press opening on Thursday, April 23.

FX has shared a 30-second teaser for Season 2 of their hit vampire show THE STRAIN, returning to the line-up in Summer 2015. Check it out below!

The Broadcast Film Critics Association (BFCA) announced the winners of the 20th Annual Critics' Choice Movie Awards tonight, live from the Hollywood Palladium. The show aired on A&E at 9pm ET/6pm PT and was hosted by Michael Strahan. Scroll down for the full list of winners!

The Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) and dick clark productions (dcp) present the 72nd Annual Golden Globe Awards tonight, Sunday, January 11, 2015. Hosted by Golden Globe Award winners Tina Fey and Amy Poehler for the third year in a row, the ceremony will air on NBC live coast-to-coast from 5-8 p.m. (PT) and 8-11 p.m. (ET) from the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, CA. BroadwayWorld brings you all the winners live, but in the meantime, let's look at some of the amazing fashion from the red carpet!

The Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) and dick clark productions (dcp) present the 72nd Annual Golden Globe Awards tonight, Sunday, January 11, 2015. Hosted by Golden Globe Award winners Tina Fey and Amy Poehler for the third year in a row, the ceremony will air on NBC live coast-to-coast from 5-8 p.m. (PT) and 8-11 p.m. (ET) from the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, CA. BroadwayWorld brings you all the winners below!

Below, check out the rundown of Broadway stars and theater-related nominees hoping to receive one of Hollywood's most distinguished awards this evening. Who will you be rooting for?

Film and television stars (and audiences) are sure to come out in droves when funny ladies Tina Fey and Amy Poehler take the stage for a final time (so they say!) to host the Golden Globes, tonight on NBC at 8pm/7c. While the annual ceremony wouldn't be as geared toward theatre people as, say, the Tony Awards (June 7th on CBS for those who need a heads-up), this year is a bit different, with a collection of nominees having Broadway experience, and a few films up for nods having ties to theatre as well.

IMAX and Paramount Pictures today announced a special limited run of Christopher Nolan's acclaimed film “INTERSTELLAR” at the California Science Center IMAX theatre, marking the first time a theatrical presentation of a major motion picture has screened there.

Alejandro González Iñárritu's Birdman: or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) leads all films in the Vancouver Film Critics Circle's International category with five nominations.