Bradley Whitford News

Tom Hanks and Emma Thompson are featured in a new clip from Saving Mr Banks, hitting theaters on December 20th. In the clip, Walt Disney (Hanks) takes Pamela 'PL' Travers (Thompson) for a carousel ride at Disneyland!

Two-time Academy Award-winner Emma Thompson and fellow double Oscar-winner Tom Hanks topline Disney's "Saving Mr. Banks," inspired by the extraordinary, untold backstory of how Disney's classic "Mary Poppins" made it to the screen. Below, check out photos from last night's special performance and sing-a-long with legendary songwriter and composer Richard Sherman in support of SAVING MR. BANKS at the Beverly Hills Hotel Polo Lounge!

Academy Award-winning actress Emma Thompson will be honored with a handprint-footprint ceremony at the Opening Night Gala of AFI Fest 2013 presented by Audi, featuring Disney's 'Saving Mr. Banks,' in which Thompson stars as 'Mary Poppins' author P.L. Travers, on Thursday, November 7th at the TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood.

On December 20, Disney's new biographical film about the making of Mary Poppins, SAVING MR. BANKS, will hit theatres. Starring Emma Thompson, Tom Hanks, Colin Farrell, Paul Giamatti, Jason Schwartzman, Bradley Whitford, Annie Rose Buckley, Ruth Wilson, B.J. Novak, Rachel Griffiths and Kathy Baker, it opens in limited theaters on December 13. In the video below, Richard Sherman, one half of the songwriting team that scored the 1964 film, chats with CBS about creating the songs and bringing them back to life now.

According to the New York Post's Page Six, cast members from SAVING MR. BANKS will join together the night the film premieres at this year's AFI Fest in LA to lead a 'spirited singalong' of favorite songs from Disney's Mary Poppins.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, ABC network has ordered full seasons of its new fall series 'The Goldbergs' and 'Trophy Wife.' 'The Goldbergs' ranked as ABC's best comedy launch in over a year. The network has also picked up four more episodes of 'Super Fun Night.'

On Trophy Wife's upcoming episode, titled 'Lice and Beary White,' when the Harrison household is infected with lice, Diane tries to take charge leaving Kate feeling bulldozed. Jackie and Kate work together to try to prove a point to Diane, but their plan back fires and the lice problem worsens. Meanwhile, Pete plays mediator between Warren and Bert, who are fighting over custody of a teddy bear, on 'Trophy Wife,' TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 12 (9:31-10:00 p.m., ET) ABC.

On this week's REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER, the host took on this week's odd news that both Congresswoman Michele Bachmann and Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia publicly addressed their concerns about the end of days and the devil (respectively) in the same week.

October is spooktacular on ABC, as the network gets into the spirit of things (literally!) with Disney•Pixar's first special for television, "Toy Story OF TERROR!

The Tony-winning actress, who was last seen in Yasmina Reza's GOD OF CARNAGE in 2009, and her 'TROPHY' co-star Michaela Watkins, recently spoke with BroadwayWorld - and Harden confirmed that 'there's a couple' of projects that might just bring her back to the stage in the near future.

'Humor Abuse,' the hilarious and heartfelt story of growing up in the circus, opened last night, September 21 at 8 p.m. at the Center Theatre Group/Mark Taper Forum. Performances of the Obie, Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle and Lucille Lortel Award-winning play continue through November 3, 2013. (Previews are September 17 through 20.) Check out a look back at the starry opening night celebration below!

The Hollywood Reporter writes that AUGUST OSAGE: COUNTY, SAVING MR. BANKS, NEBRASKA and MANDELA: LONG WALK TO FREEDOM have all joined the lineup for the Napa Valley Film Festival's 2013 edition, beginning November 17. Also among the selections is ONE CHANCE -- starring Tony-winner James Corden.

Summer is over and the new Fall TV season is officially kicking off online and on mobile devices as ABC premieres three of its most anticipated new fall comedies, “The Goldbergs,” “Trophy Wife” and “Back in the Game,”