Cate Blanchett News

Showbiz411 reports that Barbra Streisand is set to direct SKINNY AND CAT, an epic love story starring Colin Firth and Cate Blanchett. The film will mark the singer's first directorial project in 16 years.

Tropfest, the world's largest short film festival, announced that Hugh Jackman will host the main event when Tropfest takes over New York City June 21-23.

From hit men to poisonings, murder to madness, and deaths real and figurative, the June offerings on 'Reel 13' run a dark gamut of dastardly doings. The series picked up yesterday after pre-emptions for the June Pledge period.

Syfy's hit drama series Being Human, starring Sam Witwer, Meaghan Rath and Sam Huntington, begins production on its third season today in Montreal. Anna Fricke (Men in Trees, Everwood) is Executive Producer/Showrunner with Muse Entertainment producing thirteen 1-hour episodes for Syfy.

Peter Jackson has just released a video blog on the making of the highly-anticipated film, THE HOBBIT. The video is one of a series he has produced which give fans a behind-the scenes look at the upcoming film. In the video, Jackson gives a tour of the New Zealand sets where the movie is being shot and shows the actors in and out of character. Check it out below!

Acclaimed director Woody Allen has announced details for his upcoming film, which will include an all-star cast led by Oscar-winner Cate Blanchett, comedian Louis C.K. and actor Alec Baldwin.

THE PLAYERS FOUNDATION FOR THEATER EDUCATION Executive Director John Martello announced the two-week extension of the The Half: Photographs of Actors Preparing for the State, an exhibition of celebrity photographs of actors in their dressing rooms taken by Simon Annand in the 30 minutes before curtain up, known as the half. The exhibition will now run until June 29th, 2012 at THE PLAYERS (16 Gramercy Park South, New York) and is accompanied by Annand's book The Half.

As first reported on Deadline.com, Michael Emerson has joined the cast of the currently untitled upcoming Woody Allen film. The actor will join previously announced cast members Alec Baldwin, Cate Blanchett, Bobby Cannavale and Bradley Cooper.

Deadline.com reports that Bobby Cannavale has joined the cast of Woody Allen's upcoming comedy. The actor joins previously announced cast members Cate Blanchett, Bradley Cooper and Alec Baldwin.

Deadline.com reports that Cate Blanchett and Mia Wasikowska will join the cast of the film adaptation of Patricia Highsmith's CAROL (aka 'The Price of Salt). Highsmith is best known for her works 'Strangers on a Train' and 'The Talented Mr. Ripley'.

Today we are talking to one of the stars of the hit revival of HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS WITHOUT REALLY TRYING - which will be closing this Sunday after a 16-month run, so catch it while you can - who has also carved out an astonishingly accomplished resume on film and TV since her stunning, Emmy-winning small screen debut in a lead role as the young Judy Garland in ME & MY SHADOWS: LIFE WITH JUDY GARLAND - the beautiful and tremendously talented Tammy Blanchard. Touching on many of her most memorable big screen and small screen roles and sharing her experiences of working with many of her impressive co-stars and creative collaborators - Bernadette Peters, Jessica Lange, Stephen Sondheim, Arthur Laurents, Sam Mendes, and her co-star on two films, the late Brittany Murphy - Blanchard eloquently illustrates her rise to stardom and the roles and performances she has given that she is fondest of - GYPSY to BELLA to THE GOOD SHEPHERD and beyond. Additionally, Blanchard clues us in on what we can expect from her multi-episode character arc on Showtime's hit dramedy series THE BIG C and what it was like to play such a unique and unusual character - as well as her feelings on sharing the screen (and the onscreen bedroom) with previous InDepth InterView participants John Benjamin Hickey and Brian d'Arcy James. Plus, Blanchard shares how her new role as a mom has shaped her craft and career as well as future plans post-HOW TO SUCCEED, observations on GLEE and SMASH and much, much more!

Deadline.com reports that Alec Baldwin will join forces once again with 'To Rome With Love' director Woody Allen in the upcoming film MAN THAT ROCKS THE CRADLE. Baldwin will join his 'Rock of Ages' co-star Russell Brand in the film from New Line.

According to a report by EW.com, Cate Blanchett will voice the role of Penelope, Stewie's new love interest, on tomorrow night's episode of Family Guy.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Rooney Mara has joined the cast of the big-screen adaptation of Colm Toibins' BROOKLYN. The film will be based on the best-selling novel by author and screenwriter Nick Hornby. The actress will join previously announced cast members Pierce Brosnan, Toni Collette and Emile Hirschcast.

The winners of the 28th Helen Hayes Awards, a program of theatreWashington, have been announced. The most-awarded production was Synetic Theatre with six awards. Signature Theatre follows closely behind with five awards won.

It was a starry Monday night at DC's Warner Theatre. Members of the local theater community came out from DC, Maryland and Virginia to celebrate the best and the brightest from last season. The evening was sprinkled with area favorites, a politician or two and even a respected film star.

Cate Blanchett, Lady Gaga, Lindsay Lohan, Whoopi Goldberg, Fergie, Justin Long, Rashida Jones, Bryan Cranston, Olivia Wilde, Anna Kendrick, NeNe Leakes, Fred Willard, Eric Roberts, Wayne Brady, Ryan O'Neal, Phylicia Rashad, Patton Oswalt, Treat Williams, George Stults, Steve Coogan and Werner Herzog make guest appearances in all-new episodes of shows on FOX.

Sonar Entertainment Inc. and Ecosse Films have joined forces to develop and produce QUARTERMAIN. The new 10x60 action-adventure series is based on the classic swashbuckling stories by iconic Victorian-era author H. Rider Haggard.

Nigel Redden, Director of Lincoln Center Festival, today announced the Festival's line-up, which runs from July 5 through August 5, 2012. Single tickets go on sale on April 2. Theater offerings include Mikhail Baryshnikov in Dmitry Krymov's staging of a new play, In Paris, as well as Sydney Theatre Company's acclaimed production of Uncle Vanya directed by Tamas Ascher and adapted by Andrew Upton. The stellar cast includes John Bell, Cate Blanchett, Hayley McElhinney, Richard Roxburgh, and Hugo Weaving.

Sydney Theatre Company's (STC) acclaimed production of Uncle Vanya by Anton Chekhov, adapted by Andrew Upton and directed by Tamas Ascher (whose staging of Ivanov for Katona Jozsef Theatre was critically acclaimed at Lincoln Center Festival 2009), will be a highlight of the Lincoln Center Festival this Summer.