Cate Blanchett News

According to The Independent, the widely acclaimed Shakespearean actor has been approached to succeed Sir Nicholas Hytner as the artistic director of the National Theatre in 2015.

A new trailer has been released for THE MONUMENTS MEN, a Smokehouse production directed by and starring George Clooney. The action-thriller was written by Clooney & Grant Heslov, based on the book by Robert M. Edsel with Bret Witter. Get a first look below!

Warner Bros Pictures has released an all-new TV spot for Peter Jackson's The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug. Get a first look below!

BAM presents the US premiere of Water, an intimate yet boldly inventive theatrical exploration of climate change and the human experience, Nov 13-17, 2013.

Warner Bros. Pictures has released two new TV spots for Peter Jackson's The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug. Opening in 3D, 2D and Imax theaters on December 13, the film stars Ian McKellen, Martin Freeman, Richard Armitage, Cate Blanchett, Orlando Bloom. Check them out below!

With no green tights in sight, Belvoir's wild and unlikely Peter Pan lands on 42nd Street in Times Square for its U.S. premiere at The New Victory Theater from today, October 4 - 13, 2013.

The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) has today announced that Tom Hanks , the BAFTA-nominated and Oscar-winning actor, will discuss his craft and career at a special 'BAFTA A Life In Pictures' event at BAFTA's headquarters, 195 Piccadilly in London

Warner Bros. Pictures has released the new trailer for Peter Jackson's The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug.

Bravo Media combines its passion points of Fashion and Pop Culture in 'Styled to Rock,' executive produced by multi-Grammy Award winner and fashion icon Rihanna, premiering Friday, October 25 at 8pm ET/PT.

In an interview with the UK's The Daily Mail yesterday, showman Hugh Jackman revealed that he is hoping to bring his hit musical revue BACK ON BROADWAY, to the London stage.

The Daily Mail reports that renowned stage director Trevor Nunn will helm the upcoming stage adaptation of FATAL ATTRACTION, to begin previews on March 8 for a March 25, 2014 opening. Nunn and producer Robert Fox will begin casting shortly.

Stage and screen star Hugh Jackman told the Daily Mail's Baz Bamigboye that he has plans to hold a third workshop for HOUDINI and hopes to bring the musical to Broadway 'within a year or 18 months'. The actor is also searching for two-to-four weeks during which he can bring his one-man show to London.

Today, September 20, the Forum Theatre will screen Woody Allen's BLUE JASMINE.

According to Deadline, the Oscar-winning actress is set to make her directorial debut with the film adaptation of Herman Koch's novel THE DINNER. THE MESSENGER's Oren Moverman is set to write the script.

Bergen Performing Arts Center located at 30 North Van Brunt Street in Englewood New Jersey presents Andrew Dice Clay tonight, Monday September 16th at 8PM.

IMAX Corporation and MacGillivray Freeman Films today announced that Academy Award winner Cate Blanchett will narrate two-time Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Greg MacGillivray's upcoming documentary adventure Journey to the South Pacific.

About to costar at the Fountain in The Normal Heart, opening September 21, actor Tim Cummings discusses his role in the play and his award-winning role in The New Electric Ballroom at the Rogue Machine, as well as other theatrical interests.

The Film Society of Lincoln Center (FSLC) announced today its 2013 NYFF HBO Directors Dialoguesparticipants will be Richard Curtis, Paul Greengrass, Agnieszka Holland and Frederick Wiseman and the popular HBO On Cinemaconversation will feature James Gray. FSLC also announced the selection of Joanna Hogg and Fernando Eimbcke as the two filmmakers whose work will be screened and celebrated as NYFF's Emerging Artists this year, as well as the selections for NYFF's Shorts Programs.

The Hollywood Reporter writes that David Mamet's BLACKBIRD, starring Cate Blanchett, will begin filming in Australia in January 2014. The Solution Entertainment Group also announced today that it will promote the film to buyers at the Toronto International Film Festival this week and next.

The Film Society of Lincoln Center announced today the details for the 2013 NYFF Convergence, which will run on Saturday, September 28 through Monday, September 30. Building on the success of last year's debut, the second edition of the crowning event for the Film Society of Lincoln Center's year round programming commitment to transmedia will be presented at the Elinor Bunin Munroe Film Center and the Walter Reade Theater with three days of panels, workshops and “immersive experiences.” This year's edition will also feature a special secret event to close out NYFF Convergence that will be announced at a later date.