Gabrielle Union News

Sundance Institute tonight announced the prizes in feature filmmaking at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival, with top awards going to Between Sea and Land, The Birth of a Nation, First Girl I Loved, Jim: The James Foley Story, Sand Storm, Sonita and Weiner.

The animated series 'The Lion Guard' will premiere FRIDAY, JANUARY 15 (9:30 a.m., EST/PST) on Disney Channel and encore throughout the weekend on Disney Junior and Disney Channel. Its story – introduced last month in a Disney Channel movie which posted commanding ratings among Kids 2-5 and Total Viewers – continues the 'The Lion King' epic. It follows the adventures of Kion, the second-born cub of Simba and Nala, and his diverse group of friends, each with a unique skill, as they unite to protect the Pride Lands.

Offering a first look at the year ahead in independent film, culture and new ideas, Sundance Institute announced today the 65 films selected for the U.S. Competition, World Competition and out-of-competition NEXT category set to premiere at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival, January 21-31 in Park City, Salt Lake City, Ogden and Sundance, Utah. Films that have premiered in these sections include Beasts of the Southern Wild, Fruitvale Station,Whiplash, Blackfish, The September Issue, The Cove, An Education, Animal Kingdom, Precious, A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night, Obvious Child, Tangerine and Escape from Tomorrow.

Disney Channel's premiere of Disney Junior's “The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar” (7:00 p.m., EST/PST) resonated with viewers, ranking as the #1 primetime cable TV telecast of 2015 among Kids 2-5 (1.4 million/9.3 rating) – and #2 overall year-to-date in the target demographic – and became the #1 animated telecast across kid cable-TV networks among Total Viewers (5.4 million), Adults 18-49 (1.8 million/1.4 rating) and Kids 2-11 (2.6 million/6.7 rating). It was also the #1 rated cable TV telecast in Girls 2-5 (893,000/11.8 rating) in 1 year – since a “Sofia the First” primetime special (11/23/14).

Nicole Ari Parker, star of A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE on Broadway, has just signed on for the holiday movie A MEYERS CHRISTMAS. Deadline writes that the actress will join Danny Glover and Gabrielle Union in the cast.

Disney Junior announces November 2015 Programming Highlights. *All programming subject to change*

The epic storytelling of Disney's 'The Lion King' continues with THE LION GUARD: RETURN OF THE ROAR, a primetime television movie event premiering TONIGHT, NOVEMBER 22 (7:00 p.m., ET/PT)

Gabrielle Union stopped by "The Talk" to talk with the hosts about the moment she knew she made it – when her headshot made it on the wall of her nail salon!

Actress Gabrielle Union sat down with TODAY’s Hoda Kotb to talk about the new season of her BET show “Being Mary Jane,” describing her news anchor character as “a hot mess”

On last night's TONIGHT SHOW, Jimmy and guest Gabrielle Union play two high school principals who parody Rihanna, The Weeknd and Walk the Moon to spice up their morning announcements.

It is time! Join Kion, son of Simba and Nala, and his Lion Guard. THE LION GUARD: RETURN OF THE ROAR, a television movie event, premieres Sunday, November 22 at 7P on Disney Channel.

Today, Amazon announced a multi-year content licensing agreement with U.S. film distribution company Open Road Films that will make Prime the exclusive non-cable premium subscription home for Open Road Films' theatrical releases, beginning with their 2016 theatrical slate.

Disney has shared a new clip from the upcoming project featuring new music - check it out below!

The epic storytelling of Disney's THE LION KING will continue with 'The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar,' a primetime television movie event premiering in November on Disney Channel. Check out a first look below!

Truth be told, one of my favorite movies is Bring It On, the story of competitive cheerleading starring Kirsten Dunst, Eliza Dushku, Jesse Bradford and Gabrielle Union - and if I had a dollar for every time I've uttered the phrase 'Brrr…it's cold in here, there must be some Toros in the atmosphere' to my dog following a particularly frigid winter stroll at nighttime...well, I'd be rich. That should give you some indication of how much I love the movie, which has gone on to inspire several sequels and one Broadway musical.

Basketball great Dwyane Wade stopped by last night's LATE NIGHT and tells Seth he was a Groomzilla when he married Gabrielle Union. Check out clips from the appearance below!

World renowned rock band the Scorpions have signed with Primary Wave Entertainment, who will be the multi-platinum rock band's exclusive marketing agency focusing on marketing the Scorpions' new album and tour

Richard Greenberg's Pulitzer Prize-nominated play, Three Days of Rain, opens on Portland Center Stage's U.S. Bank Main Stage on May 22, with preview performances beginning May 17, 2015.

The Stella Adler Academy & Theatre continues its Hollywood Speaks at the Adler series with An Evening With Valerie McCaffrey on May 18th, 2015, at 830pm (The Stella Adler Theatre 6773 Hollywood Blvd. 2nd Floor, 90028).  ONE EVENING ONLY.  Media are invited to attend this event.

BET Networks announced its upcoming programming schedule for BET and Centric at its annual Upfront presentation.