At the end of last year Lucasfilm and Disney invited all young aspiring actors to attend an open casting call for roles in J.J Abrams' Star Wars Episode VII. The casting calls spanned 11 cities across the US and UK and over 37,000 hopefuls attended, with a further 30,000 submitting applications online.
Broadway diva and SMASH star Krysta Rodriguez is the fly-girl of Ian's dreams in Episode 3 of the Stage17.tv hit comedy web series IAN. It's weird science in this Cronenberg-esque fantasy that pushes the boundaries and leaves everyone feeling a little bit sticky. Stage17.tv premiered 'The Fly Goddess' today, July 3, and you can watch the episode below!
It is reported that International Award-Winning Author, Colum McCann, was assaulted on Saturday at The Study at Yale Hotel and was treated at Yale-New Haven Hospital for 'significant' facial injuries.
Hardboiled P.I. Ian attempts to help a femme fatale in distress in "A Light, Doll?", episode 2 of the Stage17.tv original series Ian. Unfortunately, the only heat Ian's used to packing is his hot water bottle. Watch the episode below!
STAGE17.tv presents the world premiere of Ian, a new web series about a 25-year old nerd who believes himself to be the handsome hero in the cinematic stories of his dreams. Unfortunately for Ian, Bogey he is not. Watch the first episode below!
In keeping with the San Antonio Symphony's long-standing partnership with the Majestic Theatre, the Symphony will introduce a new collaboration with a two-part movie concert series. This new concert series will take movie-watching experience to another level by featuring a full-length movie, "Star Trek Into Darkness," and an evening of classic Looney Tunes celebrated by "Bugs Bunny at the Symphony II," all with music scores accompanied live by the San Antonio Symphony.
SHOWTIME has given a pilot production order to ROADIES, a comedy that follows the day-to-day life of a successful rock tour as seen through the eyes of music's unsung background players - the crew members who help get the show on the road. Cameron Crowe, who won an Oscar(R) for brilliantly chronicling the highs and lows of rock and roll life as witnessed by a Rolling Stone magazine cub reporter in his semi-autobiographical film Almost Famous, wrote and will direct the one-hour pilot (for a potential half-hour series). Crowe will executive produce with Emmy(R) and Tony(R) nominee Winnie Holzman (Huge, My So-Called Life, Wicked), who will serve as showrunner, as well as Emmy winners J.J. Abrams (Lost, Fringe, Person of Interest) and Bryan Burk (Lost, Fringe, Person of Interest). Kathy Lingg (Person of Interest, Revolution) is co-executive producer. ROADIES is produced by Bad Robot Productions, Vinyl Films and Dooley & Company Productions, in association with Warner Bros. Television. The announcement was made today by David Nevins, President, Showtime Networks Inc.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Maya Rudolph will reunite with her former SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE co-stars, Tiny Fey and Amy Poehler, in Jason Moore's upcoming comedy THE NEST.
Harrison Ford was injured on the set of Disney and LucasFilm's highly anticipated STAR WARS: EPISODE VII.
Harrison Ford has been injured on the set of Disney and LucasFilm's highly anticipated STAR WARS: EPISODE VII.
During his appearance on last night's JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE, rapper 50 Cent shared his "MaleFiftyCent" trailer, a hilarious spoof on the hit Disney film. Check it out below!
According to Deadline, Oscar winner Lupita Nyong'o has signed on to star in and executive produce the film adaptation of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's novel AMERICANAH.
STAR WARS Episode VII director JJ Abrams turned to Twitter today to respond to recent photo leaks of images from the set of the highly anticipated film
Lupita Nyong'o has signed on to star in the highly anticipated upcoming installment of STAR WARS: EPISODE VII.
Every year JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE invites the winners of the National School Scrabble Championship to come to LA and play against the host.
Which film Edwards will tackle has yet to be announced, though many have speculated the planned spinoffs might follow Boba Fett, Yoda, or a young Han Solo. Disney and Lucasfilm have just announced that Godzilla director Gareth Edwards has been tapped to helm one of the upcoming STAR WARS spinoff films. Gary Whitta will pen the untitled project's script. The studio has already confirmed three are in development, alongside J.J. Abrams' upcoming 'EPISODE VII.'
From time to time, JIMMY KIMMEL gathers those insults and package them together to illustrate the fact that words can hurt.
Today in a special video message from the set of Star Wars: Episode VII, director J.J. Abrams announced the creation of Star Wars: Force for Change
Iggy Azalea teamed up with Charli XCX for a performance of the hit single 'Fancy' on JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE outdoor stage last night.
Yesterday, the film's director, JJ Abrams' Bad Robot tweeted a photo from the very first day of filming on a Star Wars movie in more than 10 years
