Diverse artists and audiences will explore the relationship between two of the world's oldest and most diversely practiced art forms at Puppets & Poets. The fourth annual festival features puppeteers, poets, musicians, actors, and other artists from NYC and beyond in a cabaret program for mature audiences and a matinee program for all ages.
The eighth installment of the popular space saga is set to shoot at Pinewood as well. The news was revealed by Ivan Dunleavy, CEO of U.K. production facilities company Pinewood Shepperton.
Receiving a Tony Award to go with her Oscar is no longer next on Lupita Nyong'o's to-do list. The Academy Award-winning 12 Years a Slave star has turned down the chance for a Broadway debut in Nick Payne's CONSTELLATIONS opposite Jake Gyllenhaal. Reportedly, she turned it down so she could appear in the next STAR WARS film, STAR WARS: EPISODE VII.
Five first-time governors have been elected to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Board of Governors. In addition, eight incumbents have been reelected and four previous governors are returning to the Board.
Five first-time governors have been elected to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Board of Governors. In addition, eight incumbents have been reelected and four previous governors are returning to the Board.
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.
The Producers Guild of America (PGA) announced today its 2014 National Board and officer election results, which were shared during the Guild's annual General Membership Meeting tonight on the Warner Bros. Studios lot. The Producers Guild elected Gary Lucchesi and Lori McCreary as Presidents. Other newly PGA national officers include: Vice Presidents of Motion PicturesDavid Friendly and Lydia Dean Pilcher; Vice Presidents of Television Tim Gibbons and Jason Katims; Treasurer Christina Lee Storm,and Vice President PGA East Region Peter Saraf. Outgoing PGA Presidents Mark Gordon and Hawk Koch, who served since 2010, received special recognition at the meeting for their unwavering service to the Producers Guild over the years, including their seminal advocacy on behalf of the Guild's credit certification, the Producers Mark.
Lucasfilm and Disney announced today that in addition to the highly anticipated new STAR WARS trilogy, Josh Trank will be directing one of the multiple stand-alone Star Wars films that will feature new stories beyond the core franchise.
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
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.'
Screenwriter Robert Towne and actress Cicely Tyson. Both Towne and Tyson will be recognized for their 'contributions of distinction to the art of the moving image.'
The Academy launches a new digital documentary-style video series, 'Academy Originals,' which examines everything from the creative process, to the moments that changed the course of filmmaking, to the artists who are charting its future.