Leonardo DiCaprio News

Sam Mendes will direct a bigscreen adaptation of the supernatural graphic novel 'Preacher' for Columbia Pictures.

Manhattan Theatre Club (Lynne Meadow, Artistic Director; Barry Grove, Executive Producer; Daniel Sullivan, Acting Artistic Director 2007-2008) has announced the 2008 recipients of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Initiative commissions.

Producer Lee Biolos has signed Brandon Ruckdashel for the lead role in his upcoming feature film 'One Degree.'

Production begins in Connecticut this week on an untitled contemporary comedy directed by Academy Award winner Sam Mendes (American Beauty) from an original screenplay by Dave Eggers and Vendela Vida. The film is being produced and co-financed by Big Beach, with Focus Features co-financing and distributing worldwide.

According to a recent article in Variety stage and screen director Sam Mendes will next direct an untitled contemporary comedy for Focus Features in March.

Telsey + Co. Casting is casting the new musical Catch Me If You Can. Open calls may be coming to a city near you.

Bo Eason's RUNT OF THE LITTER begins perfs November 30 Off-Broadway at 37 Arts.

Variety reports Leonardo DiCaprio may star in a Warner Bros. movie adaptation of Farragut North, based on the political drama stage-play written by Beau Willimon, with George Clooney rumored to direct.

Nathan Lane and Christian Borle star in a July workshop of Catch Me If You Can, the new Marc Shaiman/Scott Wittman musical adapted from the hit 2002 Steven Speilberg film.

Canada.com reports that Tony Award-winner Nathan Lane and Tom Wopat, who starred in earlier workshops of Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman's Broadway-bound musical Catch Me If You Can, may reprise their roles for Broadway

, Oscar-nominated actor Leonardo DiCaprio is considering making his Broadway debut this fall in a revival of the David Rabe drama The Basic Training of Pavlo Hummel

The star-studded 79th Annual Academy Awards were held at the Kodak Theatre in L.A. on February 25th!

The 79th Annual Academy Awards will be broadcast live on ABC from the Kodak Theatre in L.A. this Sunday, February 25th at 8 PM ET.

Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer Hudson, Eddie Murphy, Helen Mirren, Forest Whitaker and more attended the 79th Annual Academy Awards Nominees Luncheon at the Beverly Hilton Hotel, Beverly Hills, CA on February 5!

TVGuide.com reports that Dreamgirls' Jennifer Hudson and Eddie Murphy will appear alongside Dame Helen Mirren and this year's Oscar host Ellen DeGeneres on Barbra Walters Oscars Special.

The 79th Annual Academy Award nominations, with Jennifer Hudson, Eddie Murphy, Helen Mirren, Judi Dench, Meryl Streep and Cate Blanchett among the nominees.

The 2006 New York Film Critic's Circle Awards took place at The Supper Club on January 7th

Complete casting has been announced for the West End production of Wicked.

The 63rd Annual Golden Globe Awards will be broadcast live tonight on NBC

A plethora of new musicals based on hit films will be brought to Broadway by major Hollywood players