YouTube today debuted the highly anticipated trailer for SEASON 2 of YouTube Original series KEVIN HART: WHAT THE FIT on Hart's Laugh Out Loud Network on YouTube. Created by Hart, Matt Kunitz, David Shumsky and Rebecca Shumsky Quinn in association with Lionsgate, the comedy will continue to merge ridiculous workouts with hilarious special guest celebrity appearances throughout all 10 episodes.
Ryan Reynolds is set to star in and produce the action-comedy Shotgun Wedding for Lionsgate, Mandeville Films and Reynolds' Maximum Effort, according to Deadline. Jason Moore on board to direct the feature, which is set to shoot in the summer.
YouTube today dropped the highly-anticipated trailer for the new season of its hit dance drama STEP UP: HIGH WATER. Series regulars NE-YO, Naya Rivera and Faizon Love will be returning along with Jade Chynoweth, Eric Graise, Terrence Green, Petrice Jones, Marcus Mitchell, Carlito Olivero, Kendra Oyesanya, alongside newcomers Ashley Greene, Robin Givens and Jeremy Copeland in recurring roles. Produced by Lionsgate, the second season of Step Up: High Water will debut on YouTube Premium on March 20th, 2019.
Action legend Jean-Claude Van Damme (Double Impact, Bloodsport) takes a powerful dramatic turn as a war veteran with PTSD helping two boys get revenge on a violent drug lord in the gritty crime thriller, We Die Young, arriving in select theaters and everywhere On Demand on March 1 from Lionsgate. Van Damme shines in this gritty action thriller set in a crime-ridden barrio of Washington, D.C.
Directed by Geo Santini in an era where social media likes and views are coveted currency, LIKE brings to the screen a unique satire that follows the meteoric rise and short-lived career of Benito Cruz. The film presents the evolution of Cruz from outrageous social media clickbait king who builds a crowd by performing edgy pranks flirting with legality, to the extremely controversial and chart-topping hip-hop troll that is Lil Tito.
The UK's leading film critics today announced the nominations for the 39th annual London Critics' Circle Film Awards presented by Dover Street Entertainment. Yorgos Lanthimos' black comedy The Favourite was out front with 10 nominations, including Film, Director, Screenwriter, Actress for Olivia Colman and Supporting Actress for Rachel Weisz. In addition, the film is nominated for British/Irish Film of the Year.
Deadline reports that Kevin Hart will star in Fatherhood for Sony Pictures. Paul Weitz will direct Dana Stevens' script, adapted from Matt Logelin's memoir Two Kisses For Maddy: A Memoir Of Loss & Love.
Sundance Institute will gather 20 celebrated and revered expert voices across film, art, culture and science to award feature-length and short films shown at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival with 12 prizes, announced at a ceremony February 2 that will be livestreamed at sundance.org and on YouTube. Short Film Awards will be announced at a separate ceremony on January 29 and will also be livestreamed. The Festival takes place January 24 through February 3 in Park City, Salt Lake City and Sundance, Utah.
The Banff World Media Festival (BANFF) is proud to announce that Randy Lennox, President of Bell Media, has been elected Chair of the Board of Directors, beginning his role as the Festival marks its 40th anniversary year. He succeeds John Morayniss, President JDM Media Inc. who served as Chair of the Board for three years.
Chance Theater, Anaheim's official resident theater company, is pleased to announce the first show in its fifth season of our TYA Family Series... James and The Giant Peach. With book by Timothy Allen McDonald, music and lyrics by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, based on the book by Roald Dahl, and directed by Darryl B. Hovis, James and The Giant Peach will preview from February 15 through February 17; regular performances will begin February 17 and continue through March 3 at Chance Theater @ Bette Aitken theater arts Center on the Fyda-Mar Stage.
Selene Luna: Pretty Special is a new, one-hour stand-up comedy show featuring Luna's original, biting, and heartfelt perspective on being a little person, an atheist who's afraid of ghosts, and being married to a "normal-sized" man. This long-awaited show will be filmed live at the Renberg Theatre on Saturday, February 2, at 7pm and will be the first-ever, female little-person stand-up comedy special. Selene Luna: Pretty Special is conceived by long-time collaborators Selene Luna and John Stapleton, written by Luna with additional material by John Stapleton and Jackie Beat, performed by Luna, and directed by Margaret Cho,
Starz, a Lionsgate company (NYSE: LGF.A, LGF.B), today announced the recent acquisition of four new documentaries including Daughters of the Sexual Revolution: The Untold Story of the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders, the behind-the-scenes story of how the original Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders became a controversial pop culture phenomenon at the height of the Sexual Revolution. The documentary premieres on Monday, January 14 at 9 PM ET/PT and will be available for download or streaming via the STARZ app.
A fast-rising Hollywood starlet learns that people are more important than possessions in PawParazzi, arriving on DVD, Digital, and On Demand March 19 from Lionsgate. The cushy life of Latte the Hollywood dog is turned upside down when her owner, superstar actress London Bridges, heads to the boonies to make a new film.
The University of Notre Dame's Department of Film, Television, and Theatre (FTT) announces the 30th Annual Notre Dame Student Film Festival, in the Browning Cinema at the DeBartolo Performing Arts Center, January 25 through 27. As in recent years, audience members are invited to vote for their favorite film via text message. The Audience Choice Award will be presented to the student directors of the winning film after the final screening.
It is announced today that US film and television star Jack McBrayer will make his West End debut in the role of Ogie in Waitress, which will begin preview performances on 8 February ahead of its official opening night on 7 March at London's Adelphi Theatre.