Michael Sheen News

Liberation Entertainment has concluded a deal with Sir David Frost and his production company, David Paradine Television Inc, to secure the North American distribution rights to the entire broadcast footage of the historical Frost Nixon TV interviews from 1977. These interviews drew the largest audience ever for a news interview in the history of television.

Oscar-winning director Ron Howard brings to the screen writer Peter Morgan's (The Queen, The Last King of Scotland) electrifying battle between Richard Nixon, the disgraced president with a legacy to save, and David Frost, a jet-setting television personality with a name to make, in the untold story of the historic encounter that changed both: Frost/Nixon. Reprising their roles from Morgan's stageplay are Frank Langella, who won a Tony for his portrayal of Nixon, and Michael Sheen, who fully inhabited the part of Frost onstage in London and New York. The film opens in selected cities 12/5 and 12/12 with a nationwide release on Christmas Day.

Variety has announced that Clint Eastwood is in talks with DreamWorks to direct the supernatural thriller Hereafter for the company led by Steven Spielberg and Stacey Snider. The script is by Frost/Nixon scribe Peter Morgan.

Liberation Entertainment has concluded a deal with Sir David Frost and his production company, David Paradine Television Inc, to secure the North American distribution rights to the entire broadcast footage of the historical Frost Nixon TV interviews from 1977. These interviews drew the largest audience ever for a news interview in the history of television.

The Canadian Stage Company opens its 2008/09 Bluma Appel Theatre season with Frost/Nixon, the 2007 Tony Award®-nominated play by Peter Morgan, award-winning author of The Last King of Scotland and The Queen. Tony Award®-winning stage and screen veteran Len Cariou (star of the original Broadway production of Sweeney Todd) plays the role of President Richard Nixon and is joined by David Storch (Canadian Stage's Lonesome West) as TV talk-show host David Frost. Three-time Dora Award-winner Ted Dykstra (Canadian Stage's Fire) directs. A co-production with Vancouver Playhouse Theatre Company, Frost/Nixon had its Canadian premiere September 18, 2008 in Vancouver. The production transfers to the Bluma Appel Theatre in Toronto October 13 to November 8, 2008.

Tonight, September 30th the first performance of the national Frost/Nixon tour will begin in Des Moines, IA The 2007 Tony Award® -nominated new play by Peter Morgan, the award-winning author of The Last King of Scotland and The Queen, will run at the Des Moines Civic Center through October 5th.

The the stars of the upcoming national tour of The Donmar Warehouse production of Frost/Nixon by Peter Morgan, met the press on Friday, September 19th at the New 42nd Street Studios. Award-winning stage and screen actor Stacy Keach takes on the role of President Richard Nixon and is joined by Alan Cox as David Frost. BroadwayWorld TV had the opportunity to chat with the play's celebrated leads.

The full cast for the upcoming national tour of The Donmar Warehouse production of Frost/Nixon by Peter Morgan, met the press on Friday, September 19th at the New 42nd Street Studios. Award-winning stage and screen actor Stacy Keach takes on the role of President Richard Nixon joined by Alan Cox as David Frost. BroadwayWorld.com was invited to share the afternoon with the cast and creative team as they took a break from rehearsals and posed for the media cameras!

Production begins today on location in Minnesota on A Serious Man, for Focus Features and Working Title Films. Joel and Ethan Coen, Academy Award winners for No Country for Old Men and Fargo, are writing, producing, and directing the film. Working Title co-chairs Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner are executive-producing the film with Robert Graf, who has worked on the Coens' last six features in various producing capacities.

The full cast for the tour of Frost/Nixon, the 2007 Tony Award® -nominated new play by Peter Morgan, the award-winning author of The Last King of Scotland and The Queen, has been announced.

Frost/Nixon, the Tony Award winning new play by Peter Morgan, will embark on a national tour with award winning actor Stacy Keach, portraying the role of President Richard Nixon.

Frank Langella, who recreates his Tony Award-winning performance in Ron Howard's up-coming film adaptation of Peter Morgan's Frost/Nixon, is rumored to have presented an award-winning performance in the newly released indie-drama Starting Out in the Evening by Andrew Wagner, which opened in New York and LA on November 23.

Multiple Tony Award-winning actor Frank Langella, revealed some additional information on Ron Howard's coming film-adaptation of Peter Morgan's Frost/Nixon in an interview with ComingSoon.com.

The 11th Annual Hollywood Film Festival was held October 17-22, followed by The Hollywood Awards Gala Ceremony at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Monday, October 22.

Oscar-nominee Michael Sheen, currently starring as David Frost in Broadway's Frost/Nixon, had his caricature unveiled at world famous Sardi's Restaurant on Friday, August 10.

Frost/Nixon, the new play by Oscar nominated and Golden Globe-winning writer Peter Morgan and directed by Tony Award-nominee Michael Grandage, had its best week ever grossing $566,562 for the week ending August 12

Michael Sheen, currently starring as David Frost in Broadway's Frost/Nixon, will have his caricature unveiled at world famous Sardi's Restaurant on Friday, August 10

Frost/Nixon, the thrilling new play by Oscar nominated and Golden Globe-winning writer Peter Morgan and directed by Tony Award nominee Michael Grandage, is now in its final two weeks at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre

Frost/Nixon, the new play by Peter Morgan, starring Frank Langella and Michael Sheen, directed by Michael Grandage, has recouped its investment on Broadway

The New York premiere screening of the highly anticipated movie musical Hairspray, based on the Broadway smash, took place at the Ziegfeld Theatre on July 16th, and BroadwayWorld was there!