This afternoon, Disney+ made its D23 Expo debut with its first-ever showcase presentation, announcing six new series in development and revealing key details about the highly anticipated streaming service to an enthusiastic audience at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim. The event showcased the sweeping array of talent with in-person and video appearances from the stars of Disney+'s slate of originals from Disney, Pixar, Marvel, Star Wars, and National Geographic and included sneak peeks, trailer premieres, and exclusive news about the service and its upcoming projects. Actress Yvette Nicole Brown, who stars in the Disney+ original film “Lady and the Tramp,” hosted the lively presentation, welcoming Kevin Mayer, chairman, Direct-to-Consumer & International, to the stage to kick off the show.
Sea Wall / A Life, starring Academy Award nominee Jake Gyllenhaal and Tony Award nominee Tom Sturridge, opened officially last night, August 8, at the Hudson Theatre (141 West 44th Street).
In 1995, a group of writers, directors and actors gathered on Manhattan's Lower East Side for what was supposed to be a one-time only event: write, direct, produce and perform new plays within the span of 24 hours. Twenty-four years later, The 24 Hour Plays and The 24 Hour Musicals are regularly performed around the world, touching everyone from celebrities to student artists and raising millions of dollars for charities. Today, The 24 Hour Plays announced that they'll mark their anniversary with an intimate production of The 24 Hour Musicals on Monday, June 17th at 8 PM on the Irene Diamond Stage at the Pershing Square Signature Center.
“The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” has won the late-night ratings week of April 29-May 3 in adults 18-49 by a margin of +0.07 of a rating point over “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert,” according to “live plus same day” figures from Nielsen Media Research. Note that a Friday “Tonight” encore is excluded from these averages and a Friday “Jimmy Kimmel Live” rebroadcast is included.
The Walt Disney Company's highly anticipated Investor Day provided an extensive overview of Disney's comprehensive direct-to-consumer strategy, and included presentations on Hulu, Hotstar, ESPN+ and the upcoming Disney+ service, which will launch in the U.S. market on November 12, 2019, at $6.99 a month. The service will offer fans of all ages a new way to experience the unparalleled content from the company's iconic entertainment brands, including Disney, Pixar, Marvel, Star Wars and National Geographic, and will be available on connected TV and mobile devices.
James McAvoy announced today that fans have the chance to take home the white Prada shirt he wore to the 91st Academy Awards, which James had signed by dozens of celebrities during the event: Prizeo.com/JamesMcAvoy.
Deadline reports that Haley Bennett, Jason Clarke and Riley Keough have joined The Devil All the Time, an Antonio Campos-directed drama at Netflix. Tom Holland, Mia Wasakowska, Robert Pattinson, Bill Skarsgard, Eliza Scanlen and Sebastian Stan have been previously announced as members of the cast.
Sebastian Stan is set to replace Chris Evans in the Netflix backwoods drama “The Devil All the Time,” according to Variety. Evans had to drop out of the starring role due to scheduling conflicts.
Annapurna has released the official trailer for DESTROYER starring Nicole Kidman. DESTROYER opens in theaters in New York and Los Angeles on December 25, expanding in January.
Annapurna Films released a first look of Nicole Kidman in the upcoming film DESTROYER, from filmmaker Karyn Kusama. The film is set to be released on December 25, 2018.
ABC presents a two-hour television special that features an emotional interview with figure skater Tonya Harding, who opens up about her life now, her childhood and her past, discussing the attack on figure skater Nancy Kerrigan that dominated headlines for weeks and the alleged tumultuous relationships she had with both her mother, LaVona “Sandy” Golden, and her now ex-husband, Jeff Gillooly. The special features rarely seen video of Harding as a child and interviews with television news anchor Connie Chung whose interview with Harding during the 1994 Olympics was cut short when she walked out; Christine Brennan, USA Today sports columnist and ABC commentator; Dody Teachman, Harding's former and current coach; Norman Frink, the former district attorney who prosecuted Harding and Gillooly; Matt Harkins and Viviana Olen, curators of THNK1994, the Tonya Harding and Nancy Kerrigan museum; Sandra Luckow, director of “Hard Edges,” the 1986 documentary on Harding; People magazine's Kate Coyne; sports broadcaster Ann Schatz; and “I, Tonya” Golden Globe®-nominated actors Margot Robbie who plays Harding and Allison Janney as Golden, as well as Sebastian Stan as Gillooly. “Truth and Lies: The Tonya Harding Story” airs Saturday, June 16 (9:00–11:00 p.m. EDT), on ABC. (Rebroadcast. ABC OAD: 1/11/18)
At a meeting of the Abbey Theatre's Board of Directors on 5 June 2018, actor Bosco Hogan was appointed to the Board of the Abbey Theatre for a term of three years. Bosco was appointed to the Board on a recommendation from the Selection Committee [Dr. Frances Ruane (Chair of the Abbey Theatre), Sheila Pratschke (Chair of the Arts Council) and Prof. Chris Morash (Vice-Provost of Trinity College Dublin)] and he will take up his appointment later this month.