The Roundabout Theatre Company says it will resume production in Fall 2021 with two much anticipated shows – the COVID-delayed Jeanine Tesori/Tony Kushner musical Caroline, Or Change and Alice Childress’ Trouble In Mind. The planned musical revival of 1776 will now begin performances in Spring 2022. The nonprofit theater company does not have a date
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Dolly Parton’s dulcet tones and memorable tunes may help mend broken hearts, but it seems that the singer may have a hand in providing the world some COVID-19 relief. As news of two potential COVID-19 vaccines entered the conversation, information about the new Moderna vaccine’s supporters came to light. Last Thursday, the Christmas on the
CinemaBlend participates in affiliate programs with various companies. We may earn a commission when you click on or make purchases via links. The Star Wars franchise has entertained moviegoers for decades, with George Lucas’ colorful galaxy being passed down across the generations. And when Disney acquired Lucasfilm, the galaxy far, far away returned to theaters
EXCLUSIVE: Following a lengthy search, Paramount Pictures and Hasbro Studios have set Steven Caple Jr. to direct the new Transformers pic in the reinvented universe. Insiders add while negotiations have yet to begin, he is the top choice among studio execs and producers and a deal should close in the coming weeks. After meeting with
Breaking News Sinbad‘s recovering from a recent stroke … according to his family. The veteran comedian’s family said … “While he is beginning his road to recovery, we are faithful and optimistic that he will bring laughter into our hearts soon.” The 64-year-old Sinbad is known for his stand-up work and starring in sitcoms like
EXCLUSIVE: Silverprint Pictures, the ITV Studios-owned production label behind the long-running ITV series Vera, is turning its attentions to its next Ann Cleeves adaptation for ITV. The production outfit will reimagine The Long Call as a four-part series for ITV, with Des and Baptiste writer Kelly Jones penning the drama in what will be her
Sales figures from the last fiscal year show that Nintendo‘s Asian market outside of Japan is growing at a faster rate than those in Europe and North America. This emergence has made the Asian market as valuable as its Western counterparts to the makers of Mario and Zelda. It has been nearly three years since the Nintendo Switch
On Monday, after new coronavirus cases doubled in the past 10 days, California Governor Gavin Newsom took action. Newsom moved 40 of the state’s 58 counties — or 94% of its population — into the most strict level of his Blueprint for a Safer Economy. And he hinted at more drastic action to come. In
Steppenwolf’s Broadway production of Tracy Letts’ The Minutes is exiting the Cort Theatre, its pre-COVID home, with plans to re-open in 2022 at another Broadway venue. The move signals yet another way the pandemic shutdown has impacted Broadway’s shuffle of theater tenants and reopening schedules. The Minutes, a political comedy directed by Anna D. Shapiro
EXCLUSIVE: New Line has set Bishal Dutta to direct an untitled original horror feature based on a spec by Joshua Rollins. James Wan’s Atomic Monster will produce with Wan and Michael Clear as Producers and Judson Scott as Executive Producer. Plot details are being tightly held, but the project is an original horror film set
I commend Blumhouse for how well they casted the new coven in The Craft: Legacy, a sequel to the 1996 cult classic about teenage witches. Also, if you ask me, Zoey Luna gave the standout performance among the four main leads in her first of many memorable feature films, I predict. In fact, I think
Refresh for latest…: The international box office continues to be led by Asia, with Demon Slayer The Movie: Mugen Train still enjoying runaway success this weekend. Currently the No. 5 all-time biggest movie in Japan, the anime adaptation should climb up to No. 2 sometime in the next week or so. This session, the cultural
Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com Sylvester Stallone has an odd recommendation on how to make this already strange Thanksgiving even more bizarre … ditch the turkey altogether!!! We got Rocky in Bev Hills and asked about the many challenges families will be facing during their upcoming holiday get-togethers … and it seems his visit to
Actor Ben Platt took to Twitter to reveal that he suffered through a bout of COVID-19 early this year in March. The Tony Award-winning actor responded to a tweet posted by graphic designer Ced Funches, who asked “Do you personally know anyone that has contracted COVID-19? No names, just yes or no.” The tweet caught
Why did Cameran Eubanks from Southern Charm decide to write her book, “One Day You’ll Thank Me?” The narrator and fan-favorite left the show this past season due to some seedy rumors one of her co-stars started. Cameran has always been the voice of reason behind Southern Charm but fans learned that she would not be
Black Lightning is getting a spinoff, with the CW developing a backdoor pilot around the Painkiller character. Painkiller will star Jordan Calloway, reprising his role as the eponymous character. The planted pilot spinoff will air as the seventh episode of Black Lightning’s fourth season, which will premiere in February 2021. Black Lightning showrunner Salim Akil will
Paramount last night made some nudges on their theatrical release calendar. Tom Clancy’s Without Remorse, starring Michael B. Jordan, was removed from on Feb. 26, which is no surprise given that the studio unloaded that title to Amazon. Taking over that date is Lee Daniels’ untitled Billie Holiday movie starring Andra Day in the title role;
NEON has taken U.S. rights to Andrei Konchalovsky’s Dear Comrades!, which made its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival where it won the Special Jury Prize. As announced this morning, film is Russia’s official submission for the 2020-2021 Oscars. Dear Comrades! follows the rebellious workers from the small industrial town of Novocherkassk in 1962
Oops! Knowing Ryan Reynolds, he’d slap that quote right on the trailer for Stoned Alone for giggles but, even so, this is a harsh statement about the developing Home Alone parody. However, it should be noted that since Stoned Alone was announced, there has not been another movement for the film. Reynolds has been busy
With 3,780 new reported cases of COVID-19, Los Angeles County breaks its own record for the highest cases in one day since the summer surge in mid-July. The Los Angeles Department of Public Health confirmed Saturday the thousands of new coronavirus cases, marking a new, grim high for the county. The latest report from the
Olivia Wilde and Jason Sudeikis are no longer an item … the couple’s reportedly called it quits after a lengthy engagement, during which they started a family. The actors secretly ended things at the beginning of this year, though they’ve been able to successfully co-parent their 2 young children … according to People. The report
EXCLUSIVE: After relaunching its podcast network last month, horror outfit Fangoria has brought Stephen King podcast The Kingcast into the fold as one of its flagship shows. The pod was started in May has featured guests including Elijah Wood, Kumail Nanjiani, Karyn Kusama, Bryan Fuller and Mike Flanagan. It is hosted by Eric Vespe and
Patrick Söderlund, the former CEO of Battlefield developer DICE, has shared the first exciting look at new games that his current studio Embark is working on. They already look much more promising than DICE’s Battlefield 5 has ever been, which is a good sign for Söderlund’s recently established independent studio. From the very beginning, Battlefield 5 was a disappointment,
Cohen Media Group and Curzon have jointly taken all US, UK and Eire distribution rights to Uberto Pasolini’s drama Nowhere Special. A theatrical release next year is being eyed. James Norton (Little Women and Grantchester) plays John, a 35-year-old window cleaner, who has dedicated his life to bringing up his four-year-old son, Michael (Daniel Lamont),
Neon will bring some passionate romance in Ammonite this weekend. The period pic starring Kate Winslet and Saoirse Ronan opened at the Toronto International Film Festival in September where it immediately garnered buzz as an Oscar favorite. Written and directed by Francis Lee, Ammonite is set in the 1840s and follows once-acclaimed paleontologist Mary Anning (Winslet),
Chris Pratt’s Guardians of the Galaxy character will be in Taika Waititi’s upcoming Marvel sequel Thor: Love And Thunder. This is not a shocker given how Thor is aboard Star Lord’s spaceship at the end of Avengers: Endgame. The movie is currently in pre-production at Fox Studios in Australia for a 2021 start date. Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman and Tessa Thompson
At this point, all we can do is bring ourselves back down to Earth, and remind ourselves that while Mads Mikkelson sounds like an awesome new actor to play the role of Grindelwald, this is all still up in the air. Fantastic Beasts 3 still needs to find a definitive antagonist, and for all we
Warning: This recap has spoilers about today’s Disney+ drop of The Mandalorian Chapter 11: The Heiress, directed by Bryce Dallas Howard Finally, three episodes in on season two of The Mandalorian, we return to some serious Star Wars mythology following two standalone adventures for Mando. We finally get to meet –in the flesh, as opposed to
Exclusive The father of the late singer Selena and Netflix are being sued by a Hollywood producer who claims they left him out in the cold when it came to producing the new TV series. Moctesuma Esparza filed docs suing Selena’s dad, Abraham Quintanilla, claiming he broke an agreement they signed in 1995 giving him
Film at Lincoln Center and The Museum of Modern Art Thursday announced a virtual return of the 49th annual New Directors/New Films festival rescheduled from last March to December 9-20. The 50-year old fest’s 2020 lineup of 24 features and 10 shorts will be available to audiences nationwide for the first time, screening exclusively in