The two have been tapped to star side-by-side in the romantic comedy. Set to direct is Everything, Everything helmer Stella Maghie from her own script. Word is that execs at Universal were so impressed with her original script that they paid big to have it.

The Photograph is described for now only as a rom-com centered on intertwining love stories in the past and present. 

Meghie who made her directorial debut in 2016 with Jean of the Joneses will also executive produce alongside Rae. Will Packer will produce with James Lopez under his company Will Packer Productions and Mika Pryce will oversee production for Universal.

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Previously scheduled to hit theaters November 2, 2018, the film will now be released March 27, 2020.

Starring as the titular heroine is Chinese singer-actress Liu Yifei (aka Crystal Liu). Set to direct is Niki Caro (The Zookeeper’s Wife). The film will be based on the 1998 animated film.

This isn’t Disney’s only change is schedule: the network announced Thursday that Noelle, starring Anna Kendrick has been removed from the schedule all together, while Avengers: Infinity War, has been moved up one week from May 4 to April 27. Deadline reports that other scheduling changes include an untitled Pixar Animation release slated for March, 13, 2020, moving up a week to March 6. An untitled Disney live-action pic set for April 3, 2020, shifted to May 29. An untitled Marvel movie slotted for August 7, 2020, moved to July 31.

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The actress took to Twitter to announce the exciting news, saying that she simply, “could not put the book down,” a love that will result in a film adaptation Noah’s memoir, Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood. 

Nyong’o will portray The Daily Show host’s mother as the story chronicles the years Noah was in Apartheid-era South Africa, living his life as an outlaw essentially due to him being a half-back, half-white person. In some way though, the memoir is just about Noah’s mother as it is about himself with critics saying that the memoir is also a compelling and an unforgettable homage to his mother.

Nyong’o is currently starring in Black Panther as Nakia.

When I read @Trevornoah's "Born A Crime," I could not put the book down. Excited to announce that I will be starring in and producing its feature film adaptation! #BornACrimehttps://t.co/v4AfGe23P5 pic.twitter.com/QvrsETIEAc

— Lupita Nyong'o (@Lupita_Nyongo) February 21, 2018

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Marvel’s Black Panther is directed by Ryan Coogler, centers on T’Challa aka Black Panther and his life in Wakanda. The film explores the challenges T’Challa must face as King of Wakanda. It stars Chadwick Boseman as the title role as well as Lupita Nyong’o, Michael B. Jordan, Daniel Kaluuya, Letitia Wright, Winston Duke, Angela Bassett, Forest Whitaker and Andy Serkis.

According to Variety, the three screenings of the film were held at the Nickerson Garden Projects, Jordan Downs Projects, and Imperial Courts Projects. This was among the many initiatives to allow fans to see the film without ‘breaking the bank’.

Another initiative was created by actress, Brie Larson. Larson, who will play Captain Marvel, posted on her personal twitter account on Friday “If you want to buy tix for people who can’t afford to see #BlackPanther at the moment, comment below. If you are in need of tix, reach out to the angels who have commented below #payitforward. Enjoy the movie everyone!”

Another initiative was created by american rapper, T.I. The rapper posted on his twitter account that he partnered with Walmart to help out three hundred lucky fans, “We gave away 300 tickets to deserving families yesterday at the Cascade Walmart store. #BlackPanther.”

Marvel’s Black Panther is now in theaters in the United States and internationally.

If you want to buy tix for people who can’t afford to see #BlackPanther at the moment, comment below. If you are in need of tix, reach out to the angels who have commented below #payitforward Enjoy the movie everyone!

— Brie Larson (@brielarson) February 16, 2018

Me and @Walmart joined efforts to support the community with free tickets for customers to attend an Advance Screening of @MarvelStudios @theblackpanther. We gave away 300 tickets to deserving families yesterday at the Cascade Walmart store. #BlackPanther pic.twitter.com/S74W8x4Ai9

— T.I. (@Tip) February 13, 2018

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The 45th annual Annie Awards were a celebration of the animated entertainment industry. Held at UCLA’s Royce Hall and presented by the International Animated Film Society, ASIFA-Hollywood, it was a celebration of excellence, achievements and accomplishments in animation.

Coming in with 13 nominations was Disney’s Coco, including Best Animated Feature, followed by The Breadwinner with 10 noms, including Best Animated Feature – Independent. The Boss Baby earned a total of 6 noms, while Captain Underpants, The Big Bad Fox, Despicable Me 3, The Lego Batman Movie and Loving Vincent earned 3 nominations apiece.

There’s no dont Coco was the night’s biggest winner, taking home the coveted Annie in 11 out of 13 categories. Since the Academy Awards’ Best Animated Feature category was launched in 2002, 11 of the 16 winners of the Annies’ top feature prize — and 4 of the past 6 — went on to win the animated feature Oscar. So if it wasn’t clear that Coco is the Oscar front-runner, it is now,

The evening was dedicated to voice actor and  co-founder of the Annie Awards June Foray, who passed away this July at the age of 99. Best known as the voice of Granny from the Sylvester and Tweety cartoons, ASIFA-Hollywood executive director Frank Gladstone said: “More than anyone else, June was responsible for founding the Annies 45 years ago. This will be the first year she is not going to be with us, so we will do our best to remember and celebrate June’s creativity, generosity and unrelenting advocacy for the animation community.”

Check out the complete list of winners below!

Best Animated Feature
COCO
Pixar Animation Studios

Outstanding Achievement, Directing – Animated Feature Production
COCO
Pixar Animation Studios
Lee Unkrich, Adrian Molina

Outstanding Achievement, Directing – TV/Broadcast Production
DISNEY MICKEY MOUSE
Episode: The Scariest Story Ever: A Mickey Mouse Halloween Spooktacular!
Walt Disney Television Animation
Dave Wasson, Eddie Trigueros, Alonso Ramirez-Ramo

Best Animated Feature-Independent
THE BREADWINNER
Cartoon Saloon / Aircraft Pictures / Melusine Productions

Best General Audience Animated Television/Broadcast Production\
RICK AND MORTY
Episode: 303 – “Pickle Rick”
Williams Street Productions

Best Animated Television/Broadcast Production for Children
WE BARE BEARS
Episode: Panda’s Art
Cartoon Network Animation Studios

Best Animated Television/Broadcast Production for Preschool Children
OCTONAUTS
Episode: Operation Deep Freeze
Vampire Squid Productions Limited, a Silvergate Media company, in association with Brown   Bag Films

Outstanding Achievement, Writing – Feature Production
COCO
Pixar Animation Studios
Adrian Molina, Matthew Aldrich 

Outstanding Achievement, Writing – TV/Broadcast Production
RICK AND MORTY
Episode: 307 – “The Ricklantis Mixup”
Williams Street Productions
Ryan Ridley, Dan Guterman

Outstanding Achievement, Voice Acting – TV/Broadcast Production
SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS
Nickelodeon
Tom Kenny as SpongeBob SquarePants

Best Animated Television/Broadcast Commercial
JUNE
Broad Reach Pictures/Chromosphere/Lyft

Best Animated Special Production
REVOLTING RHYMES
Magic Light Pictures

Outstanding Achievement, Production Design – Feature Production
COCO
Pixar Animation Studio
Harley Jessup, Danielle Feinberg, Bryn Imagire, Nathaniel McLaughlin, Ernesto Nemesio

Outstanding Achievement, Production Design – TV/Broadcast Production
SAMURAI JACK
Episode: XCIII
Adult Swim
Scott Wills

Outstanding Achievement, Character Animation – Feature Production
COCO
Pixar Animation Studios
John Chun Chiu Lee

Outstanding Achievement, Character Animation – TV/Broadcast Production
TROLLHUNTERS
Episode: 205 – “Homecoming”
DreamWorks Animation Television
Bruno Chiou, Yi-Fan Cho, Kevin Jong , Chun-Jung Chu

Outstanding Achievement, Character Animation – Live Action Production
WAR FOR THE PLANET OF THE APES
Chernin Entertainment, TSG Entertainment, River Road Entertainment, 20th Century Fox
Daniel Barrett, Sidney Kombo-Kintombo, Emile Ghorayeb, Luisma Lavin Peredo, Alessandro Bonora

Outstanding Achievement, Character Animation – Video Game
CUPHEAD

StudioMDHR

Hanna Abi-Hanna

Outstanding Achievement, Character Design – Feature Production
COCO
Pixar Animation Studios
Daniel Arriaga, Daniela Strijleva, Greg Dykstra, Alonso Martinez, Zaruhi Galstyan

Outstanding Achievement, Character Design – TV/Broadcast Production
SAMURAI JACK
Episode: XCVI
Adult Swim
Craig Kellman

Outstanding Achievement, Music – Feature Production
COCO
Pixar Animation Studios
Michael Giacchino, Kristin Anderson-Lopez, Robert Lopez, Germaine Franco, Adrian Molina

Outstanding Achievement, Music – TV/Broadcast Production
DISNEY MICKEY MOUSE
Episode: The Scariest Story Ever: A Mickey Mouse Halloween Spooktacular!
Walt Disney Television Animation
Christopher Willis

Outstanding Achievement, Animated Effects – Feature Production
COCO
Pixar Animation Studios
Shaun Galinak, Dave Hale, Jason Johnston, Carl Kaphan, Keith Daniel Klohn

Outstanding Achievement, Animated Effects – Live Action
WAR FOR THE PLANET OF THE APES
Chernin Entertainment, TSG Entertainment, River Road Entertainment, 20th Century Fox
Daniel Barrett, Sidney Kombo-Kintombo, Emile Ghorayeb, Luisma Lavin Peredo, Alessandro Bonora

Best Animated Short Subject
DEAR BASKETBALL
Glen Keane Productions, Kobe Studios, Believe Entertainment Group

Best Student Film
POLES APART
Paloma Baeza

Outstanding Achievement, Editing – Feature Production
COCO
Pixar Animation Studios

Outstanding Achievement, Editing – TV/Broadcast Production
SAMURAI JACK
Episode: XCIII, XCIV, XCIX
Adult Swim
Paul Douglas

Outstanding Achievement, Storyboarding – Feature/Broadcast Production
COCO
Pixar Animation Studios
Dean Kelly

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EW has confirmed that Chrizzy Metz has signed on to star in The Impossible. The Emmy nominee can now add to her credits, that include American Horror Story and My Name Is Earl, the lead role in the big screen adaptation of Joyce Smith’s faith-based book The Impossible: The Miraculous Story of a Mother’s Faith and Her Child’s Resurrection. 

The Impossible tells the story of Joyce and her teenage son John who makes an incredible recovery. John fell through the ice on a frozen lake in Missouri, and even though he had been lifeless for an hour at the hospital, his heart began beating again just as his mom turned to prayer and begged God to save her son.

Directing the film is Roxann Dawson, Grant Nieporte penned the script with DeVon Franklin serving as producer.

Production of The Impossible begins in March. You can see Metz next on stage, starring in a revival of Neil LaBute’s Fat Pig at the Geffen Playhouse in Los Angeles.

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Little is known about Steven Spielberg’s remake of the street gang musical West Side Story. Most recent news regarding the almost completely under wraps project is that penning the script is screenwriter Tony Kushner (Lincoln, Munich) and now a casting call has gone out.

A casting notice is seeking performers that’ll be cast as the onscreen musical’s main characters, 3 Latino performers for the roles of Maria, Anita, and Bernardo and a Caucasian actor for the role of Tony.

Spielberg has never tempted making a musical but has talked about doing it since the mid-‘80s. It will be interesting to see how the iconic filmmaker’s adaptation the 1957 Broadway musical from stage to the screen. With the music written by Leonard Bernstein and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim there’s no surprise the casting call notice reads, “must be able to sing.”

The casting call was first reported by Broadway World. 

Casting Call: yes it’s real. Yes, do it!! #WestSideStory pic.twitter.com/Sj6klhTD2A

— Marci Liroff (@marciliroff) January 26, 2018

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Sunday’s 75th annual Golden Globes ceremony is definitely a night to remember as it wasn’t just a night of celebrating outstanding achievements in film and television, it was a night that symbolized that a new era in Hollywood has begun.

The ceremony took place at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills with Seth Meyers as host. The night began with many stars choosing to make a powerful statement on the red carpet as they were clad in black, symbolizing their solidarity with victims of sexual harassment. After the slew of sexual misconduct scandals, “Time’s Up” initiative encouraged stars attending the ceremony to wear black.

The evening was also fun-filled. Even though Meyers had a very complicated event to host on his hands, he definitely managed to make lemonade out of lemons. His opening monologue really set the tone for the night with a simple straight forward delivery, with the expected zings and burns at Harvey Weinstein, Kevin Spacey and others.

The big winners of the night was HBO’s female led Big Little Lies and The Handmaid’s Tale who won Best Limited Series or TV Movie and Best TV Series, Drama respectively; Amazon’s The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel won Best TV Series, Comedy/Musical, and Lady Bird and Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri who both won Best Picture in the Comedy/Musical and Drama categories respectively.

The most moving moment of the evening was when Oprah Winfrey accepted the Cecil B. DeMille award. The media mogul received the award to the tune of massive cheers and her first standing ovation. Oprah is the first black woman to receive the honor for her “outstanding contributions to the world of entertainment.” Wearing black like many others, Oprah’s moving speech was a message of hope for the future.

“For too long, women have not been heard or believed if they dare speak the truth to the power of those men. But their time is up,” Winfrey said, drawing her second standing ovation. “Their time is up!” She later said, “I want all the girls watching here and now to know that a new day is on the horizon!” drawing her third standing ovation.

Check out the full list of winners below!

Best Motion Picture – Drama
Call Me By Your Name
Dunkirk
The Post
The Shape of Water
|WINNER: Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
The Disaster Artist
Get Out
The Greatest Showman
I, Tonya
WINNER: Lady Bird

Best Motion Picture – Animated
The Boss Baby
The Breadwinner
WINNER: Coco
Ferdinand
Loving Vincent

Best Motion Picture – Foreign Language
A Fantastic Woman
First They Killed My Father
WINNER: In the Fade
Loveless
The Square

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama
Jessica Chastain, Molly’s Game
Sally Hawkins, The Shape of Water
WINNER: Frances McDormand, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Meryl Streep, The Post
Michelle Williams, All the Money in the World

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama
Timothée Chalamet, Call Me By Your Name
Daniel Day-Lewis, Phantom Thread
Tom Hanks, The Post
WINNER: Gary Oldman, Darkest Hour
Denzel Washington, Roman J. Israel, Esq.

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
Judi Dench, Victoria & Abdul
Helen Mirren, The Leisure Seeker
Margot Robbie, I, Tonya
WINNER: Saoirse Ronan, Lady Bird
Emma Stone, Battle of the Sexes

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
Steve Carell, Battle of the Sexes
Ansel Elgort, Baby Driver
WINNER: James Franco, The Disaster Artist
Hugh Jackman, The Greatest Showman
Daniel Kaluuya, Get Out

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in any Motion Picture
Mary J. Blige, Mudbound
Hong Chau, Downsizing
WINNER: Allison Janney, I, Tonya
Laurie Metcalf, Lady Bird
Octavia Spencer, The Shape of Water

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in any Motion Picture
Willem Dafoe, The Florida Project
Armie Hammer, Call Me By Your Name
Richard Jenkins, The Shape of Water
Christopher Plummer, All the Money in the World
WINNER: Sam Rockwell, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

Best Director – Motion Picture
WINNER: Guillermo del Toro, The Shape of Water
Martin McDonagh, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Christopher Nolan, Dunkirk
Ridley Scott, All the Money in the World
Steven Spielberg, The Post

Best Screenplay – Motion Picture
Guillermo del Toro and Vanessa Taylor, The Shape of Water
Greta Gerwig, Lady Bird
Liz Hannah and Josh Singer, The Post
WINNER: Martin McDonagh, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Aaron Sorkin, Molly’s Game

Best Original Score – Motion Picture
Carter Burwell, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
WINNER: Alexandre Desplat, The Shape of Water
Jonny Greenwood, Phantom Thread
John Williams, The Post
Hans Zimmer, Dunkirk

Best Original Song – Motion Picture
“Home,” Ferdinand
“Mighty River,” Mudbound
“Remember Me,” Coco
“The Star,” The Star
WINNER: “This Is Me,” The Greatest Showman

Best Television Series – Drama
The Crown
Game of Thrones
WINNER: The Handmaid’s Tale
Stranger Things
This Is Us

Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy
Blackish
WINNER: The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Master of None
SMILF
Will & Grace

Best Television Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
WINNER: Big Little Lies
Fargo
Feud: Bette and Joan
The Sinner
Top of the Lake: China Girl

Best Performance by an Actress in a Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Jessica Biel, The Sinner
WINNER: Nicole Kidman, Big Little Lies
Jessica Lange, Feud: Bette and Joan
Susan Sarandon, Feud: Bette and Joan
Reese Witherspoon, Big Little Lies

Best Performance by an Actor in a Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Robert De Niro, The Wizard of Lies
Jude Law, The Young Pope
Kyle MacLachlan, Twin Peaks
WINNER: Ewan McGregor, Fargo
Geoffrey Rush, Genius

Best Performance by an Actress In A Television Series – Drama
Caitriona Balfe, Outlander
Claire Foy, The Crown
Maggie Gyllenhaal, The Deuce
Katherine Langford, 13 Reasons Why
WINNER: Elisabeth Moss, The Handmaid’s Tale

Best Performance by an Actor In A Television Series – Drama
Jason Bateman, Ozark
WINNER: Sterling K. Brown, This Is Us
Freddie Highmore, The Good Doctor
Bob Odenkirk, Better Call Saul
Liev Schreiber, Ray Donovan

Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy
Pamela Adlon, Better Things
Alison Brie, GLOW
WINNER: Rachel Brosnahan, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Issa Rae, Insecure
Frankie Shaw, SMILF

Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy
Anthony Anderson, Blackish
WINNER: Aziz Ansari, Master of None
Kevin Bacon, I Love Dick
William H. Macy, Shameless
Eric McCormack, Will & Grace

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
WINNER: Laura Dern, Big Little Lies
Ann Dowd, The Handmaid’s Tale
Chrissy Metz, This Is Us
Michelle Pfeiffer, The Wizard of Lies
Shailene Woodley, Big Little Lies

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
David Harbour, Stranger Things
Alfred Molina, Feud: Bette and Joan
Christian Slater, Mr. Robot
WINNER: Alexander Skarsgard, Big Little Lies
David Thewlis, Fargo

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According to estimates, the Disney-Lucasfilm’s most recent installment of the Star Wars franchise is also going to reach the amazing milestone of $110 million in North America over Christmas weekend.

Disney topped the $5 billion mark worldwide on November 30 with Thor: Ragnarok. That made the studio the first ever to have reached this threshold for three consecutive years.

Its final release of 2017 — Star Wars: The Last Jedi, opened globally on December 15. The ninth Star Wars movie debuted with a $220 million opening weekend domestically. At the worldwide box office the film as already grossed $610.5 million in its first week.

There’s no doubt 2017 has been a good year for Disney when it comes to hitting outstanding box office records. Now that it acquired 21st Century Fox for a whopping $52.4 billion is seems that Disney will be an undisputed contender grossing big numbers in future box office.

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The 15-second teaser showcases the star-studded cast of Sandra Bullock, Cate Blanchett, Mindy Kaling, Helena Bonham Carter, Sarah Paulson, Rihanna, Anne Hathaway and Awkwafina.

The teaser starts with Bullock as Debbie Ocean talking to Lou (Blanchett). The two talk about Ocean’s plan to pull off a heist at New York City’s annual Met Gala. “Why do you need to do this?” Lou asks, to which Debbie replies, “Because it’s what I’m good at.”

The teaser offers little clues regarding what is to be expected but among the rapid scene flashes, Debbie is seen sipping a martini while sitting in front of a grave that reads “Danny Ocean, 1961-2018,” suggesting that George Clooney’s character has died.

Also expected to make cameo appearances in the film are Olivia Munn, Katie Holmes, Kim Kardashian West, Kendall Jenner and Matt Damon.

Fans looking for more details will need to wait for the release of the full-length trailer for Ocean’s 8 on Tuesday!

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The two have been tapped to star side-by-side in the romantic comedy. Set to direct is Everything, Everything helmer Stella Maghie from her own script. Word is that execs at Universal were so impressed with her original script that they paid big to have it.

The Photograph is described for now only as a rom-com centered on intertwining love stories in the past and present. 

Meghie who made her directorial debut in 2016 with Jean of the Joneses will also executive produce alongside Rae. Will Packer will produce with James Lopez under his company Will Packer Productions and Mika Pryce will oversee production for Universal.

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Previously scheduled to hit theaters November 2, 2018, the film will now be released March 27, 2020.

Starring as the titular heroine is Chinese singer-actress Liu Yifei (aka Crystal Liu). Set to direct is Niki Caro (The Zookeeper’s Wife). The film will be based on the 1998 animated film.

This isn’t Disney’s only change is schedule: the network announced Thursday that Noelle, starring Anna Kendrick has been removed from the schedule all together, while Avengers: Infinity War, has been moved up one week from May 4 to April 27. Deadline reports that other scheduling changes include an untitled Pixar Animation release slated for March, 13, 2020, moving up a week to March 6. An untitled Disney live-action pic set for April 3, 2020, shifted to May 29. An untitled Marvel movie slotted for August 7, 2020, moved to July 31.

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The actress took to Twitter to announce the exciting news, saying that she simply, “could not put the book down,” a love that will result in a film adaptation Noah’s memoir, Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood. 

Nyong’o will portray The Daily Show host’s mother as the story chronicles the years Noah was in Apartheid-era South Africa, living his life as an outlaw essentially due to him being a half-back, half-white person. In some way though, the memoir is just about Noah’s mother as it is about himself with critics saying that the memoir is also a compelling and an unforgettable homage to his mother.

Nyong’o is currently starring in Black Panther as Nakia.

When I read @Trevornoah's "Born A Crime," I could not put the book down. Excited to announce that I will be starring in and producing its feature film adaptation! #BornACrimehttps://t.co/v4AfGe23P5 pic.twitter.com/QvrsETIEAc

— Lupita Nyong'o (@Lupita_Nyongo) February 21, 2018

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Marvel’s Black Panther is directed by Ryan Coogler, centers on T’Challa aka Black Panther and his life in Wakanda. The film explores the challenges T’Challa must face as King of Wakanda. It stars Chadwick Boseman as the title role as well as Lupita Nyong’o, Michael B. Jordan, Daniel Kaluuya, Letitia Wright, Winston Duke, Angela Bassett, Forest Whitaker and Andy Serkis.

According to Variety, the three screenings of the film were held at the Nickerson Garden Projects, Jordan Downs Projects, and Imperial Courts Projects. This was among the many initiatives to allow fans to see the film without ‘breaking the bank’.

Another initiative was created by actress, Brie Larson. Larson, who will play Captain Marvel, posted on her personal twitter account on Friday “If you want to buy tix for people who can’t afford to see #BlackPanther at the moment, comment below. If you are in need of tix, reach out to the angels who have commented below #payitforward. Enjoy the movie everyone!”

Another initiative was created by american rapper, T.I. The rapper posted on his twitter account that he partnered with Walmart to help out three hundred lucky fans, “We gave away 300 tickets to deserving families yesterday at the Cascade Walmart store. #BlackPanther.”

Marvel’s Black Panther is now in theaters in the United States and internationally.

If you want to buy tix for people who can’t afford to see #BlackPanther at the moment, comment below. If you are in need of tix, reach out to the angels who have commented below #payitforward Enjoy the movie everyone!

— Brie Larson (@brielarson) February 16, 2018

Me and @Walmart joined efforts to support the community with free tickets for customers to attend an Advance Screening of @MarvelStudios @theblackpanther. We gave away 300 tickets to deserving families yesterday at the Cascade Walmart store. #BlackPanther pic.twitter.com/S74W8x4Ai9

— T.I. (@Tip) February 13, 2018

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The 45th annual Annie Awards were a celebration of the animated entertainment industry. Held at UCLA’s Royce Hall and presented by the International Animated Film Society, ASIFA-Hollywood, it was a celebration of excellence, achievements and accomplishments in animation.

Coming in with 13 nominations was Disney’s Coco, including Best Animated Feature, followed by The Breadwinner with 10 noms, including Best Animated Feature – Independent. The Boss Baby earned a total of 6 noms, while Captain Underpants, The Big Bad Fox, Despicable Me 3, The Lego Batman Movie and Loving Vincent earned 3 nominations apiece.

There’s no dont Coco was the night’s biggest winner, taking home the coveted Annie in 11 out of 13 categories. Since the Academy Awards’ Best Animated Feature category was launched in 2002, 11 of the 16 winners of the Annies’ top feature prize — and 4 of the past 6 — went on to win the animated feature Oscar. So if it wasn’t clear that Coco is the Oscar front-runner, it is now,

The evening was dedicated to voice actor and  co-founder of the Annie Awards June Foray, who passed away this July at the age of 99. Best known as the voice of Granny from the Sylvester and Tweety cartoons, ASIFA-Hollywood executive director Frank Gladstone said: “More than anyone else, June was responsible for founding the Annies 45 years ago. This will be the first year she is not going to be with us, so we will do our best to remember and celebrate June’s creativity, generosity and unrelenting advocacy for the animation community.”

Check out the complete list of winners below!

Best Animated Feature
COCO
Pixar Animation Studios

Outstanding Achievement, Directing – Animated Feature Production
COCO
Pixar Animation Studios
Lee Unkrich, Adrian Molina

Outstanding Achievement, Directing – TV/Broadcast Production
DISNEY MICKEY MOUSE
Episode: The Scariest Story Ever: A Mickey Mouse Halloween Spooktacular!
Walt Disney Television Animation
Dave Wasson, Eddie Trigueros, Alonso Ramirez-Ramo

Best Animated Feature-Independent
THE BREADWINNER
Cartoon Saloon / Aircraft Pictures / Melusine Productions

Best General Audience Animated Television/Broadcast Production\
RICK AND MORTY
Episode: 303 – “Pickle Rick”
Williams Street Productions

Best Animated Television/Broadcast Production for Children
WE BARE BEARS
Episode: Panda’s Art
Cartoon Network Animation Studios

Best Animated Television/Broadcast Production for Preschool Children
OCTONAUTS
Episode: Operation Deep Freeze
Vampire Squid Productions Limited, a Silvergate Media company, in association with Brown   Bag Films

Outstanding Achievement, Writing – Feature Production
COCO
Pixar Animation Studios
Adrian Molina, Matthew Aldrich 

Outstanding Achievement, Writing – TV/Broadcast Production
RICK AND MORTY
Episode: 307 – “The Ricklantis Mixup”
Williams Street Productions
Ryan Ridley, Dan Guterman

Outstanding Achievement, Voice Acting – TV/Broadcast Production
SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS
Nickelodeon
Tom Kenny as SpongeBob SquarePants

Best Animated Television/Broadcast Commercial
JUNE
Broad Reach Pictures/Chromosphere/Lyft

Best Animated Special Production
REVOLTING RHYMES
Magic Light Pictures

Outstanding Achievement, Production Design – Feature Production
COCO
Pixar Animation Studio
Harley Jessup, Danielle Feinberg, Bryn Imagire, Nathaniel McLaughlin, Ernesto Nemesio

Outstanding Achievement, Production Design – TV/Broadcast Production
SAMURAI JACK
Episode: XCIII
Adult Swim
Scott Wills

Outstanding Achievement, Character Animation – Feature Production
COCO
Pixar Animation Studios
John Chun Chiu Lee

Outstanding Achievement, Character Animation – TV/Broadcast Production
TROLLHUNTERS
Episode: 205 – “Homecoming”
DreamWorks Animation Television
Bruno Chiou, Yi-Fan Cho, Kevin Jong , Chun-Jung Chu

Outstanding Achievement, Character Animation – Live Action Production
WAR FOR THE PLANET OF THE APES
Chernin Entertainment, TSG Entertainment, River Road Entertainment, 20th Century Fox
Daniel Barrett, Sidney Kombo-Kintombo, Emile Ghorayeb, Luisma Lavin Peredo, Alessandro Bonora

Outstanding Achievement, Character Animation – Video Game
CUPHEAD

StudioMDHR

Hanna Abi-Hanna

Outstanding Achievement, Character Design – Feature Production
COCO
Pixar Animation Studios
Daniel Arriaga, Daniela Strijleva, Greg Dykstra, Alonso Martinez, Zaruhi Galstyan

Outstanding Achievement, Character Design – TV/Broadcast Production
SAMURAI JACK
Episode: XCVI
Adult Swim
Craig Kellman

Outstanding Achievement, Music – Feature Production
COCO
Pixar Animation Studios
Michael Giacchino, Kristin Anderson-Lopez, Robert Lopez, Germaine Franco, Adrian Molina

Outstanding Achievement, Music – TV/Broadcast Production
DISNEY MICKEY MOUSE
Episode: The Scariest Story Ever: A Mickey Mouse Halloween Spooktacular!
Walt Disney Television Animation
Christopher Willis

Outstanding Achievement, Animated Effects – Feature Production
COCO
Pixar Animation Studios
Shaun Galinak, Dave Hale, Jason Johnston, Carl Kaphan, Keith Daniel Klohn

Outstanding Achievement, Animated Effects – Live Action
WAR FOR THE PLANET OF THE APES
Chernin Entertainment, TSG Entertainment, River Road Entertainment, 20th Century Fox
Daniel Barrett, Sidney Kombo-Kintombo, Emile Ghorayeb, Luisma Lavin Peredo, Alessandro Bonora

Best Animated Short Subject
DEAR BASKETBALL
Glen Keane Productions, Kobe Studios, Believe Entertainment Group

Best Student Film
POLES APART
Paloma Baeza

Outstanding Achievement, Editing – Feature Production
COCO
Pixar Animation Studios

Outstanding Achievement, Editing – TV/Broadcast Production
SAMURAI JACK
Episode: XCIII, XCIV, XCIX
Adult Swim
Paul Douglas

Outstanding Achievement, Storyboarding – Feature/Broadcast Production
COCO
Pixar Animation Studios
Dean Kelly

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EW has confirmed that Chrizzy Metz has signed on to star in The Impossible. The Emmy nominee can now add to her credits, that include American Horror Story and My Name Is Earl, the lead role in the big screen adaptation of Joyce Smith’s faith-based book The Impossible: The Miraculous Story of a Mother’s Faith and Her Child’s Resurrection. 

The Impossible tells the story of Joyce and her teenage son John who makes an incredible recovery. John fell through the ice on a frozen lake in Missouri, and even though he had been lifeless for an hour at the hospital, his heart began beating again just as his mom turned to prayer and begged God to save her son.

Directing the film is Roxann Dawson, Grant Nieporte penned the script with DeVon Franklin serving as producer.

Production of The Impossible begins in March. You can see Metz next on stage, starring in a revival of Neil LaBute’s Fat Pig at the Geffen Playhouse in Los Angeles.

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Little is known about Steven Spielberg’s remake of the street gang musical West Side Story. Most recent news regarding the almost completely under wraps project is that penning the script is screenwriter Tony Kushner (Lincoln, Munich) and now a casting call has gone out.

A casting notice is seeking performers that’ll be cast as the onscreen musical’s main characters, 3 Latino performers for the roles of Maria, Anita, and Bernardo and a Caucasian actor for the role of Tony.

Spielberg has never tempted making a musical but has talked about doing it since the mid-‘80s. It will be interesting to see how the iconic filmmaker’s adaptation the 1957 Broadway musical from stage to the screen. With the music written by Leonard Bernstein and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim there’s no surprise the casting call notice reads, “must be able to sing.”

The casting call was first reported by Broadway World. 

Casting Call: yes it’s real. Yes, do it!! #WestSideStory pic.twitter.com/Sj6klhTD2A

— Marci Liroff (@marciliroff) January 26, 2018

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Sunday’s 75th annual Golden Globes ceremony is definitely a night to remember as it wasn’t just a night of celebrating outstanding achievements in film and television, it was a night that symbolized that a new era in Hollywood has begun.

The ceremony took place at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills with Seth Meyers as host. The night began with many stars choosing to make a powerful statement on the red carpet as they were clad in black, symbolizing their solidarity with victims of sexual harassment. After the slew of sexual misconduct scandals, “Time’s Up” initiative encouraged stars attending the ceremony to wear black.

The evening was also fun-filled. Even though Meyers had a very complicated event to host on his hands, he definitely managed to make lemonade out of lemons. His opening monologue really set the tone for the night with a simple straight forward delivery, with the expected zings and burns at Harvey Weinstein, Kevin Spacey and others.

The big winners of the night was HBO’s female led Big Little Lies and The Handmaid’s Tale who won Best Limited Series or TV Movie and Best TV Series, Drama respectively; Amazon’s The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel won Best TV Series, Comedy/Musical, and Lady Bird and Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri who both won Best Picture in the Comedy/Musical and Drama categories respectively.

The most moving moment of the evening was when Oprah Winfrey accepted the Cecil B. DeMille award. The media mogul received the award to the tune of massive cheers and her first standing ovation. Oprah is the first black woman to receive the honor for her “outstanding contributions to the world of entertainment.” Wearing black like many others, Oprah’s moving speech was a message of hope for the future.

“For too long, women have not been heard or believed if they dare speak the truth to the power of those men. But their time is up,” Winfrey said, drawing her second standing ovation. “Their time is up!” She later said, “I want all the girls watching here and now to know that a new day is on the horizon!” drawing her third standing ovation.

Check out the full list of winners below!

Best Motion Picture – Drama
Call Me By Your Name
Dunkirk
The Post
The Shape of Water
|WINNER: Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
The Disaster Artist
Get Out
The Greatest Showman
I, Tonya
WINNER: Lady Bird

Best Motion Picture – Animated
The Boss Baby
The Breadwinner
WINNER: Coco
Ferdinand
Loving Vincent

Best Motion Picture – Foreign Language
A Fantastic Woman
First They Killed My Father
WINNER: In the Fade
Loveless
The Square

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama
Jessica Chastain, Molly’s Game
Sally Hawkins, The Shape of Water
WINNER: Frances McDormand, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Meryl Streep, The Post
Michelle Williams, All the Money in the World

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama
Timothée Chalamet, Call Me By Your Name
Daniel Day-Lewis, Phantom Thread
Tom Hanks, The Post
WINNER: Gary Oldman, Darkest Hour
Denzel Washington, Roman J. Israel, Esq.

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
Judi Dench, Victoria & Abdul
Helen Mirren, The Leisure Seeker
Margot Robbie, I, Tonya
WINNER: Saoirse Ronan, Lady Bird
Emma Stone, Battle of the Sexes

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
Steve Carell, Battle of the Sexes
Ansel Elgort, Baby Driver
WINNER: James Franco, The Disaster Artist
Hugh Jackman, The Greatest Showman
Daniel Kaluuya, Get Out

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in any Motion Picture
Mary J. Blige, Mudbound
Hong Chau, Downsizing
WINNER: Allison Janney, I, Tonya
Laurie Metcalf, Lady Bird
Octavia Spencer, The Shape of Water

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in any Motion Picture
Willem Dafoe, The Florida Project
Armie Hammer, Call Me By Your Name
Richard Jenkins, The Shape of Water
Christopher Plummer, All the Money in the World
WINNER: Sam Rockwell, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

Best Director – Motion Picture
WINNER: Guillermo del Toro, The Shape of Water
Martin McDonagh, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Christopher Nolan, Dunkirk
Ridley Scott, All the Money in the World
Steven Spielberg, The Post

Best Screenplay – Motion Picture
Guillermo del Toro and Vanessa Taylor, The Shape of Water
Greta Gerwig, Lady Bird
Liz Hannah and Josh Singer, The Post
WINNER: Martin McDonagh, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Aaron Sorkin, Molly’s Game

Best Original Score – Motion Picture
Carter Burwell, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
WINNER: Alexandre Desplat, The Shape of Water
Jonny Greenwood, Phantom Thread
John Williams, The Post
Hans Zimmer, Dunkirk

Best Original Song – Motion Picture
“Home,” Ferdinand
“Mighty River,” Mudbound
“Remember Me,” Coco
“The Star,” The Star
WINNER: “This Is Me,” The Greatest Showman

Best Television Series – Drama
The Crown
Game of Thrones
WINNER: The Handmaid’s Tale
Stranger Things
This Is Us

Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy
Blackish
WINNER: The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Master of None
SMILF
Will & Grace

Best Television Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
WINNER: Big Little Lies
Fargo
Feud: Bette and Joan
The Sinner
Top of the Lake: China Girl

Best Performance by an Actress in a Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Jessica Biel, The Sinner
WINNER: Nicole Kidman, Big Little Lies
Jessica Lange, Feud: Bette and Joan
Susan Sarandon, Feud: Bette and Joan
Reese Witherspoon, Big Little Lies

Best Performance by an Actor in a Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Robert De Niro, The Wizard of Lies
Jude Law, The Young Pope
Kyle MacLachlan, Twin Peaks
WINNER: Ewan McGregor, Fargo
Geoffrey Rush, Genius

Best Performance by an Actress In A Television Series – Drama
Caitriona Balfe, Outlander
Claire Foy, The Crown
Maggie Gyllenhaal, The Deuce
Katherine Langford, 13 Reasons Why
WINNER: Elisabeth Moss, The Handmaid’s Tale

Best Performance by an Actor In A Television Series – Drama
Jason Bateman, Ozark
WINNER: Sterling K. Brown, This Is Us
Freddie Highmore, The Good Doctor
Bob Odenkirk, Better Call Saul
Liev Schreiber, Ray Donovan

Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy
Pamela Adlon, Better Things
Alison Brie, GLOW
WINNER: Rachel Brosnahan, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Issa Rae, Insecure
Frankie Shaw, SMILF

Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy
Anthony Anderson, Blackish
WINNER: Aziz Ansari, Master of None
Kevin Bacon, I Love Dick
William H. Macy, Shameless
Eric McCormack, Will & Grace

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
WINNER: Laura Dern, Big Little Lies
Ann Dowd, The Handmaid’s Tale
Chrissy Metz, This Is Us
Michelle Pfeiffer, The Wizard of Lies
Shailene Woodley, Big Little Lies

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
David Harbour, Stranger Things
Alfred Molina, Feud: Bette and Joan
Christian Slater, Mr. Robot
WINNER: Alexander Skarsgard, Big Little Lies
David Thewlis, Fargo

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According to estimates, the Disney-Lucasfilm’s most recent installment of the Star Wars franchise is also going to reach the amazing milestone of $110 million in North America over Christmas weekend.

Disney topped the $5 billion mark worldwide on November 30 with Thor: Ragnarok. That made the studio the first ever to have reached this threshold for three consecutive years.

Its final release of 2017 — Star Wars: The Last Jedi, opened globally on December 15. The ninth Star Wars movie debuted with a $220 million opening weekend domestically. At the worldwide box office the film as already grossed $610.5 million in its first week.

There’s no doubt 2017 has been a good year for Disney when it comes to hitting outstanding box office records. Now that it acquired 21st Century Fox for a whopping $52.4 billion is seems that Disney will be an undisputed contender grossing big numbers in future box office.

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The 15-second teaser showcases the star-studded cast of Sandra Bullock, Cate Blanchett, Mindy Kaling, Helena Bonham Carter, Sarah Paulson, Rihanna, Anne Hathaway and Awkwafina.

The teaser starts with Bullock as Debbie Ocean talking to Lou (Blanchett). The two talk about Ocean’s plan to pull off a heist at New York City’s annual Met Gala. “Why do you need to do this?” Lou asks, to which Debbie replies, “Because it’s what I’m good at.”

The teaser offers little clues regarding what is to be expected but among the rapid scene flashes, Debbie is seen sipping a martini while sitting in front of a grave that reads “Danny Ocean, 1961-2018,” suggesting that George Clooney’s character has died.

Also expected to make cameo appearances in the film are Olivia Munn, Katie Holmes, Kim Kardashian West, Kendall Jenner and Matt Damon.

Fans looking for more details will need to wait for the release of the full-length trailer for Ocean’s 8 on Tuesday!

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