Dwayne Johnson and his Seven Bucks Productions, co-founded by Dany Garcia, have signed a first-look deal with The Walt Disney Company.
The agreement will see Johnson and Garcia develop films for theatrical and streaming platforms, with Johnson to potentially star in the projects. The multi-year deal will also allow Seven Bucks to collaborate across Disney divisions.
Johnson and Disney have worked together before, including on the 2021 theme park ride-inspired Jungle Cruise that also starred Emily Blunt, and two seasons of Behind the Attraction for Disney+. This November, Johnson will return in the voice role of the grandiose demigod Maui in Moana 2, Walt Disney Animation’s sequel.
The latest trailer for Moana 2 broke records for Disney animation as it earned 178 million views in just 24 hours. Moana is a cornerstone movie for Disney, as the 2016 feature – which grossed more than $687 million at the worldwide box office — has been among top...
The agreement will see Johnson and Garcia develop films for theatrical and streaming platforms, with Johnson to potentially star in the projects. The multi-year deal will also allow Seven Bucks to collaborate across Disney divisions.
Johnson and Disney have worked together before, including on the 2021 theme park ride-inspired Jungle Cruise that also starred Emily Blunt, and two seasons of Behind the Attraction for Disney+. This November, Johnson will return in the voice role of the grandiose demigod Maui in Moana 2, Walt Disney Animation’s sequel.
The latest trailer for Moana 2 broke records for Disney animation as it earned 178 million views in just 24 hours. Moana is a cornerstone movie for Disney, as the 2016 feature – which grossed more than $687 million at the worldwide box office — has been among top...
- 6/13/2024
- by Etan Vlessing
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
As we know, Auli'i Cravalho, who voiced the title character in the animated movie, will not be making the jump to live-action, and Disney has now announced that Catherine Laga‘aia will be taking over as Moana in the upcoming remake.
The press release states that the 17-year-old Aussie actress will be voyaging to Motunui and beyond as the adventurous teenager who sails out on a daring mission to save her people.
“I’m really excited to embrace this character because Moana is one of my favorites,” said the up-and-coming star. “My grandfather comes from Fa‘aala, Palauli, in Savai‘i. And my grandmother is from Leulumoega Tuai on the main island of ‘Upolu in Samoa. I’m honored to have an opportunity to celebrate Samoa and all Pacific Island peoples, and to represent young girls who look like me.”
New supporting cast member have also been announced, with Auckland, New...
The press release states that the 17-year-old Aussie actress will be voyaging to Motunui and beyond as the adventurous teenager who sails out on a daring mission to save her people.
“I’m really excited to embrace this character because Moana is one of my favorites,” said the up-and-coming star. “My grandfather comes from Fa‘aala, Palauli, in Savai‘i. And my grandmother is from Leulumoega Tuai on the main island of ‘Upolu in Samoa. I’m honored to have an opportunity to celebrate Samoa and all Pacific Island peoples, and to represent young girls who look like me.”
New supporting cast member have also been announced, with Auckland, New...
- 6/13/2024
- ComicBookMovie.com
Catherine Laga‘aia has been set to play ‘Moana’ in the live-action adaptation alongside Dwayne Johnson.
As previously announced, Dwayne Johnson, who voiced larger-than-life demigod Maui in the 2016 animated version of the film, will reprise his role. the cast also includes Auckland, New Zealander John Tui as Moana’s no-nonsense father, Chief Tui; Samoan-New Zealand actress Frankie Adams portrays Moana’s playful and strong-willed mother, Sina; and Rena Owen, who hails from Bay of Islands, Nz, was cast as the revered Gramma Tala.
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The live-action adventure will bring to life in a whole new way the story of a young woman eager to pave her own path. Celebrating the islands, communities and traditions of Pacific Islanders in a spectacular adventure.
The production begins filming this summer. The movie is produced by Johnson,...
As previously announced, Dwayne Johnson, who voiced larger-than-life demigod Maui in the 2016 animated version of the film, will reprise his role. the cast also includes Auckland, New Zealander John Tui as Moana’s no-nonsense father, Chief Tui; Samoan-New Zealand actress Frankie Adams portrays Moana’s playful and strong-willed mother, Sina; and Rena Owen, who hails from Bay of Islands, Nz, was cast as the revered Gramma Tala.
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The live-action adventure will bring to life in a whole new way the story of a young woman eager to pave her own path. Celebrating the islands, communities and traditions of Pacific Islanders in a spectacular adventure.
The production begins filming this summer. The movie is produced by Johnson,...
- 6/13/2024
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Make way, make way... we have some Moana news! Just a couple of weeks ago, we shared with you the first trailer for Disney's upcoming animated sequel Moana 2, and now we've got the latest update on Thomas Kail's hotly anticipated live-action remake of the House of Mouse's animated smash. In a post shared on Twitter/X earlier tonight, Walt Disney Studios announced that 17-year-old Australian newcomer Catherine Laga'aia is set to play Moana in the film, which starts production this summer. Check out the announcement below;
And as you can see, it's not just Laga'aia who is getting ready to set sail in Disney's new seafaring adventure, either. John Tui is set to play Moana’s father, Chief Tui; Frankie Adams will take on the role of Moana’s mother, Sina; and Rena Owen will be bringing Moana's Gramma Tala to life in the film. They all join Dwayne Johnson,...
And as you can see, it's not just Laga'aia who is getting ready to set sail in Disney's new seafaring adventure, either. John Tui is set to play Moana’s father, Chief Tui; Frankie Adams will take on the role of Moana’s mother, Sina; and Rena Owen will be bringing Moana's Gramma Tala to life in the film. They all join Dwayne Johnson,...
- 6/13/2024
- by Jordan King
- Empire - Movies
Disney’s live-action remake of Moana has finally found its star. Catherine Laga‘aia will take on the titular role, starring opposite Dwayne Johnson, who will reprise his character as the demigod Maui.
The original musical film released in 2016, and has become a beloved narrative in Disney’s arsenal of animated stories. A separate, animated sequel to Moana was announced last month and is due out Nov. 27.
“I’m really excited to embrace this character because Moana is one of my favorites,” said the 17-year-old from Sydney, Australia, in a statement.
The original musical film released in 2016, and has become a beloved narrative in Disney’s arsenal of animated stories. A separate, animated sequel to Moana was announced last month and is due out Nov. 27.
“I’m really excited to embrace this character because Moana is one of my favorites,” said the 17-year-old from Sydney, Australia, in a statement.
- 6/13/2024
- by Charisma Madarang
- Rollingstone.com
While Moana 2 will set sail in theaters this fall, Disney’s live-action version of the island tale still has some time before it releases in theaters on July 10, 2026.
Casting choices have been made for Thomas Kail’s live-action installment of the epic adventure, with five major characters set to bring the animated characters to life on the big screen. Auli’i Cravalho, who voiced the princess in the 2016 film, will not reprise the role in the live-action version, but Dwayne Johnson, who voices Maui in both animated movies, will portray the live-action demigod.
Names have also been revealed for Moana’s very serious father Chief Tui, her determined mother Sina and her gentle and respected grandmother Tala. The live action film heads into production this summer.
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Casting choices have been made for Thomas Kail’s live-action installment of the epic adventure, with five major characters set to bring the animated characters to life on the big screen. Auli’i Cravalho, who voiced the princess in the 2016 film, will not reprise the role in the live-action version, but Dwayne Johnson, who voices Maui in both animated movies, will portray the live-action demigod.
Names have also been revealed for Moana’s very serious father Chief Tui, her determined mother Sina and her gentle and respected grandmother Tala. The live action film heads into production this summer.
Related: Thomas Kail On Hitting The Heights On Stage, TV & Movies From ‘Hamilton’ To ‘We Were The Lucky Ones’ To Upcoming Live-Action ‘Moana’ – Behind...
- 6/13/2024
- by Dessi Gomez
- Deadline Film + TV
Disney’s upcoming live-action adaptation of Moana will kick off production this summer, and the studio announced today that Catherine Laga’aia will star as the title character alongside Dwayne Johnson as Maui.
“I’m really excited to embrace this character because Moana is one of my favorites,” Laga’aia said in the press release. “My grandfather comes from Fa‘aala, Palauli, in Savai‘i. And my grandmother is from Leulumoega Tuai on the main island of ‘Upolu in Samoa. I’m honored to have an opportunity to celebrate Samoa and all Pacific Island peoples, and to represent young girls who look like me.“
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Joining Catherine Laga’aia and Dwayne Johnson in the live-action Moana movie will be John Tui as Moana’s no-nonsense father, Chief Tui; Frankie Adams as Moana’s playful and strong-willed mother,...
“I’m really excited to embrace this character because Moana is one of my favorites,” Laga’aia said in the press release. “My grandfather comes from Fa‘aala, Palauli, in Savai‘i. And my grandmother is from Leulumoega Tuai on the main island of ‘Upolu in Samoa. I’m honored to have an opportunity to celebrate Samoa and all Pacific Island peoples, and to represent young girls who look like me.“
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Joining Catherine Laga’aia and Dwayne Johnson in the live-action Moana movie will be John Tui as Moana’s no-nonsense father, Chief Tui; Frankie Adams as Moana’s playful and strong-willed mother,...
- 6/12/2024
- by Kevin Fraser
- JoBlo.com
It has just been announced that Disney has found the actress to play the live-action version of Moana opposite Dwayne Johnson’s Maui.
17-year-old Catherine Laga’aia will play Moana. She hails from Sydney, Australia, and she is excited to play a character representative of your Pacific Island heritage.
Here’s what she said,
“I’m really excited to embrace this character because Moana is one of my favorites. My grandfather comes from Fa‘aala, Palauli, in Savai‘i. And my grandmother is from Leulumoega Tuai on the main island of ‘Upolu in Samoa. I’m honored to have an opportunity to celebrate Samoa and all Pacific Island peoples, and to represent young girls who look like me.”
The live-action film is set to start this summer. It will be directed by Thomas Kail based on a screenplay by Jared Bush and Dana Ledoux Miller. Bush wrote the original “Moana” as well.
17-year-old Catherine Laga’aia will play Moana. She hails from Sydney, Australia, and she is excited to play a character representative of your Pacific Island heritage.
Here’s what she said,
“I’m really excited to embrace this character because Moana is one of my favorites. My grandfather comes from Fa‘aala, Palauli, in Savai‘i. And my grandmother is from Leulumoega Tuai on the main island of ‘Upolu in Samoa. I’m honored to have an opportunity to celebrate Samoa and all Pacific Island peoples, and to represent young girls who look like me.”
The live-action film is set to start this summer. It will be directed by Thomas Kail based on a screenplay by Jared Bush and Dana Ledoux Miller. Bush wrote the original “Moana” as well.
- 6/12/2024
- by Kambrea Pratt
- Pirates & Princesses
After an extensive search, Disney has found the next Moana. Newcomer Catherine Laga‘aia will star as the titular character in the remake of the 2016 hit animated film. The 17-year-old actor hails from Sydney, Australia, and joins Dwayne Johnson in the feature, reprising his role as demigod Maui.
“I’m really excited to embrace this character because Moana is one of my favorites,” said Laga‘aia in a statement. “My grandfather comes from Fa‘aala, Palauli, in Savai‘i. And my grandmother is from Leulumoega Tuai on the main island of ‘Upolu in Samoa. I’m honored to have an opportunity to celebrate Samoa and all Pacific Island peoples, and to represent young girls who look like me.”
Laga‘aia picks up the role from Auli‘i Cravalho, who voice starred in the 2016 original and will executive produce the remake. She is said to be mentoring the younger actor in the role.
“I’m really excited to embrace this character because Moana is one of my favorites,” said Laga‘aia in a statement. “My grandfather comes from Fa‘aala, Palauli, in Savai‘i. And my grandmother is from Leulumoega Tuai on the main island of ‘Upolu in Samoa. I’m honored to have an opportunity to celebrate Samoa and all Pacific Island peoples, and to represent young girls who look like me.”
Laga‘aia picks up the role from Auli‘i Cravalho, who voice starred in the 2016 original and will executive produce the remake. She is said to be mentoring the younger actor in the role.
- 6/12/2024
- by Aaron Couch
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Disney has cast Catherine Laga‘aia in the title role of its live-action Moana movie, which is set to be released in theaters on July 10, 2026. Moana 2, the animated sequel, is opening in theaters the Wednesday before Thanksgiving this year.
“I’m really excited to embrace this character because Moana is one of my favorites,” the 17-year-old Sydney, Australia, native said. “My grandfather comes from Fa‘aala, Palauli, in Savai‘i. And my grandmother is from Leulumoega Tuai on the main island of ‘Upolu in Samoa. I’m honored to have an opportunity to celebrate Samoa and all Pacific Island peoples, and to represent young girls who look like me.”
Disney also announced that New Zealander John Tui will play Moana’s no-nonsense father, Chief Tui; Samoan-New Zealand actress Frankie Adams will play Moana’s playful and strong-willed mother, Sina; and Rena Owen, who hails from Bay of Islands, Nz, was...
“I’m really excited to embrace this character because Moana is one of my favorites,” the 17-year-old Sydney, Australia, native said. “My grandfather comes from Fa‘aala, Palauli, in Savai‘i. And my grandmother is from Leulumoega Tuai on the main island of ‘Upolu in Samoa. I’m honored to have an opportunity to celebrate Samoa and all Pacific Island peoples, and to represent young girls who look like me.”
Disney also announced that New Zealander John Tui will play Moana’s no-nonsense father, Chief Tui; Samoan-New Zealand actress Frankie Adams will play Moana’s playful and strong-willed mother, Sina; and Rena Owen, who hails from Bay of Islands, Nz, was...
- 6/12/2024
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Disney’s live-action “Moana” has found its new leading lady: Catherine Laga‘aia will star opposite Dwayne Johnson, who reprises his role as the demigod Maui, in the highly anticipated film.
“I’m really excited to embrace this character because Moana is one of my favorites,” said Laga‘aia, a 17-year-old from Sydney, Australia. “My grandfather comes from Fa‘aala, Palauli, in Savai‘i. And my grandmother is from Leulumoega Tuai on the main island of ‘Upolu in Samoa. I’m honored to have an opportunity to celebrate Samoa and all Pacific Island peoples, and to represent young girls who look like me.”
Also joining Laga‘aia and Johnson in the cast are Auckland, New Zealander John Tui as Moana’s father, Chief Tui; Samoan-New Zealand actor Frankie Adams as Moana’s mother, Sina; and Rena Owen, who hails from Bay of Islands, New Zealand, as the revered Gramma Tala. The...
“I’m really excited to embrace this character because Moana is one of my favorites,” said Laga‘aia, a 17-year-old from Sydney, Australia. “My grandfather comes from Fa‘aala, Palauli, in Savai‘i. And my grandmother is from Leulumoega Tuai on the main island of ‘Upolu in Samoa. I’m honored to have an opportunity to celebrate Samoa and all Pacific Island peoples, and to represent young girls who look like me.”
Also joining Laga‘aia and Johnson in the cast are Auckland, New Zealander John Tui as Moana’s father, Chief Tui; Samoan-New Zealand actor Frankie Adams as Moana’s mother, Sina; and Rena Owen, who hails from Bay of Islands, New Zealand, as the revered Gramma Tala. The...
- 6/12/2024
- by Angelique Jackson
- Variety Film + TV
When Georgia Hunter first pitched her 2017 book, “We Were the Lucky Ones,” about her Polish ancestors’ fight for survival during the Holocaust, she was told World War II literature was a “saturated” market. This wasn’t meant to dissuade her from pushing forward with their harrowing story, but rather acknowledge that there is never a shortage of novels, films and series trying to reckon with the everlasting wounds of the war.
It was no different when Hunter and producers Thomas Kail and Erica Lipez adapted the book into Hulu’s eight-part limited series, which premiered in March.
“We knew with this kind of story in particular, you have to go beyond the logline,” Lipez tells Variety. “It was so much about making sure people heard the full story, particularly when we were pitching it. As someone who thought they had a really good Holocaust education, what I knew immediately upon...
It was no different when Hunter and producers Thomas Kail and Erica Lipez adapted the book into Hulu’s eight-part limited series, which premiered in March.
“We knew with this kind of story in particular, you have to go beyond the logline,” Lipez tells Variety. “It was so much about making sure people heard the full story, particularly when we were pitching it. As someone who thought they had a really good Holocaust education, what I knew immediately upon...
- 6/11/2024
- by Hunter Ingram
- Variety Film + TV
As a kid, I adored my grandfather. I knew he loved chocolate (the dark kind) and hated ketchup. I knew he enjoyed a good pun and could speak seven languages — around the dinner table it was French. I knew his Steinway was his happy place, and that he made many of the things in his home by hand (like the curtains that hung in his living room, woven on a loom he built in his basement).
What I didn’t know about my grandfather was that he grew up one of five siblings in a town in central Poland called Radom; or that he was raised in the Jewish faith; or that he, his parents and his siblings were Holocaust survivors. These were truths I learned at 15, a year after he died, thanks to a high school English assignment and an interview with my grandmother Caroline.
The discovery sparked a lot of questions.
What I didn’t know about my grandfather was that he grew up one of five siblings in a town in central Poland called Radom; or that he was raised in the Jewish faith; or that he, his parents and his siblings were Holocaust survivors. These were truths I learned at 15, a year after he died, thanks to a high school English assignment and an interview with my grandmother Caroline.
The discovery sparked a lot of questions.
- 6/8/2024
- by Georgia Hunter
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
In this edition of THR Frontrunners, Emmy-nominated actress Joey King joins Tyler Coates for a conversation about her lead role in Hulu’s limited series We Were the Lucky Ones at a live event hosted by the San Vicente Bungalows in Los Angeles.
“I’ve never really experienced anything like it,” says King of the show, based on the novel by Georgia Hunter and inspired by her relatives’ stories of survival during World War II and the Holocaust. “I’ve played so many interesting people, and I’m just so grateful for all the things I’ve ever done. But there is something so specifically emotional and just deep-rooted, tied to this project for me.”
The show follows the Kurcs, a close-knit family of Polish Jews who lived peaceful lives in Radom despite the rise of antisemitism in the country ahead of the German invasion of Poland in 1939. But once Hitler’s army enters Poland,...
“I’ve never really experienced anything like it,” says King of the show, based on the novel by Georgia Hunter and inspired by her relatives’ stories of survival during World War II and the Holocaust. “I’ve played so many interesting people, and I’m just so grateful for all the things I’ve ever done. But there is something so specifically emotional and just deep-rooted, tied to this project for me.”
The show follows the Kurcs, a close-knit family of Polish Jews who lived peaceful lives in Radom despite the rise of antisemitism in the country ahead of the German invasion of Poland in 1939. But once Hitler’s army enters Poland,...
- 6/5/2024
- by Seija Rankin and Tyler Coates
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Thanksgiving may be months away, but audiences are already getting ready to feast on Moana 2.
A trailer for the movie was viewed by 178 million people in its first 24 hours this week, more than any other trailer for a film in the history of Disney’s animated empire, which is made up of Walt Disney Animation Studios and Pixar. (Moana is from Disney Animation.)
In terms of trailer viewership, the previous record for Pixar was Inside Out 2 (157 million), and the best for Disney Animation was Frozen 2 (116 million). The Moana 2 trailer also came in above Pixar’s Incredibles 2 (113 million).
The Moana 2 trailer will play before Inside Out 2, which opens in theaters June 14. The upcoming Pixar sequel is tracking to open to $80 million-$85 million, although one service believes it will cross $90 million. Both films are good news for Disney’s animation empire, as Pixar, in particular, has been struggling.
A trailer for the movie was viewed by 178 million people in its first 24 hours this week, more than any other trailer for a film in the history of Disney’s animated empire, which is made up of Walt Disney Animation Studios and Pixar. (Moana is from Disney Animation.)
In terms of trailer viewership, the previous record for Pixar was Inside Out 2 (157 million), and the best for Disney Animation was Frozen 2 (116 million). The Moana 2 trailer also came in above Pixar’s Incredibles 2 (113 million).
The Moana 2 trailer will play before Inside Out 2, which opens in theaters June 14. The upcoming Pixar sequel is tracking to open to $80 million-$85 million, although one service believes it will cross $90 million. Both films are good news for Disney’s animation empire, as Pixar, in particular, has been struggling.
- 5/30/2024
- by Pamela McClintock
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Joey King on the Responsibility of Portraying a Young Holocaust Survivor on ‘We Were the Lucky Ones’
Since she began acting at 4, Joey King has been waiting for an opportunity to play a character that’s not only impactful but deeply personal. That dream was met with her depiction of Halina Kurc in We Were the Lucky Ones, a Holocaust survival drama based on the true story of a Jewish family determined to reunite after being separated during World War II.
When approached by director Thomas Kail about the role on the Hulu series, King said yes on the spot, before reading the script. “I had this feeling that this was going to be something I really wanted to be a part of, and I didn’t want to second-guess it,” explains the actress, who is Jewish. “I don’t know if I would consider it manifestation, but I really had hope for myself that I would be able to tell a story of this nature someday.
When approached by director Thomas Kail about the role on the Hulu series, King said yes on the spot, before reading the script. “I had this feeling that this was going to be something I really wanted to be a part of, and I didn’t want to second-guess it,” explains the actress, who is Jewish. “I don’t know if I would consider it manifestation, but I really had hope for myself that I would be able to tell a story of this nature someday.
- 5/30/2024
- by Carly Thomas
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Moana 2Screenshot: Disney/YouTube
Just how far will Moana go? The generic marketing answer for the upcoming Moana 2 is “Further than ever before!” It’s unclear just how different this sequel adventure is from the fantastical journey Moana took in the original movie. But a new trailer for the film,...
Just how far will Moana go? The generic marketing answer for the upcoming Moana 2 is “Further than ever before!” It’s unclear just how different this sequel adventure is from the fantastical journey Moana took in the original movie. But a new trailer for the film,...
- 5/29/2024
- by Mary Kate Carr
- avclub.com
Dwayne Johnson and Auli’i Cravalho are back in action with the first trailer for Disney’s sequel movie Moana 2.
David Derrick Jr., Jason Hand and Dana Ledoux Miller directed the animated feature that is set to hit theaters Nov. 27. The film centers on Moana (Cravalho) heading out on an unexpected adventure in long-lost waters after receiving a call from her trailblazing ancestors. Johnson reprises his role as demigod Maui.
“This is a call from the ancestors to sail to new skies and reconnect our people across the entire ocean,” Moana says in the trailer as the adventure is teased.
The project was originally developed as a television series before being reworked as a theatrical sequel. Featuring new songs from Abigail Barlow and Emily Bear, Moana 2 counts Christina Chen and Yvett Merino as producers.
Disney is also behind a live-action Moana remake from director Thomas Kail. That film is...
David Derrick Jr., Jason Hand and Dana Ledoux Miller directed the animated feature that is set to hit theaters Nov. 27. The film centers on Moana (Cravalho) heading out on an unexpected adventure in long-lost waters after receiving a call from her trailblazing ancestors. Johnson reprises his role as demigod Maui.
“This is a call from the ancestors to sail to new skies and reconnect our people across the entire ocean,” Moana says in the trailer as the adventure is teased.
The project was originally developed as a television series before being reworked as a theatrical sequel. Featuring new songs from Abigail Barlow and Emily Bear, Moana 2 counts Christina Chen and Yvett Merino as producers.
Disney is also behind a live-action Moana remake from director Thomas Kail. That film is...
- 5/29/2024
- by Ryan Gajewski
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
[Editor’s note: This interview contains spoilers for the final episode of Hulu’s “We Were the Lucky Ones.”]
It’s always darkest before the dawn, and that was certainly the case for “We Were the Lucky Ones,” the Hulu miniseries based on the true story of the Kurc family, Jews from Poland who managed to all survive WWII.
The final episode (the show concluded May 2) begins with Halina Kurc (Joey King) imprisoned in Germany. Successfully hiding in plain sight for years, she is eventually captured, and regularly beaten up in jail. All hope seems lost.
“[They were] some of the most intense scenes in the whole show [for] my character,” King told IndieWire. “It’s tough, it’s violent. It’s tough to watch, but it’s also really important. And I think where we landed with it was very helpful in showcasing how brutal it was without being gratuitous. [Showrunner Erica Lipez,] she never wanted to be gratuitous [about] violence towards women. I really love that point of view.
It’s always darkest before the dawn, and that was certainly the case for “We Were the Lucky Ones,” the Hulu miniseries based on the true story of the Kurc family, Jews from Poland who managed to all survive WWII.
The final episode (the show concluded May 2) begins with Halina Kurc (Joey King) imprisoned in Germany. Successfully hiding in plain sight for years, she is eventually captured, and regularly beaten up in jail. All hope seems lost.
“[They were] some of the most intense scenes in the whole show [for] my character,” King told IndieWire. “It’s tough, it’s violent. It’s tough to watch, but it’s also really important. And I think where we landed with it was very helpful in showcasing how brutal it was without being gratuitous. [Showrunner Erica Lipez,] she never wanted to be gratuitous [about] violence towards women. I really love that point of view.
- 5/3/2024
- by Erin Strecker
- Indiewire
Well, get ready to witness the magic of ‘Lion King’ in a whole new way as Mufasa: The Lion King’s first teaser trailer was recently dropped (April 29). And we got to learn that Hamilton star Lin-Manuel Miranda is in charge of the soundtrack for the live-action animated prequel to The Lion King.
The songwriter-actor, 44, composed the music for a number of films and TV shows, including Moana and Encanto, to refer a few. Not to mention making physical appearances in Mary Poppins Returns, 200 Cartas, and other flicks.
Barry Jenkins | Credit: Wikimedia Commons
And after a quieter few years, Barry Jenkins’ Mufasa: The Lion King brings him back under the familiar roof of The Walt Disney Company. While the fact that the composer of some of Disney’s most popular hits is returning to the studio is not appalling in and of itself, it is surprising to hear that his...
The songwriter-actor, 44, composed the music for a number of films and TV shows, including Moana and Encanto, to refer a few. Not to mention making physical appearances in Mary Poppins Returns, 200 Cartas, and other flicks.
Barry Jenkins | Credit: Wikimedia Commons
And after a quieter few years, Barry Jenkins’ Mufasa: The Lion King brings him back under the familiar roof of The Walt Disney Company. While the fact that the composer of some of Disney’s most popular hits is returning to the studio is not appalling in and of itself, it is surprising to hear that his...
- 4/30/2024
- by Siddhika Prajapati
- FandomWire
Joey King fell in love with her character from We Were The Lucky Ones quickly. Actually, it was before she even read the script.
“When you’re dealing with true subject matter, it’s going to hit you a little bit harder,” she says. “You’re going to connect with that person even more, because it’s undeniable. It happened.”
King plays Halina Kurc in Hulu’s Holocaust survival drama, which is adapted from the Georgia Hunter novel of the same name, which in turn was inspired by Hunter’s real family. King read the book after showrunner Erica Lipez and director Thomas Kail suggested it to her. Halina grabbed her instantaneously: “Never having seen the script, I was in,” she tells The Hollywood Reporter.
King’s Halina is one of five children in the Kurc family who, along with their parents, each endured their own battle for survival during Europe’s Holocaust.
“When you’re dealing with true subject matter, it’s going to hit you a little bit harder,” she says. “You’re going to connect with that person even more, because it’s undeniable. It happened.”
King plays Halina Kurc in Hulu’s Holocaust survival drama, which is adapted from the Georgia Hunter novel of the same name, which in turn was inspired by Hunter’s real family. King read the book after showrunner Erica Lipez and director Thomas Kail suggested it to her. Halina grabbed her instantaneously: “Never having seen the script, I was in,” she tells The Hollywood Reporter.
King’s Halina is one of five children in the Kurc family who, along with their parents, each endured their own battle for survival during Europe’s Holocaust.
- 4/26/2024
- by Zoe G. Phillips
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Two months after Disney CEO Bob Iger’s surprise announcement that Moana 2 was in the works at the studio and scheduled to hit theaters Nov. 27, the animated sequel took center stage at CinemaCon.
Disney debuted an exclusive sneak peek of footage of the David Derrick Jr.-directed film in front of theater owners with the help of its superstar voice talent, Dwayne Johnson. He arrived to the stage after a mini-performance from Polynesian dancers. Johnson is back for the new installment alongside actors from the original, including Auli’i Cravalho and others.
“As we say on the island, aloha,” Johnson said, dressed for the occasion in trousers and a white tank top. “Playing the character of Maui is one of the most life-changing life experiences for me and life changing roles.”
He added that the character is more meaningful to him than just a gig. “It’s my culture, you...
Disney debuted an exclusive sneak peek of footage of the David Derrick Jr.-directed film in front of theater owners with the help of its superstar voice talent, Dwayne Johnson. He arrived to the stage after a mini-performance from Polynesian dancers. Johnson is back for the new installment alongside actors from the original, including Auli’i Cravalho and others.
“As we say on the island, aloha,” Johnson said, dressed for the occasion in trousers and a white tank top. “Playing the character of Maui is one of the most life-changing life experiences for me and life changing roles.”
He added that the character is more meaningful to him than just a gig. “It’s my culture, you...
- 4/11/2024
- by Chris Gardner
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
As of Episode 4, “We Were the Lucky Ones” is still in the midst of the Nazi domination of Europe. But the Hulu limited series has already displayed a preference for swerving away from the expected tropes of the period. It’s telling a World War II saga that features no battlefields and a chronicle of Jewish resistance that is more about forging and smuggling than about killing Nazis.
“We Were the Lucky Ones” is all the better for showing the audience new kinds of hardships and new avenues for survival, too. It shines when dramatic moments feel specific to the Kurcs, the Polish Jewish family the show follows as the war scatters them across Europe and even further afield, as opposed to the kinds of war imagery that, given the number of WWII dramas each year, can appear standard issue.
Avoiding cliches but still showing the scope Nazi oppression, to...
“We Were the Lucky Ones” is all the better for showing the audience new kinds of hardships and new avenues for survival, too. It shines when dramatic moments feel specific to the Kurcs, the Polish Jewish family the show follows as the war scatters them across Europe and even further afield, as opposed to the kinds of war imagery that, given the number of WWII dramas each year, can appear standard issue.
Avoiding cliches but still showing the scope Nazi oppression, to...
- 4/6/2024
- by Sarah Shachat
- Indiewire
Director Thomas Kail says that if you were to boil the arc of “We Were the Lucky Ones” down to its essence, then the Hulu limited series is about a large family who has dinner together and then tries to make sure they have dinner together again. Which is no mean feat for any family of 12; it’s an even more impossible ask when it’s a family of Polish Jews during World War II trying to stay one step ahead of the Germans and/or hiding their Jewishness from anti-semites on all sides.
Kail, showrunner Erica Lipez, and the rest of the “We Were the Lucky Ones’” creative team had a number of choices for how to handle the Kurc family story. It could’ve easily followed just Halina (Joey King), the youngest daughter who finds herself drawn into the resistance, or Addy (Logan Lerman), who can only worry...
Kail, showrunner Erica Lipez, and the rest of the “We Were the Lucky Ones’” creative team had a number of choices for how to handle the Kurc family story. It could’ve easily followed just Halina (Joey King), the youngest daughter who finds herself drawn into the resistance, or Addy (Logan Lerman), who can only worry...
- 4/4/2024
- by Sarah Shachat
- Indiewire
“We Were the Lucky Ones” author Georgia Hunter had two goals while writing her bestselling novel, based on true events that her ancestors endured and now adapted for the small screen in the form of a Hulu limited series starring Logan Lerman and Joey King.
At the heart of the story lies the Kurc family, Hunter’s first-generation relatives who experienced the Holocaust during World War II. The Hulu adaptation — like Hunter’s book — unfolds from the different perspectives of her grandfather Addy (portrayed by Lerman) and his four siblings Genek (Henry Lloyd Hughes), Jakob (Amit Rahav), Mila (Hadas Yeron) and Halina (King). The historical drama series features a cast of all-Jewish actors.
“One [was] to honor the family story,” Hunter told TheWrap in February during the Television Critics Association press tour. “I put on the family historian hat and I just said, ‘I want to get this down to capture...
At the heart of the story lies the Kurc family, Hunter’s first-generation relatives who experienced the Holocaust during World War II. The Hulu adaptation — like Hunter’s book — unfolds from the different perspectives of her grandfather Addy (portrayed by Lerman) and his four siblings Genek (Henry Lloyd Hughes), Jakob (Amit Rahav), Mila (Hadas Yeron) and Halina (King). The historical drama series features a cast of all-Jewish actors.
“One [was] to honor the family story,” Hunter told TheWrap in February during the Television Critics Association press tour. “I put on the family historian hat and I just said, ‘I want to get this down to capture...
- 3/30/2024
- by Dessi Gomez
- The Wrap
“We Were the Lucky Ones” has its warning built into the title. The Hulu series based on the book by Georgia Hunter and adapted by Erica Lipez is about how one family survived and separated during the Holocaust, all of it underscored by that title — this is what they went through, the horror they witnessed and endured, the sadness that befell them, and they were lucky.
The series kicks off in Radom, Poland before the War, with the Kurc family: Siblings Halina (Joey King), Addy (Logan Lerman), Genek (Henry Lloyd-Hughes), Jakob (Amit Rahav), and Mila (Hadas Yaron) — and their parents, Sol (Lior Ashkenazi) and Nechuma (Robin Weigert). The Kurcs are close-knit, their home echoing with overlapping voices and laughter at the holidays, and they already feel the pangs of missing Addy, who lives in Paris.
War creeps in, but at first, life continues. Lipez limits the show’s scope exactly right,...
The series kicks off in Radom, Poland before the War, with the Kurc family: Siblings Halina (Joey King), Addy (Logan Lerman), Genek (Henry Lloyd-Hughes), Jakob (Amit Rahav), and Mila (Hadas Yaron) — and their parents, Sol (Lior Ashkenazi) and Nechuma (Robin Weigert). The Kurcs are close-knit, their home echoing with overlapping voices and laughter at the holidays, and they already feel the pangs of missing Addy, who lives in Paris.
War creeps in, but at first, life continues. Lipez limits the show’s scope exactly right,...
- 3/28/2024
- by Proma Khosla
- Indiewire
When Joey King was approached by director Thomas Kail to star as Halina Kurc in “We Were the Lucky Ones,” “It was just kind of an immediate yes,” King said to IndieWire. “No thoughts, just yes.”
Hulu’s eight-part adaptation of “Lucky Ones,” based on the beloved 2017 bestseller by Georgia Hunter, tells the story of the real-life Kurc family, a tight-knit Jewish tribe who lived in Poland during World War II. Prior to the war, the five young adult siblings — Halina included — are scattered all over Europe. Somehow, miraculously, all five (as well as their parents) survive Russian gulags, German society, Nazis overtaking their home, and much, much more. (This reporter hit up Wikipedia after every episode stunned that one family could overcome so many different atrocities.)
“That’s the best part about true stories,” King said. “It’s like so much of the time, regardless of what the subject matter is,...
Hulu’s eight-part adaptation of “Lucky Ones,” based on the beloved 2017 bestseller by Georgia Hunter, tells the story of the real-life Kurc family, a tight-knit Jewish tribe who lived in Poland during World War II. Prior to the war, the five young adult siblings — Halina included — are scattered all over Europe. Somehow, miraculously, all five (as well as their parents) survive Russian gulags, German society, Nazis overtaking their home, and much, much more. (This reporter hit up Wikipedia after every episode stunned that one family could overcome so many different atrocities.)
“That’s the best part about true stories,” King said. “It’s like so much of the time, regardless of what the subject matter is,...
- 3/27/2024
- by Erin Strecker
- Indiewire
Depending on the moment, the title of Hulu’s We Were the Lucky Ones might sound like a bitter lament or a prayer of thanks, a sigh of relief or an expression of anguish. In the end, it also simply sounds true. Based on the novel by Georgia Hunter — which in turn was inspired by the actual history of her ancestors — the miniseries traces the far-flung journeys of the Kurcs, a Polish Jewish family, throughout World War II. That their paths will be harrowing is not in doubt; a sobering opening caption reminds us that “By the end of the Holocaust, 90% of Poland’s three million Jews were annihilated.”
Yet an exercise in misery this isn’t. No matter how devastating these stories get, what binds all of them together is a sense of hope — stubborn, hard-won, fainter at certain times than others but always undeniably there. So overwhelming is...
Yet an exercise in misery this isn’t. No matter how devastating these stories get, what binds all of them together is a sense of hope — stubborn, hard-won, fainter at certain times than others but always undeniably there. So overwhelming is...
- 3/25/2024
- by Angie Han
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The Broadway revival of Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street will conclude its run this spring.
The production, which is currently starring Aaron Tveit (Moulin Rouge!, Fox’s Grease: Live) as Sweeney Todd and Sutton Foster (Younger, The Music Man) as Mrs. Lovett, will close on May 5, as the two leads end their 12-week run in the show.
The musical, directed by Thomas Kail, began performances at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre on Feb. 26, 2023, and opened on March 26, with Josh Groban and Annaleigh Ashford in the starring roles. The production was originally meant to end in January 2024, at the end of their run, according to a spokesperson for the production, but was extended with the casting of Tveit and Foster.
The revival of Stephen Sondheim musical has done well at the box office, particularly with Groban and Ashford in the lead roles, when it often brought in close to $2 million per week,...
The production, which is currently starring Aaron Tveit (Moulin Rouge!, Fox’s Grease: Live) as Sweeney Todd and Sutton Foster (Younger, The Music Man) as Mrs. Lovett, will close on May 5, as the two leads end their 12-week run in the show.
The musical, directed by Thomas Kail, began performances at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre on Feb. 26, 2023, and opened on March 26, with Josh Groban and Annaleigh Ashford in the starring roles. The production was originally meant to end in January 2024, at the end of their run, according to a spokesperson for the production, but was extended with the casting of Tveit and Foster.
The revival of Stephen Sondheim musical has done well at the box office, particularly with Groban and Ashford in the lead roles, when it often brought in close to $2 million per week,...
- 3/12/2024
- by Caitlin Huston
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The Casting Society (CSA) announced its 39th Annual Artios Awards winners in film, television, theatre, commercials, short form and short form series on Thursday night, honoring Oscar Best Picture nominees “Barbie,” “The Holdovers,” “Past Lives” and “Killers of the Flower Moon” (which beat out “Oppenheimer”) along with Academy Award animation frontrunner “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse” and “Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret.”
In addition to the film victors, television winners included “The Bear,” “Succession.” “Reservation Dogs,” “The Last of Us” and “Beef,” while the theatre winners spotlighted “Leopoldstadt,” “Into the Woods,” “Downstate,” “Merrily We Roll Along” and “The Inheritance.”
The awards were held in three-pronged ceremonies in Los Angeles (hosted by Niecy Nash-Betts), New York (hosted by Alex Edelman) and London (hosted by Samantha Morton). The award ceremonies hosted more than 1,500 attendees combined.
SEEArtios Awards: Presenters to include Rachel Brosnahan, David Oweloyo, Alfred Molina, James Marsden, Sarah Hyland…
At the Los Angeles ceremony,...
In addition to the film victors, television winners included “The Bear,” “Succession.” “Reservation Dogs,” “The Last of Us” and “Beef,” while the theatre winners spotlighted “Leopoldstadt,” “Into the Woods,” “Downstate,” “Merrily We Roll Along” and “The Inheritance.”
The awards were held in three-pronged ceremonies in Los Angeles (hosted by Niecy Nash-Betts), New York (hosted by Alex Edelman) and London (hosted by Samantha Morton). The award ceremonies hosted more than 1,500 attendees combined.
SEEArtios Awards: Presenters to include Rachel Brosnahan, David Oweloyo, Alfred Molina, James Marsden, Sarah Hyland…
At the Los Angeles ceremony,...
- 3/8/2024
- by Ray Richmond
- Gold Derby
Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson is giving an update on the live-action Moana movie!
The project was announced in April 2023. Dwayne is attached as a producer, as is Auli’i Cravalho, who voiced Moana in the animated film.
During an appearance at the WWE WrestleMania 40 Kickoff event on Thursday (February 8) in Las Vegas, Dwayne hinted at some big casting news!
Keep reading to find out more…
“One of the exciting things about that was actually finding our Moana and how exciting that has been,” he told Et. “The global search to find our Moana – which – between you and I, we found her – not gonna tell you yet. [It's] very exciting.”
On the other names involved in the live-action Moana movie, Dwayne said, “Lin Manuel Miranda’s coming back. We’re doing the music. Tommy Kail is our director, who directed Hamilton. You put everybody together and you want to put the best team...
The project was announced in April 2023. Dwayne is attached as a producer, as is Auli’i Cravalho, who voiced Moana in the animated film.
During an appearance at the WWE WrestleMania 40 Kickoff event on Thursday (February 8) in Las Vegas, Dwayne hinted at some big casting news!
Keep reading to find out more…
“One of the exciting things about that was actually finding our Moana and how exciting that has been,” he told Et. “The global search to find our Moana – which – between you and I, we found her – not gonna tell you yet. [It's] very exciting.”
On the other names involved in the live-action Moana movie, Dwayne said, “Lin Manuel Miranda’s coming back. We’re doing the music. Tommy Kail is our director, who directed Hamilton. You put everybody together and you want to put the best team...
- 2/10/2024
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
Hulu has dropped the official trailer for We Were The Lucky Ones, its upcoming limited series adaptation of Georgia Hunter’s bestselling novel.
We Were The Lucky Ones is “inspired by the incredible true story of one Jewish family separated at the start of World War II, determined to survive and reunite,” according to the official synopsis. “The series demonstrates how in the face of the twentieth century’s darkest moment, the human spirit can endure and even thrive. The series is a tribute to the triumph of hope and love against all odds.
Joey King and Logan Lerman star along with Hadas Yaron, Henry-Lloyd Hughes, Amit Rahav, Sam Woolf, Michael Aloni, Moran Rosenblatt, Eva Feiler, Lior Ashkenazi, and Robin Weigert.
The series is written and executive produced by Erica Lipez, who also serves as showrunner. Thomas Kail (Fosse/Verdon) directs and executive produces along with...
We Were The Lucky Ones is “inspired by the incredible true story of one Jewish family separated at the start of World War II, determined to survive and reunite,” according to the official synopsis. “The series demonstrates how in the face of the twentieth century’s darkest moment, the human spirit can endure and even thrive. The series is a tribute to the triumph of hope and love against all odds.
Joey King and Logan Lerman star along with Hadas Yaron, Henry-Lloyd Hughes, Amit Rahav, Sam Woolf, Michael Aloni, Moran Rosenblatt, Eva Feiler, Lior Ashkenazi, and Robin Weigert.
The series is written and executive produced by Erica Lipez, who also serves as showrunner. Thomas Kail (Fosse/Verdon) directs and executive produces along with...
- 2/9/2024
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Joey King and Logan Lerman are making their first appearance together to promote their new Hulu series We Were the Lucky Ones!
The co-stars, who previously worked together on Bullet Train, attended the show’s panel during Hulu’s portion of the Television Critics Association Press Tour on Friday morning (February 9) at The Langham Huntington in Pasadena, Calif.
Joey and Logan were joined by director Thomas Kail, showrunner Erica Lipez, and author Georgia Hunter, who wrote the novel that served as inspiration for the series.
The television adaptation of We Were the Lucky Ones is a limited series inspired by the incredible true story of one Jewish family separated at the start of World War II, determined to survive and reunite. The show will premiere on Hulu with three episodes on March 28, and new episodes launching weekly.
The first trailer was just released!
Keep reading to find out more…
Fyi:...
The co-stars, who previously worked together on Bullet Train, attended the show’s panel during Hulu’s portion of the Television Critics Association Press Tour on Friday morning (February 9) at The Langham Huntington in Pasadena, Calif.
Joey and Logan were joined by director Thomas Kail, showrunner Erica Lipez, and author Georgia Hunter, who wrote the novel that served as inspiration for the series.
The television adaptation of We Were the Lucky Ones is a limited series inspired by the incredible true story of one Jewish family separated at the start of World War II, determined to survive and reunite. The show will premiere on Hulu with three episodes on March 28, and new episodes launching weekly.
The first trailer was just released!
Keep reading to find out more…
Fyi:...
- 2/9/2024
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
Joey King and Logan Lerman are part of a family torn apart amid WWII in Hulu limited series “We Were the Lucky Ones.”
The limited drama series is based on Georgia Hunter’s New York Times bestselling book of the same name. The Hulu show is inspired by the incredible true story of one Jewish family separated at the start of World War II.
Per the official logline, “We Were the Lucky Ones” demonstrates how in the face of the twentieth century’s darkest moment, the human spirit can endure and even thrive. The series is a tribute to the triumph of hope and love against all odds.
The series co-stars Hadas Yaron, Henry-Lloyd Hughes, Amit Rahav, Sam Woolf, Michael Aloni, Moran Rosenblatt, Eva Feiler, Lior Ashkenazi, and Robin Weigert, and was unveiled as part of the Hulu Spring 2024 slate.
“We Were the Lucky Ones” is executive produced and written by Erica Lipez,...
The limited drama series is based on Georgia Hunter’s New York Times bestselling book of the same name. The Hulu show is inspired by the incredible true story of one Jewish family separated at the start of World War II.
Per the official logline, “We Were the Lucky Ones” demonstrates how in the face of the twentieth century’s darkest moment, the human spirit can endure and even thrive. The series is a tribute to the triumph of hope and love against all odds.
The series co-stars Hadas Yaron, Henry-Lloyd Hughes, Amit Rahav, Sam Woolf, Michael Aloni, Moran Rosenblatt, Eva Feiler, Lior Ashkenazi, and Robin Weigert, and was unveiled as part of the Hulu Spring 2024 slate.
“We Were the Lucky Ones” is executive produced and written by Erica Lipez,...
- 2/9/2024
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
Hulu has officially announced its Spring 2024 slate of shows and movies landing on the streaming platform.
New installments of “Extraordinary” (Season 2) and “The Kardashians” (Season 5) will debut soon, and a fresh crop of highly anticipated titles are also set to premiere.
“The Act” star Joey King returns to Hulu with “We Were the Lucky Ones” based on the true story of a Jewish family separated at the start of WWII. Logan Lerman co-stars in the film based on Georgia Hunter’s New York Times bestselling book. A trailer was released ahead of the limited series’ March 28 premiere; “The Morning Show” writer Erica Lipez serves as showrunner, with “Fosse/Verdon” helmer Thomas Kail directing.
Oscar nominee Lily Gladstone continues her TV reign following “Reservation Dogs” with “Under the Bridge,” another adaptation of a true story. Based on author Rebecca Godfrey’s book, “Under the Bridge” captures the 1997 true story of 14-year-old Reena...
New installments of “Extraordinary” (Season 2) and “The Kardashians” (Season 5) will debut soon, and a fresh crop of highly anticipated titles are also set to premiere.
“The Act” star Joey King returns to Hulu with “We Were the Lucky Ones” based on the true story of a Jewish family separated at the start of WWII. Logan Lerman co-stars in the film based on Georgia Hunter’s New York Times bestselling book. A trailer was released ahead of the limited series’ March 28 premiere; “The Morning Show” writer Erica Lipez serves as showrunner, with “Fosse/Verdon” helmer Thomas Kail directing.
Oscar nominee Lily Gladstone continues her TV reign following “Reservation Dogs” with “Under the Bridge,” another adaptation of a true story. Based on author Rebecca Godfrey’s book, “Under the Bridge” captures the 1997 true story of 14-year-old Reena...
- 2/9/2024
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
Update: Upon the announcement of Moana 2, many wondered why the original cast of Dwayne Johnson and Auliʻi Cravalho weren’t mentioned. It turns out that they’re not officially attached… yet. According to Deadline, Johnson is in talks to reprise his role of Maui, and it’s looking positive that he’ll be back. As for Cravalho, she’s also in talks to return, but they haven’t progressed as far as Johnson’s.
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You’re welcome… again. Disney CEO Bob Iger announced today that Moana 2 is in the works. The original animated movie was released in 2016 and proved to be quite the hit, grossing $682 million worldwide, and featured more than a few earworms. The sequel is clearly further along than expected, as Iger revealed that the animated movie will actually hit theaters later this year on November 27th.
“Moana remains an incredibly popular franchise,” said Iger, “and we can...
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You’re welcome… again. Disney CEO Bob Iger announced today that Moana 2 is in the works. The original animated movie was released in 2016 and proved to be quite the hit, grossing $682 million worldwide, and featured more than a few earworms. The sequel is clearly further along than expected, as Iger revealed that the animated movie will actually hit theaters later this year on November 27th.
“Moana remains an incredibly popular franchise,” said Iger, “and we can...
- 2/9/2024
- by Kevin Fraser
- JoBlo.com
Moana is returning to the big screen. Disney on February 7 announced the surprise release of “Moana 2,” a sequel to the 2016 Disney animated classic.
The film will open wide in theaters November 27, 2024. It is an animated feature and is separate from the live-action “Moana” film starring original animated star Dwayne Johnson that remains in the works for a summer 2025 release. Disney CEO Bob Iger announced the news on CNBC ahead of the company’s earnings call on Wednesday.
“Moana 2” was previously developed as a Disney+ series, but it will now be made into a feature film with a theatrical release. It’s unclear which (if any) cast from the original animated hit is involved.
Check out the first look and a teaser trailer below:
Per an official Disney release, “Moana 2” is “another animated musical that takes audiences on an expansive new voyage with Moana, Maui and a brand-new crew of unlikely seafarers.
The film will open wide in theaters November 27, 2024. It is an animated feature and is separate from the live-action “Moana” film starring original animated star Dwayne Johnson that remains in the works for a summer 2025 release. Disney CEO Bob Iger announced the news on CNBC ahead of the company’s earnings call on Wednesday.
“Moana 2” was previously developed as a Disney+ series, but it will now be made into a feature film with a theatrical release. It’s unclear which (if any) cast from the original animated hit is involved.
Check out the first look and a teaser trailer below:
Per an official Disney release, “Moana 2” is “another animated musical that takes audiences on an expansive new voyage with Moana, Maui and a brand-new crew of unlikely seafarers.
- 2/7/2024
- by Brian Welk
- Indiewire
The fifth episode of “True Detective: Night Country” will be available to stream early on Max beginning Feb. 9 at 9 p.m. Et/ 6 p.m. Pt, in order to avoid the Sunday night streamroller that is the Super Bowl. The show will still get its HBO linear premiere on Feb. 11 at 9 p.m. Et/Pt, opposite the Big Game.
Jodie Foster, Kali Reis, Finn Bennett and Fiona Shaw star in the series, with Christopher Eccleston, Isabella Star Lablanc and John Hawkes rounding out the cast. Anna Lambe, Aka Niviâna and Joel D. Montgrand are guest stars.
Issa López serves as showrunner, writer and director. Foster executive produces alongside Mari Jo Winkler, Barry Jenkins, Adele Romanski and Mark Ceryak for Pastel. Chris Mundy, Alan Page Arriaga, Steve Golin, Richard Brown, Matthew McConaughey, Woody Harrelson, Cary Joji Fukunaga and Nic Pizzolatto also executive produce.
First Looks
Hulu has unveiled the trailer for the...
Jodie Foster, Kali Reis, Finn Bennett and Fiona Shaw star in the series, with Christopher Eccleston, Isabella Star Lablanc and John Hawkes rounding out the cast. Anna Lambe, Aka Niviâna and Joel D. Montgrand are guest stars.
Issa López serves as showrunner, writer and director. Foster executive produces alongside Mari Jo Winkler, Barry Jenkins, Adele Romanski and Mark Ceryak for Pastel. Chris Mundy, Alan Page Arriaga, Steve Golin, Richard Brown, Matthew McConaughey, Woody Harrelson, Cary Joji Fukunaga and Nic Pizzolatto also executive produce.
First Looks
Hulu has unveiled the trailer for the...
- 2/5/2024
- by Caroline Brew
- Variety Film + TV
Joey King is heading back to Hulu for the limited series We Were the Lucky Ones and the first look photos have been revealed!
The 24-year-old Emmy-nominated actress is teaming up with Bullet Train co-star Logan Lerman again for the new series, directed by Hamilton‘s Thomas Kail.
Based on Georgia Hunter’s New York Times bestselling novel, the television adaptation of We Were the Lucky Ones is a limited series inspired by the incredible true story of one Jewish family separated at the start of World War II, determined to survive and reunite.
Keep reading to find out more…
Also starring in the series are Hadas Yaron, Henry-Lloyd Hughes, Amit Rahav, Sam Woolf, Michael Aloni, Moran Rosenblatt, Eva Feiler, Lior Ashkenazi, and Robin Weigert.
The show will premiere on Hulu with three episodes on March 28, and new episodes launching weekly.
Showrunner Erica Lipez opened up about Joey‘s character...
The 24-year-old Emmy-nominated actress is teaming up with Bullet Train co-star Logan Lerman again for the new series, directed by Hamilton‘s Thomas Kail.
Based on Georgia Hunter’s New York Times bestselling novel, the television adaptation of We Were the Lucky Ones is a limited series inspired by the incredible true story of one Jewish family separated at the start of World War II, determined to survive and reunite.
Keep reading to find out more…
Also starring in the series are Hadas Yaron, Henry-Lloyd Hughes, Amit Rahav, Sam Woolf, Michael Aloni, Moran Rosenblatt, Eva Feiler, Lior Ashkenazi, and Robin Weigert.
The show will premiere on Hulu with three episodes on March 28, and new episodes launching weekly.
Showrunner Erica Lipez opened up about Joey‘s character...
- 1/23/2024
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
Hulu Unveils First Look at Joey King, Logan Lerman Series ‘We Were the Lucky Ones’ (TV News Roundup)
Hulu debuted first look images from its new limited series “We Were the Lucky Ones,” starring Joey King and Logan Lerman. The first three episodes will premiere on the streamer on March 28, with the following episodes coming out weekly.
The series is a television adaptation of Georgia Hunter’s novel “We Were the Lucky Ones.” Based on a true story, the show follows a Jewish family separated at the start of World War II on their quest to survive and reunite, per the release.
Hadas Yaron, Henry-Lloyd Hughes, Amit Rahav, Sam Woolf, Michael Aloni, Moran Rosenblatt, Eva Feiler, Lior Ashkenazi and Robin Weigert round out the cast.
Erica Lipez (“Julia” and “The Morning Show”) serves as the showrunner, in addition to writing the series. Thomas Kail (“Fosse/Verdon”) directs and executive produces with Jennifer Todd, who executive produces for Old 320 Sycamore. Adam Milch executive produces, with Hunter co-executive producing. The...
The series is a television adaptation of Georgia Hunter’s novel “We Were the Lucky Ones.” Based on a true story, the show follows a Jewish family separated at the start of World War II on their quest to survive and reunite, per the release.
Hadas Yaron, Henry-Lloyd Hughes, Amit Rahav, Sam Woolf, Michael Aloni, Moran Rosenblatt, Eva Feiler, Lior Ashkenazi and Robin Weigert round out the cast.
Erica Lipez (“Julia” and “The Morning Show”) serves as the showrunner, in addition to writing the series. Thomas Kail (“Fosse/Verdon”) directs and executive produces with Jennifer Todd, who executive produces for Old 320 Sycamore. Adam Milch executive produces, with Hunter co-executive producing. The...
- 1/22/2024
- by Caroline Brew, Diego Ramos Bechara and Jaden Thompson
- Variety Film + TV
Hulu has set March 28 for the launch of We Were the Lucky Ones, its upcoming limited series based on Georgia Hunter’s New York Times bestselling novel. It will premiere with three episodes on March 28, followed by new episodes launching weekly. The streamer also unveiled some first-look images (see above and below).
The limited series adaptation is inspired by the incredible true story of one Jewish family separated at the start of World War II, determined to survive and reunite.
Joey King, Logan Lerman, Hadas Yaron, Henry-Lloyd Hughes, Amit Rahav, Sam Woolf, Michael Aloni, Moran Rosenblatt, Eva Feiler, Lior Ashkenazi, and Robin Weigert star.
The series is executive produced and written by Erica Lipez, who also serves as showrunner. Thomas Kail (Fosse/Verdon) directs and executive produces along with Jennifer Todd who will also executive produce for Old 320 Sycamore. Adam Milch will executive produce and Hunter will co-executive produce.
The limited series adaptation is inspired by the incredible true story of one Jewish family separated at the start of World War II, determined to survive and reunite.
Joey King, Logan Lerman, Hadas Yaron, Henry-Lloyd Hughes, Amit Rahav, Sam Woolf, Michael Aloni, Moran Rosenblatt, Eva Feiler, Lior Ashkenazi, and Robin Weigert star.
The series is executive produced and written by Erica Lipez, who also serves as showrunner. Thomas Kail (Fosse/Verdon) directs and executive produces along with Jennifer Todd who will also executive produce for Old 320 Sycamore. Adam Milch will executive produce and Hunter will co-executive produce.
- 1/22/2024
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Actress and director Gillian Jacobs has signed with WME for representation in all areas.
Jacobs most recently starred as Mary Jayne Gold in Netflix original series Transatlantic, a WWII drama that follows the story of American allies forming a rescue operation in Marseilles to help refugees fleeing Europe.
She also recently portrayed Tiffany Jerimovich in the second season of FX’s hit series The Bear. She can be seen in the second season of Minx on Starz, Netflix’s Love, produced by Judd Apatow, and she co-starred in the fourth season of HBO’s Girls as Mimi Rose Howard.
Jacobs voices the character Samantha Eve Wilkins in Amazon’s Invincible alongside Steven Yeun and voices Dakota in Max’s Ten Year Old Tom.
Jacobs starred as Britta in Community and is reprising the role in Community: The Movie alongside co-stars Joel McHale, Alison Brie and Danny Pudi.
As a director,...
Jacobs most recently starred as Mary Jayne Gold in Netflix original series Transatlantic, a WWII drama that follows the story of American allies forming a rescue operation in Marseilles to help refugees fleeing Europe.
She also recently portrayed Tiffany Jerimovich in the second season of FX’s hit series The Bear. She can be seen in the second season of Minx on Starz, Netflix’s Love, produced by Judd Apatow, and she co-starred in the fourth season of HBO’s Girls as Mimi Rose Howard.
Jacobs voices the character Samantha Eve Wilkins in Amazon’s Invincible alongside Steven Yeun and voices Dakota in Max’s Ten Year Old Tom.
Jacobs starred as Britta in Community and is reprising the role in Community: The Movie alongside co-stars Joel McHale, Alison Brie and Danny Pudi.
As a director,...
- 12/15/2023
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Joey King steps out in a pair of thigh high stiletto boots with ruched detailing in the latest Heroines & Heroes issue of CAP74024 magazine.
The 24-year-old starlet next stars in a Holocaust survivor story, a limited series adaptation of the Georgia Hunter novel “We Were the Lucky Ones”, streaming on Hulu next year and directed by Thomas Kail.
Here’s what Joey shared during her interview:
On what she loves to do on her downtime: I enjoy doing so many things, even if I’m not amazing at any of them! [Laughs] I love bowling and cooking. I love playing tennis with friends. I just love hanging out with the people that I miss when I’m gone for months at a time. Coming home with time off and seeing the people I love; it doesn’t matter what we are doing, I’m just so happy to see them.
On...
The 24-year-old starlet next stars in a Holocaust survivor story, a limited series adaptation of the Georgia Hunter novel “We Were the Lucky Ones”, streaming on Hulu next year and directed by Thomas Kail.
Here’s what Joey shared during her interview:
On what she loves to do on her downtime: I enjoy doing so many things, even if I’m not amazing at any of them! [Laughs] I love bowling and cooking. I love playing tennis with friends. I just love hanging out with the people that I miss when I’m gone for months at a time. Coming home with time off and seeing the people I love; it doesn’t matter what we are doing, I’m just so happy to see them.
On...
- 11/22/2023
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
Dwayne Johnson and Dany Garcia’s Seven Bucks Productions has brought in former senior Sony TV comedy executive Scott Landsman as Head of Television. Meanwhile, Verve’s Melissa Fried has come on board as VP of Film Development & Production.
Prior to joining Seven Bucks, Landsman served as SVP of Comedy Development for Sony Pictures Television, overseeing such series as The Afterparty for Apple TV+, Twisted Metal for Peacock, Woke for Hulu, the animated Good Times for Netflix, ABC’s syndicated hit The Goldbergs, and Live in Front of a Studio Audience, the Emmy-winning live specials executive produced by Norman Lear and Jimmy Kimmel.
He left Sony in the December executive shakeup and joined Seven Bucks a few months later, succeeding Kevin Hill who had left and is now Head of TV for Ryan Reynolds’ Maximum Effort. Earlier in his career, Landsman was VP of Original Programming and Development at Comedy Central.
Prior to joining Seven Bucks, Landsman served as SVP of Comedy Development for Sony Pictures Television, overseeing such series as The Afterparty for Apple TV+, Twisted Metal for Peacock, Woke for Hulu, the animated Good Times for Netflix, ABC’s syndicated hit The Goldbergs, and Live in Front of a Studio Audience, the Emmy-winning live specials executive produced by Norman Lear and Jimmy Kimmel.
He left Sony in the December executive shakeup and joined Seven Bucks a few months later, succeeding Kevin Hill who had left and is now Head of TV for Ryan Reynolds’ Maximum Effort. Earlier in his career, Landsman was VP of Original Programming and Development at Comedy Central.
- 11/20/2023
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Actor Dwayne Johnson has confirmed he will soon embark on production for the live-action adaptation of the 2016 Disney animated film ‘Moana’. “My next project that I will be shooting is a live-action version of Moana,” he revealed on ‘The Tonight Show’ Starring Jimmy Fallon, reports People magazine. “You’re real life Maui!” host Jimmy Fallon exclaimed at the fact that Johnson will be reprising his role as the shapeshifting demigod. “I am the real life Maui. Thank you guys very much. I’m so excited about this,” added Johnson.
The ‘Black Adam’ star also shared that the “incredible” ‘Hamilton’ director Thomas Kail will helm the upcoming project, with Lin Manuel-Miranda returning as a songwriter for all the original music featured in the animated version. “I cannot wait. Here’s the thing, Jimmy, listen,” Johnson said before he grabbed a mic and broke into song with the lyrics to his character...
The ‘Black Adam’ star also shared that the “incredible” ‘Hamilton’ director Thomas Kail will helm the upcoming project, with Lin Manuel-Miranda returning as a songwriter for all the original music featured in the animated version. “I cannot wait. Here’s the thing, Jimmy, listen,” Johnson said before he grabbed a mic and broke into song with the lyrics to his character...
- 11/15/2023
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
Actor Dwayne Johnson has confirmed he will soon embark on production for the live-action adaptation of the 2016 Disney animated film ‘Moana’. “My next project that I will be shooting is a live-action version of Moana,” he revealed on ‘The Tonight Show’ Starring Jimmy Fallon, reports People magazine. “You’re real life Maui!” host Jimmy Fallon exclaimed at the fact that Johnson will be reprising his role as the shapeshifting demigod. “I am the real life Maui. Thank you guys very much. I’m so excited about this,” added Johnson.
The ‘Black Adam’ star also shared that the “incredible” ‘Hamilton’ director Thomas Kail will helm the upcoming project, with Lin Manuel-Miranda returning as a songwriter for all the original music featured in the animated version. “I cannot wait. Here’s the thing, Jimmy, listen,” Johnson said before he grabbed a mic and broke into song with the lyrics to his character...
The ‘Black Adam’ star also shared that the “incredible” ‘Hamilton’ director Thomas Kail will helm the upcoming project, with Lin Manuel-Miranda returning as a songwriter for all the original music featured in the animated version. “I cannot wait. Here’s the thing, Jimmy, listen,” Johnson said before he grabbed a mic and broke into song with the lyrics to his character...
- 11/15/2023
- by Agency News Desk
Dwayne Johnson, known for his charismatic screen presence, has recently confirmed his involvement in the live-action remake of Disney’s “Moana.” He joyfully announced his return as the voice of Maui, a character he originally brought to life in the 2016 animated hit. This announcement, made during an episode of “The Tonight Show” with Jimmy Fallon, was celebrated with an impromptu rendition of the song “You’re Welcome,” a fan favorite from the original film.
The upcoming film, set for release on June 27, 2025, marks a significant milestone in Disney’s history. It represents the shortest gap between an original animated film and its live-action remake, with just nine years separating the two. This adaptation is not only the first from Disney’s Revival era to be transformed into live action but also the first 3D animated film to receive such treatment.
Behind the scenes, the project is shaping up to be a collaborative reunion.
The upcoming film, set for release on June 27, 2025, marks a significant milestone in Disney’s history. It represents the shortest gap between an original animated film and its live-action remake, with just nine years separating the two. This adaptation is not only the first from Disney’s Revival era to be transformed into live action but also the first 3D animated film to receive such treatment.
Behind the scenes, the project is shaping up to be a collaborative reunion.
- 11/14/2023
- by Hrvoje Milakovic
- Fiction Horizon
For the second consecutive year, Broadway cast albums made a clean sweep of the Grammy nominations for Best Musical Theater Album, shutting out both the West End and Off Broadway.
Competing for the 2023 Grammy will be Kimberly Akimbo, Parade, Shucked, Some Like It Hot and Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street. Three of the five nominees are new shows, while two – Parade and Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street – are revivals.
With today’s announcement, the Grammys reprise last summer’s Tony Awards, when all five of the productions made strong showing in both nominations and wins. At the Tonys, Kimberly Akimbo won top honors for Best Musical and Best Original Score, while Parade was named Best Musical Revival – three wins that might be most relevant as a Grammy predictor.
Still, the Tonys also awarded performances from Some Like It Hot and Shucked – Kimberly Akimbo‘s Victoria Clark and Bonnie Milligan took the Actress nominations in those categories – while Parade‘s Michael Arden was honored for his direction. David Lindsay-Abaire won Best Book for Kimberly Akimbo.
Like last year, all five of the nominees are Broadway cast albums, bucking a previous nomination trend that saw strong showings from both London, Off Broadway and even a concept album from a TikTok musical (the 2022 winner The Unofficial Bridgerton Musical).
Related: 2023-24 Awards Season Calendar – Dates For Oscars, Emmys, Grammys, Tonys, Guilds & More
Even in years when the nominations are more representative of theater both Broadway and non-Broadway, the Grammy winner almost always is a Broadway cast album, Bridgerton being the notable exception. The 2023 winner was the revival of Into The Woods, which began life Off Broadway as an Encores! presentation but took the Grammy for the recording of its subsequent Broadway staging.
Also worth noting: Of the five 2024 nominees, one has already closed (the limited engagement of Parade starring Ben Platt and Micaela Diamond), two will definitely be closed by the time the winners are announced on Feb. 4; and one – Sweeney Todd – will have lost its original leads (the final performances of Josh Groban and Annaleigh Ashford are January 14; Aaron Tveit and Sutton Foster step in beginning February 9 for 12 weeks only).
The 2024 Best Musical Theater Album nominees, as listed by the Grammys, are:
Kimberly Akimbo – John Clancy, David Stone & Jeanine Tesori, producers; Jeanine Tesori, composer; David Lindsay-Abaire, lyricist (Original Broadway Cast)
Parade – Micaela Diamond, Alex Joseph Grayson, Jake Pedersen & Ben Platt, principal vocalists; Jason Robert Brown & Jeffrey Lesser, producers; Jason Robert Brown, composer & lyricist (2023 Broadway Cast)
Shucked – Brandy Clark, Jason Howland, Shane McAnally & Billy Jay Stein, producers; Brandy Clark & Shane McAnally, composers/lyricists (Original Broadway Cast)
Some Like It Hot – Christian Borle, J. Harrison Ghee, Adrianna Hicks & NaTasha Yvette Williams, principal vocalists; Mary-Mitchell Campbell, Bryan Carter, Scott M. Riesett, Charlie Rosen & Marc Shaiman, producers; Scott Wittman, lyricist; Marc Shaiman, composer & lyricist (Original Broadway Cast)
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber Of Fleet Street – Annaleigh Ashford & Josh Groban, principal vocalists; Thomas Kail & Alex Lacamoire, producers (2023 Broadway Cast)...
Competing for the 2023 Grammy will be Kimberly Akimbo, Parade, Shucked, Some Like It Hot and Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street. Three of the five nominees are new shows, while two – Parade and Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street – are revivals.
With today’s announcement, the Grammys reprise last summer’s Tony Awards, when all five of the productions made strong showing in both nominations and wins. At the Tonys, Kimberly Akimbo won top honors for Best Musical and Best Original Score, while Parade was named Best Musical Revival – three wins that might be most relevant as a Grammy predictor.
Still, the Tonys also awarded performances from Some Like It Hot and Shucked – Kimberly Akimbo‘s Victoria Clark and Bonnie Milligan took the Actress nominations in those categories – while Parade‘s Michael Arden was honored for his direction. David Lindsay-Abaire won Best Book for Kimberly Akimbo.
Like last year, all five of the nominees are Broadway cast albums, bucking a previous nomination trend that saw strong showings from both London, Off Broadway and even a concept album from a TikTok musical (the 2022 winner The Unofficial Bridgerton Musical).
Related: 2023-24 Awards Season Calendar – Dates For Oscars, Emmys, Grammys, Tonys, Guilds & More
Even in years when the nominations are more representative of theater both Broadway and non-Broadway, the Grammy winner almost always is a Broadway cast album, Bridgerton being the notable exception. The 2023 winner was the revival of Into The Woods, which began life Off Broadway as an Encores! presentation but took the Grammy for the recording of its subsequent Broadway staging.
Also worth noting: Of the five 2024 nominees, one has already closed (the limited engagement of Parade starring Ben Platt and Micaela Diamond), two will definitely be closed by the time the winners are announced on Feb. 4; and one – Sweeney Todd – will have lost its original leads (the final performances of Josh Groban and Annaleigh Ashford are January 14; Aaron Tveit and Sutton Foster step in beginning February 9 for 12 weeks only).
The 2024 Best Musical Theater Album nominees, as listed by the Grammys, are:
Kimberly Akimbo – John Clancy, David Stone & Jeanine Tesori, producers; Jeanine Tesori, composer; David Lindsay-Abaire, lyricist (Original Broadway Cast)
Parade – Micaela Diamond, Alex Joseph Grayson, Jake Pedersen & Ben Platt, principal vocalists; Jason Robert Brown & Jeffrey Lesser, producers; Jason Robert Brown, composer & lyricist (2023 Broadway Cast)
Shucked – Brandy Clark, Jason Howland, Shane McAnally & Billy Jay Stein, producers; Brandy Clark & Shane McAnally, composers/lyricists (Original Broadway Cast)
Some Like It Hot – Christian Borle, J. Harrison Ghee, Adrianna Hicks & NaTasha Yvette Williams, principal vocalists; Mary-Mitchell Campbell, Bryan Carter, Scott M. Riesett, Charlie Rosen & Marc Shaiman, producers; Scott Wittman, lyricist; Marc Shaiman, composer & lyricist (Original Broadway Cast)
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber Of Fleet Street – Annaleigh Ashford & Josh Groban, principal vocalists; Thomas Kail & Alex Lacamoire, producers (2023 Broadway Cast)...
- 11/10/2023
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Aaron Tveit and Sutton Foster will take over the roles of Sweeney Todd and Mrs. Lovett, respectively, in Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street on Broadway.
The two Tony Award winners take over the roles from Josh Groban and Annaleigh Ashford, who will play their final performance on Jan. 14. Tveit and Foster will start performances on Feb. 9 and play their final performance on May 5.
Tveit comes to the role after winning a Tony Award for his performance in Moulin Rouge! The Musical and appearing on Broadway in Catch Me If You Can, Next to Normal, Wicked and Hairspray. On screen, Tveit has appeared in Apple TV’s Schmigadoon, Grease: Live, Graceland, Les Miserables and more.
Foster is a two-time Tony Award winner for her roles in Thoroughly Modern Millie and Anything Goes and has been nominated for seven Tony Awards, including her most recent Broadway role starring in...
The two Tony Award winners take over the roles from Josh Groban and Annaleigh Ashford, who will play their final performance on Jan. 14. Tveit and Foster will start performances on Feb. 9 and play their final performance on May 5.
Tveit comes to the role after winning a Tony Award for his performance in Moulin Rouge! The Musical and appearing on Broadway in Catch Me If You Can, Next to Normal, Wicked and Hairspray. On screen, Tveit has appeared in Apple TV’s Schmigadoon, Grease: Live, Graceland, Les Miserables and more.
Foster is a two-time Tony Award winner for her roles in Thoroughly Modern Millie and Anything Goes and has been nominated for seven Tony Awards, including her most recent Broadway role starring in...
- 10/31/2023
- by Caitlin Huston
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Tony winners Aaron Tveit and Sutton Foster will take over as the stars of Broadway’s hit revival Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street for a limited engagement beginning in February, producer Jeffrey Seller confirmed today.
As previously announced, Josh Groban and Annaleigh Ashford will play their final performances as Sweeney Todd and Mrs. Lovett on Sunday, January 14, 2024. Tveit and Foster will begin performances on Friday, February 9, 2024, for 12 weeks only. Their final performance will be Sunday May 5.
A first-look photo of Tveit and Foster in character was released today.
Tveit won a 2020 Tony Award for his performance in Moulin Rouge! The Musical, and previously appeared on Broadway in Catch Me If You Can, Next to Normal, Wicked and Hairspray. He has been seen in both seasons of the Apple TV+ musical comedy series Schmigadoon, with additional film and TV credits including Grease: Live, One Royal Holiday, American Horror Stories,...
As previously announced, Josh Groban and Annaleigh Ashford will play their final performances as Sweeney Todd and Mrs. Lovett on Sunday, January 14, 2024. Tveit and Foster will begin performances on Friday, February 9, 2024, for 12 weeks only. Their final performance will be Sunday May 5.
A first-look photo of Tveit and Foster in character was released today.
Tveit won a 2020 Tony Award for his performance in Moulin Rouge! The Musical, and previously appeared on Broadway in Catch Me If You Can, Next to Normal, Wicked and Hairspray. He has been seen in both seasons of the Apple TV+ musical comedy series Schmigadoon, with additional film and TV credits including Grease: Live, One Royal Holiday, American Horror Stories,...
- 10/31/2023
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
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