On Twitter Watch, Josh Gad wrote ' that stage veteran and film star Ian McKellen has joined Disney's upcoming live-action adaptation of Beauty And The Beast as 'Cogsworth'.Set for a release on March 17, 2017, the beloved tale will be retold for the big screen with a modern live-action lens and the help of transformative CG magic. As BroadwayWorld previously reported, Emma Watson and Dan Stevens will star as Belle and the BeastPrince respectively, and Luke Evans will play the role of Gaston. Emma Thompson has joined the cast as Mrs. Potts and Kevin Kline as Belle's father, Maurice. As Bww announced previously, Josh Gad will reportedly take on the role of Le Fou, with six-time Tony winner Audra McDonald playing Garderobe.Eight-time Oscar-winner Alan Menken, who won two Academy Awards for the 1991 animated classic, will score the new Beauty And The Beast, which will feature new recordings of the original...
- 4/14/2015
- by BWW Staff
- BroadwayWorld.com
Alec Baldwin is not going to pull out of Adam Shankman’s Rock of Ages movie. I can’t decide if that’s a good or bad thing.
Despite earlier reports, Sarah Michelle Gellar’s new pilot Ringer is not going to be picked up by The CW, because they can’t afford it. Turns out CBS felt the series didn’t fit their demographic.
Rep. Tammy Baldwin is “very likely” to run for an upcoming vacancy in the Senate. If she wins, she would become the first openly gay U.S. Senator. True story: When she was running for her first term, I was on a sales call in Minneapolis, and the customer I was dealing with was driving us to lunch when he started talking about how that “dumb dyke” would never get elected. My coworker had to physically restrain me from climbing over the back of the car.
Despite earlier reports, Sarah Michelle Gellar’s new pilot Ringer is not going to be picked up by The CW, because they can’t afford it. Turns out CBS felt the series didn’t fit their demographic.
Rep. Tammy Baldwin is “very likely” to run for an upcoming vacancy in the Senate. If she wins, she would become the first openly gay U.S. Senator. True story: When she was running for her first term, I was on a sales call in Minneapolis, and the customer I was dealing with was driving us to lunch when he started talking about how that “dumb dyke” would never get elected. My coworker had to physically restrain me from climbing over the back of the car.
- 5/15/2011
- by Ed Kennedy
- The Backlot
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