Among the new productions on Broadway this spring is a revival of the classic musical “Cabaret,” starring Eddie Redmayne. In 2014 he starred as Stephen Hawking in director James Marsh‘s biopic “The Theory of Everything.” His performance won him an Oscar for Best Actor (making him the eighth youngest winner in that category at age 33), overcoming stiff competition from Michael Keaton, the star of the Best Picture winner of that year, “Birdman.” How did Redmayne pull through? Here are five reasons.
1. The industry felt he came into his own
Prior to “The Theory of Everything,” Redmayne was a rising star. In 2010 he won a Tony for his Broadway debut starring opposite Alfred Molina in John Logan‘s play “Red.” He went on to get more prominent film roles where critics, audiences and the industry started to take notice of him. Among them were Simon Curtis‘s 2011 Oscar-nominated biopic “My Week with Marilyn...
1. The industry felt he came into his own
Prior to “The Theory of Everything,” Redmayne was a rising star. In 2010 he won a Tony for his Broadway debut starring opposite Alfred Molina in John Logan‘s play “Red.” He went on to get more prominent film roles where critics, audiences and the industry started to take notice of him. Among them were Simon Curtis‘s 2011 Oscar-nominated biopic “My Week with Marilyn...
- 4/25/2024
- by Jeffrey Kare
- Gold Derby
British royal family news divulges that Meghan Markle has a brand-new corporate identity, ‘American Riviera Orchard.’
She and her husband Prince Harry fled from the monarchy in 2020 and this is the latest hot air project to be floated from their Montecito Word Salad Farm.
The little outfit has nothing to see here, literally no merch on the shelves. The venture may be making Harold a tad uncomfortable. A royal expert explains why.
Royal Family News – American Riviera Oh My
Tom Quinn told the Mirror “Harry thinks the new brand is a great idea because it’s Meghan’s idea – he’s still so loved up that she can do no wrong in his eyes.
We have to remember that he grew up in a family that would’ve looked down on this kind of commercial enterprise, so there is a part of Harry that’s uncomfortable which is why we...
She and her husband Prince Harry fled from the monarchy in 2020 and this is the latest hot air project to be floated from their Montecito Word Salad Farm.
The little outfit has nothing to see here, literally no merch on the shelves. The venture may be making Harold a tad uncomfortable. A royal expert explains why.
Royal Family News – American Riviera Oh My
Tom Quinn told the Mirror “Harry thinks the new brand is a great idea because it’s Meghan’s idea – he’s still so loved up that she can do no wrong in his eyes.
We have to remember that he grew up in a family that would’ve looked down on this kind of commercial enterprise, so there is a part of Harry that’s uncomfortable which is why we...
- 4/18/2024
- by Tanya Clark
- Celebrating The Soaps
Emma Stone has won the Golden Globe for Best Actress in a Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy, for her performance as Bella Baxter in “Poor Things.” This marks her second Golden Globe win after taking home the same prize for “La La Land” in 2017. Altogether, she’s been nominated at the Globes eight times — including for Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Series, Drama for TV’s “The Curse” tonight, January 7, as well.
This sets Stone up for a sure Oscar nomination for Best Actress when the Academy announces its choices on Tuesday, January 23. She plays a kind of Victorian dystopian spin on a reanimated Dr. Frankenstein’s monster in Yorgos Lanthimos’ sex-crazed and visually eye-popping “Poor Things,” altogether at bat in seven categories at the Globes including Best Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy, Best Supporting Actors Willem Dafoe and Mark Ruffalo, Best Director Lanthimos, Best Screenplay for Tony McNamara,...
This sets Stone up for a sure Oscar nomination for Best Actress when the Academy announces its choices on Tuesday, January 23. She plays a kind of Victorian dystopian spin on a reanimated Dr. Frankenstein’s monster in Yorgos Lanthimos’ sex-crazed and visually eye-popping “Poor Things,” altogether at bat in seven categories at the Globes including Best Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy, Best Supporting Actors Willem Dafoe and Mark Ruffalo, Best Director Lanthimos, Best Screenplay for Tony McNamara,...
- 1/8/2024
- by Ryan Lattanzio
- Indiewire
The entertainment world has been rocked with the revelations from the sealed court documents related to prolific sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The document includes a bunch of names from Hollywood. Michael Jackson and Leonardo DiCaprio are some of the big names in the document along with politicians Bill Clinton and Donald Trump, reports Mirror.co.uk.
Stars such as Cate Blanchett, Cameron Diaz, Bruce Willis and Kevin Spacey have also been name-dropped. However, simply their mention doesn’t not imply that they have been party to any wrongdoing. The claims and association of the names to the crimes are yet to be proven in the court of law.
As per Mirror.co.uk, the judge said a handful of names should remain blacked out in the documents because they would identify people who were sexually abused. Before the unsealing, the names were listed in court papers as variants of J Doe.
Stars such as Cate Blanchett, Cameron Diaz, Bruce Willis and Kevin Spacey have also been name-dropped. However, simply their mention doesn’t not imply that they have been party to any wrongdoing. The claims and association of the names to the crimes are yet to be proven in the court of law.
As per Mirror.co.uk, the judge said a handful of names should remain blacked out in the documents because they would identify people who were sexually abused. Before the unsealing, the names were listed in court papers as variants of J Doe.
- 1/4/2024
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
Dance First, a biographical drama from The Theory of Everything director James Marsh about the life of Irish Nobel prize-winning playwright Samuel Beckett, will close the 71st San Sebastian Festival.
The feature, which stars Gabriel Byrne as Beckett alongside Sandrine Bonnaire as his longtime partner, and eventual wife, Suzanne Deschevaux-Dumesnil, will close the 2023 San Sebastian festival on Sept. 30. Dance First will screen out of competition at San Sebastian.
Dance First follows Beckett’s life from his time as a fighter for the French Resistance during the Second World War, through his friendship with fellow Irish literary luminary James Joyce, his rise with such groundbreaking plays as Waiting for Godot, Endgame and Happy Days — which established the Theater of the Absurd movement — to his receiving the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1969, and his later life as a recluse. Written by Neil Forsyth, the film also features Aidan Gillen as James Joyce...
The feature, which stars Gabriel Byrne as Beckett alongside Sandrine Bonnaire as his longtime partner, and eventual wife, Suzanne Deschevaux-Dumesnil, will close the 2023 San Sebastian festival on Sept. 30. Dance First will screen out of competition at San Sebastian.
Dance First follows Beckett’s life from his time as a fighter for the French Resistance during the Second World War, through his friendship with fellow Irish literary luminary James Joyce, his rise with such groundbreaking plays as Waiting for Godot, Endgame and Happy Days — which established the Theater of the Absurd movement — to his receiving the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1969, and his later life as a recluse. Written by Neil Forsyth, the film also features Aidan Gillen as James Joyce...
- 8/21/2023
- by Scott Roxborough
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
On the upcoming June 13 episode of “America’s Got Talent,” a nonverbal comedian named Ahren Belisle will have the audience and judges Simon Cowell, Howie Mandel, Heidi Klum and Sofia Vergara laughing out loud with his unique style of humor. The 28-year-old engineer with cerebral palsy has only been performing comedy for a year, ever since he tried out in Portugal and “made all the comics laugh.” He uses a text-to-speech app in his routine, and his service dog is “trained to go for the vocal cords” if anyone heckles him. Watch the “AGT” sneak peek video above.
Ahren begins the act by addressing the “elephant in the room”: who ordered Stephen Hawking off of the internet? “He might be smarter than me, but I would beat him in a race … unless the race is downhill, then I’m screwed,” he jokes about the late wheelchair-bound theoretical physicist.
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Ahren begins the act by addressing the “elephant in the room”: who ordered Stephen Hawking off of the internet? “He might be smarter than me, but I would beat him in a race … unless the race is downhill, then I’m screwed,” he jokes about the late wheelchair-bound theoretical physicist.
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- 6/11/2023
- by Marcus James Dixon
- Gold Derby
John Lennon had a little bit of experience with acting. Not only did he star in both Beatles movies, A Hard Day’s Night and Help!, but he also had a role in 1967’s How I Won the War. One classic movie from the 1980s had a genuine interest in John Lennon, but unfortunately, the former Beatle was killed before the film went into production.
John Lennon almost had a role in the 1983 movie ‘Wargames’ John Lennon | Bettmann / Contributor
Wargames is a 1983 movie directed by John Badham and starring Matthew Broderick. In the film, Broderick plays David, a young computer hacker who accidentally interacts with Wopr, a super-computer that is programmed to simulate and execute nuclear war against the Soviet Union. In the movie, the creator of Wopr is Stephen Falken, a character based on Stephen Hawking.
In a 2008 interview with Wired, Wargames co-writer Walter Parkes said they had envisioned...
John Lennon almost had a role in the 1983 movie ‘Wargames’ John Lennon | Bettmann / Contributor
Wargames is a 1983 movie directed by John Badham and starring Matthew Broderick. In the film, Broderick plays David, a young computer hacker who accidentally interacts with Wopr, a super-computer that is programmed to simulate and execute nuclear war against the Soviet Union. In the movie, the creator of Wopr is Stephen Falken, a character based on Stephen Hawking.
In a 2008 interview with Wired, Wargames co-writer Walter Parkes said they had envisioned...
- 6/6/2023
- by Ross Tanenbaum
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
On 12 April, it was announced that The Big Bang Theory universe is expanding, with plans for a spin-off from the hit series’ original creators.
The news was made public at the Warner Brothers Discovery press day, the same day the company announced its new platform Max, a rebranded HBO Max and Discovery+ merger.
Executive producer Chuck Lorre, who co-created the original Big Bang Theory series with Bill Prady, will develop a new show for Max “derived from” the original series. Plot details are still unknown. A new series based on the Harry Potter novels has also been ordered.
It’s not the first spin-off series of the show, with Young Sheldon now in its sixth season
The Big Bang Theory ran for 12 seasons from 2007 to 2019. It starred John Galecki and Jim Parsons as two physicist friends, with Kaley Cuoco as their neighbour Penny.
During the show’s run, which spanned more than a decade,...
The news was made public at the Warner Brothers Discovery press day, the same day the company announced its new platform Max, a rebranded HBO Max and Discovery+ merger.
Executive producer Chuck Lorre, who co-created the original Big Bang Theory series with Bill Prady, will develop a new show for Max “derived from” the original series. Plot details are still unknown. A new series based on the Harry Potter novels has also been ordered.
It’s not the first spin-off series of the show, with Young Sheldon now in its sixth season
The Big Bang Theory ran for 12 seasons from 2007 to 2019. It starred John Galecki and Jim Parsons as two physicist friends, with Kaley Cuoco as their neighbour Penny.
During the show’s run, which spanned more than a decade,...
- 4/14/2023
- by Eoghan O'Donnell
- The Independent - TV
Back when "The Simpsons" was still good, celebrated theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking guest starred as himself in the season 10 episode, "They Saved Lisa's Brain." That 1999 appearance was the first of three guest roles on the show, and demonstrated what showrunner Al Jean described to The Hollywood Reporter as the late cosmologist's "tremendous sense of humor."
And while the appearance showed that Hawking didn't take himself too seriously, the writers on the show certainly did. Jean went on to explain how the esteemed physicist "was certainly a hero to all of us," and how the writers admired the work he'd done to "popularize science for people who may not have been interested in it," especially since they themselves had tried to do the same with their show.
And of all the writers in the history of "The Simpsons," none represented that passion for math and science more than David X. Cohen.
And while the appearance showed that Hawking didn't take himself too seriously, the writers on the show certainly did. Jean went on to explain how the esteemed physicist "was certainly a hero to all of us," and how the writers admired the work he'd done to "popularize science for people who may not have been interested in it," especially since they themselves had tried to do the same with their show.
And of all the writers in the history of "The Simpsons," none represented that passion for math and science more than David X. Cohen.
- 2/25/2023
- by Joe Roberts
- Slash Film
The Big Bang Theory had dozens of fantastic cameos and guest appearances from legendary celebrities. Audiences were surprised to see many of the world’s brightest scientists, hilarious comedians, and actors from some of the geekiest franchises, such as Star Wars, Star Trek, and Marvel. These guests gave the series some of its most memorable and funniest moments.
Here are 5 ‘The Big Bang Theory’ guests that shocked fans Stan Lee Johnny Galecki Simon Helberg, Kunal Nayyar, Jim Parsons, Kaley Cuoco, and Stan Lee | Photo by Cliff Lipson/CBS via Getty Images
Stan Lee made a cameo in every Marvel film until his death in 2018, so it only makes sense for him to make a cameo in The Big Bang Theory. In “The Excelsior Acquisition” from Season 3, Sheldon misses an opportunity to meet Lee at a local comic book store. Fortunately, Penny is able to get his address, and the two go to his house,...
Here are 5 ‘The Big Bang Theory’ guests that shocked fans Stan Lee Johnny Galecki Simon Helberg, Kunal Nayyar, Jim Parsons, Kaley Cuoco, and Stan Lee | Photo by Cliff Lipson/CBS via Getty Images
Stan Lee made a cameo in every Marvel film until his death in 2018, so it only makes sense for him to make a cameo in The Big Bang Theory. In “The Excelsior Acquisition” from Season 3, Sheldon misses an opportunity to meet Lee at a local comic book store. Fortunately, Penny is able to get his address, and the two go to his house,...
- 2/23/2023
- by Ross Tanenbaum
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Eddie Redmayne, the guest on this episode of The Hollywood Reporter’s Awards Chatter podcast — which was recorded late last year in front of an audience at the Newport Beach Film Festival, where he was honored with the fest’s Icon Award — is a British actor who is only 41, but he has already amassed an incredible body of work on the stage and screens big and small. Over the course of his career, he’s won an Oscar, a Tony, a Golden Globe, a BAFTA Award and two Olivier Awards.
In terms of his work in film, he is best known for his performance as Dr. Stephen Hawking in 2014’s The Theory of Everything, for which he received many of those accolades, but he also gave memorable turns in 2011’s My Week with Marilyn, 2012’s Les Miserables, 2015’s The Danish Girl, 2020’s The Trial of the Chicago 7 and the...
In terms of his work in film, he is best known for his performance as Dr. Stephen Hawking in 2014’s The Theory of Everything, for which he received many of those accolades, but he also gave memorable turns in 2011’s My Week with Marilyn, 2012’s Les Miserables, 2015’s The Danish Girl, 2020’s The Trial of the Chicago 7 and the...
- 1/14/2023
- by Scott Feinberg
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Eddie Redmayne won his first Oscar for playing the paralyzed genius Stephen Hawking in the warmly received biopic “The Theory of Everything.” In telling the story of how the Oxford-educated Hawking overcame his physical limitations brought on by Als — or Lou Gehrig’s disease — to have a brilliant career as a physicist and author (“A Brief History of Time” was a best seller), and achieve personal satisfaction with two wives and two children, Redmayne won the hearts of academy voters and claimed the Best Actor prize in 2015.
Seven years later, Redmayne is trying for a second gold statuette in another real-life role but this one is sinister and twisted. The British actor plays Charles Cullen, a nurse who is serving 18 consecutive life sentences for the murders of various patients in his care in the Netflix film “The Good Nurse.” The “good” in the title refers to Amy Loughren, the...
Seven years later, Redmayne is trying for a second gold statuette in another real-life role but this one is sinister and twisted. The British actor plays Charles Cullen, a nurse who is serving 18 consecutive life sentences for the murders of various patients in his care in the Netflix film “The Good Nurse.” The “good” in the title refers to Amy Loughren, the...
- 12/1/2022
- by Robert Rorke
- Gold Derby
James Marsh's 2014 biopic "The Theory of Everything" might serve as the modern "baseline reading" for Hollywood biopics. It tells a rather straightforward story of the life of Professor Stephen Hawking, who was, when he passed away in 2018, the head of theoretical cosmology at Cambridge.
When it came to astrophysics, no mind has yet surpassed Hawking's, and the man had a passion for the way the universe fundamentally functioned. He possessed an acerbic sense of humor and a randy sensibility that would eventually lead to instances of infidelity and, later, a frankly open marriage. Hawking also lived for many years with Als, leaving him unable to move most of the muscles in his body, and requiring the use of a speaking computer in order to communicate. His 1988 book "A Brief History of Time" was read by millions of people and understood by about 10 of them.
Marsh's film follows Hawking's...
When it came to astrophysics, no mind has yet surpassed Hawking's, and the man had a passion for the way the universe fundamentally functioned. He possessed an acerbic sense of humor and a randy sensibility that would eventually lead to instances of infidelity and, later, a frankly open marriage. Hawking also lived for many years with Als, leaving him unable to move most of the muscles in his body, and requiring the use of a speaking computer in order to communicate. His 1988 book "A Brief History of Time" was read by millions of people and understood by about 10 of them.
Marsh's film follows Hawking's...
- 11/13/2022
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
Nile Rodgers can now destroy worlds. As of this past April, an asteroid — a minor planet hurtling through space in an orbit between Mars and Jupiter — is now officially known (at least to us Earthlings) as “Nilerodgers (191911),” according to the International Astronomical Union (Iau).
Rodgers, who has recorded astronomically popular songs with Chic, Madonna, David Bowie, Daft Punk, and countless others, still can’t wrap his head around how cool it is to have an asteroid named after him. “When you think about movies that you’ve seen in the past,...
Rodgers, who has recorded astronomically popular songs with Chic, Madonna, David Bowie, Daft Punk, and countless others, still can’t wrap his head around how cool it is to have an asteroid named after him. “When you think about movies that you’ve seen in the past,...
- 9/27/2022
- by Kory Grow
- Rollingstone.com
Eddie Redmayne won the Best Actor Oscar for his portrayal of Stephen Hawking in “The Theory of Everything” (2014), but the trophy, he said in his speech, did not belong to him.
“This Oscar, this belongs to all of those people around the world battling Als,” Redmayne said. “It belongs to one exceptional family: Stephen, Jane, Jonathan and the Hawking children. And I will be its custodian. And I will promise you I will look after him — I will polish him; I will answer his beck and call; I will wait on him hand and foot.”
Redmayne meticulously prepared to play the visionary physicist, whose transcendent mind refused to be bound by the increasing limits Als placed on his body. The actor released a statement Wednesday remembering Hawking, whom he met five days before he started filming.
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“We have lost a truly beautiful mind,...
“This Oscar, this belongs to all of those people around the world battling Als,” Redmayne said. “It belongs to one exceptional family: Stephen, Jane, Jonathan and the Hawking children. And I will be its custodian. And I will promise you I will look after him — I will polish him; I will answer his beck and call; I will wait on him hand and foot.”
Redmayne meticulously prepared to play the visionary physicist, whose transcendent mind refused to be bound by the increasing limits Als placed on his body. The actor released a statement Wednesday remembering Hawking, whom he met five days before he started filming.
See In memoriam 2018: Remember the stars we’ve lost this year
“We have lost a truly beautiful mind,...
- 9/13/2022
- by Joyce Eng
- Gold Derby
The Venice Film Festival’s market is kicking off with an attendance level close to its 2019 pre-pandemic days and strong interest in feature films and VR works being pitched at its gap-financing platform
“We already have a total of more than 2,400 industry professionals registered to attend, which is close to pre-pandemic levels since in 2019 the number was 2,700 [at the end of the market],” says Pascal Diot, head of the Venice Production Bridge, as the informal mart is known.
Of these, 1,700 are accredited with the Vpb’s Golden Trade pass, while the remaining 1,000 are registered as part of film delegations.
Diot notes that despite the healthy attendance figure, there is clearly a reduced Asian presence this year “Very few Chinese, almost no Japanese, very few Koreans,” he says. A small delegation is coming from Taiwan which, along with France, is a country in focus this year. There is also a much smaller industry presence from Latin America,...
“We already have a total of more than 2,400 industry professionals registered to attend, which is close to pre-pandemic levels since in 2019 the number was 2,700 [at the end of the market],” says Pascal Diot, head of the Venice Production Bridge, as the informal mart is known.
Of these, 1,700 are accredited with the Vpb’s Golden Trade pass, while the remaining 1,000 are registered as part of film delegations.
Diot notes that despite the healthy attendance figure, there is clearly a reduced Asian presence this year “Very few Chinese, almost no Japanese, very few Koreans,” he says. A small delegation is coming from Taiwan which, along with France, is a country in focus this year. There is also a much smaller industry presence from Latin America,...
- 9/1/2022
- by Nick Vivarelli
- Variety Film + TV
Whether it’s a modern alien invasion or a meet-and-greet, movie goers have been fascinated and lured into theaters by images of UFO’s and their visitors.
E.T. the Extra-terrestrial, which hit theaters 40 years ago on June 11, 1982 , and the earlier Close Encounters of the Third Kind, gave moviegoers nicer versions and visions of first contact with friendly alien visitors – coincidentally both scores were from Oscar-winning composer John Williams – while A Quiet Place, The Thing and Signs were foreboding and cautionary tales of aliens wiping out all of mankind.
Famed physicist Stephen Hawking warned:
“Such advanced aliens would perhaps become nomads, looking to conquer and colonize whatever planets they could reach,” Hawking said in 2010 on an episode of “Into the Universe with Stephen Hawking,” a TV show that aired on the Discovery Channel. “If so, it makes sense for them to exploit each new planet for material to build more...
E.T. the Extra-terrestrial, which hit theaters 40 years ago on June 11, 1982 , and the earlier Close Encounters of the Third Kind, gave moviegoers nicer versions and visions of first contact with friendly alien visitors – coincidentally both scores were from Oscar-winning composer John Williams – while A Quiet Place, The Thing and Signs were foreboding and cautionary tales of aliens wiping out all of mankind.
Famed physicist Stephen Hawking warned:
“Such advanced aliens would perhaps become nomads, looking to conquer and colonize whatever planets they could reach,” Hawking said in 2010 on an episode of “Into the Universe with Stephen Hawking,” a TV show that aired on the Discovery Channel. “If so, it makes sense for them to exploit each new planet for material to build more...
- 7/20/2022
- by Movie Geeks
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
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