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- Paul McCartney Confirms Plans For ‘It’s A Wonderful Life’ Stage Musical July 18, 2019Like Elton John, Paul Simon and Bono before him, the great Paul McCartney could be the latest rock legend to lend his talents to Broadway. The former Beatle has confirmed that he’s been working on a musical version of the classic 1946 holiday movie It’s A Wonderful Life. The musical would be produced by British […]
- LBJ Play ‘The Great Society’ Bound For Broadway; Brian Cox Cast In Follow-Up To Tony-Winning ‘All The Way’ July 18, 2019He may not have sought nor did he accept a return to the White House, but Lyndon B. Johnson is coming back to Broadway: The Great Society, a companion play to Robert Schenkkan’s Tony-winning All The Way, will begin performances in September, with Brian Cox as the 36th President of the United States. Also in […]
- ITV Boards ‘Van Der Valk’ Remake From Company Pictures & All3Media International July 18, 2019British broadcaster ITV and a slew of European networks have signed up to the remake of classic British detective drama Van Der Valk. This comes after Deadline revealed in April that Safe and Mad Dogs actor Marc Warren will star in the reboot from The White Princess producer Company Pictures and All3Media International. The three-part series will air on ITV in the UK, on […]
- Venice Film Festival To Open With Hirokazu Kore-eda’s ‘The Truth’ July 18, 2019The Venice Film Festival has set Hirokazu Kore-eda’s The Truth (La Verite) as its opening night screening. This is the first film the Palme d’Or-winning Shoplifters director has made abroad and boasts a powerhouse cast led by Catherine Deneuve, Juliette Binoche and Ethan Hawke. The Truth will screen in competition and world premiere on August […]