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July 16, 2008
LOS ANGELES, Calif. --
Producer Marc Platt, the man behind “Wanted,” and Universal’s investment in the stage production of “Wicked” will stay at Universal Pictures through 2012, Variety reported.
Platt is now ushering in plans for “Wanted 2” alongside director Tim Bekmambetov, writers Michael Brandt & Derek Haas and — hopefully — James McAvoy.
Find out when ‘Wicked’ could make its big screen debut.
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January 13, 2008
LOS ANGELES, Calif. --
The stars may not have been there to accept the awards, but that didn’t stop the Golden Globes from shining on some of film’s biggest names in Hollywood on Sunday night.
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August 22, 2007
NEW YORK, NY --
“I definitely go into live theatre; it perks me up, and makes me want to do it,” the young actress continued to say.
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August 9, 2007
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NEW YORK, NY (August 9, 2007) – Amanda Bynes’ career got a big boost with the huge box office hit “Hairspray,” but don’t expect her to become a Hollywood bad girl. Paris, Britney and Lindsay she is not.
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July 20, 2007
LOS ANGELES, Calif. --
“I’m getting there, I’m getting there,” he told Access of becoming accustomed to the love he’s getting from fans. “It’s crazy. I can’t believe, every time all these fans show up. I’m so grateful, you know. [I’m] stoked!”
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July 19, 2007
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There’s no question about it: “Hairspray” is, by far, the most fun you’ll have at the movies all summer long. The big screen version of the Tony Award-winning Broadway hit musical, which itself was based on the 1988 cult classic directed by John Waters, is a groovy, bouncy, irresistible slice of pop-culture that will leave a smile on your face for hours, if not for days.
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July 11, 2007
NEW YORK, NY --
Though she auditioned for the Broadway version of the musical, longing to give her take on Tracy to the world, she was sadly, shot down. Trolling the Internet one day not long after, the wannabe actress stumbled across an ad looking for auditions tapes from potential new Tracy’s for the big screen adaptation of the teen’s tale.
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July 5, 2007
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But with a pedigree that includes a cult-classic original film and a long running, multiple Tony-award winning stage adaptation, there’s not much that a musical superstar like Travolta should be worried about. Well, actually, there is the matter of the fat-suit, makeup and sweat involved in playing the role of an overweight singing and dancing 1950’s mother! “My breasts were much larger,” he joked, when Tony showed him a doll based on his character. “And my butt was bigger — it was a bubble butt,” he laughed.
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January 11, 2007
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Los Angeles, Calif. (January 11, 2007) --- Oscar winning actress Meryl Streep will lead the cast of the film “Mamma Mia!,” her first movie musical. The film will be produced by Universal Pictures and is expected to start shooting this summer in both Greece and Great Britain.
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May 14, 2007
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NEW YORK (AP) — From the surf and sand of “Baywatch” to the flamboyant Roger DeBris.
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Johnny Depp & Tim Burton: Turning Two Decades Into 100 Years
Watch as the “Sweeney Todd” star and his director can’t help but laugh when a reporter mistakenly asks what it’s been like to work with each other for the last 10 decades.
ACCESS EXTENDED: Nikki’s ‘Hairspray’
Check out this extended interview with Nikki Blonsky who went from working in an ice cream shop to starring in the Hollywood musical “Hairspray.”
‘Hairspray’ Premiere, Part II
John Travolta went to work in a dress while he shot “Hairspray.” Which is why at last night’s premiere, he was more than willing to let his wife show off the fashion.
Travolta & Blonsky Talk ‘Hairspray’
After auditioning during a nationwide search for the film, Nikki Blonsky was scooping up ice cream when she was startled with the news that she got the part.
‘Sweeney Todd’ LA Screening
Johnny Depp, Tim Burton along with guest like Steven Spielberg, screen “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber Of Fleet Street” on the Paramount movie lot in Los Angeles.
Preview: ‘Sweeney Todd’
Johnny Depp stars in this remake based on the 19th century legend of Sweeney Todd and the hit Broadway musical, with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim.
Broadway To The Big Screen: ‘Hairspray’
Marissa Perry and George Wendt star currently in the Broadway musical, “Hairspray,” which became a big screen hit in 2007.
Broadway To The Big Screen: ‘The Phantom Of The Opera’
Howard McGillin and Jennifer Hope Wills star in the Broadway musical, “The Phantom of the Opera,” which hit the big screen in 2005.
Broadway To The Big Screen: ‘Mamma Mia!’
The hit Broadway show comes to the big screen starring Pierce Brosnan, Colin Firth, Meryl Streep and Amanda Seyfried.
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