returned for its one-night-only special on Sunday, and the event was an enormously star-studded affair, all through the digital magic of video conferencing.
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Billy Porter is set to play the Fairy Godmother in an upcoming remake of , due out in 2021. Porter is perhaps the first man to hold the role in a mainstream adaptation of the tale, and he calls it «a classic fairytale for a new generation.» Aside from being uber-talented (Porter has won an Emmy, Grammy and Tony award), the star also expresses gender fluidity in statement-making gowns on almost every red carpet he steps onto.
«It hit me when I was on the set last week, how profound it is that I
returned for its one-night-only special on Sunday, and the event was an enormously star-studded affair, all through the digital magic of video conferencing.
Francis Annan makes his feature film directorial debut with the fantastic Escape From Pretoria. The film charts the unbelievable true story of two political prisoners during the Apartheid in South Africa. These brave men join forces with another inmate to hatch a daring escape from the prison.
Could the Chosen One become the Starman?
Interested in building a fantasy home that looks like a boot? Or a UFO? Or some other unusual design? Airbnb is setting aside $1 million and enlisting the help of Billy Porter to make it a reality.
Billy Porter has said he is not concerned about a potential backlash against his decision to play a “genderless” Fairy Godmother in the upcoming Cinderella film.
Prison escape dramas aren’t exactly new ground for Hollywood, with the tried and tested formula providing some of cinema’s most solid entertainment since the ’60s. This may deter some of the more dubious audience members out there, but make no mistake, this is truly something remarkable. Escape from Pretoria marks the feature film debut of Francis Annan, an up-and-coming director with a very bright future ahead of him.
White anti-apartheid activists escape from not-quite-Alcatraz in Escape From Pretoria, Francis Annan's account of a real 1979 jailbreak in South Africa.
Billy Porter has teased the possibility of launching his very own fashion line.
“You are the white Mandela,” says a ham-faced warden, all but spitting in the face of anti-apartheid activist Tim Jenkin upon his arrival at Pretoria Local Prison in 1978. It’s not intended as a compliment: “The most deluded of them all,” the warden adds, lest it be taken as such.
By Dino-Ray Ramos
Billy Porter is currently in the midst of filming the new “Cinderella” reboot starring Camila Cabello, and in a recent interview the “Pose” star revealed some details about how his character, the iconic fairy godmother, is definitely going to shake things up.
Billy Porter is opening up about his role in Sony’s Cinderella as the Fairy Godmother in a new interview.
Dreams do come true, and it doesn't matter who brings them to life because "magic has no gender." That's Billy Porter's main takeaway from his Fairy Godmother role in the 2021 live-action remake of Cinderella, starring Camila Cabello as the titular princess.
Billy Porter says the upcoming remake of “Cinderella,” in which he stars alongside Camila Cabello, is “for a new generation.”
Billy Porter responded to conservative backlash to his upcoming Sesame Street episode with a classy Instagram post.
Daniel Radcliffe continues to move far away from Hogwarts with “Escape From Pretoria,” a riveting, true-life prison drama that’s gritty, grounded and wholly different from the fantasy franchise that made him a star.