Cynthia Erivo demands respect as she transforms into Aretha Franklin in 'Genius: Aretha' trailer

The Wrap reports, with Gordon-Levitt voicing Jiminy Cricket and Erivo playing the Blue Fairy.  The movie will be a hybrid of live-action and visual effects in the vein of the 2017 re-imagining of Beauty and the Beast, with Tom Hanks playing Geppetto and Luke Evans as the Coachman.

If Disney hires Robert Zemeckis to direct a live-action “Pinocchio” remake, you better believe Tom Hanks is on board to star, right? And that’s exactly what’s happening. But Tom Hanks can’t possibly play all the characters, so now we know who the filmmaker is bringing out to join the Oscar-winning actor in Disney’s latest attempt to remake a classic animated feature.

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaJospeh Gordon-Levitt will provide the voice of Jiminy Cricket, while Cynthia Erivo will play the Blue Fairy in Disney’s live-action retelling of “Pinocchio.” That means that Gordon-Levitt will give his pipes a workout, singing “When You Wish Upon a Star,” which became an anthem of sorts for the Disney brand.They join a cast that includes Tom Hanks as Geppetto and Luke Evans as The Coachman.

The cast of Disney’s live-action Pinocchio is coming together!

Disney’s live-action retelling of Pinocchio, which will go out on Disney+, has added Oscar nominee Cynthia Erivo as the Blue Fairy and Joseph Gordon-Levitt as the voice of Jiminy Cricket, Deadline has confirmed. As Deadline first reported, Luke Evans is set to play the coachman in the Tom Hanks-as-Geppetto feature film being directed by Robert Zemeckis.

debut on Disney+.  Andrew Miano and Weitz are producing through their company Depth of Field along with Zemeckis’s Imagemovers.

Nicole Kidman, Cynthia Erivo, Alison Brie and Merritt Weaver are about to be castmates.

Aretha Franklin’s “Ain’t No Way” during a red carpet interview at the 2019 Tonys — explaining that it's her guilty pleasure song — she got a call from the producers of the National Geographic series “Genius: Aretha.”“I was like, ‘I beg your pardon,’” she continued.

Since “GLOW” was unceremoniously canceled after Netflix gave the green light to begin work on a final season, it appears the creators of that show are ready to take their talents to Apple TV+ for anew anthology series, “Roar.” And they’re bringing a pretty amazing cast of actresses with them.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterApple has ordered a new anthology series from “GLOW” creators Liz Flahive and Carly Mensch with an all-star cast attached, Variety has learned.The show, titled “Roar,” will star Nicole Kidman, Cynthia Erivo, Merrit Wever, and Alison Brie. The anthology is described as a series of darkly comic feminist fables.

Apple TV+ has greenlit female-driven anthology series Roar starring Nicole Kidman, Cynthia Erivo, Merritt Wever and Alison Brie.

EXCLUSIVE: The Nat Geo network is pulling out all the stops for a March 11 world premiere of Genius: Aretha, the latest installment of its anthology series.

Aretha Franklin’s “Ain’t No Way” during a red carpet interview at the 2019 Tonys — explaining that it's her guilty pleasure song — she got a call from the producers of the National Geographic series “Genius: Aretha.”“I was like, ‘I beg your pardon,’” she continued.

Golden Globes were virtual this year, doesn’t mean that there wasn’t a number of fashion-forward looks thanks to the celebrities “in attendance. ” Cynthia Erivo, who was nominated last year as both a singer and actress for her role in Harriet, is the perfect example.

© @Copyright HELLO! Hello! Magazine © @Copyright HELLO! Hello! Magazine Before Cynthia Erivo touched the Golden Globes red carpet Sunday night, she had already shut it all the way down.  MORE: The best 2021 Golden Globes gowns!The Harriet star, who served as a presenter on the NBC show, made our jaws drop when she popped up on Instagram wearing a stunning yellow Valentino trapeze dress and platform metallic heels.

She was nominated at last year's Golden Globes for Best Actress for her role in Harriet.  And Cynthia Erivo ensured all eyes were on her as she attended the 78th annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills on Sunday.

Cynthia Erivo to make her virtual red carpet a show-stopping fashion show.The 34-year-old British actress stunned in a vibrant, neon green mesh dress from Valentino Couture — which held a bold, sculptural shape.

Cynthia Erivo is joining the literary world by writing her first children’s book. The Grammy, Emmy, and Tony Award-winning multi-hyphenateis set to debut her picture book, Remember to Dream, Ebere, it was announced Wednesday byLittle, Brown Books for Young Readers.

Natalie Oganesyan editorLeading Black filmmakers, producers and writers opened up about what inspired them to enter cinema and the importance of capturing the Black diasporic experience on screen during a virtual panel co-hosted by the American Cinematheque and the African American Film Critics Association.In celebration of Black History Month, the “Black Identity Through Cinema” panel featured Cynthia Erivo, Philippe Lacôte, Franklin Leonard, Ekwa Msangi and Euzhan Palcy, as well as Shaka King

the 2021 Golden Globes is here and it includes some of last year’s winners and fan favorites.Awkwafina, Cynthia Erivo, Joaquin Phoenix, Renée Zellweger, and “Barb & Star Go to Vista Del Mar” writers and stars Kristen Wiig and Annie Mumolo are some of the names who will pass out awards to the best in movies and TV on Feb.