Oscars Will Have A Host On ABC

Tom Cruise is ready for some football. And for some jet fighter action.

Idina Menzel is poking fun at that John Travolta name mixup once again.

Best Picture Jane Campion’s “The Power of the Dog” seems to have taken pole position in the best picture race. Campion won a screenplay Oscar at the 1994 ceremony for “The Piano,” which was also nominated for best pic (it lost to “Schindler’s List.”). Early front-runner “Belfast” should also make the ballot.

Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentBhutan’s first Oscar entry in 23 years, Pawo Choyning Dorji’s feature debut “Lunana: A Yak in The Classroom” is handled by Samuel Goldwyn Films in North America. The movie follows a young teacher from Bhutan’s capital who dreams of emigrating to Australia to become a singer and instead finds himself assigned to a school in the most remote village in Northern Bhutan, where he unexpectedly bonds with local children and finds happiness.What does it mean to you to be shortlisted for the best international feature Oscar? The shortlisting has meant so much because it’s a historic moment for our little Himalayan Kingdom.

James Bond, speculation continues to be rife over who Daniel Craig's successor will be after his explosive exit from the franchise in No Time To Die. This year marks the 60th anniversary of the 007 films, so surely this is the best time to announce the next star to take up the Licence to Kill? Now, industry insiders have teased the wait for the big news may actually not be that long away after all. Deadline's Justin Kroll tweeted: "While it's been crickets on the #BondWatch scene, making it seem like this will be a long process, one source with a couple clients in the mix told me something interesting recently of when a decision may come down the pipeline, "I think we he[ar] who it is after the Oscars.

Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentAsghar Farhadi, a two-time international Oscar winner for “A Separation” and “The Salesman,” is in the running for a third time with “A Hero,” which marks the Iranian auteur’s return to shooting in his country.It’s a drama about a man named Rahim (Amir Jadidi) who, while on furlough after being imprisoned for debt, returns a lost handbag full of gold coins. This apparently heroic act spirals out of control due to social media, which plays an important part in the pic as it exposes the pitfalls of media manipulation in Iran but also, by extension, the world. The fact that the movie made it up to this stage creates curiosity for audiences to watch the film.

Freshman Abbott Elementary is truly the head of the class at ABC, with its debut marking the network’s first comedy premiere to quadruple ratings since its original airing.

The Handmaid’s Tale creator, executive producer and showrunner Bruce Miller has signed a big new overall development deal with ABC Signature and Hulu.

Jennifer Maas TV Business WriterBruce Miller has renewed his multiyear overall deal with Disney, cutting MGM Television from the agreement this time around.“The Handmaid’s Tale” showrunner previously signed a joint overall pact with Hulu and MGM in 2018. Miller’s new deal is still with Hulu, but now adds in Disney’s ABC Signature to the mix, and no longer includes MGM, which produces “The Handmaid’s Tale.”Under the new overall deal, Miller will continue at the helm of “The Handmaid’s Tale,” which is currently in pre-production on Season 5, per Disney, and develop projects for ABC Signature and Hulu, some of which he will create and write, and others he will supervise.“Bruce has created one of the most iconic series in all of television in ‘The Handmaid’s Tale.’ His work has had worldwide influence and we’re thrilled and honored to be working with him at ABC Signature.

and no one even noticed.That’s how divested we’ve become from Hollywood, movies, moviegoing and celebrity culture in general.Three years into this pandemic, we’ve all become quite happy streaming high-quality content from the comfort of our homes, at a fraction of the price.The screens have gotten smaller — and, apologies to Norma Desmond, so have the stars.It’s a permanent shift, one Gervais addressed at the 2020 Globes, talking “to all you perverts” in the room.“No one cares about movies anymore,” he said. “Most films are awful.

Clayton Davis Olivia Colman plays Leda in “The Lost Daughter” like a consummate pro, and her portrayal of a college professor on holiday in Greece, who reveals herself to be “an unnatural mother,” is among the most critically acclaimed performances of the year. With a deceivingly open and unpredictable best actress race ahead of us, the Oscar-winner who surprised awards watchers by defeating Glenn Close could add her second lead statuette to her mantle for her complex portrayal.This year’s race for best actress has taken twists and turns.

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Ricky Gervais has offered to host the Oscars for free – if he can say what he wants. The ‘After Life’ creator admitted he doesn’t think he’d ever be asked to anchor the Academy Awards because his comedy is too controversial, but he’d jump at the chance if he was offered the job and organisers allowed him the same freedom as he was given when he fronted the Golden Globes on five occasions. Speaking on ‘The View’, he said: “Well, I might be allowed to host it if I did what I was told.

Abz Love was left gobsmacked on Thursday's Celebs Go Dating as Anna Williamson surprised him with a 90s throwback snap of them pictured together. During the latest instalment, Anna, 40, revealed that she used to be in a girlband, Blush, who supported Abz's, 42, band Five in 1997. Dropping a hint, Anna said: "Nice to see you, again..." with Abz asking: "Again? Remind me...?" Setting the scene, Anna hilariously explained: "Let's go back to 1997! I was in a girlband...

The Oscars are looking for a host, but Ricky Gervais doesn’t believe he’s in contention.

Ricky Gervais has never shied away from controversy when hosting the Golden Globes, but he’s had his doubts that his unfiltered brand of comedy would fly at the Oscars. Even though he didn’t think he’d be a contender for hosting, Ricky did admit that he’d love the job, if he could take the same approach to when he hosts the Globes during a hilarious Thursday January 20 interview on The View. 

Ricky Gervais has hosted the Golden Globes five times, but he doesn’t think he’ll ever host the Oscars — mostly because he’s pretty sure he’s a little too freewheeling for the Academy. But, if they were to give him the freedom to be himself, Gervais says he’d happily take the job, and for free at that.Gervais stopped by “The View” on Thursday, in support of the third and final season of his Netflix series “Afterlife,” which released on the streamer last Friday. During his interview, host Sunny Hostin asked him why exactly he thinks he wouldn’t be allowed to host the Oscars.“Well, I might be allowed to host it if I did what I was told,” Gervais said.

Clayton Davis It’s do-or-die time for the Oscars to recapture the glory days of the ceremony when more than 50 million people were watching emcees like Billy Crystal, Chris Rock and the foursome of 1983 that included Walter Matthau, Liza Minnelli, Dudley Moore and Richard Pryor. With Will Packer producing the telecast for the first time, he’s said to have an exciting vision that can only be executed with a fresh, new host.

EXCLUSIVE: Toks Olagundoye, Hari Nef and Ian Duff have been cast as series regulars in ABC drama pilot LA Law. They join original cast members Blair Underwood and Corbin Bernsen, who are reprising their roles as Jonathan Rollins and Arnie Becker, respectively, in the revival of the iconic Steven Bochco legal drama. Olagundoye, Hari Nef and Ian Duff all play new characters.