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is back and now being told in a live-action adaptation starring Tom Hanks, Benjamin Evan Ainsworth, Cynthia Erivo, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Keegan-Michael Key, Lorraine Bracco and Luke Evans. With just 10 days to go until Disney+ Day, ET has an exclusive featurette, with the cast teasing an all-new magical movie experience to come. “The idea of taking on a treasured classic, as Disney’s, it’s an incredibly rich opportunity to revisit and go deeper into this great masterpiece,” says Hanks, who plays Geppetto, the woodcarver and toymaker responsible for creating the titular wooden puppet, who dreams of becoming a real boy.“It’s a really special story that encourages people to wish and to dream,” says Erivo, who appears as the Blue Fairy, who first brings Geppetto’s creation to life. In this film, Pinocchio is voiced by Ainsworth while Gordon-Levitt lends his vocal talents to Jiminy Cricket, the insect who acts as the toy’s conscience.

Asphalte and Les Promesses Dangereuses.He debuted in the US in 1963 when he opened for comic, actor and filmmaker Woody Allen, at The Blue Angel in New York.Vignon went on to make multiple appearances on CBS variety shows in the US, where he also sang a duet with Liza Minnelli.Later in his career, Vignon appeared on teen sitcom Gilmore Girls, hospital drama Days Of Our Lives and detective series The Rockford Files.His voice can also be heard in 2001 Dreamworks animation, Shrek, as one of the Merrymen who live in Sherwood Forest and perform a song for the movie’s main characters.He also features as a narrator in the 2009 romcom starring Zooey Deschanel and Joseph Gordon-Levitt, 500 Days Of Summer.Alongside his impressive acting career, Vignon was known for being a successful singer. In a 1994 profile of him by the Los Angeles Times, he was described to have “fulfilled the American image of the romantic, singing Frenchman.”The profile continued: “Ironically, rather than compare his voice to such renowned Gallic crooners as Maurice Chevalier and Gilbert Bécaud, Vignon says that he has a Bobby Darin kind of voice, able to sing fast and passionate or gentle and slow.”In 1966, he married King Of Kings and How The West Was Won actor, Brigid Bazlen.

Sometimes, you gotta play the hits. And at a certain point in an actor’s career, perhaps it’s time to revisit and play all those hits once again.

John Carney is a very specific filmmaker. Without knowing a premise to a new John Carney film, you can almost predict what it’s going to be about.

After years of talking about it and fans wondering if it’ll ever get made, it appears that Netflix’s long-in-development “Beverly Hills Cop” sequel is moving ahead. To help gain a bit of momentum, it appears that Eddie Murphy is no longer the only cast member to sign on, as we have two more stars joining the sequel.  READ MORE: ‘Candy Cane Lane’: Eddie Murphy Reteaming With ‘Boomerang’ Filmmaker On A New Christmas Film For Amazon According to Deadline, “Beverly Hills Cop: Axel Foley” (yes, that’s the new title) has cast Taylour Paige and Joseph Gordon-Levitt in roles opposite Eddie Murphy in the new film.

After years of talking about it and fans wondering if it’ll ever get made, it appears that Netflix’s long-in-development “Beverly Hills Cop” sequel is moving ahead. To help gain a bit of momentum, it appears that Eddie Murphy is no longer the only cast member to sign on, as we have two more stars joining the sequel.  READ MORE: ‘Candy Cane Lane’: Eddie Murphy Reteaming With ‘Boomerang’ Filmmaker On A New Christmas Film For Amazon According to Deadline, “Beverly Hills Cop: Axel Foley” (yes, that’s the new title) has cast Taylour Paige and Joseph Gordon-Levitt in roles opposite Eddie Murphy in the new film.

When you see two prominent, A-list actors sign up for a film from a fairly young, up-and-coming filmmaker, it always makes you take notice. What do these folks see that encouraged them to sign up? Is it the story? Well, in the case of Tessa Thompson and Joseph Gordon-Levitt, who both signed up to star in the upcoming film, “Ash,” it’s clearly due to the chance to work with the filmmaker, Steven Ellison, aka Flying Lotus.

 on Wednesday, previewing a land of magical toys and animals headed by Tom Hanks and Cynthia Erivo. Hanks fully transforms for his role as Geppetto, the wood keeper who crafts the puppet and treats him as his own son after Erivo's blue fairy brings him to life. In the trailer, the fairy's magical shimmer floats across the wooden toy’s rigid body before he begins to move and speak.

Most of the drama concerning the history of late-night television has been largely relegated to Jay Leno, David Letterman, and Conan O’Brien all clawing behind the scenes to host the “Tonight Show.” But, there is plenty of interesting material to explore from its quintessential former host Johnny Carson, who took the reigns from Jack Paar in 1962. A new high-profile series is in the works aiming to tackle Carson’s life.

Joseph Gordon-Levitt leads the ensemble as Kalanick with Jon Bass as Uber co-founder Garrett Camp and Kyle Chandler as venture capitalist Bill Gurley, Uma Thurman stands out with a fiery portrayal of Arianna Huffington. Ahead of Thurman’s debut in episode 4, “Boober,” airing Sunday, March 20, the actress opened up to ET’s Lauren Zima about transforming into the author and entrepreneur behind  who later joined Uber’s board of directors in a shrewd power play. “She plays a decisive role in this business thriller,” she says of the series adapted from Mike Isaac’s book of the same name by creators Brian Koppelman and David Levien, the duo behind Showtime’s . Even though the series is about Uber and not so much Huffington’s life and career, that didn’t stop Thurman from diving deep into her real-life counterpart’s background, “to sort of see through her eyes as much as possible,” the actress says, revealing that she’s previously met the author a number of times.

Welcome back to Bingeworthy—a podcast about all things television, streaming, what we watch, and how we watch it. Currently, we’re in a new accelerated, oversaturated age of TV, the second era of streaming, and the epoch of #TooMuchContent.

It may not technically take place in the same television universe, but Bobby Axelrod from “Billions” could totally guest star on Showtime’s “Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber.” The new show from “Billions” masterminds Brian Koppelman and David Levien, adapted from the book by Mike Isaac, has similar propulsive energy. Once again taking place in the world of big business, it features characters who often thrive in what could politely be called a moral gray area, propelled by sharp, witting writing and captivating performances.

The sad story of the Jonestown Massacre is hitting the big screen in a new film starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Chloe Grace Moretz, titled “White Night.” According to Variety, director ​​Anne Sewitsky (“A Very British Scandal”) is set to helm the thriller, “White Night,” about Jim Jones and the mass suicide at Jonestown. The film will star Joseph Gordon-Levitt as the cult leader, Jim Jones, with Chloe Grace Moretz playing one of the cult’s inner circle members.

With their “Billions” series already a big hit for Showtime, the cable channel is doubling down on creatives and writer/directors Brian Koppelman and David Levien, known as the writers “Ocean’s 13,” “The Girlfriend Experience,” and more. Now they have another new series ready to go called, “Super Pumped: The Battle For Uber,” which as the title suggests, is based on the 2019 nonfiction book of the same name by Mike Isaac, centering on the rise and fall of former Uber CEO Travis Kalanick, played by Joseph Gordon-Levitt.

Screenwriters, directors, showrunners, and filmmakers Brian Koppelman and David Levien like to look at the world around them for inspiration. For their Showtime series, “Billions,” they looked at the cutthroat world of finance, hedge fund managers, and the real-life prosecutions of financial crime by federal authorities that have made major headlines worldwide.

Few performers manage to maintain a high profile in the public eye and are as coveted by filmmakers as Joseph Gordon-Levitt.

Joseph Gordon-Levitt couldn't be more grateful for his «first TV family.»At the age of 14, the actor starred as Tommy Solomon on from 1996 to 2001. While speaking with ET's Lauren Zima, the now 40-year-old actor credits the sitcom for helping him pay for college.«I am really lucky that I got to be on a popular television show when I was a kid so I was able to pay for my own college, but my college was expensive,» the actor reflects.

Back in 2010, Joseph Gordon-Levitt was in a professional rut. “I wanted to be creative, and no one was letting me,” he said of that time.

While Showtime hasn’t been able to fully keep up with the likes of HBO in terms of overall quality of original programming or quantity, there are some serious bright spots on the premium network, including the long-running series, “Billions.” And because of that show’s popularity and awards recognition, it appears Showtime is ready to give “Billions” co-creators, Brian Koppelman and David Levien, another series about the business world to bring to the network, titled “Super Pumped.” READ MORE:

Knives Out.The actor and director have collaborated constantly in the past, with Gordon-Levitt even managing to fit in a voice cameo in Star Wars: The Last Jedi.The actor has now confirmed that he can be heard in Knives Out voicing the role of Detective Hardrock in a TV programme being watched by Marta (Ana de Armas) at the start of the film.“Funnily enough, and folks may or may not know this, I’ve actually gotten to cameo in every single one of Rian Johnson’s films, from Brick to The Brothers

In “Project Power,” a new supercharged, high-concept Netflix film and oblique run at the superhero genre; 1) disposable black and brown people in New Orleans are used as guinea pigs for a new experimental street drug that gives users unpredictable and fleeting superpowers for five minutes; 2) a sympathetic cop uses those same narcotics to “level the playing field” in a city riddled with crime and corrupt superiors who pass on amplified bad guys to secretive feds or men in black without

kahuna, if you will — but rather a series of suppliers and wannabe kingpins with foreign accents.

If there was a pill that gave you a superpower for five minutes, would you take it? That’s the basic premise behind the upcoming film “Project Power,” and I think most people would undoubtedly say, “Yes!” READ MORE: Jamie Foxx “Officially Got The Real Ball Rolling” On His Long-Awaited Mike Tyson Biopic But as seen in the new trailer for “Project Power,” answering yes to that question comes with some potentially deadly consequences.

Even though theaters have been shut down for months, that doesn’t mean that there aren’t incredible new films being released. It’s just that instead of dragging the family to the big screen, spending loads of money on concessions, and dealing with the people on their cellphones, you can enjoy great cinema, such as “7500,” in the comfort of your home.

The day begins like any other. Veteran pilot Tobias Ellis (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) sits down in the cockpit of a plane flying out of Berlin without a care in the world.

7500, which is set for the streaming platform in a little over a weeks’ time. Joseph Gordon-Levitt heads up the cast of the movie which is set entirely in one location, the cockpit of a passenger jet traveling from Berlin to Paris.  Levitt plays the first officer of the plane, one that is taken by terrorists shortly after take-off.

Over the years, there have been a number of plane hijacking films. But many of those films take a look at a plane hijacking from the point of view of a badass action star.

Joseph Gordon-Levitt has sent a motivational message to the students whose graduation ceremonies have been cancelled due to the Covid-19 crisis.