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Perhaps the most glaring omission from this morning’s BAFTA nominations was Princess Diana biopic Spencer.

Encanto‘s “We Don’t Talk About Bruno” has become the first Disney song in 29 years to reach the number one spot on the Billboard Hot 100 chart!

Hulu has given an eight-episode series order to Up Here, a musical romantic comedy from Tony-winning playwright Steven Levenson (tick, tick… BOOM!), Danielle Sanchez-Witzel (The Carmichael Show, My Name Is Earl), Tony-winning Hamilton director Thomas Kail and Oscar, Emmy and Grammy-winning duo Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez (Frozen, WandaVision). 20th Television and Kail’s Old 320 Sycamore Productions co-produce the series, which is currently casting with production set to begin this summer in New York.

Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorIn “Tick, Tick, …Boom!” the song “Therapy” is performed by Jonathan Larson, played by Andrew Garfield and Karessa played by Vanessa Hudgens. The number intercuts mid-argument between Larson and girlfriend Susan (Alexandra Shipp), as they fight over Jonathan’s reluctance to understand that he has been shutting Susan out of his life as his musical’s workshop gets closer.Director Lin-Manuel Miranda says the song, a Fosse-style inspired moment, is a charming number that pokes fun at counselor therapy speak, and the best way to tell your partner you’re ticked off at them.

Andrew Garfield (“Tick, Tick … Boom!,” “Spider-Man: No Way Home”) and Rachel Zegler (“West Side Story”) sat down for a virtual chat for Variety’s Actors on Actors, presented by Amazon Studios. For more, click here.What do Andrew Garfield and Rachel Zegler have in common? To start, they both love the theater, musicals — and each other. “You are in my favorite movie of the year,” Garfield tells 20-year-old Zegler on a recent video conversation about her first film role, as Maria in Steven Spielberg’s “West Side Story.”“You are in my favorite movie of the year,” Zegler gushes back to Garfield about his turn as the composer Jonathan Larson in Lin-Manuel Miranda’s “Tick, Tick … Boom!” And she’s also a super fan of Garfield’s surprise return to playing Peter Parker in the box office phenomenon “Spider-Man: No Way Home,” a movie that made her sob.

Lin-Manuel Miranda made a virtual appearance on “The Tonight Show”, which led to an embarrassing moment while playing a musical game with host Jimmy Fallon.

Lin-Manuel Miranda could see right through Andrew Garfield‘s lie!

Sebastián Yatra. After having «the hardest year of my life, emotionally,» the 27-year-old singer tells ET, from his home in Colombia ahead of the release of his third studio album, that he's looking at life in a whole new way.Radiating positivity that transfers from the screen, he reflects on his latest achievements. His song, «Dos Oruguitas,» from the Disney animated movie has reached the No.

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Video: NEWS OF THE WEEK: Britney Spears calls out Diane Sawyer over 2003 interview (Cover Video)IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: Cardi B wins defamation lawsuit against YouTuberIN CASE YOU MISSED IT: Damon Albarn apologises to Taylor Swift over songwriting commentsDaniel Craig completes interview while bleeding from foreheadPeter Dinklage criticises 'backwards' Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs remakeCelebrities Attend Los Angeles Clippers vs New York Knicks GameTiffany Haddish addresses driving under the influence arrestDamon Albarn apologises to Taylor Swift over songwriting commentsEric Clapton claims people vaccinated against Covid-19 are under 'hypnosis'Cardi B wins defamation lawsuit against YouTuberMarilyn Manson denies sexually assaulting Evan Rachel Wood on music video setParis Hilton found going to therapy with mother Kathy 'really healing'Lin-Manuel Miranda isn't interested in hosting OscarsRegina King's son alluded on social media of mental health prior to suicideKim Kardashian pays tribute to 'magic' friend Thierry MuglerSony Music buys Bob Dylan's recorded music catalogLizzo, H. E.

Video: NEWS OF THE WEEK: Kim Kardashian says her marriage to Kanye West can’t be saved (Cover Video)Tiffany Haddish addresses driving under the influence arrestDamon Albarn apologises to Taylor Swift over songwriting commentsEric Clapton claims people vaccinated against Covid-19 are under 'hypnosis'Cardi B wins defamation lawsuit against YouTuberMarilyn Manson denies sexually assaulting Evan Rachel Wood on music video setParis Hilton found going to therapy with mother Kathy 'really healing'Lin-Manuel Miranda isn't interested in hosting OscarsRegina King's son alluded on social media of mental health prior to suicideKim Kardashian pays tribute to 'magic' friend Thierry MuglerSony Music buys Bob Dylan's recorded music catalogLizzo, H. E.

A version of this story about “Vivo” first appeared in the special animation section of Awards Preview issue of TheWrap’s awards magazine.There is so much vying for your attention these days, especially in terms of animation, that it’s important to grip the attention and imagination of the audience as quickly as possible. For “Vivo,” the animated musical conceived by Lin-Manuel Miranda and co-written by his “In the Heights” collaborator Quiara Alegría Hudes, the approach was simple: envelop the viewer in the world of a singing kinkajou named Vivo (Miranda) who travels from Cuba to America to fulfill his master Andrés’ (Juan de Marcos González) last wish, with a big, brassy, cannot-look-away musical number.Easy enough, right? But what if the same number covered a huge amount of storytelling ground and emotional real estate? Oh, and it was captured in a single fluid take?As director and co-writer Kirk DeMicco tells it, the sequence wasn’t initially staged as a showstopping single take.

Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorFor “Tick, Tick… Boom!” choreographer Ryan Heffington, coming up with the steps for “No More” — the musical’s duet between Jonathan (Andrew Garfield) and Michael (Robin de Jesús) — was a collaborative process.“It was about what felt good on their bodies,” Heffington tells Variety of Garfield and de Jesús, adding that the two are “great movers.”“No More” comes early in the Lin-Manuel Miranda-directed film, as Jonathan is workshopping his new show “Superbia,” but still hasn’t had a breakthrough. Meanwhile, his best friend Michael, a research executive, is zooming around town in a BMW and has a new apartment with a doorkeeper.

NEW YORK -- Lin-Manuel Miranda went song by song through some of the hits of “Encanto” in a recent interview, from the breakout smash “We Don't Talk About Bruno” to his self-described “’90s Rock en Español throwback” “What Else Can I Do?”———“We Don’t Talk About Bruno”What I was trying to do — it’s much more commonplace in musical theater than it is in musical films. You have those great moments where everyone gets a little showpiece and then you smash them altogether. I think of “One Day More” from “Les Miserables” or “Non-Stop” in “Hamilton.” It’s always such a delightful moment when you get to crash all the themes into each other.“Dos Oruguitas”I wanted it to feel like an old folk song that had always existed, complete with a nature metaphor that hopefully tells us a little something about ourselves.

Clayton Davis You can expect to see the next installment of Daniel Craig as Private Detective Benoit Blanc in “Knives Out 2” streaming on Netflix this fall. Variety has learned exclusively that writer and director Rian Johnson’s hotly-anticipated sequel is expected to release in theaters and the streaming platform in the last quarter of 2022.In addition, the film is expected to also make a festival run before its release, although it’s unknown which ones it’s expected to debut at.

In a chart first tonight, We Don’t Talk About Bruno, from the new hit Disney musical Encanto, soars to Number 1 on the UK’s Official Singles Chart - becoming the first ever original Disney song to do so in the chart’s 70-year history, the Official Charts Company can confirm.

Gunna's DS4Ever was last week's best-selling album, Billboard announced yesterday. This news wouldn't be surprising — the Atlanta rapper's last solo full-length, 2020's Wunna, also debuted in the top spot — if the project hadn't arrived the same day as the Weeknd's Dawn FM. Following the record-breaking success of After Hours, the Canadian crooner's new release was expected to coast to victory.

Billboard, the Lin-Manuel Miranda hit became the highest-charting song from a Disney animated movie since 1995. With the No.

Editors note: Deadline’s Read the Screenplay series debuts and celebrates the scripts of films that will be factors in this year’s movie awards race.

Won: Best Director, Motion Picture (Jane Campion); Best Supporting Actor, Motion Picture (Kodi Smit-McPhee); Best Motion Picture, DramaSynopsis: , The Power of the Dog centers on a “charismatic rancher [named] Phil Burbank [who] inspires fear and awe in those around him. When his brother brings home a new wife and her son, Phil torments them until he finds himself exposed to the possibility of love.” Benedict Cumberbatch and Kirsten Dunst star.  This content can also be viewed on the site it from.Won: Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy (Andrew Garfield)Synopsis: , “Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award winner Lin-Manuel Miranda makes his feature directorial debut with Tick, Tick...Boom!, an adaptation of the autobiographical musical by Jonathan Larson, who revolutionized theater as the creator of Rent.

Celebrity birthdays for the week of Jan. 16-22:Jan. 16: Opera singer Marilyn Horne is 88.

Lin-Manuel Miranda introduced a Hamilton cast performance of Dear Theodosia as part of the congressional events marking the first anniversary of the January 6th attack on the Capitol.

rising cases of the COVID-19 Omicron variant during a recent interview with the Hollywood Reporter.The news comes as several shows including Lin-Manuel Miranda’s “Hamilton” and Disney’s “Aladdin” have shuttered performances through Christmas and Alanis Morissette’s “Jagged Little Pill” announced its closing notice yesterday.According to St.

Broadway’s Freestyle Love Supreme offered up some bad news-good news today, with the improvisational hip-hop revue canceling tonight’s performance due to Covid (the bad news) but revealing four previously unannounced appearances by co-creator Lin-Manuel Miranda for this week (the good news).

latest at the box office, the outlet noted that “West Side Story,” along with Lin-Manuel Miranda’s “In the Heights,” perhaps struggled in the Latinx demographic because “‘West Side Story’ and ‘In the Heights’ are, respectively, Puerto Rican immigrant and Dominican Republic and islanders’ stories, tales which don’t necessarily resonate with Mexican Americans.”Shortly thereafter, Perez chimed in on the description, calling on Deadline to correct what they had written.“Respectfully, Puerto Ricans

Billie Eilish was the host and musical guest on Saturday Night Live this week, and her duties included directing a “hip-hop nativity” – watch the video below:In the sketch, Eilish was joined by Heidi Gardner as they tried to update the story of the birth of Jesus by teaching a group of actors to twerk, strut and pole dance. The closing scene says that Hamilton creator Lin-Manuel Miranda is set to direct the full-length film version.

20th Century Studios/Amblin/Disney’s West Side Story grossed $800K last night in Thursday night previews that began at 5PM at 2,820 locations. Industry projections for Steven Spielberg’s first feature musical are between $12M-$17M.

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media Reporter“Freestyle Love Supreme” will rap its way through the U.S.A.Following a limited run on Broadway, the improv comedy hip-hop show is embarking on a nationwide tour with stops in Seattle, Boston, Portland and Los Angeles. The show closes on Broadway on Jan 2, 2022 prior to the national stint, which begins on Jan.

Rita Moreno and Steven Spielberg are celebrating a lot of things, from the release of their film “West Side Story” to their birthdays.

Academy Awards favorites and provide a boost to newly released or upcoming movies. Also making the AFI top 10 were: Sian Heder's “CODA,” Denis Villeneuve's “Dune,” Reinaldo Marcus Greene’s “King Richard,” Paul Thomas Anderson's “Licorice Pizza,” Guillermo del Toro's “Nightmare Alley,” Lin-Manuel Miranda's “tick, tick...

Clayton Davis Films from Paul Thomas Anderson, Jane Campion, Joel Coen, Guillermo del Toro, Lin-Manuel Miranda and Denis Villeneuve are recipients of the 2021 AFI Awards.The honors give a nice boost for the films’ awards campaigns leading up to the holiday break, especially as ballots are in the hands of Critics Choice and SAG voters.

Andrew Garfield is a talker. He’s got a lot to say in the best way possible.

Actress Olga Merediz stopped by Deadline’s Contenders: New York on Saturday to talk about reprising her role as Abuela Claudia from Lin-Manuel Miranda and Quiara Alegría Hudes’ Broadway musical In the Heights for Jon M. Chu’s Warner Bros film of the same name.

Clayton Davis By his own admission, Lin-Manuel Miranda went back to school this year. The Latino actor, director, writer, songwriter and composer had so many projects and commitments to juggle at once this year that the only way he made it through was to pretend he was back in college.The multi-hyphenate behind “Hamilton” saw the release of “In the Heights” (Warner Bros) the film adaptation of his first Broadway musical, which he co-wrote and produced with director Jon M.

Lin-Manuel Miranda is opening up about the effect that the pro-shot version of Hamilton, which is streaming now on Disney+, is having on Broadway ticket sales.

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