'The Lion King' Prequel Casts First 2 Leads!

being closed for over a year and a half due to the coronavirus pandemic, The King's Theatre opened their doors for the first time this week with a grand ribbon cutting celebration. It has been extremely tough on everyone but particularly for the entertainment industry - so when it was time for the curtain to rise for the first time with a performance of 'Chicago' it really was smiles all round.

Heating up! Jana Kramer and Jay Cutler had a “fun date night” at Nate Bargatze’s comedy show, a source exclusively tells Us Weekly.

Tame Impala have returned to full-band live shows for the first time in 2021, kicking off their rescheduled ‘Rushium’ tour at the United Center in Chicago on Tuesday (September 7).The performance was the first to feature all five members of the Tame Impala touring band since March 2020, where the band’s North American tour was ultimately cut short on account of the COVID-19 pandemic.

EXCLUSIVE: The Most Reluctant Convert: The Untold Story of C.S. Lewis, a new biopic tracking the life of The Chronicles Of Narnia author, has been set for an event cinema release in theaters this November. Scroll down to watch the trailer.

Kim Kardashian has reached another ridiculous milestone. On Wednesday, September 1st the influencer hit 250 million followers on Instagram after being on the site for almost 10 years.

EXCLUSIVE: Torrey DeVitto is making her small-screen return in the upcoming Hallmark holiday film The Christmas Promise, her first TV project since departing from NBC’s Chicago Med in May. Dylan Bruce (Orphan Black, Midnight, Texas) and Patrick Duffy (Dallas, Step-By-Step) are also set to star.

Nia DaCosta just made history. Despite an end-of-the-month release and mixed reviews,  dominated the box office in its opening weekend.

The wait is over. After delays, three listening parties, and an eyebrow-raising performance art wedding, Kanye West has finally released his newest album, Donda.

Jussie Smollett’s attorneys cannot call as a witness the Chicago prosecutor whose office dropped initial charges accusing the actor of staging a racist, anti-gay attack on himself in 2019, a judge ruled Thursday.

Director Joe Wright (“The Darkest Hour“) was extremely productive last year during the pandemic and shot a new movie “Cyrano” in Noto, Sicily, with a fantastic cast that includes Emmy-winner Peter Dinklage (“I Care A Lot“), Haley Bennett (“The Magnificent Seven“), Kelvin Harrison Jr. (“The Trial of The Chicago 7“), Ben Mendelsohn (“The Marsh King’s Daughter“), and Bashir Salahuddin (“Top Gun: Maverick“).

Gallery: 10 film directors who usually appear in their own films (BANG Showbiz)The 'Moonlight' filmmaker made the decision to take on the family flick after being blown away by the quality of Jeff Nathanson's screenplay. In a conversation with fellow filmmaker Chloe Zhao, Barry said: "I read the script and about 40 pages in, I turned to Lulu (Wang) and I said, 'Holy s***, this is good.

The Fiery Furnaces have announce their first set of tour dates in over ten years.The sibling duo made up of Eleanor and Matthew Friedberger will tour the US this autumn, with dates in New York, Chicago and Los Angeles.

Jussie Smollett’s attorneys cannot call as a witness the Chicago prosecutor whose office dropped initial charges accusing the actor of staging a racist, anti-gay attack on himself in 2019, a judge ruled Thursday. Smollett's attorneys also cannot mention various lawsuits linked to his case, Cook County Judge James Linn said.

more than a billion dollars), and the Mouse House has confirmed that its Barry Jenkins-directed follow-up to 2019's «live-action» will be set before the events of that film and reveal Mufasa's origin story.Kelvin Harrison Jr. () will play a young Mufasa, ET can confirm.

CHICAGO -- Jussie Smollett’s attorneys cannot call as a witness the Chicago prosecutor whose office dropped initial charges accusing the actor of staging a racist, anti-gay attack on himself in 2019, a judge ruled Thursday.Smollett's attorneys also cannot mention various lawsuits linked to his case, Cook County Judge James Linn said.

Production for Disney’s highly-anticipated “The Lion King” prequel is underway.

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media ReporterAaron Pierre and Kelvin Harrison Jr.  will venture with director Barry Jenkins to the Pride Lands, with the actors set to voice Mufasa and Scar in Disney’s upcoming prequel to “The Lion King.”After the studio’s 2019 photo-realistic adaptation of the animated classic grossed $1.6 billion at the global box office, Disney was eager to return to the vast savanna and greenlit a follow-up with Jenkins, the filmmaker behind the Oscar-winning “Moonlight,” at the

While there are folks that are probably still having trouble coming to terms with the fact that Barry Jenkins is going to direct the upcoming ‘Lion King’ prequel film, they’re going to have to reckon with their surprise sooner rather than later, as we’re starting to get casting news on who is going to provide voices for the “live-action” Disney film.