‘This Is Us’ Alum Chris Geere Signs With Verve

Angelique Jackson Chris Evans certainly has the market cornered on superheroes, voicing the iconic space ranger Buzz Lightyear shortly after hanging up (and handing over) his shield as the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s Captain America.At the world premiere of the Disney-Pixar animated movie on June 8, Evans admitted that taking on the voice role was “intimidating,” especially when following the work of Tim Allen as Buzz in the four “Toy Story” films.“The first time you have to do that iconic line, ‘To Infinity and Beyond…,’ you kind of just do a shameless Tim Allen impression. It’s intimidating,” Evans told Variety, crediting “Lightyear” director Angus MacLane and the Pixar team for helping him craft his own take on the voice.

Chris Evans was bombarded with birthday love as he turned 41 on Monday.

signed a pledge promising to portray guns in a responsible way onscreen.A batch of writers, actors, producers and directors — including Jimmy Kimmel, Mark Ruffalo and Amy Schumer — have endorsed an agreement titled #ShowYourSafety for Brady United.The organization is a gun-safety lobby launched in 1981 after Jim Brady, Ronald Reagan’s White House Press Secretary, was shot by a gunman who was attempting to assassinate the former president.“Hollywood has modeled positive culture change before: Seatbelt use, smoking, teen pregnancy, marriage equality,” the company explained on its website Monday. “Now, as America’s gun violence epidemic worsens, is the time to undertake a responsibility in storytelling depicting firearms and gun safety.”Other A-listers who notarized their signature include Debbie Allen, Judd Apatow, Betsy Beers, Adam Brody, Shonda Rhimes, Adam McKay, Liz Tigelaar, Chris Van Dusen, Krista Vernoff, Julianne Moore and many more.The petition does not ask Hollywood to rid of guns and gun violence on TV and film completely, but for creatives to be “mindful” of onscreen weapons and how they are depicted.The pledge implored “America’s storytellers” to entertain audiences, but also to “acknowledge that stories have the power to effect change.”“Guns are prominently featured in TV and movies in every corner of the globe, but only America has a gun violence epidemic,” the memo went on.

Chris Evans is opening up about voicing Buzz Lightyear in Disney/Pixar’s new movie, Lightyear.

Chris Lane is fully embracing fatherhood — dad bod and all! The singer is currently expecting his second child with wife Lauren Bushnell and ET was with him and his pal, Lauren Alaina, on the set of their music video for a new rendition of the '70s classic tune, «Dancin' in the Moonlight.»While Alaina was «doing all the things» for the music video — which has different time periods including the '20s, '50s, and '70s -- Lane joked to ET, «I currently have the dad bod going on so I'm going to be buttoned all the way to the top.»Alaina quipped back, «The dad bod? Whatever, not at all. I have more of a dad bod than you do.»Lane also opened up about being a dad to 1-year-old Dutton.

The Apprentice winner Alana Spencer was rushed to hospital after falling eight feet from a ladder while setting up her new venture.

Wilson Chapman editorDisney-Pixar’s “Lightyear” sees Chris Evans voicing a new version of one of the company’s most famous characters, Buzz Lightyear. First introduced in 1995’s “Toy Story,” Buzz was made famous thanks to Tim Allen’s voice performance across the franchise’s four films, and Evans admitted that taking on the title role was a daunting prospect“The first time you have to do that iconic line, ‘To Infinity and Beyond…,’ you kind of just do a shameless Tim Allen impression.

Chris Evans is not taking his iconic role as Buzz Lightyear lightly!Evans, 40, walked the red carpet at the premiere of at the El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood on Wednesday, and the star spoke with ET's Matt Cohen about his hotly anticipated new project.When asked about how it felt to deliver Buzz's most famous line — «To infinity and beyond!» — Evans admitted that it was genuinely «nerve-racking.»«Because it's something that we all know from someone else,» Evans said, referring to Tim Allen's delivery of the line as Buzz Lightyear in the franchise. «So it's big shoes to fill and you want to put your own interpretation on it, but you also have to make sure you pay homage to what we all know and what we all love.»is not technically a  movie, in the sense some might expect.

The Byron Allen-led media company AMG has hired Christopher Malone to the position of executive vice president and head of corporate development. Malone will help lead AMG senior management in merger and acquisition efforts, along with additional corporate strategic initiatives. Malone was an integral role in financing recent notable AMG transactions, including the AMG acquisition of The Weather Channel in 2018 and the AMG acquisition of several ABC, NBC, CBS, and FOX broadcast network-affiliated television stations nationwide. “Chris will play a vital role in helping Allen Media Group continue its trajectory of growth and execute on the large number of acquisition opportunities in front of us,” Allen said in a statement.Malone moves to AMG from Stellex Capital Management. Prior to that, Malone was a director at Brightwood Capital and previously held positions at RLJ Equity Partners, William Blair, and Credit Suisse.

Adam Sandler is sharing the funny story about how he was once recognized by Bruce Springsteen. Well, sort of.

EXCLUSIVE: Byron Allen’s Allen Media Group has hired veteran finance exec Chris Malone as EVP, Head of Corporate Development. Based at AMG’s Los Angeles headquarters, he will work with the company’s senior management in M&A efforts and other corporate strategic initiatives involving capital markets, private equity and credit.

The debate of the best Hollywood Chris is never ending.

Nike co-founder Phil Knight and Dodgers co-owner Alan Smolinisky have offered, in writing, more than $2 billion for the Portland Trail Blazers NBA franchise according to multiple reports.

has died. He was 72.White's family confirmed the news of his passing in a statement posted to Facebook, sharing that the famed rocker died on Thursday after «a brief illness.»«Throughout his life and six-decade career, Alan was many things to many people: a certified rock star to fans around the world; band mate to a select few, and gentleman and friend to all who met him,» the statement shared.White was born in Pelton, County Durham, England on June 14, 1949.

deeply saddened.”Alan White, our beloved husband, dad, and grandpa, passed away at the age of 72 at his Seattle-area home on May 26, 2022, after a brief illness. Gigi, Jesse, and CassiSeattle, WARead more at https://t.co/51E83u0mj8 pic.twitter.com/mROj0KoC8pWhite was born in Pelton, County Durham, England on June 14, 1949.

EXCLUSIVE: Crazy Rich Asians-backer Peter Luo’s Stars Collective has signed Google engineer-turned-viral-YouTuber Jonathan Ma aka Joma to a managing, development and production deal, and he has set first project: a dark comedy/drama about the birth of Bitcoin and the true identity of mysterious founder Satoshi.

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaDouglas Carter Beane, the Tony Award-nominated playwright behind “The Nance” and “The Little Dog Laughed,” has signed with Verve for representation in all areas.Beane is one of the most prolific and celebrated writers in the theater business, having seen many of his works produced to great acclaim both on and off Broadway. He has moved seamlessly between genres and subject matter, from straight plays to musicals, often injecting a drawing-room wit and sophistication into the material.Beane’s plays include “As Bees in Honey Drown,” “The Closet,” “Shows for Days,” “Mr.

Bake Off: The Professionals returned to screens on Tuesday night and there was quite a big change. While Benoit Blin and Cherish Finden were back as judges and Liam Charles returned as host, his usual presenting partner Tom Allen was nowhere to be seen.