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Moana 2 Is Coming In 2024
Disney will release 'Moana 2' later this year.The studio has announced a sequel to the original beloved animated blockbuster - which was released in 2016 and starred Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson and Auliʻi Cravalho -...
By Bang Showbiz in Movies / TV / Theatre on 08 February 2024
Robert De Niro Roasts Billy Crystal At Kennedy Center Honors
Robert De Niro made fun of Billy Crystal's age during the Kennedy Center Honors.The 'When Harry Met Sally ... ' star was among the honourees at the glittering gala in Washington, D.C. on Sunday night...
By Bang Showbiz in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 04 December 2023
Andrew Garfield Has 'No Plans' To Play Spider-man Again
Andrew Garfield has “no plans” to play Spider-Man again. The ‘Eyes of Tammy Faye’ star ruled out reprising the role of Peter Parker’s superhero alias but admitted he was aware people might not believe him...
By Bang Showbiz in Movies / TV / Theatre on 28 February 2022
Lin-manuel Miranda Promises Classic Little Mermaid Songs Will Stay
Lin-Manuel Miranda has promised the live-action 'Little Mermaid' will still feature the classic songs from the original animated movie.The 42-year-old star is working with composer Alan Menken on some new tracks for the upcoming film...
By Bang Showbiz in Movies / TV / Theatre on 20 February 2022
Encanto Writer Reveals Film's Scrapped Post-credits Scene
'Encanto' co-writer Jared Bush has revealed the movie had a scrapped post-credits scene.Bush - who also co-directed the Disney animated favourite, which starred the likes of Stephanie Beatriz and John Leguizamo - admitted the team...
By Bang Showbiz in Movies / TV / Theatre on 01 February 2022
Javier Bardem Struggled With Voice In Being The Ricardos
Javier Bardem admits that it was difficult to master Desi Arnaz's voice in 'Being the Ricardos'.The 52-year-old actor stars alongside Nicole Kidman in the new movie – which documents the complex marriage between 'I Love...
By Bang Showbiz in Movies / TV / Theatre on 09 December 2021
Jon M. Chu Not Worried By In The Heights Disappointing At The Box Office
Jon M. Chu isn't concerned about 'In The Heights' performing badly at the box office.The 42-year-old filmmaker helmed the musical movie based on Lin-Manuel Miranda's stage production but the flick bombed with audiences – although...
By Bang Showbiz in Movies / TV / Theatre on 02 December 2021
Lin-manuel Miranda's Wife Doesn't Enjoy Musicals
Lin-Manuel Miranda's wife doesn't like musicals.The 'In The Heights' creator will "watch anything" that features singing and dancing on the big screen but his spouse Vanessa - with whom he has sons Sebastian, six, and...
By Bang Showbiz in Movies / TV / Theatre on 22 November 2021
Andrew Garfield Realised A Dream On Tick, Tick... Boom!
Andrew Garfield says Lin-Manuel Miranda made his "dreams come true" in 'Tick, Tick... Boom!'The 38-year-old star features as the late composer Jonathan Larson in the movie based on his musical of the same name and...
By Bang Showbiz in Movies / TV / Theatre on 22 November 2021
Lin-manuel Miranda's Movie School
Lin-Manuel Miranda thinks of his different projects as college classes.The 41-year-old star finds it less intimidating to think of his workload as different "courses" he's studying and finds it makes his different ventures complement one...
By Bang Showbiz in Movies / TV / Theatre on 21 November 2021
Andrew Garfield Dreaded Tick, Tick... Boom!
Andrew Garfield was frightened to watch 'Tick, Tick... Boom!'The 38-year-old star features in the new musical and admits that he was dreading the Hollywood premiere of the movie as is the most "personal" project he...
By Bang Showbiz in Movies / TV / Theatre on 17 November 2021
Lin-manuel Miranda Won't Direct Hamilton Film
Lin-Manuel Miranda has no “interest” in directing a ‘Hamilton’ film.The 41-year-old star - who has made his directorial debut with upcoming movie ‘Tick, Tick… Boom!’- is unsure a big screen version of his hit Broadway...
By Bang Showbiz in Movies / TV / Theatre on 16 October 2021
Lin-manuel Miranda Responds To In The Heights 'Colourism' Criticisms
Lin-Manuel Miranda has apologised after criticisms of "colourism" in his new film 'In The Heights'.The 41-year-old star co-wrote the musical the movie has been adapted from, and he's now responded publicly after some critics raised...
By Bang Showbiz in Movies / TV / Theatre on 15 June 2021
Jon M. Chu: In The Heights Helped Me Prepare For Wicked
Jon M. Chu says that working on 'In The Heights' has been perfect preparation for 'Wicked'.The 41-year-old filmmaker is helming an adaptation of the Broadway hit – which is based on 'The Wizard of Oz'...
By Bang Showbiz in Movies / TV / Theatre on 07 June 2021
Anthony Ramos: In The Heighs Is More 'Personal' Than Hamilton
Anthony Ramos says that 'In The Heights' is more "personal" than 'Hamilton'.The 29-year-old actor is starring the adaptation of Lin-Manuel Miranda's stage musical and suggested it has a deeper connection with viewers compared to the...
By Bang Showbiz in Movies / TV / Theatre on 06 June 2021
Jessica Alexander Joins The Little Mermaid Cast
Jessica Alexander has joined the cast of 'The Little Mermaid'.The 21-year-old star will star in Disney's live-action remake of the classic 1989 animated movie.Jessica has boarded a cast that includes Halle Bailey as Ariel, the...
By Bang Showbiz in Movies / TV / Theatre on 02 March 2021
Nick Jonas In Talks To Play Frankie Valli In Streamed Production Of Jersey Boys
Nick Jonas is in talks to play Frankie Valli in a streaming version of the 'Jersey Boys' musical.The 28-year-old star is set to play the Four Seasons frontman in the new take of the Tony...
By Bang Showbiz in Movies / TV / Theatre on 13 January 2021
Noma Dumezweni Joins The Little Mermaid Cast
Noma Dumezweni has joined the cast of 'The Little Mermaid'.The 51-year-old actress will feature in an as-yet unknown role in the live-action remake of the classic 1989 animated Disney movie.Noma – who was recently seen...
By Bang Showbiz in Movies / TV / Theatre on 06 January 2021
Lin-manuel Miranda, Billy Porter And More In Diversity Ad
Lin-Manuel Miranda and Billy Porter were among those who called for better representation in a new commercial.The 60-second PSA, which was titled 'See All', also featured Daniel Dae Kim, Nicole Scherzinger, Isis King and Jamie...
By Bang Showbiz in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 21 September 2020
Richard Gere, Diane Keaton And Blake Lively To Star In The Making Of
Richard Gere, Diane Keaton, Blake Lively and Lin-Manuel Miranda are to star in a new romantic-comedy. The quartet are to appear in 'The Making Of', which has been written and produced by Ed Zwick and...
By Bang Showbiz in Movies / TV / Theatre on 27 August 2020
Lin-manuel Miranda Says Andrew Scott Friendship Boosted His Sex Appeal
Lin-Manuel Miranda says his friendship with Andrew Scott boosted his sex appeal.The 'Hamilton' creator and the 43-year-old actor co-star in 'His Dark Materials' and Lin, 40, revealed he was inundated with texts from female friends...
By Bang Showbiz in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 10 August 2020
Lin-manuel Miranda Desperate To Perform For Beyonce And Jay Z
Lin-Manuel Miranda wanted to pull out his IV to perform for Beyoncé and Jay Z.The 40-year-old playwright and actor was sick with a high fever the night superstar couple Beyoncé and Jay Z decided to...
By Bang Showbiz in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 08 July 2020
Lin-manuel Miranda Says Hamilton Criticism Is 'Fair Game'
Lin-Manuel Miranda says criticism of 'Hamilton' is ''all fair game''.The 40-year-old star - who created, wrote and starred in the hit Broadway musical about the titular American statesman Alexander Hamilton - has responded to people...
By Bang Showbiz in Movies / TV / Theatre on 07 July 2020
Lin-manuel Miranda's Race To Get Hamilton On Disney+
Lin-Manuel Miranda admits it was a rush editing 'Hamilton' so it would be ready on time for Disney+.The acclaimed Broadway musical launched on the streaming service last week, but Lin-Manuel admitted that he had only...
By Bang Showbiz in Movies / TV / Theatre on 06 July 2020
Lin-manuel Miranda's Career Is Inspired By The Little Mermaid
Lin-Manuel Miranda says his career was inspired by 'The Little Mermaid'.The 40-year-old composer, who penned the award-winning musical 'Hamilton', was obsessed with Disney's beloved 1989 animation as a child and can recall being mesmerised by...
By Bang Showbiz in Movies / TV / Theatre on 02 July 2020
Lin-manuel Miranda Feels 'Proud' Of Hamilton's Links To Anti-racism Protests
Lin-Manuel Miranda has been ''overwhelmed'' to see 'Hamilton' resonate amid the Black Lives Matter protests.The 40-year-old star - who wrote the award-winning musical inspired by the 2004 biography 'Alexander Hamilton' by Ron Chernow - has...
By Bang Showbiz in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 26 June 2020
Lin-manuel Miranda Explains Disney+ Ruling On Hamilton F-bombs
Disney+ will edit out two f-bombs in 'Hamilton'.Lin-Manuel Miranda's hit musical will launch on the streaming service on July 3, and the show's creator and star admitted he had a decision to make to avoid...
By Bang Showbiz in Movies / TV / Theatre on 23 June 2020
Lin-manuel Miranda, Viola Davis And Sandra Oh Call Out Racism In Theatre
Lin-Manuel Miranda, Viola Davis and Sandra Oh are among those who have signed an open letter calling out systemic racism in the theatre world.The trio joined over 300 people - including Uzo Aduba, Sterling K....
By Bang Showbiz in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 10 June 2020
Melissa Barrera: Shooting In The Heights Was A Crazy Experience
Melissa Barrera admits that filming on 'In The Heights' was a ''crazy'' experience.The 29-year-old actress plays the role of Vanessa in the movie adaptation of Lin-Manuel Miranda's musical, but admits that the production is nerve-wracking...
By Bang Showbiz in Movies / TV / Theatre on 02 June 2020
Thomas Kail Is To Direct Fiddler On The Roof Remake
Thomas Kail is to direct a remake of 'Fiddler on the Roof'.The 42-year-old director is to helm an adaptation of the iconic musical for MGM and he will also serve as a producer on the...
By Bang Showbiz in Movies / TV / Theatre on 29 May 2020
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