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  • Nicole Kidman, Javier Bardem to join hands for animated musical

    By Express News Service

    Last April, it was announced that West Side Story star Rachel Zegler would be lending her voice to a starring role in Apple’s upcoming animated musical feature Spellbound. The cast of the film has grown now and it will feature the voice talents of Nicole Kidman, Javier Bardem and Nathan Lane.

    Spellbound is set to follow Zegler as Princess Ellian who finds herself on a mission to save her family and the people of her kingdom from turning into monsters. Kidman and Bardem are joining the film as the parents of the Princess. 

    Also joining the cast are John Lithgow and Jenifer Lewis. The pair will be lending their voices to ‘Minister Bolinar’ and ‘Minister Nazara Prone,’ two royal advisors to the princess. In her journey to save her family and kingdom, Princess Ellian seeks the help of “The Oracles of the Sun and Moon” voiced by a pair of Tony winners in Lane and André De Shields. Lastly, Jordan Fisher has also been announced to be joining the cast as a young nomad.

    Spellbound is being directed by Vicky Jenson who has previously directed the fan-favorite animated film Shrek. The film has been written by Lauren Hynek, Elizabeth Martin, and Linda Woolverton. Spellbound is expected to be released on November 11, 2022. 

  • Nicole Kidman, Javier Bardem and Nathan Lane to join hands for animated musical ‘Spellbound’

    By Express News Service

    Last April, it was announced that West Side Story star Rachel Zegler would be lending her voice to a starring role in Apple’s upcoming animated musical feature Spellbound. The cast of the film has grown now and it will feature the voice talents of Nicole Kidman, Javier Bardem and Nathan Lane.

    Nicole Kidman and JavierBardemSpellbound is set to follow Zegler as Princess Ellian who finds herself on a mission to save her family and the people of her kingdom from turning into monsters. Kidman and Bardem are joining the film as the parents of the Princess. 

    Also joining the cast are John Lithgow and Jenifer Lewis. The pair will be lending their voices to ‘Minister Bolinar’ and ‘Minister Nazara Prone,’ two royal advisors to the princess. In her journey to save her family and kingdom, Princess Ellian seeks the help of “The Oracles of the Sun and Moon” voiced by a pair of Tony winners in Lane and André De Shields. Lastly, Jordan Fisher has also been announced to be joining the cast as a young nomad.

    Spellbound is being directed by Vicky Jenson who has previously directed the fan-favourite animated film Shrek. The film has been written by Lauren Hynek, Elizabeth Martin, and Linda Woolverton. Spellbound is expected to be released on November 11, 2022. 

  • Child actor Winslow Fegley to star alongside Javier Bardem 

    By Express News Service
    The Film adaptation of Bernard Waber’s children’s book Lyle, Lyle Crocodile will star child actor Winslow Fegley alongside Javier Bardem. The film is set to be directed by Will Speck and Josh Gordon, with a screenplay adapted to screen by Will Davies.

    The tale revolves around a crocodile named Lyle that lives in a house on East 88th Street in New York City. Lyle enjoys helping the Primm family with everyday chores and he loves to play with the neighbourhood kids. Things go awry when one neighbour, Mr Grumps, insists that Lyle belongs in a zoo. Lyle attempts to win over Mr Grumps and his cat Loretta,  however, it all seems to go wrong. 

    It will take all of Lyle’s charm and courage to reveal the hero, and friend, behind the big crocodile smile. Musician duo Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, who won Academy Award for the Best Original Song for La La Land, will write original songs for the film.

     Speck and Gordon will produce alongside Hutch Parker. Dan Wilson is executive producing for Hutch Parker Entertainment and Kevin K Vafi is executive producing for Speck and Gordon. Pasek and Paul are also executive producing.

    Lyle, Lyle Crocodile will bow on July 22, 2022.

    Fegley recently completed shooting the lead role in Nightbooks, as well as 8 Bit Christmas for HBO Max. He is best known for his break-out role as Timmy Failure in Disney’s Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made. He also starred in Focus Features’ Come Play. He will next be seen in the Neil Bogart biopic Spinning Gold, starring Samuel L Jackson.

  • Timothee Chalamet-starrer ‘Dune’ delayed again, new release date revealed

    By ANI
    WASHINGTON: The wait for ‘Dune’ just got a bit longer. Warner Bros. has shifted the much-awaited sci-fi film to three weeks later, putting it at October 22, 2021.

    As per Variety, it was previously set to release on October 1. The move was part of a larger release date shuffle by Warner Bros. recently.

    ‘The Many Saints of Newark’ was pushed back one week, taking the original spot held by ‘Dune’. The ‘Sopranos’ prequel will now debut on October 1, a week later than its previous date of September 24.

    The shuffle also affected Clint Eastwood’s upcoming film ‘Cry Macho’, which was bumped up one month after ‘Dune’ took its previous spot. ‘Cry Macho’ will now release on September 17, three weeks ahead of its prior date of October 22.

    This is the latest delay for ‘Dune’, helmed by Denis Villeneuve. The hotly-anticipated film was originally set for December 18, 2020, before being punted nearly a year to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

    The film’s cast includes Timothee Chalamet, Rebecca Ferguson, Oscar Isaac, Josh Brolin, Stellan Skarsgard, Dave Bautista, Zendaya, Jason Momoa and Javier Bardem.

    The upcoming movie tells the story of Paul Atreides, a brilliant and gifted young man born into a great destiny beyond his understanding, who must travel to the most dangerous planet in the universe to ensure the future of his family and his people.

    The movie, which will have its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival, is based on Frank Herbert’s seminal science fiction bestseller.

    Coincidentally, ‘Dune’s’ new release date falls on the same day as ‘The French Dispatch’, both films star Chalamet. That’s a double treat for all the Chalamet fans.

    In late 2020, Warner Bros. made the bombshell decision to release its entire 2021 slate of films simultaneously in theatres and on HBO Max for a limited time.

    These films, including upcoming releases like ‘The Suicide Squad’ and ‘The Matrix 4’ are still expected to follow that release plan.

  • Nicole Kidman, Javier Bardem in talks to star in Aaron Sorkin’s ‘Being the Ricardos’

    By PTI
    LOS ANGELES: Actors Nicole Kidman and Javier Bardem are in negotiations to board filmmaker Aaron Sokrin-directed “Being the Ricardos”.

    If the deal is locked, Kidman will play Hollywood icon Lucille Ball, while Barden will essay the role of her husband, Cuban-American actor Desi Arnaz.

    According to Deadline, Sorkin has penned the screenplay and will direct the film for Amazon Studios and Escape Artists.

    The story will take place during a production week on the set of  “I Love Lucy”, starting with a Monday table read through an audience shoot on Friday.

    “Ball and Arnaz will face challenges that could end their careers and their marriage,” the logline reads.

    Escape Artists’ Todd Black, Jason Blumenthal and Steve Tisch are producing the movie.

    Executive producers are Jenna Block, David Bloomfield, Stuart Besser, Lucie Arnaz, Desi Arnaz Jr, and Lauren Lohman.