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  • Adam Brody joins Kristen Bell in untitled Netflix comedy

    By Express News Service

    Earlier, we had reported that Kristen Bell has reunited with Netflix to headline an untitled new comedy series. The latest update is that Adam Brody has joined the cast of the series. The untitled series is created by Erin Foster and executive produced by Steven Levitan.

    According to the official logline, the series will be about, “The unlikely relationship between an irreverent, outspoken, agnostic woman (Bell) and an unconventional rabbi (Brody).” Apart from playing the agnostic woman, Bell will also serve as an executive producer of the show.

    While Kristen Bell’s most famous The Good Place streams on Netflix, this series will mark the second Netflix-produced series for her, after she starred in The Woman in the House Across the Street From the Girl in the Window last year.

    Brody’s breakthrough came with Seth Cohen’s popular TV series The O.C. He was last seen in the critically acclaimed series Fleishman Is in Trouble. He will next be seen alongside his wife Leighton Meester in a reboot of the classic film, River Wild. Disney’s 20th Television and Steven Levitan Productions will be backing this untitled Netflix series. 

    Earlier, we had reported that Kristen Bell has reunited with Netflix to headline an untitled new comedy series. The latest update is that Adam Brody has joined the cast of the series. The untitled series is created by Erin Foster and executive produced by Steven Levitan.

    According to the official logline, the series will be about, “The unlikely relationship between an irreverent, outspoken, agnostic woman (Bell) and an unconventional rabbi (Brody).” Apart from playing the agnostic woman, Bell will also serve as an executive producer of the show.

    While Kristen Bell’s most famous The Good Place streams on Netflix, this series will mark the second Netflix-produced series for her, after she starred in The Woman in the House Across the Street From the Girl in the Window last year.googletag.cmd.push(function() {googletag.display(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); });

    Brody’s breakthrough came with Seth Cohen’s popular TV series The O.C. He was last seen in the critically acclaimed series Fleishman Is in Trouble. He will next be seen alongside his wife Leighton Meester in a reboot of the classic film, River Wild. Disney’s 20th Television and Steven Levitan Productions will be backing this untitled Netflix series. 

  • Chadwick Boseman, ‘Frozen’ stars, Ellen Pompeo honoured with Disney Legends Awards 

    By PTI

    ANAHEIM: “Black Panther” star Chadwick Boseman, “Frozen” team — Idina Menzel, Kristen Bell, Jonathan Groff and Josh Gad — as well as “Grey’s Anatomy” actors Ellen Pompeo and Patrick Dempsey were honoured with the Disney Legends Award at D23 Expo.

    Disney’s D23 Expo kick started on Friday.

    The Disney Legends Award is given to an individual who has made an extraordinary contribution to the Disney legacy.

    Boseman, the star of Marvel Studios’ “Black Panther” franchise, was honoured with the award posthumously.

    His brother Derrick Boseman accepted the trophy on behalf of him.

    “I wish that he was here to receive this honour…The fact that he has not been here has been a point of immense pain for my own family. But I think about how he honoured our parents, his family, his friends and all the contracts that he signed except the last one. When he honoured them with his blood in sweat.

    “He played these roles and was taking chemo at the same time. Some of these roles had him doing things that were physical. He was so strong that even six days before he died he honoured the promise he made to his partner and married her,” Derrick said in the acceptance speech.

    Boseman died in August 2020 following a secret battle with colon cancer. He was 43.

    The Disney Legends Award ceremony, which took place at the Anaheim convention centre here, was hosted by famous television personality Tamron Hall.

    Bob Chapek, CEO Disney, presented the trophy to the honourees.

    “It is the 35th anniversary of Disney Legends. We are honoured today to present the award to this year’s legends and we are honoured because we have several past Disney Legends that are here for the ceremony,” Chapek said.

    Other honourees were Robert Price “Bob” Foster, Don Hahn, Doris Hardoon, Chris Montan, Rob’t Coltrin, Anthony Anderson and Tracee Ellis Ross.

    Groff, best known for playing ice harvester Kristoff in the “Frozen” movies and Holden Ford on “Mindhunter”, said growing up in early 1990s as a young gay boy, Disney VHS tapes were his primary source of express and expression.

    “I dressed up as Peter Pan, Alice in Wonderland, Cinderella. And one Halloween when I was three-years-old, I dressed up as Mary Poppins. Actually, I have a home video of my grandparents that Halloween, calling me Mary without any sense of irony,” he quipped.

    “It is a complete dream come true and it is such an honour to be on this illustrious list of Disney Legends…I want to thank my mom for letting me dress up as whoever I wanted to dress up and always fanning the flame of my creativity,” he said.

    Groff also expressed his gratitude to “Frozen” directors Chris Buck and Jennifer Lee for creating a space where young boys can put on their Anna and Elsa (popular characters voiced by Bell and Menzel) dresses and sing and express themselves.

    The winners received a two feet-tall bronze Disney Legends sculpture that signifies the imagination, creativity and magic they have brought to the company.

    The recipients also participated in a handprint ceremony following the event.

    Their bronzed prints will be displayed in the Disney Legends Plaza at the Company’s Burbank headquarters.

    The Disney Legends Awards were introduced in 1987 with actor Fred MacMurray, who starred in the studio’s 1959 comedy film “The Shaggy Dog”, becoming the first recipient.

    Till now, including this year’s honourees, 304 artists have been named Disney Legends.

    The list includes Tim Allen, Julie Andrews, Robert Downey Jr, Annette Funicello, Whoopi Goldberg, Sir Elton John, Angela Lansbury, George Lucas, Steve Martin, Robin Roberts, Marty Sklar, Dick Van Dyke, Barbara Walters, Ming-Na Wen, Betty White and Robin Williams.

    ANAHEIM: “Black Panther” star Chadwick Boseman, “Frozen” team — Idina Menzel, Kristen Bell, Jonathan Groff and Josh Gad — as well as “Grey’s Anatomy” actors Ellen Pompeo and Patrick Dempsey were honoured with the Disney Legends Award at D23 Expo.

    Disney’s D23 Expo kick started on Friday.

    The Disney Legends Award is given to an individual who has made an extraordinary contribution to the Disney legacy.

    Boseman, the star of Marvel Studios’ “Black Panther” franchise, was honoured with the award posthumously.

    His brother Derrick Boseman accepted the trophy on behalf of him.

    “I wish that he was here to receive this honour…The fact that he has not been here has been a point of immense pain for my own family. But I think about how he honoured our parents, his family, his friends and all the contracts that he signed except the last one. When he honoured them with his blood in sweat.

    “He played these roles and was taking chemo at the same time. Some of these roles had him doing things that were physical. He was so strong that even six days before he died he honoured the promise he made to his partner and married her,” Derrick said in the acceptance speech.

    Boseman died in August 2020 following a secret battle with colon cancer. He was 43.

    The Disney Legends Award ceremony, which took place at the Anaheim convention centre here, was hosted by famous television personality Tamron Hall.

    Bob Chapek, CEO Disney, presented the trophy to the honourees.

    “It is the 35th anniversary of Disney Legends. We are honoured today to present the award to this year’s legends and we are honoured because we have several past Disney Legends that are here for the ceremony,” Chapek said.

    Other honourees were Robert Price “Bob” Foster, Don Hahn, Doris Hardoon, Chris Montan, Rob’t Coltrin, Anthony Anderson and Tracee Ellis Ross.

    Groff, best known for playing ice harvester Kristoff in the “Frozen” movies and Holden Ford on “Mindhunter”, said growing up in early 1990s as a young gay boy, Disney VHS tapes were his primary source of express and expression.

    “I dressed up as Peter Pan, Alice in Wonderland, Cinderella. And one Halloween when I was three-years-old, I dressed up as Mary Poppins. Actually, I have a home video of my grandparents that Halloween, calling me Mary without any sense of irony,” he quipped.

    “It is a complete dream come true and it is such an honour to be on this illustrious list of Disney Legends…I want to thank my mom for letting me dress up as whoever I wanted to dress up and always fanning the flame of my creativity,” he said.

    Groff also expressed his gratitude to “Frozen” directors Chris Buck and Jennifer Lee for creating a space where young boys can put on their Anna and Elsa (popular characters voiced by Bell and Menzel) dresses and sing and express themselves.

    The winners received a two feet-tall bronze Disney Legends sculpture that signifies the imagination, creativity and magic they have brought to the company.

    The recipients also participated in a handprint ceremony following the event.

    Their bronzed prints will be displayed in the Disney Legends Plaza at the Company’s Burbank headquarters.

    The Disney Legends Awards were introduced in 1987 with actor Fred MacMurray, who starred in the studio’s 1959 comedy film “The Shaggy Dog”, becoming the first recipient.

    Till now, including this year’s honourees, 304 artists have been named Disney Legends.

    The list includes Tim Allen, Julie Andrews, Robert Downey Jr, Annette Funicello, Whoopi Goldberg, Sir Elton John, Angela Lansbury, George Lucas, Steve Martin, Robin Roberts, Marty Sklar, Dick Van Dyke, Barbara Walters, Ming-Na Wen, Betty White and Robin Williams.

  • Disney D23 Expo: Chadwick Boseman, Kristen Bell, and others to receive Disney Legends Award

    By PTI

    LOS ANGELES: Disney’s D23 Expo will kickstart next month with the Disney Legends Awards ceremony honouring artists such as Anthony Anderson, Kristen Bell, Chadwick Boseman, Rob’t Coltrin, Patrick Dempsey, and Idina Menzel.

    The opening ceremony, which will also give a sneak peek into the company’s 100-year celebrations ‘Disney100’, will take place at the Anaheim Convention Center on September 9.

    “The Disney Legends Award is given to an individual who has made an extraordinary contribution to the Disney legacy,” the press release stated.

    Other honourees are Robert Price “Bob” Foster, Jonathan Groff, Don Hahn, Josh Gad, Doris Hardoon, Chris Montan, Ellen Pompeo, and Tracee Ellis Ross.

    Congratulations to @TraceeEllisRoss and @AnthonyAnderson on becoming 2022 Disney Legends! #D23Expo https://t.co/PMTmQzvvNG pic.twitter.com/BAG60SgeVv
    — black-ish (@blackishabc) August 19, 2022
    “For nearly a century, Disney has been entertaining and inspiring people around the world. I can’t wait to give fans a first look at what we have in store for our hundredth anniversary, and how we’re using this occasion to celebrate all the fans and families who have welcomed Disney into their lives,” Bob Chapek, CEO of The Walt Disney Company, said in a statement.

    The Disney Legends Awards began in 1987 with Fred MacMurray becoming the first recipient.

    Till now, including this year’s honourees, 304 artists have been named Disney Legends.

    The list includes Tim Allen, Julie Andrews, Robert Downey Jr., Annette Funicello, Whoopi Goldberg, Sir Elton John, Angela Lansbury, George Lucas, Steve Martin, Robin Roberts, Marty Sklar, Dick Van Dyke, Barbara Walters, Ming-Na Wen, Betty White and Robin Williams.

    The opening ceremony, to be hosted by Tamron Hall, will be streamed as part of D23 Expo [LIVE].

    It will also feature a special performance by cast members from Disney On Broadway’s productions of “Aladdin” and “The Lion King”, and “The North American Tour of Frozen”.

    LOS ANGELES: Disney’s D23 Expo will kickstart next month with the Disney Legends Awards ceremony honouring artists such as Anthony Anderson, Kristen Bell, Chadwick Boseman, Rob’t Coltrin, Patrick Dempsey, and Idina Menzel.

    The opening ceremony, which will also give a sneak peek into the company’s 100-year celebrations ‘Disney100’, will take place at the Anaheim Convention Center on September 9.

    “The Disney Legends Award is given to an individual who has made an extraordinary contribution to the Disney legacy,” the press release stated.

    Other honourees are Robert Price “Bob” Foster, Jonathan Groff, Don Hahn, Josh Gad, Doris Hardoon, Chris Montan, Ellen Pompeo, and Tracee Ellis Ross.

    Congratulations to @TraceeEllisRoss and @AnthonyAnderson on becoming 2022 Disney Legends! #D23Expo https://t.co/PMTmQzvvNG pic.twitter.com/BAG60SgeVv
    — black-ish (@blackishabc) August 19, 2022
    “For nearly a century, Disney has been entertaining and inspiring people around the world. I can’t wait to give fans a first look at what we have in store for our hundredth anniversary, and how we’re using this occasion to celebrate all the fans and families who have welcomed Disney into their lives,” Bob Chapek, CEO of The Walt Disney Company, said in a statement.

    The Disney Legends Awards began in 1987 with Fred MacMurray becoming the first recipient.

    Till now, including this year’s honourees, 304 artists have been named Disney Legends.

    The list includes Tim Allen, Julie Andrews, Robert Downey Jr., Annette Funicello, Whoopi Goldberg, Sir Elton John, Angela Lansbury, George Lucas, Steve Martin, Robin Roberts, Marty Sklar, Dick Van Dyke, Barbara Walters, Ming-Na Wen, Betty White and Robin Williams.

    The opening ceremony, to be hosted by Tamron Hall, will be streamed as part of D23 Expo [LIVE].

    It will also feature a special performance by cast members from Disney On Broadway’s productions of “Aladdin” and “The Lion King”, and “The North American Tour of Frozen”.

  • Season 33 of ‘The Simpsons’ to premiere with first all musical episode

    By ANI
    WASHINGTON: The producers of ‘The Simpsons’ on Saturday revealed that the upcoming season 22 of the long-time running show will kick off in a musical fashion with a little help from ‘Frozen’ star Kristen Bell.

    According to Variety, during the comic-con panel of ‘The Simpsons Season 33 and Beyond’ executive producer Matt Selman teased what fans can expect from the Season 33 premiere, which will air on September 26.

    The musical episode, titled ‘The Star of the Backstage’, will feature all original songs with Bell as Marge’s singing voice.

    “The premiere this year is the most musical episode we’ve ever done – almost wall-to-wall music. It’s like a Broadway musical of an episode, with all original songs, and we’ve got Kristen Bell playing the role of Marge’s singing voice. We all love Marge’s voice, but this is the singing voice that’s different, let’s just say,” Selman said.

    The panel also shared a sketch of one of the scenes from the episode, depicting Homer singing to an annoyed-looking Marge in the bathroom in his underwear.

    ‘The Simpsons’ team revealed a few more tidbits about the upcoming season, including that there will be five segments in the show’s annual ‘Treehouse of Horror’ event.

    “[We’ll have] five segments on this year’s Halloween show for the first time. We have a romance that may come to stick in Moe’s life, and we explore the greatest tragedy Homer ever faced with guest star Rachel Bloom,” executive producer Al Jean said.

    As per Variety, Selman said this season will also have a “two-part epic love letter to the show ‘Fargo’ and prestige crime shows in the world of streaming television,” featuring Timothy Olyphant, Christopher Melonia and Brian Cox.