Emma Thompson News

Will Smith, star of the film MEN IN BLACK 3, was a guest on this morning's GOOD MORNING AMERICA. In an interview with Robin Roberts, the actor chatted about his daughter Willow's starring role in an upcoming modern film version of the Broadway musical ANNIE. (more...)

BRAVE is coming to theaters on June 22, 2012 from Disney's Pixar. The animated adventure film includes the voices of Kelly Macdonald, Emma Thompson, Billy Connolly, Kevin McKidd, Craig Ferguson and Robbie Coltrane. (more...)

Digitalspy.com reports that Lady GaGa and Justin Bieber will appear as aliens in the highly-anticipated upcoming sequel MEN IN BLACK III. The film's director Barry Sonnenfeld confirmed the news in a recent interview, suggesting that they will appear on an "alien surveillance board." (more...)

BRAVE is coming to theaters on June 22, 2012 from Disney's Pixar. The animated adventure film includes the voices of Kelly Macdonald, Emma Thompson, Billy Connolly, Kevin McKidd, Craig Ferguson and Robbie Coltrane. (more...)

Trinity Repertory Company announced today that Rhode Island’s own Academy Award-nominated actress, Viola Davis, will be honored with the 2012 Pell Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Arts at the 16th annual Pell Awards next month. Theater educator Elaine Foster Perry will receive the Charles Sullivan Award for Distinguished Service in the Arts, Brown University President Ruth J. Simmons will receive the Pell Award For Leadership in Arts Education, and J.L. “Lynn” Singleton, President of the Providence Performing Arts Center and Professional Facilities Management, will be honored as the recipient of the Pell Award for Outstanding Leadership in the Arts. All awardees are past or current Rhode Islanders. (more...)

Just announced is word that the 2012 Tony Awards Nominations Announcement will be co-hosted by Tony winning actress Kristin Chenoweth and Emmy and Golden Globe-winning actor Jim Parsons on Tuesday, May 1, 2012. (more...)

The Huffington Post reports that Tom Hanks is in talks to play famed animator Walt Disney in the upcoming true-life story SAVING MR. BANKS. The film follows Disney's quest to make a full length feature film based on P.L. Travers' children's book, 'Mary Poppins'. John Lee Hancock (The Bling Side) is set to direct. (more...)

ComingSoon.net reports that Tom Hanks and Emma Thompson have officially signed on to star as Walt Disney and P.L. Travers in the John Lee Hancock directed film Saving Mr. Banks. (more...)

Deadline.com has updated their previous scoop about casting for the upcoming SAVING MR. BANKS film writing that "things are heating up with [Tom] Hanks to potentially star with Emma Thompson." *Update: The two actors have officially signed on for the film. (more...)

Sonar Entertainment Inc. and Ecosse Films have joined forces to develop and produce QUARTERMAIN. The new 10x60 action-adventure series is based on the classic swashbuckling stories by iconic Victorian-era author H. Rider Haggard. (more...)

BRAVE is coming to theaters on June 22, 2012 from Disney's Pixar. The animated adventure film includes the voices of Kelly Macdonald, Emma Thompson, Billy Connolly, Kevin McKidd, Craig Ferguson and Robbie Coltrane. (more...)

MEN IN BLACK III is coming to theaters in 3 D on May 25, 2012 from Sony Pictures. The Sci-fi comedy is directed by Barry Sonnenfeld and stars Will Smith, Alice Eve, Tommy Lee Jones, Jemaine Clement, Josh Brolin, Emma Thompson and Bill Hader. (more...)

Director Joe Dowling today announced the three plays that will comprise the Guthrie’s 2012 celebration of prolific British playwright, screenwriter and director Christopher Hampton. A Guthrie commission of Appomattox, a new play based upon Hampton’s original 2007 opera collaboration with composer Philip Glass, will be joined by Tales from Hollywood and Total Eclipse. (more...)

WIT had its New York premiere in 1998 receiving universal acclaim and ran Off-Broadway for over 500 performances. It was the most honored play of the season garnering the Pulitzer Prize for Drama and was named Best Play by the New York Drama Critic Circle, the Drama Desk Awards, the Outer Critics Circle Awards, the Drama League, and the Lucille Lortel Awards. What did critics think of the show's Broadway debut? Find out now! (more...)

MEN IN BLACK III is coming to theaters in 3 D on May 25, 2012 from Sony Pictures. The Sci-fi comedy is directed by Barry Sonnenfeld and stars Will Smith, Alice Eve, Tommy Lee Jones, Jemaine Clement, Josh Brolin, Emma Thompson, Bill Hader, Rip Torn, Nicole Scherzinger. (more...)

Directed by Michael Garces, NE 2ND AVENUE depicts the lives of eight distinct characters: a Puerto Rican small-time drug dealer, a deprived African-American young lady, a Haitian jitney driver, a Cuban-Jewish grandfather, a Rasta Man, an African-American adolescent trying to find his footing in life, a Cuban rafter and a gay man, who each take the audience on a memorable journey through the intense streets of Miami. Through its characters, NE 2ND AVENUE brings voice to Miami’s marginalized urban populations, exploring underlying issues of racism and social injustice, acknowledging the differences among us and ultimately discovering the common threads that bind us together. (more...)

MEN IN BLACK III is coming to theaters in 3 D on May 25, 2012 from Sony Pictures. The Sci-fi comedy is directed by Barry Sonnenfeld and stars Will Smith, Alice Eve, Tommy Lee Jones, Jemaine Clement, Josh Brolin, Emma Thompson, Bill Hader, Rip Torn, Nicole Scherzinger, Michael Stuhlbarg, and Kevin Covais. (more...)

MEN IN BLACK III is coming to theaters in 3 D on May 25, 2012 from Sony Pictures. The Sci-fi comedy is directed by Barry Sonnenfeld and stars Will Smith, Alice Eve, Tommy Lee Jones, Jemaine Clement, Josh Brolin, Emma Thompson, Bill Hader, Rip Torn, Nicole Scherzinger, Michael Stuhlbarg, Kevin Covais, Joseph R. Gannascoli and Lenny Venito. (more...)

With four Tony Awards and two Grammy Awards, the Juilliard-trained Audra McDonald returns to performing live full-time this month following four seasons playing Dr. Naomi Bennett on ABC's hit television series Private Practice. (more...)

BRAVE is coming to theaters on June 22, 2012 from Disney's Pixar. The animated adventure film includes the voices of Kelly Macdonald, Emma Thompson, Billy Connolly, Kevin McKidd, Craig Ferguson and Robbie Coltrane. (more...)