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☆ ‘Cats’ Returns, Ditching the Junkyard for Queer Ballroom
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-18 | by ( Joshua Barone | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

At the end of May, the Perelman Arts Center posted a clip on social media of “Jellicle Cats,” the catchy, effervescent opening number from the musical “Cats.” It showed a group of queer performers catwalking in a rehearsal room before breaking apart to freely dance and vogue. One singer wore a cap winkingly topped with feline ears; another stared down the camera and twirled her ponytail with declarative swagger. This was the first real glimpse of a new, ballroom-inspired revival of “Cats,” running through July 28 at PAC NYC, as the Perelman Center in Manhattan is known. Since it was announced nearly a year earlier, the show had been a subject of skepticism and mocking humor: “Cats” was ridiculous enough, but ballroom? Then the “Jellicle Cats” clip went viral, and jaws dropped.

Persons: chimed, Ziwe, Justin Simien, “ Organizations: Perelman Arts, PAC NYC, Perelman Locations: Manhattan

☆ Justin Simien on Releasing ‘Haunted Mansion’ in the Midst of a Strike
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-08 | by ( Melena Ryzik | More About Melena Ryzik | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

My mother took me to Disney World when I was a kid, and it was the first thing we rode. I remember being sophisticated enough to understand that it was a trick — that I wasn’t really being followed around by a hitchhiking ghost. It felt to me that there was a physicality and a realness to this world, even though it was fantastical. New Orleans [where the ride and movie are set] is a Black city. It just wasn’t a movie I was interested in making any other way.

Organizations: Disney Locations: Orleans, Black

☆ ‘Haunted Mansion’ Review: A Disney Ride to Nowhere Fun
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-27 | by ( Manohla Dargis | More About Manohla Dargis | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

That’s pretty much all there is to say about “Haunted Mansion,” a live-action branding opportunity from Disney “inspired by” its theme-park attraction of the same name. “Haunted Mansion” is unlikely to do the same. (A 2021 Halloween special, “Muppet Haunted Mansion,” is streaming on Disney+.) The first film, “The Haunted Mansion” (2003), starring Eddie Murphy, was widely panned but made millions. I hope that Disney paid Simien truckloads of money to direct “Haunted Mansion,” and that he had more fun making it than I had watching it.

Persons: ”, Eddie Murphy, Elvis Mitchell, Mario, “ Barbie ”, Justin Simien, “, Simien, it’s Organizations: Disney, Pirates, New York Times, ‘, Mario Bros, Netflix Locations: Disneyland, Anaheim , Calif, ’, Orleans, ”

☆ Arts Calendar: Happenings for the Week of July 23
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-23 | by ( Wsj Arts In Review Staff | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

A scene from ‘Futurama’ Photo: HULUFilm• “Haunted Mansion” (July 28): While we’re still months out from spooky season, Disney is hoping to get in on the light-fright fest early with this adaptation of its popular ride. LaKeith Stanfield , Tiffany Haddish , Owen Wilson , Danny DeVito , Rosario Dawson , Jamie Lee Curtis and Winona Ryder are among the creepy cast in this tried-and-true horror setup, directed by Justin Simien , of a family that moves into a house to find it already occupied by supernatural tenants.

Persons: we’re, LaKeith Stanfield, Tiffany Haddish, Owen Wilson, Danny DeVito, Rosario Dawson, Jamie Lee Curtis, Winona Ryder, Justin Simien Organizations: HULU, Disney

☆ Disney used its theme park actors on the red carpet for the 'Haunted Mansion' premiere after the film's stars skipped the event in solidarity with the actors' strike
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-16 | by ( Kenneth Niemeyer | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

In lieu of the film's stars who are on strike, theme park character actors took to the red carpet. Director Justin Simien attended the premiere but said he supported the actors on strike. Disney used its theme park actors on the red carpet after stars of the company's "Haunted Mansion" reboot skipped the film's premiere in solidarity with the SAG-AFTRA actors' strike. According to The Hollywood Reporter, instead of having actors walk the red carpet on Saturday, Disney rolled out several of its theme park actors. —The Hollywood Reporter (@THR) July 16, 2023Director Justin Simien and some of the film's producers also showed up halfway through the event to walk the red carpet, the outlet reported.

Persons: Justin Simien, Tiffany Haddish, LaKeith Stanfield, Danny DeVito, Rosario Dawson, Chase W, Dillon, Dan Levy, Jamie Lee Curtis, Hasan Minhaj, Marilu Henner, Lindsay Lamb —, AFTRA, Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Maleficent, —, Simein, Katie Dippold, Simien, Disney Organizations: Disney, Morning, SAG, Hollywood Reporter, Writers Guild of America, Hollywood, Guild of America Locations: California

“It’s fascinating how people seek queerness — and where they seek queerness,” Fuller added. Murnau’s “Faust” and “Nosferatu,” such moments of levity keep viewers engaged while they’re soaking up early Hollywood’s rich queer history. “Whether you’re ideologically queer or sexually queer, you might relate to the monster’s narrative, because you, too, have felt ‘outsidered’ or villainized in some way.” Bryan fuller, 'queer for fear' executive producer“The Dracula costume kit is basically drag. So this, to me, is the experience of being a gay man.”As Alaska’s assessment demonstrates, “Queer for Fear” isn’t interested in just exploring how horror has provided a haven for queer creatives. Because of the Hays Code, LGBTQ creators and those, like Hitchcock, who wanted to include those themes had to do so through subtext, which counterintuitively gave birth to some of the most essential queer horror ever made.

☆ Disney a anunţat un nou film "Star Wars" pentru sfârșitul lui 2023
▼ + stars: | 2020-12-11 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +2 min

Această poveste va avea loc în "viitorul galaxiei" şi va urma "o nouă generaţie de piloţi spaţiali", a dezvăluit Kathleen Kennedy, preşedinta Lucasfilm, compania aflată în spatele legendarei saga lansate în 1977 şi cumpărată de numărul 1 mondial din industria divertismentului, scrie agerpres.ro Patty Jenkins, al cărei "Wonder Woman 1984" va fi lansat până la sfârşitul lunii, va fi prima femeie care va regiza un lungmetraj al francizei "Star Wars", acesta "urmând să ajungă în cinematografe de Crăciunul lui 2023", a precizat Kennedy în timpul unei prezentări virtuale destinate investitorilor grupului Disney.Ea a anunţat, de asemenea, mai multe noi seriale din universul "Star Wars", dintre care unul consacrat întoarcerii celebrului Lando Calrissian şi două spinoff-uri ale "The Mandalorian" ("The Rangers of the New Republic" şi unul dedicat aventurilor lui Ahsoka Tano, în interpretarea lui Rosario Dawson). "Lando", care va urmări aventurile personajului vorbăreţ făcut celebru de prima trilogie "Star Wars", va fi regizat de Justin Simien, creatorul seriei "Dear White People".În ceea ce priveşte serialul spin-off al "Rogue One", aceasta se va numi "Andor", iar producţia sa abia a început la Londra, a anunţat pentru Disney actorul Diego Luna, care interpretează rolul principal. El va juca alături de Stellan Skarsgard şi Fiona Shaw în acest thriller de spionaj, al cărui scenariu este semnat de Tony Gilroy.Hayden Christensen, care l-a interpretat pe tânărul Anakin Skywalker în cea de-a doua trilogie, va reveni în rolul lui Darth Vader alături de Ewan McGregor în seria "Obi-Wan Kenobi", care va începe producţia în martie.Lista continuă cu o anchetă spaţială intitulată "'The Acolyte'", care va fi realizată de co-creatoarea de la "Russian Doll", Leslye Headland, şi va avea loc "în ultimele zile ale Republicii".Compania a adăugat că pentru următorii ani a programat 10 serii "Star Wars" pentru Disney+, alături de un număr egal de serii care se desfăşoară în universul Marvel.

Persons: Kathleen Kennedy, preşedinta, Patty Jenkins, Kennedy, Lando Calrissian, Ahsoka, Rosario Dawson, Lando, Justin Simien, Diego Luna, El, Fiona Shaw, Tony Gilroy.Hayden Christensen, Anakin Skywalker, Darth Vader, Ewan McGregor, Wan Organizations: Disney, Marvel Locations: New Republic, Londra, Republicii

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