Geena Davis
Alfred Molina, Geena Davis to Lead Duffer Brothers’ Netflix Series ‘The Boroughs’
Netflix and Stranger Things creators Matt and Ross Duffer have lined up an A-list cast for the brothers’ next series. The show, titled The Boroughs, has cast Alfred Molina, Geena Davis, Alfre Woodard, Denis O’Hare, Clarke Peters and Bill Pullman. Details on their roles are being kept under wraps for now, save for their character […]
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Tim Burton Explains Why Alec Baldwin and Geena Davis Aren’t in ‘Beetlejuice’ Sequel
Tim Burton explained Alec Baldwin and Geena Davis’ absence from his Beetlejuice sequel this week. Though Burton brought back original stars Winona Ryder, Catherine O’Hara and Michael Keaton for Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, his 2024 follow-up to the 1988 classic, Baldwin and Davis do not return. “I think the thing was for me I didn’t want to […]
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Donald Sutherland, Versatile Star of ‘M*A*S*H,’ ‘Ordinary People’ and ‘The Hunger Games,’ Dies at 88
Donald Sutherland, whose performances in such films as M*A*S*H, Ordinary People and The Hunger Games proved he could portray sinister, sympathetic, comedic or tragic with equal aplomb, has died. He was 88. Sutherland died Thursday in Miami after a long illness, CAA’s Missy Davy told The Hollywood Reporter. Remarkably, Sutherland was never even nominated for […]
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Geena Davis Shares Why Feminist Classic ‘Thelma & Louise’ Should Never Get a Hollywood Remake
At the Bentonville Film Festival this weekend, the diversity-minded event’s founder and chair Geena Davis spoke about the legacy of her 1991 feminist masterstroke Thelma & Louise, while insisting that remake-happy Hollywood had better keep its hands off this one because updating the story would be “pointless.” “Well, it must never be remade,” the Oscar […]
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Bentonville Film Festival Honors ‘Suze’ and ‘Daughters’ Filmmakers at 10th Anniversary Ceremony
The Bentonville Film Foundation celebrated the conclusion of their 10th anniversary year on Sunday with the announcement of their narrative, documentary, short film and episodic winners. The annual fest amplifies female, non-binary, LGBTQIA+, BIPOC and people with disabilities’ voices in entertainment. This year’s event ran from June 10 to 16 in Bentonville, Arkansas. Suze from […]
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Bentonville Film Festival Sets Lineup for ‘Geena & Friends’ Event, Unveils Additional Programming
Cassandra Freeman (Bel-Air), Tika Sumpter (Sonic the Hedgehog) and Michaela Watkins (Thanks for Sharing) have joined the “Geena & Friends” program taking place at the upcoming Bentonville Film Festival in Arkansas. The program, led by Geena Davis and moderated by The Hollywood Reporter contributing editor Stacey Wilson Hunt, takes a unique spin on traditional comedic […]
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Geena Davis Is an “Incorruptible Optimist” About Representation in Hollywood
Twenty years after launching her Institute on Gender in Media — which created a blueprint for gathering data about inclusion and diversity on- and offscreen — Geena Davis is celebrating the 10-year anniversary of Arkansas’ Bentonville Film Festival, which she runs alongside fest director Wendy Guerrero. Here, the Oscar-winning actor shares her proudest moments from […]
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Bentonville Film Fest Sets ‘Out of My Mind’ as Opener, Unveils Competition Lineup
Amber Sealey’s Out of My Mind will open the 10th annual Bentonville Film Festival, which aims to amplify female, nonbinary, LGBTQIA+, BIPOC and people with disabilities’ voices in entertainment. The 10th edition of the festival, which was founded and is chaired by Geena Davis, runs June 10-16 in Bentonville, Arkansas. The lineup of premieres — […]
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Lupita Nyong’o Recalls Crush on Leonardo DiCaprio, Crying Inconsolably During ‘Titanic’ on First Date
Oscar-winner Lupita Nyong’o said that when word came her way that she’d been selected to receive CinemaCon’s star of the year award during the closing night Big Screen Achievement Awards, it led her to ponder what cinema has meant to her. “One of my strongest memories from my adolescence came to mind,” said the 41-year-old […]
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Geena Davis Set to Receive Viola Davis Trailblazer Award at CinemaCon
CinemaCon kicks off today in Las Vegas, and as the official convention of the National Association of Theater Owners gets underway, organizers have added another honoree to the roster: Geena Davis. The Oscar winner will be feted with the Viola Davis Trailblazer Award during the Big Screen Achievement Awards inside the Colosseum at Caesars Palace […]
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Classic Movie and TV Presidents Give Biden Advice for His State of the Union Address
After playing two-term fictional POTUS Fitzgerald “Fitz” Grant III on the hit ABC series Scandal, Tony Goldwyn told President Biden that he has one tip to share ahead of Thursday’s 2024 State of the Unionaddress. “There was one piece of advice that meant a lot to me when I was president,” said Goldwyn of his […]
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‘Oppenheimer’ Team Praises Solidarity for Actors Strike During SAG Drama Ensemble Award Win
Oppenheimer performer Kenneth Branagh reminisced about his cast showing their support for last summer’s actors strike while accepting the prize for outstanding cast performance in a motion picture at the 2024 SAG Awards on Saturday. “Thank you for every SAG-AFTRA member whose support and whose sacrifice allows us to be standing here, better than we […]
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