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In brief: J.K. Simmons joins Brad Pitt in Heart of the Beast and more

Tuesday, February 25 by ABC News

J.K. Simmons has joined Brad Pitt in his upcoming film Heart of the Beast. Deadline first reported the news on Monday. It marks the second time Simmons will work with director David Ayer and the third time he'll star in a film with... Read More.

Brad Pitt to star in, produce action film Heart of the Beast

Friday, January 24 by ABC News

Brad Pitt has found his next starring role.The actor will star in and produce the film Heart of the Beast for Paramount Pictures, Deadline first reported on Friday. David Ayer will direct the action adventure movie, marking his and Pitt's first collaboration since... Read More.

Russian prisoner swap raises debate over ramifications: Are we actually feeding the beast?

Friday, August 2 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Two dozen prisoners from seven countries were freed in a historic swap on Thursday, including several wrongfully detained American citizens held in Russia.President Joe Biden called the deal, the largest of its kind since the Cold War, "a feat of diplomacy and... Read More.

Sebastian Stan calls out reporter who described disfigured character as a “beast”

Friday, February 16 by ABC News

At the Berlin Film Festival promoting his new thriller A Different Man, Sebastian Stan called out a reporter who used an arguably offensive term to describe a person with a facial disfigurement.In the film, Stan wears prosthetics to play Edward,... Read More.

Chris Hemsworth back and in beast mode in teaser to ‘Extraction 2’

Monday, April 3 by ABC News

On Monday, Netflix dropped a bone-crunching teaser to the sequel of its 2020 Chris Hemsworth action hit Extraction.Opening right in the middle of a brutal prison riot escape, Hemsworth's Tyler Rake is hit from behind with a brick, stunning him and slowing time... Read More.

Star Josh Groban says ABC’s “ambitious” ‘Beauty and the Beast: A 30th Celebration’ will be “a really good time”

Thursday, December 15 by ABC News

Thursday night, ABC airs the all-star special Beauty and the Beast: A 30th Celebration, a tribute to the classic animated film that stars H.E.R. as Belle and Josh Groban as The Beast,... Read More.

ABC’s ‘Beauty and the Beast: A 30th Celebration’ will pay tribute to Angela Lansbury

Thursday, December 15 by ABC News

Ahead of Disney's Beauty and the Beast: A 30th Celebration, airing Thursday at 8 p.m. on ABC, producer Jon M. Chu confirmed the special will feature a tribute to Angela Lansbury, who died in October. Lansbury voiced Mrs. Potts in the original 1991 animated feature“We definitely do... Read More.

H.E.R. on playing Belle in ‘Beauty and the Beast’ special: ‘I never thought I could be a Disney princess’

Wednesday, December 7 by ABC News

H.E.R. says it's a "dream come true" to play Belle in the upcoming live-action special Beauty and the Beast: A 30th Celebration.The award-winning singer, who is the first Black and Filipina woman to play Belle on screen, discussed how excited she was to take on the... Read More.

Martin Short, Shania Twain and more added to cast of ABC’s ‘Beauty and the Beast: A 30th Celebration’

Monday, October 17 by ABC News

On Monday, ABC announced new additions to its animated/live-action special Beauty and the Beast: A 30th Celebration.Martin Short will play the candlestick Lumière, it was announced, with Tony Award winner David Alan Grier added as Cogsworth the clock.Shania Twain and Leo Abelo Perry will... Read More.

Reimagining of ‘Beauty and the Beast’ coming to ABC December 15

Tuesday, July 5 by ABC News

To celebrate the milestone anniversary of the Oscar-winning animated film, ABC and Disney are teaming up for a "one-night only" event called Beauty and the Beast: A 30th Celebration.Airing on December 15 at 8 p.m. ET, the two-hour animated and live-action "reimagination" will pay... Read More.

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