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Tony winner Andrew Burnap (The Inheritance) will star alongside Rachel Zegler and Gal Gadot in the live-action remake of Snow White that Marc Webb is directing for Disney—playing a new male lead character, rather than The Prince or the Huntsman of past iterations.

EXCLUSIVE: The Many Saints of Newark star Alessandro Nivola continues to stay busy as he is in talks to star opposite Michelle Williams in Todd Haynes’s Peggy Lee biopic Fever. Nivola will play Dave Barbour in pic. Set up at MGM the feature is written by Doug Wright and produced by Marc Platt, Christine Vachon, Pamela Koffler and Reese Witherspoon.

Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo just announced on their Instagram handles that they landed parts in Universal’s Jon M. Chu directed feature adaptation of the Broadway smash Wicked. 

EXCLUSIVE: We can reveal Friends star Lisa Kudrow as the first name for Disney+’s musical comedy Better Nate Than Ever, which is being produced by La La Land, Mary Poppins Returns and Cruella super-producer Marc Platt.

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Also Read: 'Cruella' Trailer Is Reminding Everyone of 'Joker': 'She's Crazy and Evil'Disney’s “Cruella” is directed by Craig Gillespie (“I Tonya”) from a screenplay by Dana Fox and Tony McNamara, as well as a story by Aline Brosh McKenna and Kelly Marcel and Steve Zissis.It was produced by Andrew Gunn (“Freaky Friday”), Marc Platt (“Mary Poppins Returns”) and Kristin Burr (“Christopher Robin”), with Emma Stone, Michelle Wright, Jared LeBoff and Glenn Close serving as executive producers.

Jane The Virgin alum Gina Rodriguez, Happy Endings’ Damon Wayans Jr., and Tom Ellis from TV’s Lucifer have signed on to star in Players, a romantic comedy from Netflix. Marc Platt and Ryan Christians are producing the pic for Marc Platt Productions with Ross Dinerstein for Campfire.

EXCLUSIVE: Actress Ruth Wilson has signed with UK-based talent agency Hamilton Hodell, as she continues to be repped by CAA in Hollywood.

EXCLUSIVE: Jovan Adepo is set to join Margot Robbie and Brad Pitt in Paramount Pictures Period Hollywood drama Babylon, with La La Land’s Damien Chazelle writing and directing. Olivia Hamilton, Matt Plouffe, and Marc Platt will produce. Tobey Maguire, Helen Estabrook and Adam Siegel will executive produce.

EXCLUSIVE: Watchmen director Nicole Kassell has been set to direct New Line’s feature adaptation of L. Frank Baum’s beloved American children’s novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. Temple Hill partners Marty Bowen and Wyck Godfrey are producing with Marc Platt. Isaac Klausner will be executive producer.

Michelle Williams has signed on to play Peggy Lee in a biopic for the legendary singer, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed. The biopic will be directed by Todd Haynes.

Adam B. Vary Senior Entertainment WriterMichelle Williams is on board to portray another entertainment icon, in the Peggy Lee biopic “Fever” for director Todd Haynes, Variety has confirmed.

Also Read: Jessica Chastain Replaces Michelle Williams in HBO's 'Scenes From a Marriage'Witherspoon would still be attached as a producer on “Fever,” however, as would Marc Platt and Pamela Koffler and Christine Vachon via their production banner Killer Films.Peggy Lee, born Norma Deloris Egstrom, was an iconic jazz and pop singer who throughout her career dating back to the 1940s recorded over 1,100 songs and composed 270 tracks.

EXCLUSIVE: The long-in-development Peggy Lee biopic Fever, not only looks to have found a new studio to call home but a new star to play the legendary singer. Sources tell Deadline MGM is in talks to come aboard the Peggy Lee biopic Fever, with Academy Award-nominee Todd Haynes set to direct and four-time Academy Award nominee Michelle Williams on board to star.

EXCLUSIVE: Ruth Wilson is set to co-star in Searchlight’s Untitled Murder Mystery, the Tom George-directed drama that stars Sam Rockwell, Saoirse Ronan, David Oyelowo, and Adrien Brody. Production will begin imminently.

removed “Wicked” from its release calendar as part of the COVID-19 pandemic after originally being slated for release on December 22, 2021.No cast has been set for the film as of yet. Marc Platt is producing, while original Broadway composer Stephen Schwartz and musical book writer Winnie Holzman wrote the screenplay.

Also Read: Julianne Moore Joins 'Dear Evan Hansen' Film Adaptation at UniversalStephen Chbosky (“Wonder,” “The Perks of Being a Wallflower”) is directing “Dear Evan Hansen.” Steven Levenson, who wrote the book for the stage musical, wrote the script. Marc Platt (“La La Land”) and Adam Siegel will produce for their Universal-based banner Marc Platt Productions.

Ruth Wilson is joining Andrew Scott for her next big role in HBO’s Oslo, THR reports.

Also Read: Julianne Moore to Produce and Star as Con Artist in 'Sharper' at Apple and A24Stephen Chbosky (“Wonder,” “The Perks of Being a Wallflower”) is directing “Dear Evan Hansen.” Steven Levenson, who wrote the book for the stage musical, wrote the script.

Universal acquired the feature film rights in late 2018. Stephen Chbosky (“Wonder”) will direct from a script by Steven Levenson, who wrote the book for the stage musical.

With Hamilton on Disney+ being a runaway sensation, The Hollywood Reporter has learned that the streaming service is working to bring another Broadway musical to the screen.

Once on This Island may be coming to Disney+!

Universal, Elizabeth Banks’ Brownstone Productions and Marc Platt are developing a feature live-action hybrid movie about Scholastic’s "The Magic School Bus." Joanna Cole wrote the books with Bruce Degen as illustrator.The science-centered series features the intrepid Ms. Frizzle and her class, who set out on field trips in their familiar-looking yellow school bus that magically transforms into a plane, submarine, spaceship, or surfboard, depending on the science concept being explored.

Anthony D'Alessandro Editorial Director/Box Office EditorUniversal, Elizabeth Banks’ Brownstone Productions and Marc Platt are developing a feature live-action hybrid movie about Scholastic’s The Magic School Bus. Joanna Cole wrote the books with Bruce Degen as illustrator. The science-centered series features the intrepid Ms.

Mindy Kaling and Dan Goor have been recruited to bring Reese Witherspoon‘s beloved Legally Blonde character, Elle Woods, back to the big screen.

Mindy Kaling and Dan Goor will write the screenplay for Reese Witherspoon’s “Legally Blonde 3.”

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The COVID-19 Emergency Assistance Fund set up at long-running charitable organization Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS to provide financial relief and services for entertainment professionals impacted by the coronavirus pandemic and work shutdown has received a boost from some of the sector's most successful producers.

Amblin Partners is going back to school with Oscar-nominated producer Marc Platt.Amblin and Platt are partnering for a feature adaptation of The Bear, the upcoming fiction debut from New York Times best-selling author and high school English teacher Natalie Ford.The comedy follows an introverted teen who secretly becomes her high school's costumed mascot so she can show off her dance and choreography skills but struggles to keep her identity hidden as she emerges as a local and viral