Filmed right here in and around Toronto, Disney‘s SNEAKERELLA arrives soon on Disney+!

Synopsis:

El, an aspiring sneaker designer from Queens, works as a stock boy in a shoe store and hides his artistic talent. Sparks fly after a chance encounter with Kira King, the daughter of sneaker royalty and a Manhattan Princess Charming of sorts. With a nudge from his best friend and a touch of magic, El finds the courage to lace up and dream big.

Triple threats Chosen Jacobs and Lexi Underwood respectively star as El and Kira alongside a multi-talented, diverse ensemble cast including John Salley, Devyn Nekoda, Juan Chioran, Bryan Terrell Clark, Kolton Stewart, Robyn Alomar, Yvonne Senat Jones and Hayward Leach. 

SNEAKERELLA premieres May 13, 2022 on Disney+.

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Fans of FANTASTIC BEASTS are in for a treat. Literally! THE GRAND ORDER OF DIVINE SWEETS partners with FANTASTIC BEASTS for a two-day only takeover!

WHAT:                 In celebration of the theatrical release of FANTASTIC BEASTS: THE SECRETS OF DUMBLEDORE comes an immersive, world-exclusive event for two days only! Toronto fandom bakery and dessert cafe, The Grand Order of Divine Sweets, transforms into Kowalski Quality Baked Goods, the New York bakery owned by Muggle Jacob Kowalski in the FANTASTIC BEASTS films.

Fans who visit the one-of-a-kind destination will receive a complimentary frog chocolate, while supplies last. The pop-up will also feature fantastical photo ops, a variety of fanciful confections for sale from The Grand Order of Divine Sweets, and offer patrons the chance to win exclusive FANTASTIC BEASTS giveaways. Fans are encouraged to dress up as their favourite Wizarding World characters for the full experience!

WHEN:                 Tuesday, April 12 & Wednesday, April 13

Fan Hours: 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM

WHERE:               The Grand Order of Divine Sweets

1162 Queen St W, Toronto, ON M6J 1J5

About “Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore”

Warner Bros. Pictures’ “Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore” is the newest adventure in the Wizarding World™ created by J.K. Rowling.

Professor Albus Dumbledore (Jude Law) knows the powerful Dark wizard Gellert Grindelwald (Mads Mikkelsen) is moving to seize control of the wizarding world. Unable to stop him alone, he entrusts Magizoologist Newt Scamander (Eddie Redmayne) to lead an intrepid team of wizards, witches and one brave Muggle baker on a dangerous mission, where they encounter old and new beasts and clash with Grindelwald’s growing legion of followers. But with the stakes so high, how long can Dumbledore remain on the sidelines?

The film features an ensemble cast led by Oscar winner Eddie Redmayne (“The Theory of Everything”), two-time Oscar nominee Jude Law (“Cold Mountain,” “The Talented Mr. Ripley”), Ezra Miller, Dan Fogler, Alison Sudol, Callum Turner, Jessica Williams, Katherine Waterston, and Mads Mikkelsen.

“Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore” was directed by David Yates, from a screenplay by J.K. Rowling & Steve Kloves, based upon a screenplay by J.K. Rowling. The film was produced by David Heyman, J.K. Rowling, Steve Kloves, Lionel Wigram and Tim Lewis. Neil Blair, Danny Cohen, Josh Berger, Courtenay Valenti and Michael Sharp served as executive producers.

Warner Bros. Pictures presents a Heyday Films Production, a David Yates film, “Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore,” in theatres in Canada on April 15, 2022. The film will be distributed worldwide in select theatres and IMAX by Warner Bros. Pictures.

Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore opens in Canada on April 15, 2022.

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Tom Hiddleston is set to star-in and produce Apple TV+‘s Limited Series THE WHITE DARKNESS retelling the adventures of Henry Worsley.

Synopsis:

“The White Darkness” is inspired by the true life account of Henry Worsley (played by Hiddleston), a devoted husband and father, a former soldier, a man of deep honour and sacrifice, but also a man deeply obsessed with adventure, manifesting in an epic journey crossing Antarctica on foot. Starring Tom Hiddleston as Worsley, this is a spellbinding story of courage, love, family and the extremes of human capacity.

“The White Darkness” will be produced for Apple TV+ by Apple Studios and UCP. In addition to Hiddleston, Hugh, Heyman, and Kang-Lowe, the series is also executive produced by Caroline Garity of Blue Marble Pictures. This marks the second partnership for Hugh, Blue Marble Pictures and Apple TV+ following the recently premiered, broadly and critically hailed series “Pachinko,” which Hugh wrote, produced, and showran, and Kang executive produced, and is currently in-season on Apple TV+. It also marks the second partnership for Apple TV+ and Hiddleston who will next star in upcoming Apple Original series, “The Essex Serpent.”

More to come.

Emmy Award-winning Series RUSSIAL DOLL is back for Season Two and here’s the new Trailer!

Synopsis:

Set four years after Nadia (Natasha Lyonne) and Alan (Charlie Barnett) escaped mortality’s time loop together, season two of RUSSIAN DOLL will continue to explore existential thematics through an often humorous and sci-fi lens. Discovering a fate even worse than endless death, this season finds Nadia and Alan delving deeper into their pasts through an unexpected time portal located in one of Manhattan’s most notorious locations, the New York City subway. At first they experience this as an ever-expanding, era-spanning, intergenerational adventure, but they soon discover this extraordinary event might be more than they bargained for and, together, must search for a way out.

The Emmy-winning show returns with Lyonne serving as showrunner and executive producer, and is also executive produced by Alex Buono, Amy Poehler (Paper Kite Productions), Leslye Headland, Lilly Burns (Jax Media), Tony Hernandez (Jax Media), Dave Becky (3 Arts), Kate Arend (Paper Kite Productions), Regina Corrado, and Allison Silverman. RUSSIAN DOLL is also produced by Universal Television, a division of Universal Studio Group.

All seven episodes of RUSSIAN DOLL S2 arrive April 20, 2022.

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Noomi Rapace is set to star in Psychological Thriller Series CONSTELLATION, coming soon to Apple TV+.

Synopsis:

“Constellation” will star Rapace as ‘JO,’ a woman who returns to Earth after a disaster in space — only to discover that key pieces of her life seem to be missing. The action-packed space adventure is an exploration of the dark edges of human psychology, one woman’s desperate quest to expose the truth about the hidden history of space travel and for her to recover all that she has lost.

Co-produced by Turbine Studios and Haut et Court TV, the executive producers are David Tanner (“Small Axe”), Tracey Scoffield (“Small Axe”), Caroline Benjo (“No Man’s Land”), Simon Arnal (“No Man’s Land”), Carole Scotta (“No Man’s Land”) and Justin Thomson (“Liaison”). MacLaren directs the first two episodes and executive produces with Rebecca Hobbs (“Shining Girls”) and co-executive producer Jahan Lopes for MacLaren Entertainment. Peter Harness executive produces through Haunted Barn Ltd.

Angourie Rice is definitely a name to keep a tab-on after leaving a big impression in MARE OF EASTTOWN and if you ever saw the sweet EVERY DAY, you’re probably already a fan. Rice stars next in Apple TV+’s THE LAST THING HE TOLD ME, alongside Jennifer Garner. The Series, based on Laura Dave‘s Novel, is produced by Reese Witherspoon‘s Hello Sunshine.

• Created and adapted by Laura Dave, alongside series co-creator and Academy Award-winner Josh Singer (“Spotlight”), “The Last Thing He Told Me” follows Hannah (played by Garner), a woman who forms an unexpected relationship with her sixteen-year-old stepdaughter while searching for the truth about why her husband has mysteriously disappeared. The series marks the second collaboration between the married Dave and Singer.
• Rice will play the role of ‘Bailey,’ Hannah’s stepdaughter.
• “The Last Thing He Told Me” will be executive produced by Reese Witherspoon and Lauren Neustadter for Hello Sunshine, as well as Laura Dave and Josh Singer.
• The novel “The Last Thing He Told Me” was published in hardcover by Simon & Schuster on May 4, 2021. It quickly became the #1 New York Times best-selling novel and spent 44 weeks on The New York Times Bestseller list.
• The new project marks the latest high-profile collaboration between Apple and Hello Sunshine, and will join previously announced projects produced by Hello Sunshine for Apple TV+ including upcoming psychological thriller “Surface,” starring Gugu Mbatha-Raw; “My Kind of Country,” a groundbreaking global search for unconventional and extraordinary country music talent and the first competition series for the platform; Emmy, SAG and Critics Choice Award-winning and multi-Golden Globe nominated series “The Morning Show”; and the NAACP Image Award-winning series “Truth Be Told,” starring Octavia Spencer and Kate Hudson.

We loved 2011’s THE LINCOLN LAWYER starring Matthew McConaughey and now comes a Series based also on the 2005 Novels of the same name. Ten episodes are coming soon to Netflix.

Synopsis:

Mickey Haller, an iconoclastic idealist, runs his law practice out of the back seat of his Lincoln Town Car, as he takes on cases big and small across the expansive city of Los Angeles. Based on the series of bestselling novels by renowned author Michael Connelly, the first season is based on the second book in The Lincoln Lawyer series, The Brass Verdict.

THE LINCOLN LAWYER arrives on Netflix May 13, 2022.

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Coming right off its premiere at SXSW ’22, MARCEL THE SHELL WITH SHOES ON is set to arrive in theatres this Summer! See the new Trailer!

Synopsis:

Marcel is an adorable one-inch-tall shell who ekes out a colorful existence with his grandmother Connie and their pet lint, Alan. Once part of a sprawling community of shells, they now live alone as the sole survivors of a mysterious tragedy. But when a documentary filmmaker discovers them amongst the clutter of his Airbnb, the short film he posts online brings Marcel millions of passionate fans, as well as unprecedented dangers and new hope at finding his long-lost family. A beloved character gets his big-screen debut in this hilarious and heartwarming story about finding connections in the smallest corners.

Elevation Pictures release MARCEL THE SHELL WITH SHOES ON this Summer.

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SEVERANCE will be back for a second season, as confirmed today by Apple TV+! The first season of the hit Series directed and produced by Ben Stiller concludes this Friday.

Synopsis:

In “Severance,” Mark Scout (Adam Scott) leads a team at Lumon Industries, whose employees have undergone a severance procedure, which surgically divides their memories between their work and personal lives. This daring experiment in ‘work-life balance’ is called into question as Mark finds himself at the centre of an unraveling mystery that will force him to confront the true nature of his work… and of himself.  

This Friday’s highly anticipated finale episode, titled “The We We Are,” will see the team discover troubling revelations. 

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Jason Momoa is tapped for upcoming Series CHIEF OF WAR, coming to Apple TV+. He will star-in, write and serve as Executive Producer on this eight-episode Limited Series.

• “Chief of War” follows the epic and unprecedented telling of the unification and colonization of Hawaii from an indigenous point of view. 
• Created by Jason Momoa and Thomas Pa’a Sibbett and produced Endeavor Content and Chernin Entertainment, the series is executive produced by Jason Momoa, Francis Lawrence, Thomas Pa’a Sibbett, Peter Chernin, Jenno Topping, Erik Holmberg, and Doug Jung and who also serves as showrunner. Justin Chon is in negotiations to direct the first two episodes.
• “Chief of War” will premiere globally on Apple TV+ alongside an expanding offering of limited series from today’s most creative storytellers including “WeCrashed” starring and executive produced by Anne Hathaway and Jared Leto; “The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey” starring and executive produced by Academy Award nominee Samuel L. Jackson, and based on the moving novel by best-selling author Walter Mosley; a recently announced new limited event series starring multi-award winner Michael Douglas as Benjamin Franklin; acclaimed series “The Shrink Next Door”; “Masters of the Air” from Apple Studios and executive produced by Steven Spielberg’s Amblin Television, and Tom Hanks and Gary Goetzman’s Playtone; “Five Days at Memorial” from Academy Award winner John Ridley and Emmy Award winner Carlton Cuse, and more.

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