This morning in Anaheim, Producers Kathleen Kennedy and J.J. Abrams unveiled this awesome new Teaser from STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS! If this doesn’t get you excited, I don’t know what will!
Watch the Teaser:
In addition to this, there are some new Stars Wars-themed Emojis which have been released! To share your love for the Franchise on Twitter, use these following Hashtags to see these special #StarWarsEmojis : #C3PO #Stormtrooper #BB8.
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures Canada release STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS on Friday, December 18, 2015.
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Jada Pinkett Smith needs little introduction. The talented Actress known best for her work in The Matrix Trilogy, Set it Off, Scream 2, A Different World and more recently as Fish Mooney in Gotham (sadly, she isn’t returning for another Season), currently is in town enjoying some quality time with her Family.
Husband Will Smith currently is in Toronto filming DC Comics‘ star-studded Suicide Squad through August and some of the other Stars at his Residence tell me they have spotted him working-out at the Gym in preparation for his highly-physical role. Glad we’re not the only ones who are starstruck! Coincidentally, Gotham also is brought to us by DC Comics, keeping it in the Family!
Smith has been cast in the Role of Deadshot and by chance we crossed paths with Pinkett Smith, who was headed for an appointment. Despite little make-up, she looked just stunning and she was amazingly gracious to snap a Selfie! We appreciate The Smiths are private so we are extra grateful for the gesture. Adore her!
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Warner Bros. Pictures Canada release SUICIDE SQUAD August 2016.
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The numbers are staggering for YouTube Sensation Bethany Mota! The 19-year-old from California with over 8 million Subscribers, certainly has her act together, being a Fashion and lifestyle inspiration for Fans around the World.
She’s won a Teen Choice Award, launched a singing Career, appeared on Dancing with the Stars and even has collaborated with Aeropostale, JC Penney and Forever 21 on Fashion Lines. The World quite literally is hers!
Mota did the rounds earlier today including a visit to Breakfast Television in advance of her appearance at next mo th’s YouTube Fan Fest at Yonge-Dundas Square. More on that here.
Mota is just as nice as imagined and I just love our double-dimple Selfie!
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Hunky Australian Chef, Author and TV Personality Curtis Stone is in Toronto today promoting his latest Book, GOOD FOOD, GOOD LIFE.
We caught up with the Actor at one of several Stopoffs today in support of the new Book which boasts 130 simple Recipes and he was amazingly-gracious to stop for a Selfie!
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You can meet Stone tonight 7 PM at Indigo Eaton Centre, where he signs copies of GOOD FOOD, GOOD LIFE. More here.
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The v. beautiful Nate Berkus, Interior Designer, TV Personality and Author is in Toronto to promote the latest home trend, Scent Decor. Unstopables have just released a new line of Home Fragrances which can be mixed to evoke an atmosphere.
Berkus, who recently got married to Partner Jeremiah Brent and became a Father to Daughter Poppy, is doing the rounds today including visits to Breakfast Television, CP24 Breakfast, The Morning Show and more.
We were lucky to get a Snap with Berkus who himself along with his Entourage was lugging product into his SUV.
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Deborah Ann Woll gained wide recognition on HBO‘s popular Series TRUE BLOOD as seductive Vampire Jessica Hamby, but her Fanbase is about to multiply exponentially. Netflix has just released Marvel‘s Daredevil and the feedback from Franchise Fans and Critics alike have overwhelmingly been positive, praising it for its unflinching grittiness, making many forget a certain 2003 Film Adaptation. Think more The Dark Knight than… Batman & Robin.
Woll was in Toronto recently to promote the new Series and although we always say that the Talent are nice, she was another level of giving, providing genuine, articulate answers and still delivering a bright energy despite it having been a long day and our being the last Outlet of the day. As an example how grounded the New York-born Actress is, she opted to live at home with her Parents instead of on her own while filming Daredevil in her native City.
Woll admittedly isn’t a huge Comic Book Fanatic, although her Boyfriend EJ Scott, played a big part in helping her prepare for her role as Karen Page, a kind Woman with a mysterious past who wakes-up to find herself in a pool of blood, framed for murder. This is where she requires the expertise of Lawyers Murdock (Charlie Cox) and Foggy Nelson (Eldon Henson), who enlist her help as a Secretary. We wonder what it is that drew her to the Role. She says, “Actors are Storytellers at heart. This initially was someone I feel I could stick my tentacles into.” .
She dishes on the secretive casting process with a notoriously-protective Marvel Entertainment, stating “We were given sides, not written for the audition process initially”. “I had an idea but didn’t want to commit too much to it. I then got called back for a real audition with actual sides, still not being really sure what it really was.”. She explains, “As a Woman coming into a Superhero Show, I spoke with the Producers to ensure that Karen will be taken care of in a respectful way.”.
Woll describes her greatest challenge getting into Karen‘s mindspace. “‘Challenge’ is a good word for Actors. Karen is one big contradiction in that she is very sweet, but likes trouble, running from a mysterious past”, she says. “She’ll be running for a while and with what happens at the end of the first Season, she will have to keep running.”. “Even with People she trusts the most, she can’t tell them what’s true about her. Karen is hiding a ton.”.
On what makes a scene truly magical, she feels “Acting moments that are rich are ones where you play the opposite of something the same time you play something – when you can believe simultaneously that things will never get better and hope at the same time they will get better.”.
Although we don’t know much about the Series’ titular Star Charlie Cox, Woll does shed some light on her Co-Star. “Charlie is a ridiculously wonderful Human Being”, Woll admits. “You sign-on and hope the People you work with will be easy, talented and respectful.”. “From the first day I came in, we were Best Friends right away. He thinks deeply about the part and wants to do something that is great, not just to become a Star.”. She adds, “He already is a Star because he gives it his all.”.
The Actress recalls a recent visit to Australia where Cox and she made a day of Coffee and the Art Gallery. She said to him, “If we are lucky enough to do this again, anytime you want to talk about a scene or wanna try anything a little different, I am there.”. “It is rare to find people that committed.”.
I ask Woll after her turn as Jessica on True Blood whether or not there is any carryover from that Character at all in this new Role. “If there is any carryover, it is as an Actor what I am working on for myself”, she says. “I think when you take on a Role, you become defensive about them. With Jessica, I was forced to accept her failings. I did not want her to have any failings. I came to Karen wanting to lean into those things. I commit to her not being perfect. I wanted her to be outspoken, determined, pushy – almost to a fault”, explains Woll. “The thing that made her strongest is also her biggest difficulty. I continue work as an Actor and practice that with Karen.”.
Marvel’s DAREDEVIL streams now on Netflix Canada.
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Toru Uchikado still is an unfamiliar presence but the 25-year-old Actor from Los Angeles via Japan is set for a big debut. You all know well we’ve been on the ball with the Cast of NBC‘s HEROES REBORN, but we have had little luck spotting Uchikado before today.
The Actor in flawless English tells me today in a a chance spotting that he learned the Language in Missouri and had actually been to Waterloo, Ontario previously on a two-week English course a few years back.
For our Selfie, he broke out his brand-new cap from Topman to match my hat! How awesome!! He tells us we are his first real spotting. Someone last week called him “Tofu” by mistake. Not cool.
Uchikado films HEROES REBORN in Toronto through September and promises us it’s going to be amazing!
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Elevation Pictures + Mr. Will want to take Readers in Ottawa, Calgary, Edmonton and Winnipeg to see TIFF ’14 Selection, WHILE WE’RE YOUNG, starring Ben Stiller and Naomi Watts. Screenings take place Wednesday, April 22, 2015.
Official Synopsis:
Middle-aged couple Josh (Ben Stiller) and Cornelia (Naomi Watts) find their world is turned upside-down when a disarming young couple – Jamie (Adam Driver) and Darby (Amanda Seyfried) – enters their lives.
As Josh and Cornelia begin to spend time with Jamie and Darby, they find the younger spirits inside of themselves, and soon begin to look at life, marriage and the world through younger eyes.
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He said he’d be back! A new Trailer for TERMINATOR: GENISYS has been unleashed for our viewing pleasure!
Official Synopsis:
When John Connor (Jason Clarke), leader of the human resistance, sends Sgt. Kyle Reese (Jai Courtney) back to 1984 to protect Sarah Connor (Emilia Clarke) and safeguard the future, an unexpected turn of events creates a fractured timeline. Now, Sgt. Reese finds himself in a new and unfamiliar version of the past, where he is faced with unlikely allies, including the Guardian (Arnold Schwarzenegger), dangerous new enemies, and an unexpected new mission: To reset the future…
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Paramount Pictures Canada release TERMINATOR: GENISYS on Canada Day!
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Stunning Model/Actress Judi Shekoni hails from England and has built a following there starring in EastEnders and When Women Ruled the World, but left an impression in internationally-adored The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn in which she played the role of Zafrina.
She recently was cast in NBC‘s Heroes Reborn in an undisclosed role. The Actress recently celebrated her birthday with Co-Star Kiki Sukezane, enjoying some Japanese last weekend.
Although not in makeup earlier, she promised to stop for Photos with Fans after she got ready for a night out, getting ready for another work week ahead.
Earlier today we spotted also Series Star Zachary Levi who is known best for his work on NBC‘s Chuck and also Disney Feature Tangled. The Actor and self-professed ‘Gaming Geek’ has been in Toronto the past few weeks, although he has called the City a second home with Wife Missy Peregrym having worked and resided here filming Rookie Blue, which garnered her a Canadian Screen Award in March.
The Actor has been amazing to Fans in his time here, occasionally stopping for Fans on the street while out for smoke breaks.
See our Snaps:
Judith Shekoni + Mr. Will:
With the awesome #ZacharyLevi, in town filming #HeroesReborn.
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NBC‘s HEROES REBORN films in Toronto through September.
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