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#SPOTTED: KEN JEONG, AWKWAFINA + NICO SANTOS IN TORONTO FOR “CRAZY RICH ASIANS”
One of the this summer’s most eagerly-awaited escapes at the Movies is almost before us and in-town today to ring-in the occasion are some of the stars of CRAZY RICH ASIANS!
The Warner Bros. Canada release, adapted from Kevin Kwan’s critically-acclaimed and best-selling Novel of the same name, looks to quench the thirsts of those looking for something juicy. Stars Awkwafina (Ocean’s 8), Ken Jeong (The Hangover Trilogy) and Nico Santos (2 Broke Girls) did the rounds this morning, gracing Toronto’s television sets with their magnetic personalities and they will be walking the Red Carpet tonight at TIFF Bell Lightbox at the Canadian Premiere for the Film. Directed by Jon M. Chu, it also stars Michelle Yeoh, Henry Golding and Constance Wu, the latter in the starring role as Rachel Chu, a New Yorker who learns suddenly that her boyfriend is extremely wealthy and is flown to Singapore for his best friend’s wedding, only to meet his disapproving mother.
See the Trailer:
Among the interviews the Cast did earlier today were Global’s The Morning Show (National Edition). Check-out their chat:
Travelling in a Mercedes Sprinter with a sizable entourage, the Cast were amazingly-friendly! And they may have made time for some Smoke’s Poutine also during the day! Who wouldn’t be giddy? Did you know Awkwafina also will be back to host the 2018 iHeartRadio MMVAs next month too?
Audiences at the packed Premiere were split into two theatres and delivered a spirited introduction from the Cast with the help of TIFF Artistic Director Cameron Bailey. The Trio had nothing but love for the City!
See the Intro:
CRAZY RICH ASIANS is everything I wished it would be. And even crazier! What a sumptuous feast for the eyes, equal parts a complicated web of emotions as it is a luxurious escape. Phenomenal performances from a talented Cast whom all bring their A-Game. Constance Wu is fantastic in this breakout role, as is screen legend Michelle Yeoh. If you couldn’t get enough of Awkwafina in Ocean’s 8, you will be delighted by her comedy again here. Gemma Chan is a gem waiting to be discovered by stateside audiences. The Film totally gets the experience of being a product of immigrant parents and honours the importance of traditions and family values. Fans of Kevin Kwan‘s bestselling novels will be overjoyed, new hearts will be won.
See our Snaps!
Awkwafina
Ken Jeong
Nico Santos
Warner Bros. Canada release CRAZY RICH ASIANS Friday, August 15, 2018.
(Photo/video credit: Global Television/Mr. Will Wong/Warner Bros. Canada)
And of course, some Selfies!
#SPOTTED: TYE SHERIDAN IN TORONTO FOR “READY PLAYER ONE”
Already having worked with some of the greatest Directors of our day including Jeff Nichols, Terrence Malick, Bryan Singer and now Steven Spielberg, 21-year-old Tye Sheridan is bound for great things. The X-Men Franchise star is front and center in Spielberg‘s latest effort READY PLAYER ONE and he was in Toronto to promote the new Film, opening in theatres end of March.
While he didn’t get much sleep last night due to flight delays , Sheridan still made the most of his day having to cancel a few interviews, but doing Press including a taping of Global‘s The Morning Show.
See our Snap with him and a young fan and her mom. He was a true gentleman, shaking hands and introducing himself to everyone individually!
See the Trailer for Ready Player One:
Huge things are expected of this. Will you be seeing READY PLAYER ONE?
Warner Bros. Pictures Canada release READY PLAYER ONE on Friday, March 29, 2018.
(Photo/video credit: Warner Bros. Pictures Canada/Mr. Will Wong)
#SPOTTED: CRAIG DAVID IN TORONTO AT VELVET UNDERGROUND
Craig David arrived on the Pop scene in the early 2000s as a force to be reckoned with. Fusing Two-Step Garage and R&B, the striking Southampton Singer/Songwriter had a sound unlike any other. Selling over 3.5 million copies of his debut disc Born To Do It with smash hits like Fill Me In and 7 Days, he would go on to be nominated for several BRIT and Grammy Awards also.
While it’s been some time since we’ve seen David in these parts, he has resurfaced with his seventh studio album The Time Is Now, released in Canada via Sony Music, led by new single Heartline. The Disc features also a collaboration with Bastille, titled I Know You. If you’ve followed David‘s career, you’ll hear the evolution in his sound and how it is very “now”, yet his older material actually still sounds fresh.
David treated longtime fans to a rare, intimate Toronto show at Velvet Underground delivering a selection of his catalog of hits and even found time to do a bit of Press while in the City.
See our Snap with David, whose music we’ve enjoyed for a long time. Though, busy on a call, he was more than nice to stop for a Snap understanding the request through hand gestures.
Check-out I Know You (ft. Bastille):
Heartline:
See his The Morning Show interview:
(Photo/video credit: Sony Music Entertainment/Mr. Will Wong)
#SPOTTED: EWXJF IN TORONTO FOR CTV’S “THE LAUNCH”
Things are taking-off quickly for Ottawa-based Duo EWXJF. Comprised of Composer/Instrumentalist Elijah Woods and Lyricist/Vocalist Jamie Fine, the pair gained popularity overnight being selected for a push on CTV‘s The Launch. After meeting via a friend after Woods heard Fine‘s vocals on a Track, the two have multiplied their talents, accounting for the “x” in their name.
The six-episode Series see new emerging Artists being mentored by some of Music’s biggest icons including Shania Twain, Jennifer Nettles, Fergie, Ryan Tedder, Alessia Cara and Boy George, getting a chance at working with a world-renowned Producer and also a release of that Track within 48 hours.
The Series is brought to us by Scott Borchetta, President and CEO of Big Machine Records (Taylor Swift, Rascal Flatts, Tim McGraw) and Eureka Productions (The Biggest Loser, MasterChef). Borchetta accompanied the Duo on their Press Tour in Toronto which saw them at Bell Media Headquarters yesterday and Corus today where they appeared on Global Television’s The Morning Show (National Edition).
See the Interview:
WATCH: @ewxjfmusic launched their single #AintEasy this week. But was it easy to come up with their name? pic.twitter.com/MLUWNYu4Ct
— The Morning Show (@MorningShowCA) January 19, 2018
Originally-penned for Camila Cabello‘s Disc CAMILA, EWXJF‘s debut single AIN’T EASY is produced by OneRepublic‘s Ryan Tedder and already has reached #1 on the iTunes Canada Chart.
We were lucky to get a Selfie with the Duo and Borchetta earlier. They were incredibly-gracious, thanking me for my support.
Our Snap:
Check-out AIN’T EASY:
THE LAUNCH airs Wednesdays 9 PM on CTV.
(Photo credit: Big Machine Records/Mr. Will Wong)
#SPOTTED: STANA KATIC IN TORONTO FOR “ABSENTIA”
Skyrocketing to fame on popular ABC Series CASTLE starring as Kate Beckett, Hamilton-born Actress Stana Katic has made a name for herself internationally. The People’s Choice Award-winning University of Toronto Alumni returns home to promote her latest project, Amazon Series ABSENTIA which will air in Canada on Showcase.
The Series sees her starring as an FBI Agent who must reclaim her identity after being presumed dead and being a prime suspect in a string of murders.
Katic did the rounds including Global Television’s The Morning Show (National Edition) and ET Canada, after which she participated in a Live Chat with Fans, fielding questions online from her ardent fan base.
The elegant Star posed for photos in front of a display for her new Series and took a minute between interviews to take Selfies and sign autographs. She started first by introducing herseld and asking for our names.
See our Snap:
See the Trailer:
Showcase premiere ABSENTIA Sunday, January 21, 2018 9 PM ET and it will stream on Amazon Prime Friday, February 2, 2018.
(Photo/video credit: Mr. Will Wong/Amazon Prime)
#SPOTTED: GEOFF STULTS IN TORONTO FOR “12 STRONG”
Making his second visit to a blisteringly-cold Toronto in just under a year, Actor Geoff Stults is back for his latest Film, 12 STRONG. He is known best for his work on Grace and Frankie, 7th Heaven, The Finder (Co-Star Maddie Hasson also is in town filming) and last year’s juicy Thriller Unforgettable in which he starred alongside Rosario Dawson and Katherine Heigl.
Busy doing the TV circuit in Los Angeles last week in support of 12 Strong, Stults toughs the polar opposite temperatures locally armed with earmuffs. He was amazing to stop for a quick Snap leaving CITY’S Breakfast Television where he got to cuddle with an adorable dog, before continuing his day of interviews which also sees him return to Global’s The Morning Show.
See our Snap:
The Drama centers on a Special Forces Team assigned to take down the Taliban under a new captain, post-9/11. They must however, work together with an Afghan warlord to accomplish the mission. Michael Shannon, Austin Stowell, Michael Peña, Trevante Rhodes, William Fichtner, along with real-life couple Elsa Pataky and Chris Hemsworth, also star.
Warner Bros. Pictures Canada release 12 STRONG on Friday, January 19, 2018.
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(Photo credit: Mr. Will Wong/Warner Bros. Pictures Canada)
#SPOTTED: ASHLEY GRAHAM IN TORONTO FOR ADDITION ELLE
Supermodel Ashley Graham is in Toronto today and fans have a chance to see her in-person! In town to promote her lingerie collaboration with Addition Elle, Purple Rain, Graham appears at the women’s wear franchise’s 181 Yonge Street location between 5 and 6 PM.
Graham has built a brand on body positivity, empowering women and the fashion industry to embrace shapes and figures of all sizes. She has graced top publications like Harper’s Bazaar, Elle, Vogue and Sports Illustrated. She is the first ever plus-sized model to appear in the latter’s famous Swimsuit Issue.
Graham did the rounds in the city appearing on Global‘s The Morning Show (Toronto) and is slated to appear on CTV‘s The Social.
The beauty was gracious, posing for paparazzi and stopping for a quick Selfie! Isn’t she just stunning? Place cursor on left and right to navigate slideshow:
(Photo credit: Mr. Will Wong)
#SPOTTED: RJ MITTE IN TORONTO FOR THE MARCH OF DIMES
Although he was to make it into the City last week for his latest Film THE RECALL, Breaking Bad star RJ Mitte made it here at last for a different reason. The 24-year-old actor known best for his work on that AMC series as Walter White Jr., was like his character, diagnosed with Cerebral Palsy. He has overcome the odds and he is here to speak about it at the 18th annual Ability and Beyond Dinner at the Royal York Hotel tonight for The March of Dimes Canada, hosted by Carolyn Mackenzie of Global Television.
After flying in to Toronto last night, Mitte did a bit of press today including Global Television’s The Morning Show about his partnership with The March of Dimes.
He was amazingly nice to stop after hopping out of his cab for a quick Snap!
More on the event here.
(Photo credit: Mr. Will Wong/AMC)
#SPOTTED: AULI’I CRAVALHO IN TORONTO FOR “MOANA”
Right in time for her 16th birthday, Hawaiian-born singer/actress Auli’i Cravalho is in Toronto today to promote her debut Feature, Disney’s Moana. The lovely burgeoning star was handpicked by the studio after a rigorous audition process which saw her last to audition and first to be chosen out of hundreds of young Polynesian women.
Her first name pronounced “Ow-Lee-Ee“, Cravalho endured the wind and cold to make stops around the morning circuit here including CITY‘s Breakfast Television and a taping of Entertainment CITY. In addition, she appeared on CP24 Breakfast and Global‘s The Morning Show after meeting with Press all day yesterday.
We met the star herself this morning, flower adorning her hair, and full of charm. She loved Billy!
See our Snap:
Industry numbers are projecting approximately $75 million for the title across North America, over the U.S. Thanksgiving Holiday. The Animated Feature is about a young girl (Cravalho) and her journey with Demigod Maui (recent PEOPLE Magazine’s Sexiest Man Alive honouree Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson) to becoming a master wayfinder. Along the way, she fulfills an ancient quest for her ancestors. A true show of confidence from the “House of the Mouse” in its product is that it has topped its competitiors in spending on TV advertising up through this past Sunday according to Variety.
See the Trailer:
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures Canada release MOANA Wednesday, November 23, 2016.
(Photo/video credit: Mr. Will Wong)
#SPOTTED: DAYA IN TORONTO FOR “BIG TICKET”
If there was one Artist who dominated our airwaves this summer, it is Daya. The funny thing is, many of us still can’t put a face to the name of the 17-year-old from Pittsburgh with three consecutive smash hits already including Hide Away, Don’t Let Me Down (with The Chainsmokers) and of course, catchy current single Still Still, Look Pretty.
Check out Sit Still, Look Pretty below:
Daya made her first visit to Toronto headlining The Family Channel’s Big Ticket at Molson Amphitheatre, a commitment made likely before her star rose as quickly as it has. With her debut album coming October, she tells us, she will be embarking on her own headlining tour early 2017.
While doing very limited Press here in the City, she did make a stop-off at Global Television‘s The Morning Show (National Edition) for a quick chat before getting a little break from continuous touring.
Watch the interview:
We legitimately are a huge fan of Daya and look forward to her being a major force as she develops into a major Pop Star! On-top of it all she is so down-to-earth and week, amazingly nice to all Fans today as her entourage enjoyed seeing their star shine bright!
See our Snap:
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