Celebrating the completion of an ambitious $60 million capital campaign towards the $360 million redevelopment of Toronto East General Hospital, the Laughter is the Best Medicine II Gala took place this evening at Allstream Centre. With soon-to-be-completed Ken and Marilyn Thomson Patient Care Centre being a primary point of focus, Stars came out to show their support for the fantastic Cause. Spotted were the likes of Comedian Gerry Dee and the Toronto Maple Leafs’ Jonas Siegel, Joffrey Lupul and more.

Emceeing the Black Tie Affair a second year, Toronto Funnyman Will Arnett continues to show his commitment to the Cause, while the likes of Comedian Mario Joyner, Cancer-surviving Singer Joseph Neale and Headliner Chris Rock took to the stage.  The Party moved over to Muzik Nightclub after midnight.

Arriving shortly after 9:00 PM, Rock graced an intimate Red Carpet before entertaining the Crowd, certainly not holding back with several of his bold yet daringly-funny political observations.  Any Fan of Chris Rock would certainly have known exactly what to expect and he delivered the laughs.

Tonight’s visit actually was the Emmy and Grammy Award Winner’s second visit to the City this month.  He received tons of acclaim for his latest Film Top Five at TIFF ’14 a couple weeks back, the Comedy sparking a bidding war before ultimately Paramount Pictures secured distribution rights in North America.

Guests tonight  had the opportunity to bid on a multitude of elaborate auction items, one including a Will Arnett-signed Rob Ford Bobblehead fetching $9k. Other auctions included a trip for two to Paris with a cooking course at prestigious Le Cordon Bleu.

To learn more about the Laughter is the Best Medicine II Gala, visit here.

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Mr. Will Wong and Paramount Pictures want you to enter for a chance to win Advance Screening Passes to see something dear to the hearts of many of us who grew-up in the ’80s and ’90s… TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES! Screenings take place Wednesday, August 6, 2014 in Toronto, Ottawa and Montreal.

Official Synopsis:

The city needs heroes.  Darkness has settled over New York City as Shredder and his evil Foot Clan have an iron grip on everything from the police to the politicians.  The future is grim until four unlikely outcast brothers rise from the sewers and discover their destiny as Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.  The Turtles must work with fearless reporter April O’Neil (Megan Fox) and her wise-cracking cameraman Vern Fenwick (Will Arnett) to save the city and unravel Shredder’s diabolical plan.  Based on the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Characters Created by PETER LAIRD and KEVIN EASTMAN with a Screenplay by JOSH APPELBAUM & ANDRÉ NEMEC and EVAN DAUGHERTY, Producer MICHAEL BAY (the blockbuster Transformers franchise) and director JONATHAN LIEBESMAN (Wrath of the Titans) bring Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, the popular franchise that has captivated audiences of all ages for decades, into the 21st century.

Watch the “power”ful Trailer:

Official Artwork:

To enter for a chance to win, simply click “like” on this Post at Mr. Will Wong on Facebook. Also state your City and tell me who is your favourite Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle is under the comments of this Facebook Post. You can increase your shot at winning by Re-Tweeting the below or sharing this Post with your Friends on Facebook!

http://www.mrwillwong.com/TMNT @MRWILLW wants us to #win Passes in #OTT, #MTL and #TOR to see #TEENAGEMUTANTNINJATURTLES! Out8/8! #TMNT

Contest deadline is August 1, 2014.

Good luck, Wongsters!

The Cast of Teenage Mutant Nina Turtles and Mr. Will in Toronto:

Paramount Pictures releaseTEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES on Friday, August 8, 2014.

(Photo/video credit: Paramount Pictures)

Warner Bros. Home Entertainment and Mr. Will want to give Readers across North America a chance to win THE LEGO® MOVIE on DVD/Blu-Ray Combo Pack!  We saw the Film back in February and it holds a special place in our heart and now we want you to experiencing how after seeing it, EVERYTHING IS AWESOME!!!!  Read our Review here.

Official Synopsis:

The LEGO® Movie, the first-ever, full-length theatrical LEGO® adventure, directed by Phil Lord & Christopher Miller is an original 3D computer animated story that follows Emmet, an ordinary, rules-following, perfectly average LEGO® minifigure who is mistakenly identified as the most extraordinary person and the key to saving the world. He is drafted into a fellowship of strangers on an epic quest to stop an evil tyrant, a journey for which Emmet is hopelessly and hilariously underprepared.

Chris Pratt (Moneyball) stars as the voice of Emmet. Will Ferrell (The Campaign) stars as the voice of his primary adversary, President Business, an erudite, anal-retentive CEO who has a hard time balancing world domination with micro-managing his own life; while Liam Neeson (Taken) voices the president’s powerful henchman, known as Bad Cop, who will stop at nothing to catch Emmet.

Starring as Emmet’s fellow travelers are Oscar® winner Morgan Freeman (Million Dollar Baby), as Vitruvius, an old mystic; Elizabeth Banks (The Hunger Games, Emmy nominee for 30 Rock), as tough-as-nails Lucy, who mistakes Emmet for the savior of the world and guides him on his quest; Will Arnett (Emmy nominee, 30 Rock), as the mysterious Batman, a LEGO® minifigure with whom Lucy shares a history; Nick Offerman (NBC‘s Parks and Recreation) as a craggy, swaggering pirate, obsessed with revenge on President Business; and Alison Brie (Community) as a sweet, loveable member of the team, with a powerful secret.

In addition to entering to win a copy of it, you must check-out this crazy awesome THE LEGO® MOVIE App where you can make and record your own 6-second character clip and share it with your friends on Facebook!  You even can add music!

Check it out below:

After checking-out the App, you can head over to Mr. Will Wong on Facebook and enter by clicking “like” on this Post. You are encouraged to share it with Friends on Facebook and Twitter.  In the comments section also tell us who your favourite LEGO® Character is from the Movie! Increase your odds of winning by Re-Tweeting the below:

http://www.mrwillwong.com/thelegomovie-2 @MRWILLW wants us to #win copies of #THELEGOMOVIE on DVD/Blu-Ray Combo Pack!  Now in stores!

Good luck, Wongsters!  Once again, we have the most exciting Giveaways just for you!

Warner Bros. Home Entertainment release THE LEGO® MOVIE on DVD/Blu-ray Combo Pack, available now!

(Photo/video credit: Warner Bros.)

After raising over $3 million for the Toronto East General Hospital with Jerry Seinfeld, the Laughter is the Best Medicine Gala soon will be returning for a second time.  Returning as Master of Ceremonies is Will Arnett, who hosted the inaugural Event in April 2012.  More on that here.  The Hospital of course holds a dear place to Toronto’s Arnett. His Father, Jim Arnett, served on the Board of the Hospital from 2002 through 2009.

Headlining Laughter is the Best Medicine II is EMMY and GRAMMY Award-winning Actor/Comedian Chris Rock, who has the distinction of being called “The Funniest Person in America” by Entertainment Weekly. For Event details, click here.  The Gala takes place on Saturday, March 29, 2014 at Allstream Centre on Canadian National Exhibition Grounds.

Proceeds from the Event will be going towards the establishment of the Ken and Marilyn Thomson Patient Care Centre which will provide greater access to critical inpatient and outpatient care for up to half a billion people in the GTA. 

(Photo credit: Mongrel Media)

Admit it. When you heard that a The LEGO Movie was in production you too were like, “What? How!??!”.  In about three months’ time, we’re gonna see exactly how but for now here’s a taste and I must admit, it’s pretty darn adorable in this first official Trailer released today!

Directed by Chris Lord and Christopher Miller (Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, 21 Jump Street), this 3-D Animated Feature boasts a stellar Cast which includes the likes of Will Ferrell, Chris Pratt, Liam Neeson, Nick Offerman, Will Arnett, Elizabeth Banks, Alison Brie, Charlie Day and Morgan Freeman.

Official Synopsis:

Pratt (Moneyball) stars as the voice of Emmet. Ferrell (The Campaign) stars as the voice of his primary adversary, President Business, an uptight CEO who has a hard time balancing world domination with micro-managing his own life; while Neeson (Taken) voices the President’s powerful Henchman, known as Bad Cop/Good Cop, who will stop at nothing to catch Emmet.

Starring as Emmet’s fellow Travelers are Oscar® Winner Morgan Freeman (Million Dollar Baby), as Vitruvius, an old mystic; Elizabeth Banks (The Hunger Games), as tough-as-nails Wyldstyle, who mistakes Emmet for the Savior of the World and guides him on his quest; Arnett (30 Rock), as the mysterious Batman, a LEGO Minifigure with whom Wyldstyle shares a history; Offerman (Parks and Recreation) as a craggy, swaggering pirate obsessed with revenge on President Business; Alison Brie (Community) as a sweet, loveable member of the Team, with a powerful secret, and Day as the spaceman Benny.

Brand-new Official Trailer below:

While we’re at it? Have you created your own personalized LEGO SigFig yet?  Do it here!

See mine below:

Warner Bros. Pictures Canada and Village Roadshow Pictures releases The LEGO Movie on Friday, February 7, 2014.

I smell a new Film Franchise!

(Photo/video credit: Warner Bros. Pictures Canada)

It’s the final Countdown!

I cannot count the number of funny One-Liners in this brand new Trailer for Arrested Development Season Four.  Here we see some the Bluth Family up to their old antics and if anything this season looks to take it one more notch over-the-top!  Kitty Sanchez (Judy Greer) returning and flipping-out (yet again!) just makes this for me!  Must watch.

See the Trailer in full below:

Netflix releases the fourth season of Arrested Development on Sunday, May 26, 2013.

(Photo/video credit: Netflix)

Avril Lavigne covers this week’s issue of Hello! Canada, featuring their 50 Most Beautiful Canadians.  Set to return with her current single Here’s to Never Growing Up, Editor-in-Chief Alison Eastwood released a statement saying, “Unveiling our annual Most Beautiful issue is as thrilling as giving a close friend a big, beautiful birthday present.  And this year is especially exciting. Avril and her Fiancé Chad Kroeger have been great friends to HELLO! Canada, their Wedding is just around the corner, and our exclusive (and rare) Photo Shoot, on the eve of Avril’s return to the pop charts, was nothing short of magical.”.

The List ranges from Media, Ballerinas, Singers to Movie Stars with some surprises and some names you have to do a quick Google Image search for.   Selected this year by the Magazine are:

Stephen Amell
Actor: Arrow, CTV
Hometown: Toronto

Will Arnett
Actor: Arrested Development, Netflix
Hometown: Toronto

Justin Bieber
Singer, Universal
Hometown: Stratford, Ont.

Jean-Luc Bilodeau
Actor: Baby Daddy, ABC Spark
Hometown: Vancouver

Dean Brody
Singer, Universal
Hometown: Jaffray, B.C.

Michael Bublé
Singer, Warner
Hometown: Burnaby, B.C.

Sidney Crosby
Professional hockey player, Pittsburgh Penguins
Hometown: Cole Harbour, N.S.

Antonio Cupo
Actor: Bomb Girls, Global TV
Hometown: Vancouver

Victoria Duffield
Singer, Warner
Hometown: Abbotsford, B.C.

Matt Dusk
Singer, eOne Music
Hometown: Toronto

Nathan Fillion
Actor: Castle, CTV
Hometown: Edmonton

Mitsou Gélinas
Radio host: Rythme FM
Hometown: Montreal

Ryan Gosling
Actor
Hometown: Cornwall, Ont.

Pascale Hutton
Actor: Arctic Air, CBC
Hometown: Creston, B.C.

Carly Rae Jepsen
Singer, Universal
Hometown: Mission, B.C.

Sean Jones
Singer
Hometown: Toronto

Tanya Kim
Anchor: etalk, CTV
Hometown: Sault Ste. Marie, Ont.

Adam Korson
Actor: Seed, City
Hometown: Thornhill, Ont.

Kristin Kreuk
Actor: Beauty and the Beast, Showcase
Hometown: Vancouver

Amanda Lang
Anchor: The Lang and O’Leary Exchange, CBC
Hometown: Ottawa

Avril Lavigne
Singer, Sony
Hometown: Napanee, Ont.

Dan Levy
Actor: TV/film
Hometown: Toronto

Raine Maida
Singer, Warner
Hometown: Toronto

Rachel McAdams
Actor
Hometown: St. Thomas, Ont.

Kandyse McClure
Actor: Hemlock Grove, Netflix
Hometown: Vancouver

Tracy Moore
Host: Cityline, City
Hometown: Richmond Hill, Ont.

Ashley Diana Morris
Guess! model
Hometown: Toronto

Alanis Morissette
Singer, Collective Sounds
Hometown: Ottawa

Enuka Okuma
Actor: Rookie Blue, Global TV
Hometown: Vancouver

Ellen Page
Actor
Hometown: Halifax

Jessica Paré
Actor: Mad Men, AMC
Hometown: Montreal

Jason Priestley
Actor
Hometown: Vancouver

Milos Raonic
Professional tennis player
Thornhill, Ont.

Lisa Ray
Host: Top Chef Canada, Food Network Canada
Hometown: Toronto

Ryan Reynolds
Actor
Hometown: Vancouver

Ed Robertson
Singer, Warner
Hometown: Toronto

Sonia Rodriguez
Principal dancer, National Ballet of Canada
Hometown: Toronto

Anna Silk
Actor: Lost Girl, Showcase
Hometown: Fredericton

Hannah Simone
Actor: New Girl, City
Hometown: Calgary

Cobie Smulders
Actor: How I Met Your Mother, City
Hometown: Vancouver

Scott Speedman
Actor
Hometown: Toronto

Jessica Stam
Model
Hometown: Kincardine, Ont.

George Stroumboulopoulos
Host: George Stroumboulopoulos Tonight, CBC
Hometown: Toronto

David Sutcliffe
Actor: Cracked, CBC
Hometown: Saskatoon

Shania Twain
Singer, Universal
Hometown: Timmins, Ont.

Emily VanCamp
Actor: Revenge, City
Hometown: Port Perry, Ont.

Cory Vitiello
Executive chef: The Harbord Room
Hometown: Brantford, Ont.

Roz Weston
Senior entertainment reporter, ET Canada, Global TV
Hometown: Acton, Ont.

Ellen Wong
Actor: The Carrie Diaries, City
Hometown: Toronto

Kevin Zegers
Actor
Hometown: Woodstock, Ont.

See the Cover below:

The 124-page Double Issue is now on Newsstands.

(Photo/ credit: Hello! Canada/Sony Music)

We were teased with these super-cute Character Posters a few weeks back, but here are the official Posters for the long-awaited fourth season of ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT, poking fun at its extended Hiatus:  “Now a Story of  Family that could not be contained”.

See the Posters below:

Netflix releases Arrested Development Season Four in its entirety on Sunday, May 26, 2013.

(Photo credit: Netflix)

Arrested Development Fans, the time has come!  Netflix has announced earlier today that the full 15-episode fourth Season of the formerly-FOX Series, which has been on almost a seven-year hiatus, finally has a release date!  The full season will be available for download only to Netflix Customers on Sunday, May 26, 2013!

In the meantime, the first three seasons of the Primetime Emmy and Golden Globe Award-winning Series are currently available on Netflix Canada.  Let the binge begin!

(Photo credit: FOX)