Rachel Zegler to star in 'Hunger Games' prequel
Film-Hunger Games-Rachel Zegler FILE - Rachel Zegler attends the "West Side Story" premiere in New York on Nov. 29, 2021. Zegler will star in Lionsgate’s planned “Hunger Games” prequel. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP, File) (Charles Sykes)NEW YORK — (AP) — Fresh off her breakthrough role in Steven Spielberg's "West Side Story," Rachel Zegler will star in Lionsgate's planned "Hunger Games" prequel. The studio announced Tuesday that Zegler will play Lucy Gray Baird in “The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes,” an extension of the “Hunger Games” saga that takes place decades before the adventures of Jennifer Lawrence's Katniss Everdeen. Katniss played in the 74th Hunger Games; Baird will be a part of the 10th Hunger Games.
wftv.comReport: Rachel Zegler invited to present at Oscars
Oscars-Rachel Zegler FILE - Rachel Zegler attends the "West Side Story" premiere in New York on Nov. 29, 2021. The film is nominated for seven Academy Awards, including best picture, director and supporting actress for Ariana DeBose. The 20-year-old actor has been invited to be a presenter at the ceremony, according to a report in The Hollywood Reporter. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP, File) (Charles Sykes)“West Side Story” star Rachel Zegler may get her Oscars moment after all. The 20-year-old actor has been invited to be a presenter at the ceremony, according to a report in The Hollywood Reporter.
wftv.com'West Side Story' star Rachel Zegler not invited to Oscars
Oscars-Rachel Zegler FILE - Rachel Zegler attends the "West Side Story" premiere in New York on Nov. 29, 2021. Yet Zegler, the star of the movie musical, will not be attending the ceremony on Sunday. Yet the star of the movie musical will not be among those attending the ceremony on Sunday. Russ Tamblyn, who played Riff in the 1961 “West Side Story” and is a voting member of the Academy, tweeted that it was the Academy’s, “duty to find Rachel a seat at the Oscars.... Please do right by her.”Alec Baldwin tweeted that he would buy Zegler two tickets to the show.
wftv.comThe AP names its Breakthrough Entertainers of 2021
Breakthrough Entertainers This combination photo shows the eight AP breakthrough entertainers of the year, from left, Damson Idris, Anupam Tripathi, Rachel Zegler, Rauw Alejandro, Adrienne Warren, Saweetie, Simu Liu, and Sydney Sweeney. (AP Photo) (Uncredited)If 2020 was a pandemic-induced pause, 2021 was when things started up again, albeit slowly and timidly. But that doesn't describe this year's eight Associated Press’ Breakthrough Entertainers of the Year: They seized their masks — and the moment. They are Damson Idris, Simu Liu, Rachel Zegler, Rauw Alejandro, Adrienne Warren, Saweetie, Anupam Tripathi and Sydney Sweeney. ___For more on AP's 2021 class of Breakthrough Entertainers, please visit: https://apnews.com/hub/ap-breakthrough-entertainersCopyright 2021 The Associated Press.
wftv.comNBR Awards name 'Licorice Pizza' its best film of 2021
Film National Board of Review This image released by MGM shows Cooper Hoffman, left, and Alana Haim in a scene from "Licorice Pizza." The National Board of Review named the "Licorice Pizza" as best film of the year. (MGM via AP) (Uncredited)NEW YORK — (AP) — Paul Thomas Anderson's "Licorice Pizza" has been named the best film of the year by the National Board of Review. Disney's “Encanto” took best animated feature; “A Hero” won for best foreign language film; Questlove's “Summer of Soul (...Or When the Revolution Could not Be Televised)" took best director honors; and Jeymes Samuel's “The Harder They Fall” won for best ensemble. Last year, the National Board of Review chose Spike Lee's “Da 5 Bloods” as the best film of 2020.
wftv.comGal Gadot set to play Evil Queen in Disney’s remake of ‘Snow White’
>> Read more trending newsIt appears that Gal Gadot will be filling the role in Disney’s live-action remake of its 1937 animated classic, “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs,” Variety reported. Gadot, the “Wonder Woman” star whose “Red Notice” film debuts Friday, is in final negotiations for the Evil Queen role in “Snow White,” the website reported. Gal Gadot to Play Evil Queen in Disney’s Live-Action ‘Snow White’ https://t.co/sKKn8VASDd — The Hollywood Reporter (@THR) November 3, 2021Deadline first reported Gadot’s casting. >> Rachel Zegler will play Snow White in Disney’s live-action filmThe infuriated Evil Queen goes into a rage that will involve a huntsman, seven dwarf miners and a poisoned apple. Exiled into the forest, Snow White is eventually rescued, and the Evil Queen meets her comeuppance.
wftv.comRachel Zegler will play Snow White in Disney’s live-action film
Snow White Rachel Zegler has been tapped to play the title role in Disney's upcoming live remake of "Snow White." I HAVE MANIFESTED MY ENTIRE LIFE I THINK I THINK — rachel zegler (she/her/hers) (@rachelzegler) June 22, 2021Disney has been developing its live-action version of “Snow White” since 2016, Variety reported. “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs” was released in 1937 and marked Disney’s first animated feature film, Variety reported. The classic fairytale has been adapted several times, including “Mirror Mirror” and “Snow White and the Huntsman” in 2012, and “Snow White and The Three Stooges” in 1961, which featured former figure skating champion Carol Heiss. homegirl we have LOTS to catch up on pic.twitter.com/gtNsrpITm0 — rachel zegler (she/her/hers) (@rachelzegler) June 22, 2021©2021 Cox Media Group
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