Ariana DeBose
Stylists and the Strikes: How Red Carpets Were Impacted in 2023
When SAG-AFTRA announced in July that its members would strike for the first time in more than 40 years, star stylist Jessica Paster looked at a clothing rack in her studio. On it were hanging five red-carpet looks planned for client Emily Blunt. None were worn over the summer: The actress and co-star of Oppenheimer […]
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“Isn’t It Just Time for Women to Run the Planet?”: Adele, Kerry Washington Honored, Will Ferrell Fetes Power 100 List at THR’s WIE Event
The Hollywood Reporter‘s Women in Entertainment event, presented by Lifetime, returned on Thursday for its annual celebration of Hollywood’s leading ladies. This year, the star-studded event — which coincided with the publication of THR’s annual Women in Entertainment Power 100 — honored Adele with the Sherry Lansing Leadership Award, highlighting a woman who is a pioneer in her field. Kerry Washington was also recognized […]
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Kerry Washington Shares the Importance of Leveling the Playing Field at THR’s WIE Gala: “We Are Not on Equal Ground”
Kerry Washington emphasized the importance of leveling the playing field during her acceptance speech for the Equity in Entertainment Award on Thursday at The Hollywood Reporter’s Women in Entertainment gala breakfast, presented by Lifetime. Ariana DeBose presented the Scandal star with the award, which recognizes individuals who amplify the voices of underrepresented communities in the […]
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How ‘Wish’ Pays Homage to Classic Disney Films
To celebrate the release of Disney’s Wish, which comes 100 years after the company was founded in 1923, Walt Disney Animation Studios gave press an inside look at the place where the magic happens at its famous Burbank headquarters (yes, the one with the sorcerer hat). As a part of the experience, select groups were […]
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Kerry Washington to Receive Equity in Entertainment Award at Hollywood Reporter’s Women in Entertainment Gala
Kerry Washington will receive this year’s Equity in Entertainment Award at The Hollywood Reporter’s annual Women in Entertainment breakfast gala, presented by Lifetime, on Dec. 7 in Los Angeles. Oscar winner Ariana DeBose will present Washington with the award at the gala, which will be attended by 750 industry leaders and VIPs. Washington joins Adele, […]
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‘Wish’ Review: Ariana DeBose and Chris Pine Voice a Disappointing Tale of Two Disneys
Disney's latest animated offering — a celebration of the company's centennial anniversary — introduces Asha, a headstrong 17-year-old determined to save her kingdom.
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Chris Pine Says He Was Nervous to Sing Opposite Ariana DeBose in ‘Wish’
Chris Pine has admitted he was a bit nervous to perform opposite Ariana DeBose in the upcoming Disney animated film Wish. Though the actor showed off his vocal cords in 2014’s Into the Woods, he recently told Entertainment Tonight, “It’s just not something I do on a daily.” “When you’re singing opposite Ariana…it’s a big […]
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Disney’s ‘Wish’ Trailer Is Most Watched for the Animation Studio Since ‘Frozen 2’ (Exclusive)
Disney’s Wish has been granted. The trailer for Walt Disney Animation’s upcoming movie Wish has become the studio’s biggest trailer since the release of promotional spots for Frozen 2 in 2019. The spot earned 66.5 million views across online platforms, according to the company. It surpassed the teaser trailer, which was released in April, by […]
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Bleecker Street Nabs Ariana DeBose Sci-Fi Thriller ‘I.S.S.’
Bleecker Street has picked up the U.S. rights to the sci-fi thriller I.S.S., directed by Gabriela Cowperthwaite and starring Ariana DeBose and John Gallagher Jr. The space pic, written by Nick Shafir and produced by LD Entertainment, marks Bleecker Street’s second collaboration with Cowperthwaite after the 2017 biographical drama Megan Leavey. Bleecker Street, which plans […]
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‘I.S.S.’ Review: Ariana DeBose and Chris Messina in a Tense Thriller About Warring Astronauts
John Gallagher Jr. costars in Gabriela Cowperthwaite's latest, which world premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival.
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Critic’s Notebook: Fierce and Focused, the 76th Tony Awards Were a Much-Needed Win for Broadway
With a dance number instead of a monologue and a dozen great performances instead of floundering banter, the ceremony — hosted by a deft Ariana DeBose — kept the focus on the work and the winners.
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Ariana DeBose Opens Tony Awards by Telling Audience “We Don’t Have a Script, You Guys”
Ariana DeBose kicked off the 2023 Tony Awards without any words, literally. The Oscar-winning actress, who returned to host the Tony Awards for the second year in a row, began Sunday night’s telecast across CBS and Paramount+ by flipping through empty pages in a binder labeled “script” in a dressing room. DeBose then danced through […]
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