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11.01.2024 / 15:22

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Jay-Z Joins Stars LaKeith Stanfield, David Oyelowo & More at 'The Book of Clarence' Premiere

Tons of celebrities are coming together to celebrate the premiere of The Book of Clarence!

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Bono recruits Penelope Cruz and David Oyelowo for animated Covid vaccine series

Rocker and activist Bono has recruited Penelope Cruz, Michael Sheen, and David Oyelowo to lend their voices to a new animated series promoting the importance of access to vaccines. The U2 frontman has launched Pandemica through his ONE global health and anti-poverty charity, and the series will also feature characters voiced by Kumail Nanjiani, Phoebe Robinson and Wanda Sykes.

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Bono, Cruz to star in animated series on vaccine importance

LOS ANGELES – Bono, Penélope Cruz and David Oyelowo will lend their voices in an animated series to raise awareness about the importance of global vaccine access.

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Joe Jonas and Sophie Turner lead The Princess Bride charity remake

Joe Jonas and Sophie Turner have teamed up with Hugh Jackman, Jennifer Garner, and Tiffany Haddish to feature in a unique remote remake of The Princess Bride.Director Jason Reitman has taken charge of the project, for which the stars self-filmed scenes using their cell phones, with Jonas playing the titular character, aka Buttercup, and Turner, who is pregnant with the couple's first child, portraying the role of Westley, made famous by Cary Elwes in the beloved 1987 movie.Other artists contributing to the revamp include Elijah Wood, Jon Hamm, Jack Black, Josh Gad, Andy Serkis, Diego Luna, Taika Waititi, David Oyelowo, Keegan-Michael Key, Patton Oswalt, Neil Patrick Harris and David Burtka, and Chris Pine and Annabelle Wallis, with stars

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Quibi to remake ‘The Princess Bride’ with Joe Jonas, Sophie Turner

Beloved 1987 film “The Princess Bride” is getting a DIY makeover from some of Hollywood’s biggest names.Though the project is helmed by “Juno” director Jason Reitman, who has previously staged live readings of the film’s script, the remake was shot entirely at-home by each cast member using their phones.

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How David Oyelowo Is Fighting for Racial Equality Through Children’s Stories (Exclusive)

Martin Luther King Jr. in the 2014 flick . Now, actor David Oyelowo is continuing to do his part off screen to push for equality amid the Black Lives Matter movement.The 44-year-old star, whose activism and acting have gained him fans like Brad Pitt, has kicked off a special podcast as part of his focus on helping educate the next generation on racial equality.“[We’re] trying to get our children to think beyond themselves,” Oyelowo told ET’s Kevin Frazier during a Zoom interview.

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Zoe Saldana and Benedict Cumberbatch to read children’s stories for charity podcast

Avengers: Endgame co-stars Zoe Saldana and Benedict Cumberbatch are teaming up to read short stories written by children for a new podcast benefitting coronavirus relief efforts in Africa. Jeff Daniels, David Oyelowo, Rachel Brosnahan, Thandie Newton, Russell Brand, and Chiwetel Ejiofor will also be taking part in Yahoo’s STOR14S series, which will feature a different celebrity in each episode, reading winning submissions from a recent Yahoo writing competition to encourage children’s creativity during the Covid-19 pandemic.

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Zoe Saldana and Benedict Cumberbatch reading children’s stories for charity podcast

Avengers: Endgame co-stars Zoe Saldana and Benedict Cumberbatch are teaming up to read short stories written by children for a new podcast benefitting coronavirus relief efforts in Africa.Jeff Daniels, David Oyelowo, Rachel Brosnahan, Thandie Newton, Russell Brand, and Chiwetel Ejiofor will also be taking part in Yahoo’s STOR14S series, which will feature a different celebrity in each episode, reading winning submissions from a recent Yahoo writing competition to encourage kids’ creativity during the COVID-19 pandemic.Cumberbatch will help to kick off the series on Thursday (June 18, 2020), reading a piece called Jack’s Dream by Chantal Jackson-Barchan.STOR14S was created in collaboration with officials at the GEANCO Foundation in an effort

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Zoe Saldana and Benedict Cumberbatch to read children's stories for charity podcast

Avengers: Endgame co-stars Zoe Saldana and Benedict Cumberbatch are teaming up to read short stories written by children for a new podcast benefitting coronavirus relief efforts in Africa. Jeff Daniels, David Oyelowo, Rachel Brosnahan, Thandie Newton, Russell Brand, and Chiwetel Ejiofor will also be taking part in Yahoo's STOR14S series, which will feature a different celebrity in each episode, reading winning submissions from a recent Yahoo writing competition to encourage children's creativity during the Covid-19 pandemic.

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Chiwetel Ejiofor, Rachel Brosnahan, Benedict Cumberbatch Star In New Podcast ‘STOR14S’ To Raise COVID-19 Relief For Africa

Celebs are bringing children’s stories to life for a good cause.

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Chiwetel Ejiofor, Rachel Brosnahan, Benedict Cumberbatch Star In New Podcast ‘STOR14S’ To Raise COVID-19 Relief For Africa

Celebs are bringing children’s stories to life for a good cause.

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11.06.2020 / 17:17

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Oprah Winfrey, Ava DuVernay and More Call for Urgent Reform: "Our Country Is in a Moment of Reckoning"

Oprah Winfrey continued to have an open conversation with black artists and activists on Wednesday aimed at determining how America can help eradicate systemic inequality and racism. Winfrey's two-night conversation, called "Where Do We Go From Here?", featuring director Ava DuVernay, former U.S.

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10.06.2020 / 18:03

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Oprah Winfrey, Ava DuVernay, Stacey Abrams Call for Systemic Change Amid Events "That Demand Action"

"We find ourselves on a precipice, on a tipping point," Oprah Winfrey said as she opened a conversation with black artists and activists on Tuesday aimed at determining how America can funnel the rage and protests of recent weeks into action to eradicate systemic inequality and racism. Following the May 25 killing of George Floyd, an unarmed black man who pleaded for air as a Minnesota police officer kneeled on his neck, as well as of Breonna Taylor and Ahmaud Arbery and ensuing protests nationwide, Winfrey's two-night conversation, called "Where Do We Go From Here?", featured director Ava DuVernay, former U.S.

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Protests outside Academy HQ after David Oyelowo calls out ‘Selma’ Oscar snub

revealed that Oscar voters were angered by the cast wearing T-shirts that said “I Can’t Breathe” to the film’s Los Angeles premiere in protest of the murder of Eric Garner. Director Ava DuVernay confirmed the story on Twitter.“Members of the Academy called in to the studio and our producers saying, ‘How dare they do that? Why are they stirring s–-?’ and ‘We are not going to vote for that film, because we do not think it is their place to be doing that,’” Oyelowo told Screen Daily’s Screen Talk.Actress Aunjanue Ellis, Milauna Jackson, Tanayi Seabrook and Stephanie Lacey orchestrated the gathering to provide a space for willing performers to sing, read poetry, dance, speak and express themselves.

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which has sparked protests against police treatment of black people around the world.Following this, actor Oyelowo, who played Martin Luther King Jr in Selma, told Screen Daily that following the cast’s show of support for Garner, Academy members called the studio saying they would not vote for the film at the upcoming Oscars.He said: ‘I remember at the premiere of Selma us wearing I Can’t Breathe T-shirts in protest.

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Julia Roberts, Hugh Jackman, & More to Hand Over Social Media Accounts to COVID-19 Experts

Julia Roberts and Hugh Jackman are giving up control of their social media accounts!

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Hugh Jackman and Julia Roberts handing social media accounts over to Covid-19 experts

Hugh Jackman and Julia Roberts are among the stars handing their social media accounts over to health experts to help inform fans of the facts about the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

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Hugh Jackman and Julia Roberts set to hand over their social media accounts to health experts

Hugh Jackman, Julia Roberts and Millie Bobby Brown are among the stars who will hand over their social media channels to experts.

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Hugh Jackman and Julia Roberts to hand over social accounts to health experts

Hugh Jackman, Julia Roberts and Millie Bobby Brown are among the stars who will hand over their social media channels and access to their millions of followers to frontline workers and health and economic and experts.

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12.05.2020 / 18:52

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How I'm Living Now: David Oyelowo, Actor-Producer

With production grinding to a halt in the face of the novel coronavirus pandemic, the entertainment industry has found itself navigating uncharted territory. To offer a better sense of how, The Hollywood Reporter is running a regular series that focuses on how Hollywood's writers, actors, directors, executives and others are living and working in these challenging times.

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