Walt Disney Studios has released a brand new Cruella featurette for Craig Gillespie’s upcoming live-action feature, which is slated for a simultaneous theatrical and Disney+ with Premier access debut next Friday on May 28.
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Yesterday, Universal released the first trailer for
Dear Evan Hansen, Stephen Chbosky’s big-screen adaptation of the Tony-winning musical from composers Benj Pasek and Justin Paul and writer Steven Levenson. Two things happened in quick succession. The first was that the people of the internet collectively noticed that Ben Platt, the actor whose performance in the titular role earned him a Tony and near-instant stardom, doesn’t exactly look like a high-schooler anymore. The second was that many of them then googled “dear evan hansen plot” and had an
experience. But we’ll get to that in a moment.
Ben s father, Marc Platt, served as a co-producer on the film adaptation and has also produced critically acclaimed films, including La La Land and The Trial of the Chicago 7. Alongside Platt, the movie also has a star-studded cast including, Kaitlyn Dever, Amandla Stenberg, Amy Adams and Julianne Moore.
Back in June 2020, the Pitch Perfect star discussed his hope for the upcoming movie with Jimmy Fallon, revealing that the cast was in COVID limbo where anything could happen since the actor wasn t sure if the project would ultimately move forward. Multiple sclerosis hit home for actor and singer Ben Platt when his sister-in-law Courtney Platt was diagnosed with the disease. The two have now teamed up with Bristol Myers Squibb for a campaign called “MS in Harmony” that makes music therapy treatments available online. It’s one of many projects for Ben Platt, who has a movie version of his Broadway hit “Dear Evan Hansen” and a new album on the way.
Ben Platt returns to the big screen in his titular role as Evan Hansen – a character that he first played while starring in the Broadway adaptation in 2016,.