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Warner Bros. Discovery has acquired Accidentally Brave, a drama starring Maddie Corman and produced by Steven Soderbergh.

Having picked up the streaming and linear TV rights to the film directed by Kristin Hanggi and from a screenplay by Corman, Warner Bros Discovery will debut Accidentally Brave on Max from Feb. 1 before it lands on HBO on Feb. 6.

Based on Corman’s off-Broadway one-woman show, Accidentally Brave portrays an actress’s life when her familiar world with three children and two decades of marriage falls part after her TV director/husband Jason “Jace” Alexander’s dangerously hidden secret is exposed.

Amid overwhelming emotional turmoil, Corman’s story of perseverance unfolds with honesty and unexpected humor as she attempts to rebuild her marriage and family, while embracing the uncertainty of recovery.

“I truly meant for this piece to be something that heals and helps and provides some kind of service. It comes...

In the latest edition of Hollywood Insider's 'Full Commentary' and 'Reactions From Stars'- we focus on 'A Beautiful Day In The Neighborhood'. Watch Tom Hanks, Joanne Rogers, Marielle Heller, Margaret Whitmer, Tom Junod, Matthew Rhys, Susan Kelechi Watson, Maryann Plunkett, Bob Isler, Martha Isler, Enrico Colantoni, Chris Cooper, Maddie Corman, Peter Saraf, Youree Henley, Leah Holzer, Ma Kalaadevi Ananda, Jade Healy, Greogory Weimerskirch, Arjun Bhasin, Hedda Sharapan and team give their views on the making of Mister Rogers story. For more comments, watch the full episode. Perhaps this film and/or star/s will also be nominated for an Oscar? ...

We present our interviews from the Tiff premiere of the Misters Rogers biopic A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood starring Tom Hanks, Matthew Rhys, Chris Cooper, Wendy Makkena, Enrico Colantoni, Tammy Blanchard, Susan Kelechi Watson, Sakina Jaffrey and Maddie Corman. The film was directed by Marielle Heller from a script by Micah Fitzerman-Blue and Noah Harpster.

The film premiered at the 2019 Toronto Film Festival, and here are the interviews from the red carpet.

Synopsis:

Two-time Oscar®-winner Tom Hanks portrays Mister Rogers in A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood, a timely story of kindness triumphing over cynicism, based on the true story of a real-life friendship between Fred Rogers and journalist Tom Junod. After a jaded magazine writer (Emmy winner Matthew Rhys) is assigned a profile of Fred Rogers, he overcomes his skepticism, learning about empathy, kindness, and decency from America’s most beloved neighbor.

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Sony Pictures has unveiled the official title for the long-referred to as untitled Mr. Rogers/Tom Hanks Project. The Marielle Heller-helmed film, which at one point went by You Are My Friend, is now titled A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood.

Based on a screenplay by Micah Fitzerman-Blue and Noah Harpster’s screenplay, the pic is inspired by the article Can You Say. . . Hero? by Tom Junod. In the heart-warming story, a cynical journalist begrudgingly accepts an assignment to write a profile piece on the beloved icon and finds his perspective on life transformed.

Matthew Rhys will play Lloyd, a fictionalized version of Junod. Susan Kelechi, Chris Cooper, Enrico Colantoni, Maryann Plunkett, Tammy Blanchard, Wendy Makkena, Sakina Jaffrey, Carmen Cusack, Noah Harpster, and Maddie Corman also co-star.

A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood is slated to bow in theaters October 18.

The yet-to-be-titled Tom Hanks-starring Mister Rogers project has set its supporting cast as filming of the TriStar Pictures feature is currently underway. Enrico Colantoni (Veronica Mars), Maryann Plunkett (Blue Valentine), Tammy Blanchard (Into The Woods), Wendy Makkena (Sister Act films), Sakina Jaffrey (Timeless), Carmen Cusack (Facebook’s Sorry for Your Loss), Noah Harpster (Transparent), and Maddie Corman (Younger) have all been welcomed into the neighborhood. They join Hanks as well as previously announced Matthew Rhys, Susan Kelechi, and Chris Cooper.

Marielle Heller is at the helm, directing from Micah Fitzerman-Blue and Noah Harpster’s screenplay. The film, formally titled You Are My Friend, is inspired by the article Can You Say. . . Hero? by Tom Junod. It’s based on the real-life friendship between Fred Rogers (Hanks) and Junod. In the heart-warming story, a cynical journalist begrudgingly accepts an assignment to write a profile piece on the beloved icon and...

Broadway came out last night for the Sixth Annual Paul Rudd All-Star Bowling Benefit to support Say The Stuttering Association for the Young. Attendees included Mike Adam, Lazaro Arbos, Kate Arrington, David Alan Basche, Erich Bergen, Everett Bradley, Alex Brightman, Jenn Colella, Maddie Corman, Nadia Dajani, Lucy DeVito, Brandon Victor Dixon, Melissa Errico, Gilbert Gottfried, Mariska Hargitay, Jeremy Hays, Peter Hermann, Seth Herzog, Cady Huffman, Thomas Kail, Chilina Kennedy, Richard Kind, Terry Kinney, Alex Lacamoire, Ilana Levine, Justin Long, Patrick McEnroe, Keira Naughton, Michael Oberholtzer, Alysia Reiner, Caroline Rhea, Nicki Richards, Daphne Rubin-Vega, Michael Shannon, Evan Todd, Betsy Wolfe, Frank Wood, and many more...

Lincoln Center Theater presents Richard Greenberg's new play The Babylon Line this fall in the Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater 150 West 65th Street. The production, directed by Terry Kinney, features Maddie Corman, Randy Graff, Julie Halston, Michael Oberholtzer, Josh Radnor, Elizabeth Reaser, and Frank Wood, is currently in previews for anopening onDecember 5. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast in action below...

Steven Pasquale is trading in the campaign trail for a paper trail.

The actor, who just ended a recurring run as Good Wife Alicia Florrick’s campaign manager, has signed on to star in Almost There, DirecTV’s next original comedy series.

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Per our sister site Deadline, Pasquale will play Jackson Cooper, a perpetually single and commitment-phobic psychiatrist who finally meets the girl of his dreams… only to leave without getting any of her information. Throughout the 10-episode series, Jackson embarks on a quest to find her,...

DirecTV has set its next original comedy series, Almost There, starring and executive produced by Rescue Me and The Good Wife alum Steven Pasquale. The 10-episode single-camera series, which will premiere in fall 2015 on DirecTV’s Audience Network, is created/executive produced by Jace Alexander, Kim Cella and Debbie Baldwin. Christopher Fitzgerald, Susan Kelechi Watson, Maddie Corman co-star opposite Pasquale, with Trieste Kelly Dunn, James McDaniel, Terry Kinney and…...

Recently, CBS delivered the new,official synopsis/spoilers for their upcoming "Person Of Interest" episode 13 of season 4. The episode is entitled, "M.I.A.," and it turns out that we're going to see Reese and Root hit up a major road trip in an effort to track down Shaw, and more. In the new, 13th episode press release: Reese and Root will travel to upstate New York in their hunt for Shaw. Press release number 2: Reese and Root's hunt for Shaw will take them to a small town in upstate New York where it will become apparent that not everything is as idyllic as it seems. Also, Fusco will team with a former Poi to tackle the newest number. Guest stars feature: Mason Pettit (Albert Weiss), Maddie Corman (Ms. Thompson), Darren Lipari (Officer Craig) Brian Russell (Chief Wicker), T.J. Kenneally (Larry), Julie Jesneck (Laura). Robert Eckard (Willy), Daniel J.

Paul Rudd returned as host for the Third Annual Paul Rudd All-Star Bowling Benefit to support Say The Stuttering Association for the Young. Attendees included David Alan Basche, Emily Bergl, Alexis Bledel, Everett Bradley, Bobby Cannavale, Nicki Clyne, Maddie Corman, Lucy DeVito, Frank Dilella,Rachel Dratch, Halley Feiffer, Gina Gershon,Judy Gold,Mariska Hargitay, Jeremy Hays, Peter Hermann, Cady Huffman, Gregory Jbara, Richard Kind, Ricki Lake,Jesse L. Martin, Greg Naughton, James Naughton, Kelli O'Hara, Denis O'Hare, Nykhor Paul, Josh Radnor, Alysia Reiner, Ron Rifkin,Daphne Rubin-Vega, Amy Ryan, Eric Stoltz and Meredith Vieira.BroadwayWorld brings you more photos from inside the exciting night below...

Paul Rudd returned as host for the Third Annual Paul Rudd All-Star Bowling Benefit to support Say The Stuttering Association for the Young. Attendees included David Alan Basche, Emily Bergl, Alexis Bledel, Everett Bradley, Bobby Cannavale, Nicki Clyne, Maddie Corman, Lucy DeVito, Frank Dilella,Rachel Dratch, Halley Feiffer, Gina Gershon, Judy Gold,Mariska Hargitay, Jeremy Hays, Peter Hermann, Cady Huffman, Gregory Jbara, Richard Kind, Ricki Lake, Jesse L. Martin, Greg Naughton, James Naughton, Kelli O'Hara, Denis O'Hare, Nykhor Paul, Josh Radnor, Alysia Reiner, Ron Rifkin,Daphne Rubin-Vega, Amy Ryan, Eric Stoltz and Meredith Vieira.BroadwayWorld brings you photos from inside the exciting night belowi...

Patton Oswalt, Amy Poehler, Sarah Silverman, Adrian Grenier, and Werner Herzog are among the more than 80 actors, directors, and academic and civic leaders who are collaborating on the digital series We the Economy: 20 Short Films You Can't Afford to Miss. Paul G. Allen’s Vulcan Productions and Morgan Spurlock’s Cinelan will produce the series of informative and entertaining films that tackle serious economic issues. “At its core, the vision of this project is to fuse artistry and storytelling with economic expertise to engage the public in a truly informed dialogue about the U.S. economy," says Carole Tomko, general...

A month has passed, 'Jeremy's Fort' has opened to critical acclaim at Threshold Arts, and Penny Kate Wetherhead is still reeling from having Serena Donna Vivino find out about her tortured 'relationship' with Aaron Santino Fontana. Despite their best efforts, not even Tim Colin Hanlon or her parents Beth Leavel and Rick Elice can lift her out of her funk. Meanwhile, Steven Stephen Bienskie and Cameron Max von Essen make slow but steady progress in planning an engagement party, and Vincent Savio Nehal Joshi is brought face to face with the 'nobodies' promised by Gail Lindsay Nicole Chmabers in the first round of auditions for the 'Light Me Up' workshop. Guest stars include Laura Osnes, John Conlee, Maddie Corman, Jenn Harris, Lucas Papaelias, Jenn Colella, Sadie Sink, David Saint and Executive Producer Kevin McCollum...

Roundabout Theatre Company will present of Picnic, starring Reed Birney as Howard Bevans, Maggie Grace as Madge Owens, Elizabeth Marvel as Rosemary Sydney, Sebastian Stan as Hal Carter, Mare Winningham as Flo Owens and Ellen Burstyn as Helen Potts. This production will be directed by Sam Gold. The cast will also feature Madeleine Martin Millie Owens, Ben Rappaport Alan Seymour, Cassie Beck Christine Schoenwalde, Maddie Corman Irma Kronkite, Chris Perfetti Bomber. Picnic will begin previews on December 14, 2012 and open officially on January 13, 2013 at the American Airlines Theatre on Broadway 227 West 42 nd Street. This will be a limited engagement through February 24, 2013.The cast met the press earlier today and you can check out a photo preview below. Be sure to check back later for complete photo coverage...

New York --  Maggie Grace will make her Broadway debut opposite Sebastian Stan in the Roundabout Theatre Company's revival of Picnic, the 1953 play that won William Inge the Pulitzer Prize for Drama. Directed by Sam Gold (Seminar), the production begins previews Dec. 14 at the American Airlines Theatre, with official opening set for Jan. 13. Other key roles in the ensemble will be played by Ellen Burstyn, Reed Birney, Elizabeth Marvel and Mare Winningham, the latter also making her Broadway debut. Rounding out the cast are Madeleine Martin, Ben Rappaport, Cassie Beck, Maddie Corman and Chris Perfetti. Currently on screens

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Images and clips from NBC's Smash, starring Christian Borle, Debra Messing, Katharine McPhee, Jack Davenport, Anjelica Huston, Raza Jaffrey and Maddie Corman. Smash is a musical drama that celebrates the beauty and heartbreak of the Broadway theater as it follows a cross-section of dreamers and schemers who all have one common desire -- to be a "Smash." The series centers on a desire to create a Broadway musical based on the life of Marilyn Monroe -- written by the successful songwriting duo of Tom (Christian Borle) and Julia (Debra Messing). Julia recently began the process of adopting a child with her husband of many years, but her focus is torn when she has the opportunity to write another Broadway hit. A rivalry soon forms for the lead role between a youthful, inexperienced Midwestern beauty (Katharine McPhee) -- who is trying to find fame in the big city against all odds...

Images and clips from NBC's Smash, starring Christian Borle, Debra Messing, Katharine McPhee, Jack Davenport, Anjelica Huston, Raza Jaffrey and Maddie Corman. Smash is a musical drama that celebrates the beauty and heartbreak of the Broadway theater as it follows a cross-section of dreamers and schemers who all have one common desire -- to be a "Smash." The series centers on a desire to create a Broadway musical based on the life of Marilyn Monroe -- written by the successful songwriting duo of Tom (Christian Borle) and Julia (Debra Messing). Julia recently began the process of adopting a child with her husband of many years, but her focus is torn when she has the opportunity to write another Broadway hit. A rivalry soon forms for the lead role between a youthful, inexperienced Midwestern beauty (Katharine McPhee) -- who is trying to find fame in the big city against all odds...

Images and clips from NBC's Smash, starring Christian Borle, Debra Messing, Katharine McPhee, Jack Davenport, Anjelica Huston, Raza Jaffrey and Maddie Corman. Smash is a musical drama that celebrates the beauty and heartbreak of the Broadway theater as it follows a cross-section of dreamers and schemers who all have one common desire -- to be a "Smash." The series centers on a desire to create a Broadway musical based on the life of Marilyn Monroe -- written by the successful songwriting duo of Tom (Christian Borle) and Julia (Debra Messing). Julia recently began the process of adopting a child with her husband of many years, but her focus is torn when she has the opportunity to write another Broadway hit. A rivalry soon forms for the lead role between a youthful, inexperienced Midwestern beauty (Katharine McPhee) -- who is trying to find fame in the big city against all odds...

One powerful message of the play Next Fall is contained in its title. Simply, don't put things off: life may not wait till next fall. Or, as one character Holly (Maddie Corman) says, "One minute you are doing the crossword puzzle, and the next you are here." Here is a hospital waiting room where Luke, a friend and employee at her flower shop, languishes in a coma after a hideous accident. As hope for Luke remains uncertain, we see him in flashback played energetically by Patrick Heusinger in this multilayered play by Geoffrey Nauffts and directed by Sheryl Kaller that had its world premiere in a sold-out Naked Angels production last summer. Extended several times, Next Fall --with its original ensemble cast --is now on Broadway in the intimate Helen Hays Theater. In the spirit of the title, see it now. Waiting...

Chicago – People who have been diagnosed with Asperger’s syndrome, which is on the autistic spectrum, are sometimes described as being “mind blind”. In other words, they often don’t understand what people are thinking.

Rose Byrne and Hugh Dancy star in the film “Adam” to help audiences to visualize the condition, learn how to deal with it and metaphorically highlight it as just one way to understand typical misunderstandings in relationships.

“Adam” was released on DVD on Feb. 2, 2010. “Adam” star Rose Byrne is being buzzed about now with her return to TV’s “Damages” with Glenn Close. HollywoodChicago.com sat down with Rose Byrne and Hugh Dancy in Chicago to discuss the film.

Rose Byrne (left) and Hugh Dancy in “Adam”.

Photo credit: Fox Searchlight Pictures

HollywoodChicago.com: What does it actually feel like to be “mind blind”?

Hugh Dancy: I think it’d feel incredibly exhausting, frustrating...

Some 15 years ago, in September of 1994, ABC debuted a family sitcom starring comedian Margaret Cho. All American Girl stars Cho as Margaret Kim, a fledgling stand-up who tries to balance modern life with the traditional values of her Korean parents (Jodi Long and Clyde Kusatsu).

Also living in the home are her medical student brother, Stuart (B.D. Wong), young brother Eric (J.B. Quon), and TV-obsessed grandmother (Amy Hill). Margaret spent her days working at the beauty counter of a department store alongside friends Gloria (Judy Gold) and Ruthie (Maddie Corman)

The ratings for All American Girl weren't what the network wanted and producers kept adjusting the premise to try to boost viewership. Cho felt that the show's premise got too watered down by all of the outside interference. She got into a public dispute with the execs and says that she...

Chicago – In our latest edition of HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Film, we have 25 admit-two run-of-engagement passes up for grabs to the new film “Adam” in Chicago.

“Adam” stars Hugh Dancy, Rose Byrne, Peter Gallagher, Amy Irving, John Rothman, Terry Walters, Susan Porro, Maddie Corman and Jeff Hiller from writer and director Max Mayer. To win your free pass to “Adam” in Chicago courtesy of HollywoodChicago.com, all you need to do is tell us your love story in this Web-based submission form. That’s it!

The free pass will be good at Landmark Century Centre Cinema in Chicago for the duration of the film’s run. “Adam” opens on Aug. 7, 2009 in Chicago. Directions to enter this HollywoodChicago.com Hookup and immediately win can be found beneath the graphic below.

The movie poster for “Adam” with Hugh Dancy and Rose Byrne.

Image credit: Fox Searchlight Pictures

Here is plot description for “Adam”:

Romance can be risky,...

Brian Sloan's "I Think I Do" is a lightweight, 1950s throwback of a romantic comedy with a gay twist. Picture those Doris Day-Rock Hudson movies, minus Day, and you're pretty much there.

A little awkward around the edges, Sloan's first feature nevertheless has engaging qualities -- most notably an energetic, charismatic cast and a generous selection of Partridge Family songs. Strand Releasing should expect moderately pleasing returns in specialized markets.

Focusing on a bunch of twentysomething ex-college roommates who reunite at a wedding, the film's back story is established through a series of holiday-themed vignettes in which Bob (Alexis Arquette) not-so-secretly pines for bunkmate Brendan (Christian Maelen).

While sexual tension leads to the inevitable bout of wrestling, Bob's crush remains unrequited. A drunken attempt to force the issue results in a permanent rift in their relationship.

Five years later, getting together for the marriage of fellow former boarders Carol (Lauren Velez) and Matt (Jamie Harrold), we find Bob working as a soap writer in New York and living with the show's self-obsessed star, Sterling (Tuc Watkins). Sarah (Marianne Hagan), who had a brief fling with Brendan, is now a law student working for a senator, while Bob's old confidante, Beth (Maddie Corman), and professional "himbo" Eric (Guillermo Diaz) are both still partying as if it's 1989.

Of course, the late-arriving (literally and figuratively) Brendan, now a Boston schoolteacher, manages to turn the gathering upside down with a not-so-surprising revelation.

Though the farcical elements are played out with entirely predictable results, there's a breezy, Oscar Wilde-meets-Neil Simon quality to Sloan's writing and direction that could take interesting shape as his talent matures.

He coaxes some nice, lightly amusing performances from his fresh-faced cast. While Arquette has a weakness for the "mug" shot, he has good comedic instincts. As much-sought-after Brendan, newcomer Maelen has a sweetly vulnerable presence.

Production values are fine, with kudos to editor Francois Keraudren for knowing how to cut sequences to the aforementioned Partridge Family tunes.

I THINK I DO

Strand Releasing

Director-screenwriter:Brian Sloan

Producer:Lane Janger

Executive producers:Robert Miller, Marcus Hu, Jon Gerrans, Daryl Roth

Cinematographer:Milton Kam

Production designer:Debbie Devilla

Editor:Francois Keraudren

Costume designers:Kevin Donaldson, Victoria Farrell

Music supervisor:Gerry Gershman

Color/stereo

Cast:

Bob:Alexis Arquette

Brendan:Christian Maelen

Carol:Lauren Velez

Matt:Jamie Harrold

Sarah:Marianne Hagan

Eric:Guillermo Diaz

Beth:Maddie Corman

Sterling:Tuc Watkins

Running time -- 93 minutes

No MPAA rating...