Margaret Cho will host GLAAD’s 34th annual media awards in Los Angeles.
The awards show, which honors fair, accurate and inclusive LGBTQ media representation, will also feature performances from music nominees Fletcher and Orville Peck. As previously announced, Christina Aguilera, Bad Bunny and Jeremy Pope will receive honors.
Cho is a Grammy- and Emmy-nominated performer, activist and entrepreneur whose credits include “The Flight Attendant,” “Hacks” “Stand Out: An LGBTQ Celebration,” “Jane Fonda & Lily Tomlin: Ladies Night Live,” “Fire Island” and the upcoming Disney+ movie “Prom Pact.”
Fletcher is a pop star with hits “Arcade,” “Bitter” and most recently “Becky’s So Hot.” Peck is a country musician and songwriter whose work includes “Dead of Night” and “Roses Are Falling.” Both Fletcher and Peck are nominated for GLAAD’s music artist award, with Anitta, Betty Who, Demi Lovato, Hayley Kiyoko, Honey Dijon, Kim Petras, Muna and Rina Sawayama rounding out the category.
The awards show, which honors fair, accurate and inclusive LGBTQ media representation, will also feature performances from music nominees Fletcher and Orville Peck. As previously announced, Christina Aguilera, Bad Bunny and Jeremy Pope will receive honors.
Cho is a Grammy- and Emmy-nominated performer, activist and entrepreneur whose credits include “The Flight Attendant,” “Hacks” “Stand Out: An LGBTQ Celebration,” “Jane Fonda & Lily Tomlin: Ladies Night Live,” “Fire Island” and the upcoming Disney+ movie “Prom Pact.”
Fletcher is a pop star with hits “Arcade,” “Bitter” and most recently “Becky’s So Hot.” Peck is a country musician and songwriter whose work includes “Dead of Night” and “Roses Are Falling.” Both Fletcher and Peck are nominated for GLAAD’s music artist award, with Anitta, Betty Who, Demi Lovato, Hayley Kiyoko, Honey Dijon, Kim Petras, Muna and Rina Sawayama rounding out the category.
- 3/15/2023
- by Julia MacCary
- Variety Film + TV
Rachel Weisz is stepping into some very iconic shoes.
On Monday, it was announced that the Academy Award-winning actress, 49, has been cast as Elizabeth Taylor in the upcoming biopic A Special Relationship.
The film will document the late star’s work advocating for HIV/AIDS awareness, which began in the 1980s, when Taylor hired Roger Wall, a gay man who grew up in the South, as her personal assistant, Variety reports.
The film, written by Simon Beaufoy, who won an Oscar for Slumdog Millionaire, is based on hours of interviews and conversations with those who knew the star, and has...
On Monday, it was announced that the Academy Award-winning actress, 49, has been cast as Elizabeth Taylor in the upcoming biopic A Special Relationship.
The film will document the late star’s work advocating for HIV/AIDS awareness, which began in the 1980s, when Taylor hired Roger Wall, a gay man who grew up in the South, as her personal assistant, Variety reports.
The film, written by Simon Beaufoy, who won an Oscar for Slumdog Millionaire, is based on hours of interviews and conversations with those who knew the star, and has...
- 10/28/2019
- by Maria Pasquini
- PEOPLE.com
Rachel Weisz is set to star as Elizabeth Taylor in See-Saw Films’ “A Special Relationship,” exploring Taylor’s journey from actress to activist.
The story will be told through the lens of Taylor’s friendship with her assistant Roger Wall. Based on the screenplay written by Academy Award-winner Simon Beaufoy (“Slumdog Millionaire”), the upcoming production will be helmed by the female directing duo Bert&Bertie (“Troop Zero”).
The feature is produced by See-Saw Films’ Iain Canning and Emile Sherman (“The King’s Speech”). Simon Gillis, See-Saw’s chief operating officer of film, and former Studiocanal exec Danny Perkins are executive producing along with Barbara Berkowitz and Tim Mendelson, who are trustees of the Elizabeth Taylor Estate/House of Taylor Trust.
Taylor won Oscars for “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?” and “Butterfield 8″ and was nominated a total of five times. Though famous for her glamorous lifestyle and multiple marriages,...
The story will be told through the lens of Taylor’s friendship with her assistant Roger Wall. Based on the screenplay written by Academy Award-winner Simon Beaufoy (“Slumdog Millionaire”), the upcoming production will be helmed by the female directing duo Bert&Bertie (“Troop Zero”).
The feature is produced by See-Saw Films’ Iain Canning and Emile Sherman (“The King’s Speech”). Simon Gillis, See-Saw’s chief operating officer of film, and former Studiocanal exec Danny Perkins are executive producing along with Barbara Berkowitz and Tim Mendelson, who are trustees of the Elizabeth Taylor Estate/House of Taylor Trust.
Taylor won Oscars for “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?” and “Butterfield 8″ and was nominated a total of five times. Though famous for her glamorous lifestyle and multiple marriages,...
- 10/28/2019
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
Rachel Weisz will play Hollywood icon Elizabeth Taylor for female directing duo Bert & Bertie and UK-Australia producing powerhouse See-Saw Films in A Special Relationship.
Slumdog Millionaire scribe Simon Beaufoy has written the screenplay, which chronicles Taylor’s journey from actress to activist through the lens of her friendship with her assistant Roger Wall, a gay man who grew up in poverty in the Deep South.
Beaufoy’s script was drawn from hours of interviews with those close to Taylor. Alongside being an Oscar-winning actress whose iconic roles included Who’s Afraid Of Virginia Woolf and Cleopatra, and a vibrant public figure who was married eight times to seven men, Taylor was a social activist who became one of the first major celebrities to vocally join the fight against HIV/AIDS in the 1980s.
Producers are See-Saw Films’ Iain Canning and Emile Sherman (The King’s Speech). Executive producers are See-Saw...
Slumdog Millionaire scribe Simon Beaufoy has written the screenplay, which chronicles Taylor’s journey from actress to activist through the lens of her friendship with her assistant Roger Wall, a gay man who grew up in poverty in the Deep South.
Beaufoy’s script was drawn from hours of interviews with those close to Taylor. Alongside being an Oscar-winning actress whose iconic roles included Who’s Afraid Of Virginia Woolf and Cleopatra, and a vibrant public figure who was married eight times to seven men, Taylor was a social activist who became one of the first major celebrities to vocally join the fight against HIV/AIDS in the 1980s.
Producers are See-Saw Films’ Iain Canning and Emile Sherman (The King’s Speech). Executive producers are See-Saw...
- 10/28/2019
- by Tom Grater
- Deadline Film + TV
Rachel Weisz is set to play Hollywood icon Elizabeth Taylor in a new biographical film called “A Special Relationship” written by the Oscar-winning writer of “Slumdog Millionaire,” Simon Beaufoy, it was announced Monday.
The film will chart Taylor’s post-film career turn to activism for HIV/AIDS awareness in the mid-1980s. Bert & Bertie, the female directing duo behind this year’s “Troop Zero,” will direct Weisz in the film.
See-Saw Films is producing “A Special Relationship,” with Iain Canning and Emile Sherman serving as producers. Simon Gillis, See-Saw’s COO of film, and Danny Perkins are executive producing along with Barbara Berkowitz, Tim Mendelson and Quinn Tivey, trustees of the Elizabeth Taylor Estate and the House of Taylor Trust.
Also Read: BAFTA Awards 2019: 'The Favourite' Dominates, But 'Roma' Wins the Big One
Beaufoy’s script follows Taylor in the mid-’80s after hiring her personal assistant Roger Wall,...
The film will chart Taylor’s post-film career turn to activism for HIV/AIDS awareness in the mid-1980s. Bert & Bertie, the female directing duo behind this year’s “Troop Zero,” will direct Weisz in the film.
See-Saw Films is producing “A Special Relationship,” with Iain Canning and Emile Sherman serving as producers. Simon Gillis, See-Saw’s COO of film, and Danny Perkins are executive producing along with Barbara Berkowitz, Tim Mendelson and Quinn Tivey, trustees of the Elizabeth Taylor Estate and the House of Taylor Trust.
Also Read: BAFTA Awards 2019: 'The Favourite' Dominates, But 'Roma' Wins the Big One
Beaufoy’s script follows Taylor in the mid-’80s after hiring her personal assistant Roger Wall,...
- 10/28/2019
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
The project is directed by Bert&Bertie and written by Simon Beaufoy.
Rachel Weisz is set to play Elizabeth Taylor in See-Saw Films’ A Special Relationship, directed by buzzy duo Bert&Bertie and written by Simon Beaufoy.
The film charts the Hollywood legend’s move from actress to activist in the fight against AIDS through her friendship with assistant Roger Way.
A Special Relationship is produced by See-Saw Films’ Iain Canning and Emile Sherman. See-Saw COO of film Simon Gillis and former Studiocanal UK head Danny Perkins are executive producing along with Barbara Berkowitz, Tim Mendelson and Quinn Tivey from...
Rachel Weisz is set to play Elizabeth Taylor in See-Saw Films’ A Special Relationship, directed by buzzy duo Bert&Bertie and written by Simon Beaufoy.
The film charts the Hollywood legend’s move from actress to activist in the fight against AIDS through her friendship with assistant Roger Way.
A Special Relationship is produced by See-Saw Films’ Iain Canning and Emile Sherman. See-Saw COO of film Simon Gillis and former Studiocanal UK head Danny Perkins are executive producing along with Barbara Berkowitz, Tim Mendelson and Quinn Tivey from...
- 10/28/2019
- by 1101184¦Orlando Parfitt¦38¦
- ScreenDaily
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