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Halle Berry To Return As Storm In Bryan Singer’s ‘X-Men: Days Of Future Past’

By MIKE FLEMING JR | Monday March 4, 2013 @ 11:42am PSTTags: Halle Berry, X-Men
Mike Fleming

Deadline has confirmed the actress will reprise her role as Storm in 20th Century Fox’s X-Men: Days Of Future Past. There had been serious concern this wouldn’t work out, but I’m told it has. The X-Men: First Class will be bolstered by most of the original X-cast, including Anna Paquin, Ellen Page, Shawn Ashmore and Hugh Jackman. Deadline also recently reported that Singer was keen on adding Peter Dinklage for a key role. Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart will also return as Magneto and Professor Xavier. And they’ve just given a starring role to The Intouchables star Omar Sy.

Related: ‘X-Men: Days Of Future Past’ Adds Omar Sy Of ‘The Intouchables’

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Oscars Fashion: Who Wore What?

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Sunday February 24, 2013 @ 10:01pm PSTTags: Anne Hathaway, Halle Berry, Jennifer Lawrence, Oscars

Monica Corcoran Harel is contributing to Deadline’s Oscar coverage.

Related: OSCARS: Who Was Worst-Dressed On Red Carpet?

Jennifer Lawrence Oscars Red CarpetNever mind “Who are you wearing?” When the economy of the Red Carpet at the Oscars could rival the GNP of Zanzibar, the real question tonight should be: “Why are you wearing…?”

In certain cases, the answer is elementary. Jennifer Lawrence showed up in a voluminous pink confection by Dior because she’s the face of the brand’s Miss Dior handbags. (People magazine even predicted that she might wear this gown almost two weeks beforehand.) In fact, the notoriously raw Lawrence — who admitted to Ryan Seacrest that she couldn’t define “haute couture” at the recent Golden Globes — didn’t say that her dress was designed by some dude in Paris. Rather, she pronounced the French term for high fashion with staged aplomb. Someone at Dior probably said, “cut the merde” to her or we won’t cut another check.

Charlize Theron, the face of the house’s J’Adore perfume since 2004, arrived tonight in a Dior Haute Couture gown too, natch. She reportedly makes about $2 million per year to hawk the fragrance — and presumably, wear the pretty dresses too. Tough job.

Of course, stars have long been loyal to designers. Audrey Hepburn favored the frothy frocks of Hubert de Givenchy for 40 years; the couturier even served as a pallbearer for the spritely actress in 1993. Bob Mackie once called Cher his “big Barbie doll” — especially when he outfitted her in a two-foot feathered headdress for the 1986 Oscars. But back in those days, the relationships crested more on affinity than currency. Read More »

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OSCARS: Past Winners Berry, Bullock, Kidman & Witherspoon Set As Presenters

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Wednesday February 13, 2013 @ 7:58am PSTTags: Halle Berry, Nicole Kidman, Oscars, Reese Witherspoon, Sandra Bullock

BEVERLY HILLS, CA – Academy Award® winners Halle Berry, Sandra Bullock, Nicole Kidman and Reese Witherspoon will present on the Oscar telecast, show producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron announced today. All four have previously won the award for Best Actress.

Berry won the award for her performance in “Monster’s Ball” (2001), Bullock for “The Blind Side” (2009), Kidman for “The Hours” (2002) and Witherspoon for “Walk the Line” (2005).

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Hot Trailer: Halle Berry In ‘The Call’

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Friday January 11, 2013 @ 10:34pm PSTTags: Abigail Breslin, Halle Berry, Morris Chestnut, The Call, The Hive

This Sony/TriStar release from WWE Studios features Halle Berry as a 911 call center operator and Abigail Breslin as a kidnap victim she’s trying to save plus Morris Chestnut as a detective. Brad Anderson directs from a script by Richard D’Ovidio. The Call (formerly called The Hive) opens March … Read More »

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WWE Studios, Troika Pictures Join Halle Berry Thriller ‘The Hive’

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Thursday June 28, 2012 @ 11:07am PDTTags: Halle Berry, The Hive, WWE Studios

EXCLUSIVE: WWE Studios and Troika Pictures are teaming to co-produce and co-finance The Hive, starring Halle Berry and Abigail Breslin. The thriller, to be directed by Brad Anderson (The Machinist, Transsiberian), was written by Rich … Read More »

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OSCARS: Halle Berry Named Presenter

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Thursday February 2, 2012 @ 11:06am PSTTags: 84th Academy Awards, Halle Berry, Oscars

Beverly Hills, CA – Academy Award®-winning actress Halle Berry will present at the 84th Academy Awards ceremony, telecast producers Brian Grazer and Don Mischer announced today. Berry won an Oscar® in 2001 for her lead performance in “Monster’s Ball.”

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Lionsgate And Wrekin Hill Go VOD First On Halle Berry Pic ‘Dark Tide’

By MIKE FLEMING JR | Friday January 20, 2012 @ 8:22am PSTTags: Halle Berry, Lionsgate, Wrekin Hill
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Lionsgate and Wrekin Hill Entertainment will go for a VOD first release after acquiring the John Stockwell-directed Halle Berry-Olivier Martinez action thriller Dark Tide. Wrekin Hill acquired U.S. rights with Row 1 Productions. Lionsgate will release the film on VOD, electronic sell-through and packaged media. Wrekin Hill will do theatrical. The distribution plan leads off with a three-week Ultra VOD window on March 8th with a theatrical release on March 30th, culminating in a packaged media and Digital Download release. “The star power that Halle Berry brings to Dark Tide paired with a genre that hits VOD audiences make it a perfect addition to our Ultra VOD strategy.” said Jim Packer, Lionsgate President of Worldwide Television and Digital Distribution. Read More »

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Hot Trailer: ‘New Year’s Eve’

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Wednesday September 28, 2011 @ 9:02pm PDTTags: Ashton Kutcher, Garry Marshall, Halle Berry, Jessica Biel, Lea Michele, Movie Trailers, New Line Cinema, New Year's Eve, Sarah Jessica Parker, Zac Efron

Garry Marshall’s romantic comedy New Year’s Eve from New Line has a new trailer showing its ensemble cast preparing for the big night. Ashton Kutcher, Michelle Pfeiffer, Zac Efron, Sarah Jessica Parker and Halle Berry are seriously ready to get this party started on Dec. 9.

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Hot Drama Series Spec With Halle Berry Attached To Star Eyes Pay Cable Networks

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Tuesday May 31, 2011 @ 5:00pm PDTTags: Halle Berry
Nellie Andreeva

EXCLUSIVE: Could Halle Berry be doing a TV series? TV industry people are buzzing this afternoon about a hot drama spec that has Halle Berry attached to star. Word is the spec, titled Higher Learning, was sent out today to … Read More »

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Samuel L. Jackson Makes Broadway Debut As Martin Luther King Jr.

By MIKE FLEMING JR | Thursday April 14, 2011 @ 4:18pm PDTTags: Broadway, Halle Berry, Martin Luther King Jr., Samuel L. Jackson, Theater
Mike Fleming

While there is currently uncertainty over the status of the Paul Greengrass-directed Martin Luther King Jr film Memphis and the Lee Daniels-directed MLK film Selma, Samuel L. Jackson has just committed to playing the civil rights leader on Broadway in The Mountaintop. The move was long-rumored, but he will not be joined by Halle Berry, whose child-custody issues will keep her from joining Jackson. He becomes the latest film star to take a stage turn, and Broadway has been the better for it. Here’s the official announcement:

New York, NY – It was announced today that Samuel L. Jackson will make his Broadway debut starring as Dr. Martin Luther King in the Broadway production of the new play, The Mountaintop, by Katori Hall directed by Tony Award Nominee Kenny Leon (Fences, A Raisin in the Sun). The Mountaintop will begin performances on September 22, 2011, at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre (242 West 45th Street), with an official opening on Thursday, October 13, 2011. Tickets for The Mountaintop will go on sale at a later date.

The Mountaintop is produced by Jean Doumanian Productions, Sonia Friedman Productions, Ambassador Theatre Group, Jerry Frankel, Ted Snowdon, Bob Bartner, and Tom Wirtshafter.

In a joint statement, Ms. Doumanian and Ms. Friedman said, “The Mountaintop is a brilliantly conceived gem of a play. An ambitious work of fiction that is powerful, heartbreaking, humorous and exhilarating. We are thrilled to be bringing Katori Hall’s remarkable, Olivier-winning work to New York, and to present a singular new American voice to Broadway audiences. And we are honored to be presenting the Broadway debut of the great Samuel L. Jackson.”

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‘For Colored Girls’, Denzel, Halle, & Tyler Perry Win At NAACP Image Awards

By NIKKI FINKE, Editor in Chief | Saturday March 5, 2011 @ 6:46am PSTTags: Biutiful, Denzel Washington, For Colored Girls, Frankie & Alice, Halle Berry, Holly Robinson Peete, Movies, Samuel L. Jackson, Shonda Rhimes, TV, Tyler Perry, Wayne Brady

Tyler Perry won bigtime in the movie and TV categories, while Prince was a surprise guest to give Halle Berry the Best Actress award for Frankie & Alice as the 42nd NAACP Image Awards were announced tonight during the live broadcast from … Read More »

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OSCAR: First Award Presenters Announced

By NIKKI FINKE, Editor in Chief | Monday December 13, 2010 @ 11:26am PSTTags: 83rd Academy Awards, 83rd Academy Awards Presenters, Academy Awards, Bruce Cohen, Don Mischer, Halle Berry, Jeff Bridges, Marisa Tomei, Oprah Winfrey, Oscars, Sandra Bullock

Beverly Hills, CA — Past winners and/or nominees Halle Berry, Jeff Bridges, Sandra Bullock, Marisa Tomei and Oprah Winfrey will present on the 83rd Academy Awards, telecast producers Bruce Cohen and Don Mischer announced today. Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements of 2010 will be presented on February 27.

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OSCAR: Actress Race Cannot Be Any Hotter

By PETE HAMMOND | Monday November 22, 2010 @ 11:42am PSTTags: 83rd Academy Awards, Academy Awards, Anne Hathaway, Annette Bening, Carey Mulligan, Halle Berry, Julianne Moore, Natalie Portman, Nicole Kidman, Oscar Best Actress Category, Oscar Best Actress Contenders, Oscars
Pete Hammond

Following a 3-part Best Picture rundown and a Best Actor roundup, I continue my occasional series highlighting Oscar contenders in various categories by turning to perhaps the most competitive one of all in a very competitive year:

2010 is one of those years when you almost wish the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences could have created 10 slots for Best Actress, just as they did for Best Picture. Usually it’s hard to even fill the Best Actress ballot with five legitimate contenders because of the normal sorry state of strong roles for women, particularly in studio films. But this year there’s clearly something in the water and some performances which, in another year might have actually won, likely will not even end up with a nomination this time around. That’s how fierce this competition is. One key reason could be that some of the top contenders like Nicole Kidman, Halle Berry, and Tilda Swinton also took the reins of their projects and moonlighted as producers in order to shepherd difficult material that might never have made it to the screen otherwise. Here’s the alphabetical lineup of hopefuls and their Oscar chances as we head into Thanksgiving:

ANNETTE BENING in THE KIDS ARE ALL RIGHT (Focus Features) - Bening is a previous three-time nominee who has lost on two of those occasions  to Hilary Swank who is also back in contention this year but hey, no pressure.  Bening is a well-respected  thesp and Academy insider who reps her fellow actors on the Board of Governors and serves as Secretary. The only thing that matters though is performance on the screen and she knocks it out of the park with a wise and knowing turn as a successful doctor going through a bad patch in her relationship with longtime partner Julianne Moore. OSCAR CHANCE: Blooming. It has seemed like it might finally be Bening’s year ever since the picture opened in early July and Focus is determined to campaign heartily for her. Only problem is she must compete with co-star Julianne Moore , also way overdue (see below).

HALLE BERRY in FRANKIE & ALICE (Freestyle Releasing) - As a woman with multiple personality disorder, Berry pulls out all the stops in the kind of role that screams Oscar! Oscar!  On top of that she co-produced this passion project and has doggedly stuck with it even if its less-than-commercial nature made it a tough sell to distributors. Now after toying with getting into the race with this same film last year, Berry feels the time is ripe for a December stealth entry  ala Jeff Bridges last season in Crazy Heart. And we all know what happened there. OSCAR CHANCE: There are precious few possibilities for anyone of color in this year’ s contest and Berry is out working it hard for her indie surprise but she’s already got one gold statuette and this film may just be too small  to gain much of a following among her fellow actors this year.

ANNE HATHAWAY in LOVE AND OTHER DRUGS (20th Century Fox) - One of just a small handful of major studio contenders in the category , Hathaway  goes for her second nomination in three years (Rachel Getting Married) and  gets to be funny, sexy and poignant as a young woman with early-onset Parkinsons disease involved in a complicated new romance with Jake Gyllenhaal. OSCAR CHANCE: Comedy rarely carries the day here  but Hathaway has a couple of killer dramatic scenes too.  She’s well liked but so far the buzz level on her Academy chances is pretty quiet. If she gets out there in a big way she may be able to climb into the game. Her SNL stint last Saturday raised her profile but considering the killer competition  she needs to move fast. Strong reviews this week and the inevitable babe factor male voters seem to  consider in this category could help.

SALLY HAWKINS in MADE IN DAGENHAM (Sony Pictures Classics) - Although she won a Comedy or Musical Golden Globe for Happy Go Lucky she was overlooked for even an Oscar nomination two years ago.  With this enormously likeable and determined factory worker who leads the fight for equal pay in late-60’s England she could get points for coming back with another winning performance so soon. OSCAR CHANCE: Sally is a bit far down the pack this year and hasn’t had a whole lot of time to campaign since she is also appearing in a Broadway play now in the thick of the season.  A terrific actress but this probably isn’t her Academy year either. Read More »

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OSCAR: Halle Berry’s Last-Minute Entrance Into Race With ‘Frankie & Alice’

By PETE HAMMOND | Monday October 25, 2010 @ 2:48pm PDTTags: 83rd Academy Awards, Academy Awards, AFI Fest, Frankie & Alice, Halle Berry, Halle Berry Frankie & Alice, Movies, Oscars
Pete Hammond

EXCLUSIVE: Hoping to duplicate the feat Jeff Bridges pulled off last year when he became a surprise last minute entry into the Oscar race — and winner — with Crazy Heart, Halle Berry is launching an awards season qualifying run for her indie effort Frankie & Alice. It opens December 17 in New York and Los Angeles before its regular theatrical release set for February 4 in the top 20 markets (shortly after nominations are announced). Freestyle Releasing will handle distribution with P and A reportedly provided by private funding the producers raised. Berry is also  a producer on the 1970s–set  psychological drama, a true story in which she plays a woman suffering with multiple personality disorder, exactly the kind of meaty role (and Oscar bait) that actors covet. Berry, an Oscar winner for Monster’s Ball (2001) has shepherded this as a “passion project” and is said to feel this is her best work since Ball — hence the awards push. I’m told 10,000 DVD screeners will go out to the entire Academy, critics groups, SAG Nominating Committee and others. As one of the more visible aspects of the campaign, Berry will be a prominent part of this year’s AFI Fest on November 9 in ”A Conversation With Halle Berry.”

The Best Actress race is already overcrowded this year with a boatload of contenders all jockeying for attention including Jennifer Lawrence, Annette Bening, Tilda Swinton, Julianne Moore, Diane Lane, Hillary Swank, Sally Hawkins, Noomi Rapace, Anne Hathaway, Natalie Portman, Nicole Kidman, Lesley Manville and Michelle Williams – to name a few. Whether it might have been wiser to wait until next year remains to be seen but this is an especially tough field. The last minute stealth entry could be an effective strategy but she will also be vying for attention with Kidman’s Rabbit Hole opening on the same day, with Lionsgate employing a similar strategy for their well-reviewed Toronto Fest pickup. Like Berry, Kidman is also a producer on her film. Read More »

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Halle Berry Fits ‘Shoe Addicts Anonymous’

By MIKE FLEMING JR | Wednesday July 21, 2010 @ 5:28pm PDTTags: Books, Galgos Entertainment, Halle Berry, Movie Casting, St. Martin's Press
Mike Fleming

320498EXCLUSIVE: Halle Berry has committed to lead an ensemble cast in Shoe Addicts Anonymous, an adaptation of the bestselling St. Martin’s Press novel by Beth Harbison. Directing is Paul Weiland, the British helmer whose film credits include Made of Honour and … Read More »

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