'Into the Wild' tops SAG nominations Dec 22, 2007
SUPPORTING ACTORCasey Affleck - "The Assassination Of Jesse James By The Coward Robert Ford"Javier Bardem - "No Country For Old Men" Tommy Lee Jones - "No Country for Old Men"Hal Holbrook - "Into the Wild"Tom Wilkinson - "Michael ClaytonSUPPORTING ACTRESSCate Blanchett - "Im Not There"Ruby Dee - "American Gangster" Catherine Keener - "Into the Wild" Amy Ryan - "Gone Baby Gone" Tilda Swinton - "Michael Clayton" ENSEMBLE CAST"3:10 to Yuma" - Christian Bale, Russell Crowe, Peter Fonda, Gretchen... (Variety)
Check out the movie and TV nominees Dec 21, 2007
Oliver Platt, The Bronx Is Burning. Sam Shepard, Ruffian. (USA Today -- Life)
Holiday time exacerbates family friction Nov 21, 2007
n Pieces of April (2003), a comedy starring Katie Holmes, Patricia Clarkson and Oliver Platt Set on Thanksgiving, Pieces of April examines one family s attempts to get together for the festivities when the family wild child, April, invites her middle-of-the road family to her New York apartment. PG-13. (Rapid City Journal, SD)
Who wants to be a millionaire -- on strike? Nov 21, 2007
By any standard, I'm low on the industry totem pole, so I couldn't help feeling a deep sense of excitement as I shared the sidewalk -- and the shadow of an inflatable rat -- with Tina Fey, Tim Robbins, Holly Hunter, Oliver Platt, Seth Myers, Sam Waterston and the many other who marched in solidarity. Most causes benefit from the presence of a major star: Michael J. Fox turned his Parkinson's diagnosis into political and financial action in the search for a cure. (Salon)
Not The Night Nov 11, 2007
Sunday, November 11, 2007 Last Update: 06:00 AM EST. PAIN OF FAME & MISFORTUNE. (New York Post -- Gossip)
A sip of Sundance in New York Nov 10, 2007
NEW YORK -- Prior to Sundance Institute's 26th annual gala dinner Nov. 5, guests attended a cocktail hour, which included ice-cold lemonade served by Stanley Tucci, Glenn Close, Oliver Platt and Patricia Clarkson. Once her serving duties were over, Close joined Bette Midler at dinner, where attendees were treated to a surprise performance of "Totally Fucked" by the cast of the Tony award-winning musical "Spring Awakening," a production that got its start at Sundance Institute's Theater lab. (Variety)
Former local resident helps make John Cusack's latest film Nov 3, 2007
Martian Child also stars Joan Cusack, Amanda Peet and Oliver Platt. Although Ryan was not present when their scenes were shot, he said each of these actors give a great performance in the film. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
'Martian Child': No intelligent life found Nov 3, 2007
Starring John Cusack, Bobby Coleman, Amanda Peet, Oliver Platt, Richard Schiff, Anjelica Huston ... Despite the fact that everyone including his agent (Oliver Platt), sister (Joan Cusack) and children's welfare authorities doubts David's success, we know that the bridge of love can and will be built between them. (Toronto Star)
'Martian Child' doesn't really think outside the box Nov 2, 2007
Mired in grief but looking to move on, David decides against the better judgment of his agent (Oliver Platt) and sister (real-life sibling Joan Cusack) to adopt a child ... Starring: John Cusack, Bobby Coleman, Amanda Peet, Joan Cusack, Oliver Platt. (Boston Globe)
John Cusack keeps 'Martian' aloft Nov 2, 2007
Martian Child* * * (out of four)Stars: John Cusack, Bobby Coleman, Joan Cusack, Amanda Peet, Oliver PlattDirector: Menno MeyjesDistributor: New Line CinemaRating: PG for thematic elements and mild languageRunning time: 1 hour, 48 minutesOpens Friday nationwide ... His agent (Oliver Platt) is on his case to finish a novel that his demanding publisher (Anjelica Huston) is awaiting. (USA Today -- Life)
Cusack's character could be more human in 'Martian Child' Nov 2, 2007
But dressed in his ever-stylish black, sarcastically dodging his agent (Oliver Platt) and publisher (Anjelica Huston, his "Grifters" teammate), he just can't seem to conjure up a reservoir of emotions to make "Martian Child" human. M3'Martian Child. (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
'Martian Child' a comedy-drama of little worlds colliding Nov 1, 2007
Encouraging David to finish his book, and fast, is his worried agent (Oliver Platt). What David discovers as the weeks go on is that he has little interest in writing the violent sci-fi novel his fans clamor for, but instead begins writing a diary of his experiences raising a boy who says he's from Mars. (North County Times)
Scalpel-sharp 'Nip/Tuck' slices into La-La Land Oct 30, 2007
Starring: Dylan Walsh, Julian McMahon, Jennifer Coolidge, Paula Marshall, Oliver Platt, Daphne Zuniga, Bradley Cooper. On: FX. (Boston Globe)
'Nip/Tuck' gets a lift from moving to Los Angeles Oct 30, 2007
Everything about Hearts is a nasty joke, from the fey producer (Oliver Platt) to the "man tart" star (Bradley Cooper), who uses his shirt as a tourniquet to raise the show's skin quotient. By creating a hack model of his own hit, Murphy gives himself an amusing target and a convenient hitching post for wild ideas, which can then be mocked by Christian and Sean. (USA Today)
Martian Child Oct 25, 2007
David - John Cusack Harlee - Amanda Peet Sophie - Sophie Okonedo Jeff - Oliver Platt Dennis - Bobby Coleman Liz - Joan Cusack Mimi - Anjelica Huston ... Meyjes skirts outright parody at David's book-launch party, where his publisher (Anjelica Huston) and agent (Oliver Platt) plaintively ask him why he can't just be what they want him to be. (Variety)
'Nip/Tuck' has work Oct 24, 2007
Among them: Oliver Platt (as a director), Jennifer Coolidge (as an actress), Sharon Gless (as talent agent Colleen Rose), Marlee Matlin (as network head Barbara Shapiro) and Rosie O'Donnell (reprising her lowlife character, Dawn Budge). Both surgeons will date actresses and attend awards shows, and references will be made to "Grey's Anatomy", "People" magazine's 50 Most Eligible Bachelor's list, Scientology and L.A. hot spot The Ivy. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
Panties and pop music Oct 17, 2007
You have no way of knowing this, but I have always had a thing for Oliver Platt ... I think Oliver Platt would look hot in underwear. (The Palm Beach Post)
New on DVD: Heigl makes getting 'Knocked Up' a riot Sep 28, 2007
Back story: With imposing ear prosthetics, John Turturro is dead-on as combative Yankees manager Billy Martin, while Oliver Platt, who, to my surprise, is the same age George Steinbrenner was in '77, delivers a sympathetic performance that ought to rate annual Christmas cards from the Yankees owner. As right fielder and nemesis Reggie Jackson, Daniel Sunjata stirs the drink less successfully than Erik Jensen does as catcher Thurman Munson. (USA Today -- Life)
Reel improvement: Fall film preview 2007 Sep 22, 2007
Amanda Peet, Oliver Platt and lovable Joan Cusack also got directed by Menno Meyjes ( Max ). David Elliott: (619) 293-1268. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Movies that matter: the best of fall Sep 6, 2007
With Joan Cusack, Amanda Peet and Oliver Platt. "Bee Movie" (Nov. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
Commentary: Tale of Yankeesin 1977 is told with compelling crimebackdrop Aug 26, 2007
This is despite the fact that the cartoon character Oliver Platt has chosen to play bears no resemblance to the George Steinbrenner he's supposed to be playing. Notice of disclosure: Yes, I do work for ESPN but, no, I am not shilling for the network. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
Compelling dramas Aug 24, 2007
Starring: John Cusack, Amanda Peet, Oliver Platt, Sophie Okonedo, Bobby Coleman, Joan CusackDirector: Menno MeyjesStory: Cusack stars as a recently widowed science-fiction writer who adopts a 6-year-old boy (Coleman) and forms a family with an unlikely friend (Peet). The boy, however, claims to be from Mars, and Peet and Cusack, ignoring advice from Cusacks married sister (Joan Cusack), begin to believe him. (MSNBC -- Movies)
Steinbrenner Doesn't Deserve Portfolio's Story Aug 11, 2007
Oliver Platt depicts the Boss neatly in "The Bronx Is Burning," ESPN's rather bombastic miniseries on the Yankees' tumultuous 1977 championship season. (Come to think of it, Larry David's uncredited and hilarious impersonation of the bossy, tough-talking "Big Stein" on "Seinfeld" was pretty accurate, too. (Fox News)
Thou shalt not squander so much talent Aug 3, 2007
Starring: Paul Rudd, Winona Ryder, Jessica Alba, Famke Janssen, Gretchen Mol, Adam Brody, Rob Corddry, Liev Schreiber, Oliver Platt, Ken Marino, Justin Theroux. At: Kendall Square Cinema. (Boston Globe)
Paul Rudd Dishes On Jessica Alba Kiss, Fantasy-Baseball Obsession, Fear Of Mustard Aug 1, 2007
She's also seen me make out with Oliver Platt. MTV: Was this for the film. (VHI.com -- Music News)
The Ten has more misses than hits Jul 31, 2007
Paul Rudd, Adam Brody, Gretchen Mol, Winona Ryder, Oliver Platt and Jessica Alba are among the ensemble cast, which also includes Wain and Marinos buddies from the MTV series The State. Liev Schreiber goes massively to waste in the least funny segment of all; he plays a police detective whos envious when his next-door neighbor (Joe Lo Truglio) buys a CAT scan machine, touching off a psychotic game of one-upmanship that ultimately turns tragic. (MSNBC -- Movies)
Some Christians outraged as Hollywood's hottest spoof Ten Commandments Jul 30, 2007
A mother (Kerri Kenney-Silver) who enlists an Arnold Schwarzenneger impersonator (Oliver Platt) to be a father figure to her children. A prisoner (Rob Corddry) who covets his fellow inmate's "wife". (WorldNetDaily)
Nobody influences a team's fate more than the owners. Here are the best and worst. Jul 24, 2007
SI.com - Writers - Jon Heyman: Ranking the best and worst owners in baseball - Monday July 23, 2007 2:26PM. Ranking the best and worst owners in the majors. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- MLB)
Shedding light on 'Sunshine' Jul 21, 2007
While Brooklyn-bred actor John Turturro is winning most of the raves for his portrayal of manager Billy Martin, our eyes have been on Oliver Platt, an improbable choice to play owner George Steinbrenner. Platt, you see, is a Tufts grad and longtime Sox fan. (Boston Globe -- Living)
Steinbrenner on miniseries: Where's my soft side? Jul 21, 2007
Oliver Platt plays Steinbrenner in the eight-part series, adapted from Jonathan Mahler's "Ladies and Gentlemen, The Bronx Is Burning," about the summer of 1977 and the Yankees' quest to win the World Series. "He doesn't want to knock the guy's acting; he wants to knock his clothing and hairdo," Steinbrenner spokesman Howard Rubenstein quipped in Friday editions of Newsday. (ESPN -- Baseball)
Notes00001A46: Duncan gets his shot Jul 21, 2007
" As the Bronx burns: George Steinbrenner has only a few complaints concerning the ESPN miniseries "The Bronx is Burning," not the least of which is his bluster. "They always show me angry; they never found a softer, kindler, gentler George," Steinbrenner told Newsday through his publicist, Howard Rubenstein. Steinbrenner found other inaccuracies in the first two episodes of the eight-part miniseries, which depicts the Yankees' 1977 World Series championship drive and is based on the Jonathan... (MLB.com -- NY Yankees Yankees)
Boss burning on 'Bronx' Jul 20, 2007
"What he is saying is he didn't like the hair they put on the guy," referring to actor Oliver Platt. "George's hair is more neatly trimmed; he goes to the barber regularly. He didn't deal with the inaccuracies other than the wig they put on him really wasn't appropriate.". (Newsday -- Sports)
AMC's Mad Men Debuts Tonight to Critical Kudos Jul 20, 2007
TV Crush - Blog on Multichannel News. Posted by on July 19, 2007. (Multichannel News)
Bronx 'Burns' on screen Jul 18, 2007
Oliver Platt, an actor who threatens to steamroll any portrayal (witness his wanton sex-and-drugs lawyering in Showtime's "Huff"), is actually the perfect casting for the overbearing owner, whose familiar visage is quickly erased by Platt's starched '70s hair and browbeating patter. Turturro's tour de force Even more impressive playing Martin is John Turturro (Emmy winner as Tony Shalhoub's brother on "Monk") -- a New Yorker playing a folksy westerner, a cerebral actor inhabiting an impulsive... (Newsday -- New York City)
On cable, everything old is new again Jul 18, 2007
With a guest lineup that includes Lauren Hutton, Portia de Rossi, Oliver Platt, Paula Marshall and Jennifer Coolidge, Nip/Tuck returns to originating FX in October though, as usual, CTV has yet to decide when it will start the season in Canada. SPECIALS. (Toronto Star)
TCA News: Lifetime, FX, Hallmark, HBO Jul 15, 2007
Season five of Nip/Tuck will be set in a new location, Los Angeles, with a slew of new guest stars including Bradley Cooper, Lauren Hutton, Portia de Rossi, Oliver Platt, Paula Marshall, Jennifer Coolidge and the return of Rosie O Donnell as lottery winner Dawn Budge. As for the potential spin-off with Rosie, talks are still alive but the prospects are not too likely. (MediaWeek.com)
Continue reading Jul 11, 2007
Oliver Platt, John Turturro, Charles Dutton, Nestor Serrano and Rescue Me's Daniel Sunjata all star in this tale of oversized egos, personal demons, and how the Yankees that year represented the battered, but fighting spirit of the city in which they belonged. The Bronx is Burning airs tonight and then every Tuesday night at 10/9c on ESPN.. (Hanford Sentinal, CA)
You may like The Bronx Is Burning, but you'll love this 1977 Series box set. Jul 10, 2007
The best thing ESPN's series has going for it are John Turturro, who is physically too tall to play Martin (too bad Harry Dean Stanton isn't twenty years younger), and Oliver Platt, two exceedingly talented actors who don't mind chewing up the scenery. No matter how the mini series turns out, if you want a real look at the Bronx Zoo Yankees, look no further than. (SportsIllustrated.CNN)
'The Bronx is Burning' recalls wild era Jul 10, 2007
And right there in the middle of it all, surely in the starring role for this series, was the ceaseless battle featuring: a "superduperstar" known simply as "Reggie" (played by Daniel Sunjata); Martin (John Turturro), the firebrand manager who had won so often before as a Yankee infielder; and meddling club owner George Steinbrenner (Oliver Platt), who bought the Bombers in 1973 and was determined to see them win a title they had not seen since 1962. whatever it took. (MLB.com -- NY Yankees Yankees)
'Bronx is Burning' revisits Yankee soap opera of '77 Jul 9, 2007
As Steinbrenner, Oliver Platt isn't quite so convincing, my source reports. I had guessed as much, in part because this seems an impossible acting task; the man is so mythic that "Seinfeld" probably lit on the best way to handle him -- as a waving arm and disembodied voice. (Boston Globe)
What to watch Monday Jul 9, 2007
Oliver Platt, John Turturro and Rescue Me's Daniel Sunjata star in The Bronx Is Burning (ESPN, 10 ET/7 PT), an eight-part series set in a crisis-wracked New York in the turbulent summer of 1977 with the Yankees chasing the pennant and police chasing Son of Sam. The stars are great, particularly Platt as George Steinbrenner, but the opener is slow going and rather than the two story streams enriching each other, the focus on baseball tends to trivialize the murder. (USA Today -- Life)
ESPN touches all the bases in miniseries Jul 7, 2007
The spine of this HBO-worthy series is the backpage spats between Martin (Turturro), Steinbrenner (Oliver Platt, "The West Wing") and Jackson (Daniel Sunjata, "Rescue Me.") -- three oversize egos with even bigger insecurities. While the focus is on the Yankees' clubhouse, the investigation into the Son of Sam murders may be just as riveting. (Albany Times Union)
The Bronx Is Burning Jul 7, 2007
Billy Martin - John Turturro George Steinbrenner - Oliver Platt Reggie Jackson - Daniel Sunjata Jimmy Breslin - Michael Rispoli Joseph Borelli - Dan Lauria Gabe Paul - Kevin Conway Thurman Munson - Erik Jensen Fran Healey - Loren Dean Graig Nettles - Alex Cranmer Mickey Rivers - Leonard Robinson Bill White - Charles S. Dutton Detective Kavanaugh - Nestor Serrano Inspector Dowd - Stephen Lang Detective Welker - Casey Siemaszko ... Seventy-seven was the year Reggie Jackson (Daniel Sunjata) arrived... (Variety)
Frank talk about injured eater Jun 27, 2007
Platt to play Zelnick in Frost/Nixon Veteran newsman Bob Zelnick seems pleased that actor and Tufts alum Oliver Platt has signed on to portray him in the film version of the play "Frost/Nixon." "If he's as striking and handsome as I am, then obviously he's the right choice," deadpanned Zelnick, the Boston University journalism professor who worked with David Frost on his famous 1977 TV interviews with Richard Nixon. Zelnick, who would go on to a 23-year career at ABC News, said he knew the... (Boston Globe)
Get Inside—It's Summertime! Jun 6, 2007
THE TENCast: Paul Rudd, Jessica Alba, Winona Ryder, Adam Brody, Gretchen Mol, Famke Janssen, Liev Schreiber, Oliver Platt, Justin TherouxDirector: David WainTen comic vignettes, set in the modern day, inspired by the Ten Commandments. UNDERDOGCast: Jim Belushi, Peter Dinklage, Brad GarrettDirector: Frederik Du ChauIn this live-action family comedy, a lab accident gives a beagle superpowers and the ability to speak (via Jason Lee's voice). (City Pages)
Sometimes buzz about TV pilots is just a lot of hot air May 22, 2007
The show, by Christopher Guest, starred Oliver Platt and Michael McKean. Its rejection qualified as real news. (San Francisco Chronicle)
City Lights Pictures to Distribute Internationally Through Arclight Films May 5, 2007
The film stars Paul Rudd, Winona Ryder, Jessica Alba, Famke Janssen, Liev Schreiber, Gretchen Mol, Justin Theroux, Rob Corddry, Oliver Platt and Adam Brody. Written by three-time Emmy winner Terence Winter ("The Sopranos"), Brooklyn Rules is set in Brooklyn circa 1985 against the backdrop of John Gotti's rise to power, and revolves around three lifelong friends whose different ambitions threaten to shake their enduring bond. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Partner Adopted by an Heiress Stakes Her Claim Mar 20, 2007
In the Town of North Haven, the dichotomy can be stark between the 380 year-round islanders and the summer people, who include the actor Oliver Platt, and Ned Lamont, who unsuccessfully ran for the United States Senate in Connecticut in 2006. A musical written about the island and performed by locals under the direction of John Wulp, the Tony Award-winning producer, summed it up in lyrics: ;Summer people, summer people, busy, busy summer people. (Foster's Daily Democrat)
`Gilmore Girls' chef gets cooking on pilot Mar 20, 2007
Also at ABC, McKean (This Is Spinal Tap, A Mighty Wind) has joined Oliver Platt and Rhea Seehorn in The Thick of It, the adaptation of a BBC series set in the world of politics. He will play a former campaign operative who's now the chief of staff for a low-wattage member of Congress. (Akron Beacon Journal, OH -- Entertainment)
SXSW 07: The Ten Mar 18, 2007
Just as Oliver Platt shows up in Terminator gear doing a bad Ahnold impression, she realizes that their father is actually Arsenio Hall. It sounds a lot funnier on paper than it is in the film, which seems to be the problem with many of the stories. (IGN FilmForce)
Astoria actor explores growing up in musical Mar 16, 2007
"Right after high school, he moved to New York and received strong notices for his role of Ethan in David Marshall Grant's Curtain Call. By age 17, he did his first movie, "Pieces of April," opposite Oliver Platt and Patricia Clarkson. A year later he was back in New York to do David Lindsay-Abaire's play "Kimberly Akimbo," and last year, played a teenage driver who killed Cynthia Nixon's son in a car accident, in "Rabbit Hole," a role written for him by Lindsay-Abaire, whom he calls a close... (Queens Village Times, NY)
Projection Booth: Can A Puppet Steal Box-Office Crown From '300'? Mar 16, 2007
The oddest quartet of male leads since Oliver Platt and Charlie Sheen were Musketeers will most likely continue to go strong at the box office, taking only a slight dip in its second weekend. Look for this comedy to continue to ride strong through the spring. (VHI.com -- Music News)
On Movies | Hardworking 'Zodiac' star continues his rise Mar 4, 2007
" It's a festival! Yes, believe it or not, the 16th Philadelphia Film Festival is just around the proverbial corner, and the lineup of hundreds of shorts, docs and features from all corners of the Earth is coming together. Word from the PFF offices is that The Ten, from writer-director David Wain - responsible for the cult comedy series The State - will be the opening-night feature. It's an omnibus concept, a linked collection of shorts based on the Ten Commandments. Kind of like Polish cinema... (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Wish upon a star Feb 25, 2007
Another of the images shows Lyle Lovett, the country singer and actor, with pop princess Beyonce and film actor Oliver Platt seated in giant tea cups attending the Mad Hatter's tea party from Alice in Wonderland. Beckham is given a suitably heroic role as Prince Phillip conquering a fire-breathing dragon to save Sleeping Beauty. (The Age, Australia -- Entertainment)
David Beckham plays prince for Disney Jan 28, 2007
David Beckham wasn't the only celebrity to take part, as appeared as Cinderella, Beyonce took the role of Alice from Alice in Wonderland spinning in a teacup, Julia Roberts' ex-husband Lyle Lovett appearing as March Hare and Oliver Platt posing as the Mad Hatter from the same film ... The tagline for the photograph reads, "Where every Cinderella story comes true." For the Alice in Wonderland shot, Beyonce can be seen in the spinning teacup alongside the Mad Hatter Oliver Platt and the March Hare... (Actress Archives)
THINKFilm Acquires 'THE TEN' for North America Jan 28, 2007
"The film is hilarious, people are going to be quoting from it for years, and we are ecstatic that THINKFilm will be distributing what has been the most buzzed about movie at Sundance." Mark Urman, THINKFilm's Theatrical Division Head adds: "Our success with 'The Aristocrats' and 'Strangers with Candy' has whetted our appetite, and proven our skills, for this sort of smart, outrageous comedy. With THE TEN, we believe we can reach a much, much wider audience." THE TEN was directed by David Wain... (PR Newswire)
David Beckham, My Hero Jan 28, 2007
It's my sons that love the Disney characters and, you know, it's a big part of their lives; a big part of many children's lives around the world," justjared.com quoted him, as saying.The shots are part of Disneys advertising campaign for its theme parks, Year of a million Dreams, and include other stars like Scarlett Johansson as Cinderella, Beyonc taking a spin in a giant teacup as Alice from"Alice in Wonderland," singer Lyle Lovett as the March Hare and actor Oliver Platt as the Mad... (Playfuls.com)
Infotainment Jan 28, 2007
Alice in WonderlandWALT DISNEY: Beyonce Knowles (L), Lyle Lovett and Oliver Platt pose in a scene from Alice in Wonderland in a new advertising campaign for the 11 Disney theme parks. Reuters. (Daily Times, Pakistan)
Stars land fairytale Disney roles Jan 28, 2007
Knowles, 25, will be seen sitting in a whirling teacup accompanied by singer Lyle Lovett as the March Hare and actor Oliver Platt as the Mad Hatter. Johansson, 22, is photographed as Cinderella after the fairy godmother treatment, wearing a designer ball gown and a diamond tiara worth 165,000. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Prince Becks gallops in for Disney adventure Jan 28, 2007
Pop princess Beyonce Knowles, 25, is also featured as a demure Alice in Wonderland, sitting in a whirling teacup accompanied by singer Lyle Lovett as the March Hare and actor Oliver Platt as the Mad Hatter. Actress Scarlett Johansson, 22, is photographed as Cinderella, wearing a custom-designed Nicoletta Santoro gown and a 62-carat diamond tiara by Harry Winston, worth 250,000. (Irish Examiner)
Disney Leibovitz ads aim for older family Jan 27, 2007
The sophisticated, dreamy photos, featuring actors Beyonce Knowles, Scarlett Johansson and Oliver Platt, singer Lyle Lovett and soccer star David Beckham as fairy tale characters, support Disney's newest promotion, "Where Dreams Come True.". The 15-month-long promotion is designed to extend gains made during Disneyland's 50th Anniversary, which ended in September and was accompanied with a massive global marketing campaign. (ABC News -- Wire)
Disney banks on stars to attract park visitors Jan 27, 2007
" Actress Scarlett Johansson as slipperless Cinderella descending the castle steps. A swirling teacup scene for three: Actor Oliver Platt as the Mad Hatter; singer Lyle Lovett as the March Hare; and singer Beyonce Knowles as Alice In Wonderland.The Leibovitz photos, taken in December, were the first in a series featuring additional, to-be-named celebrities."Something this big is, like making a small film," Leibovitz said of the images, which are both dark and whimsical.She said it was by... (Florida Today)
Beckham becomes Disney prince in 'Year of a Million Dreams' promotion shot by Annie Leibovitz Jan 27, 2007
Beyonce, joined by actor Oliver Platt, foregound, as the Mad Hatter and singer-songwriter Lyle Lovett as the March Hare, takes a wild spin in a whirling, giant teacup. LOS ANGELES David Beckham plays a prince in a new Disney campaign his first showpiece endorsement since announcing his move to Los Angeles. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Business)
Disney Is Dreaming Big Jan 27, 2007
The Leibovitz images also feature soccer player David Beckham as Prince Phillip from "Sleeping Beauty," Scarlett Johansson as slipperless Cinderella descending the castle steps, and a swirling teacup scene for three: Oliver Platt, the Mad Hatter, and Lyle Lovett as the March Hare joining Beyonce. Toy Story Mania will open at Orlando's Disney-MGM Studios and Disney's California Adventure in 2008. (The Ledger)
Annie's magic Jan 26, 2007
Knowles require coaxing to dress up as Alice in Wonderland alongside Lyle Lovett as the March Hare and Oliver Platt as the mischievous Mad Hatter. "It was Annie's idea for me to play Alice," Knowles says. (USA Today -- Life)
