Peter Morgan

All hail the queen: Helen Mirren sets 'Audience' record

2013-06-18 06:45:00

Helen Mirren, who has reigned on screen and stage as the queen, can add another jewel to her crown. National Theatre Live announced Monday that its June 13 live broadcast of "The Audience," which stars Mirren as Queen Elizabeth II, attracted a record...

Peter Morgan has an 'Audience' with the queen

2013-06-11 17:15:00

Peter Morgan answered his cellphone Friday but said right away that it wasn't a good time to talk. The Oscar-nominated writer of the 2006 movie "The Queen" explained in a polite but hurried manner that he was in a car en route to London's Gielgud Theatre,...

Steven Spielberg, Bradley Cooper to team for 'American Sniper'

2013-05-02 13:30:00

Steven Spielberg is returning to the charged terrain of real-life American events, with the “Lincoln” director announcing Thursday he'll tackle the story of U.S. sniper Chris Kyle as his next directorial project. Bradley Cooper will star as...

Corgi fired for disobeying Helen Mirren in 'The Audience'

2013-03-11 07:30:00

One of Helen Mirren's four-legged co-stars in the new play "The Audience"� apparently has been fired after it failed to obey the actress' royal commands in her role as Queen Elizabeth II. Britain's Telegraph reported that a female corgi by the name of...

Helen Mirren as queen in 'The Audience' to be broadcast to cinemas

2013-02-22 10:15:00

Helen Mirren's big return to the role of Queen Elizabeth II in the new play "The Audience," by Peter Morgan, now will be a global event. Fans around the world will be able to experience the London stage production when it is broadcast to cinemas this...

Keeping 007 relevant in a changed world

2012-11-04 04:00:00

NEW YORK — Early in "Skyfall," Judi Dench's M pulls aside our embattled hero, played once again with suave ennui by Daniel Craig, and wonders whether the world still needs either of their services. As Bond wraps his head around that idea, he looks...

List of films and release dates in summer 2012

2012-04-29 00:00:00

May 4 The Avengers A team of superheroes including Iron Man, Captain America, the Hulk and Thor unite to save the world. With Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo and Chris Hemsworth. Written and directed by Joss Whedon. In Imax 3-D. Walt Disney...

'Steve Jobs - One Last Thing' doc airing on PBS tonight [Video]

2011-11-02 16:35:48

'The Conquest's' Nicolas Sarkozy: Are politicians the new movie stars?

2011-11-03 21:37:10

L.A. Theatre Works moving to UCLA for 2011-12 season

2011-06-21 16:33:10

Leonardo DiCaprio Developing Rasputin Project At Warner Bros.

2013-06-07 20:30:04

Warner Bros. is developing a Rasputin movie for Leonardo DiCaprio at the actor's studio-based Appian Way banner along with Kevin McCormick's Langley Park Pictures. Studio acquired a pitch from "American Sniper" writer Jason Hall, who will script the...

'This House,' Helen Mirren in 'The Audience' Next Up For National Theatre Live

2013-05-01 08:47:00

National Theatre Live — those terrific HD live broadcasts from London’s National Theatre to movie houses around the world, including Connecticut — has a hot lineup, ahead, including Olivier Award winners and nominees. It certainly...

The latest: Brian May, Roger Taylor and John Deacon created Queen Films to participate in the movie with GK Films partners Graham King and Tim Headington. Sacha Baron Cohen stars as Freddie Mercury in script from Peter Morgan that is being worked on.

2011-06-03 14:09:55