Marc Platt
The Second Coming of Ariana Grande
She started on Nickelodeon, before becoming a global pop sensation. Now, Grande is back in Hollywood, and the 'Wicked' star has major Oscar buzz — and a whole lot of movie offers.
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‘Wicked’ Producer Marc Platt Pushed for a Single Film With Intermission: “That Was One Battle I Lost”
Platt joined fellow producers Coralie Fargeat ('The Substance'), Andrew Morrison ('The Brutalist') and more at the annual PGA Nominees Breakfast to discuss bringing their films to the screen.
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‘Dear Evan Hansen’ Oral History: How Broadway’s Biggest Hit Since ‘Hamilton’ Became an Awards Season Movie
Ben Platt, Kaitlyn Dever, Amandla Stenberg, Amy Adams, Julianne Moore, Steven Levenson, Benj Pasek, Justin Paul, Stephen Chbosky and Marc Platt speak with THR ahead of the film's Sept. 9 world premiere on the opening night of the Toronto International Film Festival and Sept. 24 theatrical release.
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Ruth Wilson and Andrew Scott in HBO’s ‘Oslo’: TV Review
Playwright J.T. Rogers and director Bartlett Sher adapt their Tony-winning Broadway hit chronicling the back-channel peace talks between Israel and Palestine secretly organized by married Norwegian diplomats in 1993.
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Nicole Kassell to Direct ‘Wonderful Wizard of Oz’ Adaptation for New Line
'The Woodsman' director takes on the feature based on L. Frank Baum's classic kids novel from producers Marty Bowen and Wyck Godfrey of Temple Hill and Marc Platt.
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Broadway Producers Pledge $1 Million Challenge Match for Coronavirus Emergency Relief
More than 20 industry leaders including Marc Platt, Scott Rudin, Jeffrey Seller and David Stone have banded together to double the impact of an assistance fund set up by Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS.
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Amblin, Marc Platt Team for High School Comedy ‘The Bear’ (Exclusive)
Amblin Partners and Oscar-nominated producer Marc Platt are partnering on the high school comedy movie 'The Bear,' an adaptation of the upcoming fiction debut from New York Times best-selling author and high school English teacher Natalie Ford.
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Alicia Keys, ‘La La Land’ Trio Team for Showtime Musical Drama
Showtime has handed out a sizable series commitment to an untitled musical drama from executive producers Alicia Keys and the Oscar-, Tony- and Grammy-winning 'La La Land' team of Benj Pasek and Justin Paul.
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Idina Menzel Talks “Badass,” “Superhero” Power of ‘Frozen 2’
Singer-actress Idina Menzel offered a preview of the highly anticipated sequel when she spoke to The Hollywood Reporter at an event honoring 'Wicked' composer Stephen Schwartz.
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Amblin Picks Up True-Life Naval War Story ‘A Game of Birds and Wolves’ (Exclusive)
Amblin Partners, which was behind Steven Spielberg’s 'Saving Private Ryan,' has picked up the film rights to 'A Game of Birds and Wolves: The Secret Game That Won the War,' an upcoming non-fiction book by Simon Parkin.
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‘Mary Poppins Returns’: Film Review
The Hollywood Reporter says 'Mary Poppins Returns' is "practically perfect." Read the review of Rob Marshall's sequel to the 1964 Disney classic, starring Emily Blunt and Lin-Manuel Miranda.
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Marc Platt Teaming With ‘Night Manager’ Producer on ‘We Were Never Here’
'Drive' and '2 Guns' producer Adam Siegel is also working on the adaptation of Lara Prescott's debut novel, based on the events surrounding classic novel 'Doctor Zhivago.'
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