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‘Disenchanted’ Will Stream Thanksgiving 2022!

‘Disenchanted’ Will Stream Thanksgiving 2022!

Disney has announced that Disenchanted, the sequel to 2007’s Enchanted, will be released on Disney+ this Thanksgiving! As we know, Idina Menzel will reprise her role as Nancy Tremaine! Amy Adams, Patrick Dempsey and James Marsden are also reprising their original roles. James Marsden recently told PEOPLE, “It was a crime that in the first film, she’s in a movie musical and you have Idina Menzel, and she doesn’t sing a note. We’ve raised the bar by giving her some big, Stephen Schwartz, Alan Menken … I can’t say too much about what she sings, but original music, I’ll say.”

Picking up 15 years after Enchanted left off, Disenchanted will follow Giselle as she “moves to the suburb of Monroeville with Robert and their teenage daughter Morgan, where she must juggle the challenges that come with a new home and discover what happily ever after truly means to her and her new family.”

Here’s the first official still from the movie:

http://twitter.com/disneyplus/status/1526680374411001861

Recipe for Change: Standing Up to Antisemitism

Recipe for Change: Standing Up to Antisemitism

 
Idina Menzel is one of the hosts of a new installment of the Youtube series, “Recipe for Change”. The special, called “Recipe for Change: Standing Up to Antisemitism”, celebrates the breadth of the Jewish experience, including food and culture, and discusses the recent and historic acts of hate and violence against the Jewish community, featuring conversations about how we can raise awareness and build allyship around Antisemitism.

Ilana Glazer & Moshe Kasher also host and they are joined by Skylar Astin, Michael Ian Black, Rachel Bloom, Rabbi Sharon Brous, Tommy Dorfman, Alex Edelman, Hannah Einbinder, Jordan Firstman, Lori Gottlieb, Bryan Greenberg, ADL CEO Jonathan Greenblatt, Hari Nef, Josh Peck, Zac Posen, Ruth Reichl, Rachel Sumekh, and Michael Zegen for some amazing meals and timely chat. Together they celebrate their Jewish heritage, identity, & culture, and discuss the rise of antisemitism and its effects on the Jewish community.

Idina Menzel Joins “Latchkey Kids”

Idina Menzel Joins “Latchkey Kids”

Idina Menzel has signed onto a new movie called “Latchkey Kids”! “Latchkey Kids” stars Alan S. Kim as a bright nine-year-old whose aged baby-sitters keep on dying on the job. He befriends an eccentric but tough teen girl (Elsie Fisher) who’s desperate to escape a dysfunctional life and her mother (Idina Menzel). She becomes his perfect babysitter – until the girl and mother are embroiled in a drug deal that goes awry and the boy must do whatever to save his new friend.

The movie will be directed by John J. Budion and is scheduled to start production in late Spring. David Garrett’s Mister Smith Entertainment has boarded as its sales agent. He had this to say in a statement to Variety: “Among her many accomplishments, Idina gave a tour de force performance in Adam Sandler’s black comedy ‘Uncut Gems’ and will undoubtedly bring a unique twist to this role. One cannot help but fall in love with these original and funny characters and we think audiences will be in for a real treat with this affectionate portrait of an unlikely friendship.”

Idina Menzel & Laura Veltz Participate in Oscar Shortlist Q&A

Idina Menzel & Laura Veltz Participate in Oscar Shortlist Q&A

 

As we know, “Dream Girl” from Cinderella is one of 15 songs on the Academy Awards “Best Original Song” shortlist! Idina Menzel and her co-writer, Laura Veltz, participated in a Gold Derby roundtable featuring songwriters on the Academy Awards “Best Original Song” shortlist last night! First they had a solo Q&A moderated by Rob Licuria and then they participated in a group conversation at the end. Other featured songwriters were: Ron Mael and Russell Mael (‘Annette’), Nicholai Baxter (‘CODA’), Taura Stinson (‘Don’t Look Up’), Diane Warren (‘Four Good Days’) and Jamie Hartman (‘Respect’).

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