Catherine Laga’aia Is The Live-Action Moana

17-year-old Australian actress Catherine Laga’aia (“The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart”) has been cast in the title role in Disney’s live-action “Moana” remake. The Sydney-raised Laga’aia hails from Samoan heritage and says in a statement: “I’m honored to have an opportunity to celebrate Samoa and all Pacific Island peoples, and

Cage, Simmons, Esposito Set For “Prince”

Acting veterans Nicolas Cage, J.K. Simmons, Giancarlo Esposito and Andy Garcia are all set to join Scott Haze (“Minari,” “Old Henry”) in “The Prince” which has just begun production. Pulitzer Prize winner and Oscar nominee David Mamet pens the script for the film which chronicles “an addict’s tumultuous odyssey through

Sony Pictures Acquires Alamo Drafthouse

In a major deal, Sony Pictures Entertainment has acquired Alamo Drafthouse Cinema – the first time a major Hollywood studio has acquired a U.S. movie theater in more than 75 years. Starting in 1948, the U.S. Department of Justice prohibited film distributors from owning an exhibition company under the Paramount