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The annual CinemaCon is underway in Las Vegas and will run through April 11, when Geena Davis will receive the Viola Davis Trailblazer Award during the annual industry expo’s Big Screen Achievement Awards.
“Geena Davis exemplifies the true essence of a trailblazer in Hollywood for not only her remarkable film career, but also in her tireless advocacy championing underrepresented voices in film and other forms of media,” said Mitch Neuhauser, managing director of CinemaCon, adding, “We could not be more honored to present her with the second ever Viola Davis Trailblazer Award.”
The Oscar-winning actress’ film credits include Thelma & Louise, Tootsie, The Fly, Beetlejuice, The Long Kiss Goodnight and Stuart Little.
Other honorees that evening will include Geena’s fellow Oscar winner Lupita Nyong’o (Star of the Year); Emmy winner Amy Poehler (CinemaCon Vanguard Award); Deadpool & Wolverine‘s Shawn Levy (Director of the Year); Stranger Things‘ Joseph Quinn (Breakthrough Performer of the Year); Dan Stevens (Award of Excellence in Acting); Barbie‘s Ariana Greenblatt (Rising Star of 2024), and Dennis Quaid (Cinema Icon Award).
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The first installment of Kevin Costner‘s Western epic, Horizon: An American Saga, will make its premiere May 19 at Cannes Film Festival. Horizon, co-starring Sienna Miller, Sam Worthington and Jena Malone will be released in four separate episodes over several months, and released in theaters in two parts on June 28 and August 16. The project, per the festival’s release, chronicles the conquest of the American West …
CBS has set the season finale airdates for its popular shows, including Young Sheldon, Bob Hearts Abishola and S.W.A.T. Young Sheldon will conclude its seven-season run with back-to-back episodes airing May 16. Bob Hearts Abishola ends May 6, followed by the season finales of NCIS and NCIS: Hawai’i. The S.W.A.T. series finale airs May 17, followed by the season closers of Fire Country and Blue Bloods. The latter’s 14th and final season will conclude with more episodes in the fall …
Hannah Einbinder, who co-stars with Jean Smart in the Max series Hacks, has set her first standup comedy special for the streamer, airing in June. “It has always been my dream to monetize my coping mechanism. Thanks, Max!” Einbinder said in a statement on Monday, April 8. Hacks returns for its third season on May 2 …
Paramount+ has dropped the official trailer and premiere date for the fourth and final season of its original series Evil. The series follows a forensic psychologist, played by Katja Herbers, who teams with a Catholic seminarian and a technology contractor — played respectively by Mike Colter and Aasif Mandvi — to investigate alleged supernatural incidents. Michael Emerson, Kurt Fuller, Andrea Martin, Christine Lahti, Brooklyn Shuck, Skylar Gray, Maddy Crocco and Dalya Knapp also star. Evil‘s fourth season premieres May 23 …
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