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In 1967’s The Graduate, Dustin Hoffman’s fresh out of college Benjamin Braddock is told the future is in plastics. In 2023, Amazon is taking some of that advice to heart and betting some of its future on Superplastic.

An embattled Hollywood star was totally unrecognizable when he was spotted on the set of Megalopolis in Atlanta this Tuesday.Directed by Francis Ford Coppola of The Godfather fame, the movie features a top-flight cast including Adam Driver, Forrest Whittaker, Aubrey Plaza and Jon Voight.Laurence Fishburne, Dustin Hoffman, Jason Schwartzman, Nathalie Emmanuel and even the director's sister Talia Shire are all part of the project.But in a fashion show scene that was shot this Tuesday, one particular boldface name was seen vanishing completely into his character. Sitting in the front row, he sported a lush mullet with a set of carefully shaped eyebrows and even appeared to be wearing a touch of eye makeup.But can you guess who it is? Vanishing into character: An embattled Hollywood star was totally unrecognizable when he was spotted on the set of Megalopolis in Atlanta this TuesdayIt's Shia LaBeouf!Shia, 36, looked every inch the fashion industry insider in a wacky outfit that included gold suspenders and sheer stockings with Grecian prints.Megalopolis, which is written by its director, tells a story about New York City being rebuilt as a utopia after getting leveled by a disaster.The legendary filmmaker told Scenario magazine that his idea was inspired by 'a very famous and very mysterious incident in Roman history from the Republic, not the Empire, called the Catiline Conspiracy.'Catiline was a tempestuous Roman politician who became infamous for his failed attempt to overthrow the consuls at the head of the republic.'I’ve taken the characters of the Catiline Conspiracy and set them in modern New York,' said Coppola.

EXCLUSIVE: Francis Ford Coppola has added Giancarlo Esposito to the all-star cast of Megalopolis. Esposito played Gus Fring in Breaking Bad and got an Emmy nom for reprising in Better Call Saul.

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Grace VanderWaal put on a sizzling display while attending the Saint Laurent 'Madonna' book event in South Beach during Art Basel on Thursday.The American singer, 18 - who rose to fame as a twelve-year-old ukulele playing winner of America's Got Talent in 2016 - put her toned midriff on display in a tiny black bra which she paired with a transparent olive skirt.VanderWaal completed her daring ensemble with large black sunglasses and wore her blonde tresses in a short shaggy bob.   Cool gal: Grace VanderWaal put on a sizzling display while attending the Saint Laurent 'Madonna' book event in South Beach during Art Basel on ThursdayThe star - known for her distinctive vocals - added extra height to the look with black platform heels.  As for glam, she accentuated her pout with a touch of bright red lipstick and further spruced up her look with a number of silver rings.Other celebrities at the event included Madonna, Zoe Kravitz, and Scout Willis to name a few. Having fun! The American singer, 18, put her toned midriff on display in a tiny black bra which she paired with a transparent olive skirt All grown up! The star rose to fame as a twelve-year-old ukulele playing winner of America's Got Talent in 2016 VanderWaal's career has blossomed since her iconic beginnings at America's Got Talent. She is currently set to star in Oscar winner Francis Ford Coppola's $100M-budget epic Megalopolis.Other names tied to the project include Shia LaBeouf, Dustin Hoffman, Laurence Fishburne, Jon Voight, Forest Whitaker, Aubrey Plaza, Adam Driver, and many others.

Budd Friedman, the founder of The Improv comedy club, has died. Deadline confirmed his death with The Hollywood Improv. He was 90.

Six-time Oscar nominee Amy Adams looked freshly showered, wearing a bathrobe and towel on her head, as she continued filming Hulu Original horror comedy NightB**** in Los Angeles on Thursday.The Italian-born 48-year-old produces and stars as the stay-at-home suburban mother of a toddler, who begins to physically transform into a dog.Also on set Thursday was Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile actor Scoot McNairy, who bizarrely chatted on an iPhone while riding a tricycle down a sidewalk. Action! Six-time Oscar nominee Amy Adams looked freshly showered, wearing a bathrobe and towel on her head, as she continued filming Hulu Original horror comedy NightB**** in Los Angeles on ThursdayIndependent Spirit Award-winning director Marielle Heller (What the Constitution Means to Me, A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood) is helming the adaptation of Rachel Yoder's darkly comic 2021 debut novel.NightB**** will also feature Mary Holland, Ella Thomas, and Garrett C.

EXCLUSIVE: Francis Ford Coppola has completed the cast of Megalopolis, the epic drama that he’ll shoot this fall in Georgia.

Dustin Hoffman spent time with his wife Lisa Hoffman at Kristy's Village Café in Malibu on Thursday evening.The 85-year-old performer held onto his dog while leaving the restaurant in the company of his spouse, who also celebrated her 68th birthday on Thursday.The much-celebrated actor and his wife have been married for just over four decades and share five children. Out and about: Dustin Hoffman spent time with his wife Lisa Hoffman at Kristy's Village Café in Malibu on Thursday eveningDustin kept it casual in a light gray zip-up sweater and a white V-neck T-shirt as he celebrated his wife's birthday.The Midnight Cowboy star also wore a set of slim-fitting black pants and a pair of green running shoes.

Wise Guys, according to reports.The actor, who made his name in crime dramas like Goodfellas, Casino and The Godfather Part II, will return to the genre for a film directed by Barry Levinson (Rain Man, Bugsy).Wise Guys will follow the lives of Italian-American crime bosses Vito Genovese and Frank Costello, who both operated their respective families in the middle of the 20th century. In 1957, Genovese attempted and failed to assassinate Costello.

Wolfgang Petersen, the Oscar-nominated director of "In The Line Of Fire", "Air Force One" and "The Perfect Storm," has died due to pancreatic cancer, his representative confirmed to Fox News Digital. He was 81. The German filmmaker died peacefully on Friday at his Brentwood, California home in the arms of his wife of 50 years, Maria Antoinette.  In 1981, Petersen made his breakthrough with the German-language WWII film "Das Boot", which he wrote and directed.The submarine epic received six Academy Award nominations, with Petersen scoring nods for best director and best adapted screenplay.

Das Boot, Air Force One and others, has died aged 81.Petersen died on Friday (August 12) at his home in Brentwood, California from pancreatic cancer, his publicist confirmed (via The Hollywood Reporter).The German director, producer and writer had his breakthrough film with World War II epic Das Boot, released in 1982. The film was nominated for six Oscars, including two for Best Director and Best Adapted Screenplay.His first English-language project was 1984 fantasy film The NeverEnding Story, which received two sequels in 1990 and 1994 respectively.Petersen achieved Hollywood success with his later works, including 1993’s In The Line Of Fire with Clint Eastwood, 1995’s Outbreak with Dustin Hoffman, and action thriller Air Force One in 1997 with Harrison Ford as the US president.In 2000, he also directed disaster film The Perfect Storm, based on a true story about a commercial fishing vessel that becomes lost at sea.

Robert De Niro is remembering his late co-star Anne Heche as a «wonderful actress» following her death. She was 53.In a statement to ET, the two-time Oscar-winning actor said, «I’m very sad to hear of the tragic passing of Anne Heche.

Entertainment lawyer Bert Fields, known for his work with A-list celebrity clients, passed away Sunday at the age of 93 in his California home. Fields' law firm, Greenberg Glusker Fields Claman & Machtinger, announced the attorney's death on August 8 via a statement.

Bert Fields, the relently loyal powerhouse entertainment lawyer who repped clients including Harvey and Bob Weinstein, Tom Cruise, George Lucas, the Beatles, Michael Jackson and many others in myriad headline-making cases in Hollywood, has died, TMZ reports. He was 93.

EXCLUSIVE: The Wolf of Wall Street and The Irishman star Jake Hoffman, whose father is Dustin Hoffman, is creating and directing coming-of-age romcom The Problem With Poets.

Nicolas Cage helped Johnny Depp get his first film role in what turned out to be Wes Craven’s original Nightmare on Elm Street in 1984. For many actors, being in a horror classic would be the highlight of their career. For Depp, it was just the beginning.

Chris Willman Music WriterWhat were the odds that the Recording Academy would honor the woman that many consider the greatest living female songwriter, Joni Mitchell, and great living male songwriter, Paul Simon, within a week’s time of one another? And yet that’s what happened as last Friday’s pre-Grammys MusiCares tribute to Mitchell in Las Vegas was followed Wednesday in Los Angeles with “Homeward Bound: A Grammy Salute to the Songs of Paul Simon,” both with spectacularly curated lineups worthy of the feted. And although the Mitchell night is not set to be publicly aired, the good news for fans is that the Simon salute was filmed for a future CBS broadcast and is destined to be one of the highlights of the music-TV year.

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Tony Walton was a legendary British set and costume designer who won an Oscar for his work on “All That Jazz.”Tony Walton started his legendary career as a costume and set designer on Broadway. He would go on to win three Tony Awards for his work on “Pippin,” “Guys and Dolls,” and “House of Blue Leaves.” He won an Oscar for “All That Jazz” and an Emmy for art direction on the 1985 TV-movie “Death of a Salesman,” starring Dustin Hoffman. He was nominated for an Oscar for the film “Mary Poppins,” which starred his then wife Julie Andrews.