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Anna Tingley If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. The 1993 classic “A League of Their Own” starring Tom Hanks, Geena Davis and Madonna, gets a modern update in a new series that hits Amazon Prime Video this Friday.The series remake features all new characters in a similar storyline that centers around the formation of an all-girls baseball league during World War II. Like in the Penny Marshall-directed film, the series is set in 1943. New character Carson (played by “Broad City’s” Abbi Jacobson) finds herself enthralled by the sport of baseball after her husband is deployed overseas. While Carson’s character seems to be lightly inspired by Davis’s portrayal of Dottie in the original film, her teammate Greta played by D’Arcy Carden has hints of Madonna’s glamorous Mae. The biggest departure from the original film is a larger emphasis on race relations. Chanté Adams stars as a Black woman athlete named Max who is excluded from tryouts because of her race and takes a factory job in the hopes of playing for the men’s team.“Max’s storyline brings a blast of outright painful drama into the world of ‘League,’ and it’s welcome,” writes Variety‘s chief TV critic Daniel D’Addario in his review of the series. “The refusal to allow this series to play with nostalgia without engaging who was left out in a past era brings a not-unpleasant astringency to a series that makes other critiques in quieter, lighter manners.”All eight episodes of “A League of Their Own” arrive on Prime Video on Friday, Aug. 12. In order to stream the series, you’ll have to subscribe to Amazon Prime for $14.99/month or sign up for a 30-day tree trial here.

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Inspired by the true story of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League, which operated from 1943 to 1954, Penny Marshall’s 1992 film “A League of Their Own” is a ’90s comedy classic starring Tom Hanks, Geena Davis, Lori Petty, Rosie O’Donnell, and Madonna. It spawned a short-lived television show of the same name and was added to the National Film Registry of the Library of Congress in 2012 for being “culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant.”  READ MORE: The Best TV Of 2022… So Far For many people of a certain age, the film was not just a foundational text but a movie so ubiquitous in their lives that they can’t remember life without it.

! The British actress spoke with ET's Cassie DiLaura at the show's premiere event in Los Angeles on Thursday, where she opened up about her role and taking on a remake of the beloved 1992 film.«The fan base, especially in the States- like, in the U.K., we appreciate this film, you guys are obsessed!» Ikumelo said of the cult classic film, which stars Geena Davis, Madonna, Rosie O'Donnell and more as the iconic Rockford Peaches baseball team, which was based on the real-life All-American Girls Professional Baseball League formed during World War II.«But I think what’s really beautiful about this [series] is that it’s expanding on a lot more of the stories that we've seen in the film,» she added. «So I think old fans will be really excited about the nods to the old film, and also, we get to go somewhere new, which I think is going to include some new fans as well.»In the series, Ikumelo plays Clance Morgan, an aspiring artist and the best friend of Chante Adams' Maxine «Max» Chapman, an ace pitcher who hopes to find her place on a team. Clance Morgan (Ikumelo) and Max Chapman (Adams) in 'A League of Their Own.'«I love this character,» she noted.

A League of Their Own creators Abbi Jacobson and Will Graham were among the people on hand at the premiere of the new Amazon series in Los Angeles on Thursday.The forthcoming eight-episode series is based off the All-American professional women's baseball league that emerged during World War II. The series stems from the 1992 film from the late Penny Marshall, which had a cast including Rosie O'Donnell, Geena Davis, Tom Hanks and Madonna.Jacobson, 38, looked elegant in a fire orange gown with long sleeves and open-toe sandals.Jacobson, who plays Carson Shaw in the series, wore her dark brown locks down and parted as she posed during entrances.

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Alzheimer's disease, to which her daughter Tess (Davis) and her son-in-law Jon (Tim Robbins) try to bring her comfort from. To do this they hire a service called Prime, designed to assist Alzheimer's patients by creating holographic projections of deceased family members. Having experienced her own mother's battle with Alzheimer's, Davis was able to channel her own emotions into playing her character.

Rosie O'Donnell is stepping back onto the baseball field for Amazon Prime Video's reboot, three decades after she starred in the original 1992 Penny Marshall film. O'Donnell, who played third baseman Doris Murphy in the film, will be portraying a new role in the upcoming series, which drops all eight episodes Friday, Aug.

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Tom Hanks signed up for was that Penny Marshall’s historical comedy provided a rare opportunity to play against type. But he wasn’t the only entertainer stepping out of their wheelhouse for the movie’s fictional portrayal of the real-life All-American Girls Professional Baseball League amid the backdrop of WWII.While chatting with ET in the lead up to the film’s premiere, the star reflected on the media frenzy surrounding the production once Madonna was added to the roster. “No one knew what to expect from the world's most recognizable, popular cultural icon,” Hanks told ET in 1992. In reference to the Queen of Pop’s near-mythical level of fame, he joked that everyone on set wondered if Madonna would “show up in a helicopter and descend into left field.”But there was no grand aerial entrance befitting one of her Blonde Ambition World Tour concerts.

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Malina Saval Associate Editor, Features“You have to put it in the script. If you put in the script – it will happen.”This is Geena Davis’ sage advice to filmmakers when crafting stories aiming to incorporate inclusive storylines and characters.“Nobody is going to second guess if it says the scene takes place at, say, ‘a police station which is 40% women,’ or if there’s a scene where ‘a crowd gathers, which is half female,’” continues the Oscar-winning actor and founder of the eponymous Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media.“Specify what it is.

Naman Ramachandran Variety can exclusively reveal a clip from “The Seven Faces of Jane,” produced by Roman Coppola and starring Gillian Jacobs, which will have its world premiere as the opening night film at Geena Davis’ Bentonville Film Festival, Arkansas on June 22.The eight-chapter experiential road trip film is co-directed by Julian Acosta, Xan Cassavetes, Gia Coppola, Ryan Heffington, Boma Lluma, Gillian Jacobs, Ken Jeong and Alex Takacs. Automobile giant Ford was looking for a unique way to reach consumers about new electric vehicle Mustang Mach E and speak to a diverse audience in authentic voices.

A new trailer for the Amazon reboot of A League of Their Own debuted Tuesday.The trailer is set to the Stevie Nicks classic Edge of Seventeen and features a montage of clips from the forthcoming eight-episode series, based off the All-American professional women's baseball league that emerged during World War II.The series stems from the 1992 film from the late Penny Marshall, which had a cast including Rosie O'Donnell, Geena Davis, Tom Hanks and Madonna. The latest:A new trailer for the Amazon reboot of A League of Their Own debuted Tuesday, showing clips from the forthcoming dramaAmazon said in a statement that the series 'evokes the joyful spirit of Penny Marshall's beloved classic, while widening the lens to tell the story of an entire generation of women who dreamed of playing professional baseball.'The streaming service said the series 'takes a deeper look at race and sexuality, following the journey of a whole new ensemble of characters as they carve their own paths towards the field, both in the league and outside of it.' The show is set in 1943 and based on a different team than the Rockford Peaches, the squad featured in the film 30 years ago.The cast of the forthcoming series stars Abbi Jacobson as Carson Shaw, Chanté Adams as Maxine 'Max' Chapman, Priscilla Delgado as Esti, D'Arcy Carden as Greta, Gbemisola Ikumelo as Clance, Roberta Colindrez as Lupe, Nick Offerman as Dove and Saidah Arrika Ekulona as Toni.

Get ready Rockford Peaches fans, “A League Of Their Own” is stepping back up to the plate!

is stepping back up to the plate!A teaser trailer for the upcoming Prime Video series was released on Tuesday, giving fans a first look at the new series, which expands on the world of the Penny Marshall-directed movie of the same name. The 1992 film featured standout performances from Geena Davis, Rosie O'Donnell, Madonna and more, and told a fictionalized story of the real-life All-American Girls Professional Baseball League, which was started in 1943 as a way to keep baseball popular while many American men were fighting in World War II.The new series features a fresh crop of talent, including creator and star Abbi Jacobson,  Chanté Adams,  D'Arcy Carden, BAFTA winner Gbemisola Ikumelo and more, and the teaser trailer shows the ragtag group of ladies fighting to find their way on the field, in the factories and in an ever-evolving cultural landscape.Amazon Studios and Sony Pictures Television said in a press release that " evokes the joyful spirit of Penny Marshall's beloved classic, while widening the lens to tell the story of an entire generation of women who dreamed of playing professional baseball. The show takes a deeper look at race and sexuality, following the journey of a whole new ensemble of characters as they carve their own paths towards the field, both in the league and outside of it.«The series — which is set to debut all eight episodes of their first season on Prime Video on Friday, Aug.

Carson Burton The lineup of films premiering in the narrative, documentary, short film and episodic selections at the 2022 Bentonville Film Festival’s competition program have been released today, the Bentonville Film Foundation announced. The annual festival is set to run in-person from June 22-26 in Bentonville, Ark, with a virtual component having an extended run from June 22 to July 3.Led by “Thelma and Louise” star and vocal feminist Geena Davis, the festival aims to amplify female, non-binary, LGBTQ, BIPOC and people with disabilities’ voices in entertainment.

Owen Gleiberman Chief Film Critic“Rodeo” might have had a clearer (and catchier) title if it had been called “Wheelie.” It’s a drama set among French motocross riders, who are a bit like the outlaw bikers of the ’60s except that they wear cropped hair and athletic logo T-shirts instead of hippie manes and satanic leather jackets. And in this movie, at least, they don’t rove. They’re rooted in a desolate suburb of Paris, where they gather to zoom along the road and pop up on one wheel, which the movie describes to us as a feeling of intense liberation.

Johnny Depp is rumoured to be making his post-trial film comeback by starring in Beetlejuice 2. Fans have flooded social media with the claim after they noticed the embattled actor’s name seemed to appear on a call sheet found when they said they searched for the upcoming Beetlejuice 2, set for release in 2025, on Google. Alongside Depp are Michael Keaton, 70, and Winona Ryder, 50, both of whom are rumoured to be reprising their roles from director Tim Burton’s 1988 original.

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Viola Davis will receive the 2022 Women In Motion Award at this year’s Cannes Film Festival.Throughout her decorated career, Davis has won a Golden Globe, six Screen Actors Guild Awards, two Tonys, a BAFTA, a Primetime Emmy, as well as the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress in 2016. In a statement released by the Kering Group, they spoke to Davis’ dedication to diversity in film, and also said that she is “known throughout the world for her acting roles and her commitment to the rights of women and minorities, is one of the most influential American actresses and producers of her time.”The statement also read as follows: “Her talent, hard work, choice of roles and the way she interprets them have earned her the very highest recognitions in the film industry.”Davis recently sat down with Oprah Winfrey in a Netflix special to discuss her newly released memoir Finding Me, where the actress spoke about her childhood in South Carolina, along with some of her experiences in the entertainment industry.