Jennifer Joseph: Last News

Ellise Shafer “In the Shadow of Her Majesty,” a new social impact play from actor-writer-director Lois Tallulah, has revealed an all-women cast ahead of its premiere in London next month. The work, which according to a press release aims to shine a light on the “invisible sentences of poverty and the prison system through the eyes of women,” will star Tallulah (“Bull,” “EastEnders”), Nancy Brabin-Platt (“Doctor Who”), Hiwet Zemelak (National Youth Theatre), Nadia Lamin (“Nahda” at Bush Theatre) and Jennifer Joseph (“Paradise” at the National Theatre and Netflix’s “Top Boy”).

Jennifer Maas TV Business Writer “Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields” is the most-watched program out of all ABC News launches to ever debut on Hulu, Variety has learned exclusively. According to ABC News, “Pretty Baby” ranks No. 1 in total hours streamed in its first week compared to all previous ABC News premieres on the streamer. Specific viewership data was not provided. Described as a “galvanizing look at actor, model and icon Brooke Shields as she transforms from a sexualized young girl to a woman discovering her power,” the two-part doc debuted April 3 on Hulu, following its world premiere at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival. “Holding a mirror up to a society that objectifies women and girls, her story shows the perils and triumphs of gaining agency in a hostile world.”

Brooke Shields is looking back on her life and career in the new documentary, The upcoming doc, which drops Monday, April 3 on Hulu and is directed by Lana Wilson (who also directed Taylor Swift's doc ), chronicles Shields' transformation from «a sexualized young girl to a woman discovering her power,» according to the announcement, and promises to hold «a mirror up to society that objectifies women and girls.» Shields' story, through the film, «shows the perils and triumphs of gaining agency in a hostile world.»«I spent my life owing people things, doing whatever they wanted. And finally, I asked myself, 'Who will I be if I don't allow that anymore?'» the actress and businesswoman says in the brief teaser trailer, released Wednesday. The 68-minute film follows Shields through her childhood and complex relationship with her mother and manager, Teri Shields.