John Leguizamo: Last News

John Leguizamo has plans for his future roles in Hollywood. In an appearance on The Daily Show, Leguizamo talked about representation and Latino actors, and how it’s still common for white actors to still take Latino parts.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV Editor The correspondents who help keep Comedy Central’s “Daily Show” running will each get their own moment in the spotlight. The late-night program, which has relied on celebrity guest such as Leslie Jones and Sarah Silverman in the wake of the departure of Trevor Noah last year, will now give its correspondents a crack at leading the program over the next few weeks. Ronny Chieng, Michael Kosta, Desi Lydic, Dulcé Sloan, Roy Wood Jr., Lewis Black and Jordan Klepper will all get a chance to host the program between the week of April 3 and the week of May 8, Comedy Central announced Friday. Roy Wood Jr. will start the rotation during the week of April 3, followed by Jordan Klepper the week of April 17. Desi Lydic will host the program the week of April 24 ,and Dulce Sloan will anchor the series the week of May 1. Michael Kosta will lead during the week of May 8. Ronny Chieng and Lewis Black have not been assigned weeks as of yet.

EXCLUSIVE: The Daily Show has been ticking along nicely with its phalanx of guest hosts including Chelsea Handler, Leslie Jones and Kal Penn.

Auli’i Cravalho got everyone’s attention at the premiere of The Power in New York City on Thursday night (March 23).

The Power, the new Prime Video sci-fi drama based on Naomi Alderman's best-selling novel, follows a group of teenage girls from all across the globe who suddenly develop the power to electrocute people at will. As they navigate their new reality, the teens begin to embrace their newfound powers to shift the power balance of the world.ET exclusively debuts the electric opening scene from the nine-episode first season, which drops March 31, setting the table for what's to come.«We never dared to imagine it,» Toni Collette's Mayor Margot Cleary-Lopez narrates.

EXCLUSIVE: The Power, Prime Video’s global thriller drama based on Naomi Alderman’s feminist sci-fi book, continues to undergo personnel changes. Emmy-winning The Handmaid’s Tale director Reed Morano, who had been with the project since its early stages, has exited as both a director and an executive producer.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director Chris Pratt’s voice role as Mario in “The Super Mario Bros. Movie” has been a point of debate ever since he was cast. Pratt is not Italian, after all, and many fans were left baffled when the movie’s first trailer dropped last October and revealed Pratt’s Brooklyn-heavy Mario voice. It’s not a concern for the film’s directors, Michael Jelenic and Aaron Horvath. The filmmakers told Total Film magazine that casting Pratt made sense given the Mario at the center of their story. “It’s a bit of an origin tale. It’s the story of Mario becoming Super Mario,” Horvath said about the film, adding that finding the perfect Mario voice meant finding an actor who could believably portray a plumber from Brooklyn who is “a blue-collar guy from a family of Italian immigrants.”

The highly anticipated Illumination Entertainment/Universal movie The Super Mario Bros. Movie will be opening on Wednesday, April 5 around the world before Easter weekend instead of Good Friday, April 7.

Joe Otterson TV Reporter The “Waco: The Aftermath” series at Showtime has added 10 new cast members, Variety has learned. The new cast members for the followup to Paramount Networks’ “Waco” include: Shea Whigham, who will reprise the role of Mitch Decker, the FBI agent who managed the situation leading up the siege; Annika Marks, who will reprise the role of Kathy Schroeder, one of the surviving Branch Davidians who was also called upon to testify; Alex Breaux, who will play Timothy McVeigh; Michael Cassidy, who will play Bill Johnston, the lead prosecutor in the trial of the Branch Davidians; Gary Cole, who will play Gordon Novel, described as an “intense private investigator;” Nicholas Kolev, who will play Paul Fatta, another one of the Davidians on trial after the Waco siege; Michael Luwoye, who will play Livingstone Fagan, described as “an extremely bright biblical scholar and one of the surviving Branch Davidians on trial;” Kali Rocha, who will play Ruth Riddle, one of the Branch Davidian survivors facing trial and the possibility of life in jail; Michael Vincent Barry, who will play George Roden, one of the early leaders of the Davidian sect; and Sasheer Zamata, who will play Angie Graham, described as “a smart, experienced ATF agent.”

Charna Flam John Leguizamo will receive the Miami Film Festival‘s Impact Award on March 11. Leguizamo’s new MSNBC series, “Leguizamo Does America,” will screen ahead of the award presentation.

The Power.” The first three episodes will premiere March 31, with the remaining six episodes available each Friday until the finale on May 12. Based on Naomi Alderman’s novel of the same name, the new sci-fi series follows as a group of teenage girls who have developed the power to electrocute people — and learn to monitor this newfound gift. Toni Collette and John Leguizamo star in the series, along with Auli’i Cravalho, Toheeb Jimoh, Josh Charles, Eddie Marsan, Ria Zmitrowicz, Zrinka Cvitešić and Halle Bush. “The Power” is produced by Amazon Studios and Sister, with Raelle Tucker serving as showrunner,

Teenage girls are awakening their power in Prime Video’s new series.

Charna Flam Showtime’s upcoming series, “Waco: The Aftermath,” will debut on the streaming service and on-demand April 14, followed by its linear premiere on April 16 at 10 p.m. A first-look image has been released in addition to the premiere date (see above). “Waco: The Aftermath” follows the 2018 limited series “Waco,” which retold the true story of the 51-day standoff between a small religious community and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF). “The Aftermath” stars Michael Shannon, who reprises his role as Gary Noesner, a FBI hostage negotiator suffering from PTSD after the failed negotiations in Waco. Shannon is rejoined by John Leguizamo as Jacob Vasquez, an undercover ATF agent. The upcoming five-episode series will document the fallout of the disaster, including the trials of the surviving Branch Davidian members and the rise of homegrown terrorist Timothy McVeigh.

Comedy Central has set dates for the next five guest hosts who will fill in at the desk of The Daily Show.

Mark Mylod’s The Menu, from a script by Seth Reiss and Will Tracy, has become one of Searchlight Pictures’ best success stories since its release last month, racking up the company’s biggest opening weekend since Slumdog Millionaire.

Trevor Noah is leaving The Daily Show on Thursday December 8, and after the comedian exits stage left, a tranche of guest hosts are set to take the reins of the Comedy Central series before a new host or hosts officially takes over.

The Marvel blockbuster Black Panther: Wakanda Forever reminded in the top spot at the domestic box office for its fourth-straight week, totaling $17.6 million on what was a down weekend at the box office to kick off the year's final month, while the holiday horror comedy Violent Night made an impressive $13.3 million.Wakanda Forever remained in the top spot, as its made $733 million total at the global box office, with $339 million in sales overseas.The Ryan Coogler-directed movie features an ensemble cast including Angela Bassett, Lupita Nyong'o, Letitia Wright and Danai Gurira. The latest: The Marvel blockbuster Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, starring Angela Bassett, reminded in the top spot at the domestic box office for its fourth-straight week, totaling $17.6 million on what was a down weekend at the box office to kick off the year's final month Violent Night - which stars David Harbour as Santa Claus and features a cast including John Leguizamo, Alex Hassell and Alexis Louder - made $13.3 million in its first frame, as it cost Universal about $20 million to make.'Violent Night had a terrific debut this weekend,' Universal Domestic Distribution Chief Jim Orr told Deadline Sunday, adding, '87North, director Tommy Wirkola, and the incomparable David Harbour as Santa crafted an incredibly original, fun, irreverent take on the ultimate superhero that thrilled audiences this weekend and will for many weeks to come.' The entertainment analytics company RelishMix reported that Violent Night was buoyed by buzz on social media.'David Harbour is the hot-trending theme in much of the chatter on Violent Night, and bringing his Stranger Things audience to the comments,' according to RelishMix.

Al Pacino's ex Beverly D'Angelo brought their twins Olivia and Anton, 21, to the Hollywood premiere of her new film this week.The 71-year-old posed up a storm with her children and her niece Courtney at the TCL Chinese Theatre in aid of her Christmas movie Violent Night.'Of course, they've been to the Oscars and various premieres with their father,' Beverly told TooFab after the red carpet: 'but this was the first time it was mom's turn and we just had a fantastic time together. It was so great.' Family: Al Pacino's ex Beverly D'Angelo brought their twins Olivia and Anton, 21, and niece Courtney at the TCL Chinese Theatre for the premiere of her Christmas movie Violent Night Violet Night stars Stranger Things beefcake David Harbour as Santa Claus amid a cast that includes Ice Age voice actor John Leguizamo.Beverly 'had the best time' with her children at the premiere.

David Harbour and Lily Allen couldn't contain their holiday cheer on Tuesday night when they attended the premiere of his dark holiday comedy Violent Night.The 47-year-old Stranger Things star and the 37-year-old singer–songwriter cozied up together on the red carpet at the iconic Chinese Theatre in Hollywood.The married couple, who were joined on the red carpet by other stars including Marvel's Simu Liu, Beverly D'Angelo and John Leguizamo, were promoting David's film, in which he stars as Santa Claus. Sweet: David Harbour and Lily Allen couldn't contain their holiday cheer on Tuesday night when they attended the premiere of his dark holiday comedy Violent Night.

John Leguizamo recently said that he based his character in The Menu on 'horrible human' Steven Seagal.The 62-year-old character actor plays a has-been action star in the black comedy horror film and he didn't shy away from revealing his source of inspiration. Leguizamo, who has worked in Hollywood for three decades, blasted the 70-year-old martial arts icon in a new interview last week.  His secret ingredient: John Leguizamo, 62, recently said that he based his character in The Menu on 'horrible human' Steven Seagal, 70 Unsavory: 'I kind of based mine on Steven Seagal,' John told Entertainment Weekly, opening up about how he prepared for his washed-up action star in The Menu. 'I had a bad run-in with him,' he explained.

John Leguizamo is back on the big screen with The Menu and he recently opened up about who he based his character on.