Toronto Review: Opening-Night Film ‘Dear Evan Hansen’

Sebastian Stan experienced some “violent pepper action” while answering questions about the film industry.

There promises to be plenty of “California Love” when Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Eminem, Mary J. Blige and Kendrick Lamar combine Sunday for the Super Bowl halftime show. The hip-hop icons are to talk about their set at a midday news conference.

Phil McGraw’s personal attorney, is speaking out against accusations of a toxic workplace environment against the long-running daytime talk show “Dr. Phil.” A dozen current and former employees of the long-running series spoke to BuzzFeed News about the verbal abuse, fear, intimidation and racism they faced behind the scenes of the production.“It is a clickbait story, because as everyone knows, Dr. Phil sells tickets,” Morris said in a statement to Variety.

Khloe Kardashian getting back together with Tristan Thompson are about as good as the NBA player helping his Indiana Pacers climb out of the basement in the Eastern Conference standings. In other words, astonishingly low.A source tells ET that the 37-year-old reality TV star «is ready to write a new chapter» in her life, and whether that includes Thompson is largely considered a long shot because the source says chances of them reconciling would take nothing short of a miracle.«Tristan of course wants Khloe back, but Khloe's mindset is 'Once a player, always a player,'» the source says.

The musician confirmed her pregnancy last year, posting photos of her growing baby bump on social media.She captioned the announcement: ‘Can you believe it @mrgumball3000 we finally get to tell everyone!!!!! You all know how long we’ve been waiting for this blessing!!! Brooklyn Beckham’s 8-minute ‘sandwich’ ep of cooking show ‘cost $100k and had crew of 62'Everyone gaze upon Rihanna's maternity chic as she drapes baby bump in patchwork coatJacqueline Jossa denies 'angry confrontation' at Brits: 'I had a lovely time'‘We get to meet our lil human February 2022 [sic].’Eve married the businessman in 2014, four years after they started dating.Wilde is their first child together, with Maximillion already dad to children Lotus, Jagger, Cash and Mini, with his ex-wife Julie Brangstrup.Got a story?If you’ve got a celebrity story, video or pictures get in touch with the Metro.co.uk entertainment team by emailing us our Submit Stuff page – we’d love to hear from you.

his new action flick Uncharted, heading to the Italian capital. Touring the city in style, he was spotted enjoying a ride with a group of friends, before going for a walk in the historical Saint Peter’s Square.Tom, 25, looked completely chic in a colourful shirt and trousers, giving the cameras a wave as he clearly had a blast on the trip.

Brigitte Bardot has said Kurt Zouma should be ‘dropped’ from the French national team for a video showing him kicking and slapping his pet cat. The French actress, 87, who has starred in dozens of films, including Don Juan and the classic And God Created Woman, has demanded that the West Ham centre-back should face justice over the video.

Caitlyn Jenner has spilled the beans on Kim Kardashian’s romance with Pete Davidson, explaining that they are ‘very happy’ together.The lovebirds sent fans into a spin when they shared a kiss on Saturday Night Live in October and have been spotted out on various dates ever since.While they have shared droplets of information on their romance, with the SNL comedian describing the Keeping Up With The Kardashians star as his girlfriend, they have mostly kept things under wraps.Caitlyn didn’t quite get that memo and lifted the lid on all things Kete during an appearance on the Capital Breakfast Show.Chatting to Roman Kemp, the Olympian said that she has yet to meet the What Men Want actor, but Kim assured her that she will ‘love him’.‘She does seem very happy. I’ve talked a little bit about it, you know, with my family, I have to be very quiet,’ she began.‘I was talking to her the other day and I said, “You know, I haven’t even met him yet”.

Piers Morgan has expressed his concern for the Queen after Prince Charles tested positive for Covid just days after seeing her. It was confirmed on Thursday that Prince Charles, 73, has contracted the virus for a second time after recently meeting with his mother, the monarch. A Palace source said that Elizabeth II, 95, is not displaying any symptoms of illness but did not disclose whether she has also tested positive. Reacting to the news, Piers, 56, tweeted: ‘Prince Charles testing positive for covid just 2 days after seeing the Queen is filling me with deep unease.’ According to the Palace insider, the situation will continue to be monitored, but that a running commentary would not be provided on the monarch’s health. It is not known when exactly Prince Charles met with the Queen.However, he held an investiture on Tuesday at Windsor Castle, where she is currently staying.

Vanessa Bryant shared behind-the-scenes photos from her shoot for a Super Bowl LVI spot. The wife of the late Kobe Bryant posted a series of images on her Instagram on Wednesday, showing her sitting in a car parked in front of a mural dedicated to Kobe and their daughter, Gianna — who both died in a helicopter crash in 2020.

Megan Fox and Machine Gun Kelly are moving forward with their wedding planning. The couple got engaged last month after more than a year together and are looking to tie the knot «sooner than later,» a source tells ET.

“Mad Max: Fury Road.”But what would the post-apocalyptic flick have been like if Michael Fassbender, Jeremy Renner, Armie Hammer or Joel Kinnaman took on the part?Writer Kyle Buchanan’s new book, “Blood, Sweat & Chrome: The Wild and True Story of Mad Max: Fury Road,” is full of tidbits about the making of the film — including an allegation that when Hammer, 35, and Hardy, 44, auditioned for the role together, things got a little … wet. An excerpt was published by Vulture on Wednesday, in which Buchanan wrote that Hardy reportedly slobbered all over the embattled “Death on the Nile” star.“Near the end of the process, Hardy emerged as a front-runner alongside Jeremy Renner and Armie Hammer.

Bob Odenkirk) into criminal lawyer Saul Goodman. Season 6 follows Jimmy, Saul and Gene as well as Jimmy’s complex relationship with Kim (Seehorn), who is in the midst of her own existential crisis.

Ashley Graham's twin baby boys. A month after giving birth to twins, the supermodel has officially introduced the two newest members of her family with husband Justin Ervin. «Malachi & Roman 

Julia Fox is not worried about Kanye West and Kim Kardashian’s divorce drama, revealing they are officially a couple and confessing she is not jealous about the rapper’s “residual feelings” for the famous Kardashian.And while the actress is not worried at all, Kanye has declared he has different priorities, taking to Instagram to beg God to bring his family back together.Julia was featured on Alex Cooper’s podcast ‘Call Her Daddy,’ and opened up about the media attention she is receiving and her relationship with Kanye. “Listen, I’m sure there’s still some sort of residual feelings, and it’s normal, it’s human,” she shared, adding that she also knows “that he’s with me now.”The star is confident of her romance with the singer, even explaining during the interview that she calls him “my boyfriend and he calls me his girlfriend”Julia recently responded to breakup rumors with Kanye, after she deleted photos with him on her Instagram account and unfollowed several Kardashian fan accounts.“I unfollowed the fan accounts because I was tired of seeing myself, OK?” she shared on her Instagram Stories, adding, “And I took the f–king photos down because I read the comments and everyone was like, ‘Oh my God, you clearly only posted photos where you looked good in.’”The former couple are currently in a social media back and forth, with the rapper posting photos of Kim with their children on his Instagram account with the intention of bringing their family back together, after Kim’s recent Vogue cover story where she revealed she is putting herself first, “I’m going to make myself happy.

Ben Platt played Evan Hansen — the socially anxious high schooler caught up in a lie involving a letter with the titular address and the suicide of one of his classmates — for the first time when he was 20. It would be two more years before made its debut on Broadway.

SZA has shared her take on ‘The Anonymous Ones’ for the soundtrack of the film adaptation of Dear Evan Hansen.The movie originally started out as a Broadway musical, which won the 2017 Tony Award for Best Musical.‘The Anonymous Ones’ was written by Benj Pasek, Justin Paul and Amandla Stenberg for the film adaptation. Stenberg, who also plays Alana Beck, sings the track in the movie.SZA’s sparkling, atmospheric take on the song will appear on the official Dear Evan Hansen soundtrack alongside tracks from the likes of Sam Smith, Summer Walker and Finneas.

“Dear Evan Hansen” at the Toronto International Film Festival Thursday night, a nagging question kept coming up: Should this thing still be a musical?Mostly, yes.The plot — controversial for many — has always been brilliant. Because of a miscommunication, the parents of a young student who killed himself are led to believe that Evan (Ben Platt), a high-school misfit, was his best and only friend.

On paper, an empathetic film depicting teenagers who live with mental health issues finding their way out of their high school years, which can truly be hell, seems like something we might need right now. Unfortunately, Stephen Chbosky’s adaptation of the Tony-awarding-winning musical “Dear Evan Hansen” is not that movie.

Julianne Moore hit the red carpet with a stylish grace at the world premiere of her new movie Dear Evan Hansen.The 60-year-old actress plays Heidi Hansen, the mother of Ben Platt's title character in this Broadway musical adaptation.She was spotted at the premiere, held at Roy Thomson Hall in Toronto on Thursday, alongside cast members Amandla Stenberg, Ben Platt, Colton Ryan, Danny Pino, Adam Siegel, Nik Dodani, director Stephen Chbosky and writer Steven Levinson.

Jenelle Riley Deputy Awards, Features EditorStephen Chbosky never intended to create a film series. But with the films “The Perks of Being a Wallflower,” “Wonder” and now “Dear Evan Hansen” under his belt, he jokes that he has made “The First Day of School Trilogy.”Based on the Tony Award-winning musical, “Dear Evan Hansen” will open the Toronto International Film Festival on Sept.