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Tom Hanks is all smiles as he poses in-between Oprah and his wife Rita Wilson at the 2018 Ambassadors For Humanity Gala Benefiting USC Shoah Foundation held at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on Monday (November 5) in Beverly Hills.

Steven Spielberg, founder of USC Shoah Foundation – The Institute for Visual History and Education, and his wife Kate Capshaw presented Tom, 62, and Rita, also 62, with the Institute’s 2018 Ambassadors for Humanity Award.

Also in attendance was Tom Ford,
Martin Short who hosted, and Melissa Etheridge who hit the stage for a special performance at the event. “We don’t know what’s going to happen [on election day],” Tom said during his speech, “but we do know that we have an engine, a motor, that gives us the guide to join in the mission of Shoah Foundation and form a more perfect union.”

Tom and Rita are champions of many vital efforts, they have been steadfast supporters of USC Shoah Foundation for more than two decades, helping to further the Institute’s mission to develop empathy, understanding and respect through eyewitness testimony.

Ansel Elgort is starring in Steven Spielberg‘s upcoming musical West Side Story!

The 24-year-old Billionaire Boys Club actor has landed the male lead in the film, THR reports.

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Ansel will take on the role of Tony, first portrayed by Larry Kert in the original 1957 Broadway musical.

Richard Beymer played the character in the classic 1961 movie.

Steven has reportedly been searching for actors for most of the year, needing those who can sing, dance, and act. The search was taking so long that some worried the project would be postponed.

West Side Story parallels the story of Romeo and Juliet in 1950s New York, featuring white and Puerto Rican rival gangs.

The movie is now on track for starting production in summer 2019.

Kumail Nanjiani and his wife Emily V. Gordon were a cute couple at the premiere of A Star Is Born!

The duo hit the red carpet at the event on Monday evening (September 24) at The Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles.

The couple were joined at the premiere by lots of other celebrities including Chrissy Metz, Kathy Bates, Rosanna Arquette, Alyssa Milano, Ed Helms, Steven Spielberg and Abbie Cornish.

Other attendees included musicians Adam Lambert, Gavin Rossdale, Barry Manilow, Gloria Estefan and Evan Ross.

A Star Is Born hits theaters on October 5th.

FYI: Abbie is wearing a Toni Matičevski dress with jewels by Liven Company, Csarite, and Erica Courtney.

Indiana Jones 5 is going to take a little longer to hit theaters.

The upcoming Disney picture will now be released on July 9, 2021, the studio revealed on Tuesday (July 10).

The Steven Spielberg-directed fifth installment of the Indiana Jones series was originally due to hit theaters on July 10, 2020, but was pushed back due to script issues.

Collider recently reported that Jonathan Kasdan, the son of the Raiders of the Lost Ark script writer, Lawrence Kasdan, will be brought onboard to the project.

Both Steven and Harrison Ford reportedly remain committed to getting the sequel made.

Indiana Jones 5 isn’t hitting theaters in 2020, after all.

The fifth film in the series will not make its projected release date of July 10, 2020 Variety reported on Thursday (June 28).

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The fifth movie in the Indiana Jones series was set to begin filming in April 2019 in the United Kingdom, but production says shooting will no longer shoot next spring. It will be pushed back by months – if not a year, according to the report.

The issue is partly due to the fact “key members of the creative team have yet to sign off on a finished script.”

On the same day, Collider reported that Jonathan Kasdan, the son of the Raiders of the Lost Ark script writer, Lawrence Kasdan, will be brought onboard to the project.

That said, sources say that both Steven Spielberg and Harrison Ford remain committed to getting the sequel made.

Chris Pratt and Bryce Dallas Howard pose for photos on the red carpet at the Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom on Tuesday (June 12) at Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles.

The actors were joined at the event by their co-stars Jeff Goldblum (with wife Emilie Livingston), Justice Smith, Daniella Pineda, James Cromwell, BD Wong, Toby Jones, and Isabella Sermon.

Steven Spielberg, the director of Jurassic Park, also stepped out for the event. He is one of the new film’s executive producers.

Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom will be hitting theaters on June 22!

FYI: Chris is wearing Tom Ford. Bryce is wearing a Roland Mouret dress, a Johanna Ortiz belt, Gianvito Rossi shoes, and Etro earrings.

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Steven Spielberg is set to direct the upcoming movie Blackhawk, marking the first time he will adapt a comic book into a film!

The legendary director is teaming up with Warner Bros., the studio behind his latest hit Ready Player One.

“We are so proud to be the studio behind Steven Spielberg’s latest hit, and are thrilled to be working with him again on this new action adventure,” said Warner Bros. Pictures Group chairman Toby Emmerich. “We can’t wait to see what new ground he will break in introducing Blackhawk to movie audiences worldwide.”

“It was wonderful working with the team at Warner Bros. to bring Ready Player One to the screen,” Spielberg said in a statement. “They bring a blend of passion and professionalism to everything they do and have a tremendous history in this genre. I am excited to reunite with them on Blackhawk.”

“Blackhawk centers on a team of World War II fighter pilots who are led by a mysterious man known as Blackhawk and face down fantastical threats,” according to EW.