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Kristin Chenoweth to play Maleficent in Disney Channel's 'Descendants'

Posted: 04 May 2014 01:30 AM PDT

The live-action TV movie will feature a string of other villains including Jafar and Cruella De Vil.

Disney Channel is bringing some extra Wicked to its upcoming original TV movie Descendants. Singer and actress Kristin Chenoweth has been cast in the role of Sleeping Beauty villain Maleficent in the live action movie, which will focus on the offspring of Disney's greatest villains as they begin to question the family business of evil.

As Maleficent, Chenoweth will work opposite her onscreen daughter Mal, who will be played by Liv And Maddie star Dove Cameron.

Chenoweth, 45, played Glinda in Broadway's Wicked. Her television credits include ABC's GCB and Pushing Daisies, Fox's Glee, and NBC's The West Wing. The movie also stars Grown Ups actor Cameron Boyce as Cruella De Vil's Son, Twilight alum Booboo Stewart, who'll play Jafar's son Jay, and newcomers Sofia Carson and Mitchell Hope will play the daughter of the Evil Queen and the son of Belle and the Beast, respectively.

The live-action film, which is being directed by High School Musical vet Kenny Ortega, will begin production in late spring for a premiere next year. — Reuters

The Simpsons turn into Legos for 550th episode

Posted: 02 May 2014 07:55 PM PDT

Homer has hallucinations ... er, so what's new?

FOX has released the trailer for Brick Like Me, a special Lego-themed episode scheduled to air tomorrow (May 4). Homer, his family and the rest of Springfield have all been turned into Lego minifigures living in a world made of bricks.

The special Lego episode of The Simpsons will air on FOX on May 4.

The 550th episode of the animated comedy shows Homer Simpson having strange hallucinations. In a world where everything is made of bricks, and where U-shaped claws take the place of hands, the father of the famous yellow family finds himself imagining he has fingers.

This special episode commemorates the collaboration between Lego and FOX, announced in January, to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the show. The tie-up resulted in the launch of a new Lego collection based on the irreverent comedy, including 16 new minifigures of Springfield's best known residents and everything needed to build Homer and Marge's house.

The Simpsons' House construction set is available at US$199.99, including six minifigures (Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa, Maggie and Ned). The 16 minifigures are also available separately in individual "mystery bags" priced at US$3.99 each. – AFP Relaxnews

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Ahad, 4 Mei 2014