Tony Goldwyn
Tony Goldwyn to Attend New Hampshire Reproductive Rights Event on Anniversary of Dobbs Decision
Tony Goldwyn is heading to New Hampshire. The veteran actor and multihyphenate is scheduled to appear at a campaign event in Concord on Monday, June 24, a date that coincides with the two-year anniversary of the Supreme Court’s decision in the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization case. The controversial ruling overturned Roe v. Wade […]
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Tony Spiridakis Reflects on Making ‘Ezra’ and Fatherhood: “What Strength Looks Like” (Guest Column)
A decade ago, I was asked to do a TedX Talk about being the father of an autistic son, and another who is neurodivergent. That talk helped me decide to write a film that would focus on a father and a son who is autistic. Ezra, in theaters now, was inspired by many of my […]
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Whoopi Goldberg Accepted Her Role in Tony Goldwyn’s ‘Ezra’ Without Reading the Script
Whoopi Goldberg accepted her role in Tony Goldwyn’s Ezra without reading the script. The actors knew each other from co-starring in 1990’s Ghost. “If he says he’s got something, I don’t care how other people respond to it, I’m there,” Goldberg said of Goldwyn during Tuesday’s episode of The View, where the actor appeared as […]
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Robert De Niro, Bobby Cannavale Butt Heads While Caring for Autistic Child in ‘Ezra’ Trailer
Bobby Cannavale, Robert De Niro and Rose Byrne lead a starry ensemble drama focused on caring for a neurodivergent child in the trailer for Ezra. Director Tony Goldwyn’s family-focused feature is set to hit theaters May 31 from Bleecker Street after debuting at last year’s Toronto International Film Festival. Vera Farmiga, Whoopi Goldberg, Rainn Wilson […]
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Classic Movie and TV Presidents Give Biden Advice for His State of the Union Address
After playing two-term fictional POTUS Fitzgerald “Fitz” Grant III on the hit ABC series Scandal, Tony Goldwyn told President Biden that he has one tip to share ahead of Thursday’s 2024 State of the Unionaddress. “There was one piece of advice that meant a lot to me when I was president,” said Goldwyn of his […]
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Boulder Int’l. Film Fest: Tony Goldwyn Set for Career Achievement Award, Live Recording of THR’s ‘Awards Chatter’ Podcast
Tony Goldwyn, the beloved actor and filmmaker who is perhaps best known for starring in the film Ghost and the TV series Scandal, will receive the Boulder International Film Festival’s Career Achievement Award on Friday in Boulder, Col., The Hollywood Reporter can exclusively report. The entire evening — which kicks off the fest’s 20th edition — […]
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Sam Waterston to Leave ‘Law & Order’ After 19 Seasons
The longest-serving actor on Law & Order is set to work his last case. Sam Waterston, who has been part of the NBC drama since 1994, is leaving the show. His final episode as Manhattan District Attorney Jack McCoy is set to air Feb. 22. Tony Goldwyn (Scandal, Oppenheimer) will then join Law & Order […]
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Toronto: Three Questions With Tony Goldwyn, Director of Buzzy Sales Title ‘Ezra’ (Exclusive)
Tony Goldwyn is best known as an actor who has starred in films like Ghost (1990) and on TV programs including Scandal (2012-2018). But he has also quietly and consistently built an impressive résumé as a director, with A Walk on the Moon (1999), The Last Kiss (2006), Conviction (2010) and, most recently, Ezra. The […]
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‘Ezra’ Review: Bobby Cannavale, Rose Byrne and Robert De Niro in a Sensitive Drama About the Challenges of Autism
Also featuring Whoopi Goldberg and newcomer William A. Fitzgerald in the title role, director Tony Goldwyn's film centers on a neurodivergent 11-year-old boy and his family.
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Fred Schneier, Longtime Viacom and Showtime Executive, Dies at 95
Fred Schneier, who oversaw programming at Showtime, headed Viacom Pictures and produced films for his own banner, has died. He was 95. Schneier died Sept. 15 at his home in Los Angeles, his daughter, Diane Schneier Perrin, announced. In 1983, Schneier moved from New York to Los Angeles to support the launch of Showtime Networks […]
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‘Oppenheimer’ Enlists Tony Goldwyn (Exclusive)
Tony Goldwyn is the latest actor to join the star-packed cast of Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer. Goldwyn, whose recent film King Richard is in the Oscar race, has joined in an undisclosed role. The Universal biopic stars Cillian Murphy as physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer, one of the fathers of the atomic bomb. The A-list-filled call sheet […]
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Museum of the Moving Image Unveils Winners of Inaugural Marvels of Media Awards, Honoring Autistic Creators
Museum of the Moving Image on Wednesday unveiled the winners of its inaugural Marvels of Media Awards, which bills itself as “the country’s very first media awards ceremony, film festival and exhibition celebrating media-makers on the autism spectrum,” The Hollywood Reporter can exclusively reveal. The awards were developed by the museum’s education department and leadership […]
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