Russell Crowe joins the 85th Annual Academy Awards musical tribute
"We are pleased to have been able to amass so much talent to create the celebration of musicals of the last decade that we envisioned. We are thrilled that so many talented actors have agreed to bring our vision to life."
Earlier this month, the producers announced a planned tribute recognizing the resurgence of musicals over the past decade with performances highlighting Chicago, Dreamgirls and Les Miserables.
Hudson, Zeta-Jones, Jackman, Hathaway, Crowe, Seyfried, Redmayne, Tveit, Barks, and Bonham Carter join the list of previously announced performers including Adele, Shirley Bassey, Norah Jones and Barbra Streisand and presenters including Jennifer Aniston, Michael Douglas, Jamie Foxx, Paul Rudd, Salma Hayek Pinnault, Melissa McCarthy, Liam Neeson and John Travolta, Ben Affleck, Jessica Chastain, Jennifer Lawrence, Halle Berry, Sandra Bullock, Nicole Kidman and Reese Witherspoon, Mark Wahlberg, Ted, and Marvel's The Avengers cast members Robert Downey Jr., Samuel L. Jackson, Chris Evans, Jeremy Renner and Mark Ruffalo; returning 2011 Oscar winners Jean Dujardin, Christopher Plummer, Octavia Spencer and Meryl Streep; Chicago cast members Richard Gere, Queen Latifah, Renée Zellweger and Catherine Zeta-Jones; special guests Charlize Theron, Channing Tatum, Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Daniel Radcliffe.
Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements of 2012 will be presented on Oscar Sunday, February 24, at the Dolby Theatre™ at Hollywood & Highland Center, and will be hosted by Seth MacFarlane live on the ABC Television Network. The Oscar presentation also will be televised live in more than 225 countries worldwide. For more information go to Oscar.com or download the official Oscars app.
The Academy Awards episode 85.1, "The 85th Annual Academy Awards" stars Seth MacFarlane and is directed by Don Mischer.
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CelluloidDreams
Russell Crowe ...watching him sing is like watching Marlon Brando sing in "Guys and Dolls"...It's creepy and wrong!.
....Kudos for the double threat talent ..sing and act...but still creepy!
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ChiRep_1
@thedude-abides I'll throw in a Gladiator reference every chance I get =P But agreed
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ROFLitschristian
The terms "Russell Crowe," and "join musical" should never be in the same sentence unless the words "will not" are somewhere in between.
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thedude-abides
@ChiRep-1 Lol. Hey, I don't care who sings; Sunday can't get here fast enough.
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ChiRep_1
@thedude-abides "ARE YOU NOT ENTERTAINED?!"
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thedude-abides
Let's just hope that, in the name of all things sacred, he doesn't have to sing...
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