Just the day before, Timothee and Zendaya promoted during a photo call event.ĭune will be out in theaters on October 22.įYI: Timothee wore an Alexander McQueen look. The two stars of the film were seen checking out each other's looks during a cute red carpet moment at the event.ĭune centers on Paul Atreides ( Chalamet), a brilliant and gifted young man born into a great destiny beyond his understanding, must travel to the most dangerous planet in the universe to ensure the future of his family and his people.Īs malevolent forces explode into conflict over the planet's exclusive supply of the most precious resource in existence, only those who can conquer their own fear will survive. But the Sundance programmers don't seem content exposing Jackson alone-they've also got a Weinstein doc in this year's lineup.Zendaya takes a moment to admire Timothee Chalamet's look at the premiere of their new movie, Dune, held at Odeon Luxe Leicester Square on Monday night (October 18) in London, England.
Not only was the festival a platform for Weinstein's rise in the industry, it was also a backdrop for many of his abusive encounters. It's strangely appropriate that a documentary about alleged abuse borne of a radically disproportional power dynamic should cause such waves at Sundance, where disgraced film producer Harvey Weinstein was once a prominent figure.
It also comes after a year of the #MeToo and Time's Up movements, which have exposed sexual misconduct, abuse, and harassment in the entertainment industry (and others). Lifetime docu-series Surviving R.Kelly, which chronicles years of the R&B star's sexual abuse and exploitation of underage girls and the network of adults that enabled his manipulative and predatory behavior. News of the Jackson documentary comes less than a week after the premiere of the explosive HBO and UK's Channel 4 announced today that they will air the documentary after its Sundance run. The Wrap first reported that Neverland carries a hefty 233-minute run time and will be told in two parts. The pop star was acquitted of all charges from the 2005 case, and Robson's suit was dismissed in 2017.
Robson claimed that Jackson's production company was "specifically designed to locate, attract, lure and seduce child sexual abuse victims" and that Jackson sexually abused him until he was 14. Though the celebrity choreographer was a star witness for the defense in a 2005 case accusing Jackson of sexually molesting two brothers, he filed his own suit against the singer's estate in 2013. Zendaya was a vision in white in a one-sleeve sequined Rick Owens gown with a structured asymmetrical neckline and a train during the U.K. Robson, who is now 36 years old, was discovered by Jackson at a dance contest when he was 5 and went on to appear in several of his music videos. Neither the official synopsis nor the blurb in Sundance's program name the two accusers, though theįilm's website features a photo of Jackson with a young Wade Robson. The synopsis from the Sundance website goes intoįurther detail: "Through gut-wrenching interviews with the now-adult men and their families, Leaving Neverland crafts a portrait of sustained exploitation and deception, documenting the power of celebrity that allowed a revered figure to infiltrate the lives of starstruck children and their parents." Now in their 30s, they tell the story of how they were sexually abused by Jackson and how they came to terms with it years later. Listed as one of the festival's special events, the documentary focuses on the alleged sexual abuse of two boys by Michael Jackson.Īt the height of his stardom, Michael Jackson began long-running relationships with two boys, aged 7 and 10, and their families. Sundance announced the world premiere of Leaving Neverland as a surprise edition to its 2019 lineup on Tuesday.