‘Billions’ star Lewis to play Rob Ford in movie ‘Run This Town’

TORONTO - “Billions” and “Homeland” star Damian Lewis is set to portray the late Toronto mayor Rob Ford in a film called “Run This Town,” according to media reports. In an interview with Kit magazine, Lewis described being fit with a face prosthetic to better resemble Ford, who died in 2016 after a tumultuous run as mayor that included an infamous cracksmoking scandal.

The film, written and being directed by Ricky Tollman, will be shot in Toronto with co-stars including Canadian actors Nina Dobrev, Mena Massoud and Scott Speedman.

A synopsis of the film revealed by industry website Deadline Hollywood describes it as the story of “a young journalist, desperate to prove himself, who catches wind of a scandal involving a flashy, unpredictable politician with no filter. Political aides attempt to keep their boss in check - and the story under wraps - in order to save their jobs.”

Soprano has 3 leading roles in HD broadcasts in same season

NEW YORK - Bulgarian soprano Sonya Yoncheva is doing something no artist has done before at the Metropolitan Opera - performing three leading roles in HD broadcasts in the same season. On Saturday, she will complete that feat by singing the title role of Verdi’s “Luisa Miller,” broadcast to movie theatres worldwide as part of the Met’s “Live in HD” series. Earlier she sang the title role in Puccini’s “Tosca” and also Mimi in the same composer’s “La Boheme.”