Hollywood stars cover “I Will Survive” ahead of Trump inauguration (video) January 12, 2017 - 12:38 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - They will survive! With Donald Trump's inauguration quickly approaching, some of Hollywood's biggest actors have teamed up to cover Gloria Gaynor's power anthem "I Will Survive". The all-star cast has come together for the latest installment of W Magazine's Lyrical Improv video series, AceShowbiz said. Directed by Lynn Hirschberg, the one-and-a-half-minute video features a mixture of singing and dramatic readings of Gaynor's 1979 smash hit. Andrew Garfield opens the video by warning that "this is going to be interesting" and "it may get too real," while "Black Mass" actor Joel Edgerton goes on doubting if he will "survive." Then "Star Trek" actor Chris Pine starts to belt out the first line of the song, followed by Hailee Steinfeld, who sings the second line with "petrified" expression. Some of the actors participating in the video, like Natalie Portman and Felicity Jones, opt to simply read the lyrics, while the others channel their inner singer. Oscar-nominated actresses Emma Stone and Amy Adams are seen dancing along to the song, while award-winning actress Michelle Williams acts out her lines with Edgerton. "Empire" star Taraji P. Henson wraps the star-studded clip with a big finish as she waves an indignant finger at the camera before dancing off into the background. Donald Trump's inauguration is right around the corner, but his team has been struggling to book A-list performers for the event. Andrea Bocelli, David Foster and Celine Dion are among artists who declined to perform. Recently, two British singers Rebecca Ferguson and Charlotte Church, and veteran DJ Moby declined Trump's invitation. Trump will be sworn as the 45th President of the United States on Friday, January 20 on the West Front of the United States Capitol Building in Washington, D.C. Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running” Partner news | Narek Manasyan wins European Boxing Championships silver for Armenia Armenia’s Narek Manasyan (92kg) won Armenia’s second silver medal at the European Boxing Championships 2024 on April 28. Blinken urges Azerbaijan to continue negotiations with Armenia Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken has urged Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to continue negotiations with Armenia. Pashinyan, Blinken talk Armenia-U.S. ties over the phone Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had a phone conversation with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on April 28, Pashinyan’s office reports. Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. |