Emilia PérezdirectorJacques Audiardshared that he has not spoken to Karla Sofia Gascón, who plays his film’s title character, since her controversial posts about Muslims and the killing of George Floyd resurfaced last week. In an interview with Deadline published Wednesday, Audiard called the actress’ past tweets “inexcusable” and “hateful,” and …
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Netflix won’t be focusing on Karla Sofía Gascón as it campaigns for Emilia Pérez ahead of the Academy Awards. According to reports from Variety and The Hollywood Reporter, the streaming service is distancing itself from the Spanish actress after her offensive posts about Muslims and George Floyd went viral last …
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The first episode of this new Prime Video comedy is preceded by a quote from its late, great executive producer, sitcom giant Norman Lear: “The laughter I’ve enjoyed most is laughter that has brought numbers of us together.” This is both an admirable sentiment and an easy one for Lear …
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Director Paul Feig has yet again stood up for Blake Lively during her ongoing legal battle with Justin Baldoni. Following the premiere announcement of A Simple Favor sequel Another Simple Favor, the filmmaker defended Lively as an “amazing collaborator.” After Prime Video shared that the film would debut at SXSW …
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The creatures abandoned at the original Jurassic Park research facility aren’t used to having visitors. In the official trailer for the latest installment in the film franchise, Jurassic World Rebirth, the swimming and soaring dinosaurs encounter unfamiliar faces with Scarlett Johansson, Jonathan Bailey, and Mahershala Ali show up hoping to …
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It’s the laugh that gets you. Roughly halfway through Armand, the debut feature from Norwegian filmmaker Halfdan Ullmann Tøndel, we watch someone fall apart. A mother has been called into a parent-teacher conference. Her name is Elisabeth, she’s an actor of some renown, and is now largely associated with a …
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Lin-Manuel Miranda hoped to play a minor role in the film adaptation of Wicked but his casting request was denied, he said during a Monday appearance on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. “In the opening number of the show, this one munchkin runs out and goes, ‘Is it true …
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The 96th Oscars featured wild moments, such as a nearly naked John Cena and a Ken-inspired musical number. It also had heartfelt speeches by first-time Oscars winners Da’Vine Joy Randolph, Cillian Murphy, and Robert Downey Jr. At the 97th Oscars, airing on March 2, the first-timers along with Emma Stone, …
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One of the crisis management specialists allegedly employed by Justin Baldoni has filed their own lawsuit against Blake Lively, accusing the actress of defamation. According to the Hollywood Reporter, Jed Wallace of Street Relations filed the federal complaint Tuesday in a Texas court; while Wallace was not named as a …
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Guaranteed to stop the world, even if just for a Smurf-Village Minute, is a Rihanna announcement. Today’s comes in the form of a trailer for a trailer: On X and Instagram, the mogul posted a 17-second clip teasing a (likely) full trailer for Paramount Pictures’ Smurfs. “In my blue era …
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