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    Sacha Baron Cohen Rules Out Third 'Borat' Movie Because It's 'Too Dangerous'

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    The ‘Trial of the Chicago 7’ actor has no plan to make a follow-up to ‘Borat Subsequent Moviefilm’ because filming the prank scenes has become ‘too dangerous.’

    Feb 25, 2021
    AceShowbiz – Sacha Baron Cohen has ruled out the possibility of reprising his role as Borat for a third film, insisting he’s done with “dangerous” disguise movies.
    The comedian debuted his Kazakhstani alter-ego in “Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan” in 2006 before releasing the sequel “Borat Subsequent Moviefilm” last year (20). However, there won’t be another follow-up film in the franchise, as he told Entertainment Tonight that shooting the movies has become “too dangerous.”

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    “For Borat, there were a couple of times I had to put on a bulletproof vest to go and shoot a scene, and you don’t want to do that too many times in your life,” he explained. “I was pretty lucky to get out this time, so no, I’m not doing it again. I’m going to stay with the scripted stuff.”
    Cohen’s “Trial of the Chicago 7” co-star Eddie Redmayne then chimed in to ask how he managed to sleep before shooting such a dangerous scene – such as when Borat attended a far-right, anti-lockdown rally – to which the actor replied that he “doesn’t.”
    “The night before something like that – that rally – you’re trying to go through everything that can go wrong,” he said. “In a normal scene like what we’re doing, we’re trying to make sure, ‘How do I make sure my performance is real? Have I done my research? How do I make sure the accent’s perfect?’ In this one you’re going, ‘OK, if a bunch of guys with guns come from that side of the stage, have I got a way to get out? What happens if someone shoots me? What if a bunch of people start shooting me?’ ”

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    Charlize Theron Keen to Make Lesbian 'Die Hard' Movie

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    The ‘Mad Max: Fury Road’ actress says she would jump at the chance of revamping the classic Bruce Willis action movie by playing a lesbian lead character.

    Feb 25, 2021
    AceShowbiz – Charlize Theron wants to give “Die Hard” a femme fatale twist.
    The actress, who has proved herself as an action star in films like “Mad Max: Fury Road” and “The Old Guard”, is up for revamping the Bruce Willis classic with her as a lesbian lead.
    She made the pitch in response to one fan who tweeted, “Lesbian Christmas rom coms are all well and good but what I REALLY want is a Die Hard where Charlize Theron goes on a rampage to save her wife.”
    Theron retweeted the note and added, “Where do I sign?”
    She has referred to the Twitter exchange in a new Vanity Fair interview, stating, “It’s a great idea. That’s why I replied on Twitter, because I just thought it was kind of brilliant. I was like, ‘This person needs to start pitching. That’s a great idea’, and the fact it would be two women, I was like, ‘Yeah, sign me on.’ ”

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    During the magazine interview, the actress also reflected on the events of the past year. She’s hopeful the “pain and suffering” of 2020 would help people realise that “we can’t keep going on this way.”
    Asked what has made her the angriest and what gave her hope from the past year, she replied, “It’s hard to try to quantify what, amongst the horrible events that we’ve had in this last year, are the worst.”
    “They are all pretty f**king sh**ty. Dealing with a virus and the amount of human loss that we’ve had – that’s pretty f**king s**tty. The pain and the suffering that I have seen my friends of colour go through during this period… I mean, I’m hoping it’s an awakening.”
    And referring to the riots at the Capitol in January, Charlize commented that it was “all pretty f**king sad.”
    “The only thing that makes me feel like I can think of the glass as half full, instead of half empty, is that I’m hoping that out of a lot of this really deep, deep, deep pain and suffering, we will come to realise that we can’t keep going this way,” she sighed.

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    Ava DuVernay and Regina King React After HFPA Confirm They Have No Black Members

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    The ‘Selma’ director and the ‘Watchmen’ actress suggest the fact that the Golden Globe organizers have no black members has been widely known for a long time.

    Feb 25, 2021
    AceShowbiz – The Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) has confirmed they don’t have any black members.
    Following an investigation by the Los Angeles Times into the make-up of the group – who nominate and select the winners of the annual Golden Globe awards – the HFPA told the newspaper that the report is true, but it’s an issue they’re “committed to addressing.” They gave no indication as to how they would be addressing their lack of diversity.
    The Los Angeles Times piece found that while some of the 87 members of the HFPA are people of colour, there are no black members.

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    Reflecting on the findings of the investigation on Twitter, director Ava DuVernay – who was nominated for a Golden Globe for her movie “Selma” back in 2015 – wrote alongside a link to a Hollywood Reporter article about the news, “Reveals? As in, people are acting like this isn’t already widely known? For YEARS?”
    Meanwhile, Regina King – whose movie “One Night In Miami…” has seen her nominated for the Best Director gong at this year’s Globes – responded to DuVernay’s tweet with a picture of rapper Drake pointing into the camera with a smile on his face. DuVernay then replied using a GIF featuring the text “those are the facts.”
    The upcoming Golden Globe Awards will be hosted by Tina Fey and Amy Poehler.
    Herman J. Mankiewicz biopic “Mank”, directed by David Fincher and fronted by Gary Oldman, led the movie nominations with six nods. Netflix’s hit royal drama series “The Crown” dominated the TV categories with a total of six mentions as well.

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    Tom Holland Blames His Fit of Giggles for Failing 'Star Wars' Audition

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    Admitting that he was once vying for John Boyega’s role of Finn, the ‘Spider-Man’ star recalls losing his cool in front of casting directors while trying to act with a woman playing a drone.

    Feb 24, 2021
    AceShowbiz – Tom Holland missed out on a role in “Star Wars” because he giggled all the way through his audition.
    The Brit was “four or five auditions in” for the part of Finn when he lost his cool in front of casting directors, while trying to act with a woman playing a drone.
    “I remember doing this scene with this lady, bless her, and she was just a drone,” Tom tells Backstage. “So I was doing all of this, like, ‘We gotta get back to the ship!’ And she was going, ‘Bleep, bloop. bloop, bleep, bloop.’ ”
    “I just couldn’t stop laughing. I found it so funny. And I felt really bad, because she was trying really hard to be a convincing android or drone or whatever they’re called. I obviously didn’t get the part. That wasn’t my best moment.”

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    John Boyega eventually landed the role of Finn.
    Holland, who went on to land the role of Spider-Man, admits the “Star Wars” audition wasn’t his only nightmare try-out.
    “I’ve read the wrong lines at the wrong audition before,” Tom shares.
    In the same interview, Holland admits he used to pull a little trick to draw more attention from casting directors during his early days of audition. “I would get something really wrong in the first take in the room, so that the casting director would be like, ‘You should try and do it a little bit more like this.’ And then I would do it how I’d actually planned on doing it, and it would show them that I was really good at taking direction,” he reacalls. “That’s a little trick that I used to do, just to kind of show people that I was malleable and able to work with others.”

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    Disney Plus Launches Adult Streaming Platform With Parental Controls

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    Chiefs of the video on-demand service have introduced Disney Plus with Star in Singapore, and will expand the roll out to Eastern Europe, Hong Kong, Japan, and South Korea later in 2021.

    Feb 24, 2021
    AceShowbiz – Disney+ chiefs have made good on a promise to bring more adult programming to Europe, Australia, New Zealand and Canada by introducing streaming platform Star – and they’re adding new parental controls to stop kids accessing it.
    The bosses also launched a new service called Disney+ with Star in Singapore, and will expand the roll out to Eastern Europe, Hong Kong, Japan, and South Korea later this year (2021).
    Disney+, which was launched in November, 2019, is now available in multiple territories.
    More than 35 brand new productions from Disney Television Studios will launch on Star during its first year of operation, including first-run TV series. Among the shows scheduled are “Love, Simon” spin-off “Love, Victor”, animated adult sitcom “Solar Opposites” – co-created by “Rick and Morty” visionaries Justin Roiland and Mike McMahan – and sibling drama series “Helstrom”.

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    “Disney+ has touched the lives of nearly a hundred million people around the globe by providing a home for exceptional storytelling from the beloved brands of Disney, Pixar, Marvel, Star Wars, and National Geographic, and today’s launch of the Star-branded international general entertainment offering marks an exciting expansion for the service,” Rebecca Campbell, the chairman of international operations and direct-to-consumer services for The Walt Disney Company, shared in a statement.

    “With the addition of Star, we’re building even more value for consumers by adding an incredible array of high-quality movies and series for families, older teens, and adults.”
    As for the parental controls, subscribers are now able to to add a PIN to lock profiles that have access to mature content to prevent children from watching adult contents. All accounts are set to TV-14 and PG-13 content and below by default. The new feature also has “Kid-Proof Exit” that will keep children from leaving their pre-set profile.

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    'Spider-Man 3' Stars Unveil First Official Photos, Tease Fans With Hilarious Possible Titles

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    While Tom Holland, Zendaya and Jacob Batalon confuse fans with the so-claimed titles of the upcoming movie, the first-look pics fuel speculation about rumored ‘Doctor Strange’ crossover.

    Feb 24, 2021
    AceShowbiz – “Spider-Man 3” still has months to go before it’s completed in post-production, but the first official pictures have been uncovered to tide fans over the movie’s winter release. Making their way out via the cast’s social media accounts, they also came with possible titles of the film.
    Tom Holland, Zendaya Coleman and Jacob Batalon made use of their Instagram pages to share a pic of the movie and a title treatment each. The images show their characters, Peter Parker, MJ and Ned, entering a sort of basement of what looks like an old building. In one of the photos, Ned is seen working in front of his laptop with his two friends standing next to him and looking at his laptop screen.

    While the three images are similar to each other and appear to be taken on the same set, it’s not the case with the title treatments. Each of them reveals different title, “Spider-Man: Phone Home”, “Spider-Man: Home Slice” and “Spider-Man: Home-Wrecker”, which the stars all claimed to be the official title of the movie.

    “So excited to announce the new Spider-Man title. Can’t wait for you lot to see what we have been up to. Love from Atlanta,” Holland captioned his post. Zendaya wrote on her own, “So excited to announce the new Spider-Man title. So proud of this one…FOS is back!” Batalon, meanwhile, declared, “We’re so excited to share the TITLE of our new movie!! Swipe right for the big reveal!! also enjoy this exclusive still from the movie, just an extra gift from us.”

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    The hilarious possible titles aside, the photos have fueled the speculation about a possible “Doctor Strange” crossover. Fans have been guessing if the images show the three “Spider-Man” characters in the Sanctum Sanctorum, which has served as the personal residence of Doctor Strange.
    In related news, Holland appeared on “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” on Tuesday night, February 23 to talk about his upcoming movies, including “Spider-Man 3”. He managed to keep tight-lipped and avoid to spoil any secrets from the movie during his virtual interview with Jimmy Fallon.
    “It would be a miracle if they could have kept that from me,” he said when asked whether Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield would have cameos in the movie, though he admitted that he’s obviously read the script from beginning to end.
    The British actor, however, confirmed that his brother Harry Holland has a cameo in the movie, which came about after he played the part of a drug dealing “shaker kid” in “Cherry”. “We kind of had this idea that in every film I would be in, Harry would reprise his role as the shaker kid,” he spilled. “So he is back again in his own sort of, MCU Cinematic Universe as the ecstasy dealing shaker kid.”
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    The yet-to-be-titled third Spider-Man movie is set for December 17 release in the United States.

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    Viggo Mortensen Kept Close Lid on Funding Issue During 'Falling' Production

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    During a chat on the ‘Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard’ podcast, the ‘Lord of the Rings’ actor opens up about having just enough money to cover two weeks of filming for his directorial debut.

    Feb 24, 2021
    AceShowbiz – Viggo Mortensen kept the cast and crew of his directorial debut “Falling” in the dark about funding issues after starting production with just enough money to cover two weeks of filming.
    “The Lord of the Rings” actor stars in and directs the new drama, about a man learning to live with his ageing father as he battles dementia, and he reveals no one, apart from his fellow producers, knew that funding was so tight when they started the shoot.
    “Falling took me two, three times [of pitching] really to finally get enough money,” he shared on the “Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard” podcast.
    “When it came right down to it, I’d hoped for a seven week shoot, I ended up with five, and we started shooting knowing – or I knew, I didn’t tell the actors – that we had enough [money] for two weeks and we were gonna keep looking. You know, typical thing in movies.”
    Luckily, the rest of the funding came through just as the existing finances were running out.

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    “Two weeks in, my co-producer came over to me and said…, ‘You can finish the movie… You can finish shooting’,” he recalled.
    “I said, ‘Of course I’m gonna finish shooting…, it’s going really well’. He goes, ‘No, no, you have the money’, and I go, ‘Oh, oh!’ I’d completely forgot. But sometimes you have to just go for it.”
    Mortensen, who also wrote the screenplay for “Falling”, admits he had been yearning to make his own movies for years, but they were never picked up.
    “It wasn’t for lack of trying,” he admitted of waiting to make his directorial debut. “First time I think I tried to get a movie made that I wanted to direct from a screenplay I’d written once; it was about 25 years ago. I’ve tried many times with different screenplays I’ve written over the years.”

    “Falling” also co-stars Laura Linney, Lance Henriksen, and Sverrir Gudnason.

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    'The Simpsons' Recasts Dr. Hibbert's Voice Actor Harry Shearer After Vowing to Properly Cast Actors

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    Dr. Hibbert, one of black characters on the long-running animated show, will now be voiced by Kevin Michael Richardson, who has appeared as other characters in more than 70 episodes of the series.

    Feb 24, 2021
    AceShowbiz – “The Simpsons” has made another concrete move after it vowed to stop using white actors to voice non-white characters. On Tuesday, February 23, the long-running FOX series announced that it replaced Harry Shearer, the original voice actor for Dr. Julius Hibbert.
    PEOPLE reported that Dr. Hibbert, one of black characters on the animated show, will now be voiced by Kevin Michael Richardson. Shearer has played Hibbert as well as several other characters on the show for more than 30 years. Shearer-voiced Hibbert will be featured for the final time in the Sunday episode titled “Dairy Queen”.
    While Shearer will no longer voice Dr. Hibbert, he will continue provide voice for other “The Simpsons” characters including Mr. Burns, Principal Skinner, Waylon Smithers and Ned Flanders. As for Richardson, it is said that he will start taking over the character for the first time in upcoming episode titled “Wad Goals”. Prior to this, Richardson appeared as other characters in more than 70 episodes of the series.

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    FOX announced back in June 2020 that the show would stop using white actors to voice non-white characters. “Moving forward, ‘The Simpsons’ will no longer have white actors voice non-white characters,” affirmed the producers in the statement.
    Of the decision, Shearer previously voiced his disagreement. “I have a very simple belief about acting. The job of the actor is to play someone who they are not,” the 77-year-old shared during his appearance on “Times Radio” at the time. “That’s the gig, that’s the job description.”
    FOX’s announcement arrived in the wake of criticism by stand-up comedian Hari Kondabolu towards the show for having Hank Azaria, a white voice actor, to take on the role of Indian shop clerk Apu Nahasapeemapetilon through a 2018 documentary titled “The Problem with Apu”. Kondabulu said that the character is based on hurtful stereotypes. “Everything with Apu is like this running joke,” he told the New York Times. “And the running joke is that he’s Indian.”
    Azaria eventually stepped away from his role as Apu following the backlash and exited the show altogether. He also revealed that he wouldn’t “be doing the voice anymore, unless there’s some way to transition it or something. We all made the decision together… We all agreed on it. We all feel like it’s the right thing and good about it.” Additionally, “The Simpsons” replaced Azaria with Alex Desert to voice Carlton Carlson on the show.

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