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    Johnny Flynn Calls David Bowie Biopic 'Really Dark Little Film' as He Slams 'Unhelpful' Trailer

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    The actor who portrays the late musician in the upcoming movie ‘Stardust’ has been left unimpressed by the marketing of the Gabriel Range-directed biopic.

    Jan 17, 2021
    AceShowbiz – Johnny Flynn admits the trailer for upcoming David Bowie movie “Stardust” has been “unhelpful.”
    The 37-year-old star portrays the late music icon during the early days of his career in the upcoming film, but he’s warned audiences not to go looking for the “hits” while hitting out at early marketing for the project, which has people expecting a blockbuster similar to “Rocketman” or “Bohemian Rhapsody”.
    Speaking to Britain’s Big Issue magazine about the project – which didn’t have the approval of Bowie’s family – he shared, “It certainly is not a jukebox musical or sprawling biopic. It’s only a couple of weeks of his life.”
    “And that’s the only film about him that I would have wanted to make.”
    “If you want to see the hits, you would be better off watching the real thing or listening to his records. This is his beginnings as Ziggy.”

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    “Some of the marketing around the film was really unhelpful. The trailer looked like it was trying to be (a big biopic) with the bombastic music.”
    “For me, it’s a really dark little film, that’s what we were making. It’s a tiny moment in time.”
    Although Johnny has been a big Bowie fan since his teens, he admitted he took a break from listening to the “Aladdin Sane” hitmaker’s records because he’d been so immersed in them for research. However, he’s now enjoying them again alongside his young son.
    “I’ve just started (listening to Bowie) again. I went through a phase where I couldn’t because I went quite hard into the research and had to take a break,” explained the star.
    “My nine-year-old has seen the film – the others are a bit young – but we’ve started putting the records on and he loves the artwork, he’s got a David Bowie poster.”
    “He was in Canada when we were filming and saw me in the Ziggy wig so it was interesting seeing him process this incredible artist at that age, somebody who’s so innovative.”

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    'T.I. and Tiny: The Family Hustle' to Feature LeToya Luckett and Tommicus Walker's Divorce Drama

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    The ‘Here We Go Again’ actress and Tommicus’ marriage crumbled down following cheating allegations leveled at him as someone claimed to have videos of their alleged affair.

    Jan 16, 2021
    AceShowbiz – Fans will be offered more details about LeToya Luckett and Tommicus Walker’s marital drama in the upcoming season of “T.I. & Tiny: Friends & Family Hustle”. According to a new report, the pair’s divorce will play out in season 4 of the VH1 reality show.
    The new outing allegedly will cover the pair’s ugly breakup, theJasmineBRAND reports. While other details are still scarce, season four of T.I. and Tiny’s (Tameka Cottle) reality show is scheduled to premiere in the spring.
    LeToya and Tommicus’ marriage crumbled down following cheating allegations leveled at him as someone claimed to have videos of their alleged affair. Tommicus, however, denied the accusation, insisting, “For the record, I NEVER STEPPED OUT ON MY WIFE.” He then clapped back at “friends and family” who “didn’t like him,” writing, “And for ALL the friends and family that’s saying ‘I didn’t like him anyways’ guess what, I didn’t like yo stanky a** either!!”

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    LeToya, meanwhile, announced their divorce on Instagram on Monday, January 11. “After very prayerful consideration, Tommicus and I have decided to get a divorce. It is my deepest desire for us to be loving co-parents and keep a peaceful environment out of respect for our children,” she shared before asking public to give them privacy and thanking fans “in advance for your prayers, support, & space to heal as we tread through this challenging time.”
    Tommicus hinted that their relationship remains cordial in his statement. “We remain committed to our family as co-parents and we ask that you please respect our privacy and the safety of our children at this time. We happily remain committed as caring friends with great love and respect for one another,” he wrote.
    The now-exes tied the knot on December 10, 2017. The pair share two kids together, daughter Gianna and son Tyson Wolf Walker.

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    David Bowie Biopic 'Stardust' to Explore Hidden Side of the Late Star

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    Johnny Flynn, the actor who will play the late music icon, is keen to explore the theme of madness in the upcoming movie which will be directed by Gabriel Range.

    Jan 16, 2021
    AceShowbiz – Johnny Flynn is confident David Bowie biopic “Stardust” will show audiences an unknown side of the “Starman” hitmaker.
    The 37-year-old actor plays the late music icon in the movie, which follows Bowie on his first trip to the U.S. in 1971 – a country where he is a virtual unknown, at a point in Bowie’s early musical career when he was “a bit of a failure.”
    Johnny said, “It’s a David we don’t really know… He’s running away from things and is very fearful.”
    The movie sees Bowie haunted by the mental health issues suffered by his half-brother Terry Burns and Johnny was interested to explore the theme of madness in his portrayal of the star.
    He told British publication The i Paper, “It’s heartbreaking; he was a huge figure for David. He introduced him to a lot of music.”
    “It’s really interesting for me that he’s written The Man Who Sold The World, which has underlying themes of madness. He’s preoccupied with the state of his mind.”

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    “Stardust” does not feature any of Bowie’s music and the music legend’s film director son, Duncan Jones, has distanced the family from the project but Flynn is unconcerned about the lack of Bowie’s back catalogue.
    Johnny – the lead singer of band Johnny Flynn & The Sussex Wit – explained, “At this time he was quite often not singing his own songs. He was playing covers – Anthony Newley and Jacques Brel and The Velvet Underground.”
    Flynn added, “I’m never going to sound like David singing those songs you know so well … You’d be better off listening to the records.”
    The “Emma” star previously insisted that it didn’t matter that director Gabriel Range wasn’t given the rights to use Bowie’s music.
    He said, “From the start, Gabriel was not seeking the permission of the estate or the rights of the songs.”
    “Nobody is interested in me singing David Bowie songs, just like I’m not interested in Rami Malek singing Queen songs.”

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    Reports of Tom Cruise Bringing COVID-19 Robots to 'Mission: Impossible 7' Set Debunked

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    It was previously said that the Ethan Hunt depicter and producer of the movie bought robots to enforce safety on the film’s set after two crew members broke COVID-19 protocols.

    Jan 16, 2021
    AceShowbiz – Having been known for going great lengths to ensure safety on the “Mission: Impossible VII” set, Tom Cruise has been reported taking an extreme measure to enforce COVID-19 protocols. The actor and producer of the action film series was said to have bought two robots to patrol the set.
    As filming is reportedly set to resume in the U.K. later this week before moving to Dubai, “Tom is so serious about making sure the shoot isn’t shut down that he’s splashed out on these robots as he can’t be everywhere to ensure people are behaving themselves,” a source told The Sun.
    The robots, which reportedly can administer on-the-spot COVID-19 tests, were described by a source as “really sophisticated and rather intimidating. It’s like the Terminator only not as violent.”

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    A rep from the “Mission: Impossible VII” production has not responded to the story, but /Film’s source has begged to differ. Debunking the reports of Cruise bringing robots to the set, the source told the site “the story is inaccurate and confirmed that there are no robots on set.”
    Cruise was caught launching into an expletive-laden rant on the London set of “M:I 7” in December 2020 after two crew members broke COVID-19 protocols. He reportedly spotted two assistants huddled around a monitor, watching playback and ignoring social distancing rules he had helped to introduce.
    In an audio obtained by The Sun, the 58-year-old actor was heard yelling at the crew, “I don’t ever want to see it again. Ever! And if you don’t do it, you’re fired, and I see you do it again you’re f**king gone. And if anyone in this crew does it… And you, don’t you ever f**king do it again. That’s it. No apologies.”
    His co-star Vanessa Kirby later came to Cruise’s defense, telling Extra in an interview earlier this month, “I think being safe is the message for everybody, really.” The actress, whose sister works as part of the assistant’s director’s team on the film, added, “For me, seeing my sister doing it on the ground and every day coming home from work and it all going well, it was all inspiring. The whole industry has been shut down – cinemas, theaters, film sets. Seeing her go and do it and be one of the first ones up gave me hope.”

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    Jennifer Coolidge Rules Out Any Possibility of Replacing Kim Cattrall in 'Sex and the City' Reboot

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    The ‘Legally Blonde’ actress has responded to fans’ calls to have her take over the role of Samantha Jones in the upcoming limited TV series ‘And Just Like That…’

    Jan 16, 2021
    AceShowbiz – Actress Jennifer Coolidge has dismissed calls from fans to have her step in as Kim Cattrall’s replacement in the upcoming “Sex and the City” reboot.
    Cattrall will not be reprising her role as sex-obsessed publicist Samantha Jones for the highly-anticipated revival on U.S. streaming service HBO Max, and some devotees have suggested the “Legally Blonde” star would be an ideal candidate to tackle the character.
    However, Coolidge has no interest in taking over the role made famous by Cattrall and would rather the part isn’t re-cast.
    During an appearance on U.S. talk show “Watch What Happens Live” with Andy Cohen, she said, “I was a huge, and still am a huge, Sex and the City fan. It’s one of those shows you can just watch the reruns and never get tired of them.”

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    “But I have to say I am such a Kim Cattrall fan, and I don’t see anyone being able to replace her in that part. It was just the perfect (portrayal)… I don’t think you can replace her.”
    Titled, “And Just Like That…”, the limited 10-episode series will reunite Sarah Jessica Parker, Cynthia Nixon, and Kristin Davis onscreen as viewers catch up with their characters 20 years on from the original run.
    Parker, known for her leading role as Carrie Bradshaw, recently explained Jones “isn’t part of this story,” telling fans online, “We have some new stories to tell. We are excited.”
    Production on “And Just Like That…” is set to begin in New York this spring (21).
    Darren Star’s TV adaptation of Candace Bushnell’s book ran for 94 episodes on HBO between 1998 and 2004. Two movies followed in 2008 and 2010, but a third film was abandoned following Cattrall’s decision not to take part.

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    Freida Pinto to Play Real-Life War Hero in New Series 'Spy Princess'

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    The ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ actress is set to play the first female wireless operator in the upcoming television series about a real-life World War Two hero.

    Jan 16, 2021
    AceShowbiz – “Slumdog Millionaire” star Freida Pinto’s labour of love TV project about World War Two spy Noor Inayat Khan has been given the green light.
    The actress will play the first female wireless operator in “Spy Princess”. She will also executive produce the adaptation of Shrabani Basu’s “Spy Princess: The Life of Noor Inayat Khan”.
    “Noor was a fierce and amazing woman, the most unlikely heroine of World War Two,” Pinto says. “Sending women to the front line is controversial even now. Then it was unthinkable. Sending a Sufi mystic, who won’t use a gun, daughter of a long-haired Indian guru who preaches love and peace – ridiculous!”

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    “But Noor thrives, not in spite of her differences, but because of them. Her struggle to reconcile her values with the desire to find her own path and with her complex sense of duty, is something I am so excited to explore and to recreate.”
    And Freida is very impressed with screenwriter Olivia Hetreed’s adaptation, adding, “Olivia has crafted Noor’s story into something very powerful, thrilling and extremely relevant. Noor is unlike all the other female superheroes, warriors and bada** women I see in film and TV, who train so hard and are so great with all the physical stuff, almost leaving us mere mortals to believe that courage means being good at everything.”
    “Noor has a quiet strength that she’s not entirely aware of. Alone in Paris, she lives and loves more intensely in a few months than most of us do in a lifetime, helping establish the Secret Armies of the Resistance who will rise up on D-Day, astonishing the men who said she should never have been sent to the front line.”
    Hetreed, who co-wrote the screenplay for “Girl With a Pearl Earring”, adds, “At a time when conflicts about race, identity and patriotism have a new and frightening energy, Noor’s character and her nail-biting story of hair’s-breadth escapes and life and death choices, offer us the picture of a heroine who defies every prejudice and stereotype.”

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    Emma Thompson Joins 'Matilda the Musical' as Miss Trunchbull

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    The ‘Saving Mr. Banks’ actress has been cast as the notorious headmistress Agatha Trunchbull in the upcoming big-screen adaptation of Roald Dahl’s children’s classic.

    Jan 16, 2021
    AceShowbiz – Emma Thompson has landed the role of formidable headmistress Agatha Trunchbull in the upcoming “Matilda the Musical” movie.
    According to Netflix, Thompson will be playing Trunchbull and newcomer Alisha Weir, 11, has beat thousands of competitors to play the titular Matilda.
    It was previously reported that Ralph Fiennes, with whom Emma co-starred in the “Harry Potter” series, was in line for the Miss Trunchbull role but it appears that didn’t work out.
    Meanwhile, Lashana Lynch is said to be in final negotiations to star as Miss Honey in the musical movie, which will be directed by Matthew Warchus.

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    “Matilda the Musical” debuted in 2010 before hitting London’s West End the following year. It transferred to Broadway in 2013 and ran for four years before closing in 2017.
    The movie, which follows the story of a young bookworm prodigy mistreated by her ignorant parents and abusive school headmistress, will be a collaboration between Sony Pictures and Netflix, and will receive a limited theatre release in the U.K. before hitting the streaming service worldwide.
    The novel was previously made into a film in 1996, starring Mara Wilson as the title character, with appearances from Danny DeVito, Rhea Perlman, Embeth Davidtz, and Pam Ferris.
    Emma Thompson was last seen on the big screen in 2019. She starred in comedy drama “Late Night” with Mindy Kaling, sci-fi action comedy “Men in Black: International”, coming-of-age movie “How to Build a Girl”, and rom-com “Last Christmas”. She also lent her voice in stop-motion animated movie “Missing Link”.
    In 2020, she voiced Poly the macaw in a new adaptation of “Doctor Dolittle” fronted by Robert Downey Jr.

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    Ben Affleck Admits to 'Drinking Too Much' During the Making of 'Justice League'

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    The ‘Argo’ actor insists he played Batman for his children and admits he started ‘drinking too much’ around the time he was shooting the 2017 DC superhero movie.

    Jan 16, 2021
    AceShowbiz – Ben Affleck “suffered” while filming “Justice League”.
    The actor portrayed Batman in the 2017 superhero movie, and he wanted to take on the role – which he first played in 2016’s “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice” – for his children, Violet, 15, Seraphina, 12, and eight-year-old Samuel, who he shares with his ex-wife, Jennifer Garner.
    “I did Batman because I wanted to do it for my kids,” he told The Hollywood Reporter’s “Awards Chatter” podcast. “I wanted to do something that my son would dig. I mean, my kids didn’t see Argo.”
    Affleck – who is to play the Dark Knight again in 2022’s “The Flash” – has admitted things didn’t all go to plan while making “Justice League”, but he insisted being able to wear the iconic Batsuit at his son’s birthday party “was worth every moment of suffering” on the motion picture.

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    “Zack (Snyder) wanted to do a version of the Frank Miller Dark Knight graphic novel series, which is a really good version of that,” he continued. “Unfortunately, there are a lot of reasons why things go the way they do in the movie business, and just because your face is on the poster doesn’t mean that you’re dictating all of those things – and even if you were, that they would go well.”
    “I wore the suit to my son’s birthday party, which was worth every moment of suffering on Justice League.”
    Affleck – who has been open about his battle with alcoholism and his recovery – also admitted he started “drinking too much” around the time he was shooting the movie, but he now feels “as healthy and good as (he has) ever felt.”
    “I started drinking too much around the time of ‘Justice League’ and it’s a hard thing to confront and face and deal with,” he added. “I’ve been sober for a while now, and I feel really good – as healthy and good as I’ve ever felt. And the process of recovering from alcoholism has been really instructive.”
    “I think it’s great for people who aren’t alcoholics, you know? Like, ‘Be honest. Have integrity. Take accountability. Help other people.’ It’s a good set of things that they teach you. It took me a little while to get it – I had a few slips, like most people – but I feel really good.”

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