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    'Bob's Burgers' Animator Died of Injuries Sustained From Skydiving Accident

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    Through a released joint statement, 20th Television, Fox Entertainment and Bento Box Entertainment express heartbreak over Dave Creek’s tragic passing, hailing him as ‘an extraordinary artist.’

    Jan 9, 2021
    AceShowbiz – Dave Creek, the longtime character designer on popular animated comedy “Bob’s Burgers”, has died following a skydiving accident.
    The animator died on Thursday, January 7 after sustaining significant injuries from the accident last weekend.
    Creek worked on “Bob’s Burgers” from the show’s inception in 2011.
    “We are heartbroken at the tragic passing of Dave Creek, an extraordinary artist who had been with Bob’s Burgers from day one,” a joint statement from 20th Television, Fox Entertainment, and Bento Box Entertainment reads. “He was not just an incredible talent but a beautiful person as well, and our hearts go out to his family, friends and all his colleagues at the show who loved him and are grieving today.”

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    His colleagues paid tribute to him in the wake of the heartbreaking news. “Today we tragically lost our Lead Character designer and friend, Dave Creek,” tweeted director Simon Chong. “A wonderfully brilliant and talented man who I can guarantee designed your favourite character on Bob’s at some point. I’ll miss you, buddy x.”
    Writer Wendy Molyneax added, “If you love Bob’s Burgers, you loved Dave Creek,” added He was an adventurous funny outgoing amazing artist and one of the most incredible, interesting people I ever met. I often thought that Dave really knew how to live, and I wish he got to live some more. Rest In Peace, buddy.”
    Creek’s credits also include “Central Park”, “Brickleberry” and the film “Happiness Is a Warm Blanket, Charlie Brown”.

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    Amy Adams to Have 'The Woman in the Window' Released on Netflix in First Half of 2021

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    Director Joe Wright reveals that the upcoming thriller, which has been delayed multiple times due to COVID-19, had to undergo reshooting over the complexity of its original story.

    Jan 9, 2021
    AceShowbiz – Amy Adams’ “The Woman in the Window” will arrive on Netflix “in the first half of the year”.
    The much-delayed thriller was initially set to be released by Disney before being transferred to the streaming giant. It will no longer undergo a cinematic release amid the Covid-19 pandemic.
    According to Entertainment Weekly, the motion picture is due out on the service in the coming months.
    Amy is set to play the role of Dr. Anna Fox in the film, who hides away in her New York home, where she drinks excessively and spends time spying on her neighbours.

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    After observing the close bond between the family who move in next door, she longs for a reunion with her own loved ones.
    However, things take a turn when she witnesses an act of violence.
    In addition to delays faced due to the global health crisis, director Joe Wright also had to reshoot some scenes because early viewers found the story too complex at times.
    “There were some plot points that people found a bit confusing — I would say possibly too opaque maybe,” the filmmaker told the publication. “So we had to go back and clarify certain points, but I think also we tried to make sure we didn’t oversimplify anything and make things too clear. “There’s an enjoyment in not knowing what’s going on, but at the same time, you have to give the audience something to hold on to — you have to lead them through the labyrinth of mystery and fear.”
    The cast also features Gary Oldman, Julianne Moore, Anthony Mackie and Tracy Letts – who also wrote the script for the project.

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    Vanessa Kirby Defends Tom Cruise's Covid-19 Safety Rant on 'MI:7' Set

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    The actress who plays White Widow in the ‘Mission: Impossible’ franchise insists her co-star was angry because he’s just trying to ensure everyone was safe on the set.

    Jan 9, 2021
    AceShowbiz – Vanessa Kirby has defended Tom Cruise for his now infamous rant on the “Mission: Impossible 7” set last month (Dec20), insisting the actor was just trying to ensure everyone’s safety amid the Covid-19 pandemic.
    In a clip shared online by Britain’s The Sun newspaper, Tom lost his cool when he spotted two assistants huddled around a monitor, watching playback and ignoring social distancing rules he had helped to introduce.
    “If I see you do it again, you’re f**king gone. And if anyone in this crew does it, that’s it,” he was heard shouting in the audio clip.
    The outburst saw five staff members quit the project, according to reports, but Vanessa – who stars alongside Tom in the film franchise – insisted he was just doing his bit to keep everyone safe.

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    Asked for her opinion on Tom’s rant during an interview with “Extra”, Vanessa replied, “I think being safe is the message for everybody, really.”
    The actress’ sister works as part of the assistant’s director’s team on the film, with Vanessa adding, “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, theatres, film sets. Seeing her go and do it and be one of the first ones up gave me hope.”
    Vanessa also revealed she’s going to be returning to the “Mission: Impossible 7” set “next week or something” and is looking forward to getting stuck back into the physically-demanding role.
    “I’m really excited. I think with every Mission… the stunts get riskier and there’s ones on this that have been terrifying, and there’s many more to be filmed… It’s a pleasure for all of us to be back,” she smiled.

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    'GUHH: ATL' Star Deb Antney Confuses Co-Stars After Calling Donald Trump Her 'Kind of Person'

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    Despite opposing reactions from her co-stars, the entertainment manager stands by her stance to support the Republican, adding that ‘America is not politics, America is business.’

    Jan 8, 2021
    AceShowbiz – “Growing Up Hip Hop: Atlanta” star Deb Antney is consistent in everything, including her political views. The WeTV personality shocked her co-stars after confidently revealing that she’s a pro-Donald Trump in season 4 premiere, which aired on Thursday, January 7.
    She was in the middle of phone call with Da Brat when she made the bombshell remarks. “I mean to ask you about that too, are you down for Trump?” Brat asked Deb, who firmly answered, “Right. Yes!” Waka Flocka Flame, who was with Deb at the time, was beyond shocked to hear that.
    When asked why, Deb explained to Brat, “Because, what you see is what you get.” The entertainment manager further defended the Republican, “He could be ghetto, he could be everything it is that people say. I don’t know why we beefin’ with it. ‘Cause that’s how the hell we do it, and everybody beefing with it. That man is who he is and there’s no hidden agendas.”

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    Brat didn’t seem to be able to wrap the idea of Deb supporting Trump around her head as she said in confessionals, “I have no idea how in the hell Deb supports Trump. Like I really just felt like she was in a dream and she was just speaking Swahili or some language I don’t understand ’cause I don’t get how you support him.” Blasting POTUS, Brat added, “He can’t run a country.”
    Despite reactions from her co-stars, Deb stood by her stance, insisting to Waka that “we all have our own opinions.” She went on to justify herself in confessionals, “Trump with me is really not even policies and procedures and all the political stuff. What you see is what you get, that’s what I like about him. Even if he gon’ screw you, you gon’ know he getting ready to do it. That’s my kind of person.”

    Additionally, Deb opined, “And besides that, we’re in America. America is not politics, America is business. I’m not the least, do you hear me?” For those who planned to cancel her over her support for Trump, Deb said, “Bit worried, about my reputation. Because by me liking Trump make you not like me, [you] ain’t never liked me from the beginning.”

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    Gugu Mbatha-Raw to Star in TV Adaptation of 'The Girl Before'

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    The 2016 J.P. Delaney novel is being developed into a BBC series with ‘Killing Eve’ director Lisa Bruhlmann serving behind the lens, and a script from ‘Casualty’ writer Marissa Lestrade.

    Jan 8, 2021
    AceShowbiz – Actress Gugu Mbatha-Raw is set to star in a TV adaptation of bestselling thriller “The Girl Before”.
    The 2016 J.P. Delaney novel follows Jane, a traumatized woman who lands the opportunity to rent an ultra-minimalist house directly from the architect, on the condition that she follows a strict list of rules. However, when she discovers the previous tenant died in the property, she begins to fear her life may be in danger, too.
    Gugu’s new gig arrives in the wake of the success of her series “The Morning Show”, on which she played an ambitious breakfast-TV guest booker. Also among her credits is Apple TV+ series “Surface”, which hails from Reese Witherspoon’s Hello Sunshine. Additionally, the British actress is tapped to star on Aaron Katz (“Gemini”)-directed drama “[Blood Ties]” which is baded on Nathan Heller’s New Yorker article.

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    Her upcoming work also includes Disney+’s Marvel series also “Loki”, which premieres in May in the streaming service. While her role is still under wraps, she will star alongside Tom Hiddleston, Owen Wilson and Sophia Di Martino on the superhero series.
    “The Girl Before” will be developed for a series by BBC bosses, with “Killing Eve”‘s Lisa Bruhlmann tapped to direct from a script by “Deep State” and “Casualty” writer Marissa Lestrade. Delaney, the pseudonym used by top author Tony Strong, will oversee the adaptation.
    According to Deadline, officials at HBO Max are the frontrunners to land U.S. distribution for the show.
    The book was previously optioned for a movie with Ron Howard as director back in 2015, but the project never came to fruition.

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    Laverne Cox Exits Sex Industry Doc Following 'Outrage' for the Sake of Her 'Mental Health'

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    As one of the executive producers alongside Meryl Streep and Rashida Jones, the ‘Orange Is the New Black’ alum is under fire for supporting Sarah Jones’ project that would examine the sex industry.

    Jan 8, 2021
    AceShowbiz – Laverne Cox has parted ways with Sarah Jones (II) in making a documentary about sex workers. The actress has decided to pull out from “Sell/Buy/Date”, in which she was originally set to serve as executive producer alongside Meryl Streep and Rashida Jones, following a string of criticism from the sex industry workers.
    “Just what the world needs,” one person sarcastically wrote on Twitter. “Another movie where non SWers debate whether sex work is exploitative or empowering.” Tagging @Lavernecox, the critic added, “this project is everything you’re supposedly against. Stop trying to tell sw stories by ignoring and doxxing them.”
    Another voiced disapproval of the project, “As a sex worker– I get being misrepresented. I mean– people in Hollywood are still doing SWer documentaries without talking to actual sexworkers.”
    Noticing the negative feedback, Laverne took to Twitter to announce her withdrawal from the documentary. “When I agreed to come on as an executive producer of ‘Sell, Buy Date’ I did so because I was so deeply moved by Sarah Jones’ brilliant play and her unbelievable, undeniable talent as an artist, as an actor. I signed on to support her incredible talent,” she began her statement.
    She explained her decision to exit the project, “I have so much love for her as a human being. But I am not in an emotional place to deal with the outrage by some around my participation in this project. So I have decided to pull out.”
    “To be clear I am no longer involved in any capacity in ‘Sell. Buy, Date.’,” she stressed, citing her mental health as her priority, “I have to take care of my mental, physical and emotional health, This is all I have to say on the matter.”

    Laverne Cox announced her exit from ‘Sell/Buy/Date’.

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    Respecting Cox’s decision, Jones responded to the “TRANSform Me” co-host’s announcement. “I’m so grateful to you Laverne for coming on the journey with me thus far, and I’m looking forward to continuing my work on the film,” she wrote back to the actress, before asking “that everyone give Laverne her space while keeping an open mind about the project before judging it.”

    Sarah Jones responded to Cox’s tweet.
    Jones herself has addressed people’s concern about misinterpretation of sex workers in her upcoming movie. “As a Black feminist artist, I have always centered the stories of traditionally marginalized people, especially women and femmes struggling for liberation and self-determination. My sisters in the sex industry are no exception,” she said in her own statement. “I am committed to deep listening to folks with lived experience, not only in my interviews but also in those we hire behind the scenes.”

    She added in a statement to THR, “As I do with all my work, I’m approaching this documentary with compassion and in an attempt to understand the nuance and complexity of how sex work affects everybody, especially women of color. For too long, BIPOC women have had our narratives controlled by others. Thanks to this new moment, I have the opportunity to finally share mine.”
    She went on assuring, “I am committed to making this an inclusive, respectful documentary about my personal experience as a Black woman, informed by various voices of people with lived experience around this topic. As a feminist who cares deeply about the wellbeing and freedom of ALL people, I am looking forward to sharing my story in the creative way I know how. I hope those who have never lived in my shoes allow me the chance to express my own experience as a Black woman.”
    “Sell/Buy/Date” is billed as a documentary that will tackle the themes of “inequality (criminal justice, race, sexism, poverty) through the lens of the debate around the sex industry. The documentary asks the question, ‘Is sex work exploitative or empowering?’ ”

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    Raven Goodwin Celebrates Hattie McDaniel in Casting Announcement for New Biopic

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    ‘Behind the Smile’ will detail the racism and racial challenges the ‘Gone With the Wind’ icon, who made history by becoming the first African-American ever to win an Oscar, had to face in Hollywood.

    Jan 8, 2021
    AceShowbiz – “Snatched” star Raven Goodwin is bringing trailblazing actress Hattie McDaniel, the first African-American ever to win an Oscar, back to life for a new biopic.
    The “Gone With the Wind” icon’s inspiring life story is the subject of a new independent movie titled, “Behind the Smile”, and now Goodwin has been cast to portray her on film.
    The project, written by Gregory Blair, will detail the racism and racial challenges she had to face as a black actress in Hollywood in the 1930s and ’40s, and the backlash she endured from her own community for taking on stereotypical maid or slave roles onscreen, reports Deadline.
    Her role as housemaid Mammy in “Gone With the Wind” earned her the Best Supporting Actress Academy Award, but she was forced to sit separately from her co-stars at the ceremony due to segregation rules, while she was banned from attending the movie’s premiere as it was held at an all-white theatre in Atlanta, Georgia.

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    Celebrating the casting news in a statement about the biopic, Goodwin writes, “Hattie YOU did it. Because of your legacy, we are able to write and portray OURSELVES in whatever light we choose. I am forever honored. I look forward to bringing this important historical and relevant life story to the screen.”

    McDaniel, who died of breast cancer in 1952, was most recently played onscreen by Queen Latifah on the Ryan Murphy Netflix series, “Hollywood”.
    The project won’t be her first time portraying a real-life character on camera – Goodwin also co-starred with Latifah and Mary J. Blige in last year’s TV biopic “The Clark Sisters: First Ladies of Gospel”, chronicling the rise of sibling trio The Clark Sisters.

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    Mayim Bialik Stunned by Jim Parson's Offer to Lead His New Show

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    The ‘Big Bang Theory’ actress thought she was ‘very annoying’ so she was shocked when her former co-star reached out to her and asked her to play the lead role in ‘Call Me Kat’.

    Jan 8, 2021
    AceShowbiz – Mayim Bialik was stunned when her “The Big Bang Theory” co-star Jim Parsons offered her the lead in his new show “Call Me Kat” because she was convinced she was “very annoying” to work with.
    Parsons produces the comedy series, which is based on the British sitcom “Miranda”, and Bialik initially thought he was simply seeking her creative input on the project when he presented her with the script.
    “When Jim brought (the script) to me, I thought he was just asking my opinion because we were friends and we have a lot of similar tastes,” she recalled on the “Watch With Us” podcast. “I was like, ‘That sounds great. I totally think that’s a great idea!’ He was like, ‘No, Mayim. I’m telling you about this because I want you to play her (Kat).’ ”
    “I was totally shocked that Jim Parsons wanted to still work with me. I think I’m very annoying, but he apparently thinks I’m not as annoying as I think I am, because he wanted to work with me!”

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    “Call Me Kat” stars Mayim as a single woman who runs a cat cafe and she relished the opportunity to play a “real woman” on TV.
    “I love the opportunity to not be told, like, ‘Can you lose 20 pounds and just be like a better, skinnier version of yourself?’ I like just being myself,” she shared.
    “I don’t wear (figure-shaping underwear) Spanx. I’ve never had plastic surgery. I don’t dye my greys, like, this is a show about a woman who I hope other women and men will look at this and say like, ‘Oh, there’s women like that, and they can be funny, can be quirky.’ ”
    “Also, I get to play a woman who’s, like, occasionally vulgar and socially anxious and awkward, clumsy and fun. A multifaceted woman.”

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