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    James Corden and Jimmy Kimmel Back to Hosting Talk Shows at Home Due to Spike in Covid-19 Cases

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    The ‘Late Late Show’ MC and the ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’ presenter kick off the New Year by hosting their TV shows at home due to rising coronavirus numbers.

    Jan 6, 2021
    AceShowbiz – James Corden and Jimmy Kimmel have started filming from home again due to the coronavirus pandemic.
    The talk show hosts – who present the “Late Late Show” and “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” respectively – have both shifted to remote production again due to restrictions in Los Angeles.
    Opening his programme on Monday night (04Jan21), Jimmy laughed, “Hi, I’m Jimmy, I’m the host of this house. Thanks for watching from your house. This is our first show of the new year. An exciting new year. 2021 is in, 2020 is out.”
    “I’ve been bubbling with enthusiasm, optimism. I’ve been ready for a return to normalcy. And here I am doing the show from my kitchen again. Because there’s a deadly virus, that seems to be living in LA now. It seems to have taken permanent residence here. I believe it lives across the street from me in Kendall Jenner’s old house.”
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    And James was also back in his own garage set at home, where he had broadcast a lot of his own show earlier in the pandemic during the summer.

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    He told viewers, “A very warm welcome back to my garage. That’s right, we’re back in lockdown for a few days. We’re going to be doing the show from my house until it’s safe to return.”
    “So, once again, I’m saying hello to my garage and goodbye to my pants. Remember when everyone was making sourdough bread? Do you remember that? Back when people had energy.”
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    Before the show aired, the official “Late Late Show” Twitter account assured fans they weren’t “experiencing deja vu” as its host returned to the familiar environment.
    The team tweeted, “No, you’re not experiencing deja vu. With Los Angeles back on lockdown, we’re once again taping the #LateLateShow in @JKCorden’s garage until it’s safe to return to our studio.”
    “So mask up, stay safe, and we’ll see you tonight at 12:37 on CBS.”

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    Elisabeth Shue Credits 'The Boys' Director for Convincing Her to Do 'Cobra Kai'

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    Having surprised ‘The Karate Kid’ fans with an appearance on season 3 of its spin-off series, the Ali Mills depicter recalls how Dan Trachtenberg convinced her to think about reprising the character.

    Jan 5, 2021
    AceShowbiz – “The Boys” director Dan Trachtenberg convinced Elisabeth Shue to reprise her character in Netflix’s “Karate Kid” spin-off series “Cobra Kai”, insisting he’d be “devastated” if she wasn’t part of the show.
    Shue, who portrayed Ali in 1984’s “Karate Kid”, stunned fans of the film and its updated series when she appeared in two episodes of the streaming hit’s third season, which launched on Friday, January 1, and she admits she wasn’t even thinking about returning to the screen as the character until she started filming Amazon show “The Boys” with Trachtenberg.

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    “To be honest, I really hadn’t thought about being on Cobra Kai,” she tells Entertainment Weekly. “When I showed up on the set for the first day, Dan came right over and said, ‘You’re doing Cobra Kai, right?’ I was like, ‘What? I don’t know… Do you think that’s a good idea?’ ”
    “He goes, ‘Is that a good idea? You have to be on Cobra Kai!’ I said, ‘Why, why do you care so much?’ He said, ‘You have no idea how important The Karate Kid is in my life’. He told me what a great movie it is and how much he loved Cobra Kai, and that it would just be devastating… for the fans and for the memory of The Karate Kid if I wasn’t (on the show).”
    “I was like, ‘Whoa! OK!’ It was just very sweet, and it made me think, ‘Oh, I haven’t really investigated this’. Then I sat down with the three producers and writers who created it… and they were so lovely and similar to Dan – super Karate Kid fans. They really wanted to wait and have Ali come back this season, primarily I guess because it’s a reunion season. I said, ‘I’ll do whatever you need’.”

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    'Jeopardy!' Boss Calls Alex Trebek 'Absolute Warrior' for Filming His Final Episodes

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    Nearly two months after the TV game show host passed away from cancer, executive producer Mike Richards reveals that his late colleague was ‘in enormous pain’ when taping what now would be his last episodes.

    Jan 5, 2021
    AceShowbiz – ‘Jeopardy!’ boss has expressed adoration at Alex Trebek’s dedication to the show during his battle with pancreatic cancer. Nearly two months after the TV game show host passed away, executive producer Mike Richards described his late colleague as an “absolute warrior” for filming his final episodes amid his illness.
    “He was an absolute warrior and what he was able to do by getting himself back to the set to tape those final episodes,” Mike said of Alex during his virtual appearance on “Today” show on Monday, January 4. “We didn’t know it was going to be his final episodes and neither did he. But it was herculean. He was in enormous pain.”
    Mike revealed to co-hosts Savannah Guthrie and Hoda Kotb that Alex made a return to the set just around one week before he died. “He was, you know, 10 days away from passing away and you will not sense any of that in these episodes. He is strong. He sounds great. He’s funny and he’s amazing,” he gushed.
    “I think a normal person would have said I’m not going to show up a year and a half before those final episodes,” he claimed. “I mean, he was getting chemotherapy once a week. So, I think there was a level of professionalism. I think he really understood the importance of the show and what it meant to people, and to make what I have always said, he made being smart cool.”

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    Mike also mentioned that Alex insisted on shooting what would now be his last episodes on the show. “The week before we taped those episodes, he was in the hospital. This man was unbelievable. He calls me and he said, ‘Mike, I’m going to be fine. I’ll be in to tape. I was able to eat Jello today,’ ” he explained.
    “I went, ‘Alex, that’s great, but that doesn’t mean you’re going to be ready to host five episodes of a game show,’ which is an enormous amount of effort,” he continued recalling. “And he said, ‘Do not cancel. I will be there.’ ”
    Mike additionally divulged that Alex shared some powerful messages in one of his last episodes. “He comes out and gives this absolutely amazing speech about the tough times that we’re in and the importance of us as a country, as a community, humanity, coming together and being there for each other,” he said.

    “Usually in his monologue, he would come out, give a statement and then go to the categories,” he went on. “There’s not very many people in the studio because of COVID and we all burst into applause. You don’t see it on camera, but as he’s going to the categories, he sees us start to applaud and he kinda looks at us [like] ‘What are you guys doing?’ and we were so moved that we had to applaud.”

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    Vanessa Kirby Recalls Crying Her Eyes Out Watching Live Birth for 'Pieces of a Woman' Preparation

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    Having to portray a woman left grief stricken by her stillborn baby, the young Princess Margaret of ‘The Crown’ reveals she was given a chance to sit in on a birthing experience at Whittington Hospital.

    Jan 5, 2021
    AceShowbiz – Actress Vanessa Kirby was so in awe of the process of childbirth she held her breath as she observed a woman in labour as research for her new movie.
    In “Pieces of a Woman”, Vanessa portrays Martha, who is left grief stricken after her baby is stillborn, and she felt daunted by her first scenes, which depicted her character giving birth.
    As “The Crown” star has never had children of her own, the actress contacted officials at London’s Whittington Hospital and asked if she could sit in on a birthing experience – and was stunned when an expectant mother agreed.
    “I walked in in my scrubs. We had asked permission and unbelievably she said yes. Not sure I would. Some random actress in there…,” Vanessa remarked to The Sunday Times Culture magazine.
    “Anyway, I sat next to her on the bed and vaguely waved. I was in awe. Her mother was there too. I hardly breathed for six hours.”

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    Asked if she offered encouragement, Vanessa exclaimed, “No! Can you imagine? ‘Go on, girl!’ No, I was silent. It was a greater achievement than I’ve seen anybody do. There were forceps.”
    “At one point she looked at me. Halfway through a difficult contraction. I blew her a kiss. Why? So embarrassing.”
    Although she didn’t know the family, Vanessa found the experience of watching the mum welcome her son very moving.
    “When he was actually born, the nurses brought me round to see him come out. I was crying my eyes out,” she recalled. “All colour came back to the mother. It was holy. And then I was introduced, and they went, ‘Oh God, Princess Margaret!'”
    Vanessa portrayed a young Princess Margaret in the first two seasons of Netflix’s royal drama “The Crown”.

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    Patty Jenkins Gets Candid About Warner Bros.'s Initial Mistrust Over Her 'Wonder Woman' Vision

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    When addressing her internal war with the studio over the blockbuster movie, the ‘Wonder Woman 1984’ director admits they just wanted her to be a symbol of empowerment without any power.

    Jan 5, 2021
    AceShowbiz – Patty Jenkins battled with Warner Bros. bosses over her vision for “Wonder Woman”, because they just wanted a female to direct the blockbuster.
    The filmmaker reveals studio chiefs didn’t even want to read her script for the hit film and initially refused to take her suggestions seriously until she made it clear she wasn’t just going to be a symbol of empowerment without any power.
    “They wanted to hire me like a beard,” she said on Marc Maron’s “WTF” podcast. “They wanted me to walk around on set as a woman, but it was their story and their vision.”
    “They didn’t even want to read my script. There was such mistrust of a different way of doing things and a different point of view… When I first joined ‘Wonder Woman’, it was like, ‘Uh, yeah, OK, but let’s do it this other way’. But I was like, ‘Women don’t want to see that. Her being harsh and tough and cutting people’s heads off… I’m a Wonder Woman fan, that’s not what we’re looking for!’ ”

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    But she can understand why some executives were nervous about “Wonder Woman”, “They were all freaked out by all the female superhero films that had failed, the smaller ones that had failed, and also Christopher Nolan was making the ‘Dark Knight’ thing, so I think they were just trying to figure out what they were doing with DC at that time,” she added.
    “During that period of time, there were so many scripts and I could see the writing on the wall. This was an internal war on every level about what ‘Wonder Woman’ should be.”
    The film went on to become a huge hit for the studio, breaking records around the world, and Jenkins’ sequel, which was released on Christmas Day (December 25), has also been acclaimed. She is now working on a third film with “Wonder Woman” star Gal Gadot.

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    Report: Michael Keaton to Return as Batman for DCEU Films

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    NY Times writer Brooks Barnes confirms that the star of Tim Burton’s 1989 movie ‘Batman’ is going to replace Ben Affleck in future films of a non-Batman-centric saga.

    Jan 5, 2021
    AceShowbiz – Michael Keaton, not Ben Affleck, is going to be the main Batman of DCEU going forward, according to reports. Words are the 69-year-old actor is going to be wearing the cowl again for future films in a non-Batman-centric saga, after Affleck dropped out of the franchise in 2019.
    In a recent interview with Warner Bros. chief Walter Hamada, New York Times stated that “Warner Bros. will have two different film sagas involving Batman – played by two different actors – running at the same time.” One of them is starring Robert Pattinson.
    When asked to confirm if he meant a new actor will play Batman in the second franchise, writer Brooks Barnes replied on Twitter that he was referring to Keaton.

    NY writer Brooks Barnes confirmed Michael Keaton would return as Batman in DCEU films.

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    This, however, doesn’t necessarily mean that Affleck is forever out of the DCEU. In the same article, Barnes reported that both the “Justice League” star as well as Keaton will be appearing in The Flash stand-alone film, which is set for release in theaters in 2022. The upcoming movie “will link the two universes and feature two Batmans, with Mr. Affleck returning as one and Michael Keaton returning as the other,” so he wrote.
    As reported back in July 2020, Affleck has signed a deal with Warner Bros. to re-team up with the filmmaker in the latter’s future projects that are backed up by HBO Max, AT&T and WarnerMedia. It’s not specified what these projects are, but it’s said that they can range from cameos, miniseries and full-length feature films through HBO Max.
    Affleck starred as the Caped Crusader in “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice” (2016) and “Justice League” (2017). He additionally made a cameo appearance as the character in “Suicide Squad” (2016). He was going to star in a standalone Batman film with him at the helm. After stepping down from the directing duty in 2017, he bid farewell to the character in January 2019, with Pattinson being tapped to take on the lead role in “The Batman”, which is directed by Matt Reeves.
    As for Keaton, he earned critical acclaim for his dramatic portrayal of the Gotham hero in Tim Burton’s “Batman” (1989) and “Batman Returns” (1992). He has since branched out to a superhero film from rival studio Marvel, starring as the villain Vulture in 2017’s “Spider-Man: Homecoming”.

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    'The Bachelor' Premiere Recap: Matt James Meets the Ladies for the First Time in Overwhelming Night

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    In the first episode of season 25, Matt is bonding with the ladies as he is having a rather intimate moment with one of the women who will be competing with each other for his heart.

    Jan 5, 2021
    AceShowbiz – “The Bachelor” season 25 featuring new Bachelor Matt James kicked off on Monday, January 4 on ABC. In the first episode of his season, the 28-year-old real estate worker met the ladies before going to his first overwhelming rose ceremony at the end of the outing that night.
    The women included professional ballerina Alicia. She was followed by client financial manager Abigail, who is deaf, attorney Kristin, pharmacist Magi and copywriter Anna who works at a bar at night. Also among the women who competed for Matt’s heart were broadcast journalist Sarah and corporate attorney Lauren.
    Matt admitted to host Chris Harrison that he felt extremely nervous about meeting the women, one of whom would potentially be his life partner. He said he was also pressured to be the first black bachelor, adding that it was hard to please everyone.

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    Later, the first limo with Rachael, Sarah, Jessenia, Chelsea and Mari inside arrived. Meanwhile, the second limo had Magi, Carolyn, Sydney, Kristin and Anna. Following it up was a pickup truck with Khaylah, Serena C., Serena P., Alicia, Alana and Saneh inside. Abigail, Corrinne, Marylynn, Emani, Lauren and Pieper. A pizza car then pulled up and MJ, Katie, Amber, Kimberly, Casandra, Illeana, Kit and Victoria got off the car.
    Matt, who is raised in a Christian family with a white mom and a black dad, started things off by asking the women to bow their heards for a prayer. He seemed stiff around them and lost his mind when he saw a vibrator. However, he quickly had fun with the women while having great conversations, playing chess and bowling.
    Ahead of the first impression rose, the mood immediately shifted. Victoria approached Matt for a one-on-one talk, so did Bri. Abigail also sat down with Matt to have a chit-chat before he leaned in for a kiss. Both Katie and Victoria expected the first impression rose but the special rose went to Abigail.
    Later during the first Rose Ceremony, Matt told the ladies that he had an amazing night with them. He presented the roses to Bri, Rachael, Chelsea, Sarah, MJ, Serena P., Khaylah, Kristin, Magi, Pieper, Mari, IIIeana, Kit, Jessenia, Kaili, Marylynn, Serena C., Lauren, Sydney, Katie, Alana, Anna and Victoria. Unfortunately, Alicia, Amber, Carolyn, Cassandra, Corrine, Emani, Kimberly and Saneh were sent home.

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    Sia Admits Maddie Ziegler Casting as Autistic Teen in Her Movie Is 'Actually Nepotism'

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    The ‘Cheap Thrills’ hitmaker continues to defend the casting of the ‘Dance Moms’ star to play an autistic teen in new movie ‘Music’ despite the girl not being autistic herself.

    Jan 5, 2021
    AceShowbiz – Sia has once again defended her casting of Maddie Ziegler in her film “Music”, hailing the move “nepotism.”
    The “Cheap Thrills” hitmaker recently faced controversy because of the casting of her frequent collaborator as an autistic girl (Music) who moves in with her newly-sober half-sibling Zu (Kate Hudson) – despite the fact the 18-year-old star isn’t autistic herself.
    And after passionately defending the casting on Twitter, Sia once again opened up about the controversy during an interview on Australia’s The Sunday Project, explaining, “I realised it wasn’t ableism. I mean, it is ableism I guess as well, but it’s actually nepotism because I can’t do a project without her. I don’t want to. I wouldn’t make art if it didn’t include her.”

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    Maddie – who has starred in many of Sia’s music videos, including the promos for “Elastic Heart” and “Chandelier” – feared people would think she was “making fun” of autistic people.
    “I bold-facedly said, ‘I won’t let that happen,’ ” Sia insisted, but added that she’s come to realise she cannot “protect” Maddie from criticism.
    “Last week, I realised I couldn’t really protect her from that, which I thought I could. We sent it off to the Child Mind Institute and she received 100 per cent as performance accuracy. I realise that there are some things I can’t protect her from as much as I try,” Sia sighed.
    The movie originally starred Shia LaBeouf who co-starred with Maddie Ziegler in Sia’s “Elastic Heart” music video, but the “Honey Boy” actor was ditched by the singer following abuse allegations made by former girlfriend FKA twigs.

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