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    Uma Thurman Recalls Shoving Robert De Niro in Unforgettable Audition During Early Career

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    The ‘Kill Bill’ actress talks about her experience of auditioning for a major role in ‘Mad Dog and Glory’ with the movie icon during her early career as a young star.
    Oct 11, 2020
    AceShowbiz – Uma Thurman once scooped a big film part because she was the only actress brave enough to “shove” her audition partner – movie legend Robert De Niro.
    The “Pulp Fiction” star was only 20 when she read for a part opposite “The Irishman” actor in the 1993 comedy/drama film “Mad Dog and Glory”, but she did something ballsy at the try-out, which really grabbed the casting director’s eye.
    “In the audition the character is trying to get through a door and he’s (De Niro) not letting her get through the door,” Uma explained during an appearance on “Live with Kelly and Ryan”.
    “So finally, I just shoved him. And that’s why I got the part – I was the only one who would shove him. (I thought,) ‘Gotta get through the door so get outta the way.’ Because no one would do that.”

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    Uma still can’t believe she was brave enough to get physical with the acting icon, because she felt “completely intimidated” by him, but the experience of making “Mad Dog and Glory” was one she’ll never forget.
    “He was… one of the most impactful people I worked with when I was really young,” she adds.
    And best of all, she has teamed up with the movie legend again in new movie “The War with Grandpa”.
    “I play his daughter,” the actress said. “He doesn’t want to be alone so she moves him in with their family and he takes over the room of his grandson – and that’s the war.”
    Thurman is much less scared of Robert these days, now she’s a movie star herself, adding, “It was wonderful to work with him again.”

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    Broadway Re-Opening Delayed Until May 2021

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    Due to the never-ending coronavirus crisis, the Great White Way has been forced to delay the reopening which was initially scheduled for January next year.
    Oct 11, 2020
    AceShowbiz – Broadway theatres will remain shuttered through 30 May, 2021.
    Officials from the Broadway League announced on Friday (09Oct20) a four-month extension beyond the most recent January re-opening date, forcing producers hoping for a spring opening to alter plans.
    “With nearly 97,000 workers who rely on Broadway for their livelihood and an annual economic impact of $14.8 billion to the city, our membership is committed to re-opening as soon as conditions permit us to do so,” said Charlotte St. Martin, President of the Broadway League. “We are working tirelessly with multiple partners on sustaining the industry once we raise our curtains again.”

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    Productions including “MJ”, “The Music Man”, “Flying Over Sunset”, “Caroline or Change”, “Plaza Suite”, “American Buffalo”, and “The Minutes” had all been aiming for spring openings on the Great White Way.
    There were 24 shows open and running on Broadway before the shutdown. Five more were in previews and three – “Frozen”, “Hangmen”, and “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?” – have already announced they will not return.
    Film and TV industries have also been struggling to adapt to post-coronavirus world since lockdown was first imposed earlier this year. Many projects were either pushed back or called off as the industry was brought to a standstill due to the worldwide pandemic.
    Hollywood movie moguls like Martin Scorsese, Clint Eastwood, James Cameron, Christopher Nolan, Judd Apatow, Jon Chu, Sofia Coppola, Alfonso Cuaron, Patty Jenkins, and Michael Bay recently signed an open letter pleading with the congress to help bail out cinemas hit by the crisis.

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    Most Dramatic 'Real Housewives' Exits

    Some Housewives are fired from the Bravo show over numerous scandals, while some ladies lose their spot on the show simply because the network deems them ‘boring.’
    Oct 11, 2020
    AceShowbiz – With its endless drama and controversy, “Real Housewives” franchise unsurprisingly sees its cast members come and go. While some exited the Bravo reality show amicably, most of them departed the TV series in dramatic circumstances.
    Some of the ladies exited the reality TV show after being embroiled in a long feud with fellow Housewives which made them decide that it’d be better to just leave the toxic environment. Some others were fired over numerous scandals, while some ladies lost their spot on the show simply because the network deemed them “boring.”
    There are some of the most dramatic exits in “Real Housewives” franchise history.

    1. Lisa Vanderpump
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    Lisa Vanderpump was one of the OG cast members of “The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” before she decided to leave the show prior to season 10. The British restaurateur’s decision arrived following infamous PuppyGate. The scandal saw her being accused of leaking information about a dog that Dorit Kemsley, who later gave the pooch away to a new family, adopted from Vanderpump Dogs to make herself look good.
    Of her departure, Lisa, who skipped season 9 reunion, said at the 7th annual “Real to Reel: Portrayals and Perceptions of LGBTs in Hollywood” event, where she was honored with the Legacy Award, on June 6, 2019, “It’s a poignant moment for me, having been through the demise of ‘Housewives.’ Just to be here tonight is a feel-good factor.” She added, “The last year was a very negative year for me. … I just had a horrible time with the show and the women. It was a very sad time in my life and it wasn’t made any better. I just decided to walk away.”

    2. NeNe Leakes
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    NeNe Leakes is among the latest Housewives to announce their exit from the franchise. Although rumors of her exit from “The Real Housewives of Atlanta” ahead of season 13. have been circulating around before she actually confirmed it, it doesn’t make her departure any less shocking given the fact that she’s an OG cast member. NeNe shared that her surprising exit came after “an extremely, extremely long, exhausting, tiring, emotional negotiation” with Bravo.
    In an October interview, the 52-year-old, who previously exited season 7 before making a grand return in season 10, claimed that she “did not think the offer was a fair offer.” She also accused Bravo of forcing her out of the series. Of her exit, a spokesperson for Bravo said, “We wish NeNe all the best in her future endeavours and thank her for sharing her journey for over a decade with the fans of ‘The Real Housewives of Atlanta’. She’s been instrumental since the start and will truly be missed.”

    3. Jill Zarin
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    Jill Zarin’s exit from “The Real Housewives of New York City” wasn’t only a huge shock for fans but also for herself. Just weeks before season 5 of the show was set to begin filming back in 2011, Bravo decided to fire her alongside fellow Housewives Kelly Bensimon, Alex McCord and Cindy Barshop. Calling the call “jolting,” the Zarin Fabrics owner told “Good Morning America”, “It didn’t feel good. Nobody likes to not be asked back to the party.”
    Jill, however, claimed during her appearance on Vicki Gunvalson’s “Whoop it Up With Vicki” podcast that she sent “an email out to all the people I was friends with and the producers” and that she had “buyer’s remorse” and regretted not retracting it as soon as possible. “I figured, you know what? They’re not gonna listen to me anyway, they’re gonna do what they wanna do. [And then] three weeks later I got fired. Even though I quit, I didn’t like getting fired at all,” she explained.

    4. LeeAnne Locken
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    LeeAnne Locken shocking announced her departure from “The Real Housewives of Dallas” in February after starring for four seasons on the show. The 52-year-old’s decision arrived following a particularly rough season which featured her drama-filled wedding and racism controversy. She landed in hot water after making offensive comments about co-star Kary Brittingham, who she repeatedly called “Mexican” and “chirpy Mexican” during nasty verbal tirades.
    During reunion, LeeAnne admitted that it was a mistake but she argued that everyone in Texas said that, a claim which other ladies denied. She also said that the reason why she never personally apologized to Kary was because the producers told her not to reach out to Kary, but EP Andy Cohen said that it wasn’t true. While LeeAnne’s statement about her exit made it seem like she walked away voluntarily, fans believed that she was actually fired from the show.

    5. Teddi Mellencamp
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    Joining the list of Housewives who exit “Real Housewives” franchise this year is Teddi Mellencamp. Fans appeared to see her departure from “The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” coming as they had been calling for her departure after she rubbed them the wrong way with her involvement in Lisa Vanderpump’s infamous PuppyGate. She continued to be in the bad side of the viewers as she appeared to be pressing the drama between Denise Richards and Brandi Glanville.
    Additionally, she received a huge backlash as she was accused of running a “scam starvation company,” All In By Teddi. A number of clients claimed that Teddi’s weight loss strategies were harmful and even might inadvertently promote disordered eating. Meanwhile, a source claimed that Bravo axed her from “RHOBH” because she was “boring and stale.” Confirming her exit, Teddi said in an Instagram video in September, “That being said, I’m really looking forward to the future and being able to focus on my family, my friends, all in. I really feel like I have some exciting things ahead.”

    6. Camille Grammer
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    Camille Grammer confirmed her exit from “The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” in August 2019 and put the blame on former co-star Kyle Richards. In a Twitter post, the 50-year-old shared with her followers that she “wasn’t asked back” to the show after season 9 because “it was up to Kyle.” Camille then claimed that she didn’t plan to come back to the show due to “awful experience.”
    Kyle, however, denied Camille’s allegations, saying, “I never even had an issue with Camille, I don’t know where that came from.” Fellow Housewife Tamra Judge also weighed in on their drama, calling Camille’s claims “bulls**t.” She wrote in a now-deleted Instagram comment, “It doesn’t work like that. We have [the] same production company and that’s not that story I heard. When you’re not friends with any of the cast they have no other choice but to let you go. No cast member has the power to fire someone.”

    7. Denise Richards
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    Following Lisa Vanderpump’s exit from “The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills”, the show heavily centered on Denise Richards in season 10. However, it wasn’t really giving her a good spotlight as Brandi Glanville claimed that they hooked up although Denise is still married to Aaron Phypers. Brandi also accused Denise of talking about other Housewives behind their back.
    She vehemently denied the allegations, though her co-stars didn’t seem to buy her words. Prior to the announcement of her exit, Denise argued with and was collectively attacked by other cast members in season 10 reunion. She also accused Andy Cohen of trying to portray her as a villain, prompting her to abruptly walk out of the virtual event.

    8. Kim Zolciak-Biermann
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    Kim Zolciak’s 2012 exit from “The Real Housewives of Atlanta” was far from graceful. Fans would still remember when Kim, who was pregnant at the time, left the show halfway through season 5. In addition to the dramatic timing, she decided to exit the show after getting into a fight with Bravo the cast and producers midseason.
    The spat started after co-star Cynthia Bailey invited the women to Anguilla to witness her vow, but because she was seven months pregnant, Kim couldn’t go. She felt the ladies attacked her for that which led her to have a “total blowout” with both cast and producers. “I felt like the whole table was coming at me and I was feeling so upset and stressed that I just got up and said ‘I’m done,’ ” she said in an interview at the time.

    9. Adrienne Maloof
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    Adrienne Maloof surprised everyone when she was a no-show at season 3 reunion. She insisted that she left the Bravo show willingly, but rumors said that she was fired by the network. She then took to her Twitter account to address the matter.
    “To my loyal fans . . . It was time to exit RHOBH. The show served as a wonderful platform, stay tuned! xoxoA’ she wrote. “The show served as a wonderful platform for all the amazing projects that I have in the works.I am forever grateful to my fans, thank you for your support, and stay tuned! xoxo.”

    10. Phaedra Parks
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    Phaedra Parks probaby has the most dramatic exit in the show’s history. Back in 2017, the “Real Housewives of Atlanta” star was fired after season 6 for spreading horrible false rumors about Kandi Burruss and Todd Tucker. She accused Kandi and her then-husband tried to date rape cast member Porsha Williams. She admitted the mistake during season reunion finale which saw Porsha and Kandi both breaking down in tears and storming out of the studio.
    “She and I, it had escalated over the years, but to repeat and say I would drug somebody, it’s just a multiple level to that,” Kandi said. “‘She, as someone who knows me, knows I don’t do drugs… but then as an attorney, why would you repeat that someone drugged somebody? You should understand that drugging somebody while they’re drinking and taking them home is rape. Y’all accused me of being a f***ing rapist.”

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    Angelina Jolie and Christoph Waltz to Play Former Couple in 'Every Note Played'

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    The ‘Maleficent’ actress and the ‘Inglourious Basterds’ actor are set to portray exes in a new music drama based on a 2018 book by ‘Still Alice’ author Lisa Genova.
    Oct 11, 2020
    AceShowbiz – Angelina Jolie and Christoph Waltz are preparing to portray exes in a new music drama.
    “Every Note Played”, based on “Still Alice” author Lisa Genova’s 2018 book of the same name, will star “Inglourious Basterds” actor Waltz as an accomplished concert pianist whose battle with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) gradually costs him his career and independence, prompting his ex-wife, played by Jolie, to reluctantly step in as his caregiver.
    “Grey Gardens” filmmaker Michael Sucsy will direct from a screenplay by Monet Clayton and David Mandell, and the movie will be backed by bosses at STXfilms Motion Picture Group.

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    In a statement issued to Variety, STXfilms chairman Adam Fogelson says, “We’re thrilled to be bringing this exceptional filmmaking team together for this emotional, powerful, and ultimately uplifting story.”
    It’s the latest of Genova’s works to be turned into a Hollywood film – Julianne Moore won the Best Actress Oscar for her performance as a linguistics professor diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer’s disease in 2014 drama “Still Alice”.
    Angelina Jolie was last seen on the big screen in Disney’s “Maleficent: Mistress of Evil”. Her next film “Come Away” premiered at Sundance International Film Festival in January this year. The “Alice in Wonderland” and “Peter Pan” croosover is expected to launch in theaters before the end of the year.
    Her other upcoming projects include Disney’s “The One and Only Ivan”, Marvel’s “The Eternals”, and thriller “Those Who Wish Me Dead”.

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    Keira Knightley Pulls Out of 'The Essex Serpent' Six Weeks Before Start of Production

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    The ‘Atonement’ star was expected to take on the lead role in the TV adaptation, but has to withdraw from the project due to ‘family reasons’ amid coronavirus concerns.
    Oct 10, 2020
    AceShowbiz – Actress Keira Knightley has withdrawn from plans to star in a TV adaptation of “The Essex Serpent”, six weeks before it was set to move into production.
    The “Atonement” star was expected to take on the lead of Cora, a newly-widowed woman tackling local superstition in Victorian England on the period piece, but she has since had to “unfortunately pull out” of the Apple TV+ project for “family reasons” related to coronavirus concerns, amid rising COVID-19 cases in the U.K. and another potential lockdown.
    Knightley’s representative adds to the Daily Mail, “There wasn’t a comfortable scenario for Keira that could be put in place for an extended period of childcare required for the four-and-a-half-month production.”
    Knightley’s withdrawal from the series has put the project on “hiatus.” Costume designers, make-up artists and directors were reportedly shocked to be told the news earlier this week.

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    The Brit shares daughters Edie, five, and one-year-old Delilah with her husband, rocker James Righton.
    A new actress for the role has yet to be announced. Kiera would have been likely to receive a six-figure salary for taking part in this drama, according to industry insiders.
    Director Clio Barnard is taking charge of “The Essex Serpent” series, based on the critically-acclaimed 2016 book by Sarah Perry. Knightley was also set to be an executive producer of “The Essex Serpent”.
    Knigtley last starred in British comedy drama film “Misbehaviour”, which was released in March of this year.

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    Demi Lovato Credits 'Cruel Intentions' for Her Queer Awakening

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    The ‘Confident’ hitmaker discusses the moment she realized she wasn’t straight with ‘Queer Eye’ star Tan France when co-hosting Facebook Watch’s Coming Out 2020 virtual event.
    Oct 10, 2020
    AceShowbiz – Pop star Demi Lovato first realised she wasn’t straight after becoming aroused watching Sarah Michelle Gellar and Selma Blair’s lesbian lip-lock in “Cruel Intentions”.
    The “Confident” hitmaker admits she was a little too young to be viewing the racy 1999 teen drama, but it made her really think about her sexual orientation.
    Discussing the moment she recognised her feelings with “Queer Eye” star Tan France as they co-hosted Facebook Watch’s Coming Out 2020 virtual event on Friday, October 9, she said, “It was definitely when I was young and should not have been watching Cruel Intentions, but I did. It was that scene where they (Gellar and Blair) made out on the park lawn, and I was just like, ‘Oh, wait a minute, I really like that!’.”

    Demi, who first ‘came out’ as bisexual in 2017, also revealed how she had previously written tracks about same-sex romances, but fans just assumed she was singing about male love interests.

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    “There were times where I wrote songs about girls that my fans thought I wrote about a guy,” she shared, without giving examples of the tunes in question.
    “I’m surprised that some of them didn’t figure out that some of the songs were for certain people. I was sharing it with the world, yet I wasn’t being completely obvious with what I was talking about. Music was my safe space.”
    The Facebook Watch event was designed to celebrate Sunday’s National Coming Out Day.
    It marked Lovato’s first public appearance since breaking off her engagement to actor Max Ehrich.
    The former couple began dating in March and became engaged in July, after a whirlwind romance, but split in late September.

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    'The Stand' First Trailer Features a Glimpse at Stephen King's Iconic Apocalyptic Tale

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    Premiered at the show’s New York Comic Con virtual panel, the first official trailer of the CBS All Access show opens with a scene of the apocalyptic world where cars are left by the owners in the street.
    Oct 10, 2020
    AceShowbiz – CBS All Access has released the first official trailer for its upcoming series “The Stand”. The TV adaptation of Stephen King’s horror novel of the same name further offers a glimpse at the iconic tale of light vs. darkness in a post-plague world.
    Premiered during the show’s New York Comic Con virtual panel, the video opens with a scene of the apocalyptic world where cars were left by the owners in the street. Someone then finds a corpse in what seems like a tunnel. One of the characters is later seen reading an article in a newspaper which talks about “the end” of the world.
    Whoopi Goldberg’s 108-year-old Mother Abigail then makes an appearance. The fate of humanity’s salvation rests with her. Elsewhere in the trailer, Alexander Skarsgard’s character Randall Flagg comes out a nefarious force of nature while sporting a sinister smile and a denim jacket.
    Also featured in the trailer is Frannie Goldsmith, played by Odessa Young, who looks frightened in the middle of a cornfield. James Marsden’s Stu Redman, meanwhile, is addressing a crowd of people as he talks about the “uncertain times” they are all in.

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    “The Stand” is based on Stephen’s 1978 novel of the same name. It centers on the survivors of a plague who are caught in a battle between good and evil. They are split into two camps: those who follow the 108-year-old Mother Abagail, and those who align with Randall Flagg, the Dark Man.
    The cast also includes Jovan Adepo as Larry Underwood, Amber Heard as Nadine Cross, Owen Teague as Harold Lauder, Henry Zaga as Nick Andros, Brad William Henke as Tom Cullen and Irene Bedard as Ray Bretner.
    Written by Josh Boone and Ben Cavell, the apocalyptic series is executive produced by Taylor Elmore, Will Weiske, Jimmy Miller, Roy Lee and Richard P. Rubinstein. Meanwhile, Jake Braver, Jill Killington, Owen King, Knate Lee and Stephen Welke produce.
    “The Stand” is scheduled to premiere on CBS All Access on December 17.

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    'Come Away' Trailer: Is Angelina Jolie the White Queen in Peter Pan and Alice Crossover Film?

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    The ‘Maleficent: Mistress of Evil’ star leads the cast of the fantasy film that depicts two beloved characters from ‘Peter Pan’ and ‘Alice in Wonderland’ as siblings.
    Oct 10, 2020
    AceShowbiz – The first trailer for fantasy movie “Come Away” is here for viewing pleasure. Led by Angelina Jolie in the cast, the movie depicts two beloved characters from “Peter Pan” and “Alice in Wonderland” as siblings with Jolie and David Oyelowo as their parents, Rose and Jack Littleton.
    Their idyllic life is threatened to end when a financial crisis hits the family and Eleanor Morrow (Anna Chancellor), who seems to be the movie’s iteration of Red Queen, tries to separate Alice from her family. Determined to keep their family together, Peter and Alice embark on an adventure that will be the beginning of their own stories in “Peter Pan” and “Alice in Wonderland”.
    The trailer includes a reference to the popular character Tinkerbell as Rose introduces the fictional fairy to her son. While Jolie is mostly seen playing her mother role to Alice and Peter, she’s later seen transforming into what looks like the White Queen from the “Alice in Wonderland” tale.

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    “In this imaginative origin story of two of the most beloved characters in literature – Peter Pan and Alice in Wonderland – eight-year-old Alice (Keira Chansa), her mischievous brother Peter (Jordan A. Nash) and their brilliant older sibling David (Reece Yates) let their imaginations run wild one blissful summer in the English countryside. Encouraged by their parents Jack and Rose, the kids’ make-believe tea parties, sword fights and pirate ship adventures come to an abrupt end when tragedy strikes. Peter, eager to prove himself a hero to his grief-stricken and financially-struggling parents, journeys with Alice to London, where they try to sell a treasured heirloom to the sinister pawnshop owner known as C.J. (David Gyasi). Returning home, Alice seeks temporary refuge in a wondrous rabbit hole while Peter permanently escapes reality by entering a magical realm as leader of the ‘Lost Boys’.”
    From “Brave” director Brenda Chapman, “Come Away” also stars Clarke Peters as Hatter, Gugu Mbatha-Raw as adult Alice, Michael Caine as Charlie, David Gyasi as Captain James and James Pavey as well as Rob Pavey as Tweedledum and Tweedledee.
    The adventure drama movie had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on January 24 and is set to be released in theaters and through On Demand platforms on November 13.

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