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    Luke Bracey to Channel Jerry Schilling in Baz Luhrmann's Elvis Presley Biopic

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    The forthcoming project about the ‘Suspicious Minds’ hitmaker, which is set to resume filming in Australia after COVID-19 shutdown, has Austin Butler and Tom Hanks in the cast ensemble.
    Sep 12, 2020
    AceShowbiz – Actor Luke Bracey is heading to Australia to join the cast of Baz Luhrmann’s Elvis Presley biopic as the rock legend’s best friend, Jerry Schilling.
    Austin Butler is portraying The King in the forthcoming project, with Tom Hanks set to play his manager Colonel Tom Parker, and now “Hacksaw Ridge” star Bracey has been added to the line-up, reports Variety.
    Schilling became one of the “Suspicious Minds” hitmaker’s closest friends after playing American football together as kids, and he was a fixture in his entourage before becoming a music manager for a variety of acts, including The Beach Boys, Jerry Lee Lewis and even Elvis’ daughter, singer Lisa Marie Presley, later in life.
    Alex Pettyfer previously portrayed Schilling in 2016’s movie “Elvis & Nixon”.
    Also featured in Luhrmann’s first feature film since 2013’s “The Great Gatsby” are Maggie Gyllenhaal and Rufus Sewell, who have been cast as Elvis’ parents, Gladys and Vernon.
    Pre-production in Queensland, Australia had to be paused back in March when Hanks and his wife, actress/singer Rita Wilson, contracted COVID-19 as the pandemic shut down the global entertainment industry for months.
    Cast and crew are now set to kick off filming on September 23.

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    Halle Berry Secures $20 Million Deal for Directorial Debut 'Bruised'

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    Netflix signs the lucrative contract to secure the global rights to distribute the Oscar winner’s movie on the eve of its premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival in Canada.
    Sep 12, 2020
    AceShowbiz – Halle Berry has been left “speechless” after scoring a $20 million (£15.6 million) deal with Netflix chiefs to distribute her directorial debut, “Bruised”.
    The actress both stars in and directs the new drama, in which she portrays an embattled mixed martial arts fighter seeking redemption, and on the eve of its premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival in Canada on Saturday (September 12), Netflix bosses signed a lucrative contract to secure the global rights to the movie, which is screening as a work-in-progress, according to Deadline.
    Taking to social media after the news emerged on Friday, Berry tweeted, “I am speechless. Thank you @netflix for believing in my vision, cannot wait for y’all to finally see #BruisedTheMovie.”

    Halle Berry reacted to her $20 million deal with Netflix for ‘Bruised’.
    The Oscar winner recently revealed how she pushed through the pain of two broken ribs sustained on set to complete filming so as not to delay the production.
    “I didn’t want to stop because I had prepared for so long,” she told Variety. “We had rehearsed; we were ready. So my mind, my director’s mind, was just – keep going. And I compartmentalised that, and I just kept going: ‘I’m not going to stop. I’ve come too far. I’m going to act as if this isn’t hurting. I’m going to will myself through it.’ And so we did.”

    An official release date for “Bruised” has yet to be set.

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    Chris Hemsworth Denies Rumors About His Retirement After 'Thor: Love and Thunder'

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    The God of Thunder depicter assures fans that he will not leave the Marvel Cinematic Universe anytime soon, saying that he’s excited to star in the upcoming Taika Waititi-directed movie.
    Sep 12, 2020
    AceShowbiz – Chris Hemsworth is not ready to leave the Marvel Cinematic Universe just yet. Responding to the swirling rumors that he has planned retirement after completing “Thor: Love and Thunder”, the actor best known for his portrayal of the God of Thunder set the record straight on his future with the blockbuster film franchise.
    The 37-year-old actor opened up about the matter in an interview with Poland’s Elle Man magazine, which was published on Friday, September 11. Asked about the truth behind the rumors of him leaving, he stated, “I am not going into any retirement period. Thor is way too young for that. He’s only 1,500 years old! It is definitely not a film that I say goodbye to this brand. At least I hope so.”
    During the chat, the husband of Elsa Pataky also confessed that he is looking forward to the filming of the fourth “Thor” film after reading the script. “After reading the script, I can say that I am very excited,” he stated. “For sure there will be a lot of love and a lot of lightning in this production. I’m glad that after all that happened in ‘Avengers: Endgame,’ I’m still part of the Marvel Universe and we can continue the story of Thor.”
    The father of three also claimed that the screenplay of the fourth film is better than the previous sequel, “Thor: Ragnarok”. He teased, “Of course, I can’t tell you anything about the plot, but to satisfy your curiosity, I’ll say that I had a lot more fun reading the script than on ‘Thor: Ragnarok’, and that proves something, because this movie was brilliant.”
    Directed by Taika Waititi, “Thor: Love and Thunder” is eyeing a February 2022 release. This upcoming project will see the return of Natalie Portman as Jane Foster, and has Tessa Thompson and Christian Bale in the cast ensemble. There is no official word on when the filming will start. Many, however, believed that pre-production has been kicked off after Natalie was spotted taking a trip to Australia.

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    Khloe Kardashian Cries Non-Stop Over 'KUWTK' Ending, Kris Jenner Says

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    The ‘Revenge Body with Khloe Kardashian’ host allegedly ‘is the one who is taking it the hardest and hasn’t stopped crying’ since it is announced that their reality TV show will end in 2021.
    Sep 12, 2020
    AceShowbiz – Khloe Kardashian seemingly can’t really accept the fact that “Keeping Up with the Kardashians” will come to an end in 2021. In a new interview, Kris Jenner reveals to Ryan Seacrest that Khloe “hasn’t stopped crying” since they announced the news.
    “We had to tell the crew yesterday, so we were all crying,” she shared with the “American Idol” host during her appearance on Ryan’s “On Air With Ryan Seacrest”. “[Khloe] is the one who is taking it the hardest and hasn’t stopped crying since we announced. She’s been so sweet and emotional about it.”
    Kris, however, noted that the show’s cancellation wasn’t the end of everything. “There is so much more life to live and we’re going to have the best time doing what we do,” she added. “It’s been a hard decision, I’m not going to lie, it’s been very emotional.”
    Although their long-running reality show is set to end soon, the Kardashian-Jenner family has found a plan to continue to dominate screens as they plan to launch a media company. According to the New York Post’s gossip column Page Six, the stars, including Kris and siblings Kim Kardashian, Khloe and Kourtney Kardashian, could land a big streaming deal within a year.
    “There’s more money in streaming. And it’s global,” said a source, hinting they have their eyes on either Netflix, Apple or Amazon. In addition to shopping past seasons of the show, an insider close to the family claimed they’re even mulling starting “their own media company” in the near future though they allegedly focused on “taking some time off” prior to jumping to another project.
    Kim announced the end of an era via Instagram on Tuesday, September 8, revealing the show, which debuted on E! in 2007, will shut down after two more seasons. Addressing fans, Kim said, “It is with heavy hearts that we’ve made the difficult decision as a family to say goodbye to ‘Keeping Up With the Kardashians’.”
    The SKIMS founder also thanked producer Ryan and his E! team for “documenting our lives.” She wrote, “Our last season will air early next year in 2021. Without ‘Keeping Up With the Kardashians’, I wouldn’t be where I am today. I am so incredibly grateful to everyone who has watched and supported me and my family these past 14 incredible years. This show made us who we are and I will be forever in debt to everyone who played a role in shaping our careers and changing our lives forever.”

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    TikTok Star Addison Rae to Lead 'She's All That' Gender-Flipping Remake

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    The highest-earning TikTok personality in 2020 will make her acting debut in ‘He’s All That’, which has ‘Freaky Friday’ helmer Mark Waters on board to serve as director.
    Sep 12, 2020
    AceShowbiz – Addison Rae of TikTok fame is branching out to the big screen. The popular social media personality is set to make her acting debut in “He’s All That”, the gender-flipping reboot of the 1999 teen classic “She’s All That”.
    The upcoming movie will re-imagine the original plot and be told from a teenage girl’s point of view. Rae is taking on the role of Freddie Prinze Jr.’s Zackary Siler, who in the original film boasts he could make any girl in school popular after being dumped by his girlfriend.
    The contemporary story will follow an influencer who decides to avenge herself by accepting a challenge to turn the school’s biggest loser into prom king after her boyfriend turns her into a laughing stock.
    The reboot has Mark Waters, the director behind young-adult films like “Mean Girls”, “Freaky Friday” and “Vampire Academy”, on board to serve behind the lens, with the script written by original screenwriter R. Lee Fleming. “She’s All That” producers Jennifer Gigbot and Andrew Panay, meanwhile, return to produce the upcoming film. Miramax, the studio that released the original movie, will produce the upcoming version as well.
    “This reboot is a welcomed step towards a new generation of Miramax storytelling, part of our greater strategy to leverage our existing library with fresh, re-imagined content in both film and TV,” said Miramax CEO Bill Block in a statement to Variety, which first reported the news.
    The original “She’s All That” was directed by Robert Iscove and starred Rachael Leigh Cook in the female lead role. The film received mixed reviews from critics, who praised the performances of the lead actors, but were critical of the script. It was one of the most popular teen films of the late 1990s.
    As for Rae, she has amassed 60 million followers on TikTok, making her the second-most followed person on the social media platform. The 19-year-old Lafayette native has moved to Los Angeles as her popularity skyrocketed. In August 2020, she was named as the highest-earning TikTok personality by Forbes.

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    'Father of the Bride' Director Hints at Special Reunion

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    Filmmaker Nancy Meyers sparks reunion rumors as she shares the movie poster on social media almost three decades after the Steve Martin comedy classic came out.
    Sep 12, 2020
    AceShowbiz – Director Nancy Meyers has teased a potential “Father of the Bride” reunion, almost 30 years after the first Steve Martin comedy classic.
    The funnyman starred as an overprotective dad struggling to come to terms with his daughter’s surprise engagement in the 1991 hit, a remake of the 1950 movie of the same name, which featured Diane Keaton as his onscreen wife and Kimberly Williams-Paisley making her big screen debut as the bride-to-be.
    A sequel followed in 1995, but now Meyers has hinted she’s working on regrouping the cast for a livestream special after sharing a promotional poster from the first movie on Instagram on Thursday (10Sep20).
    Alongside the image, which pictured Williams-Paisley planting a kiss on Martin’s cheek, the filmmaker wrote, “If he thought a wedding was a lot, how would he react to 2020? Coming soon to the phone in your hand!”

    She has yet to share any further details about the secretive new project, but fans are convinced a virtual reunion is in the works, after Meyers recently brought the stars of her 1998 hit “The Parent Trap” together online.
    Lindsay Lohan and Dennis Quaid were among the castmembers to regroup digitally in July (20), when the group reminisced about the family film favourite and honoured the memory of Lohan’s movie mum Natasha Richardson, who died of blunt force trauma after a skiing accident in 2009, aged 45.

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    Gabrielle Union: 'Bring It On' Sequel Is 'Absolutely Going to Happen'

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    The former ‘America’s Got Talent’ judge is confident that the upcoming sequel to her classic cheerleader movie is happening following her online reunion with co-star Kirsten Dunst.
    Sep 12, 2020
    AceShowbiz – Gabrielle Union has delighted “Bring It On” fans by promising that a sequel of the much-loved cheerleading movie is “absolutely going to happen.”
    The 47-year-old actress starred as Isis in the 2000 film, alongside Kirsten Dunst and Eliza Dushku, with rumours about a follow-up movie circling for the past few years.
    But as she appeared on “The Late Late Show with James Corden” earlier this week (end13Sep20), Gabrielle gave the strongest hint that a sequel is in the works, as she told the chat show host, “It’s absolutely going to happen, I think because we all got obsessed with Cheer on Netflix. And it kind of brought back the whole love of cheerleading. And we kind of want to see where these people would be 20 years later.”
    Five direct-to-video sequels were released off the back of the original “Bring It On” movie, with none of the follow-up instalments featuring the original cast.
    Gabrielle’s remarks come after “Bring It On” writer Jessica Bendinger told CinemaBlend’s ReelBlend podcast that she and the film’s director Peyton Reed have “really talked about” a follow-up film.
    “We really would love to do it. Would the stars align, is everyone available, all that. But yeah, Peyton and I, intermittently over the years, yes. And it goes from the absurd to the sublime with all the variations about where are they now?” she said.

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    Harry Styles Replaces Shia LaBeouf in Olivia Wilde's Thriller

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    The One Direction star has been signed on for the upcoming feature film ‘Don’t Worry, Darling’ to replace the original star who left the project due to scheduling conflicts.
    Sep 12, 2020
    AceShowbiz – Pop star Harry Styles is ramping up his acting career by replacing Shia LaBeouf in Olivia Wilde’s next directorial project.
    LaBeouf had been due to take on a leading role in the thriller “Don’t Worry, Darling”, but a scheduling conflict has forced him to bow out, and now One Direction hunk Styles has been tapped to fill the spot following his acting debut in Christopher Nolan’s World War Two epic “Dunkirk”.
    He joins a cast featuring Florence Pugh and Chris Pine while Wilde will pull double duty by also portraying a supporting character onscreen, reports Deadline.
    Few plot details have been released, but the New Line Cinema movie is set in an isolated community in the California desert in the 1950s.
    Production officials are hoping to begin filming this autumn (20) under strict coronavirus health and safety measures.
    In addition to “Don’t Worry, Darling”, Wilde, who made her big directorial debut with the critically-acclaimed “Booksmart” last year (19), is also gearing up to take charge of a top secret new Marvel blockbuster, rumoured to be focused on the Spider-Woman character.

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