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    'Justice League' Star Ray Fisher Calls Joss Whedon 'Abusive' and 'Unprofessional'

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    The Cyborg depicter apparently has no good impression of former Marvel helmer Joss Whedon, accusing the director who replaces Zack Snyder of misconduct in the workplace.
    Jul 2, 2020
    AceShowbiz – “Justice League” star Ray Fisher has slammed the superhero blockbuster’s fill-in director, Joss Whedon, accusing the filmmaker of “abusive” and “unprofessional” conduct on set.
    A day after the actor publicly retracted a statement he made about Whedon at Comic-Con 2017, in which he called the director “a great guy,” Ray, who played Cyborg in the film, has lashed out, revealing the moviemaker did not endear himself to cast and crew after taking over the project from Zack Snyder, who was forced to step down due to a family tragedy.
    “Joss Whedon’s on-set treatment of the cast and crew of Justice League was gross, abusive, unprofessional and completely unacceptable,” Fisher tweeted on Wednesday (01Jul20).
    Whedon has yet to comment.

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    Paris Jackson Sparks Fury With Female Jesus Role in New Movie 'Habit'

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    Christians have denounced the upcoming feature film and called it ‘blasphemous,’ urging people to sign online petition in order to put pressure to have the project blocked.
    Jul 2, 2020
    AceShowbiz – Paris Jackson’s role as a female Jesus in a new movie has been denounced by more than 265,000 Christians who have signed a petition calling the film “blasphemous.”
    Michael Jackson’s daughter’s role in Janell Shirtcliff’s film “Habit”, which stars Bella Thorne as a “street smart party girl with a Jesus fetish,” was announced in April (20).
    Now, angry Christians are claiming Paris, a singer and actress who identifies as gay and is dating her bandmate Gabriel Glenn, will play a “lesbian Jesus” with more than 265,000 petitioning the movie studios Lionsgate and Warner Bros. not to pick up the indie production.
    “A new blasphemous Hollywood film is predicted to come out soon depicting Jesus as a lesbian woman,” the Change.org petition reads. “The film ‘Habit’ stars Paris Jackson who plays the role of ‘lesbian Jesus.’ ”
    “Distributors haven’t picked it up as of yet, so let’s please spread awareness and wake people up to the Christianophobic garbage that is spread nowadays, but is somehow accepted and praised by society.”
    Although the petitioners claim Jesus will be depicted as a lesbian, this has not been specified by producers. The movie, which also stars Gavin Rossdale, previously sparked protests from an organisation called One Million Moms, who called it “sacrilegious” and started a petition which has attracted more than 69,000 signatures.

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    Zendaya, Awkwafina, Cynthia Erivo Invited to Join The Academy Following 'OscarsSoWhite' Scandal

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    The ‘Spider-Man: Homecoming’ actress, the ‘Crazy Rich Asians’ star, and the ‘Harriet’ leading lady are among the 2020 invitees to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
    Jul 2, 2020
    AceShowbiz – Zendaya, Awkwafina, Cynthia Erivo, and Constance Wu are among 819 artists who have been invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
    Ryan Murphy, Matthew Cherry, John David Washington, Florence Pugh, Olivia Wilde, “Roma” star Yalitza Aparicio, Zazie Beetz, Bobby Cannavale, Ana de Armas, Kaitlyn Dever, Beanie Feldstein, Tim McGraw, Natasha Lyonne, Eva Longoria, Niecy Nash, and Thomasin McKenzie are also among the new invitees, 36 per cent of which are people of colour.
    According to The Hollywood Reporter, 45 per cent of those invited are women while 49 per cent are based outside of the U.S. – as the Academy continues actioning its Academy Aperture 2025 pledge to further diversify the organisation following the #OscarsSoWhite scandal.
    “The Academy is delighted to welcome these distinguished fellow travellers in the motion picture arts and sciences,” Academy President David Rubin said in a statement. “We have always embraced extraordinary talent that reflects the rich variety of our global film community, and never more so than now.”

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    The Rolling Stones' Concert Film 'Havana Moon' to Get Drive-In Release

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    Director Paul Dugdale hopes that the movie documenting the rock band’s March 2016 show in Havana, Cuba will bring elation and joy to cinemagoers amid the coronavirus pandemic.
    Jul 1, 2020
    AceShowbiz – The Rolling Stones’ concert movie “The Rolling Stones: Havana Moon” is heading back to the big screen as a drive-in delight.
    The band’s 2016 set, filmed in Havana, Cuba, hit cinemas for one night only before its on-demand release on cable network Starz in the U.S., and now director Paul Dugdale’s film is available to fans again – from the comfort and safety of their cars.
    The concert film, which documents the Stones’ March 2016 show at the Ciudad Deportiva de la Habana sports complex, will be screening across the U.S. and Canada beginning on 10 July.
    “I’m so thrilled that ‘Havana Moon’ has found its way back onto the big screen, particularly during such a strange time for live music,” Dugdale said. “The Rolling Stones concert was the first of its kind in Havana, and I hope the unprecedented absence of live music during the COVID-19 crisis means this film brings almost as much elation and joy to those watching it now… as it did the people of Havana back on that special night. Turn it up loud!”

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    Penelope Cruz Close to Join Director Pedro Almodovar in 'Madres Paralelas'

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    Should the ‘Volver’ actress sign on the project, it will be her seventh collaboration with the Spanish filmmaker following their 2019’s Oscar-nominated film, ‘Pain and Glory’.
    Jul 1, 2020
    AceShowbiz – Actress Penelope Cruz is poised to reteam with filmmaker Pedro Almodovar for their seventh movie collaboration.
    The Spanish director is gearing up to start pre-production on Madres paralelas (“Parallel Mothers”) in October, and he reveals Cruz is eager to take on a lead role after reading through the screenplay, although a formal contract has yet to be signed.
    The film, set in Madrid, follows the lives of two women who give birth on the same day.
    Madres paralelas is expected to begin shooting in February (2021) ahead of a late 2021 release.
    If Cruz officially signs on, it will serve as the follow-up to the frequent collaborators’ 2019 project, the Oscar-nominated “Pain and Glory”.
    They have also previously worked together on movies including “Volver”, “Broken Embraces”, and “All About My Mother”.

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    'AGT' Recap: Howie Mandel Gives His Golden Buzzer to Show's First Spoken Word Artist

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    Also performing that night are harmonica-playing act Brothers Gage and two-time Olympic runner Shevon Nieto, the latter of which showcases her amazing vocal with an original song for her husband.
    Jul 1, 2020
    AceShowbiz – “America’s Got Talent” returned with a new episode on Tuesday, June 30. The episode saw that Heidi Klum wasn’t present due to health problem, while Eric Stonestreet was still there to fill in her place. Kicking off the show was Cheer Athletics, a competitive cheer group from Texas.
    It was such an amazing performance, making Sofia Vergara’s jaw drop in awe. Meanwhile, Howie Mandel said that the group was “terrific” with Simon Cowell noting that “AGT” audience would love this act.
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    Following it up was young piano player Jacob Velazquez, who offered a beautiful original song before transitioning Fall Out Boy’s “Centuries”. Simon raved about his “amazing aura” and added that the act was “one of his favorite auditions of the season.”
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    Michael Yo later took the stage to perform a stand-up comedy. Howie and Eric loved the performance and clapped before he even concluded his performance. Simon applauded Michael for his “fantastic” audition, while Eric told him that he “nailed it.”
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    Also performing that night were harmonica-playing act Brothers Gage and two-time Olympic runner Shevon Nieto. The latter showcased her amazing set of pipes with a performance of an original song she wrote for her husband Jamie titled “Through The Good & The Bad”. The judges raved about it as Howie called it “beautiful” and Sofia told her that she has a “wonderful” voice.
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    Up next was young cello player Elijah who opted to showcase his talent by performing Ariana Grande’s “7 Rings”. That convinced Simon that he had “great potential.” As for Kenadi Dodds, she sang an original song called “One Way Ticket To Tennesse”, and blew Simon’s mind.
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    Comedian Crystal Powell also earned a praise from Simon, who said that she was “naturally funny.” Concluding the night was Brandon Leake, who took the stage to perform an audition poem as an ode to his sister. Sofia was brought to tears with the emotional performance which was enough to make Howie push his Golden Buzzer for him. Brandon was sent straight to the live shows!

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    Christopher Nolan Denies Bizarre Claim He Bans Chairs From Set

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    Social media has been abuzz with memes after Anne Hathaway said in an interview with Variety that the ‘Dark Knight Rises’ director doesn’t allow chairs on sets of his movies.
    Jul 1, 2020
    AceShowbiz – Christopher Nolan’s team has set the record straight after people were buzzing on the internet following reports that the filmmaker bans chairs from set. Denying the absurd claims, a spokesperson for the director says that the statements about Nolan’s chair ban were not accurate.
    “For the record, the only things banned from [Nolan’s] sets are cell phones (not always successfully) and smoking (very successfully),” Nolan’s spokesperson Kelly Bush Novak of ID said in a statement to IndieWire. As for Anne Hathaway’s claims that the “Tenet” helmer doesn’t allow chairs on the set, the spokesperson says, “The chairs Anne was referring to are the directors chairs clustered around the video monitor, allocated on the basis of hierarchy not physical need.”
    Novak goes on explaining that Nolan opts out of using his chair, but doesn’t impose the same preference on others working with him. “Chris chooses not to use his but has never banned chairs from the set. Cast and crew can sit wherever and whenever they need and frequently do,” so the spokesperson claims.
    Hathaway previously praised Nolan’s decision to ban chairs from set to prevent unproductive work ethic. “Chris also doesn’t allow chairs … and his reasoning is, if you have chairs, people will sit, and if they’re sitting, they’re not working,” she said in an “Actors on Actors” video interview with Hugh Jackman published on Monday, June 29.
    The actress, who has worked with the filmmaker on “The Dark Knight Rises” and “Interstellar”, went on singing praise for Nolan, “He has these incredible movies in terms of scope and ambition and technical prowess and emotion. It always arrives at the end under schedule and under budget. I think he’s onto something with the chair thing.”
    The interview prompted backlash from film critics and journalists over the alleged “no chairs on set” rule. However, many have come to Nolan’s defense, with “Mandy” co-writer Aaron Stewart-Ahn writing on Twitter that “we had plenty of chairs and tables in our staging area” on “The Dark Knight Rises”.
    Journalists Jeff Jensen and Gregory Ellwood also took to social media to say there were plenty of chairs when they visited the set of the Batman movie. Jensen additionally said that he visited the “Interstellar” set and there were chairs.

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    Mahershala Ali Lands Lead Role in HBO Series About Boxing Legend Jack Johnson

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    The ‘Moonlight’ actor is set to play the world’s first black heavyweight boxing champion in an upcoming TV show based on the documentary ‘Unforgivable Blackness’.
    Jul 1, 2020
    AceShowbiz – Two-time Oscar winner Mahershala Ali has signed on to play boxing legend Jack Johnson in a new HBO series.
    “Unruly” will be based on the documentary “Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson”, directed by Ken Burns.
    Ali previously played Johnson, the world’s first black heavyweight boxing champion, in a stage production of “The Great White Hope” in 2000.
    Jackson once took part in a boxing match, dubbed “the fight of the century,” in 1910 against James J. Jeffries and ruled the boxing world from 1908 to 1915.

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