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    Hugh Jackman In Talks for Lead Role in Ferrari Biopic

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    The ‘Greatest Showman’ actor is reportedly in negotiations to portray the Ferrari founder Enzo in an upcoming true-story movie by director Michael Mann.
    Jun 24, 2020
    AceShowbiz – Hugh Jackman is in talks to play Ferrari founder Enzo Ferrari in Michael Mann’s upcoming biopic.
    Reports suggest “The Greatest Showman” star is circling the project, which is based on Brock Yates’ book “Enzo Ferrari – The Man and the Machine”.
    Mann has reworked screenwriter Troy Kennedy Martin’s screenplay.
    The film will chronicle Ferrari in 1957 as he battled family issues, the death of his son, and the Mille Miglia race in Italy.

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    'The Lion King' Score Wins Top Honor at 2020 ASCAP Screen Music Awards

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    The other winners at this year’s ASCAP Screen Music Awards include scores for ‘How To Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World’ and ‘Star Wars: Jedi Fallen Order’.
    Jun 24, 2020
    AceShowbiz – Hans Zimmer’s score for “The Lion King” has landed the composer the Top Box Office Film gong at the 2020 ASCAP Screen Music Awards.
    The music maestro has been honoured alongside Pinar Toprak for “Captain Marvel” and “Gemini Man” ‘s Lorne Balfe, who created a special video documenting the receipt of his award.
    Meanwhile, ASCAP’s Composers’ Choice awards have been handed to John Powell for Film Score of the Year for “How To Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World”, Bear McCreary for TV Composer of the Year, and Gordy Haab for Video Game Score of the Year for his work on “Star Wars: Jedi Fallen Order”.
    Awards have also been accepted by David Vanacore (Most Performed Themes and Underscore for TV shows “Survivor” and “Deal or No Deal”), Michael Giacchino, Cat Gray, Jared Gutstadt, Russell Howard, Didier Lean Rachou, Ed Robertson, Mark Snow, Joel Beckerman, and Zimmer.
    The complete list of 2020 ASCAP Screen Music Award winners is available at ascap.com.

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    Jimmy Kimmel Apologizes for Blackface Sketch, Insists Hiatus Has Nothing to Do With Controversy

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    The ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’ host calls the sketch ’embarrassing’ but he refuses to be ‘bullied into silence by those who feign outrage to advance their oppressive and genuinely racist agendas.’
    Jun 24, 2020
    AceShowbiz – Jimmy Kimmel has followed fellow U.S. late-night host Jimmy Fallon’s lead and apologised for a blackface TV skit.
    The comedian impersonated black basketball star Karl Malone on Comedy Central’s “The Man Show”, which aired from 1999 to 2003.
    The “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” host admitted he had been “reluctant” to address the sketch, explaining, “I knew doing so would be celebrated as a victory by those who equate apologies with weakness and cheer for leaders who use prejudice to divide us.”
    “That delay was a mistake,” Kimmel added in a statement. “There is nothing more important to me than your respect, and I apologize to those who were genuinely hurt or offended by the makeup I wore or the words I spoke.”
    The funnyman went on to explain he often impersonated Malone on TV and radio, but “never considered that this might be seen as anything other than an imitation of a fellow human being, one that had no more to do with Karl’s skin color than it did his bulging muscles and bald head.”
    Kimmel continues, “I’ve done dozens of impressions of famous people, including Snoop Dogg, Oprah, Eminem… and many others. In each case, I thought of them as impersonations of celebrities and nothing more. Looking back, many of these sketches are embarrassing, and it is frustrating that these thoughtless moments have become a weapon used by some to diminish my criticisms of social and other injustices.”
    “I believe that I have evolved and matured over the last twenty-plus years, and I hope that is evident to anyone who watches my show. I know that this will not be the last I hear of this and that it will be used again to try to quiet me. I love this country too much to allow that. I won’t be bullied into silence by those who feign outrage to advance their oppressive and genuinely racist agendas.”
    Kimmel’s apology comes after he announced plans to take the summer off to spend “even more time with my family.” He insists his vacation has nothing to do with the blackface drama, “My summer vacation has been planned for more than a year and includes the next two summers off as well. I will be back to work in September. Thank you for giving me an opportunity to explain and to those I’ve disappointed, I am sorry.”
    “The Tonight Show” host Fallon previously apologised for a blackface sketch on “Saturday Night Live” 20 years ago, in which he impersonated comedian Chris Rock.

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    Nicole Beharie Accuses 'Sleepy Hollow' Producers of Unequal Treatment

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    Addressing her shocking exit from the series, the actress playing Abbie Mills claims she was treated differently from former co-star Tom Mison when she fell ill and developed an autoimmune condition.
    Jun 23, 2020
    AceShowbiz – “Shame” star Nicole Beharie has accused “Sleepy Hollow” producers of killing her character because she got sick on set.
    Fans were stunned when series favourite Abbie Mills was killed off in 2016, and now the actress claims TV bosses started treating her differently when she fell ill and developed an autoimmune condition.
    “My co-star (Tom Mison) and I were both sick at the same time but I don’t believe that we were treated equally,” Nicole told the San Diego Tribune. “He was allowed to go back to England for a month (to recover); I was given Episode 9 to shoot on my own. So I pushed through it and then by the end of that episode I was in urgent care. And all the doctors, including the doctors that the studio was sending, were all confirming, ‘Hey, she can’t work right now’.”
    In an interview with the New York Times, Nicole added production was eventually shut down for two weeks but producers insisted she visit doctors regularly “to make sure I was actually sick”.
    “Months ensued and I got a lawyer. I got my hours down and worked through it,” she shared. “But then I developed an autoimmune condition. I had C. difficile, which had me on eight different prescription medications. Sometimes I think that some people I was working with didn’t like that I was unwell but loved by the audience. Everyone of colour on that show was seen as expendable and eventually let go.”
    Beharie claimed she held back on talking about the story because she was too bitter at the time.
    “I tried to get work afterwards and people were like, ‘We heard you were difficult’… but no one can say I was late or unprofessional or negative… I lost out on a lot of jobs and opportunities because of how somebody labelled me,” she raged.
    Nicole is now very much back on Hollywood’s radar thanks to her new role in acclaimed new movie release “Miss Juneteenth”.

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    Ben Higgins Owns Up to His Failure in Standing Up for Olivia Caridi on 'The Bachelor'

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    ‘The Bachelor: The Greatest Seasons – Ever!’ host Chris Harrison also issues an apology to the season 20 alum who admitted to being ashamed of herself after being portrayed as a villain on the show.
    Jun 23, 2020
    AceShowbiz – Ben Higgins is trying to make amend with one of the most memorable contestants on his season of “The Bachelor”. When Olivia Caridi made an appearance on the Monday, June 22, episode of “The Bachelor: The Greatest Seasons – Ever!”, the Bachelor Nation alum joined in to express his regret for not standing up for her.
    Speaking to the former news anchor via video chat, the season 20 lead stated, “As I look back on that time, I think my lack of wisdom and maturity in standing up for you publicly while I knew this was hard for you.” He added, “I think the way I navigated the confrontations and the issues on the show could have been better to help you. But mostly I just wanted to speak to you and say ‘I’m sorry.’ ”
    Higgins then sent a special message to viewers. “Come on. This girl is a rock star. She laid her heart on the line for love and she tried her best. And you know what? Yes, it didn’t come off perfectly all the time, but none of us did,” he pleaded. “And that’s the beauty of the show is we lay our hearts out there and we do things to make people laugh and to join in on this experience and that’s what Olivia did.”
    “And so if we can’t wrap our arms around Olivia and say, ‘Well done, and we’ll lift you up, and we’re just happy you did this,’ then you’re crazy,” the 31-year-old went on to say, before once again claiming responsibility for the difficulties she faced post-the show. “So, Olivia, I’m sorry. I take responsibility for this, but I also just wanna tell everybody how awesome you are.”
    Caridi joined the Monday episode to share what it was like for her after being branded the villain of Higgins’ season. “I watched the first episode, and then I tried to watch the second, and I just couldn’t do it,” she told host Chris Harrison. “I was just mortified and hurt, and all these girls are saying this and that about me, and I realized this is going to be a really hard couple of months, or however long it airs.”
    “There was so much pain associated with it. I felt terrible that I had hurt people. I never wanted to, but obviously it was clear that I did, and so that hurt,” the 27-year-old went on. “And then seeing what people really thought of me and what people were saying, that was really hard. I’m sure a lot of it was deserved, but I did feel like some of it was a little ruthless. And it affected me.”
    Caridi confessed that the “making fun of my physical attributes that I can’t change” took a toll on her self-esteem. She became “ashamed of myself and embarrassed” as the season progressed. “I didn’t want to be out in public,” she recounted. “Then when I was out in public, people were [whispering]. Nothing prepares you for that.”
    While admitting that the experience was awful for her, Caridi insisted that she did not regret going through it. “The person that I am now is just so resilient and empathetic and compassionate towards all people. It’s been four years and I have struggled hard to become the person that I am today, but I am proud,” she said, “and I’m not ashamed anymore, because I know that I’m not that person.”
    Caridi’s candid confession prompted Harrison to also issue an apology of his own. “I hate to hear this,” the 48-year-old TV host stated. “I truly am sorry that you had to go through this and that you did go through this.”

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    Claire Foy to Make a Return to Horror Genre With 'Dust'

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    The actress playing young Queen Elizabeth II on ‘The Crown’ is taking the lead role in the upcoming chiller to be directed by Will Joines and Karrie Crouse.
    Jun 23, 2020
    AceShowbiz – Former “The Crown” star Claire Foy is venturing back into the horror genre as the star of the upcoming chiller “Dust”.
    The actress will portray a young mother in 1930s Oklahoma, who is forced to confront the haunting details of her past as she finds herself trapped in a series of dust storms.
    “Westworld” writer Will Joines and Karrie Crouse are set to direct.
    Foy previously tackled the horror genre as the star of Steven Soderbergh’s 2018 film “Unsane”.

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    Tina Fey Grateful for Shelving of '30 Rock' Episodes Featuring Blackface

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    After the episodes are pulled from streaming and syndication, the comedy series’ creator says, ‘I understand now that ‘intent’ is not a free pass for white people to use these images.’
    Jun 23, 2020
    AceShowbiz – Tina Fey has applauded TV bosses for shelving episodes of her hit comedy “30 Rock”, which featured actors in “race-changing make-up”.
    NBC chiefs have pulled four episodes of “30 Rock” from streaming and syndication following a request from Fey and her fellow creator Robert Carlock.
    “As we strive to do the work and do better in regards to race in America, we believe that these episodes featuring actors in race-changing make-up are best taken out of circulation,” Tina says in a statement.
    “I understand now that ‘intent’ is not a free pass for white people to use these images. I apologise for pain they have caused. Going forward, no comedy-loving kid needs to stumble on these tropes and be stung by their ugliness. I thank NBCUniversal for honouring this request.”
    One of the four episodes pulled features guest star Jon Hamm donning blackface for a spoof of the racist radio and TV program “Amos ‘n’ Andy”.

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    'The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run' to Be Released as Video on Demand in 2021

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    Following the success of family films like ‘Scoob!’ and ‘Trolls World Tour’, the new ‘SpongeBob’ movie becomes the latest to skip theaters in the wake of the novel coronavirus pandemic.
    Jun 23, 2020
    AceShowbiz – The new SpongeBob movie has become the latest to skip theatres and head for the home cinema market.
    “The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run” was scheduled to open in theatres later this summer, but now Paramount bosses are releasing it as a video-on-demand package in early 2021, following the success of family films like “Scoob!” and “Trolls World Tour”, which scrapped traditional releases due to the coronavirus pandemic and subsequent shutdown of cinemas around the world.
    The movie was originally scheduled to hit theatres in late May, before it was rescheduled for August 7.

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