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    Abrupt Pulling of 'The King of Staten Island' From Drive-In Theaters Upsets Venue Owners

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    Pete Davidson’s semi-autobiographical film, directed by Judd Apatow, has been set to premiere on video-on-demand services following shutdown caused by the novel coronavirus.
    Jun 15, 2020
    AceShowbiz – Comedian Pete Davidson’s new movie “The King of Staten Island” was abruptly pulled from drive-in theatres across the U.S. on Thursday (June 11) over a release mix-up.
    The semi-autobiographical film, directed by Judd Apatow, was only supposed to premiere on video-on-demand services on Friday after previously ditching plans for a theatre release as a result of the coronavirus shutdown.
    However, bosses at a number of drive-in venues, who have been welcoming film fans in their cars to view mostly older movies, began selling tickets for “The King of Staten Island” after receiving screening bookings from officials at Universal Studios.
    But the events were quickly pulled, much to theatre owners’ annoyance.
    “There was no explanation (from Universal). They changed their mind,” grumbled one venue owner to Variety.com, while another complained, “This caused a considerable amount of ill will with customers who bought tickets online showing up for the Thursday 7pm show.”
    Apatow had earlier warned Twitter followers the film would only be available on at-home digital services, and now sources claim the release mistake was the result of an internal misunderstanding at Universal.

    ” ‘The King of Staten Island’ was always intended to premiere exclusively on-demand, however, some executives unintentionally booked the film in about 100 theaters,” an insider explained.
    “When they realized the mistake, the studio went back to theatres and asked them not to play it.”
    Universal representatives have yet to comment on the blunder.
    “The King of Staten Island” is the latest film studio chiefs decided to release to video-on-demand during the coronavirus lockdown, following the April launch of “Trolls World Tour”, which proved to be a huge hit for families isolated at home.

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    Phoebe Waller-Bridge in Talks to Develop Spin-Off About James Bond's Daughter

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    The ‘Killing Eve’ creator has reportedly been approached by movie bosses to pen a spin-off series that document how the daughter of 007 becomes an agent herself.
    Jun 15, 2020
    AceShowbiz – Phoebe Waller-Bridge is reportedly in talks to work on a female-led James Bond spin-off series.
    Sources told Britain’s Daily Mirror newspaper movie bosses have approached the “Killing Eve” star to pen a franchise documenting how the daughter of 007 becomes an agent herself.
    The news follows Waller-Bridge’s work on the script for upcoming Bond film “No Time to Die”, star Daniel Craig’s last outing as 007, in which the agent is reportedly a dad.
    The long-awaited movie will be released in November after its premiere was delayed due to the coronavirus pandemic.
    Now sources have told The Sunday Mirror the exciting plot twist is opening new doors regarding the future of the series, “Bond bosses are very excited about 007 having a daughter and creating a new franchise around her.”
    “It is likely to feature Bond conflicted over having to train her up as an ­assassin combined with Waller-Bridge’s ­trademark black humour, shown in ‘Killing Eve’,” they continued. “She may just offer ideas and co-produce as roles are yet to be decided, but bosses are keen to give her a big part in the film’s production.”
    “No Time to Die” will hit U.K. cinemas on 12 November, before receiving a global release on 20 November.

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    '90 Day Fiance' Star Lisa Shares Cryptic Posts Amid Report of Her Firing

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    Lisa Hamme a.k.a. Baby Girl appears to protest TLC’s alleged decision to kick her out of the reality show following her use of the n-word during a social media exchange with her estranged husband Usman Umar.
    Jun 15, 2020
    AceShowbiz – “90 Day Fiance” star Lisa Hamme a.k.a. Baby Girl has fueled speculation that she has been fired from the reality show. Amid mounting rumors about her dismissal from the TLC series, she shared cryptic posts that suggested she’s being silenced.

    In one of her posts, she shared a picture of her with duct tape over her mouth. “Contact @roccostraz [her booking agent] as well you see,” she captioned the snap, while turning off the comments. On Friday, June 13, she posted a similar photo with different filter and wrote in the caption, “Silence,” while once again tagging her booking agent.

    Rumors of Lisa’s firing started to swirl after she called her estranged husband Usman Umar the n-word on social media. “Lisa, last week you called me n***** which I know is totally inappropriate in America,” said Usman. “You called me n*****. I don’t even get angry about it because I am used to how you are behaving.”
    She was supposed to address the comment on new “90 Day Fiance” spin-off “B90 Strikes Back”, which is scheduled to premiere on June 22, but she has reportedly been taken off of the show. She was also scheduled to do an Instagram Live interview with comedian Trenton Davis, but TLC allegedly banned her from doing it to prevent her from further talking about her racist remark at Usman.
    She seemed to confirm the speculation by reposting an article about her getting fired on her Instagram story. According to The Blast, sources close to the situation said that she might fight TLC legally for the firing despite signing an NDA.
    Meanwhile, Lisa has apologized after facing backlash for her use of the n-word. “It is said if you sin and you apologize and you pray for forgiveness, it is forgiven,” she said on Instagram Live. “So, my husband and I, it is a private matter between him and I. Because they are not going to drop it and it’s sad. Because the world needs to be united. We are human beings.”
    She continued addressing her offensive remark, “It just bothers me that there are so many hateful people in the world. We have people dying every day. I made the mistake of saying the n-word. I apologized several times. But you still want to come at me. This is something between my husband and I. but I’m here to take your abuse.”

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    'Gone With the Wind' to Make HBO Max Return With Black Scholar Introduction

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    African American cinema and media studies professor Jacqueline Stewart explains in her op-ed for CNN why people ‘can’t turn away’ from the 1939 movie adaptation of Margaret Mitchell’s novel.
    Jun 15, 2020
    AceShowbiz – Hollywood classic “Gone with the Wind” is to return to the HBO Max streaming platform after being temporarily removed due to the “racial prejudices” on display in the movie.
    The 1939 movie adaptation of Margaret Mitchell’s novel about the American Civil War and Reconstruction Era South won eight Academy Awards, including a best supporting actress gong for Hattie McDaniel, who was the first black person to be nominated for and win an Oscar.
    While the controversial film was removed from the on-demand service in the wake of global protests supporting the Black Lives Matter movement, after African-American George Floyd was killed at the hands of Minnesota police officers last month, it has since been announced “Gone with the Wind” will return with a new introduction by Jacqueline Stewart, host of “Silent Sunday Nights” on Turner Classic Movies and professor in the Department of Cinema and Media Studies at the University of Chicago in Illinois.
    In an op-ed posted on CNN on Saturday, June 13, Stewart explained why people “can’t turn away” from the once-acclaimed drama.
    “HBO Max will bring ‘Gone with the Wind’ back to its line-up, and when it appears, I will provide an introduction placing the film in its multiple historical contexts,” Stewart shared. “For me, this is an opportunity to think about what classic films can teach us. Right now, people are turning to movies for racial re-education, and the top-selling books on Amazon are about anti-racism and racial inequality.”
    “If people are really doing their homework, we may be poised to have our most informed, honest and productive national conversations yet about Black lives on screen and off.”
    A date for the movie’s return to the platform has yet to be announced.

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    New Release Date for 'Tenet' Pushes 'Wonder Woman 1984' to October

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    Gal Gadot’s much-anticipated return as Diana Prince and her superhero alter ego is no longer set to hit theaters on August 14, whereas Russell Crowe’s ‘Unhinged’ gets one week delay.
    Jun 15, 2020
    AceShowbiz – “Wonder Woman” has met her match in filmmaker Christopher Nolan.
    Gal Gadot’s much-anticipated return to the big screen in America, as Diana Prince and her superhero alter ego, has been delayed to October, following news that Nolan’s “Tenet” will hit the big screen two weeks later than expected on 31 July.
    “Wonder Woman 1984” was scheduled to debut on 14 August but film bosses fear “Tenet” will still be the blockbuster to beat two weeks after its release, and they’ve decided to move the sequel.
    Movie experts expect “Tenet” to be the biggest film to hit cinemas following the U.S. COVID-19 shutdown.
    Meanwhile, Russell Crowe’s new film, “Unhinged”, which was billed as this summer’s big Independence Day holiday release in America, has also moved from 1 July to 10 July, and Angelina Jolie’s “The One and Only Ivan” will no longer hit the big screen this summer, as planned.
    Instead, the film will be released exclusively on the Disney+ streaming service.
    Jolie produced the movie and voices one of the characters in the film, which will hit the small screen on 21 August.
    Bryan Cranston, Helen Mirren and Chaka Khan also voice characters.

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    SZA, Porsha Williams, Kandi Burruss Enlisted for Podcast Adaptation of 'Insecure' Crime Series

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    Issa Rae is adapting a fictional crime mystery featured on her HBO critically-lauded television series for a one-episode podcast show called ‘Looking for LaToya’.
    Jun 15, 2020
    AceShowbiz – Actress and writer Issa Rae is tackling a fictional crime mystery in a new podcast special.
    The star and her partners at Raedio have teamed up with HBO bosses and podcast producer Tenderfoot TV for “Looking for LaToya”, a one-episode event based on the true crime series featured in Rae’s hit show “Insecure”.
    In the podcast special, SZA will portray LaToya Thompson, whose disappearance is investigated throughout the show. The satirical special will also feature Ray J, Porsha Williams, and Kandi Burruss-Tucker.
    The characters on “Insecure” often tune in to the fictional true crime series on the show, which was dreamed up by Rae and her co-writers as a commentary on the lack of TV coverage of missing black women.
    A preview of the podcast, which launches on June 14, 2020, is available here.

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    Matt Lucas and David Walliams Regret Blackface and Transphobic Jokes in 'Little Britain'

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    The two British comedians apologize for wearing blackface and joking about transvestites in their sketch series after the show was pulled by BBC and Netflix.
    Jun 15, 2020
    AceShowbiz – “Little Britain” ‘s Matt Lucas and David Walliams have apologised for their use of blackface in the comedy sketch series.
    The duo donned fat suits and blackface to portray ethnic characters that many new viewers have deemed insensitive, leading to bosses at the BBC and Netflix to remove the show from streaming services.
    In a joint statement, the pair insisted it was “wrong” to portray characters of other races, but reiterated it’s something they have apologised for in the past.
    “Matt & I have both spoken publicly in recent years of our regret that we played characters of other races,” Walliams penned. “Once again we want to make it clear that it was wrong & we are very sorry.”
    Lucas went on to share the same statement on his own social media pages.
    Back in 2017, the former “Doctor Who” actor admitted that, “If I could go back and do Little Britain again, I wouldn’t make those jokes about transvestites. I wouldn’t play black characters.”
    “Basically, I wouldn’t make that show now. It would upset people. We made a more cruel kind of comedy than I’d do now.”
    “Little Britain” was a hit in the U.K. from 2003 to 2007.

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    Salma Hayek, Guillermo Del Toro Join Fundraisers for Mexican Struggling Movie Workers

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    The Mexican actors and filmmakers are joining forces to raise money to help the movie workers who lost employment due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
    Jun 14, 2020
    AceShowbiz – Salma Hayek and Mexican directors, Guillermo Del Toro and Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, have set up a fund to help Mexican movie workers who have lost employment due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
    With productions halted across the world, including in Mexico, which has had more than 130,000 coronavirus cases and over 15,000 deaths, employees who’d normally be working on set are facing hardship.
    To help those in need, the actress and filmmakers have teamed up with The Academia Mexicana de Artes y Ciencias Cinematograficas (The Mexican Academy of Cinema Arts and Sciences) to launch the fund, which was announced on Thursday, June 11, 2020.
    Speaking via video call, Gonzalez Inarritu told The Hollywood Reporter the project is “an act of solidarity with our colleagues in this industry, without asking anybody else besides ourselves.”
    The fund has raised about $440,000 already, with the likes of Gael Garcia Bernal and Diego Luna also contributing with more donations expected. Currently, beneficiaries will receive a one-time payment of about $885.
    The money will go first to technical workers on set, costume, as well as sound and visual employees, with those who are suffering health problems or who are their family’s sole earners having priority.
    Mexico’s government is yet to announce a date when production of films can resume.

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