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      Carrie-Anne Moss Recalls Being Offered Grandmother Role Just Days After Turning 40

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      ‘The Matrix’ star makes the confession when discussing the topic of ageing in Hollywood with friend and filmmaker Justine Bateman at a conversation for New York’s 92nd Street Y venue.

      Apr 13, 2021

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      “The Matrix” star Carrie-Anne Moss was left flabbergasted when she was invited to portray a grandmother onscreen just days after turning 40.

      The actress, now 53, couldn’t believe the audacity of casting directors who had thought she would be a better fit as the grandma instead of the role as a mum.

      “I had heard that at 40, everything changed,” Moss shared as she discussed ageing in Hollywood with her friend and filmmaker Justine Bateman at a conversation for New York’s 92nd Street Y venue.

      “I didn’t believe in that because I don’t believe in just jumping on a thought system that I don’t really align with. But literally the day after my 40th birthday, I was reading a script that had come to me and I was talking to my manager about it.”

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      “She was like, ‘Oh, no, no, no, it’s not that role [you’re reading for], it’s the grandmother.’ I may be exaggerating a bit, but it happened overnight. I went from being a girl to the mother to beyond the mother.”

      Moss admits the sudden change in how she was viewed in Hollywood was tough to accept, particularly as male actors rarely have to face such scrutiny over their age or looks, but she is trying to let go of her insecurities to emulate the attitudes of her European peers.

      “I would look at these French and European actresses and they just had something about them that felt so confident in their own skin,” she said. “I couldn’t wait to be that. I strive for that. It’s not easy being in this business. There’s a lot of external pressure.”

      According to The Hollywood Reporter, the conversation between Moss and her old pal was held to promote the former actress-turned-author and director Bateman’s new book, “Face: One Square Foot of Skin”, which examines how society responds to women as they age.

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      Jodie Turner-Smith Won't Do Action Film While Pregnant After Grueling Shoot on 'Without Remorse' Set

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      The mother of one talks about her experience of filming action movie while she’s pregnant with her first child, saying it’s not something she’d want to endure again.

      Apr 13, 2021

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      Actress Jodie Turner-Smith would think twice before making another action movie while pregnant after pushing herself on the set of “Without Remorse”.

      The “Queen & Slim” star – who shares 11-month-old daughter Janie with husband Joshua Jackson – plays Navy SEAL Karen Greer in the Tom Clancy film adaptation and, although she did her best to look after herself during the gruelling shoot, it’s not something she’d want to endure if she has another baby.

      She said, “I had to look after myself. In hindsight, would I do an action movie while pregnant again? Definitely not.”

      “It’s so often taken for granted when women have children that you just push through and keep going and you can’t slow down, when in all reality you have to give yourself as much time and space as possible.”

      However, Jodie doesn’t have any regrets about taking on the challenge of “Without Remorse”, “I’m glad I did it, it was an experience, but my body needed a lot more rest and relaxation than I was giving it.”

      That was partly because Jodie wasn’t able to skip many of the high-octane sequences.

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      She told Total Film, “I didn’t get the chance to sit out many action scenes! Stefano (Sollima, director) likes to capture as much as he can with the actors. So when it came to explosions and stuff like that, we were really in there.”

      “There’s an intense scene with the plane. When we filmed that, there were certain things with hydraulics and shaking that I wouldn’t do because of my baby, but when it came to being blown up and being in a gun fight, I did it. I had a knife fight as well.”

      And Jodie found it particularly “tough” because there were so few women on set.

      “There was one other woman in the cast. And I did it when I was pregnant! It was tough,” she admitted. “Everyone was obviously supportive, but men don’t have the same priorities that women do, and don’t understand what a woman’s body is going through.”

      “So you try to bridge the gap with as much communication as possible.”

      “Without Remorse” also stars Michael B. Jordan and Jamie Bell. It’s set for release on streaming service Amazon on 30 April (21).

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      Michael B. Jordan: There's Always Respect and Love for Stallone Despite His Absence From 'Creed 3'

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      The Adonis Creed depicter explains why the original ‘Rocky’ actor won’t be returning for the upcoming third spin-off which will become his directorial debut.

      Apr 13, 2021

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      Sylvester Stallone won’t be in “Creed III” because the franchise wants to build the story around Adonis Creed going forward.

      Michael B. Jordan will reprise his role as the titular character and make his directorial debut in the forthcoming film and, while he admitted there will be an “essence” of Stallone and his character Rocky Balboa in the motion picture, the third movie in the series will focus on Adonis.

      “I think that Sly let it be known that he wasn’t coming back for this one but I think, you know, his essence and his spirit … there’s always going to be a little bit of Rocky within Adonis,” he told IGN.

      “But this is a Creed franchise, and we really want to build this story and this world around him moving forward.”

      While Stallone will not feature in the third film in the franchise, Jordan insisted the movie will be “something special.”

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      “So, it’s always respect and always a s**t-ton of love for what he’s built, but we really want to push and navigate Adonis forward and the family that he created,” he explained.

      “So, hopefully you guys will love what I’m thinking … what we’re cooking up. I think it’s going to be something special.”

      Last week (end11Apr21), Stallone confirmed he wouldn’t be appearing in “Creed III”, writing in an Instagram comment, “It’ll be done but I won’t be in it.”

      The 74-year-old star first appeared as the underdog fighter in 1976’s “Rocky” and starred as the character in several movies.

      He reprised the role for the “Creed” franchise, as Rocky became a mentor to Adonis ‘Donnie’ Creed, and his performance in the first “Creed” film led to an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actor.

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      Sacha Baron Cohen Reveals Martin Scorsese Consulted Him on Funny 'Hugo' Scene

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      The ‘Borat Subsequent Moviefilm’ star and producer makes the revelation about the legendary director when speaking at the 36th Santa Barbara International Film Festival.

      Apr 12, 2021

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      Sacha Baron Cohen was left stunned when Oscar winner Martin Scorsese asked him for directing advice on the set of “Hugo”.

      Baron Cohen asked the legendary director if he could shadow him on the set of the 2011 movie and was shocked when Scorsese consulted him on how to shoot a funny scene.

      Speaking during the 36th Santa Barbara International Film Festival (SBIFF), where he received the Outstanding Performer of the Year Award, Sacha said, “At the time, Marty would direct from a tent because he didn’t want anyone to distract him.”

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      “It was a six-month shoot and I knew that I wanted to know more about movie-making. I was going to make a movie called ‘The Dictator’, so I asked if I could sit in the tent. Amazingly, he allowed me to sit silently in the tent and would sometimes even ask my opinion on certain shots, which amazed me.”

      Sacha, 49, went on to praise Scorsese and fellow directors Steven Spielberg and Tom Hooper for their lack of ego.

      He said, “Something that I’ve noticed with the greatest directors in the world is that there is no ego. The movie has the ego and they just wanna get the best movie. So, I remember being amazed, at one point, when Marty turned to me in front of the crew and said, ‘How do you think we shoot this joke?’ ”

      “I was like, ‘Me?! Well, I can tell you the cheesy version of shooting it.’ And he went, ‘Yeah, tell me.’ That’s the amazing thing about him or Spielberg or even Hooper. They want the best result and they don’t care where the idea comes from.”

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      Box Office: 'Godzilla vs. Kong' Passes 'Tenet' as Top-Grossing Pic of Pandemic Era

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      The epic monster film bags an estimated additional $13.4 million in North America for a current total domestic gross of $69.5 million and $357.8 million globally.

      Apr 12, 2021

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      “Godzilla vs. Kong” is unmoveable in its second week at North American box office. The Adam Wingard-directed epic monster movie stays atop the list with approximately $13.4 million, bringing its current total domestic gross to $69.5 million.

      As it’s expected to cross a $100 million marks domestically, a rare achievement for a movie in this pandemic era, the film has become the top-grossing pic of the pandemic era in North America. It passed Christopher Nolan’s “Tenet” total domestic gross of $57.9 million in 2020.

      Internationally, “Godzilla vs. Kong” has grossed $288.3 million for a current worldwide total of $357.8 million. According to Deadline, the movie is already set to make profit for Warner Bros., an estimated $96.4 million currently.

      “Godzilla vs. Kong” easily became a new hit upon its release in the United States on March 31. It set record for the biggest opening in the COVID-19 pandemic era with $32.2 million for the three-day weekend. The first week’s domestic sales were roughly double that of “Wonder Woman 1984” (also from WB), which previously held record for the best weekend opening in the pandemic era with $16.7 million.

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      “We’re thrilled that ‘Godzilla vs. Kong’ is bringing audiences back into theaters where they are open around the world, and also delivering for our HBO Max subscribers in their homes here in the U.S.,” Warner Bros. Pictures Group chairman Toby Emmerich said in a statement.

      Back to this week’s box office, Bob Odenkirk’s “Nobody” bounces back to No. 2 with an estimated addition of $2.6 million. It pushes last week’s new release “The Unholy”, which bags approximately $2.4 million, to the third place.

      “Raya and the Last Dragon” stays put in the fourth spot with approximately $2.1 million. Rounding up the top five this week is new release “Voyagers”, a sci-fi film written and directed by Neil Burger and starring Tye Sheridan along with Lily-Rose Depp. The movie opened to an estimated $1.35 million as it received mixed reviews from critics.

      Top 10 of North America Box Office (Apr. 09-11, 2021)

      “Godzilla vs Kong” – $13.4 million
      “Nobody” – $2.6 million
      “The Unholy” – $2.4 million
      “Raya and the Last Dragon” – $2.1 million
      “Voyagers” – $1.4 million
      “Tom & Jerry” – $1.1 million
      “The Girl Who Believes in Miracles” – $576,744
      “The Courier” – $436,560
      “Chaos Walking” – $265,000
      “The Croods: A New Age” – $245,000

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      Michael B. Jordan Looks Back at His Navy SEAL Training for 'Without Remorse' Preparation

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      Comparing his new action thriller to ‘Black Panther’, the ‘Creed’ star additionally reveals that he wanted it to pay tribute to the ‘Mission: Impossible’ and ‘The Bourne Identity’ franchises.

      Apr 12, 2021

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      Actor Michael B. Jordan put his fitness to the ultimate test by enduring Navy SEAL training to prepare for his new action thriller “Without Remorse”.

      The “Black Panther” star is no stranger to keeping in shape for movie roles, like his Marvel super villain Killmonger, but he had to step up his workout regimen for the adaptation of the Tom Clancy novel to stay true to his character John Kelly’s military background as a former Navy SEAL-turned-CIA agent.

      He said, ” ‘Black Panther’ was action but it was a different type of action. This was… I don’t know man, it’s so specific. There’s going to be a whole community of military that are going to be watching this thing for all the little details and I wanted to make sure we get them all right.”

      “It was Navy SEAL training,” he explained to Total Film. “I worked with Buck Doyle, who’s a Marine Special Forces guy. I spent a lot of time with him on his ranch, gun training and tactical training. And I worked with James Dever, who’s an ex-Marine as well, [doing] weapons training, explosives, diving, skydiving, plane crashes…”

      There was another reason Michael, who also served as a producer on the project, wanted to make his character and the film’s action sequences as authentic as possible, because he wanted “Without Remorse” to pay tribute to the “Mission: Impossible” and “The Bourne Identity” franchises.

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      “I loved these type of movies growing up y’know?” he shared. “And to be able to build the action sequences… to go from a plane crash to diving underwater to jumping to the side of a burning car to jumping through glass to gunfights and hand-to-hand combat…”

      “For me, it was my ideal movie and I wanted to pull from a lot of movies that I loved growing up, like ‘Bourne’ and ‘Mission: Impossible’.”

      And Michael is relishing his new role as a producer, “I want to have a bigger voice and I’m starting to have one now and it’s fun.”

      “Without Remorse” is set for release on the Amazon Prime Video streaming service on April 30.

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      'Nomadland' Director Chloe Zhao Becomes First Female to Win DGA Award in Over a Decade

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      The female filmmaker makes history with her big win at the 2021 Directors Guild of America Awards, more than 10 years after Kathryn Bigelow took home the prize.

      Apr 12, 2021

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      “Nomadland” filmmaker Chloe Zhao has inched ever closer to Oscars victory after making history by securing the top prize at the 2021 Directors Guild of America Awards.

      Zhao has been racking up the accolades during the current awards season, and on Saturday (10Apr21), she added the Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film honour to her resume for her work on the Frances McDormand drama.

      She becomes only the second female director to claim the prestigious award, following in the footsteps of Kathryn Bigelow, who was saluted for 2008’s “The Hurt Locker”.

      Zhao beat out “Minari” ‘s Lee Isaac Chung, “Promising Young Woman” ‘s Emerald Fennell, “Mank” ‘s David Fincher, and”The Trial of the Chicago 7″ ‘s Aaron Sorkin to take home the title, and she used her acceptance speech during the virtual ceremony to heap praise on her fellow nominees.

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      After sharing her admiration for each peer’s work, she added, “Thank you for teaching me so much and showing me your support.”

      Her latest victory is a promising indicator for Zhao’s chances of earning the Best Director gold at the Oscars, as DGA officials have previously only chosen a different winner on eight occasions in the organisation’s 73-year history.

      Last year (20) was one of the few anomalies – Sam Mendes picked up the DGA’s top prize for “1917” while Bong Joon Ho was named Best Director for “Parasite” at the Academy Awards.

      Meanwhile, “Sound of Metal” director Darius Marder was recognised in the First-Time Feature Film category, as “The Flight Attendant” ‘s Susanna Fogel, “Homeland” ‘s Lesli Linka Glatter, and “The Queen’s Gambit” director Scott Frank led the TV prizes, with Don Roy King winning his seventh DGA award for his work on longrunning U.S. comedy show “Saturday Night Live”.

      The full list of winners is:

      Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Theatrical Feature Film: Chloe Zhao, “Nomadland”
      Outstanding Directorial Achievement of a First-Time Feature Film Director: Darius Marder, “Sound of Metal”
      Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary: Michael Dweck & Gregory Kershaw, “The Truffle Hunters”
      Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Movies for Television and Limited Series: Scott Frank, “The Queen’s Gambit”
      Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series: Lesli Linka Glatter, “Homeland” (Prisoners of War)
      Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy Series: Susanna Fogel, “The Flight Attendant” (In Case of Emergency)
      Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Variety/Talk/News/Sports – Regularly Scheduled Programming: Don Roy King, “Saturday Night Live” (Dave Chappelle; Foo Fighters)
      Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Variety/Talk/News/Sports – Specials: Thomas Schlamme, “A West Wing Special to Benefit When We All Vote”
      Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Reality Programs: Joseph Guidry, “Full Bloom” (Petal to the Metal)
      Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Children’s Programs: Amy Schatz, “We Are the Dream: The Kids of the Oakland MLK Oratorical Fest”
      Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Commercials: Melina Matsoukas, “You Love Me, Beats by Dr. Dre – Translation]”
      Robert B. Aldrich Award: Betty Thomas
      Frank Capra Achievement Award: Brian Frankish
      Franklin Schaffner Award: Joyce Thomas
      Lifetime Membership Award: Paris Barclay

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      'Nomadland' Wins Big at 2021 BAFTA Film Awards, Full Winners Are Revealed

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      The Chloe Zhao-directed movie takes home the Best Film title, Best Director, and Best Leading Actress for Frances McDormand at the EE British Academy Film Awards.

      Apr 12, 2021

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      Chloe Zhao has become the second female moviemaker in 12 years to win the Best Director gong at the 2021 EE British Academy Film Awards (BAFTAs).

      Her film “Nomadland”, which stars Frances McDormand as a woman who loses everything in the Great Recession and embarks on a nomadic journey through the American West, also beat out Sarah Gavron’s “Rocks” to take home Best Film, after both movies were tied at seven nominations apiece ahead of Sunday’s (11Apr21) ceremony.

      In addition, McDormand was named Best Leading Actress as “Nomadland” was also celebrated for its cinematography.

      Zhao became the first female to win the best director title at the event since Kathryn Bigelow who took home the prize in 2009 for war drama “The Hurt Locker”. She was one of four female directors nominated at the 2021 awards.

      Zhao dedicated her Best Film award to “the nomadic community who welcomed us into their lives,” adding, “Thank you for showing us that ageing is a beautiful part of life, a journey that we should all cherish and celebrate. How we treat our elders says a lot about our society and we need to do better.”

      Elsewhere, Sir Anthony Hopkins claimed the Best Leading Actor prize at the virtual ceremony in London, triumphing over awards season favourite, late actor Chadwick Boseman.

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      Supporting honours went to Daniel Kaluuya, for “Judas and the Black Messiah”, and 73-year-old “Minari” star Yuh-jung Youn, who expressed her delight that the typically “snobbish” Brits had given her work the seal of approval.

      Emerald Fennell was left flustered after her script for “Promising Young Woman” landed the Best Original Screenplay title, but recovered to accept a second award for Outstanding British Film.

      Meanwhile, Christopher Hampton and Florian Zeller’s “The Father” was named Best Adapted Screenplay, and Thomas Vinterberg’s “Another Round”, starring Mads Mikkelsen, triumphed in the Best Film Not in the English Language category.

      A glamorous Priyanka Chopra Jonas presented the first award of the night, for Best Animated Film, which went to Disney and Pixar’s “Soul”, which also won for Best Original Score.

      Bukky Bakray, 19, won the public-voted EE Rising Star Award, and Ang Lee was honoured with the prestigious BAFTA Fellowship, which was presented to him by “Paddington” star Hugh Grant.

      The virtual proceedings, hosted by Edith Bowman and Dermot O’Leary from the Royal Albert Hall, began with a tribute to British royal Prince Philip, who passed away on Friday (09Apr21). He was also later remembered in the In Memoriam section alongside Chadwick Boseman, Sean Connery, Christopher Plummer, Ennio George Segal, Irrfan Khan, Nikita Pearl Waligwa, Ben Cross, Sir Ian Holm, Yaphet Kotto, Max Von Sydow, Cicely Tyson, Dave Prowse, Kirk Douglas, Dame Barbara Windsor, Sir Alan Parker, and Dame Olivia De Havilland, among others.

      Musical entertainment was provided by British stars Liam Payne and Celeste, who sang her song “Hear My Voice” from “The Trial of the Chicago 7”, and Leslie Odom Jr. perform a transatlantic duet from Los Angeles, with Corinne Bailey Rae, who was at the Royal Albert Hall.

      The full list of BAFTA winners is as follows:

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