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    Jennifer Coolidge Rules Out Any Possibility of Replacing Kim Cattrall in 'Sex and the City' Reboot

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    The ‘Legally Blonde’ actress has responded to fans’ calls to have her take over the role of Samantha Jones in the upcoming limited TV series ‘And Just Like That…’

    Jan 16, 2021
    AceShowbiz – Actress Jennifer Coolidge has dismissed calls from fans to have her step in as Kim Cattrall’s replacement in the upcoming “Sex and the City” reboot.
    Cattrall will not be reprising her role as sex-obsessed publicist Samantha Jones for the highly-anticipated revival on U.S. streaming service HBO Max, and some devotees have suggested the “Legally Blonde” star would be an ideal candidate to tackle the character.
    However, Coolidge has no interest in taking over the role made famous by Cattrall and would rather the part isn’t re-cast.
    During an appearance on U.S. talk show “Watch What Happens Live” with Andy Cohen, she said, “I was a huge, and still am a huge, Sex and the City fan. It’s one of those shows you can just watch the reruns and never get tired of them.”

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    “But I have to say I am such a Kim Cattrall fan, and I don’t see anyone being able to replace her in that part. It was just the perfect (portrayal)… I don’t think you can replace her.”
    Titled, “And Just Like That…”, the limited 10-episode series will reunite Sarah Jessica Parker, Cynthia Nixon, and Kristin Davis onscreen as viewers catch up with their characters 20 years on from the original run.
    Parker, known for her leading role as Carrie Bradshaw, recently explained Jones “isn’t part of this story,” telling fans online, “We have some new stories to tell. We are excited.”
    Production on “And Just Like That…” is set to begin in New York this spring (21).
    Darren Star’s TV adaptation of Candace Bushnell’s book ran for 94 episodes on HBO between 1998 and 2004. Two movies followed in 2008 and 2010, but a third film was abandoned following Cattrall’s decision not to take part.

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    Freida Pinto to Play Real-Life War Hero in New Series 'Spy Princess'

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    The ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ actress is set to play the first female wireless operator in the upcoming television series about a real-life World War Two hero.

    Jan 16, 2021
    AceShowbiz – “Slumdog Millionaire” star Freida Pinto’s labour of love TV project about World War Two spy Noor Inayat Khan has been given the green light.
    The actress will play the first female wireless operator in “Spy Princess”. She will also executive produce the adaptation of Shrabani Basu’s “Spy Princess: The Life of Noor Inayat Khan”.
    “Noor was a fierce and amazing woman, the most unlikely heroine of World War Two,” Pinto says. “Sending women to the front line is controversial even now. Then it was unthinkable. Sending a Sufi mystic, who won’t use a gun, daughter of a long-haired Indian guru who preaches love and peace – ridiculous!”

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    “But Noor thrives, not in spite of her differences, but because of them. Her struggle to reconcile her values with the desire to find her own path and with her complex sense of duty, is something I am so excited to explore and to recreate.”
    And Freida is very impressed with screenwriter Olivia Hetreed’s adaptation, adding, “Olivia has crafted Noor’s story into something very powerful, thrilling and extremely relevant. Noor is unlike all the other female superheroes, warriors and bada** women I see in film and TV, who train so hard and are so great with all the physical stuff, almost leaving us mere mortals to believe that courage means being good at everything.”
    “Noor has a quiet strength that she’s not entirely aware of. Alone in Paris, she lives and loves more intensely in a few months than most of us do in a lifetime, helping establish the Secret Armies of the Resistance who will rise up on D-Day, astonishing the men who said she should never have been sent to the front line.”
    Hetreed, who co-wrote the screenplay for “Girl With a Pearl Earring”, adds, “At a time when conflicts about race, identity and patriotism have a new and frightening energy, Noor’s character and her nail-biting story of hair’s-breadth escapes and life and death choices, offer us the picture of a heroine who defies every prejudice and stereotype.”

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    NeNe Leakes Blames Cast and Production for Her 'RHOA' Exit

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    During her appearance on Tamar Braxton’s ‘Under Construction’, NeNe reveals that the salary dispute isn’t the only reason why she decided to leave the show ahead of season 14.

    Jan 15, 2021
    AceShowbiz – NeNe Leakes detailed the behind-the-scenes drama prior to her departure from “The Real Housewives of Atlanta”. During her appearance on Tamar Braxton’s “Under Construction”, NeNe revealed that the salary dispute wasn’t the only reason why she decided to leave the show ahead of season 14.
    In the interview, Tamar asked NeNe about the least talked about side effect of being on a reality show. “The other side of all the perks… I don’t know. I know that when I came out, I did everything. I did scripted television, I did Broadway, I was on the cover of Ebony magazine, the ‘Power’ cover, I was the first celebrity in 30 years to have a residency out in Vegas on Zumanity, appearances, I did appearances everywhere,” NeNe responded.
    Continuing to list the fame that “RHOA” brought to her, NeNe added, “Every single talk show it was possible to do. I co-hosted everywhere for everybody. I just did everything.” However, she noted that “the flip side of that is, it’s going to come to an end. Either it’s going to come to an end or you level off.”

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    Despite everything, NeNe claimed that people would never have full control of their own career. “The other thing is, you could still be going just as hard as you were when you first came out but that corporate devil is sitting right there,” she went on to say, apparently throwing shade at Bravo. “It’s a corporate devil that people don’t know is controlling a lot of your career.”
    “I did a lot of competition shows. I did ‘Celebrity Apprentice, I did ‘Cupcake Wars’. I did a competition show where [husband] Gregg and I were cooking for these ‘MasterChef’ people. Corporate devil is a beast. That’s all I got to tell you. Like you think you’re going on these shows and you’re going to be like, ‘I can win.’ Actually, before you even get on the show they already know who the winner is. That’s the corporate devil. It’s a lot that happens behind the scenes that people just don’t know about,” she added.

    Of her exit, NeNe shared that she “was blaming a lot of people and it took me years to figure out who the real devil was.” She continued, “When I figured it out though it really crushed me. It really hurt my heart really bad. I was really, really hurt over it. And I was like, ‘Wow.’ It felt to me like American greed or something. Greedy, just greedy. They will never stop. That’s what happens. It’s sad. It’s a lot and it’s a lot to deal with. So much.”
    At the end of the day, NeNe concluded that “reality TV is better than reality. Cause you know, reality TV is a little twisted. That makes more money.” She also admitted that “it took me years to figure out why all these girls were coming after me every season [we would’ve squashed something in the background], why some of my friendships were falling apart. It took me years.”

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    Late Night: Shocker. Trump Stiffs Giuliani and Won’t Take His Calls.

    #masthead-section-label, #masthead-bar-one { display: none }What to WatchBest Movies on NetflixBest of Disney PlusBest of Amazon PrimeBest Netflix DocumentariesNew on NetflixAdvertisementContinue reading the main storySupported byContinue reading the main storyBest of Late NightLate Night: Shocker. Trump Stiffs Giuliani and Won’t Take His Calls.“Impeachment was great, but there really is no more perfect way for this to end than Trump stiffing Rudy,” Seth Meyers said.“Guy spent all that time flying to state capitals, rounding up witnesses from the bars at TGI Fridays and Buffalo Wild Wings, and now Trump won’t even reimburse him,” Seth Meyers said on Thursday.Credit…NBCJan. 15, 2021, 2:12 a.m. ETWelcome to Best of Late Night, a rundown of the previous night’s highlights that lets you sleep — and lets us get paid to watch comedy. We’re all stuck at home at the moment, so here are the 50 best movies on Netflix right now.Sparing No ExpensesAs his term nears its end, President Trump is said to have refused to pay Rudy Giuliani, his lawyer, the day rate of $20,000 that he asked for. The president also reportedly demanded to personally oversee the approval of reimbursements of Giuliani’s travel expenses.“This is like the end of ‘The Sixth Sense,’ but instead of Bruce Willis realizing he’s been dead the whole time, it’s Donald Trump realizing that Rudy has the whole time been a bad lawyer,” Seth Meyers said on Thursday’s “Late Night.”“Impeachment was great, but there really is no more perfect way for this to end than Trump stiffing Rudy. Guy spent all that time flying to state capitals, rounding up witnesses from the bars at TGI Friday’s and Buffalo Wild Wings, and now Trump won’t even reimburse him. [Imitating Trump] ‘So, you owe me for the time I called you into the hearing. It went over on minutes, because Rudy, you’re not friends and you’re not family, so those minutes are costly.’” — SETH MEYERS“And poor Rudy needed that money for the hair transplant: [Imitating Giuliani] ‘Please, boss, I’m begging you. Don’t make me go back to the mud water!’” — SETH MEYERS“Trump doesn’t want to pay that. He could’ve hired Gary Busey for a hundred bucks to do the same thing.” — JIMMY KIMMEL“Sucks for Giuliani. Now he’s going to have to make money on the side, bottling Uncle Rudy’s Original Skull Syrup.” — STEPHEN COLBERT“Though I could understand wanting to take a closer look at Rudy’s expenses, given that so far, he’s submitted receipts for ‘Delta business-class brand plastic bottle vodka,’ ‘Uber XL T-shirt that I slept in behind the racetrack’ and ‘pay-per-view porn: “Oops! All Cousins!”’” — STEPHEN COLBERT“They say Trump isn’t even taking Rudy’s calls anymore. Now the only way for Rudy to get through is if someone says his name three times in a mirror.” — JIMMY KIMMEL“I wonder who leaked this story. Maybe it was Giuliani’s head.” — JIMMY KIMMEL“But this is what Trump does. Even if you don’t jump ship, sooner or later he’ll throw you off it.” — JIMMY KIMMEL“These two were inseparable, and now it’s come to this. It feels like Dr. Frankenstein breaking up with Igor.” — JIMMY FALLON“And you know Trump’s upset when he’s starting to make careful decisions with his money.” — JAMES CORDEN“This is like the end of ‘Jurassic Park’ when the raptors and the T-rex just turn on each other at the end.” — JAMES CORDEN“Trump says he is only ready to pay for two seasons’ worth of total landscaping.” — JAMES CORDEN“Rudy seemed blindsided by the decision, although when hair dye is constantly leaking into your eyes, it’s hard to see anything coming.” — JIMMY FALLON“I cannot wait until this somehow ends with Trump hiring Rudy Giuliani to sue Rudy Giuliani.” — JIMMY FALLON“That’s great. The president’s spending his last days in office going over receipts like he’s Janis from accounting: [imitating Trump] ‘Did you stay two nights at the Four Seasons Total Landscaping? We’re not paying for that. That’s not a hotel.’” — JIMMY FALLON“Even if Trump doesn’t pay him back, at least Rudy racked up a ton of frequent-liar miles.” — JIMMY FALLONThe Punchiest Punchlines (Moving Edition)“Tell you what, I would sign up for a streaming service that showed nothing but Trump’s stuff being moved out of the White House. I don’t know how much I would pay a month, but it’s a lot.” — JIMMY KIMMEL“Trump’s still president for five more days, but that place is emptier than a rest-stop Cinnabon at 3 a.m.” — SETH MEYERS“Love to imagine Trump piling all his stuff into crates: his oversized suits, his ties that are so long that no matter how you pack them, a little bit pokes out.” — SETH MEYERS“Trump’s giving stuff away like the sun’s about to set on his weekend garage sale. He’s like, ‘You know what? It’s getting late — just take it. I was only going to charge a dime for it.’” — JIMMY FALLON“An unidentified trio seemed to have made off with a bust of Abraham Lincoln. Is it possible that Trump is looting the White House before he goes? He’s going to use that as a hood ornament on his golf cart.” — JIMMY KIMMEL“And I sure hope someone is watching him pack because he’s definitely going to try to steal stuff. ‘Sir, why is the bust of Lincoln being packed away?’ ‘Uh, what? No, this is mine from home. I brought it. It’s not actually Lincoln — it’s my uncle, um, uh, Beard Trump.’” — SETH MEYERS“Later, another guy was seen carrying out Mike Pence. He was like, ‘Hey, put me down! I’m not a statue. Mother! Mother!’” — JIMMY FALLONThe Bits Worth WatchingSenator Bernie Sanders weighed in on recent events in Washington while appearing on Thursday’s “Late Show.”Also, Check This OutMichael Cimino in the Hulu series “Love, Victor,” which features a queer lead title character.Credit…Gilles Mingasson/Hulu, via Associated PressL.G.B.T.Q. representation on television has decreased for the first time in five years.AdvertisementContinue reading the main story More