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    Lily Collins Relies on Imagination to Play Herman J. Mankiewicz's Secretary in 'Mank'

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    Though she couldn’t find much about Rita Alexander, the ‘Emily in Paris’ star could not help but honored to have gotten a chance to share Rita’s role in the making of ‘Citizen Kane’.

    Dec 2, 2020
    AceShowbiz – Actress Lily Collins had to rely on her imagination to bring her portrayal of “Citizen Kane” screenwriter Herman J. Mankiewicz’s secretary to life onscreen, because there was so little known about Rita Alexander.
    “The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones” star features opposite Gary Oldman as the famed Hollywood scriptwriter in David Fincher’s new movie “Mank”, which chronicles the tumultuous development of Orson Welles’ 1941 cinematic masterpiece, but she struggled to find out more about Alexander’s life from press clippings and the history books before cameras started rolling.
    “I really couldn’t (find much about her), there was very little research to be done, unfortunately,” Collins told U.S. breakfast show “Today”.
    “I saw, I think, maybe two photos of her and from my research there were a few blurbs, but otherwise I had to leave it up to some imagination.”

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    Despite the lack of resources, Collins is excited to have played a part in having Alexander’s role in the making of “Citizen Kane” documented on film.
    “I just love the fact that we get to shine a light on this incredible woman who is really responsible for aiding Mankiewicz in his confidence, and kind of (gives him) that little kick in the butt that he needed to rise to the occasion sometimes when he got in his own head, so we really owe, I think, a great gratitude to Rita, so I was really honoured to get to tell her story.”
    Production on “Mank” took place late last year (19), while Collins was still working on her Netflix drama series “Emily in Paris”, and she had to spend two weekends flying back and forth between France and the U.S. to juggle the two projects.
    “It was quite strange,” she shared of switching between roles. “I had to fly back to Los Angeles twice during filming (of ‘Emily in Paris’) for 24-hour periods on the weekend to do camera tests, fittings, rehearsals (for ‘Mank’).”
    “But luckily, Emily is bright, bold and a little bit obvious, and American, and then Rita is in a black and white world, she’s British, she’s more still and subtle, so the two characters couldn’t be more different, but it definitely was an interesting time to fit both in at the same time. But I’m honoured to have been able to do both.”

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      'Emily in Paris' Gets Renewed for Second Season Despite French Stereotype Backlash

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      News about the picking up of the Netflix series for another season has been unveiled in a fun, mock press release from the titular character’s fictional boss Sylvie Grateau.

      Nov 12, 2020
      AceShowbiz – Hit Netflix show “Emily in Paris” has been picked up for a sequel season, despite critics slamming the series.
      The romantic comedy, which stars Lily Collins as a young American marketing executive working in the city of lights, has received negative attention for promoting U.S. stereotypes about the French.
      Despite the backlash, fans have flocked to watch the show since it debuted in October, and the renewal news was unveiled in a fun, mock press release from Emily’s fictional boss, Sylvie Grateau – played by Philippine Leroy Beaulieu.
      “Despite her overconfident manner and lack of prior experience in luxury goods marketing, she has nonetheless managed to charm some of our hard-to-impress clients during her short time at Savoir,” reads the note. “Call it Bonne chance, or American ingenuity – I’m leaning towards the former – her results are impressive. We love having Emily in Paris! But please don’t let her know that.”

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      Created by “Sex and the City” writer Darren Star, the show also stars Lucas Bravo, Samuel Arnold, Camille Razat and Kate Walsh.
      Meanwhile, Star recently addressed the backlash linked to his new Netflix show, stating, “The first thing she (Emily) is seeing is the cliches, because it’s from her point of view (sic). I wanted to do a show that celebrated that part of Paris… I wanted to showcase Paris in a really wonderful way that would encourage people to fall in love with the city in a way that I have.”
      Star has also revealed he already has ideas about what his new heroine will do next, telling Oprah magazine, “She’ll be more of a resident of the city (in season two). She’ll have her feet on the ground a little more.”
      Collins previously told Vanity Fair she “would love nothing more than to be able to go back to Paris” to shoot a second season of the show.

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      Lily Collins Struggles to Adjust Life in Paris While Filming New Series

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      The ‘Mirror Mirror’ actress admits she, just like her onscreen character in Netflix’s new show ‘Emily in Paris’, felt lost when staying in the City of Lights during the filming.
      Oct 4, 2020
      AceShowbiz – Lily Collins didn’t have to dig too deep to play an American struggling with the French language and culture in “Emily in Paris” – she lived the role in the City of Lights.
      The actress plays a naive and romantic marketing executive trying to get to grips with Paris in the new Netflix series and admits life mirrored art while she was living in the city.
      Unlike her clueless character, Lily knew a little French but it was not enough to help her deal with the everyday dramas she faced when she was not filming.
      “I grew up speaking French but then stopped practising, so I wasn’t versed enough when I got there and to play a character that hardly understands the language at all to then, on weekends, try to do it myself like I used to, it was very difficult for me.”

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      “Also, things that happened to Emily happened to me, like I lost hot water for two weeks, my apartment didn’t have heating, my elevator stopped working, there was construction everywhere.”
      “There were these moments where I thought to myself, ‘Are you guys planning this so that I can have empathy for Emily…?’ But it was such a fun experience and I feel so grateful even more to have been there as a local for four months because now all I want to do is travel.”
      Lily admits that watching the series, which debuts on Netflix this weekend (02Oct20), makes her realise the world is now a very different place thanks to the coronavirus pandemic.
      “I go, ‘Oh my God, there’s too many people there (in that scene)’ or ‘Don’t touch… Don’t do the French three-kiss hello’. It seems a world gone by to be able to experience it like that.”

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      Lily Collins' 'Emily in Paris' Gets Picked Up by Netflix

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      Series creator Darren Star expresses excitement by noting that he and MTV Studios couldn’t hope for a more perfect home for the half-hour show which is set to air in the fall.
      Jul 14, 2020
      AceShowbiz – Long in the works romantic comedy series “Emily in Paris” is set to debut on Netflix.
      The show, which stars Lily Collins, was created by “Sex and the City” boss Darren Star and was first announced back in 2018. Initially set to air on the Paramount Network, the programme was ultimately shelved by Paramount chiefs.
      The half-hour series, produced by executives at MTV Studios, wrapped production prior to the coronavirus shutdown and is set to air this autumn.

      “MTV Studios and I couldn’t hope for a more perfect home for ‘Emily In Paris’ than Netflix,” Star said. “With their international reach, we are excited to share Emily with audiences around the world.”
      “Emily in Paris” follows the titular character, a twenty-something marketing executive from Chicago, Illinois who lands her dream job in Paris, France. The small screen venture centres on her personal and professional adventures in the French capital.

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