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      'Black Widow' to Feature #MeToo Story

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      Scarlett Johansson teases what to expect from the upcoming Avengers movie spin-off that is going to focus on her Marvel superhero character Natasha Romanoff.
      Sep 11, 2020
      AceShowbiz – Scarlett Johansson’s forthcoming “Black Widow” movie is set to feature a #MeToo storyline.
      In a recent interview with British movie magazine Empire, the leading lady opened up on the plot of her new film, teasing it is “very much reflective” of the Time’s Up and #MeToo movements.
      “It would be such a miss if we didn’t address that stuff, if this film didn’t take that head-on,” she explained. “I think, particularly for Cate (Shortland, director), it was so important for her to make a movie about women who are helping other women, who lift other women up out of a very difficult situation.”
      “Someone asked me if Natasha (Romanoff, aka Black Widow) was a feminist,” Scarlett added of her Marvel character. “Of course she is, it’s obvious. It’s kinda an asinine question.”
      “Black Widow” is set to hit theatres on 6 November (20).

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      Kate Winslet Grappling With Regrets After Working With Woody Allen and Roman Polanski

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      The ‘Titanic’ actress says she has to take responsibility for her error of judgment as she regrets working with Woody Allen in ‘Wonder Wheel’ and Roman Polanski in ‘Carnage’.
      Sep 11, 2020
      AceShowbiz – Kate Winslet regrets making films with accused sexual predators Woody Allen and Roman Polanski.
      The actress reflected on her work with the filmmakers in a new interview with Vanity Fair, years after teaming with Polanski for “Carnage” in 2011 and with Allen for “Wonder Wheel” in 2017.
      “It’s like, what the f**k was I doing working with Woody Allen and Roman Polanski?” she says. “It’s unbelievable to me now how those men were held in such high regard, so widely in the film industry and for as long as they were. It’s f**king disgraceful.”
      “I have to take responsibility for the fact that I worked with them both. I can’t turn back the clock. I’m grappling with those regrets but what do we have if we aren’t able to just be f**king truthful about all of it?”
      Winslet previously defended her decision to work with both directors back in 2017, telling The New York Times, “Of course one thinks about it, but at the same time, I didn’t know Woody and I don’t know anything about that family. As the actor in the film, you just have to step away and say, ‘I don’t know anything, really, and whether any of it is true or false’. Having thought it all through, you put it to one side and just work with the person.”
      She continued, “Woody Allen is an incredible director. So is Roman Polanski. I had an extraordinary working experience with both of those men, and that’s the truth.”
      Winslet also tells Vanity Fair that while she was focused on the quality of her work for much of her career, she now realises she has a responsibility to speak out.
      She adds, “I feel so fortunate to have been in a position for a good many years, where I could hold my own, keep my head down, and try and produce decent work… but it’s easy to lose one’s voice along the way and to lose sight of the responsibility that comes with that. And I don’t want to f**k that up. I know that I can always do better.”
      Allen has never been charged with any crime, despite ongoing sex abuse claims from his daughter, while Polanski fled America after he was found guilty of criminal behaviour and rape following a tryst with a minor at a Hollywood party in the late 1970s. He has been in exile in Europe ever since.

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      'Parasite' Director to Produce Hollywood Adaptation of 'Sea Fog'

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      Bong Joon Ho has shared his excitement in teaming up with ‘Calibre’ director Matt and ‘Rampart’ screenwriter Oren Moverman to give his 2014 Korean movie this revamp.
      Sep 10, 2020
      AceShowbiz – Oscar-winning filmmaker Bong Joon Ho is helping to give his 2014 Korean movie “Sea Fog” a Hollywood revamp.
      The “Parasite” writer/director adapted his original film, which was given the Korean title of “Haemoo”, from the 2007 play of the same name, which chronicled the true story of a fishing boat crew hired to smuggle illegal immigrants from China to Korea.
      Now Bong has signed on to produce a new adaptation of “Sea Fog”, directed by “Calibre”‘s Matt Palmer, who is reworking a previous script by “Rampart” screenwriter Oren Moverman.
      Officials at production company Participant have also boarded the project.
      In a statement, Palmer says, “I’m absolutely thrilled to be working with one of modern cinema’s most singular and visionary talents, Bong Joon Ho, and with Participant, whose incredible track record in producing deeply inspiring, socially committed cinema for mainstream audiences is unapparelled.”
      “These are dream partners to be teaming up with on a project with such unique potential to deliver both nerve-shredding tension and an urgent social message.”
      Bong adds, “I can’t contain my excitement and anticipation to collaborate with this team on the newborn ‘Sea Fog’.”

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      First Full 'Dune' Trailer Sees Timothee Chalamet's Painful Training

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      Depicted as a sort of reluctant hero, Chalamet’s Paul Atreides is prepared to rule people as his father is about to lose the planet Arrakis awarded to him.
      Sep 10, 2020
      AceShowbiz – Warner Bros. has released the first full trailer for its highly-anticipated epic film, “Dune”. From director Denis Villeneuve, the sci-fi movie follows Timothee Chalamet’s main character Paul Atreides, the scion of House Atreides.
      The young royal is depicted as a reluctant hero, who rises to lead a war in a desolate, dangerous mining planet known as Arrakis, which is awarded to his father Duke Leto Atreides (Oscar Isaac). “There’s something happening to me. There’s something awakening in my mind and I can’t control it,” Paul says in the video.
      As Paul sees a crusade in his dream, Gaius Helen Mohiam (Charlotte Rampling) warns him that his father is about to lose the planet Arrakis. Under the guidance of Gaius, Paul learns how to rule people though her teaching method sometimes includes a painful test.
      “Is the mental part of him stronger than the animal part? That was very important for [‘Dune’ author] Frank Herbert,” Villeneuve explains the painful training to EW. “At some point in the Dune history, the human brain will reach a level of control where there’s no more computers in that universe, so the brain is trained to be able to make insane calculations and have control over your body. Paul, having some Bene Gesserit training, needed to be tested to see if he can use this power for the good of humanity.”
      Gurney Halleck (Josh Brolin) is Paul’s sparring partner in a sword fight, while there’s a glimpse of Jason Momoa’s Duncan Idaho, who is also one of Paul’s mentors. Zendaya Coleman’s Chani is a mysterious woman who appears in Paul’s dream and will later become his love interest.
      “Dune” is based on Frank Herbert’s 1965 sci-fi novel of the same name, which was previously adapted into a 1984 movie and multiple TV miniseries. The upcoming film will cover the first-half of the book, with a planned sequel handling the rest.
      The star-studded cast also includes Rebecca Ferguson (II) as Paul’s mother Lady Jessica Atreides, Dave Bautista as Glossu Rabban, Javier Bardem as Stilgar, and Chang Chen as Dr. Wellington Yueh among others. Villeneuve co-wrote the script with Jon Spaihts and Eric Roth. The movie is scheduled to be released in the United States in IMAX and 3D on December 18.

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      Sacha Baron Cohen Believed to Have Completed Filming of 'Borat' Sequel

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      The report comes after the comedian husband of Isla Fisher was captured on video driving a yellow pick-up truck while sporting his character’s distinctive thick mustache in Long Beach, Los Angeles.
      Sep 10, 2020
      AceShowbiz – Sacha Baron Cohen has reportedly finished filming “Borat 2”.
      According to editors at Collider, the comedian has also screened the upcoming sequel for a select group of industry figures, ahead of a potential release later this year.
      The British comedian’s 2006 film, “Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan”, saw the character travelling to the USA for the first time to make a documentary on the country. For the sequel, Borat will reportedly go “undercover” after being made aware of the notoriety he generated as a result of the original movie – with one source describing the film as “Cohen playing Borat playing Cohen.”
      While another source has confirmed the project’s existence to Collider, they rejected the description of the film’s plotline.
      Details of who is footing the bill for the sequel are currently unclear, but the publication suggested a streaming service may be attached.
      The report comes after Cohen was captured on video footage posted on social media last month driving a yellow pick-up truck while sporting the character’s distinctive thick mustache and a tan suit in Long Beach, Los Angeles.
      And in July, he also crashed a far-right event in Washington, disguised as a racist bluegrass singer.
      The prankster infiltrated the March for Our Rights 3 rally on June 27 and encouraged those taking part to sing about injecting scientists and political figures with coronavirus.
      “Dr. Fauci, what we gonna do?/ Inject him with the Wuhan flu…/ Hillary Clinton, what we gonna do?/ Lock her up like we used to do,” he sang, according to various reports.
      Cohen last reprised the Kazakh TV personality for a sketch on Jimmy Kimmel Live!” last November, which focused on “election tampering.”

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      'Black Panther' Claims Top Spot on U.K. Film Chart Weeks After Chadwick Boseman's Death

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      Climbing eight spots after re-entering the top 10 in the first week of September, the 2018 Marvel blockbuster bests over ‘Sonic the Hedgehog’ and ‘Trolls World Tour’.

      Sep 10, 2020
      AceShowbiz – “Black Panther” has peaked atop the U.K.’s Official Film Chart following the tragic passing of leading man Chadwick Boseman.
      The 2018 Marvel blockbuster climbs eight spots after re-entering the top 10 at number nine last week (ends September 06) – knocking the former chart-topper, sci-fi classic “The Fifth Element”, down to 11.

      “Sonic the Hedgehog” zooms in at two while “Trolls World Tour” stays comfortable in third place. War epic “1917” and DC Comics film “Joker” are in at four and five, respectively.
      “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker” climbs back up to sixth place from number 10 last week, while “Birds of Prey: And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn” and “Dolittle” fall one place each to seven and eight.
      Rounding out the top 10 are “Jumanji: The Next Level” and “Bad Boys for Life”.

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      Kirstie Alley on New Diversity Rules for Oscar: It's 'Disgrace to Artists Everywhere'

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      Taking to her Twitter account, the ‘Cheers’ actress publicly disagrees with the Academy’s decision to add representation and inclusion to one of the standards for a movie to be eligible for Best Picture category.
      Sep 10, 2020
      AceShowbiz – Kirstie Alley has weighed in on the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ decision to add representation and inclusion to one of the standards for a movie to be eligible for Best Picture category. Taking to her Twitter account on Monday, September 8, the actress publicly disagreed with it.
      “This is a disgrace to artists everywhere…,” the 69-year-old actress wrote on the blue bird app. “can you imagine telling Picasso what had to be in his f**king paintings.”
      She went on saying, “You people have lost your minds. Control artists, control individual thought .. OSCAR ORWELL.” Echoing the sentiment was James Woods who simply said, “Madness.” Dean Cain appeared to be on the same page as he retweeted the tweet.
      Their responses come after the Academy announced earlier in the day that it updated standards for Best Picture. It was said that as part of its Academy Aperture 2025 initiative, films have to meet two of the following four standards to be eligible to win the Oscar for Best Picture.
      The four standards include on-screen representation, themes, and narratives, creative leadership and project team and industry access and opportunities. The last one is audience development.
      Calling it a “catalyst for lasting change”, the Academy revealed in an Instagram post the new regulation is “to encourage equitable representation on and off screen in order to better reflect the diversity of the movie-going audience.” It continued, “Our new representation and inclusion standards will help ensure that Best Picture nominees reflect the diverse world around us.”

      The requirement, which is a response to the #OscarsSoWhite controversy in 2016, is scheduled to take full effect at the 96th Oscars in 2024. Meanwhile, the 2021 Oscars will take place on April 25, 2021 at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood.

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      Tom Hanks Returns to Australia for Movie Filming After Recovering From Covid-19

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      The ‘Cast Away’ actor is back to work Down Under to join his co-workers as they resume the filming of the Elvis Presley biopic directed by Baz Luhrmann.
      Sep 9, 2020
      AceShowbiz – Tom Hanks has returned to Australia to resume filming his new Elvis Presley biopic after he tested positive for COVID-19 Down Under in March (20).
      The Oscar winner and his wife, Rita Wilson, were among the first celebrities to fall ill and announce a coronavirus diagnosis, while preparing for his role as Elvis’ manager Colonel Tom Parker in director Baz Luhrmann’s film.
      The couple quarantined in Queensland before it was deemed safe enough for them to return to the U.S. and now Hanks is back.
      He was spotted arriving at Coolangatta Airport, where he met with health officials, on Tuesday (08Sep20).
      Filming on the Elvis biopic, starring Austin Butler as The King, Rufus Sewell, Maggie Gyllenhaal, and Olivia DeJonge, is set to resume later this month.

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