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      'Gone With the Wind' Adds Video About Racist Treatments Received by Hattie McDaniel at Oscars

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      HBO has added a new accompanying video titled ‘Hattie McDaniel: What a Character!’ to bring back the controversial movie adaptation of Margaret Mitchell’s novel.
      Jun 26, 2020
      AceShowbiz – “Gone With the Wind” has returned to the HBO Max streaming platform alongside additional disclaimers critiquing its depiction of race and slavery.
      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.
      However, it was pulled from the service earlier this month, June 2020 amid global anti-racism protests and a Los Angeles Times op-ed by Oscar-winner John Ridley, detailing the “racial prejudices” depicted and accepted in the movie.
      The controversial classic was made available again on Wednesday, June 24, 2020 alongside newly added videos discussing its place in America’s cultural history and idealisation of the post-Civil War south despite its brutal racism.
      One of the videos features the host of TCM’s “Silent Sunday Nights”, Jacqueline Stewart, discussing its cultural advocacy for white supremacy.
      “Gone with the Wind, with its landmark production values, signature scenes and iconic characters has shaped the way generations have pictured slavery and the reconstruction period that followed,” Stewart, a professor at the University of Chicago’s Department of Cinema and Media Studies says, according to Deadline.
      “It is not only a major document of Hollywood’s racist practices of the past, but also an enduring work of popular culture that speaks directly to the racial inequalities that persist in media and society today.”
      Another accompanying video is titled “Hattie McDaniel: What a Character!”, which details McDaniel’s career, as well as the prejudice she faced when forced to sit at the back of the Coconut Grove Restaurant of the Ambassador Hotel before receiving her prize at the 12th Academy Awards.
      Also included is a 2019 TCM Classic Film Festival panel moderated by Donald Bogle and titled “The Complicated Legacy of Gone With the Wind”.

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      'Matrix 4' Stars Resume Filming in Berlin Despite Spike of Coronavirus Cases in Germany

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      Keanu Reeves has been pictured being joined by his girlfriend Alexandra Grant at Berlin’s Schonefeld Airport, presumably to prepare the filming of the new ‘Matrix’ movie with co-stars Carrie-Anne Moss and Neil Patrick Harris.
      Jun 25, 2020
      AceShowbiz – “The Matrix 4” is back in production after it was temporarily shut down due to the coronavirus pandemic. On Sunday, June 20, the stars, including Keanu Reeves, Carrie-Anne Moss and Neil Patrick Harris, were spotted hitting Schonefeld Airport in Berlin, Germany, presumably to resume the filming.
      They were all dressed in their daily outfits instead of their character costumes. Lead actor Reeves, who reprises his role as Neo in the upcoming sequel, wore a black T-shirt underneath a jacket and pants in matching color. He paired them with sneakers, while also sporting a baseball cap.
      He was joined by his girlfriend Alexandra Grant, who kept herself warm in a black sweater, a vest and black leggings, with a white scarf around her neck. The pair were seen having a friendly conversation with several men, possibly the movie crew members, on the sidewalk.
      Moss, who plays Trinity in the franchise, donned a long coat on top of her dress, as she appeared to try to go incognito with a black round hat and a pair of oversized glasses. Harris, meanwhile, dressed casually in a gray T-shirt and darker pants with sneakers in matching color, while carrying a backpack.
      “The Matrix 4” began production in San Francisco in February of this year. The filming came to a halt in March due to the COVID-19 outbreak. The film was initially set for release on May 21, 2021, but has been pushed back to April 1, 2022 due to this unfortunate circumstance.
      Recently, German authorities have reimposed lockdown restrictions in two districts in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia after a spike in coronavirus cases. The state’s health minister, Karl-Josef Laumann, announced the second lockdown on Tuesday, June 23 just hours after the first was lifted after a new cluster linked to the Tonnies meatpacking plant was reported. At least 1,550 workers of the factory have tested positive for the novel virus.
      The spike of the cases in Germany, however, may not affect “The Matrix 4” filming in Berlin as Thomas Kamradt, president of the German Society for Immunology, told CNBC on Wednesday, “Currently it’s very localized and the important thing is to keep it like that and prevent it from further spreading.”

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      Hugh Jackman Assures Delay of 'The Music Man' Broadway Opening Will Not Take Energy Away

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      WENN

      Originally set for October 2020 opening, the theater production show has been pushed back to May 2021 because of the novel coronavirus pandemic with previews beginning in April.
      Jun 25, 2020
      AceShowbiz – The opening of Hugh Jackman’s Broadway production of “The Music Man” has been pushed back to May, 2021.
      The original opening date was set for 15 October before the coronavirus shutdown forced all productions on The Great White Way to close temporarily.
      Produced by Scott Rudin, Barry Diller, and David Geffen, previews for the show, also starring Sutton Foster, will start at New York’s Winter Garden Theatre on 20 April (21).

      “We’re obviously profoundly disappointed to be unable to start rehearsals for ‘The Music Man’ as scheduled, but safety is safety, and it has to take precedence over every other consideration – for both our audience and for our company,” Rudin said in press release. “Despite the postponement, we are sticking together as a company, and we are grateful to be able to do so.”
      “The energy in the theater is palpable. It is those same feelings that happen every show thereafter – and you and I are going through it together,” adds Jackman, addressing future theatre goers. “The change of dates will not take any of that away. What it will do, however, is help to ensure that ‘The Music Man’ audiences, and our company, are in a completely safe environment. Can’t wait for that day!.”
      Rehearsals for the show, directed by Jerry Zaks and choreographed by Warren Carlyle, are slated to begin on 8 February (21).

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      'Top Gun: Maverick' Director Circles the Remake of 'Twister'

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      Joseph Kosinski is rumored to be the frontrunner to oversee this revamp version of Jan de Bont’s 1996 storm film, which will be produced by Frank Marshall.
      Jun 25, 2020
      AceShowbiz – Joseph Kosinski, the man behind Tom Cruise’s “Top Gun: Maverick” return, is in talks to remake classic storm movie “Twister”.
      Universal bosses are keen to revamp Jan de Bont’s 1996 film, starring Bill Paxton and Helen Hunt, and “Top Gun: Maverick” director Kosinski appears to be the frontrunner to oversee the new version, which will be produced by Frank Marshall, the husband of one of the original producers, Kathleen Kennedy, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
      The original made almost $500 million (£403 million) at the global box office.
      Kosinski was also the visionary behind the camera for “Tron Legacy” and another Cruise blockbuster, “Oblivion”.

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      'Birds of Prey' Climbs to the Top of U.K.'s Official Film Chart

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      DC Entertainment

      The Margot Robbie-starring movie, which has gotten disc formats release, first peaked at number three on the rundown back in April when it was released on digital download.
      Jun 25, 2020
      AceShowbiz – “Birds of Prey: And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn” has soared to the top of the U.K.’s Official Film Chart for the first time since its release.
      The movie, starring Margot Robbie as the titular Harley Quinn, first peaked at number three on the rundown back in April (20), when it was first released on digital download, but has now topped the chart after being released on disc formats
      Former number one “Dolittle” is at number two, while war epic “1917” is at third position. The highest new entry of the week, “The Personal History of David Copperfield”, is at number four, while last week’s number one, “Sonic the Hedgehog”, rounds out the top five.
      Will Smith’s “Bad Boys for Life” hangs on at number six for a second week, while animated adventure “Onward” drops three spots to number seven, and “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker” returns to the Top 10 at number eight.
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      Following its release on disc, “The Call of the Wild” is back in the chart at number nine, as “Jumanji: The Next Level” spends its twelfth consecutive week in the Top 10, falling three to number 10.

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      Serena Williams' Father Sued Over Will Smith Movie

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      Richard Williams is slapped with a lawsuit by companies which claim to have bought the rights to his book before the ‘Bad Boys for Life’ actor began producing a biopic based on his life.
      Jun 25, 2020
      AceShowbiz – Richard Williams, the father of tennis aces Serena Williams and Venus Williams, has been served with a lawsuit over a biopic about him. TW3 Entertainment and Power Move Multi Media filed the lawsuit in L.A. Superior Court on Tuesday, June 23, accusing Richard of breach of contract.
      The companies claim that they bought the rights to Richard’s book “Black and White: The Way I See It” and life story back in 2017, before Will Smith began producing the movie starring himself as Serena’s father. In the docs, the plaintiffs state that the contract barred anyone else from making a movie based on Richard’s life.
      “This case presents an unfortunate and tawdry situation: the cold and calculating misappropriation and interference with Plaintiffs’ intellectual property,” read the complaint. “Plaintiffs’ good faith and contractually protected efforts to bring an amazing story into visual art form were met with Defendants’ greed and disregard for Plaintiff’s existing rights.”
      The lawsuit names Richard, his son and sometimes business partner Chavoita Lesane, Warner Bros. Entertainment, Will’s production company Overbrook Entertainmentand production company Star Thrower Entertainment as defendants. “Defendant Warner Bros. used Plaintiffs’ ideas and materials in ‘King Richard’, and such ideas and materials provide substantial value to Defendant,” the complaint continues to read.
      TW3 and PMMM are now seeking “an injunction requiring all profits for any project using the Richard Williams Rights to be placed in trust for Plaintiffs’ benefit” in addition to unspecified damages from the big budget “King Richard” movie.
      “King Richard” previously faced backlash over the casting of Will Smith as Richard Williams. The critics accused the filmmakers of colorism, believing that the role should go to a darker-skinned actor. “Colorism matters..love will Smith but there are other black actors for this role,” one tweeted at the time.
      The film is said to focus on Serena and Venus’ father as he “overcame tremendous hardship, skepticism and his own troubled past to raise two of the game’s greatest players” despite lacking tennis background. It eyes a 2021 release date.

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      Leonardo DiCaprio Teams Up With Barry Jenkins in Film Adaptation of 'Virunga'

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      The 2014 documentary itself was written and directed by Orlando von Einsiedel, and followed rangers as they risked their lives to save endangered gorillas in Africa.
      Jun 24, 2020
      AceShowbiz – Oscar winners Barry Jenkins and Leonardo DiCaprio are joining forces for a movie adaptation of Orlando von Einsiedel’s Netflix documentary “Virunga”.
      The 2014 film, which DiCaprio helped produce, picked up an Oscar nomination and now “The Revenant” star will be fronting the feature adaptation, written and directed by Jenkins. Von Einsiedel will produce the revamp.
      The film will chronicle the efforts of two rangers risking their lives to save endangered gorillas in Africa.

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      Keanu Reeves Praised by Winona Ryder for Refusing to Yell Insults at Her on 'Dracula' Set

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      Columbia Pictures

      The ‘Destination Wedding’ actress reveals that director Francis Ford Coppola instructed her co-star as well as Richard E. Grant and Anthony Hopkins to do so to make her cry for a scene.
      Jun 24, 2020
      AceShowbiz – Keanu Reeves refused to follow Francis Ford Coppola’s direction to verbally abuse Winona Ryder to make her cry for a scene in “Dracula”.
      The actress recounted the difficult experience on set, revealing Reeves defended her to the filmmaker after he instructed “The Matrix” star, Richard E. Grant and Anthony Hopkins to shout at her for the sequence in the 1992 film.
      The 48-year-old tells The Sunday Times, Coppola shouted, “You whore!” to try to make Winona emotional and insisted the others join in.
      “To put it in context I’m supposed to be crying,” Ryder said. “Literally, Richard E. Grant, Anthony Hopkins, Keanu … Francis was trying to get all of them to yell things that would make me cry, but Keanu wouldn’t, Anthony wouldn’t. … It just didn’t work.”
      She added: “I was, like, really? It kind of did the opposite.”
      The experience was the start of a longterm friendship with Reeves and despite her difficult time on set with Coppola, she insists they are “good now.”
      Ryder and Reeves went on to appear in “A Scanner Darkly” in 2006, “The Private Lives of Pippa Lee” in 2009, and 2018’s “Destination Wedding”.
      The “Reality Bites” star revisited lighter times on the set of “Dracula” in 2018 when she shared that she and Reeves, who wed in the film, may actually be married as Coppola “used a real Romanian priest” for the scene.

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