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      Daisy Ridley and Stephen Fry Tapped for Leonardo Da Vinci Movie

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      The ‘Star Wars’ actress and the British funnyman have been confirmed for the upcoming stop-motion animation called ‘The Inventor’ about the fabled artist.
      Jun 20, 2020
      AceShowbiz – Daisy Ridley and Stephen Fry have joined the voice cast of a new stop-motion animation about artist and inventor Leonardo Da Vinci.
      The “Star Wars” actress and beloved British funnyman have signed up to star in “The Inventor”, a new movie about the Renaissance era polymath, which will be written and directed by “Ratatouille” co-writer Jim Capobianco, according to Deadline.com.
      Fry will voice da Vinci, who leaves Italy to join the French court, where he has an outlet for his curiosity and genius and can indulge in designing flying machines and studying anatomy.
      Meanwhile, Ridley will play Princess Marguerite, a character based on Marguerite de Navarre, a key figure in the French Renaissance who hosted da Vinci in France.
      Unveiling the project to Deadline, Capobianco and producer Robert Rippberger said, “We are making this film for children and the child in many adults. It has action, adventure, beauty and humour. We hope it will spark curiosity in its young audience and inspire girls and boys to become the Leonardo’s of the 21st century.”
      The film is scheduled for release in spring 2023.

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      Pharrell Williams In Talks to Develop Juneteenth Musical

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      The ‘Happy’ singer is reportedly in discussions with Netflix to develop a musical film about the day when the Emancipation Proclamation was read to end slavery in the United States.
      Jun 20, 2020
      AceShowbiz – Pharrell Williams is reportedly being tapped to produce a feature-length musical about Juneteenth for Netflix.
      According to Deadline, the “Happy” hitmaker is having conversations with bosses at the streaming servic, along with “Black-ish” and “BlackAF” creator Kenya Barris, to work on the project about the holiday, which commemorates the end of slavery in the United States.
      While discussions are in early stages, sources confirmed it is a separate project to the live musical that was previously announced in 2018.
      Williams will produce the project with partner Mimi Valdes alongside Barris, who will produce through his production company Khalabo Ink Society, it is believed.
      The report comes after the hitmaker declared that June 19 will be officially recognised as Juneteenth in the state of Virginia during a press conference earlier this week.
      He joined Virginia Governor Ralph Northam to share the news that the date will be recognised annually state-wide, noting, “From this moment on, when you look at the vastness of the night sky, and you see those stars moving up there, know that those stars are our African ancestors dancing.”
      “They’re dancing in celebration because their lives are finally being acknowledged,” Pharrell beamed.

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      Jamie Foxx Reveals Muscular Transformation for Mike Tyson Biopic

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      During an appearance on Mark Birnbaum’s Instagram Live series, the ‘Amazing Spider-Man 2’ actor confirms that the long-in-development project about the boxing legend is officially happening.
      Jun 19, 2020
      AceShowbiz – Jamie Foxx is gearing up to play Mike Tyson in an upcoming biopic, which has been long in development. Appearing on Mark Birnbaum’s Instagram Live series “Catching Up With Mark Birnbaum”, the 52-year-old actor offered a glimpse of his transformation for the role. He showed Birnbaum some photos of him going shirtless, revealing his bulked up physique.
      “Every other day, I do 60 pull-ups, we do 60 dips, we do 100 push-ups,” Foxx said of his preparation for the movie. While his fitness routine is already changing the upper half of his body, the Academy Award-winning actor revealed that they would still need CGI and prosthetic to complete his transformation.

      Jamie Foxx revealed his bulked up physique.
      “I ain’t got no calf muscles, so we’re gonna have to get some prosthetics for that,” he shared. He added that he aims to be 216lbs when filming starts as he plays a younger version of the boxer, and then he will “balloon to 225, 230 which will look like 250 on screen.”
      The biopic was first announced in 2014, but there wasn’t much progress. However, during the Live conversation, Foxx confirmed that the project is officially happening. “It’s a definitive yes,” he said when asked if the project is moving forward. On the long process to make the movie, he explained, “Look, doing biographies is a tough thing. Sometimes it takes 20 years to get them done. But we officially got the real ball rolling.”
      The “Django Unchained” star also teased what to expect from the film, saying that it aims to depict the “different lives” of the boxing legend. “We want to show, everybody evolves,” he went on dishing. “I think when we lay the layers on Mike Tyson in this story, I think everybody from young and old will be able to understand this man’s journey,” he gushed.
      “And then just the technology of how I’m gonna look, I guarantee you people will run up on me in the street, and ask for autographs, and think that I’m Mike,” he added, before showing his pitch-perfect Tyson impression.

      It’s currently unknown who will direct the movie. Martin Scorsese was at one point reported to serve behind the lens, but he seems to be no longer on board now.

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      Joe Pantoliano Credits Childhood Bullies for Helping Him Perfect His Bad Guy Roles

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      During a talk with ‘WTF’ podcast host Marc Maron, the ‘Bad Boys for Life’ actor additionally shares his belief that Donald Trump’s nasty behavior is a result of him being bullied his whole life.
      Jun 19, 2020
      AceShowbiz – “Bad Boys for Life” star Joe Pantoliano loves playing villains because he pretends he’s getting his own back on his childhood bullies.
      The actor gained a lot of weight as a teenager, which turned him into a target for teen tormentors.
      “When I was 14, I wound up becoming a house (overweight). I put on about 100 pounds,” he tells “WTF” podcast host Marc Maron.
      “One reason I’m so convincing at playing bad guys is I was so badly bullied as a kid because I was fat. I was always getting my a** kicked because I was an easy target. These b**tards would see me and they’d just start smacking me around… I could never stand up for myself.”
      Now he knows exactly how to get himself in the right mindset before playing bad guys.
      “Seeing those guys in my mind’s eye when I was playing those scenes, a lot of times I was getting even with these b**tards… years later,” he adds. “My doctor said I was sublimating – (having) unresolved feelings for the bad guys that humiliated me. That’s a terrible feeling, to be humiliated like that.”
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      And his own experiences as a bullying target have convinced him that U.S. leader Donald Trump’s own behaviour can also be explained by his past.
      “That’s why Trump bugs me so much, because he’s a nasty, lying… guy that had to have been bulled his whole life,” Joe explains.

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      Francesco Zippel Plans to Make Documentary About Sergio Leone

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      The movie project will chronicle the Spaghetti Western genre creator’s rise to became one of the most influential directors of all time, and include interviews with high-profile talent.
      Jun 19, 2020
      AceShowbiz – Documentary maker Francesco Zippel is to study Spaghetti Western king Sergio Leone in his next project.
      The unnamed movie will chronicle Leone’s rise to became one of the most influential directors of all time thanks to movies like “A Fistful Of Dollars”, “For a Few Dollars More”, “The Good, The Bad and the Ugly”, “Once Upon A Time in the West”, and “Once Upon a Time in America”.
      Zippel’s documentary will feature exclusive archive material from the Cineteca di Bologna, as well as interviews with high-profile talent connected with Leone, according to Deadline.
      Leone died in 1989, aged 60.

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      First Teaser of Zack Synder's 'Justice League' Cut Gives a Look at Intriguing Diana Spencer Footage

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      The new version of the DC-Warner Bros. movie is coming to HBO Max next year to show the director’s take on the 2017 film after he was replaced during post-production by Joss Whedon.
      Jun 19, 2020
      AceShowbiz – Finally, Zack Synder’s cut of “Justice League” is going to see the light of day. Offering a glimpse of his version, the director took to Twitter on Thursday, June 18 to share the first teaser of The Snyder Cut that will debut on HBO Max next year after years of fan campaign.
      The approximately 30-second video highlights Gal Gadot’s Diana Spencer a.k.a. Wonder Woman, who looks startled by a discovery of ancient artifact that appears to be related to Darkseid. It also features a voiceover from Jesse Eisenberg’s Lex Luthor who predicts the arrival of a great threat on Earth.
      Although the main villain in the movie is Steppenwolf (Ciaran Hinds), Synder previously said that the popular comic book villain Darkseid would make an appearance in his cut of the movie. “It will be an entirely new thing, and, especially talking to those who have seen the released movie, a new experience apart from that movie,” the filmmaker told The Hollywood Reporter in May of his new cut.
      Synder stepped away from “Justice League” in 2017 due to a family tragedy. He was then replaced by Joss Whedon, who oversaw reshoots and post-production. Despite receiving mixed reviews, Whedon’s cut had an underwhelming performance at box office, grossing a total of $657.9 million worldwide against an estimated break-even point of as much as $750 million.
      Fans then demanded Synder’s cut be released. In 2019, the movie’s stars Gadot, Ben Affleck and Ray Fisher as well as Snyder himself acknowledged the fan campaign, with the Wonder Woman depicter sharing her wish by tweeting, “#ReleaseTheSnyderCut.” Affleck echoed the sentiment and posted the same hashtag.
      Snyder eventually announced in May that his cut would be released on HBO Max. “I want to thank HBO Max and Warner Brothers for this brave gesture of supporting artists and allowing their true visions to be realized,” he said in a statement at the time. “Also a special thank you to all of those involved in the SnyderCut movement for making this a reality.”
      More from The Snyder Cut will be revealed in August during DC FanDome, an online event Warner Bros. is using to promote its stable of DC films, TV shows and comics.

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      Denis Villeneuve Hopes to Shoot Additional Scenes for 'Dune' Remake in Mid-August

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      Oscar Isaac, the actor playing Duke Leto Atreides, confirms that the director has scheduled for the filming to be done in Budapest, Hungary a few months before the film is expected to come out.
      Jun 19, 2020
      AceShowbiz – Moviemaker Denis Villeneuve and the cast of his ambitious “Dune” remake are heading back to Hungary this summer for a series of reshoots.
      It appears the director isn’t completely happy with the finished cut of the film, and he’s hoping to squeeze in a few new scenes before the epic hits cinemas on December 18.
      The additional shoots, which are not expected to delay the project’s opening, will take place in Budapest, Hungary, where the cast and crew filmed last year (19).
      “Dune” star Oscar Isaac has confirmed the news, telling Deadline.com, “We’re going to do some additional shooting in mid August…”.
      “I saw some things cut together and it just looks amazing. Denis is a real artist and it will be exciting to see it come together. It’s kind of wild that we’re doing some additional shooting a few months before it’s supposed to come out, but that happened with Star Wars as well.”

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      Bryce Dallas Howard Would Reject 'The Help' If She's Offered the Movie Today

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      The ‘Jurassic World’ actress is uncomfortable with her 2011 movie because it’s ‘created by predominantly white storytellers’ and told through the perspective of white people.
      Jun 19, 2020
      AceShowbiz – Bryce Dallas Howard would turn down her role in “The Help” if the project were offered to her today.
      The 2011 movie, based on Kathryn Stockett’s book about the racism encountered by black maids in America’s southern states in the 1960s, has become the most-watched film on Netflix thanks to ongoing Black Lives Matter protests taking place around the world.
      Howard, who played snooty Hilly Holbrook in the film, admits she was “grateful” to land the role but wouldn’t sign on for the project today due to the fact it was “created by predominantly white storytellers” and she feels it’s time for audiences to look for projects featuring black storytellers.
      “Right now, in this time, stories are going to play a crucial role in our ability to empathise and to be inspired into action,” she told the Los Angeles Times, “and the storytellers who we must listen to right now and look to and learn from… there’s an extraordinary body of work that centres on black characters from black creators.”
      Asked if she’d play Holbrook today, Howard tells the Times, “No.”
      The actress addressed the popularity of the film earlier this month, June 2020, taking to Instagram to encourage followers to look to other films that focus on the struggles of the African-American community.
      “I’ve heard that #TheHelp is the most viewed film on @netflix right now! I’m so grateful for the exquisite friendships that came from that film – our bond is something I treasure deeply and will last a lifetime,” she wrote. “This being said, The Help is a fictional story told through the perspective of a white character and was created by predominantly white storytellers. We can all go further.”
      “Stories are a gateway to radical empathy and the greatest ones are catalysts for action. If you are seeking ways to learn about the Civil Rights Movement, lynchings, segregation, Jim Crow, and all the ways in which those have an impact on us today, here are a handful of powerful, essential, masterful films and shows that centre on Black lives, stories, creators, and/or performers.”
      Among the films Bryce suggested watching were “Malcolm X”, “Selma”, and “Just Mercy”.
      Viola Davis, who starred as Aibileen in “The Help”, also expressed regrets about the film in a 2018 interview with The New York Times.
      “I just felt that at the end of the day, that it wasn’t the voices of the maids that were heard,” she explained. “I know Aibileen. I know Minny (Octavia Spencer’s character). They’re my grandma. They’re my mom. And I know that if you do a movie where the whole premise is, ‘I want to know what it feels like to work for white people and to bring up children in 1963’, I want to hear how you really feel about it. I never heard that in the course of the movie.”

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