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Starring Michael B. Jordan and Jamie Foxx, the legal drama film follows civil rights attorney Bryan Stevenson as he is tasked with securing the freedom of wrongly accused Walter McMillian.
Jun 3, 2020
AceShowbiz – Michael B. Jordan and Jamie Foxx’s real-life legal drama “Just Mercy” has been made free to stream online in support of the Black Lives Matter movement.
Studio officials at Warner Bros. will allow U.S.-based viewers to digitally rent the 2019 film free of charge for the month of June in the hopes of highlighting the need to address racial injustice in the wake of George Floyd’s death at the hands of Minnesota police on 25 May.
“Just Mercy” is a biopic about the work of civil rights attorney Bryan Stevenson, played by Jordan, who is tasked with securing the freedom of Walter McMillian, a black man who was wrongly accused of murdering a white girl in the mid-1980s and sentenced to death in Alabama. Foxx portrayed McMillian.
In a statement issued on Tuesday (June 02), Warner Bros. bosses explained, “We believe in the power of story. Our film ‘Just Mercy’, based on the life work of civil rights attorney Bryan Stevenson, is one resource we can humbly offer to those who are interested in learning more about the systemic racism that plagues our society.”
“For the month of June, ‘Just Mercy’ will be available to rent for free across digital platforms in the U.S.”
They continued, “To actively be part of the change our country is so desperately seeking, we encourage you to learn more about our past and the countless injustices that have led us to where we are today.”
“Thank you to the artists, storytellers and advocates who helped make this film happen. Watch with your family, friends and allies. For further information on Bryan Stevenson and his work at the Equal Justice Initiative please visit EJI.org.”
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In the meantime, James Norton, Tom Hiddleston, Tom Hardy, Michael Fassbender and Sam Heughan are among the actors favored to replace Daniel Craig as the 007 agent.
Jun 3, 2020
AceShowbiz – Comedian Stephen Fry dreamed of playing James Bond on the big screen.
The “Wilde” star grew up loving author Ian Fleming’s spy character and insists he would have entertained the idea of playing 007 if there was ever any interest.
“(He was) brutal, snobbish, sexist and cruel as he could be,” Fry told the Daily Mail. “I was a great lover of all things James Bond when I was a youth. I don’t mind admitting, shallow and silly as it sounds, that I wanted to be Bond.”
But he realised over time he would make a better Bond bad guy or sidekick: “It didn’t take me long to realise with a sigh of acceptance that I was suited by nature to be a Blofeld or perhaps a Goldfinger or a Drax – even a Miss Moneypenny or a Q – but never a Bond.”
Discussions about who will replace Daniel Craig as 007 have been rampant for years, and they are likely to spike again when the actor’s final outing as the spy hits cinemas later this year. The actors currently topping the betting odds for the role include James Norton, Tom Hiddleston, Tom Hardy, Michael Fassbender, and Sam Heughan, who previously revealed he once was considered to play 007.
“I did audition for Bond a long time ago when they were redoing it with Daniel Craig, when he was Bond 21,” the “Outlander” star said in 2018. “They were going to go younger with him and it was a pretty good experience… It’s about time we got a Scottish Bond.”
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The cast and crew members of the next ‘Mission: Impossible’ installment will be back to work this coming fall without any changes to the filming locations.
Jun 3, 2020
AceShowbiz – Tom Cruise will resume shooting “Mission: Impossible 7” in September 2020 following a forced hiatus due to the Covid-19 pandemic, according to the film’s first assistant director.
Production on the movie was shut down in Italy in February, as the European nation emerged as one of the epicentres of the pandemic, with plans to shift production to London also scuppered when the U.K. also had to impose a lockdown due to the spread of the coronavirus.
Speaking on BBC Radio 4’s Today programme on Tuesday, June 2, 2020, Tommy Gormley, first assistant director to helmer Christopher McQuarrie, said the cast and crew plan to start shooting in the autumn – and won’t alter any locations.
“We hope to restart in September,” he revealed. “We hope to visit all the countries we planned to. We hope to do a big chunk of it back in the U.K. on the backlot and in the studio.”
Gormley went on to assert that he is “convinced” that the Paramount production could be finished by May at the latest and ready for its November 2021 release date with time to spare.
Cast and crew, including Cruise, who plays superspy Ethan Hunt in the hit franchise, were in Venice, Italy waiting to shoot scenes when they had to leave the country as it imposed a stringent lockdown due to a surge in Covid-19 cases.
Gormley went on to say that troublesome location shoots or stunt set-pieces would not be moved, shelved, or rendered with CGI due to the difficulties posed by the pandemic.
“This is our challenge,” he added. “We are not a chamber piece movie. We do spectacle, and that is what people expect of us.”
Film and TV productions in the U.K. are now getting up and running again as the country eases its lockdown, with some resuming as early as next week, albeit with strict social distancing regulations.
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Andy Serkis, Liv Tyler, Karl Urban, Hugo Weaving and their ‘Fellowship of the Ring’ co-stars get together with director Peter Jackson during a Zoom meeting benefiting No Kids Hungry.
Jun 2, 2020
AceShowbiz – Josh Gad has pulled off his most impressive “Reunited Apart” cast reunion yet – by assembling all nine members of the “Lord of the Rings” Fellowship, plus director Peter Jackson and other franchise stars including Andy Serkis and Liv Tyler.
The “Frozen (2013)” actor’s latest star-studded Zoom teleconference meeting, taped last week, aired on YouTube on Sunday, May 31, and it has already raised more than $90,000 (£73,000) to benefit bosses at No Kids Hungry, who are working to feed hungry schoolchildren during the coronavirus pandemic.
Chiefs at U.S. company Cheerios have also donated $1.3 million (£1 million) in support of the virtual get-together.
Josh managed to assemble the leads from “The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring” – the first film in the famed franchise, released in December, 2001 – plus fellow cast members Miranda Otto, Andy Serkis, Liv Tyler, Karl Urban, and Hugo Weaving, as well as director Peter Jackson, composer Howard Shore, and screenwriter Philippa Boyens.
The 50-minute chat included all nine members of the Fellowship showing off the matching tattoos they had inked when the third and final film in the series, “The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King”, wrapped. They also shared set secrets and anecdotes.
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The reunion is part of Gad’s “Reunited Apart” series, which previously brought together the casts of “The Goonies”, “Back to the Future”, and “Splash”. Find out how Gad has pulled off the reunions here.
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When debuting the short film on Don Lemon’s CNN special news report, the ‘BlacKkKlansman’ director points out that the country was founded on the deaths of black people.
Jun 2, 2020
AceShowbiz – Spike Lee has made his own powerful statement about the death of George Floyd at the hands of police by releasing a short film comparing his treatment to a scene from his film “Do the Right Thing”.
Floyd passed away last Monday (May 25) after being apprehended by police in Minneapolis, Minnesota, with Derek Chauvin, an officer who was filmed kneeling on his neck facing a third degree murder charge and three other officers dismissed over the incident.
His death, and U.S. authorities’ subsequent response has prompted protests and unrest across America, with Lee adding his own voice on Sunday (May 31) by debuting a short film, “3 Brothers”, on a CNN special news report, hosted by Don Lemon.
The short opens with the words “Will History Stop Repeating Itself”, before cutting together footage of the arrests of Floyd and Eric Garner, whose death after being placed in a chokehold by a New York City Police Department (NYPD) officer in 2014 also sparked protests. It also includes scenes from Spike’s 1989 movie “Do the Right Thing”, in which Radio Raheem, the character played by Bill Nunn, dies during a brawl after being choked by police officers.
Speaking to Don, the “BlacKkKlansman” director, who was wearing a T-shirt carrying the date 1619, generally thought to be the year the first indentured labourers arrived in the state of Virginia, said the U.S. was founded on the deaths of black people – and protesters, even those who have turned to rioting, are merely demanding justice.
“How can people not understand why people are acting the way they are?” he warned. “This is not new, we saw with the riots in the 60s, the assassination of Dr (Martin Luther) King, every time something jumps off and we don’t get our justice, people are reacting they way they do to be heard … We are seeing this again and again and again…This is the thing: the killing of black bodies, that is what this country is built upon.”
Spike has also posted the short film on Twitter.
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Admitting that he hates auditioning, the ‘Captain America’ star recalls thinking he had ‘never had a better audition in my life’ than when eyeing the part of district attorney William ‘Willy’ Beachum.
Jun 1, 2020
AceShowbiz – Chris Evans found losing the lead role in the 2007 movie “Fracture” to Ryan Gosling “tough”.
The 38-year-old actor told The Hollywood Reporter he had “never had a better audition in my life”, so was naturally devastated when he was pipped to the role of district attorney William ‘Willy’ Beachum.
“I hate auditioning. I despise it. I think most actors do, but I got that one and knocked it right out. And it was so great and I had such a great rapport with the director and really felt like it was coming my way.”
Chris added: “Anthony Hopkins was already attached and you really think, this is another one of those moments where I might be able to turn a corner. And to lose that one… obviously, Ryan, if you’re going to lose to someone, lose to Ryan. But it was just one of those things where you think, ‘Man, this is tough’.”
Other movies that Chris missed out on around that same time were “Gone Baby Gone”, “Milk”, and “Elizabethtown”, and the actor recently admitted the disappointments, along with on-set panic attacks, almost led him to quit acting.
“There was a period of time where you start thinking, ‘Man, I can’t make a good movie. I don’t know what it is. I wonder how many chances I’m gonna get at this’,” he shared.
Fortunately for Chris, he soon landed the career-making role of Captain America in “The Avengers” franchise and went on to become one of Hollywood’s most popular stars.
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When speaking about director Christopher Nolan’s much-anticipated new release, the ‘Twilight’ actor admits to honestly telling co-star John David Washington he has no idea what’s happening.
Jun 1, 2020
AceShowbiz – Robert Pattinson is looking forward to the release of his new movie “Tenet” – as he has no idea what the film’s about.
The “Twilight” star, who will be back at work on “The Batman” when the coronavirus-prompted filming lockdown is lifted in the U.K., admits director Christopher Nolan’s much-anticipated new release had him scratching his head as he was making it.
Speaking to Esquire alongside co-star John David Washington, he says, “It’s an incredibly complicated movie, like all of Chris’ movies. I mean, you have to watch them when they’re completely finished and edited three or four times to understand what the true meaning is.”
“When you’re doing them, I mean, there were months at a time where I’m like, ‘Am I… I actually, honestly, have no idea if I’m even vaguely understanding what’s happening’. I would definitely say that to John David.”
“On the last day, I asked him a question about what was happening in a scene, and it was just so profoundly the wrong take on the character. And it was like, ‘Have you been thinking this the entire time?'”
“There’s definitely a bond in the end in kind of hiding the fact that maybe neither one of us knew exactly what was going on. But then I thought, ‘Ah, but John David actually did know. He had to know what was going on’.”
“Tenet” will hit cinemas when they re-open.
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