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      Bette Midler Dubs Donald Trump 'Parasite' After President's Jab at the Movie's Oscars Win

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      The ‘First Wives Club’ star calls out President Trump after he criticized the South Korean movie’s Best Picture win at this year’s Academy Awards during his rally in Colorado.
      Feb 22, 2020
      AceShowbiz – Bette Midler, an outspoken critic of President Donald Trump, wouldn’t let it slide after he made a controversial remark about the critically-acclaimed movie “Parasite”. The actress has unleashed a powerful strike at the president for criticizing the Bong Joon Ho-directed movie’s Best Picture win at this year’s Academy Awards.
      Making a pun with the movie’s title, the “Hocus Pocus” star labeled the president a real-life “parasite” on her clapback. She tweeted on Friday, February 21, “At his rally, #Trump complained about #Parasite winning the Oscar. I’m more upset that a parasite won the White House.”

      Bette Midler claps back at Trump after he criticized ‘Parasite’ Best Picture win at Oscars.
      Trump took a jab at “Parasite” Oscars win during a rally campaign in Colorado Springs, Colorado on Thursday, February 20, taking issue with the fact that a non-American movie took the coveted award. “How bad were the Academy Awards this year?” he asked his supporters before saying, “And the winner is… a movie from South Korea! What the hell was that all that about?”
      He continued, “We’ve got enough problems with South Korea, with trade. On top of that, they give them the best movie of the year. Was it good? I don’t know. ‘Let’s get Gone With the Wind’ back, please? ‘Sunset Boulevard’. So many great movies.”
      NEON, which distributes the film in North America, quickly responded to the president’s jab, firing back as tweeting, “Understandable, he can’t read.”
      At the Thursday rally, Trump also attacked Brad Pitt for his political speech at the Oscars. “And then you have Brad Pitt, I was never a big fan of his. He got up, said a little wise guy thing. He’s a little wise guy,” he said of the Best Supporting Actor winner for his role in “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood”.
      Accepting his prize at the ceremony, Pitt said at the time, “They told me I only have 45 seconds up here, which is 45 seconds more than the Senate gave John Bolton this week.” He was referencing the former national security adviser who was not allowed to testify by the Senate during the Trump impeachment hearing.

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      John Krasinski Defends Playing 'Conservative' Characters, Insists He Has No Ulterior Motive

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      The former member of ‘The Office’ denies speculations that he helped promote conservative politics with his onscreen military and government characters.
      Feb 21, 2020
      AceShowbiz – John Krasinski has hit out at critics of his military and government characters, insisting he has no ulterior political motive within his work.
      The former “The Office” star, who has played a former Navy SEAL-turned-private military contractor working in Benghazi in Michael Bay’s 2016 film “13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi”, opened up about the role during an interview with Esquire.
      While it was suggested to Krasinski that some viewed his movies as promoting conservative politics, the actor insisted his connection to these types of roles is genuine.
      “That narrative is certainly not the narrative I intended to put out there,” the 40-year-old said, dismissing the claims. “When people look for something that they want to see, I can’t stop them from a subjective belief in something.”
      He continued, “I have 11 aunts and uncles and cousins who have been in the military or still are in the military. So it was a big thing on my list to get to do a military movie or show or something.”
      Krasinski currently stars as CIA agent Jack Ryan in the Amazon Prime Video series Tom Clancy’s “Jack Ryan”, and he added his affiliation with that show is also about “respect.”
      “As far as Jack Ryan and the CIA, I always say it’s about the people,” he said. “I’ll always respect people who put their lives on the line for people like me, who they’ve never met.”

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      James Corden Has No Regret Doing 'Cats'

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      The ‘Late Late Show With James Corden’ host is about his flopped movie during a game of ‘Spill Your Guts or Fill Your Guts’ with his guest Justin Bieber.
      Feb 21, 2020
      AceShowbiz – James Corden doesn’t regret appearing in box office flop “Cats”.
      Corden appeared alongside Judi Dench, Rebel Wilson, Jennifer Hudson, Taylor Swift, and Jason Derulo in the big screen adaptation of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s stage classic, which was panned by audiences and critics alike.
      During a game of “Spill Your Guts or Fill Your Guts”, where players either have to answer a question or eat something disgusting, “The Late Late Show” host was in the hot seat as guest Justin Bieber asked him, “On a scale of 1 to 10, how much do you regret doing Cats.”
      The star had to either eat a bit of cod sperm or answer the question and, after a few seconds deliberating, he said, “Well here’s the thing, I had the loveliest time making that film. It took me six days and I loved every single second of it. So I think you gotta decide things on your own personal experience, and I had a really great time.”
      “So, I don’t regret doing it all, because I decided to do it in the same way I decided to do many things. Some have worked, some haven’t. Some I’m going to put it at a solid 5… a 4.5,” he added.
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      Corden previously mocked Tom Hooper’s movie at the Oscars earlier this month, February 2020, when he and Rebel donned furry cat costumes as they made their way onto the stage to present the award for Best Visual Effects.
      “As cast members of the motion picture Cats, nobody more than us understands the importance of good visual effects,” they quipped, referencing the criticism directed at the anthropomorphised felines in the movie.
      The Visual Effects Society labelled the skit “immensely disappointing.”

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      Liam Neeson Used Stunt Double for Butt Scene

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      The ‘Taken’ actor says he used a stunt double for a butt close-up with Charlize Theron in his 2014 movie because he didn’t want the world to see his Irish bum.
      Feb 21, 2020
      AceShowbiz – Liam Neeson called in his faithful stunt double for his butt close-up in “A Million Ways to Die in the West” – because he didn’t want the world to see his white Irish bum.
      One scene in the comedy flop called on Charlize Theron to place a flower between Liam’s butt cheeks, but he wasn’t about to bear his rear for the cameras, so he asked his longtime on set sidekick to take one for the team.
      “Mark Vanselow is my stunt co-ordinator – we’re working now on our 24th film together – and when we were doing that movie… I hate my Irish butt,” Liam said during an appearance on “Watch What Happens Live”. “I said to Mark, ‘This is a sign of our friendship, would you ever do this scene where Charlize Theron puts a daisy in your butt?’ And he said, ‘Sure.’ ”
      “I gave him a big hug afterwards. I said, ‘There’s no f**king way is anybody gonna see my Irish butt!’ ”

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      'Parasite' Director Brings to Light Heartfelt Letter He Got From Martin Scorsese

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      During a press conference back in South Korea, Bong Joon Ho spills what message of support ‘The Irishman’ director gave him in the wake of his historic Oscars wins.
      Feb 21, 2020
      AceShowbiz – “Parasite” director Bong Joon Ho was touched to receive a message of support from Martin Scorsese in the wake of his historic Oscars victory.
      The filmmaker took home four top awards at the prestigious Hollywood ceremony earlier this month, with the thriller becoming the first non-English language project to claim the Best Picture prize, as well as the first to triumph in both the International Feature Film and Best Picture categories.
      During a press conference back home in his native South Korea, the director revealed that Scorsese, one of his screen heroes, had sent him a letter of encouragement after his big wins.
      “This morning I got a letter from Martin Scorsese,” Bong shared. “I can’t tell you what the letter said because it’s something personal. But towards the end he wrote, ‘You’ve done well. Now rest. But don’t rest for too long’.”
      Bong added: “He continued by saying how he and other directors were waiting for my next movie.”
      The sweet exchange emerges after Bong heaped praise on Scorsese while accepting the Best Director Oscar, for which the “Taxi Driver” icon was also nominated for “The Irishman”.
      “When I was young and starting in cinema, there was a saying that I carved deep into my heart which is, ‘The most personal is the most creative’,” Bong recalled. “That quote was from our great Martin Scorsese.”

      “Parasite” also earned Bong the Best Original Screenplay accolade.

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      'Parasite' Distributor Savagely Claps Back at Trump for Criticizing Its Oscars Win: 'He Can't Read'

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      President Donald Trump says during a campaign rally that this year’s Academy Awards was ‘bad’ because a non-American film got the Best Picture and slams Brad Pitt for his ‘little wise guy’ speech.
      Feb 21, 2020
      AceShowbiz – Donald Trump had some things to say about the 2020 Academy Awards during a rally campaign in Colorado Springs, Colorado on Thursday, February 20. Speaking at the podium, the president attacked this year’s prize-giving event for handing out the Best Picture prize, one of the coveted awards at the ceremony, to “Parasite”.
      “How bad were the Academy Awards this year?” he asked his supporters who were in attendance at the rally. Criticizing the Academy for giving Best Picture to a non-American movie, the 73-year-old went on to say, “And the winner is… a movie from South Korea! What the hell was that all that about? We’ve got enough problems with South Korea, with trade. On top of that, they give them the best movie of the year. Was it good? I don’t know. ‘Let’s get Gone With the Wind’ back, please? ‘Sunset Boulevard’. So many great movies.”
      Trump added, “I thought it was best foreign film, no?” “Parasite” won both the Best Picture and Best International Feature Film, the latter of which replaced the now-defunct Best Foreign Film category.
      NEON, which distributes the film in North America, didn’t take a long time to respond to Trump’s jab. Hitting back at the president, the company tweeted, “Understandable, he can’t read,” along with the hashtags #Parasite #BestPicture #Bong2020.

      NEON responds after President Trump criticized ‘Parasite’ Best Picture win at Oscars.
      During the rally, Trump also made it clear that he’s not a fan of Brad Pitt, mocking the actor for his political speech at the Oscars. “And then you have Brad Pitt, I was never a big fan of his. He got up, said a little wise guy thing. He’s a little wise guy,” he said of the Best Supporting Actor winner for his role in “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood”.
      Accepting his prize at the ceremony, Pitt said at the time, “They told me I only have 45 seconds up here, which is 45 seconds more than the Senate gave John Bolton this week.” He was referencing the former national security adviser who was not allowed to testify by the Senate during the Trump impeachment hearing.
      The 56-year-old star then joked that “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” helmer Quentin Tarantino might make a film about the controversial hearings. “I’m thinking maybe Quentin does a movie about it and in the end, the adults do the right thing,” he added.
      Trump’s son Eric Trump later called Brad one of “smug elitists,” blaming him for the Oscars low ratings. “Probably because Americans don’t liked to be preached to by smug elitists. The elegance has been lost and America has tuned these people out of their homes…,” the third-eldest child of the president wrote along with Fox Business’ post that featured a photo of Brad at the 92nd annual prize-giving event, with the caption, “Oscars ratings fall 25% to all-time low.”

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      Anthony Hopkins Set to Play Mike Tyson's Trainer in Biopic

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      The Odin of Marvel Cinematic Universe is signed on for true-story movie ‘Cus and Mike’ to play the legendary Cus D’Amato who helped shape Tyson into a boxing champion.
      Feb 21, 2020
      AceShowbiz – Sir Anthony Hopkins is stepping into the boxing ring to portray Mike Tyson’s famed trainer in a new biopic.
      The “Silence of the Lambs” star has been cast as Cus D’Amato in “Cus and Mike”, based on author Montieth Illingworth’s book, “Mike Tyson: Money, Myth, and Betrayal”.
      The film will explore the relationship between the pair and how D’Amato, who died in 1985, served as a tough father figure for Tyson, shaping him into a boxing great who became the youngest heavyweight title winner in sporting history at the age of 20.
      Filmmaker Nick Cassavetes adapted the story from an original screenplay by Desmond Nakano, and will also direct the project, reports Deadline.
      “This is an absolute dream scenario for me,” Cassavetes shared in a statement. “An opportunity to work with Sir Anthony in a movie about two of my all-time heroes, Cus D’Amato and Mike Tyson, the most ferocious (and my favorite) fighter who ever lived? In a story about father figures that disappear too soon? I’m in heaven… It should be one for the ages…”
      The role of the troubled, young Tyson, who D’Amato discovered in New York at the age of 13 in the 1980s, has yet to be cast.
      Hopkins is the latest actor to be attached to a project about D’Amato – in 2018, Bruce Willis signed on to play the trainer in a separate movie, which was pegged as the directorial debut for former “Homeland” star Rupert Friend.
      Martin Scorsese had also previously been reported to be teaming up with Jamie Foxx to make a biopic about D’Amato, who was played onscreen by George C. Scott in 1995 TV movie “Tyson”.

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      Jennifer Lawrence to End Acting Hiatus With Adam McKay's 'Don't Look Up'

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      The upcoming Netflix comedy itself follows two scientists who discover a meteor is set to strike Earth in six months and attempt to warn the rest of the world.
      Feb 20, 2020
      AceShowbiz – Jennifer Lawrence has ended her acting hiatus by taking a role in director Adam McKay’s upcoming Netflix comedy.
      The 29-year-old Oscar winner will star in the big budget “Don’t Look Up”, which follows two scientists who discover a meteor is set to strike Earth in six months and attempt to warn the rest of the world.
      “She’s what folks in the 17th century used to call ‘a dynamite act’,” McKay said of Lawrence in a statement. “And the fact that Netflix sees this movie as a worldwide comedy sets the bar high for me and my team in an exciting and motivating way.”
      Production will begin in April.
      “The Hunger Games” star announced she was taking a hiatus from the big screen in 2017.
      The new role will also be her first as a married woman – Lawrence wed Cooke Maroney last year (19).

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