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      Thomasin McKenzie Recruited to Portray Kerri Strug in Olivia Wilde-Directed Biopic

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      ‘Perfect’ will chronicle the Olympic gymnast’s heroic performance at the 1996 Olympics where she completed a final, gold medal-winning vault in the team competition on a badly injured ankle.

      May 4, 2021

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      Actress Thomasin McKenzie is set to spring into action as the star of Olivia Wilde’s biopic about U.S. Olympic gymnast Kerri Strug.

      “Perfect (2022)” will chronicle the athlete’s heroic performance at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, where she won the nation’s hearts by completing a final, gold medal-winning vault in the team competition on a badly injured ankle that later required treatment for ligament damage.

      The film will serve as Wilde’s next directorial project, and now rising New Zealand-born star McKenzie, who landed her breakout role in 2018 drama “Leave No Trace”, has been recruited to lead the cast, reports Deadline.

      About McKenzie’s casting, Wilde said in an Instagram post, “One reason I needed to direct movies was to work with genius women in great roles worthy of their skills. This story is complicated and challenging and heartbreaking and beautiful, and I could not imagine a better partner to tell it with than Thomasin.”

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      The “Richard Jewell” actress, who made her directorial debut with “Booksmart”, went on to shower the “Jojo Rabbit” actress with praise. “She is fearless, ladies and gentlemen,” the older woman declared in her post. “I bow down.”

      The movie will be based on Strug’s memoir, “Landing on My Feet, a Diary of Dreams”, which has been adapted into a script by “Borg/McEnroe” screenwriter Ronnie Sandahl. In addition to the writing gig, Sandahl will also serve as producer alongside Nik Bower and Jeremy Baxter for Riverstone Pictures and Thomas Benski and Moss Barclay for Pulse Films

      Production is expected to begin this autumn. The project itself is described as “an intimate and unflinching portrait of grit and determination.”

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      Josh Duhamel Praises 'Absolute Pro' Jennifer Lopez Post-'Shotgun Wedding' Filming

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      Looking back at his experience shooting the romcom in the Dominican Republic, the former ‘Las Vegas’ star gushes that the ‘On the Floor’ hitmaker was ‘a dream to work with.’

      May 4, 2021

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      Josh Duhamel has hailed Jennifer Lopez “a dream to work with”. The actor plays “On the Floor” star Jennifer’s on-screen love interest Tom in the upcoming rom-com “Shotgun Wedding” and admitted shooting the flick in the Dominican Republic with Jennifer was the best experience of his career so far.

      “It was one of the most fun experiences I’ve had shooting, or working in this business,” he told Entertainment Tonight. “First of all, we’re in the Dominican Republic, which is absolutely beautiful. Jen was a dream to work with, she’s an absolute pro and totally engaged and loved the project.”

      The pair have been good friends for a long time so it was a breeze, with Josh adding, “We had a great relationship. I’ve known her forever so it was easy for us to get in lock and step.”

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      “The crew, the cast, we have a great cast and Jason Moore, the director, it was one of those situations that everything kind of fit perfectly. I’m very proud of the way it turned out and I can’t wait for it all to come together.”

      The plot follows Tom and Darcy (Jennifer) as their “extravagant destination wedding is hijacked by criminals”. Josh took over the lead role from Armie Hammer, who has been accused by multiple women of being controlling and abusive in relationships, while exhibiting odd sex fetishes and cannibalistic fantasies.

      Armie announced his exit in mid-January. In a released statement, he said, “…in light of the vicious and spurious online attacks against me, I cannot in good conscience now leave my children for 4 months to shoot a film in the Dominican Republic.” He has since also been accused of rape, which is currently under investigation by Los Angeles Police.

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      Marvel Unveils 'Eternals' First Footage, 'Black Panther' and 'Captain Marvel' Sequel Titles

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      The promo that also celebrates the past MCU movies offers a look at Angelina Jolie’s Thena, Richard Madden’s Icarus, Kumail Nanjiani’s Kingo and Gemma Chan’s Sersi among other Eternals.

      May 4, 2021

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      Marvel Studios is gearing up to kick off its Phase Four and is marking it by releasing a new promo video. Celebrating the recent MCU movies such as “Ant-Man and the Wasp”, “Black Panther”, “Doctor Strange” and “Avengers: Endgame”, the promo also teases what’s to come from the studio in its next phase.

      One of the highly-anticipated new movie from the studio is “Eternals”. Offering the first footage from the upcoming film, the promo video features Angelina Jolie as Thena, Richard Madden as Icarus, Kumail Nanjiani as Kingo, Gemma Chan as Sersi, Salma Hayek as Ajak, and Don Lee (Ma Dong Seok) as Gilgamesh in their civilian outfits.

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      There’s also a glimpse of the characters in their Eternals costumes as they gather on the beach. Jolie’s Thena is briefly seen wielding her celestial blade in an action scene, while Hayek’s Ajak is heard saying, “When you love something, you fight for it.”

      The promo video additionally reveals the titles for “Black Panther” and “Captain Marvel” sequels, which are “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” (July 8, 2022) and “The Marvels” (November 11, 2022). The latter movie’s title seems to hint at the appearance of Iman Vellani as Kamala Khan a.k.a. Ms. Marvel, who will join Brie Larson’s Carol Danvers in the upcoming movie.

      Also among Marvel Studios’ future movie slate are “Black Widow” (July 9), “Shang-Chi and The Legend of the Ten Rings” (September 3), “Spider-Man: No Way Home” (December 17), “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness” (March 25, 2022), “Thor: Love and Thunder” (May 6, 2022), “Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania” (February 17, 2023) and “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3” (May 5, 2023). Towards the end of the video, a logo for the “Fantastic Four” movie appears, hinting that the new reboot is in the works and may come sometime in 2023.

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      Zack Snyder Spills on Removal of Zombie Stripper From 'Army of the Dead'

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      Less than two weeks before his heist thriller hits select theaters, the ‘Zack Snyder’s Justice League’ director also stresses that any references to the global health crisis were purely coincidental.

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      Zack Snyder removed a zombie stripper from “Army of the Dead”.

      The filmmaker’s latest movie sees a group of mercenaries venturing into quarantined Las Vegas, which has been hit by a zombie outbreak, to pull off a heist.

      And although there are a number of outrageous scenes and characters – including footage of undead Liberace, Elvis Presley, a horse and even a tiger – there was a point where he felt his ideas had gone too far.

      “We had a sequence where one of the male strippers had a huge penis with a bite taken out of it. We thought that was too much,” he admitted.

      The film finished shooting before the coronavirus pandemic hit and Zack insisted any references to the global health crisis – including temperature checks being undertaken on humans in the locked-down area – were purely coincidental.

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      “All coincidental! But the more I saw what was happening, I didn’t know if the movie would be cathartic or scary,” he told Sunday Times Culture magazine.

      However, he insisted it was important the movie featured “social commentary” that people could relate to, despite the outlandish theme.

      “But of course George Romero said it was all social commentary. And we felt obliged to do that with this movie,” he said.

      “Editorialize a little bit and zombie movies are a great place to talk about us as a people. Ours is a monster movie where the monster is us. It is a social movie more than a science movie – the science is pretty iffy.”

      “Army of the Dead” hits select theaters on May 14, with a streaming release by Netflix on May 21.

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      Sean Connery's Pistol From 'Never Say Never Again' Collects $106K From Auction

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      The Walther P5 handgun is the highlight of the April 29’s Hollywood Legends and Luminaries event at Julien’s Auctions, while Bruce Lee’s wooden nunchucks becomes the surprise of the sale.

      May 3, 2021

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      The Walther P5 pistol from Sean Connery’s final James Bond film, “Never Say Never Again”, has sold at auction for over $106,000 (£77,000).

      The gun was the highlight of Thursday, April 29’s Hollywood Legends & Luminaries and Hollywood Sci-Fi, Action, Fantasy & More events at Julien’s Auctions, with martial arts legend Bruce Lee’s wooden nunchucks becoming the surprise of the sale, going under the hammer for $83,200 (£60,200) – 41 times their original estimate.

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      Other big sellers included Al Pacino’s “Scarface” three-piece pinstripe suit, H.R. Giger’s never-before-seen original “Big Chap” Prototype Translucent Xenomorph Alien Costume, Johnny Depp’s “Edward Scissorhands” gloves, and Daniel Radcliffe and Alan Rickman’s “Harry Potter” wands, which sold for a combined $147,840 (£107,000).

      Meanwhile, the .45 pistol that Pacino carried in 1995 film “Heat” went for $10,240. The auction additionally saw other famous weapons being put up for grabs. Brad Pitt’s custom-made Bowie knife from Quentin Tarantino’s “Inglourious Basterds” was sold for $32,000, whereas Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Mr. Freeze rifle from “Batman & Robin” drew in $19,200.

      Other notable sales included Tom Hanks’ wooden ping pong paddle in “Forrest Gump” and Michelle Pfeiffer’s Catwoman cowl from Tim Burton’s 1992 film “Batman Returns”. The two items collected $25,600 and $41,600 respectively.

      This was not the first time Sean’s handgun from his Bond movie was sold for high price at auction. Another Walther PP pistol, which was given to the late actor following the completion of 1962 spy thriller “Dr. No”, collected $256,000 in December 2020. Prior to going under the hammer, the item was valued at between $150,000 and $200,000 by Julien’s Auctions officials.

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      Hugh Jackman Enlists NY Cop to Pressure Ryan Reynolds Into Getting Him in 'Deadpool 3'

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      In a video posted on his social media accounts, an officer named John Dobkowski tells the ‘Deadpool’ star to get the ‘Logan’ actor in the upcoming movie, or else he will be ticketing Reynolds.

      May 3, 2021

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      After years of eluding Ryan Reynolds’ relentless pleas to star in a Deadpool movie, Hugh Jackman has now turned the tables on his frenemy. Enlisting the help of a police officer, the Australian hunk pressured the Canadian-born actor to cast him in “Deadpool 3”.

      In a video posted on his social media pages on Saturday, May 1, Jackman filmed a fan and officer with the New York City Parks Department named John Dobkowski who said, “Hey Ryan, you’ve got to get this guy in Deadpool 3. Even if it is for a 10-minute cameo, that would be awesome.” He went on predicting the outcome of the two actors’ supposed collaboration, “That movie will be so cool, so great. It would blow the box office.”

      Jackman then suggested the officer to issue a faux threat to Reynolds, which Dobkowski willingly complied with. “Or I’ll ticket you,” he warned the “Deadpool” star if Jackman doesn’t appear in the movie.

      In the caption, Jackman wrote, “Office Dobkowski is doling out incredibly smart career advice for you @vancityreynolds. Sharing is caring.”

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      Reynolds has not publicly responded to Jackman’s post, but he will likely gladly follow the advice. Jackman, on the other hand, might be only joking with the video as he has been adamant about hanging his adamantium claws after 2017’s “Logan”.

      “If seven years ago that had happened I’d be like, ‘Oh yeah!’ but I knew it was the right time for me to leave the party – not just for me, but for the character,” Jackman told The Daily Beast of reprising the role after Disney’s acquisition of 20th Century Fox.

      The 52-year-old is even ready to see his character being played by a younger actor, saying, “Somebody else will pick it up and run with it. It’s too good of a character not to. It’s kind of like, you’re on your way home and your friend rings you and goes, ‘Oh, dude, a new DJ just came on and the music is awesome, are you going to come back?’ And you say, ‘Sounds good but… no.’ They’re fine with someone else.”

      Meanwhile, Reynolds continues to joke that a Deadpool/Wolverine crossover was on the brain. “…before Disney bought Fox, Deadpool 3 was gonna be a road trip between Deadpool and Logan. Rashomon style. For real,” he joked back in January.

      In the same month, Marvel Studios head Kevin Feige revealed that Reynolds has been working a script for “Deadpool 3”, but “it will not be [filming] this year” because “Ryan is a very busy, very successful actor.” He went on assuring that “it will be rated R.”

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      Danny Huston Recalls Desperation to Impress Director Father With Own Skills

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      Serving behind the lens for the first time in 20 years, ‘The Last Photograph’ helmer looks back at time time his legendary father John Huston gave one of his first lessons in directing.

      May 3, 2021

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      Danny Huston was always keen to impress his late father, filmmaking icon John Huston, with his own directing skills.

      The 58-year-old star has directed his first movie for over 20 years, “The Last Photograph”, and revealed he would have liked to have done more behind the camera but was unable to find support for his films.

      “I started off as a director,” he said. “I just sort of fell into acting because I wasn’t able to get my directing projects off the ground and friends started casting me in their films out of the kindness of their hearts.”

      Huston is also the star of the film, playing Tom Hammond, who searches for a stolen photograph of his son Luke, who was killed during the Lockerbie plane bombing in Scotland in 1988 – and describes the flick as “simple” and “beautiful”.

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      Danny’s filmmaker father John, who died in 1987, wrote the screenplays for most of the 37 feature films he directed, many of which are considered classics, including “The Maltese Falcon”, “The Treasure of the Sierra Madre”, and “The African Queen”. And the actor/ director recalled being desperate to impress him with his own skills behind the camera.

      The “Angel Has Fallen” star shared, “When I studied at the London International Film School, not a lot of fuss was made about it. I felt more pressure from my father.”

      “I remember I had a little Super 8 camera and I was filming everywhere and everything, and he would be like, ‘Stop that! What are you doing? When you look from right to left and left to right, what do you do?’ ”

      “I said, ‘I don’t know, Dad.’ He said, ‘You blink. That’s a cut. Concentrate on what it is you are trying to say and forget all of the nonsense.’ That was one of my first lessons. I was so proud when I directed a title sequence for him for his film ‘Under The Volcano’ and it made the cut.”

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      'Demon Slayer' Knocks Down 'Mortal Kombat' in Another Tight Race at Box Office

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      The big-screen version of the Japanese manga series and the live-action adaptation of the popular video game once again go neck and neck in their second week at the domestic box office.

      May 3, 2021

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      “Demon Slayer the Movie: Mugen Train” claims the throne after defeating “Mortal Kombat” in a tight race at the domestic box office. After losing a close battle on its opening weekend, the big-screen version of the Japanese manga series narrowly beats the live-action adaptation of the popular video game in a neck-and-neck rematch.

      The animated dark fantasy period action film successfully takes over the top spot with approximately $6.4 million on its second weekend. It has accumulated $34.1 million domestically and $394.3 million so far for a worldwide total of $428.4 million after it was first released in Japan in October 2020, becoming the first Japanese film and first anime film to reach the $400M mark in the worldwide box office.

      Back to the domestic chart, “Mortal Kombat” follows close behind as the runner-up with an estimated $6.2 million, bringing its current domestic gross to $34.1 million. Internationally, the movie has brought in $32.8 million for a worldwide total of $66.9 million so far.

      Despite being unchallenged by any newcombers in the first two top spots, “Demon Slayer” and “Mortal Kombat” see significant decrease in ticket sales in their second week. The former drops 69.7%, while the latter is down 73.4% from last week.

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      In the meantime, “Godzilla Vs. Kong” remains steady at No. 3 with additional $2.7 million, only dropping 36.1% from last week. The epic monster showdown movie has grossed $90.3 million domestically so far and crossed the $400 million mark globally.

      At No. 4 is new release “Separation”, a horror film about a young girl who finds solace in her artist father and the ghost of her dead mother. It enters the chart with approximately $1.8 million. Directed by William Brent Bell and starring Rupert Friend, Mamie Gummer and Madeline Brewer among others, it received underwhelming response from critics with an approval rating of 11% on Rotten Tomatoes.

      “Raya and the Last Dragon” rounds up the top five once again in its ninth week, adding an estimated $1.3 million to its domestic tally for a current total of $41.5 million. Internationally, the movie has brought in $59.2 to reach the milestone of $100 million worldwide gross.

      Top 10 of North America Box Office (Apr. 30-May 02, 2021)

      “Demon Slayer the Movie: Mugen Train” – $6.4 million
      “Mortal Kombat” – $6.2 million
      “Godzilla vs Kong” – $2.7 million
      “Separation” – $1.8 million
      “Raya and the Last Dragon” – $1.33 million
      “Nobody” – $1.26 million
      “The Unholy” – $1.065,000
      “Scott Pilgrim vs. the World” 10th Anniversary (2021 Re-release) – $720,000
      “Tom & Jerry” – $515,000
      “Together Together” – $313,051

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