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    Helena Zengel, 12, Thrilled Being One of the Youngest People to Land Golden Globe Nomination

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    The 12-year-old German actress is over the moon as she becomes one of the youngest stars to receive a Golden Globe nomination, thanks to her role in ‘News of the World’.

    Feb 4, 2021
    AceShowbiz – German actress Helena Zengel is pinching herself after becoming one of the youngest people to land a Golden Globe nomination.
    The 12-year-old “News of the World” star is younger than Saoirse Ronan, Evan Rachel Wood, Natalie Portman, and Jodie Foster when they were first nominated, and she ties with Haley Joel Osment and Kirsten Dunst, who were also 12, when they received nods for “The Sixth Sense” and “Interview with the Vampire”, respectively.
    Stunned by her nomination on Wednesday (03Feb21), Zengel tells Deadline, “I didn’t expect that at all and I’m so excited about it.”
    In Paul Greengrass’ film, Zengel plays a young girl bonding with Tom Hanks’ travelling news reader Captain Kidd in post-Civil War America.

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    She’ll battle Glenn Close (“Hillbilly Elegy”), Olivia Colman (“The Father”), Amanda Seyfried (“Mank”), and Foster (“The Mauritanian”) for the Best Actress in a Supporting Role in Any Motion Picture prize.
    And she has already landed a string of new movie offers thanks to “News of the World”.
    “I can’t say much,” she said, “but (I’m) going to be (doing) some new, great movies.”
    In addition to helping Helena Zengel to get a nomination, “News of the World” is also up for Best Original Score, thanks to James Newton Howard’s work. It’s up against “Soul”, “Mank”, “The Midnight Sky”, and “Tenet”.
    Zengel’s Golden Globe nomination came a year after she won Best Actress title at Palm Springs International Film Festival and Deutscher Filmpreis for her impressive onscreen performance in “System Crasher” or “Systemsprenger”.

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    Tina Fey and Amy Poehler to Host 2021 Golden Globes From Different Locations

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    The ’30 Rock’ star and the ‘Parks and Recreation’ star are scheduled to host the upcoming 78th annual Golden Globe Awards on separate coasts amid pandemic.

    Feb 4, 2021
    AceShowbiz – Tina Fey and Amy Poehler will co-host the first-ever bicoastal Golden Globes.
    The Hollywood Foreign Press Association has announced that this year’s ceremony on 28 February (21) will be slightly different than previous years, with Tina set to host from the New York’s Rainbow Room and Amy at the Globes’ usual venue – the Beverly Hilton hotel.
    The pair previously anchored the event for three years between 2013 and 2015.
    It’s not known if the nominees will appear remotely or in person, or a mix of the two.
    The ceremony is having to adapt amid the Covid-19 pandemic and had already been postponed from January.

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    The news came hours before Sarah Jessica Parker and Taraji P. Henson were set to announce the nominees on NBC’s “Today” show on Wednesday (03Feb21) from 8.35 am ET.
    Jane Fonda is set to receive the Cecil B. DeMille Award while Spike Lee’s children Satchel and Jackson Lee have been named the 2021 Golden Globes Ambassadors.
    The 2020 Golden Globes was hosted for the fifth time by Ricky Gervais, who promised it would be his last stint as presenter of the Hollywood event.
    This year, female filmmakers dominated the Best Director – Motion Picture category. Regina King was nominated for her movie “One Night in Miami” while Chloe Zhao received nominations for both her directing and movie “Nomadland” as did “Promising Young Woman” director Emerald Fennell. The remaining spots were taken by veterans David Fincher for “Mank” and Aaron Sorkin for “The Trial of the Chicago 7”, which will also compete for the Best Motion Picture – Drama prize.
    Ava DuVernay was the last woman nominated in the category for her work on Selma in 2015 while Barbra Streisand remains the only woman to ever win the best director prize in 1984 for “Yentl”.

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    Regina King Among Female Directors Leading Movie Nominations at 2021 Golden Globes

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    Female filmmakers make history at the nominations of the upcoming 78th annual Golden Globe Awards by dominating the Best Director for a Motion Picture category.

    Feb 4, 2021
    AceShowbiz – Female filmmakers dominated the Best Director – Motion Picture category at the 2021 Golden Globes nominations on Wednesday (3Feb21).
    Regina King was nominated for her movie “One Night in Miami” while Chloe Zhao received nominations for both her directing and movie “Nomadland” as did “Promising Young Woman” director Emerald Fennell. The remaining spots were taken by veterans David Fincher for “Mank” and Aaron Sorkin for “The Trial of the Chicago 7”, which will also compete for the Best Motion Picture – Drama prize.
    Their nominations signal a huge turnaround for female directors after years of women being shut out of the top prizes at the annual awards.
    Ava DuVernay was the last woman nominated in the category for her work on Selma in 2015 while Barbra Streisand remains the only woman to ever win the best director prize in 1984 for “Yentl”.
    Elsewhere Oscar winner Viola Davis will compete for the Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama for her work on “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom”, singer Andra Day snuck in with a nod for “The United States vs. Billie Holiday”, Vanessa Kirby for “Pieces of a Woman”, Frances McDormand in “Nomadland”, and Carey Mulligan for “Promising Young Woman”.
    While the late Chadwick Boseman receives a posthumous Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama nod for his role alongside Davis in the Netflix movie. Riz Ahmed for “Sound of Metal”, Anthony Hopkins in “The Father”, Gary Oldman for “Mank”, and Tahar Rahim in “The Mauritanian”, round out the category.
    Netflix TV drama “The Crown” has a strong showing at the Globes with nominations for the drama, its leading ladies Gillian Anderson, Emma Corrin, Olivia Colman, and Helena Bonham Carter, and Prince Charles actor Josh O’Connor, who competes in the Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series – Drama.
    While Steve McQueen and John Boyega received nods for Black British period drama “Small Axe” as did Daisy Edgar-Jones for lockdown hit “Normal People”.
    The nominations were announced virtually by actors Sarah Jessica Parker and Taraji P. Henson with the 78th Golden Globe Awards set to take place on 28 February.
    Tina Fey and Amy Poehler will return to host the ceremony, from separate locations, with Fey at New York City’s Rainbow Room and Poehler at the Beverly Hilton.
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    Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Limited Series or Motion:

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    Zack Snyder Teases Jared Leto's New Look as Joker in His Version of 'Justice League'

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    Taking to Twitter to hype up the anticipation for the upcoming HBO Max movie, the director shares a new photo of ‘The Snyder Cut’ that gives a look at the Batman villain.

    Feb 3, 2021
    AceShowbiz – Jared Leto’s Joker gets a new look in “Zack Snyder’s Justice League”. Hyping up the anticipation for his highly-demanded version of the superhero ensemble film, Zack Snyder has taken to Twitter to share a new photo that teases the return of the Batman villain in the upcoming HBO Max movie.
    Though blurry, the picture posted on Tuesday, February 2 hints at Joker’s different look. It seems that Leto’s character sports longer locks, compared to his slicked-back gangster look in “Suicide Squad”. He also seems to wear vinyl glove that gives off a surgical or serial killer vibe as he holds a Joker card.
    “Amazing character you created. Honored to have our worlds collide @DavidAyerMovies @JaredLeto,” Snyder captioned the image while appearing to praise “Suicide Squad” director David Ayer and the actor, Leto, as he tagged both of them.

    Zack Snyder teases Jared Leto’s new look as Joker in ‘The Snyder Cut’.
    Leto reprises his role as Joker, which he debuted in 2016’s “Suicide Squad”, for “The Snyder Cut”, which is Snyder’s version of 2017’s “Justice League”. The actor recently shared his experience of revisiting the character and working with the filmmaker.

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    “Zack Snyder is a warrior, he’s a madman. I really love him,” Leto told Jake Hamilton on his “Jake’s Takes” show. “With every character I play, I don’t know if it’s because I work so intently and tend to dig really deep and put a lot of time and energy into them, when I’m done playing a part I do miss them a little bit.”
    Comparing his performance as Joker to his role as Sparma in “The Little Things”, he continued sharing, “Parts like Joker and Sparma, what’s really great about those roles is they can be intense and dark but there’s also a lot of freedom and abandon there.”
    The 30 Seconds to Mars frontman added, “It’s fun for me, it’s fun for the other actors, it’s fun for the crew, and with both of those roles there was lots of laughter on the set and a lot of joy because you would improvise and say something really funny. It’s always a lot of fun when you can hear people cracking up on the other side of the camera and I like that quite a bit.”
    “Zack Snyder’s Justice League” will also include new scenes of Gal Gadot’s Wonder Woman, Ben Affleck’s Batman, Ray Fisher’s Cyborg and Ezra Miller’s The Flash. Amber Heard and Joe Manganiello are also added to the cast to reprise their roles as Mera and Deathstroke respectively.
    The movie is scheduled to be released March 18 on HBO Max.

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    Daniel Kaluuya Admits to Having No Recollection Filming Key 'Judas and the Black Messiah' Scenes

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    During a post-premiere online discussion for the Sundance Film Festival, the actor portraying Fred Hampton in Shaka King’s new biopic talks about filming the civil rights icon’s famous speech.

    Feb 3, 2021
    AceShowbiz – Actor Daniel Kaluuya was so absorbed in his role as civil rights icon Fred Hampton in “Judas and the Black Messiah”, he has no recollection of filming key scenes.
    The “Get Out” star portrays the Black Panther Party Chairman in Shaka King’s new biopic, and he literally lost himself in the part in one particular segment, in which he delivered Hampton’s famous “I am a revolutionary” speech to a large church gathering of fellow activists.
    “It was like the crowd was your scene partner. It was an amazing narrative what Chairman Fred represented. Being one with the people, speaking to the people, and it was like everyone just left, I can’t even remember the takes,” Kaluuya shared during a post-premiere online discussion for the Sundance Film Festival on Monday night (February 01).
    “When I say I can’t remember what I did, I didn’t have an idea about how I was going to play something. I just knew I was a vessel. I just let go. Let go and let God (sic).”

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    Kaluuya even drew his energy from the crowd when he found himself struggling to complete the scene. “I would forget the lines and the crowd would pick me up,” he explained, according to the New York Post. “I was losing my voice and the crowd would pick me up… It was just a moment.”
    The shoot took place in the same church Hampton visited back in 1969, and filmmaker King admits the authenticity gave everyone involved in the scene a boost.
    “The crowd treated Daniel like Chairman Fred as soon as he walked into the church, and he very much fed off their energy,” King shared.
    “Judah and the Black Messiah” opens in theaters and on U.S. streaming service HBO Max on 12 February.

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    Lana Condor Feels 'More Horrible Mentally' Trying to Embrace Fully 'To All the Boys' Success

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    Talking about the effect of her big break to her mental health, the star of ‘To All the Boys: Always and Forever’ credits her boyfriend of five years, Anthony De La Torre, for his support.

    Feb 3, 2021
    AceShowbiz – Actress Lana Condor hit a low point mentally following the success of “To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before” because she was so “burned out”.
    The young star shot to fame after the Netflix release of the 2018 teen romantic comedy, and reprised her role as Lara Jean Covey for the 2020 sequel, but trying to make the most of her big break left Lana a mess, emotionally.
    She told Self magazine, “I was just saying yes to everything because it’s a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, and you want to capitalize on it, and you want to feel like you’re fully embracing everything.”
    “But I’ve never felt more horrible mentally. I was so burned out. I would go home at night and I couldn’t speak. I couldn’t eat. I couldn’t sleep. I would shake going to bed and shake waking up because it was just so much stimulation.”
    Luckily, Lana was able to rely on her boyfriend of five years, Anthony De La Torre, for support.
    “Anthony – every night or every morning – folds my PJs (pyjamas) and tucks them under my pillow so that I don’t have to go looking for them. That to me is the biggest expression of love. That’s so much better than, I don’t know. A hot air balloon,” she shared.

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    “He’s been there and supportive. Never once has he ever held me back. He always just wants the best for my future. He wants to be a part of it.”
    “That’s what I would say to (my character) Lara Jean: If someone’s making you choose (between them and) your career or your future and your success and your path and your journey, that’s probably not the right person to be with,” she added.

    To help her mental health, Lana and Anthony moved from Los Angeles to Seattle, Washington, and now she is in a great place mentally and physically.
    “I feel more human,” she said of the relocation. “Life is slower where I’m living now, and I have never felt happier, because I feel fuller.”
    Lana will return as Lara Jean once more for the third and final film in the franchise, “To All the Boys: Always and Forever”, which is set to premiere on Netflix on February 12.

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    Naomi Watts to Play Real-Life Hero Nurse in New Movie 'Infinite Storm'

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    The ‘Penguin Bloom’ actress has been enlisted to play a ‘courageous woman’ who saves a stranger in an upcoming true-story feature film to be directed by Malgorzata Szumowska.

    Feb 3, 2021
    AceShowbiz – Naomi Watts is to star in “Infinite Storm”.
    The actress will lead the cast of the highly-anticipated movie from Polish director Malgorzata Szumowska with production on the project set to commence later this month (Feb21).
    “Infinite Storm” tells the story of Pam Bales, a mother, nurse and mountain guide who was on a lone trek up Mount Washington when she was caught in a blizzard, which led to the daring rescue of a stranger.
    Josh Rollins has written the script based on an article from Ty Gagne.

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    Bleecker Street and Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions have also boarded the project with Bleecker Street handling U.S. rights and Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions in charge of international rights.
    Naomi serves as a producer for JamTart Productions along with Peter and Michael Sobiloff. Celine Rattray, Trudie Styler and Jenny Halper are also producing for Maven Screen Media.
    “I’m delighted to be working with such great partners as Sony, Bleecker, and, of course with Naomi Watts whom I have admired and wanted to work with for a long time,” Szumowska said in a statement.
    “Pam is a rare and courageous woman whose journey is gripping and hopeful. Josh has crafted a strong and emotional story about the will to survive, which is so needed in these dark times. I cannot wait to get started.”
    Naomi Watts’ newest movie, a family drama titled “Penguin Bloom”, is streaming on Netflix. She will next be seen in a sci-fi action film “Boss Level” with Frank Grillo and Mel Gibson. She is also tapped for a new drama “This Is the Night” which will reunite her with Grillo.

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    John Duhamel Officially Tapped to Replace Armie Hammer in 'Shotgun Wedding'

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    The ‘Transformers’ actor has officially been signed on to fill in the vacant spot left by the ‘Call Me by Your Name’ star, joining Jennifer Lopez in the upcoming feature film.

    Feb 3, 2021
    AceShowbiz – Josh Duhamel has officially replaced embattled Armie Hammer in Jennifer Lopez’s new romantic comedy, “Shotgun Wedding”.
    Hammer exited the project last month amid a sex and direct messaging scandal, insisting he couldn’t commit to being away from his children on location while his reputation was being ripped apart by multiple ex-girlfriends.
    It was quickly reported that “Transformers” star Josh Duhamel was being considered as his replacement, and now he is officially boarding the Lionsgate film, which will also feature Jennifer Coolidge and Sonia Braga.
    “We couldn’t be happier for our bride and groom of this Shotgun Wedding,” Erin Westerman, the president of production for the Lionsgate Motion Pictures Group, says. “We know Josh and Jennifer will make a compelling and sexy on-screen couple and they will be fun sparring partners as their dream destination wedding erupts into a memorable nightmare.”

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    “We are also thrilled to bring Jennifer and Sonia on to our cast as Mothers of the Bride and Groom. Their acting and comedic talents will add another fun layer to this already-rich action-comedy.”
    Lopez and Duhamel will play a couple whose destination wedding turns into a nightmare when the bride and groom-to-be and their guests are taken hostage.
    Jason Moore will direct from a screenplay by Mark Hammer and Liz Meriwether. Filming will begin next month (Mar21).
    When announcing his departure from the movie, Armie Hammer said in January, “I’m not responding to these b******t claims but 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.”

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