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    'To All the Boys: Always and Forever' Trailer: Lara and Peter's Romance in Test Ahead of College

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    In the threequel to ‘To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before’, Lara Jean Covey and Peter Kavinsky are threatened to be split up by their different dreams as they ponder lives beyond the high school graduation.

    Jan 14, 2021
    AceShowbiz – Netflix prepares fans to witness to end of high-school chapter of Lara Jean Covey and Peter Kavinsky’s romance in “To All the Boys: Always and Forever”. The streaming giant has released the first trailer for the third and last installment in the “To All the Boys” trilogy.
    As teased by the official synopsis of the movie, “as Lara Jean Covey prepares for the end of high school and the start of adulthood, a pair of life-changing trips leads her to reimagine what life with her family, friends, and Peter will look like after graduation.”
    The trailer further offers a glimpse at where Lara and Peter are with their relationship at the beginning of the movie. Excited for a trip to South Korea during Spring Break, Lara is soon faced with the dreadful college admissions process.

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    Both of them apply for Stanford, but when he’s accepted while her application is rejected, Lara is forced to find another dream. A trip to New York makes her realize her own passion, which threatens to break her up with Peter.
    “To All the Boys: Always and Forever” is set to be released on Netflix on February 12, just in time for Valentine’s Day. Lana Condor returns as Lara, while Noah Centineo reprises his role as Peter.
    “It’s really kind of a surreal moment. I get emotional,” Condor tells USA Today of playing the sweet and quirky Lara one last time in the upcoming teen romantic comedy film. “I’m really worried because I am not fully (prepared). My heart hurts to know that it’s ending, but also I’m really excited.”
    Condor goes on dishing on Lara’s dream beyond high-school graduation, “It’s really cool to kind of see her start to think about her future as an independent woman, regardless of whether or not maybe her relationships are going to follow with her.”

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    John David Washington Stands by Age Gap With 'Malcolm and Marie' Co-Star Zendaya: I'm the Rookie

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    The Sam Levinson-directed drama for Netflix has been met with backlash for pairing up the ‘Tenet’ actor and the ‘Euphoria’ actress despite their 12 years of age difference.

    Jan 14, 2021
    AceShowbiz – John David Washington was not “concerned” about the 12-year age gap between him and his “Malcolm & Marie” co-star Zendaya Coleman.
    The 36-year-old “Tenet” star and the 24-year-old “Euphoria” actress play the titular filmmaker and his girlfriend in the upcoming drama for Netflix.
    And John has insisted Zendaya is a woman beyond her years and has “far more experience” in the movie industry than he does so he’s been “learning” a lot from her.
    “I wasn’t concerned about it because she is a woman,” he told Variety. “People are going to see in this film how much of a woman she is. She has far more experience than I do in the industry. I’ve only been in it for seven years. She’s been in it longer, so I’m learning from her. I’m the rookie.”
    “I was leaning on her for a lot.”

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    “Some of the stories she’s shared about what she’s had to go through with Twitter and everything. I appreciated her wisdom and discernment when it comes to this business. I admire that.”

    Heaping praise on “The Greatest Showman” star and the flick’s director, Sam Levinson, for the “versatility” they brought to the film, he added, “What I’m really excited for people to see when the film is released – they’re going to see how mature she is in this role. We’re talking about versatility, and Sam and Zendaya brought both.”
    The two stars quietly shot the film in Carmel, California, from June 17 to July 2, 2020, after Zendaya contacted “Euphoria” showrunner Sam to ask him if he could write and direct a movie during the COVID-19 pandemic.
    Within six days, he had written the story – which is said to have “echoes of” Netflix’s “Marriage Story” and features a number of social themes being experienced during the pandemic – and had John in mind to star opposite Zendaya.

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    Armie Hammer Decries 'Vicious' Attacks Over Leaked DMs as He Exits 'Shotgun Wedding'

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    Citing concern over his children amid the leaked DM scandal, the ‘Call My by Your Name’ actor says Lionsgate is supporting his decision to step down from his role in the Jennifer Lopez-starring movie.

    Jan 14, 2021
    AceShowbiz – Armie Hammer has broken his silence after his alleged DMs leaked online and caused social media chatter. Following the scandal, the actor has departed an upcoming movie, “Shotgun Wedding”, in which he was supposed to act alongside Jennifer Lopez.
    Addressing his exit from the movie in light of the scandal, the 34-year-old father of two decried “the vicious and spurious online attacks” against him as he cited concern over his children as the reason why he exited the project. “I’m not responding to these b******* claims,” he said in a statement released on Wednesday, January 13.
    “…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,” Armie added. On the studio’s reaction to his exit, he claimed, “Lionsgate is supporting me in this and I’m grateful to them for that.”

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    Echoing Armie’s statement, a representative for the production said, “Armie has requested to step away from the film and we support him in his decision.” Production on the romantic adventure film is set to begin immediately, but his role will now be recast.
    This arrives after Armie’s alleged DMs leaked online, exposing his text messages to women which described graphic accounts of sex acts and cannibalism. “I am 100 per cent a cannibal. I want to eat you,” one message read. Another message alleged that the actor had cut “the heart out of an animal” and ate it. Other screenshots include alleged messages from the actor asking if he can drink people’s blood.
    Armie was trending on Twitter following the leaked DMs, with his rumored former flame Jessica Ciencin Henriquez confirming that the leaked DMs are real. “If you are still questioning whether or not those Armie Hammer DMs are real (and they are) maybe you should start questioning why we live in a culture willing to give abusers the benefit of the doubt instead of victims,” she wrote in a now-deleted tweet, adding, “TW// sexual violence.”

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    SAG Awards 2021 Gets Bumped to April to Avoid Clash With Grammys

    The Screen Actors Guild Awards was initially scheduled to take place on March 14 before music’s big night got rescheduled to the same date due to ongoing COVID-19 concerns.

    Jan 14, 2021
    AceShowbiz – The 2021 Screen Actors Guild Awards have moved to April to avoid a clash with the Grammys.
    Music’s big night was rescheduled to 14 March (21) last week (ends January 08), due to ongoing COVID concerns, upsetting SAG bosses who had already moved their prizegiving from 24 January to that date.
    SAG-AFTRA union officials went public with their displeasure stating, “We announced the same date for the SAG Awards last July with the intent to give the greatest possible scheduling consideration for other awards shows. We expect the same consideration from sister organizations throughout the industry.”
    Bosses at the actors union immediately engaged in discussions with Recording Academy officials, who run the Grammy Awards, about the clash. “In an environment that is increasingly challenging for televised awards programs, we also have a mutual interest in successfully showcasing the artistry and talent of our respective memberships,” the statement continued to read.

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    “We are in contact with the Recording Academy and will continue to work with our sister organisations to find ways to make this year’s awards season as successful as possible,” they said at the time.
    But rather than fight Grammy bosses, SAG Awards chiefs have optioned a new date – 4 April.

    SAG Awards nominations are being accepted now and will be announced on 4 February. Voting will now close on 30 March, rather than 10 March.
    As for the Grammys, the nominations were already announced in November 2020, with Beyonce Knowles leading the pack.

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    Jennifer Lawrence and Leonardo DiCaprio Are Nerdy Scientists in First Footage of 'Don't Look Up'

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    Also included in Netflix’s 2021 movie slate is ‘Red Notice’, an action comedy starring Dwayne Johnson, Gal Gadot and Ryan Reynolds, which the streaming service also offers a glimpse of.

    Jan 13, 2021
    AceShowbiz – Home entertainment will be merrier and more colorful this year with a bunch of films prepared by Netflix for the next twelve months. The streaming giant has previewed its original movies as part of its 2021 slate and among the highly-anticipated ones is “Don’t Look Up”.
    Hyping up the anticipation, Netflix shared the first footage of the Adam McKay-directed flick in a sneak peek released on Tuesday, January 12. The video offers a glimpse of Jennifer Lawrence and Leonardo DiCaprio as nerdy scientists.
    Against what’s instructed by the movie’s title, both of them can’t help raise their heads to look at the sky upon arriving in what looks like a military aircraft. The expression on DiCaprio’s face gives a sign of weariness.
    The political satire disaster film centers on two low-level astronomers (Lawrence and DiCaprio) who discover that a meteor will hit Earth in six months. They will embark on an unsuccessful media tour in an attempt to warn the world of the impending danger that may destroy mankind.

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    The film has star-studded cast which also includes Meryl Streep, Jonah Hill, Cate Blanchett, Timothee Chalamet, Himesh Patel, Kid Cudi, Matthew Perry, Ariana Grande and Chris Evans. An exact release date is yet to be announced as production on the film is still underway.
    The preview also offers a look at “Red Notice”, an action comedy thriller film written and directed by Rawson Marshall Thurber. It stars Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, Gal Gadot and Ryan Reynolds, who introduce the video.
    According to the official synopsis, “an INTERPOL-issued Red Notice is a global alert to hunt and capture the world’s most wanted. But when a daring heist brings together the FBI’s top profiler (Johnson) and two rival criminals (Gadot, Reynolds), there’s no telling what will happen.”
    With those two movies, “The Woman in the Window”, “Beauty”, “The Harder They Fall”, “Army of the Dead” and “Tick, Tick … Boom!” just to name a few among the lineup, Netflix promised to release “a new movie EVERY WEEK.”

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    Riz Ahmed Likens Classism at Oxford University to That of British Film Industry

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    The ‘Sound of Metal’ star admits his experience as a student at the prestigious university taught him to be comfortable with the discomfort of experiencing the imposter syndrome.

    Jan 13, 2021
    AceShowbiz – The classism “Sound of Metal” star Riz Ahmed experienced as a student at Oxford University in England prepared him for life as an actor.
    The Oscars favourite admits he has the same discomfort on movie sets as he did when he was studying among the elite at Oxford, revealing it was a culture shock when he first arrived.
    “I still sometimes find myself confronted with that discomfort,” he told the BBC’s “Grounded With Louis Theroux” podcast. “You know, that sense of imposter syndrome if you’re not to the manor born.”
    “My parents were just very focused on education. Rather than going on holidays or anything like that we (would) try and get a tutor in to get us ready for the entrance exams, try to work out how to get us into private schools which were, in many ways, like a culture shock to begin with, just like Oxford was.”
    He added, “In most rooms, where decisions are made, it’s about being able to be conversant in that upper middle class English, and I don’t just mean in terms of how you talk, but just being comfortable in those spaces, which took me a long time.”

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    “The film industry in the U.K., I think, is rife with the same kind of classism and it was a weird experience.”

    Riz is glad he didn’t quit his studies at Oxford even though he felt “very isolated and alienated from the whole vibe there.”
    “Then I thought, ‘Actually, the place where you don’t feel like you belong is maybe where you belong, is where you should be, is maybe where you can contribute something new, where you can grow’,” he added.
    “We have to learn to be comfortable with the discomfort of that. And I ended up having a great experience, where I did a lot of acting in the plays there, and I put on a club night that helped pay my way through that… It’s usually the way that the challenges are the gifts.”

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    Spike Lee's Daughter and Son Make History as 2021 Golden Globe Ambassadors

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    The filmmaker’s children Satchel and Jackson have become the first siblings of color to serve as the ambassadors of the upcoming 78th annual Golden Globe Awards.

    Jan 13, 2021
    AceShowbiz – Filmmaker Spike Lee’s kids, Satchel and Jackson, have been named as the 2021 Golden Globe Ambassadors by members of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association.
    The pick marks the first time two siblings of colour have been handed the title while Jackson is the first black male ambassador.
    Golden Globe Ambassadors, who are always the kids of Hollywood stars, assist during the awards show and raise awareness about a charity of their choice.
    Satchel has chosen Callen-Lorde, which provides health care to LGBTQ communities, while Jackson picked Big Brothers Big Sisters of America, which works to empower young people.
    The HFPA will be donating $25,000 (£18,300) to each cause.
    Congratulating their kids, Spike, a three-time Golden Globe nominee, and his producer wife, Tonya Lewis Lee, urged the pair to “have fun” as Golden Globes Ambassadors.

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    The siblings succeed Pierce Brosnan’s kids Dylan and Paris, who served in the position last year (20).
    The 78th annual Golden Globe Awards are expected to take place on 28 February (21) and the nominations are expected to be announced on February 3.
    The date was originally occupied by the Oscars, but The Academy moved the event to the end of April 2021 as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, which has frozen the globe’s film industry for months.
    As a result of the changes, the eligibility requirements for movies have been extended by two months, with films released in January and February now able to compete.
    Preliminary voting will begin on February 1, 2021 and end on February 5, with nominations voting ending a month later, when the Oscar nominations will be announced.
    The 93rd Oscars will be held on April 25 at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood.

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    Nick Jonas In Talks to Play Frankie Valli in 'Jersey Boys' Streaming Event

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    The youngest member of the Jonas Brothers is reportedly in negotiations to portray the Four Seasons member in the upcoming streaming event performance.

    Jan 13, 2021
    AceShowbiz – Nick Jonas is in early talks to play Frankie Valli in an upcoming streaming event performance of the Tony-award winning Broadway musical “Jersey Boys”.
    Graham King, the brains behind the “Bohemian Rhapsody” biopic, is reportedly plotting the special, which will be similar to the “Hamilton” ‘event,’ which aired on Disney+ last summer.
    Deadline sources claim Jonas will sing Valli’s back catalogue with The Four Seasons as part of the show, which traces the band’s origins from Newark, New Jersey to the top of the charts.
    Other details of the project are still scarce, but Frankie Valli was previously portrayed by John Lloyd Mills Young in Broadway and in the 2014 movie version directed by Clint Eastwood. The rest of the band members were played by Erich Bergen, Michael Lomenda, and Vincent Piazza in the big screen adaptation.

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    Nick Jonas has been singing since he was young as a Disney star alongside his two brothers Kevin Jonas and Joe Jonas. With the Jonas Brothers, he dropped five studio albums. The latest one “Happiness Begins” came out in 2019.
    The band hit No. 1 with the album and the lead single “Sucker”.
    Nick additionally released four albums without his brothers. His last solo LP “Last Year Was Complicated” arrived in 2016.
    Acting wise, the former Disney star appeared in numerous TV shows on the Mouse House channel and starred in movies like “Careful What You Wish For”, “Goat”, “Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle”, and “Jumanji: The Next Level”.
    He also took part in theater productions such as “Annie Get Your Gun”, “Beauty and the Beast”, “Les Miserables”, “The Sound of Music”, “Hairspray”, and “How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying”.

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