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      Logan Paul Sued by Production Company Over Controversial Suicide Forest Video

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      Movie production company Planeless Pictures claims the YouTube star torpedoed a movie deal he had signed with the company and cost them millions of dollars by posting the Japanese forest video.

      Dec 30, 2020
      AceShowbiz – Years after posting the shocking suicide forest video, Logan Paul is still dealing with the repercussion of his bad decision at the time. The YouTube star is now sued by a production company which claims that he jeopardized a movie he was signed to star in following the controversy.
      In a lawsuit obtained by TMZ, Planeless Pictures reveals that Logan inked a $3 million deal with the company in 2016 to star as a fictionalized version of himself called “Airplane Mode”, in a movie that was developed as a spoof on modern-day trend-setters, like Logan himself, his brother Jake Paul and other social media stars.
      Logan additionally was set to write and help produce the flick, and he even agreed to help get other influencers, such as his brother Jake, Juanpa Zureta, Nick Bateman and Amanda Cerny, onboard the film. The plan was to distribute the film through those influencers’ YouTube channels and other social media platforms as a new and revolutionary way to market and monetize the film.

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      However, the deal was completely destroyed after Logan posted the Japanese forest video in 2017, which landed him in hot water. The controversial video captured the then-recently deceased corpse of a man who had died by hanging himself in Aokigahara at the base of Mount Fuji in Japan, known as the “suicide forest” due to its infamy as a suicide site.
      Planeless Pictures alleges that Logan deliberately posted the suicide forest video knowing it would jeopardize the movie project. The company says at the result of it, Google ended their contract and left them $3 million in debt, which Planeless claims Logan owes them.
      The 25-year-old vlogger posted an apology after the video gained a lot of negative feedback. “Let me start with this – I’m sorry,” he wrote on Twitter at the time. “I’m surrounded by good people and believe I make good decisions, but I’m still a human being. I can be wrong.”
      “I didn’t do it for views. I get views. I did it because I thought I could make a positive ripple on the internet, not cause a monsoon of negativity,” so he explained. “I intended to raise awareness for suicide and suicide prevention and while I thought ‘if this video saves just ONE life, it’ll be worth it,’ I was misguided by shock and awe, as portrayed in the video.”

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      Jamie Dornan Amused by Irish Accent Criticisms in New Movie

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      The ‘Fifty Shades of Grey’ actor finds it funny that people criticized his Irish accent in ‘Wild Mountain Thyme’ since he was actually born and raised in Ireland.

      Dec 30, 2020
      AceShowbiz – Jamie Dornan is unbothered by the criticism of his new movie “Wild Mountain Thyme”.
      The 38-year-old actor thinks it is funny the movie – which also stars Emily Blunt and Christopher Walken – was slammed for the actor’s Irish accents despite Dornan being Irish himself.
      Speaking on “The Graham Norton Show’s New Year’s Eve]” special, he said, “I thought the reaction was funny. I’m from Ireland and our currency is taking the p***, so it’s rare to put something out there and not have the p*** taken. I’m all for it!”
      The romantic drama follows Emily Blunt’s Rosemary as she tries to win the affection of Anthony, played by Dornan, who must pursue his dreams when he learns his father plans to sell the family farm to his nephew.

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      Dornan thought the writing by John Patrick Shanley made the story “beautiful” and was intrigued by the “kookiness” of his movie.
      He explained, “John Patrick Shanley has a kookiness to his work. His are not normal linear movies, they are all a bit heightened and a bit odd, but the words are beautiful.”
      Blunt also shared the same enthusiasm for the writing as she was bewitched by the “unique” script.
      She added, “When we read the script, we thought it was so bewitching and completely unique. It is odd, lyrical and romantic so we are just excited for people to see it because it is so uplifting, and it certainly sweeps you away to a magical world. It is just a joy.”
      “The Graham Norton Show” is on BBC One on 31 December (20) at 10.25pm.

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      Channing Tatum In Negotiations to Join Sandra Bullock in 'The Lost City of D'

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      The ‘Magic Mike’ star is reportedly circling the male lead role which was previously loosely attached to Ryan Reynolds in the upcoming romantic adventure feature film.

      Dec 30, 2020
      AceShowbiz – Channing Tatum is reportedly in final talks to star alongside Sandra Bullock in “The Lost City of D”.
      The upcoming romantic adventure flick was being envisioned as a reunion for Sandra and Ryan Reynolds, who starred in the 2009 rom-com classic “The Proposal”.
      However, the “Deadpool” star was only loosely attached to the film and now Variety reports that the “Magic Mike” star has all but signed a deal to take on the male lead.
      Sandra will play a romance author, who discovers that a supposedly fictional city that she had written about is actually real. She and the actor who plays the lead character in her book take a life-threatening journey to find this lost city.

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      “The Lost City of D” will mark Sandra’s first project since starring in both “Ocean’s 8” and “Bird Box” in 2018 – the latter of which became a massive hit for the streaming giant.
      As for Channing, he is currently working on his directional debut in road trip comedy, “Dog”.
      The “21 Jump Street” star is also set to produce a limited series on tech boffin Elon Musk’s private rocket company “SpaceX”.
      The actor has teamed up with bosses at HBO for the six-episode project, which focuses on Musk ahead of his rocket launch in May, as he selected his team of engineers to work on a remote Pacific Island to build the first-manned “SpaceX” rocket, the Falcon 9.
      The show is written by Doug Jung (“Star Trek Beyond”) and inspired by Ashlee Vance’s book “Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future”.

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      Michael B. Jordan Confirmed to Direct 'Creed 3'

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      The Adonis Creed depicter has been confirmed by co-star Tessa Thompson to sit behind the lens for the upcoming third installment of the Rocky Balboa spinoff.

      Dec 30, 2020
      AceShowbiz – Michael B. Jordan has been confirmed to direct “Creed 3” by his co-star Tessa Thompson.
      It was reported earlier this year (20) that the actor was set to make his big-screen directorial debut on the third instalment in the “Creed” movie franchise, in addition to reprising his role as Adonis Creed.
      And in an interview with MTV News, Tessa reflected on Jordan’s recent title of People’s Sexiest Man Alive as she said, “I haven’t talked to him about it because I’m gonna pretend it hasn’t happened. We’re gonna make another Creed very soon, and I don’t need the sexiest man alive to…you know what I mean, I just don’t need it. I don’t need any of it. It’s too much for me to shoulder. It’s too much for me to handle.”

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      She then confirmed he will be helming the next film, continuing, “He is directing the next Creed. It’s going to be ammo, I think, for me, when he is engaging with me as a director.”
      “I’m just going to tell him to dial down the sexiness. But we’re not gonna make it until later in the year. So who knows what happens? Another man will be – I don’t know if he will still be the Sexiest Man Alive in six months.”
      “Creed III” would be the ninth instalment in the Rocky franchise overall, dating back to the original starring Sylvester Stallone, which was released in 1977.
      The first “Creed” movie was released in 2015 with Ryan Coogler as director. “Creed II” was released in 2018 and helmed by Steve Caple, Jr., with Jordan serving as an executive producer on the sequel.

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      'Quantum of Solace' Star Gemma Arterton Regrets Playing Bond Girl in Sexist Movie

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      The ‘Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters’ actress admits she’s got a lost of criticism for playing Bond girl in the 2008, but claims that she only agreed to take the role because she needed the money.

      Dec 29, 2020
      AceShowbiz – Gemma Arterton has shared her regret about starring as Bond girl in “Quantum of Solace”. Like many other actresses before and after her, the role has become a major stepping stone in her career, but the British beauty isn’t proud of it.
      Now, more than a decade later, Arterton realized that Bond movies are sexist. Admitting that she’s got a lot of criticism for taking the role, she defended her decision at the time because she was as “poor as a church mouse.”
      “At the beginning of my career, I was poor as a church mouse and I was happy just to be able to work and earn a living,” she told The Sun. “I still get criticism for accepting ‘Quantum of Solace’, but I was 21, I had a student loan, and you, know, it was a Bond film.”
      “But as I got older I saw there was so much wrong with Bond women,” she acknowledged, before sharing what she would’ve changed about her character’s storyline, “Strawberry should have just said no, really, and worn flat shoes.”

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      Arterton played intelligence operative Strawberry Fields in the 2008 movie, the second film to star Daniel Craig as the fictional MI6 agent James Bond. Having just made her professional stage debut playing Rosaline in Shakespeare’s “Love’s Labour’s Lost” at the Globe Theatre in 2007 and scored her first feature film role in 2007’s comedy “St Trinian”, playing Bond girl in “Quantum of Solace” marks her breakthrough role, which also earned her an Empire Award for Best Newcomer.
      Making amends of her past decision that she regrets, Arterton set up her own production company Rebel Park in 2013, which aims to promote female talent and help secure equal pay in the film industry. She explained, “I have my own production company which is all about giving women an opportunity in film.”
      “It’s [the industry] getting better but it definitely isn’t there yet. I struggled with that a little bit at first but I’ll keep making suggestions to people,” she continued. “I look forward to getting older and wiser.”
      She went on sharing, “My role model is my grandfather. Even in his mid-nineties he gave the impression of being in his twenties. He was very sharp-minded and looked like Clark Gable with his mustache and hair. He was still sexy – a really hot guy. I secretly hope I’ve inherited his genes.”

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      M. Night Shyamalan Explains Why He's Not Fit for Marvel Movies

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      The ‘Sixth Sense’ director insists Marvel wouldn’t want to hire him as a director for their superhero blockbuster because his filmmaking is ‘very quiet and tiny and introspective.’

      Dec 29, 2020
      AceShowbiz – M. Night Shyamalan has insisted his filmmaking is too “introspective” for a Marvel or DC film.
      “The Sixth Sense” director revealed that he has had “many conversations” with the major studios about making a superhero flick but feels that his style behind the camera does not lend itself well to the iconic superhero franchises.
      “I’ve had many conversations over the years about many of the superheroes with many of the studios that own them, and how I would wanna approach it,” he told ComicBook.com.

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      “And it’s one of those things that I think this is my style, if there was ever a situation I mean, I said, ‘I did it’. I made my comic book movie, but the minimalism, the insinuating, the not using CGI all of that stuff is a very different language. So, whenever we’ve had those conversations in the past about XYZ person, it’s your character or franchise. I get so nervous about like, ‘Hey, this is not what you would want me to do to make it very quiet and tiny and introspective.’ ”
      The filmmaker admits he wouldn’t want to turn any of his own movies into franchises although he feels his 2000 thriller “Unbreakable” lends itself best to a series.
      “You never say never but I don’t believe I’d ever make a sequel, but the Unbreakable script in its entirety, was essentially three movies,” he mused. “When I first outlined it, it was three movies in one go. And I was like, ‘This is impossible! I can’t write this in two hours.'”

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      James Corden Insists He Had a Blast Filming 'Cats' Despite Reluctance to Watch the Movie

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      The ‘Late Late Night Show’ host claims he had the ‘best time’ filming the star-studded musical fantasy film although he hasn’t seen the critically-panned movie yet.

      Dec 29, 2020
      AceShowbiz – James Corden had “the best time” working on the “Cats” movie.
      The 42-year-old actor loved working on the much-maligned film – which was based on the award-winning musical of the same name – although he hasn’t actually seen it himself.
      James shared, “I haven’t seen it. Here’s what I’ll say about Cats… I had such a great time. I went to London, shot the song with a brilliant group of actors – Judi Dench, Ian McKellen, all these people – and I had a blast.”
      “So I think you have to be really careful not to judge whether something was valuable to you as to whether it was successful at the box office.”
      The film was widely panned by fans and critics, but James doesn’t have any regrets about his role.

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      The actor – who played the part of Bustopher Jones – told the “Smartless” podcast, “I’ve had really miserable times on things that are really successful. So I should never look upon that as a success.”
      “I had the best time (on Cats).”
      Meanwhile, James previously insisted he tries to take criticism with a “bag of salt,” explaining, “You’ve got to try to take the criticism with a pinch, no, a bag of salt.”
      “And that’s easier or hard depending on factors that are outside of your control, particularly the thinness of your skin, your frailties, at any one time.”
      Directed by Tom Hooper, “Cats” also starred Taylor Swift, Rebel Wilson, Jason Derulo, Idris Elba, and Jennifer Hudson. While it got a Golden Globe nomination for one of the theme songs, it was deemed one of the worst movies of the year.

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      Amy Ryan Credits Steven Spielberg for Pushing Her to Get Contact Lenses

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      Talking about her experience working with the renowned director, the ‘Bridge of Spies’ actress reveals one moment during filming that made her decide to give up pretending her eyesight was fine.

      Dec 28, 2020
      AceShowbiz – Actress Amy Ryan gave up pretending her eyesight was fine thanks to an acting instruction from Steven Spielberg on “Bridge of Spies”.
      The star now wears contact lenses at all times after realizing poor sight was beginning to impact her craft.
      “I wear contacts now because of Steven Spielberg,” she explains. “I didn’t know how to get contacts in my eyes for the longest time, because it bothered me so I would make do.”
      “There was a scene (in ‘Bridge of Spies’), where I was walking upstairs to meet Tom (Hanks) and it’s supposed to be this loving moment where I’m so proud of him. Steven’s direction to me was, ‘Amy, softer face’, but I was just squinting because I couldn’t see, which came out so mean looking!”

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      “So I ran to my doctor and got contacts because I couldn’t see a thing.”
      Amy previously shared her eyesight problem during an interview with Interview magazine in 2014. Saying that she just got new glasses at the time, she said, “I can’t wear contacts so now when I act on a film I kind of get mean. Steven Spielberg on the last film said, ‘Make more of a soft face,’ because I was focusing.”
      Asked to confirm if it was Steven who instructed her to “look more gentle” for the scene, she replied, “Yeah, it was a loving scene and I was looking a little angry, but the truth is I couldn’t see a damn thing. I’ve got to get contacts; I’ve got to figure it out.”
      Amy played Tom Hanks’ onscreen wife in 2014’s “Bridge of Spies”. She is also known for her roles as Helene McCready in 2007’s film “Gone Baby Gone”, Beadie Russell on HBO’s series “The Wire”, as well as Holly Flax on NBC’s sitcom “The Office” (2008–2011).

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