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    Sam Neill Celebrates End of 'Jurassic World: Dominion' Filming With Sweet Note

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    After director Colin Trevorrow shared a snap from the set, the Alan Grant depicter reposts the picture with a reflection about ‘pulling off what seemed well nigh impossible.’

    Nov 10, 2020
    AceShowbiz – Sam Neill has marked the end of the “Jurassic World: Dominion” shoot with a fond farewell note.
    The 73-year-old actor reprises his role as Alan Grant in the upcoming dinosaur movie, which was shot in the U.K. amid strict Covid-19 rules and regulations. Filming came to an end on Friday, November 6, with director Colin Trevorrow sharing a snap from the set and writing: “Wrap on Jurassic World Dominion. All my gratitude to our extraordinary crew and cast. We made a family.”
    Colin added to Deadline that he has a “lot of emotions” about the end of the shoot, explaining: “I’m not sure I can put it into words. It has been remarkable. Our crew and our cast have been so resilient. All producers have worked around the clock to make it the best it can be. It has been inspiring.”

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    Sam shared Colin’s image on his Twitter page on Sunday, November 8, and added: “There were days we thought we might not make it. But we have… we pulled off what seemed well nigh impossible. Great crew. Lovely cast. Top director. Phew- and CELEBRATIONS.”

    Sam Neill reshared director Colin Trevorrow’s set photo marking the end of ‘Jurassic World: Dominion’.
    Laura Dern and Jeff Goldblum also return for the latest film in the “Jurassic Park” franchise, alongside new stars Chris Pratt and Bryce Dallas Howard.
    “Jurassic Park: Dominion” is due for release on June 10, 2022.

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    Matthew Broderick Confesses to Almost Turning Down 'Ferris Bueller's Day Off'

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    During an interview on ‘Quarantined with Bruce Bozzi’, the husband of Sarah Jessica Parker explains that he thought the John Hughes film would stereotype him as an actor who talks to the camera.

    Nov 9, 2020
    AceShowbiz – Matthew Broderick almost didn’t star in the classic 1980s film comedy “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off”, which made him famous.
    The 58-year-old actor starred as a high school student in the film, who fakes sickness to stay at home and spends the rest of the day getting into trouble with his best friend and girlfriend – while his dean is trying to spy on him.
    However, Matthew tells Sirius XM’s “Quarantined with Bruce Bozzi” he thought the film would stereotype him as an actor who talks to the camera, and became close to turning down the now-iconic role.
    “I thought (the script) was great,” the star shares, “and I had a teeny hesitation because having just done (the plays) Brighton Beach (Memoirs) and Biloxi (Blues), I was like, ‘Wow, I’m talking to the audience, just like in these plays’… And even in (the 1985 movie) Ladyhawke he talks to the camera a bit.”

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    “You know, when you’re young or starting out you think, ‘I have to do something different’,” he adds.
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    Fortunately, Matthew was encouraged to accept the role in the John Hughes film, recalling, “Before I had hung up the phone, (my agent) was like behind me in the room, saying, ‘Yes, you should do it’.”
    “He flew to New York. ‘I’ll see you tomorrow. Let’s just not talk about it anymore now, I’ll see you tomorrow,’ and he came and was suddenly in the room with me, saying, ‘Yeah, I do think you should do it’.”

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    Malin Akerman's Sister Helps Save Her Movie 'Chick Fight' From Chaos

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    Jennifer Akerman is credited for helping save her actress sister’s latest movie ‘Chick Fight’ amid the coronavirus pandemic as she lent a hand with the soundtrack.

    Nov 8, 2020
    AceShowbiz – Malin Akerman’s new movie, “Chick Fight”, was a real family affair – her sister, Jennifer, provided the film’s music.
    Director Paul Leyden turned to his producer and leading lady’s sibling for help as earthquakes in Puerto Rico, where he shot the film about an underground, all-female fight club, and the COVID pandemic turned the project into chaos.
    “Malin Akerman’s younger sister, Jennifer Akerman, is an incredibly talented musician and I reached out to her to see if the material inspired her to maybe do some original tracks,” he tells WENN. “Inspired was an understatement. Jennifer’s music is all over the film and I couldn’t be more thrilled with the texture her banging tunes give to the final product.”
    Leyden admits the film’s music was one of the only things that came together smoothly.

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    “The production and post-production of Chick Fight was a literal fight every step of the way,” he explains. “In production, Puerto Rico continued its feud with mother nature and suffered some of its worst earthquakes in a hundred years, causing many power outages and other inconveniences.”
    “Then, just as we wrapped, a little thing called COVID-19 reared its ugly little head making post-production a challenging and isolating affair. I worked on the edit while my family and I were quarantining in the Swiss Alps. My editor was stuck in Paris… The sound mix and final colour was done in Los Angeles while I was in Belgium. It literally feels like this movie is on the run from Interpol!”
    But all the drama in Puerto Rico has not put Malin off returning – she reveals she fell in love with the country.
    “We started production just a week after the island was hit by a powerful earthquake,” she adds. “We hope our production can play a small part in bringing back a sense of normalcy to the community, as well as providing a small economic boost to the region. Puerto Rico has been a wonderful place to live and shoot. I look forward to returning for future films and TV shows and we hope we can encourage other productions to do the same.”

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    Jessica Henwick Vows to Avoid Creating 'Any More Stereotypes' With 'Matrix 4' Role

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    The ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ actress is determined to ensure her character wasn’t stereotypically Asian in the upcoming fourth ‘Matrix’ installment and her other projects.

    Nov 8, 2020
    AceShowbiz – “The Matrix 4” star Jessica Henwick has been determined to “not create any more stereotypes” throughout her career.
    Henwick has appeared in several major franchises – from “Star Wars” and “Game of Thrones” to Marvel – throughout her career and, speaking to NME, she admits joining just prestigious movies is “trippy.”
    “I grew up watching these films,” she says. “The first time Keanu (Reeves) spoke in character and said Neo’s lines, Yahya (Abdul-Mateen II) and I shared a look like, ‘Oh my god, it’s happening!’ ”
    Her character in the new movie has yet to be disclosed, but she tells the publication that, as with the rest of her jobs, she made a conscious effort to ensure the character wasn’t stereotypically Asian.

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    “I want to create roles that I don’t see enough of on screen,” insists Henwick. “I just really felt a pressure from myself to not create any more stereotypes than Asians already face.”
    She goes on to note that, looking back on her filmography, she has “a lot of roles where being Asian had nothing to do with them or their ethnicity was not defined in the script.”
    “I just want to create roles that I don’t feel I get to see enough of on screen,” explains the Brit. “I want to tell stories that I feel haven’t been told… that’s really what it’s all about.”
    The upcoming fourth movie will see the return of Keanu Reeves, Carrie-Anne Moss, Jada Pinkett Smith, Lambert Wilson, and Daniel Bernhardt. Lana Wachowski is also back as the director.
    Neil Patrick Harris, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Jessica Henwick, Jonathan Groff, and Priyanka Chopra are among new additions to the cast.

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    'Free Guy' and 'Death on the Nile' Call Off December Releases Amid Pandemic

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    The release dates for the action-comedy fronted by Ryan Reynolds and the film directed by Kenneth Branagh have been put on hold indefinitely due to the ongoing health crisis.

    Nov 8, 2020
    AceShowbiz – Shawn Levy’s action-comedy “Free Guy”, starring Ryan Reynolds, and Kenneth Branagh’s “Death on the Nile” have been delayed amid the pandemic.
    The 20th Century Studios flicks were due to drop on 11 and 18 December (20), respectively, but bosses have opted to postpone the planned theatrical releases as the Covid-19 crisis continues to impact cinema audiences.
    In the U.S., moviegoing has yet to recover from the pandemic, with 55 per cent of theatres remaining shut, reported The Hollywood Reporter, including major locations like New York City and Los Angeles. Venues have similarly begun closing down again across Europe.
    Consequently, movies including “Dune” and James Bond flick “No Time to Die” have been delayed, with Christopher Nolan’s “Tenet” the only new major release to hit the big screen in recent months.

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    Universal’s Freaky and Universal/DreamWorks Animations’ Thanksgiving offering “Croods: The New Age” will also hit theatres on 13 and 25 November, respectively, however, they’ll also be available on home media earlier than usual due to the circumstances.
    Patty Jenkins’ “Wonder Woman 1984”, from Warner Bros., closes the 2020 calendar, with the superhero sequel presently set for a 25 December release.
    Broadway has also been struggling to adapt to post-coronavirus world since lockdown was first imposed earlier this year. Many projects were either pushed back or called off as the industry was brought to a standstill due to the worldwide pandemic.
    There were 24 shows open and running on Broadway before the shutdown and five more were in previews. At least three productions, “Frozen”, “Hangmen”, and “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?” have already announced they will not return.

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    Kevin Costner Inspires Lesley Manville to 'Get Down and Dirty' in 'Let Him Go'

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    The actress, who plays the matriarch of a dangerous North Dakota clan in the new thriller, also thanks her 65-year-old co-star for helping her get to grips with her onset firearms.

    Nov 7, 2020
    AceShowbiz – British actress Lesley Manville was determined to “get down and dirty” and pull off her own stunts in new Western “Let Him Go” after watching co-star Kevin Costner in action.
    The “Phantom Thread” star plays the tough matriarch of a dangerous North Dakota clan living off the grid in the new thriller, and Manville admits she was eager to “flex muscles” she had never used before – and it’s all thanks to 65-year-old Costner, who also helped her get to grips with her onset firearms.
    “I thought, ‘Yeah, I’m going to get down and dirty as well! If he can do it, I’m going to do it, too,’ having done none of it ever,” Manville laughed to The Associated Press.
    “I suddenly decided I was going to be the stunt girl. I was going to throw myself around. I was going to be handling that gun having never picked a gun up in my life. But I did have Kevin helping me. And I did it. And he said I did it really, really well and that he was actually quite scared.”

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    Manville was so adept at the stunt work, filmmaker Thomas Bezucha didn’t feel the need to call in her double.
    “I got to flex muscles that I haven’t really flexed before,” she smiled. “It was just thrilling.”
    “Let Him Go”, based on the 2013 novel of the same name by Larry Watson, also stars Diane Lane as Costner’s wife, and Manville was particularly excited to share the screen with the pair.
    “It was a no-brainer,” she said of taking on the role, although she was initially a little nervous about working alongside the Hollywood veterans.
    “They’re great actors, but they’re also movie stars and that can be intimidating,” Manville shared. “Although I say very, very quickly on the heels of that statement that neither of them play that role. They don’t do the movie star thing. They are workers like me.”

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    First 'Spider-Man 3' Set Photo Is Realistic Take on COVID-Stricken World

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    Tom Holland shares a serious, yet hilarious message with a picture of him wearing a face mask over his Spider-Man costume on the set of the ‘Spider-Man: Far From Home’ sequel.

    Nov 7, 2020
    AceShowbiz – Tom Holland has taken to his Instagram page to offer fans a glimpse of the upcoming Spider-Man movie. And if his latest post is any indication, the yet-to-be-titled “Spider-Man 3” is going to reflect how the world has adjusted to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
    On Friday, November 6, the Peter Parker depicter shared a picture of him on the set of the movie. He wore what appeared to be the web-crawler’s costume from “Spider-Man: Far From Home”, but with an added new item, a face mask.
    It’s unclear if the face mask will still be featured in the final cut of the film, but Holland made use of the post to share an important message to his followers. “Wear a mask,” he reminded people, before adding in a less serious note, “I’m wearing two…”

    Cast and crew of “Spider-Man 3” arrived in Atlanta in October to begin filming the movie. On Tuesday, November 3, Holland shared on his Instagram Stories a GIF of himself dancing in the Spider-Man suit from “Spider-Man: Homecoming” to celebrate the start of production.

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    Meanwhile, another behind-the-scenes photo has fueled rumor of Doctor Strange’s (Benedict Cumberbatch) appearance in the “Far From Home” sequel. Earlier this month, makeup artist Donald McInnes posted on his private Instagram account an image of a salon room in Atlanta, Georgia.
    McInnes excitedly wrote over it, “Mine !!! All MIIINE!!!” It’s unclear why he’s in Atlanta, but McInnes is Cumberbatch’s personal hairstylist and makeup artist who also did his makeup when he portayed Doctor Strange in MCU movies.

    Donald McInnes, Benedict Cumberbatch’s personal hairstylist and makeup artist, showed his salon room in Atlanta.
    It was reported that Doctor Strange would fill in a mentor role that was previously occupied by Robert Downey Jr.’s Tony Stark/Iron Man in “Homecoming” and Samuel L. Jackson’s Nick Fury in “Far From Home”. With his own upcoming movie “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness” being set to be released after “Spider-Man 3”, it is believed that he will make way for the multiverse storyline in “Spider-Man 3”.
    The third Spider-Man movie starring Holland is slated for December 17, 2021 release. Sam Raimi, who directed the original “Spider-Man” trilogy starring Tobey Maguire, is serving as the helmer.

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    Wesley Snipes Seeking New Talent to Lead His All-Female Action Film Franchise

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    The former ‘Blade’ actor has announced a big-screen project described as a ‘Foxy Brown meets Mission: Impossible’ and is now on the hunt for a fresh femme fatale.

    Nov 7, 2020
    AceShowbiz – Wesley Snipes has abandoned plans to return to the big screen in a “Blade” revamp and is now launching his own action movie franchise.
    The movie star reveals his new project, “Indigo”, is “Foxy Brown meets Mission: Impossible” and he’s on the hunt for fresh talent to lead the cast.
    “We are looking for new talent and want to discover a new female action star, a woman of colour, and a bunch of her girlfriends who do their La Femme Nikita thing,” Snipes tells the “Life Is… with Damien King Lee” podcast.
    “We are doing a global virtual casting. We have a body movement specialist, where we would take them through a training programme, bringing grand masters from various disciplines like martial arts, dance, cinematography, directing; all of the things that go into the qualities that you need to become an action star.”

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    “It’s the next Blade 4 kind of stuff that we didn’t do with Marvel – we’re doing it ourselves. We have all of that Blade-esque mixed, hybrid type of action content.”
    Earlier this year (20), Snipes told fans he supports Mahershala Ali’s casting as vampire vigilante Blade in a revamp of his 1990s action-horror film trilogy.
    “To all the DAYWALKERS losing their minds right now, chillaaxx (sic),” Wesley told ComicBook.com. “Although the news comes as a surprise, it’s ALL GOOD. Such is the ‘business’ of ‘entertainment…!’
    “Congratulations and Salaam (peace) to Mahershala Ali, a beautiful and talented artist whose expressions I look forward to experiencing for many years to come. Inshallah (God willing), we will someday work together.”

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