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    Kerry Washington Gets Candid Why She Considers Her Villain Role in 'The Prom' A Good Exercise

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    When promoting Ryan Murphy’s new movie musical, the actress playing Mrs. Greene believes it has plenty of important lessons for its audience, including encouragement to understand each other.

    Dec 12, 2020
    AceShowbiz – Scandal star Kerry Washington loved sinking her teeth into new movie musical “The Prom” because for once, she got to play “the villain”.
    Kerry is known for her charitable and human rights endeavours, as well as her positive onscreen characters, but she quickly signed on to director Ryan Murphy’s project, also starring Meryl Streep, Nicole Kidman, and James Corden, because she wanted to switch things up and play the “bad guy”.
    “(‘The Prom’) is about these two girls who want to go to prom together because they’re in love, and the head of the PTA (Parent-Teacher Association) cancels the prom because she does not believe two girls should be allowed to go together,” she tells America’s “Live with Kelly and Ryan”.
    “And I play the president of the PTA so I’m basically the bad guy in this movie. I’m the villain who will not accept love is love.”
    Kerry’s character is mum to one of the lesbian schoolgirls, and though the activist would have no problem accepting her own child’s sexuality, she had to approach the role with real “compassion”.

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    “I do have a really progressive ideology,” she continues. “I’m very inclusive and believe in human rights across the board, and freedom around who you should love and who you are. But it was really a good exercise for me to not have judgement with this mum who is struggling with her daughter’s identity, and to try to put myself into her shoes.”
    “She does love her child and she’s trying to do what is best for her child, so what is she afraid of? What is she struggling with? So (I had to) try and come at it with more compassion and understanding.”
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    And she thinks “The Prom” has plenty of important lessons for its audience, especially in America as the country remains divided following the election of President-elect Joe Biden last month (Nov20) to replace incumbent leader Donald Trump when he leaves the White House in January (21).
    “We have to try to understand each other,” Washington adds. “That’s how we’re going to heal this country – if we really do a better job of trying to understand each other.”

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      Ariana DeBose Credits 'The Prom' for Giving Her Full Circle Celebratory Moment

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      When appearing on ‘Good Morning America’, the dancer playing Alyssa Greene in Ryan Murphy’s new film recalls a moment from her high school dance when people stared at her for being different.

      Dec 10, 2020
      AceShowbiz – Ariana DeBose had a “full circle” moment while dancing in new Netflix movie “The Prom” after classmates made her feel odd for stepping out with a girl at her real high school dance.
      The gay star was thrilled when a school crush asked her to dance but she quickly retreated from the fun when she realised pals weren’t ready to see two girls dancing.
      She tells “Good Morning America”, “It was the first time that I realised that people would start to stare at you for being different and I didn’t like it, so I grooved my way back to the punch bowl.”

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      “Cut to making ‘The Prom’ and I had the opportunity to have this completely full circle celebratory moment, where two girls got to dance together and be cheered for.”
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      The new film, starring Kerry Washington, Meryl Streep, and Nicole Kidman, revolves around a group of Broadway veterans who take over a small town prom after a gay student is forbidden from taking her girlfriend to the big dance. It debuts this weekend (December 11).
      In a separate interview, Ariana revealed that she felt a little bit intimidated by the star-studded cast, though she thanked her experience in “Hamilton” for helping her overcoming it. “Hollywood came out in droves to see [‘Hamilton’],” she shared. “It did allow me to meet many of these people — whether they knew they were meeting me, I knew I was meeting them! It allowed me to get out some of those jitters ahead of time, so that when I did show up in Los Angeles to make this movie, I didn’t necessarily feel like I was going to fall apart. I could at least make a coherent sentence!”

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      James Corden Slammed for 'Offensive' Gay Portrayal in 'The Prom'

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      The ‘Into the Woods’ star is heavily criticized for his stereotypical, ‘appalling and terminally bland’ performance as gay Broadway actor Barry Glickman in Ryan Murphy’s Netflix movie.

      Dec 2, 2020
      AceShowbiz – James Corden’s performance in “The Prom” has drawn the ire of movie critics. The actor/comedian has sparked backlash for his “offensive” portrayal of a gay character in the Netflix musical film, which is directed by Ryan Murphy.
      In the upcoming movie, “The Late Late Show with James Corden” host plays gay Broadway actor Barry Glickman whose star is fading. Calling it miscasting, some critics believe that the role should have gone to Nathan Lane.
      Vanity Fair’s Richard Lawson wrote in his review, “Corden, who is straight, is so bad in ‘The Prom’-somehow both appalling and terminally bland.” He described the British star’s performance as “flitting and lisping around in the most uninspired of caricatures, misses all potential for nuance, and thus never finds even a hint of truth in the role.”
      Newsweek critic Samuel Spencer dubbed Corden’s stereotypical performance “offensive,” while The Hollywood Reporter critic David Rooney agreed that the “Cats” star plays “a flaming gay stereotype” and “channels the mannerisms without the joy.” As the result, “It’s a flat performance without much heart.”

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      The Telegraph critic Tim Robey opined, “In a cast full of talented queer actors in the younger parts, it’s a massive problem to have Corden in gay-face front and center.” He took issue with a particular scene “when he grabs Emma’s (Jo Ellen Pellman) hand and whisks her to the mall for a makeover.” He explained, “It’s an insult the film doesn’t even consider, stereotyping the young lesbian as fashion-clueless and the gay man as a bustling Queer Eye nightmare who made this reviewer embarrassed to be batting for the same team.”
      Digital Spy critic Ian Sandwell blamed Murphy for making “a major error in the casting of James Corden as the musical’s gay male lead character.” He argued, “The result sees Corden camp it up to the point of being regressive and offensive, hitting every gay stereotype along the way.”
      Among the many critics, however, TV Guide writer Damian Holbrook begged to differ, praising Corden’s performance as “fantastic.” When a Twitter user asked him in disbelief, “The pussy from Cats is fantastic?” he replied, “I know!”
      Neither Corden nor Murphy has responded to the backlash.
      “The Prom” centers on fading Broadway stars who are determined to make a high school student’s prom dream come true as part of PR stunt to resurrect her public image. The star-studded cast also includes Meryl Streep, Nicole Kidman, Keegan-Michael Key, Andrew Rannells and Kerry Washington among others. The movie will be available for streaming on Netflix beginning December 11.

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      Meryl Streep Spits Bars About Michelle Obama in New Movie 'The Prom'

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      The ‘Mamma Mia!’ actress name-checks the former First Lady as she shows off her rapping skills in an adaptation of the 2018 critically-acclaimed Broadway show.

      Nov 23, 2020
      AceShowbiz – Meryl Streep raps about Michelle Obama in a brand new track from her movie musical “The Prom”.
      The star performs the original song “Wear Your Crown” in the flick, also starring Nicole Kidman and James Corden, with the “Mamma Mia!” star spitting bars about the former FLOTUS.
      “Gotta wear your crown or your tiara / Now is the time to bust out the mascara / Who needs shade, there’s nothing dullah,” Meryl raps. “We’re living life in full technicolour / But if your sparkle starts to fade / Go out and start your own parade.”
      “And if somebody starts in with new drama / Just go high like Michelle Obama,” she adds in the tune, which was written during post-production because director Ryan Murphy decided the movie needed to “end on a high.”

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      Co-songwriter Adam Anders told USA Today they wrote a female-empowerment pop/Broadway hybrid “that would encompass all of the emotions of the film, but wrap it all in an uptempo banger you can dance to.”
      “Of course, we had to do this all during Covid, so it all had to happen via Zoom sessions as we were locked down,” he assured.
      “The Prom” is due to hit Netflix on 11 December (20).
      “We wrote a song that was a sad song, but it didn’t fit with the tone of the movie,” Ryan Murphy said. “And then we got to the end of the movie, with the end-credit design sequence. When I saw that, I think we needed an end-credit song that’s about the women. It’s about the female power in the film. I told the songwriting team and the composer, ‘Let’s do something upbeat, that we can send people out in a celebratory fashion, and let’s have all the women do the vocal tracks. Furthermore, let’s have Meryl Streep rap.”

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      Meryl Streep Plays Her Celebrity Card in First Teaser Trailer for Ryan Murphy's 'The Prom'

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      The veteran actress plays a fading Broadway star who is determined to make a high school student’s prom dream come true as part of PR stunt to resurrect her public image.

      Oct 23, 2020
      AceShowbiz – Netflix has shared the first footage of “The Prom” movie adaptation in the form of teaser trailer. Boasting a star-studded cast that includes Meryl Streep, Nicole Kidman, James Corden, Keegan-Michael Key, Andrew Rannells and Kerry Washington among others, the film is based on the 2018 musical of the same name.
      The teaser trailer sees Emma Nolan (newcomer Jo Ellen Pellman), a high school student, who has her prom dream getting crushed because of her sexual orientation. Enter Dee Dee Allen (Streep) and Angie (Kidman), who are determined to save the day for Emma and bring her the prom that she desires.
      A fading Broadway star, Dee Dee is seen playing her celebrity card while checking into a hotel. She puts out not just one, but two awards that she’s got in an attempt to convince the concierge to give her a suite room after his initial rejection.

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      From then on, Dee Dee, Barry Glickman (Corden), Angie and Trent (Rannells) are seen turning the street and a shopping center into their stage. Music is also taking over some students who perform in the school alley.
      In the official synopsis, Dee Dee Allen and Barry Glickman are described as New York City stage stars with a crisis on their hands after their expensive new Broadway show becomes a major flop that has suddenly flatlined their careers. Meanwhile, in small-town Indiana, high school student Emma Nolan is experiencing a very different kind of heartbreak: despite the support of the high school principal (Key), the head of the PTA (Washington) has banned her from attending the prom with her girlfriend, Alyssa (Ariana DeBose).
      When Dee Dee and Barry decide that Emma’s predicament is the perfect cause to help resurrect their public images, they hit the road with Angie and Trent, another pair of cynical actors looking for a professional lift. But when their self-absorbed celebrity activism unexpectedly backfires, the foursome find their own lives upended as they rally to give Emma a night where she can truly celebrate who she is.
      Ryan Murphy directs “The Prom” movie, which script is written by Chad Beguelin and Bob Martin, who wrote the Broadway musical as well as the book it’s based on. The film will feature music by Matthew Sklar, with lyrics written by Beguelin. The movie is set to be released December 11 on Netflix and in select theaters.

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