, host asked the to name a man in Hollywood who “tried to pick you up once who you turned down.” Fonda, who appeared on the show to promote her new film quickly recalled an experience with Clément, who directed her in the 1964 thriller Joy House. “He wanted to go to bed with me because he said the character had to have an orgasm in the movie and he needed to see what my orgasms were like,” Fonda explained while seated next to her Book Club costars Candice Bergen and Mary Steenburgen.“Are you kidding me?” Cohen responded in shock.Fonda replied, “He said it in French and I pretended I didn’t understand.” According to , Jane Fonda was just 27 years old at the time of Joy House's production, while René Clément was a 51-year-old filmmaker with multiple Cannes Film Festival and BAFTA awards to his name. Of course, Fonda would later go on to win multiple prestigious awards of her own, including two Academy Awards for best actress for Klute in 1971 and Coming Home in 1978.
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with “actual humans.” She’s seen it, yes, but by herself. “It was not fun.” she says over Zoom.
Having just finished watching it before our chat, I see her point. Like a big bowl of spaghetti alla pomodoro, the movie—a spirited sequel to 2018’s hit Book Club that’s set in the most picturesque version of Italy—is indeed meant to be shared. I’d like to assume the actual humans she’d watch the final cut with are her co-stars , , and Mary Steenburgen, who, along with Bergen, reprise their roles as four accomplished best friends living, loving, and—of course—reading.
In the first movie, the foursome had 50 Shades of Gray to thank for providing the precise type of spice-up-your-life inspo they needed at that very moment. This time around, it’s Paolo Coelho’s The Alchemist—the mystical 1988 self-discovery-by-way-of-foreign-lands novel that prompts the women to travel to Italy to celebrate the engagement of Fonda’s character and reaffirm the importance of human connection in a post-lockdown world. Madcap hijinks, inevitably, occur (how could they not with four of the industry’s most accomplished comedic actors essentially playing heightened versions of their celebrity personas?) but so do meaningful moments that underscore the vitality of female friendships and the unique nuances they represent at any age.Bergen–who plays retired judge Sharon—is a standout thanks to her eternally grounded point of view and fairly sarcastic demeanor, traits she’s brought to leading and supporting roles during her seven-decade career.
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Jane Fonda: Director asked to see ‘what my orgasms are like’ for film
“Plead the Fifth,” host Andy Cohen asked the “Monster-in-Law” star who “tried to pick you up once that you turned down.”She recalled exactly who that was: “The French director René Clément.”Clément — who died in 1996 — helmed the 1964 thriller “Joy House,” starring Fonda.“Was it a sloppy pass?” Cohen, 54, wondered.“Well, he wanted to go to bed with me because he said that the character had to have an orgasm in the movie and he needed to see what my orgasms were like,” the Golden Globe winner explained. “But he said it in French and I pretended like I didn’t understand.” The Bravo celebrity rated her experience on the show as “amazing, perfect.”“I have stories for you kid, we don’t have time,” Fonda winked, concluding her coy confession.Elsewhere on the late-night talk show, Fonda admitted that she once went skinny dipping with the late Michael Jackson, noting how “skinny” the “Thriller” singer appeared.
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gracing the cover of the 2023 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit issue.“What is the message?” moderator Whoopi Goldberg asked the panel after a photo of Stewart’s SI cover appeared, eliciting cheers from the audience.“You gotta have the moolah … and good genes,” replied Joy Behar, who is one year younger than Stewart.“She looks great,” Sunny Hostin chimed in. “It’s finally about time in this country for us to be able to say an 81-year-old woman can look great and look sexy and own it.”“Last week we had a whole bunch of Hollywood legends on — Jane Fonda, Candice Bergen, Diane Keaton, Mary Steenburgen and our own Joy Behar — who have made me think so fundamentally differently about aging,” replied Alyssa Farah Griffin.
‘Queenie’: Onyx Collective Boards Candice Carty-Williams & Channel 4 Drama; Cast Unveiled
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Onyx Collective, Channel 4 Picks Up Candice Carty-Williams’ ‘Queenie,’ Dionne Brown, Samuel Adewunmi, Bellah Attached to Star
BreAnna Bell Onyx Collective and Channel 4 have placed a straight-to-series order for Candice Carty-Williams’ “Queenie.” The eight-episode series will be available on Channel 4 in the U.K. and the Republic of Ireland and will stream exclusively on Hulu in the U.S., Star+ in Latin America, and Disney+ in all other territories. “Queenie Jenkins is a 25-year-old Jamaican British woman living in south London, straddling two cultures and slotting neatly into neither. After a messy breakup with her long-term boyfriend, Queenie seeks comfort in all the wrong places and begins to realize she has to face the past head-on before she can rebuild,” reads the logline. The series is based on Carty-Williams’ best-selling novel.
Jane Fonda Recalls The Hollywood Director Who Tried to Sleep With Her and She Turned Down
Jane Fonda just dropped a Hollywood bombshell. The 85-year-old actress didn’t hold back while a guest on Monday's episode of Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen.Fonda, Candice Bergen and Mary Steenburgen were on the Bravo show promoting Book Club: The Next Chapter, and Fonda was selected to play Plead the Fifth, a game where contestants are asked three questions and you can only pass on one. The two-time Academy Award winner was asked by Cohen, «Name one man in Hollywood who tried to pick you up once that you turned down.»Without much hesitation, Fonda responded, «The French director René Clément.»Clément directed Fonda in the 1964 French mystery–thriller, Joy House.
Jane Fonda, Candice Bergen and Mary Steenburgen on Their Roman Holiday
Book Club: The Next Chapter stars Jane Fonda, Candice Bergen, and Mary Steenburgen, who chatted with Metro Weekly about the new sequel to their 2018 hit comedy, written and directed by Bill Holderman.The screen legends were missing their girl Diane Keaton, who rounds out the quartet portraying four longtime best friends, who, this time out, jet off to Italy for a bachelorette adventure. Yet they still basked in the glow of their collective thrilling adventure shooting the film throughout Rome, Venice, and Tuscany.The gorgeous Italian scenery, and local color — like homegrown legend Giancarlo Giannini, featured in a supporting role — proved enchanting offscreen as well as in the film.“It was never stressful because you were always in a gondola, sort of coasting along,” recalls Bergen.
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according to IMDB’s Box Office Mojo.Last weekend, it enjoyed a $118 million-dollar opening, the second-highest debut of the year, according to Variety.“The Super Mario Bros. Movie” remained in second place with sales of $2.93 million.
Box Office: ‘Book Club: The Next Chapter’ Skimming $7 Million Opening, Marvel’s ‘Guardians 3’ Staying on Top
J. Kim Murphy The book club can’t topple comic books, as Marvel’s “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3” will easily hold off the opening of “Book Club: The Next Chapter” to retain the top spot at the box office. “The Next Chapter” earned $2.14 million on its opening day, projecting a debut of $7 million from 3,508 locations for the three-day frame. That’s on the lower end of estimates heading into the weekend. While there’s hope that the Focus Features release will be able to earn a boost in ticket sales on the Mother’s Day holiday, the sequel won’t be able to match its predecessor. Released by Paramount in 2018, the first “Book Club” debuted to $13.5 million before legging out to a $68 million gross in North America — a solid result for an older-skewing comedy, especially before the COVID pandemic impacted the theatrical landscape.
Diane Keaton causes uncomfortable moment on ‘The View’: ‘Stay away from me’
Friday on “The View.” The “Because I Said So” actress, 77, stopped by the daytime talk show with her “Book Club: The Next Chapter” co-stars Jane Fonda, Mary Steenburgen, and Candice Bergen. Their new film, which hit theaters Friday, is a sequel to the foursome’s 2018 movie “Book Club.”“View” co-hosts Joy Behar, Sara Haines, and Alyssa Farah Griffin asked the legendary actresses about aging and their Hollywood memories.But when Griffin got to Keaton, “The First Wives Club” star seemed nervous, even calling the live studio audience “scary.”“All of you have made me think about aging differently, and I think it’s so powerful to see you can just have so much fun at any age. Now, Diane, I have to ask…” Griffin began.
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80 For Brady,” which also starred Fonda in a group of trekking golden girls. Sally Field does not partake in a Guy Fieri chili eating contest here. Thank God.But “Brady,” at least, had a point and a solid aim — to get to the Super Bowl.
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Jane Fonda Recalls Evening Tour of Sistine Chapel While Shooting ‘Book Club: The Next Chapter’ in Italy
Michaela Zee editor From riding boats in Venice to landing in Tuscany in a helicopter, “Book Club: The Next Chapter” star Jane Fonda had quite the adventure in Italy with Diane Keaton, Mary Steenburgen and Candice Bergen. Her favorite memory there? “When we went to see the Sistine Chapel at night, and there was nobody else there,” Fonda told Variety at the New York premiere on Monday night. “And we had the whole ceiling explained to us by a great guide. That was a real treat.” Although the sequel was filmed nearly five years after the original, Fonda never lost contact with her “Book Club” co-stars.
Box Office: ‘Book Club 2’ Targets $10 Million Debut, ‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3’ to Rule Again
Rebecca Rubin Film and Media Reporter Moms, it’s time to swap the paperback copy of “Normal People” for a movie ticket. “Book Club: The Next Chapter” opens on the big screen this weekend, and the sequel to 2018’s sleeper-hit septuagenarian comedy is expected to earn $7 million to $10 million from 3,507 North American theaters in its debut. Focus Features is hoping the film, which reunites the core group of readers in Diane Keaton, Jane Fonda, Candice Bergen and Mary Steenburgen, will bring out the same crowd of older females that powered the first “Book Club” to $68 million domestically and $104 million globally. The original, which was released by Paramount, debuted to $13.5 million.
Candice Bergen Reprising 'Sex & the City' Role for 'And Just Like That' Season Two
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‘And Just Like That’ Season 2 Has Candice Bergen Returning As Enid Frick And Another New Face
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'And Just Like That' Season 2 Has Candice Bergen Returning as Enid Frick and Another New Face
some more familiar faces are joining the cast of the reboot for season 2.Per , showrunner Michael Patrick King has confirmed that Candice Bergen, who played Carrie Bradshaw (Sarah Jessica Parker)'s editor, Enid Frick, in SATC and the first of the first of the franchise's films, is officially reprising her role.«Candice Bergen is back as Enid, which we're thrilled about because I always loved Enid,» King told the magazine. «She is a cold, wonderful diva of publishing.»Last viewers saw Enid was in the movie in 2008.