Carey Mulligan, Zendaya Join Forces For ‘Actors On Actors’, Talk ‘Promising Young Woman’ Reviews And Filming Third ‘Spider-Man’

Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorFrom the onset, “Promising Young Woman” director Emerald Fennell and production designer Michael Perry had decided that bright candy colors would be the foundation for the film.Carey Mulligan plays Cassie, a young woman wounded by events from her medical school years who decides to take revenge on the men who caused her best friend unimaginable pain.Blues and pinks were key. For the coffee shop where Cassie holds a day job, Perry was inspired by French bakeries.

While the conditions are improving for a woman in Hollywood, there is still work to be done.

review from writer Dennis Harvey, which was written at Sundance in 2020, had sparked online backlash and a rebuke from Mulligan herself, who said in a recent interview that the review was “basically saying that I wasn’t hot enough to pull off this kind of ruse.” It led Variety to amend the review with an editors note and apology.“Variety sincerely apologizes to Carey Mulligan and regrets the insensitive language and insinuation in our review of “Promising Young Woman” that minimized her daring

Netflix. The streaming giant is under fire for casting 35-year-old Carey Mulligan to play a 56-year-old character.

Clayton Davis Carey Mulligan’s performance in Emerald Fennell’s “Promising Young Woman” has been beloved by critics and audiences alike since it debuted at the Sundance Film Festival in January 2020. She has been considered one of the top contenders in the best actress race, which is among the most competitive of all-time, with no shortage of talent in the running.

Clayton Davis Emerald Fennell’s “Promising Young Woman” reinvents the revenge thriller, giving the cinematic treatment for woman reclaiming their power. On page 20, Cassandra (played exquisitely by Carey Mulligan) is approached by a former college classmate Ryan (played by the charismatically brilliant Bo Burnham).

Carey Mulligan has been earning rave reviews for her performance as a woman seeking revenge against sexual predators in “Promising Young Woman”, but one film critic’s take had her calling out Variety for a “tone-deaf” review — though its author disagrees.

Carey Mulligan understands the importance of how women are discussed in the media. Her gripping new film,, has received mostly positive reviews from the critics, but Mulligan recently decided to call out a review from , which suggested that producer Margot Robbie might have been a better fit for Mulligan's part as Cassie. «I felt it was, you know, it was a surface read, it was a sort of criticism or an appraisal of my looks as opposed to my performance,» Mulligan tells ET's Matt Cohen.

Palm Springs International Film Awards.The organization announced on Wednesday that the 38-year-old actor will receive this year's Desert Palm Achievement Award, Actor. «Riz Ahmed delivers one of the most complex and moving on-screen performances of the year,» Festival Chairman Harold Matzner said in a statement. «In Sound of Metal, the film tells the emotional journey of Ruben, a musician who learns he is losing his hearing and must deal with this new reality.

Carey Mulligan has responded after Variety apologised for its 'insensitive language' in a controversial review about her new film Promising Young Woman in which it suggested Margot Robbie would've been a better lead actress. In the film Mulligan portrays Cassie who seeks to avenge her best friend Nina after she is raped.

Variety for their “sexist” review of her new film Promising Young Woman.In a new interview with Zendaya for the publication’s Actors on Actors series, Mulligan addressed Variety‘s apology after she called out the language of the review in a New York Times profile last year.“It made me concerned that in such a big publication, an actress’ appearance could be criticised and that could be accepted as completely reasonable criticism,” Mulligan told Zendaya.“It stuck with me, because I think it’s

If you haven’t seen or heard of the recent film “Apples,” you probably should seek it out. It’s the film by the first-time director, Christos Nikou, who is a sort of protege to Yorgos Lanthimos.

Carey Mulligan is reacting to a review.

EXCLUSIVE: Oscar nominee Carey Mulligan is set to star in Fingernails, the English-language feature film debut for Greek filmmaker Christos Nikou, whose current movie Apples premiered at the 2020 Venice Film Festival and is Greece’s submission in the International Feature Oscar race. The new pic reteams Nikou and Dirty Films and partners Cate Blanchett, Coco Francini and Andrew Upton, all executive producers on Apples.

Kate Aurthur editorIn a profile in the New York Times in December, Carey Mulligan was asked about the initial reactions to her movie “Promising Young Woman” during its premiere at the Sundance Film Festival in January of last year. After Mulligan “winced” at the question, she answered.“I read the Variety review, because I’m a weak person,’” she told the Times.

Carey Mulligan (“Promising Young Woman”) and Zendaya (“Malcolm & Marie”) sat down for a virtual chat for Variety’s Actors on Actors, presented by Amazon Studios. For more, click here. In “Promising Young Woman,” Carey Mulligan’s Cassie has been knocked off track by the rape of her best friend, Nina.

Carey Mulligan's performance in was more than promising. For her «daring and outstanding performance,» the actress is set to receive the International Star Award at the Palm Springs International Film Awards.The festival and film awards gala will not take place as an in-person event this year, but honoree selections will be announced to recognize this year's great performances.

Pete Davidson and Glenn Close are the latest actors to sit down for a virtual chat as part of “Variety Studio: Actors On Actors” series.

Ramin Setoodeh New York Bureau ChiefOn the surface, Pete Davidson and Glenn Close might not seem like they have a lot in common.But the 73-year-old acting legend and 27-year-old “Saturday Night Live” star hit it off so quickly during a conversation for Variety’s Actors on Actors movies issue, it felt like they were made for each other.