Christopher Eccleston turned down ‘Billy Elliot’ because it’s “offensive” to the working class experience

Katcy Stephan A new standalone “Predator” movie is in the works at 20th Century Studios, with filmmaker Dan Trachtenberg set to direct. Plot details for “Badlands,” which will be set in the future, are currently under wraps, but the film will begin production this year.

Christopher Nolan had a Shakespearian moment when he came to The Late Show. In a reverse of Marc Antony, he came to praise Robert Downey Jr., his Oppenheimer star, not to bury him.

The Oscars remain about a month away, but all eyes are on the final showdown between “Barbie” and “Oppenheimer.” Which movie of the “Barbenheimer” crazy will win the most awards at the ceremony?  Christopher Nolan‘s film leads Greta Gerwig‘s with 13 nominations against 8, but more crucial questions prevail: like, will Ryan Gosling perform “I’m Just Ken” live on the telecast? Continue reading ‘Barbie’: Ryan Gosling Initially Turned Down Ken Role Due To Scheduling Conflicts, But Greta Gerwig & Margot Wouldn’t Let Him Say No at The Playlist.

EXCLUSIVE: In a deal that when closed will be worth $15 million, Warner Bros Discovery has emerged as frontrunner to land the Sundance buzz title documentary Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story, sources said. The inspirational film is about the late actor best known for playing the Man of Steel. Docu’s focus is on how he found strength and purpose through activism after he was paralyzed in an equestrian accident. I believe that puts the film in precedent setting territory for a docu launched at Sundance. Numerous bidders have been in the mix, but I hear it’s likely to land at the home of the Superman film franchise.

Gears Of War designer Cliff ‘CliffyB’ Bleszinski has revealed he once pitched a game similar to Palworld to Epic Games, but was turned down.Released earlier this month in Early Access, Palworld has quickly become one of the most popular games on Steam. Creators PocketPair have reported upwards of 8million copies of the game have been sold in a week while earlier today (January 26), it became only the second ever game to pass 2million concurrent players on Steam, with PUBG being the first.Now Bleszinski has taken to social media to talk about how validating Palworld’s success has been for him.“Palworld‘s success kinda validates my pitch that was turned down at Epic many years ago,” he wrote with his idea revolving around “medieval Pokémon with baby dragons instead.”Responding to a fan, Bleszinski revealed that his pitch for the mobile game “just never went anywhere”.It just…never went anywhere.

Stassi Schroeder is explaining why she declined an appearance on a new Bravo show.

here to apply.A post shared by STEAM Radio (@steamradiomcr)Over 12 weeks, radio and DJing industry professionals will teach participants key skills such as beat matching, planning a set, presenting, live broadcasting, promotion and more.Electronic/Afro-Caribbean selector and Steam Radio resident mamba.exe will focus on DJing, whilst Jasmine Rowland will oversee the radio skills. She is a Manchester/London-based presenter who has worked with BBC Radio 1, BBC Radio 1XTRA, BBC Asian Network and BBC Radio 6 Music.Furthermore, a mentorship scheme will be provided to all those who are successful, along with independent studio time for practise.Back in 2022, SHERELLE launched her own series of workshops in collaboration with PinkPantheress, Mura Masa and more.

Christopher Eccleston is opening up about an accusation that an A-List actress made against him while working together.

The Office is one of the best comedies in television history, but did you know that Steve Carell almost didn’t play the iconic role of Michael Scott?

K.J. Yossman “Doctor Who” and “True Detective” star Christopher Eccleston has revealed he was once accused of “copping a feel” by an A-list actor with whom he was shooting a sex scene. Eccleston described the accusation as an “abuse of power.” “I did a sex scene with an A-list actress – not Nicole Kidman, who was brilliant – and she implied, in front of the crew, that I was copping a feel.

Chris Wallace just found out Jon Hamm almost played his father Mike Wallace in a film.

Wake & Bake with Double S Express.”Snoop Dogg wouldn’t be the first prominent rapper or actor to appear on the adult platform, as rapper Iggy Azalea, 33, and former “The Sopranos” star Drea de Matteo, 51, have also found success on OnlyFans. “I figured, ‘OK, so everybody’s in their underwear and being sexy on Instagram and I don’t do that, but I can do that and get paid for it.’ … I don’t know why I didn’t think of this sooner,” de Matteo said in September. But, Snoop Dogg (nee Calvin Cordozar Broadus Jr) said he had to turn down the opportunity because, “Ain’t no way in the world she gonna allow me to go on there and pull that thang out for no amount of money.”His wife, Shante Broadus, 52, has been with him since the two were teenagers at Long Beach Polytechnic High School in California.“I was there with him when he started all this,” Broadus told W Magazine in 2021.

Star Wars, but had to pass on the opportunity.During an appearance on Wednesday’s (January 17) edition of The Tonight Show, the two-time Oscar winner recalled how she was approached to play the iconic sci-fi character, which would later become a breakthrough role for the late Carrie Fisher.Foster had to turn down the part, however, due scheduling conflicts with the original Freaky Friday film.“I was [offered the role], but I had a conflict,” she told host Jimmy Fallon. “I was doing a Disney movie, and I just didn’t want to pull out of the Disney movie because I was already under contract, so I didn’t do it.

EXCLUSIVE: A new single-camera comedy series is in the works at Fox from Denis Leary, Jack Leary and Joel Church-Cooper.

Princess Leia from the “Star Wars” franchise. Foster, 61, made the revelation during an appearance on “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” while promoting her new HBO series, “True Detective: Night Country.” “I saw this on the internet, it resurfaced somehow,” Fallon, 49, said.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director Jodie Foster has shocked the “Star Wars” fandom by confirming she was offered the role of Princess Leia in “Star Wars,” which unquestionably would’ve changed the course of her career. The two-time Oscar winner told Jimmy Fallon on “The Tonight Show” that she was already locked into a contract for a Disney movie at the time and didn’t want to break it in order to join a galaxy far, far away. Foster did not reveal what Disney movie, but the timeline suggests it might’ve been “Freaky Friday,” which was released a year before “Star Wars.” “You’ve been in so many iconic roles, and we love what you do,” Fallon said during the show.

Alex Ritman Signature Entertainment has acquired the U.K. and Irish rights to “Unicorns,” the romance drama co-directed by BAFTA nominee Sally El Hosaini (“The Swimmers”) and her long-standing collaborator James Krishna Floyd, who starred in both “The Swimmers” and her directorial debut “My Brother the Devil.” From a script written by Floyd, “Unicorns” is described as a “visually daring and heartfelt portrayal of modern masculinity” and follows a queer South Asian club performer living a double life who meets a straight, single-father mechanic, with whom unexpected sparks begin to fly.

Paul Walker could have been cast as Clark Kent, the Man of Steel. The late actor’s manager, Matt Luber, and stunt double, Oakley Lehman, revealed in the 2018 documentary I Am Paul Walker that the Fast & Furious star walked away from a multi-million dollar deal.

Dan Levy has revealed that he was offered the chance to play one of the Kens in Barbie, but had to turn it down due to scheduling conflicts.The actor, who co-created the sitcom Schitt’s Creek with his father Eugene, confirmed the news in a new interview with People magazine, to promote his new film Good Grief, which is streaming on Netflix now.“Logistically could not make it work despite desperately trying to,” he said. “So, yeah, I guess I was I was technically unavailable to to do that.”“Does it haunt me when I sleep at night? Sometimes.

Dan Levy is looking back at one of his regrets.