One of Dancing with the Stars‘ most effervescent judges, Bruno Tonioli, has revealed his decision to quit the UK version of the show after 18 years, saying juggling both shows had become “unsustainable”, following the former’s move to Disney Plus.
13.05.2022 - 08:59 / variety.com
Owen Gleiberman Chief Film CriticIn the ’70s and early ’80s, the era that defined him, Stephen King came up with a whole lot of horror-story metaphors for anger. There was Carrie, the angry telekinetic nerd-turned-pranked-prom-demon, and Christine the angry car, and Cujo the angry dog, and the novel that was the greatest of King’s rage mythologies — “The Shining,” published in 1977, which was all about the hidden anger of middle-class men, with the frustrated aspiring writer Jack Torrance (not a domestic abuser but the sort of man who would have a few drinks and then yank his son’s arm too forcefully) standing in for what was at the time a new awareness of the ideology of masculine fury.
Jack Torrance was a portrait in the self-justifying nature of toxic male anger, which is why the gothic tale of his descent still resonates. And then there’s “Firestarter.” It was a novel about a girl with the power — and the anger — of pyrokinesis.
Yet unlike Carrie or Jack Torrance or the other protagonists of King’s best novels, Charlene “Charlie” McGee doesn’t have something grandly deep and meaningful to be angry about. She and her telepathic father are being pursued by an ominous government agency, and her incendiary gift will flare up in response, but she has had this talent since birth.
There’s not much psychodrama to her flames of hell.The original movie version of “Firestarter,” starring the ironically cuddly Drew Barrymore, came out in 1984, and it was probably the worst King adaptation to date — King himself was on record as hating it. But as studios strip-mine the last half century of pop culture in search of IP that can hit chords of nostalgia, it isn’t only beloved shows and movies that are ripe for remakes.
One of Dancing with the Stars‘ most effervescent judges, Bruno Tonioli, has revealed his decision to quit the UK version of the show after 18 years, saying juggling both shows had become “unsustainable”, following the former’s move to Disney Plus.
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Jenna Fischer, who starred as Pam on the hit NBC show, and Angela Kinsey, who played Angela, shared all the behind-the-scenes drama in their new book “The Office BFFs: Tales of ‘The Office’ from Two Best Friends Who Were There.”In excerpts from the book, released by Mashable, the two former co-stars reveal that actor Bryan Cranston, 66, stepped in to direct Season 9 Episode 4, titled “Work Bus.”In the episode, the co-workers are forced out of their office building and into a “mobile work station” for the day. Fischer, 48, noted that the “small airport shuttle” was crammed with 14 actors, four crew members, several desks, chairs, lamps, printers, a water cooler, a microwave, a TV and a coffeemaker. “What could go wrong? Who could have predicted that Ellie Kemper would pee her pants, or that the entire cast would almost be killed — twice?” she wrote.“It was a very hot day and whenever we started filming, the air conditioning on the bus had to be turned off because it was too noisy. We were basically in a moving hot tin can with no air.
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In every corner of the world, Zac Efron is a star.
Zac Efron really understood the impact of High School Musical‘s mass appeal when he was camping in Papua New Guinea.
Zac Efron is ready for a long awaited ‘High School Musical’ reunion! The Hollywood actor known for his role in the Disney series, has achieved incredible success in his career, starring in multiple movies and even with his own Netflix docu-series.During his latest interview on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, the actor revealed some of the things he would like to do in the future, including starting a family. Zac was asked about his recent role in the upcoming remake ‘Firestarter,’ in which he plays a dad.“We had a pretty heavy dad-daughter scene right off the bat, and I realized I was drastically underprepared for this part.
Zack Sharf Zac Efron sparked drama among “High School Musical” fans when he skipped out on a pandemic cast reunion in April 2020, but the actor now tells E! News that he’s more than eager to show up whenever there’s a film reboot. Efron had his acting breakthrough by playing Troy Bolton in the 2006 Disney Channel original movie, which produced two Efron-starring sequels in 2007 and 2008.
The Games have been taking place every night this week across ITV.The show follows a group of celebrities as they battle it out in a series of sporting challenges to see who comes out on top to be crowned the winner. Participating in this year’s challenge are a group of famous faces, including Phoenix Chi Gulzar-Brown. Phoenix, 23, is the eldest child of Spice Girl Mel B and her former husband dancer Jimmy Gulzar.
Preparing for fatherhood. Zac Efron plays a dad in his new movie, Firestarter, and the role made him realize that he isn’t quite ready for kids yet.
HONG KONG -- Hong Kong authorities arrested a Roman Catholic cardinal, a singer and at least two others on Wednesday on suspicion of colluding with foreign forces to endanger China's national security, reports said.Cardinal Joseph Zen, singer-actress Denise Ho, lawyer Margaret Ng and scholar Hui Po-keung were detained by Hong Kong’s National Security Police, the U.K.-based human rights group Hong Kong Watch said.The arrests were apparently related to their roles as trustees of the 612 Humanitarian Relief Fund, which provided legal aid to people who took part in 2019 pro-democracy protests that were quashed by security forces, the group said. The fund closed in 2021, it said.Scores of pro-democracy activists have been arrested under a sweeping National Security Law imposed on the city by Beijing in 2020 following the demonstrations.
E! News if he would be interested, the 34-year-old said “of course.”“I mean to have an opportunity in any form to go back and work with that team would be so amazing,” the “Firestarter” actor said. “My heart is still there.
Zac Efron makes an appearance on The Ellen Show as part of her lineup of final guests on her show before it ends permanently!
Zac Efron has come a long way since “High School Musical”.
Yes, Zac Efron‘s reached that age where he’s old enough to play a dad. But, in true new-dad fashion, the kid (sorry) man needs a lesson on a term that entered the pop culture lexicon some six years ago that he’s suddenly re-defining: Zaddy!
Zac Efron's reached that age where he's old enough to play a dad. But, in true new-dad fashion, the kid (sorry) man needs a lesson on a term that entered the pop culture lexicon some six years ago that he's suddenly re-defining: Zaddy!The 34-year-old actor is set to star in the reboot of the 1984 horror film that's an adaptation of a Stephen King novel of the same name. Efron plays Andy McGee, father to Charlie, who possesses pyrokinesis powers. Budding actress Ryan Kiera Armstrong, 12, plays Charlie.With the new Keith Thomas-directed film set to hit theaters and stream on Peacock on May 14, many fans (notably millennials) are beside themselves at the idea that Efron, who was 18 while filming the first, is now old enough to play the role of a dad.