EXCLUSIVE: Mena Suvari (American Woman) and Greyston Holt (The Night Agent) have been cast as the leads in House Of Chains, Lifetime’s new original movie set to debut this fall.
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Owen Gleiberman Chief Film Critic“Fourth of July” is a movie directed by Louis C.K., and in its light-spirited and unimportant way it comes at the audience as a kind of moral curveball. Starting less than a year after Nov. 2017, when five women came forward to describe inappropriate conduct by Louis C.K., including instances in which he masturbated in front of them (accusations he did not deny), the comedian, actor, screenwriter, and director has been working to revive his career, kicking off his attempted rehabilitation with an appearance at the Comedy Cellar in New York on Aug.
26, 2018. The arena of stand-up comedy, with its personal and confessional dimensions, presents an obvious way for someone like Louis C.K. to advertise himself, in the wake of his #MeToo downfall, as an entertainer who is still viable.
(He won a Grammy for his 2020 comedy album “Sincerely Louis C.K.”) In that sense, all he needs is a nightclub willing to host him and fans willing to show up. The arena of filmmaking is trickier. In Sept.
2017, two months before the scandal that toppled him, Louis C.K. appeared at the Toronto Film Festival to premiere the third feature he had directed (after “Tomorrow Night” and the cult blaxploitation satire “Pootie Tang”). It was called “I love You, Daddy,” and it was an oddity and a squirmfest — a dramatic comedy, shot to look like Woody Allen’s “Manhattan,” about fathers and daughters, older men and younger women, and a celebrity filmmaker, played by John Malkovich, who thinks he’s entitled to do whatever he wants, a point-of-view the movie never really dissects or questions.
EXCLUSIVE: Mena Suvari (American Woman) and Greyston Holt (The Night Agent) have been cast as the leads in House Of Chains, Lifetime’s new original movie set to debut this fall.
Angelique Jackson Eddie Murphy is set to star and produce “Candy Cane Lane,” a new holiday comedy for Prime Video. Reginald Hudlin will direct the film, from Amazon Studios, Imagine Entertainment, and Eddie Murphy Productions, from a spec script written by Kelly Younger, inspired by Younger’s childhood holiday experiences.
EXCLUSIVE: Eddie Murphy is set to star in Candy Cane Lane, a Reginald Hudlin-directed holiday comedy for Prime Video. Produced by Amazon Studios, Imagine Entertainment, and Eddie Murphy Productions, the comedy was acquired as a spec script written by Kelly Younger and inspired by Younger’s childhood holiday experiences. Production begins this winter in Los Angeles.
Nick Jonas has paid tribute to his wife Priyanka Chopra in a sweet 40th birthday post on Instagram. The former Jonas Brothers singer described her as “the jewel of July” and shared photos of the couple at birthday celebrations.
Chris Pratt was scared off from playing Indiana Jones by Harrison Ford. There had been speculation that Chris could replace Harrison as the iconic character in the upcoming 'Indiana Jones 5' but the star shut down the rumours following Ford's suggestion that the hero will die with him. Speaking on the Happy Sad Confused podcast, Chris said: "No, aren't they doing 'Indiana Jones' with Harrison Ford? All I know is once I saw a quote from Harrison Ford and I don't even know him but it was enough to scare me, that was like, 'When I die, Indiana Jones dies'.
Chris Pratt won't be donning Indiana Jones' iconic fedora anytime soon. The actor recently shut the door on any possibility of starring in future reboots.Pratt, 43, recently sat down for a chat on the podcast and addressed the reports that he was in consideration to play the legendary adventurer in Steven Spielberg and Lucasfilm's rumored planned reboot of the beloved franchise.«I don’t even know who Steven Spielberg is.
Happy Sad Confused” podcast, the 43-year-old actor said he has no plans to step into Indiana Jones’s boots, which have belonged to Harrison Ford since 1981.Revealing the reason behind his decision to steer clear of the franchise, Pratt blamed Ford’s past comments and said they scared him to even consider taking on the role in the future.“All I know is I once saw a quote from Harrison Ford … and I don’t even know if it was really him, but it was enough to scare me, that was like, ‘When I die, Indiana Jones dies,'” he said in the podcast released Tuesday.“I’m like, ‘Am I gonna, like, get haunted by the ghost of Harrison Ford one day when he dies if I play…?'”Pratt is seemingly referring to Ford’s 2019 interview on The Today Show, where he said, “Don’t you get it? I’m Indiana Jones. When I’m gone, he’s gone.
Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle EditorCalifornia’s first Louis Vuitton men’s store has landed in Beverly Hills. The French fashion house’s two-floor stand-alone boutique, at 420 N.
Chris Pratt shut down the rumors he is interested in taking over the role of Indiana Jones, and for a very interesting reason. During a recent appearance on the "Happy Sad Confused" podcast, Pratt discussed the possibility of taking over the iconic role from Harrison Ford in potential remakes of the film, saying it was never going to happen. The "Jurassic World Dominion" actor went on to explain the reason he will forever turn down the role of the famous archeologist is because he is afraid Ford’s ghost will come back to haunt him if he does.
Chris Pratt says the prospect of a haunting by Harrison Ford’s ghost is enough to keep him away from even considering taking over the role of Indiana Jones.
Seizing opportunities is essential for many signs on Friday - while Leo is encouraged to embrace artistic talent to pursue new goals, Taurus is warned that exciting chances can be overlooked when disengaged from the job in hand. There are 12 zodiac signs - Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius, and Pisces - and the horoscopes for each can give you the lowdown on what your future holds, be it in work, your love life, your friends and family or more.
Where do great movies come from? When Netflix started creating its own shows a decade ago, Ted Sarandos and his colleagues put that question to select creatives around town. It was a smart exercise – but most respondents insisted there was no answer.
Chris Pratt is responding to old rumours about him taking over the iconic role of Indiana Jones.
While the working week draws to a close, Russell Grant has provided some words of wisdom to help kick off the weekend on a positive note. There are 12 zodiac signs - Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius, and Pisces - and the horoscopes for each can give you the lowdown on what your future holds, be it in work, your love life, your friends and family or more. These daily forecasts have been compiled by astrologer Russell Grant, who has been reading star signs for over 50 years.
Antonio Ferme editorLouis C.K. and the cast of his new film “Fourth of July” gathered for a panel discussion on Thursday night at the Beacon Theatre in Manhattan. Directed, written and edited by C.K., the indie drama stars co-writer Joe List, who quipped about C.K.’s fall from grace after the moderator praised C.K.
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Bella Hadid wore a vintage Roberto Cavalli dress to celebrate the Kin x Tao Group Hospitality partnership launch at The Fleur Room, a preview event of the reservations-only cocktail lounge opening in August in West Hollywood, California.Mario celebrated the launch of Distorted People at Ganga Tattoo in West Hollywood, California, where guests sipped on Caliwater, El Cristiano tequila and Brother's Bond Bourbon.