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12.06.2024 - 21:29 / variety.com
Katcy Stephan Sherri Crichton was on a mission. She was poring over filing cabinets, old computers and scattered notes when she finally found it: a manuscript from her late husband, “Jurassic Park” and “Congo” writer Michael Crichton. Each thread led her to the next: a draft called “Vulcan,” and other pieces called “The Black Zone” and “Black Agent.” She knew about a long-gestating volcano project he’d been working on before his death – they’d been to Pompeii on their honeymoon, after all.
“He would leave breadcrumbs. We’d be on a hike, and he would talk to me about the formation of lava,” Sherri says over lunch in early June. “His mind was this massive database that was just pumping out great story after great story after great story.” There was just one problem: this story wasn’t finished.
“When I started reading the book, I literally was covered in chills knowing that this is it. And then there was only so much of it,” Sherri recalls. When Michael died in 2008, Sherri was six months pregnant with their son, John Michael.
“I had to teach his son what his father was about,” Sherri says of her motivation to complete Michael’s story, now called “Eruption.” Sherri knew from the start that she would take this novel to the finish line. “There are certain things that will absolutely always remain private. But there are other things that would be completely selfish of me to go, ‘No, we’re gonna hold this back.’” That sentiment makes sense, given Michael’s track record of crowd-pleasing work.
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Alex Ritman Universal bookended its presentation at the 2024 edition of CineEurope with the Wicked Witch of the West and the King of Pop. Returning to the trade show in Barcelona buoyed by confidence after claiming 2023’s studio crown with a box office of almost $5 billion globally, the number one animation in “The Super Mario Bros.
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Lzzy Hale recently wrapped up her stint fronting Skid Row with a show in Sacramento, but Jon Bon Jovi thinks she should make her role in the band permanent.Hale fronted the glam metal band for a string of four shows in recent weeks, taking over the role after the band’s previous singer Erik Grönwall announced his departure over health concerns.The last of the four shows took place at Hard Rock Live in Sacramento, California on June 1, and Hale, who also fronts the band Halestorm, has shared her thoughts on the “wonderful” experience of taking on the role.Speaking to SiriusXM’s Trunk Nation, she said: “The response has been amazing. And I’m hearing from people that have been seeing Skid Row since 1987 and are just raving about what I bring to the table.“So, for me, it is friends helping out friends, but it’s also this beautiful milestone in my life where I’m literally being challenged to fill in the shoes that I’ve always wanted to fill from being a kid.
Blake Lively opened up about how the movie version of It Ends With Us will compare to the book that is its source material.
Hunter Ingram A drag show takes a village, especially those featured in HBO’s docuseries “We’re Here.” Hair, makeup, song selection, choreography, lighting, props, Red Bull — there’s no shortage of things needed to help give life to the art form. But it all starts with a connection between two people. In the Emmy-winning series, well-known drag queens work with marginalized people in U.S.
Bring Me The Horizon have spoken about their surprise collaboration with AURORA on ‘Limousine’, revealing it was very nearly another popstar.Frontman Oli Sykes sat down with NME to talk through the Sheffield band’s new record ‘Post Human: Nex Gen‘. There, he explained the choices behind some of his collaborators on the rexord, including AURORA’s surprise appearance on ‘Limousine’.“I know what I wanted on that song and that was someone to bring something that could level it up – someone like a really ethereal, haunting, beautiful, voice,” he told NME.
shot and killed by armed robbers in Los Angeles, the ABC soap opera series paid tribute to Wactor at the end of Tuesday’s episode. A title card in memory of Wactor — who played Brando Corbin from 2020 to 2022 — popped up on the screen.“In loving memory of Johnny Wactor,” the message read.
“American Psycho.”Sevigny, 49, and co-star Josh Lucas did an interview with Vanity Fair and looked back on how Bale, 50, used method acting when playing serial killer Patrick Bateman in the 2000 psychological horror film.“I was trying to respect his process, which I found challenging because I’m very gregarious and silly and goofy, unbeknownst to the general public,” Sevigny said in the interview published June 7.“When people take themselves so seriously, I kind of shut down, even though I take my work very seriously and I love acting and whatnot,” she added.The “Feud: Capote vs. The Swans” star admitted she was “really intimidated” by Bale’s method acting approach.“And I wanted a little more generosity to make myself feel more at ease, which is my own ego,” Sevigny shared.
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Bon Jovi made their debut 40 years ago with their 1984 self-titled album featuring their hit “Runaway,” they were compared to the likes of Loverboy.Words like “characterless” and “nondescript” were used to describe their music in a review by the Washington Post, which called out Jon Bon Jovi’s singing as “high, hysterical screaming.”The review went on to slam his songwriting, saying: “He writes dumb songs about women.”And the review concluded with one final dig. And I quote: “The band’s brand of antiseptic hard rock only makes you want to cheer on all the more the undiluted heavy rockers like Motley Crue.”Ouch.
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Dr Michael Mosley, known for his appearances on This Morning and The One Show, has gone missing on the Greek island of Symi, with police launching a search for him.The diet guru was last seen leaving Saint Nikolas Beach on the island, with the last picture taken of him getting ready to leave the beach. Wearing a blue shirt with matching cargo shorts and a baseball cap in the same shade, Michael was seen zipping up a khaki backpack in the picture - which is thought to be the last one taken of him.This picture was circulated through the community as they pleaded for sightings of the star. 63-year-old Michael set off on a set off for a hike at 1.30pm yesterday but never came back, with fears he may have fallen from height during the walk.
Michael B. Jordan provided an exciting update about the sequel to I Am Legend, which he is set to star in with Will Smith.
Zack Sharf Digital News Director Michael B. Jordan recently told People that the script for “I Am Legend 2″ is still being written and he’s currently not privy to any filming start date at this time. A sequel to Will Smith‘s 2007 blockbuster was first announced in March 2022, with Smith set to return opposite new cast member Jordan.