Hong Kong actors Selena Lee, Kenny Kwan and Adam Pak have been cast in the Asian remake of Richard Linklater’s Tape, scheduled to start shooting in Hong Kong in September.
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Zack Sharf Joey King will not be shamed into regretting her decision to star in Netflix’s “Kissing Booth” trilogy between 2018 and 2021. The three films were streaming juggernauts and turned King and co-star Jacob Elordi into social media superstars. The second installment remains the eight biggest Netflix original movie, with 203.9 million hours viewed in its first 28 days.While “The Kissing Booth” trilogy dominated Netflix’s streaming numbers, it tanked hard with film critics.
The original film sports a 15% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, while the two sequels didn’t perform much better with 27% and 25% ratings, respectively. Critics hated the trilogy, but don’t expect King to ever say she regrets her decision to lead the franchise. “I couldn’t be prouder of those movies,” King told The Independent while promoting her new action movie “Bullet Train,” in theaters Aug.
5. “I loved them so much and playing that character made me happy. I’ll never regret those movies, and I love them so much no matter what anyone says.”King added, “In the past couple of years I’ve really stepped into myself in a way where I feel much more comfortable with who I am.
I feel good about who I am as a person. With that comes the ability to stand up for yourself and what you believe in, because you actually believe in yourself at that point.”Although critics loved to bash “The Kissing Booth” movies, King told Variety in 2020 that the trilogy was “critic-proof.”“I understand that critics weren’t all over this movie, but that’s the thing — it’s not meant for critics to be like, ‘Wow, what a movie!’ It’s meant for people to watch and have a great time,” King said. “I’m thankful that I got to do ‘The Act,’ where critics were like, ‘Oh, that’s awesome.’
.Hong Kong actors Selena Lee, Kenny Kwan and Adam Pak have been cast in the Asian remake of Richard Linklater’s Tape, scheduled to start shooting in Hong Kong in September.
Jacob Elordi is opening up about his career in the entertainment industry, revealing to GQ that he struggled to find more jobs and only had “400 or $800 left” in his bank account after filming the first Netflix ‘Kissing Booth’ movie in 2018.The Australian actor admitted that it was his role as Nate in HBO’s ‘Euphoria’ the job that made him stay in Hollywood, as he was planning on taking a break if he didn’t have a successful audition.“I wasn’t booking jobs,” he admitted. “I think I had – I don’t know, $400 or $800 left in my bank account – and ‘Euphoria’ was my last audition before I went home for a little while to make some money and recuperate.”And while the Netflix franchise was a total success, catapulting Jacob and his co-star and former girlfriend Joey King to fame, the actor says that prior to the release of the ‘Kissing Booth’ he stayed on a friend’s couch for a few weeks and even slept in his car sometimes.Jacob started filming the first season of ‘Euphoria’ and when a producer for the show noticed that he was sleeping in his 2004 Mitsubishi, parking up on Mulholland Drive, he made a hotel reservation for the actor.The star also talked about experiencing bullying at school, as he pursued his passion for acting.
Joey King and Zac Efron have officially kicked off filming for their upcoming Netflix rom-com!
Zack Sharf Jacob Elordi is the bad boy of “Euphoria” thanks to his performance as Nate Jacobs, who is a far cry from the more wholesome heartthrob the actor played in Netflix’s “The Kissing Booth.” It was the streamer’s romantic-comedy films that first made Elordi an internet sensation, but the actor told GQ magazine that he pushed Netflix to make his character far more edgy. Elordi starred opposite Joey King in “The Kissing Booth,” which was based on Beth Reekles’ 2012 novel. Elordi’s character, Noah, smokes in the novel, but Netflix refused to let Elordi smoke on screen.“I remember saying, ‘He smokes in the book.
Joey King has reflected on how she used to battle burnout due to her busy work schedule. The actress has had a hectic few years, having starred in 2018's The Kissing Booth and its two sequels, as well as the crime drama series The Act, and new movie, Bullet Train. In an interview for the August 2022 issue of Allure magazine, Joey admitted she was a bit of a workaholic.
Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorJoey King hit the zeitgeist hard with 2018’s Netflix rom-com “The Kissing Booth,” and scooped up an Emmy nomination for her work in 2019’s “The Act,” a heart-wrenching limited series about the murder of Dee Dee Blanchard by her daughter, Gypsy Rose. She can now be seen in Hulu’s “The Princess,” where she learned action-hero stunts, and is set to appear in Hulu’s adaptation of Holocaust-themed “We Were the Lucky Ones.” Up next for King is David Leitch’s “Bullet Train,” a high-octane thriller out now. The heavyweight cast includes Brad Pitt, Sandra Bullock, Zazie Beetz, Bad Bunny, Michael Shannon and Brian Tyree Henry.
Gallery: 'I don't think I would pick one at my birthday party. . . ' These stars all suffer from COULROPHOBIA! (BANG Showbiz)Joey went on to explain that in the last few years since shooting the 'Kissing Booth' movies, she has learned to become more "comfortable" with herself and is now able to stand up for herself.
Misery Oscar winner Kathy Bates and Liza on Demand actress Liza Koshy are joining the untitled Netflix romantic comedy which stars Oscar winner Nicole Kidman, Zac Efron and Joey King.
Kissing Booth movies to a spooked-out girl in The Conjuring to her Emmy-nominated role in the acclaimed limited series , the 23-year-old has brought a "girl next door" element to her impressive work history—which, unfortunately, has often left her feeling undermined in Hollywood.Los Angeles-born Joey explained that people have a preconceived notion of who she is as a person based on the way she looks and how she carries herself. “Because of how I look,” the star says in an interview with .
Brad Pitt is quite the experience, just ask Joey King. The 23-year-old actress stars opposite Pitt in the high-octane action comedy, directed by David Leitch, about five assassins aboard the same bullet train out of Tokyo. While working with an icon left her feeling jittery about her first day, King says she was most surprised to find out how «amazingly normal» Pitt is in real life. «I was overwhelmed and a little intimidated when I first came on to this project,» King tells ET's Nischelle Turner at the film's Los Angeles premiere on Monday night.
Joey King and Brad Pitt, the cast of are so close they've decided to start a band!The actors walked the red carpet at the premiere at the Regency Village Theatre in Los Angeles on Monday, and spoke with ET's Nischelle Turner about bonding while filming and the subsequent promotional tour.«We get along so well, it's just really, really fun,» King marveled with a smile. «We've got Brad, who just sets the tone.
Joey King is hitting the red carpet with her fiance!
Deadline caught up with actress Joey King at the premiere of the David Leitch’s new action-thriller Bullet Train.
Joey King is kicking off her Bullet Train release week in a pink latex look!
Joey King is sharing her experience shaving her head, as she prepared to play two different roles, revealing that while this was because she was in a film at the time, she thinks women should definitely do it “at least once in their life.”The Hollywood star, who recently showed support for Florence Pugh, explained that she “never felt more free or more in tune with my beauty. I couldn’t hide behind my hair,” admitting that many online users did not think the same way, but she felt more empowered.“A lot of people made fun of me when I had my head shaved.
Joey King has a hot take about hair: «I think every woman should [shave their head] at least once in their life.» The actress, who turns 23 on Saturday, opens up about career, love and beauty as the new digital cover star for . King spoke about reaching for the clippers not once, but three times for her on-screen roles, going bald most recently to play Gypsy Rose Blanchard in Hulu's when she was 19. «I would absolutely do it again,» she says of lopping off her locks. «I've never felt more free or more in tune with my beauty. I couldn't hide behind my hair.» As for any negative feedback from the internet, she couldn't care less. «A lot of people made fun of me when I had my head shaved.
Joey King has been busy planning a wedding.