‘Kissing Booth’ Star Taylor Zakhar Perez Responds to Jacob Elordi Criticizing Their Netflix Films: ‘It’s a Shame That Was His Experience’

Marc Malkin Senior Editor, Culture and Events As Fantasia Barrino rides the awards season buzz for her feature film acting debut in “The Color Purple,” the second season “American Idol” winner is thinking of her next moves on the big screen. “I want something very challenging,” Fantasia told Variety Tuesday night at Elle’s Women in Hollywood event in Los Angeles, where she was honored alongside her co-stars Danielle Brooks and Taraji P. Henson.

EXCLUSIVE: Kristine Froseth (The Buccaneers) has been set to star alongside Richard Gere and Jacob Elordi in Oh, Canada, the newest feature written and directed by Academy Award nominee Paul Schrader (First Reformed).

The Kissing Booth series of films in a recent interview.The two actors co-starred in the popular trilogy of rom-coms, and in a story in GQ recently, Elordi sought to distance himself from the films, saying: “I didn’t want to make those movies before I made those movies. Those movies are ridiculous.

Joey King and Jacob Elordi may have been onscreen lovers in The Kissing Booth — but only one of them seemed to enjoy being there! Oof!

Variety Saturday at the Balenciaga fashion show in Los Angeles. “I had a great time making those movies no matter what anyone says.”The duo dated for nearly a year from 2017 to 2018 and posed for photos on the red carpet for the first film’s release.“It was crazy. It was a wild experience,” King said about working with her ex on the second movie.

Joey King is reacting to Jacob Elordi‘s quote about The Kissing Booth films. If you don’t know, the 24-year-old actress and 26-year-old actor co-starred in all three of the films in the Netflix series together.

Marc Malkin Senior Editor, Culture and Events Joey King is speaking out about her “Kissing Booth” co-star Jacob Elordi’s criticism of their hit Netflix rom-com franchise. “I think it’s unfortunate anyone would feel that way,” King told me Saturday at the Balenciaga fashion show in Los Angeles. “I had a great time making those movies no matter what anyone says.” Elordi disappointed the casts of the three “The Kissing Booth” films as well as their fans when he slammed the film in his GQ Men of the Year cover story.

Twilight director Catherine Hardwicke has endorsed the idea of Jenna Ortega and Jacob Elordi playing the roles of Bella Swan and Edward Cullen today.Earlier this year, The Hollywood Reporter claimed that a new TV series based on the original Stephanie Meyer book series was in the works.While no details of casting have been unveiled yet, Hardwicke – who helmed the original 2008 film starring Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson – spoke about possible stars today that could take over.Speaking on the Happy, Sad, Confused podcast, host Josh Horowitz asked: “Is there anyone in the new crop today? Like who do you cast? Is Jacob Elordi Edward Cullen today? Is Jenna Ortega…”.Hardwicke then interjected: “Oh yeah, that would be perfect.”“Have you seen Saltburn? He’s amazing,” she added of Elordi. “He probably would be Edward today.

Ellise Shafer “Twilight” catapulted Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart to fame when it first premiered in 2008, leading the two to fruitful careers on screen. But who would play Edward Cullen and Bella Swan if the saga was rebooted today? According to Catherine Hardwicke, who directed the first “Twilight” film, Jacob Elordi and Jenna Ortega “would be perfect” as the star-crossed lovers.

Twilight director Catherine Hardwicke is opening up about the actors who would play the lead roles in the fantasy film if a reboot happened now.

When Cailee Spaeny was 13 she reached a crossroads: she could carry on the way she was going or walk away from a normal life forever. Quitting high school to become an actor might not work out, she knew that, but Spaeny took the hard road; the exciting and risky one. And such was the choice the teenage Priscilla Presley made in 1963, leaving her family stationed in Germany to move in with Elvis at his home. Graceland, under the protective care of the singer’s father, Vernon. So, when Spaeny was cast in Sofia Coppola’s Priscilla, perhaps the two women, actor and subject, had more in common than they knew.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief Veteran actor Ciaran Hinds and Odessa Young have joined Euphoria star Jacob Elordi in the cast of premium Australian miniseries “The Narrow Road to the Deep North.” Production is now under way. An adaptation of the Booker Prize-winning novel by Richard Flanaghan, the five-part series is love story set against the backdrop of World War II. Production is by Curio Pictures with Prime Video releasing the title in Australia, New Zealand and Canada.

Taylor Zakhar Perez is reacting to his The Kissing Booth co-star Jacob Elordi‘s comments in which he criticized the popular Netflix franchise.

Ooh! Biting the hand! Or… spiting the fans??

, who the saga for years, the wants to make sure everyone knows he is not a fan of the movies, which launched his career in 2018. “I didn’t want to make those movies before I made those movies,” the actor, who played shirtless bad boy Noah Flynn in the Netflix trilogy, recently . “Those movies are ridiculous.

Elvis Presley in “Priscilla.” However, there is one role that Elordi didn’t exactly love, and fans are reeling from his confession.Jacob Elordi might be known for his more mainstream roles. However, before playing Nate Jacobs and Elvis Presley, the actor caught the attention of fans as Noah Flynn in “The Kissing Booth” films. The Netflix trilogy co-starred Joey King, Joel Courtney, Taylor Zahar Perez, and Molly Ringwald.The movies revolve around Elle (King) as she finds an unexpected romance with Noah (Elordi), who is the older brother of her best friend Lee (Courtney).

the 26-year-old Aussie actor graces the cover, Elordi told the magazine that his “Kissing Booth” films on Netflix were “ridiculous movies” and made him feel “dead inside.” “I didn’t want to make those movies before I made those movies,” he said of the wildly popular franchise. “Those movies are ridiculous. They’re not universal.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director Jacob Elordi revealed in a new interview with GQ magazine that he turned down a request to audition for Superman. While the actor did not name the specific superhero movie project, it’s likely he was referring to James Gunn’s 2025 tentpole “Superman: Legacy” as the film went through casting in the spring and summer months. David Corenswet was announced in June as Gunn’s Superman, with Rachel Brosnahan cast as Lois Lane.

Jacob Elordi is speaking out in a new interview, and we gathered up the 7 major revelations we learned.

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