EXCLUSIVE: Silver Tree (The Flight Attendant, You) is set to direct and executive produce on the upcoming Paramount+ series Fatal Attraction.
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Zack Sharf Michael Douglas said on a recent episode of Rob Lowe’s “Literally!” podcast that he refused to work with Debra Winger in “Romancing the Stone” after a meeting between them ended with Winger allegedly biting Douglas. Winger was the studio’s top choice to star in the film as Joan Wilder, a romance novelist who falls in love with a bird hunter (Douglas) while on an adventure in the Colombian jungle.
Kathleen Turner ultimately landed the role in the Robert Zemeckis’ romance film.Zemeckis and Douglas reportedly met with Winger in Texas while she was in the middle of shooting “Terms of Endearment.”“She comes out for us to have a dinner one night and we all have dinner together and we are talking and knocking back some tequilas and this and that,” Douglas said. “We walk out and, just as you would kind of go, ‘Oh you!’ and give someone a little punch in the arm, you know, like a joke-around, she goes, ‘Oh you!’ and she reaches over and she bites me on my arm.” Douglas said he screamed in pain when Winger bit him, adding, “She’s like jokey and I’m looking at her, ‘I don’t know, man…’ I’m thinking ‘this could be rough’ and she seems interested and I go back and she’s broken the skin.”When Douglas eventually had to meet with the studio, he said he “broke down in tears” and told the executives, “I can’t go to the jungle with her — she bit me in the arm!’ I can’t do it!'” The actor said the studio executives agreed not to cast Winger, thus opening the door for Turner to take the part.Variety has reached out to Winger’s representative for comment.Douglas told Variety in 2019 while marking the film’s 35th anniversary that “we couldn’t get a direct answer whether [Debra] was committed or not and we had concerns after being
.EXCLUSIVE: Silver Tree (The Flight Attendant, You) is set to direct and executive produce on the upcoming Paramount+ series Fatal Attraction.
Shawn Mendes has covered Bruce Springsteen‘s ‘Dancing In The Dark’ for the fashion brand Tommy Hilfiger.The video, which was uploaded to Tommy Hilfiger’s YouTube channel, offers Mendes’ take on the 1984 original as part of the apparel company’s ‘Classics Reborn’ campaign. In it, the pop star dons the campaign’s newest sustainable clothing while backed by a twinkling version of the track, which was the lead single from Springsteen’s ‘Born In The USA’ album.
9-1-1 season five has ended and the finale saw Bobby Nash (Peter Krause) come close to the brink of drinking again - before Eddie Diaz (Ryan Guzman) interrupted him for a heart to heart. Elsewhere, Evan 'Buck' Buckley realized the differences between him and girlfriend Tayor Kelly were too great to overcome, and Henrietta Wilson and wife Karen renewed their vows.EXCLUSIVE: Corinne Massiah opens up on 9-1-1, working with Angela Bassett - and finding her voiceThe season has been a rollercoaster but it comes to a close with the 118 all in a good place - no cliffhangers for this first responder show, with executive producer Kristen Reidel admitting they "like to go out on a happy note", and mostly because the showrunners themselves like it.WATCH: Maddie returns to 9-1-1 9-1-1 was officially renewed for a sixth season just hours before the finale aired; the show is consistently the top-rated series in key demographics, and was named the fourth highest-rated scripted series of the 2021-2022 television series.But Kristen has been looking ahead for a while, telling HELLO! that she currently sees season six as an extension of these final few season five episodes with a focus on getting "back to basics" and "having fun" with the characters...Exclusive: 9-1-1 Lone Star's Natacha Karam talks season three's 'personal drama' and challenging her own expectationsExclusive: 9-1-1: Lone Star actor Ronen Rubinstein shares what he really thinks of TK’s 'traumatic' storylinesBobby is an alcoholic and he always will be, but him getting to the precipice of drinking again, and not, is where he will be for a while.
Jennifer Maas TV Business WriterAfter a bit of a delay going into Fox’s Monday upfront presentation, the broadcast network has finally renewed “9-1-1” for a sixth season.The Ryan Murphy-produced first-responder drama “9-1-1” stars Angela Bassett as Field Sergeant Athena Grant, Peter Krause as Capt. Bobby Nash, Jennifer Love Hewitt as Maddie Kendall, Oliver Stark as Evan “Buck” Buckley, Aisha Hinds as Hen Wilson, Kenneth Choi as Chimney Han, Ryan Guzman as Eddie Diaz, Corinne Massiah as May Grant, Marcanthonee Jon Reis as Harry Grant and Gavin McHugh as Christopher Diaz.“9-1-1” follows the work and personal lives of the members of Station 118 of the Los Angeles Fire Department, along with those inside the 9-1-1 call center and Los Angeles Police Department field sergeants like Bassett’s Athena Grant.
Fox has renewed 9-1-1 spinoff 9-1-1: Lone Star for a fourth season. The pickup was part of the network’s upfront slate announcement. Not included in it are Fox’s flagship scripted series 9-1-1 as well as fellow drama stalwart, The Resident.
Joe Otterson TV Reporter“9-1-1: Lone Star” has been renewed for Season 4 at Fox, Variety has learned.The announcement was made ahead of Fox’s upfronts presentation to advertisers on Monday afternoon. At the time of this publishing, there is still no word on a renewal for “Lone Star’s” companion series, “9-1-1,” though an announcement is expected soon.CLICK HERE to follow Variety’s coverage of Upfronts 2022“9-1-1: Lone Star” stars Rob Lowe as Owen Strand, who moves with his son (Ronen Rubinstein) to Austin, TX, to rebuild a firehouse after it experienced a tragedy.
JUST IN: Romancing The Stone Very naughty' Kathleen Turner and Michael Douglas"How do you compete with Kirk Douglas? How do you live in Michael Douglas' shadow?"Later, he openly discussed the experience of witnessing his parents divorce, focusing particularly on the year 1995 when Michael and Cameron's mother Diandra's relationship was at breaking point. He noted how at the time a private investigator caught Michael entering a hotel with another woman. He wrote: "It's sad to think back on, but when they told me they were getting divorced, it didn't knock my socks off.
Michael Bublé is recovering after busting out some epic dance movies for the music video for his single, «Higher.» ET's Kevin Frazier spoke to the «Feeling Good» singer in Las Vegas, where he's wrapping up his residency at Resorts World, about the music video and the injury he sustained because of it.«They broke me. Hayley, his girlfriend, Hayley, who was my dance partner in the video,» Bublé joked of Hough and his girlfriend, Hayley Erbert, who trained the singer for the music video.
Michael Douglas is looking back at one of the most bizarre moments he experienced during his successful career in Hollywood, revealing the real reason why Debra Winger lost the role in the 80s film ‘Romancing the Stone’ after she did something very unexpected.The incident took place during a pre-shoot dinner with acclaimed director Robert Zemeckis, and while the two stars seemed to be friendly, sharing conversations and having a nice dinner, Debra went on to bite Michael’s arm. “We walk out and, just as you would kind of go ‘Oh you!’ and give someone a little punch in the arm, she goes ‘Oh you!’ and she reaches over and she bites me on my arm.
Michael Douglas is opening up about why Debra Winger lost her role in Romancing The Stone.
Michael Douglas allegedly had something of an odd encounter with Debra Winger.
Romancing The Stone – but she lost the role after biting him.The actor, who played mercenary Jack Colton in the 1984 action-adventure rom-com, explained on podcast Literally! With Rob Lowe how he met Winger while she was in production for Terms Of Endearment.“[Winger] comes with us to have dinner one night, we’re talking and we’re knocking back tequilas,” Douglas said.“We walk out and, just as you would kind of go ‘Oh you!’ and give someone a punch in the arm, she goes ‘Oh you!’ and she reaches over and she bites me – on my arm. I’m like, ‘Aaargh!’ She bites me.“She’s joking and I’m looking at her thinking, ‘I don’t know man, this could be rough… she’s broken the skin!’”When Douglas went back for a meeting with the studio and director Robert Zemeckis about Winger, the actor said he couldn’t do the role opposite her due to the biting incident.“I break down in tears and say, ‘I can’t go to the jungle with her – she bit me on the arm! I can’t do it – it’s not worth it!’ So they said, ‘OK, all right.’” Alongside Douglas and Turner, Romancing The Stone starred Danny DeVito, Zack Norman, Alfonsu Arau and Manuel Ojeda.Douglas is set to reprise his role of Hank Pym in Ant-Man And The Wasp: Quantumania, alongside Paul Rudd, Evangeline Lilly and Michelle Pfeiffer.
Michael Douglas claimed that Debra Winger was set to star alongside him in "Romancing the Stone," but she lost the role after a bizarre incident. According to the actor, he and Winger met for dinner at a restaurant ahead of the 1984 film, which is about a mercenary and a writer who fall for each during a Colombian jungle adventure. At the time, Winger was one of the most sought-after actresses in Hollywood after starring in 1982’s "An Officer and a Gentleman" with Richard Gere.
Literally!” podcast that three-time Oscar nominee Winger bit his arm and made “break down in tears” during a pre-shoot dinner with director Robert Zemeckis.The pair were “knocking back tequilas” and having a friendly chat so things seemed to be going well.But after the meal had ended and they made their way out of the eatery, Winger allegedly leaned over and chomped at the “Fatal Attraction” star’s arm like a piece of steak.“We walk out and, just as you would kind of go ‘Oh you!’ and give someone a little punch in the arm, she goes ‘Oh you!’ and she reaches over and she bites me on my arm. I’m like, ‘Aaargh!’ She bites me,” Douglas recalled to host Lowe, 58.The “Wall Street” star added, “She’s joking and I’m looking at her and go, ‘I don’t know, I’m thinking this could be rough…’ she’s broken the skin!”Some time later, Douglas was talking with Zemeckis at the studio and the incident with Winger came up in conversation.“I break down in tears, ‘I can’t go into the jungle with her, she bit me, look! She bit me in the arm,’ ” Douglas said.