Nicolas Cage Begged Francis Ford Coppola To Be In ‘Godfather III’ But Didn’t Get The Part

Jussie Smollett will be sentenced on March 10 after he was convicted of five of six counts in his hate crime hoax case, Fox News Digital can confirm. There will also be a status hearing on Thursday, Jan 27.  In December, a jury found Smollett guilty on the first five counts, and he was acquitted on a sixth count of lying to a detective weeks after Smollett said he was attacked.

Chris Pratt is getting in some exercise.

Clayton Davis Cate Blanchett delivers two outstanding performances that are both in the awards conversation this year: “Don’t Look Up” and “Nightmare Alley.” The star shepherds grace and a hypnotic trance that has the viewer hanging on every single word she releases.With another impressive turn in Adam McKay’s “Don’t Look Up,” Blanchett is a contender in what is easily our strongest field of supporting actress contenders in the last 30 years. Blanchett was shortlisted at BAFTA for “Don’t Look Up,” and also picked up a SAG Award nod for Guillermo del Toro’s “Nightmare Alley.”Variety’s Awards Circuit Podcast recently spoke with Blanchett about her double dip in the awards arena this season, and having to turn down the role of Lucille Ball in Aaron Sorkin’s “Being the Ricardos,” which ultimately went to Nicole Kidman.

Rob Lowe’s son is grateful that the Hollywood star helped him overcome a battle with addiction. John Owen revealed that his close-knit relationship with the 57-year-old was invaluable during his late teens and early college years. "On the most personal level possible, when I was struggling with addiction, he was always there for me," the 26-year-old told People magazine on Tuesday.

Rob Lowe will celebrate 32 years of sobriety in May – and he’s never been more grateful. "I'm happy I lived the life that I lived because I have no regrets, but I was super ready to coach Little League, carve pumpkins on Halloween, read books and serve hot lunch on Wednesdays," the actor told People magazine in this week’s cover story. "I really, really loved every minute of it." "Up until I turned 26, I spent all my time investing in my career," the 57-year-old shared.

Person #9 is owed $39,361.29 – unclaimed money that The Actors Fund is holding in trust for a former child actor it can’t locate. Altogether, the Fund is holding $3,832,599 in 19,382 other unclaimed accounts, the single largest of which belongs to Person #9.

The Proud Family has finally returned, more than 20 years after it first hit Disney Channel in September 2001.

It’s 2022, but we’re already starting off with another Francis Ford Coppola re-release. This time, the director is tackling “The Godfather.” No, he’s not recutting and drastically altering the film as he did with “The Godfather Part III” (now known as “Mario Puzo’s The Godfather, Coda: The Death of Michael Corleone”).

A New York judge has rejected Prince Andrew’s attempt to dismiss the civil claim of his accuser Virginia Roberts Giuffre and the Duke of York will now face civil trial in the U.S.

Paramount+ has set April 28 for the premiere of The Offer, its anticipated limited event series about the making of The Godfather, starring Miles Teller.

2021 was one of the best years for books about film in recent memory, a statement I make with no self-interest whatsoever. As noted in our holiday gift guide, the year yielded must-have explorations of genre cinema, behind-the-scenes exposés, and book-length celebrations of filmmakers like David Fincher, Spike Lee, and Gus Van Sant; if you’re paying any attention at all, your to-read stack (or your Wishlist) is piled high already.

Growing their family! Nicolas Cage‘s wife, Riko Shibata, is pregnant with the pair’s first child together, a rep for the couple confirms to Us Weekly.

Tributes to Peter Bogdanovich poured in following the death of the filmmaker, writer, critic and film historian. Bogdanovich, whose films included “The Last Picture Show” and “Paper Moon,” died Thursday at the age of 82.———“Oh dear, a shock. I am devastated.