EXCLUSIVE: Sean Penn-starring Ukrainian anthology movie War Through the Eyes of Animals has wrapped shooting in LA and more details have emerged about Penn’s involvement.
17.11.2023 - 21:35 / variety.com
Will Tizard Contributor Sean Pean says the cost in human lives of Russia’s continuing war on Ukraine is on “all of us.” Political dithering in the West has given Russia great advantages in the conflict, Penn argued, speaking to the audience Friday in Torun, Poland, after screening “Superpower,” his documentary on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the Camerimage cinematography film fest. If Ukraine had been supplied with enough military support to control its airspace early on, Penn argues, the war that began with Russia’s Feb. 24 invasion last year could have been ended by now.
Instead, he said, the measured U.S. response was “shameful.” When asked by one audience member whether Penn had tried to speak to Vladimir Putin while shooting the film, Penn said he had – though he confessed it personally revolted him to meet with the Russian president’s top people, who declined an interview, preferring to gossip about infighting and sexual rivalries in the Kremlin. “Would I have wanted to talk to him?” Penn asked.
“No. I’m not interested in his answers – I know who he is now. He murdered your babies, he murdered my babies – because they’re the same babies that he murdered.
And raping. And torturing. And stealing children en masse and reschooling them to hate their parents and their country.
And we’re allowing it – we’re allowing it. All of us are not doing enough on this.” Penn’s documentary, which began as a human interest story on a comedian who somehow ended up as president, changed quickly into a compelling war account as Russian missiles began to fall on Kiev while the crew was filming and interviewing Zelenskyy. Now, Penn says, he’s committed to sharing the story of the courage and unity of Ukrainians anywhere
.EXCLUSIVE: Sean Penn-starring Ukrainian anthology movie War Through the Eyes of Animals has wrapped shooting in LA and more details have emerged about Penn’s involvement.
Troye Sivan fans have shared their frustration at securing tickets during a pre-sale this morning for the singer’s show at the AO Arena next year.
Taylor Swift, Barbie and Hollywood strikers are among the nine contenders for Time’s 2023 Person of the Year, the magazine announced today.
Caroline Brew editor Time has released its 2023 Person of Year Shortlist, which includes Taylor Swift, Hollywood strikers, Trump prosecutors and Barbie among the final contenders. The Person of the Year will be announced Wednesday morning. The Writers Guild and SAG-AFTRA both went on strike this year, pausing the development and filming of many shows and movies.
Plans have been submitted for a mixed-use commercial site in the Hattersley area of Tameside. They include a new Aldi store, a Costa Coffee café/drive-thru, 16 electric vehicle charging points and eight new employment units on a 5.5-acre site adjacent to Stockport Road and Ashworth Lane.
Netflix is set to add one of this year's biggest films to its catalogue - which has earned a near-perfect Rotten Tomatoes score. The Super Mario Bros Movie, based on Nintendo's popular Mario video game franchise, released globally this April.
Zack Sharf Digital News Director Disney CEO Bob Iger said at the New York Times’ DealBook Summit (via CNBC) following “The Marvels” flopping at the box office that there was a lack of supervision on the set of the film as a result of the COVID pandemic. The combination of pandemic set restrictions and Disney’s increased output due to the launch of streamer Disney+ made it increasingly difficult for studio executives to oversee the onslaught of new productions.
One of 2023’s biggest stories in the entertainment industry is Disney CEO Bob Iger‘s call to retrofit the swollen release calendar of various IPs, namely the MCU and the “Star Wars” universe. Iger’s reasons? The sheer glut of releases in theaters and on streaming dilutes focus and attention from moviegoers and lowers the overall quality of what Disney creates.
Leo Barraclough International Features Editor The Match Factory has announced sales to key territories for Michel Franco’s latest feature “Memory,” which stars Jessica Chastain. The Academy Award winning actor is serving as jury president at this week’s Marrakech Film Festival, where she spoke about the film (see here). “Memory” premiered at the Venice Film Festival and was awarded with the Coppa Volpi for best actor to Peter Saarsgard.
The Match Factory has posted a raft of deals for Michel Franco’s drama Memory, starring Jessica Chastain and Peter Saarsgard, who won the Coppa Volpi for Best Actor in Venice following its world premiere there in September.
Ozzy Osbourne has revealed that he may never perform live again after a long string of medical procedures and surgeries.In September, the former Black Sabbath frontman underwent what he said would be his “final surgery” after he had suffered a fall in 2019, which dislodged metal rods that were put into his body after a quad bike crash in 2003.Now, the iconic metal singer has revealed in a new interview with Rolling Stone UK that though he hopes to return to the stage again one day, he might have to “accept the fact” that he might never get the chance to do so.“I’m taking it one day at a time, and if I can perform again, I will,” he said. “But it’s been like saying farewell to the best relationship of my life. At the start of my illness, when I stopped touring, I was really pissed off with myself, the doctors, and the world.
Sean Penn is opening up about the late Matthew Perry‘s impact on the world.
Howard Donald may perform to thousands of people as one third of chart-toppers Take That, but he lives a much quieter family life away from the spotlight.The fifty five year old singer is a proud dad to two sons, Bowie Taylan, seven, and Dougie Bear, six, whom he shares with his wife, illustrator Katie Halil.The couple met on the set of a Marks and Spencer Christmas advert and tied the knot in 2015. Howard also has two grown-up daughters, Grace and Lola, from previous relationships.
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Sean Penn has praised Matthew Perry’s courage in the way that he spoke out about his addiction in order to help others who are suffering. Appearing on Piers Morgan Uncensored on Wednesday (November 22), the Oscar-winning actor explained that while he did not know the late Friends star well, he admired the openness in the way that he handled his struggles. “I can’t claim to have known him well, but I liked him very much,” he said.
“Piers Morgan Uncensored,” the Oscar winner, 63, called the “Friends” actor’s death “tragic” as he praised him for bravely sharing his struggles with the world.“What a talented guy,” Penn said on Wednesday. “I can’t claim to have known him well, but I liked him very much.”The “Milk” actor had battled his own addiction issues in the past and said he admired Perry for openly speaking out about his health woes.“I saw him somewhat recently, and we were both catching a flight out of Los Angeles airport, and I complimented him on what I knew of his book,” Penn explained.
Sean Penn, who starred on two episodes of Friends in 2001, said the late actor Matthew Perry was a “talented guy,” and said he praised him when they last met.
First Dates star Fred Sirieix started a rumble in the I’m A Celebrity jungle when he attacked Nigel Farage over Brexit and branded his campaign as "shameful".
Richard Madeley, a host on ITV's Good Morning Britain, broke his silence on his daughter Chloe Madeley's split from husband James Haskell during the show on Monday morning. He referred to James Haskell as his son-in-law, even though his daughter Chloe Madeley recently announced her split from the former rugby star.
People on social media have been left gobsmacked after discovering an 'extra' use for door springs that they didn't know existed.