Even A-listers like Sharon Stone are struggling out in the online dating world!
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Sharon Stone has revealed that she pitched a Barbie-related movie back in the 1990s, but her ideas were dismissed.The Total Recall actor commented on an Instagram post by America Ferrera of the speech the actor made when she accepted the SeeHer Award at the Critics Choice Awards on January 15.In the video, Ferrera acknowledged and thanked Barbie star, Margot Robbie, saying: “Margot, you saw value in Barbie, an entirely female idea that most would have dismissed as too girly, too frivolous or just too problematic.” She also added: “Thank you for gifting the world with Barbie.”Stone, aged 65, commented on the post: “I was laughed out [of] the studio when i came w the Barbie idea in the 90s w the support of the head of Barbie”.
She continued: “How far we’ve come thank you ladies for your courage and endurance”.Ferrera also expressed gratitude to the film’s director and co-writer, Greta Gerwig, saying: “Thank you for proving through your incredible mastery as a filmmaker that women’s stories have no difficulty achieving cinematic greatness and box-office history at the same time.”Barbie was recently awarded the inaugural Cinematic and Box Office Achievement at the Golden Globe Awards last week, following its nearly $1.5billion success in the box office since its release in July.The SeeHer Award recognises and honours a woman who “advocates for gender equality, portrays characters with authenticity, defies stereotypes and pushes boundaries.”Ferrera’s monologue as Gloria in Barbie was one of the pivotal moments in the movie, where the Barbies understand and appreciate the typical experience of a woman, including the double standards they face.In other news, Dan Levy has revealed that he turned down the opportunity to play Ken
.Even A-listers like Sharon Stone are struggling out in the online dating world!
Sharon Stone is getting real about wild dating app experiences!
Sharon Stone has to watch her back when it comes to online dating. In a new interview with the UK’s the Times, she recalled meeting a former prisoner and “a heroin addict” who was “clearly 20,000 heroin injections later than the picture” that he sent her.The Oscar-nominated star had a date with the alleged druggie at the Hotel Bel-Air in Los Angeles.“I tell the waiter, ‘I’ll have a glass of water.’ He had a cocktail: absinthe or something. And I said, ‘I’m sorry, I can’t stay,'” she recalled.Despite the negative experience, she did make lasting connections, having two virtual relationships during portions of the pandemic.
Ethan Shanfeld Christopher Nolan is reuniting with Warner Bros. for a theatrical re-release of his time-hopping 2020 sci-fi film “Tenet.” It will return to movie theaters — on 70mm Imax, Imax, digital and 70mm film screens — for one week only, starting Feb. 23.
Eva Mendes has called out those who tried to “shame” her husband Ryan Gosling for taking on the role of Ken in Barbie.Gosling’s performance in the film has earned him an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actor, while his song ‘I’m Just Ken’ (written and produced by Mark Ronson) is also nominated. However, the actor was initially criticised by some for taking on the roll of the plastic doll.Mendes shared one story published by Rolling Stone in June 2022 as an example.
Sharon Osbourne.The former “The Talk” co-host, 71, revealed his music plans in an interview with Rolling Stone UK during her Cut the Crap tour stop in London on Sunday.“He won’t tour again, but we are planning on doing two more shows to say goodbye as he feels like, ‘I have never said goodbye to my fans and I want to say goodbye properly,’ ” she explained.“We will do it in Aston Villa where Ozzy is from. His voice is still absolutely perfect,” she went on.
As shocking as it may seem to people who are having trouble admitting they’re old (myself included), Denzel Washington’s post-apocalyptic action film, “The Book of Eli,” is turning 14 this year. Yes, that means there are kids who will attend high school this year that were born the same year ‘Eli’ was released.
January 18, 2024All federal workers, including employees of Congress, are eligible for up to 12 weeks of paid parental leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act. That’s the benefit Buttigieg took advantage of when his children developed medical complications.But the decision to do so, in 2021, just months after being confirmed as Secretary of Transportation, has drawn jeers and derision from conservatives, many of whom believe that fathers shouldn’t qualify for parental leave since they do not directly give birth — or, apparently, have any significant role in child-rearing, except when it’s politically convenient to champion “parental rights.”Luna, 34, who gave birth to a son in August, had initially planned to return to Congress soon after giving birth.
Oliver Stone has a lot of opinions about the current film industry and says movies like Barbie are contributing to the “infantilization of Hollywood.”
Austin Butler landed a highly coveted role in Hollywood when he was cast to bring Elvis Presley to life in Baz Luhrmann‘s biopic Elvis, and he faced stiff competition to book the Oscar-nominated role.
Zack Sharf Digital News Director Kerry Washington joined the Variety Studio presented by Audible at the Sundance Film Festival, where she is an executive producer on the documentary “Daughters.” The movie centers on four girls in Washington D.C. as they prepare for a Daddy Daughter Dance with their incarcerated fathers. “People always ask me why I’m drawn to political work,” Washington said about boarding the documentary.
basic instinct told her she was not alone. Sharon Stone says she felt the presence of her deceased friends when she had a life-changing stroke in 2001.The 65-year-old actress, who has been candid over the years about how the stroke affected her career, told Harper’s Bazaar Spain about how the medical scare altered her life. “My stroke left me with an intense sense of peace.
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Margot Robbie‘s Barbie is without a doubt the biggest movie of the 2023. However, it was hardly the first attempt to get a movie inspired by Mattel’s iconic doll into theaters.
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Zack Sharf Digital News Director Sharon Stone has revealed that she once attempted to pitch a “Barbie” movie to a Hollywood studio during the 1990s and was laughed out of the room. What a difference a couple of decades makes, as Greta Gerwig and Margot Robbie’s “Barbie” opened last year and earned a staggering $1.4 billion to become the top-grossing film of 2023 and the biggest earner in Warner Bros.’ studio history.
Pat Saperstein Deputy Editor Netflix is kicking off its Milestone Movies: The Anniversary collection with films that are turning 50 in 1974 — a group that happens to include some of the medium’s all-time classics. The anniversary titles will stream on the platform in the U.S., along with in-person special screenings starting in March at New York’s Paris Theater and L.A.’s Egyptian Theater in Hollywood and Bay Theater in Pacific Palisades.
Perfect magazine in a recent interview. “I’ve never done anything like [‘Poor Things’] before.” “So, like, the sex scenes,” continued Ruffalo. “Am I too old to be doing that kind of stuff? Does anyone want to see that?”In a second Instagram post, the “Spotlight” actor, who appeared nude from the waist up in the cover shoot, mused that Hollywood is currently “in this prudish time for films.” “Sexuality is so deeply connected to the psychology of a character.
Naman Ramachandran Warner Bros.’ “Wonka” continued its reign over the U.K. and Ireland box office with £2.2 million ($2.8 million), according to numbers from Comscore. After six weekends at the box office, the Timothée Chalamet starrer has a sweet total of £56.1 million.
Louis Theroux is set to delve into the lives of Paul Mescal and director Baz Luhrmann in the second series of his hit podcast. The Louis Theroux Podcast, available on Spotify, starts back up on Tuesday January 23 with Mescal, who shot to stardom following his role in Irish miniseries Normal People.