Facing the future. After receiving major backlash for slapping Chris Rock at the 2022 Oscars, Will Smith is worried about what will happen to his career from here.
17.03.2022 - 21:33 / variety.com
Stuart Miller In some years, the most action-packed, stunt-filled films are also ambitious enough to find their way into Oscar’s best picture category. But for every “1917” and “Mad Max: Fury Road” there are 10 “Fast and Furious” and “Taken” films — where the action is center piece.Yet movies driven more by character and story than by fisticuffs and explosions still feature stunts, and they often come at crucial moments.
While they may not require a Bond escape or a Bourne fight, they need to be dynamic and exciting while serving the context of the larger story.This year’s best picture nominees included “Belfast” (riots and explosions), “Nightmare Alley” (brutal beatdowns and a vicious hit and run), “Power of the Dog” (men on horseback), “West Side Story” (dancing, sure, but still fighting), “King Richard” (tennis, sure, but still a battle) and “Dune,” which with its futuristic sword play and scenes of war, is the one film on a blockbuster budget. Jamie Jones, stunt coordinator for “Nightmare Alley,” says the combination of an emphasis on theme and story and the fact that these films have fewer action scenes than a comic book-based movie means that each of those moments carries greater weight and must convey more about the emotional arc of the characters.For most of “Nightmare Alley,” people wield power with words and wealth, so when Stan (Bradley Cooper) bludgeons Grindle (Richard Jenkins) and then slams his car — not once, but twice — into Anderson (Holt McCallany) near the film’s end, his actions must convey his mounting desperation and inherent ruthlessness to a stunned Molly (Rooney Mara) and to the audience.James O’Donnell, the stunt coordinator for “Belfast,” agrees with the idea that the stunts can’t just be
.Facing the future. After receiving major backlash for slapping Chris Rock at the 2022 Oscars, Will Smith is worried about what will happen to his career from here.
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Daniel Radcliffe has never been more relatable. The Harry Potter star, 32, appeared on Good Morning Britan March 31 to promote his new movie The Lost City and was asked about the 2022 Oscar slap. Instead of revealing if he sides more with Will Smith, 53, or with Chris Rock, 57, Daniel made it clear that he’s over the whole thing.
Chris Rock finally opened up about the slapping incident with Will Smith that took place on-stage at the Academy Awards at his comedy show in Boston on Wednesday March 30. Chris admitted he’s “still processing” the shocking incident as he performed at the Wilbur Theater. “What’s up, Boston?” he reportedly asked the crowd, before adding: “How was your weekend?!” As the comedy show attendees apparently started getting rowdy and screaming things like, “Sue him Chris, sue him,” he spoke out.
Rapper August Alsina is advocating for “peace” in the wake of Will Smith slapping Chris Rock at the 2022 Academy Awards. For those that forget, August, 29, had an imfafous “entanglement” with Jada Pinkett Smith years ago that all parties involved later confirmed was true. So after the shocking Oscars incident, where Will, 53, defended Jada, 50, by smacking Chris, 57, in the face over a joke about her bald head, August appeared to weigh in on the drama with a cryptic message he shared to Instagram.
With Serena Williams, Tiffany Haddish and more celebrities reacting to Will Smith shockingly slapping Chris Rock at the 2022 Oscars, the Academy has now also issued a statement.
The Los Angeles Police Department says that Chris Rock has declined to file a police report against Will Smith after the “King Richard” actor slapped him on the Oscars stage. While the LAPD left out the names of both Smith and Rock in their statement, they add that if Rock wishes to file a police report at a later date, the department will be available. “LAPD investigative entities are aware of an incident between two individuals during the Academy Awards program.
Billie Eilish is an Oscar winner!
#Oscars stage.https://t.co/1H1Y9jC9bl#oscars pic.twitter.com/IlpBjx8lgDHe continued: “I’m being called on in my life to love people and to protect people and to be a rigor to my people. I know to do what we do, you got to be able to take abuse, you have to be able to have people talk crazy about you. You got to be able to have people disrespecting people, and you gotta smile and pretend like that’s OK,” Smith said.
has won the Oscar for Best Actor at the 2022 Academy Awards moments after he punched Chris Rock in a dramatic on-stage scene.He scored the award for his career-making turn in “King Richard.”“Richard Williams was a fierce defender of his family,” he said, moments after the wild scene.“In this time in my life, in this moment, I am overwhelmed by what God is calling on me to do and be in this world. Making this film, I got to protect Aunjanue Ellis, who was one of the most strongest, most delicate people I ever met. I got to protect Saniyya (Sidney) and Demi (Singleton), the two actresses that played Venus and Serena.
As viewers were still processing an incident in which Will Smith walked onstage at the Oscars and slapped Chris Rock for making a joke about wife Jada Pinkett Smith, the King Richard star was announced as the night’s Best Actor winner.
Billie Eilish and Finneas O’Connell won the Best Song Oscar for “No Time to Die,” the brother-sister duo’s power ballad from James Bond film No Time to Die.
It was a moment that many expected to play differently – Will Smith finally taking home his Best Actor trophy 20 years after his first Academy Award nomination. It was supposed to be a triumph for an actor, whose career warranted such praise – but instead, it was a uncomfortable moment that followed an unprecedented act of physical violence at the Oscars.
West Side Story star proves that short, dark nails are never a bad idea. Deep dark emerald not only matches McEntire's gown perfectly, but it's the perfect alternative to black. The Euphoria star accessorized her with a cool chrome mani. We can always count on Meg to hit it out of the park when it comes to her nails, and this maaaaajor slanted stiletto set is no different. H.E.R.
The show will go on. And this time, it’s the real thing. After a dramatically scaled-down and virus-safe ceremony last year, the Academy Awards will be presented in a largely prepandemic format this Sunday.That means stars.That means style.