The Gentlemen features Ray Winstone as a barbeque-devouring drug lord, and the Guy Ritchie series has put in a meaty display with British audiences.
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Ray Winstone says he nearly quit the 2021 MCU movie “Black Widow” — and likened its “soul-destroying” endless reshoots to being “kicked in the balls.”Winstone, 67, who played villainous Russian general Dreykov in the movie — opposite Scarlett Johansson as Black Widow — made his damning comments about working in the Marvel Comics Universe to UK’s Radio Times.“It was fine until you have to do the reshoots,” he said in this week’s issue of Radio Times, according to Daily Mail. “Then you find out that a few producers have come down, and your performance is too much, it’s too strong.”“That’s the way Marvel works,” he added.
“It can be soul-destroying because you feel like you’re doing great work.”Winstone went on to say that he came thisclose to quitting the “Black Widow” movie altogether.“I actually said, ‘You ought to recast it’ — because that was it for me,” he told the Radio Times. “And you end up doing it again because you’re contracted to do it.
Otherwise you end up in court.”He added: “It’s like being kicked in the balls.”The Cate Shortland-directed film was delayed three times due to the pandemic, but the movie did boffo business at the box office when it was released in the US in July 2021 — grossing $80.4 million in its opening weekend. It also had the distinction of being the biggest movie opening since the pandemic began in March 2020.It ended up earning nearly $380 million worldwide on a budget of $289 million.The “Black Widow” cast also included Florence Pugh, “Stranger Things” star David Harbour, O-T Fagbenle, Rachel Weisz and the late William Hurt (who died in March 2022 at the age of 71).The MCU has been criticized of late by acclaimed filmmakers including Martin Scorsese — who said Marvel moves are “not
.The Gentlemen features Ray Winstone as a barbeque-devouring drug lord, and the Guy Ritchie series has put in a meaty display with British audiences.
Bill Murray and Ernie Hudson have teamed up to perform the original Ghostbusters theme on Jimmy Fallon – watch their cover below.In celebration of sequel Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire and its world premiere on Thursday (March 14), the trio joined Jimmy Fallon to perform the franchise’s theme tune. They were accompanied by The Roots, who played the theme on various classroom instruments.Parker Jr.
Sir Lenny Henry has announced the sad reason why he's quitting Comic Relief as he hosts his last-ever show.The actor and comedian, 65, has become the face of the charity after co-founding it with Love Actually director, Richard Curtis back in 1985.The TV star revealed that he would be stepping down from presenting the show after 39 years during an appearance on BBC Breakfast earlier this year. His last time hosting Comic Relief will be tonight (Friday, 15 March) as he hands it over "to the new generation." Sharing the news he said: "I'm not going to be hosting anymore Comic Reliefs after this but I will make special appearances.
Kelly Osbourne have revealed who they think should play their parents in a biopic about the couple.Speaking on a recent episode of The Osbournes Podcast, the two siblings spoke about the possible project, which was announced to be in development back in 2020, and officially confirmed in 2021.Bringing up the conversation about their movie, Jack asked the question: “Who do you want to play you guys”?, prompting Kelly to say: “I know who I want to play mum — Florence Pugh. I think Florence Pugh would do a fantastic [job].”Pugh, 28, recently starred in the critically acclaimed Dune: Part Two, as well as Oscar Best Picture winner Oppenheimer.Sharon, who has been a contestant on the latest season of Celebrity Big Brother, added: “I think Florence Pugh or the little girl from Game of Thrones,” referring to Maisie Williams.Jack then chimed in with: “You know who I want to play dad? Bill Hader.”He continued: “Everyone thinks I’m fucking crazy until I show a side-by-side picture, and then that guy’s ability to morph.”Jack then showed his father a photograph of the American comedy actor, to which Ozzy responded: “Fuck off!” His wife disagreed, repeatedly agreeing with Jack and saying: “I think he could nail it.”No recent updates to the biopic’s development have been made, however according to the podcast it is set to explore the famous couple’s relationship from 1979 to 1999, covering the rise of Ozzy’s career as the lead vocalist of Black Sabbath.Ozzy made a witty remark on the podcast about the stagnant project saying: “By the time we finish this film I’ll be dead.”Kelly added that she is “staying out of” the movie.
Lise Pedersen Berlin-based Rise and Shine World Sales has picked up the rights for “E.1027 – Eileen Gray and the House by the Sea,” which is vying for the top Dox:Award at Copenhagen’s CPH:DOX, one of Europe’s leading documentary festivals. Variety is debuting the trailer and poster, below.
Guy Ritchie fans have spent their weekend binge-watching the latest gritty gangster drama from the celebrated director. The Gentlemen is a spin-off of the 2019 film of the same title, following a new set of unassuming characters.
win at the 2024 Oscars prevented “Killers of the Flower Moon” star Lily Gladstone from making history as the first Native American woman to win in the category.Stone, 35, tearfully accepted the award for “Poor Things,” although she, too, appeared stunned by her win. She also suffered a wardrobe malfunction onstage, telling the audience that her Louis Vuitton gown had ripped. This is Stone’s second win in the category after taking home a golden statue for “La La Land” in 2017.
Millie Bobby Brown is addressing criticism she’s been receiving for her accent.
The Gentlemen, a brand new Netflix series from Guy Ritchie inspired by his 2019 movie of the same name, has arrived on the streaming platform, but what songs are on the show’s soundtrack?All eight episodes of the series were released yesterday (March 7) to the streaming giant’s platform. The spin-off series stars Theo James as Eddie Halstead, who has inherited an estate of 15,000 acres and the title of Duke of Halstead from his deceased father.
Alex Ritman Many of cinema’s hard men are notorious softies in real life. Ray Winstone may well be one of those, even if he admits to not looking particularly approachable.
Ray Winstone has revealed that he was once arrested after getting involved in a fight with a man on a motorbike.In an interview with Metro, the actor, who is currently appearing in new Netflix series, The Gentleman, revealed that the incident happened when he bumped into one of his acting heroes – Hollywood legend James Cagney.“My mate was driving him and I saw him get out of the car. James Cagney is one of my heroes – and I just didn’t know what to say,”’ he continued, explaining that he was starstruck.He continued: “He walked into [a building] and my mate said he’d be back later on and told me to get back here.
Guy Ritchie’s The Gentlemen has received a TV sequel series on Netflix.The spin-off series stars Theo James as Eddie Halstead, who has inherited an estate of 15,000 acres and the title of Duke of Halstead from his deceased father. He soon discovers the land, however, is part of Mickey Pearson’s cannabis empire.Pearson was played by Matthew McConaughey in Guy Ritchie’s original 2020 film, alongside Charlie Hunnam, Henry Golding, Jeremy Strong and Michelle Dockery.This sequel series, meanwhile, stars predominantly British acting heavyweights including Kaya Scodelario, Daniel Ings, Joely Richardson, Peter Serafinowicz, Ray Winstone and Vinnie Jones.Netflix has not announced whether The Gentlemen will return for a second season.
We’re just days away from the premiere of Guy Ritchie‘s new television series The Gentlemen and the stars stepped out for a UK red carpet premiere.
RIIZE’s Wonbin has revealed that he nearly quit after his first day as a trainee at SM Entertainment after meeting his then-future bandmates, Sungchan and Eunseok.The rookie boyband uploaded a vlog yesterday (February 29) that captured the band’s time in Paris, France. In one segment, Wonbin and Sohee were chatting about their first impressions of each other and of the other RIIZE members, which led the former to reveal why he had almost given up on becoming an idol.Wonbin recalled feeling dejected after seeing his then-fellow trainees on his first day training under SM Entertainment. “I remember it clearly.
Ray Winstone spoke candidly about his Marvel experience.
EXCLUSIVE: Felix Solis (Ozark) and Owen Teague (Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes) have been tapped for supporting roles in The Friend, the New York dramedy starring Naomi Watts and Bill Murray, which adapts Sigrid Nunez’s New York Times bestseller.
Kate Winslet claims that she gets stopped more often for her 2006 rom-com “The Holiday” rather than the 1997 drama that made her famous, “Titanic.”“People come up to me in the streets more about ‘The Holiday’ and the episode of ‘Extras’ that I did than ‘Titanic,’” she said during “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” on Wednesday.The British actress appeared on an episode of the sitcom “Extras” in 2005, where she played a fictionalized version of herself. Years earlier, she starred as Rose DeWitt Bukater in the James Cameron-directed drama, alongside a young Leonardo DiCaprio as Jack Dawson.After becoming a household name, Winslet went on to major success — and joined “The Holiday” in 2006.
Actor Ray Winstone has two Netflix projects on the way: Guy Ritchie’s crime comedy series, “The Gentlemen” (read our review), and “Damsel” opposite Millie Bobbie Brown. But of course, as is custom these days, the actor was asked about his appearance in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
Ray Winstone has described filming Marvel‘s Black Widow as a “soul-destroying” experience.In a new interview with with Radio Times magazine, the actor, who played villain Dreykov in the Scarlett Johansson-led 2021 action-thriller, admitted that filming the Marvel movie “was fine until you have to do the reshoots.”“Then you find out that a few producers have come down, and your performance is too much, it’s too strong… That’s the way Marvel works,” Winstone said. “It can be soul-destroying because you feel like you’re doing great work.”The Sexy Beast actor said that he wanted to give up on the project altogether, but realised couldn’t as he was contractually obliged to complete it.“I actually said, ‘You ought to recast it because that was it for me.’ And you end up doing it again because you’re contracted to do it,” he explained.
Ray Winstone appeared in Marvel’s Black Widow, which came out in 2021 and which starred Scarlett Johansson as the titular character.