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Willem Dafoe asked Emma Stone to slap him 20 times off-camera in an effort to make a scene in their upcoming movie be more authentic. In a new profile with The New York Times, the two share a scene in Yorgos Lanthimos’ anthology film And in which Stone’s character slaps Dafoe across the face. Although the slap was set […]
The awards season comes fully into focus this morning with the unveiling of the 2023 Oscar nominations. As the Academy revealed earlier this month, 301 feature films were eligible for recognition this year. For eligibility to apply, a feature film must have opened in what’s defined as a “commercial motion picture theater” in at least […]
The Michael Jackson biopic has found its director. According to an exclusive Deadline report, Lionsgate has tapped Antoine Fuqua to direct the long-awaited project. Titled Michael, the film was written by three-time Oscar nominee John Logan (Gladiator, The Aviator, Hugo), and will be produced by Graham King (Bohemian Rhapsody). Liongate states Michael will give audiences an in-depth look at “the complicated man […]
Scarlett Johansson says the simulated sex scene in 2013’s Her was “bizarre” and “gross,” so much so that her co-star Joaquin Phoenix felt compelled to flee the set. The Oscar-nominated actress shared the story during a recent appearance on the Armchair Expert podcast hosted by Dax Shepard. Phoenix was cast as the lead character Theodore Twombly, a Los Angeles introvert who falls […]
Vince Staples just added two more projects to his filmography. According to Deadline, the Long Beach rapper has landed a starring role in the much-anticipated White Men Can’t Jump movie. Directed by Charles Kidd II—aka Calmatic—the 20th Century Fox reboot will offer a new take on the classic 1992 sports comedy starring Woody Harrelson and Wesley Snipes as Billy Hoyle and Sidney […]
There are certain movies that everyone, even novice filmgoers, will recognize: Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining; David Lean’s Lawrence of Arabia; David Fincher’s Fight Club; Mike Nichols’ The Graduate. Each is lauded by critics, admired by filmmakers, and adored by audiences. And yet none of them made this list. That’s because the criteria for our list […]
Bong Joon Ho’s upcoming film keeps growing in star power. According to an exclusive Deadline report, Academy Award nominees Mark Ruffalo and Toni Collette have joined the project along with The Rise of Skywalker actress Naomi Ackie. It was previously reported that Robert Pattinson had been cast in the film, which will mark Bong’s first feature since 2019’s Oscar-winner Parasite. It’s unclear which roles Pattinson, Ruffalo, […]
Second chances can be life-changing if the lessons learned the first time were worth it. That’s certainly the case for Ben Affleck, 49, and Jennifer Lopez, 52, who announced to her inner circle of fans a subtle, but ‘perfect’ engagement—again. “I’ve had second chances in my career. I’ve had second chances as a human […]
COMPLEX: Why was Converse your partner of choice working on this project? John Boyega: I think it was, for me, the track record. Obviously, you have to do research into who you’re working with, and they have—especially under the All-Star Program—created a platform and environment for creatives to connect, to improve, and have been doing […]
In HBO’s award-winning biopic Introducing Dorothy Dandridge, it was important to recreate the Oscar scene. Dandridge was the first Black woman to be nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress in a Drama for her title role in the Otto Preminger-directed Carmen Jones. The 1954 film, which featured an all-Black cast including Harry […]
