EARLIER: Jim Carrey has called it quits on playing president-elect Joe Biden on the ongoing Season 46 of NBC’s “Saturday Night Live.” The comic actor, who played Biden on six episodes of the season so far dating back to October 3, made the announcement via Twitter on Saturday. “Though my term was only meant to be 6 weeks,I was thrilled to be elected as your SNL President…comedy’s highest call of duty,” Carrey tweeted....
“Everyone was brilliant, but Claire was at the helm of it,” actor Alwyn told Deadline. “Seeing the way that she worked out how to work, and what she wanted, how she communicated with the heads of department around her, and how she functioned, was amazing.” “The Stars at Noon” debuts in competition at Cannes later this week, Denis’ first film in the main competition since 1988’s “Chocolat.” Alwyn stars as a mysterious English businessman who meets an American journalist, played by Margaret Qualley, while reporting on the Nicaraguan Revolution in 1984....
“Folks, the people of this nation have spoken. They’ve delivered us a clear victory. A convincing victory. A victory for we the people. We’ve won it with the most votes ever cast on a presidential ticket in the history of the nation: 74 million,” Biden began. “I’m humbled by the trust and confidence you placed in me. I pledge to be a president who seeks not to divide, but unify....
Cuoco, the former “Big Bang Theory” star and now an Emmy contender for “The Flight Attendant,” also produced the show. And as she revealed during a recent Hollywood Reporter roundtable, she was nervous to embark on what would be her first actual onscreen sex scene. But luckily, as the star revealed, she had help from Huisman, who is no stranger to baring it all after three seasons starring often-naked on “Game of Thrones” as Daario Naharis....
The Emmy nominee and “Big Bang Theory” alum revealed in a Glamour cover story that she was hoping to be in the Greece-set whodunnit film, alongside Daniel Craig, Ethan Hawke, Dave Bautista, Edward Norton, Janelle Monáe, Kathryn Hahn, and Leslie Odom Jr. “I was convinced [the part was mine],” Cuoco said. “I was so convinced that my bags were packed for Greece. And then I didn’t get it. I was so devastated....
In a new interview with Piers Morgan, West complained that Tarantino’s “Django Unchained” was based on an idea that the Oscar winner stole from West. He claims that after collaborating with Jamie Foxx on the 2005 song “Gold Digger,” which featured Foxx’s vocals and sampled Ray Charles’ “I Got a Woman.” West said he pitched Foxx and Tarantino the idea for a slavery-themed music video for the song. West alleges that some of his ideas for that video were eventually used in Tarantino’s “Django Unchained....
Rowling’s statement ignited backlash, including from “Harry Potter” actor Daniel Radcliffe. The star of Rowling’s movie franchise wrote in a letter, “Transgender women are women. Any statement to the contrary erases the identity and dignity of transgender people and goes against all advice given by professional health care associations who have far more expertise on this subject matter than either Jo or I.” The backlash (and other Rowling statements like a blog post that listed “five reasons for being worried about the new trans activism”) resulted in Rowling returning her Robert F....
Kevin Smith’s animated Netflix series “Masters of the Universe: Revelation” is the latest bit of franchise IP to become the victim of toxic fandom. Similar to Rian Johnson’s “Star Wars: The Last Jedi,” Smith’s direct sequel series to “He-Man and the Masters of the Universe” (1983-85) is being review bombed on Rotten Tomatoes and IMDb and trolled on social media for taking the franchise in directions fans don’t agree (via Variety)....
Earlier: Laika has begun production on its sixth stop-motion feature, “Wildwood,” the studio’s first fantasy adventure set in the natural beauty of hometown Portland, Oregon. Laika President & CEO Travis Knight (“Bumblebee,” “Kubo and the Two Strings”) directs, and legendary cinematographer Caleb Deschanel (“The Right Stuff”) makes his first foray into stop-motion. The six-time Oscar nominee brings his naturalistic style to handcrafted animation after lensing the virtual world of Jon Favreau’s “The Lion King....
The official synopsis for “Lamb” from A24 reads: “A childless couple (Rapace and Hilmir Snaer Gudnason) in rural Iceland make an alarming discovery one day in their sheep barn. They soon face the consequences of defying the will of nature, in this dark and atmospheric folktale, the striking debut feature from director Valdimar Jóhannsson.” In his B review out of Cannes, IndieWire chief critic Eric Kohn called the movie “derivative in parts but impressive once its big twist comes together,” adding, “First-time writer-director Valdimar Jóhannsson has been schooled in the eloquent atmospheric horror of ‘The Witch’ and ‘Hereditary’ to such a precise degree that ‘Lamb’ may as well exist as a spin-off....
In a new interview with Harpar’s Bazaar, Lynch’s role as the new 007 in “No Time to Die” is confirmed. The actress shared with the publication how she overcame the toxic backlash to her Bond role: “For a week, she deleted her social-media apps, meditated, and saw no one but family, while comforting herself with the knowledge that the aggressive comments were ultimately not personal.” “I am one Black woman — if it were another Black woman cast in the role, it would have been the same conversation, she would have got the same attacks, the same abuse,” Lynch said....
“I had a white line producer, a white AD, they also read [reviews that said my last film] ‘Shadowboxer’ was the worst film ever made, and they had zero respect for me, my vision, or what it was,” Daniels said. “They were New Yorkers that looked at this as a job. I kept coming home like, this doesn’t feel right, she doesn’t look right, the set looks weird. I felt like I was giving birth to an alien, literally, so I did something that I now don’t even know whether I’d have the courage to do, but I fired everybody....
Leslie Grace took to her Instagram Wednesday night to share her thoughts on the DC film being shelved by Warner Bros. Discovery without hope of being released in any format. “Batgirl” was expected to be a direct-to-HBO Max movie and hit the service late this year or in early 2023. Grace would have been the first Latina lead in a film based on a DC Comics character. “Querida familia!” Grace wrote....
“I would consider it,” Schreiber said. The actor made it clear that any decisions about bringing back “Ray Donovan” are above his pay grade, but made it clear that the Showtime brass has a lot of passion for the show. “It was always [Showtime CEO] David Nevins’ baby,” he said. “I know he loves this character and this story, and I wouldn’t be surprised if we hear more from David....
“In many ways, I’m at my happiest and most fulfilled doing more intimate projects like ‘Saint Maud,’” Clark said in a recent interview with NME. “I feel like I’ve got my fix of the massive stuff by doing ‘Lord of the Rings.’ The amount of [people working] on this show is continually mind-blowing. One guy’s job consists just of seeing how dust reacts to footsteps and breath! That would never have even crossed my mind before....
Stephen Colbert introduced the trailer at 2022 Comic Con which showcased Balrog, the infamous villain from the Tolkien novels. The series, which hails from showrunners JD Payne and Patrick McKay, stars Peter Mullan, Benjamin Walker, and Cynthia Addai-Robinson alongside a large ensemble cast that fills out the Middle Earth. Rather than directly adapt Tolkien’s novels and the two trilogies of films they inspired, the series aims to expand the “Lord of the Rings” mythology by fleshing out Tolkien’s appendices and footnotes....
Kidman’s casting as Lucille Ball was announced January 11 and was met with a mixed response from fans of the iconic “I Love Lucy” actress. Debra Messing, who garnered acclaim for channeling Ball in a 2020 “I Love Lucy” tribute episode of “Will & Grace,” posted on social media that she was interested in the Sorkin film, which prompted fans to call for Messing’s casting over Kidman’s. Lucie Arnaz posted a video on Facebook in reaction to the casting, saying fans “won’t be disappointed” by Kidman in the role....
“Black Panther 2” is slated to premiere in November 2022, over two years after Boseman died of pancreatic cancer in August 2020. Boseman’s historic role as T’Challa was reportedly not going to be recast, leaving writer-director Ryan Coogler ti rework the original script for the sequel. Yet co-star Lupita Nyong’o revealed “Wakanda Forever” is honoring the late Black Panther himself. “It’ll be interesting to bring out another one of those films without Chadwick Boseman,” Nyong’o said during Saks’ digital-first Spring 2022 campaign, as reported by PEOPLE....
“She’s an incredible actor,” Baron Cohen said during a recent video interview promoting “Borat 2.” “We interviewed 600 young women from all around the world and she’s hilarious. She is one of the most courageous actors in history. If she doesn’t get nominated for an Oscar then that’s a travesty.” Baron Cohen continued, “She’s hilarious and has the capacity to deliver a scene and make you cry. That’s what finally got her the part....
When pressed again by Wallace to condemn white supremacists, Trump responded, “What do you want to call them? Give me a name. Give me a name? Proud Boys, stand back, standby.” The Proud Boys are a mens-only neo-fascist organization with ties to numerous violent acts in Portland. Trump’s comments emboldened members of the white supremacist group, who took to social media in the hours after the debate (via The Wrap) to thank Trump for not condemning them....
