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‘Parasite’ Distributor Tom Quinn Explains How the Movie Became an Oscar-Winning Hit
Bong Joon Ho had a lot to celebrate on Sunday night, as “Parasite” made history several times over. The South Korean movie was the first non-English language release to win the Oscar for Best Picture, as well as the Best International Feature Oscar. Bong — who also won awards for Best Director and Best Original…
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It Sure Sounds Like Simon Pegg Announced He’s Back For ‘Mission: Impossible 7’
The Mission: Impossible 7 news machine just won’t quit. Earlier this week, essential Mission: Impossible cast member Simon Pegg may have confirmed the return of his tech-savvy character to the upcoming seventh film despite an official announcement being made. This would be especially huge considering M:I 7’s director and writer, Christopher McQuarrie, has regularly dropped…
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“I Ain’t Popping In Sh*t”: Eddie Murphy Explains Why ‘Beverly Hills Cop’ Series Wasn’t Picked Up
When it comes to entertainment journalism, there’s news, and then there’s new-to-you. With Eddie Murphy doing an awards season victory lap for his work on “Dolemite Is My Name,” people who had neglected to follow the career of Murphy over the past few years are likely to hear some stories that fell off their radar…
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‘Richard Jewell’ Star Paul Walter Hauser Joins Disney’s Live-Action ‘Cruella’
Paul Walter Hauser is in talks to join Emma Stone in Disney’s “Cruella,” a live-action origin story based on the classic “101 Dalmatians” villain Cruella de Vil.“I, Tonya” director Craig Gillespie is helming the film with Marc Platt, Kristin Burr and Andrew Gunn producing. Emma Thompson is also on board to star.De Vil, the villain…
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Paul Walter Hauser to Play Title Character in Clint Eastwood’s ‘Richard Jewell’
“I, Tonya” and “Late Night” star Paul Walter Hauser has signed on to star as the title character alongside Sam Rockwell in Clint Eastwood’s next film, “Richard Jewell,” sources tell Variety.The drama is based on Marie Brenner’s article in Vanity Fair chronicling the story of Jewell, a real-life security guard whose world was turned upside…
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Allison Janney To Play Attorney Susan Estrich In Annapurna’s Movie About The Roger Ailes Fox News Harassment Scandal
Exclusive: Oscar-winner Allison Janney will play trailblazing feminist lawyer Susan Estrich in Annapurna’s untitled Charles Randolph project about the women who took on Fox News kingpin Roger Ailes and the toxic male culture at the network.Author and liberal commentator Estrich, who was the first female President of the Harvard Law Review and the first woman…
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John Lithgow, Hugh Dancy Join Mindy Kaling’s ‘Late Night’
Hugh Dancy and John Lithgow are joining Emma Thompson and Mindy Kaling in Late Night. Also joining the comedy is Veep star Reid Scott and I, Tonya actor Paul Walter Hauser.Late Night centers on a late-night talk show host (Thompson) who is at risk of losing her long-running program right when she hires her first…
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‘I, Tonya’s Mckenna Grace Joins Viola Davis In ‘Troupe Zero’
Exclusive: Rising star Mckenna Grace, who was last seen as the young Tonya Harding in the Oscar-nominated film I, Tonya, has landed a lead role opposite Viola Davis in the Amazon Studios film Troupe Zero. Bert & Bertie are directing the pic from a script by Lucy Alibar. No plot details have been released. Todd…
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2018 BAFTA Awards: Who is hosting and presenting, which nominees will be there?
The February 18 BAFTA Awards will be hosted by Joanna Lumley (“Absolutely Fabulous”) and air on a tape-delayed basis on both BBC One in England and BBC America in the United States. Sixteen of this year’s 20 nominees in the acting categories are schedule to attend Sunday’s ceremony at London’s Royal Albert Hall.All five Best…