Tag: Joseph Fiennes
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Joseph Fiennes Says Harvey Weinstein Threatened to End His Career: It Was a ‘Shock’
Joseph Fiennes quickly fell out of love with Miramax following 1998 Best Picture winner “Shakespeare in Love.”Fiennes, who allegedly beat out Daniel Day-Lewis to play the titular British playwright, recalled to The Guardian that producer Harvey Weinstein used a shocking “bullying tactic” after the film’s release and subsequent Oscar wins. Fiennes was offered a five-picture…
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Joseph Fiennes Regrets Playing Michael Jackson in Pulled TV Episode: A ‘Wrong Decision’ and ‘Bad Mistake’
Joseph Fiennes wants to take back ever having played the King of Pop — even if the episode never saw the light of day.In a new interview with The Observer, Fiennes expressed regret about the time he played Michael Jackson in a pulled episode of the Sky Arts’ anthology series “Urban Myths” in 2017. A…
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Harvey Weinstein tried to bully me, reveals Joseph Fiennes
The Handmaid’s Tale actor says the disgraced movie mogul threatened to end his Hollywood careerJoseph Fiennes, star of the television series The Handmaid’s Tale and of the 1998 hit movie, Shakespeare in Love, has explained why he turned down the chance to play major roles in a run of Hollywood blockbusters early in his career.It…