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After Telluride and Venice, the Oscar Best Picture Race Remains Wide Open
Is this what normal looks like? A year after Telluride launched “King Richard,” “Belfast” and “Power of the Dog,” the festival was a quieter affair with fewer stars and more challenging movies. It’s also the year that the Academy reinstated its theatrical requirement for Oscar eligibility — and in 2022, it’s harder than ever to […]
Continue readingAmerican Film Institute sets AFI Awards 2022 date
Honourees-only ceremony recognizes entire creative team in front of and behind camer.The American Film Institute (AFI) has set the AFI Awards 2022 honourees-only ceremony for January 13, 2023, at the Four Seasons Hotel in Los Angeles.The awards celebrates creative teams as a whole and recognises talent in front of and behind the camera. Submissions and […]
Continue readingGolden Trailer Awards: ‘The Batman’ and ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ Among Nominees, Disney Leads for Studios (Exclusive)
Disney and Warner Bros. topped the 22nd annual Golden Trailer Awards nominations, announced on Tuesday.Disney picked up a massive haul of 85 nominations, which includes Walt Disney Motion Pictures, Disney+, National Geographic, Marvel Studios, ABC, Hulu and 20th Century Studios. In addition, it was represented by mentions of “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness,” […]
Continue readingAntoine Fuqua’s Will Smith-Led Emancipation Postponed Until 2023 At Apple TV+
“Emancipation,” the upcoming runaway slave drama directed by Antoine Fuqua and starring Will Smith, has reportedly had its Apple TV+ release delayed in the aftermath of Smith’s onstage assault of comedian and host Chris Rock at this year’s Academy Awards. The film had been eyeing a festival run for the fall of 2022 and was considered […]
Continue readingReinaldo Marcus Green Open to Directing James Bond, but ‘Let’s See If Idris Wants to Do It’
After helming Oscar-winning Serena and Venus Williams’ family biopic “King Richard,” director Reinaldo Marcus Green is ready to take on an IP franchise: James Bond.During an interview with The Hollywood Reporter discussing his HBO series “We Own This City,” Green said he’s “definitely open” to directing a Bond film.“I want to go into that direction,” […]
Continue readingSerena Williams Wants King Richard To Be The Start Of A Williams Family Cinematic Universe
There’s a lot that can be said about Richard Williams and Will Smith’s Academy Award-winning portrayal of the famous father in “King Richard,” but the perspective that should be prioritized is that of the real life Williams family. Smith was an early frontrunner for best actor contention from the moment “King Richard” premiered. The attention given […]
Continue readingSerena Williams Is Hoping for a ‘King Richard’ Sequel Focusing on Her Personal Story
The Williams family’s story obviously doesn’t just stop at “King Richard.” The Warner Bros. Oscar-winning film captures Venus and Serena Williams’ rise to tennis stardom, and Serena Williams already has an idea for a trilogy.“‘King Richard’ had a perfect ending with Venus on the tennis court,” producer Williams told Insider in a cover story, but […]
Continue readingNot So Fast Will Smith, Chris Rock and the Academy: There Are More People Who Deserve Apologies (Column)
Will Smith, Chris Rock and the Academy may feel they can turn the page on this dramatic chapter following the announcement that Smith would be banned from the ceremony for 10 years. But there’s too much reliance on written statements and not enough acknowledgment that multiple apologies are missing from all parties.For Smith, who won […]
Continue readingWill Smith Is Gone, but the Academy Hasn’t Even Begun to Deal with the Sting of His Slap
As every Hollywood publicist knows, controlling the narrative is the secret to success. When presumptive Best Actor winner Will Smith smacked Chris Rock across the face on the Oscars stage everyone lost that control, including Smith. “It was like someone poured concrete in that room,” producer Will Packer said on Good Morning America on Friday, […]
Continue readingWill Smith Has Resigned From The Academy Following The Oscars
According to Variety, Will Smith has said he will resign from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. During the Oscars ceremony on March 27, Smith walked on stage and slapped presenter Chris Rock after he had made a joke about Jada Pinkett-Smith’s shaved head (the actress has alopecia). Smith was reportedly asked to leave the ceremony, but […]
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