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Christian Bale: 'Tons of people laughed at me over the idea of playing serious Batman'
According to 'Variety', starting with 'Batman Begins' and most notably in 'The Dark Knight', Bale and Nolan grounded the character in a level of realism the comic book movie genre had never seen. Bale's serious approach was the opposite of the campier take on Batman as seen in Joel Schumacher's 'Batman Forever' and 'Batman & Robin'.
James Caan, hot-headed Sonny of 'The Godfather', passes away at 82
Best remembered for playing Sonny Corleone, the hotheaded, loose-fisted son of the Don, played by Marlon Brando, but with a very busy post-Sonny filmography, Caan was 82 when he breathed his last.
Reese Witherspoon, Will Ferrell to star in untitled wedding comedy film
Amazon has landed rights to the untitled movie, from writer-director Nick Stoller, in which Witherspoon and Ferrell will star and produce under their respective banners, reports 'Variety'.
David O. Russell's 'Amsterdam' stars array of Hollywood's who's who
Chris and Bale find themselves in a sticky situation in the manic first look at director David O. Russell's star-studded thriller, reports 'Variety'.
Carlos Santana passes out on stage during live performance in Michigan
According to a statement from his representative, accessed by Variety, Santana "was overtaken by heat exhaustion and dehydration", and was taken to the emergency department at McLaren Clarkston hospital for observation.
'Big Brother 24' adds Vegas performer, chef, hypnotherapist, personal stylist as contestants
According to 'Variety', this season's cast, who will face multiple new twists beginning on premiere night, includes a Las Vegas performer, a chef, a hypnotherapist, a personal stylist, and many others. Television network CBS provided a last-minute update on the cast, adding Joseph Abdin to replace a previous contestant. This season's house will feature 94 HD cameras and 113 microphones.
Hilary Swank, Jack Reynor, Olivia Cooke to lead opioid thriller 'Mother's Milk'
The film, which recently wrapped production in New York, is directed by Miles Joris-Peyrafitte, who co-wrote the script with Madison Harrison, reports 'Variety'. Prior credits from the director include Sundance Special Jury Prize winner 'As You Are', and the Margot Robbie-starring 'Dreamland'.
Woody Allen plans to shoot his last movie in France
The New York-based director told the French newspaper aLe Journal du Dimanche' that he was aiming to relocate to Paris in September to lens his next project which he said will be a French-language movie with a local cast. According to Variety', while Allen said he was able to find the financing in the US but didn't give any further detail, a source close to the project said the financing was not yet in place.
Actress Margot Robbie celebrates birthday with Barbie cake
The Australian actress is currently playing the children's character in a new live action movie opposite Ryan Gosling as Ken and she rang in her big day on set with a very special pink cake emblazoned with the words 'Happy Birthday Barbie Margot', reports femalefirst.co.uk. Robbie was also pictured carrying a big box of doughnuts on set along with a white party hat, while her husband Tom Ackerley was also seen on set helping the actress celebrate her special day.
Kanye West says he charges much more than $1mn for a performance
Kanye responded to RapThoughtsDaily's Instagram post about several artists' performance fee. Catching wind of the post, the Atlanta native contacted the Instagram account and asked to correct it as he claimed that he actually charges much more than $1 million, reports aceshowbiz.com. "Please change this," Kanye wrote to the account, adding, "my performance fee is $8 million."
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