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Keith Urban takes over some of Adele's dates at Caesars Palace
Urban was already set to perform at the Las Vegas theater on Memorial Day weekend, after Adele's run was to have wrapped up there, and now Caesars has announced that it's booked dates prior to those, too, for the country superstar, reports variety.com.
Jason Bateman: Combining acting, directing is more efficient
The 53-year-old star, who plays the part of Martin 'Marty' Byrde on 'Ozark', said: "It's more efficient for me to be playing a character in something, because that's one less person I need to direct. "I don't have to have any sort of creative negotiation with that actor. Especially when I'm the lead character, I can just adjust my own performance to motivate a different performance out of the other actor." "I can get them to speed up or slow down or trick them by being more emotional."
'The French Dispatch', 'Licorice Pizza', 'West Side Story' lead Art Directors Guild nominations
The 26th annual Art Directors Guild Awards, which is scheduled to be held on March 5 at the Intercontinental Hotel in Downtown Los Angeles, has announced its nominations. The nominations have been broadly classified into two umbrella categories of film and TV productions, reports variety.com. While films like 'The French Dispatch', 'Licorice Pizza', 'West Side Story' and 'The Tragedy of Macbeth' have been nominated in the period feature film category
Taylor Swift slams Damon Albarn over claim she doesn't write her own songs
Singer Taylor Swift issued a response on Twitter to Damon Albarn, the "Blur" frontman and "Gorillaz" co-creator who claimed in a recent interview that Swift does not write her own music. Swift, who is officially credited with writing or co-writing all of her music, called Albarn's accusation "completely false and so damaging", reports variety.com. "I was such a big fan of yours until I saw this," Swift posted on Twitter.
'Harry Potter' star Jason Isaacs wavers on J.K. Rowling controversy
In the past, Rowling has publicly stated that "sex is real and has lived consequences", reports deadline.com. Her statements caused great division in the Harry Potter community, and resulted in cast members such as Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson and Rupert Grint issue statements amid the backlash. Isaacs believes he should only take a stance only after a frank, open exchange with Rowling.
'Spider-Man: No Way Home' becomes sixth-highest grossing movie ever
According to variety.com, it passed 'Jurassic World' ($1.67 billion) and 'The Lion King' ($1.66 billion) to secure the spot. Despite concerns about Covid-19, specifically its more transmissible Omicron variant, 'Spider-Man: No Way Home' has stayed a box office force across the globe. Other top-earning territories include Mexico with $73.4 million, South Korea with $60.6 million and France with $59.9 million.
Kanye West's documentary directors refuse to 'sugarcoat'
Stopping by Indiewire's Studio for an interview during the 2022 Sundance Studio on Friday, January 21, "jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy" co-directors Clarence 'Coodie' Simmons and Chike Ozah chose to stay "true to the story" instead of pleasing the rapper, reports aceshowbiz.com. "We have to be true to the story. We can't sugarcoat nothing. Everybody is going to have their own opinion," Coodie said.
Bradley Cooper: How I make a living has been changed by streaming
Cooper is grateful to streaming services like Netflix for taking a chance on movies, which he thinks would previously not have been made, such as his upcoming Leonard Bernstein biopic 'Maestro' co-starring Jeremy Strong and Carey Mulligan, reports femalefirst.co.uk.
'The Hunt for Red October' producer Mace Neufeld passes away at 93
Neufeld, whose first film was the ground-breaking horror movie 'The Omen' (1976), was survived by his wife, Diane Conn, and two sons and a daughter, as well as nine grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Born in New York City, Neufeld started his career as a songwriter. Eventually, he progressed as a talent agent, managing comedy and music talents, including Don Knotts, Don Adams, Randy Newman and Neil Diamond.
Depp to play Louis XV in French actress-director's upcoming film
Filming for the movie, whose title and exact plot are being kept under wraps, will take place for three months on location across Parisian landmarks, mainly at the Versailles Palace. Maiwenn will star as Jeanne du Barry, a countess who was Louis XV's last mistress. Louis XV, who was nicknamed 'the beloved' and reigned for 59 years, the longest in the history of France after that of Louis XIV.
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