Hollywood
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Apr- 2023 -26 April
Keanu Reeves kept spinal injury secret so he didn’t lose ‘The Matrix’
Hollywood star Keanu Reeves didn’t tell anyone about his spinal injury so he could star in ‘The Matrix’. The 58-year-old actor agreed to play Thomas Anderson/Neo in the 1999 sci-fi action film and recalled how he had to keep the problem secret through four months of training so he didn’t lose the part, reports aceshowbiz.com. “I met with the Wachowskis and I loved the script, and they showed me pre-vis for bullet time which was extraordinary, and one of the things they talked about in the meeting was training in Hong Kong-style martial arts and asked if I was okay with that, and that it was over four months and I was like, ‘Yeah, that sounds okay, ” Keanu said on The Art of Action podcast. “The only problem – I was dealing with a neck issue which was getting worse, I’d spent a couple of years fighting it off, I was…
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26 April
Streaming giant Netflix to invest $2.5 bn in South Korea for original content
Riding on the success of “Squid Game” and “The Glory”, streaming giant Netflix said it will invest $2.5 billion in South Korea over the next four years to produce Korean TV series, movies and scripted shows. The US streaming service announced the plan following a meeting between South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos after Yoon arrived in Washington for a state visit. “We were able to make this decision because of our great confidence in the Korean content industry, and we’ll continue to make great stories,” Sarandos said following the meeting at Blair House. “I have no doubt that our investment will strengthen our long-term partnership with Korea and Korea’s creative ecosystem,” he said, reports Yonhap news agency. Sarandos said the sum is twice the amount Netflix has invested in South Korea since it started there in 2016. Citing Korean hits, such as “Squid Game,” “The Glory”,…
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25 April
Singer R Kelly moved to North Carolina prison from Chicago
Singer R Kelly was moved from a correctional centre in Chicago to a medium-security prison in North Carolina last week, according to federal officials. Robert Sylvester Kelly was transferred from the Metropolitan Correctional Centre Chicago to the federal correctional institution in Butner, North Carolina, on April 19, Federal Bureau of Prisons spokesperson Benjamin O’Cone said on Monday. The bureau does not disclose the reasons for inmate transfers due to privacy, safety and security reasons, he said. In February, a federal judge in Chicago sentenced the 56-year-old Grammy Award-winning R&B singer to 20 years in prison for child pornography and enticement of minors for sex. He will serve all but one of those simultaneously with a separate 30-year sentence on racketeering and sex trafficking convictions in New York. Kelly, who has vehemently denied the allegations, rose from poverty in Chicago to become one of the world’s biggest R&B stars. Known for…
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25 April
Russell Crowe says the studio behind ‘L.A. Confidential’ stopped paying for his hotel and rental car to get him to quit: ‘They wanted Sean Penn or Robert De Niro
Russell Crowe has said that efforts were made to get him to drop out of “L.A. Confidential” (1997). “The studio didn’t want me to be in that role,” he told Vanity Fair, seemingly referring to Warner Bros. Russell Crowe has said that the studio behind “L.A. Confidential” stopped paying for his hotel and rental car to get him to drop out of the movie. In the 1997 movie, which was released by Warner Bros., the “Pope’s Exorcist” actor portrayed Wendell “Bud” White, a violent LAPD officer out for revenge against corrupt officers in the force. “A few days into the rehearsals, the studio stopped paying the bill at the hotel and they stopped paying for my rental car,” Crowe said in a video interview for Vanity Fair released on Saturday. “The studio didn’t want me to be in that role. They wanted, I think, Sean Penn and Robert De Niro in the film, or something.”…
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24 April
Lauren Jauregui calls Elon Musk a ‘clown’ amid Twitter row
Lauren Jauregui labelled Elon Musk a “clown” after her blue tick was reinstated by Twitter. The 26-year-old singer blasted the billionaire businessman – who bought Twitter for $44 billion last year – after her blue-tick status was restored by the platform. Lauren – who shot to fame as part of Fifth Harmony – wrote on the micro-blogging site: “Wait a minute now [laughing emoji] y’all do you really think I paid for this??? [laughing emoji] thank you for my blue check back but I guarantee I didn’t pay, unless Elon took up my tab too [laughing emoji] (sic)” Elon previously announced plans to introduce a subscription service for blue ticks. But Lauren insists she hasn’t subscribed to Twitter Blue. She wrote: “[laughing emoji] like?! How are you lying to these people like this?!? That has to be fraud somehow right? You think I’d pull out my wallet after talking all…
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24 April
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3 leaves critics in tears ‘Emotional and heartbreaking finale’
It’s been almost a decade since Guardians of the Galaxy‘s gamble paid off. The cosmic MCU adventure with little-known Marvel characters was a critical and box office hit and by the sounds of it, the third and final chapter to James Gunn’s trilogy will be even better. Some lucky critics were able to see an early screening in Disneyland Paris around a European press event with Chris Pratt and his co-stars this week. Here are some of the first reactions, which are all glowing. Digital SpyGuardians of the Galaxy Vol 3 is a brilliant end to a brilliant trilogy. It’s very funny, emotional and everybody gets their stand-out moment. Will Poulter’s Warlock is a terrific addition, yet the focus is rightly on telling a satisfying end for the Guardians. Gonna miss them. Absolute RadioAfter seeing it twice I can safely say Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3 completes the perfect MCU…
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23 April
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23 April
Justin Theroux’s appearance in the wrap-up party with Lady Gaga sparks rumours about his role in Joker 2
Joker, which is directed by Todd Philips, revolves around a radically unusual interpretation of the material in a cinematic setting where comic book adaptations are by far the most popular genre. Because of this, it was far from certain that The Joker would follow the path of previous successful comic book movies and establish a franchise, yet Joker 2 is coming. Which might come as a bumper surprise to see Lady Gaga and Joaquin Phoenix in the upcoming film keeping less of hope forJustin Theroux to make another appearance. Justin Theroux’s appearance with the cast indicates that he might be expected to be in Joker 2. Justin Theroux, who made his appearance in the first installment of The Joker, where he portrayed actor Ethan Chase, who is seen on television in one moment being interviewed by Murray Franklin, played by Robert De Niro, After Theroux shared an Instagram photo of himself with Lady Gaga and the…
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23 April
JK Rowling has scathing response to planned boycott of Harry Potter TV series
JK Rowling has given a sarcasm-laden response to the planned boycott of the upcoming Harry Potter TV series. The author’s characters are being given new life more than a decade since the acclaimed film franchise came to an end, it was revealed this month. HBO Max confirmed in April they had ordered the first-ever TV adaption of the Harry Potter book series, which they said would be a ‘faithful adaption.’ And while some fans went wild for the news, others were less than happy, particularly amid reports the author, 57, would be brought on as executive producer of the series. As the news broke, some fans declared they would distance themselves from the new project due to Rowling’s views and past comments on transgender people and women’s rights. Similar calls for a boycott were made ahead of the release of the Harry Potter video game, Hogwarts Legacy, however the game went on to sell far more copies than initially predicted.…
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22 April