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‘Those Friends people make $100m a year! I’m getting six-cent cheques! It’s not OK!’: Billy Porter on race, recognition and the Middle East…

Billy Porter is known for going big. The 54-year-old actor and singer routinely stole scenes as the drag ball emcee Pray Tell in FX’s drama Pose, a role that won him an Emmy. In Amazon’s 2021 update of Cinderella, he turned the fairy godmother into a fabulous, tough-talking fairy “godmuvva”, as he puts it. But his latest role, in the Bill Oliver-directed relationship drama Our Son, takes a different tack: as Gabriel, a relatively meek stay-at-home dad divorcing his husband, Nicky, (Luke Evans), Porter is required to play…

Fat tech pay cheques shed up to 40% as slowdown bites

New Delhi: Salary offers for information technology professionals have plummeted 30-40%, from about ₹1 crore per annum they commanded a year ago, owing to global macroeconomic headwinds and IT sector slowdown, said industry executives.The trend kicked off a few months ago with some of the big tech companies seeking to rationalise their workforce, they said.Elevate Your Tech Prowess with High-Value Skill CoursesOffering CollegeCourseWebsiteMITMIT Technology Leadership and InnovationVisitIIM KozhikodeIIMK Advanced Data…

Child actor who played minor role in `Titanic` reveals he still gets cheques

A child actor who played a minor role in James Cameron`s classic `Titanic` featuring Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet as the leads, has revealed that he still gets royalty cheques for his part in the movie which was released 25 years ago. Reece Thompson, now a digital marketing director in Utah, played the role of an Irish passenger in the film, when he was five-years-old. He featured in the tragic scene where the the ship is filling with water as Reece`s character, his sister, and his mother are seen lying in their…

Titanic Child Actor, Who Had Only 1 Dialogue In The Film, Is Still Receiving Royalty Cheques After 25 Years But Says “I Haven’t Seen Them”

Titanic Child Actor, Who Had Only 1 Dialogue In The James Cameron Directorial, Still Receives Royalty Cheques For His Part ( Photo Credit – Movie Still ) Titanic is one of the greatest movies of all time, and there is no doubt about that. James Cameron did make us all relive the massive accident between the largest ship of the early 20th century and an iceberg with Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet. As the movie is still one of the biggest earners in Hollywood and is cherished by millions, one of its star kids,…

Tyrannosaurus cheques? UK’s dino-industry pins hopes on Jurassic World Dominion | Film industry

Dinosaur attractions across the UK are braced for a fresh wave of visitors following the release of Jurassic World Dominion this weekend.The sixth film in the franchise is expected to offer a boost not only to UK cinemas – the series’ box-office takings so far top £200m – but to the country’s many dinosaur-themed attractions.Most of these were founded over the past 30 years to capitalise on the popularity of paleontology inspired by the first Jurassic Park film in 1993. Roarr!, the UK’s largest dinosaur attraction, was…

Liberals not keen on NDP push to hike GST rebate, Canada Child Benefit cheques

Article content OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the new national child-care deals are saving Canadians thousands of dollars and helping offset the hits that keep coming to grocery and gas bills. Article content But the prime minister appears to be rejecting a call from the NDP to hike the GST rebate and Canada Child Benefit cheques this year, noting both are already indexed to inflation. NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh wants the government to double the GST rebate and hike the child benefit by $500 per kid to…