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Dwyane Johnson has shared his support for Rebecca Ferguson after she recently revealed she has refused to work with a former co-star who screamed at her.The Dune star, 40, was promoting her latest film when she recalled a horrible experience while working on another set.Replying to a video clip of her interview on social media platform X - formerly known as Twitter - The Rock wrote: “Hate seeing this but love seeing her stand up to bulls***.“Rebecca was my guardian angel sent from heaven on set. I love that woman. I’d…

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeDwayne Johnson has spoken out in support of Rebecca Ferguson after the Swedish actor revealed she’d been “screamed at” by a high-profile former co-star.Ferguson, 40, recalled the first time she spoke up for herself on set during an appearance on an episode of the Reign with Josh Smith podcast earlier this week.The Dune star claimed she worked with an “absolute idiot of a co-star” who…

In a recent appearance on Reign with Josh Smith to promote the premiere of Dune: Part Two, Rebecca Ferguson revealed that one of her previous co-stars screamed at her on set, and now the entire internet is up and at it with raised pitchforks. At one point during the interview, Smith asked Ferguson about her proudest moment “using your own voice,” which compelled the actress to launch into a rather disturbing account of being screamed at while performing on set. And let me tell you, short of actually naming the bully,…

ZAINAB JOHNSON never intended to be a comedian. Born in Brooklyn and raised in Harlem with her 12 siblings, she was neither the family jokester nor the class clown. “I always considered myself a very serious person,” she says. “I’m the person that is annoyed by the class clown, and that’s what’s funny about me: The class clown is going to get on my nerves, and I’m going to tell everybody and imitate him or her.” But around the age of 10, her mother sneaked her into Harlem’s Uptown Comedy Club to watch her…

American actor Dakota Johnson and English singer Chris Martin are enjoying their vacation in Mexico, People reported. The duo is usually discreet about their relationship, however, photographs of the actor and `Coldplay` lead singer spending time together surfaced on Monday. A source told People that the couple was on "a relaxing vacation." "They stayed in Punta Mita for a few days. They seemed happy. It was just the two of them. They hung out on the beach. Dakota read a book. They also did yoga and meditation."…

Madame Web Movie Still (Picture Credit: YouTube) With Madame Web, Sony expanded their Spider-Man universe. The film stars Dakota Johnson as Cassandra/Cassie Webb, Sydney Sweeney as Julia Carpenter, Isabela Merced as Anya Corazon, Celeste O’Connor as Mattie Franklin, Adam Scott as Ben Parker, Tahar Rahim as Ezekiel and others. S. J. Clarkson has directed the superhero film. The article contains spoilers from the movie. In Madame Web, it is shown that Cassie possesses unique powers because the spider was used to save…

By Lindsey Bahr | Associated Press There is a lot of pretty niche comic book mythology swirling around “Madame Web,” the inspiration for the newest of Sony’s “Spider-Man” spinoffs. This is a character who goes back to 1980 and whose powers of clairvoyance helped Peter Parker at some point. She’s elderly and blind and sits atop a web throne that keeps her alive. But to be honest, reading about her didn’t help give any more meaning or urgency to the Dakota Johnson movie that’s heading to theaters Wednesday. You’ve been…

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeEuphoria star Sydney Sweeney has revealed the on-set wardrobe malfunction that led to a pause in filming on the set of new movie Madame Web. Sweeney stars as Julia Carpenter, one of three women protected by superhero Cassandra Web (Dakota Johnson), in the Marvel film released on Valentine’s Day. However, a problem with her wig derailed filming in Boston, as Sweeney shared that the…

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeDakota Johnson has made it clear that her new film, Madame Web, underwent “drastic changes” after she had signed on to play the title lead. Sony’s new superhero blockbuster, which is an adaptation of Marvel’s Spider-Man universe, has been branded an “embarrassing mess” in early reviews.Speaking to TheWrap ahead of its Valentine’s Day (14 February) cinematic release, Johnson, who leads…

Do you ever think sometimes the Marvel multiverse has gotten too big? Sure, those of us who spend way too much time online and know the difference between a Kree and Kraglin understand the complicated, corporate differences between, say, the MCU and Sony’s Marvel Universe, but anyone with the glamorous, busy life of a Hollywood star is forgiven for not having the time to take a crash-course in Marvel minutiae. Someone, for instance, like Madame Web‘s own Dakota Johnson. Yes, it might be time to officially declare the…