Nepotism

via The WB If you’re watching a James Gunn project, then you can bet your house on at least one or two names destined to appear. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 pretty much threw all of them into the mix by featuring Nathan Fillion, Sean Gunn, Jennifer Holland, Michael Rooker, and several more in varying capacities, and it’s regularly been used as a stick to beat the DC Studios co-CEO over the head. Of course, many of those crying foul and accusing him of nepotism seem to forget that Bruce Campbell is in…

Be it Hollywood or Bollywood, the whole conversation around nepo babies -- a term being used for someone whose career has benefited from filmy family connections, will never die. But actor O’Shea Jackson Jr, son of rapper Ice Cube, doesn’t feel guilty about the strings tying him to the role of showbiz, instead he looks at it as a responsibility. O'Shea Jackson Jr. was last seen in dark-comedy, Cocaine Bear (Invision/AP) “When it is about coming from the second generation, it definitely is, first of all, a…

Bill Maher isn’t holding back on his take on the nepo baby debate. During Real Time on Friday night, the comedian shared his thoughts on the highly discussed topic across social media, with stars like Jamie Lee Curtis, Tom Hanks, Maude Apatow, Gwyneth Paltrow and O’Shea Jackson Jr. previously weighing in. “Enjoy the good life, nepos. Just don’t say you didn’t have a huge advantage, or it didn’t matter that much who your parents were, or it just got my foot in the door,” Maher said, showing a…

Jason Ritter is getting candid about being a nepotism baby. While appearing on Thursday’s episode of SiriusXM’s The Jess Cagle Show, the Parenthood actor credits his first acting job as a child, voicing the Little Acorn in the cartoon The Real Story of O Christmas Tree, to his father, the late John Ritter. “I will say, without any hesitation, this was like a full-on nepotism hire. I will admit that,” he joked. “He for sure got me the job. I did try to stay away from that later.” The 8…

Araya Diaz/Getty Images for REELZ The upcoming Antoine Fuqua directed Michael Jackson biopic has every ingredient to be a recipe for disaster, and casting Jackson’s nephew to play the troubled — but otherworldly talented — King of Pop is a legitimate wild card that could either save or completely destroy the film. Deadline announced Monday that 26-year-old Jaafar Jackson, the son of Michael’s brother Jermaine Jackson, is set to give life to his late uncle. This is adding to growing suspicion that the Fuqua…

Hailey Bieber Enters The ‘Nepotism Debate’ With A Savage Statement Attire!(Pic Credit: Instagram, Wikipedia) Looks like the ‘nepotism’ debate has hit the Hollywood world and no actor will be spared, not even the A-listers. It all began when leading cover of a magazine featured faces like Zoe Kravitz, Dakota Johnson and others with the headline ‘The Year Of The Nepo Baby’. Hailey Bieber is now giving it back to the haters in her signature supermodel avatar. Scroll below for all the details! It was just yesterday when…

Tom Hanks has spoken up about the issue of nepotism in Hollywood. The actor has been promoting his latest film, A Man Called Otto, which has been adapted from the Oscar-nominated 2015 Swedish film A Man Called Ove, written and directed by Hannes Holm. In the Hollywood film, Tom's youngest son Truman Hanks plays a younger version of his character Otto. He defended his children joining Hollywood and said it was 'a family business'. (Also read: Tom Hanks reveals that a Forrest Gump sequel had been planned but never…

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeTom Hanks has weighed in on the debate surrounding nepotism in the film industry.The Saving Private Ryan star’s children – including sons Colin and Chet, and daughter Elizabeth Ann – have all acted professionally. Hanks’s youngest son, Truman, appears in his father’s latest film, the comedy adaptation A Man Called Otto.In recent years, Hollywood nepotism has come under increasing…

Hollywood actor Kate Hudson has stated that while she knows nepotism is real, she feels it is more prevalent "way more" in other industries. According to The Hollywood Reporter, a USA-based entertainment news outlet, in a recent interview with The Independent, Kate, the daughter of actors Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell, waded into the latest cycle of the Hollywood nepotism debate. As per the outlet, Kate who was among the performers included in a chart for New York Magazine`s recent Year of the Nepo-Baby feature, said that…

Kate Hudson is addressing the ongoing debate around nepotism in Hollywood, adding that it exists a lot more in other industries and how she does not care for the term 'nepo baby'. Daughter of Hollywood veterans Goldie Hawn and Bill Hudson, Kate was also part of the coverage made by New York Magazine's Year of the Nepo-Baby feature, which kickstarted the nepotism debate. (Also read: First reviews for Knives Out sequel Glass Onion say Daniel Craig's 'masterful murder mystery' is better than original)Besides Kate, the…