Pocahontas

Genealogical records reviewed on the show Finding Your Roots reveal that Pocahontas, the mythologized 17th-century Native American woman, is the 12th great-grandmother of actor Edward Norton.The PBS history show confirmed Norton’s longstanding family lore on a recent episode, with host Henry Louis Gates Jr telling the American actor: “You have a direct paper trail, no doubt about it, connection to your 12th great-grandmother and great-grandfather, John Rolfe and Pocahontas.”Pocahontas, the daughter of a Powhatan chief,…

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeEdward Norton has discovered that Pocahontas is his 12th great-grandmother.This week, the 53-year-old actor appeared on the season nine premiere of Finding Your Roots, during which he learned that historical figure Pocahontas is actually his 12th great-grandmother.During the episode, host Henry Louis Gates explained that there is a record of Pocahontas and John Rolfe marrying on 5…

Image via 20th Century Fox James Cameron has officially joined the ranks of Martin Scorsese and Francis Ford Coppola by being the latest movie director to deride the supposedly shallow storytelling found in Marvel and DC movies. However, defenders of superhero flicks are now pointing out the widely held opinion that Cameron’s Avatar is itself quite derivate of other stories, such as Pocahontas. Cameron made his remarks while talking with the New York Times about his upcoming film, Avatar: The Way of Water, as…

Actor Irene Bedard was arrested for disorderly conduct, Ohio police have confirmed. The 55-year-old is best known for voicing the titular character in Disney’s 1995 animated film Pocahontas. According to a police report obtained by People, two females were arguing when they “walked out into the street screaming, without any regard for traffic”. After two officers separated the pair, one was identified as Bedard, and the other was identified as Sheila Johnson. A third officer came on the scene and spoke with Bedard, and…

Image: FoxAudiences have been waiting so long to see a sequel to James Cameron’s Avatar that time has looped back around on itself and the original film is coming out again. After over a decade of prep and production, that sequel, Avatar: The Way of Water, is finally coming out December 16. Despite its predecessor being the highest grossing film in history, at almost $3 billion worldwide, Fox and its new owners Disney feel moviegoers need a refresher (probably a good idea, actually). That’s why the original 2009 mega hit…