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Everything Everywhere All at Once became the biggest surprise hit of 2022 so far. The film only scored a major box office milestone for A24, but achieved critical acclaim with star Michelle Yeoh being singled out for her performance. Looking at the multiverse comedy’s success would have any actor feeling left out of the madcap fun. That’s what happened as Yeoh revealed how she called out action legend Jackie Chan for passing up on her role in the film.The martial arts legend missing out on the opportunity to star in the…

U.S. auto-safety regulators have opened a special crash investigation into a fatal wreck involving a Tesla Inc. vehicle that has left three people dead. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration disclosed the probe Wednesday, identifying the vehicle as a 2022 Tesla Model S. It added the incident to a list of auto crashes it is investigating that are potentially linked to semiautonomous driving features. The regulatory agency has disclosed it is investigating more…

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain COVID-19 has now claimed the lives of 1 million Americans—a grim milestone made worse by the fact that probably a third of those fatalities could have been avoided. Estimates suggest that more than 318,000 deaths from the disease occurred among individuals who had access to vaccines, but chose not to receive any.…

Amber Heard has denied Johnny Depp’s lawyer’s claims that he landed her a role in DC’s Aquaman.Heard’s cross-examination continues today in the fifth week of the defamation trial brought against her by her ex-husband.Speaking today (17 May) in court, Depp’s lawyer Camille Vasquez implied that The Pirates of the Caribbean actor secured Heard the role of Mera in the 2018 film.“Johnny Depp got you Aquaman, didn’t he?” Vasquez questioned.“I got Aquaman for myself,” Heard responded.The rebuttal comes after Heard said her role…

The 75th Cannes film festival opened against a backdrop of international crisis as jury president Vincent Lindon mounted an impassioned case for the event’s ongoing relevance. Acknowledging the rumbling noises-off of the war in Ukraine and a persistent pandemic, the French actor said that, given the “turbulent times” in the world at large, the festival’s role was more vital than ever.“Do you think the world will change if we stop Cannes?” he said. “No. If it would, then I’m sure we’d stop Cannes. But I think the opposite.…

Jennifer Grey recalled Matthew Broderick’s odd reaction to her Dirty Dancing audition in her new memoir, Out of the Corner.Grey and Broderick began a “clandestine set romance”, Grey wrote, while the pair were filming Ferris Bueller’s Day Off in 1985.The night before her Dirty Dancing audition the following year, Grey said she begged Broderick to come out with her to a nightclub that played music from the Fifties and Sixties. She wrote that Broderick, who “could easily slip into the persona of a cranky old guy” refused at…

Amber Heard has said that her role in Aquaman 2 was significantly cut down amid her battle with ex Johnny Depp. Speaking today (16 May) in court, the actor commented: “I fought really hard to stay in the movie. They didn’t want to include me in the film.”She added: “I was given a script and then given new versions of the script that had taken away scenes that had action in it. That depicted my character and another character, without giving any spoilers away, two characters fighting with one another. They basically took a…

A new forum for the U.S. and European Union to settle differences on trade and technology policy has taken on added significance following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, with supporters positioning it as a model for broader cooperation among free-market democracies.The U.S.-EU Trade and Technology Council had its first meeting in Pittsburgh last fall, which participants said helped forge ties that proved critical when the two economies joined forces to impose sanctions on Russia following its Feb. 24 assault on Ukraine.…

Hayden Panettiere to reprise role as Kirby Reed in next ‘Scream’ film(Photo Credit: IANS) Actress Hayden Panettiere will reprise her ‘Scream 4’ role of Kirby Reed for the next instalment in the franchise. She’s set to star alongside Melissa Barrera, Jasmin Savoy Brown, Mason Gooding and Jenna Ortega, who toplined the recent reboot of the franchise from directors Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett (aka Radio Silence), report a variety. The next ‘Scream’ film will pick up with Sam (Barrera), Mindy…

Pain Hustlers: Emily Blunt To Play A High School Dropout In The Upcoming Criminal Conspiracy Film By David Yates (Photo Credit: wikimedia) Actress Emily Blunt will star in ‘Pain Hustlers’, a criminal-conspiracy film directed by ‘Fantastic Beasts’ director David Yates that will be introduced to buyers at Cannes. According to ‘Variety’, from a script by ‘The True American’ writer Wells Tower, the film is produced by Lawrence Grey through his Grey Matter Productions banner and Wychwood Pictures. Pain…