Universal has named the new screenwriter for the Fifty Shades of Grey sequel, and according to The Hollywood Reporter it is EL James‘ husband, Niall Leonard. Does anyone but the author herself think this is a good idea? Yes, he has experience writing for TV shows, but he is way too close this project to not make it a bigger joke than we already think it is.
The saddest part about this news is that the second and third books are so much better than the first one, and yet it sounds like the movies will go in the opposite direction.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UvF57QmenX0
Before Jack Nicholson had an epic shootout as the happy faced Joker in Batman, he a much milder one in The Cry Baby Killer. Don’t you just adore his 20 year old baby face in that 1958 movie?
After Channel 4 News‘ Krishnan Guru-Murthy asked Robert Downey Jr several awkward inane questions about Avengers: Age of Ultron, he took the interview to a whole new level of awkwardness. The reporter asked him about a quote from an interview the actor did in 2008 with The New York Times. In that article RDJ talked about coming out of prison and being Liberal, and KGM wanted to know more about it. When Iron Man explained that is how he felt then and not how he fells now, the bully wasn’t happy with that answer. At that point, the reporter nervously instantiated that Downey’s father is responsible for his drug use. You could see that RDJ was pissed and very upset by the questioning and decided to walk out. Even though he was at the door, the schmuck continued on with his question. Take a hint a$$hole.
Is it wrong to ask an actor about their past actions during a junket, not necessarily. But if the actor is visually upset and you are not asking the question correctly, then it is 100% wrong. And the entertainer has every reason to get up and walk out.
Especially, if said reporter has made other people so upset during interviews that they shut him down. That is exactly what happened when he was interviewed Quentin Tarantino about movie violence during the Django Unchained junket. Knowing he had a past incident like he had today, it made me wonder if he is being so forceful and controversial for ratings only. Which I personally think is a very sad ploy to get them
To see the Tarantino explosive confrontation, then click here!
On Tuesday, Josh Groban is releasing Stages, a cover album full of movie and show tunes. One of the songs on the record is Over the Rainbow from The Wizard of Oz. Ever since I saw that track is on the album, I have been curious to hear what he was going to do with it. I have to say I am blown away like Dorothy was in the movie.
As we know the crooner has a very boisterous singing voice, yet he was able to soften it enough for the legendary ballad. I hate when most singers do this song because they change it up so much, it doesn’t sound like the tune that Judy Garland blew us all away with in 1939. Groban made the song his own and yet still kept it the way it was originally done. Because of that, I feel like I’ve followed the Yellow Brick Road all the way to tend and met the Wizard himself.
Are you over the rainbow with his version or do you want the Wicked Witch to send her monkeys after him?
