Diaz revealed during the “Second Life” podcast (via Yahoo! Entertainment) that she “didn’t work a day” as a model in Paris but, rather, found an alternative profession. “I was there a full year, and I didn’t work one day. I couldn’t book a job to save my life,” Diaz explained. “I got like one job, but really I think I was like a mule carrying drugs to Morocco — I swear to God....
Since the first film in 2001, the “Fast and Furious” franchise has grossed over $2 billion in the U.S. (adjusted to 2021 numbers), and more than $7 billion worldwide. The two most recent in the series ranked #3 worldwide in their years of release, and #1 outside the U.S. The “Fast” series has now reached the point where budgets are reaching $200 million per film, similar to the top Marvel, James Bond, and Star Wars releases....
Set in the 1980s and based on “disturbingly true events,” the Hulu limited series “Candy” stars Jessica Biel as the titular Texas housewife and mother whose affair leads to fatal results. The series premieres Monday May 9, kicking off a five-night event leading up to the finale May 13. Watch the trailer below. “Yellowjackets” Emmy contender Melanie Lynskey plays Candy’s best friend Betty Gore, who is brutally murdered. “The Wire” alum Pablo Schreiber is Betty’s husband Allan, who is having an affair with Candy, while “Veep” breakout Timothy Simons is Candy’s husband Pat Montgomery....
It’s so good to see Jennifer Lawrence play a real person again. Despite the quiet strength she brought to the “Hunger Games” franchise, and the outlandish joy she mined from the likes of “mother!” and “Red Sparrow,” a long run of dreadful “X-Men” sequels and over-cranked David O. Russell fiascos have dulled one of America’s brightest young movie stars to the point where it’s become easy to forget how good she can be....
Other sci-fi/fantasy nominees included “The Green Knight,” “The Matrix Resurrections,” Marvel’s “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings” and “Spider-Man: No Way Home,” and DC’s “The Suicide Squad.” Contemporary nods went to “Coming 2 America,” “Don’t Look Up,” “In the Heights,” “No Time to Die,” and “Zola.” Left out were the biopics “Being the Ricardos,” “Respect,” “Spencer,” and “The Eyes of Tammy Faye,” as were “Belfast,” “Licorice Pizza,” “Passing,” “The French Dispatch,” “The Harder They Fall,” “The Power of the Dog,” and “The Tragedy of Macbeth....
The studio that shepherded her third feature “Nomadland” to a Best Picture victory in 2021 has just inked a multi-year, first-look TV deal with the two-time Academy Award winner. The recently launched Searchlight Television announced the pact today, marking a homecoming for the filmmaker whose last release was 2021’s swing-for-the-fences MCU entry, “Eternals.” Through the deal, Searchlight Television will have a first look on any series for exclusive development. This also marks the writer, director, and producer’s first foray into episodic storytelling....
A live Chris Rock comedy special will premiere on Netflix early next year, the streamer announced November 10. This event will be the first time Netflix has hosted a live program. Details on what a live broadcast on the service will look like will come at a later date. “Chris Rock is one of the most iconic and important comedic voices of our generation,” Netflix VP of Stand-Up and Comedy Robbie Praw said in a statement....
