Matthew McConaughey almost quit Hollywood for good over ‘rom com years’

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Matthew McConaughey almost left Hollywood for good after getting typecast following his “rom-com years”. The ‘Failure to Launch’ star took two years off from the glitz and the glamour of acting when he felt he wasn’t getting enough meaty parts, before returning to star in more dramatic roles like ‘The Lincoln Lawyer’, ‘True Detective’, and his Academy Award-winning turn in ‘The Dallas Buyers Club’. The 54-year-old actor told actor Glen Powell, 35, for Interview magazine: “I’ve usually zigged when I felt like Hollywood wanted me to zag. "When I had my rom-com years, there was only so much bandw...

The Boys Is Back With Its Season Four Trailer

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Sign up for the Socialite Life newsletter. A three-time weekly dose of divas, drag queens, hot male celebrities, models, & pop culture news. Get it in your inbox. The Boys fans have every reason to be thrilled as the much-anticipated Season 4 of Amazon's hit series is officially slated for premiere next month. Amid the mounting excitement, the studio has graced fans with the official trailer, providing a sneak peek into the adrenaline-pumping drama that awaits. The storyline picks up following the dramatic conclusion of the previous season. It appears that characters Butcher, played by Karl Ur...

Beyonce’s daughter Blue Ivy Carter cast in Mufasa: The Lion King

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Blue Ivy Carter has been cast as Kiara in 'Mufasa: The Lion King'. The 12-year-old star will voice the daughter of her real life mother Beyonce's character Nala in the highly anticipated Disney prequel revealing how Mufasa (Aaron Pierre) became King of the Pride Lands. The first trailer was released on Monday (29.04.24.) confirming Blue Ivy as Nala (Beyonce) and Simba's (Donald Glover) daughter Kiara. The story will be told through the lens of Simba, Timon (Billy Eichner) and Pumbaa (Seth Rogen), while John Kani will reprise his role as Refiki with Kagiso Lediga voicing a young version of the ...

Karen Gillan and Zoe Chao to star in comedy Let’s Have Kids!

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Karen Gillan and Zoe Chao are starring in the comedy 'Let's Have Kids!'. The pair have been cast in the movie that marks the directorial debut for Adam Sztykiel – who has penned the screenplays for films including 'Due Date' and 'Black Adam'. 'Let's Have Kids!' tells the story of lifelong best friends Emma and Phoebe (Gillan and Chao) who decide to have their first babies at the same time so they can navigate the challenge of motherhood together. However, their friendship comes under strain when only one of them gets pregnant. Sztykiel has written the script together with Ellie Knaus and the m...

Amy Schumer and Jennifer Lawrence no longer planning sister comedy

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Amy Schumer and Jennifer Lawrence's long-awaited sister comedy is unlikely to ever come to fruition. The two actresses had revealed in 2015 they were writing a screenplay for a movie in which they'd play sisters but now the 'Trainwreck' star thinks too much time has passed for the project to work. Speaking to Variety for their Power of Women issue, she said: “I don’t think it will ever happen. It was just, like, life kept going. My family was going through a rough time. I don’t want to say any more than that.” Jennifer, 33, agreed: “Now that we’re older, a sister comedy might not resonate as m...

Josh Brolin wanted to be in Deadpool and Wolverine

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Josh Brolin "so wanted" to be in 'Deadpool and Wolverine'. The 56-year-old actor previously played Cable in 'Deadpool 2', and Josh has revealed that he would've loved to have reprised the role for the new Marvel movie. He told ThePlaylist: "I so wanted to be in that movie." Josh relished playing Cable in the 2018 movie. But the Hollywood star admitted that he doesn't understand the inner workings of Marvel. The actor - who starred alongside Ryan Reynolds, Zazie Beetz and Morena Baccarin in 'Deadpool 2' - explained: "[Marvel] is a more complex labyrinth than ‘Outer Range’ will ever be, my frien...

Ryan Gosling calls for Oscars to recognise stunt performers

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Ryan Gosling is launching a campaign to establish a new category at the Oscars to recognise the work of stunt performers. The 43-year-old actor plays a stunt man in his new movie 'The Fall Guy' which shines a spotlight on the work of the movie set action heroes and Ryan insists he wants bosses at the Academy Awards to bring in a new prize to honour their achievements. Speaking to Deadline.com at the film's Los Angeles premiere on Tuesday night (30.04.24), Ryan explained: "They are the hardest working people in show business. This movie is just a giant campaign to get stunts an Oscar. "We are t...

The Rock Accused of Costing Studio $50 Million By Showing Up Hours Late

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Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson has proven himself to be a bonafide box office superstar, but is developing a reputation for tardiness according to multiple insiders, RadarOnline.com has learned. "The only thing Dwayne was consistent at was being chronically late," said one source from the Amazon MGM Studios movieRed One, a highly anticipated Christmas film hitting theaters in Nov. 2024. However, a rep for the studios denied the claims and said that he has been a pleasure to work with. Rumblings of Johnson being unpunctual surfaced in 2016 amid reports that he and costar Vin Diesel's feud had been "...

Maya Hawke broke down in tears during Inside Out 2 audition

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Maya Hawke was moved to tears during her 'Inside Out 2' audition. The 25-year-old actress lends her voice to Anxiety in the Pixar animated sequel and explained how she was left overcome with emotion because of the "relatable" nature of the story about the emotions of a teenage girl. Maya told Empire magazine: "There's something about this story and these characters that I think really brings fundamental truths about our experience to the surface. "It's so relatable, so emotional, so pure, that whether you want to or not, you use what you have and what you've been through." Maya admits that she...