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lifestyle THURSDAY, JULY 13, 2017 GOSSIP heir marriage didn’t work out, but the First Time”), which will come out on Jennifer Lopez is back with Marc September 29 and mark the bilingual TAnthony, if only for her steamy latest star’s second album mostly in Spanish fol- video. Lopez on Tuesday released a video lowing 2007’s “Como Ama una Mujer” for her single “Ni Tu Ni Yo” (“Neither You (“The Way a Woman Loves.”) Lopez Nor Me”), which opens with her sitting at became an international superstar start- a table as Marc Anthony enters to wel- ing in the late 1990s with R&B-touched come her. The fellow singer embraces his dance hits such as “If You Had My Love,” ex-wife and compliments her on her “Waiting for Tonight” and “I’m Real.” While watch before introducing her to a photog- she has maintained a loyal fan base, her rapher who, throughout the video, takes last album, 2014’s “A.K.A.,” fared worse glamour shots as Lopez poses before vari- commercially than her earlier albums. ous backdrops. The track, driven by a reg- Lopez, 47, was married to salsa megastar gaeton beat and horn section, also credits and fellow New Yorker of Puerto Rican Marc Anthony-a frequent artistic collabo- descent Anthony, 48, for a decade starting rator of Lopez before and during their in 2004, with Lopez giving birth to twins marriage-as a songwriter. Lopez pre- in 2008. Lopez’s personal life has frequent- miered “Ni Tu Ni Yo” last week during the ly featured in the tabloids. She most annual Macy’s fireworks show for the July recently has been dating baseball great 4 holiday in her native New York. The song Alex Rodriguez, a Dominican-American is her first track off “Por Primera Vez” (“For New Yorker. Harrelson’s War Jury sees video of film crew for the Planet of the fleeing train before crash Apes ‘concerns’ he civil trial of a railroad compa- ny accused of negligence in the T2014 death of a movie worker opened Tuesday with jurors watching video of the film crew fleeing a freight train moments before the fatal crash on a Georgia railroad bridge. Sarah Jones, a 27-year-old camera assistant, was killed on the first day of shooting “Midnight Rider,” a movie based on the life of Allman Brothers Band singer Gregg Allman. Jones’ parents are suing CSX Transportation, saying the train’s engineer should have braked and two other trains that passed the film crew alongside the tracks in the Ritchie struggling hour before the crash should have called in a warning. Six other film to find actor workers were injured in the collision on Feb. 20, 2014. Actor William Hurt, who was on the bridge in the role of for Aladdin Allman, escaped uninjured. Hurt sat outside the courtroom for a time uy Ritchie has still not found an actor to lead his Tuesday but was not called to testify. live action reboot of ‘Aladdin’. The British director It was unknown when or if he would blamed the crash on “Midnight Rider” yelling for the group to get off the Gis working on bringing Disney’s classic 1992 ani- take the witness stand. The freight production managers, who had been tracks as the train approached. “You’re mation back to the big screen along with Sean Bailey - train was traveling 56 mph when it denied permission to film on the train asking if I feel deceived by my superi- head of motion picture production at Disney - and struck a hospital bed the movie crew tracks twice - each time in writing. ors?” Giannakopoulos replied to a CSX shooting was due to commence on the project in July. had placed across the tracks, spraying Randall Miller, the film’s director, spent attorney’s question. “Yes, I do.” The jury According to The Hollywood Reporter, even though crew members with shrapnel. The a year in jail after pleading guilty to also saw videotaped testimony of they have auditioned around 2,000 actors for the titular oody Harrelson was “concerned” about por- video, taken by a crew member, did charges of involuntary manslaughter operators of the two CSX trains that role they have not found anyone they think is suitable traying a stereotypical villain in ‘War for the not show the fatal collision but ended and criminal trespassing. “CSX was passed the film crew safely before the to portray the lovable street urchin. In March, an open WPlanet of the Apes’. The 55-year-old actor with a loud crunch as the screen went placed in a situation,” Traynham said. group ventured onto the train trestle casting call was held to find Aladdin and Jasmine and it had long discussions with director Matt Reeves about dark. “People are literally running for “Michael Ryan did the best he could spanning the Altamaha River near the was reported the studio had an interest in ‘Skins’ star how to ensure his portrayal of The Colonel in the their lives and instead of hitting the do ... in a split second because some- town of Jesup. The train operators Dev Patel, 27, and ‘Rogue One: A Star Wars Story’ actor rebooted sci-fi franchise was “more human” than how brakes, they decided to plow on body stuck a bed on the railroad said it’s common to see people along- Riz Ahmed, 34. ‘Power Rangers’ actress Naomi Scott, 24, evil characters tend to come across on big-screen pro- through,” Jeffrey Harris, an attorney for track.” Two crew members testified side railroad tracks taking photos and and Indian actress Tara Sutaria, 21, are being eyed to ductions. He said: “That was a big concern of mine. Jones’ parents, told the jury in his they assumed filmmakers had CSX’s video and they didn’t see the crew play Princess Jasmine as well as Little Mix singer Jade Because when I read it I thought it was a little more opening statement Tuesday. CSX permission to film on the tracks. members posing any immediate dan- Thirlwall, but Disney won’t make a decision on Jasmine black and white. “I talked to Matt about ways to make attorney Jay Traynham told jurors the Izabeau Giannakopoulos, who shot ger. “We didn’t know they were tres- until Aladdin has been found. Will Smith was also in the character a little more human. “I think The Colonel engineer, Michael Ryan, was afraid to behind-the-scenes photos and video passing,” said CSX engineer Stanley talks to play The Genie in the reboot - a voice role origi- thinks that what he’s doing is what needs to be done apply the train’s emergency brakes for for the production and made the Craig. “We just thought they were tak- nally taken on by the late great Robin Williams - and to save humanity so from his perspective what he’s fear of causing a derailment that video of the fleeing crew, said she ing pictures.” The crash left the Tom Hardy is in line to portray villainous Jafar. ‘Charlie doing is right and just. “It’s good to have it not be so could have toppled its payload of never felt she was trespassing or in “Midnight Rider” movie in limbo. and The Chocolate Factory’ writer John August has black and white.” Harrelson was “staggered” to see shipping containers onto the crew. He any danger until a co-worker started Allman died in May. penned the script for the musical movie, which is how well the movie, which uses motion capture tech- believed to be non-linear in its structure, something nology to bring the ape characters to life, looked that is a hallmark of Ritchie’s early work such as cult when it was completed, and praised Andy Serkis for British crime romp ‘Lock, Stock and Two Smoking his “phenomenal” performance as chimpanzee Caesar. Barrels’. Following the adventures of the street rat, the Speaking to Collider, he added: “I was pleasantly sur- Josh Homme: story is based on a Middle Eastern folk tale of Aladdin prised when I saw the finished product. It’s so differ- who is granted three wishes by a genie who is captive ent from what’s happening. “Andy is a phenomenal inside a magic lamp. The originally 1992 animation won actor and he’s got all these dots on his face, and he’s two Oscars for the music including Best Music and got the camera, the grey suit, you believe he’s an ape. Mark Ronson is a music fan Original Song for ‘A Whole New World’. ‘Aladdin’ is one “It’s his eyes, his voice, his mannerisms, his movement, of Disney’s most beloved and successful classics earn- he’s doing the performance. “But when it all comes osh Homme asked Mark Ronson ing more than $504 million worldwide and the charac- together it’s pretty staggering. The level of what goes to produce Queens of the Stone ters are prominent at the company’s theme parks. It has into that CG. It was so realistic and so well done. These Ages’ new record because he cares also been turned into a hit stage show playing at the- J guys are the best in the business. “ The motion picture about fans. The American rockers are atres all over the world. ‘Aladdin’ is now set to start also features Karin Konoval as Maurice, Caesar’s advi- gearing up to release ‘Villains’ on shooting in August. — Agencies sor, and Steve Zahn as Bad Ape. August 25, and the 44-year-old front- man says he knew straight away that the ‘Uptown Funk’ hitmaker should help them after he shared a story Men who stopped train attack about meeting a fan who was excited to hear the ‘No One Knows’ groups’ to star in Clint Eastwood film new music.