B-8 | Friday, May 4, 2018 HOLLYWOOD www.WeeklyVoice.com Films, TV Don’t Relect Our World: Molly Parker DUBAI: Molly Parker has al- cause it is clear to me that we are ment around women’s empower- beings. It partly happened be- ways been conscious about play- making culture through which we ment will not die down. cause these writers are people ing strong characters because she give a message to the young peo- “It is not going to go away or who really love women. They feels the entertainment world has ple without even thinking about die down. We are at a turning have great women in their lives. the power to inluence people, it,” Parker told IANS in an inter- point and things have to change.” It was a natural extension.” especially young minds. The ac- view here. Even in “Lost in Space” -- a The actress said it is an “aspi- tress says there is a wave of inclu- Parker, who hails from Canada, Netlix Original dramatic and ration that hopefully in next 30 sion in the industry, but there is is full of hope for change -- thanks modern reimagining of the clas- years we won’t have to even have still a long way to go as “ilm and to the whole debate around diver- sic 1960s’ science iction series the conversation about why the TV still don’t look like what our sity in the industry. -- her character, Maureen Robin- women are so strong”. world looks like”. “I do think it is possible for son, is strong and has a mind of “Like it is no surprise any From “House of Cards”, change to happen because we are her own. more. And one of the things “Deadwood” to her latest Netlixseeing a change in ilm and tele- “She is not afraid to express which I really like is that the series “Lost in Space”, Parker has vision. I also think a correction her views, and act on them. makers haven’t actually talked always picked a character which is needed because... ilm and TV The makers have also gender- about (the position of women) has a strong voice in the narra- don’t look like what our world swapped Dr. Smith’s character. in the show. It is assumed that a tive. And she has been very con- looks like. There are lots of peo- on the sexual allegations on her It was played by Jonathan Har- woman or a girl can do any job scious about it. ple who are not adequately repre- “House of Cards” co-star Kevin ris in the original, but in the new that a man can.” “I have for many years been sented in ilms and TV. Spacey and express her support version, actress Parker Posey has Parker said it is high time a conscious and tried to bring to “It is changing. It is slow,” for the #MeToo movement while taken on the role of the doctor. female James Bond is introduced my work a consciousness around added the actress, who took out promoting “Lost in Space” here. “All of the women in the show to the world. “And she should get how women are represented. Be- time to talk about her reaction She is conident that the move- are strong, complicated human paid as much as Daniel Craig.” Shania Performs In New York McAdams & Weize Ensured Erotic Scene Was Perfect In ‘Disobedience’ LOS ANGELES: Actresses Rachel McAdams and Rachel Weisz (pictured) worked closely with their director Seabastian Lelio to ensure their sex scene in “Disobedience” was perfect. The three were in agreement that there would be no nudity in the movie’s sex scene as it was not essential to the story, reports femaleirst.co.uk. Lelio told Den of Geek maga- zine: “That was very organic. It was a long conversation. I always Shania Twain performs on NBC’s Today show at Rockefeller Plaza on Monday, knew that the hotel scene, the big April 30, 2018, in New York. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP) love scene, was the heart of the ilm. I knew it had to be long. It was all about duration, I mean Gere Sues Production House Over Adaptation screen time.” At the same time, I really wanted to explore the pos- LOS ANGELES: Actor Rich- Monk’s Search for the Lost Heart the Eliases lost all rights in the sibility of portraying a very erotic acters, who had a relationship ard Gere has iled a lawsuit of China” and in 2009 he entered project. Gere has said the parties and urgent encounter without against a production company, into discussions with them about reached a creative impasse. while growing up in an extremely nudity, so how to do that. Then saying he is being extorted over potentially acting in, directing “In order for Mr. Gere to com- conservative orthodox Jewish I storyboarded everything, and I community. book adaptation rights. and producing a ilm adaptationmit to the Project as the star and presented the idea to them, and “We have two women that are According to the lawsuit iled of the book. director, Mr. Gere required that we were all in agreement. I had on Friday in Los Angeles County The actor says they entered the screenplay be completed and somehow, that have lost an im- this idea of instead of showing Superior Court, Gere says he is into a joint agreement, which in- approved,” wrote attorney Jer- portant part of what constitutes being extorted for half a million cluded that they would split the emiah Reynolds. skin we would ind very speciictheir personality. With this re- acts that we rarely see on screen dollars after creative differences purchase price if they decided “This approval right has been encounter, they manage to re- arose with a producing partner, to buy the rights and Anna Elias consistently applied to virtu- or in these kind of ilms and go integrate those areas. Ronit (char- for them,” he added. acter) recovers somehow her reports hollywoodreporter.com. would be allowed to write one or ally all ilms in which Mr. Gere Leilo also believes the scene Gere says Random Acts En- more drafts of the screenplay. has starred.” Elias’ script was origins, and Esti (character) gets gives audience a greater insight tertainment, owned by Scott and Gere claims he paid $35,000 in “woefully inadequate” and Gere back in touch with who she really into McAdams’ and Weisz’s char- Anna Elias, optioned the rights to 2015 but hasn’t been reimbursed couldn’t commit to starring in the is sexually,” he said. “Bones of the Master: A Buddhist for the other half, and therefore, ilm, according to the complaint. Amy Schumer Better After Kidney Infection LOS ANGELES: Actress-co- median Amy Schumer is recov- ering after being hospitalised for ive days with a “horrible” kidney infection. The 36-year-old actress gave her health update in an Instagram post on Friday alongside a photo of herself in the hospital, reports pagesix.com. “Here’s what I’ve been up to this week. I want to give a big thank you to the doctors, the badass nurses also my husband who’s name is, I want to say, Chris? and my sisters Kimby and Mol who have been by my side the whole time.” The “I Feel Pretty” star was supposed to ly to London for the opening of her new movie, but eral and all the great people (food) announced in the post that her there. But I need to put my health doctors wouldn’t let her travel. irst... (The movie) is sweet and “I’m really disappointed self- fun and you will walk out feeling ishly to miss this trip because I better. Which is something I hope love London and Europe in gen- to feel soon too.” Gibson To Direct ‘Destroyer’

LOS ANGELES: Actor-direc- tack”. Rosalind Ross wrote the tor Mel Gibson will direct World script, which centers on the Battle War II drama “Destroyer”. of Okinawa in April 1945 when This will be his irst directorial the ship withstood multiple kami- since he received an Oscar nomi- kaze attacks and earned the nick- nation for the 2016 ilm “Hack- name “The Ship That Would Not saw Ridge”, reports variety.com. Die”. Wukovitz used personal “Destroyer” is being produced interviews with survivors, the at Gianni Nunnari’s Hollywood memoirs of crew members and Gang Productions. It’s based on sailors’ wartime correspondence the John Wukovits book “Hell to construct the story. Gibson From the Heavens: The Epic Sto- might also star in “The Six Bil- ry of the USS Laffey and World lion Dollar Man” along with ac- War II’s Greatest Kamikaze At- tor Mark Wahlberg.