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Dave Bautista Wants Buddy Cop Film with Jason Momoa Established 1961 11 Wednesday, August 25, 2021 Lifestyle Features scar-winning French actress matic, comedy and action roles,” the the “Pirates of the Caribbean” franchise. Marion Cotillard will receive a life- statement added. The decision has sparked controversy Otime achievement award at Spain’s The actress has also appeared in since Depp recently lost a libel case San Sebastian film festival next month, Woody Allen’s “Midnight in Paris,” and against a British tabloid newspaper that organizers said yesterday. The 45-year- Batman movie “The Dark Knight Rises.” branded him a “wife-beater” during his Marion Cotillard attends old, who won the Best Actress Academy Past recipients of the Donostia award-the tempestuous relationship with his ex-wife, a special screening of Award for her role as Edith Piaf in “La Vie festival’s highest honour which is named actress Amber Heard. The 69th San Amazon’s original movie en Rose” will collect the festival’s after the Basque word for the coastal town Sebastian film festival, the highest-profile ‘Annette’ at Hollywood Donostia award during the event’s open- of San Sebastian-include actors Meryl movie event in the Spanish-speaking Forever in Hollywood, ing ceremony on September 17, they said Streep, Richard Gere and Robert De Niro. world, takes place from September 17 to California. — AFP in a statement. Cotillard “has shone The festival will also give the award this 25.—AFP brightly in European and North American year to Hollywood star Johnny Depp, best productions, putting equal talent into dra- known as the swaggering Jack Sparrow in allowing voting on a “majority rules basis” have been considered as the initiators of during his efforts to protect the Sex a new counter-culture. Famous songs Ex-Sex Pistols Pistols’ legacy. including “God Save the Queen” and “A man with those concerns would “Anarchy in the UK” scandalized conser- expect to be made to understand impor- vative British public opinion and were win court battle tant documents that he was signing. He viewed as an assault on the monarchy would not have been cavalier about that,” during Queen Elizabeth II’s 1977 Silver said Mann. “He must have made an Jubilee. Lydon previously told The to use songs in informed decision to sign it and-if it is a Sunday Times newspaper that Jones’s shackle-to shackle himself,” he conclud- 2016 memoir “Lonely Boy: Tales From A ed. The Sex Pistols formed in 1975 and Sex Pistol” was extremely “disrespectful”. revolutionized rock music with their punk “Pistol” is based on the memoir and is due Disney series style before splitting up in 1978. to air next year. Their music, fashion and hairstyles Lawyer Mark Cunningham, represent- ing Lydon, said the memoir “depicts him in wo former members of the Sex a hostile and unflattering light”. Lydon had Pistols on Monday won a London argued the licenses could not be granted CinemaCon Managing Director Mitch Neuhauser speaks onstage during CinemaCon 2021 Opening court battle against ex-frontman T without his permission, adding that the Night Event: The Big Screen is Back and Sony Pictures Entertainment Presentation at The John Lydon, better known as Johnny band member agreement “smacks of Colosseum at Caesars Palace during CinemaCon. — AFP photos Rotten, who opposed the use of the some kind of slave labor”. But Edmund groundbreaking punk band’s music in an Cullen, representing Jones and Cook, upcoming Disney series. Judge Anthony had said the agreement allowed licensing Mann ruled at the High Court that the requests to be approved on a “majority band’s former drummer Paul Cook and rules basis”, with Lydon the only resister. guitarist Steve Jones were entitled to Cullen added in written evidence that invoke majority voting rules against Lydon Glen Matlock, who left the band in 1977, to license their 1970s-era back catalogue. and the estate of his replacement Sid Lydon-known to the world as the Vicious, who died in 1979, also supported band’s sneering, ginger-haired singer the licensing. Jones and Cook welcomed Johnny Rotten-had opposed approving pooked by the pandemic and the ruling, saying the week-long hearing the licenses for “Pistol”, a six-part Disney streaming platforms, the embattled was “necessary to allow us to move for- drama about the band directed by Oscar- Smovie theater industry called on ward and hopefully work together in the winning British director Danny Boyle, new “Ghostbusters” and “Spider-Man” future with better relations”. — AFP claiming they could not be granted without films as it vowed to fight back at a major his consent. But Mann said it was “impos- trade summit in Las Vegas Monday. sible to believe” Lydon was unaware of CinemaCon-which typically sees the consequences of a 1998 agreement Ex-frontman John Lydon Hollywood studios bring glitzy stars and never-before-seen footage to a Las host said: “We got the whole thing locked Vegas casino to woo theater bosses-did down now. This is huge. What are we not take place at all last year as the pan- Dave Bautista gonna call it? “Let’s put it out to the room. demic shuttered cinemas around the If anyone can come up with a good title, I world. But with nearly 90 percent of actually think we’ve got a good chance of domestic theaters now back open, Sony this being passed through, because I Pictures used its opening night presenta- wants buddy don’t think either of them are in this for the tion slot at Caesars Palace to set the tone (From left) Jason Reitman and Ivan Reitman art.” Bautista and Momoa star together in for a returning event that is determined to speak onstage during CinemaCon 2021 the second series of the AppleTV+ drama prove the future of the big screen. Opening Night Event. eanie Feldstein “almost flashed the cop film with ‘See’ and took to social media to push for Studio bosses showed a new trailer for entire world” at the Academy the pair’s possible movie. The 52-year-old its much-anticipated “Spider-Man: No the mantle-and vacuum backpack. BAwards. The 28-year-old actress star tweeted: “Just going to throw this out Way Home” superhero sequel, before has opened up on the moment she suf- Jason Momoa into the atmosphere and see what hap- previewing “Ghostbusters: Afterlife”-a ‘Not too bright’ fered a very embarrassing wardrobe mal- pens. Here we go... Me and Momoa in a heavily nostalgic follow-up to the 1984 CinemaCon is taking place despite function seconds before she stepped out ‘Lethal Weapon’ type buddy cop movie supernatural comedy classic-in full to a fears about the Delta variant that have to introduce presenter Mindy Kaling at the rapturous crowd. “Over the last 19 ason Momoa is open to starring in a directed by David Leitch. Ok! There it is. caused some pandemic restrictions to be 2020 Oscars. She told W Magazine: “I months, there’s been a lot of doom and buddy cop movie with Dave Bautista. Now we wait (sic)” — Bang Showbiz reimposed on Hollywood in California, was wearing a stunning dress that had a gloom,” said Josh Greenstein, president Former WWE star Bautista suggest- and glitzy A-listers have largely stayed halter clasp at the neck... The gown had J of Sony’s motion pictures division. “But we ed on Twitter last week that the pair away from the Las Vegas event. boning and a sort of shelf for the bust, but know movie theaters, and the theatrical should star together in a ‘Lethal Weapon’ Organizers have forged ahead with there was no bra involved.”I’m all about movie experience, will triumph,” he type of film and Momoa has now suggest- COVID protocols in place, including proof representation, and I’m here to represent added. The presentation also squeezed in ed that he is keen on the proposal. of vaccination or a recent negative test for big, low-hanging Jewish breasts. The hal- brief footage of “Bullet Train” starring Brad Speaking on Monday’s episode of ‘The attendees. ter on the dress was struggling. It was Pitt, and future superhero fare including a Late Late Show with James Corden’, he While Disney is largely absent, other hanging on for dear life. “There was a sequel to “Venom,” and “Morbius.” said: “I’m not on Twitter, but he literally traditional major Hollywood studios countdown clock backstage, and there Clips from Denzel Washington’s “A texted me about four days ago, going, showing their wares this week include was a minute and 20 seconds left before I Journal for Jordan” and a movie adapta- ‘We need to do a buddy cop film.’ “We Warner, Universal and Paramount. Each had to go on in front of an audience of tion of bestselling novel “Where the love each other, you know, obviously we of those studios has experimented in millions. Crawdads Sing” produced by Reese met on ‘See’, we’re on ‘Dune’ together, so some form during the pandemic with Witherspoon were also shown, before a I said ‘absolutely’. And he’s like, ‘Let’s do using streaming platforms to launch their longer “Spider-Man” trailer teased how it in Hawaii.’ I’m like, ‘Let’s do it.’ I’m like, ‘I movies-an ever-growing concern for big- the film will tie in with other popular got an idea’. So it’s off to the races now. screen movie theater chains. Sony, the Marvel characters including Benedict We’re doing it.” Momoa, 42, joked: “It sells only major Hollywood studio without its Cumberbatch’s “Doctor Strange.” itself. Dave loves wearing speedos.
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