Established 1961 21 Lifestyle Gossip Thursday, April 25, 2019 Ben Affleck to direct and star in Ghost Army en Affleck is set to star in and direct ‘Ghost Army’. The lives thanks to their clever tricks. Ben is also set to produce the B 46-year-old actor will tackle the upcoming true flick through his Pearl Street Films banner, alongside Andrew World War II tale - which is based on the book ‘The Lazar, who will work through Mad Chance Productions. Pearl Ghost Army of World War II’ by Rick Beyer and Street Films’ Madison Ainley will executive produce, while exec- Elizabeth Sayles - as both the director and the lead star. utive VP production Mark Sourian will oversee the project for According to The Hollywood Reporter, the project is in develop- Universal. For Ben, the project comes after he recently starred in ment at Universal Pictures, and has a script penned by ‘True Netflix’s action thriller ‘Triple Frontier’, and is also working on a Detective’ creator Nic Pizzolatto, who updated the work from an basketball drama titled ‘Torrance’. As a director, he last helmed earlier draft by ‘Shazam!’ writer Henry Gayden. ‘Ghost Army’ is ‘Live By Night’ in 2016, and before that he took on 2012’s ‘Argo’ set to tell the story of a squadron of American soldiers who were as the director and the lead star, which bagged him a Best picked for their creativity and ingenuity to be fashioned into the Picture gong at the Oscars. The new role also comes as he’s ultimate masters of deception. The squadron used blow-up stepped down from his run as the iconic superhero Batman, after tanks, fake radio transmissions, and noise machines to trick previously being tipped to direct and star in the 2021 standalone German forces into thinking armies were in certain positions, and movie. the real-life soldiers have been credited with saving countless Leonardo DiCaprio Brie Larson thanks Kate Beckinsale in talks for Guillermo Prada for custom gown to star in Jolt del Toro’s next film eonardo DiCaprio is in talks to star in rie Larson has thanked Prada for creating the ate Beckinsale is set to star in action-comedy L Guillermo del Toro’s new film ‘Nightmare B custom gown she wore to the Time 100 gala in K ‘Jolt’. The 45-year-old British actress will star Alley’. According to The Hollywood New York on Tuesday night. The 29-year-old in the female-driven film for Millennium Media Reporter, the 44-year-old actor is being actress was recently named one of the maga- helmed by Tanya Wexler and written by Scott eyed for the lead role in remake of the 1947 flick, zine’s 100 Most Influential People in the World for 2019, Wascha. The ‘Widow’ star will play a homicidal security which starred Tyrone Power as “a corrupt con-man alongside the likes Ariana Grande, Emilia Clarke and guard named Lindy who controls her murderous urges who teams up with a female psychiatrist to trick Lady Gaga, and the star stepped out in a strapless emer- using an electrode-lined vest which shocks her back to people into giving them money”. The movie - del ald green dress by the prestigious Italian label to cele- normalcy - however when her boyfriend is murdered she Toro’s follow-up to the Oscar-winning ‘The Shape brate the swanky evening. She captioned a photo of her goes on a revenge-fuelled rampage to find the killer of Water’ - is based on the novel of the same name in the dress: “Thank you @prada for the custom gown to while the police pursue her as their chief suspect. Sherryl by William Lindsay Gresham. The 54-year-old film- mark the occasion #Time100 (sic)” Brie’s stunning look Clark and Millennium Media’s David Bernardi and Les maker has penned the script alongside Kim Morgan came together with the help of her longstanding stylist Weldon will as producers while Avi Lerner, Trevor Short, and the project is being produced and funded by Samantha McMillen, who thanked the star for standing Boaz Davidson, Jeffrey Greenstein and Jonathan Yunger del Toro and J. Miles Dale of TSG Entertainment, up for women throughout her film career. Samantha of Millennium Media are all on board as executive pro- whilst Fox Searchlight’s own distribution rights. wrote on Instagram: “Brie x Prada for the #Time100gala ducers. ‘Jolt’ marks Millennium Media’s first project with The movie, which begins filming in autumn, comes this evening in NYC. Thank you @Prada for this beautiful a woman as the lead, female director and female produc- after DiCaprio filmed Quentin Tarantino’s Manson custom creation. Congratulations @brielarson Thank you er and shooting on the picture is scheduled to begin on family murder pic ‘Once Upon a Time in for standing up for all of us! #brielarson #captainmarvel July in the UK. In a statement, Wexler said: “‘Jolt’ is a Hollywood’, which also stars Margot Robbie and #caroldanvers #prada (sic)” Other fashionable attendees kick-ass and painfully funny script. When I saw that Kate at the event included Taylor Swift, who stepped out influential honoree title. She wrote: “Brie Larson is a war- Beckinsale was attached to play the lead, I jumped at the wearing a floor-length pastel J Mendel gown with puffed rior on- and offscreen. When she’s not shattering records opportunity to make the movie. “This is the movie for sleeves. Julianne Moore teamed up with the Duchess of and stereotypes as Captain Marvel in Marvel Studios’ right now - a revenge-action film for every woman (and Sussex’s wedding dress designer, Clare Waight Keller, to first female-led superhero movie-which has made more man) who wants to turn their inner ‘Thelma & Louise’ up wear a Givenchy feathered monochrome look, while than $1 billion at the global box office - she’s fighting to 11.” Millennium Media’s Greenstein added: “‘Jolt’ is just Naomi Campbell donned a liquid-gold Valentino gown. fiercely for gender equality, inclusivity and an end to sex- that: a shock to the system, and this film promises to be a Brie’s Marvel co-star Tessa Thompson, 35, penned a trib- ual harassment in the workplace.” wicked cocktail of action, humor and style. I believe that ute to the actress in Time magazine to celebrate her this is the start to a fun franchise, and I am eager to see our director Tanya Wexler and star Kate Beckinsale bring this badass character and story to life. And it’s great to team up again with our friend and talented producer Sherryl Clark.” Schwarzenegger uses eco-friendly Brad Pitt, and is due out in July. The ‘Catch Me If skincare products You Can’ star hasn’t been seen on the big screen atherine Schwarzenegger thinks using eco- since 2015’s ‘The Revenant’. Meanwhile, it was nomically-friendly skincare products is “truly recently confirmed that DiCaprio’s live-action ver- K amazing”. The 29-year-old author - who is sion of ‘Akira’ is to be filmed in California. The film, engaged to ‘Avengers: Endgame’ star Chris based on the Manga series written and illustrated Pratt - celebrated Earth Day on Monday by opening up by Katsuhiro Otama, will soon begin shooting in the about her non-toxic daily routine, explaining she uses US state after scoring $18.5 million in tax credits plant-based line Biossance to keep her complexion look- under the California Film Commission’s Film & TV ing flawless and help the “environment”. She told People Tax Credit Program 2.0. The shoot is scheduled to magazine: “We want this planet to be happy and healthy take place over 71 days and, according to Deadline, for generations to come, and that starts with us and being will employ more than 200 “below-the-line” crew mindful of our effect on the earth. “[There are] ways to and more than 5,000 employees. ‘Thor: Ragnarok’ be more eco-conscious with the products that I use and director Taika Waititi remains attached to helm the how important that is not only for the earth but also for film, which takes place in Tokyo in the year 2060 our bodies. “I love [that the Biossance] skincare line is and follows Tetsuo and his best friend Kaneda after not only better for the environment but it’s also better for a better job being environmentally friendly.” The brunette Tetsuo’s government experiment-boosted psychic me and my skin. “Knowing I’m using something that’s free Olivia Culpo beauty has also asked her fans to “take baby steps” to used to powers threaten both of their lives. The movie is of harsh chemicals, is non-toxic and that I can actually help the planet for future generations. She continued: “I one of 18 other films that will receive the tax bene- see results with, is truly amazing.” And Katherine credits think people, including myself, find it intimidating when fits under the condition filming takes place in her younger sister Christina, 27, for making her an “eco- over-exfoliate skin people talk about it in a certain way and share all the California and the picture will be produced by conscious person” so she can make better choices for crazy statistics about how much bad we do in our every- DiCaprio’s Appian Way Productions that he found- herself and the environment. She added: “Her passion livia Culpo used to over-exfoliate her skin and day life for the planet, but there’s so much good we can ed in 2004 alongside Andrew Lazar.