Debra Winger quit ‘A League of Their Own’ after Madonna was cast

Preview in new tab“The Batman” cometh! As one of the most anticipated films to release in 2022, the DC Comics movie will be soaring into theaters on Friday, March 4. With decades of previous adaptations in film and television, many actors have donned the cape and cowl — most recently portrayed by Ben Affleck, Michael Keaton and Christian Bale.

Russian-born model Irina Shayk shared her support for Ukraine on Monday via Instagram. Shayk, 36, shared a photo of a black and white peace sign on her personal Instagram account as Russia continues to invade Ukraine. "No To War," she wrote, adding prayer and broken heart emojis.

Lorde’s ‘Solar Power’ has won Best Song In The World at the BandLab NME Awards 2022.The title track of the New Zealand pop star’s latest album, ‘Solar Power’ beat out nine other nominated songs by the likes of Olivia Rodrigo, The Kid LAROI, BTS and more.The award for Best Song In The World was presented by Natalie Imbruglia and Bastille’s Dan Smith.Lorde accepted the honour in appropriately summery ‘Solar Power’ fashion – via a video filmed from a pool. Watch her full speech above.“Hi, NME! I’ve heard I’ve just been awarded the best song in the world and I’m really grateful for that,” she said.Lorde also gave props to her fellow nominees, particularly Isle of Wight duo Wet Leg: “Big fan of all the songs in this category, especially ‘Chaise Longue’ by Wet Leg.

Table Manners has won Best Podcast at the BandLab NME Awards 2022.The show, hosted by singer Jessie Ware and her mother Lennie, beat out Disgraceland, Grounded With Louis Theroux, Songs To Live By and Wheel Of Misfortune for the win.“Thank you so much,” the Wares said in a statement of their win, who praised the “amazing guests” of Table Manners for the podcast’s success.“This is the first NME award I’ve ever been up for, I’ve only had four fucking albums and it takes my 70-year-old mother,” added Jessie.Launched in 2017 and now in its 13th season, Table Manners becomes the second podcast to snag a win at the NME Awards. The category, introduced in 2020, was last won by George The Poet’s Have You Heard George’s Podcast?.The BandLab NME Awards 2022 returns to the O2 Academy Brixton and is co-hosted by Daisy May Cooper and Lady Leshurr.The ongoing ceremony, which celebrates the most brilliant people in music and pop culture right, saw performances from Sam Fender, Griff and Sigrid and more.

Braveheart and commissioned George Lucas to write Star Wars, has died today at the age of 84.His daughter Amanda Ladd-Jones, who directed the 2017 feature documentary Laddie: The Man Behind The Movies, wrote on social media: “With the heaviest of hearts, we announce that on March 2, 2022, Alan Ladd, Jr. died peacefully at home surrounded by his family.“Words cannot express how deeply he will be missed.

Olivia Rodrigo has won Best New Act In The World Supported By CanO Water at the BandLab NME Awards 2022.The US singer-songwriter came out on top among the international slate of nominees, which included Bad Boy Chiller Crew, BERWYN, Bree Runway, Wet Leg and Yard Act. Dublin band Inhaler, Nigerian singer Tems, King Stingray from Australia and Shye of Singapore were also nominated in the same category.The gong was presented by It’s A Sin actor Nathaniel Curtis and Love Island presenter Laura Whitmore.

CHVRCHES and Robert Smith treated the BandLab NME Awards 2022 this evening (March 2) to a stunning performance of ‘Asking For A Friend’, their collaboration ‘How Not To Drown’ and The Cure’s ‘Just Like Heaven’.The Scottish trio and Smith’s performance on the O2 Academy Brixton stage midway through the Awards marked the first time that they had all performed ‘How Not To Drown’ live together, which earlier in the night won the Best Song By A UK Artist prize.The collaboration appeared on CHVRCHES’ 2021 album ‘Screen Violence’, as did the band’s set opener ‘Asking For A Friend’.After performing ‘Asking For A Friend’, frontwoman Lauren Mayberry then introduced Smith on stage. Smith displayed a sticker of the Ukrainian flag on his guitar in a show of support to the nation as they then delivered a storming rendition of ‘How Not To Drown’.“The NME were really nice to us and gave us a miniature gig during their ceremony,” Mayberry said of their performance, before introducing ‘Just Like Heaven’ by saying: “I’m sure you’ll know this one.” Mayberry and Smith then shared vocals on the Cure classic.Also performing at the ongoing BandLab NME Awards 2022 are BERWYN, Rina Sawayama and Bring Me The Horizon.

Holly Humberstone has won Best Mixtape at the BandLab NME Awards 2022 for her intimate project ‘The Walls Are Way Too Thin’.BERWYN (‘Tape 2/Fomalhaut’), Central Cee (‘Wild West’), FKA twigs (‘Caprisongs’) and PinkPantheress (‘To hell with it’) were also up for this year’s award.“I’m really nervous,” Humberstone said while accepting her Best Mixtape gong, before talking about how NME had an impact on her growing up.“I used to listen to the NME demo CDs with my family when I was a kid,” she went on to say that’s how she “discovered so many of my favorite artists when I was a kid.”She added: “Thank you so much NME.”The Grantham singer-songwriter released ‘The Walls Are Way Too Thin’ last November. In a four-star review, NME said the EP had “a sense of warmth and levity” with “more adventurous” production than Humberstone’s 2020 debut, ‘Falling Asleep At The Wheel’.Speaking to NME at this year’s BRIT Awards red carpet, she opened up about the “scary” task of writing her debut album.“For some reason, the idea of an album is so intense, quite scary, and quite official,” Humberstone said.

Limp Bizkit have added two extra shows to their upcoming UK tour.The nu-metal icons – who released their sixth studio album ‘Still Sucks’ back in October – are set to hit the road in September and have now added a couple of new dates to their UK jaunt due to increasing demand.Fred Durst and co. will now play a second date at London’s O2 Academy Brixton on September 8, the day after their rescheduled gig at the venue.

Marilyn Manson is suing Evan Rachel Wood for defamation.As first reported in Deadline, the lawsuit, which was filed in a Californian court by Manson’s attorney Howard E King, sees Manson seeking a jury trial in a lawsuit where Manson accuses Wood of defamation and impersonating an FBI official.Manson also names Illma Gore (who is described as Wood’s “on-again, off-again romantic partner” in the lawsuit) as a defendant.Last year, Wood publicly accused Manson, her former partner, of abuse, claiming that he started grooming her when she was a teenager and “horrifically abused me for years”.After Wood publicly accused Manson, other women came forward with their own allegations against the rock star.

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A League of Their Own after Madonna was cast.Winger was reportedly due to star in the film as Dottie, a character eventually played by Geena Davis in the 1992 sports film directed by Penny Marshall.The actor recently told The Telegraph that she had trained with baseball team the Chicago Cubs for three months, but dropped out when Madonna was cast as Winger felt Marshall was now making “an Elvis film”.“The studio agreed with me because it was the only time I ever collected a pay-or-play on my contract,” she explained.

Can you imagine A League of Their Own without Geena Davis as the confident, no-nonsense leader Dottie? Well, it almost happened!

new interview with , the Oscar-nominated actress shared that director Penny Marshall's casting of Madonna as Mae Mordabito was an indication that the film would become «an Elvis [Presley] film, and caused her to pull away from the project.»The studio agreed with me because it was the only time I ever collected a pay-or-play on my contract," Winger said of her decision to exit the film. «In other words, I collected my pay even though I did not play, and that's very hard to get in a court.»And 29 years later, Winger's opinion of Madonna's acting skills haven't changed.«I think [her] acting career has spoken for itself,» Winger said of the pop star.She added, «As entertaining as [the final film] was, you don't walk away going 'Wow, those women

Debra Winger has revealed that she quit the 1992 hit movie A League of Their Own after learning the director had hired Madonna to star alongside her.The Oscar-nominated actress also claimed that she was still paid for it, having trained for months in the baseball-themed project, after being replaced by A-List star Geena Davis in the lead role.Winger, 66, who trained with the Chicago Cubs for three months in preparation, told The Telegraph in a new interview that she felt director Penny Marshall was making 'an Elvis film' after casting Madge, 62.

Had things gone a different way, it would have been Debra Winger and not Geena Davis on the receiving end of Tom Hanks’ iconic “There’s no crying in baseball!” speech in “A League of Their Own”.

Debra Winger is speaking out about Hollywood after notoriously announcing her departure from the industry years ago. The 66-year-old actress is known for her Oscar-nominated performances in movies like "Terms of Endearment," "An Officer and a Gentleman," and "Shadowlands." She announced her departure from the industry in the early '90s but has since made a return to take on a few roles here and there.