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‘A Knight’s Tale’ Director Reveals Axed Sequel Ideas and Says ‘Netflix Tested’ One ‘Idea Through Their Algorithms, Which Indicated It Would Not Be Successful’

Zack Sharf Digital News Director “A Knight’s Tale” director Brian Helgeland revealed in a career retrospective interview with Inverse that his efforts to make a sequel to his 2001 medieval action-comedy classic were apparently thwarted by the Netflix algorithm. “When we finished ‘A Knight’s Tale,’ we were already thinking about making the sequel as a pirate film,” Helgeland said. “The plot revolved around Count Adhemar (Rufus Sewell) kidnapping Jocelyn (Shannyn Sossamon) and taking her to Constantinople.
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Paul Bettany reacts to his wife's movie Top Gun: Maverick overtaking Avengers: Infinity War
Paul Bettany reacted to his wife Jennifer Connelly's movie Top Gun: Maverick overtaking Avengers: Infinity War on the list of highest grossing movies.The 51-year-old performer shared a shot of a Variety article titled Top Gun: Maverick Takes Down Avengers: Infinity War as Sixth-Highest Grossing Movie in Domestic Box Office History to his Instagram account on Saturday.   'I'm just never gonna live this down in my house,' the actor joked in the caption.  Making his feelings known: Paul Bettany reacted to his wife Jennifer Connelly's movie Top Gun: Maverick overtaking Avengers: Infinity War on the list of highest grossing movies; they are seen in May Bettany portrayed Vision in Avengers: Infinity War, which was previously released in 2018.The movie was previously the sixth-highest grossing movie in the United States, and raked in $678 million at the box office. As of Saturday, however, the movie has been overtaken by the Tom Cruise-starring flick, which has earned a total of $679 million.The movie also starred Connelly, 51, who portrayed Cruise's love interest, Penelope Benjamin.  Letting everyone know: The actor also penned a message that stated: 'I'm just never gonna live this down in my house'The sequel to the original Top Gun movie, which was released in 1986, premiered at CinemaCon this past April.The flick was centered on Captain Pete 'Maverick' Mitchell, who is given charge of training a new crop of aviators for a dangerous mission.The movie also starred performers such as Miles Teller, Jon Hamm and Val Kilmer, among numerous others.
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Jennifer Connelly makes rare red carpet appearance with eldest son Kai, 24, at Top Gun: Maverick premiere
Top Gun: Maverick premiere.The actress, who shares eldest son Kai with former partner, photographer David Dugan, absolutely shone at the film premiere, as the pair were joined by Jennifer’s husband Paul Bettany.Jennifer, 51, welcomed Kai during her romance with David two years before meeting Paul, 50, on the set of 2001 film A Beautiful Mind.Strutting the red carpet as a trio in San Diego on Wednesday, Jennifer wore a resplendent gold Louis Vuitton gown, while Paul was suited and booted and Kai sported a slick leather jacket. Very on Top Gun point, we must say.Making quite the entrance fitting for a film showcasing military horsepower, the family arrived together on the famed USS Midway aircraft carrier – which was nearly as impressive as lead actor Tom Cruise’s entrance, as he was choppered in on a helicopter.On this occasion, though, he didn’t fly it himself.Speaking at the anticipated premiere, Tom said it had been a case of ‘now or never’ when discussing plans for the sequel, which comes 36 years after the release of the 1986 hit film.Due to be released in cinemas on May 27, Maverick sees the Hollywood star reprise the role of US naval aviator Pete Mitchell, with Jennifer joining, alongside Miles Teller, Monica Barbaro, Jon Hamm and Glen Powell – as well as OG star Val Kilmer.After touching down and stepping out onto the USS Midway carrier in San Diego, California, the actor thanked fans and praised his fellow cast members.Speaking to Deadline, he said: ‘This moment right here, getting to see everyone, no masks.
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Jennifer Connelly finally joins Instagram and fans are swooning over sweet selfie with husband Paul Bettany
Snowpiercer and Labyrinth star Jennifer Connelly has finally joined the platform.Her husband, WandaVision star Paul Bettany, announced the news on his own page, sharing a screenshot of her profile and warning his 2.4million followers to ‘follow her at your peril’.Despite Paul urging Instagram users to ‘believe only half the things she says about me’, Jennifer’s first post included a loved-up snap with her hubbie.The 51-year-old actress explained in the caption of her post that for her Instagram debut, she had shared a ‘photo dump’, which began with an adorable picture of her lying on her sofa with her cat, whose tongue was sticking out.Her second photo showed a sunset view over New York, with the third capturing the city in daytime during a bike ride.For her fourth and final image of her photo dump, Jennifer uploaded a selfie taken with Paul, with the pair snuggling affectionately in what looks like a holiday location.Numerous fans in the comments celebrated her arrival on Instagram, with several expressing how much they adore her performance in Labyrinth, which came out in 1986.Several also remarked on the picture of her and Paul, who she’s been married to since 2003.‘The picture of you and Paul,’ one person commented alongside a puppy dog-eyes emoji.‘That last pic are two awesome peeps!’ someone else said, while another wrote: ‘Welcome! You and Paul look lovely together.’‘Omg yay you guys are just such a beautiful family! Hooray!’ one fan celebrated, as another dubbed the couple ‘the duo of duos’.One fan said they were ‘incredibly happy’ that Jennifer had joined Instagram, while another said they’d been ‘hoping for this day’.‘We’re not worthy,’ someone else put dramatically, as another commented with unbridled
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