Raekwon says RZA rejected Leonardo DiCaprio-backed Wu-Tang Clan biopic

Jennifer Maas TV Business WriterAmanda Seyfried doesn’t think she nailed the iconic deep voice of Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes for Hulu’s upcoming limited series “The Dropout” — but she did her “best to try to capture the oddness of it.”“The shape of my mouth isn’t the same as hers, but I can make sounds somewhat or pretty close to what she did,” Seyfried, who plays the world’s youngest self-made female billionaire on the Hulu show, said during a virtual panel at the Television Critics Association’s winter press tour Tuesday. “And that’s my job as an actor, mimicking and stuff like that.

Adele thanked her ex-husband Simon Konecki and their son Angelo in an emotional speech on Tuesday as she picked up Album of the Year and Artist of the Year at the 2022 BRIT Awards.MORE: Adele shows off Hollywood transformation in glamorous black dressThe singer made her first public appearance after canceling her Las Vegas residency, and wowed fans as she wore a gorgeous custom Giorgio Armani Privé dress with a tulle neckline and tail. She accessorized with neutral makeup, large diamond earrings and a pear-shaped sparkling ring on the all-important finger.WATCH: Adele thanks ex-husband in emotional speech"I want to thank everyone I work with but I want to dedicate this to my son, and to Simon, his dad, this album was all of our journey, not just mine," she shared as she picked up the Album of the Year award. "I am very proud of myself for sticking to my guns and putting out an album about something so personal, not many people do stuff like that anymore."MORE: Adele gives another very candid chat: TV habits, fake Instagram, family traits and moreShe added: "And my son has been so gracious and kind and patient with me over the last over years, so it's for him."Adele, who is one of the world's best-selling music artists of all time, married charity entrepreneur Simon Konecki in 2017.

Ed Sheeran married his childhood sweetheart Cherry Seabrook in 2019, but he often keeps his beloved out of the spotlight.INSIDE: Ed Sheeran's ultra-rare look inside £3.7million estate that resembles a mini villageBut on Tuesday after he scooped Best Songwriter of the Year at the BRIT awards, he couldn't help but mention his beau in his acceptance speech. Standing on stage, the hitmaker said: "Because it's a songwriting prize I really really wouldn't be here without the fantastic people I get to work with, so thank you to all of them." After naming his record companies he then moved onto praise his loving wife.WATCH: Ed Sheerman makes rare omment about wife CherryHe added: "But also my wife Cherry, who at the drop of the hat will come to the middle of nowhere to a really secluded studio and live in-house and be so supportive while we just make songs and songs and songs.

Leonardo DiCaprio said he hopes his new Netflix film will open viewers' eyes to the threat of climate change in a new interview on Today.The 47-year-old Oscar winner was joined by his costar Jennifer Lawrence and writer–director Adam McKay to chat about the satire, in which politicians, the media and even ordinary citizens are unconcerned about a world-ending comet flying toward Earth.But despite his hopes that the Netflix film's audience will see the movie as an allegory about the dangers of not address climate change, he didn't address his own well-documented habit of jetting around the globe in carbon-polluting private jets.

Jennifer Lawrence is opening up about the "misery" she felt while filming "Don't Look Up" with Leonardo DiCaprio and Timothée Chalamet.Speaking about one particular scene in a car, which J. Law described as "h***," she said, "It was the most annoying day in my life.

back in the spotlight, as she’s starring in the upcoming Netflix film “Don’t Look Up.” Lawrence recently revealed why filming the Adam McKay black comedy — especially with co-stars Leonardo DiCaprio and Timothée Chalamet — was pure and utter “hell.”“It was the most annoying day in my life,” the “Hunger Games” star told Stephen Colbert during a chat on his eponymous talk show on Monday.The day in question was a scene that DiCaprio, 47, and Chalamet, 25, were filming with Lawrence in a car. “They drove me crazy that day,” she said.“I don’t know what it was,” the mom-to-be continued.

Leonardo DiCaprio’s father George has a cameo in Paul Thomas Anderson’s new film Licorice Pizza.Last week, New York Times reporter Kyle Buchanan revealed some outtakes from his interview with the director where Anderson discussed how he cast George for the role of a man who “owned a wig shop that sold water beds”.Speaking to Entertainment Tonight about his father’s cameo, Leonardo said: “I haven’t seen it yet but my dad George DiCaprio has a cameo in a Paul Thomas Anderson movie! Today was a good day.”The role is a perfect fit for the actor’s father too.

DiCaprio was at the world premiere for his new film Don't Look Up when he found out his father George DiCaprio had a cameo in another new movie, Licorice Pizza. Director Paul Thomas Anderson's Licorice Pizza is one of the most critically-acclaimed films of the year, following two teenagers in love in the San Fernando Valley in 1973.

Leonardo DiCaprio was at the world premiere for his new film Don't Look Up when he found out his father George DiCaprio had a cameo in another new movie, Licorice Pizza.Director Paul Thomas Anderson's Licorice Pizza is one of the most critically-acclaimed films of the year, following two teenagers in love in the San Fernando Valley in 1973.The 47-year-old actor spoke with Entertainment Tonight at the New York City premiere for his new Netflix film, where he opened up about his dad's cameo.

Leonardo DiCaprio is finding out some very interesting things about his dad lately.

Leonardo DiCaprio isn't the only actor in his family! The Oscar winner's father, George DiCaprio, has a cameo in Paul Thomas Anderson's coming-of-age film, and his son spoke with ET's Rachel Smith about how he landed the part. «I haven't seen it yet but my dad, George DiCaprio, has a cameo in a Paul Thomas Anderson movie!» Leo told ET on Sunday at the New York City premiere of his own film,. «Today was a good day.»P.T.

There was no awkwardness between Jennifer Lawrence and Leonardo DiCaprio as they posed together on the red carpet, not long after it was revealed he was paid $5million (£3.7m) more than her for their new movie. Jennifer, 31, joined her co-star Leo, 47, at the New York premiere of their anticipated blockbuster Don’t Look Up on Sunday. The Oscar-winning actress shone bright on the red carpet wearing a dazzling sheer gold gown which elegantly draped over her baby bump – Jennifer is pregnant and expecting her first child with husband Cooke Maroney. Leo kept it smart and dapper with a dark blue suit and tie and his hair neatly slicked back.

Jennifer Lawrence put on a dazzling display while hitting the red carpet for the premiere of “Don’t Look Up” in New York City on Sunday, Dec. 5.

Jennifer Lawrence dresses her baby bump in a beautiful gold gown for the premiere of Don’t Look Up on Sunday (December 5) in New York City.

Leonardo DiCaprio's father, George, ended up with a cameo in his coming-of-age film.  journalist Kyle Buchanan took to Twitter and posted quotes from the director that didn't make his published article, and it's a good thing he did because it produced quite the comical nugget.Leonardo DiCaprio with his father George and Martin Scorsese in January at the 17th Annual Critics' Choice Movie Awards in Los Angeles.«I created a picture of a guy who owned a wig shop that sold these water beds, and I couldn't put my finger on it,» Anderson said.

Filmmaker Paul Thomas Anderson's latest project, Licorice Pizza, has earned critical acclaim even before it hit theaters on November 26.Thecoming-of-age film stars the likes of Alana Haim,Cooper Hoffman,Skyler Gisondo, Sean Penn, Bradley Cooper, Tom Waits,Benny Safdie,Mary Elizabeth Ellis and John Michael Higgins.Among the people to land a small cameo was Leonardo DiCaprio's father, George DiCaprio, despite the fact that his Academy Award-winning son isn't in the feature.

“Licorice Pizza.” George portrays a water bed salesman in the comedy-drama.New York Times writer Kyle Buchanan tweeted an outtake from an interview he recently conducted with the director which revealed how George came to be in the flick.“I created a picture of a guy who owned a wig shop that sold these water beds, and I couldn’t put my finger on it,” Anderson, 51, said. “I kept saying, ‘Who do I know that looks like this?’”“And like a bolt of lightning, I remember, like, ‘Leo’s dad looks exactly like this.’ So I tracked him down, asked him if he’d ever be interested in being in a film.

Sean Penn and Leonardo DiCaprio pose for a photo at the CORE event held at Soho Beach House on Wednesday night (December 1) in Miami Beach, Fla.

Seth Rogen was not expecting to be so close to Adele at her recent “One Night Only” TV special.

RZA torpedoed plans for a major Wu-Tang Clan biopic because he was more interested in developing a TV series about the hip hop group, Raekwon claims in his new autobiography ‘From Staircase To Stage’.In the book, the rapper says that RZA had for some time been keen on the idea of a scripted series about the group, but when NWA biopic ‘Straight Outta Compton’ came out in 2015, Raekwon saw a cinematic release as the obvious choice for telling their story – both financially and artistically.He says that he then convinced RZA to at least approach some contacts in Hollywood to discuss the possibility of film.

Succession threw a party for Kendall Roy’s (Jeremy Strong) 40th birthday in the seventh episode of season three, although some planned celebrations didn’t make it to the screen.Titled ‘Too Much Birthday’, the episode opened with Kendall rehearsing his rendition of Billy Joel’s ‘Honesty’ for the party – which is later scrapped by Kendall, alongside a set from a child version of the Wu-Tang Clan, as his ego comes crashing down.Speaking to Entertainment Weekly, director Lorene Scafaria revealed that they originally planned to show the pint-sized Wu-Tang in the episode.“We began the casting process,” Scafaria said.