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Adam Fields oversaw the production of the iconic 1985 flick and, 40 years later, shared some insight into how the now-cult classic was originally pitched as a play.“John Hughes was a nobody when he sent me that script,” Fields exclusively told The Post at the opening of Tarantino | Pulp Rock at Hollywood Park earlier this month. “He sent it to me as a play, which I don’t know if I really want to talk about that, but it all took place in a classroom, and I said, ‘Why don’t you write a play? We’re in the movie business.'”“He goes, ‘Well, you know, I haven’t really worked with actors before, so I thought a play would be a good idea,” Fields said of Hughes’ response.

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Why Tom Hanks ended up pantless in front of the Mona Lisa: ‘Wait a minute’

mini “Happy Days” reunion at MegaCon in Orlando on Friday, February 7, per People magazine.“The Da Vinci Code” went on to explain that while the cast and crew were on location at the Louvre in Paris, “We were really hurrying, we were behind schedule.”Howard continued: “And Tom Hanks didn’t have time to go back to his dressing room to change for the next scene. And so I was giving him some notes about what the next scene was going to be and he was changing his pants in front of the Mona Lisa.”The movie director said he’d never forget seeing the Oscar winner pantless in front of one of the world’s most admired art pieces.“I said, ‘Wait a minute.

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How to watch Bill Murray’s ‘Groundhog Day’ for the holiday

Phil predicting six more weeks of winter and our more-local pal Chuck declaring that spring is near.Regardless, the time to curl up and watch movies is now, while the weather is still chilly and both groundhogs have returned to their own hidey holes. Thankfully, the 1993 film starring Bill Murray is available to stream on a variety of subscription platforms, and here’s where you can watch it.Head inside, dim the lights to avoid all shadows and press play on the classic film to set the mood for the Feb.

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Robert Pattinson can’t stand ‘Twilight’ fan commentary: ‘Are you still stuck on that s–t?’

told GQ Spain. “Are you still stuck on that s–t? How can you be sad about something that happened almost 20 years ago? It’s crazy.”“Twilight” launched the careers of Pattinson, 38, and his co-stars Kristen Stewart, 34, and Taylor Lautner, 32, when the installment came out in 2008.The trio went on to star in other “Twilight” films, including “The Twilight Saga: New Moon” (2009), “The Twilight Saga: Eclipse” (2010), “The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn: Part 1” (2011) and “The Twilight Saga: Part II” (2012).The five movies turned out to be a $3.3 billion enterprise, according to Variety.But Pattinson had other ideas for the original film, telling GQ in 2022 that he pushed for “Twilight” to be as edgy and emo as possible.

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Cameron Diaz reveals she would return for a ‘Mask’ sequel — on 1 major condition

1994 Jim Carrey movie “The Mask” — but on one major condition.“If Jim’s on board, I mean, I’ve been riding those coattails from day one,” she said in an interview with Access Hollywood.Directed by Chuck Russell, “The Mask” stars Carrey, 63, as Stanley Ipkiss, a bank clerk who finds a magical mask that transforms him into a green troublemaker. Diaz, 52, plays nightclub singer Tina Carlyle, who falls for The Mask.Carrey recently addressed the possibility of a sequel in an interview with ComicBook.com“Oh gosh, you know, it has to be the right idea,” he said last month.

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Golden Globes 2025: Full list of nominees and winners

2025 Golden Globe Awards, with Jacques Audiard’s charming drug cartel musical scoring 10 nominations.It had the most nods of any feature film contender, with Zoe Saldana and Selena Gomez both earning nominations for best supporting actress in any movie for their performances in the Netflix thriller-musical. And spoiler alert: It won big.“Emilia Pérez” was also up for best motion picture musical or comedy — competing with some of 2024’s other most notable films, including “Wicked” and “The Substance,” which also saw a lead actress nod for Demi Moore and supporting actress nod for Margaret Qualley.On the TV front, FX/Hulu’s “The Bear” continued to dominate, earning the most nominations for any TV series with five nods.

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Will Ferrell is a total mood as cigarette-smoking Buddy the Elf at NHL game

with his wife, Viveca, and their son, Axel, 14. The couple have been married since 2000 and also share sons Magnus, 20, and Mattias, 18. The holiday classic follows Buddy, a human who was raised among elves on the North Pole, feeling like a misfit, as he was too tall and large for chairs and showers in Santa’s workshop.

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How Timothée Chalamet mastered the music of Bob Dylan in ‘A Complete Unknown’: ‘I was floored’

“A Complete Unknown,” which opens in theaters on Christmas Day, Timothée Chalamet undergoes a complete transformation as Bob Dylan. And when he performs early Bard classics such as “It Ain’t Me Babe,” it is very much the 28-year-old actor doing his own singing and playing on guitar and harmonica — after five years of studying to master the music of the folk-rock legend.“When I first got together with Tim, I heard some of the stuff they had prerecorded, and I said, ‘Who’s singing this stuff?’” Rob Paparozzi, Chalamet’s harmonica coach on “A Complete Unknown,” told The Post.

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Why it’s so hard to find something to watch lately

UserTesting and conducted by Talker Research, the study revealed one in five believe it’s harder to find something to watch today than it was 10 years ago. According to them, the underlying cause comes from being overwhelmed by too much content.Many struggled with having larger content libraries (41%) and feeling like there was too much original content being produced (26%).Although 75% appreciate streaming service algorithms serving them accurate recommendations, 51% admitted the quantity of recommended content is also overwhelming, explaining they want to watch everything recommended to them.Nearly half (48%) do not have traditional cable anymore.

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‘Kraven the Hunter’ flops while ‘Moana 2’ tops the box office again

Aaron Taylor-Johnson earned only $11 million, according to studio estimates Sunday, making it one of the worst openings for a Marvel-adjacent property. Its box office take was even less than the film “Madame Web.”The weekend’s other major studio release was Warner Bros.’ animated “The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim,” which made $4.6 million.

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Macaulay Culkin considered buying $5 million ‘Home Alone’ house and turning into a ‘fun house’

went on the market in May for $5. 25 million.“I had half a mind to buy it — just for giggles,” the 44-year-old actor recently said at the Rosemont Theater in Illinois at the screening of the 1990 film, according to the New York Times.Culkin added that he wanted to turn the house located in the Chicago suburb of Winnetka, Illinois, into a “movie fun house” where people could sled down the stairs like Kevin did in the movie.As for why he didn’t ultimately purchase the home, Culkin said, “I got kids.

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Here’s how much Kate Winslet and Cameron Diaz’s characters spent abroad in ‘The Holiday’

JeffBet.com who analyzed both women’s vacations. The workaholic Amanda spent a whopping $8,432.93 while away for 14 days, including indulging in a last-minute first-class ticket from LAX to Heathrow Airport that cost $8,158.16.According to the breakdown, she dropped $72.38 on getting to and from the airport by limousine and another $58.69 to fill up gas in Iris’ Mini Cooper.

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Judy Greer was ‘very nervous’ around young co-stars on ‘Best Christmas Pageant Ever’: ‘More together than the adults’

Judy Greer “would never do that.” But it’s a different story on-screen.Greer brings the mayhem in director Dallas Jenkins’ “The Best Christmas Pageant Ever,” where self-depracating Grace tries to wrangle disobedient kids to put on a community show for the holiday season.“I don’t even think I met them all,” Greer, 49, joked to The Post about her young co-stars. “There were so many kids. And that actually made me very nervous.

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Francis Ford Coppola apologizes for making ‘Godfather II’ and starting sequel trend: ‘I’m embarrassed’

the Washington Post in an interview published Monday that he’s to blame for the never-ending amount of sequels in Hollywood, because he helmed 1974’s “The Godfather Part II.”“So I’m the jerk that started numbers on movies,” Coppola said. “I’m embarrassed, and I apologize to everyone.”Coppola recalled that after the success of 1972’s “The Godfather,” Paramount Pictures was insistent on him making another movie.

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Viral ‘Wicked’ journalist reveals what ‘holding space’ means — and how she’s coping with ‘wild’ backlash