Thandiwe Newton Turned Down A Mom Role In A Superhero Film & Says The Genre Mostly “Bores” Her

Luke Bryan enjoys a close and often hilarious relationship with his American Idol co-judges Lionel Richie and Katy Perry.MORE: Luke Bryan's five children and their mothers – and the heartfelt story behind his family unitIn a new interview with Good Morning America, the country superstar opened up about his relationship with Katy in the run-up to her Las Vegas residency and how that extended to her fiancé Orlando Bloom.WATCH: Chayce Beckham wins American Idol 2021"Anything Katy does, she sends stuff to create more anxiety," he said to the amusement of GMA hosts Robin Roberts and George Stephanopoulos, who could be heard laughing in the background."She's like 'Wow. Big stage, be ready','Wow, get ready for the dry air of Las Vegas', I'm like 'Katy!'" he joked.MORE: Katy Perry reveals wedding news after claims she secretly wed Orlando BloomHowever, he revealed that there was nothing but love between the two, perhaps veering on being closer than you'd expect when Orlando comes into the mix."Me and her, even as years have gone, we have an even more fun friendship and a great working relationship," he gushed about the Firework singer.A post shared by Good Morning America (@goodmorningamerica)Luke joked about Katy being "jealous" of his relationship with Orlando BloomHe then added: "She's really a little jealous because she believes Orlando kind of…might have a little man crush on me. "Because Orlando came to Nashville and I had all these outdoor activities planned for him.

“Thankful for Betty Davis, though.“The reach of her influence & sonic lineage is immense.“You've heard her, even if you think you've never heard her. I'm glad we got her at all.”CAPJR100 added: “Very sad news about Homestead's own Betty Davis.

Denise responded to the Tweet saying that her “apologies are heartfelt.”Denise also took to Twitter on Monday to discuss Queen Elizabeth’s decision to make Camilla queen consort when Prince Charles becomes king.The star said she wished she was on Loose Women to discuss the issue while the panel were talking about it on the same day.It was formerly believed that the Duchess of Cornwall would be referred to officially as princess consort.However, the Queen announced it was her wish for Camilla to be called Queen.Denise expressed frustration when Jane Moore implied on the show that Meghan Markle had neglected her royal duties, unlike Camilla.She said on Monday: "#LooseWomen Omg I hate it when I read the comments on todays show and I wasn't on it!!! (sic)"I love the chance to stand up for Meghan!!!!"

Nadya Suleman, a.k.a. “Octomom,” celebrated her octuplets’ 13th birthday this week. The proud mom took her eight youngest children — Nariyah, Isaiah, Maliyah, Jeremiah, Noah, Josiah, Jonah, and Makai — to a bowling alley, and then to a park, in Laguna Niguel, California to celebrate them reaching the milestone birthday. Photos, which can be seen HERE, show Nadya and the octuplets gathered together and smiling while holding bowling balls at the first celebratory event. The eight kids are truly so grown up — it’s crazy that they are now teenagers!

Better Things,” its original comedy series created by, executive produced by and starring Pamela Adlon.Adlon stars as Sam, a working actress raising three daughters in Los Angeles attempting to navigate her life and find fulfillment. Mikey Madison, Hannah Alligood and Olivia Edward portray Sam’s daughter, who are each struggling to come of age, while Celia Imrie portrays Sam’s mother, who deals with increasingly difficult mental and physical health issues. Adlon heavily based the series on her own experiences as an actor raising three daughters.The trailer for the new season sees Sam working on a new movie, giving a presentation to an elementary school class and arguing with her daughters.

Miles Davis for a year in 1968, died today (February 9) of natural causes, close friend Danielle Maggio confirmed to Rolling Stone.Davis’ self-titled debut album arrived in 1973, which she then followed up the following year with ‘They Say I’m Different’. Her third and final studio album, ‘Nasty Gal’, was released in 1975.Though not commercially successful at their time of release, Davis’ music has gone on to be hugely influential in funk circles in the decades to follow.Born Betty Mabry, she appeared on the cover of Miles Davis’ 1968 album ‘Filles de Kilimanjaro’, and was the inspiration behind his song ‘Mademoiselle Mabry’.“RIP Betty Davis, the original (and only) nasty gal, famed for being one of music’s greatest muses, but more importantly, one of the funkiest to ever do it,” journalist and author Jeff Weiss wrote in tribute to Davis.“Her first 3 solo records are sleazy, soulful and raw.

Spotify streams of Little Simz‘ music have soared over 350 per cent following her appearance at this year’s BRIT Awards.The rapper, who released her last album, ‘Sometimes I Might Be Introvert’, back in September, won the award for Best New Artist at last night’s (February 8) ceremony at London’s The O2. She also performed a medley of her tracks ‘Introvert’ and ‘Woman’.Her massive night has since prompted a huge spike in Spotify streams in comparison to other BRITs winners including Adele, Silk Sonic, Ed Sheeran, Dave and Sam Fender.There was a 812 per cent increase in streams of ‘Introvert’ and a 594 per cent spike for ‘Woman’, equating to a 365 per cent jump overall.Elsewhere, Adele, who took home three BRITs last night (Artist Of The Year, Album Of The Year, Song Of The Year), saw a 137 per cent increase in Spotify streams following the awards, while Dave’s streams went up by 217 per cent. Fender’s music saw a 79 per cent jump.“As ever, the BRITs showed the incredible breadth of talent being fostered here in the UK, across every genre of music,” Tom Connaughton, managing director of Spotify UK and Ireland, said in a statement (via Rolling Stone UK).

Families of the 22 who died in the Manchester Arena bombing have reacted with anger and dismay after a second act of vandalism at a memorial for their lost loved ones.

Thandiwe Newton has not yet starred in a superhero movie, though she revealed in a new interview that she turned down a role in one.The 48-year-old actress was promoting her new movie Reminiscence, which debuted in theaters and on HBO Max earlier this month.While promoting the movie in a new interview with LADBible, the actress said that, despite turning the other movie down, she is open to starring in the superhero genre.

Thandiwe Newton has revealed that she’d love to star in a superhero movie.

Thandiwe Newton is interested in attaching herself to a superhero movie now that film’s in the genre are offering more.

LADBible. “It was more the role, you know what I mean?”Newton said that big franchises have a tendency to “bore” her.“I’m quite cynical about it too, because it’s just about money; it’s this behemoth of money that’s just like rolling forward gathering more money, right?” she said.However, she admitted to enjoying the way in which certain directors are playing with the boundaries of blockbusters.“I love what’s happening with these genres now, where filmmakers are fucking with the genre,” she said.“The perfect example is Taika Waititi, what he did with [Thor:]Ragnarok.

Jennifer Yuma editorShort films starring Taika Waititi, Jessica Chastain, Tiffany Haddish and those produced by Octavia Spencer and Leonardo DiCaprio are among highlights of the Oscar-qualifying HollyShorts Film Festival, running Sept. 23-Oct.

Thandiwe Newton looks so chic while heading to an appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Solo: A Star Wars Story, stating that her character’s death was a “big mistake”.The actress played Val – wife to criminal Tobias Beckett (Woody Harrelson) – in the Star Wars spin-off, which charted the origins of Han Solo (Alden Ehrenreich).Newton’s character made history as the first Black woman to have a major role in the franchise, but Val was swiftly killed off by the end of the film – a decision which wasn’t in the original script.Speaking to Inverse, Newton said: “I felt disappointed by Star Wars that my character was killed. And, actually, in the script, she wasn’t killed.“It happened during filming.

Looking back. Thandiwe Newton has opened up about her character being killed off in 2018’s Solo: A Star Wars Story and how she felt seeing it play out onscreen.

Selome Hailu editorThe Toronto International Film Festival announced that Dionne Warwick and Danis Goulet will be honored at the TIFF Tribute Awards on Sept. 18.Warwick, the famed singer of “I Say a Little Prayer” and “Walk on By,” will receive the Special Tribute Award.

Thandiwe Newton made history in 2018 as the first Black woman to have a major role in a “Star Wars” movie when she appeared as Val in “Solo: A Star Wars Story”. Now, the “Reminiscence” star says the original script didn’t have her character die in an explosion — that disappointing change was made during filming on the Ron Howard-directed movie.

Lucasfilm‘s “Solo: A Story Wars Story” was a costly venture for the studio, as they fired the original directors, Chris Miller and Phil Lord, leading to very expensive reshoots led by acclaimed director, Ron Howard. And as we all know, those reshoots were quite extensive, greatly changing quite a bit of the story along the way, apparently including the fate of at least one of the main characters.

Thandiwe Newton believes the Solo: A Star Wars Story team made a "big mistake" when they killed her character off. In the 2018 Star Wars spin-off, starring Alden Ehrenreich as a young Han Solo, the Westworld actress played Val, a criminal and Solo ally who gets unceremoniously killed off during a train heist.

Reminiscence, the new Hugh Jackman thriller, has become one of the biggest flops in box office history.The post-apocalyptic thriller grossed just $2million (£1.4million) in its first weekend in North America, marking one of the worst starts in history for a nationwide release – including some of the nondescript action dramas that premiered during the height of the coronavirus pandemic.Even though it played on 3265 screens, Reminiscence grossed less than half of Russell Crowe thriller Unhinged and Liam Neeson’s recent action flick, Honest Thief, both of which made more than $4million (£3.4million) over their opening weekends.According to Vairety, the Lisa Joy-directed film, which received both a cinema release and a simultaneous release on