Zack Snyder Says His Kurosawa-Influenced ‘Star Wars’ Idea Has Morphed Into A Separate “Sci-Fi Thing”

recall effort in San Francisco that led to the ousting of three school board members for prioritizing wokeness over the well-being of their students. Maher then asked Brooke Jenkins, the former assistant San Francisco district attorney who is leading the recall effort against liberal DA Chesa Boudin, if it was “about time to chuck” the masks on kids. Jenkins agreed. “Having a 5-year-old in school right now, I would like to see them go,” Jenkins said. “They don’t need them,” Maher responded, referring to face coverings. “I mean, kids are the least, least vulnerable.

Britain’s Got Talent judge Simon Cowell has revealed his eight year old son Eric played an important role in his marriage proposal to partner Lauren Silverman. The couple, who have been together for 13 years and share son Eric, got engaged on Christmas Eve during a romantic sun-soaked holiday to Barbados. Simon, 62, got down on one knee and popped the question to his partner Lauren, 44, who didn’t hesitate and said yes immediately.

Charlotte Church has emotionally opened up on suffering a tragic miscarriage 17 weeks into her pregnancy. Singer Charlotte, 35, got emotional as she discussed losing her daughter, whom she shared with husband Jonathan Powell, in 2017. Charlotte has three children daughter Ruby, 14, and son Dexter, 13, with her ex Gavin Henson as well as daughter Frida, whom she welcomed in August 2020, who she has with husband Jonathan Powell.

Priyanka Chopra shared a moving post dedicated to her late father on Friday. The Bollywood superstar, who has just welcomed her first child with husband Nick Jonas via surrogate, posted a sweet throwback photo to mark her parents' wedding anniversary.MORE: Are Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas parting ways with their London love nest?The Matrix Resurrections star took to Instagram to share a special moment between her dad Dr. Ashok Chopra and her mother Dr.

dating apps can be difficult at times. You might think you've constructed the ultimate bio, but really it's not to everyone's taste.Like some might think it's cool posing with animals, while others feel like bragging about their height is going to land them a date.Nowadays people are just more selective about who they want to go on a date with.Well lucky for you, we've spoken to the experts at sex toy retailer Ricky.com who have shared their ultimate dating app turn offs.Some of the most common might just surprise you.You might think it's one way of bagging yourself a catch, but no, it's not always the case.

chocolates.However, fitness influencer Michele Soel certainly isn't one of them.The social media star, who boasts 867k followers on Instagram, has hit out at men who buy her chocolates.This is because she claims they are 'trying to make her fat'.Michele hasn't eaten chocolate or sugar in 10 years and claims to have one of the 'thinnest waistlines on the internet' at 53cm.And she says she doesn't like it when people try and mess with that.“Whoever loves you doesn't want you to gain weight," said the model."Women, refuse any box of chocolates on that date,” she then added.Michele entertains her hefty online audience with videos and photos that encourage a fitness routine and workout commitments.In one of her recent clips, she showed how it is possible to lose belly fat with just 10 minutes of daily exercise.“To stay in shape, the essential thing is to maintain an exercise routine every day along with a healthy diet, free of sweets and soft drinks," she said.The model gave men tips on what they should replace the box of chocolates with if they want to give a healthier gift.“A colourful fruit salad and a walk together in the morning is the greatest proof of love a couple can have - not chocolates," she said.Michele posed for some sexy snaps to show off her toned figure in proving her point.This included a sizzling shot in a plunging red swimsuit, while in another photo she squeezed into teeny black gym wear. Get all the biggest Lifestyle news straight to your inbox. Sign up for the free Daily Star Hot Topics newsletter

Emmerdale viewers were recently delighted when Ryan Stocks and his mother Charity Dingle were unveiled as the new owners of the Woolpack Pub.Speaking about the big news, Charity Dingle actress Emma Atkins said: "Getting back behind the bar will be so exciting.

Dave Bautista has revealed he wants to start working as a director as soon as possible.The 52-year-old former wrestler said he had been planning to move behind the camera for years, but isn’t looking to replicate the kind of big-budget films he’s acted in – including Zack Snyder’s new Netflix zombie epic Army Of The Dead.Speaking to SFX Magazine (per Contactmusic), Bautista explained: “That’s kind of been my goal for years. I’m slowly working my way behind the camera.“I’m in my 50s man – my time in front of the camera is going to be limited! But I love filmmaking.

Star Wars.The actor, best known for his role as Freddy Krueger in A Nightmare On Elm Street, was sharing an apartment with Hamill when casting was taking place for 1977’s Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope.Speaking in a new interview, Englund, who auditioned for the role of Han Solo in the film, said he told Hamill he should get in contact with the casting agents because he would be perfect for the now iconic role.“Mark Hamill was my roommate and I said to him, ‘You know, George Lucas is doing another movie and you might be right for this’,” the actor told the Inside Of You podcast.“So my once upon a time in Hollywood story is that Freddy Krueger told Luke Skywalker to call his agent and he got the part.

Star Wars film – but it’s no longer going to be attached to the sci-fi franchise.Back in 2013, when Snyder was gearing up to release Man Of Steel, news broke that he was developing a Star Wars movie inspired by Akira Kurosawa.According to Vulture, Snyder’s film was going to be separate from the new trilogy of Star Wars movies, Episodes VII, VIII and IX, but set within the Star Wars galaxy.The report stated that it would be a “Jedi epic loosely based on Akira Kurosawa’s 1954 classic Seven Samurai, with the ronin and katana being replaced by the Force-wielding knights and their iconic lightsabers.”Often listed among the greatest films of all time, Seven Samurai is known to be a personal favourite of George Lucas’.

To say that Zack Snyder has had a productive 2021 is an understatement. Not only has he released one of the most anticipated films of the year back in March, “Zack Snyder’s Justice League,” which basically ate up the cultural discussion for weeks on end, the filmmaker just released his first feature for Netflix, “Army of the Dead.” And it appears, at least judging from Netflix’s analytics, the zombie film is a massive hit for the platform.

Ben Affleck proved to be a surprising choice when director Zack Snyder cast the Oscar-winning actor and director to play the Dark Knight in 2016’s “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice”, with Affleck reprising the role for 2017’s “Justice League”.

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, which saw the iconic character entering his mid-forties, portrayed by Affleck.In a new interview on the Happy Sad Confused podcast, Snyder revealed that he half expected Affleck to turn down the role, and as a result had given another actor a call about the possibility of playing Bruce Wayne: Rust and Bone star Matthias Schoenaerts.“I was talking to [Matthias] a lot about it,” Snyder remembered. “He never got in the suit, but I did do a bunch of mock-ups of him, because Ben was on the fence.“And I don’t blame him,” he added of Affleck’s initial scepticism.

When you watch Zack Snyder’s films, they do tend to come across as the serious work of a very serious filmmaker. There’s not much levity and joy to grab onto when you’re too busy watching Superman snap someone’s neck or Dave Bautista mowing down a zombie horde with a machine gun.

Say what you will about the “Star Wars” Sequel Trilogy, it’s hard to deny the three most recent Skywalker Saga films suffered from the lack of planning. No matter if you think Rian Johnson destroyed everything you loved about the galaxy far, far away in ‘The Last Jedi,’ or if you think JJ Abrams botched the ending in ‘Rise of Skywalker,’ the fact that Lucasfilm clearly didn’t have a story already mapped out led to some truly baffling creative choices.

Believe it or not, there’s a new interview with Zack Snyder where he talks about DC superhero films! Shocking, I know. But in the new episode of Happy.

Rangers Of The New Republic, a Star Wars spin-off series from the world of The Manalorian, has been put on hold.Originally announced during Disney’s investor day last December, the show is no longer in active development according to a report published about The Mandalorian‘s Dave Filoni’s new job title.The Variety report discussed the several spin-offs that Filoni and Jon Favreau are executive producing for Disney+, including The Book Of Boba Fett, which is currently shooting and premiering in December, and Ahsoka, starring Rosario Dawson, and based on the character Filoni created in The Clone Wars.The publication then added that “a third announced spinoff, ‘Rangers of the New Republic’, is not currently in active development.”It’s not

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Director Zack Snyder returned with the Netflix zombie heist thriller Army of the Dead this past weekend, with the filmmaker opening up about the decision to replace Chris D'Elia with Tig Notaro.D'Elia was originally cast as a helicopter pilot who helps a ragtag crew pull off a Las Vegas heist amid a zombie invasion, though he was yanked from the film after numerous sexual misconduct allegations surfaced.The 55-year-old director opened up in a new interview with Vanity Fair, where he revealed it cost, 'a few million' dollars to replace D'Elia with Notaro, but added it was a 'fairly easy decision' to do so.

The Wrestler.The Army of the Dead filmmaker, who directed Adams as Lois Lane in Man of Steel, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice and Justice League, said he pitched the actress his idea on set and that she was interested.“It’s a kind of female version of The Wrestler, about a midwestern housewife who happens to have a pretty good body, and starts to do some bodybuilding competitions, and then falls down a rabbit hole of steroids and hormones,” Snyder explained in an interview with The Telegraph.He continued: “It becomes a contest between fitness and family, and she loses her family because she’s spending all her money on diet supplements and drugs and trainers, and all of that stuff.”Snyder said he had pitched Adams specifically for this