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Daily Mail
3 days ago
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- Daily Mail
EXCLUSIVE Hollywood agent reveals shock reason he tells A-listers to TURN DOWN roles on HBO's The White Lotus
HBO 's The White Lotus arguably one of the most acclaimed and culturally relevant TV shows of the last decade. The anthology series has not only been a commercial hit and lauded by critics, it's also been responsible for catapulting its cast to the top of Tinseltown. Veterans like Jennifer Coolidge and Parker Posey completely revived their careers thanks to the Mike White series, while international stars like Sabrina Impacciatore and Aimee Lou Wood used the show to crack Hollywood. So why aren't more A-listers clamoring for roles on The White Lotus? The main reason is the 'low' salary of just $40,000 per episode, which is given to each main character - regardless of how famous they are. One Hollywood agent who spoke to said that the salary is so low that most big name actors would actually lose money filming a season of the HBO show. 'Just say that the actor earns roughly $300,000 for the season, that's before taxes, then they have to pay their team, like their manager and agent,' the source said. 'They're not left with much in the end, then you have to factor in exactly how much money they're missing out on while shooting the show for months,' they continued. Season two of The White Lotus took six months to film, while season three took even longer at seven months. 'Not only are they on set for half the year, they're also on location in some random part of the world. Italy, Thailand... it's not like filming in Los Angeles where they can easily come and go to fulfill other commitments,' the agent said. 'I've had to advise some big clients not to do the show for these reasons. 'They could be taking home several million by doing a movie that might only take two or three months to shoot instead of spending six months doing The White Lotus for pennies,' they continued. Outside of acting projects, there's also the issue of missing out on lucrative brand deals. 'Every actor has commercial brand deals, it's where most of their money is made these days,' they explained. 'If I sign a client up to represent a major brand, I can't have them stuck on set in Thailand when there's promotional commitments in the US as part of their contract,' they added. However, the agent did say that things may be shifting as The White Lotus begins to benefit from more commercial tie-ins. 'The only exception is some of the big money brand deals that the cast are starting to pull in now,' they said. 'Parker Posey did a GAP campaign, Theo James is working with Dolce & Gabbana. 'There's certainly an argument to be made that The White Lotus can drive up a star's value for brands, but I still think this applies more to B-level talent,' they continued. 'A-listers can already command a huge fee, so I don't think that The White Lotus can boost their value enough to offset any losses from filming.' In April, it was revealed that three-time Oscar nominee Woody Harrelson had turned down the third season of The White Lotus. While the actor claimed that the filming schedule clashed with a family vacation, there was speculation that the real reason for knocking it back was due to the salary. Jason Isaacs, who appears in the third season of the HBO series as wealthy businessman Timothy Ratliff, revealed just how much he and his castmates were paid per episode. 'That's absolutely true,' he told Vulture, confirming that they earned $40,000 per episode. 'Generally actors don't talk about pay in public because it's ridiculously disproportionate to what we do — putting on makeup and funny voices — and just upsets the public,' he continued. 'But compared to what people normally get paid for big television shows, that's a very low price.' Still, Isaacs admitted he was just as excited as fellow cast members — like Patrick Schwarzenegger and Parker Posey — to join the buzz-worthy series. 'But the fact is, we would have paid to be in it. We probably would have given a body part.' Isaacs was asked whether, given his long resume, he had any complicated feelings about earning the same as less-experienced actors like Schwarzenegger. He replied, 'Do I mind that I wasn't paid more than other people? I never work for money. I mean, I've done all right. 'People will think I have huge stockpiles of money but sadly, what I've done rather immaturely is expand my outgoings to match my incomings and pretty much spent everything I've earned over the years.'
CNET
13-06-2025
- Entertainment
- CNET
When to Stream 'A Minecraft Movie' on Max
If you caught some morsels from A Minecraft Movie on social media -- videos of theater audiences going wild over a chicken jockey or Jack Black passionately singing about cooking chicken with lava -- next week you can stream the flick that started it all. The Max streaming service, which will soon take on the title of HBO Max again, previously announced that the video game movie would premiere in June. Now it's shared the exact release date for the PG-rated comedy. A Minecraft Movie stars Black, Jason Momoa, Emma Myers, Danielle Brooks, Sebastian Eugene Hansen and Jennifer Coolidge and follows protagonists as they try to get back to the real world after ending up in the unfamiliar, cubic Overworld. There are mid- and post-credits scenes, themes of creativity and adventure, menacing piglins and, of course, zombies riding on chickens. A Minecraft Movie is directed by Jared Hess (Napoleon Dynamite, Nacho Libre) and has been a global and domestic box office success. If you're intrigued to see what a live-action Minecraft adaptation looks like, or you want to rewatch the chicken jockey scene at home, here's when you can stream A Minecraft Movie on Max. When to watch A Minecraft Movie on Max The live-action video game adaptation will hit Max on June 20. There are three standalone Max plans to choose from, and you can also opt for a bundle of Max, Disney Plus and Hulu if you want all three. Just getting ad-supported Max on its own costs $10 per month or $100 per year. There are also $17 per month and $21 per month ad-free Max plans (live events on ad-free plans will still have commercials). Separately, A Minecraft Movie is available to rent at Amazon and Fandango at Home for $10.
Business Insider
31-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Business Insider
Here's the best advice for the Class of 2025 from 10 notable graduation speakers
High-profile writers, doctors, entrepreneurs, and actors are making their annual rounds through college commencement ceremonies. They're dispensing some of their best advice to new grads preparing to take on the challenges that lie ahead, talking about everything from taking chances, surrounding yourself with the right people, and understanding your place in an AI-enabled workplace. Here are some standout pieces of advice to the Class of 2025 from 10 commencement speakers. Tech journalist Steven Levy "You do have a great future ahead of you, no matter how smart and capable ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and Llama get," author and tech journalist Steven Levy told graduates at the Temple University College of Liberal Arts on May 7. "And here is the reason: You have something that no computer can ever have. It's a superpower, and every one of you has it in abundance," he said, according to Wired. "The lords of AI are spending hundreds of billions of dollars to make their models think like accomplished humans. You have just spent four years at Temple University learning to think as accomplished humans. The difference is immeasurable," he said. Actor Jennifer Coolidge "When you find the thing that you want to do, I really want to highly recommend — just friggin' go for it," Jennifer Coolidge, the star of HBO's White Lotus, told graduates at Emerson College on May 12. "You really have to psych yourself up into bleeding absurd possibilities, and you have to believe that they are not absurd because there's nothing foolish or accidental about expecting things that are unattainable for yourself." Kermit the Frog Everyone's favorite Muppet shared "a little advice — if you're willing to listen to a frog" at the University of Maryland's commencement ceremony on May 22. "Rather than jumping over someone to get what you want, consider reaching out your hand and taking the leap side by side. Because life is better when we leap together." Actor Elizabeth Banks "You're about to enter the incredibly competitive job market, so I can understand why you believe that life is a zero-sum game, that there's only so much opportunity to go around," actor Elizabeth Banks told graduates of the University of Pennsylvania on May 19. "And if one person takes a bigger slice, everyone else has to make a smaller slice, and the total size of the pie remains the same. And that is true with actual pie," she said. "But not with life, not with opportunity. So my advice to you is, as much as possible from here on out, take yourself out of that mindset." Physician and author Abraham Verghese Physician and author Abraham Verghese told Harvard graduates on May 29 to "make your decisions worthy of those who supported, nurtured, and sacrificed for you." "The decisions you will make in the future under pressure will say something about your character, while they also shape and transform you in unexpected ways," he said. Verghese also encouraged the Class of 2025 to read fiction. "To paraphrase Camus, fiction is the great lie that tells the truth about how the world lives," he said. "And if you don't read fiction, my considered medical opinion is that a part of your brain responsible for active imagination atrophies." Actor Henry Winkler Actor Henry Winkler spoke about the power of positive thinking in his May 17 address to graduates of the Georgetown University College of Arts & Sciences. "A negative thought comes into your mind, you say out loud — you say out loud — 'I am sorry, I have no time for you now,'" he said. "Yes, people will look at you very strangely. But it doesn't matter. Because it becomes your habit." Instead, when faced with doubts and negative thoughts about your goals, "you move it out; you move a positive in," he said. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell told graduates of Princeton University on May 25 that "the combination of luck, the courage to make mistakes, and a little initiative can lead to much success." "We risk failure, awkwardness, embarrassment, and rejection," he said. "But that's how we create the career opportunities, the great friendships, and the loves that make life worth living." He reminded graduates that "each of us is a work in progress" and "the possibilities for self-improvement are limitless." "The vast majority of what you need to know about work, about relationships, about yourself, about life, you have yet to learn," Powell said. "And that itself is a tremendous gift." Y Combinator cofounder Jessica Livingston Jessica Livingston, cofounder of startup accelerator Y Combinator, told Bucknell University graduates to "find the interesting people." "Talk to people. Get introduced to new people. Find the people that you think are interesting, and then ask what they're working on. And if you find yourself working at a place where you don't like the people, get out," she said in her May 18 speech. She also advised the Class of 2025 that "you can reinvent yourself" at any time. "If you want to, you can just decide to shift gears at this point, and no one's going to tell you you can't," she said. "You can just decide to be more curious, or more responsible, or more energetic, and no one's going to look up your college grades and say, 'Hey, wait a minute. This person's supposed to be a slacker!'" S&P Global CEO Martina L. Cheung "Don't collect promotions. Collect experiences," S&P Global President and CEO Martina L. Cheung told graduates of George Mason University. In her May 15 address, Cheung shared how lateral moves in her own career later prepared her for promotions. "Most people think of their careers as a ladder," she said. "They see the goal as climbing the ladder with promotions or leaving one job to take a bigger one elsewhere. The truth is, moving up is not the only direction. It's not even always the best direction. Sometimes it's the lateral move." YouTuber Hank Green Writer and science YouTuber Hank Green reminded MIT graduates in his May 29 speech to stay curious. "Your curiosity is not out of your control," he said. "You decide how you orient it, and that orientation is going to affect the entire rest of your life. It may be the single most important factor in your career." Green also emphasized the importance of taking chances on your ideas. "Ideas do not belong in your head," he said. "They can't help anyone in there. I sometimes see people become addicted to their good idea. They love it so much, they can't bring themselves to expose it to the imperfection of reality. Stop waiting. Get the ideas out. You may fail, but while you fail, you will build new tools." He closed his speech on this inspiring note: "Do not forget how special and bizarre it is to get to live a human life. It took 3 billion years for the Earth to go from single-celled life forms to you. That's more than a quarter of the life of the entire universe. Something very special and strange is happening on this planet and it is you."
Daily Mail
28-05-2025
- Business
- Daily Mail
Cosmetics giant to acquire Hailey Bieber's Rhode in colossal $1 BILLION deal
E.l.f. Cosmetics has acquired Hailey Bieber 's skincare and beauty line, Rhode, in a new deal that is worth $1 billion, the companies announced Wednesday. Bieber first launched the much-anticipated brand in June 2022, releasing only three products at the time - Peptide Glazing Fluid, Barrier Restore Cream, and Peptide Lip Treatment. Since then, the brand has grown immensely, expanding into different tinted lip products, blush and even viral phone cases made to fit your lip gloss inside. 'e.l.f. Beauty found a like-minded disruptor in rhode,' said e.l.f. Chairman and CEO Tarang Amin Wednesday, per Business Wire. 'rhode further diversifies our portfolio with a fast-growing brand that makes the best of prestige accessible,' his statement continued. 'We are excited by rhode's ability to break beauty barriers, fully aligning with e.l.f. Beauty's vision to create a different kind of company. rhode is a beautiful brand that we believe is ready for rocketship growth.' e.l.f. cosmetics is currently sold at a variety of stores, like Ulta and Walmart. They offer all different kinds of makeup products at relatively low price points, with mega stars like Jennifer Coolidge working as a spokesperson over the past year.
Yahoo
23-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
These Celebrities Gave College Commencement Speeches With the Best Advice for 2025 Grads
Every year, celebrities, businesspeople, politicians, artists, and more get asked to address a graduating class in a commencement speech. The moment, which is usually equally exciting to the honoree as it is to the university, can shape how the graduates feel about their future after their cap and gown days. Will they leave her inspired? Will they go for their dreams? To Usher, who was asked to deliver the commencement speech for Emory University to the 2025 graduating class this year, the honor was quite a milestone. So much so that he proudly wrote every word in his speech, and even shared the process with the New York Times. More from SheKnows 16 Gifts 2025 High School Graduates Will Find Way More Useful Than a Card Full of Cash 'There's a beginning, there's a middle and there's an end, and within that process, what you choose to make people feel,' he told the outlet. 'Do they smile? Do they think? Do they laugh? Do they cry? Are they angry? Are they motivated?' 'In the same way I've figured out how tone and algorithm and cadence work in music, it does the same in speech,' he said. Together with Usher, find out what other stars added 'Commencement Speaker' to their resume this year below! The White Lotus star Jennifer Coolidge left Emerson College graduates giggling in their seats during their commencement ceremony on May 11. In her speech, Coolidge remembered some of her biggest dreams, including her dream of becoming the queen of Monaco after seeing a picture of Grace Kelly in a magazine. 'In retrospect, it was the one and only thing I really had going for me,' the Emmy winner said. 'I had this thing inside of me telling me that I could achieve anything, anything, in this world, and there was just nothing to back it up.' 'When you find the thing that you want to do, I really want to highly recommend, just friggin' go for it,' she told the graduates. 'You really have to psych yourself up into believing absurd possibilities, and you have to believe that they are not absurd.' Bones star Emily Deschanel delivered an inspiring speech for her Alma Mater, Boston University. In it, she talked about the importance of empathy in all circumstances, no matter where their journeys lead them. 'Empathy isn't weakness,' she said. 'It's not about letting people off the hook for their behavior and choices. It's about understanding what led to those choices so you can decide how to respond from a place of authenticity.' Usher proudly delivered Emory University's commencement speech this year after receiving an honorary doctorate from the institution. In his speech, the 'Yeah!' singer talked about one of the biggest challenges he faced when he first moved to Atlanta, Georgia. 'I was academically so far behind that I was unable to keep up and the staff at the school that I attended didn't have the resources to help me, so I was assigned to remedial classes, which at the time felt like a judgment on my ability,' he remembered. 'As a young Black man, or a kid at the time, I was discouraged.' 'The system doesn't always understand, and it doesn't always celebrate passion; however, before I could sing, before I could dance, or before I was a doctor, I had passion,' he said. 'Sometimes, you may be passed on; someone, for some reason, may not understand or feel the same as you do, but if you change your mindset, you can blaze a new trail in the system.' Saturday Night Live legend Molly Shannon took her Alma Mater by storm in her hilarious commencement speech at NYU. 'Whatever road you choose to follow, you will hit bumps,' Shannon told students, per Washington Square News. 'These bumps will make you feel stuffed or like a failure, or make you regret choosing to go down that road in the first place — the key is how you react.' Henry Winkler surely gave graduates chills when he delivered his speech to Georgetown University's College of Arts & Sciences. 'You can be the voice of the children before they ever take their first step, before they ever speak their first word,' Hinkler said in his speech. 'I want to tell you — I don't know you, I met some of you, I took some selfies, I met a future reporter, but for the most part, I don't know you — but I'm telling you from my gedeyrem, from my center, I am so proud of you.' 'I am proud of how you got yourself into these chairs. And I cannot wait to see who you become,' he continued. 'This world is yours now. And this world needs fixing. And I pray to the heavens that you are the fixers. I say to you now, go!' Elizabeth Banks was thrilled to return to her Alma Mater this year and deliver her commencement speech at the University of Pennsylvania. In her speech, she looked back at some moments in her college days, and how some of those lessons shaped her attitude moving forward. In one moment, she talked about how one class had mandatory attendance, and that any absence would deduct a half grade. After getting an A in most of the semester, there was one class she couldn't make because of a family wedding she needed to attend. 'In the end, I went to my cousin's wedding and I took the hit,' she told the crowd. 'I drove to Tennessee with my family, including my grandmother, who sat in the middle seat for seven hours. I had a wonderful time. My Grammy passed away soon after and my cousin, just a few years older than me, she's gone now too. I have never regretted that choice. I didn't graduate summa cum laude and that's never come up, not once.' 'The profound lesson I learned through all this was that our values conflict sometimes and it's making choices in those moments that help you clarify who you are and what you value in this world,' she reflected. 'And that's adulting.' 'It's not just cleaning your hair out of the drain of a shared shower or sink, which you should absolutely do. It's the series of decisions you make when your values conflict, GPA or family, creativity or security, loyalty or personal growth, love or money,' she said. 'Your path is guaranteed to be paved with these decisions.' While Regina Hall's full speech isn't available online, it's clear that delivering her commencement speech at Fordham University meant a lot to her. 'What I don't remember is my GPA, I don't remember many of my tests or exams, what I do remember are the people who helped me type papers late at night, my professors, who took extra time with instructions and support, because college is not merely an academic institution,' she said. 'It's a stepping stone to building independence and testing the limits of your moral compass.' 'So we look to you to hold humanity to the highest standard, to remind us of our divine nature,' she continued. 'You will exemplify the excellence that resides in us all.' We all know Sheryl Lee Ralph absolutely commands the screen as Barbara in Abbott Elementary, so it's no surprise that she was an incredible speaker at Tulane University's commencement ceremony this year. 'When I told my cast members at Abbott Elementary, Quinta [Brunson] said, 'Oh my God, Tulane! It's not just a university. It's a special place,'' Ralph said in her speech. 'That's when I realized Tulane isn't just a school,' she reflected. 'It's a living, breathing testament to resilience, innovation, and the power of community. And today, I have the immense joy of speaking to the unstoppable, unshakable, undeniable Class of 2025.' LeVar Burton called Howard University 'the Mecca' in his commencement speech a Howard University. In it, he looked back at his first job as an actor on Roots in 1977. 'My very first day as a professional actor, Cicely Tyson played my mother and Maya Angelou played my grandmother,' he said. 'I was plucked from the college ranks and found myself in the deep end of the pool filled with heroes and legends. Thank God I didn't drown.' 'It has been an honor of my lifetime to have represented the Black experience in America, from our enslavement to boldly going to the stars,' he said, also referencing his role in Star Trek. 'Remember that you are the descended from some of the most resilient souls in the history of humanity,' he said at the end. 'And whatever you do, do not allow fear to paralyze you into non-action.' Today Show co-host Al Roker inspired a whole graduating class with his speech at Siena College. 'Truth matters, and that's never been more relevant than right now,' he said in his speech. 'We are in a moment when truth is under attack, when the loudest voice, too often, drowns out the most honest one, where misinformation spreads faster than facts, and that's why your voices matter.' 'Whether you're going into journalism, business, science, art, education, public service, your responsibility is the same: To lead with integrity,' he said. 'To ground yourself and those around you in truth. To resist the temptation to chase viral over vital. And when you run into somebody — like I did early in my career in Cleveland — who tries to reduce you to a stereotype or just a number or throws ignorance in your face, you don't let that define you. You define the moment.' Meagan Good also delivered a commencement speech this year, this time to the graduates at Old Dominion University. 'Walk in purpose,' she said. 'Each and every one of you has a distinct path, a purpose that is uniquely yours. Keep your vision alive. There will be moments when others cannot see your vision, they might doubt you, they may question your choices, judge you, or try to dim your light. But remember, your vision was not given to them. It was entrusted to you. Protect it, nurture it, and chase it with all the passion you possess.' President Donald Trump delivered the longest speech on this list to the University of Alabama. Trump spoke for over 58 minutes, and, according to PBS, alternated in his speech between inspirational messages to the graduates and speaking of his own politics. 'Now is the time to work harder than you've ever worked before,' he told the graduates. 'Find your limits and then smash through everything.' 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