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SowetanLIVE
6 hours ago
- Entertainment
- SowetanLIVE
Rebel Wilson rebels against being a bridesmaid, Pixar introduces eccentric aliens, and John Wick is back on the big screen
Spotlight this week looks at Rebel Wilson's latest action comedy, a new Pixar release at cinemas and coverage of the local premiere of From the World of John Wick: Ballerina. In the action comedy Bride Hard, world-class secret agent Sam (Wilson) is terrible at her maid of honour duties because she is too busy with her undercover international spy mission demands. Finding herself demoted to bridesmaid status, she gets a chance at redemption when armed mercenaries crash the ceremony, leaving it up to her to come to the rescue. Directed by Simon West (Con Air, The Expendables 2) and co-starring Anna Camp, Da'Vine Joy Randolph and Anna Chlumsky, the film is at cinemas. The Pixar animation Elio centres on space fanatic Elio's life-changing interplanetary adventure, forming new bonds with eccentric aliens while discovering who he is truly meant to be in the world. The hilarious coming of age adventure is directed by a trio of animation gurus — Adrian Molina (Coco, The Good Dinosaur), Madeline Sharafian (Turning Red) and Domee Shi (Inside Out) — and features voice cast Yonas Kibreab, Zoe Saldaña and more. On at cinemas and 3D. Don't miss coverage of the local premiere of From the World of John Wick: Ballerina, a sneak peek at the next chapter of the much-anticipated popular franchise Now You See Me: Now You Don't in November, and a dystopian Stephen King-penned horror The Long Walk at cinemas in September.
Washington Post
7 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Washington Post
‘Bride Hard' is neither ‘Bridesmaids' nor ‘Die Hard.' Discuss.
Because movie critics should be up front with their biases, I will confess to a long-standing allergy to Rebel Wilson, the Australian comic actress whose entire shtick has consisted of her being 'subversively' gross and sticking out her tongue like a cut-rate succubus. I'm of the cohort that has never found Wilson funny — not once — but she's kept it going for an admittedly impressive 15 years since her American debut in 2010's 'Bridesmaids.'
Daily Mail
11 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Rebel Wilson larks around at Bride Hard premiere after undergoing emergency plastic surgery
Rebel Wilson looked poised and ready to fight at the Los Angeles premiere of her action Bride Hard. The Pitch Perfect actress, 45, stars as a maid of honour in the film - where a mercenary group hold a wedding hostage but it turns out Rebel's character is a secret agent. The action film is full of stunts, many of which were carried out by Rebel's stunt double Meredith Richardson. However Rebel was caught up in a 'freak accident' on set which saw her face almost 'permanently disfigured' with the star needing surgery on her nose. Seemingly recovered, Rebel stepped out for the Los Angeles premiere of the film, which also stars her Pitch Perfect co-star Anna Camp, at the DGA Theater Complex on Wednesday. Rebel showed off her trim figure in a striking bright red gown featuring a plunging neckline and shoulder pads as she walked the red carpet. The Pitch Perfect actress, 45, stars as a maid of honour in the film - where a mercenary group hold a wedding hostage but it turns out Rebel's character is a secret agent She was joined by You star Anna, who who looked glamorous in a mint green sleeveless sequin gown. Also in attendance were their co-stars Anna Chlumsky, Gigi Zumbado Justin Hartley and Sherry Cola. Rebel recently revealed she was caught up in a 'freak accident' on the set of her new film Bride Hard that almost left her face 'permanently disfigured.' The actress explained that she got smacked in the nose in a dramatic fight scene on the last day of shooting, which left a 'pool of blood.' Luckily, Rebel was quickly sent to see a plastic surgeon who stitched her up. 'A gun accidentally got whacked across my face,' Rebel shared in a recent interview. 'It was just a freak accident, and my nose got split open, so I left set. 'It was weirdly my last night of shooting. I was like, "How unlucky can I be?"' Speaking to Access Hollywood, she continued: 'I was freaking out. They take an ambulance, and they have to call a plastic surgeon, because if they didn't, I would have been permanently disfigured. 'So, we got the plastic surgeon, they did all the stitches, and you can't tell now.' Rebel plays a secret agent named Sam in the upcoming action-comedy film alongside fellow Pitch Perfect star Anna. Directed by Simon West and written by Shaina Steinberg, the movie follows Sam (Wilson) as she serves as the maid of honor at her childhood best friend's lavish wedding, which is taken hostage by mercenaries. Anna Chlumsky, Da'Vine Joy Randolph, Gigi Zumbado, Stephen Dorff, and Justin Hartley also star. 'There's so much comedy in this, but there's also so much action,' Rebel told Savannah Guthrie during an appearance on the Today show of the film, which is set for release on June 20. 'I kick butt… it was hardcore.' Rebel went on to add that she did all the stunts in the movie herself, without the need for a stunt double. 'I did a bit of karate back in the day when I was younger, and at one point when I was 18 and I was a complete idiot, I went in at an all-star martial arts fighting competition and then I got punched in the face and I thought fighting isn't for me,' she continued. 'But maybe I had some muscle memory left because I do all the fights in this movie and fight off the mercenaries who come to attack the wedding. 'It was really fun.' Rebel was spotted out and about in New York on June 16. In paparazzi photos she flaunted her trimmed-down figure in a bright red jumpsuit with a V-neck design and retro boxy shoulders. The flattering garment was tied at the waist with a matching fabric belt and Rebel added a pair of pointed red heels. She coordinated her makeup to her look with a raspberry lip stain and a warm rosy blush and wore her blonde hair down in soft mermaid waves and largely skipped the accessories. The actress recently posted to social media to share her latest eating tip as she entered the last week of her 'health challenge'. At that time, Rebel said she had shed 1kg over five weeks after cutting chocolate and ice cream from her diet. The Bridesmaids star posted a selfie to show off a 'healthy' evening meal consisting of chicken breast and salad.
Yahoo
19 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Rebel Wilson 'went into beast mode for Bride Hard'
Rebel Wilson went into "beast mode" in preparation for Bride Hard. The 45-year-old actress has revealed that she embarked on an intense fitness plan in preparation for the new action-comedy film. Rebel - who previously starred in Bridesmaids and the Pitch Perfect film franchise - told People: "I often put my body on the line for physical comedy." The actress pushed herself to her physical limits in preparation for the new movie. However, Rebel actually enjoyed the challenge of getting herself in tip-top shape for Bride Hard. She said: "I was pretty strong during this movie. I trained for a full five weeks and did conditioning for it, and then I had to be really kind of in beast mode, but I really enjoyed it, getting paid to almost be fit, which is really good." Rebel uses curling irons like nunchucks in the new movie, and she admits to taking inspiration from movie icon Jackie Chan. She shared: "When I lived in South Africa, basically to pass the time I would watch Jackie Chan videos and his comic timing, and I just loved all the movies. Even if they weren't subtitled and I couldn't even understand the dialogue, I just loved all his comedy-action scenes. "They were so good. So I guess that's why I originally picked up nunchucks, to try to be a bit like Jackie Chan." Meanwhile, Rebel recently revealed that she was almost "permanently disfigured" while filming Bride Hard. The Hollywood star - who portrays a secret agent named Sam in the upcoming movie - was smacked in the face by a gun during her final night of filming, leaving her surrounded by a "pool of blood". Rebel told Access Hollywood: "In a fight scene, a gun accidentally got whacked across my face. "It was just a freak accident, and my nose got split open, so I left set. It was my last night of shooting. I was like, 'How unlucky can I be?' "I was freaking out. They take an ambulance and they have to call a plastic surgeon, because if they didn't, I would have been permanently disfigured. So we got the plastic surgeon, they did all the stitches, and you can't tell now."
Yahoo
20 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
‘Pitch Perfect' star Anna Camp hits red carpet with girlfriend Jade Whipkey
'Pitch Perfect' star Anna Camp has made her red carpet debut with girlfriend Jade Whipkey, just over a month after appearing to confirm the romance. The 42-year-old actress wore a minty blue dress Wednesday when she and the writer-stylist, sporting a gray suit and white shirt, attended the Los Angeles premiere of the former's new film 'Bride Hard.' The happy couple was all smiles on the carpet outside the DGA Theater Complex, laughing between snaps. The pair attended the event for the film — a reunion with 'Pitch Perfect' breakout Rebel Wilson — just in time for the end of Pride Month. Camp also shared Whipkey's Instagram story showing the former holding hands with co-star Sherry Cola, captioned: 'PRIDE HARD.' The film comes nearly three years after Wilson debuted her romance with now-wife Ramona Agruma following a threat by an Australian outlet to out her. In mid-May, Whipkey shared a Story featuring a photo of Camp at a table, looking into the distance, captioned: 'Her smile is a poem / Her eyes are roses / Her laugh is music for dancing.' Camp also shared the Story to her own account. Amid the headlines that quickly resulted, Camp posted pink, blue and purple hearts on her Story, an apparent tribute to the colors of the bisexual flag. It's unclear exactly how long the couple has been together, though TikToker asked Camp and Whipkey in February about their dating horror stories. Camp ended up saying she doesn't 'expect anything from a guy anymore, because I…' The audio that follows isn't entirely clear, but the subtitles continue, 'Because I like women and it's great!' Whipkey throws an arm around the actress' shoulder for a moment. Camp has found love again after two marriages, to 'Ozark' actor Michael Mosley and then 'Pitch Perfect' co-star Skylar Astin.
