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CBC
12 hours ago
- Entertainment
- CBC
Watching 28 Years Later in a post-COVID world
Social Sharing It's been over two decades since the release of 28 Days Later, the horror film that reimagined what a zombie thriller could be. Now, the franchise is back with a third installment, 28 Years Later. But in a post-Brexit, post-COVID world, are fans ready to return to a survival story about a rage virus spreading across the U.K.? Today on Commotion, host Elamin Abdelmahmoud speaks with Vulture film critic Alison Willmore about the franchise's new film and how it lands in this current cultural moment.
Graziadaily
18 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Graziadaily
Jonathan Bailey And Scarlett Johansson: Unpacking The Politics Of A Platonic Red Carpet Kiss
Something happened at the London premiere of Jurassic World Rebirth that caused ripples online. Scarlett Johansson, the star of the film, walked over to her co-star Jonathan Bailey on the red carpet and planted a smooch on his lips. It's worth disclaiming off the bat that Johansson is married to Saturday Night Live comedian Colin Jost, and that Bailey is openly gay. In theory, those disclaimers, and the fact the kiss looked consensual between two close friends and colleagues, should be enough to put the discourse to bed. But, of course, that's not how the digital world works, is it? Photos, videos and memes of Johansson in her pink Vivienne Westwood dress kissing a blazer and baseball cap-wearing Bailey have gone viral. The story has also been reported by various news outlets around the world. Jonathan Bailey und Scarlett Johansson at the world premiere. (Photo: IMAGO) Page Six, for one, shared the images on X with the caption: 'Colin Jost, you seem to have some competition.' While Vulture covered the story with the title, 'Jonathan Bailey is allowed to kiss your wife.' The Today Show's headline reads, 'Scarlett Johansson and Jonathan Bailey kiss on the red carpet and fans approve.' Speaking of fans, one X user wrote: 'Scarlett Johansson just doing what you supposed to do when you have your crush close to you,' and attached a junket video of the actress gushing about her co-star. In the clip, Johansson is speaking to BBC Radio 1 and said, 'I will say my current celebrity crush because I am working with him and he's too cute for words and it's Jonathan Bailey. I absolutely love him. I have such a crush on him.' As such another X user simply posited, 'You know it's #PrideMonth when a hot straight girl kisses a hot gay man.' While a third wrote, 'This new collaboration and friendship warms my heart.' However, the picture was not as positive over on Instagram. Under a clip of the kiss, one person commented: 'So its okay for a married woman to kiss a gay man on the lips? You have some real weird customs in the States not gonna lie.' Another wrote, 'Wait, I'm so confused.' A third comment reads, 'Just because you played in a movie together doesn't give you the right to just kiss each other when you see each other at celebrity events.' If you watch the full clip, which is less than 30 seconds long, Johansson claps excitedly as she spots Bailey on the carpet before walking over and giving him a quick kiss and a longer hug. They both look extremely happy to see each other. The video proves how misleading a still image can be without context. That's not to say public kisses should always be taken at face value or that we should freely give the benefit of the doubt. There have been countless uncomfortable moments over the years where the public and media have been privy to a seemingly non-consensual kiss. Earlier this year, Spain's former football federation boss, Luis Rubiales, was found guilty of sexual assault for kissing the player Jenni Hermoso without consent when Spain won the 2023 Women's World Cup. He was ordered to pay a fine of €10,800 (£8,942). Johansson has even been on the receiving end of an awkward red carpet kiss herself. In 2015, John Travolta planted a peck on Johansson's cheek at the Oscars and in the viral picture she looks somewhat disengaged. However, kisses really do come on a case by case basis. She later released a statement to say the viral photo was taken out of context. 'There is nothing strange, creepy or inappropriate about John Travolta,' she told the Associated Press. 'The image that is circulating is an unfortunate still-frame from a live-action encounter that was very sweet and totally welcome.' She continued, 'That still photo does not reflect what preceded and followed if you see the moment live. Yet another way we are misguided, misinformed and sensationalised by the 24-hour news cycle. I haven't seen John in some years, and it is always a pleasure to be greeted by him.' The reality is any time famous co-stars or contemporaries share a kiss in public – especially if they are not dating – it is bound to spark a conversation. In 2021, Jessica Chastain was forced to respond to her viral PDA moment with her Scenes From a Marriage co-star Oscar Isaac at the Venice Film Festival. While posing for photos together on the red carpet, Isaac grabbed Chastain's arm and kissed her inner bicep. It was met with a similar degree of social media chatter as Johansson and Bailey's moment – particularly because Isaac and Chastain are both married. Chastain responded by tweeting a photo of The Addams Family 's Gomez Addams kissing Morticia Addams' arm, captioning it with a devil emoji and 'Sept 12th' which was the release date of their new show. It also transpired that the pair had been friends for more than 20 years, having first met while studying at Juilliard together. In other words, there was nothing untoward about the bicep kiss, even if it isn't most co-stars' go-to pose. At Cannes this year, Pedro Pascal and Alexander Skarsgard shared their own 'viral kiss' (on the cheek) after Skarsgard's film Pillion received a seven-minute standing ovation. This was equally harmless and sweet, not least because Skarsgard recently became a father with his partner Tuva Novotny and the pair are good friends. Nevertheless, their platonic affection became a talking point. Sometimes it doesn't even have to be a kiss, either. Sydney Sweeney and Glen Powell, who co-starred in the romcom Anyone But You, are constantly bombarded with questions about the state of their relationship. Despite confirming that they are just friends, their tactile friendship and comfortability gushing about each other is always a source of confusion for fans on social media. It's been almost two years since their film came out and they are still 'shipped' on a weekly basis. In the post #MeToo era, our collective up-tightness around platonic PDA makes sense. If we're going to default to any position, questioning kisses between co-stars or friends who aren't romantically involved seems like a sensible one. However, we mustn't let it warp our sense of what healthy, friendly, reciprocated affection looks like in the process. Not every kiss is suspicious. And if those involved don't mind, then we shouldn't either. Nikki Peach is a writer at Grazia UK, working across entertainment, TV and news. She has also written for the i, i-D and the New Statesman Media Group and covers all things pop culture for Grazia (treating high and lowbrow with equal respect).
Elle
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Elle
Jason Isaacs Reveals How Much Each 'White Lotus' Actor Made on Season 3
Jason Isaacs is letting White Lotus fans in on a little pay transparency. In a recent interview with Vulture, the actor confirmed that everyone on season 3 of the HBO show got paid $40,000 per episode. 'That's absolutely true,' he said. '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. But compared to what people normally get paid for big television shows, that's a very low price. But the fact is, we would have paid to be in it. We probably would have given a body part.' But did he feel weird about being paid the same as his other, less-experienced co-stars? 'I never work for money,' he shared. '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.' In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, executive producer David Bernad spoke more about the show's salary policy. 'Everyone is treated the same on The White Lotus,' he said. 'They get paid the same, and we do alphabetical billing, so you're getting people who want to do the project for the right reasons, not to quote The Bachelor. It's a system we developed in the first season because there was no money to make the show.' Casting director Meredith Tucker echoed similar sentiments, 'It makes it so much easier. You tell people this is what it is. And some won't do it—and honestly, you can't hold it against people who need to make a living.' 'And it's not negotiable,' Bernad added.
Graziadaily
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Graziadaily
Jason Isaacs's Candid Confession About An On-Set 'Bully'
As acting royalty, Jason Isaacs has worked on his fair share of films - and we assume he's encountered plenty of Hollywood divas. Now in a recent interview with Vulture, Isaacs, who most recently Timothy Ratliff, a father facing impending legal issues in series 3 of The White Lotus, has suggested that one of his 'global icon' co-stars was the 'worst bully ever.' In the interview, he recalled a moment when the prominent actor pushed him out of a shot. 'Oh Jesus. Did worse than that,' the actor remembered, adding that the unnamed actor 'did all the old tricks of doing a completely different performance off-camera than on.' He added: 'Yeah, it sucked. I'd never seen anything like it. Before, I would've licked the ground that this person walked on.' The actor did not specify which show or movie he had encountered the 'bully' on. He's best known for his role in Harry Potter, has also starred in several major films, including The Patriot with Mel Gibson and, most recently, The White Lotus. He also previously mentioned the incident in a 2011 interview with The Telegraph - long before the days of The White Lotus. He explained there 'is no value, other than masochism and sabotage, in telling people the truth about people I've worked with or experiences I've had,' continuing 'I have stories. I know where all the bodies are buried. I often fantasise about doing a junket and telling the truth, and when I win the lottery, possibly that will be the case [...] Acting is all about secrets.' However, Isaacs comments come after The White Lotus was rocked by speculation of tensions on set - which Isaacs weight in on himself. On The Happy Hour radio show earlier this month, he explained that shooting season 3 was like being 'in a little pressure cooker together' for the actors, crew members and administrators. Then in an interview with Vulture, he opened up about the realities of filming the show, describing it as a 'a cross between summer camp and Lord of the Flies but in a gilded cage' which was anything but a holiday.' 'Some people got very close, there were friendships that were made and friendships that were lost,' he said. 'All the things you would imagine with a group of people unanchored from their home lives on the other side of the world, in the intense pressure cooker of the working environment with eye-melting heat and insects and late nights. They say in the show, "What happens in Thailand stays in Thailand," but there's an off-screen White Lotus as well, with fewer deaths but just as much drama.' However, the so-called bully could have been from any of the sets Isaacs has worked on in his impressive career. 'Mostly, what I judge on set is bad behaviour,' Isaacs said, listing off 'selfishness, cruelty, bullying, or people complaining to the person who's getting them dressed, who doesn't get in a year what they earn in a day to pick their filthy underwear off the floor.' He added: 'That, or not turning up, or going home early, or thinking they know better than the director, or being on crack and calling prostitutes to their trailer. I come across all that stuff.'
Sky News AU
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Sky News AU
Harry Potter and White Lotus star Jason Isaacs calls out the 'worst bully' he's ever worked with during his decades in Hollywood
Jason Isaacs has called out the "worst bully" he "ever" worked alongside throughout his decades in the Hollywood film industry. The actor, best known for playing villain Lucius Malfoy in the Harry Potter film series from 2001 to 2011, shared his candid thoughts about the "bad behaviour" he witnessed on sets in an interview with Vulture on Monday. Isaacs elaborated on a "prominent" film star who once pushed him out of a shot and said the snarky actor, who he chose not to name, "did worse". "Oh Jesus. Did worse than that. Was the worst bully ever and a global icon," Isaacs said. "Did all the old tricks of doing a completely different performance off-camera than on. "Yeah, it sucked. I'd never seen anything like it. Before, I would've licked the ground that this person walked on." The award-winning actor has seen it all after 37 years of experience in Tinseltown, where he starred in several major films, including The Patriot with Mel Gibson and, most recently, HBO's hit series The White Lotus. While there's no way of telling who Isaacs deemed to be the offender, his prominent co-stars also include Ben Affleck and Bruce Willis from the film Armageddon, as well as Dennis Quaid and Sean Connery in Dragonheart. In his wide-ranging interview, Isaacs described what he mostly judges on set as "bad behaviour", including "selfishness, cruelty and bullying". "People complaining to the person who's getting them dressed, who doesn't get in a year what they earn in a day to pick their filthy underwear off the floor," he said. "That, or not turning up, or going home early, or thinking they know better than the director, or being on crack and calling prostitutes to their trailer. I come across all that stuff." Asked why he chose to protect the privacy of who he described as abysmal actors, Isaacs said he's "not so stupid" as even to give a "clue". The English star said he recently interviewed an author and friend who encouraged him to write a memoir through which to spill his secrets. Isaacs responded by saying he would never release a book, not "in a million years until everybody I know is dead" because he has "stories". He said his fantasy of writing a tome and finally revealing the truth about the rogue stars he worked with might come true if he wins the lottery. Until then, he said there's "no value" in naming and shaming other than creating "masochism and sabotage", adding "acting is all about secrets." Elsewhere in the interview, Isaacs confirmed speculation The White Lotus stars get paid $40,000 per episode. He said the "very low price" for the industry is disproportionate compared to what actors usually get for staring in big TV shows. Nevertheless, Isaacs said the stars of the hit series "would have paid to be in it" or even "probably would have given a body part" for a role.
