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Patty Jenkins Was Ready to ‘Walk Away’ From Wonder Woman 1984 Over Salary Dispute
Wonder Woman’s sequel wouldn’t be the same without original director Patty Jenkins on board, but it’s amazing how close we came to her stepping away from one of the most anticipated superhero films of the decade. In a new interview, Jenkins gets candid about why it took so long to negotiate her salary for Wonder…
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The Story of Dune, David Lynch, and Hollywood’s Most Notorious Pseudonym
Filmmaking is, occasionally, a labour of love. Mostly, though, it’s a labour of endurance, patience, and compromise ” a lot of compromises ” between directors and pretty much everyone else. When the system works, it’s nothing short of a miracle. When miracles won’t come, Alan Smithee steps in.
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How ‘The World’s Most Beautiful Woman’ Changed Self-Driving Cars Forever
I don’t want to shock you guys, but, beautiful women haven’t always been taken seriously. Case in point, Hedy Lamarr, remembered today as the very definition of a bombshell beauty from the golden age of Hollywood, dubbed “the world’s most beautiful woman” by none other than MGM’s Louis B. Mayer himself, was also a brilliant…
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The Reboots Will Continue Until Morale Improves
The past decade has demonstrated that no matter how much the general public gripes about Hollywood being a wasteland for new ideas”an accusation that’s popular despite the fact that it isn’t exactly true”reboots are here to stay whether we like them or not. Studios have little to no reason to ever stop rebooting classic stories…