Paul McCartney has been a longtime activist for animal rights. He is a well-known vegetarian and frequently tries to teach people about the benefits of not eating meat. While he became a vegetarian with his first wife, Linda, another inspiration for his love of animals came from Disney, who taught him some important life lessons.
Paul McCartney became a vegetarian after a brief animal encounter Paul McCartney | Michael Putland/Getty Images
Growing up in Liverpool, Paul McCartney ate meat frequently, as it was challenging to eat a veggie diet then. His first brush with vegetarianism came in 1968 during the Beatles’ trip to India. However, he didn’t commit to the lifestyle until the mid-1970s.
In an interview with The Guardian, McCartney shared when he became a vegetarian. He and Linda were eating meat when they looked out the window, saw a group of adorable lambs, and decided to stop devouring meat then and there.
Paul McCartney became a vegetarian after a brief animal encounter Paul McCartney | Michael Putland/Getty Images
Growing up in Liverpool, Paul McCartney ate meat frequently, as it was challenging to eat a veggie diet then. His first brush with vegetarianism came in 1968 during the Beatles’ trip to India. However, he didn’t commit to the lifestyle until the mid-1970s.
In an interview with The Guardian, McCartney shared when he became a vegetarian. He and Linda were eating meat when they looked out the window, saw a group of adorable lambs, and decided to stop devouring meat then and there.
- 4/23/2023
- by Ross Tanenbaum
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Exclusive: Lbi Entertainment has signed BAFTA Award-nominated writer, director and producer John Lee Hancock for management, Deadline has learned.
Best known for such his gift for guiding big-name stars like Sandra Bullock, Tom Hanks and Michael Keaton toward major critical and commercial success with films like The Blindside, Saving Mr. Banks and The Founder, Hancock’s titles as a director have collectively grossed nearly $600M worldwide.
A sports drama written and directed by Hancock, which brought Bullock her first Oscar, The Blind Side adapted Michael Lewis’ 2006 book of the same name, which told the story of Michael Oher, a homeless youth who rose to NFL glory with the help of the caring family that took him in as their own.
The Hancock-helmed The Founder starred Keaton as ruthless McDonald’s empire builder Ray Kroc, while the director’s Disney drama Saving Mr. Banks told the story of author P.L.
Best known for such his gift for guiding big-name stars like Sandra Bullock, Tom Hanks and Michael Keaton toward major critical and commercial success with films like The Blindside, Saving Mr. Banks and The Founder, Hancock’s titles as a director have collectively grossed nearly $600M worldwide.
A sports drama written and directed by Hancock, which brought Bullock her first Oscar, The Blind Side adapted Michael Lewis’ 2006 book of the same name, which told the story of Michael Oher, a homeless youth who rose to NFL glory with the help of the caring family that took him in as their own.
The Hancock-helmed The Founder starred Keaton as ruthless McDonald’s empire builder Ray Kroc, while the director’s Disney drama Saving Mr. Banks told the story of author P.L.
- 4/19/2023
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
When people think of moments from Disney movies, they often focus on the sweeter examples. From Snow White dancing with Dopey to Jasmine and Aladdin discovering a whole new world, there's no shortage of adorable Disney scenes to choose from. Yet, as many Disney fans know, there's always been a darker side to the Mouse House's films. This comes through clearest in the studio's most frightening sequences, especially those that focus on the not-so-magical topic of death.
To some, the death of Bambi's mother remains a traumatic memory. For others, Mufasa's tragic demise in "The Lion King" left an inescapable mark on their youth. Whether they feature a dreadful antagonist's end or an adorable sidekick's demise, these moments deserve our admiration for giving us goosebumps well into our adult years. While we won't be focusing on any Pixar moments (since they deserve a spotlight of their own), there are...
To some, the death of Bambi's mother remains a traumatic memory. For others, Mufasa's tragic demise in "The Lion King" left an inescapable mark on their youth. Whether they feature a dreadful antagonist's end or an adorable sidekick's demise, these moments deserve our admiration for giving us goosebumps well into our adult years. While we won't be focusing on any Pixar moments (since they deserve a spotlight of their own), there are...
- 4/9/2023
- by Dalin Rowell
- Slash Film
One was fiercely focused, the other accident-prone. They both made it.
The careers of Rob Lowe and Tom Cruise first collided exactly 40 years ago when the two very young but ambitious actors showed up at an Oklahoma location to assume their roles in The Outsiders, directed by Francis Coppola.
Although thrilled by the opportunity, they didn’t exactly click: Asked to share hotel rooms, Cruise had his agent demand a single because the actor wanted to study his script each night. Lowe found another roommate for camaraderie.
On opening night, Lowe angrily discovered most of his scenes had been cut while Cruise’s had survived. It was an ominous portent because Cruise soon moved on to hits like Risky Business and Top Gun. Lowe struggled with early disappointments like Class and Masquerade.
(L-r) Emilio Estevez, Rob Lowe, C. Thomas Howell, Patrick Swayze and Tom Cruise in ‘The Outsiders’
Now circling...
The careers of Rob Lowe and Tom Cruise first collided exactly 40 years ago when the two very young but ambitious actors showed up at an Oklahoma location to assume their roles in The Outsiders, directed by Francis Coppola.
Although thrilled by the opportunity, they didn’t exactly click: Asked to share hotel rooms, Cruise had his agent demand a single because the actor wanted to study his script each night. Lowe found another roommate for camaraderie.
On opening night, Lowe angrily discovered most of his scenes had been cut while Cruise’s had survived. It was an ominous portent because Cruise soon moved on to hits like Risky Business and Top Gun. Lowe struggled with early disappointments like Class and Masquerade.
(L-r) Emilio Estevez, Rob Lowe, C. Thomas Howell, Patrick Swayze and Tom Cruise in ‘The Outsiders’
Now circling...
- 4/6/2023
- by Peter Bart
- Deadline Film + TV
Kody Brown and Christine Brown’s daughter, Gwendlyn Brown, reveals that Meri Brown once directed a polygamist version of the popular vampire saga, Twilight, starring the Sister Wives cast. Here’s what we know about this epic remake that supposedly will never be made public.
Janelle Brown, Christine Brown, Kody Brown, Robyn Brown, Meri Brown, ‘Sister Wives’ | TLC Meri directed a polygamist version of ‘Twilight’ with ‘Sister Wives’ stars
Kody and Christine’s 21-year-old daughter, Gwendlyn, has been reacting to Sister Wives Season 17 episodes on her Patreon account. She also has been giving fans an inside look at the complicated Brown family dynamic by answering questions about her life.
One of Gwendlyn’s Patreon followers asked her for a fun fact about each of her moms, Christine Brown, Meri Brown, Janelle Brown, and Robyn Brown.
‘Sister Wives’ star Gwendlyn Brown | YouTube
“Meri directed a polygamist parody of Twilight with the adults starring in it,...
Janelle Brown, Christine Brown, Kody Brown, Robyn Brown, Meri Brown, ‘Sister Wives’ | TLC Meri directed a polygamist version of ‘Twilight’ with ‘Sister Wives’ stars
Kody and Christine’s 21-year-old daughter, Gwendlyn, has been reacting to Sister Wives Season 17 episodes on her Patreon account. She also has been giving fans an inside look at the complicated Brown family dynamic by answering questions about her life.
One of Gwendlyn’s Patreon followers asked her for a fun fact about each of her moms, Christine Brown, Meri Brown, Janelle Brown, and Robyn Brown.
‘Sister Wives’ star Gwendlyn Brown | YouTube
“Meri directed a polygamist parody of Twilight with the adults starring in it,...
- 4/5/2023
- by Julia Odom
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson’s relationship had a somewhat tumultuous ending that caught many fans by surprise. Stewart, who was deeply wounded by the split, found her heartache resurfacing sometime after her break-up with Pattinson. But it did so in an unexpected way.
Robert Pattinson once shared that the ‘cheating’ wasn’t the hardest part of his break-up with Kristen Stewart Kristen Stewart | Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic
Pattinson and Stewart were once involved in a very high-profile relationship they forged during their time on Twilight. The two stars played coy about the status of their relationship for a while, if only because celebrity relationships were uncharted territory for them.
“When me and Rob were together, we did not have an example to go by,” she once told Vogue. “So much was taken from us that, in trying to control one aspect, we were just like, ‘No, we will never talk about it.
Robert Pattinson once shared that the ‘cheating’ wasn’t the hardest part of his break-up with Kristen Stewart Kristen Stewart | Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic
Pattinson and Stewart were once involved in a very high-profile relationship they forged during their time on Twilight. The two stars played coy about the status of their relationship for a while, if only because celebrity relationships were uncharted territory for them.
“When me and Rob were together, we did not have an example to go by,” she once told Vogue. “So much was taken from us that, in trying to control one aspect, we were just like, ‘No, we will never talk about it.
- 4/4/2023
- by Antonio Stallings
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
I can’t say I ever would have expected to hear that Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson would direct a live-action/hybrid reimagining of The Aristocats for Disney, but here we are. Deadline reports that Questlove will be getting behind the camera for The Aristocats, which was first revealed more than a year ago.
The original 1970 movie revolved around a family of Parisian felines who discover that they’re set to inherit a fortune from their owner. But when a jealous butler kidnaps them and leaves them in the country, they must find their way back home with the help of a smooth-talking tomcat. Will Gluck (Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway) and Keith Bunin (Onward) are set to pen the script for the live-action adaptation of The Aristocats, with Gluck also producing through his Olive Bridge Entertainment banner. In addition to directing The Aristocats, Questlove will also executive produce the project as well as oversee the music.
The original 1970 movie revolved around a family of Parisian felines who discover that they’re set to inherit a fortune from their owner. But when a jealous butler kidnaps them and leaves them in the country, they must find their way back home with the help of a smooth-talking tomcat. Will Gluck (Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway) and Keith Bunin (Onward) are set to pen the script for the live-action adaptation of The Aristocats, with Gluck also producing through his Olive Bridge Entertainment banner. In addition to directing The Aristocats, Questlove will also executive produce the project as well as oversee the music.
- 3/28/2023
- by Kevin Fraser
- JoBlo.com
Disney is giving The Aristocats the remake treatment, and they’ve tapped Questlove — one of the coolest cats in the biz — to direct.
According to Variety, the update of the 1970 classic will be a blend of live-action and CGI. A couple other flicks that have tried this method in the past few years include Sonic the Hedgehog and Space Jam: A New Legacy, two movies that had somewhat tumultuous rollouts. (Consequence didn’t love either upon their releases.) Hopefully this one goes over more smoothly!
Questlove is also executive producing and overseeing the music for the Aristocats revamp. Peter Rabbit filmmaker Will Gluck and Pixar’s Onward writer Keith Bunin are adapting the screenplay, which is about a family of posh felines who get kidnapped by their owner’s butler in an attempt to steal the cats’ inheritance.
The Aristocats joins Disney classics like The Lion King, Beauty and the Beast,...
According to Variety, the update of the 1970 classic will be a blend of live-action and CGI. A couple other flicks that have tried this method in the past few years include Sonic the Hedgehog and Space Jam: A New Legacy, two movies that had somewhat tumultuous rollouts. (Consequence didn’t love either upon their releases.) Hopefully this one goes over more smoothly!
Questlove is also executive producing and overseeing the music for the Aristocats revamp. Peter Rabbit filmmaker Will Gluck and Pixar’s Onward writer Keith Bunin are adapting the screenplay, which is about a family of posh felines who get kidnapped by their owner’s butler in an attempt to steal the cats’ inheritance.
The Aristocats joins Disney classics like The Lion King, Beauty and the Beast,...
- 3/27/2023
- by Abby Jones
- Consequence - Music
Disney is giving The Aristocats the remake treatment, and they’ve tapped Questlove — one of the coolest cats in the biz — to direct.
According to Variety, the update of the 1970 classic will be a blend of live-action and CGI. A couple other flicks that have tried this method in the past few years include Sonic the Hedgehog and Space Jam: A New Legacy, two movies that had somewhat tumultuous rollouts. (Consequence didn’t love either upon their releases.) Hopefully this one goes over more smoothly!
Questlove is also executive producing and overseeing the music for the Aristocats revamp. Peter Rabbit filmmaker Will Gluck and Pixar’s Onward writer Keith Bunin are adapting the screenplay, which is about a family of posh felines who get kidnapped by their owner’s butler in an attempt to steal the cats’ inheritance.
The Aristocats joins Disney classics like The Lion King, Beauty and the Beast,...
According to Variety, the update of the 1970 classic will be a blend of live-action and CGI. A couple other flicks that have tried this method in the past few years include Sonic the Hedgehog and Space Jam: A New Legacy, two movies that had somewhat tumultuous rollouts. (Consequence didn’t love either upon their releases.) Hopefully this one goes over more smoothly!
Questlove is also executive producing and overseeing the music for the Aristocats revamp. Peter Rabbit filmmaker Will Gluck and Pixar’s Onward writer Keith Bunin are adapting the screenplay, which is about a family of posh felines who get kidnapped by their owner’s butler in an attempt to steal the cats’ inheritance.
The Aristocats joins Disney classics like The Lion King, Beauty and the Beast,...
- 3/27/2023
- by Abby Jones
- Consequence - Film News
Jonathan Majors’ ad campaign for the U.S. Army, pulled after his Saturday arrest for allegedly assaulting a woman during a domestic dispute and since scrubbed from the organization’s official channels, was no ordinary sequence of commercials. The two spots, filmed in the Southern California area in January, were crucial components of a much larger ongoing rebranding effort for the military force as it pivots its recruitment message for Gen Z in the years following the Afghanistan drawdown.
In the days prior to Majors’ arrest (in a statement the Army said it was “deeply concerned by the allegations”), The Hollywood Reporter had spoken with the campaign’s architects about its rollout: Major General Alex Fink, head of Army Enterprise Marketing — equivalent to a corporate chief marketing officer — as well as John Carstens, executive creator director of Team Ddb, its ad firm. Both discussed why Majors, whose criminal defense attorney has announced he’s “completely innocent,...
In the days prior to Majors’ arrest (in a statement the Army said it was “deeply concerned by the allegations”), The Hollywood Reporter had spoken with the campaign’s architects about its rollout: Major General Alex Fink, head of Army Enterprise Marketing — equivalent to a corporate chief marketing officer — as well as John Carstens, executive creator director of Team Ddb, its ad firm. Both discussed why Majors, whose criminal defense attorney has announced he’s “completely innocent,...
- 3/27/2023
- by Gary Baum
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson is getting behind the camera for his narrative feature debut for Disney.
The Oscar and Grammy winner will direct the live-action adaption of the Jazz-focused 1970s animated feature The Aristocats for the studio.
The story follows a cat and her three kittens, who inherit the fortune of their heiress owner, only to have a jealous butler dump the cats out in the countryside. The cats have to find their way back home to Paris with the help of a musically-inclined alley cat. The original voice cast included Eva Gabor and Phil Harris, with music by Robert and Richard Sherman, whose legendary work for the studio included Mary Poppins and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.
Thompson will also oversee the music for the film, which will have a script by Will Gluck and Keith Bunin. Gluck and his production company, Olive Bridge, are producing along with Thompson’s Two One Five Entertainment.
The Oscar and Grammy winner will direct the live-action adaption of the Jazz-focused 1970s animated feature The Aristocats for the studio.
The story follows a cat and her three kittens, who inherit the fortune of their heiress owner, only to have a jealous butler dump the cats out in the countryside. The cats have to find their way back home to Paris with the help of a musically-inclined alley cat. The original voice cast included Eva Gabor and Phil Harris, with music by Robert and Richard Sherman, whose legendary work for the studio included Mary Poppins and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.
Thompson will also oversee the music for the film, which will have a script by Will Gluck and Keith Bunin. Gluck and his production company, Olive Bridge, are producing along with Thompson’s Two One Five Entertainment.
- 3/27/2023
- by Mia Galuppo
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Rachel Zegler was thanking her lucky stars to be cast in “Shazam! Fury of the Gods.”
The “West Side Story” breakout actress revealed to The Hollywood Reporter that she “needed a job” before joining the Dcu sequel film.
“I’m being so serious,” Zegler said. “The reality was we were in the middle of the pandemic, and I was not working. I couldn’t get a job for the life of me because ‘West Side Story’ hadn’t come out yet. It was really hard to book work for me, so I was really excited when this came in my inbox.”
She added, “I needed a job…I loved the first movie, and the fact that they even wanted me to come in for a callback and then a camera read and everything in between, I’m so lucky that I got this job. I made some of my best friends on this job.
The “West Side Story” breakout actress revealed to The Hollywood Reporter that she “needed a job” before joining the Dcu sequel film.
“I’m being so serious,” Zegler said. “The reality was we were in the middle of the pandemic, and I was not working. I couldn’t get a job for the life of me because ‘West Side Story’ hadn’t come out yet. It was really hard to book work for me, so I was really excited when this came in my inbox.”
She added, “I needed a job…I loved the first movie, and the fact that they even wanted me to come in for a callback and then a camera read and everything in between, I’m so lucky that I got this job. I made some of my best friends on this job.
- 3/18/2023
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
Exclusive: Tony Award nominees Jennifer Simard (Company) and Adam Godley (The Lehman Trilogy) have joined the cast of Broadway’s upcoming Britney Spears musical Once Upon A One More Time.
The musical, which updates various fairytales through Spears’ many hit songs, begins previews Saturday, May 13, 2023, at Broadway’s Marquis Theatre ahead of an official opening night on Thursday, June 22.
Simard will play the role of Stepmother and Godley will portray The Narrator. The castings were announced today by producers James L. Nederlander and Hunter Arnold.
Simard and Godley join the previously announced Briga Heelan as Cinderella, Justin Guarini as Prince Charming, and Aisha Jackson as Snow White. Additional cast will be announced at a later date.
Directed and Choreographed by Keone & Mari Madrid, Once Upon A One More Time features an original story written by Jon Hartmere that reimagines such fairytale icons as Cinderella, Snow White, Little Mermaid and others...
The musical, which updates various fairytales through Spears’ many hit songs, begins previews Saturday, May 13, 2023, at Broadway’s Marquis Theatre ahead of an official opening night on Thursday, June 22.
Simard will play the role of Stepmother and Godley will portray The Narrator. The castings were announced today by producers James L. Nederlander and Hunter Arnold.
Simard and Godley join the previously announced Briga Heelan as Cinderella, Justin Guarini as Prince Charming, and Aisha Jackson as Snow White. Additional cast will be announced at a later date.
Directed and Choreographed by Keone & Mari Madrid, Once Upon A One More Time features an original story written by Jon Hartmere that reimagines such fairytale icons as Cinderella, Snow White, Little Mermaid and others...
- 3/15/2023
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
As far as fairytales go, Snow White remains one of the most popular of them all. Although the movie was based on the Brothers Grimm’s 1812 German fairy tale, Disney’s adaptation has remained one of Hollywood’s most successful adaptations. With a budget of $1.49 million, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs grossed $418 million. By any standard of comparison at the time, it was a record-breaking success. Like in today’s animated films, the cast plays a role in helping bring the characters to life. A live-action remake of this 1937 animated film was announced in 2016 and is scheduled for
Did You Know Snow White Was Disney’s First Animated Feature Film?...
Did You Know Snow White Was Disney’s First Animated Feature Film?...
- 3/13/2023
- by Onyinye Izundu
- TVovermind.com
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