Accomplished music producer Mark Ronson had to take a different approach to “Barbie”.
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Dominic Fike opens up about his sobriety battle while filming “Euphoria”.
In a wide-ranging conversation with Zane Lowe for Apple Music — to promote his second studio album, Sunburn, out July 7— the actor and singer delved into his struggles with addiction and taking drugs while filming the popular drama series.
“I was a drug addict and coming onto a show, you know, mainly about drugs is very difficult,” Fike, 27, told Lowe, revealing that Sam Levinson, the director and writer, even got him a sober coach.
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“Somebody to be there, you know, all the time,” Fike explained, noting that it “did not work because I was, you know [high].
“I was so f**ked up doing a lot of that show,” he elaborated. “It was really bad.”
Fike’s addiction reached a point where he “was reprimanded” for being high on set, he revealed.
“I almost got kicked off the show… They were like, ‘Bro, you cannot be doing this.'”
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Fike added that the producers and editors had no choice but to use the scenes he was high in for the show.
When Lowe pointed out that that’s “a bit of a double standard” — wanting Fike to be sober but getting a “great scene” out of him being high — Fike hesitated before replying: “Yeah, that’s entertainment, dude.
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“You know, they give you a bunch of money and they’re just like, ‘Yeah, figure it out bud. Sink or swim.”
For more on what inspired Fike’s new album — including the good and bad times — and his experience
Accomplished music producer Mark Ronson had to take a different approach to “Barbie”.
Jem Aswad Executive Editor, Music Whether it’s a soundtrack, a score or a song placement, there are countless wrong ways to do music for film and so few ways to make it feel right. There’s very little leeway, which is why it can be so challenging for even the most successful hitmakers to make the transition to film music — especially with a major film event like “Barbie.” With albums and songs by Amy Winehouse, Adele, Lady Gaga, Paul McCartney, Bruno Mars and many others under his belt, seven-time Grammy-winning producer Mark Ronson is one of the most successful pop songwriter-producers working today, yet his work on the soundtrack to Greta Gerwig’s summer blockbuster “Barbie” film — for which he co-wrote and co-produced five songs, cowrote the score with longtime collaborator Andrew Wyatt, and served as an executive music producer — was a new experience.
Anna Tingley If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. The 17-track “Barbie” soundtrack is finally here, featuring music by Billie Eilish, Dua Lipa and PinkPantheress. The vinyl version is now available on Amazon where it’s already a No.
Barbie starring Margot Robbie has been released – check it out below.Directed by Greta Gerwig (Little Women), the satirical comedy is the first live-action film based on Mattel’s Barbie dolls.Led by Robbie and Ryan Gosling as Barbie and Ken respectively, the film’s ensemble cast also includes America Ferrera, Simu Liu, Kate McKinnon, Issa Rae and Will Ferrell.The soundtrack is curated and produced by Mark Ronson and Andrew Wyatt. As noted in an interview with Time, Ronson and Gerwig created a “dream list” of musicians they wanted to include – including Nicki Minaj and Charli XCX. Every artist they approached was shown the scene from the film where their track would feature.The first single from the album was ‘Dance The Night’ by Dua Lipa, followed by tracks from Karol G and PinkPantheress.
Naman Ramachandran Jennie Kim of immensely popular girl group Blackpink has opened up about her acting debut in HBO’s “The Idol” and the pressures of being a K-Pop idol. Kim was born in Korea, but moved to and studied in Auckland, New Zealand when she was 10, for five years before returning to Korea and joining YG’s talent academy. The four-member group was formed in 2016 and has gone on to enjoy global success. They were the first music group and Korean female act to have five music videos accumulate one billion views each on YouTube and are the most-followed girl group on Spotify. in “The Idol,” created by Sam Levinson, Kim acts under the stage name Jennie Ruby Jane and plays a backup singer and dancer to Lily-Rose Depp’s pop star who gets the opportunity to break out on her own.
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Dominic Fike is unapologetically honest.In a surprisingly candid 50-minute interview with Apple Music’s Zane Lowe, the 27-year-old star explained how he was often “f—ed up” on the set of HBO’s “Euphoria,” split up with co-star Hunter Schaefer and is now sober.Quite a bit to digest.Now, having cleared the air, the “3 Nights” singer and Paul McCartney collaborator is about to embark on his 28-concert ‘Don’t Stare At The Sun Tour.’That includes a gig at Brooklyn, NY’s Prospect Park Bandshell on Wednesday, July 19 at 7:30 p.m. as well as a headlining spot at Seattle, WA’s Day In Day Out Festival with Bon Iver, Leon Bridges and Willow on Aug.
Dominic Fike – who played the role of Elliot in season two of HBO‘s Euphoria – has revealed that he was nearly kicked off the show.While speaking to Zane Lowe for Apple Music, Fike shared that he wasn’t in the best headspace while filming for Euphoria‘s second season. Fike, who had been addicted to drugs in real life, explained the struggles he faced when having to portray the role of a drug user.“I mean I was a drug addict and coming onto a show mainly about drugs was very difficult,” Fike told Lowe. “Sam [Levinson], the director and writer, he got me a sober coach, somebody to be there you know all the time.
Dominic Fike was given a choice: ditch the drugs, or lose his job on HBO’s hit, “Euphoria.”
It looks like this is the end of Hunter Schafer and Dominic Fike‘s romance! Sad!
It appears that Euphoria stars Dominic Fike and Hunter Schafer have split up.
interview for Apple Music. When asked about being on drugs while filming the hit HBO show, Fike confessed, “Oh my God, yeah dude.
Zack Sharf Digital News Director Musician and actor Dominic Fike admitted in a video interview with Apple Music that he was a “drug addict” when he joined the second season of HBO’s “Euphoria.” He was cast as Elliot, a drug user who perpetuates Rue’s relapse and finds himself in a love triangle with Rue (Zendaya) and Jules (Hunter Schafer). According to Fike, the show’s creator, Sam Levinson, tried to hire a “sober coach” to keep Fike clean in real life, but the plan failed. “I was a drug addict and coming on to a show that’s, you know, mainly about drugs, is very difficult,” Fike told Zane Lowe. “Sam [Levinson], the director and writer, got me a sober coach, somebody to be there all the time. It did not work.”
could have been short-lived. The 27-year-old actor, who plays Elliot on the Max drama, revealed in a new interview that he was reprimanded and nearly fired for being high on the job. «I was a drug addict and coming on to a show that's, you know, mainly about drugs, is very difficult,» Fike says in a wide-ranging interview with Zane Lowe for Apple Music. Fike shares that writer and director Sam Levinson hired a «sober coach» to be with him «all the time,» but the strategy «did not work.» Asked whether he filmed any of his scenes while high, Fike replies, «Oh my god.
Zack Sharf Digital News Director “The Idol” actor Jane Adams called out “feminists” in a recent Vanity Fair interview for persisting that the controversial HBO series exploited its female actors on set when many of them, from Lily-Rose Depp to Da’Vine Joy Randolph and Adams herself, have stressed otherwise. “What is amazing to me is no one’s listening—I’ve not seen that before in all my days, such a dogged ‘We refuse to change the narrative,’” Adams said. “I especially want to say to all the feminists, ‘Go fuck yourself.’ All these women that I’m working with are talking about their experience and you’re not listening. You’re not listening!”
Billie Eilish has announced the release date and title of her new song for the forthcoming Barbie soundtrack.The ‘Happier Than Ever’ singer took to social media to reveal that she is one of the featured artists contributing to the highly anticipated film’s soundtrack. Eilish shared that the upcoming song ‘What Was I Made For?’ will make listeners “sob”.To announce the song, the 21-year-old singer shared a photo on Instagram of the Barbie logo with the track’s title written above it.
The Idol, Euphoria creator Sam Levinson and Abel “The Weeknd” Tesfaye's recently-wrapped five-episode series about a pop star seduced by a cult leader, you probably know that the original idea for the show was pretty different from what viewers ended up seeing. The final product is glossy, graphic, and dark.
Dominic Fike is getting real.
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wrapped up its controversial first season on Sunday night, and The Weeknd took to social media to celebrate the bow of the HBO drama, which he starred in, co-created and produced with creator Sam Levinson.«The finale. grateful to share this moment with you all as the season comes to an end,» The Weeknd, known by his real name, Abel Tesfaye, in his acting work, captioned the slideshow of behind-the-scenes pics from the series.