canceling the remaining 42 dates of her Courage World Tour. At the time, the Love Again star shared an emotional message, reading: "I'm so sorry to disappoint all of you once again.
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Getting Celine Dion to star in a movie wasn’t easy.
In a new interview with Variety, “Love Again” director Jim Strouse talked about how he convinced the Canadian icon to star in and record five new songs for the movie.
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“It took months, maybe even a full year,” he said. “There was a lot of thought, eating, letters and lookbooks.”
Dion makes her big-screen acting debut in the film, playing herself. The film stars Priyanka Chopra as a grieving journalist who is assigned to profile the singer when she finds a new relationship with a man played by Sam Heughan.
The movie is adapted from a 2016 German film, “Texts for You”, and Strouse saw an opportunity with the remake.
“In that film, there’s a larger-than-life fictional singer played by Henriette Boot, and we all thought if we could put a real artist in there it would be more interesting and have their life speak to the themes of the film,” he explained.
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Dion immediately shot to the top of the list, but Strouse admitted, “We didn’t know if we could get her but that was always the dream.”
After sending her copies of the script and numerous letters appealing her to take the role, Dion finally agreed.
canceling the remaining 42 dates of her Courage World Tour. At the time, the Love Again star shared an emotional message, reading: "I'm so sorry to disappoint all of you once again.
Celine Dion has cancelled her remaining tour dates following her diagnosis of an incurable neurological condition. Dion, 55, told fans on Friday that she was “tremendously disappointed” to “let them down”. In a statement, the Canadian singer said: “I’m working really hard to build back my strength, but touring can be very difficult even when you’re 100 per cent.
(Reuters) - Canadian pop singer Celine Dion announced on Friday that she was canceling the European stretch of her world tour, scheduled to resume this summer, due to a medical condition that makes it difficult for her to perform. The announcement comes four months after the 55-year-old Quebecoise singer said she was diagnosed with a rare neurological disorder called stiff-person syndrome that causes muscle spasms.
Celine Dion has cancelled her 2024 ‘Courage’ world tour dates due to a neurological illness she first disclosed last year.In late 2022, the legendary singer confirmed that she has been living with a disorder called stiff person syndrome, an extremely rare autoimmune neurological condition that affects one person in a million.After the singer postponed her European tour dates to February 2023 due to “ongoing health issues”, she then pushed them back again to 2024, admitting she “wasn’t ready” to disclose details of her condition previously.Now, the 2024 dates have been cancelled, with Dion saying in a statement that she’s “heartbroken” about the decision.“It’s not fair to you to keep postponing the shows, and even though it breaks my heart, it’s best that we cancel everything now until I’m really ready to be back on stage again,” she told fans.“I want you all to know, I’m not giving up… and I can’t wait to see you again!”She added: “I’m so sorry to disappoint all of you once again.
Celine Dion has been forced to cancel her world tour as her health continues to deteriorate since being diagnosed with a rare and incurable neurological disease.The Queen of Power Ballads singer, 55, was diagnosed with Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS) last year - a condition that causes the muscles to tense and spasm uncontrollably, it can also lock the body into painful rigid positions. Celine shared the news about the upcoming tour cancellation in a heartbreaking Instagram post on Friday.The singer wrote: "I'm so sorry to disappoint all of you once again... and even though it breaks my heart, it's best that we cancel everything until I’m really ready to be back on stage...
took to Instagram on Friday to announce that, after several postponements, she has decided to officially cancel her world tour. “It is with tremendous disappointment that we have to announce today the cancellation of the Courage World Tour,” a post to her Instagram read. “I’m so sorry to disappoint all of you once again.
Sad news for Celine Dion fans.
Jem Aswad Senior Music Editor Celine Dion has canceled all 2023 and 2024 dates on her “Courage” world tour due to her ongoing struggle with a rare neurological disorder called Stiff-Person Syndrome. The dates had been rescheduled from 2022. “It is with tremendous disappointment that we have to announce today the cancellation of the Courage World Tour,” she wrote in a social media post Friday. “I’m so sorry to disappoint all of you once again. I’m working really hard to build back my strength, but touring can be very difficult even when you’re 100%. It’s not fair to you to keep postponing the shows, and even though it breaks my heart, it’s best that we cancel everything now until I’m really ready to be back on stage again. I want you all to know, I’m not giving up… and I can’t wait to see you again! – Celine xx…”Tickets purchased for the forty-two cancelled dates will be refunded via the original point of sale. For further ticket inquiries or options, ticketholders should reach out to their original point of purchase.In a 2022 announcement postponing the original dates, Dion described her battle with the rare ailment, which affects approximately one in a million people.
What are its symptoms? The main symptoms caused by stiff person syndrome are spasms and rigidity of the torso and limbs. Spasms can be triggered by loud noises, with the condition also causing heightened sensitivity to sound.
Celine Dion has cancelled her upcoming world tour.The songstress, 55, was set to jet across the globe to perform some of her hit tracks for fans but, as her health continues to deteriorate, Celine has cancelled the tour. She shared on Instagram: "I'm so sorry to disappoint all of you once again... and even though it breaks my heart, it's best that we cancel everything until I’m really ready to be back on stage...
Celine Dion has been forced to cancel the remaining dates on her world tour due to 'human statue' health condition.
Celine Dion is canceling her tour amid her ongoing health battle with Stiff Person Syndrome. The 55-year-old singer made an official announcement on her social media and her website, announcing that all 42 upcoming dates on her Courage World Tour are being canceled. «It is with tremendous disappointment that we have to announce today the cancellation of the Courage World Tour,» a post on her Instagram was captioned. In a statement, Dion was quoted as saying: «I'm so sorry to disappoint all of you once again. I'm working really hard to build back my strength, but touring can be very difficult even when you're 100 percent.
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