While the search goes on for the next 007, Liam Neeson has revealed that the role of James Bond was once his for the taking – except his partner had other ideas.
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performing at last year’s Super Bowl halftime show souped up her already legendary career to new heights.“It was a straight peak,” Blige — rocking a green and white Versace catsuit — told The Post at Jay-Z’s 40/40 Club in Manhattan. “The Super Bowl just took me to another level, you know, where people that I never thought would be looking at me are watching me.
The whole world was watching. So it’s just a whole ’nother level, a whole ’nother experience right now.”Indeed, at 52, Blige is having a midlife moment: After slaying the stage at last month’s Grammys — where her latest LP, 2022’s “Good Morning Gorgeous,” was up for Album of the Year — now she’s busting a TV takeover with her new BET show “The Wine Down,” debuting on Wednesday, and then the third season of “Power Book II: Ghost,” premiering March 17.“The Wine Down” — on which Blige chats with celebrities such as 50 Cent and Taraji P.
Henson over a glass (or two) of vino — was inspired during the pandemic shutdown.“The thought about it came to me when COVID first hit, and we were in that quarantine,” said Blige. “And I was just thinking about how many people needed someone to reach out to them … letting us know that we were not alone.”Viewers will get to have an intimate audience with the Queen of Hip-Hop Soul.
“This is who I am to my friends, this is who I am to the people I love and respect,” she said.But Blige — who notoriously didn’t like to do interviews early in her career (“I still don’t,” she said) — makes clear that “The Wine Down” isn’t a talk show. “I don’t have an audience,” said Blige, sipping a glass of rosé from her Sun Goddess wine line that she will be drinking on the series.
While the search goes on for the next 007, Liam Neeson has revealed that the role of James Bond was once his for the taking – except his partner had other ideas.
Taron Egerton recently voiced his interest in starring in something “Star Wars” related despite turning down the role of Han Solo.
Grace Van Dien revealed she is taking a break from acting after dealing with sexual harassment on a movie set.
Ellise Shafer “Stranger Things” breakout Grace Van Dien is opening up about a bad experience on a recent movie set that is causing her to be more selective with her acting projects. In a Twitch stream on Tuesday, Van Dien — who played Chrissy Cunningham on the most recent season of “Stranger Things” — revealed that she has turned down four movie roles in the last two and a half weeks and will be focusing more of her time on streaming. “Here’s the thing, I have seen that some people are upset with me for turning down acting projects and deciding to stream more, but the fact of the matter is the last few projects I’ve worked on I didn’t have the best experiences with some of the people I had to work for,” Van Dien said.
Jamie Lee Curtis is not afraid of speaking her truth – especially when it comes to her bedtime.
SZA once turned down an offer to take part in Carpool Karaoke because she was “too scared”, the singer has revealed.Carpool Karaoke sees James Corden drive celebrities around a location, typically LA, while interviewing them and having them sing along to their own – and other people’s – songs.Although it started and has continued as a segment on Corden’s The Late Late Show, in 2017, Apple launched a spin-off series with the host. It is unclear which version SZA was invited to appear on.Speaking to Alternative Press, SZA said she had rejected the offer years back because she was too “scared of being on camera, looking bad, sounding bad and being perceived”.
Tom Sizemore, who starred in Saving Private Ryan, Black Hawk Down and in hundreds of other film and TV roles over three-plus decades, died Friday at a hospital in Burbank. He was 61 and had been in a coma since suffering a stroke February 18 that resulted in brain aneurysm.
SZA is having a major moment right now!
Are you a fan of The Office? Did you know that Steve Carell almost didn’t play the iconic role of Michael Scott?
King Charles‘ coronation date is looming, but according to reports he is still trying to nail down the musical talent that will entertain guests during the weekend-long celebration.
A big “Mean Girls” reunion is in doubt.
Just For Variety podcast. "Can you believe that? How off the wall is that? How crazy is that? Jeffrey Katzenberg called me every day, 'Please, please.' I stood my ground because I really was afraid of the costume. Isn't that amazing? I can wear anything but a nun's habit?"In the end, the iconic role went to Whoopi Goldberg, and "Sister Act" became a massive hit that also spawned sequels. "Whoopi wore [the outfit] all the way to the bank, so God bless her.
Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle Editor Welcome to this week’s “Just for Variety.” Bette Midler had her first professional wardrobe fitting when she made her Broadway debut in 1967 playing Tzeitel in “Fiddler on the Roof.” “I remember the clothes had layers and layers so that they had weight and so they moved when you danced,” the two-time Oscar nominee recalls on this week’s episode of the “Just for Variety” podcast. “They would curl themselves around your feet. It was so beautiful.” Since then, Midler has been transformed on stage and screen by countless costumes. “I’ve worn them all,” she says. “I have been an old lady, a young lady, a witch, a mermaid, a showgirl, a stripper, a bad lounge singer. I’ve run the gamut. And I have to say, it’s been a blast.”
Liam Neeson is opening up about his incredible career.
King Charles III won’t be getting everything he wished for at his coronation!
A Scots entrepreneur says he doesn't regret turning down three offers from investors on Dragons' Den in his sustainable women's clothing business.
Evangeline Lilly reprises her role as Hope Van Dyne/The Wasp in “Ant-Man And The Wasp: Quantumania” this weekend. But the “Lost” actress wasn’t always so keen on starring in superhero movies.
Eugene Levy almost passed on one of his most iconic roles.
Evangeline Lilly might be saving the day as The Wasp in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. However, she could have suited up as a hero much earlier.
Family of six! Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds are settling in after welcoming their fourth child.