Taking issue with her perspective. Whoopi Goldberg still had some questions after Meghan Markle‘s candid comments about working on Deal or No Deal.
05.10.2022 - 01:59 / etonline.com
Whoopi Goldberg said when ET's Kevin Frazier asked about her experience as a producer and cast member of the upcoming biopic «We tried to fund it ourselves, we've tried to do a lot to get this story out there because… this should be the 10th of the stories on this subject [and] about this family. There should be hundreds of stories that tell this: for little kids, for [all ages]. This is the first feature film, ever.
And it is trying to get people to recognize why we have to protect this. We have to protect this story.»tells the story of Emmett's death through the perspective of his mother, civil rights icon Mamie Till Mobley, played by Danielle Deadwyler. The film follows Mamie as she fights for justice after her son's murder while visiting his cousins in Mississippi.The film utilizes 27 years' worth of research by filmmaker Keith Beauchamp, whose documentary in part led to the U.S.
Department of Justice reopening the case in 2004. Film director Chinonye Chukwu's screenplay is based on a draft she co-wrote with Beauchamp and producer Michael Reilly.Simeon Wright, Emmett's cousin and an eyewitness of the event served as a consultant to the project until he died in 2017.For Whoopi, Emmett's story being known isn't enough — it needs to be seen and You've heard hints of the story, people have mentioned it in passing, but you don't really understand why it's important. This was the beginning of something," she shared.
Taking issue with her perspective. Whoopi Goldberg still had some questions after Meghan Markle‘s candid comments about working on Deal or No Deal.
Whoopi Goldberg is reacting to Meghan Markle‘s comments about her time on Deal or No Deal.
claiming she felt “objectified” while working as a briefcase girl on “Deal or No Deal.”The former royal, 41, made the assertion in an episode of her “Archetypes” podcast on Tuesday, saying she was “forced to be all looks and little substance” during her 34-episode stint on the game show back in the mid-2000s. But Goldberg, 66, did not feel sorry for the star during a segment on Wednesday’s episode of “The View,” where she bluntly stated: “That’s TV, baby … what did you think you were going to do? You know that’s what the show was.”Goldberg continued her diatribe against Markle, saying that she didn’t believe viewers were actively objectifying the star on screen.
Keke Palmer is ready to hop into a nun's habit if she gets the call!The star spoke with ET's Matt Cohen at the 2022 Newport Beach Film Festival Honors, held at the Balboa Bay Club in Newport Beach, California, on Sunday, and opened up about Whoopi Goldberg's recent comments about wanting Palmer to co-star with her in the planned .«Yes!» Palmer declared, before belting a few notes of «Joyful, Joyful.»«I'm ready! Your girl is ready for the part!» she declared. «Come on!»During a recent appearance on Comedy Central’s with host Charlamagne Tha God, Golberg shared that she has a list of people she would love to see come in to join the cast for, including Palmer, Lizzo, and Nicki Minaj.«I want everybody,» she declared.
Sister Act 3, and it includes Lizzo, Nicki Minaj and Keke Palmer.Goldberg recently appeared on Comedy Central’s Hell Of A Week With Charlamagne Tha God, where she shared her list of ideal co-stars for the latest instalment of the Sister Act franchise.“I’m going to ask for Keke Palmer to come in,” she said. “I want everybody to come in. I want Lizzo to come in.
Chinonye Chukwu’s Till got off to a solid start at the specialized box office, grossing over $15k per theater from 16 locations in five markets for an estimated weekend gross of $240.9k, possibly more depending on how Sunday plays out.
EXCLUSIVE: Director Chinonye Chukwu (Clemency), speaking at a Saturday night reception following the European premiere at the BFI London Film Festival of acclaimed film Till, told about how Mamie Till Mobley sought justice after the lynching of her 14-year-old son, Emmett Louis Till, in Mississippi in 1955. She told us that “There were quite a few people who wanted this role,” but Danielle Deadwyler “was meant to play it.”
Specialty film rollouts continues to accelerate with Chinonye Chukwu’s Till, Park Chan-wook’s Decision To Leave and A24’s Stars At Noon joining releases from previous weeks to populate theaters as awards season gathers steam.
“Sister Act 3” is on the way.
Sister Act fans! Not only is Whoopi Goldberg certain that a third installment will happen — she's already drafting up her dream cast!During an appearance on Comedy Central’s with host Charlamagne Tha God, the 66-year-old actress shared that she has a list of people she would love to see come in to join the cast for , including Keke Palmer, Lizzo, and «the girl with the chest. What's her name?»An assist from Charlamagne Tha God helped cohost identify said girl to be rapper Nicki Minaj.
Jazmine Sullivan has shared new song "Stand Up." The track features on the soundtrack to Oscar-contender Till and is Sullivan's first single since her 2021 album Heaux Tales, named Best R&B Album at this year's Grammys. Check it out below.
Danielle Deadwyler is stepping out for a special screening of her new movie.
Kanye West has been hit with backlash over his “White Lives Matter” shirts after their debut at Paris Fashion Week, reportedly resulting in Jaden Smith walking out of West’s Yeezy fashion show, where he was seated in the front row.
EXCLUSIVE: Leon Addison Brown, Whoopi Goldberg, Alec Baldwin and Jeffrey Wright are among the cast set to star in Atrabilious, the second feature film made by 18-year-old William Atticus Parker. The pic is now wrapping principal photography.
Whoopi Goldberg has a note of her own for one reviewer of her new film Till.
Whoopi Goldberg is opening up about her role in the upcoming movie Till and she’s also responding to a critic who claimed she was wearing a fat suit in the film.
Whoopi Goldberg has slammed a film critic for claiming she wore a "fat suit" in the new movie Till. During an appearance on The View on Monday, the Sister Act actress called out an unnamed reviewer who made a comment about her wearing a "distracting fat suit" to portray Emmett Till's grandmother, Alma Carthan, in the biographical feature. However, during a conversation on the talk show, Whoopi noted that she wasn't wearing a fat suit and looked different because she had suffered a variety of health issues in the lead-up to production beginning in September 2021.
Whoopi Goldberg is reacting to criticism of her role in the new movie “Till”.