Why Halle Berry’s Netflix Movie ‘The Mothership’ Was Canceled – The Hollywood Reporter

Halle Berry was snatched from the Netflix scene when the streamer canceled her movie “The Mothership.”

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Halle Berry comes down with the mom

And it didn’t create as much buzz online as Warner Bros. did. A dynamite $70 million decision Coyote vs. Peak A hybrid of animation and action, but another high-profile film has recently been more quietly disposed of. Netflix has stopped the moma sci-fi thriller starring Halle Berry and directed by an Oscar nominee Bridge of Spies Contributing writer Matt Sharman. The $40 million project began filming during the pandemic in 2021, and has faced problem after problem, such as scheduling conflicts, reshoots, strikes and, most recently, continuity issues caused by growth spurts among some of the children in the cast. During a press conference on January 31, Netflix’s head of content, Bela Bajaria, cited “a lot of production issues and story issues” due to the film’s postponement and insisted that “everyone felt it was the right thing not to do it.” says a source THRHowever, there may have been another reason the mom Axed: Its biggest champion, the film’s executive director Lisa Nishimura, left abruptly last year during a reallocation of executive positions, leaving the project stranded without a benefactor. Perry, of course, will be fine. She will star in another Netflix movie, the Union, Grown Up Spy is scheduled for August. Sharman would be good too. THR It is learned that he has been appointed as the show director of in the room, Netflix thriller series starring Suranne Jones, which will enter production this year. Insiders say about the mom“It’s quite a depressing outcome – but with all the love and good feeling surrounding it – and there’s just disappointment that the audience is ultimately unable to see the film.” — Ryan Gajewski

Amy Sherman-Palladino’s plans for Rachel Brosnahan? “I’ll grab her ass.”

married The wonderful Mrs. Maisel Creators Amy Sherman-Palladino and Dan Palladino are bringing many familiar faces from that show to their next Prime Video project, the ballet-focused series The star. Among them is Luke Kirby, who played Lenny Bruce Maisel, and Gideon Gleek, who had a small role as the wizard Alfie. Rachel Brosnahan – Mrs. Maisel herself – might be tougher; She was recently cast as Lois Lane in Warner Bros.’ Superman reboot. That’s not to say Sherman-Palladino won’t try: “If Rachel thinks Lois Lane is going to turn her away from me, she’s incredibly naive.” “I’m going to grab her ass and pull her back.”
— Kirsten Chuba

HBO’s actor-pal Putin’s interviewer

So, it turns out that supporting a megalomaniac, murderous dictator is not a great career move at all. HBO announced on February 2 that it was “parting ways” with 36-year-old Serbian actor Milos Pekovic, who had been cast 10 days earlier in the third season of the network’s hit series. White lotus. One of Russia’s most popular box office draws, Bekovich also has a history of closeness with Russian President Vladimir Putin, who awarded the actor the Pushkin Medal at a ceremony in Moscow in 2018 and granted the actor Russian citizenship by decree in 2021. HBO Is it OK? Would you work with someone who supports genocide and violates international law? The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry posted on social media shortly after the selection was announced. The answer to this question turns out to be obvious. “We definitely need some kind of economic and cultural boycott, similar to the one imposed by apartheid South Africa in the 1980s,” says Andrej Parykh, a Ukrainian director and cinematographer who won an Emmy for his work on the HBO series. Succession. “People who support Putin need to understand which side of history they are on.”

Solution to the mystery: Sydney Sweeney wasn’t technically lying about her employment history

The Internet is demanding to know: Did Sydney Sweeney fabricate part of her inspirational backstory? Let’s rewind. And in November a Women’s health Cover photo of a 26 year old man Anyone but you The star recapped the two-time Emmy Award winner’s humble Hollywood beginnings of babysitting, cleaning restaurant bathrooms, and — gasp! — Pioneering rides at Universal Studios. But a handful of TikTok users are rudely making fun of calling Sweeney a liar. “That’s not true,” said TikTok user Taylor Hancock, who posted a clip detailing the “many years” he spent driving Universal backlot rides himself. His initial clip has been viewed north of 1.5 million times. But the THR The investigation revealed that Sweeney’s backstory had not been investigated—barely. A source confirms that she was actually hired by Universal Studios Hollywood on June 12, 2016, after which she attended two shifts, one for directing, followed by another training shift. She left the job on July 18, 2016 after landing an acting job. Her resume backs this up as Sweeney has booked several projects in 2016. She next appears alongside Dakota Johnson in Madame Web. See the full story here.

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