More than 1,800 film industry figures, including major Hollywood actors, vowed to boycott Israeli cinema bodies they claimed were “implicated in genocide” in Gaza, in an open letter published Monday. “We pledge not to screen films, appear at, or otherwise work with Israeli film institutions — including festivals, cinemas, broadcasters, and production companies — that are implicated in genocide and …
Read More »Actors, entertainers pledge to boycott Israeli film institutions over Gaza Reuters Yorgos Lanthimos, Olivia Colman, Ayo Edebiri and Josh O’Connor Among 1,200 Industry Names Pledging Not to Work With Israeli Film Institutions ‘Complicit in War Crimes’ Variety Hollywood Actors and Directors Pledge to Boycott Israeli Film Institutions The New York Times 1,800 actors and filmmakers vow to boycott Israeli movie industry The Times of …
Read More »Hollywood Actors and Directors Pledge to Boycott Israeli Film Institutions The New York Times Hundreds of artists pledge boycott of Israeli film institutions over Gaza Al Jazeera Yorgos Lanthimos, Olivia Colman, Ayo Edebiri and Josh O’Connor Among 1,200 Industry Names Pledging Not to Work With Israeli Film Institutions ‘Complicit in War Crimes’ Variety Ayo Edebiri, Olivia Colman, Mark Ruffalo and Yorgos Lanthimos Back …
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Hundreds of actors, directors and other film industry professionals have signed a new pledge vowing not to work with Israeli film institutions they say are “implicated in genocide and apartheid against the Palestinian people”. “As film-makers, actors, film industry workers, and institutions, we recognise the power of cinema to shape perceptions” the pledge reads. “In this urgent moment of crisis, …
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Brendan Fraser is making the rounds to promote his new film, the theatrically-bound “Rental Family,” which is set to be released by Searchlight Pictures on Nov. 21. During an interview at Variety‘s TIFF studio alongside the film’s director and co-writer, Hikari, the actor admitted that the rise of streaming has lit an extra fire under him to choose winning projects. …
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Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson had fans doing a double take when he attended the 2025 Venice International Film Festival. The wrestler-turned-actor debuted a noticeably slimmer appearance at the Miu Miu Women’s Tales event ahead of the premiere of his movie The Smashing Machine. Dwayne wore a light blue short-sleeved silk shirt paired with black pants. Highlights Dwayne Johnson stunned fans …
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DC fans will recognize Phil LaMarr and George Newbern as the two voice actors behind iconic iterations of the characters Green Lantern and Superman, respectively. Beyond LaMarr and Newbern voicing both heroes in various animated shows and features, they also voiced their respective Justice League members in NetherRealm’s Injustice games. They’ve also both seemingly confirmed to fans they met at …
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EPA-EFE/Rex/Shutterstock Noel Clarke pictured outside the High Court in London in March Actor Noel Clarke has lost his libel case against the Guardian, after he sued the newspaper’s publisher for printing allegations of sexual misconduct. The Doctor Who and Kidulthood star took Guardian News and Media (GNM) to court after the paper ran a series of stories in 2021 claiming …
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In the past decade, a wrestling-ring-to-Hollywood pipeline has emerged as a viable career path. The most obvious examples of leveraging WWE as one grand TV and film audition are Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and John Cena, but there are plenty of other examples — and a whole bunch of predecessors. Without Hulk Hogan, there would have probably been no The …
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