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Chloë Grace Moretz "can't really swim".
The 18-year-old actress - who is preparing for the titular role in the 2017 live-action adaptation of 'The Little Mermaid' - has admitted she is not that confident in the water.
Speaking on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, she said: "I can't really swim! I mean, I can but I'm not a strong swimmer. Maybe that's the new story - a mermaid who learns to swim!
"It definitely was one of the most exciting things I've ever booked because it's just something I grew up with. 'The Little Mermaid' - we all kind of grew up with it, at least knowing it."
Meanwhile, with a number of projects currently in the mix, the 'If I Stay' star insists she doesn't have time for a boyfriend.
She shared previously: "I'm just going out and meeting people, trying to keep it fun and young and not lock myself down right now.
"I barely have time for my own life, much less someone else's! I'm trying to hold my own as a young woman and make the right decisions - but still try to be a kid. I'm just trying to have fun and be young."
Chloë Grace Moretz ‘can’t really swim’
Chloë Grace Moretz "can't really swim".
The 18-year-old actress - who is preparing for the titular role in the 2017 live-action adaptation of 'The Little Mermaid' - has admitted she is not that confident in the water.
Speaking on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, she said: "I can't really swim! I mean, I can but I'm not a strong swimmer. Maybe that's the new story - a mermaid who learns to swim!
"It definitely was one of the most exciting things I've ever booked because it's just something I grew up with. 'The Little Mermaid' - we all kind of grew up with it, at least knowing it."
Meanwhile, with a number of projects currently in the mix, the 'If I Stay' star insists she doesn't have time for a boyfriend.
She shared previously: "I'm just going out and meeting people, trying to keep it fun and young and not lock myself down right now.
"I barely have time for my own life, much less someone else's! I'm trying to hold my own as a young woman and make the right decisions - but still try to be a kid. I'm just trying to have fun and be young."
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Jeremy Renner knows how to build and dismantle a bomb.
The 44-year-old actor has had to handle deadly weaponry for his roles as rogue CIA agent Jason Bourne in 'The Bourne Legacy' and intelligence analyst William Brandt in the 'Mission: Impossible' series but insists he isn't worried about his new-found skills.
He said: "For a year I had to learn how to build and dismantle a bomb with guys who are really good at what they do ...
"We have to learn to become experts at something in a very short amount of time. And these are all things that can hurt you or hurt other people, so by doing it and and educating myself I've certainly no fear of it. And it's really impressive to be around people that are really good at what they do."
Meanwhile, the 'Avengers: Age of Ultron' star - who has two-year-old daughter Ava Berlin with his former wife Sonni Pacheco - admits it is surreal to see his face on an array of movie merchandise.
He added: "I never thought I'd be on a bag of Cheetos. You're on a pair of underwear. I remember those kinds of underwear when I was a kid. It's cool, man. But I don't want to get used to it."
Jeremy Renner’s one wor
Jeremy Renner knows how to build and dismantle a bomb.
The 44-year-old actor has had to handle deadly weaponry for his roles as rogue CIA agent Jason Bourne in 'The Bourne Legacy' and intelligence analyst William Brandt in the 'Mission: Impossible' series but insists he isn't worried about his new-found skills.
He said: "For a year I had to learn how to build and dismantle a bomb with guys who are really good at what they do ...
"We have to learn to become experts at something in a very short amount of time. And these are all things that can hurt you or hurt other people, so by doing it and and educating myself I've certainly no fear of it. And it's really impressive to be around people that are really good at what they do."
Meanwhile, the 'Avengers: Age of Ultron' star - who has two-year-old daughter Ava Berlin with his former wife Sonni Pacheco - admits it is surreal to see his face on an array of movie merchandise.
He added: "I never thought I'd be on a bag of Cheetos. You're on a pair of underwear. I remember those kinds of underwear when I was a kid. It's cool, man. But I don't want to get used to it."
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Leonardo DiCaprio says making 'The Revenant' was like "rehearsing theatre."
The 41-year-old actor has been vocal about the tough conditions for making his new movie, in which he had to eat raw bison liver, film in sub-zero temperatures and take shelter inside a dead horse, but the cast and crew were also restricted by the tight schedule in which to capture the scenes and it gave the shoot a live performance vibe.
Speaking about the film, in which he plays legendary American frontiersman Hugh Glass who sustains injuries from a brutal bear attack and is left for dead, Leonardo told 'This Morning': "They wanted to shoot in natural light so we had this hour-and-a-half window and that was one of the things that was so unique about this movie - every day was almost like rehearsing theatre. You work out your co-ordination with the other actors, the camera, and all other departments and then you have this manic hour-and-a-half of natural light where you have to achieve that day's work. If you don't achieve it, you're back the next day - it was like an adrenaline filled experience every single day."
The cast - which includes Tom Hardy, Domhall Gleeson and Will Poulter - filmed the movie in the wilderness for nine months.
DiCaprio said: "It was one of the most difficult experiences for the entire crew and cast ... our director wanted to really immerse us in nature and give us a documentary feel to the movie making experience."
The movie has received 12 Academy Award nominations with DiCaprio up for Best Actor, Alejandro G Inarritu in the running for Best Director and Hardy up for Best Supporting Actor and the movie will compete for Best Picture among others.
Leonardo DiCaprio: The Revenant was like live theatre
Leonardo DiCaprio says making 'The Revenant' was like "rehearsing theatre."
The 41-year-old actor has been vocal about the tough conditions for making his new movie, in which he had to eat raw bison liver, film in sub-zero temperatures and take shelter inside a dead horse, but the cast and crew were also restricted by the tight schedule in which to capture the scenes and it gave the shoot a live performance vibe.
Speaking about the film, in which he plays legendary American frontiersman Hugh Glass who sustains injuries from a brutal bear attack and is left for dead, Leonardo told 'This Morning': "They wanted to shoot in natural light so we had this hour-and-a-half window and that was one of the things that was so unique about this movie - every day was almost like rehearsing theatre. You work out your co-ordination with the other actors, the camera, and all other departments and then you have this manic hour-and-a-half of natural light where you have to achieve that day's work. If you don't achieve it, you're back the next day - it was like an adrenaline filled experience every single day."
The cast - which includes Tom Hardy, Domhall Gleeson and Will Poulter - filmed the movie in the wilderness for nine months.
DiCaprio said: "It was one of the most difficult experiences for the entire crew and cast ... our director wanted to really immerse us in nature and give us a documentary feel to the movie making experience."
The movie has received 12 Academy Award nominations with DiCaprio up for Best Actor, Alejandro G Inarritu in the running for Best Director and Hardy up for Best Supporting Actor and the movie will compete for Best Picture among others.
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Agyness Deyn has joined the cast of 'The Titan'.
The 32-year-old British model-turned-actress, Mexican singer and 'Scream Queen's' Diego Boneta and German actor Aleksander Jovanovic have signed up for the sci-fi movie, alongside 'Avatar' leading man Sam Worthington, 'Orange Is The New Black' actress Taylor Schilling and Selma's' Tom Wilkinson.
The plot revolves around a military family who take part in a ground-breaking experiment of genetic evolution and space exploration.
Roles for the lead cast are yet to be revealed, however, Jovanovic is listed as Sergeant Johan Werner in the Lennart Ruff directed project and filming starts February 1 in Gran Canaria.
Deyn quit modelling when she was at the peak of her catwalk success to work as an actress, and has revealed the career switch has been very fulfilling.
She said: "It was like the excitement I got when I started modelling and that was electric to me.
"It's like if you are in a relationship and you start having feelings for someone else. It's terrible to stay with that person."
Worthington and Deyn previously starred together in 2010's 'Clash Of The Titans' and Deyn will next be seen in The Coen Brothers' 'Hail, Caesar!' when it comes out on February 5.
Agyness Deyn joins The Titan
Agyness Deyn has joined the cast of 'The Titan'.
The 32-year-old British model-turned-actress, Mexican singer and 'Scream Queen's' Diego Boneta and German actor Aleksander Jovanovic have signed up for the sci-fi movie, alongside 'Avatar' leading man Sam Worthington, 'Orange Is The New Black' actress Taylor Schilling and Selma's' Tom Wilkinson.
The plot revolves around a military family who take part in a ground-breaking experiment of genetic evolution and space exploration.
Roles for the lead cast are yet to be revealed, however, Jovanovic is listed as Sergeant Johan Werner in the Lennart Ruff directed project and filming starts February 1 in Gran Canaria.
Deyn quit modelling when she was at the peak of her catwalk success to work as an actress, and has revealed the career switch has been very fulfilling.
She said: "It was like the excitement I got when I started modelling and that was electric to me.
"It's like if you are in a relationship and you start having feelings for someone else. It's terrible to stay with that person."
Worthington and Deyn previously starred together in 2010's 'Clash Of The Titans' and Deyn will next be seen in The Coen Brothers' 'Hail, Caesar!' when it comes out on February 5.
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The script for 'Guardians of the Galaxy 2' is complete.
Writer and director James Gunn has confirmed he has finished writing the highly-anticipated sequel to the 2014 Marvel movie.
Sharing a picture of the front page of the script where the date of the final draft is clearly shown as January 10, he wrote: "Coming to you presently, Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Dave Bautista (Batista), Michael Rooker, Sean Gunn, Vin Diesel (sic)".
In a comment to a fan later on, he added: "I always make very tiny changes along the way, but this is essentially the final draft."
Meanwhile, the 45-year-old filmmaker also teased a few new characters when he was asked why Bradley Cooper's name had been omitted from the list.
He shared: "Bradley [Cooper] and Karen [Gillen] are not on FB. Also had to leave a couple off this list who haven't been officially announced. (sic)"
And James previously revealed the new movie will "focus more intensely on some of the characters".
He said: "It's both a bigger movie and a smaller movie because we focus more intensely on some of the characters. We get to learn a lot more about fathers in the second movie, and we focus a lot on that."
Guardians of the Galaxy 2 script is complete
The script for 'Guardians of the Galaxy 2' is complete.
Writer and director James Gunn has confirmed he has finished writing the highly-anticipated sequel to the 2014 Marvel movie.
Sharing a picture of the front page of the script where the date of the final draft is clearly shown as January 10, he wrote: "Coming to you presently, Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Dave Bautista (Batista), Michael Rooker, Sean Gunn, Vin Diesel (sic)".
In a comment to a fan later on, he added: "I always make very tiny changes along the way, but this is essentially the final draft."
Meanwhile, the 45-year-old filmmaker also teased a few new characters when he was asked why Bradley Cooper's name had been omitted from the list.
He shared: "Bradley [Cooper] and Karen [Gillen] are not on FB. Also had to leave a couple off this list who haven't been officially announced. (sic)"
And James previously revealed the new movie will "focus more intensely on some of the characters".
He said: "It's both a bigger movie and a smaller movie because we focus more intensely on some of the characters. We get to learn a lot more about fathers in the second movie, and we focus a lot on that."
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Mem Ferda says his 'Miss You Already' co-star Toni Collette was "so welcoming" on set.
The London-born actor - whose previous work has mostly included playing violent thugs in movies such as 'ill Manors', 'The Crew', 'Devil's Double' and 'Pusher' - admits appearing in the comedy-drama was a departure so he appreciated the kindness of his Australian co-star and her fellow lead, Drew Barrymore.
Speaking exclusively to BANG Showbiz, Ferda - who plays the women's chauffeur Ahmed throughout the film, which follows a woman with cancer and her best friend - said: "Normally I'm the one doing the punishing. I've built my career doing that, but I played a softer character with Drew Barrymore in 'Miss You Already', which was quite a nice endearing thing. It was a change for me. She's incredible.
"But more so Toni Colette. I found her honestly so welcoming. She's a great actress who has done brilliant comedy."
But the actor returned to his familiar genre for British independent film 'Breakdown' - which premiered in London's Covent Garden Odeon cinema on Tuesday (11.01.16) - and revealed it includes some "gruesome" scenes.
He said: "I play the role of Hakan who is a drug lord - not a very nice character... This is like your British gangster flick but I feel that it has more potential than your normal crime film.
"I'll give you one spoiler. Taxidermy. So you know, there is some gruesome scenes in there. It is kind of out of the box, it doesn't stay within the same frame as other gangster flicks.
"It's not as predictable and has a lot more layers to the characters."
Mem Ferda says Toni Collete is ‘so welcoming’ on set
Mem Ferda says his 'Miss You Already' co-star Toni Collette was "so welcoming" on set.
The London-born actor - whose previous work has mostly included playing violent thugs in movies such as 'ill Manors', 'The Crew', 'Devil's Double' and 'Pusher' - admits appearing in the comedy-drama was a departure so he appreciated the kindness of his Australian co-star and her fellow lead, Drew Barrymore.
Speaking exclusively to BANG Showbiz, Ferda - who plays the women's chauffeur Ahmed throughout the film, which follows a woman with cancer and her best friend - said: "Normally I'm the one doing the punishing. I've built my career doing that, but I played a softer character with Drew Barrymore in 'Miss You Already', which was quite a nice endearing thing. It was a change for me. She's incredible.
"But more so Toni Colette. I found her honestly so welcoming. She's a great actress who has done brilliant comedy."
But the actor returned to his familiar genre for British independent film 'Breakdown' - which premiered in London's Covent Garden Odeon cinema on Tuesday (11.01.16) - and revealed it includes some "gruesome" scenes.
He said: "I play the role of Hakan who is a drug lord - not a very nice character... This is like your British gangster flick but I feel that it has more potential than your normal crime film.
"I'll give you one spoiler. Taxidermy. So you know, there is some gruesome scenes in there. It is kind of out of the box, it doesn't stay within the same frame as other gangster flicks.
"It's not as predictable and has a lot more layers to the characters."
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Sir Ridley Scott has been nominated for the Outstanding Directorial Achievement In Feature Film prize at the Directors Guild of America Awards.
The 78-year-old filmmaker has received a nod for his work on sci-fi survival epic 'The Martian'.
In the category he is up against Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu for 'The Revenant', Tom McCarthy for 'Spotlight', Adam McKay, who is up for 'The Big Short' and George Miller, who has been recognised for his action flick 'Mad Max: Fury Road'.
'The Martian' was Scott's highest ever grossing film and saw Matt Damon star as stranded astronaut Mark Watney who battles to survive on the harsh terrain of Mars until rescue comes. It is based on Andy Weir's 2011 novel of the same name.
Inarritu's has earned his third DGA nomination. The Spanish filmmaker won for 'Birdman' last year and was nominated for 2005's 'Babel' and also bagged the commercials prize for an advert he made in 2012 for Procter and Gamble.
The DGA also revealed a new category has been created for its 68th annual ceremony for Outstanding Directorial Achievement of a First-Time Feature Film.
The shortlist features Alex Garland for his work on 'Ex Machina', Joel Edgarton ('The Gift'), Fernando Coimbra ('A Wolf at The Door'), Marielle Heller ('The Diary of a Teenage Girl') and Laszlo Nemes ('Son of Saul').
DGA President Paris Barclay said in a statement: "What makes this year different is the unbridled ambition of the five nominated films - in theme, in production, in visual imagination. Congratulations to all of the nominees for their incredible work."
The Directors Guild of America Awards ceremony takes place on February 6 at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza in Los Angeles.
Sir Ridley Scott receives Directors Guild of America nomination
Sir Ridley Scott has been nominated for the Outstanding Directorial Achievement In Feature Film prize at the Directors Guild of America Awards.
The 78-year-old filmmaker has received a nod for his work on sci-fi survival epic 'The Martian'.
In the category he is up against Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu for 'The Revenant', Tom McCarthy for 'Spotlight', Adam McKay, who is up for 'The Big Short' and George Miller, who has been recognised for his action flick 'Mad Max: Fury Road'.
'The Martian' was Scott's highest ever grossing film and saw Matt Damon star as stranded astronaut Mark Watney who battles to survive on the harsh terrain of Mars until rescue comes. It is based on Andy Weir's 2011 novel of the same name.
Inarritu's has earned his third DGA nomination. The Spanish filmmaker won for 'Birdman' last year and was nominated for 2005's 'Babel' and also bagged the commercials prize for an advert he made in 2012 for Procter and Gamble.
The DGA also revealed a new category has been created for its 68th annual ceremony for Outstanding Directorial Achievement of a First-Time Feature Film.
The shortlist features Alex Garland for his work on 'Ex Machina', Joel Edgarton ('The Gift'), Fernando Coimbra ('A Wolf at The Door'), Marielle Heller ('The Diary of a Teenage Girl') and Laszlo Nemes ('Son of Saul').
DGA President Paris Barclay said in a statement: "What makes this year different is the unbridled ambition of the five nominated films - in theme, in production, in visual imagination. Congratulations to all of the nominees for their incredible work."
The Directors Guild of America Awards ceremony takes place on February 6 at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza in Los Angeles.