Movies

Kristen Wiig is "bummed out" by the controversy surrounding the 'Ghostbusters' remake.
The 42-year-old actress is set to star in a female-fronted remake of the popular movie and is sad to hear people are unhappy about the new direction.
She told the Los Angeles Times newspaper: "The fact there was so much controversy because we were women was surprising to me.
"Some people said some really not nice things about the fact that there were women. It didn't make me mad, it just really bummed me out. We're really honouring those movies."
Meanwhile, the 'Bridesmaids' star previously admitted she finds it hard for people to take her acting seriously.
She said: "I always say people know you how they know you and I think people know me probably from 'SNL' and 'Bridesmaids'. I've done a couple of things that have been dramatic and sometimes I get frustrated because ... there was a scene I shot once where it was like, 'Oh this woman is so sad that she's doing this thing' and when we screened it people laughed.
"I was really nervous about that with ['Welcome to Me'] because I know that there's some really dark moments and there's some really funny moments and it's kind of up to the audience to interpret them."

Jared Leto says playing The Joker is 'Suicide Squad' was a painful experience.
The 43-year-old actor fully immersed himself in the role of the comic book super villain and admitted that, while it was fun, it was also extremely tough.
Jared told Empire magazine: "There was definitely a period of...detachment. I took a pretty deep dive. But this was a unique opportunity and I couldn't imagine doing it another way. It was fun, playing those psychological games. But at the same time it was very painful, like giving birth out of my pr**k hole."
Speaking about his take on the character, Jared revealed he tried to play The Joker differently to how he has been portrayed before by actors including Heath Ledger, who received a posthumous Oscar for his turn as the villain in 'The Dark Knight'.
He explained: "I always get the sense that The Joker may be much older than people think. It's something different. If you don't break rules, you're not going to strike new ground. I think I'll be cooling down for the rest of my life."
And director David Ayer has called Jared's portrayal "transcendent".
He said: "The Joker is the third rail of comic book movies. There's a power to that character, and by some freaking miracle, through the incredible things Jared has done and the photography and all the other millions of things that went into it, we've cooked up something transcendent. He's scary."

Reese Witherspoon is working to "support new female voices in film".
The 39-year-old actress founded the film company Pacific Standard with her partner Bruna Papandre in 2012 and has revealed that one of her business' ambitions is to break down long-standing barriers for women within the industry.
Explaining how the production company works, Reese shared: "She handles things I absolutely could not handle; she's incredibly logistical and strategic.
"She knows how to put together budgets and location scouts and a lot of developmental work. I do a lot of the creative and dreaming for the company. And I'm looking at new technologies and creating opportunities for the company.
"We both read very quickly and passionately. We care about finding new writers and new voices and helping support new female voices in film."
Reese also called on other film companies to be more proactive in encouraging young women to pursue a career in the movie business.
The 'Wild' actress told The Hollywood Reporter: "It starts at a really young age. I wish more people were bringing girls in who are 19 and 20 for internships on sets and at production companies.
"It's such a bubble, and it's really hard to get your foot in the door, particularly if you're not from the same socioeconomic background.
"If we educate young gals and give them the opportunity to see what a wonderful business it is, we could, ultimately, guarantee their success."

Sir Roger Moore's love scenes in the James Bond movies couldn't have been less romantic.
The 88-year-old actor - who starred in seven Bond films between 1973 and 1985 - has revealed that the apparently steamy scenes he appeared in weren't romantic at all.
He recalled: "Those love scenes were usually done when the studios were freezing cold, so you'd say to the leading lady: 'Keep your socks on, darling'. And socks in bed are never romantic.
"Plus, when you're shooting, there's all the crew and electricians on the rails above you going: 'Go on, give her one Roger!'"
Meanwhile, Sir Roger also revealed that his on-screen co-star in 'The Man with the Golden Gun', Hervé Villechaize - who played henchman Nick Nack - was a "sex maniac".
Reflecting on his dealings with the 3ft 11in star, Sir Roger told the Daily Mirror newspaper: "When we were shooting in Bangkok and Hong Kong, he would go to the girly clubs with a flashlight.
"He'd line the girls up and run the torch up across them, each in turn, saying: 'I like you. And you. Not you'."
Sir Roger said that over a two-month period, Hervé boasted that he'd slept with 45 girls.
He added: "I said: 'It doesn't count because you pay for them.' He replied: "Yes it does because sometimes when I pay, they refuse'."

Sam Claflin hates being offered "heartthrob" roles.
The 29-year-old actor - who's starred in 'The Hunger Games' and 'Pirates of the Caribbean' franchises - has claimed he often gets overlooked for parts simply of the movie roles he's previously appeared in.
He said: "I hate being offered heartthrob after heartthrob.
"It is something that stresses me out about the industry, that because you've done one part you can't do any others - you want to say, 'I act, you know. I can pretend.'
"You get overlooked because of the way you talk or look. Because I did 'The Riot Club' I'm offered a lot of posh roles, and people won't cast me as 'taxi driver number 3'."
Despite working in a glamorous industry, Sam also revealed he's experienced periods of "loneliness" during his acting career, which has seen him star alongside the likes of Oscar-winning performer Jennifer Lawrence and Kristen Stewart.
He told the Observer newspaper: "During the first 'Hunger Games' we were out in Atlanta for six months.
"I was in a hotel, and all I had for company was a box set of 'Friends'."

Lea Seydoux says her steamy 'SPECTRE' scene with Daniel Craig was "awkward".
Although the 30-year-old actress - who psychologist Dr Madeleine Swann in the new Bond movie - loved working with Daniel, she admitted that she always finds love scenes embarrassing.
She told The Sun newspaper: "It's OK. I mean, it was fun after. It's always awkward, you know. It's surreal.
"We both did some screen tests a few years ago for 'The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo'.
"I think I kissed him, but I don't remember. It was so awkward and I was so frightened."
Meanwhile, Lea previously insisted that her character is not a typical Bond girl,
Although she has nothing against the "cliché" Bond babes of the past she insisted her casting and the role she plays prove the spy franchise has moved on.
Lea explained: "I don't mind the cliché of the Bond girl. But Madeleine, she is very different. And to choose me as a Bond girl, it's a choice. A statement. I'm not the typical James Bond girl."
Seydoux stars in 'SPECTRE' with Daniel - who is reprising his role as Bond for a fourth time - Monica Bellucci, Christoph Waltz and Ralph Fiennes.

Drew Barrymore thinks films have saved her life.
The 40-year-old actress - who was admitted to an institution for 18 months for drugs and alcohol addiction at just 13 years old - believes her career is the reason she's still here today because it allowed her to escape her real existence.
She said: "I would never sh*t on the profession of acting. I think it's wonderful. I think films saved my life. I mean, I come from a family that has done acting for 400 years. But for me, it was better than my circumstances."
The blonde beauty - who shot into the limelight at the age of seven when she was cast in 'E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial' - doesn't want her children Olive, three, and Frankie, 18 months, whom she has with her husband Will Kopelman, to follow in her footsteps and have a career in Hollywood.
She added: "For my children, it will not be better than their circumstances. They are going to be so safe and so loved that they won't need a film set to make their life better."
Drew became emancipated at the age of 15 after her mother Jaid forced her into the institution, and she has admitted she knew from that day on that she would never adopt the parenting techniques her mum used on her as a child.
She told the Guardian's Weekend magazine: "I knew I would not repeat the mistakes of my parents. I knew I would never do that to a kid. I wouldn't not be there, or put them in too-adult circumstances. I knew I'd be very traditional, or I would not do it. I would never have had children unless I was incredibly stable and willing to put them first."

Drew Barrymore thinks she's a "s**t" actress.
The 'Miss You Already' star, who also runs her own beauty empire, claims she doesn't feel very confident in front of the camera, but loves telling stories.
Asked if she believes in her talent, she said: "Not really. I can't lie for s**t. I don't think I can act for s**t. but I really love storytelling. That's what I believe in. so to the extend that my performances are part of telling a believable story, I'm really proud."
The 40-year-old star says becoming a mother to her two daughters, Olive, three, and Frankie, 18 months, has changed how she approaches her acting career.
She explained: "There is a distance and a maturity and a confidence that I think the audience can't help but notice. It's like I used to care so much - as if the films I was making were the only thing that existed in my universe. Now they are just one thing in my life."
Drew believes much of her success is a result of her desire to "uphold" the people around her.
She told November's issue of InStyle magazine: "I'm on everybody's team, but not in an idealistic, hippie-like way. That's not how the world works. I really love and care and want people to feel appreciated.
"There definitely is a team somewhere to be had, and not only do I want to be on it, but I want to be the person who's slapping everyone's back, who is bringing the cooler of beers and making it the best night ever."

Mitch Winehouse will start work on his film about Amy Winehouse "fairly shortly."
The father of the late 'Rehab' singer has revealed he is hard at work sorting out the logistics of a celebration of her life but teased he has a wider vision as well as just a movie.
He told BANG Showbiz: "We hope to start work fairly shortly on it. But it's going to be more than just a film. Amy created a range of dresses for Fred Perry, she created six seasons, I don't know how she managed to do it but she did and they're still selling, they're selling very well, and people don't really know that kind of side of her, that creative side. There's more to Amy than just the singing and everything else."
The taxi driver criticised director Asif Kapadia's film about the star, 'Amy', when it was released earlier this year and wants to include more of the people who were close to her in his own film so fans can get a more realistic insight into who she was as a person.
Asked who will be involved, he explained: "Namely all of Amy's friends, who weren't in the film. And Reg [Traviss], you know Reg was her boyfriend? You wouldn't think so. All of the people who weren't in the film are hopping mad. They want their voices to be heard. We don't want to be like Asif, we'll let people say what they want, but we don't want it to be negative. We meet at least every month: Amy's dearest friends, Reg, and me, and we sit there, and the stories that we tell are brilliant. People don't realise everybody's got 100 stories about Amy, and that's the kind of thing that we're going to try and do."