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Colm Meaney: Comic book films have taken over the world


Colm Meaney thinks comic book movies have "taken over the world".
The 'Hell on Wheels' actor starred opposite action heroes like Bruce Willis in 'Die Hard 2' and Nicholas Cage in 'Con Air' in the 1990s and says the world has become more "dumb" due to Hollywood's obsession with superheroes.
Speaking exclusively to BANG Showbiz, he said: "When you go back to the seventies and the great films that came out then like 'The Godfather', 'Five Easy Pieces' and Hal Ashby movies, that's what people were going to see. And now they're going to see comics? What happened, when did the world become so dumb?
"I mean, when did comic books take over the world, you know? But it seems to be the case. I don't even know if they'd make something like 'Con Air' today."
The 62-year-old actor - who stars in 'Hell On Wheels', the fourth season of which is out on DVD now - went on to say action movies of the past weren't "mindless" like they are nowadays.
He added: "'Con Air' was a very smart film. It was an action adventure but it wasn't kind of mindless, with mindless stunts and tricks, it actually had a story and cared about the people."

Armie Hammer’s strength-training


Armie Hammer had strength-training to prepare himself for 'The Man from U.N.C.L.E.'
The 28-year-old star's trainer Jordan Feramisco has revealed the pair worked hard to get Armie ready for his role as a KGB agent in the Guy Ritchie-directed film.
Jordan shared: "He loves training, especially doing fighting and jujitsu. He likes to do the same kind of strength-training workout that all my fighters do.
"We work on strength. We use his abs in a lot of the exercises to help slow down movements. We do medicine ball slams, and we use medium weights so he can move the weights fast and explosively to keep his muscles toned."
And Jason has admitted the training made things more authentic for the final cut of the movie.
He added to PEOPLE magazine: "Since he's done all the fight training, it looks so much smoother on camera when he's doing the scenes. When he's throwing a punch, he knows how to throw a punch, or doing a kick or any jujitsu or jabs or throws - he really knows what he's doing. So it just translates.
"He's pretty active. Every day he shows up ready to work, excited and full of energy. He just loves it and is ready to rock every day."

Star Wars 7 is ‘best ever’


'Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens' is going to be the "best Star Wars you've ever seen".
Drew Struzan, who is working on the poster art for the franchise's seventh instalment, has revealed he has been incredibly impressed by the half of the movie he has seen already.
He said: "I've never worked with J.J. [Abrams, the director] before and so we started working on it and he showed me like half the movie and it was just ... a wonderful film and I know it's going to be grand.
"I got to read the script and subsequently I've seen half of it and I can tell you and the fans this, honest to god, it is far and away probably going to be the best Star Wars you've ever seen."
And Drew - who unveiled the first poster recently at the Disney D23 Expo - also revealed details about the process he undergoes when creating the artwork for a blockbuster like 'Star Wars'.
He added to Movie Weekly: "Having seen the film I know what it is about.
"I got familiar with the characters, so I know what they're portraying in their feelings. So I paint the situation and I paint the feelings. Not to tell the story, but to tell you how you're going to feel when you see the film."

Gemma Arterton: James Bond will always be a man


Gemma Arterton thinks James Bond "will always be a man".
The 29-year-old actress - who starred alongside Daniel Craig in the 2008 Bond movie 'Quantum of Solace' - has dismissed suggestions that the iconic secret agent will one day be played by a woman.
She told the Daily Mirror newspaper: "There will never be a female Bond. People talk about it but they will never do it.
"(Film producer) Barbara Broccoli is one of the biggest feminists I know but Bond will always be a man."
Gemma's remarks come shortly after fellow Hollywood star Henry Cavill revealed he considered quitting acting for the Army until he was first linked to the role of Bond.
The 'Man From U.N.C.L.E.' actor - who was pipped to the role by Daniel Craig - admitted securing a screen test for the part was enough to convince him to persevere with acting.
He shared: "There were plenty of times I thought it wouldn't happen. At one stage I was like, 'If this next movie doesn't do well then I'm out, I'm going to join the Armed Forces'.
"Then I got the screen test for Bond and thought, my name is out there now, so maybe I should stick around. And I did."

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Jason Bateman: Horrible Bosses 2 was a paycheque for everyone


Jason Bateman has claimed 'Horrible Bosses 2' was a "paycheque for everyone" involved with the film.
The 46-year-old actor - who starred alongside the likes of Jennifer Aniston, Charlie Day and Jason Sudeikis in the 2011 original and the 2014 follow-up movie - has admitted the sequel represented easy money because of the box office success of the first film.
He said: "The first one was funny. The first one put up some money. The second one was garbage as far as box office goes.
"Who knows if it was on the merits or when they released it, but it did not do any money."
Jason also joked the audience was, in part, to blame for the second movie getting the go-ahead.
He explained to the WTF podcast: "Don't go out and buy a bunch of tickets for the first one unless you want a second one, because we don't have any discipline in this town.
"A lot of people saw the first one, but there are plenty of films that made a lot of money where no one is interested in seeing another one."
Despite Jason's assessment of the movie, 'Horrible Bosses 2' still grossed more than $106 million worldwide.

Maisie Williams likes having breaks from limelight


Maisie Williams likes to take breaks from being in the limelight.
The 'Cyberbully' star admitted seeing negative comments about herself online can "get on top of you" and so when she goes home to Somerset in England, she enjoys spending time with "real people".
She said: "Sometimes being in this industry and reading horrible things online - for anyone, not just me - does get on top of you so it's nice to spend time with real people who are right in front of you."
The 18-year-old actress - who found fame on HBO's 'Game of Thrones' - also shared she loves having "contrast" from her chaotic movie career and the promotion that comes with it so she can just be "Maisie Williams from Clutton [Somerset]".
She told ES magazine: "It's nice to have a contrast and have a break from this. Then I can not be Maisie Williams, and just be Maisie Williams from Clutton. That's nice too.
"This world is totally crazy... It is nice to go home and actually not have to talk about myself all the time, because that's what I spend my life doing."

Cary Fukunaga quit ‘It’ because of disagreements with studio


Cary Fukunaga quit 'It' because of disagreements with the studio.
The 'True Detective' director quit the remake of Stephen King's horror novel in May, just a few weeks ahead of it's production, which was due to start in New York.
The 38-year-old 'Jane Eyre' filmmaker said it was because New Line Cinema and him wanted to make "different movies".
He said: "[Writer Chase Palmer] and I had been working on that script for probably three years. There was a lot of our childhood and our experience in it.
"Ultimately, we and New Line have to agree on the kind of movie we want to make, and we just wanted to make different movies."
Cary went on to describe making films as "like a relationship".
He told Entertainment Weekly: "It's like a relationship: you can try to make the other person who you want them to be, but it's impossible really to change. You just have to work."
Although Cary has left his duties for 'It' behind, New Line are still progressing with the remake and 'Mama' director Andres Muschietti has taken over.
The film is not due to be released until 2017.


Elizabeth Banks: Sexism drove me to become director


Elizabeth Banks claims Hollywood sexism drove her to directing.
The 41-year-old star - who has previously expressed her frustration at feeling like she was "always the bridesmaid" in films - has revealed she decided to make her directorial debut with 'Pitch Perfect 2' because she felt "unfulfilled" with a lot of the acting roles being offered to her.
Asked whether sexism affected her decision, she said: "Oh, I think it drove me to direct for sure.
"I definitely was feeling that I was unfulfilled and a little bit bored by the things that were coming across my desk. I mean things like playing Effie (in 'The Hunger Games') really helped sustain me. She's so iconic and I love her and people really get to see the movie but I think at a certain point, everything that's coming across my desk, I'm like, 'I'm vibrant and vital and interested. I still got my looks.'"
The 'Walk of Shame' actress - who has sons Felix, four, and Magnus, two - continued to say she had little hope of her roles improving because even actresses who are more well known than herself such as Gwyneth Paltrow find it difficult to get leading parts.
She told Deadline.com: "I think it's really just about my peer group. Just watching my peer group get to still have lead roles in movies and know that more and more, those are going to up-and-comers instead of people who are veterans in the industry. I mean I look at Gwyneth Paltrow who has her Oscar and played fifth banana to Iron Man. That to me is a great example of the fate of women in Hollywood. Like what more can you do? I didn't even date Brad Pitt so what more can I do?"

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