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Zoë Kravitz was too "urban" to star in 'The Dark Knight Rises'.
The 'Mad Max: Fury Road' actress has revealed she wasn't able to audition for a small role in the blockbuster film.
She explained: "In the last Batman movie, they told me that I couldn't get an audition for a small role they were casting because they weren't 'going urban'.
"It was like, 'What does that have to do with anything?' I have to play the role like, 'Yo, what's up, Batman? What's going on wit chu?'"
Despite this, in the past, Zoe's acting talents have made some filmmakers rework their characters to have her take up the role.
Speaking of 2007's 'The Brave One', she said: "[My] part was written for a white Russian girl. I auditioned, and they changed the role for me."
And the 26-year-old beauty had admitted she didn't identify with black culture as a young girl.
She shared to Nylon magazine: "I identified with white culture, and I wanted to fit in. I didn't identify with black culture, like, I didn't like Tyler Perry movies, and I wasn't into hip-hop music.
"[But] black culture is so much deeper than that ... Then I got older and listed to A Tribe Called Quest and watched films with Sidney Poitier, and heard Billie Holiday and Nina Simone. I had to un-brainwash myself. It's my mission, especially as an actress."
Zoë Kravitz too ‘urban’ for Batman
Zoë Kravitz was too "urban" to star in 'The Dark Knight Rises'.
The 'Mad Max: Fury Road' actress has revealed she wasn't able to audition for a small role in the blockbuster film.
She explained: "In the last Batman movie, they told me that I couldn't get an audition for a small role they were casting because they weren't 'going urban'.
"It was like, 'What does that have to do with anything?' I have to play the role like, 'Yo, what's up, Batman? What's going on wit chu?'"
Despite this, in the past, Zoe's acting talents have made some filmmakers rework their characters to have her take up the role.
Speaking of 2007's 'The Brave One', she said: "[My] part was written for a white Russian girl. I auditioned, and they changed the role for me."
And the 26-year-old beauty had admitted she didn't identify with black culture as a young girl.
She shared to Nylon magazine: "I identified with white culture, and I wanted to fit in. I didn't identify with black culture, like, I didn't like Tyler Perry movies, and I wasn't into hip-hop music.
"[But] black culture is so much deeper than that ... Then I got older and listed to A Tribe Called Quest and watched films with Sidney Poitier, and heard Billie Holiday and Nina Simone. I had to un-brainwash myself. It's my mission, especially as an actress."
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Ryan Reynolds thinks it's "natural" to defy acting stereotypes.
The 'Green Lantern' star has insisted he doesn't want to keep playing the same type of part again and again.
He said: "I punched that card a few times, and I feel comfortable saying I don't think I'm going to ever be playing like a traditional superhero again after 'Deadpool'.
"I mean, hopefully I get to make more 'Deadpool' films. I just feel like you have so many trips around with varying levels of success you let it go. That's just a natural thing."
The 38-year-old actor also teased more details about the superhero film.
He told Extra: "You're going to see everything you love about 'Deadpool', that's for sure.
"You're going to get your fourth wall breaking. You're going to get your merc with a mouth. You're going to get your scars, you're going to get everything, and you're going to get the greatest comic book to film adaptation to a suit you've ever seen in your life."
Meanwhile, Ryan recently joked that he fears his seven-month-old daughter James' first word will be rude.
Speaking of the little girl, who he has with wife Blake Lively, he said: "She's going to learn those words eventually anyway.
"If her first word is f**k, then I've done something wrong, but otherwise I think we're fine. I think we're OK."
Ryan Reynolds: It’s ‘natural’ to vary acting sterotypes
Ryan Reynolds thinks it's "natural" to defy acting stereotypes.
The 'Green Lantern' star has insisted he doesn't want to keep playing the same type of part again and again.
He said: "I punched that card a few times, and I feel comfortable saying I don't think I'm going to ever be playing like a traditional superhero again after 'Deadpool'.
"I mean, hopefully I get to make more 'Deadpool' films. I just feel like you have so many trips around with varying levels of success you let it go. That's just a natural thing."
The 38-year-old actor also teased more details about the superhero film.
He told Extra: "You're going to see everything you love about 'Deadpool', that's for sure.
"You're going to get your fourth wall breaking. You're going to get your merc with a mouth. You're going to get your scars, you're going to get everything, and you're going to get the greatest comic book to film adaptation to a suit you've ever seen in your life."
Meanwhile, Ryan recently joked that he fears his seven-month-old daughter James' first word will be rude.
Speaking of the little girl, who he has with wife Blake Lively, he said: "She's going to learn those words eventually anyway.
"If her first word is f**k, then I've done something wrong, but otherwise I think we're fine. I think we're OK."
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Adam Scott says wearing a prosthetic penis was like wearing a "very interesting pair of shorts".
The 'Overnight' star has admitted he and co-star Jason Schwartzman found it a lot more "comfortable" than they expected.
He shared: "I think Jason and I were both a lot more comfortable than we thought we were going to be.
"We were sort of dreading that day, and then we put them on, we're both like, 'You know what' This isn't actually ours.' It was like wearing a very interesting pair of shorts."
And the 42-year-old actor has joked that the film's director Patrick Kack-Brice has kept the props.
He quipped to Harper's Bazaar magazine: "I think Patrick, the director, has them [the prosthetics]. I don't know what he's going to do with them."
Meanwhile, Jason recently revealed he "loved" wearing the prop but was "dreading it" to begin with.
He said: "I loved it. It was nice. In fact, like the day that I first had the penis applied to me, I was dreading it. Of course you lie there.
"They put it on with adhesive and it's put on you and then when I stood up for the first time and actually saw it, it was really nice and fun to have it."
Adam Scott: Prosthetic penis was like ‘shorts’
Adam Scott says wearing a prosthetic penis was like wearing a "very interesting pair of shorts".
The 'Overnight' star has admitted he and co-star Jason Schwartzman found it a lot more "comfortable" than they expected.
He shared: "I think Jason and I were both a lot more comfortable than we thought we were going to be.
"We were sort of dreading that day, and then we put them on, we're both like, 'You know what' This isn't actually ours.' It was like wearing a very interesting pair of shorts."
And the 42-year-old actor has joked that the film's director Patrick Kack-Brice has kept the props.
He quipped to Harper's Bazaar magazine: "I think Patrick, the director, has them [the prosthetics]. I don't know what he's going to do with them."
Meanwhile, Jason recently revealed he "loved" wearing the prop but was "dreading it" to begin with.
He said: "I loved it. It was nice. In fact, like the day that I first had the penis applied to me, I was dreading it. Of course you lie there.
"They put it on with adhesive and it's put on you and then when I stood up for the first time and actually saw it, it was really nice and fun to have it."
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Rachel McAdams "practiced" her boxing skills on the set of 'Southpaw'.
The 36-year-old beauty stars as Maureen, the wife of boxer Billy "The Great" Hope, in the movie and has revealed she used her time on set to perfect her boxing techniques.
She shared to USA Today: "I figured Maureen would understand boxing really well. She'd make it her business to know it. Jake [Gyllenhaal] came and watched me box in the ring.
"I practiced. I wasn't fighting. I definitely wasn't fighting. I just tried to pick it up. Nowhere near the extent that Jake did. It was an excuse to sweat and get in shape. It's a total head to toe workout. You do one three-minute round and you're toast."
And her co-star Jake, 34, has admitted he was terrified about looking like an "idiot" in the movie but says the fear motivated him.
He said: "I spent five months training for the movie and I trained twice a day. I figured I'd make five months into 10 months if I did that.
"And I was just basically scared that I'd look like an idiot, so I worked as hard as I could. Fear is sometimes a good motivating thing."
Rachel McAdams ‘practice’ boxing sessions
Rachel McAdams "practiced" her boxing skills on the set of 'Southpaw'.
The 36-year-old beauty stars as Maureen, the wife of boxer Billy "The Great" Hope, in the movie and has revealed she used her time on set to perfect her boxing techniques.
She shared to USA Today: "I figured Maureen would understand boxing really well. She'd make it her business to know it. Jake [Gyllenhaal] came and watched me box in the ring.
"I practiced. I wasn't fighting. I definitely wasn't fighting. I just tried to pick it up. Nowhere near the extent that Jake did. It was an excuse to sweat and get in shape. It's a total head to toe workout. You do one three-minute round and you're toast."
And her co-star Jake, 34, has admitted he was terrified about looking like an "idiot" in the movie but says the fear motivated him.
He said: "I spent five months training for the movie and I trained twice a day. I figured I'd make five months into 10 months if I did that.
"And I was just basically scared that I'd look like an idiot, so I worked as hard as I could. Fear is sometimes a good motivating thing."
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Paul Walker's brother has been cast in his first major film role.
Cody Walker - who tragically lost his brother Paul in a car crash in November 2013 - has been signed on for World War II movie 'USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage'.
The film - which also stars Nicolas Cage - will follow the story of Captain Charles Butler McVay, who had his ship attacked by a Japanese submarine in 1945, Variety magazine reports.
It is not the first movie Cody has starred in after he filled in for his late brother for some parts of 'Fast and Furious 7'.
And the 27-year-old actor previously insisted his brother would have been "proud" of the seventh instalment of the franchise.
He said: "I wasn't nervous to see it. I was more anxious to see how it turned out. It's bittersweet, but I think Paul would be proud.
"I've known them [the cast and crew] for the last 15 years, but not at this level. I've just tripled my family in the last year. It does feel like family. I'm so happy with it. It was just so tastefully done and a great ending after everything."
Paul Walker’s brother Cody lands major film role
Paul Walker's brother has been cast in his first major film role.
Cody Walker - who tragically lost his brother Paul in a car crash in November 2013 - has been signed on for World War II movie 'USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage'.
The film - which also stars Nicolas Cage - will follow the story of Captain Charles Butler McVay, who had his ship attacked by a Japanese submarine in 1945, Variety magazine reports.
It is not the first movie Cody has starred in after he filled in for his late brother for some parts of 'Fast and Furious 7'.
And the 27-year-old actor previously insisted his brother would have been "proud" of the seventh instalment of the franchise.
He said: "I wasn't nervous to see it. I was more anxious to see how it turned out. It's bittersweet, but I think Paul would be proud.
"I've known them [the cast and crew] for the last 15 years, but not at this level. I've just tripled my family in the last year. It does feel like family. I'm so happy with it. It was just so tastefully done and a great ending after everything."
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Evangeline Lilly wants to be "idolised" by children.
The 35-year-old actress has confessed she picks roles based on whether she can imagine a parent coming up to her to tell her she's their child's "hero".
She said: "When I pick a role, one of the things that I aspire to is that somebody's parent will come up to me after the film has come out and say, 'My daughter idolises that character. You're her hero.'
"That's what we aim for, especially in this brand. We're in the business of making heroes."
The 'Lord of the Rings' star - who is playing Hope Van Dyne in Marvel's new film 'Ant-Man' - added she's really excited the comic book film company are "taking female characters very seriously".
Speaking to Collider.com, she explained: "I think there is a lot of excitement from female audiences about this character, in general, and about the fact that Marvel are really, really taking female characters very seriously.
"Looking at their line-up, you can see that they have great intentions. And as a woman who came into a predominantly male film, I had a great time working with (director) Peyton (Reed) and the producers on this character because I could see a hunger in them to really, really do right by Hope and by their female fans and by the female audience."
Evangeline Lilly wants to be ‘idolised’
Evangeline Lilly wants to be "idolised" by children.
The 35-year-old actress has confessed she picks roles based on whether she can imagine a parent coming up to her to tell her she's their child's "hero".
She said: "When I pick a role, one of the things that I aspire to is that somebody's parent will come up to me after the film has come out and say, 'My daughter idolises that character. You're her hero.'
"That's what we aim for, especially in this brand. We're in the business of making heroes."
The 'Lord of the Rings' star - who is playing Hope Van Dyne in Marvel's new film 'Ant-Man' - added she's really excited the comic book film company are "taking female characters very seriously".
Speaking to Collider.com, she explained: "I think there is a lot of excitement from female audiences about this character, in general, and about the fact that Marvel are really, really taking female characters very seriously.
"Looking at their line-up, you can see that they have great intentions. And as a woman who came into a predominantly male film, I had a great time working with (director) Peyton (Reed) and the producers on this character because I could see a hunger in them to really, really do right by Hope and by their female fans and by the female audience."
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Julian Fellowes hasn't received any "serious" offers to make 'Downton Abbey' into a movie.
The hit ITV drama is ending this year after its sixth series and the show's creator has revealed it is currently unlikely there will be a spin-off movie.
He told the Daily Mirror newspaper: "[I haven't seen a] serious proposal. It may be they don't want to make one.
"There is a time when you have to get the movie out. If the series ending is the ending, there's nothing wrong with that. It's good to go when some people will still be sorry."
Meanwhile, the 65-year-old screenwriter previously revealed he has already come up with an idea for a film, despite no plans being in place.
He said at the time: "I think I know what the spine of a story for a film would be. I think it would be fun, in a sense, because we'd be making it on a film budget.
"At the moment there isn't but you never know. Or a stage show or anything else. So I think to have them all killed in a bus [in the finale] would be a mistake.
"I think we bring various things to a conclusion and anything unresolved is unresolved. I'm open to the idea of a movie but I'm not anxious to do it. In my experience, and naming no names, the movie of the series is often a disappointment."
Hopes of Downton Abbey movie dashed
Julian Fellowes hasn't received any "serious" offers to make 'Downton Abbey' into a movie.
The hit ITV drama is ending this year after its sixth series and the show's creator has revealed it is currently unlikely there will be a spin-off movie.
He told the Daily Mirror newspaper: "[I haven't seen a] serious proposal. It may be they don't want to make one.
"There is a time when you have to get the movie out. If the series ending is the ending, there's nothing wrong with that. It's good to go when some people will still be sorry."
Meanwhile, the 65-year-old screenwriter previously revealed he has already come up with an idea for a film, despite no plans being in place.
He said at the time: "I think I know what the spine of a story for a film would be. I think it would be fun, in a sense, because we'd be making it on a film budget.
"At the moment there isn't but you never know. Or a stage show or anything else. So I think to have them all killed in a bus [in the finale] would be a mistake.
"I think we bring various things to a conclusion and anything unresolved is unresolved. I'm open to the idea of a movie but I'm not anxious to do it. In my experience, and naming no names, the movie of the series is often a disappointment."
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Ryan Reynolds "wept" when he saw his 'Deadpool' suit for the first time.
The 38-year-old star has admitted it was hard work to create the tight-fitting garment in the time restraints but insists he is incredibly proud of the final result.
He said: "Boy, we had to fight to get the suit to where it is now. There was a lot of work with very little time. Fox gave us the green light and we had to be on camera in 12 weeks. That's no time for prep.
"So we kept fighting and fighting to make tweaks to the suit. Like when the deadline has passed and we were still going back and forth."
Ryan added to ComicBook.com: "When we finally saw that suit, fully done, finished and completed ... both [director] Tim Miller and I wept.
"I'm not even exaggerating: We wept in Simi Valley, California, in some warehouse where some guy makes all these crazy suits and had this one under a spotlight. We walked in and we wept. Tears coming down our cheeks. It felt so good."
Meanwhile, Ryan previously revealed it took him 45 minutes to get the superhero suit on at first.
He shared: "It wasn't easy [to put on]. When it started it would take up to 45 minutes but in the end I had that thing down to 10 minutes.
"I'm really just wearing like a unitard. Nothing too romantic I'm afraid. But that thing is hot, man. That thing is tight."
Ryan Reynolds ‘wept’ at costume success
Ryan Reynolds "wept" when he saw his 'Deadpool' suit for the first time.
The 38-year-old star has admitted it was hard work to create the tight-fitting garment in the time restraints but insists he is incredibly proud of the final result.
He said: "Boy, we had to fight to get the suit to where it is now. There was a lot of work with very little time. Fox gave us the green light and we had to be on camera in 12 weeks. That's no time for prep.
"So we kept fighting and fighting to make tweaks to the suit. Like when the deadline has passed and we were still going back and forth."
Ryan added to ComicBook.com: "When we finally saw that suit, fully done, finished and completed ... both [director] Tim Miller and I wept.
"I'm not even exaggerating: We wept in Simi Valley, California, in some warehouse where some guy makes all these crazy suits and had this one under a spotlight. We walked in and we wept. Tears coming down our cheeks. It felt so good."
Meanwhile, Ryan previously revealed it took him 45 minutes to get the superhero suit on at first.
He shared: "It wasn't easy [to put on]. When it started it would take up to 45 minutes but in the end I had that thing down to 10 minutes.
"I'm really just wearing like a unitard. Nothing too romantic I'm afraid. But that thing is hot, man. That thing is tight."