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Corey Feldman has been branded "insensitive" after joking that his late 'The Goonies' co-star Mary Ellen Trainor won't be able to appear in the sequel.
The 43-year-old actor - who played Clark "Mouth" Devereaux in the 1985 film - took to his Twitter account yesterday (09.06.15) after hearing that Trainor had passed away to joke that she won't be able to star in a possible sequel, the Daily Mirror newspaper reports.
He wrote: "BREAKING NEWS: A VERY SAD DAY 4 GOONIES FANS! MARY ELLEN WHO PMAYED MIKEYS MOM HAS PASSED AWAY! SUCH A SWEET WOMAN AND A TALENTED ACTOR!
"THIS IS TERRIBLY SAD NEWS! MY HEART AND PRAYERS R WITH MARYS FAMILY, OUR CAST N CREW, AND THE SADNESS OF THIS LOSS! RIP: MARY ELLEN TRAINER.
"JUST 1 DAY AFTER THE 30th ANNI OF THE FILMS RELEASE! I GUESS THERE WONT B A SEQUEL 4 HER! WE BETTER GET MOVIN B4 WE LOSE ANY1 ELSE! (sic)"
Feldman - who also starred in 'The Lost Boys' and 'Stand By Me' as a teenager - later deleted his last post after the "insensitive" comment received a negative response.
Mary - who also appeared in all four 'Lethal Weapon' films - lost her battle with pancreatic cancer last month but the news wasn't confirmed until earlier this week.
Corey Feldman branded ‘insensitive’ following bizarre tribute
Corey Feldman has been branded "insensitive" after joking that his late 'The Goonies' co-star Mary Ellen Trainor won't be able to appear in the sequel.
The 43-year-old actor - who played Clark "Mouth" Devereaux in the 1985 film - took to his Twitter account yesterday (09.06.15) after hearing that Trainor had passed away to joke that she won't be able to star in a possible sequel, the Daily Mirror newspaper reports.
He wrote: "BREAKING NEWS: A VERY SAD DAY 4 GOONIES FANS! MARY ELLEN WHO PMAYED MIKEYS MOM HAS PASSED AWAY! SUCH A SWEET WOMAN AND A TALENTED ACTOR!
"THIS IS TERRIBLY SAD NEWS! MY HEART AND PRAYERS R WITH MARYS FAMILY, OUR CAST N CREW, AND THE SADNESS OF THIS LOSS! RIP: MARY ELLEN TRAINER.
"JUST 1 DAY AFTER THE 30th ANNI OF THE FILMS RELEASE! I GUESS THERE WONT B A SEQUEL 4 HER! WE BETTER GET MOVIN B4 WE LOSE ANY1 ELSE! (sic)"
Feldman - who also starred in 'The Lost Boys' and 'Stand By Me' as a teenager - later deleted his last post after the "insensitive" comment received a negative response.
Mary - who also appeared in all four 'Lethal Weapon' films - lost her battle with pancreatic cancer last month but the news wasn't confirmed until earlier this week.
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J.K. Rowling has hinted a US version of Hogwarts will feature in 'Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them'.
The 'Harry Potter' author is currently penning the screenplay for the spin-off movie and has teased an American wizarding school may be featured in the movie, which will star Eddie Redmayne as protagonist, magizoologist Newt Scamander.
In an ad hoc Q&A session on Twitter, she was asked the name of the "US school" and replied saying: "That information will be revealed in due course."
Following the admission, fans of the series of books and films attempted to find out more information, although the best-selling writer remained secretive about the details.
When asked by a fan if Newt will visit a New York wizarding school, she wrote: "No, but he's going to meet people who were educated at [name] in [not New York]. (sic)"
Another user asked whether the school would "have any relevance to the Native American-Indian culture" to which she wrote: "If I answer that fully it will reveal the location of the school, but you can take that as a yes! (sic)"
Following further messages on the social networking site, the 49-year-old author - who has racked up 4.75 million followers - revealed "indigenous magic" will have played a key part in the school's creation.
She added: "Oh wait - did you mean the NAME is of American Indian origin? It isn't. The name is of immigrant origin.
"However, indigenous magic was important in the founding of the school. If I say which tribes, location is revealed. (sic)"
J.K. Rowling reveals US version of Hogwarts
J.K. Rowling has hinted a US version of Hogwarts will feature in 'Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them'.
The 'Harry Potter' author is currently penning the screenplay for the spin-off movie and has teased an American wizarding school may be featured in the movie, which will star Eddie Redmayne as protagonist, magizoologist Newt Scamander.
In an ad hoc Q&A session on Twitter, she was asked the name of the "US school" and replied saying: "That information will be revealed in due course."
Following the admission, fans of the series of books and films attempted to find out more information, although the best-selling writer remained secretive about the details.
When asked by a fan if Newt will visit a New York wizarding school, she wrote: "No, but he's going to meet people who were educated at [name] in [not New York]. (sic)"
Another user asked whether the school would "have any relevance to the Native American-Indian culture" to which she wrote: "If I answer that fully it will reveal the location of the school, but you can take that as a yes! (sic)"
Following further messages on the social networking site, the 49-year-old author - who has racked up 4.75 million followers - revealed "indigenous magic" will have played a key part in the school's creation.
She added: "Oh wait - did you mean the NAME is of American Indian origin? It isn't. The name is of immigrant origin.
"However, indigenous magic was important in the founding of the school. If I say which tribes, location is revealed. (sic)"
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Joseph Gordon-Levitt has revealed the progress on 'Sandman' is "slow but steady".
The 34-year-old actor revealed the adaptation of Neil Gaiman's comic book series has proved to be a challenge for the scriptwriters because they want to avoid obvious clichés and make the film punch-free.
He explained: "It's really good, man. It's slow but steady.
"It's a really complicated adaptation because those comics, they're brilliant. But they're not written as a whole. It's not like 'Watchmen', which is a graphic novel that has a beginning, middle, and end. 'Sandman' was written over the course of whatever - I forget exactly, six or seven years ... and to try to take that and make it into something that's a feature film - a movie that has a beginning, middle, and end - is complicated."
Despite the hurdles involved in the production, the 'Dark Knight Rises' star insists the end result will be "spectacular", even though it won't feature the huge explosions and fight scenes people have come to expect in action movies.
He told Empire magazine: "Big spectacular action movies are generally about crime fighters fighting crime and blowing s**t up. This has nothing to do with that."
"And it was actually one of the things that Neil Gaiman said to me, he said 'Don't have any punching.' Because he never does. If you read the comics, Morpheus doesn't punch anybody. That's not what he does. It's going to be like a grand spectacular action film, but that relies on none of those same old ordinary clichés. So, that's why it's taking a lot time to write, but it's going to be really good."
Joseph Gordon-Levitt: Sandman progress is ‘slow’
Joseph Gordon-Levitt has revealed the progress on 'Sandman' is "slow but steady".
The 34-year-old actor revealed the adaptation of Neil Gaiman's comic book series has proved to be a challenge for the scriptwriters because they want to avoid obvious clichés and make the film punch-free.
He explained: "It's really good, man. It's slow but steady.
"It's a really complicated adaptation because those comics, they're brilliant. But they're not written as a whole. It's not like 'Watchmen', which is a graphic novel that has a beginning, middle, and end. 'Sandman' was written over the course of whatever - I forget exactly, six or seven years ... and to try to take that and make it into something that's a feature film - a movie that has a beginning, middle, and end - is complicated."
Despite the hurdles involved in the production, the 'Dark Knight Rises' star insists the end result will be "spectacular", even though it won't feature the huge explosions and fight scenes people have come to expect in action movies.
He told Empire magazine: "Big spectacular action movies are generally about crime fighters fighting crime and blowing s**t up. This has nothing to do with that."
"And it was actually one of the things that Neil Gaiman said to me, he said 'Don't have any punching.' Because he never does. If you read the comics, Morpheus doesn't punch anybody. That's not what he does. It's going to be like a grand spectacular action film, but that relies on none of those same old ordinary clichés. So, that's why it's taking a lot time to write, but it's going to be really good."
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'The Goonies' actress Mary Ellen Trainor has died aged 62.
Trainor - who played Mikey Walsh's mother in the classic 1985 film - passed away at her home in Montecito, California on May 20 due to complications from pancreatic cancer, her lifelong friend and Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy has confirmed.
She said in a statement: "Mary and I have been close since our days together as college room-mates and she even provided the introduction to Steven Spielberg that jump-started my career. She was a great actress, warm friend and generous spirit."
Trainor's first job in the film industry was as a producer's assistant on a number of movies including the 1979 Steven Spielberg film '1941', which was written by her eventual husband Robert Zemeckis.
After she and Zemeckis tied the knot in 1980, he cast Trainor in her first film 'Romancing the Stone' before she made a number of cameos in his movies including 'Forrest Gump' and 'Back to the Future'.
The blonde beauty later landed the role of Los Angeles police psychiatrist Dr. Stephanie Woods in 'Lethal Weapon' and appeared in all four films in the franchise as well as taking on her role in 'The Goonies' and appearing in the first 'Die Hard' film.
Trainor is survived by Zemeckis - whom she divorced in the year 2000 - and their only child, son Alex Zemeckis.
A memorial service for the late actress is to be held on June 19 at 11am at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church in Montecito.
The Goonies actress Mary Ellen Trainor has died aged 62
'The Goonies' actress Mary Ellen Trainor has died aged 62.
Trainor - who played Mikey Walsh's mother in the classic 1985 film - passed away at her home in Montecito, California on May 20 due to complications from pancreatic cancer, her lifelong friend and Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy has confirmed.
She said in a statement: "Mary and I have been close since our days together as college room-mates and she even provided the introduction to Steven Spielberg that jump-started my career. She was a great actress, warm friend and generous spirit."
Trainor's first job in the film industry was as a producer's assistant on a number of movies including the 1979 Steven Spielberg film '1941', which was written by her eventual husband Robert Zemeckis.
After she and Zemeckis tied the knot in 1980, he cast Trainor in her first film 'Romancing the Stone' before she made a number of cameos in his movies including 'Forrest Gump' and 'Back to the Future'.
The blonde beauty later landed the role of Los Angeles police psychiatrist Dr. Stephanie Woods in 'Lethal Weapon' and appeared in all four films in the franchise as well as taking on her role in 'The Goonies' and appearing in the first 'Die Hard' film.
Trainor is survived by Zemeckis - whom she divorced in the year 2000 - and their only child, son Alex Zemeckis.
A memorial service for the late actress is to be held on June 19 at 11am at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church in Montecito.
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Colin Firth accepted a role in 'Kingsman: The Secret Service' without seeing the script.
The Academy Award-winning actor starred in the Matthew Vaughn-directed action comedy movie and has revealed he took minimal persuasion to accept the part of Harry Hart, a veteran Kingsman agent.
He said: "I think one of the things that Matthew Vaughn seems to specialise in is taking everything he loves; he'll pillage from things he grew up with knowing that we grew up with them too. And just from the point of view of an excited fan wants it partly as a homage.
"It's satirical, so he's sending it out without laying into it. By the time he's done with it, it just feels like it could only be him though, you know."
Colin, 54, admitted his on-screen character is the amalgamation of other famous roles, but especially James Bond.
He said: "My character, there's definitely some Bond there, there's definitely John Steed, there's some Harry Palmer, there's David Nivin.
"And I think what he told me was that the Bond that he wanted me to channel was in Ian Fleming's original idea of a gentleman spy."
'Kingsman: The Secret Service' is out now on Digital HD and on Blu-ray and DVD now from Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment.
Colin Firth accepted Kingsman role ‘without looking at the script’
Colin Firth accepted a role in 'Kingsman: The Secret Service' without seeing the script.
The Academy Award-winning actor starred in the Matthew Vaughn-directed action comedy movie and has revealed he took minimal persuasion to accept the part of Harry Hart, a veteran Kingsman agent.
He said: "I think one of the things that Matthew Vaughn seems to specialise in is taking everything he loves; he'll pillage from things he grew up with knowing that we grew up with them too. And just from the point of view of an excited fan wants it partly as a homage.
"It's satirical, so he's sending it out without laying into it. By the time he's done with it, it just feels like it could only be him though, you know."
Colin, 54, admitted his on-screen character is the amalgamation of other famous roles, but especially James Bond.
He said: "My character, there's definitely some Bond there, there's definitely John Steed, there's some Harry Palmer, there's David Nivin.
"And I think what he told me was that the Bond that he wanted me to channel was in Ian Fleming's original idea of a gentleman spy."
'Kingsman: The Secret Service' is out now on Digital HD and on Blu-ray and DVD now from Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment.
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Sir Ian McKellen finds it "difficult" to cry in front of the camera.
The 76-year-old actor - who's starred in a string of hit movies during his career, including 'The Hobbit' and 'X-Men' franchises - has admitted there are limitations to his talents.
He explained: "I am trying to get better at the job.
"I know when I'm not being good, and I know what I find difficult as an actor, and I know the corners I have to cut around and I know people are better than me. But they're not me, so I have to get on with what I do."
Sir Ian also admitted he's spent his life trying to obscure his professional weakness.
He told the Daily Telegraph newspaper: "I tell you what's difficult for me is an overtly emotional scene where the character cries, breaks down, has a speech about his deepest feelings. If Shakespeare hasn't written it, you're going to have to drag something out from your gut and ... That's difficult.
"I don't have much experience of expressing deep, complicated emotions for the benefit of somebody else. That's not how I've gone about my [private] life.
"So when a character does that ... I suppose sometimes you come up against a block and say, 'I can't imagine what that's like.' And then you start using other little triggers and ways of stirring it all up."
Ian McKellen finds it ‘difficult’ to cry
Sir Ian McKellen finds it "difficult" to cry in front of the camera.
The 76-year-old actor - who's starred in a string of hit movies during his career, including 'The Hobbit' and 'X-Men' franchises - has admitted there are limitations to his talents.
He explained: "I am trying to get better at the job.
"I know when I'm not being good, and I know what I find difficult as an actor, and I know the corners I have to cut around and I know people are better than me. But they're not me, so I have to get on with what I do."
Sir Ian also admitted he's spent his life trying to obscure his professional weakness.
He told the Daily Telegraph newspaper: "I tell you what's difficult for me is an overtly emotional scene where the character cries, breaks down, has a speech about his deepest feelings. If Shakespeare hasn't written it, you're going to have to drag something out from your gut and ... That's difficult.
"I don't have much experience of expressing deep, complicated emotions for the benefit of somebody else. That's not how I've gone about my [private] life.
"So when a character does that ... I suppose sometimes you come up against a block and say, 'I can't imagine what that's like.' And then you start using other little triggers and ways of stirring it all up."
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Sam Taylor-Johnson was "very comfortable" directing 'Fifty Shades of Grey'.
The 48-year-old director recently announced her decision to walk away from the money-spinning franchise, but according to Dylan Neal, there was no sign of her unhappiness on the set of the first movie.
Speaking exclusively to BANG Showbiz, the actor - who starred as Bob Adams, the step-father of Dakota Johnson's on-screen character Anastasia Steele - said: "She was lovely. She was really, really lovely.
"My scenes were with just Dakota and Jennifer [Ehle] - they were really simple scenes, nothing complicated, but she [Sam] seemed very relaxed and she just seemed like a lovely women, a great sense of humour and very comfortable in the role of directing this highly scrutinised film.
"I wish I could have spent more time with her and the cast, but my takeaway was someone who was very comfortable and confident in knowing what she wanted."
What's more, Dylan revealed he still doesn't know whether he'll return to the role for the next movie in the franchise.
He said: "I had to sign a multi-picture deal.
"I don't believe Bob is in the second book, but I know he is in the third book. But each of these screenplays are going to be there own thing and how much they follow exactly from the books - I have no idea, so I don't know if I'll be in the second one or not.
"I know it's been out there that they're going to put a slight thriller angle on them, so you know there is going to be a slight departure from the books and that's probably a smart decision too."
'Fifty Shades of Grey' is available on Digital HD now and Blu-ray, DVD on June 22, 2015 from Universal Pictures Home Entertainment.
Sam Taylor-Johnson was ‘comfortable’ directing Fifty Shades of Grey
Sam Taylor-Johnson was "very comfortable" directing 'Fifty Shades of Grey'.
The 48-year-old director recently announced her decision to walk away from the money-spinning franchise, but according to Dylan Neal, there was no sign of her unhappiness on the set of the first movie.
Speaking exclusively to BANG Showbiz, the actor - who starred as Bob Adams, the step-father of Dakota Johnson's on-screen character Anastasia Steele - said: "She was lovely. She was really, really lovely.
"My scenes were with just Dakota and Jennifer [Ehle] - they were really simple scenes, nothing complicated, but she [Sam] seemed very relaxed and she just seemed like a lovely women, a great sense of humour and very comfortable in the role of directing this highly scrutinised film.
"I wish I could have spent more time with her and the cast, but my takeaway was someone who was very comfortable and confident in knowing what she wanted."
What's more, Dylan revealed he still doesn't know whether he'll return to the role for the next movie in the franchise.
He said: "I had to sign a multi-picture deal.
"I don't believe Bob is in the second book, but I know he is in the third book. But each of these screenplays are going to be there own thing and how much they follow exactly from the books - I have no idea, so I don't know if I'll be in the second one or not.
"I know it's been out there that they're going to put a slight thriller angle on them, so you know there is going to be a slight departure from the books and that's probably a smart decision too."
'Fifty Shades of Grey' is available on Digital HD now and Blu-ray, DVD on June 22, 2015 from Universal Pictures Home Entertainment.