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David Oyelowo stayed in character throughout the filming of 'Selma'.
The 38-year-old British actor - who put on an American accent for his role as Dr Martin Luther King in the biographical drama - has revealed how he kept the accent at all times even when he wasn't in front of a camera.
He shared: "We were shooting in Atlanta, Dr King is from Atlanta, revered in Atlanta - Martin Luther King boulevard, this, that and the other.
"You go and say [in an English accent]: 'Hello everybody, I'm going to be playing Dr King' - it's not so good for 500 extras waiting for you to give a speech so I sort of felt I needed to stay in [character] the whole time."
David took his inspiration from his previous co-star, Daniel Day Lewis, who he worked alongside on 'Lincoln'.
He added: "I felt I had to stay in character the whole time. Partly because I did this film 'Lincoln', I had a scene with Daniel Day Lewis - my favourite actor of all time - and he would stay in character the whole time. I felt like that was the blueprint of how to get this right."
The decision left David unable to talk to his wife, Jessica Oyelowo - with whom he has four children - when he was on set because she found it "weird".
Speaking on 'The Talk', he said: "It was weird for my wife though because we were moving house at the time and she called me once about curtains ...
"And then I said [in an American accent]: 'Well I think we should go for...' and she went, 'Stop, stop, we will do this after you wrap. I cannot talk like this. That's weird.'"
David Oyelowo’s accent challenge
David Oyelowo stayed in character throughout the filming of 'Selma'.
The 38-year-old British actor - who put on an American accent for his role as Dr Martin Luther King in the biographical drama - has revealed how he kept the accent at all times even when he wasn't in front of a camera.
He shared: "We were shooting in Atlanta, Dr King is from Atlanta, revered in Atlanta - Martin Luther King boulevard, this, that and the other.
"You go and say [in an English accent]: 'Hello everybody, I'm going to be playing Dr King' - it's not so good for 500 extras waiting for you to give a speech so I sort of felt I needed to stay in [character] the whole time."
David took his inspiration from his previous co-star, Daniel Day Lewis, who he worked alongside on 'Lincoln'.
He added: "I felt I had to stay in character the whole time. Partly because I did this film 'Lincoln', I had a scene with Daniel Day Lewis - my favourite actor of all time - and he would stay in character the whole time. I felt like that was the blueprint of how to get this right."
The decision left David unable to talk to his wife, Jessica Oyelowo - with whom he has four children - when he was on set because she found it "weird".
Speaking on 'The Talk', he said: "It was weird for my wife though because we were moving house at the time and she called me once about curtains ...
"And then I said [in an American accent]: 'Well I think we should go for...' and she went, 'Stop, stop, we will do this after you wrap. I cannot talk like this. That's weird.'"
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Eddie Redmayne worked with a dance teacher on 'The Theory of Everything'.
The 32-year-old actor - who recently won a Golden Globe for his portrayal of Stephen Hawking in the biographical film - has revealed that his dance instructor would help him scrutinise and perfect the physicality.
He said: "I worked with a dancer as well, an amazing woman called Alex Reynolds. My instinct was to try to learn the different stages of the physicality like a dance. Like learning steps, you never have a hold of it - I'm a s**t dancer by the way - but once you know the steps, you can then play.
"So we went to these ALS [amyotrophic lateral sclerosis] clinics in London to become educated in the specifics of the disease. Then I'd go to a studio and Alex would film me walking with a dropped foot or something, and we would go and scrutinise it. It's one of the things that you can't see on your own."
Eddie also had to drop some weight for the film, but revealed that a lot of his apparent weight loss came down to clever costume and make up tricks.
Speaking to Jennifer Lawrence for Interview magazine, he shared: "I lost, like, 15 pounds at the beginning of the film. With the disease, Stephen did lose a lot of weight. But we couldn't shoot chronologically, so we were having to jump between different time periods within the same day.
"Our extraordinary makeup artist, Jan [Sewell], and costume designer, Steven [Noble], did clever things like making the collars tight and my makeup look healthy in the morning, and then, if in the afternoon I was playing him older, they would mess with proportions - the collars would become bigger or they would use slightly oversized wheelchairs."
Eddie Redmayne worked with dance teacher on The Theory of Everything
Eddie Redmayne worked with a dance teacher on 'The Theory of Everything'.
The 32-year-old actor - who recently won a Golden Globe for his portrayal of Stephen Hawking in the biographical film - has revealed that his dance instructor would help him scrutinise and perfect the physicality.
He said: "I worked with a dancer as well, an amazing woman called Alex Reynolds. My instinct was to try to learn the different stages of the physicality like a dance. Like learning steps, you never have a hold of it - I'm a s**t dancer by the way - but once you know the steps, you can then play.
"So we went to these ALS [amyotrophic lateral sclerosis] clinics in London to become educated in the specifics of the disease. Then I'd go to a studio and Alex would film me walking with a dropped foot or something, and we would go and scrutinise it. It's one of the things that you can't see on your own."
Eddie also had to drop some weight for the film, but revealed that a lot of his apparent weight loss came down to clever costume and make up tricks.
Speaking to Jennifer Lawrence for Interview magazine, he shared: "I lost, like, 15 pounds at the beginning of the film. With the disease, Stephen did lose a lot of weight. But we couldn't shoot chronologically, so we were having to jump between different time periods within the same day.
"Our extraordinary makeup artist, Jan [Sewell], and costume designer, Steven [Noble], did clever things like making the collars tight and my makeup look healthy in the morning, and then, if in the afternoon I was playing him older, they would mess with proportions - the collars would become bigger or they would use slightly oversized wheelchairs."
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Rosamund Pike would be up for a 'Gone Girl' sequel in ten years time.
The 35-year-old actress - who plays Amy Dunne in the box office hit - has revealed that she'd be interested in revisiting the role, if Gillian Flynn, who is the author behind the original novel on which the film is based, wanted to write another book.
When asked if she'd take part in a sequel, Rosamund told E! News: "Maybe, 10 years down the road.
"I'd think I'd want...to see what happens when the child is about 10."
Her comments come just a day after Gillian admitted a sequel to the 2014 film could be made.
The 43-year-old author said previously: "There could be a sequel at some point if everyone is game to get the gang back together, it could be really fun a few years from now.
"We could pick it up and see what those crazy Dunnes are up to a few years down the road and if they got on - not well I don't think.
"I would have to have the exact same people to do it - I would want Rosamund Pike, Ben Affleck and [director] David Fincher to do it."
Rosamund Pike wants Gone Girl sequel in 10 years time
Rosamund Pike would be up for a 'Gone Girl' sequel in ten years time.
The 35-year-old actress - who plays Amy Dunne in the box office hit - has revealed that she'd be interested in revisiting the role, if Gillian Flynn, who is the author behind the original novel on which the film is based, wanted to write another book.
When asked if she'd take part in a sequel, Rosamund told E! News: "Maybe, 10 years down the road.
"I'd think I'd want...to see what happens when the child is about 10."
Her comments come just a day after Gillian admitted a sequel to the 2014 film could be made.
The 43-year-old author said previously: "There could be a sequel at some point if everyone is game to get the gang back together, it could be really fun a few years from now.
"We could pick it up and see what those crazy Dunnes are up to a few years down the road and if they got on - not well I don't think.
"I would have to have the exact same people to do it - I would want Rosamund Pike, Ben Affleck and [director] David Fincher to do it."
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George Lucas "never expected to be successful".
The 70-year-old director - who is best known for creating the 'Star Wars' and 'Indiana Jones' franchises - says he's always followed his instincts when it comes to film-making.
He explained: "My motivation has always been just doing what I want to do and making a movie that I think will be interesting, and that's just been the way I've done it my whole life.
"I never expected to be successful - it's just one of those things that happened. It happened that the stuff I like everybody else liked."
Lucas' latest project is the animated musical 'Strange Magic', which is set to open later this month, but he insists that his biggest priority is caring for his 17-month-old daughter Everest with wife Mellody Hobson.
He told USA Today: "By the time she's five, she'll have her own career going and being in school and talking about her friends and her homework.
"The fun, goofy time will fall into place in reality, as opposed to right now, (when) she doesn't have much else to do but hang out with her father."
Despite this, 'Strange Magic' director Gary Rydstrom insists Lucas remains a brilliant film-maker.
Rydstrom said: "He's such a natural filmmaker that when you work with him, you get down to filmmaking. It's not about being a fan or any of that. It's about making something cool."
George Lucas surprised by career success
George Lucas "never expected to be successful".
The 70-year-old director - who is best known for creating the 'Star Wars' and 'Indiana Jones' franchises - says he's always followed his instincts when it comes to film-making.
He explained: "My motivation has always been just doing what I want to do and making a movie that I think will be interesting, and that's just been the way I've done it my whole life.
"I never expected to be successful - it's just one of those things that happened. It happened that the stuff I like everybody else liked."
Lucas' latest project is the animated musical 'Strange Magic', which is set to open later this month, but he insists that his biggest priority is caring for his 17-month-old daughter Everest with wife Mellody Hobson.
He told USA Today: "By the time she's five, she'll have her own career going and being in school and talking about her friends and her homework.
"The fun, goofy time will fall into place in reality, as opposed to right now, (when) she doesn't have much else to do but hang out with her father."
Despite this, 'Strange Magic' director Gary Rydstrom insists Lucas remains a brilliant film-maker.
Rydstrom said: "He's such a natural filmmaker that when you work with him, you get down to filmmaking. It's not about being a fan or any of that. It's about making something cool."
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'Gone Girl' author Gillian Flynn admits a sequel to the movie could be made.
The 43-year-old writer - who was responsible for the popular 2012 novel and was influential with the film adaptation, which was released last year - says she would like to see the original cast reprise their roles if a second movie is to be made.
Speaking about the prospects of a sequel, Gillian said: "There could be a sequel at some point if everyone is game to get the gang back together, it could be really fun a few years from now.
"We could pick it up and see what those crazy Dunnes are up to a few years down the road and if they got on -- not well I don't think.
"I would have to have the exact same people to do it - I would want Rosamund Rosamund, Ben Affleck and [director] David Fincher to do it."
Meanwhile, Gillian also admitted to being surprised by Ben Affleck flashing his manhood in the original movie.
She told the New York Daily News: "I was all for the cinema réalité. He was a total method actor and in playing a man who got in the shower, he played a man who got in the shower.
"I didn't know exactly how they would film it. I think the screenplay says they get in the shower so I cannot take credit for that."
Gillian Flynn admits ‘Gone Girl 2’ is a possibility
'Gone Girl' author Gillian Flynn admits a sequel to the movie could be made.
The 43-year-old writer - who was responsible for the popular 2012 novel and was influential with the film adaptation, which was released last year - says she would like to see the original cast reprise their roles if a second movie is to be made.
Speaking about the prospects of a sequel, Gillian said: "There could be a sequel at some point if everyone is game to get the gang back together, it could be really fun a few years from now.
"We could pick it up and see what those crazy Dunnes are up to a few years down the road and if they got on -- not well I don't think.
"I would have to have the exact same people to do it - I would want Rosamund Rosamund, Ben Affleck and [director] David Fincher to do it."
Meanwhile, Gillian also admitted to being surprised by Ben Affleck flashing his manhood in the original movie.
She told the New York Daily News: "I was all for the cinema réalité. He was a total method actor and in playing a man who got in the shower, he played a man who got in the shower.
"I didn't know exactly how they would film it. I think the screenplay says they get in the shower so I cannot take credit for that."