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Ben Affleck was unsurprised by the reaction to his casting as the new Batman.
The decision to appoint Affleck, 42, to the iconic role prompted some fans to voice their unhappiness online, but the 'Argo' star says he expected there to be a mixed response.
On the reaction to taking over from Christian Bale as Batman, he said: "This is part and parcel of these movies now. There are a lot of active fans with a lot of opinions. To me, having been through a certain amount of that, it doesn't really... Everyone's entitled to their opinion.
"I wouldn't have taken the part if I didn't trust my instincts in terms of the filmmaking. I think Chris Terrio wrote a terrific script. Zack [Snyder] is a great visual director. And there's an interesting take. I wouldn't have done it if I didn't think I could do it. I have the benefit of a lot of that understanding. But also, everyone is entitled to their opinion."
Affleck - who is married to fellow Hollywood superstar Jennifer Garner - said he has been dedicating a lot of time to getting himself in shape for the part.
He explained: "I can tell you that every time I do a role, it's the responsibility of an actor to get their physical self as close to the role as possible. And Batman's obviously got a set of expectations that are tough. So I spent a lot of time working out."
Ben Affleck unsurprised by reaction to Batman casting
Ben Affleck was unsurprised by the reaction to his casting as the new Batman.
The decision to appoint Affleck, 42, to the iconic role prompted some fans to voice their unhappiness online, but the 'Argo' star says he expected there to be a mixed response.
On the reaction to taking over from Christian Bale as Batman, he said: "This is part and parcel of these movies now. There are a lot of active fans with a lot of opinions. To me, having been through a certain amount of that, it doesn't really... Everyone's entitled to their opinion.
"I wouldn't have taken the part if I didn't trust my instincts in terms of the filmmaking. I think Chris Terrio wrote a terrific script. Zack [Snyder] is a great visual director. And there's an interesting take. I wouldn't have done it if I didn't think I could do it. I have the benefit of a lot of that understanding. But also, everyone is entitled to their opinion."
Affleck - who is married to fellow Hollywood superstar Jennifer Garner - said he has been dedicating a lot of time to getting himself in shape for the part.
He explained: "I can tell you that every time I do a role, it's the responsibility of an actor to get their physical self as close to the role as possible. And Batman's obviously got a set of expectations that are tough. So I spent a lot of time working out."
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Michael Fassbender found it "liberating" to wear a mask in new movie 'Frank'.
The actor, who has previously starred in 'Inglourious Basterds' and 'X-Men First Class', plays the role of Frank - a character who insists on singing in a mask - in the new comedy flick.
Reflecting on acting wearing a mask, Fassbender told Collider: "I found it really liberating. It was like, as soon as I put the head on it gave me an element of mischief."
Fassbender was given three weeks to rehearse the musical elements of the film, and he says this time allowed him to "understand" the music.
He said: "I think the really hard task for these guys was to find music that was arty, but not pretensions, that had a real truth to it, that wasn't commercial, but wasn't awful, that had moments that were quite catchy, but again, not to be anything that's in the vein of pop music, so it was really a huge undertaking for them and I think they did a great job."
The new flick features Domhnall Gleeson and Maggie Gyllenhaal, and is directed by Lenny Abrahamson.
Michael Fassbender enjoyed wearing mask for Frank
Michael Fassbender found it "liberating" to wear a mask in new movie 'Frank'.
The actor, who has previously starred in 'Inglourious Basterds' and 'X-Men First Class', plays the role of Frank - a character who insists on singing in a mask - in the new comedy flick.
Reflecting on acting wearing a mask, Fassbender told Collider: "I found it really liberating. It was like, as soon as I put the head on it gave me an element of mischief."
Fassbender was given three weeks to rehearse the musical elements of the film, and he says this time allowed him to "understand" the music.
He said: "I think the really hard task for these guys was to find music that was arty, but not pretensions, that had a real truth to it, that wasn't commercial, but wasn't awful, that had moments that were quite catchy, but again, not to be anything that's in the vein of pop music, so it was really a huge undertaking for them and I think they did a great job."
The new flick features Domhnall Gleeson and Maggie Gyllenhaal, and is directed by Lenny Abrahamson.
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Samantha Barks has been added to the cast of 'A Hundred Streets'.
The 23-year-old actress, who starred in 'Les Miserables' in 2012, will appear in the London-based drama alongside Hollywood heavyweights Gemma Arterton and Idris Elba.
The new flick will be directed by Jim O'Hanlon and will also feature performances from Charlie Creed-Miles, Ken Stott, Steven Mackintosh, Tom Cullen and Emma Rigby.
Barks has been cast in the role of Lotte, the former love interest of rich playboy Jamal (Adam Bakri).
When the pair meet again, she sends him down a criminal path that leads to all sorts of trouble.
'A Hundred Streets' has been scripted by Leon Butler and is shooting now in London. It has been confirmed that the film will be released in 2015.
Meanwhile, Idris Elba, who plays the role of a former rugby superstar in the movie, recently hit out at being offered parts in "rubbish films" after 'Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom'.
Elba, 41, said he was "disappointed" with some of the offers he has received in recent months.
He explained: "You know, I'd just played this iconic human being, and the scripts I got afterward were sort of ... disappointing ... Look, I know that I work a lot, but I'd prefer to wait sometimes because I don't want to just do rubbish films anymore or characters that anyone can play."
Samantha Barks cast in A Hundred Streets
Samantha Barks has been added to the cast of 'A Hundred Streets'.
The 23-year-old actress, who starred in 'Les Miserables' in 2012, will appear in the London-based drama alongside Hollywood heavyweights Gemma Arterton and Idris Elba.
The new flick will be directed by Jim O'Hanlon and will also feature performances from Charlie Creed-Miles, Ken Stott, Steven Mackintosh, Tom Cullen and Emma Rigby.
Barks has been cast in the role of Lotte, the former love interest of rich playboy Jamal (Adam Bakri).
When the pair meet again, she sends him down a criminal path that leads to all sorts of trouble.
'A Hundred Streets' has been scripted by Leon Butler and is shooting now in London. It has been confirmed that the film will be released in 2015.
Meanwhile, Idris Elba, who plays the role of a former rugby superstar in the movie, recently hit out at being offered parts in "rubbish films" after 'Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom'.
Elba, 41, said he was "disappointed" with some of the offers he has received in recent months.
He explained: "You know, I'd just played this iconic human being, and the scripts I got afterward were sort of ... disappointing ... Look, I know that I work a lot, but I'd prefer to wait sometimes because I don't want to just do rubbish films anymore or characters that anyone can play."
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Simon Pegg is worried Robin Williams didn't complete their movie before he died.
The 44-year-old actor thinks it would be a "shame" if the voice of Dennis the dog in 'Absolutely Anything' had to be re-cast because he is unsure whether Williams - who was found hanged at his home in California on Monday (11.08.14) - had recorded all of his parts.
He said: "I'm not sure if Robin had completed his part.
"He was doing a voice in the movie - the voice of my dog - and I hope that he had completed it.
"I think it would be a shame not to have him in the film."
And while Pegg is confident his late co-star will have done a "brilliant" job voicing the dog, he admitted he thinks there will now be a "degree of sadness" when the film is released.
He added to The Sun newspaper: "There will obviously be a degree of sadness there, but he would have done his job with the usual sort of verve and brilliance that he did.
"So I'm sure it will be incredibly funny."
'Absolutely Anything' - which also stars Kate Beckinsale and the voices of the 'Monty Python' cast - is scheduled for release some time next year.
Simon Pegg: Robin Williams may not have finished film
Simon Pegg is worried Robin Williams didn't complete their movie before he died.
The 44-year-old actor thinks it would be a "shame" if the voice of Dennis the dog in 'Absolutely Anything' had to be re-cast because he is unsure whether Williams - who was found hanged at his home in California on Monday (11.08.14) - had recorded all of his parts.
He said: "I'm not sure if Robin had completed his part.
"He was doing a voice in the movie - the voice of my dog - and I hope that he had completed it.
"I think it would be a shame not to have him in the film."
And while Pegg is confident his late co-star will have done a "brilliant" job voicing the dog, he admitted he thinks there will now be a "degree of sadness" when the film is released.
He added to The Sun newspaper: "There will obviously be a degree of sadness there, but he would have done his job with the usual sort of verve and brilliance that he did.
"So I'm sure it will be incredibly funny."
'Absolutely Anything' - which also stars Kate Beckinsale and the voices of the 'Monty Python' cast - is scheduled for release some time next year.
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David Ayer has revealed his pride at the news 'Fury' will close this year's BFI London Film Festival.
The screenwriter is set to attend the premiere in London on October 19, when he will be joined by Hollywood superstar Brad Pitt, who stars as an army sergeant who takes command of a tank crew for a mission that requires them to go behind enemy lines.
Ayer, 46, said: "It's a true pleasure to be returning to England, where we shot the film.
"The fields of Oxfordshire and Bovingdon Airfield in Hertfordshire were our home for 12 weeks last year, so it's something of a homecoming for us to present the movie at its European premiere. I'm thrilled that festival audiences will be among the first in Europe to see it."
Reflecting on 'Fury', Clare Stewart, London Film Festival director, said: "Rarely is a film so successful at balancing the human drama of war with such thrilling action sequences."
The film also features appearances from Shia LaBeouf, Logan Lerman and Michael Pena.
The London Film Festival will open on October 8 and will feature a wide array of events, including a screening of 'The Imitation Game', which tells the story of wartime codebreaker Alan Turing.
David Ayer looks forward to Fury screening at BFI London Film Festival
David Ayer has revealed his pride at the news 'Fury' will close this year's BFI London Film Festival.
The screenwriter is set to attend the premiere in London on October 19, when he will be joined by Hollywood superstar Brad Pitt, who stars as an army sergeant who takes command of a tank crew for a mission that requires them to go behind enemy lines.
Ayer, 46, said: "It's a true pleasure to be returning to England, where we shot the film.
"The fields of Oxfordshire and Bovingdon Airfield in Hertfordshire were our home for 12 weeks last year, so it's something of a homecoming for us to present the movie at its European premiere. I'm thrilled that festival audiences will be among the first in Europe to see it."
Reflecting on 'Fury', Clare Stewart, London Film Festival director, said: "Rarely is a film so successful at balancing the human drama of war with such thrilling action sequences."
The film also features appearances from Shia LaBeouf, Logan Lerman and Michael Pena.
The London Film Festival will open on October 8 and will feature a wide array of events, including a screening of 'The Imitation Game', which tells the story of wartime codebreaker Alan Turing.
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Scarlett Johansson found it "challenging" to play the central character in new film 'Lucy'.
The flick - which also stars Hollywood legend Morgan Freeman - follows the story of Scarlett's character, whose brain becomes extraordinarily powerful after she becomes a drugs mule for her new boyfriend.
The actress admits she found filming the much-hyped flick to be an "intense" experience because there were "no guidelines" for the role, telling BBC Radio 1: "We shot part of the film in Taipei [Taiwan], which was very exciting.
"Even making it everyday, sort of, you know, brought on its own unique challenges because the character was losing the sense of her own humanity as she's gaining all of these superhuman abilities.
"So there was kind of no guidelines for that. I never knew what I was going to be stepping into each day. The whole shoot had a level of surrealism to it, I suppose."
She added: "It was sort of an abstract experience. I don't know, I enjoyed it."
Scarlett, who is rumoured to be expecting her first child with fiancée Romain Dauriac, also revealed she has just finished shooting her scenes for the 'Avengers' sequel.
'Lucy' opens in UK cinemas on August 22.
Scarlett Johansson admits Lucy role was challenging
Scarlett Johansson found it "challenging" to play the central character in new film 'Lucy'.
The flick - which also stars Hollywood legend Morgan Freeman - follows the story of Scarlett's character, whose brain becomes extraordinarily powerful after she becomes a drugs mule for her new boyfriend.
The actress admits she found filming the much-hyped flick to be an "intense" experience because there were "no guidelines" for the role, telling BBC Radio 1: "We shot part of the film in Taipei [Taiwan], which was very exciting.
"Even making it everyday, sort of, you know, brought on its own unique challenges because the character was losing the sense of her own humanity as she's gaining all of these superhuman abilities.
"So there was kind of no guidelines for that. I never knew what I was going to be stepping into each day. The whole shoot had a level of surrealism to it, I suppose."
She added: "It was sort of an abstract experience. I don't know, I enjoyed it."
Scarlett, who is rumoured to be expecting her first child with fiancée Romain Dauriac, also revealed she has just finished shooting her scenes for the 'Avengers' sequel.
'Lucy' opens in UK cinemas on August 22.
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Plans to make 'Bad Boys 3' are progressing, according to Martin Lawrence.
The comedian, who starred in the first two films in the franchise alongside Will Smith, revealed the news during an interview with US talk-show host Conan O'Brien.
Asked whether 'Bad Boys 3' will happen, the 49-year-old said: "I believe so. Yes."
He added: "I just talked to [producer] Jerry Bruckheimer and he said it's real, they're working on the script, they're getting close and it all looks good."
One of the biggest obstacles to making the film will be getting co-star Will Smith on board - an issue Bruckheimer discussed in April.
He said: "It's so funny because we'll get Sony real excited to make the movie, and then Will is off doing two movies. And then, Will will come back and be real excited about it, and Sony will say, 'Well, maybe it's not the time for this.'
"And then, 'Ride Along' came out and was a big hit, and now they're all excited to make the movie, but Will is off doing something else. It's just trying to get everybody together to make it. But, we're working on the script. We have a lot of faith and hope that we'll do it."
Bad Boys 3 is in the works, says Martin Lawrence
Plans to make 'Bad Boys 3' are progressing, according to Martin Lawrence.
The comedian, who starred in the first two films in the franchise alongside Will Smith, revealed the news during an interview with US talk-show host Conan O'Brien.
Asked whether 'Bad Boys 3' will happen, the 49-year-old said: "I believe so. Yes."
He added: "I just talked to [producer] Jerry Bruckheimer and he said it's real, they're working on the script, they're getting close and it all looks good."
One of the biggest obstacles to making the film will be getting co-star Will Smith on board - an issue Bruckheimer discussed in April.
He said: "It's so funny because we'll get Sony real excited to make the movie, and then Will is off doing two movies. And then, Will will come back and be real excited about it, and Sony will say, 'Well, maybe it's not the time for this.'
"And then, 'Ride Along' came out and was a big hit, and now they're all excited to make the movie, but Will is off doing something else. It's just trying to get everybody together to make it. But, we're working on the script. We have a lot of faith and hope that we'll do it."
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Simon Pegg says fans assume he's always happy simply because he's a comedian.
Speaking at the London premiere of 'Hector and the Search for Happiness', in Leicester Square, Pegg reflected on what makes him happy, which is the central theme of the new comedy drama.
The 44-year-old said: "I think people assume if you're an actor and work in Hollywood you must be happy. That's not always the case, but I've found my happiness in Hertfordshire, north of London."
The flick sees Pegg play the role of Hector, a psychiatrist who sets out across the world to discover what makes people happy, and the 'Star Trek' actor revealed what makes him content.
He said: "I haven't been on a journey like Hector but I went on my own journey personally. As you grow up and live life you start to figure out what happiness is to you.
"It took having a kid and finding out what I want from life. It's an important thing we've all got to strive to find ... and also to realise sometimes that when you're unhappy it might be a prelude to being happy again, it doesn't mean you never will be again."
People assume I’m always happy, says Simon Pegg
Simon Pegg says fans assume he's always happy simply because he's a comedian.
Speaking at the London premiere of 'Hector and the Search for Happiness', in Leicester Square, Pegg reflected on what makes him happy, which is the central theme of the new comedy drama.
The 44-year-old said: "I think people assume if you're an actor and work in Hollywood you must be happy. That's not always the case, but I've found my happiness in Hertfordshire, north of London."
The flick sees Pegg play the role of Hector, a psychiatrist who sets out across the world to discover what makes people happy, and the 'Star Trek' actor revealed what makes him content.
He said: "I haven't been on a journey like Hector but I went on my own journey personally. As you grow up and live life you start to figure out what happiness is to you.
"It took having a kid and finding out what I want from life. It's an important thing we've all got to strive to find ... and also to realise sometimes that when you're unhappy it might be a prelude to being happy again, it doesn't mean you never will be again."