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Daniel Radcliffe has ruled out a 'Harry Potter' film based on J.K. Rowling's new short story.
The 24-year-old star - who played the boy wizard in all eight blockbuster films - says the author's 1,500-word story, which features a 34 year old Harry attending the 2014 Quidditch World Cup, is unlikely to be adapted for the big screen.
Speaking to reporters yesterday, he's quoted by The Hollywood Reporter as saying: "My inclination is to say 'no' because I don't think it's even a hypothetical at the moment. What she's written -- and I haven't read yet but I will -- I understand it's a very short piece. And he's 12 years older than I am now."
Rowling's story offers an update into the lives of Harry and his magical pals Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger, seven years after the final book was released.
Harry is described as showing "threads of silver" in his famous black hair and he has also developed a "nasty cut over his right cheekbone" to go along with the famous lightning bolt scar on his forehead.
The piece is written as a dispatch from journalist Rita Skeeter - who features in the books as a writer for the Daily Prophet - and even alludes to marital troubles between Harry and his wife Ginny Potter, nee Weasley.
Daniel Radcliffe rules out new Harry Potter movie
Daniel Radcliffe has ruled out a 'Harry Potter' film based on J.K. Rowling's new short story.
The 24-year-old star - who played the boy wizard in all eight blockbuster films - says the author's 1,500-word story, which features a 34 year old Harry attending the 2014 Quidditch World Cup, is unlikely to be adapted for the big screen.
Speaking to reporters yesterday, he's quoted by The Hollywood Reporter as saying: "My inclination is to say 'no' because I don't think it's even a hypothetical at the moment. What she's written -- and I haven't read yet but I will -- I understand it's a very short piece. And he's 12 years older than I am now."
Rowling's story offers an update into the lives of Harry and his magical pals Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger, seven years after the final book was released.
Harry is described as showing "threads of silver" in his famous black hair and he has also developed a "nasty cut over his right cheekbone" to go along with the famous lightning bolt scar on his forehead.
The piece is written as a dispatch from journalist Rita Skeeter - who features in the books as a writer for the Daily Prophet - and even alludes to marital troubles between Harry and his wife Ginny Potter, nee Weasley.
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Zoe Saldana wants teenage boys to fancy her in 'Guardians of the Galaxy'.
The 'Colombiana' actress stars as alien beauty Gamora in the upcoming sci-fi-adventure and she's confessed one of her main worries during production was making herself look attractive in her costume and make-up.
Quizzed on whether her character's image had been decided before she joined the project, Saldana explained: "No, I think we had maybe seven or eight camera tests we had to do, when it came to all the characters and for mine specifically it was, 'How alien do we want Gamora to look like?' And what I was thinking was, 'She just needs to be pretty' ... For some reason because I was going to be green and I was going to be the lead girl, I just wanted teenage boys to find me attractive."
The 36-year-old star - who appears alongside Chris Pratt, Karen Gillan, Vin Diesel and Bradley Cooper in the movie, which sees adventurer Peter Quill (Pratt) as the object of a bounty hunt after stealing a mysterious orb - blames her age for her worries about getting the right look for Gamora.
She told ScreenRant: "Maybe because I'm older and you kind of go, 'Am I losing my sex appeal or something?' When you're green for four months, it definitely moves you a bit and you do kind of wobble going, 'Okay, what is beautiful?'
"And then you start to find your character really appealing and very beautiful in how different she looks and you get used to it."
'Guardians of the Galaxy' is scheduled for worldwide release on August 1.
Zoe Saldana wants teenage boys to find her attractive
Zoe Saldana wants teenage boys to fancy her in 'Guardians of the Galaxy'.
The 'Colombiana' actress stars as alien beauty Gamora in the upcoming sci-fi-adventure and she's confessed one of her main worries during production was making herself look attractive in her costume and make-up.
Quizzed on whether her character's image had been decided before she joined the project, Saldana explained: "No, I think we had maybe seven or eight camera tests we had to do, when it came to all the characters and for mine specifically it was, 'How alien do we want Gamora to look like?' And what I was thinking was, 'She just needs to be pretty' ... For some reason because I was going to be green and I was going to be the lead girl, I just wanted teenage boys to find me attractive."
The 36-year-old star - who appears alongside Chris Pratt, Karen Gillan, Vin Diesel and Bradley Cooper in the movie, which sees adventurer Peter Quill (Pratt) as the object of a bounty hunt after stealing a mysterious orb - blames her age for her worries about getting the right look for Gamora.
She told ScreenRant: "Maybe because I'm older and you kind of go, 'Am I losing my sex appeal or something?' When you're green for four months, it definitely moves you a bit and you do kind of wobble going, 'Okay, what is beautiful?'
"And then you start to find your character really appealing and very beautiful in how different she looks and you get used to it."
'Guardians of the Galaxy' is scheduled for worldwide release on August 1.
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Guy Pearce initially turned down a role in 'Iron Man 3'.
The 'Memento' star has confessed he refused to accept the part of villain Aldrich Killian in Shane Black's superhero movie at first because they wouldn't show him the script upfront.
He explained in an interview with Total Film magazine: "My agent was certainly very excited by the prospect of 'Iron Man 3', and I knew it would be seen by a lot more people [than my previous films did]. But for me, it was just a case of going, 'Well, this will be fun. I like Robert Downey Jr. and Gwyneth Paltrow and I like what they did before.
"When I watched the first one, I thought, 'Wow, there's something different here.' Shane [Black], who directed the third, had been a fan of mine, apparently. He called up and I had a meeting with him and he said, 'We're not allowed to give you the script but I can tell you all about it.' He ran me through the whole story over lunch. It sounded really interesting.
"But I did end up saying to my agent, 'I'm not going to do this movie until they show me the script.' And my agent went [sharp intake of breath], 'They really don't want to show you the script.' So I said I wasn't going to do it."
Pearce, 46, ended up reaching a compromise with the production team and they sent him a time-sensitive link to the script.
He said: "They sent me the script via link. You have two hours to read it before your computer blows up! And it was fine - it was exactly what we'd talked about."
The star certainly has no regrets about signing on for 'Iron Man 3', which went on to become the sixth highest-grossing film of all time, raking in $1.215 billion at the global box office.
Pearce added: "It's even better than I thought it was going to be; I think it's a great movie."
Guy Pearce turned down Iron Man 3 role at first
Guy Pearce initially turned down a role in 'Iron Man 3'.
The 'Memento' star has confessed he refused to accept the part of villain Aldrich Killian in Shane Black's superhero movie at first because they wouldn't show him the script upfront.
He explained in an interview with Total Film magazine: "My agent was certainly very excited by the prospect of 'Iron Man 3', and I knew it would be seen by a lot more people [than my previous films did]. But for me, it was just a case of going, 'Well, this will be fun. I like Robert Downey Jr. and Gwyneth Paltrow and I like what they did before.
"When I watched the first one, I thought, 'Wow, there's something different here.' Shane [Black], who directed the third, had been a fan of mine, apparently. He called up and I had a meeting with him and he said, 'We're not allowed to give you the script but I can tell you all about it.' He ran me through the whole story over lunch. It sounded really interesting.
"But I did end up saying to my agent, 'I'm not going to do this movie until they show me the script.' And my agent went [sharp intake of breath], 'They really don't want to show you the script.' So I said I wasn't going to do it."
Pearce, 46, ended up reaching a compromise with the production team and they sent him a time-sensitive link to the script.
He said: "They sent me the script via link. You have two hours to read it before your computer blows up! And it was fine - it was exactly what we'd talked about."
The star certainly has no regrets about signing on for 'Iron Man 3', which went on to become the sixth highest-grossing film of all time, raking in $1.215 billion at the global box office.
Pearce added: "It's even better than I thought it was going to be; I think it's a great movie."
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Ethan Hawke filmed for "three or four" days a year for 12 years for 'Boyhood'.
The 'Training Day' actor stars alongside Patricia Arquette as the father of lead character Mason (Ellar Coltrane) in the coming of age film, and he's opened up about the experience of filming for just a few days a year over 12 years.
He explained: "We met once a year for 12 years for three or four days. We'd rehearse for three or four days, we'd shoot for three or four days, take a year off and the director would call you up occasionally and say, 'I think next year you might take Mason to a baseball game'."
The groundbreaking project - which was directed by Richard Linklater - was filmed over 12 years with the same cast and follows the story of Mason (Coltrane), who grows up on-screen and Hawke claims they were lucky to find a young actor who remained so committed.
Speaking on 'The View' he explained: "You can't sign a contract for anything more than seven years so the whole thing was an act of faith. The kids could have quit at any time."
Quizzed on why they didn't just use prosthetics to show the ageing rather than film over such a long period of time, he added: "Because it wouldn't be authentic. The movie is striving to say something true about growing up and families.
"He's [Coltrane] a beautiful young actor and a really special person. The truth is we were very lucky, the whole thing would probably have fallen apart in year three or four if we'd picked the wrong kid."
Ethan Hawke’s easy schedule for Boyhood
Ethan Hawke filmed for "three or four" days a year for 12 years for 'Boyhood'.
The 'Training Day' actor stars alongside Patricia Arquette as the father of lead character Mason (Ellar Coltrane) in the coming of age film, and he's opened up about the experience of filming for just a few days a year over 12 years.
He explained: "We met once a year for 12 years for three or four days. We'd rehearse for three or four days, we'd shoot for three or four days, take a year off and the director would call you up occasionally and say, 'I think next year you might take Mason to a baseball game'."
The groundbreaking project - which was directed by Richard Linklater - was filmed over 12 years with the same cast and follows the story of Mason (Coltrane), who grows up on-screen and Hawke claims they were lucky to find a young actor who remained so committed.
Speaking on 'The View' he explained: "You can't sign a contract for anything more than seven years so the whole thing was an act of faith. The kids could have quit at any time."
Quizzed on why they didn't just use prosthetics to show the ageing rather than film over such a long period of time, he added: "Because it wouldn't be authentic. The movie is striving to say something true about growing up and families.
"He's [Coltrane] a beautiful young actor and a really special person. The truth is we were very lucky, the whole thing would probably have fallen apart in year three or four if we'd picked the wrong kid."
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John Cleese is to star in 'The B Team'.
The 'Monty Python' comedian is to join stars of hit 90s series 'Baywatch', including David Hasselhoff and Pamela Anderson, in a big-screen parody but, as the company behind the show is not involved in the making of the film, they won't be allowed to refer to the name 'Baywatch' at all.
Director Chris Cottam said of the conundrum: "It becomes a running joke. It's a comic device that gets us through a lot of issues."
The plot of the movie will be that the famous red swimsuit-wearing lifeguards of 'Baywatch' are actually secret agents working for Cleese's character, Victor Van Naught, who has grasped the technological powers required to launch an arsenal of nuclear rockets.
However, with rights issues preventing them from making any mention of the series, Cottam is relying on the self-deprecation of the actors to make it a clear parody.
He told the Independent newspaper: "There are mentions of rehab and boob jobs and ages and The B-Team is a joke about B-List actors - it's quite refreshing.
"But this was a massive show in the nineties and they are fundamentally good actors who are still well-known today."
Alexandra Paul - who played Stephanie Holden in 'Baywatch' - said the film, which is being shot in Eastern Europe and Italy, is a chance for stars of the show to have a laugh.
She explained: "This movie is about taking the piss out of ourselves and going behind that one dimensional image people have of actors they see on TV."
John Cleese to star in Baywatch film
John Cleese is to star in 'The B Team'.
The 'Monty Python' comedian is to join stars of hit 90s series 'Baywatch', including David Hasselhoff and Pamela Anderson, in a big-screen parody but, as the company behind the show is not involved in the making of the film, they won't be allowed to refer to the name 'Baywatch' at all.
Director Chris Cottam said of the conundrum: "It becomes a running joke. It's a comic device that gets us through a lot of issues."
The plot of the movie will be that the famous red swimsuit-wearing lifeguards of 'Baywatch' are actually secret agents working for Cleese's character, Victor Van Naught, who has grasped the technological powers required to launch an arsenal of nuclear rockets.
However, with rights issues preventing them from making any mention of the series, Cottam is relying on the self-deprecation of the actors to make it a clear parody.
He told the Independent newspaper: "There are mentions of rehab and boob jobs and ages and The B-Team is a joke about B-List actors - it's quite refreshing.
"But this was a massive show in the nineties and they are fundamentally good actors who are still well-known today."
Alexandra Paul - who played Stephanie Holden in 'Baywatch' - said the film, which is being shot in Eastern Europe and Italy, is a chance for stars of the show to have a laugh.
She explained: "This movie is about taking the piss out of ourselves and going behind that one dimensional image people have of actors they see on TV."
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Olivia Munn is obsessed with Johnny Depp's moustache in 'Mortdecai'.
The 34-year-old beauty stars alongside the 'Pirates of the Caribbean' actor in the upcoming action-comedy in which he takes on the role of art dealer Charles Mortdecai, and she's revealed their character's both have very big personalities.
Quizzed on what it was like to make the movie, she told Collider: "Working with Johnny is so much fun because he is so much this character and it so much fun to play opposite him.
"My character and his character, we both have very big characters who have very big ways of living their lives. And my character has some moustache fetishes and things that come with that.
"But it was fun because, when you're playing against somebody else who plays such big characters, but in a very real way, that's the most fun."
Munn also admitted that she felt as though she'd won the lottery when she was given a role in the film, which will follow Depp's character as he searches for a stolen painting that's reportedly linked to a lost bank account filled with Nazi gold.
The 'Deliver Us From Evil' actress confessed: "These characters are very extreme, but to them they're just living life. And it was fun just to be allowed to play with that calibre of movie star.
"I've definitely often times felt like I won a raffle at the grocery store. It's like, 'Hey you guys. I have to be here, you have to let me be here because I got the ticket. So you can't make me go home."
'Mortdecai' - which also stars Gwyneth Paltrow and Ewan McGregor - is scheduled for release in February 2015.
Olivia Munn has obsession with Johnny Depp’s moustache
Olivia Munn is obsessed with Johnny Depp's moustache in 'Mortdecai'.
The 34-year-old beauty stars alongside the 'Pirates of the Caribbean' actor in the upcoming action-comedy in which he takes on the role of art dealer Charles Mortdecai, and she's revealed their character's both have very big personalities.
Quizzed on what it was like to make the movie, she told Collider: "Working with Johnny is so much fun because he is so much this character and it so much fun to play opposite him.
"My character and his character, we both have very big characters who have very big ways of living their lives. And my character has some moustache fetishes and things that come with that.
"But it was fun because, when you're playing against somebody else who plays such big characters, but in a very real way, that's the most fun."
Munn also admitted that she felt as though she'd won the lottery when she was given a role in the film, which will follow Depp's character as he searches for a stolen painting that's reportedly linked to a lost bank account filled with Nazi gold.
The 'Deliver Us From Evil' actress confessed: "These characters are very extreme, but to them they're just living life. And it was fun just to be allowed to play with that calibre of movie star.
"I've definitely often times felt like I won a raffle at the grocery store. It's like, 'Hey you guys. I have to be here, you have to let me be here because I got the ticket. So you can't make me go home."
'Mortdecai' - which also stars Gwyneth Paltrow and Ewan McGregor - is scheduled for release in February 2015.
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Joe Manganiello always hangs out with his 'Magic Mike' co-stars.
The 37-year-old actor is excited about working on stripper sequel 'Magic Mike XXL' - which will also star Channing Tatum and is expected to have the likes of Alex Pettyfer and Matthew McConaughey returning - as it will focus more on the bond between the guys, and he thinks it will be much more true to life as they are all so close.
He said: "It's going to be about the guys. We didn't really get to focus on any of them. I don't think there are specific instances of, 'Oh! We have to do that!' It's more like, 'Man, I've never had this much fun on a set, ever!'
"And when you promise that you're going to stay in touch with everyone after a project, you never do that. And on this project, we all did.
"We all stay in contact and keep hanging out, no matter how busy we are. So we were like, 'We should have the cameras on us. It should be just us, messing around, this locker room/frat house-type atmosphere.' "
After shooting a documentary on male strippers called 'La Bare', Joe has picked up a few new moves which he is keen to show off in 'Magic Mike XXL'.
He told website Vulture: "I've got a whole bunch of routines that I've been thinking about, so I've got those in my back pocket. I've got some good ones.
"Like a couple of guys in La Bare do this move that's almost like a volleyball dive, so I've called dibs on that one. You can't shoot a documentary about a strip club and not get ideas!"
Joe Manganiello close to Magic Mike co-stars
Joe Manganiello always hangs out with his 'Magic Mike' co-stars.
The 37-year-old actor is excited about working on stripper sequel 'Magic Mike XXL' - which will also star Channing Tatum and is expected to have the likes of Alex Pettyfer and Matthew McConaughey returning - as it will focus more on the bond between the guys, and he thinks it will be much more true to life as they are all so close.
He said: "It's going to be about the guys. We didn't really get to focus on any of them. I don't think there are specific instances of, 'Oh! We have to do that!' It's more like, 'Man, I've never had this much fun on a set, ever!'
"And when you promise that you're going to stay in touch with everyone after a project, you never do that. And on this project, we all did.
"We all stay in contact and keep hanging out, no matter how busy we are. So we were like, 'We should have the cameras on us. It should be just us, messing around, this locker room/frat house-type atmosphere.' "
After shooting a documentary on male strippers called 'La Bare', Joe has picked up a few new moves which he is keen to show off in 'Magic Mike XXL'.
He told website Vulture: "I've got a whole bunch of routines that I've been thinking about, so I've got those in my back pocket. I've got some good ones.
"Like a couple of guys in La Bare do this move that's almost like a volleyball dive, so I've called dibs on that one. You can't shoot a documentary about a strip club and not get ideas!"