During this break, Denzel pulled Will aside to talk to him and they walk away from their seats together. Denzel now has his arm around Jada and is kneeling next to her even though the show has started.
#Oscars
The Crazy Rich Asians sequel has stalled after co-writer Adele Lim exits because of a massive pay parity issue. (Warner Bros.' starting offers were $800,000 to $1 million for Chiarelli and $110,000-plus for Lim.)
Opening weekend box office is very important to the success of a film. See
#CrazyRichAsians
in theaters THIS weekend if:
- You want more romantic comedies.
- You want more movie stars who look like this.
- You want more diverse stories, of any kind, on the big screen
Some history makers: Steven Yeun is the first Asian American to be nominated for lead actor and Chloe Zhao is the first woman of Asian descent to be nominated for director.
#OscarNoms
This is a fascinating issue. Yes, the old system for writersโ rates is based on quotes, which are based on experience. But Lim, the filmโs only Asian writer, brought an authenticity to this project that it would have failed without.
Disney launched a global search to find the right actress to play Mulan. Liu Yifei is one of the most popular actresses of the current generation in China today. She's nicknamed "Fairy Sister" by the Chinese public.
The sudden cleaning up of all the subtle ways Hollywood was failing at inclusion is so fascinating -- and also proof that these fixes could have happened a long time ago.
I am watching a Chinese female director give a speech in Chinese after winning the directing Oscar. Iโm not sure I can express how big that is, especially this year. Congrats, Chloe Zhao.
#Oscars
Not only has Singer been accused of rape, but he also went missing on the last movie he directed and was fired... I can think of 50 talented female directors who could have helmed this "female-empowered remake" and deserve this payday.
.
@OliviaMunn
: "It's not an easy thing to be the one to speak up. There are people who get mad at you for not helping them bury it ... I'm sitting here by myself when I should be with the rest of the cast"
At the very special
#TellurideFilmFestival
brunch today, we spoke with Robert Downey Jr., who first attended the festival with his dad in the 1970s, and is back this year with SR., a doc about his late father. More here:
Frances Mcdormand says she just found out about inclusion riders last week. "The fact that I just learned that after 35 years in the film business โ we arenโt going back."
#oscars
Kenneth Branagh talked to me about BELFAST, a personal film based on his own childhood. We've also got exclusive images of stars Jamie Dornan and Caitrรญona Balfe
Backstage, Bong gives
@thumbelulu
a shoutout for winning yesterday at the Indie Spirits. "I really love her work." "But I don't think it's necessary to separate all the borders and divisions, whether it's Asia or the U.S. Me and Lulu -- we just makes films."
#Oscars
Iโve been to lots of awards parties over the years. But tonight, at the
#Parasite
party, was the first time Iโve been to one where the most important people in the room were all Asian. Where the victories being celebrated were by Asians. Itโs a new level of representation.
Lots of people are pointing out Caitriona Balfe's desire to direct on OUTLANDER from my piece. But what I thought was pretty great was that she and Sam Heughan sat down with the show's leadership to demand a more diverse crew. That's allyship.
Yes thatโs Shape Of Waterโs Doug Jones eating the cat that โAgnes Vardaโ has. Nice call back to the film.
@RealGDT
thinks itโs hilarious.
#NomineesNight
@THR
The photography for
@awkwafina
's
@THR
cover shoot is some of the most beautiful I've seen in our magazine. (She also was game to pose with the random dogs at the mansion we shot at!) I'm so happy I got to write this piece on her meteoric rise.
In less than one year, โฆ
@awkwafina
โฉ has starred in Crazy Rich Asians, hosted SNL, starred in The Farewell, landed her own show, booked The Little Mermaid and now been cast in a Marvel movie.
I wrote the cover for
@VanityFair
โs awards special on
@caitrionambalfe
, the breakout of Outlander whose stunning work in Belfast has put her on the road to Oscar.
Presenting
@VanityFair
โs Awards Insider issue, starring Caitrรญona Balfe โจ
Already beloved thanks to Outlander, Balfe took a step toward movie stardom as the luminous and fiercely protective mother at Belfastโs heart. Now, the Oscars are in sight.
๐:
One of the questions we asked everyone was โwho else in hollywood is driving change?โ Many, many, many people brought up
@ava
. Hereโs one story from
@Lin_Manuel
. More here:
Keanu: The feeling of being there, of walking the streets of the future is really going to be breathtaking.
Audience member: YOUโRE BREATHTAKING!
Keanu: (laughs) Youโre breathtaking. Weโre all breathtaking.
#MondayMotivation
My first cover story for
@THR
! Here,
@therebeccasun
and I dig into the making of
#CrazyRichAsians
- they turned down Netflix to ensure this movie would be seen in theaters. "The biggest stage with the biggest stakes โ thatโs what we asked for."
This EW anonymous ballot from this terrible person who says "Viola and the lady director" referring to Gina Prince-Bythewood made me think about how choosing not to learn people's name is such an insulting thing to do.
For my final Oscar piece in the magazine, I hopped on the phone with Greta Gerwig and Saoirse Ronan, who were like giggly best friends as they talked about their paths to each other.
Backstage, Brad Pitt was asked about his political statement: โI was really disappointed with this week. I think when gamesmanship trumps doing the right thing... I donโt think we should let that slide. Iโm very serious about that.โ
#Oscars
I donโt know how Director Bong keeps delivering hilarious new stories for every acceptance speech. This one is about the first q&a he did for Parasite in New York.
#SpiritAwards
It's happening! Here's our exclusive on Warner Bros.' plans for the
#CrazyRichAsians
sequel. They plan to get the team back together with
@jonmchu
returning to direct!
Feel free to revisit the cover story I wrote with
@therebeccasun
last year ahead of the release of Crazy Rich Asians, which mentions what Adele Lim brought to that script.
Hustlers premiered tonight. I saw it a while ago and havenโt stopped talking about how empowered it will make women feel. Spoke to Jennifer Lopez earlier today about how she prepared.
#TIFF2019
"I had to learn this is 6 weeks and look like I had been doing since I was 18 years old." Jennifer Lopez (
@JLo
) details just how hard it was learning how to strip for
#HustlersMovie
#THRatTIFF
@ava
My mother moved from Jakarta to the US to go to college when she was just 18. Her bravery is the reason I get to live the life I do. She was (and still is) my world. I can't imagine being separated from her at this young age.
This might be the best thing I've ever booked... the comedy actress roundtable group is the stuff of dreams: Jane Fonda, Tiffany Haddish, Regina Hall, Natasha Lyonne, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Alex Borstein and Maya Rudolph. Buckle up!
A Korean film has never been nominated for the foreign language Oscar (Burning was robbed last year). Perhaps Palme dโOr winner Parasite will be the first.
#cannes
.
Hearing lots of people got Covid at the BAFTAs. They should likely test negative before Oscars. One rep tonight told me, by her calculations, yesterday was the last day you could get it and maybe be better before the Oscars. This is not a scientific calculation