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Excitement Builds For Nolan’s ‘Oppenheimer’ At CinemaCon

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LAS VEGAS, Nevada — The big one kicked off Universal’s CinemaCon presentation: new footage from Christopher Nolan’s “Oppenheimer.”

“I know of no more dramatic tale, with higher stakes, twists and turns, paradoxes,” Nolan told a group of theatre owners in Las Vegas on Wednesday. “After hearing that story, I wanted to be in that room and experience what it must have been like.”

“Oppenheimer,” which opens in theatres on July 21, is the story of J. Robert Oppenheimer, a bright, charismatic physicist who, with his colleagues at Los Alamos, invented the atomic bomb and altered the world. Cillian Murphy, a frequent Nolan collaborator dating to “Batman Begins,” plays the lead role with Matt Damon, Emily Blunt, and others.

“Whether you like it or not, he is the most important person ever.” He shaped our world, for better or worse. “You have to see his story to believe it,” Nolan remarked. “His story is both a dream and a nightmare.” Oppenheimer

Nolan shot the film in both color and black and white on large format IMAX film, but “not too much black and white, don’t worry,” he remarked.

“Oppenheimer” represents Nolan’s first collaboration with Universal, following his departure from his longtime Warner Bros. amid the studio’s controversial transition to streaming for its 2022 releases.

The filmmaker has always been a staunch supporter of movie theatres, and “Oppenheimer” will be no exception, with 70mm IMAX, 35mm, Dolby Vision, and other premium large-format screen formats accessible worldwide.

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“Oppenheimer,” which opens in theatres on July 21.

Nolan also stated that he could neither confirm nor deny that a full-length trailer will be shown before “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3,” released on May 5.

The Universal team, led by filmed entertainment group chairman Donna Langley, gathered in Las Vegas for the annual conference just days after news broke that NBCUniversal CEO Jeff Shell, a well-known figure in the media industry, was leaving the company following an investigation into inappropriate behavior.

Shell was in charge of a large portfolio of assets, including the motion picture corporation. He was previously head of NBCUniversal Film and Entertainment. As of Wednesday, Comcast had yet to name a replacement.

The film studio crew has celebrated the recent box office triumph of Illumination’s “The Super Mario Bros. Movie,” earning over $900 million worldwide. Oppenheimer It will be the first film to gross $1 billion in 2023, a milestone it will reach this week, according to Langley.

“Mario” followed smashes like “Cocaine Bear” and “M3GAN,” which, according to Universal’s domestic distribution head Jim Orr, dominated cultural debate from memes to late-night fodder.

“We bet on audiences,” said Orr. “We believe that our best days are ahead of us, not behind us.”

“The comedy is crazier, the horror is more terrifying, the drama is more powerful,” Orr said of their 2023 slate. And ‘Fast X’ is faster and more furious than anything you’ve seen.

Will Ferrell was on stage with a puppy named Sophie to discuss his R-rated comedy “Strays” (June 9), in which he and Jamie Foxx portray foul-mouthed puppies. Sophie, according to Ferrell, plays his character Reggie in the film.

“She’s not that cute; you don’t have to keep cutting to her,” Ferrell pointed out. “Hey, cameraman, let’s try to keep it even.” “One of her and one of me.”

“I have three Emmys and a Mark Twain Prize, and you regularly (expletive) on the sidewalk,” he said.

Later, Ferrell apologized to Sophie. The gag had the audience in stitches.

Justin Timberlake and Anna Kendrick also added enthusiasm to the room as they discussed “Trolls Band Together,” which will be released on November 17.

“Hello, A-Ken. “Ak-Attack,” Timberlake exclaimed. “I’m on a high.”

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“Oppenheimer,” which opens in theatres on July 21.

He quickly explained that he wasn’t. According to Kendrick, the characters in this film have left “the friend zone.”

“Get ready to rock and trooooollll,” Kendrick exclaimed before telling her straight-man counterpart, “Joy is a choice.”

DreamWorks Animation has announced “Ruby Gillman Teenage Kraken,” which will be released on June 30 and stars Lana Condor as a Kraken struggling to survive high school.

“We believe it has the potential to be the summer’s girl power movie,” said DreamWorks Animation president Margie Cohn.

Jason Blum and David Gordon Green, who collaborated on the “Halloween” reboots, also offered a first look at “The Exorcist Believer,” a new modern-day “Exorcist” film in which two youngsters become possessed. It’s the first of a planned trilogy starring Ellen Burstyn, and it hits theatres on October 13.

Universal also ended on a high note. The first film, “Fast X,” featured Jordan Brewster, Michelle Rodriguez, Tyrese Gibson, and Sung Kang quickly recapping the first nine films before calling Vin Diesel to the stage and exiting stage left.

I like this room better than the Oscars,” Diesel exclaimed, drawing applause. “And you know I mean that.”

Then, stunt performers from Eighty-Seven North performed as the opening act for Emily Blunt and Ryan Gosling to tease ‘Fall Guy’ before closing with a first look at ‘Wicked’, which Langley assured will ‘dazzle your screens’.

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Jason Kelce Smashes Football Fan’s Phone

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Retired Philadelphia Eagles center Jason Kelce destroyed a Penn State football fan’s phone after the alleged heckler called his brother, Travis Kelce, a fag.

In now-viral footage published on X (previously Twitter) on Saturday, Nov. 2, the retired Philadelphia Eagles great was seen accompanied by football fans outside Beaver Stadium in State College, Pa., for the Penn State-Ohio State game.

As the individual capturing the tape lifted a fist to Jason, 36, and called his name for a fist bump, another man nearby hurled the homophobic slur at the retired Philadelphia Eagles star.

Hey, Kelce. How does it feel that your brother is a queer dating Taylor Swift?” the man questioned, referring to Travis, 34, who has been seeing Swift since 2023. Jason turned around seconds later, snatched the man’s phone, and crushed it to the ground.

“Looked like a Penn State student was getting in Kelce’s face for no reason,” the original X user who submitted the video remarked. “Wild scene in State College.”

Additional footage on X shows Jason smashing the phone on asphalt before picking it up and walking away. The phone’s owner, wearing a Penn State hoodie at the time of the incident, was shown in many videos strolling closely behind Jason and recording him before the conflict occurred.

Another footage published on X, which appears to have been filmed after Jason shattered the man’s phone, showed the hooded Penn State supporter trudging through a mob to pick up his phone off the ground.

“Give me my phone, bro,” he seemed to say to Jason.

The NFL alum seized the gadget first, then stood in front of the man and asked, “Who’s the fag now?” Others appeared to interfere.

The incident occurred while Jason was at Beaver Stadium for an appearance on ESPN’s College GameDay. The Ohio State Buckeyes won Saturday’s game 20-13 over the Penn State Nittany Lions.

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Shaun White’s Proposal To Nina Dobrev Was Romantic Gold

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Shaun White, the Olympic snowboarding champion, already has an impressive medal tally, but his surprise proposal to Nina Dobrev deserves a gold medal.

On Wednesday, the couple announced their engagement on Instagram. Dobrev posted photographs of the two hugging under an arch of white roses and showing off her five-carat Lorraine Schwartz engagement ring.

“RIP boyfriend, hello fiancé,” Dobrev said in the caption.

However, the photographs only tell half the tale, as Shaun devised an elaborate plan to surprise Dobrev with his proposal.

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Shaun White’s Proposal To Nina Dobrev Was Romantic Gold

According to a Vogue interview published Wednesday, Shaun said he assembled a team of people from the couple’s inner circle and Vogue personnel to trick Dobrev into thinking she had been invited to an intimate dinner party with Anna Wintour.

White claimed that his publicist emailed Dobrev a forged invitation to the event, which was scheduled to take place at the Golden Swan in New York City.

Dobrev accepted the invitation, joking that Shaun made it “look so legitimate.”

He even asked Dobrev’s stylist to outfit her in Chanel for the event.

Dobrev said she recognized what was happening when she entered the venue and saw White standing beneath the flowery arch.

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Shaun’s Proposal To Nina Dobrev Was Romantic Gold

“I went into shock,” Dobrev admitted, later adding that White “said all the right things” before she agreed.

According to the publication, after Shaun proposed, the couple partied into the early morning hours with close friends and relatives.

“Best night of my life,” Shaun captioned his Instagram story on Wednesday.

The duo first became romantically involved in 2020, and they have since publicly recorded their relationship, globe vacations, and White’s Olympic farewell on social media.

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Hollywood Actress Teri Garr Passes Away at 79

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Teri Garr, known for her roles in classics like "Young Frankenstein" and "Tootsie," has passed away at 79.

Hollywood actress Teri Garr, known for her roles in classics like “Young Frankenstein” and “Tootsie,” has passed away at 79. She died Tuesday of multiple sclerosis “surrounded by family and friends,” said publicist Heidi Schaeffer.

Admirers took to social media in her honor, with writer-director Paul Feig calling her “truly one of my comedy heroes. I couldn’t have loved her more” and screenwriter Cinco Paul saying: “Never the star, but always shining. She made everything she was in better.”

Throughout her career, the performer, often known as Terri, Terry, or Terry Ann, seemed destined for show business from a young age.

Her father was Eddie Garr, a well-known vaudeville comic, and her mother was Phyllis Lind, one of the original high-kicking Rockettes at New York’s Radio City Music Hall. Their daughter began dancing classes at six and was performing with the San Francisco and Los Angeles ballet companies by age fourteen.

She was 16 years old when she joined the road crew of “West Side Story” in Los Angeles, and she began starring in small roles in films as early as 1963.

In an interview from 1988, she described how she landed the role in “West Side Story.” After being rejected at her initial audition, she returned the following day dressed differently and was accepted.

Teri Garr, a comedian

Teri Garr then found steady work as a movie dancer, appearing in the chorus of nine Elvis Presley films, including “Viva Las Vegas,” “Roustabout,” and “Clambake.”

She has also appeared on various television shows, including “Star Trek,” “Dr. Kildare,” and “Batman,” and was a featured dancer on the rock ‘n’ roll music show “Shindig,” the rock concert performance “T.A.M.I.,” and a cast member of “The Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour.”

Her breakthrough role was as Gene Hackman’s girlfriend in Francis Ford Coppola’s 1974 thriller The Conversation. This led to an interview with Mel Brooks, who offered her the Gene Wilder’s German lab assistant role in Young Frankenstein if she could speak with a German accent.

“Cher had this German woman, Renata, making wigs, so I got the accent from her,” Garr once said.

The film established her as a great comic performer, with New Yorker film writer Pauline Kael calling her “the funniest neurotic dizzy dame on screen.”

Her big smile and off-center appeal helped her land roles in “Oh, God!” with George Burns and John Denver, “Mr. Mom” (as Michael Keaton’s wife), and “Tootsie,” in which she played the girlfriend who loses Dustin Hoffman to Jessica Lange and discovers he has dressed up as a woman to revive his career.

 A gift for spontaneous humor

Teri Garr, best known for comedy, has shown in films such as Close Encounters of the Third Kind, The Black Stallion, and The Escape Artist that she can also tackle drama.

She had a gift for spontaneous humor, frequently playing David Letterman’s foil during early guest appearances on N.B.C.’s “Late Night With David Letterman”.

Her appearances grew so frequent, and the pair’s good-natured bickering so convincing that rumors of romantic involvement circulated for a while. Years later, Letterman acknowledged those early appearances with helping the program become a success.

During those years, Garr began to experience “a little beeping or ticking” in her right leg. It started in 1983 and expanded to her right arm, but she thought she could handle it. By 1999, her symptoms had gotten so bad that she saw a doctor and was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis.

After disclosing her diagnosis, Garr became a spokesman for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, giving hilarious remarks at events in the United States and Canada.

Source: AP

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