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The Alliance for Downtown Manhattan Invites Filmmakers to Apply for $50,000 Grant to Make a Film in New York City | Chaz’s Journal

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The Alliance for Downtown Manhattan has open submissions for their Filmmaker in Chief creative residency to produce, direct and edit a short film in New York City’s Lower Manhattan neighborhood. One filmmaker will win up to $50,000, plus two months in a paid luxury Mint House apartment and two months’ stipend to produce, direct and … Read more

‘Wonka’ Director Defends Hugh Grant Oompa-Loompa Casting

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Wonka director Paul King has defended the decision to cast Hugh Grant as an Oompa-Loompa. The 63-year-old actor portrays the diminutive Lofty in the origin story for Roald Dahl’s famous Charlie and the Chocolate Factory character and the filmmaker felt that the Four Weddings and a Funeral star fit the part despite criticism that an … Read more

Director Grant Singer on his influences and casting Benicio Del Toro

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The director of Netflix’s Reptile, Grant Singer, speaks to us about his various cinematic influences and how he nabbed Benicio Del Toro. With Grant Singer’s Reptile, Netflix has a solid word of mouth hit on its hands. A crime thriller starring Benicio Del Toro, Alicia Silverstone, Justin Timberlake and Eric Bogosian, the film has sat … Read more

Good Omens creator Neil Gaiman originally wanted Hugh Grant

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Although Michael Sheen and David Tennant have been cemented as angel and demon in Good Omens, another famous brit was considered for the series. The series adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s book, Good Omens, became a big hit when the show hit Prime Video. This summer saw the release of Good Omens 2, the follow-up to … Read more

Wonka Details Confirm Hugh Grant as an Oompa Loompa & More

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New footage from the upcoming Wonka was shown off at 2023’s CinemaCon, along with the news that the film will star Hugh Grant as an Ooma Loompa. During Warner Bros. Discovery’s presentation at the annual trade show, footage from its upcoming movie based on the Roald Dahl character Willy Wonka was shown. According to ComicBook.com’s … Read more

Grant Gustin Reveals Status of ‘Flash’ Movie Cameo

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With a Flash movie set in multiple timelines and universes, hardcore DC fans are salivating at the prospect of surprise cameos from throughout DC’s past, present, and future. (If you read Ben Affleck interviews, you already know about one.) Maybe the single most obvious cameo that could happen would be an appearance by television’s version … Read more