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Marisa Abela Films Scene in Costume As Amy Winehouse for Biopic Film
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Amy Winehouse followers who obtained PO’d seeing Marisa Abela in costume for the biopic most likely aren’t gonna be proud of this newest replace, ‘trigger it is nonetheless wanting slightly … off.
TMZ obtained photographs that have been taken out in London Sunday afternoon, the place the actress was in full costume portraying the late singer. As you most likely know by now, Marisa was tapped to play Amy — however individuals on-line are crying foul, saying it is a full miscast.
Contemplating the large quantity of criticism early set photographs obtained up to now few weeks, you would possibly’ve thought the studio would make a tweak or two to Marisa’s make-up or one thing — however alas, as seen in these pics, they’re forging forward with what they obtained right here.
Unclear what kind of scene they have been capturing precisely — however eyewitnesses inform us it seemed like Amy’s onscreen dad, Eddie Marsan, was dropping her off at a rehab middle. That might make sense … this movie is specializing in Amy’s rise to fame within the early aughts, when she was nonetheless residing in London. By then, she’d already been utilizing substances, alcohol and in any other case.
The backlash over Marisa’s casting is more likely to proceed because the film strikes alongside in manufacturing — frankly, MA appears nothing like Amy … and whereas the actual Amy Winehouse’s personal father says it is not a giant deal in any respect, that is possible not gonna appease the diehard fanbase.
It’s kind of bizarre everybody’s so riled up over the very fact Marisa’s not a lifeless ringer for Amy. Reality be instructed, Hollywood’s been within the behavior of casting actors who do not essentially look precisely like the enduring musicians they play, particularly of late. Austin Butler excluded, in fact.
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Plus, ya gotta think about that the producers — who’re engaged on this with a blessing from Amy’s property — wish to do her legacy justice … so slightly belief goes a great distance for this form of factor. As they are saying, it is not at all times concerning the look — however, extra so, the essence.
Backside line … Marisa nonetheless has the potential to wow all people, so we’ll simply have to attend and see what comes of the efficiency when ‘Again to Black’ ultimately hits theaters.
Within the meantime, let go of all of your Woman Gaga fancast goals, individuals — coulda, woulda, shoulda … however it is not so. Give Marisa an opportunity!
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Hold on to your wishes — there's a 'Spider in the Well'
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Illustrations © 2024 Jess Hannigan
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Once upon a time, in the folkloric town of Bad Göodsburg, which is probably in Germany, there was an overworked newsboy.
Not only did he bring the people their daily news, he also swept their chimneys, shined their shoes, and brought them their milk.
He was overworked, and underappreciated.
So, when the townspeople discover that their wishing well is broken, the newsboy sets off to fix it — and get some revenge. Thus begins this children’s tale of extortion, labor rights, and justice.
Author and illustrator Jess Hannigan spoke about her debut picture book, Spider in the Well, with NPR’s Tamara Keith. Here are excerpts from that conversation, edited in parts for clarity and length.
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Interview highlights
Tamara Keith: How did you come to write a book about a spider, when I understand that you are afraid of spiders?
Jess Hannigan: I am. I don’t care for them. But do I love the webs they spin? Yes. Do I love the spooky aesthetic? Of course. Basically, the whole story came about because I really just had the image of looking down a well with the web, with the spider in it, and I thought that would look cool. And then I kind of asked myself, like, ‘Is there a story here? Why is he in there? What’s he catching in the web?’ And it kind of just wrote itself from there.
Keith: Is everyone in Bad Göodsburg a little bit bad and a little bit good? Or are all people a little bit bad and a little bit good?
Hannigan: Well it’s supposed to be, you know, real life. I really like when a character is in a gray area with some good and some bad because it’s realistic and relatable. And we have heroes and we have “villains,” but they’re just like us. And that way they’re humanized. And you just get to kind of discuss who you side with, who you agree with.
Keith: How would you describe what this book looks like?
Hannigan: I did the whole thing completely digitally. I kind of was going for a sort of imperfect printmaking effect because I love the look of block printing, but I don’t have the patience. So this was kind of a happy medium of me achieving that kind of folkloric, old-timey printing look without any of the labor.
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Keith: Where did you draw your inspiration for the art? The colors are not colors that you traditionally see in a children’s book. It’s like black and hot orange and purple.
Hannigan: A lot of my inspiration for the kind of shapes that I use comes from like, Polish posters. They’re from the 1960s and ’70s — Polish poster design was crazy and they had the wackiest shapes and colors, and I was introduced to those back in college.
These were just the colors that I had been obsessed with at the time that I happened to be making the book. They are like these kind of sickly, weird tones. And I used all those purples and greens for the “bad guys” because I guess it suited their vibe. But I’m actually colorblind, very slightly. So everyone’s been telling me this book is such a lovely shade of orange and I’ve been telling everyone it’s red.
Keith: What lesson do you want the kids who are reading this book — or who are reading it with their parents — what do you want them to take away from it?
Hannigan: I didn’t go into making this story with a lesson in mind. I know books with morals are important and they have a place for sure. But really I just wanted to make people laugh. And to go back and read it again and think, ‘What the heck was this guy even doing? Where did they learn how to do blackmail? Who taught them about extortion and labor rights and things?’
I love stories like that, that just make you wonder more about them.
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Diddy Posts Apology Video for Cassie Beating
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Diddy‘s uttering his first words about the videotaped beating of Cassie … saying he “takes full responsibility for his actions,” and claims he’s already gone to rehab.
He posted a video Sunday morning, looking directly into camera, he said, “It’s so difficult to reflect on the darkest times in your life, but sometimes you gotta do that. I was f***ed up. I mean, I hit rock bottom.”
A 2016 video shows Sean “Diddy” Combs assaulting then-girlfriend Cassie Ventura in an altercation that matches some allegations in now-settled lawsuit https://t.co/fYUQ2z2MYN
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He says he’s not making any excuses for his behavior — the brutal March 2016 assault on his then-girlfriend Cassie while they were staying at the InterContinental Hotel in Los Angeles. The surveillance video — obtained by CNN — showed Diddy chase her down a hallway, grab her by the back of the neck and hurl her to the ground .. where he kicked her and dragged her.
Diddy claims he “sought out professional help” after the incident. He says, I had to go into therapy. Go into rehab. I had to ask God for his mercy and grace.”
He didn’t offer any detail about how long he was in treatment.
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He ended the video with an apology, of sorts … “I’m so sorry, but I’m committed to be a better man each and everyday. I’m not asking for forgiveness. I’m truly sorry.”
What’s interesting is he did not directly apologize to Cassie — and, so, it comes off more as an apology to the public than the victim.
Remember, Cassie described the attack in the sexual assault lawsuit she filed in November against Diddy — a lawsuit they settled just one day later.
At the time, Diddy’s attorney emphasized the settlement was in no way an admission of guilt, and Diddy himself would later deny all the allegations made against him in several lawsuits.
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