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In 2001, Thierry Frémaux arrived in Cannes with a mission to build a bridge to Hollywood. The newly appointed festival director made a pilgrimage to Los Angeles to sell major studios on the benefits of having their films premiered on the Riviera. And he found himself two key believers in Tom Rothman and Jim Gianopulos, who were running 20th Century Fox at the time, and were trying to find the right platform to launch Moulin Rouge!, a jukebox musical directed by Baz Luhrmann and starring Nicole Kidman and Ewan McGregor as tragic lovers. They decided that Cannes, which helped shape…
Page Six may receive compensation or receive an affiliate commission when you click or make a purchase on a link. Featured prices are subject to change. It’s the season 51 finale of Saturday Night Live, broadcast live from New York. The season began with Bad Bunny and Doja Cat and concludes with a legendary lineup of host Will Ferrell and musical guest Paul McCartney. Ferrell appeared in a promotional sketch with cast members Chloe Fineman and Sarah Sherman ahead of tonight’s episode. Rosalind O’Connor/NBC via Getty Images Ferrell was a cast member of “SNL” from 1995 to 2001, and tonight’s…
Jeffrey Epstein made his “Saturday Night Live” debut during the May 16 cold open. Host Will Ferrell played Trump’s friend, a violent sex offender, in a skit that began with the president (James Austin Johnson) having a conversation with J.D. Vance (Jeremy Culhane). “I did what every doctor recommends for an 80-year-old: a whirlwind two-day trip to China,” Trump said. He quickly sent the vice president away (“I need some time to relax without you around”) and fell asleep. Soon, Will Ferrell, played by Jeffrey Epstein, enters Trump’s dreams and confirms, “I committed suicide… wink!” Mr. Epstein also made some…
Director James Cameron recently said on The Empire Film Podcast that he wants to make the next two Avatar sequels in a much shorter time frame and with a much smaller budget. “You know, I’m going to be writing. I’ve got some projects in the works,” Cameron explained. “And Avatar 4 and 5 are still floating around there. We’re going to look at some new technologies to run them more efficiently, because they’re horribly expensive and take a long time. I want to run them at two-thirds the cost and in half the time. That’s my metric. And it will…
Chad Smith confused Studio 8H when he took to the “Saturday Night Live” stage this week with an impersonation of host Will Ferrell. “I’m thrilled to be hosting ‘Saturday Night Live’ again,” said the Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer, who has been joked for decades about his resemblance to Ferrell. “I’ve been a cast member here for seven years, and this is now my sixth time hosting!” A minute later, Ferrell ran onto the stage and asked, “What the hell do you think you’re doing? You’re not the host. I’m the host!” Ferrell continued, “What the hell happened? He pushed…
The high price tag for Jordan Firstman’s Cannes directorial debut “Club Kid” carried over into the sales market, with the director’s debut film sparking a bidding war. After glowing reviews for First Man’s Friday premiere in the festival’s Un Certain Regard section, several prominent distributors have signed up for the drama. The show has won praise for balancing a hedonistic depiction of queer life in New York City with a heartwarming tale of an unlikely father and son. Mubi, Focus features, Searchlight Pictures, A24 and Netflix are likely candidates, multiple sources told Variety. Three people familiar with the matter said…
Many storylines came together as Ronda Rousey (12-2) and Gina Carano (7-1) clashed in the Octagon late Saturday night. The featherweight bout, streamed live on Netflix from the Intuit Dome in LA, marked the first showdown between two of the most influential female fighters in MMA history. Jake Paul’s first MMA bout on Netflix, courtesy of Most Valuable Promotions. And it’s the streamer’s latest stunt featuring pugilists far past their prime (Rousey, 39, hasn’t fought since 2016, while Carano, 44, last fought in 2009 and claims she lost 100 pounds to hit her 145-pound limit). Additionally, both have appeared in…
Mark Ruffalo recently appeared on the I’ve Had It podcast and said he believed he was “already on the list” of stars banned from Paramount Skydance Studios, having been a vocal opponent of the studio’s acquisition of Warner Bros. “We’re doing this because we know we have to,” Ruffalo said. “And I know that no matter what, if I don’t speak up, the outcome will be the same. I’m already on the list. I’m no longer friends with these people. So you either fight or lie down. But if you lie down (and not fight), you still get the same…
Colin Jost and Michael Che took our breath away during the season finale of “Saturday Night Live” and treated the audience to their biannual joke exchange. Following tradition, the “Weekend Update” anchor wrote jokes for others to read live on air, without seeing the content beforehand. For example, Mr. Jost started things off with a joke written by Mr. Choi. “Mattel has announced a new autistic Barbie doll that will make you feel weird having sex with it.” Che then read this joke Jost wrote: “A new study says the average length of an erect penis in this country is…
Kai Trump celebrated his high school graduation with his famous family. Donald Trump Jr. and Vanessa Trump’s 19-year-old daughter Kai enjoyed an intimate dinner Friday after graduating from Benjamin School in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. Her mother’s boyfriend, Tiger Woods, did not attend the dinner, but did attend the graduation ceremony. Woods showed up to the ceremony 15 minutes late and left about 20 minutes earlier than other attendees. On Friday, Kai Trump celebrated his high school graduation with an intimate dinner in Florida. back grid Kai wore a white minidress with a bubble hem and silver heels for the…