Simon Cowell considering five for X Factor judging panel

OHMYGOSSIP — Simon Cowell is considering having five people on the ‘X Factor’ judging panel after Cheryl Tweedy expressed an interest in returning to the show.
The ‘Crazy Stupid Love’ hitmaker made a brief return to the show for Simon’s Judges Houses this year and wants her seat on the panel back permanently but Simon is a little torn as he really likes the current judging line up, which includes himself, Louis Walsh Nicole Scherzinger and Sharon Osbourne.
He told The Sun on Sunday newspaper: “Nothing’s a done deal and I do like this panel. But the good news is that now more people want to do the show than before. Is Cheryl keen to come back? She is, yes – I guess she is.
“I think I’ll go into the New Year and then see how everyone feels. In the past, I’ve had to beg ­people to do the show, and it wasn’t always that easy. People would do it for a ­season, and say, ‘Right, I’m not coming back.’ But now it’s easier to do the show, it’s much more fun. Maybe I’ll have five people on the panel.”
It comes after Nicole revealed she has been asked to return to ‘X Factor’ next year.
She said: “I’ve been asked to return and hopefully we can make it work. I love it so most likely I will come back. I never know what’s going to happen but ‘The X Factor’ feels like family to me. The show is too much fun for me not to come back. I love this job and I love this country.”
Cheryl’s partner Liam Payne – who was also a contestant on the show as part of boy band One Direction – previously revealed Simon was “desperate” for Cheryl to come back.
He said: “Cheryl and Simon spoke about her going back next year. Obviously Simon is desperate to get her back. Cheryl and Simon have such a lovely relationship.
“Obviously she’s been off for quite a long time with Bear but it was great for her to get back out and do the Judges’ Houses.”

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Kevin Davy White places third on X Factor

OHMYGOSSIP — Kevin Davy White has placed third on ‘The X Factor’.
The 29-year-old singer – who hails from Paris, France – was booted out of the competition during Saturday night’s (02.12.17) instalment of the ITV talent show’s weekend-long final.
Speaking to host Dermot O’Leary after it was revealed Rak-Su and Grace Davies would be going into Sunday night’s (03.12.17) final, Kevin said: “It’s [three] my new lucky number! Thank you to the UK for believing in me and putting me on that stage. Thank you to all of you. I love you so much. I can’t wait to show you what I can do.”
Whilst his mentor Nicole Scherzinger added: “For me, Dermot he has already won. He has already won the hearts of so many people out there. What a beautiful beautiful platform this is for him. And I can’t wait to get his album!”
Both Rak-Su and Grace, as well as their mentors Simon Cowell and Sharon Osbourne, were thrilled to have made it to the final two.
Asked how they felt about making it this far, Rak-Su’s Mustafa said: “I’m speechless. I’m so emotional. Thank you so much to everyone that’s voted for us. We never thought we’d make it here, from our first audition up until now.”
Whilst Grace added: “It’s been the most amazing experience. Thank you to the judges, thank you to the contestants for making it so fun.”
During the show, Grace performed ‘Live and Let Die’ and duetted with Paloma Faith on her own song ‘Roots’ whilst Kevin performed Led Zeppelin’s ‘Whole Lotta Love’ and teamed up with ‘Britain’s Got Talent’ winner Tokio Myers on ‘Fastlove Pt. 1’. Rak-Su performed two of their own songs, ‘Mamacita’ and ‘Dimelo’, and were joined by Wyclef Jean and Naughty Boy for their duet to the latter.
It was also revealed that the contestant who wins the show will release their celebrity duet as this year’s winner single, with part of the proceeds being donated to children’s charities, Together for Short Lives and Shooting Star Chase.
One Direction star Louis Tomlinson returned the perform his new single ‘Miss You’ whilst Simon’s new boy band PrettyMuch also took to the stage.
The ‘X Factor’ final takes place on Sunday (03.12.17), where Rak-Su and Grace will battle it out to be crowned champion. There will be performances from Little Mix, Pink and Sam Smith.

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Alexandra Burke bounces back on Strictly

OHMYGOSSIP — Alexandra Burke bounced back from the bottom two and found herself joint top of the leaderboard on ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ on Saturday (02.12.17).
The ‘Broken Heels’ hitmaker and her professional partner Gorka Marquez’s Charleston to ‘Supercalifragilistic’ from Mary Poppins saw them top the leaderboard with 39 points during musical week.
Giving their verdict on the performance, Bruno Tonioli said it was “the showstopper we needed” whilst Craig Revel Horwood praised Alexandra’s swivel, saying it was better than Gorka’s. Darcey Bussell even said she “couldn’t tell” who was the professional out of the pair.
Debbie McGee and Giovanni Pernice also earned 39 points for their American smooth to ‘Memory’ from Cats, which was praised for being “technically flawless”. Bruno said they “took everyone with them on the story” whilst Darcey called the performance “stunning, I’m purring with delight, great fluidity, my goodness – exquisite”. Head judge Shirley Ballas says it was “intimate, polished and hugely impressive”.
However, it wasn’t a good night for Gemma Atkinson whose quickstep to ‘Hello Dolly!’ from the musical of the same name, earned her joint bottom place in the leaderboard. Shirley told them: “You did very well but it could have had 20 per cent more acting skills, swan-like posture and immaculate frame,” whilst Craig said it “needed to be lighter, looked laboured, but loved the theatricality”.
Davood Ghadami and Nadiya Bychkova’s Argentine tango was criticised for the “stumbling problems and balance issues” and Bruno says it was “wobbly, uneven and not slick enough”.
Joe McFadden and Katya Jones’ samba surprised Craig as he was “ready for it to fail” whilst Bruno told Mollie King and AJ Pritchard after their rumba to ‘Hopelessly Devoted To You’ from Grease that they had improved a lot with their performances.
‘Strictly Come Dancing’ returns on Sunday (03.12.17).

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Queen biopic suspended due to ‘health matters’ affecting director Bryan Singer

OHMYGOSSIP — Filming for the forthcoming ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ has been temporarily suspended.
Twentieth Century Fox have been forced to halt production for the Freddie Mercury biopic due to a personal “health matter” affecting the producer Bryan Singer.
A statement released to the BBC by the studio said: “Twentieth Century Fox Film has temporarily halted production on ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ due to the unexpected unavailability of Bryan Singer due to a personal health matter concerning Bryan and his family… Bryan hopes to get back to work on the film soon after the holidays.”
A source has told ‘The Hollywood Reporter’ that Singer, 52, didn’t return to filming, which is taking place in the UK, after the Thanksgiving break and producers were reportedly talking about “potentially replacing him” with a new director.
Despite the delay, it’s thought the December 2018 release date will stay the same.
‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ will chart the rock band’s story up to their appearance at the Live Aid charity concert in 1985.
Tom Hollander will portray Queen managers John Reid and Jim Beach respectively in the British band’s biopic.
Reid – who also managed Sir Elton John – departed Queen in 1978 after three years at the helm. Beach took over in 1978 and is still the band’s manager today.
Ben Hardy will portray drummer Roger Taylor, Joe Mazzello is in line to star as bassist John Deacon and Gwilym Lee will play lead guitarist Brian May.
Former ‘Downton Abbey’ actor Allen Leech will star as Freddie’s personal manager Paul Prenter, who was employed by the talented frontman from 1977 to 1986 but was later sacked after he betrayed him by selling stories to newspapers.
What’s more, Lucy Bolton is set to star as Freddie’s lifelong companion Mary Austin.

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Kate Winslet auditioned for Titanic with Matthew McConaughey.

OHMYGOSSIP — Kate Winslet auditioned for ‘Titanic’ with Matthew McConaughey.
The 42-year-old actress became a global sensation 20 years ago when she nabbed the leading role of Rose DeWitt Bukate alongside Leonardo DiCaprio’s Jack Dawson in the romantic disaster film but, although Paramount and the director James Cameron were in two minds about who to cast as the handsome orphan, she has admitted she actually went for the part alongside the 48-year-old actor.
Speaking on ‘The Late Show with Stephen Colbert’, the host said: “Paramount wanted Matthew McConaughey for the role of Jack but [James] Cameron insisted on Leo, how would that have changed things?”
To which Kate said: “”I auditioned with Matthew, isn’t that weird?
“I’ve never said that in public before!”
Although Leonardo’s character Jack spent the majority of his scenes in the freezing water, Kate has admitted she’s the one who got sick with hypothermia because the vast filming location made it impossible for the crew to warm the water up.
She confessed: “I did get hypothermia. It was really f***ing cold!”
Despite getting ill from the final scenes, it didn’t put Kate off doing any other water work as she has demanded to do all “her own” acting in the water in ‘Avatar 2’.
Cameron – who is also directing Avatar 2′ – said previously: “She does, and she’s very excited about it. She blazed through for a couple of days of rehearsals and saw the world that we had created, and how we do the work, and she’s very excited. She plays a character who’s part of the Sea People, the reef people. The one thing she did do is demand that she do all her own water work. I said, ‘Alright, that’s fine, we’ll have to teach you how to free dive.’ The other actors are up to three- and four-minute breath holds. We’ve already been doing underwater capture. We did a scene last week with six teenagers, well, actually five teenagers and one seven-year-old underwater holding their breath for a couple minutes and acting, actually doing a dialogue scene under water because they speak kind of a sign language.”

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Angelina Jolie wants First They Killed My Father to inspire viewers

OHMYGOSSIP — Angelina Jolie hopes her new film will encourage people to go to Cambodia.
The 42-year-old actress-turned-director made ‘First They Killed My Father’ – which is based on author Lung Ung’s account of the Khmer Rouge 1975-79 regime – in the Asian country, and though it depicts an incredibly difficult period in history, she wants viewers to see past that and embrace the “beautiful” land and its people.
She told Psychologies magazine: “I love this country so much and I hope that when people see the film, they don’t just see the war and the suffering, but they get to really know this Cambodian family.
“My wish is that they see the beautiful culture, language and talented artists. I hope that people will come ad bring work and travel to Cambodia.”
And Angelina – who raises Maddox, 16, Pax, 13, Zahara, 12, Shiloh, 11, and nine-year-old twins Knox and Vivienne with estranged husband Brad Pitt – thought it was very “special and beautiful” to work on the movie with so many local creatives.
She said: “I was so proud of everybody in Cambodia and how hard they worked and participated in the creation of the film.
“It was also important for them, because one of the first steps the Khmer Rouge took was to kill all the artists and writers and anyone who could be creative and expressive. So seeing Cambodian artists contributing to this film was special and beautiful.”
But the filmmaker was also aware it was a “painful” period to recreate, so she made sure there was always help and support on hand.
She added: “It was painful for everyone – you can imagine how hard it was for them to relive certain moments.
“Seeing Khmer Rouge soldiers marching up brought many traumatic memories. That’s why we made therapy available on the set for anyone who needed it.
“We were constantly talking about every scene and it was a way of bringing the crew together as a community. It was a cathartic process.”

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Charlotte Crosby moves to London to save relationship with Stephen Bear

OHMYGOSSIP — Charlotte Crosby is moving to London to be closer to her boyfriend Stephen Bear.
The turbulent couple recently rekindled their romance following a messy break up and it looks like the former ‘Geordie Shore’ star is determined to do all that it takes – including buying a house in the capital – to make their relationship work.
A source told The Sun Online: “Charlotte is smitten with Bear once again. Although her friends are warning her off him, she’s sworn to them that he’s a changed man.
“It was tough before because she was living up North and he was in Essex. The distance became a massive issue and it put a huge strain on them.
“Charlotte believes that getting a property in London will help them get back on track for good – as well as being handy for her when she’s working.”
However, although she’s moved closer in order to focus on their relationship, she doesn’t want the 27-year-old hunk to move in with her just yet.
An insider explained: “Charlotte wants to be closer to Bear but she doesn’t want him under her feet all the time. This really is a fresh start for the both of them and she’s determined she can make it work with him. Bear has promised her he’s a changed man and Charlotte has put her faith in him again.”
The couple split over last month following a series of blazing rows over cheating allegations and things got so bad that Bear quit ‘Just Tattoo of Us’, which he presented with the 27-year-old beauty, and signed up to ‘Celebs Go Dating’.
A source said at the time: “Charlotte and Bear just can’t work together since they broke up. One minute they love each other – the next it’s hate.”
MTV have decided to recruit Charlotte’s former co-star Scotty T as Bear’s replacement and he will present the third series alongside her next year.

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AJ Pritchard will be ‘heartbroken’ when Strictly Come Dancing ends

OHMYGOSSIP — Strictly Come Dancing’s AJ Pritchard will be “heartbroken” when his time with Mollie King comes to an end.
The popular ballroom and latin competition is set to wrap up in two weeks’ time when the winning pair will be handed their iconic glitterball trophy but the 23-year-old professional dancer has admitted he’ll be devastated that he’ll no longer be about to train with the Saturdays singer every day.
Speaking to the Daily Mirror newspaper, he said: “We will be friends for life, 100 per cent. She has been an amazing partner. We have so much fun in the training room, we don’t ever want that to end.
“I’ll definitely be heartbroken at the end of this because it’s such a fantastic year and it’s all going so well. I wouldn’t change a thing. We feel the same way and you’ll see that this week because she gives me a very heartfelt gift. It is something I will cherish.”
Throughout the competition, Mollie and AJ have been romantically linked due to their on-screen chemistry but they’re both adamant they’re “just friends” at the moment.
The 30-year-old singer said recently: “No we are not together, promise! We get on so well. I think that’s maybe that’s why there are these rumours. We are literally like best friends. We spend so much time together. We’re training 12 hours a day and I still love spending every minute with him. It’s mad that you’re not sick of each other! With ‘Strictly…’, they always like to think there’s a romance. Because we are both single, everyone loves a love story. We are loving the show so much. It’s the most incredible experience.”

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Gillian Taylforth thinks EastEnders is ‘back on top’

OHMYGOSSIP — Gillian Taylforth thinks ‘EastEnders’ is “back on top” following the exit of soap boss Sean O’Connor.
The long-running soap has come under fire over the past year or so for its “terrible storylines” but the cast – including the 62-year-old actress who plays Kathy Beale – thinks the show is finally on the rise again now that John Yorke – who previously worked on the programme – has reclaimed his executive position after Sean was given the boot following his decision to kill off Ronnie and Roxy Mitchell (Samantha Womack and Rita Simons) in this year’s dramatic New Year’s Eve episode.
Speaking to The Sun newspaper, Gillian said: “Diane Parish [Denise Fox] came up to me afterwards and said: ‘EastEnders is back!’ and she’s right, all our hairs were up, it’s a brilliant moment.
“The wonderful John Yorke is back so things have all changed. Christmas and New Year people are going to go: ‘Wow, EastEnders!’ It’s the show rising high again.”
Fans were left gripped to the edge of their seats last night (01.12.17) when Max Branning’s (Jake Wood) big revenge plot, which saw the Carters lose the Queen Vic pub, was revealed.
She said: “The episode where the Square finds out is so great. It’s in the pub and when it happens, it’s so weird because all of us had the hair on our arms go up because it’s a real duff duff moment.”
And Gillian can’t wait to see what unfolds over the festive season as not only will the Carter clan – including Mick and Linda (Danny Dyer and Kellie Bright) – be turfed out on the street, her character Kathy will come face-to-face with James Willmott-Brown (William Boyde) after he raped her in 1988.

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Brooke Vincent: Dancing on Ice has made me more ‘girly’

OHMYGOSSIP — Brooke Vincent thinks ‘Dancing On Ice’ is making her more “girly”.
The ‘Coronation Street’ actress will be taking part in the skating competition in the new year and admitted it is a big deal for her to wear skimpy and sparkly costumes because they are so different to her usual wardrobe, but she’s willing to give them a try and her mum in particular can’t wait to see her outfits.
She said: “I’m really excited [about the costumes]. I’m not very pen with my body.
“It will be a massive thing for me to wear those costumes, I’m much more a trousers and blazer type of girl, rather than a little dress.
“My mum can’t wait because it’s going to make me so girly.
“I’m the least pink, sparkly person but I’ve had some pink clothes sent to me with my name on the back in sparkles. The show is changing me!”
Another thing new to Brooke, 25, is facing criticism and judgement because she’s not had to put herself on the line since she auditioned for her role as Sophie Webster in ‘Corrie’ when she was just 11 years old.
She told OK! magazine: “I’ve never been in a competition apart from when I went for the part of Sophie Webster so it’s all going to be new to me, when it comes to taking criticism and taking things seriously.”
However, the actress is looking forward to getting the feedback – though she isn’t sure she’s ready for Jason Gardiner’s tough comments.
She said: “I want that feedback. I always want to make myself better.
“It will mean I don’t get bored or too above my station. It’s about how you take it, although knowing me I’ll be crying when Jason says something.
“I’ll be saying, ‘Mum I want to go home’.”

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Catherine Tyldesley quits Coronation Street

OHMYGOSSIP — Catherine Tyldesley has quit ‘Coronation Street’.
The 34-year-old actress has decided to bow out of the long-running soap as Eva Price – a part she’s played since 2011 – in order to pursue other acting roles, but fans don’t have to shed a tear just yet as her departure won’t air until next summer.
Speaking to The Sun newspaper, she said: “‘Coronation Street’ has been a dream job for me which is why this was such a difficult decision to leave.
“Eva has been such fun to play over the last seven years, and who knows, one day she might storm the cobbles of Weatherfield again. In the meantime I’m excited about the future, new acting projects, and spending time with my family.”
It’s not yet known how she will leave the programme but it’s believed she and bosses have already decided how they want the ending to pan out.
A spokesperson for the show said: “We can confirm that Cath Tyldesley will leave ‘Coronation Street’ at the end of her current contract next year after seven years in the show. Cath’s portrayal of Eva Price has made her a firm favourite amongst fans and she will be missed. The producers and writers are currently working on her exit storyline which be on screen in early summer.”
Catherine – who has two-year-old son Alfie with her husband Tom Pitford – is the latest star to announce she’s leaving the cobbled streets after Shayne Ward decided to turn his back on the programme as Aidan Connor earlier this week.
A source said recently: “Everybody wants Shayne leaving to be a huge part of the show next year. Bosses are working on it at the moment and have something really explosive planned for the character.
“Nobody will see this coming. Viewers are going to be absolutely stunned. It’s going to be a blow for the fans — but also a massive TV moment.
“Shayne has become one of Corrie’s most popular actors.
“He’s a huge hit with fans and has even won awards for his performances.”

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Shappi Khorsandi has been booted from I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here!

OHMYGOSSIP — Shappi Khorsandi has become the first celebrity evicted from ‘I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here!’.
The 44-year-old comedian has officially left the Australian jungle after the public failed to save her during the first live eviction on the ITV reality show on Friday (01.12.17).
But she wasn’t too disheartened to leave the show though, as she admitted to being delighted to be reunited with her family, including her two children Cassius and Genevieve.
Speaking after her exit, she told show hosts Ant and Dec: “Can I be really honest with you? I’m so relieved. I’m so relieved, I miss my children like crazy. I’m really relieved to be out, I feel like I had the most incredible experience and I’ll never forget it. And I’m gonna see the guys when they come out, so there’s no point missing people that you’re gonna see again.”
Shappi also doesn’t think her jungle experience was that bad, as she didn’t face as many gruesome tasks as some of her fellow camp mates.
Asked if her experience was everything she imagined it would be, she said: “Do you know what? I think I got off lightly, because I only got bitten by about 100,000 ants, and some people had it a lot worse. My last challenge wasn’t gory it was kinda funny and silly, and … Oh man it was amazing.”
The Iranian-born star did struggle with the lack of food she received whilst in the jungle, as she admitted surviving on small rations “messed” with her head.
She said: “It messes with your head. It messes with your moods, of course it does, because you think we’re going to have games and we’re going to have fun, but everyone’s just so tired. And then like, in your real world you think the idea of getting five salt and vinegar crisps … Like we were so excited about those crisps.”
‘I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here!’ airs daily at 9pm on ITV.

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Daisy Ridley teases Carrie Fisher could survive in Star Wars: The Last Jedi

OHMYGOSSIP — Daisy Ridley has teased Carrie Fisher’s ‘Star Wars’ alter-ego General Leia Organa will survive until the end of ‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’.
The 25-year-old actress portrays mysterious Force-wielding orphan Rey – who made her first outing in 2015’s ‘The Force Awakens’ – and following the tragic death of Fisher last year, fans have speculated how her iconic character will be written out of the movie.
But now it appears that General Leia could actually survive until the end of the eighth movie – leaving it up to JJ Abrams to deal with her death in ‘Star Wars: Episode IX’.
Speaking to Glamour magazine, Ridley said: “The last thing Carrie and I filmed together was emotional for a variety of reasons.
“It’s the end of the film, and all of this crazy stuff has happened. There’s a moment that we share, and thinking about it now, I realise that it’s going to be really hard to watch.
“Because it will seem like a goodbye, even though it wasn’t at the time. You know, she and I went through a similar thing at different times [as ‘Star Wars’ heroes]. She had the most insane life.”
Filmmaker Rian Johnson – who has helmed the eighth movie – also recently revealed he didn’t have to change the story following Fisher’s death.
He said: “We didn’t end up changing a thing. Luckily, we had a totally complete performance from her.”
‘The Last Jedi’ also features ‘Star Wars’ legend Mark Hamill as Jedi Master Luke Skywalker – who was seen briefly in ‘The Force Awakens’.
Other cast members include John Boyega (Finn), Adam Driver (Kylo Ren), Oscar Isaac (Poe Dameron), Lupita Nyong’o (Maz Kanata), Gwendoline Christie (Captain Phasma), Anthony Daniels (C-3PO), Andy Serkis (Snoke) and Domhnall Gleeson (General Lux) who are all reprising their roles.
‘The Last Jedi’ hits cinemas this December.

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Armie Hammer’s interpretation of Batman

OHMYGOSSIP — Armie Hammer said his Batman would have been “severely psychologically, almost deranged”.
The 31-year-old actor’s name was attached to star as the Caped Crusader in the ‘Justice League’ film directed by filmmaker George Miller, which almost became a reality back in 2009, and Hammer revealed he had already begun dissecting the iconic character.
Speaking on the Happy Sad Podcast, Hammer said: “It was pre-Christian Bale but the Christian Bale Batman had a lot more in common with it than any of the previous ones, whether it be George Clooney or Michael Keaton, which were almost campy.
“This was one about a guy who is severely psychologically, almost deranged. It was dark and it was really intense and this guy had major trust issues, the whole thing. It was a great concept and a really cool idea.”
At the end, Hammer was more or less unknown compared to the last few actors to have taken the mantle of Bruce Wayne and he admitted it was “crazy”.
He said: “That was crazy. That was nuts. I was just a kid with a goofy name.”
Although the project – which was titled ‘Justice League Mortal’ – was abandoned, Hammer recalled how the entire project was shrouded in secrecy, even during the audition stage.
He said: “I can specifically remember getting the phone call, and them being like ‘you go the part in the movie’. We didn’t know what part we were going in for. They didn’t say you were going in for Batman. It was nothing.
“Literally nothing. They didn’t even give you scenes from the movie. My audition scene was the Ned Beatty monologue from ‘Network’.”
Most recently, the role of the world’s greatest detective has been given to Ben Affleck who first starred as the iconic DC Comics character in ‘Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice’.
He is now reprising his role in ‘Justice League’ alongside Henry Cavill (Superman), Gal Gadot (Wonder Woman), Jason Momoa (Aquaman), Ezra Miller (The Flash) and Ray Fisher (Cyborg).

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Mark Hamill almost didn’t return to Star Wars

OHMYGOSSIP — Mark Hamill was reluctant to return to ‘Star Wars’ as fans are “brutal”.
The 66-year-old actor starred as Jedi Master Luke Skywalker in the original sci-fi trilogy and is set to reprise his role in the upcoming eighth movie in the franchise ‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’, but admitted he was hesitant to come back as he didn’t want to ruin “people’s memories of it”.
Speaking to December’s edition of American Way Magazine, Hamill said: “On one hand, I liked the idea because, when I look back, I never had so much fun making movies. Ever.
“But part of me was very terrified. There was a beginning, a middle and an end. Why go back and take the chance of ruining – or at least tarnishing – people’s memories of it?
“Fans can be just brutal. Some of the things they said about the prequels were just so over the top. I can see it’s not your favourite movie, but it ruined your childhood? Come one. Let’s put it in perspective.”
George Lucas – who created the iconic franchise – personally told Harrison Ford and Carrie Fisher, who played Han Solo and Princess Leia in the original trilogy, that he was retiring and handing over Lucasfilm to Kathleen Kennedy.
During their conversation, Lucas revealed that a new trilogy was being planned and if the original stars didn’t want to participate, their characters would have been written out. Howver, Hamill was “flipping out” at the suggestion.
He said: “George sat us down very matter-of-factly and told us he was retiring and turning Lucasfilm over to [co-chair] Kathleen Kennedy.
“He didn’t say Disney was buying it because, you know, insider trading. I would have gone out and bought stock that day. Inside, I’m going, ‘What?!’ I am flipping out. Externally, I’m keeping a poker face. But Carrie just leaned over and went, ‘I’m in!'”
Hamill then only agreed to join the new trilogy after Ford signed on to the new project.
The ‘Star Wars’ legend is set to have a bigger role in the upcoming ‘The Last Jedi’ this December.

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Ezra Miller dubs Zack Snyder the DC god

OHMYGOSSIP — Ezra Miller has dubbed Zack Snyder the “DC god.”
The 25-year-old actor made his first feature-length outing as Barry Allen aka The Flash in the new DC Extended Universe movie ‘Justice League’ – after making a brief cameo in ‘Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice’.
The DCEU creator Snyder, 51, was originally meant to helm the recent movie but the filmmaker stepped away from the latest release back in March after his daughter, Autumn, died, but Miller said he has “taken care of us all”.
As part of ‘Justice League: The Official Collector’s Edition’ – a new book full of cast and crew interviews and concept art – Miller said: “Zack Snyder is the DC god. He’s the father of our universe.
“He’s been directing this series of films that will really plant the seeds for the whole Gaia tree of the DC Universe, and its many branches and flowers, giving us, the cast, this template as an artistic community.
“Zack has really taken care of us all. He’s been so incredibly attentive to all of us and our diva needs and our questions.
“And when I want to overthink the physics of The Flash, he’s been ready to engage with me on that level.”
After stepping away from ‘Justice League’, Snyder was replaced by ‘Avengers’ helmer Joss Whedon and Miller’s co-star Henry Cavill – who plays Superman – said he shared the same vision with the new director.
The 34-year-old actor recently said: “I’ve always enjoyed the traditional, very classic view on Superman in the comic books. I think there’s an enormous complexity to that character.
“I know when I was working with Joss, he and I saw eye-to-eye on some of the aspects of Superman. That paragon of hope. That ideal.
“That wonderful feeling of, ‘Oh, good Superman’s here.’ I have also developed a very personal and protective relationship over this character, and it was just lovely to have the opportunity to smile and feel good.”
‘Justice League’ focuses on Ben Affleck as Batman, Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman, Miller as The Flash, Jason Momoa as Aquaman and Ray Fisher as Cyborg, who must come together to protect Earth from the alien threat of Steppenwolf.

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