OHMYGOSSIP — George Clooney has hailed Matt Damon as the “greatest actor” he has “ever” worked with.
The 56-year-old actor has praised his ‘Ocean’s Eleven’ co-star as being the most talented star he has worked with and even “seen” in his entire life, and although the silver fox has racked his brain to think of a star better than the 46-year-old he can’t think of anyone “better”.
Speaking to ‘Entertainment Tonight’, the ‘ER’ heartthrob said: “Matt’s the greatest actor I’ve ever worked with. In fact, I don’t know a better actor I’ve seen in my life. I’m trying to think if there’s a better actor. Nope, there’s not a better actor. No, there is not.”
The ‘The Martian’ star has also credited George for his professionalism in the entertainment industry, and believes George is “over prepared” for the projects he takes on, although he has hinted he wouldn’t want his pal to be any other way.
Matt said: “It’s not the first time I’ve worked with the wonderful and talented and brilliant George Clooney. He does things that other directors just can’t do. He pays me in cash daily. You just don’t see others doing that at this level. He’s fantastic. I’ve done a bunch of movies with him as a producer, as a writer, as an actor, as a director and it’s why I keep coming back. He’s over-prepared.”
Although George directs Matt in the crime film ‘Suburbicon’, it is the ‘Jason Bourne’ star who advises George on parenting.
The Kentucky-born filmmaker – who has two-month-old twins Alexander and Ella with his wife Amal – explained: “Now that I’ve got kids, Matt gives me direction.
“I’m a mess. But [Amal] is like an Olympic athlete. You’ve got two kids, you’re breastfeeding like crazy. I’m very good, by the way, at diaper changing.
“This is an all-new adventure for me … [Fatherhood] has made me much older. It doesn’t fundamentally change you, but I’m excited to see who these two people are going to be in life. I’m very proud to be [a dad]. I feel honoured to be a part of it.”
Although George is “honoured” to be a father, he never thought he’d be married with children.
He said: “Honestly, I didn’t think I’d be married with two kids. The world changes! I love being here [in Venice, where he married Amal]. It’s a magic, improbable city.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Will Smith thinks it is rare for a “black dude” to play a “racist” on screen.
The 48-year-old actor is set to star in the lead role of LAPD officer Scott Ward in the upcoming fantasy movie ‘Bright’, and has admitted he found it “really bizarre” that his character was given the prejudice trait, as it was new territory for him to be on the “other side” of racism.
‘Bright’ takes place in a world where human lives alongside fairytale creatures such as orcs and elves, and rather than showing racism between humans, the movie explores the tensions between people and creatures.
Speaking to Empire magazine about the movie, he said: “As a black dude you just don’t get a lot of movies where you’re a racist. It’s rugged and powerful and really bizarre for me to be on the other side of that.”
And the ‘Hitch’ actor wasn’t the only star who struggled with his role, as his co-star Noomi Rapace couldn’t get to grips with wearing contact lenses and a false set of teeth when she first took on her role, although she soon adapted.
She explained: “I was fighting against the contact lenses and teeth at the beginning. But it’s amazing how quickly you adapt.”
Meanwhile, director David Ayer believes the production is a “daring movie” because it involves “fantasy creatures” who have to also juggle a normal life where they care for their families.
The 49-year-old creator explained: “It’s kind of a daring movie. It has all these fantasy creatures, but they still pay their bills on time, love their families and try to live their lives. It becomes this incredible template to study the social issues we’re having right now.”
‘Bright’ is being produced for Netflix, and is expected to land on the platform in December this year.

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OHMYGOSSIP — Ben Mendelsohn felt intimidated by Steven Spielberg when he first started working with him on ‘Ready Player One’.
The 48-year-old actor stars in the upcoming sci-fi movie – which is being helmed by the 70-year-old filmmaker – as Nolan Sorrento, and has admitted he struggled to hold the Hollywood legend’s eye contact when the pair first met because he was so star struck.
Speaking about their encounter to Empire magazine, the ‘Rogue One: A Star Wars Story’ star said: “I got very excited and nervous. I found it hard to look him in the eye. Steven’s created a lot of legendary pop culture. The canon is so huge and so awesome. I love ‘Saving Private Ryan’. I love ‘1941’. I’m very, very partial to ‘Poltergeist’, with the girl and the television and the lovely little spirit lady. Part of the joy of Spielberg doing this film is to be able to play in this referencing of pop culture, of which he is a substantial contributor.”
Mendelsohn has admitted he felt fully “immersed” in the virtual reality world after he played on a virtual reality gaming device to prepare for his role in the science fiction production.
Speaking about his experience on a simulator, he said: “I found myself immersed.
“You’re in a house and there are goblin-type dudes coming towards you as the lights go out. I’d hear a noise and look over and there’d be some beast that’s advanced.”
The movie will also star the likes of Simon Pegg as Ogden Morrow, Mark Rylance as James Donovan Halliday, and T. J. Miller as i-R0k, as well as 20-year-old Tye Sheridan in the lead role as Wade Owen Watts.
‘Ready Player One’ is slated for release on March 30 2018.

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OHMYGOSSIP — Gal Gadot felt she could “relate” to Wonder Woman.
The 32-year-old actress portrays the titular character of Diana Princess of the Amazons in the fantasy film, which was based on the DC Comic, because the protagonist was “not perfect” and was an “open character”.
Speaking about her role in the hit movie, which saw her star alongside Chris Pine, Danny Huston, and Connie Nielsen, she said: “What I love about this character is she’s not perfect. She allows herself to show her flaws. She’s this open character. So I think this is something that I relate to. I’m a person who’s very open. I love people.”
Although the brunette beauty – who has five-month-old daughter Maya and five-year-old daughter Alma with her husband Yaron Versano – thinks she possesses similar traits to the superhero figure, she has admitted she doesn’t “enjoy” to show her flaws or “weaknesses”.
She told CinemaBlend.com: “I wouldn’t say that I enjoy showing my flaws but I don’t mind showing my weaknesses to the outside world because each and every one of us has their own weaknesses and flaws.”
And Gal has revealed she only displays her emotions because she thinks it is “natural”, and wants to feel “comfortable” with her feelings.
She added: “So for me it’s natural, and the more we feel comfortable with it the more lovely it is.”
Meanwhile, Gal is set to reprise her role as Wonder Woman with a follow-up movie ‘Wonder Woman 2′, which is believed to hit the big screens in two years’ time in December 2019.
But fans of the fashion and beauty icon will not have to wait too long to see Gal don her warrior attire as she is set to make an appearance in ‘Justice League’, which is slated for release in November this year.

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OHMYGOSSIP — Javier Bardem and Penelope Cruz kept their personal and professional lives totally separate while filming ‘Loving Pablo’.
The couple – who are married in real life – play drug lord Pablo Escobar and journalist Virginia Vallejo in ‘Loving Pablo’ and Javier revealed they were careful not to bring the dark subject material home with them after a day on set.
Speaking to E! News, Javier said: “One of the joys, and the fun of what we do, is to create. We were very careful [during shooting] to make sure we kept that joy and that we keep being able to create and use our imagination.”
Explaining that he and Penelope – who previously worked together on ‘Vicky Cristina Barcelona’ – kept their on and off-screen relationships totally separate, Javier added: “In this movie I think both of us learned more than ever to do that, because it was necessary for us to be able to get back to ourselves. To go back home and have a life. And actually it was easy. It was fun and I think we both made a little step towards growing up as performers because instead of stepping around things we really went there. We protected ourselves by being the characters, not by bringing them to us.”
The new movie is based on a book Virginia wrote about falling for the criminal and Javier welcomed the chance to show a human side to Escobar.
He said: “Thanks to all the documentaries and films, we know more about Pablo now than we ever have before. When I started to dig into this character almost 10 years ago, he wasn’t as much in the public eye. I was attracted to this movie because it’s about what’s in his mind, how he could have that greed when he basically had it all.
“I wanted to portray a real Pablo Escobar, because that’s the scary part. He was a human being, he was not a machine, he was not an idea, he was a person.
“It’s very different than playing a psychopath. For example, Anton Chigurh in ‘No Country for Old Men’, he’s a psychopath. He’s not at all interested in any emotion, and that makes him very, very scary and dangerous. But I think the person who feels empathy, the person who feels love and at the same time does those bad things, is even scarier and even more dangerous.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Javier Bardem and Penelope Cruz kept their personal and professional lives totally separate while filming ‘Loving Pablo’.
The couple – who are married in real life – play drug lord Pablo Escobar and journalist Virginia Vallejo in ‘Loving Pablo’ and Javier revealed they were careful not to bring the dark subject material home with them after a day on set.
Speaking to E! News, Javier said: “One of the joys, and the fun of what we do, is to create. We were very careful [during shooting] to make sure we kept that joy and that we keep being able to create and use our imagination.”
Explaining that he and Penelope – who previously worked together on ‘Vicky Cristina Barcelona’ – kept their on and off-screen relationships totally separate, Javier added: “In this movie I think both of us learned more than ever to do that, because it was necessary for us to be able to get back to ourselves. To go back home and have a life. And actually it was easy. It was fun and I think we both made a little step towards growing up as performers because instead of stepping around things we really went there. We protected ourselves by being the characters, not by bringing them to us.”
The new movie is based on a book Virginia wrote about falling for the criminal and Javier welcomed the chance to show a human side to Escobar.
He said: “Thanks to all the documentaries and films, we know more about Pablo now than we ever have before. When I started to dig into this character almost 10 years ago, he wasn’t as much in the public eye. I was attracted to this movie because it’s about what’s in his mind, how he could have that greed when he basically had it all.
“I wanted to portray a real Pablo Escobar, because that’s the scary part. He was a human being, he was not a machine, he was not an idea, he was a person.
“It’s very different than playing a psychopath. For example, Anton Chigurh in ‘No Country for Old Men’, he’s a psychopath. He’s not at all interested in any emotion, and that makes him very, very scary and dangerous. But I think the person who feels empathy, the person who feels love and at the same time does those bad things, is even scarier and even more dangerous.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Seann William Scott has ideas for a Stifler spin-off movie.
The 40-year-old actor starred as foul-mouthed party boy Steve Stifler in the hit comedy ‘American Pie’ and the subsequent sequels with a highlight of his story arch being his rivalry with Paul Finch [Eddie Kaye Thomas] – who ended up losing his virginity to ‘Stifler’s Mom’.
Scott’s last appearance as his alter ego came in 2012’s ‘American Reunion’ but the star believes a movie showing Stifler in his 40s still acting in the same irresponsible way would make for a great comic film.
Speaking to Forbes, he said: “With these franchises you never know, you never can tell. It would be pretty funny to see Stifler in his 40s, still being the exact same guy, it could be hilarious. I’ve had some ideas but I don’t know. Truthfully, I feel like Stifler did get his perfect revenge by sleeping with Finch’s mum but it could still be really funny to see Stifler as this sad, male stripper just dancing for dollar bills.”
The massive success of the first film – which was released in 1999 – resulted in three direct sequels and four spin-offs and was responsible for a string of other teen-focused comedies such as ‘Road Trip’, which also starred Scott.
Scott credits the ‘American Pie’ films for making him a global star and he will forever grateful for Stifler.
He said: “To be honest, not since the ‘American Pie’ films have I done a movie where still, to this day, have people always coming up to me and wanting to talk about it.”
Scott is currently starring in another sequel to one of his popular movies ‘Goon’ and hopes that if fans respond well to ‘Goon: Last of the Enforcers’ it could lead to the return of Stifler.
He said: “Hopefully, people will respond to it and then I’ll do another ‘American Pie’ movie.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Seann William Scott has ideas for a Stifler spin-off movie.
The 40-year-old actor starred as foul-mouthed party boy Steve Stifler in the hit comedy ‘American Pie’ and the subsequent sequels with a highlight of his story arch being his rivalry with Paul Finch [Eddie Kaye Thomas] – who ended up losing his virginity to ‘Stifler’s Mom’.
Scott’s last appearance as his alter ego came in 2012’s ‘American Reunion’ but the star believes a movie showing Stifler in his 40s still acting in the same irresponsible way would make for a great comic film.
Speaking to Forbes, he said: “With these franchises you never know, you never can tell. It would be pretty funny to see Stifler in his 40s, still being the exact same guy, it could be hilarious. I’ve had some ideas but I don’t know. Truthfully, I feel like Stifler did get his perfect revenge by sleeping with Finch’s mum but it could still be really funny to see Stifler as this sad, male stripper just dancing for dollar bills.”
The massive success of the first film – which was released in 1999 – resulted in three direct sequels and four spin-offs and was responsible for a string of other teen-focused comedies such as ‘Road Trip’, which also starred Scott.
Scott credits the ‘American Pie’ films for making him a global star and he will forever grateful for Stifler.
He said: “To be honest, not since the ‘American Pie’ films have I done a movie where still, to this day, have people always coming up to me and wanting to talk about it.”
Scott is currently starring in another sequel to one of his popular movies ‘Goon’ and hopes that if fans respond well to ‘Goon: Last of the Enforcers’ it could lead to the return of Stifler.
He said: “Hopefully, people will respond to it and then I’ll do another ‘American Pie’ movie.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Paul Bettany has joined the Han Solo ‘spin-off movie.
Director Ron Howard revealed the casting news by sharing a picture of Paul, 46, on his Twitter page and writing: “”The Outer Rim just got a little bit wilder #PaulBettany #ForceFriday. It’s my third opportunity to work with Paul. He’s a blast and so talented.”
Ron, 63, and Paul have previously worked together on ‘A Beautiful Mind’ and ‘The Da Vinci Code’.
Meanwhile, Michael K. Williams was recently cut out of the untitled Han Solo movie.
The 50-year-old actor’s commitment to ‘The Red Sea Diving Resort’ and TV show ‘Hap and Leonard’ meant he was unavailable for the reshoots new director Ron – who was brought on board following the departure of Christopher Miller and Phil Lord – wanted for his version of the film, so it was decided to drop his unnamed half-human, half-animal role from the project completely.
He said: “I felt great about what I created with the directors that I worked with.
“We created a kick-ass character, in my opinion. I’m proud of it. When Ron Howard got hired to finish out the film, there were some reshoot issues that needed to be done in regards to my character, in order for it to match the new direction which the producers wanted Ron to carry the film in.
“And that would have required me on a plane a month ago to London, to Pinewood, to do reshoots. But I’m here, on location in Africa. It’s scheduling.
I’m not going to be back on the market until the end of November after ‘Hap and Leonard’, and for them to wait that long for me, that would have pushed back the release date, which I believe is in May 2018. They wanted me now; I couldn’t go. So they had to clip-clip-clip.”
The ‘Han Solo’ spin-off movie is set to follow a younger version of the titular character, with Alden Ehrenreich taking over the iconic role from Harrison Ford.
Han and his wookiee sidekick Chewbacca will be seen first meeting Lando Calrissian – played by Donald Glover – and they will also encounter Woody Harrelson’s alter ego Beckett, who is believed to be a mentor to young Han who guides him on his journey to becoming a space smuggler.
‘The untitled Han Solo film will be released in May 2018.

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OHMYGOSSIP — Paul Bettany has joined the Han Solo ‘spin-off movie.
Director Ron Howard revealed the casting news by sharing a picture of Paul, 46, on his Twitter page and writing: “”The Outer Rim just got a little bit wilder #PaulBettany #ForceFriday. It’s my third opportunity to work with Paul. He’s a blast and so talented.”
Ron, 63, and Paul have previously worked together on ‘A Beautiful Mind’ and ‘The Da Vinci Code’.
Meanwhile, Michael K. Williams was recently cut out of the untitled Han Solo movie.
The 50-year-old actor’s commitment to ‘The Red Sea Diving Resort’ and TV show ‘Hap and Leonard’ meant he was unavailable for the reshoots new director Ron – who was brought on board following the departure of Christopher Miller and Phil Lord – wanted for his version of the film, so it was decided to drop his unnamed half-human, half-animal role from the project completely.
He said: “I felt great about what I created with the directors that I worked with.
“We created a kick-ass character, in my opinion. I’m proud of it. When Ron Howard got hired to finish out the film, there were some reshoot issues that needed to be done in regards to my character, in order for it to match the new direction which the producers wanted Ron to carry the film in.
“And that would have required me on a plane a month ago to London, to Pinewood, to do reshoots. But I’m here, on location in Africa. It’s scheduling.
I’m not going to be back on the market until the end of November after ‘Hap and Leonard’, and for them to wait that long for me, that would have pushed back the release date, which I believe is in May 2018. They wanted me now; I couldn’t go. So they had to clip-clip-clip.”
The ‘Han Solo’ spin-off movie is set to follow a younger version of the titular character, with Alden Ehrenreich taking over the iconic role from Harrison Ford.
Han and his wookiee sidekick Chewbacca will be seen first meeting Lando Calrissian – played by Donald Glover – and they will also encounter Woody Harrelson’s alter ego Beckett, who is believed to be a mentor to young Han who guides him on his journey to becoming a space smuggler.
‘The untitled Han Solo film will be released in May 2018.

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