George Clooney Wanted Adam Sandler to Be Taken Seriously on the Set of ‘Jay Kelly’ and Not Be “Making Fun of His Incredible Talent”

George Clooney Wanted Adam Sandler to Be Taken Seriously on the Set of ‘Jay Kelly’ and Not Be “Making Fun of His Incredible Talent”

For their new movie, Jay Kelly, George Clooney had a special rule on set: he didn’t want the cast referring to Adam Sandler by his nickname “Sandman,” in an effort to take the comedian more seriously as an actor. At the film’s AFI Fest premiere on Thursday, Clooney explained that reasoning to The Hollywood Reporter,…

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Telluride Awards Analysis: ‘Jay Kelly,’ Movie About People Who Make Movies, Feels Very Much Like Academy’s Cup of Tea

Telluride Awards Analysis: ‘Jay Kelly,’ Movie About People Who Make Movies, Feels Very Much Like Academy’s Cup of Tea

Jay Kelly, Noah Baumbach’s new film about the personal sacrifices required of people who make movies, and of people who support those people, had its North American premiere at the Telluride Film Festival’s Werner Herzog Theater on Saturday night, two days after its international bow at the Venice Film Festival. I have no doubt that…

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#Ryan Gosling Says He Doubted His “Ken-ergy” Before Signing on for Greta Gerwig’s ‘Barbie’

#Ryan Gosling Says He Doubted His “Ken-ergy” Before Signing on for Greta Gerwig’s ‘Barbie’

Barbie made a cameo in Sin City. Greta Gerwig’s Barbie starring Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling touched down inside Caesars Palace in Las Vegas during Warner Bros.’ CinemaCon presentation on Tuesday morning. The studio welcomed Gerwig, Robbie and Gosling to the Colosseum stage along with co-star America Ferrera to chat up the Mattel project and…

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