“My intent was to honor this remarkable man,” McFarland said in a statement. McFarland, who brought the original photo from his own private collection, took to Instagram to apologize. Star Will Smith also expressed similar hopes about hisrecent controversies. ‘Emancipation’ producer Joey McFarland walks the red carpet at the film’s premiere.Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images “My hope is that my team isn’t penalized at all for my actions. Want more movie news?

Director Antoine Fuqua tilts true history into a brutal, broad-strokes action thriller elevated by his central star’s performance. What we know for sure about a man called “Whipped Peter” is as scant as a picture and a paragraph: He was enslaved on a Louisiana plantation and escaped; he somehow survived 40 treacherous miles of swamp and made it to a Union safehold in Baton Rouge, where a portrait of him stripped to the waist his back a constellation of keloid scars incurred from a vicious whipping became a galvanizing spark for the abolitionist movement....

Hirsch served 15 days in jail after assaulting a woman at the Sundance Film Festival in 2015. “I had no memory of what happened. So I’m reading the stuff the next day, like, ‘What?’ Emile Hirsch.Michael Buckner/Getty Images He went on to describe the incident as “something that should have just never happened” at all. And that’s sort of what I’ve chosen to do. I hope that I can be a better person as well....

The Game of Thrones star’s character holds a special connection to the Captain Marvel film series. Highly classified information aboutOlivia ColmanandEmilia Clarke’s characters in Marvel’s forthcoming political thrillerSecret Invasionhas officially come into evidence. G’iah is the daughter of Talos, the lovable Skrull commander played byBen Mendelsohn. Olivia Colman in ‘Secret Invasion’.Marvel Studios The character made a brief appearance as a child in the 2019 film. “These people promised a lot of stuff a long time ago, and not a lot has happened....

“I was a baby. Emilia Clarkedid not enjoy her time acting opposite a cat on Broadway. “It was just not ready,” Clarke, 35,told the BBC. Emilia Clarke.Gareth Cattermole/Getty And the show wasn’t the only thing she thought was a little too green. “Was I ready? No, I was definitely not ready,” she said. “I was a baby. I was so young and so inexperienced.” (Vito shared the role with Montie and Moo....

We all saw what happened in the series finale, right? But that may not be the last we’ve seen of Jon Snow. Martinlater confirmed the project and revealed that it was Harington’s idea. Emilia Clarke as Daenerys Targaryen and Kit Harington as Jon Snow on ‘Game of Thrones’.Helen Sloan/HBO “And live out his life thinking about Ygritte [played byRose Leslie] dying in his arms. He paused, then coyly added, “That’s interesting....

The star added that she is one of very few to survive this throw in of aneurysm. “There’s quite a bit missing! Which always makes me laugh,” she continued. Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP/REX/Shutterstock “I remember being told that I should sign a release form for surgery. “But, finally, I settled down and signed. And then I was unconscious. For the next three hours, surgeons went about repairing my brain. This would not be my last surgery, and it would not be the worst....

“I did laugh and we got through it but the training was intense,” the actress said. “When you hear the word ‘tactile,’ you think that sounds nice and cozy. There was nothing cozy about wearing these suits.” Emily Blunt and Tom Cruise in ‘Edge of Tomorrow’.David James Blunt’s suit weighed about 85 pounds. “It was so heavy,” she said. He just stared at me. I said, ‘I’m just feeling a bit panicky about the whole shoot....

“I was contracted to do Gulliver’s Travels. I didn’t want to do Gulliver’s Travels,” Blunt admitted. Scarlett Johanssonis pretty much synonymous with the superheroBlack Widow, a.k.a. Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images; ©Marvel Studios 2020 Emily Bluntwas the original choice for the Avenger superspy, who first appeared in 2010’sIron Man 2. “I was contracted to doGulliver’s Travels. “It was a bit of a heartbreaker for me. “For me, it’s all about the part,” Blunt said....

“It’s awful,” the actress says of executing action sequences in a corset. “It’s so awful,” she proclaims. The corset acted as like a sort of oven on my organs. Diego Lopez Calvin/Drama Republic/BBC/Amazon Studios There was no breathing space." Blunt also makes her debut as a producer on the project, which hits Prime Video on Nov. 11. ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: You have done so many different genres and types of stories....

A brand-new cult was created just for this Netflix series. The two attended the Boston University College of Fine Arts together, where they studied theater. They kept in touch a little bit after school, but then lost contact over the years. Emily Deschanel as Suzanne in ‘Devil in Ohio’.Netflix And then I would get to play a part like this. No, not in your wildest dreams," Deschanel says. “It’s amazing how life takes twists and turns I think....

Two fakers, and everyone is lying." Get ready to have your hearts broken… but in a good way. What could possibly go wrong? Emily Henry’s' Happy Place'.Devyn Glista St. Blanc Studios Henry goes on to explain she wanted to tell her own version of this story. I think the second chance of it all is what really drew me into the story." Henry tells EW that she’s constantly looking for something “that she hasn’t done before....

Plus, its equal parts hilarious and sexy. A gajillion stars." The ‘gotta know’ will carry you all the way to the final note." Laura Dave recommends ‘After Happily Ever After’ by Leslie A. Rasmussen.Credit: Courtesy Laura Dave; She Writes Press Kris Clinks empathetic voice and fresh style make it a wonderful read." Novels with middle-aged former food-writer protagonists who eat their victims? This second-chance love story is the perfect blend of emotional and sexy....