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| | Sandra Bullock: We have to 'lean into' AI & 'make it our friend' | | Added 21 days ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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Sandra Bullock appeared at CinemaCon last week to hype Practical Magic 2. This will be her first big promotional tour since 2022, which is when she was out and about for The Lost City (with Channing Tatum and Daniel Radcliffe). In 2023, her partner Bryan Randall passed away after a battle with ALS. Sandy stopped working for several years, just focusing on healing and her children. A source recently told People Mag that: ?After everything she went through with Bryan, she needed time to care for herself. She spent a lot of time healing, being with her kids and being at home. She needed to ensure that she and her kids were in the best possible place for her to go back to work.? She did what she needed to do and she absolutely has the support of everyone in Hollywood. While she was away, a lot happened in Hollywood though, and Hollywood is still reckoning with all of this AI bullsh-t. Well, Sandra Bullock is apparently pro-AI. She spoke about it the CNBC Changemakers Summit:
Sandra Bullock appeared at the CNBC Changemakers Summit alongside Warner Bros. Pictures co-chair and CEO Pam Abdy and was asked about the intersection of Hollywood and AI. The Oscar winner said the industry needs to lean into it.
The topic of AI came up when moderator Julia Boorstin noted all the AI-generated fan trailers that have been circulating for ?Practical Magic 2,? which Bullock stars in and produces for Abdy?s Warner Bros. The movie is set to open in theaters this fall.
?I know it?s not great, but it?s also exciting, because that means that there?s a desire for it and that means that people want to come and play with the movie. And that?s exciting,? Abdy said about the AI trailers.
When asked if it?s ?weird? to see people using AI to recreate her image, Bullock quipped: ?Well, there could be worse [things] with my image!? She then said on a more serious note: ?But it?s here. We have to observe it. We have to understand it. We have to lean into it. We have to use it in a really constructive and creative way, make it our friend rather than ? I mean, we have to be incredibly cautious and aware of it because there are people who will use it for evil and not good. But I do feel that there?s a place for it? It?s here. We have to just be friends in some dark way.?
[From Variety]
They?re comparing Bullock?s comments to Reese Witherspoon?s recent rah-rah-AI-girlboss comments. Reese?s comments came off as tone-deaf and likely part of some undercover spon-con or business opportunity for her. Sandra sounds more wary of AI. I also think that for someone like Sandra, who is 61 years old, she?s probably like ?hey, this isn?t my generation?s problem.? Like, let the youths figure out this fking AI mess. Between Sandra and Reese?s comments, some have suggested that some AI company possibly held a luncheon or some kind of investment presentation for Hollywood women. That seems very likely too.
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| | Charlize Theron slams Timothee Chalamet over his ballet & opera comments | | Added 21 days ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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The Timothee Chalamet lashings continue. It?s so funny. Last month, Chalamet did a bizarre CNN townhall where he and Matthew McConaughey pontificated about acting and art. At one point, Chalamet said: ?I don?t want to be working in ballet or opera where it?s like, ?Hey, keep this thing alive, even though no one cares about this anymore.? All respect to the ballet and opera people out there. I just lost 14 cents in viewership.? In the week before the Oscars, Chalamet was dragged to hell and back by ballet companies, opera communities, classical musicians and pretty much everyone else. Well, Charlize Theron decided to chime in. She was being interviewed by the NYT about her life, her family, her work and her past life as a would-be ballerina. That?s when Charlize unloaded on Timothee Chalamet.
NYT: What are the mental challenges of doing movies like [Apex]? Because it?s not just a physical game, it?s mental.
Theron: Dance is probably one of the hardest things I ever did. Dancers are superheroes. What they put their bodies through in complete silence.
NYT: Sorry, Timothe Chalamet.
Theron: Oh, boy, I hope I run into him one day. That was a very reckless comment on an art form, two art forms, that we need to lift up constantly because, yes, they do have a hard time. But in 10 years, A.I. is going to be able to do Timothe?s job, but it will not be able to replace a person on a stage dancing live. And we shouldn?t [expletive] on other art forms. Dance taught me discipline. It taught structure. It taught hard work. It taught me to be tough. It?s borderline abusive. There were several times that I had blood infections from blisters that just never healed. And you don?t get a day off. I?m literally talking about bleeding through your shoes. And that?s something that you have to practice every single day, the mind-set of just, you don?t give up, there?s no other option, you keep going.
[From The NYT]
Now that we?re a few weeks away from Timothee?s comments, it feels completely crazy that he actually said that in the first place. To completely disrespect and dismiss those two performative art forms, to say that no one cares about ballet or opera, and in essence suggesting that people who engage with ballet, dance or opera are wasting their time? Like, WTF was he thinking? Anyway, I would pay good money to watch Charlize body-slam Timmy. Make it into a movie!
BTW, Charlize?s NYT interview was really good and worth a read in its entirety. She spoke in great depth about the circumstances around her mother killing her father in South Africa when she (Charlize) was just a little girl. Her backstory really makes you understand why she is the way she is and the way she carries herself.
Photos courtesy of Avalon Red.
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| | Prince William & Kate will 'literally go into hiding' if & when the Sussexes visit the UK | | Added 21 days ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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This week, the left-behind Windsors will mark Queen Elizabeth II?s centenary birthday, even though she passed away nearly four years ago. QEII remains the most popular royal, despite her passing, which is why the left-behinds are so desperate to cling to her memory and attach themselves to her in any way. Still, the QEII nostalgia will be over soon enough, and then it?s on to the next ?big thing? for the left-behinds what the hell are they going to do about the Duke and Duchess of Sussex?
Prince Harry and possibly Meghan are due to visit the UK in July, for the Invictus Games One Year To Go events. Meghan?s presence is dependent on police protection, and I think everyone can now acknowledge that the UK security situation has been delayed for personal reasons on the Windsors? side. As in, King Charles, Prince William and their courtiers have worked behind the scenes to whine and cry about how the Sussexes shouldn?t be given security. No one in any of the royal courts wants to see a repeat of the Sussexes? Australian tour happening in London and Birmingham. Somewhat hilariously, it sounds like Prince William and Kate are already forming a plan for what they?ll do if and when Harry and Meghan visit the UK in July. Their big plan? LMAO, they?re going to hide.
Even six years on, with no change of heart, Prince William and Kate Middleton are reportedly still holding a grudge against Prince Harry and Meghan Markle. According to a source, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex may allegedly be planning a UK visit with their children, riding high after their Australia trip. But if that were to happen, dont expect the Prince and Princess of Wales to bury the hatchet, as they will be keeping their distance and steering clear of the media storm that seems to follow the Sussexes at every turn.
Speaking to OK! magazine, the insider revealed that if Harry and Markle were to make a trip to the UK next July for the Invictus Games, William and Catherine would have no hesitation in distancing themselves completely. They would much prefer to step out of the spotlight and literally go into hiding than risk being pulled into what they regard as avoidable tension and disruption. They added, There is a genuine concern that even a short visit from the Sussexes is like bringing a circus to town and will rapidly snowball into an intense media storm, which is exactly what the Waleses are trying to steer clear of.
Against that backdrop, William and Middleton allegedly wish to protect their three childrens privacy, rather than dragging them into a media firestorm. The source continued, For them, the overriding priority is protecting a sense of normality for their children and shielding their immediate family from further scrutiny or fallout, rather than engaging with a situation they believe could quickly spiral. While rumor mills have swirled that King Charles could invite the Sussexes to stay in Sandringham, that will not alter the Waleses alleged unforgiving stance on them, as a Palace aide clarified that the idea of reconciling with Harry and Markle is reportedly not on the table right now.
[From The Royal Observer]
With Prince Harry?s various solo visits to the UK in recent years, William and Kate have tried two different methods of dealing with his presence. One method is the one described above, which is they disappear from public view completely and ?go into hiding? because they?re so mad about the attention Harry receives. The other method which is more common when they have advance knowledge of Harry?s movements and schedule is to counterprogram, to schedule some public appearances in the hopes of pulling focus away from him. Which never works, and it often makes Will and Kate look desperate and foolish. Of course, ?hiding whenever Harry comes to town? isn?t a much better option for the future king and queen consort they look like they?re too immature to handle ?healthy competition? for the press?s attention. Now, if the Sussexes get police protection and Meghan ends up coming with Harry? I have no idea how Will and Kate are going to handle it, honestly. I suspect that they?ll both have complete breakdowns.
PS? It?s honestly hilarious that this is Will & Kate?s big threat too ?we?ll go into hiding if the Sussexes come to town!? W&K go into hiding constantly, for non-Sussex
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