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Time of India
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- Time of India
'Desperate Housewives' star Jesse Metcalfe opens up about the feud rumors; recalls feeling oblivious: 'I was just happy to have a job...'
Jesse Metcalfe , the 'John Tucker Must Die' actor, recalled the time of his ' Desperate Housewives ' era and the longstanding rumors of the off-camera feud. While the gossips persist, the actor believes that he was too happy having the job to look into the problematic matters. Jesse Metcalfe opens up about feeling oblivious Metcalfe, the actor who played the role of the gardener boyfriend of Eva Longoria 's Gabrielle Solis, opened up about his experience on the 2004 show that lasted for eight seasons. The series starred Longoria, Felicity Huffman , Marcia Cross , Teri Hatcher , and Nicollette Sheridan , who left the series post the fifth season due to issues with the creator Marc Cherry , according to People. 'I was just happy to have a job. I went through an entire pilot season, I didn't book anything, and I tested for Desperate Housewives, which was a recast, right at the end of that pilot season, and ended up booking it," the 46-year-old said, adding that the show put him on the map and was riding along the way. 'Matter of fact, there's a lot of stories about all the drama on that set between some of our lead females,' he said, before adding, 'And I was like, I was oblivious to it, basically, you know, because I was just so thrilled to be on a show and just so in the moment.' by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like American Investor Warren Buffett Recommends: 5 Books For Turning Your Life Around Blinkist: Warren Buffett's Reading List Undo Money, Acting, and Cage Furthermore, Metcalfe discoursed that for someone who had minimal acting experience, it was enthralling to receive money for a significant acting job, and the lifestyle he had after working on the series, he said in a 2020 interview with Variety. Meanwhile, the actor also revealed that he felt 'caged' after feeling the pressure of constantly doing scenes without his shirt, in an interview with i-D in 2021.
New Indian Express
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- New Indian Express
Hegemony by the water's edge
The prose is decidedly unsentimental. Yet, typical of this writer, lyrical; the reader absorbs the family saga silently, moved beyond words. The dammed-up sentiment breaks through once in a while, in the telling of the life and times of Ammu, the strong woman who holds home and family together. She plays the market in Hong Kong, and after the same markets crash, picks herself and the pieces up and moves on. Ammu, who becomes somewhat inured to managing everything by herself, grows a stoic exterior, learns to cope when her journalist husband has them moving cities, (Hong Kong, NYC, Bombay, Bangalore) countries and jobs, when he goes to jail (thus acquiring in the words of the narrator notoriety, fame and unemployability, all at once), and when he eventually retreats into silence. She knows what it takes time for the other members of her family to realise: that when an Elsewherean fetches up in a new place, there's no sense of belonging or welcome. George is looked at through a lens devoid of sentiment, described as a man with a grand idea of himself. The legendary journalist, known to readers across India and Southeast Asia for decades now, is a keen observer of people, places and practices. He is prone to quoting from the Hindu scriptures (he has an interesting take on travel in the Ramay ana), and at one point, his brother-in-law wonders if George is also a communist…which would make him a Hindu Christian Communist! George turns that old saying 'water finds its level' on its head; his take is, 'a river cannot rise above its source.' The story Jeet Thayil tells is an engaging one, despite the laconic tone of its telling. The Hong Kong chapter, where George sets up Asiaweek, is interesting; the Vietnam one, where the author goes tracking some personal history, is even more interesting. The Germany account, wherein the author tells Germans about their own George Grosz and Otto Dix, and eventually gets a black eye, is rather esoteric, while the China chapter, where the author gets a lesson on slavery Indian style, is both frank and funny. In Paris, the author searches for and finds Baudelaire's tomb as a sort of tribute to his uncle, who was obsessed with the poet. In Bangalore, we hear the gardener Govindappa's story of his travels during the pandemic. And in the end, everything loops back to the Muvattupuzha River, the river of three rivers.
Indian Express
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- Indian Express
‘Hollywood's pressure to oppose Israel ruined Snow White,' says Gal Gadot
Gal Gadot recently opened up about why she thinks Disney's live-action Snow White fell flat. Touted as one of the studio's biggest live-action remakes of a childhood classic, the film, led by Rachel Zegler, flopped at the box office, facing sharp criticism over performances and a storm of political backlash. Speaking on Israeli TV show The A Talks, Gadot said the movie's outcome was 'incredibly affected' by the pressure on Hollywood stars to publicly take sides. From the casting of Rachel Zegler, an actor of Colombian and Polish descent, as the titular white character, to her past remarks and even rumours of a feud with Gal Gadot, everything together dragged Snow White down at the box office. But according to Gadot, best known for playing Wonder Woman, the real blow was the unsaid push on celebrities to speak against Israel in the ongoing war with Palestine. She explained, 'This happens across different industries, even in Hollywood. There's pressure on celebrities to speak against Israel. And it happened.' Also read: Snow White movie controversy explained: Why Disney is trying to downplay Rachel Zegler and Gal Gadot-starrer ahead of premiere Snow White, made on a massive budget of $270 million, struggled to even recover the amount and ended up making just $87.2 million domestically and $118.5 million internationally. The worldwide total for its theatrical lifetime performance remained at an all-time low of $207 million. Gadot added that while she always tries to give context and explain her stance with an example, in the end, people make their own decisions. The actor admitted she was 'disappointed' that the controversy overshadowed the Snow White release, where she played the Evil Queen, saying: 'I thought this movie was going to be a huge hit, and then it happened. You win some, you lose some.' Also read: Snow White movie review: Rachel Zegler, Gal Gadot star in a bland adaptation with sub-magical actors Apart from Gal Gadot and Rachel Zegler, the movie also stars Andrew Burnap as Jonathan, Patrick Page as the Magic Mirror, and Ansu Kabia as the Huntsman. Despite the film's initial backlash, critics weren't as harsh. Variety's Owen Gleiberman actually praised the film, calling it one of Disney's better live-action remakes. However, the pre-release drama, from questionable CGI to actor Peter Dinklage, who has a form of dwarfism, criticising the decision to remake a story about 'seven dwarfs living in a cave' as hypocritical, even as Disney was 'proud to cast a Latina actress,' combined with all the other issues made sure the movie couldn't sail at the box office. Zegler's anti-Trump remark, which she later apologised for, only made the situation worse. Behind the scenes, both Zegler and Gadot were also reportedly feuding over their contrasting political stance. Gadot, born in Israel and a former Israeli soldier, has been a vocal supporter of her country. Zegler has openly expressed support for Palestine and criticised Israel over the recent Gaza situation. When the film opened in March, it fell short of its $100 million box office target, leading Disney to pause the production of its live-action remake of Tangled.
