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Metro
17 hours ago
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- Metro
James Bond fans convinced they've cracked the next 007 actor
The news that Denis Villeneuve will helm the next James Bond film has fans convinced that Timothée Chalamet is about to become the next 007. Amazon MGM announced on Wednesday that the Dune and Blade Runner 2049 director will direct the next entry in the long-running franchise. Expressing his reverence for the character, Denis said: 'Some of my earliest movie-going memories are connected to 007. 'I grew up watching James Bond films with my father, ever since Dr. No with Sean Connery. I'm a die-hard Bond fan. To me, he's sacred territory.' The announcement has some fans convinced that Denis might bring with him a Bond of his own – Dune and Dune: Part 2 star Timothée. Is the one-time Willy Wonka about to be handed his license to kill? Taking to X as the news landed, fans shared their thoughts on Denis' new job – speculating that he might bring 29-year-old Timothée along for the ride. 'Now cast Timothée Chalamalabingbong as James Bond,' wrote the user Cookin_Meth. 'TIMOTHEE CHALAMET ANSWER THE PHONE!!! YOU ARE JAMES BOND!!' exclaimed wixeddreams_. 'Timothee is gonna be the next bond,' Dmoney2499 speculated. 'I assume this means Timothee Chalamet will be the next James Bond,' agreed JamesHazelden. The French-American actor has worked with Denis to play Paul Atreides in the sci-fi action franchise Dune. As the Lisan al Gaib, Paul was the main character in the series' first two entries, and will return in the 2026 sequel Dune: Messiah. Denis cast Timothée in the role after being impressed by his performance in the 2017 romance Call Me By Your Name. 'I have to thank you because seeing Timothée's performance in 'Call Me by Your Name' is one of the main driving forces [for me] to think about Paul Atreides,' he told the film's director, Luca Guadagnino, in a chat chaired by Variety. 'There was something about that intelligence that I saw in his eyes and the maturity in that youth that you captured that I said, 'Oh my God, maybe it could be him.' Speculation as to the next Bond's identity has been rife since Daniel Craig vacated the role after 2021's No Time to Die. As the film searched for its director, 28 Years Later star Aaron Taylor-Johnson emerged as early frontrunner, alongside The While Lotus alumnus Theo James. Happy Valley actor James Norton, Emily in Paris's Lucien Laviscount and The Crown star Josh O' Connor have also been named as potential contenders for the role. Only this week, Mufasa: The Lion King star Aaron Pierre also entered the running, following a leak from entertainment insider Daniel Ritchman. Theo James – 7/2 Aaron Taylor-Johnson – 11/8 Callum Turner – 16/1 Harris Dickinson – 16/1 Henry Cavill – 4/1 Jack Lowden – 12/1 James Norton – 12/1 Josh O'Connor – 33/1 Tom Hardy – 20/1 (Odds via Ladbrokes) After being purchased by Amazon for $$8.45billion (£6.7billion) in 2022, an agreement over creative control means that the franchise's future is entirely in the streaming service's hands. This includes the monumental decision as to who will fill the iconic spy's shoes. Prior to this landmark development, family-run Eon Productions had been responsible for the franchise since its first film in 1962. Of Denis's appointment as director, Mike Hopkins, head of Amazon MGM Studios said: 'We are honoured that Denis has agreed to direct James Bond's next chapter. He is a cinematic master, whose filmography speaks for itself. More Trending 'James Bond is in the hands of one of today's greatest filmmakers and we cannot wait to get started on 007's next adventure.' In a statement, Denis described himself as a 'die-hard' Bond fan, promising: 'I intend to honour the tradition and open the path for many new missions to come. 'This is a massive responsibility, but also incredibly exciting for me and a huge honour.' Got a story? If you've got a celebrity story, video or pictures get in touch with the entertainment team by emailing us celebtips@ calling 020 3615 2145 or by visiting our Submit Stuff page – we'd love to hear from you. MORE: James Bond fans crushed after discovering Hollywood legends' 1960s-set pitch 'will never happen' MORE: Aaron Taylor-Johnson remains tight-lipped about Bond but there are other 007 candidates MORE: What will the new head of MI6 actually do?
Hindustan Times
a day ago
- Entertainment
- Hindustan Times
Dune maker Denis Villeneuve to direct next James Bond film: ‘Intend to honour the tradition, open path for new mission'
Oscar-nominated Denis Villeneuve is all set to take on a new project, moving from the sci-fi epic Dune universe to the world of espionage with the next James Bond film. Denis has been tapped to direct the upcoming Bond movie, which will mark the first film from Amazon MGM. Also read: James Bond makers rubbishes rumours about changing gender, clarify that he will remain a man Denis' last release was Dune: Part 2, which earned over $700 million at the box office.(Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP) Amazon MGM Studios made the announcement on Wednesday, adding that Tanya Lapointe has been signing on as executive producer. It was previously announced that Amy Pascal and David Heyman will serve as producers. 'Some of my earliest movie-going memories are connected to 007. I grew up watching James Bond films with my father, ever since Dr. No with Sean Connery. I'm a die-hard Bond fan. To me, he's sacred territory,' Denis said, adding, 'I intend to honour the tradition and open the path for many new missions to come. This is a massive responsibility, but also, incredibly exciting for me and a huge honour. Amy, David, and I are absolutely thrilled to bring him back to the screen. Thank you to Amazon MGM Studios for their trust'. Pascal and Heyman said in a joint statement, 'Denis Villeneuve has been in love with James Bond movies since he was a little boy. It was always his dream to make this movie, and now it's ours, too. We are lucky to be in the hands of this extraordinary filmmaker'. James Bond is one of the most sought-after franchises for filmmakers. It's unclear when the film will go into production. Still, the search is underway for a screenwriter who will work with Denis to bring the newest incarnation of the secret agent to the screen, reports Hollywood Reporter. Denis' last release was Dune: Part 2, which earned over $700 million at the box office and several Oscar nominations, including best picture, winning best sound and best visual effects. Currently, he is in prep for the third Dune film. He is also known for films such as Blade Runner 2049, Arrival, Sicario, Prisoners, Enemy and Incendies. About Bond film The new Bond will mark the franchise's 26th title and the follow-up to 2021's No Time to Die, which was directed by Cary Joji Fukunaga. Denis, who is French-Canadian, is the second non-British filmmaker to take on Bond, following Fukunaga. This film will also mark the first Bond outing following Amazon's $8.45 billion takeover of 007's long-standing backer MGM. Earlier this year, it was announced that Amazon MGM Studios, Michael and Barbara have formed a new joint venture in which they will co-own James Bond intellectual property rights. However, the creative control rests with Amazon MGM. Amazon bought MGM Studios in 2022 for USD 6.1 billion. The new deal came after mounting speculation about the fate of the spy, four years after Bond's last outing in No Time to Die, which was also Daniel Craig's final appearance in the role. The Bond films were launched by Albert "Cubby" Broccoli in 1962.
Yahoo
04-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
What are the best movie sequels ever? A statistical analysis
In 2024, 18 of the 20 highest-grossing films were sequels or prequels. The year's top-rated movie was Dune: Part 2, the highest-grossing film was Inside Out 2, and the biggest box office surprise came from Terrifier 3. It was yet another banner year for recycled ideas. Since the early 2000s, there has been a sharp increase in sequels, remakes, and prequels, with franchise instalments consistently dominating the 50 highest-grossing films of any given year. This phenomenon can be traced to several industry trends, including: High-quality at-home entertainment options Consolidation among Hollywood studios Wall Street's need for ever-increasing earnings (via blockbuster hits) Movie studios seeking to imitate the runaway success of other sequels This final point lies at the heart of our analysis today: Hollywood thrives on imitation, constantly chasing commercial trends through relentless copy-catting. The entertainment industry's reliance on franchisation didn't occur overnight — rather, it emerged via a half-century of well-received sequels and subpar mimicry. So today, we'll explore the serialised stories that inspired a generation of studio executives and the modern franchise fare that dared to exceed expectations. We'll identify cinema's greatest sequels based on a range of criteria, including: Rankings from online databases: The wisdom of film-loving crowds. Box office success: Movies are a for-profit industry 🙃. Oscar recognition: The Oscars stink, but sometimes they're useful. We'll deconstruct aspects of cinematic legacy before pinpointing a handful of consensus selections. Will the internet agree with these rankings? Absolutely not — the internet never does. Will we better understand the series of events that spawned "superhero fatigue" and "sequel-itis"? Certainly. The "wisdom of crowds" argues that the collective judgment of a diverse group often outperforms that of an individual expert. For example, if you ask 500 people to guess the number of marbles in a fishbowl, the average of these guesses will come remarkably close to the actual number. In theory, online movie ratings reflect the wisdom of crowds—though this dataset comes with some notable caveats. Internet reviews may skew toward certain demographics (male, younger, etc.), and these decisions are not made independently (since a reviewer can see a film's current score). That said, online databases like Letterboxd, IMDb, and TMDb offer an encyclopedic collection of moviegoer sentiments (and no dataset is perfect). So, which franchise fare do these somewhat-wise internet crowds enjoy? Our list of highly-rated follow-ups highlights a group of sequels that spawned an army of subpar imitator sequels. Some observations: The sequels that forged a template for copycats: Few films have influenced Hollywood project development more than The Dark Knight, Return of the King, and Avengers: Endgame. These films exemplify franchise filmmaking at its best and were rewarded with boatloads of money. So, what happens when studio executives clumsily attempt to replicate these projects? For every well-received sequel, we're inundated with dozens of imitator dumpster fires: The DC Cinematic Universe, Madame Web, Kraven the Hunter, Morbius, Eternals, Joker: Folie à Deux, Catwoman, Battleship, and the live-action adaptation of The Last Airbender. The 2020s have delivered some outstanding franchise installments: Sequels have become synonymous with a lack of imagination and substandard quality, but that's not always the case. In the right hands — like those of James Cameron or Denis Villeneuve — a follow-up film can delight diehard fans, casual moviegoers, and cinephiles. Post-pandemic, several franchise works have achieved critical acclaim and box office success, including Spiderman: Across the Spiderverse, Dune: Part 2, and Top Gun: Maverick. There is hope! I've performed several analyses investigating the "best" and "worst" of something, including greatest actors, best movie year, and worst actors. Over time, I've settled on a formula for evaluating cinematic legacy that combines online sentiment, commercial performance, and critical acclaim. It's not perfect, but I am mostly satisfied with the results. With this in mind, I considered omitting commercial performance from this analysis. While sequels often dominate at the box office, they frequently disappoint critics and casual audiences. However, it's impossible to explain Hollywood's dependence on intellectual property without mentioning ticket sales, so I chose to keep this criterion. Paradoxically, I enjoyed many of our highest-grossing sequels in isolation, but, as a whole, this list bums me out. Some observations: This is a list of the highest-grossing movies of all time (not just sequels): Barring Gone With the Wind, Avatar, Titanic, and Star Wars: A New Hope, this group is nearly 1:1 with the highest-grossing movies in film history. There's a reason why Wall Street has pushed Disney, Paramount, and Warner Brothers toward franchise storytelling. Most of these movies were released post-2010: Hollywood has a rich history of successful sequels predating the 21st century, including classics like The Godfather Part II, Aliens, and Terminator 2. However, most films on this list were released in the past 15 years. The most straightforward explanation is that the film industry steadily grew its box office revenues up until 2019 — but there are other factors at play. Many blockbuster sequels of the 20th century were unexpected — a product of serendipity rather than a pre-planned franchise strategy. The Godfather Part II was made in response to the success of its predecessor and happened to be surprisingly great — Paramount was not planning on a Godfather trilogy before Coppola's first instalment. Now, consider Avengers: Endgame, a movie that culminated a decade of elaborate world-building. Present day, a studio like Disney develops its Marvel and Star Wars properties to be a part of a greater whole in an attempt to maximise the potential of its IP. Sidenote: Could you imagine if Paramount tried to launch a Godfather Cinematic Universe (GCU)? That would be a tough pill to swallow. Historically, the Oscars have been allergic to franchise fare. The Academy Awards will gladly recognise each and every music biopic but stop short of rewarding a film that is explicitly derivative. When the academy does acknowledge a sequel, it's because that film is inevitable — so good it can't be ignored. To assess critical acclaim, I counted Academy Award nominations for top-line Oscar categories, which include Picture, Director, Acting, Writing, Cinematography, Art Direction, and Editing. Why did I omit below-the-line awards like sound design and special effects? Well, traditionally, big-budget films can rack up numerous craft nominations agnostic of the movie's critical reputation. For instance, a film like Alien: Romulus might earn nods for special effects, sound design, and sound mixing, which are worthy achievements but not indicative of overall acclaim. These Oscar-recognised sequels mostly match our list of projects with high online ratings. Some observations: The supremacy of two Best Picture-winning sequels: The Godfather Part II and Lord of the Rings: Return of the King are the only two sequels to win Best Picture. Many consider Coppola's Godfather follow-up superior to its predecessor, while Return of The King is a triumphant conclusion to an exceptional franchise. Big Jim (Cameron) does not miss: Director James Cameron simply does not miss. This man has repeatedly helmed "the most expensive movie ever made," to the dismay of the press, and has subsequently produced "the highest-grossing movie of all time." Cameron's filmography is remarkable: Titanic, Avatar, Aliens, Terminator 1 & 2, True Lies, and The Abyss. I really cannot stress how good this guy is at making movies and money (at the same time). He has propelled three separate franchise sequels — Avatar: Way of Water, Terminator 2, and Aliens — to significant Oscar recognition and box office success. What a guy. To achieve our final result, we'll stack-rank every film according to our three criteria and then take an average of these rankings. A major caveat to this methodology is its punishment of films with a significant gap in performance (like a lack of box office). Our final ranking favours The Lord of the Rings franchise, Star Wars, and Christopher Nolan's Dark Knight. The Godfather Part II just barely makes our top 10 — which I'll address (so please avoid throwing your phone/computer on the ground). When I first developed this methodology, I had no idea what the final outcome would be. I knew Lord of the Rings would rank highly but assumed little beyond that. Ultimately, I'm a bit disappointed with our results—though maybe this was inevitable given my deep-seated disdain for sequels. That said, our final rankings provide a compelling snapshot of Hollywood's evolution, capturing its past and present (and future?): The triumph and templatisation of Lord of The Rings: The success of Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings marked a significant turning point in Hollywood project development. To replicate Jackson's trilogy, studios began targeting intellectual property with built-in fanbases, focusing on grand spectacles laden with CGI effects that could be expanded into multi-instalment franchises. Why does The Godfather Part II rank so low?: The Godfather Part II was considered a major commercial success (in its time), though its (inflation-adjusted) box office pales in comparison to MCU entries and Star Wars prequels. Put simply, Hollywood has gotten better at making money. In the 1970s, movie studios often bet on a portfolio of small- to mid-budget films. Studios did not require tentpole hits to prop up their entire operation and were not gearing their release calendars around two or three crucial projects. Over the past six decades, Hollywood has mastered the art of the blockbuster — from franchise development to overseas marketing to infantilising fan service. If The Godfather Part II came out today, it would likely top this list. Since I'm a stats nerd who likes movies, I'm frequently told I should develop a proprietary formula for "what makes a movie good." Surely, given my superior data prowess, I should be capable of spotting trends that Hollywood executives cannot, right? Unfortunately no. If I were to build a predictive model optimising for commercial performance, it would likely justify Hollywood's reliance on sequels. Familiarity, spectacle, CGI, existing fanbases, and serialisation capture the most box office. An original story can make $1 billion, but franchisation will continue as a cornerstone of modern entertainment. I'll admit this reads as deeply cynical — and that's because it is — but it doesn't have to be all bad. If we're destined for another decade of big-budget sequels, then I'll pose this groundbreaking (perhaps deeply subversive) question: why can't these movies be good? If anything, this analysis is a testament to the creative potential of franchise fare, so why do so many of these films stink? How can James Cameron elevate three sequels into some of the greatest movies of all time while Vin Deisel's Fast franchise farts out imagination-less car garbage? Perhaps the cynical environment that breeds these sequels is the problem. In many cases, the content of a single movie is subordinate to the commercial maximisation and never-ending existence of a franchise asset. Hitting a certain release date and generating Comic Con buzz are paramount, while a solid Rotten Tomatoes score and Oscar nominations are futile. Jurassic Park is beloved by generations, so who cares if the newest installment lacks originality, has underdeveloped characters, and is laden with subpar CGI? People want to see T-Rex go "roar" because they enjoyed seeing T-Rex go "roar" in the first five Jurassic Park films. We've lost the ability to tell standalone stories or mint new intellectual property. Every movie serves as a cog in Disney's ten-year corporate strategy or exists to set up Universal's next round of uninspired car garbage. With that in mind, I'll offer this plea to Hollywood: could we at least get some thoughtfully-crafted, creatively-inspired car garbage (perhaps directed by James Cameron)? That would be a refreshing twist.
See - Sada Elbalad
01-04-2025
- Entertainment
- See - Sada Elbalad
Jason Momoa Returning for "Dune 3"
Yara Sameh Duncan Idaho is back. During an appearance on ' TODAY ,' Jason Momoa confirmed that his 'Dune' character will return for the forthcoming third entry of Denis Villeneuve's epic sci-fi franchise starring Timothee Chalamet and Zendaya. 'I'm making a comeback,' he said. 'You heard it first, right here with you, baby.' Momoa first appeared as the swordmaster and mentor to Chalamet's Paul Artreides in 2021's 'Dune,' but Duncan sacrifices himself near the end of the film to allow Paul and his mother Jessica to escape from Sardaukar soldiers. In the six-part book series from Frank Herbert, Duncan eventually returns in the form of a clone. Addressing if Duncan's reappearance would follow suit, Momoa said, 'Well, I'm not sure if I'm going to get in trouble or not, but it's the same thing like 'Game of Thrones', you know what I mean?' he said. 'If you didn't read the books, it's not my fault, right? Yeah, there's going to be … I'm going to be coming back.' Legendary confirmed in April 2024 that development on 'Dune 3' was underway following the blockbuster success of 'Dune: Part 2,' which grossed $711 million worldwide earlier that year. Villeneuve said last year that the third film, based on 'Dune: Messiah,' will not be the completion of a trilogy in his eyes. 'First, it's important that people understand that for me, it was really a diptych,' Villeneuve said of the first two 'Dune' movies. 'It was really a pair of movies that will be the adaptation of the first book. That's done and that's finished. If I do a third one, which is in the writing process, it's not like a trilogy. It's strange to say that, but if I go back there, it's to do something that feels different and has its own identity.' read more New Tourism Route To Launch in Old Cairo Ahmed El Sakka-Led Play 'Sayidati Al Jamila' to Be Staged in KSA on Dec. 6 Mandy Moore Joins Season 2 of "Dr. Death" Anthology Series Don't Miss These Movies at 44th Cairo Int'l Film Festival Today Amr Diab to Headline KSA's MDLBEAST Soundstorm 2022 Festival Arts & Culture Mai Omar Stuns in Latest Instagram Photos Arts & Culture "The Flash" to End with Season 9 Arts & Culture Ministry of Culture Organizes four day Children's Film Festival Arts & Culture Canadian PM wishes Muslims Eid-al-Adha News Egypt confirms denial of airspace access to US B-52 bombers News Ayat Khaddoura's Final Video Captures Bombardment of Beit Lahia News Australia Fines Telegram $600,000 Over Terrorism, Child Abuse Content Lifestyle Pistachio and Raspberry Cheesecake Domes Recipe Arts & Culture Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban's $4.7M LA Home Burglarized Videos & Features Bouchra Dahlab Crowned Miss Arab World 2025 .. Reem Ganzoury Wins Miss Arab Africa Title (VIDEO) News Israeli PM Diagnosed with Stage 3 Prostate Cancer Lifestyle Maguy Farah Reveals 2025 Expectations for Pisces News Prime Minister Moustafa Madbouly Inaugurates Two Indian Companies Sports Neymar Announced for Brazil's Preliminary List for 2026 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers
Buzz Feed
19-02-2025
- Entertainment
- Buzz Feed
21 Red Carpet Looks That Hurt To Wear
They say "beauty is pain," but I say that's a pretty terrible saying. Personally, I think it's a bit ridiculous that people — mostly women — are pressured to endure clothing that restricts their breathing or physically hurts to wear all in the name of "fashion." Here are 21 red carpet looks that hurt to wear: 1. At the 2024 Met Gala, Kim Kardashian wore a custom Margiela by John Galliano gown with a metal corset. In a Season 6 episode of The Kardashians, she said, "I've never felt this way before, where I feel like I can't breathe.'I can handle it for so long, but it's like, I have to pee, I can't breathe…I literally was dying...I'm literally gonna throw up. I've never been more uncomfortable...I've never been in this much pain before. I was gonna sneak out right before the dinner, but then I walked by [Anna Wintour's] table, and Anna goes, 'Perfect, you're here. Can you sit in my seat while I go make my rounds?'" Here's what her back looked like when she took off the corset. She said it was "abso-fucking-lutely" worth it. She said, "Yes! That's just who I am. If you look good, it was all worth it." 2. At the 2019 Met Gala, Kim Kardashian wore another uncomfortable-seeming dress — a wet look Mugler outfit that consisted of a corset made by Mr. Pearl beneath silicone-covered silk organza. On Instagram, she shared that she had to take "corset breathing lessons from none other than Mr. Pearl." Kim also told the Wall Street Journal, "I have never felt pain like that in my life. I'll have to show you pictures of the aftermath when I took it off — the indentations on my back and my stomach." 3. At the 2019 Billboard Latin Music Awards, Anitta wore a Galia Lahav look. She told Entertainment Tonight, "It's painful. A lot. I'm here smiling to you, pretending everything's okay, but I'm dying here inside. It's everything. Everything — hair, shoes, clothes." 4. Zendaya famously wore a vintage metal Mugler suit to the Dune: Part 2 premiere in London. She told Vogue, "This suit, everybody knows it. And I was like, 'I wonder if I could wear that.' And so, I sent it to [stylist Law Roach ], and I was like, 'What if we wore this for the premiere?' He was like, 'Are you being serious?...Don't play with me. Like, don't get me started on something and make me do this, and you're gonna like chicken out at the last minute and be too scared to wear it.' And I was like, 'I mean, if we can do it.' She continued, "One of the men who originally made it was with us, and he was like, 'You know, we can try it, but there's also a world where certain parts won't fit.' Like, our proportions might be very different — my elbow is a little bit lower or my whatever, then it doesn't work because there's certain hinges and places where your arms and things need to move. But we tried it on, and I was like, 'Guys, I think it's fitting.' It fit like a glove, and I was like, 'This is so crazy.' And everybody was like, 'Woah!' It just felt very like, I was meant to be, whatever. Immediately, I think after wearing it for like 10 minutes or less than that, I got, like, really, like, lightheaded. The metal conducts and holds onto heat very quickly and kind of traps heat in." 5. Another one of Zendaya's iconic Dune outfits — the wet-look Balmain gown from the 2021 Dune premiere in Venice — was modeled after a corset she saw on the runway, but it was custom-made and molded to her body. After her stylist, Law Roach, contacted the designer about collaborating, they sent a woman to Zendaya's house to make a cast of her body. She told Harper's Bazaar, "This is made of leather, but it kind of looks liquid, but it's all solid. So it's really difficult to sit in and to breathe in because it doesn't, you can't breathe. It's just, like, hard, so the whole movie, I'm focusing on breathing." 6. At the 2018 Met Gala, Zendaya wore a cumbersome Joan of Arc-inspired look. She told Vogue, "The day before, going there, putting it on, I was like, 'Wow.' It was so heavy 'cause of the beading, but it was so beautifully constructed, and it's Versace. And typically, like, I can handle a night out, you know, with my heels and everything. I've been wearing heels for a long time, but I don't know. It was something about a mixture of, like, wearing these platforms and, like, the heaviness of my dress. I was struggling. I was like, 'I need to sit down.' But it was all worth it." "I'm wearing a complete bodysuit, so there's a barrier, so you already have a layer of material kind of on your skin. As the days were coming up, I was like, 'This is a bad idea. Like, why did I do this?' But I put it on, I went out there, and I did it," she said. 7. When Kylie Jenner made her Met Gala debut in 2016, she wore a silver Balmain gown. Afterward, she shared a picture of her bruised feet and scratched-up ankles on Snapchat with the caption, "When ur dress made you bleed and ur feet are purple." In a follow-up post, she added, "It was worth it though." 8. Then, at the 2017 Met Gala, Kylie Jenner wore a tight Versace dress. On an episode of Life of Kylie, she tried it on for the first time. She said it needed to be tight enough for her to "kind of suffocate." E! In her Netflix documentary Miss Americana, behind-the-scenes clips revealed that she had trouble breathing in the outfit. Netflix 10. At the 2018 Met Gala, Rihanna's pope-inspired Margiela look was difficult to wear because of its weight. She told Entertainment Tonight, "It was heavy. Every step was a squat. I promise you my butt gained from that night. I had another option that was a lot more simple, same Margiela, but I felt like it was an insult to the people who sat there and, like, hand-beaded that entire thing, to just say, 'No, put that in the archives.' It was so great, I couldn't deny it." John Shearer / Getty Images for The Hollywood Reporter 11. At the 2016 Oscars, Jennifer Garner wore a custom Versace dress. On The Tonight Starring Jimmy Fallon, she said, "Do you know how they make it? See how I have a waist right now? I don't have one in real life anymore. What they do is, they move your organs around. There are basically two men who come in with screw guns, and they screwed me into a metal corset — this isn't true, but it was a metal corset, and it did take two Italian people who were talking very quickly. And the next thing you know, my ribs were compressed." Steve Granitz / WireImage / Via Getty 12. In a since-deleted Instagram post, Priyanka Chopra Jonas said, "My second Met Gala outfit was this blood-red Ralph Lauren beautiful outfit with the gold hood. But the corset under that thing, I couldn't breathe. I felt like it reshaped my ribs. So hard to sit during dinner and I obviously couldn't eat too much during that night." Dia Dipasupil / WireImage / Via Getty 13. At the 2011 Met Gala, Beyoncé wore a Emilio Pucci gown. It was reportedly so tight that she could barely walk. Dimitrios Kambouris / FilmMagic / Via Getty She needed assistance from her stylist, Ty Hunter, and her husband, Jay-Z, to walk up the famous steps. Larry Busacca / Getty Images 14. Naomie Harris wore an Armani Privé gown to the 2017 Golden Globes. She told Lorraine, "I was very glad to get out of it. It was like a corset. I could barely breathe! I wasn't allowed to eat or drink from 12 o'clock, as I couldn't go to the toilet in that dress! I got carried to the car by the man who made the dress, and he lay me flat so I wouldn't crease it!" Kevork Djansezian / via Getty Images Here's an Instagram picture she shared showing how she had to ride in the car: View this photo on Instagram Naomi Harris / Via 15. At the 2021 Met Gala, Hailey Bieber wore a tight strapless Saint Laurent gown that restricted her movement. On The Ellen DeGeneres Show, she said, "So, the thing about the dress was, I am really, like, OCD and crazy about the way things fit. Like, I am always, like, pinching things, like, 'It can go in here.' So we were kinda tailoring it to, like, the very last day in the very last second. And my whole team was like, 'You cannot sit or, like, move in a weird way until you get inside.' They're like, 'If you rip the dress inside, that's fine. But if you rip it before, there is, like, nothing we can do.'...I was able to sit inside, but it was very fitted." Angela Weiss / AFP via Getty Images 16. Heidi Klum wore a Miss Sohee dress to the 2023 Billboard Women in Music event. Steve Granitz / FilmMagic / Via Getty On her way, she shared an Instagram video demonstrating how tight her dress was. Heidi Klum / Via 17. At the 2018 Met Gala, Bella Hadid accessorized her Chrome Hearts gown with a 10-pound veil. On her Instagram story, she said, "If anyone was wondering why I couldn't move, it's because a legend by the name of @jenatkinhair sewed a whole entire 10-pound veil to my head." Jamie Mccarthy / Getty Images Here's a closer look at her veil: Taylor Hill / Getty Images 18. While hosting E!'s red carpet at the 2023 Grammys, Laverne Cox wore an "ethereal Blade Runner" Vera Wang dress. She told the New York Times that the corset she wore with it was so tight, she had trouble breathing. Axelle / FilmMagic / Via Getty 19. Kendall Jenner wore a two-piece Prada look with a heavy skirt to the 2022 Met Gala. Dimitrios Kambouris / Getty Images for The Met Museum/Vogue On an episode of The Kardashians, she shared that it was difficult to wear. She couldn't get into her van unaided, and she had a panic attack on the way to the event. Hulu 20. At the 2023 Met Gala, Chloe Fineman wore a Wiederhoeft gown. She told Vogue, "The first fitting was hilarious. It was Ana de Armas's week on SNL. We had just finished our table read that Wednesday, and Jackson [Wiederhoeft, the designer] came to do a fitting at 30 Rock in the SNL costume department. I was like, 'I hope they pick the American Girl doll sketch!' I was so distracted. And then he squeezed me into a corset, and I couldn't breathe." She also said her hosting duties influenced the design. She said, "The corseting is why I fell in love with him, but it can't be too tight, because, you know, I don't want to fall over." Dimitrios Kambouris / Getty Images for The Met Museum/Vogue 21. And finally, when Anya Taylor-Joy wore a weighty Dolce & Gabbana gown to the 2018 Met Gala, Jimmy Fallon "saved [her] life." On The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, she told the host, "I was wearing a dress that was ridiculously heavy, and I couldn't really move, and I was just kind of trying to get through the evening. And at the end of the night, I'm at the top of the stairs. The gorgeous Hailee Steinfeld walks past me, has a very complicated, like, three-train thing, and I get wrapped up in it. And I'm like, 'Oh, I'm gonna die. I'm gonna die on the steps of the Met, darling.' But literally, just out of nowhere, the 'hand of God' came out and pulled me out of it, and it was you. And you were just so sweet about it. You were like, 'Hey, I'm Jimmy. Nice to meet you.' I was like, 'Okay, thank you.'" John Shearer / Getty Images for The Hollywood Reporter Here's the full clip: View this video on YouTube What are your thoughts on the saying "beauty is pain?" Let us know in the comments!
