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The Guardian
4 hours ago
- Entertainment
- The Guardian
So Ellen has fled Trump's US for a ‘simpler' life in the Cotswolds. Nice if you have the money, don't you think?
You may remember the first half of 2020, when, as light relief during the early stages of the pandemic, we could look towards the banks of celebrities trying to raise our spirits and come together in mutual hostility. Schools and industries had shut down, key workers were struggling, but the one certainty in life that remained undisrupted was that, as long as Gal Gadot and Natalie Portman kept sharing their inspo-content, we would never run short of a laugh. Covid ended and now we have Donald Trump – and guess what, some of that dynamic is back. It's different this time because the threat is different, but for anyone living in the US who has glanced, longingly, towards Europe or Canada and wondered about the possibility of moving, comments made by Ellen DeGeneres this week may strike a familiar note; specifically, the extraordinary tone deafness that only high net-worth individuals can hit when trying to share in a common experience. DeGeneres and her wife, the actor Portia de Rossi, moved to rural Oxfordshire last year and this week, DeGeneres was interviewed on stage in Cheltenham and gave us some insight into exactly what happened. 'We got here [to England] the day before the election and we woke up to lots of texts from our friends and crying emojis,' said DeGeneres, to a crowd of 600 or so at the Everyman theatre. 'We were like, 'We're staying here, we're not going back, we are not leaving.' So yeah, we bought a house that we thought was going to be a part-time house then we decided we needed a different house and now we're selling that house. If anybody wants a house. It's a beautiful house. It's a beautiful stone farmhouse.' A lot to unpack here, obviously, but let's start with 'we're selling that house / if anybody wants a house / it's a beautiful house'. As anyone who has moved countries knows, there are all sorts of problems to be solved in the first flush of arrival, chief among them panic-buying the first eight-figure house you stumble across and then wondering what to do with the horses. So it was that, while the property to which DeGeneres refers has a pool, a helipad and what E! News described this week as a 'party barn' – which they may or may not believe to be common British usage – sadly it doesn't have a big enough stable. 'Portia couldn't live without her horses,' DeGeneres told the Wall Street Journal this week – there but for the grace of God, etc – anyway if anybody wants it, it's on for £22.5m and the Daily Mail has all the details. There are, of course, real reasons for Americans in general and DeGeneres and her wife in particular to want to flee the US and at the existential level, fear of Trump can strike anyone. During the talk in Cheltenham, the former talkshow host spoke about the threat posed by the US president to LGBTQ+ communities, mentioning in particular the revived enthusiasm among certain Christian sects in the US for rowing back federal protection of same-sex marriage. If necessary, said DeGeneres, the pair would remarry in Britain. But it is also true that, like wealthy women seeking an abortion before 1973 or in southern states today, there is almost no bind that money can't buy you out of – in this case, moving countries without any of the customary friction. And so DeGeneres and her wife find themselves newly absorbed into the immigrant-expat continuum, occupied at one end by undocumented immigrants being seized and deported in the US by Immigration and Customs Enforcement and at the other, by those so wealthy they can go on holiday and seemingly decide, on a whim, to stay for ever. Each experience is attended by different rules, terminologies and demonisations, and is subject to sometimes fiercely defended distinctions from other, less favourable categories. For instance, I remember making the mistake, once, of asking an American friend about her grandparents' emigration to the US from Europe, assuming rather romantically that they'd gone through Ellis Island. She looked appalled and informed me, crossly, that they'd come in on an ocean liner and docked directly in the city, the family piano safely crated in the hold. No one on that boat was inspected for head lice. 'We were legal.' Those belonging to communities targeted by Trump who also voted for Trump are less baffling when you consider these differences. None of which, of course, pertains to Ellen DeGeneres, who is worth the sort of money (an estimated $450m) that makes the visa problem faced by most Americans hoping to move away from Trump – or stay in the US in spite of Trump – disappear. Still, even among the elite, moving entails a steep learning curve. The new house DeGeneres and her wife have moved into isn't far from the old one but is a much newer building, enabling the Mail to prod one local into calling it a 'monstrosity', and a possibly different local into saying 'it looks like a prison'. DeGeneres, meanwhile, is still in the honeymoon period, and finding it all very beautiful. As she told the crowd at Cheltenham this week, she considers her new compatriots 'polite,' the life here 'simpler', and has reached the conclusion that, 'everything here is better'. Whether that's the charms of the English countryside or the insulating effect of super-wealth we can't know for sure. Either way, we look forward to watching the progress of the entertainer's application to put up a large stable in an area of outstanding natural beauty make its way through the famously helpful and accommodating English planning authorities. Ellen, welcome to Britain! Emma Brockes is a Guardian columnist
The Guardian
5 hours ago
- Entertainment
- The Guardian
So Ellen has fled Trump's US for a ‘simpler' life in the Cotswolds. Nice if you have the money, don't you think?
You may remember the first half of 2020, when, as light relief during the early stages of the pandemic, we could look towards the banks of celebrities trying to raise our spirits and come together in mutual hostility. Schools and industries had shut down, key workers were struggling, but the one certainty in life that remained undisrupted was that, as long as Gal Gadot and Natalie Portman kept sharing their inspo-content, we would never run short of a laugh. Covid ended and now we have Donald Trump – and guess what, some of that dynamic is back. It's different this time because the threat is different, but for anyone living in the US who has glanced, longingly, towards Europe or Canada and wondered about the possibility of moving, comments made by Ellen DeGeneres this week may strike a familiar note; specifically, the extraordinary tone deafness that only high net-worth individuals can hit when trying to share in a common experience. DeGeneres and her wife, the actor Portia de Rossi, moved to rural Oxfordshire last year and this week, DeGeneres was interviewed on stage in Cheltenham and gave us some insight into exactly what happened. 'We got here [to England] the day before the election and we woke up to lots of texts from our friends and crying emojis,' said DeGeneres, to a crowd of 600 or so at the Everyman theatre. 'We were like, 'We're staying here, we're not going back, we are not leaving.' So yeah, we bought a house that we thought was going to be a part-time house then we decided we needed a different house and now we're selling that house. If anybody wants a house. It's a beautiful house. It's a beautiful stone farmhouse.' A lot to unpack here, obviously, but let's start with 'we're selling that house / if anybody wants a house / it's a beautiful house'. As anyone who has moved countries knows, there are all sorts of problems to be solved in the first flush of arrival, chief among them panic-buying the first eight-figure house you stumble across and then wondering what to do with the horses. So it was that, while the property to which DeGeneres refers has a pool, a helipad and what E! News described this week as a 'party barn' – which they may or may not believe to be common British usage – sadly it doesn't have a big enough stable. 'Portia couldn't live without her horses,' DeGeneres told the Wall Street Journal this week – there but for the grace of God, etc – anyway if anybody wants it, it's on for £22.5m and the Daily Mail has all the details. There are, of course, real reasons for Americans in general and DeGeneres and her wife in particular to want to flee the US and at the existential level, fear of Trump can strike anyone. During the talk in Cheltenham, the former talkshow host spoke about the threat posed by the US president to LGBTQ+ communities, mentioning in particular the revived enthusiasm among certain Christian sects in the US for rowing back federal protection of same-sex marriage. If necessary, said DeGeneres, the pair would remarry in Britain. But it is also true that, like wealthy women seeking an abortion before 1973 or in southern states today, there is almost no bind that money can't buy you out of – in this case, moving countries without any of the customary friction. And so DeGeneres and her wife find themselves newly absorbed into the immigrant-expat continuum, occupied at one end by undocumented immigrants being seized and deported in the US by Immigration and Customs Enforcement and at the other, by those so wealthy they can go on holiday and seemingly decide, on a whim, to stay for ever. Each experience is attended by different rules, terminologies and demonisations, and is subject to sometimes fiercely defended distinctions from other, less favourable categories. For instance, I remember making the mistake, once, of asking an American friend about her grandparents' emigration to the US from Europe, assuming rather romantically that they'd gone through Ellis Island. She looked appalled and informed me, crossly, that they'd come in on an ocean liner and docked directly in the city, the family piano safely crated in the hold. No one on that boat was inspected for head lice. 'We were legal.' Those belonging to communities targeted by Trump who also voted for Trump are less baffling when you consider these differences. None of which, of course, pertains to Ellen DeGeneres, who is worth the sort of money (an estimated $450m) that makes the visa problem faced by most Americans hoping to move away from Trump – or stay in the US in spite of Trump – disappear. Still, even among the elite, moving entails a steep learning curve. The new house DeGeneres and her wife have moved into isn't far from the old one but is a much newer building, enabling the Mail to prod one local into calling it a 'monstrosity', and a possibly different local into saying 'it looks like a prison'. DeGeneres, meanwhile, is still in the honeymoon period, and finding it all very beautiful. As she told the crowd at Cheltenham this week, she considers her new compatriots 'polite,' the life here 'simpler', and has reached the conclusion that, 'everything here is better'. Whether that's the charms of the English countryside or the insulating effect of super-wealth we can't know for sure. Either way, we look forward to watching the progress of the entertainer's application to put up a large stable in an area of outstanding natural beauty make its way through the famously helpful and accommodating English planning authorities. Ellen, welcome to Britain! Emma Brockes is a Guardian columnist
Geek Tyrant
9 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Geek Tyrant
James Gunn Confirms WONDER WOMAN Is a DCU Priority, but Don't Expect It Anytime Soon — GeekTyrant
DC Studios co-CEO James Gunn has shared an update on the future of Wonder Woman in the new DCU, and while the Amazon warrior remains a key part of the plan, the project is still in the early stages. When asked about recent reports suggesting the film was being 'fast-tracked' after the huge success of Superman , Gunn told Rolling Stone: 'I don't know what they mean by fast-tracking. I've always had Wonder Woman as a priority. But we got the first few things started, and there's some other things that are really close to green-lighting – like there's a television show that I hope that we're gonna be green-lighting in the next few days.' Gunn explained that while Wonder Woman is crucial to the new DCU, they're taking the time to get it right: 'So now a little time has passed, and we really need Wonder Woman and we really need Batman, because they're so important to us. And so it's become a little bit more like going to everybody at DC and being like, we need to figure this out. 'We have good writers on Wonder Woman and we just have to make sure it's working and they have to not be somebody who's gonna take two years to write a script.' The new Wonder Woman film was confirmed last month, but details remain scarce. Gal Gadot, who portrayed Diana Prince in the DCEU, will not return for this iteration, and the role has yet to be recast. Meanwhile, the DCU is off to a strong start with Superman , the first film in Gunn's DCU plan, now playing in theaters with David Corenswet donning the cape. Gunn has previously teased that Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman will reunite in the new universe, but fans will need to be patient. The Caped Crusader hasn't been recast yet either. For now, we'll just have to wait and see who steps into the boots of the iconic Amazon warrior when Wonder Woman finally arrives in the DCU.
News.com.au
18 hours ago
- Entertainment
- News.com.au
Pedro Pascal reveals he was ‘appalled' by his looks in blockbuster film: ‘Never gone back'
Pedro Pascal has revealed he was 'appalled' by the way he looked in one of his blockbuster movies. The Hollywood heart-throb, 50, made the confession during LADbible's Agree to Disagree video series, saying he 'strongly disagreed' with his clean-shaven appearance in 2020's Wonder Woman 1984. In the Gal Gadot-led film, Pascal cut a very different figure to his usual shaggy aesthetic, rocking a beard-free face and a blonde wig to portray Maxwell Lord. 'I grow such shit facial hair, but if I were to shave it all off … I really look very [awful]. Strongly disagree with a clean shaven me,' Pascal said amid promotion for Marvel's upcoming The Fantastic Four: First Steps. 'I was so appalled by the way I look in Wonder Woman 1984. I loved the movie, but I was so appalled by the way that I looked that I never have gone back unless it were completely necessary. 'If they asked me to be clean shave for Fantastic Four and insisted, then I would've done it. But it was a very collaborative creation for all of our looks in the movie.' Pascal was, indeed, able to keep his signature moustache to fill the shoes of comic book hero Reed Richards/Mr. Fantastic in the latest MCU offering, despite the character being clean-shaven in the comics. The Last Of Us star told Vanity Fair in June he was acutely aware of fan complaints when he was cast in the highly-anticipated role. 'I'm more aware of disgruntlement around my casting than anything I've ever done. 'He's too old. He's not right. He needs to shave',' Pascal said. Early reviews, however, have been in his favour, with promising critical reception to his performance and the film in general. The Fantastic Four: First Steps officially hits cinemas in Australia July 24. Meanwhile, Pascal is already set to reprise the role in next year's Avengers: Doomsday, which will see the return of Marvel legend Robert Downey Jr. as a new character, Doctor Doom, after Tony Stark/Iron Man died in 2019's Endgame. Pascal and Downey Jr. are joined by a star-studded cast for the film, which is currently in production, including Chris Hemsworth as Thor, Vanessa Kirby as Sue Storm/Invisible Woman, Anthony Mackie as Sam Wilson/Captain America, Sebastian Stan as Bucky Barnes/Winter Soldier and Paul Rudd as Scott Lang/Ant-Man.
Fox News
a day ago
- Entertainment
- Fox News
'Wonder Woman' actress Gal Gadot praises 'strength' of freed Hamas hostages during emotional visit
"Wonder Woman" actress and Israeli national Gal Gadot visited with survivors of Hamas captivity on Tuesday, according to the Hostages and Missing Families their gathering, Gadot embraced and spoke with Doron Steinbrecher, Liri Albag, Naama Levy, Moran Stella Yanai, and Ilana Gritzewsky, all of whom shared harrowing stories from their time in captivity. The women also expressed their gratitude to Gadot for her "outspoken support of the fight to bring the hostages home," the Forum noted. "Don't stop," Doron Steinbrecher told Gadot. "We must keep talking and keep them in people's hearts and minds." Gadot, who served as a combat instructor in the Israel Defense Forces and represented Israel in Miss Universe 2004, reflected on the courage of the freed hostages."You've all been through incredibly difficult things, and I can't believe you're standing here today, continuing your lives and fighting for others," she said. "Watching you carry the weight for those still in captivity — you are an inspiration, and you are strength."According to the American Jewish Committee, 50 hostages, including men, women, and two Americans, remain in Hamas captivity in Gaza. ISRAEL RECOVERS REMAINS OF THREE MORE BODIES HELD BY HAMAS: 'NO VICTORY UNTIL LAST HOSTAGE RETURNS' A hostage agreement reached in January between Israel and Hamas led to the release of 33 individuals, but advocacy groups like the Hostages and Missing Families Forum continue to push for the return of those still being held. Gadot's visit comes as part of broader efforts to maintain international awareness and support for the remaining HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP Gadot is best known for her portrayal of DC superhero "Wonder Woman" and her appearance in "Death on the Nile" in 2022.
