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Yahoo
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
‘The Summer I Turned Pretty' Stars Weigh in on Show's Bullying Ban: 'People Can Take It Too Far'
After Prime Video released a warning that fans would be banned for 'bullying and hate speech' against the cast and crew of The Summer I Turned Pretty, its stars are weighing in. The streamer, which dropped the first two episodes of the show's third and final season this week, cautioned on social media, 'We have a zero tolerance policy for bullying and hate speech. If you engage in any of the following you will be banned,' before listing 'community guidelines' including no 'hate speech or bullying,' 'targeting our cast or crew' and 'harassing or doxxing members of the community.' The series follows Belly, a girl caught in a love triangle between two brothers, as fans have passionately picked sides in the romance. More from The Hollywood Reporter Move Over 'Friends,' 'The Summer I Turned Pretty' Has Delivered the New "We Were on a Break" When to Stream 'The Summer I Turned Pretty' Season 3 (and Where to Buy Show Merch and Brand Collabs) Why Lola Tung and Nicholas Alexander Chavez Were Cut From 'I Know What You Did Last Summer' At the season three launch event in NYC on Wednesday, star Lola Tung told The Hollywood Reporter of the warning, 'I think the discourse is great when it's friendly and healthy, a little healthy discourse, and usually people are really respectful and understand that it's all in good fun. But I think it is good to get a reminder that we need to be kind to each other, especially now — and just remember that whatever happens, it'll be OK and to keep all of the discourse friendly.' Lola Tung thinks that fans will be satisfied with her character Belly's ending in the final season of #TSITP — The Hollywood Reporter (@THR) July 16, 2025 Christopher Briney, who plays older brother Conrad, mused that it's 'really cool to have people care enough and have teams and have T-shirts about that' but 'I think sometimes people can take it too far and people can treat actors as if they have more power over the situation, or as if they're acting as their characters do. I think that's just a little ignorant to the work that goes into this; like if you hate a character, that's wonderful, we've done our job. It doesn't mean you need to come for them. I'm grateful that they put that statement out.' #TSITP star Christopher Briney, praises the show's incredible fan base while also reflecting on the negative discourse that's emerged online — The Hollywood Reporter (@THR) July 16, 2025 Creator Jenny Han added, 'I think it's always good to remember that it's real people who are playing the characters and they're just playing a character, it's not them.' The group is hopeful that the reaction will be more positive, though, Tung confirmed that she thinks fans will be satisfied with the ending and 'I think however you feel, hopefully you'll enjoy the story and be happy with it.' Gavin Casalegno, who plays younger brother Jeremiah, echoed, 'I hope everyone's just pleased with the story as whole. Enjoy it for the story and the artwork that it is, I think it's impossible to be disappointed,' continuing, 'I think everyone will be very pleased with the ending, I think it'll show a lot of maturity.' #TSITP star Gavin Casalegno says he hopes fans are satisfied with the show's ending — The Hollywood Reporter (@THR) July 16, 2025 Neha Joy contributed to this report. Best of The Hollywood Reporter 'The Studio': 30 Famous Faces Who Play (a Version of) Themselves in the Hollywood-Based Series 22 of the Most Shocking Character Deaths in Television History A 'Star Wars' Timeline: All the Movies and TV Shows in the Franchise
Cosmopolitan
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- Cosmopolitan
How to Cope When Your Fave (Like Lola Tung or Simone Ashley) Gets Cut From a Blockbuster
I almost fell to my knees when I read that Bridgerton star Simone Ashley had her role cut from the hit summer film F1. It didn't deter her from turning out a look at its premiere, but the news was met with fan confusion and ire. Why would cutting Simone even be considered? She's an up-and-coming starlet with a passionate fan base eager to support her every move! But as F1 director Joseph Kosinski explained to People, "It happens on every film, where you have to shoot more than you can use. There were two or three storylines that ultimately didn't make it into the final cut." Joseph did not lie. This incident is not an isolated one. That's become even more obvious with the news that Monsters breakout actor Nicholas Alexander Chavez and The Summer I Turned Pretty star Lola Tung had their sole scene in the upcoming I Know What You Did Last Summer remake cut. Fans clocked that Nicholas and Lola weren't featured in the film's trailer or any other promotional materials earlier this summer, but their chop was confirmed by director Jennifer Kaytin Robinson at the premiere this week. She said plainly that their scene just didn't fit in with the final version of the movie. 'It was just one of those situations where it had nothing to do with Lola and Nicholas,' director Jennifer Kaytin Robinson explained, 'they are both so fantastic.' And so we have found a pretty dismaying summer 2025 trend: Young, popular, streamer-bred talent having their highly anticipated big-screen moments slashed! These are the talents we root for! Whose casting announcements are met with such fervent stan celebration that you'd assume some of the users online are taking home a cut of the actors' paychecks. The directors who commit to their creative vision instead of succumbing to the pressures of fanfare have my respect. But respect won't satisfy the curiosity I have about Nicholas Alexander Chavez's IKWYDLS performance. Disheartening as it may be, there's a history for this sort of thing. A young Timothée Chalamet famously had his role in Interstellar cut significantly back in 2014. Shailene Woodley's portrayal of Mary Jane Watson in The Amazing Spider-Man 2 never saw the light of day. And we can learn from this history. So, to settle your worries about the widespread star slashing happening right now, here's a beginner's guide to surviving it. Tempting as it may be, let's not completely rule these films out just because they cut your fave. There are plenty of exciting names to watch these major projects for. For example, I Know What You Did Last Summer's cast features the cream of young Hollywood's crop—from Outer Banks star Madelyn Cline, to The Studio's scene stealer Chase Sui Wonders. Expand your horizons! Consider alternative stanning options! Support your local theaters! Think back to the day you first saw the IG story/press release/@FilmUpdates tweet that announced your fave's casting. Do you remember how hopeful you felt? The adorable press junket moments and red carpet looks you started to look forward to? That sweet sense of endless opportunity? Hold on to that feeling. Maybe revisit the projects that they haven't been brutally cut from. Pain isn't a forever feeling! I'm talking about the grainy paparazzi photos from the set. Or the blink-and-you-miss-it appearance in the film that was impossible to edit around. Maybe even pray that their scenes mysteriously leak on the internet one day. And consider watching the film extra closely. You can still catch a glimpse of Shailene Woodley during one climactic scene in The Amazing Spider-Man 2, and try as the powers that be might, Simone Ashley's contributions to F1 couldn't be totally erased. (She can technically still be spotted in the movie, very briefly.) While you hold on to those aforementioned scraps, remember that many victims of The Movie Cut have gone on to do great things! Ex. the upcoming third season of The Summer I Turned Pretty, which I will be streaming to fill the Lola Tung-sized hole in my heart. These stars were cast for a reason—their talent, aura, and potentially their follower counts. Which means that in a dream world, there will be plenty more high-profile opportunities to come. And though I'm sure the fan outrage and advocacy are appreciated, please note that this is exactly what their agents are paid to do. There's (hopefully) more screentime in the days ahead.
Cosmopolitan
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- Cosmopolitan
Why Lola Tung and Nicholas Alexander Chavez Were Cut from 'I Know What You Did Last Summer'
Lola Tung and Nicholas Alexander Chavez have been cut from I Know What You Did Last Summer, a disappointing update that director Jennifer Kaytin Robinson just confirmed in an interview with People. Apparently, Lola and Nicholas' scene was intended to be the opening of the slasher film, but it didn't "fit" in. Kaytin added that "It sucks because you don't want to do that to those actors. And it sucks when you love something as a scene but that scene just doesn't work in the final cut of the film." As People notes, Nicholas had previously chatted about how excited he was to film I Know What You Did Last Summer, telling The Hollywood Reporter "I talked to the director, Jen, and I was listening to her pitch or whatever of what she thought the direction it should go in, and I was like, 'Yeah.' I was just so excited. So I flew down to Australia, and we filmed the thing. God, I just had a really great time." Really bummed this scene got cut!
Yahoo
26-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Paul Giamatti, Stephen Graham, Cooper Koch, and the best of our Emmy Limited Series/Movie Actor interviews
Over the past two months of Emmy campaigning, Gold Derby has spoken with several contenders in all categories. Now with voting underway ahead of the July 15 unveiling of the nominees, we have compiled seven interviews for stars vying for Best Limited/Movie Actor, including: Nicholas Alexander Chavez (Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story), Taye Diggs (Terry McMillan Presents Forever), Jacob Elordi (The Narrow Road to the Deep North), Paul Giamatti (Black Mirror), Stephen Graham (Adolescence), Brian Tyree Henry (Dope Thief), and Cooper Koch (Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story). Read on for highlights from each interviews and links to watch our full video Q&As. More from Gold Derby 'The Penguin' star Colin Farrell would be the latest Batman villain to win a major award 'The Bear' Season 4: 'A big improvement' or 'aimless and boring'? Critics dish on the latest course For the Netflix series, Chavez plays Lyle Menendez — a figure whose life has been well-documented in books, interviews, and court footage. 'I read every book that I could get my hands on. I watched every single documentary,' he says. While courtroom footage offered valuable insights into Lyle's behavior during the brothers' dramatic trial, Chavez notes that it required some interpretation for the scenes outside of court. 'The way that people behave when they're on trial for their lives is very different than they behave when they're just out in the world. I had to sift through a lot of primary and secondary research so that I could make solid educated guesses about who he was outside of the courtroom.' Watch our complete interview with Nicholas Alexander Chavez. Diggs plays Johnnie, a military veteran who falls head over heels for a local policewoman named Carlie (Meagan Good), on the Lifetime TV movie. He calls this film "one of the most emotional and tumultuous stories" he's been a part of. Johnnie grapples with Carlie's illness, recovery, and shocking death during a convenience store robbery. "I like to have fun," he says. "I enjoyed doing this film, but I'm not a sadist or a masochist. I don't like to inflict pain and I don't like to feel it. As freeing as it was, I did not enjoy the emotional scenes because I was able to draw on my own emotional experiences. Whenever you have to bring up stuff that isn't pleasant, it's never fun, but it was useful. I'm grateful for that. I was able to pull from my life experience." Watch our complete interview with Taye Diggs. For the Prime Video series, Elordi takes on the harrowing role as World War II prisoner of war Lt. Col. Dorrigo Evans. He says, "We had a six-week prisoner bootcamp basically. We were watched over by nutritionists and trainers. There's something that happens when you are hungry. All the extra things that you have in your day-to-day life that you worry about, they all sort of start to strip away. All you can think about are the men that are in front of you and if they're going to be okay and where your next meal is coming from. Something happens in the weight loss process that brings on the immediacy of the camps. All those boys, 20 something young men put their lives on hold for months and shredded their weight for it. I'm incredibly proud of all of them." Watch our complete video interview with Jacob Elordi. Emmy-winning actor Giamatti stars as a lonely man who confronts a past love by literally stepping into old photographs to recall his late girlfriend's face on the Netflix anthology series. He says, "A lot of it's in the writing already. I could see it in the writing and so there's a way in which it's almost like it's a temperature chart. It was really clear where he goes up or down, and he gets upset or doesn't. That was a tricky line. I'm sure there's people who walk away from this thinking the guy is a real jerk. I didn't think he was a jerk. The levels of him being maybe unpleasant at times, that was tricky. But if it's well-written, that's helping you a lot. And the directors were really terrific and were really good at helping modulate it sometimes." Watch our complete video interview with Paul Giamatti. For the gripping Netflix drama, Graham plays the father of a teenage boy accused of the murder of a classmate. The project has brought to the forefront tough yet much-needed conversations about online bullying, toxic masculinity, and incel culture. The co-creator, co-writer, and leading actor says, 'It was made with love, it was made with truth, honesty, respect, all of those things,' says Graham. 'It was made with a lot of care and compassion. But for it to have the impact and for it to resonate the way it has it's overwhelming.' Watch our complete video interview with Stephen Graham. For the Apple TV+ series, Henry plays Ray Driscoll, a con artist who, along with his lifelong friend Manny Carvalho (Wagner Moura), robs from drug dealers by posing as DEA agents. He calls the project a "love story between these two friends who are more than friends. I don't even think the word 'friend' is appropriate. They've been through so much together. It's very easy to see series where it's a Black and Brown man paired together — violence, drugs, all the yahooey — but you never really get to the core of who they are. But these two men are afraid and vulnerable, and there is grief, there is regret." Watch our complete video interview with Brian Tyree Henry. This season of the Netflix series centers on the 1989 parricides of José (Javier Bardem) and Kitty Menendez (Chloë Sevigny) by their sons, Lyle (Nicholas Alexander Chavez) and Erik (Koch). He says, "Our first scene that we shot as a family was in the first episode where Kitty rips the toupee off Lyle's head. It was such a great scene to start with because it really encapsulated the family dynamics. It was always loud. Dad is arguing, Lyle isn't agreeing, Kitty is smoking or drinking — not paying attention — and Erik is so quiet and just listening. It was a good starting point to create what the family was like." Watch our complete video interview with Cooper Koch. Best of Gold Derby Lee Jung-jae, Adam Scott, Noah Wyle, and the best of our Emmy Drama Actor interviews Kathy Bates, Minha Kim, Elisabeth Moss, and the best of our Emmy Drama Actress interviews Everything to know about 'The Pitt' Season 2 Click here to read the full article.
Los Angeles Times
30-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Los Angeles Times
Monsters' stars on the Menendez brothers' ‘next chapter'
'I think you always carry some symbol of the character with you; you're always married to it in some way,' Nicholas Alexander Chavez told The Times on the latest episode of The Envelope Video and 'Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story' co-star Cooper Koch talked about playing the Menendez Brothers in the series and Koch shared that he stays in touch with Erik Menendez.'I just think he'll always be a part of my life,' Koch by @hulu. #Emmys #Emmys2025
