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Yahoo
22-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Rumer Willis Challenges the 'Terrible Twos' Reputation as She Praises This Quality in Daughter Louetta (Exclusive)
Rumer Willis is partnering with Sereniby, a wellness technology startup focused on air quality for babies and young children The eldest daughter of Bruce Willis and Demi Moore is a mother to 2-year-old daughter Louetta The Dancing With the Stars alum talks exclusively with PEOPLE about the things that motherhood has taught her and why she believes that 2-year-olds get a "bad rap"There's nothing that Rumer Willis wouldn't do to protect her daughter. The proud mom, 36, recently announced her partnership with Sereniby, a wellness technology startup focused on air quality for babies and young children. In her new role, Willis will serve as the Chief Creative Officer, where she'll be crafting culturally relevant messaging and content, spotlighting emerging science, building tastemaker partnerships, and helping shape future product and design choices. While chatting with PEOPLE exclusively about the partnership, the Dancing with the Stars alum revealed that the collaboration with the brand developed organically and aligned with her overall passions and desire to protect her daughter Louetta, 2. "I think when you have a child, there's this desire to do anything and everything to protect them," she tells PEOPLE. "I feel very passionate about just trying to do everything that's in my power to protect myself and my daughter." Never miss a story — sign up for to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. Willis welcomed her daughter in April 2023 with then-boyfriend Derek Richard Thomas. The actress announced the exciting news on Instagram, calling her "pure magic." Two years later, she still holds the same sentiment about her little one, who recently turned 2 years old. While many refer to that era of childhood as the "terrible twos," Willis tells PEOPLE that she is "trying to reframe" that idea. She says she believes that toddlers, especially girls, get a "bad rap" for simply being angry or frustrated. The Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood actress explains that she wants to teach her daughter that those are "safe" emotions that she can express however she chooses. "I feel like 2 year olds get a bad rap man, ... but I'm kind of trying to reframe that," she says. "For a lot of people, especially women, who are like, 'Oh, we can't be angry because then we'll get fired, then we'll seem difficult, [or] then we'll seem too much.' I think there's a lot of that that happens in this world on various different levels, just in deeply harmful ways." "So part of me is like, 'Get angry, [and] get frustrated,' " she continues. "I want that to be a safe emotion for her to know that she can feel and that if she's frustrated and she needs to let that out some way that she can do it." "I feel like as women, we are so afraid to take up space, ... and I just want to change that," she adds. "I think it does a disservice. And I think it also creates really ugly stereotypes that are just not okay." Willis wants to empower her daughter to break stereotypical barriers and instill in her the value of not being afraid to take up space. In fact, Willis says that one of the things she's most fascinated with when it comes to watching her daughter grow and develop is how she chooses to use her language. "Her language is off the charts," she boasts. "I know that every parent is super proud of their child, but I have to say I feel like she's a genius. I feel like most kids at 2 aren't stringing as many words together, and I'm fascinated by her." is now available in the Apple App Store! Download it now for the most binge-worthy celeb content, exclusive video clips, astrology updates and more! Over the past two years, Willis has had a front row seat to all of the many changes and discoveries that Louetta has experienced. She admits to PEOPLE that sometimes her daughter resembles a miniature version of herself with one addition. "Sometimes it's watching a little mini-me, but what I will say is she's so much braver than I was. She's so adventurous," she tells PEOPLE of the 2-year-old. "She's so curious, and what I love — and I think must just be in our Moore-Willis lineage — is she's so goofy and silly and isn't afraid to just be a weirdo." "I love that about her," the proud mother says. "I think that's something that both my parents have. I think that's something my sisters and I have, and I feel so grateful for it." Willis, who recently launched a new parent-focused platform Rumer Has It, tells PEOPLE that since becoming a mom, one of the biggest lessons she's learned is that "everything else can wait." She says her daughter taught her how to "slow down" and focus on the most important things in life. "She really teaches me to slow down," Willis tells PEOPLE. "For a lot of my life, I was kind of focused on different things, ... and I would say, especially in the last couple of months, the message that I keep getting reminded of in different ways is I need to slow down and be present with her." "Everything else can wait. The email [or] checking whatever text it is on your phone, it can all wait," she adds, noting that she doesn't want her daughter to feel "less important" than other things. For Willis, this time with her daughter is precious, as she grows up and maneuvers through the world. "I think the way that children take in the world is so exquisite because everything is new for them," she explains. "So, I want to slow down a little bit with her because then all of a sudden you turn around and they're 18 and going to college and you can't do the same things that you did." Read the original article on People
Business Insider
29-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Business Insider
Steven Soderbergh isn't surprised David Fincher is making a 'Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood' sequel — he's just shocked Quentin Tarantino agreed
David Fincher and Brad Pitt are making a sequel to Quentin Tarantino's "Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood." Tarantino, who wrote the sequel, agreed to let Fincher and Pitt continue the story of Cliff Booth. Steven Soderbergh says Fincher and Pitt are always looking for projects to work on together. When the news broke that David Fincher would be teaming with his "Fight Club" star Brad Pitt to make a sequel to Quentin Tarantino's acclaimed 2019 movie "Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood" for Netflix, many didn't believe it to be true. (The news also broke on April Fools' Day, which didn't help.) Director Steven Soderbergh was one of the few who knew it to be true. As a good friend of Fincher's, he knows how close Fincher and Pitt are. "I think they're always on the lookout for something to do together," Soderbergh told Business Insider in a recent interview, referring to Fincher and Pitt. "So this was, it sounds like, an unusual set of circumstances where Quentin decided he didn't want to do it and Brad asked him, 'Can I show it to David?' and he said sure, and David read it and said, 'Let's do it.'" However, Soderbergh admits there is one aspect of the news that did shock him. "What's surprising is Quentin's agreeability," he said. The theory around Hollywood is that Tarantino, who has stated that he plans to retire after making his next movie, which will be the tenth of his career, didn't want to end on a sequel. Tarantino's sequel script to "Once Upon a Time..." focuses on Pitt's character Cliff Booth. Along with 1999's "Fight Club," Pitt and Fincher have worked together on 1995's "Se7en" and 2008's "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button." "Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood" stars Leonardo DiCaprio as TV star Rick Dalton, who's struggling to keep his career afloat in the changing landscape of Hollywood in the late 1960s. Pitt plays Cliff Booth, Dalton's longtime stuntman and best friend. Pitt's performance won him a best supporting actor Oscar. Little is known about the sequel outside of the fact that the plot is focused on Booth, and that DiCaprio could return as Dalton in a cameo role. Given that he's friends with Fincher, did Soderbergh know about him taking on the sequel before the news broke? "I was aware, but I was also very cognizant that this was a newsworthy piece of information," Soderbergh said. "Actually, I was surprised it took that long for the story to come out. But it's happening, and it's happening soon."
Daily Mail
21-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Ben Stiller and Patrick Schwarzenegger SLAMMED for sensitive reactions to box office numbers amid industry panic
Ben Stiller and Patrick Schwarzenegger are under fire for their sensitive reactions to a critical headline that cast doubt on the opening weekend success of Sinners. On Sunday, Variety, the publication known as the 'trade bible' in Hollywood, tweeted that 'profitability remains a ways away' for the new horror film, starring Michael B. Jordan and Hailee Steinfeld, despite it amassing $61 million in its global debut. This sparked an outcry among a number of Hollywood stars, who took to X to defend the movie, written, co-produced and directed by Ryan Coogler, against the criticism. 'In what universe does a 60 million dollar opening for an original studio movie warrant this headline?' Stiller, 59, asked on X, alongside Variety's tweet. Schwarzenegger opted to use his platform to remind the world and those in the industry that Sinners was just released on Friday, April 18. 'It's opening weekend...,' he tweeted, implying that it was too premature to know the film's profitability. Ben Stiller (seen in 2025) and Patrick Schwarzenegger are under fire for their sensitive reactions to a critical headline that cast doubt on the opening weekend success of Sinners American film producer, Franklin Leonard, even posted out the starkly different coverage of Quentin Tarantino's 2019 hit, Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood, and Sinners. 'A tale of two movies: Similar deal structures. Similar budgets. One made $45M from 3300 screens, post pandemic, and won the weekend. The other made $41M from 3600 screens pre-pandemic, and placed second. And yet this is the coverage,' he tweeted. Leonard went on to provide two headlines from the New York Times, one that described Sinners as a 'box office success (with a big asterisk)' and another declaring Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood a 'box-office hit for Tarantino.' Meanwhile, Filmmaker, Joe Russo, snarkily, tweeted: 'Variety: 'WHY DIDN'T THE MOVIE MAKE ALL ITS BUDGET BACK IN THREE DAYS'' Under Stiller's tweet, many X users pointed out that all Variety was trying to say was the film 'might barely break even' due to its '$90M price tag before global marketing expenses.' 'Seems like a valid headline. This is a business not unicef,' another replied. A second X user responded: 'I hope it does well, too, but this is quite literally the most common headline imaginable for any high-budget film that opens to 1/3 of what it needs to just break even.' Another critic defended Variety as they pointed out to Stiller that the outlet was 'literally' just saying they spent an 'eye-popping $90 million price tag before global marketing expenses, so profitability remains a ways away.' Others questioned why Variety 'would expect to make a profit immediately after launching a product.' Following the backlash over the tweet, on Monday, Variety tweeted a new article, titled: '5 Reasons Why Ryan Coogler and Michael B. Jordan's 'Sinners' Ruled the Box Office.' Underneath the post, Sinners defenders trolled the account and pressed for an apology for their prior article. 'This isn't good enough you need to issue an apology,' one wrote. A second replied: 'Y'all need to just apologize for the original headline instead of backtracking this. Acknowledge what you did!' 'The switch-up is insane,' a third scoffed. Over the weekend, the horror/adventure move garnered $45.6 million in North American theaters, studio officials said, according to the AP. The Warner Bros. movie came with a price tag estimated at $90 million for Coogler, whose past credits include Black Panther and Creed. Coogler's deal awarding him a percentage of gross ticket sales - and ownership of the film following a 25-year span - has started a 'very dangerous' precedent, rival studio execs told Vulture. The execs said that the business arrangement 'could be the end of the studio system' as creatives are financially enriched at a level like never before. The innovative business arrangement over the Warner Bros. film with Kugler has executives 'sweating' over the precedent it sets, studio insiders told Vulture. The script for the motion picture had garner a high level of interest when it initially hit the market in late 2023 and began generating bids in January 2024. The film's commercial viability was also buoyed by the presence of Jordan and Coogler, who past collaborated on the on 2018 Marvel hit Black Panther, which garnered $1.4 billion in box office revenues worldwide. The motion picture, which is set in 1932, was centered around twins Smoke and Stack, who run a business in Mississippi. The movie also Miles Caton, Saul Williams, Andrene Ward-Hammond, Jack O'Connell, Tenaj L. Jackson, David Maldonado, Percy Bell and Aadyn Encalarde. The film, which was well-received by critics, was screened at 3,308 North American theaters, Variety reported Sunday. 'This is an excellent opening for a period horror film,' FranchiseRe consultant David A. Gross told the outlet. 'It should have a good run now.' Gross said that the money invested in the motion picture 'is going to cast a long shadow and set a high bar to profitability.' Imax CEO Rich Gelfond told Variety of collaborating with Coogler on the movie: 'It's been an awesome ride partnering with Ryan on this highly acclaimed, magnificently shot film. We couldn't be happier that Imax played a part in a successful opening for Sinners.'
Yahoo
02-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Brad Pitt reportedly back as Cliff Booth in new 'Hollywood' project from David Fincher, Quentin Tarantino
In some of the more stunning film news in years, Brad Pitt is reportedly set to reprise his Oscar-winning role of stuntman Cliff Booth in a follow-up to Quentin Tarantino's Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood. The Playlist first reported the seismic news, later confirmed by outlets like Variety and The Hollywood Reporter, that none other than David Fincher (The Social Network, Fight Club) will direct a script by Tarantino of the story's continuation. "From what I understand, this is the screenplay that Tarantino's The Movie Critic evolved into when the writer/director couldn't put the pen down and kept exploring the adventures of Cliff Booth," The Playlist's Rodrigo Perez wrote in his breaking story. THR's Borys Kit added that: "According to one source, Pitt was taken by certain aspects of script, which never seemed to stop evolving, as well as his character's part in it. He asked the filmmaker whether he would consider letting someone else direct the untitled project. Tarantino replied, and we paraphrase here, 'Depends on who.' An indeterminate time later, Pitt returned with Fincher in tow." Netflix is reportedly the home of the new project, which could reportedly go in front of cameras as soon as this summer. It's reportedly unknown if Leonardo DiCaprio will reprise his role of Hollywood actor Rick Dalton in the new film, even it's just for a small appearance. This article originally appeared on For The Win: Brad Pitt as Cliff Booth in new 'Hollywood' project from Fincher, Tarantino? Not a joke!
Yahoo
18-02-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Linklater, Hawke team up again for musical drama 'Blue Moon'
US director Richard Linklater and long-time collaborator Ethan Hawke have teamed up again for "one-scene" musical drama "Blue Moon" which premiered at the Berlin film festival on Tuesday. Set in 1943, it sees Hawke play love-lorn and troubled Broadway writer Lorenz Hart, whose credits include "The Lady Is a Tramp" and the song that gives the film its title. The dense, lyrical script sees Hawke take centre stage for almost the entire 100-minute movie, which unfolds like a theatre production inside a hotel and bar on the opening night of the musical "Oklahoma!". "It's basically filmed as one scene. It starts and all the dominoes fall in one gesture," Hawke told journalists in Berlin on Tuesday alongside on-screen love interest Margaret Qualley ("Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood"). Linklater said he had "always loved this period so much -- the 1930s and 40s musical theatre, the craftsmanship of it". The aim had been to produce a film that echoed the songs written by Hart and his composer partner Richard Rodgers, played in the film by Irish actor Andrew Scott ("Fleabag", "All of Us Strangers"). "Our goal with this movie was if it could be like a Rodgers and Hart song too. If it could be beautiful and kind of sad and funny, all at the same time," Linklater said. The 64-year-old director is back at the Berlinale festival 11 years after winning the silver bear award for Best Director, the second-top prize, for his epic "Boyhood" film, which also featured Hawke. - Politics - The duo shot to fame with their work together on the 1995 romantic drama "Before Sunrise", the first instalment of their "Before" triology. "Blue Moon" is one of the most star-heavy contenders in the main competition at this year's Berlin film festival, which showcases independent arthouse movies and documentaries from across the world. Last year's event was overshadowed by a political row in Germany caused by criticism from actors and directors of Israel's bombardment of Gaza. The festival's new director, Tricia Tuttle, vowed beforehand that the Berlinale would not "shy away" from current events but she hoped t he news agenda would not eclipse the on-screen stories. The jury, helmed by US director Todd Haynes, is set to hand out its awards on Saturday evening. The day after, Germany goes to the polls for a national election, with the far-right AfD surging in the polls and earning enthusiastic backing from Donald Trump's US administration. In an interview with AFP this week, Haynes urged Hollywood to resist Trump and warned about the danger of being "contaminated" by the radical changes underway in the United States. "It is an appalling moment that we're in right now, that will take every bit of energy to resist and revert back to a system that, flawed as it is, is something that we've taken for granted as Americans," he said. adp/gil
