Virginia Madsen plays Jennifer Lawrence's soap-opera-obsessed mother in David O. Russell's latest film, Joy. But rather than include clips from a pre-existing daytime soap, Russell shot original scenes with soap veterans Susan Lucci (Erica Kane on All My Children), Maurice Bernard (Sonny Corinthos on General Hospital), Laura Wright (Carly Corinthos on General Hospital), and Donna Mills (Abby Ewing on Knots Landing). After working with these actors, Russell praised them in this week's THR directors roundtable, calling them "professional athletes."I'd go, "Donna Mills! Susan Lucci! Let's have a catfight." They don't go, "Oh wait, what's my motivation?" They just go, bang! I was blown away by the power of these women actors. Fellow roundtable participant Quentin Tarantino said, "That might be one of the most interesting things said at the table. The power of soap opera actors. That actually is a nugget, and I buy it 100 percent." And...
- 12/10/2015
- by Ira Madison III
- Vulture
Lucille Ball: The glamour look. Cate Blanchett to play Lucille Ball: Actress won Oscar for incarnating Ball's fellow Rko contract player Katharine Hepburn Two-time Oscar winner Cate Blanchett is reportedly slated to star in a biopic of former Rko and MGM actress and big-time television comedienne Lucille Ball. Aaron Sorkin, Oscar winner for David Fincher's The Social Network, will be responsible for the screenplay. According to Entertainment Weekly, the Lucille Ball film biopic will focus on Ball's two-decade marriage to her I Love Lucy costar Desi Arnaz. In 1960, the couple had an acrimonious divorce that supposedly “shocked” clueless fans unable to tell the difference between TV reality and real-life reality. Their children, Desi Arnaz Jr. and Lucie Arnaz, had modest acting careers in film and on TV in the '70s and '80s. As per the EW.com report, they're both producing the planned Lucille Ball biopic.
- 9/3/2015
- by Zac Gille
- Alt Film Guide
Exciting news for General Hospital fans -- Ingo Rademacher (Jax) and Vanessa Marcil (Brenda) will reprise their roles on the long-running soap, Entertainment Weekly reports.
Video: Fans Breathe Life Into 'General Hospital' Cast
Rademacher and Marcil are returning to celebrate the soap's 50th anniversary on ABC, and are rumored to make their return date before April 1. EW also reports that the two will actually be sticking around for more than a few weeks -- meaning the return of the love triangle of Jax, Brenda and Sonny (Maurice Bernard)!
Pics: 'General Hospital' Star Genie Francis Visits 'The Chew'
This isn't the first time Marcil has returned to General Hospital -- she reprose her most famous role for a year from 2010-2011. But fans will also no doubt be excited to see more of Rademacher on the latest season of Dancing with the Stars -- he was just cast for season 16, premiering on March 18 on ABC.
Video: Fans Breathe Life Into 'General Hospital' Cast
Rademacher and Marcil are returning to celebrate the soap's 50th anniversary on ABC, and are rumored to make their return date before April 1. EW also reports that the two will actually be sticking around for more than a few weeks -- meaning the return of the love triangle of Jax, Brenda and Sonny (Maurice Bernard)!
Pics: 'General Hospital' Star Genie Francis Visits 'The Chew'
This isn't the first time Marcil has returned to General Hospital -- she reprose her most famous role for a year from 2010-2011. But fans will also no doubt be excited to see more of Rademacher on the latest season of Dancing with the Stars -- he was just cast for season 16, premiering on March 18 on ABC.
- 3/6/2013
- Entertainment Tonight
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