Steven Spielberg got rejected from the James Bond franchise so many times: "If they ever asked me to make a Bond film now, my answer would be: ‘You can’t afford me.’”
"I approached [Bond producers] after 'Jaws' was a big hit. I’d always wanted to make a James Bond film from the day I saw 'Dr. No,' so I called after 'Jaws' and volunteered. I said, ‘If you need a director, I would love to direct one.’ And they said no... they consistently turned me down [and] never explained why they weren't letting me into the Bond family... (via The Rest Is Entertainment)
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Steven Spielberg got rejected from the James Bond franchise so many times in his life that if they asked him to make one now, he'd say 'you can't afford me'
"I approached [the Bond producers] after 'Jaws' was a big hit. I’d always wanted to make a James Bond film from the day I saw 'Dr. No,' so I called after 'Jaws' and volunteered"
"I said, ‘If you need a director, I would love to direct one.’ And they said no ... they consistently turned me down [and] never explained why they weren't letting me into the Bond family"
(via The Rest is Entertainment)
Those looking for fun at Mexico City's World Cup fan zone will be disappointed, as it's been taken over by a tent city due to teachers protesting over pay.
Sky's @robharris reports from there
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As contagious as it is to watch Belushi, you just can't take your eyes off of Aykroyd.
The sheer amount of talent on that small stage is staggering.
The Blues Brothers performing 'Soul Man' live on SNL, in 1978.
48 years apart yet it is still incredibly impressive.
In 2003, Jack Nicholson won a Critics Choice Award but admitted he was too drunk to give a speech, so he asked Robin Williams to accept it for him — and deliver the funniest acceptance speech of the night.
Paramount is now expected to own the following assets & film rights:
Assets:
• TNT
• CBS
• CNN
• MTV
• TCM
• Showtime
• Adult Swim
• DC Studios
• Paramount+
• Nickelodeon
• HBO/HBO Max
• Comedy Central
• Cartoon Network
Film Rights:
• Star Trek
• Gremlins
• Beetlejuice
• DC Comics
• Tom & Jerry
• Harry Potter
• Citizen Kane
• Transformers
• A Quiet Place
• Looney Tunes
• The Conjuring
• Mortal Kombat
• Game of Thrones
• Dora The Explorer
• Mission Impossible
• The Lord of the Rings
• SpongeBob SquarePants
• Avatar: The Last Airbender
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
• Dune 3 (distribution rights)
• Minecraft (distribution rights)
• MonsterVerse (distribution rights)