Peter Jackson Addressed the Legend of Ryan Gosling's Weight Gain for 'The Lovely Bones'

Okay, so if you’ve spent any time reading about film production or casting, you’ve definitely run into the legend of Ryan Gosling and _The Lovely Bones_.

If not, I'll catch you up to speed.

The story goes like this: back in 2007, a 26-year-old Gosling was cast to play Jack Salmon, the grieving father of Saoirse Ronan’s character in Peter Jackson’s big-budget adaptation of the Alice Sebold…

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Best Donald Gibb Movie Moments, Ranked

Movies are built on the back of charismatic actors who make scenes pop, and who welcome the audience into a world they believe.

And Donald Gibb was one of the best.

You might not always remember his name, but the second that 6'4" frame and iconic underbite appeared on screen, you knew you were in for some fun.

Here is a ranked look at the best Donald Gibb movie moments that define his…

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‘I quit more times than I can count’: Arden Cho talks Asian identity and acting at AASA event

The “KPop Demon Hunters” star reflected on the intersection between her acting and personal journeys Sunday.

The post ‘I quit more times than I can count’: Arden Cho talks Asian identity and acting at AASA event appeared first on The Stanford Daily.

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How Jack Yearsley is reshaping what it means to be an actor in the modern era

Actor training has been in a quiet crisis for some time. The dominant systems, rooted in Stanislavski's psychophysical principles and refined through decades of studio practice, were developed for a different era of performance.

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Paul Walter Hauser Pulls Back the Curtain on the "Reality" of Hollywood Success

I think when you see people on the big screen, especially actors, it's easy to assume that they're rich, famous, and have it easy.

But what's hiding behind the curtain in Hollywood is often a lot of struggles and battles to stay relevant and stay on top.

In a recent interview, Emmy and Golden Globe winner Paul Walter Hauser (_Black Bird_ , _Balls Out_) shared a candid look at the…

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Sandra Bullock Wants You to Make AI Your "Friend"

AI is still the topic of conversation on everyone's minds, especially as all the Hollywood unions work to negotiate new AI provisions into their contracts.

But this week, as Deadline reports at CinemaCon, Sandra Bullock was asked about AI, and she took a different route than most people in her business. She said she thinks it’s time for Hollywood to stop running and start "leaning…

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Why Martin Scorsese Says You Need to Let Your Actors Fail

I think filmmaking comes with a lot of pressure. Every shot and camera move costs money, so you're usually drenched in sweat before the first frame.

That's why it was such an interesting thing to hear Martin Scorsese say that to get better at directing, you have to let your actors fail.

Directing actors can be one of the most intimidating parts of making a movie, especially if you're an…

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The 25 Best Movie Monologues

As a writer, I'm always hoping to put words on the page that can live forever. Of course, filmmaking is a collaborative experience, so you need a director to take the scene and mold it, and then great actors to embody the characters and deliver the message.

The best movie monologues have everything working for them, with this collaboration working on every front.

That's why so many actors…

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Matthew McConaughey Predicts AI Actors Will "Crash The Oscars"

_Interstellar_ co-stars Matthew McConaughey and Timothée Chalamet took the stage at the University of Texas at Austin for a special CNN and Variety Town Hall, where they discussed one of the most important areas of Hollywood's current change: AI.

The actors started with a conversation about craft, but the AI question thrust them into a rampage about what's happening right now and how the…

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