During this break, Denzel pulled Will aside to talk to him and they walk away from their seats together. Denzel now has his arm around Jada and is kneeling next to her even though the show has started. #Oscars
Rebecca Ford
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Rebecca Ford
@Beccamford
Senior Hollywood Correspondent at @VanityFair and co-host of the Little Gold Men podcast. Previously @THR. LA-based world-wanderer.
- The Crazy Rich Asians sequel has stalled after co-writer Adele Lim exits because of a massive pay parity issue. (Warner Bros.' starting offers were $800,000 to $1 million for Chiarelli and $110,000-plus for Lim.)
- Opening weekend box office is very important to the success of a film. See #CrazyRichAsians in theaters THIS weekend if: - You want more romantic comedies. - You want more movie stars who look like this. - You want more diverse stories, of any kind, on the big screen
- Some history makers: Steven Yeun is the first Asian American to be nominated for lead actor and Chloe Zhao is the first woman of Asian descent to be nominated for director. #OscarNoms
- Replying to @BeccamfordThis is a fascinating issue. Yes, the old system for writers’ rates is based on quotes, which are based on experience. But Lim, the film’s only Asian writer, brought an authenticity to this project that it would have failed without.
- She's going to play Maria is the new WEST SIDE STORY. Listen to this voice!someone: you use autotune😤😤😤😤 me:
00:00 - Disney launched a global search to find the right actress to play Mulan. Liu Yifei is one of the most popular actresses of the current generation in China today. She's nicknamed "Fairy Sister" by the Chinese public.
- First full-house standing ovation of the night for the stars of Game of thrones. Gwendoline Christie gets the biggest applause. #emmys
- A reporter started "I have a questions from the fans..." And Jennifer Lawrence immediately said "I'd choose Peeta."
- All I’m saying is don’t wear blue velvet onstage in the coming months…
- The sudden cleaning up of all the subtle ways Hollywood was failing at inclusion is so fascinating -- and also proof that these fixes could have happened a long time ago.Jenny Slate: "Black characters on an animated show should be played by Black people." See her full statement here: thr.cm/duAgL1C
- Spike Lee: "Every time someone is driving somebody, I lose!" #Oscars
