January 29Jan 29 Watched Daddio with him and Dakota not long ago. I dunno when he lost respect in Hollywood (and for what reason for saying controversial stuff he isn't the first one) but I still think he's one hell of an actor Sean Penn Sparking Early Oscar Buzz for PTA’s ‘One Battle After Another? It’s way too early to speculate about next year’s Oscars, but industry insider Kris Tapley, who last worked for Netflix, has decided to start the campaign early for Sean Penn. He’s echoing what I previously reported about Penn’s performance in Paul Thomas Anderson’s “One Battle After Another”; the man is said to be “absolutely terrifying” as Col. Steven J. Lockjaw. I reported that, apparently, Penn “steals the show” as Lockjaw. Sporting a grey-ish hawk, his character is described as a “great villain” that has the power and presence to give you nightmares. Tapley is taking it a step further, implying that an unnamed Oscar-nominated filmmaker recently told him that Penn could very well win a third Oscar for his work in PTA’s film: You mean, the same Sean Penn who slammed the Oscars as “limiting” and even offered Ukrainian president Volodomyr Zelenskyy the “honor” to “melt down” one of his Oscar statuettes? “The Oscar is there in his office, and ready to be melted any time he wants to melt,” Penn told CNN in an interview. He called the “gift” of the statuette “a small gesture, symbolic between two friends – inspired by my continuing shame towards the leadership of the Motion Picture Academy in choosing to present Will Smith smacking Chris Rock rather than the greatest symbol of cinema and humanity living today. Their loss.” No word yet on whether Zelenskyy actually took Penn up on his offer and melted down the Oscar.
January 29Jan 29 1 hour ago, Jade Bahr said: I dunno when he lost respect in Hollywood (and for what reason for saying controversial stuff he isn't the first one He has a horrible temper. He’s been accused of domestic abuse. He went to jail for physically assaulting someone on set and he also spent time in jail for reckless driving. He’s assaulted others throughout the years too, but hasn’t gone to jail for those. I think he was too high a risk for films to get insurance for.
January 29Jan 29 5 minutes ago, Sugarwater said: He has a horrible temper. He’s been accused of domestic abuse. He went to jail for physically assaulting someone on set and he also spent time in jail for reckless driving. He’s assaulted others throughout the years too, but hasn’t gone to jail for those. I think he was too high a risk for films to get insurance for. But this was already in 1987 lol
January 29Jan 29 8 minutes ago, Jade Bahr said: But this was already in 1987 lol I also think part of it was his choice. I that he just no longer wanted to make films.
January 29Jan 29 7 minutes ago, Sugarwater said: I also think part of it was his choice. I that he just no longer wanted to make films. Yeah maybe. It seems like he isn't very much into the whole hollywood machinery with all the rules, hierarchies and ass kissing.
January 30Jan 30 On 1/29/2025 at 4:55 PM, Jade Bahr said: Watched Daddio with him and Dakota not long ago. I dunno when he lost respect in Hollywood (and for what reason for saying controversial stuff he isn't the first one) but I still think he's one hell of an actor Sean Penn Sparking Early Oscar Buzz for PTA’s ‘One Battle After Another? It’s way too early to speculate about next year’s Oscars, but industry insider Kris Tapley, who last worked for Netflix, has decided to start the campaign early for Sean Penn. He’s echoing what I previously reported about Penn’s performance in Paul Thomas Anderson’s “One Battle After Another”; the man is said to be “absolutely terrifying” as Col. Steven J. Lockjaw. I reported that, apparently, Penn “steals the show” as Lockjaw. Sporting a grey-ish hawk, his character is described as a “great villain” that has the power and presence to give you nightmares. Tapley is taking it a step further, implying that an unnamed Oscar-nominated filmmaker recently told him that Penn could very well win a third Oscar for his work in PTA’s film: You mean, the same Sean Penn who slammed the Oscars as “limiting” and even offered Ukrainian president Volodomyr Zelenskyy the “honor” to “melt down” one of his Oscar statuettes? “The Oscar is there in his office, and ready to be melted any time he wants to melt,” Penn told CNN in an interview. He called the “gift” of the statuette “a small gesture, symbolic between two friends – inspired by my continuing shame towards the leadership of the Motion Picture Academy in choosing to present Will Smith smacking Chris Rock rather than the greatest symbol of cinema and humanity living today. Their loss.” No word yet on whether Zelenskyy actually took Penn up on his offer and melted down the Oscar. The movie hasn't even come out yet and Leo is already being sidelined? Here we go again...🙄 But I still agree he is a great actor, Sean Penn I mean. @Sugarwater, If my mind serves me right, I think he has been accused of domestic abuse against Madonna right?
January 30Jan 30 1 hour ago, Pami said: The movie hasn't even come out yet and Leo is already being sidelined? Here we go again...🙄 But I still agree he is a great actor, Sean Penn I mean. @Sugarwater, If my mind serves me right, I think he has been accused of domestic abuse against Madonna right? Yes. I believe Madonna was one of them.
January 31Jan 31 17 hours ago, Sugarwater said: Yes. I believe Madonna was one of them. Madonna herself denied it just sayin. Madonna, however, has denied that there was ever physical abuse in her marriage to Penn. “While we certainly had more than one heated argument during our marriage, Sean has never struck me, ‘tied me up,’ or physically assaulted me, and any report to the contrary is completely outrageous, malicious, reckless, and false,” she wrote in a 2015 statement while testifying on Penn’s behalf in a defamation lawsuit against Lee Daniels. The actor had filed a $10 million lawsuit against Daniels at the time after the Empire creator referred to Penn when discussing domestic violence in Hollywood. (Daniels was defending Empire star Terrance Howard, who had admitted to hitting his first wife Lori McCommas in a 2015 interview with Rolling Stone.) The lawsuit was settled in 2016. https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/sean-penn-denies-abusing-ex-madonna-shes-someone-i-love/
February 9Feb 9 Leonardo DiCaprio and More Actors Inspired By James Dean on Rebel Without a Cause Star’s 94th Birthday https://www.aol.com/entertainment/leonardo-dicaprio-more-actors-inspired-154939335.html
February 17Feb 17 Has one of Leo’s films ever premiered at Venice FF before? https://www.worldofreel.com/blog/2025/2/17/deadline-ptas-one-battle-after-another-aiming-for-venice-world-premiere
February 17Feb 17 Also this picture from Sundays Deux Moi. Looks like he’s got the moustache and longer hair again. I wonder if they very quietly did a few reshoots after the screening? Second picture from Super Bowl.
February 17Feb 17 2 hours ago, AliceT said: Has one of Leo’s films ever premiered at Venice FF before? https://www.worldofreel.com/blog/2025/2/17/deadline-ptas-one-battle-after-another-aiming-for-venice-world-premiere Gosh, so the release was delayed to the end of the year? Cause Venice filme festival is by september
February 20Feb 20 Still remember like yesterday how I spilled a giant cup of coke over me and my bestie right in the beginning of the movie 🤣 Kinda wet movie experience but Leo was worth every minute sitting through this sticky mess LOL
February 20Feb 20 Another new project: Town Says Aloha To A Hawaii-Set ‘Goodfellas’ Meets ‘The Departed:’ Scorsese, DiCaprio, Dwayne Johnson & Emily Blunt Top Crime Drama Package EXCLUSIVE: The hot package in town is a pitch for a Martin Scorsese-directed untitled drama that would star Dwayne Johnson, Leonardo DiCaprio and Emily Blunt. The thumbnail description: Imagine Robert De Niro’s Jimmy the Gent character from Goodfellas, but as a ruthless Hawaiian crime boss, based on a real figure, who battled encroaching rivals for control of organized crime in Hawaii. To be written by Nick Bilton, the film focuses on a turbulent time on the island paradise when an aspiring mob boss battled rival crime factions to wrest control of the underworld of the Hawaiian islands. It was a bloody battle, the kind of terrain Scorsese covered in both Goodfellas and The Departed. In 1960s and 70s Hawaii, this formidable and charismatic mob boss rises to build the islands’ most powerful criminal empire, waging a brutal war against mainland corporations and rival syndicates while fighting to preserve his ancestral land. It’s based on the untold true story of a man who fought to preserve his homeland through a ruthless quest for absolute power — igniting the last great American mob saga, where the war for cultural survival takes place in the unlikeliest of places: paradise. Producers include Scorsese, Johnson, Blunt, DiCaprio, Bilton, Dany Garcia, Lisa Frechette and Rick Yorn. This would mean another big collaboration in an historic run for DiCaprio and Scorsese, who just recently worked together on Best Picture nominee Killers of Flower Moon, to go with highlights including The Aviator, The Departed, Gangs of New York, and The Wolf of Wall Street, This also marks a reunion for Blunt and Johnson, who worked together on Jungle Cruise for Disney. It is an especially big opportunity for Johnson, who has roots in Hawaii and long wanted to make a movie there. He has kicked around a movie about King Kamehameha, who in a much different way used his strength and persuasiveness to unite the islands to improve the dealing with the explorers that were finding their way to the island shores. Johnson is paired with Blunt on the Benny Safdi-directed Smashing Machine for A24, coming later this year. It was Blunt and Johnson who brought the idea to Scorsese and DiCaprio, and they all enlisted Bilton, who’ll start writing when this gets set up. Even though these principals are engaged in other projects, the town quickly sparked to the pitch, and we hear multiple bids are either on the table or are fast mobilizing. This is poised to be a big one. Stay tuned. https://deadline.com/2025/02/scorsese-dicaprio-crime-movie-dwayne-johnson-emily-blunt-1236295098/
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