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‘Twilight’ vet Kristen Stewart says she would have broken up with Edward “immediately”

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Kristen Stewart obviously still has some feelings for her Twilight character, Bella ā€” just not her taste in men.

That's what fans learned on a new installment of the Not Skinny But Not FatĀ podcast, whenĀ hostĀ Amanda HirschĀ asked the actress and activist of Bella, "Do we not like her in retrospect?"

Stewart replied, "'Do we not like her?' Whoa. Hey, you better be careful. I donā€™t know if you can tell who youā€™re talking to right now," she joked.

The Love Lies Bleeding star disagreed with Hirsch's assessment that Bella was "a little desperate" to be with Robert Pattinson's vampire, Edward, noting, "Yeah, but he was trying to sort of control whether or not she made choices for herself."

That said, StewartĀ offered, "I would have broken up with him immediately."

In the bestselling books, and the movies starring Stewart, Bella wanted Edward to turn her into a vampire, but he refused.Ā 

Stewart says in real life that would have been a deal-breaker for her. "I mean, if I was like, 'Hey, I want to try that,' and he was like, 'No, this is just for me,' I would be like, 'Well, this is also just for me: My whole life. Without you.'"

She added of his motivations, "I get the sort of protection thing, but you gotta let a girl make her own choices."

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Keanu Reeves, Fisher Stevens prepping documentary on MMA legend Benny Urquidez

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Keanu Reeves knows his way around a martial arts mat, what with his extensive training for The Matrix and John Wick franchises, and now he's about to pay tribute to a groundbreaker within the combat sports.

Deadline reports Reeves and Oscar-winning director Fisher Stevens will co-produce a documentary onĀ Benny "The Jet" Urquidez, who is credited with introducing mixed martial arts to the world.Ā 

Now 71, Urquidez was a world champion karate and kickboxing legend who transitioned to training actors and coordinating fight scenes for movies.Ā 

Incidentally, John Cusack was one ofĀ his students,Ā and Urquidez takes him on in a famous scene in the actor's 1997's hitĀ Grosse Pointe Blank. But Urquidez's client list reads like a Hollywood's who's who: Everyone from Jackie Chan to the late Patrick Swayze to Michelle Pfeiffer trained with him over his long career.Ā 

Emmy-nominated sports documentary editor and filmmakerĀ Jennifer TiexieraĀ is directing the documentary. She tells the trade, "Bennyā€™s fighting career was born out of his struggles with identity, poverty, and race, but he didn't let those things define him. The result is a story about how struggle and sacrifice evolved into one about love, spirituality and deeper meaning."

Keanu recently appeared in and produced another documentary, Brawn: The Impossible Formula 1 Story, which is streaming on Hulu.

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Tom Holland’s Romeo gets his Juliet for West End theater production

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On Thursday, The Jamie Lloyd Company announced the full cast for Tom Holland's West End return with William Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet, including his star-crossed titular other half: Francesca Amewudah-Rivers.

The actress has a handful of theater credits under her belt, but only appeared on the fourth and fifth seasons of the BBC's Bad Education on TV.

Also starring in the play are theater vets Tomiwa Edun, recently seen in Argylle, playing Capulet; Freema Agyeman, who appeared in The Matrix Revolutions, as Nurse; and as Friar, Michael Balogun from 2019's TV adaptation of War of the Worlds.

As reported, the production about the tragic lovers will be staged at The Duke of York's Theatre in London. According to the theater's website, it promises to be "a pulsating new vision of Shakespeareā€™s immortal tale of wordsmiths, rhymers, lovers and fighters."

Holland will start his run on Saturday, May 11, and the play is slated to run through August 3.

Tickets are already sold out.

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TV magic: Data shows some ‘Sex and the City’ characters would have trouble affording NYC IRL

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With Sex and the City episodes now on Netflix, new fans are enjoying seeing what Carrie, Miranda, Samantha and Charlotte were up to in New York City back in the day.Ā 

However, their glam life as seen on TV would have run into some harsh financial realities in real life, according to data crunched by online casinoĀ company Nieuwe-Casinos.

Using various sources like the job site Glassdoor, the company put the salary of Sarah Jessica Parker's columnist Carrie Bradshaw at around $49,300 per year back when the show premiered 1998.

However, her "lifestyle costs" ā€” which include everything from those Cosmos with the gals to smoking and of course her outfits ā€” were more than $38,500 per year.Ā 

At one point, the company points out Carrie says she spent 40 grand on shoes alone, meaning for all the glamour of the show, her character in reality could never afford it.

As an attorney, Cynthia Nixon'sĀ Miranda Hobbes' salary in 1998 would be nearly $90,000, so while her lifestyle expenses would be steep at more than $38,000, she'd have her head above water.Ā 

Kim Cattrall's sassy Samantha Jones would be pulling inĀ around $55,000 as a publicist in 1998, though all those drinks, hair appointments and we assume birth control would run her more than $38,400. This doesn't account for her extensive clothing collection.Ā 

Finally, Kristin Davis' Charlotte York was an art gallery owner in 1998, pulling in aroundĀ $53.5Ā a year, but minus brunches, taxis and drinks, she'd be left withĀ just nearly $16,000.Ā 

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Hugh Grant as Tony the Tiger, Amy Schumer and more in trailer to Jerry Seinfeld’s ‘Unfrosted’

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Jerry Seinfeld's near-obsession with breakfast cereals on Seinfeld was channeled into his directorial debut, Unfrosted, the Netflix film about the birth of the Pop Tart.

The trailer for Unfrosted: The Pop Tart Story, also starring Melissa McCarthy, Amy Schumer, Christian Slater, Hugh Grant as Tony the Tiger and Bill Burr, among many others, has just popped up online.

Set to David Bowie's "Rebel Rebel," the snippet starts with a dramatic rocket launch countdown from the point of view of a Pop Tart heating up inside a toaster.

The visual syncs with what Jerry previously revealed about the 1963-set project: The story of the pastry's invention "is told like The Right Stuff."

"I believe we have split the atom of breakfast," Jerry's Kellogg executive Bob Cabana exclaims of the discovery.

There's a space race of sorts going on between "sworn cereal rivals" Kellogg's and Post "to create a pastry that will change the face of breakfast forever."

To help their chances of beating Amy Schumer's Post president, Cabana "stacks the deck with ringers," including Chef Boyardee (Bobby Moynihan) and fitness icon Jack LaLanne (James Marsden).

The race "to reinvent breakfast" goes all the way up to the White House, with Burr playing JFK. "You have to win," he says, asking for a progress update. McCarthy's character unveils a "not to scale" sketch of the Pop Tart.

"What are you guys, five years old?" JFK blasts back. "Little John-John draws better than that, and I think there's something wrong with him."

Netflix calls the film "a wildly imaginative tale of ambition, betrayal and menacing milkmen ā€” sweetened with artificial ingredients."

The movie, which also stars Sebastian Maniscalco, Peter Dinklage and Cedric the Entertainer, pops up May 3.

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Kenan Thompson discusses ‘Quiet on Set’ and working with Dan Schneider

Kenan Thompson, who starred in the Nickelodeon shows All That and Kenan and Kel as a teen, is speaking out about allegations made about his former producer Dan Schneider in the documentary series Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV. “I think it’s a good thing that the doc is out and is […]

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T-Pain, Ludacris headlining 2024 Revolve Fest

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T-Pain and LudacrisĀ have been named the headliners of the 2024 Revolve Fest, taking placeĀ April 13 in Southern Californiaā€™s Coachella Valley, during Coachella weekend.

The invite-only event features the biggest stars in genres includingĀ hip-hop, reggae and dance pop. This go round, the organizersĀ chose to recruit artists who were popular in the millennium, likeĀ Sean Paul, the Ying Yang Twins, Nina Sky, Siobhan Bell and Kim Lee.

ā€œLike every year when planning the artist lineup, we look to our community for inspiration,ā€ said Raissa Gerona, Revolveā€™s chief brand officer, per Billboard. ā€œThis year was no different. We decided to lean into the Y2K craze with artists from this era.ā€

She continued,Ā ā€œWeā€™re so excited to have the biggest chart-topping artists join us and bring the energy to Revolve Festival, the best party in the desert!ā€

Aside from the musical performances, this year's Revolve Fest will feature fashion and lifestyle experiences. WWDĀ reportsĀ Hailey Bieber's Rhode skincare brand is providing a photo booth for guests to take pictures, and Supergoop! will hand out sunscreen. Kendall Jenner's 818 tequila and Kylie Jenner's Sprinter Vodka Soda will also be served.

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‘Dune’ filmmaker Denis Villeneuve says he “would not be surprised” if Zendaya becomes a director

In the latest installment of the Director’s Guild of America’s Director’s Cut podcast, Steven Spielberg heaped praise on Dune franchise director Denis Villeneuve, ranking him with some of the most visionary directors of all time, including George Lucas, Stanley Kubrick and Oppenheimer‘s Christopher Nolan.Ā  Spielberg also asked Villeneuve which one of his Dune cast members […]

'Dune' filmmaker Denis Villeneuve says he "would not be surprised" if Zendaya becomes a director

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