Celebrity Status – Shakira’s Hips, Taylor’s Dad, Who’s The Boss, And A Casting Call For Netflix
For Wednesday, March 27th:
According to Variety, the Will And Jada Smith Family Foundation is in the process of shutting down for good after donations to the organization fell by more than 80% following the infamous Oscars slap of 2022. The couple intends to continue their charitable work privately, and Will Smith will be seen next alongside Martin Lawrence in this summer’s ‘Bad Boys: Ride or Die’
A reboot of The Pirates of the Caribbean is coming — without Johnny Depp — according to producer Jerry Bruckheimer. No word yet on the storyline or who will portray Captain Jack Sparrow, OR if he will even be a character.
Netflix is holding an open casting call in Calgary on Saturday, April 6th for all ages, for a new series starring Gillian Anderson of The X Files and The Crown, and Lena Headey from Game of Thrones. The series is called ‘The Abandons’, and is described as a 1850s western and will be filming from May 14 to Oct. 17.
Jeremy Allen White, from The Bear, is currently in discussions to portray Bruce Springsteen in an upcoming movie called ‘Deliver Me From Nowhere’, which follows The Boss during the making of his sixth album ‘Nebraska’, a few years before ‘Born in the USA’
In other headlines… ‘Hate to Love: Nickelback’ is a two-night documentary event coming to some theaters today…
Also, Taylor Swift’s father will not face charges after an alleged altercation with a photographer in Australia…
And ICYMI, Shakira released a new record this week, and Jimmy Fallon and Drew Barrymore made her take a polygraph test to see if her hips really don’t lie.
