"So sorry to hear about the passing, far too young, of Ray Stevenson. I only knew him a little from shooting post-credits of Thor 2 & a couple interactions at events, but we had some good laughs & he was a joy to work with..." - James Gunn deadline.com/2023/05/ray-st…twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings Of Power composer Bear McCreary wrote, “I’m shocked and saddened to learn of the passing of Ray Stevenson. I was honored to write him a theme for his mesmerizingly unforgettable Blackbeard on #BlackSails. What a talent!” deadline.com/2023/05/ray-st…twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
"I’m shocked and saddened by the tragic news that a great actor and my good friend Ray Stevenson has passed away. I will miss you Big Ray! Life is short so make the most of it people," Scott Adkins wrote bit.ly/3WtTkMg
"Gut punch this morning learning Ray Stevenson passed away. His truly haunting performance in Ahsoka has a gravity that stunned us all. A great loss of a veteran artist and the craft is poorer for his absence," Kinner Music wrote bit.ly/3WtTkMgtwitter.com/i/web/status/1…
"What shocking news for all of us on the team! Rest in peace, Ray Stevenson. You will stay in our hearts forever, SIR SCOTT" - RRR's Twitter page bit.ly/3WtTkMgtwitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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Angela Bassett Remembers Tina Turner: She “Showed Others Who Lived In Fear What A Beautiful Future Filled With Love, Compassion, And Freedom Should Look Like” deadline.com/2023/05/angela…
“How do we say farewell to a woman who owned her pain and trauma and used it as a means to help change the world?,” Bassett said in a statement provided to Deadline deadline.com/2023/05/angela…
“Through her courage in telling her story, her commitment to stay the course in her life, no matter the sacrifice, and her determination to carve out a space in rock and roll for herself and for others who look like her, Tina Turner showed others who lived in fear what a… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
Tina Turner, known as the Queen of Rock’n Roll for her blistering performances and powerfully gritty vocals, died today after a long illness at her home in Küsnacht near Zurich, Switzerland. She was 83 deadline.com/2023/05/tina-t…
Born Anna Mae Bullock on November 26, 1939, in Nutbush, Tennessee, Turner became famous in the late 1960s as the singer of the Ike & Tina Turner Revue deadline.com/2023/05/tina-t…
After leaving husband Ike Turner following years of physical and emotional abuse, she staged what remains one of the greatest comebacks in pop music history, scoring massive hits in the 1980s such as “What’s Love Got To Do With it”, “Private Dancer” and “The Best”, with more than… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
Idris Elba And Mo Abudu On Bringing African Talent Into Entertainment Mainstream: “It’s Important For Us To Amplify The Voices In The Continent” deadline.com/2023/05/idris-…
"It’s important for us to amplify the voices in the continent. If we can build a footprint that is pan-African, then it allows for more diversity in terms of what’s on offer to Netflix, Amazon, Disney, Paramount and all of those guys," Elba told Deadline bit.ly/43hshWO
"Different visions can come together and make things work. I’m obsessed with getting a global blockbuster to come out of Africa, something that will put us on the map," Abudu told Deadline bit.ly/43hshWO
Vision Entertainment's Andres Budnik & Liam Scholey Founded An Agency & Production Company Pushing For Latino Opportunities & Pay Equality deadline.com/2023/05/vision…
“There were very few Latin people. And anything that had to do with Latin America or speaking Spanish, people would come to me and ask me. And that happened at every company that I worked at. It was surprising at such large companies there weren’t a lot of people that could… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
“We really wanted to represent diverse underrepre- sented voices, in particular Latinos, which is our culture, and the culture we love. To put them in front and behind the camera. We saw an opportunity to push for terrific talent, terrific voices that were not having a space in… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
#Cannes One To Watch: ‘The Idol’ Star Lily-Rose Depp Channels Old Hollywood To Play Series’ “Nasty, Bad Pop Girl” deadline.com/2023/05/lily-r…
To play the part of Jocelyn, Depp went further than asking her parents what life was like in the ’90s, which, on reflection, might have saved everyone a lot of time bit.ly/3WpAHJy
“I thought about movie stars of the ’40s, like Lauren Bacall and Gene Tierney,” she told us.