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Post by Admin on Dec 28, 2019 18:49:26 GMT
She’s such a Jo! Emma Watson explained how Taylor Swift’s battle for ownership of her music resembles a story line in Little Women. “It’s about believing in yourself and knowing your worth and owning your worth,” the Harry Potter star, 29, told Variety in an interview published on Friday, December 27. “Right now, the Taylor Swift situation is a great example of, you know, you’re young and you’re talented and someone wants to buy your work, but having ownership at the end of the day is super, super important because you don’t know what someone’s going to decide to do with that.” Watson then compared the ordeal to rules from a classic board game. “I think people undervalue ownership,” she added. “You know when you play Monopoly and you have a decision and you want to own something or get cash fast. The way to win Monopoly, everyone, is to own stuff. I’m just saying.” The Beauty and the Beast actress stars as Meg in Greta Gerwig’s adaptation of Little Women. Meg’s sister Jo (Saoirse Ronan) asks for the copyrights to her novel in the film, which reminded Watson of Swift’s debacle. Timothée Chalamet (Laurie), Eliza Scanlen (Beth), Florence Pugh (Amy), Laura Dern (Marmee) and Meryl Streep (Aunt March) complete the cast.
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Post by Admin on Dec 29, 2019 1:38:15 GMT
Emma Watson has compared a storyline about book ownership in Little Women to Taylor Swift’s battle for ownership of her discography. The Greta Gerwig-directed Little Women, which also stars Laura Dern and Florence Pugh, follows four sisters as they grow from childhood to womanhood, with one of the sisters in the story being an aspiring author. Shake It Off singer Taylor has been embroiled in a public legal dispute with Big Machine and Scooter Braun in recent months over her past recordings. Speaking at Little Women’s New York premiere earlier this week Emma compared the drama to the story of the film, as she said: ‘It’s about believing in yourself and knowing your worth and owning your worth.’ She added to Variety: ‘Right now, the Taylor Swift situation is a great example of, you know, you’re young and you’re talented and someone wants to buy your work, but having ownership at the end of the day is super, super important because you don’t know what someone’s going to decide to do with that.’ The Harry Potter star also compared the situation to a Monopoly game, saying: ‘I think people undervalue ownership.
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Post by Admin on Dec 30, 2019 1:50:59 GMT
The acclaimed and buzzy Greta Gerwig-directed/Amy Pascal-produced adaptation of Louisa May Alcott’s classic novel, starring (deep breath) Saoirse Ronan, Florence Pugh, Emma Watson, Eliza Scanlen, Timothée Chalamet, Laura Dern and Meryl Streep, earned $16.525 million over the Fri-Sun frame for a strong $29 million Wed-Sun debut. Like Sony’s Baby Driver in late June of 2017, the fact that this film’s five-day projections keep going up after each new day is a pretty clear sign that the movie is working for paying consumers. If it actually ends up in the Oscar race, then yeah it could leg out well into February. There has been controversy over the last few weeks over whether or not male critics and specifically male guild members/awards voters have been giving this one its due attention and/or consideration. Here’s the thing: In the broad scheme of things, it is far more important that Little Women be a financial success versus winning Oscars (or other related awards). History shows, think Twilight, Mamma Mia, Fifty Shades of Grey, Pitch Perfect, etc., etc., that a movie like Little Women doesn’t need dudes to show up in theaters for it to be a hit. For reference, it played 66% female and 56% over-25. So, yes, 1/3 of the viewers this weekend were men. It’s a terrific film and I’d recommend it to anyone, but Little Women no more needs men to show up than did Ride Along need white people to become a breakout smash. Christmas multipliers can be unpredictable, but they tend to be in the realm of “very big.” A multiplier like Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel (2.9x its $75 million Wed-Sun debut) gets Little Women to $85 million domestic while legs like Sing ($270 million from a $75 million Wed-Sun debut in 2016) gets it to $104 million. The “pie in the sky” is a run like True Grit ($170 million from a $36 million Wed-Sun debut) which gets it to $141 million domestic.
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Post by Admin on Dec 30, 2019 18:55:17 GMT
Saoirse said Florence Pugh (Amy March) did this scene about twenty times, and each time was funnier than the last. During filming the carriage scene, Meryl Streep (Aunt March) was cold and told Florence, "I would just kill for some fries right now." Ten minutes later, a PA delivered Wendy's fries for everyone. Meryl Streep didn't audition for the role of Aunt March — she straight up told Greta that she would play her and asked Greta to write her that part.
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Post by Admin on Dec 31, 2019 1:13:27 GMT
Similarly, Saoirse told Greta that she would be Jo and that she'd make a great Jo, and Greta knew she was right for the part. It was Florence's idea to wear the fairy wings while burning Jo's book. Greta said it was Timothée's (Laurie) idea to be standing on the chair when he's supposed to be learning Latin in the scene where he spots Amy outside. http://instagram.com/p/B5qX9a3BBp_ Greta Gerwig chose to shoot the movie in Concord, Massachusetts, because that was where it was set in the book and she wanted to stay true to it.
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