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    Bradley Cooper’s Directorial Debut, “A Star is Born,” Tops Warner Bros. Slate

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    Bradley Cooper arrives at the Warner Bros. presentation at CinemaCon 2018, the official convention of the National Association of Theatre Owners, at Caesars Palace on Tuesday, April 24, 2018, in Las Vegas. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)

    By Lindsey Bahr, Film Writer

    LAS VEGAS (AP) --

    Warner Bros. Pictures brought out the big names for its CinemaCon presentation Tuesday, from stars like Sandra Bullock to movies like "Wonder Woman 2," but it was Bradley Cooper's "A Star is Born" that stole the show.

    Cooper showed the emotional first trailer for the film to conference attendees in Las Vegas to some hearty, and rare, applause from the crowd of theater owners and exhibitors.

    It's the directorial debut for Cooper, who also stars in the film alongside Lady Gaga, who plays the aspiring singer. This marks the third remake of "A Star is Born," which has classic versions with Judy Garland and Barbra Streisand in the role of the ingénue Lady Gaga is playing.

    "It's a big swing this movie, I totally get that," Cooper said. "But you can't control what moves you. And I always wanted to tell a love story."

    He added that Lady Gaga is "kind of a revelation in this movie."

    The film is three years in the making, and features live-singing on real stages at festivals like Glastonbury and Coachella. It hits theaters on Oct. 5.

    Warner Bros. teased a massive slate of films Tuesday, stressing the diversity of their lineup, of "event films, DC tent-poles, animation, first class dramas, elevated horrors and comedies."

    "We love making all times of movies for all types of audiences," said Warner Bros. Pictures Group chair Toby Emmerich.

    Actor Will Arnett moderated the lively presentation, riffing with "Aquaman" star Jason Momoa about whether or not the famously ripped star will "ever do a movie with his shirt on" and other stars like the women of "Ocean's 8" and the cast of "Crazy Rich Asians."

    The studio showed new, and unfinished footage from James Wan's "Aquaman" and also teased new details about a few anticipated sequels in video segments featuring "Wonder Woman" director Patty Jenkins, who says the sequel will be set in the 1980s and shows Wonder Woman struggling with the "temptations of our world," and "It" director Andy Muschietti, who says "Chapter 2" will be scarier and "more intense."

    "So bring your adult diapers to the theater," Muschietti said.

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    Hwang Dong-hyuk On Season 2 of “Squid Game,” Wrapping Production on Season 3; What’s Next?

    Thursday, December 26, 2024

    Viewers may gasp, cringe or cry out watching characters die on Netflix's "Squid Game," but those simulated deaths have a different effect on its creator, writer and director. Instead, Hwang Dong-hyuk feels happiness seeing them go.

    The show has a huge cast and Hwang says it was "really difficult" to manage everyone on set.

    As characters would die, Hwang recalls saying to the actors on their last day, "'Oh no! How sad! I won't see you tomorrow,' but I was always smiling inside."

    "Squid Game" season two premieres Thursday. It once again stars Lee Jung-jae and centers around a secret competition in South Korea that targets people in debt and the winner gets a big cash prize. What they don't know is that losing the game is deadly.

    Hwang originally conceived of the show 15 years ago as a two-hour film but it failed to gain traction with financiers or even interested actors. He put it aside and worked on other films instead. He then had the idea to make it a TV series instead and took the project to Netflix. There, it could reach a wide audience.

    "I never in my wildest dream thought it was going to be this huge," said Hwang, who spoke about the show and what comes next. Answers have been edited for clarity and length.

    Q: What have you learned from "Squid Game"?

    HWANG: I learned that I shouldn't give up. If you love something and if you want to create something, it might not work now, but the time might come later. Or that idea could be the source of inspiration for something else.

    Q: You've already finished filming season three of "Squid Game." Have you thought about what your next project will be?

    HWANG: I'm afraid to talk... Read More

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