Entertainment
‘Rental Family’ director recalls moving to US at 17
Hikari, a Japanese filmmaker, has made a new movie titled Rental Family, which reflects her experience when she moved to the US at the age of 17.
As it premiered at the Toronto Film Festival, the director shares, “I came to America when I was 17 for the first time, and I landed in Utah.”
She continues, “That was my first place to learn English. I was the only Asian girl in the entire city, I felt like…. I had to learn English, and I had to learn the culture.”
So, for the movie, Hikari says, she re-imagines her experience by swapping herself with an American in Japanese society.
“So, for me, bringing somebody — American guy — to Tokyo, what does that look like? Because there’s a lot of things that you learn when you’re the only person in the room,” the director notes.
Brendan Fraser, who stars in the movie, recalls discussing the film’s idea with the filmmaker Hikari.
“I learned about her life, about her aspirations, her interests, her unique experience of coming to America, and what that meant about the family that we find, and it not necessarily being the one that we’re born into sometimes,” The Mummy star adds.
He remembers, “I was perplexed and mystified and invigorated in all the best ways possible for meeting Hikari. And then…”
“Hey, I knew this story was unique. It’s something that we need to see on screen,” Brendan concludes. “And correct me if I’m wrong, I think we need to see this movie now more than ever these days.”
The film’s logline reads that an American actor goes to Japan in hopes of securing his big break. After that doesn’t work out, he takes up a job at an agency which hires actors to do stand-in roles for their clients.”
Rental Family bows out in cinemas on Nov 21.
Dolly Parton is desperately attempting to sound upbeat.
However, insiders revealed the country legend is struggling deeply after her husband Carl Dean’s death.
According to RadarOnline.com, following Dean’s passing in March this year, Parton has been throwing herself into work, which is beginning to take a toll on her health.
“Dolly simply will not stop, and she’s hardly taken a breath since Carl passed away,” confided an insider.
“Only a few days after he died, she made an appearance at Dollywood to celebrate the park’s 40th anniversary, and she’s been going like that ever since.”
The source went on to share that Parton’s nonstop work ethic may be her way of coping.
“She hasn’t broken a single commitment — at least not until she got sick,” they added.
Her friends are reportedly worried that the 79-year-old singer’s grief is catching up to her.
“She’s trying to stay strong, but everyone can see she’s exhausted. Working nonstop isn’t healing her pain — it’s masking it,” the insider explained before moving to a new topic.
Now, it is revealed a Star Wars movie titled The Hunt for Ben Solo was pitched to the Disney execs, but it did not get the green light.
Steven Soderbergh, who serves as a director on the never-made movie, now writes about the project on the social media platform BlueSky.
“For the record, I did not enjoy lying about the existence of ‘THE HUNT FOR BEN SOLO’, but it really did need to remain a secret…until now!” he pens.
The filmmaker continues, “Also, in the aftermath of the ‘HFBS’ situation, I asked Kathy Kennedy if LFL had ever turned in a finished movie script for greenlight to Disney and had it rejected. She said no, this was a first.”
He also, in a previous interview with AP, said, “I really enjoyed making the movie in my head. I’m just sorry the fans won’t get to see it.”
Steven’s post comes after Adam Driver, who was set to star in the movie, earlier revealed the existence of such a project.
“We took it to Bob Iger and Alan Bergman, and they said no. They didn’t see how Ben Solo was alive. And that was that,” he told the news agency, adding that “the sequel idea was really cool. It is no more, so I can finally talk about it.”
Entertainment
Andrew failed to inform Eugenie, Beatrice before Buckingham Palace issued his statement
Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie were left “completely blindsided” by their father Prince Andrew’s sudden decision to relinquish his royal titles, according to royal insiders cited by GB News.
Andrew reportedly failed to inform his daughters before agreeing to a statement on October 17 that confirmed he would surrender royal titles.
Sources said Andrew was “bounced into agreeing” the move, leaving his family unprepared for the public fallout.
A tense family meeting followed days later at the Royal Lodge in Windsor, where Princess Beatrice met with her parents.
The gathering was described as emotional, with Sarah Ferguson said to have suffered a “meltdown” upon realizing she would lose her Duchess title.
Princess Eugenie did not attend. Witnesses later described Princess Beatrice as “devastated” and visibly shaken after leaving the meeting.
The episode has deepened fractures within the York family, once known for their close bond.
Both sisters have since retreated from public appearances, seeking comfort with their husbands and young children as they come to terms with their father’s dramatic decision, GB News reported.
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