Bradley Cooper was inspired to sing in “
A Star Is Born” when he saw a video “where the veins in Annie Lennox’s neck were popping out while she performed,” he said at a Directors Guild event for potential Oscar nominees.
At the Contenders NY, presented by Deadline.com and directed by Eric Allen, Emily Blunt said that Dick Van Dyke taught her and Lin-Manuel Miranda how to do stunt falls on the set of “Mary Poppins Returns.”
Blunt also revealed that Julie Andrews turned down the opportunity to do a cameo because “she wanted me to make my own version of Mary Poppins” without Andrews looking over her shoulder.
Spike Lee, hyping “BlacKkKlansman,” complained about his “unwanted endorsement” from Ku Klux Klan leader David Duke: “That’s a compliment I don’t need.”