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Ellen Page Calls Out Director Brett Ratner For Homophobia & Harassment On The X-Men Set

November 11, 2017 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

One of the major figures accused of sexual harassment and assualt in Hollywood in the last couple of weeks in Rush Hour and Red Dragon director Brett Ratner. He has been accused by numerous women, including Natasha Henstridge and Olivia Munn, of terrible behaviour. Now Ellen Page has joined them, saying he was ‘homophobic and abusive behavior’ on the X-Men: The Last Stand set.

She says in a powerful, lengthy post on Facebook, ‘“You should fuck her to make her realize she’s gay.” He said this about me during a cast and crew “meet and greet” before we began filming, X Men: The Last Stand. I was eighteen years old. He looked at a woman standing next to me, ten years my senior, pointed to me and said: “You should fuck her to make her realize she’s gay.” He was the film’s director, Brett Ratner.

‘I was a young adult who had not yet come out to myself. I knew I was gay, but did not know, so to speak. I felt violated when this happened. I looked down at my feet, didn’t say a word and watched as no one else did either. This man, who had cast me in the film, started our months of filming at a work event with this horrific, unchallenged plea. He “outed” me with no regard for my well-being, an act we all recognize as homophobic. I proceeded to watch him on set say degrading things to women. I remember a woman walking by the monitor as he made a comment about her “flappy pussy”.

‘We are all entitled to come into an awareness of our sexual orientation privately and on our own terms. I was young and although already a working actor for so long I had in many ways been insulated, growing up on film sets instead of surrounded by my peers. This public, aggressive outing left me with long standing feelings of shame, one of the most destructive results of homophobia. Making someone feel ashamed of who they are is a cruel manipulation, designed to oppress and repress. I was robbed of more than autonomy over my ability to define myself. Ratner’s comment replayed in my mind many times over the years as I encountered homophobia and coped with feelings of reluctance and uncertainty about the industry and my future in it. The difference is that I can now assert myself and use my voice to to fight back against the insidious queer and transphobic attitude in Hollywood and beyond. Hopefully having the position I have, I can help people who may be struggling to be accepted and allowed to be who they are –to thrive. Vulnerable young people without my advantages are so often diminished and made to feel they have no options for living the life they were meant to joyously lead.

‘I got into an altercation with Brett at a certain point. He was pressuring me, in front of many people, to don a t-shirt with “Team Ratner” on it. I said no and he insisted. I responded, “I am not on your team.” Later in the day, producers of the film came to my trailer to say that I “couldn’t talk like that to him.” I was being reprimanded, yet he was not being punished nor fired for the blatantly homophobic and abusive behavior we all witnessed. I was an actor that no one knew. I was eighteen and had no tools to know how to handle the situation.’

Page also recounts other situations where she has been put into compromising positions, including powerful men taking her to dinner when she was young and then propositioning her. She also adds, ‘I did a Woody Allen movie and it is the biggest regret of my career. I am ashamed I did this. I had yet to find my voice and was not who I am now and felt pressured, because “of course you have to say yes to this Woody Allen film.” Ultimately, however, it is my choice what films I decide to do and I made the wrong choice. I made an awful mistake.’

You can read Page’s full, powerful essay here.

Since she posted her message, many of her colleagues and co-stars have stepped up to support her, including fellow X-Men alumnus Anna Paquin, who tweeted, ‘I was there when that comment was made. I stand with you [email protected]’

Ratner has denied (via his lawyer) earlier accusations of innapropriate sexual behaviour, but has so far had no response to Page’s accusations. Since the allegations first came to life, he has lost numerous jobs and essentially been fired by Warner Bros, where he had development and financing deals, and where his offices were based. [Read more…]

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ACTORS: Ellen Page, Anna Paquin  DIRECTORS: Brett Ratner  

Anna Paquin & Holliday Grainger To Star In Lesbian Drama Tell It To The Bees

August 13, 2017 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

Actresses Anna Paquin and Holliday Grainger​ are currently in Scotland to shoot the new movie, Tell It To The Bees. The film is a lesbian-themed drama, tinged with magical realism, based on Fiona Shaw’s novel, according to Deadline.

In the film, ‘Paquin plays Doctor Jean Markham who returns to her hometown to take over her late father’s practice. When a school-yard scuffle lands young Charlie in her office, she invites him to visit the hives in her garden and to tell his secrets to the bees as she once did. The friendship between the boy and the doctor brings his mother Lydia (Grainger) into Jean’s world. The women find themselves drawn to one another in a way that Jean recognizes and fears, and which Lydia could never have expected. But in 1950s small-town Britain, the secret won’t stay hidden forever.’

Annabel Jankel will direct. It’s a slightly different project for her, as she’s best known for her work in music videos and music documentaries, as well as her movies in the 80s and early 90s such as Max Headroom, D.O.A, and Super Mario Bros. Hopefully we’ll get to see Tell It To The Bees sometime next year.

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ACTORS: Anna Paquin, Holliday Grainger  DIRECTORS: Annabel Jankel  

Anna Paquin Hopes Talking About Being Bisexual Can Make Being LGBT Seem More ‘Normal & Mundane’

July 18, 2014 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

anna-paquinAlthough most people were supportive when Anna Paquin revealed a few years ago that she is bisexual, there was a firm and vociferous minority who weren’t impressed and were unfraid to show it. Particularly as she was talking about bisexuality (and while in a relationship with a man at the time), the backlash and bitchiness came from both homophobes and bi-phobic gay people.

She’s been talking about that to HuffPost Live about that reaction, saying, “There’s people who are probably going to go to their grave thinking whatever they think about the LGBT community – that’s their problem, not mine. I know there are a lot of hateful people in the world who have strong opinions. You know when you stick your neck out on certain topics that some people are going to go ‘Yay!’ and some people are going to say some of the most vile things that you can imagine.”

Although she’s now married to fellow True Blood actor Stephen Moyer and has two children, she is keen to point out that this doesn’t make her any less bisexual. One of the reasons she’s more than happy to talk about her sexuality is, “That the more normal and mundane and boring this stuff becomes, the better it’s going to be for everyone who is part of our community.”

‘The reason that I feel like it’s important to talk about this is stuff is that the more normal and mundane and boring this stuff becomes, the better it’s going to be for everyone who is part of our community.’ – See more at: http://www.gaystarnews.com/article/anna-paquin-was-not-surprised-hateful-backlash-after-she-came-out-bisexual170714#sthash.iduPoaYL.dpuf
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ACTORS: Anna Paquin  

Anna Paquin’s Will Be In X-Men: Days of Future Past After All

April 17, 2014 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

anna-paquin-rogueBack in December director Bryan Singer revealed that while Anna Paquin had spent a few days on the X-Men: Days Of Future Past set, reprising her role as Rogue, her scene had ended up on the cutting room floor.

However now further editing and reshoots has put her back in, with 20th Century Fox is confirming that the actress will feature in the movie.

When it appeared she’d been cut, Singer said, “Through the editing process, the sequence became extraneous. It’s a really good sequence and it will probably end up on the DVD so people can see it. But like many things in the editing process, it was an embarrassment of riches and it was just one of the things that had to go. Unfortunately, it was the one and only sequence Anna Paquin was in, the Rogue character was in. Even though she’s in the materials and part of the process of making the film, she won’t appear in it. She did a fantastic job. She was awesome in the sequence. She’s a brilliant actress. I would work with her in a heartbeat. She completely understood. It’s very disappointing, but she’s very professional and she knows that stuff happens, particularly with material you shoot early on in production. Films evolve.”

That seemed to be it for the return of Rogue, even though she continued to be used in some marketing materials. Then people noticed her name in the end credits for recent final trailer, which caused a Fox representative to confirm her return, while cautioning that, “Essentially, [it’s] a cameo.”

You’ll be able to see exactly how much Rogue we’ll get in May.

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ACTORS: Anna Paquin  DIRECTORS: Bryan Singer  FILMS: X-Men: Days Of Future Past  

X-Men: Days Of Future Past Character Pics – Evan Peters, Michael Fassbender, James McAvoy & Loads More

February 22, 2014 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

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It’s been reported that X-Men: Days Of Future Past in Fox’s second most expensive movie ever, after Avatar, so they’ve got a lot riding on this foray into mutant territory. The movie brings together the cast of the original trilogy and First Class, along with some new face.

Now we can take a look at them in a set of character pics, including Jennifer Lawrence, Michael Fassbender, Ian McKellen, James McAvoy, Patrick Stewart, Hugh Jackman, Ellen Page, Evan Peters, Daniel Cudmore Nicholas Hoult, Anna Paquin, Peter Dinklage, Halle Berry and more

Here’s the synopsis: ‘The ultimate X-Men ensemble fights a war for the survival of the species across two time periods in X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST. The beloved characters from the original “X-Men” film trilogy join forces with their younger selves from “X-Men: First Class,” in an epic battle that must change the past – to save our future.’

It’ll be in cinemas May 2014.

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ACTORS: Jennifer Lawrence, Michael Fassbender, Ian McKellen, James McAvoy, Patrick Stewart, Hugh Jackman, Ellen Page, Evan Peters, Anna Paquin, Peter Dinklage, Halle Berry, Daniel Cudmore, Nicholas Hoult  DIRECTORS: Bryan Singer  FILMS: X-Men: Days Of Future Past  

Anna Paquin Cut From X-Men: Days of Future Past

December 21, 2013 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

anna-paquin-rogueAs X-Men: Days Of Future Past went into production it seemed there were almost too many mutants for one film, with nearly all the original cast as well as their First Class counterparts signed up. Now it seems there simply isn’t time for all of them, as director Bryan Singer has revealed that Anna Paquin’s Rogue has already ended up on the cutting room floor.

Singer told EW  Paquin was due to be part of a rescue sequence that was shot early in the film’s production schedule. It also featured Magneto (Ian McKellen), Professor X (Patrick Stewart) and Iceman (Shawn Ashmore).

However, he added, “Through the editing process, the sequence became extraneous. It’s a really good sequence and it will probably end up on the DVD so people can see it. But like many things in the editing process, it was an embarrassment of riches and it was just one of the things that had to go. Unfortunately, it was the one and only sequence Anna Paquin was in, the Rogue character was in. Even though she’s in the materials and part of the process of making the film, she won’t appear in it.”

He did want to add that the decision had nothing to do with her performance.”She did a fantastic job,” Singer says. “She was awesome in the sequence. She’s a brilliant actress. I would work with her in a heartbeat.”

He told Paquin the news personally, and .”She completely understood. It’s very disappointing, but she’s very professional and she knows that stuff happens, particularly with material you shoot early on in production. Films evolve.”

The news also confirms that some of the original cast will have little more than cameos, and it’s possible a couple more may not make the final cut. We’ll have to see who ends up in the film when it’s released next May.

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ACTORS: Anna Paquin  DIRECTORS: Bryan Singer  FILMS: X-Men: Days Of Future Past  

X-Men: Days of Future Past Teaser Arrives – Mutants old and new unite

October 29, 2013 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment


Just in case you weren’t already thinking X-Men: Days of Future Past sounds like it’s gonna be really cool, 20th Century Fox has released a trailer showing off quite how many mutants old and new are going to show up, including Jennifer Lawrence, Michael Fassbender, Ian McKellen, James McAvoy, Patrick Stewart, Hugh Jackman, Ellen Page, Nicholas Hoult, Anna Paquin, Peter Dinklage, Halle Berry and more.

Here’s the synopsis: ‘The ultimate X-Men ensemble fights a war for the survival of the species across two time periods in X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST. The beloved characters from the original “X-Men” film trilogy join forces with their younger selves from “X-Men: First Class,” in an epic battle that must change the past – to save our future.’

It’ll be in cinemas May 2014. [Read more…]

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ACTORS: Jennifer Lawrence, Michael Fassbender, Ian McKellen, James McAvoy, Patrick Stewart, Ellen Page, Nicholas Hoult, Anna Paquin, Peter Dinklage, Halle Berry, Hugh Jackman  FILMS: X-Men: Days Of Future Past  

Ellen Page, Anna Paquin & Shawn Ashmore Back For X-Men: Days of Future Past

January 28, 2013 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

x-men-trioWe already knew a lot of the old mutants were coming back for X-Men: Days Of Future Past – such as Hugh Jackman, Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellen – and a few days ago Hugh promised we’d see more familiar faces too.

Now we know at least some of them, as director Bryan Singer has been tweeting, ‘Very excited to welcome #annapaquin, @ellenpage & @shawnrashmore to #XMen#DaysofFuturePast – thank you @brettratner for letting them live!’

Anna Paquin starred in the first three films as Rogue, while Shawn Ashmore was Iceman. Ellen Page meanwhile was Kitty Pryde in X-Men: The Last Stand, taking over from Sumela Kay who played that part in the first film, and Katie Stuart who was Kitty in X2: X-Men United!

Although it’s not known how close the film will stick to the comic book version of the Days Of Future Past storyline, Kitty Pryde has an important role to play on the page, and it’s being speculated it’ll be the same in the film. And of course all these old faces will star alongside the First Class mutants in a time travel plot.

X-Men: Days Of Future Past should start shooting soon with a release date of July 18th 2014 already set.

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ACTORS: Ellen Page, Anna Paquin, Shawn Ashmore  DIRECTORS: Bryan Singer  FILMS: X-Men: Days Of Future Past  

True Blood’s Anna Paquin Talks Bisexuality

May 4, 2012 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

It seems almost ridiculous that in this day and age someone still need to defend being bisexual form those who refuse to believe it’s possible to be attracted to people of both genders, but Anna Paquin obviously feels there’s a reason to.

After having first talked about her bisexuality in a PSA in 2009, she’s recently told Zooey magazine, “I’m sure for some people saying they’re bisexual feels less scary than making a statement that they’re gay. ‘or me, it’s not really an issue because I’m someone who believes being bisexual is actually a thing.

“It’s not made up. It’s not a lack of decision. It’s not being greedy or numerous other ignorant things I’ve heard at this point. For a bisexual, it’s not about gender. That’s not the deciding factor for who they’re attracted to.”

I’ve often thought those who refuse to believe in bisexuality either have a lack of imagination simply because they can’t imagine themselves being attracted to both genders, or they’ve had bad experiences with someone who was bisexual and generalised from there. However as Anna says, it is ‘a thing’.

The True Blood star is currently expecting her first child with co-star and hubby Stephen Moyer.

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ACTORS: Anna Paquin  

Anna Paquin & Tom Hiddleston Join Black Wings Has My Angel

February 14, 2012 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

True Blood’s Anna Paquin and Thor’s Tom Hiddleston are both pretty hot right now, and according to ScreenDaily they’ve now signed up for the noir drama Black Wings Has My Angel for producer/star Elijah Wood and director Alfonso Pineda Ulloa.

The story is based on Elliott Chaze’s 1953 pulp novel about an ex-con who stages an elaborate armored car robbery with the help of a Mississippi call girl. Elijah Wood will also star in the drama, although it isn’t known what roles any of the actors are playing.

While not as famous as the likes of James M. Cain, Ellott Chaze is very well regarded by lovers of pulp novels and this will be one of the few time one of his tales will make it to the big screen. Shooting is scheduled to begin in September.

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ACTORS: Anna Paquin, Tom Hiddleston, Elijah Wood  DIRECTORS: Alfonso Pineda Ulloa  FILMS: Black Wings Has My Angel  
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