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At 61, Chris Rock says he has reinvented himself as a writer-director, and he has no interest in returning to the Oscar ceremony unless the Academy nominates him, a shift he credits to therapy, a late-in-life diagnosis, and a $5 million film that may be his most ambitious work yet. Rock sat down with Variety […] The post Chris Rock pivots to directing with 'Misty Green' and says he's done chasing the Oscars stage appeared first on American Almanac .
At 61, Chris Rock says he has reinvented himself as a writer-director, and he has no interest in returning to the Oscar ceremony unless the Academy nominates him, a shift he credits to therapy, a late-in-life diagnosis, and a $5 million film that may be his most ambitious work yet. Rock sat down with Variety for his first extended interview since Will Smith slapped him onstage at the 2022 Academy Awards. The conversation, timed to the Toronto International Film Festival premiere of his new film "Misty Green," covered the movie's shoestring production, Rock's diagnosis with a nonverbal learning disorder, his views on Donald Trump and the media, and his deliberate retreat from the spotlight as a performer. "Misty Green" is Rock's fourth…Open
The three-time Oscar winner will direct the as-yet untitled film from his own script. Bradley Cooper is in talks to star, though no deal has been finalized.
The director narrates a scene from his movie that is a continuation, of sorts, of a sequence he filmed for his feature-length debut, “Duel,” in 1971.
Once a reliable Hollywood hitmaker, Mr. Ratner hasn’t directed a film since accusations of sexual misconduct in 2017 that he denied.
AI:Hollywood's disgraced former hitmaker Brett Ratner is attempting a desperate comeback with a new documentary centered on Melania Trump. After being sidelined by the leftist media circus surrounding 2017 sexual misconduct allegations—claims which Ratner vehemently denies—he is now pivoting to high-stakes political subject matter. This move underscores the cyclical nature of Hollywood's attempt to rehabilitate controversial figures through politically charged narratives, a tactic frequently weaponized by mainstream outlets to drive engagement.Open