The Internet demands to know: did Sydney Sweeney fabricate parts of her inspiring backstory?
Let’s rewind. In November, the 26-year-old actress and budding producer graced the cover of Women’s Health to promote a starring role opposite Glen Powell in the romantic comedy Anyone But You. Writer Lindsay Geller recapped Sweeney’s humble beginnings as a teenager who made extra cash by babysitting, cleaning restaurant bathrooms and leading tours at Universal Studios to help her family pay the bills while she was trying to make it in Hollywood. “I watched my parents lose a lot. We filed for bankruptcy, and they lost their house back home on the lake,” she said. “We couldn’t afford life in L.A.”
A fledgling actress punching a time card on the Universal Studios backlot is the type of celebrity factoid — stars are just like us! — that travels far and wide on today’s worldwide web,...
Let’s rewind. In November, the 26-year-old actress and budding producer graced the cover of Women’s Health to promote a starring role opposite Glen Powell in the romantic comedy Anyone But You. Writer Lindsay Geller recapped Sweeney’s humble beginnings as a teenager who made extra cash by babysitting, cleaning restaurant bathrooms and leading tours at Universal Studios to help her family pay the bills while she was trying to make it in Hollywood. “I watched my parents lose a lot. We filed for bankruptcy, and they lost their house back home on the lake,” she said. “We couldn’t afford life in L.A.”
A fledgling actress punching a time card on the Universal Studios backlot is the type of celebrity factoid — stars are just like us! — that travels far and wide on today’s worldwide web,...
- 2/7/2024
- by Chris Gardner
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
It’s a good thing Brie Larson is at peace with her earlier heartbreaks. In a video she posted on Thursday, the “Captain Marvel” star rattled off all the movies she auditioned for and didn’t get — and it’s quite the list.
Larson broke her list down into movies she auditioned for and then missed out on, as well as movies she made it to the final round for and still didn’t get. And all of these were just from between 2008 and 2009.
“It’s a lot of heartbreak, folks. Here I am, still standing,” she said after running down her list.
Hearing Brie Larson rattle them off rapid-fire is delightful and hilarious, but in case you can’t watch, here’s the full list, including some blockbusters, Oscar-winners, some real stinkers and even a pair of Marvel movies!
“Sucker Punch,” “Gulliver’s Travels,” “Mars Needs Moms,” “Percy Jackson and The Lightning Thief,...
Larson broke her list down into movies she auditioned for and then missed out on, as well as movies she made it to the final round for and still didn’t get. And all of these were just from between 2008 and 2009.
“It’s a lot of heartbreak, folks. Here I am, still standing,” she said after running down her list.
Hearing Brie Larson rattle them off rapid-fire is delightful and hilarious, but in case you can’t watch, here’s the full list, including some blockbusters, Oscar-winners, some real stinkers and even a pair of Marvel movies!
“Sucker Punch,” “Gulliver’s Travels,” “Mars Needs Moms,” “Percy Jackson and The Lightning Thief,...
- 9/4/2020
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
"Wes Nolan can save millions of lives... if he can save himself first." The clock starts ticking as Sean Patrick Flannery searches for a crucial cure to a deadly disease in Flashburn, a new thriller coming to VOD platforms beginning December 5th from Level 33 Entertainment:
Press Release: Los Angeles (CA) –Level 33 Entertainment has announced today the upcoming release of the Sci-Fi Thriller feature film Flashburn from Smoke Hammer Media starring Sean Patrick Flannery (The Boondock Saints, The Evil Within, & Saw 3D: The Final Chapter), Cameron Richardson (Alvin and the Chipmunks, Rise: Blood Hunter, & Holy Ghost People), Roman (Lawrence) McPherson (Parallel: Dimension Under Siege, Manglehorn, & Beyond Darkness), Nick Stevenson (Netflix’s “Orange Is the New Black”, The Son, & The Long Road Home), Jordan Kimley (Couples Retreat, Wedding Pact, & Street Millionaire), Justin Fischer (ABC’s “American Crime”, & The Executioners) & Ladon Drummond (Johnny’s Gone, 200 Degrees, & Game Of Death). The film will available...
Press Release: Los Angeles (CA) –Level 33 Entertainment has announced today the upcoming release of the Sci-Fi Thriller feature film Flashburn from Smoke Hammer Media starring Sean Patrick Flannery (The Boondock Saints, The Evil Within, & Saw 3D: The Final Chapter), Cameron Richardson (Alvin and the Chipmunks, Rise: Blood Hunter, & Holy Ghost People), Roman (Lawrence) McPherson (Parallel: Dimension Under Siege, Manglehorn, & Beyond Darkness), Nick Stevenson (Netflix’s “Orange Is the New Black”, The Son, & The Long Road Home), Jordan Kimley (Couples Retreat, Wedding Pact, & Street Millionaire), Justin Fischer (ABC’s “American Crime”, & The Executioners) & Ladon Drummond (Johnny’s Gone, 200 Degrees, & Game Of Death). The film will available...
- 11/28/2017
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
In the ’50s and ’60s, the Ussr frequently used dogs for orbital space flights in order to determine whether human spaceflight was possible. If you ever wanted to see a cute animated version of their exploits, look no further than “Space Dogs: Adventure to the Moon,” the sequel to the global hit “Space Dogs 3D.” The film follows Pushok (Samuel Witwer), a teenage astronaut determined to find his missing astronaut father. Pushok stows away on a Us rocket ship to the moon, but soon finds he is not alone, as he’s reunited with his mom and encounters a macho monkey and a baby alien. Together, the furry heroes learn the true meaning of teamwork as they join the search for Pushok’s dad. Starring Alicia Silverstone and Ashlee Simpson as Belka and Strelka, the first dogs in space, “Space Dogs: Adventure to the Moon” is a fun,...
- 7/21/2016
- by Vikram Murthi
- Indiewire
Title: Angels in Stardust Directed by: William Robert Carey Starring: Alicia Silverstone, Aj Michalka, Billy Burke, Michael Spears, Adam Taylor Running time: 96 min, Rated PG-13, On DVD 03/25 Special Features: Behind the Scenes under the original title: Jesus in Cowboy Boots; Epk; Trailer Vallie Sue (Aj Michalka) lives with her mother Tammy (Alicia Silverstone) and little brother Pleasant (Adam Taylor) in a trailer park built on the site of an old drive-in theater called Stardust – Tardust now that the “S” is gone. Her mother works in a funeral home by day and trolls for men at night in hopes of finding a meal ticket to get herself out [ Read More ]
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- 3/30/2014
- by juliana
- ShockYa
Exclusive: Gersh has inked the sister act for U.S. representation. Aly Michalka and Aj Michalka started as a singing duo before segueing into acting in the mid-2000s. The pair starred together in a 2012 Fox comedy pilot playing versions of themselves. Aj recently wrapped a recurring role on HBO’s upcoming Silicon Valley and ABC’s The Goldbergs and stars in the indie drama Angels In Stardust. Aly recurs on Two And A Half Men and stars in the upcoming indie feature Sequoia. They also starred in the 2006 Disney Channel movie Cow Belles and later in MTV’s Super Sweet 16: The Movie. The pair also is represented by Evolution Entertainment.
- 1/10/2014
- by THE DEADLINE TEAM
- Deadline TV
That's an odd title if I'd ever seen one "Jesus in Cowboy Boots," and probably why the film was retitled as Angels in Stardust. Newcomer William Robert Carey directs and writes the comedy drama which stars Alicia Silverstone, Billy Burke and Aj Michalka. The story takes place on the Texas/Oklahoma border and follows an imaginative teenage girl who lives in a mystical and dangerous community who is struggling to realize her full potential and escape the place she was born in. Also in the cast are Chandler Massey, Jeanetta Arnette, Michael Spears, Dennis Cockrum, Amelia Rose Blaire, Sierra Fisk and Adam Cagley.
- 6/5/2013
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Exclusive: Acting/singing duo Aly Michalka and Aj Michalka may star together in a comedy series next. The two sisters topline a half-hour project, which has sold to Fox. It hails from writers Matt Dearborn and Adam Goldberg, Happy Madison and Sony Pictures TV. On the untitled single-camera comedy, which has received a script commitment, Aly and Aj Michalka will play versions of themselves. Finally out of the house and into their first apartment, Aly and Aj’s exciting new lives are interrupted when their mother unexpectedly moves in with them. Breaking In co-creator Goldberg and Zeke and Luther co-creator Dearborn will write the script and executive produce with Happy Madison’s Doug Robinson. Aly and Aj Michalka will serve as co-producers. The two sisters first hit stardom as pop rock duo Aly & Aj (now 78violet). They made their acting debut as the stars of the Disney original movie Cow Belles,...
- 8/23/2012
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
Amanda "Aj" Michalka (Super 8, Secretariat) will star in Jesus in Cowboy Boots alongside Twilight dad Billy Burke and Alicia Silverstone ("Suburgatory," Clueless). It's about a girl who deals with her frustrations living in a small town on the Oklahoma-Texas border and her self-absorbed mother (Silverstone) by creating an imaginary friend, The Cowboy (Burke), who helps her realize her potential. Costars include Chandler Massey (Will Horton on "Days of Our Lives"), Adam Cagley ("The Hard Times of Rj Berger," "Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide") and Amelia Rose Blaire ("90210"). Commercials director William Carey is directing from his own script.
Michalka is part of the music duo Aly & Aj with her sister Aly Michalka.
Source: Variety...
Michalka is part of the music duo Aly & Aj with her sister Aly Michalka.
Source: Variety...
- 7/10/2012
- by tara@kidspickflicks.com (Tara the Mom)
- kidspickflicks
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