The daily gossip: November 19, 2019
Kanye West is staging his first opera, Henry Cavill still plans to play Superman again, and more
1. Kanye West is staging his first opera
Following the release of his hip-hop/gospel album Jesus is King, noted renaissance man Kanye West has set his sights on a different art form: The opera. West has announced plans to stage an original opera, based on the life of the biblical king Nebuchadnezzar, at the Hollywood Bowl. Few details on the show have emerged — but personally, we're hoping that Taylor Swift rushes the stage at the climax to grab the microphone and declare that actually, Hezekiah was the best biblical king of all time.
2. Henry Cavill says he still plans to play Superman
The recent swap from Ben "Batfleck" Affleck to Robert "Battinson" Pattinson in the role of Batman seemed to herald the end of the original Justice League lineup, with Wonder Woman and Aquaman veering off into their own solo adventures. But while there's no new Superman movie on the horizon, star Henry Cavill says you shouldn't count him out yet. "The cape is in the closet. It's still mine," says Cavill — but in 2019, where will he find a phone booth so he can change into it?
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3. Rupert Grint says he saw sparks between Harry Potter costars Emma Watson and Tom Felton
Ron Weasley may be Hermione Granger's true love in the Harry Potter movies, but in the real world, another candidate may have emerged: Draco Malfoy. In a recent interview, actor Rupert Grint conceded that there was always "a little bit of a spark" between Emma Watson, who played Hermione, and Tom Felton, who played Draco. Watson, who recently declared herself "self-partnered," has long been close with Felton, buoying fans' hopes about a possible romance between the two — but anyone who can't wait for the actors to get together can just read one of the 8,000 or so Harry Potter fanfics in which Hermione and Draco Malfoy fall in love. (Friendly advice: Stick to the G-rated ones.)
4. Bong Joon-ho says he would never direct a Marvel movie because of the tight clothes
The breakout success of this year's Parasite probably means that director Bong Joon-ho can choose anything as his next project — but whatever it turns out to be, it doesn't sound like superheroes will be involved. When asked if he'd be interested in helming a Marvel movie, Bong said no for a bizarrely specific reason: He doesn't like tight clothes. "I'll never wear something like that, and just seeing someone in tight clothes is mentally difficult," says Bong. "I don't know where to look, and I feel suffocated. Most superheroes wear tight suits, so I can never direct one" — so unless you're pitching JNCO Jeans Man, best to look elsewhere.
5. Amazon's Lord of the Rings show has already been picked up for a second season
Arise, arise, Subscribers of Amazon! The new Lord of the Rings TV show shall be streamed (whenever the first season actually premieres)! Episodes shall be binge-watched, a couch-day, a red-eyed day, ere the sun rises! Stream, stream, stream! Watch season 1, for the sake of Amazon’s bottom line, and the second season of Lord of the Rings, which has already been ordered even though no one has seen season 1 yet! Forth, you Subscribers of Amazon!
