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‘Rub and Tug’: Controversial Story Now Being Told as a TV Series!!

Rub and Tug, the controversial project about real-life transgender gangster Dante “Tex” Gill, is now being developed as a TV series by Emmy-nominated writer-producer Our Lady J and New Regency Television. Originally intended to be a film, the project drew extensive criticism when Scarlett Johansson was attached to star as Gill instead of a trangender male actor. Johansson ultimately left the role after considerable backlash, … Continue reading ‘Rub and Tug’: Controversial Story Now Being Told as a TV Series!!

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‘The Things They Carried’: Rupert Sanders to Direct Vietnam War Movie!!!

Rupert Sanders is set to direct the Vietnam War movie The Things They Carried, based on the acclaimed collection of linked short stories by Tim O’Brien, who drew on his own experiences as a soldier in the 23rd Infantry Division. The Things They Carried follows a platoon of American soldiers fighting on the ground in the Vietnam War. It was O’Brien’s third book about the war, … Continue reading ‘The Things They Carried’: Rupert Sanders to Direct Vietnam War Movie!!!

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2018 Black List Led by Biopics About Founders of Snapchat, Drudge Report, Samuel L. Jackson and Others!!

Franklin Leonard has unveiled the 2018 Black List, which chronicles the most liked unproduced screenplays in a given calendar year, as voted on by over 300 industry executives. This year’s list— the 13th edition—features a slew of biopics, including scripts about the founders of Snapchat and the Drudge Report, as well as embattled sports reporter A.J. Daulerio, astronaut Sally Ride, the infamous Colonel Custer, media … Continue reading 2018 Black List Led by Biopics About Founders of Snapchat, Drudge Report, Samuel L. Jackson and Others!!

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‘Rub and Tug’: Scarlett Johansson Exits Film Following Casting Controversy!!

It is the lesson of Ghost in the Shell learned a day late and a dollar short, but it’s something. After an extraordinary amount of backlash surrounding Scarlett Johansson‘s casting as a transgender character in Rupert Sanders‘ Rub & Tug, it seems that the actress has bowed out of the production. Initially, Johansson’s response to the criticism was short and snarky, as reported by Bustle via a … Continue reading ‘Rub and Tug’: Scarlett Johansson Exits Film Following Casting Controversy!!

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‘Rub and Tug’: Scarlett Johansson Responds To Backlash For Being Cast As A Trans Man!!!

Actress Scarlett Johansson is in hot water once again for her recent choice to play massage parlor owner Dante “Tex” Gill in the upcoming mob drama Rub & Tug. The real-life Gill was born as Lois Jean Gill, but identified as a man — which is a detail in the role that has sparked backlash. April Reign, who is known for the #OscarsSoWhite campaign, tweeted about the … Continue reading ‘Rub and Tug’: Scarlett Johansson Responds To Backlash For Being Cast As A Trans Man!!!

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Scarlett Johansson and Rupert Sanders Re-teaming Up for Massage Parlor Drama ‘Rub and Tug’!!!

New Regency has won the rights for Rupert Sanders’ next movie, Rub & Tug. Deadline describes the film in the vein of American Hustle, and it will star Scarlett Johansson as a larger-than-life figure Jean Marie Gill, who flourished in the male-based illicit industries of massage parlors and prostitution by taking on the physical identity of a man. Per Deadline, Gill “was a larger than … Continue reading Scarlett Johansson and Rupert Sanders Re-teaming Up for Massage Parlor Drama ‘Rub and Tug’!!!

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