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Nov 13, 2019 · Retrospective. The Complicated Legacy of the 2000 Charlie’s Angels. Nearly 20 years ago, Drew Barrymore, Cameron Diaz, and Lucy Liu kicked down barriers for female movie action heroes—and...
- Charlotte Begg
- Lucy Liu had an alleged dispute with Bill Murray on set. During an interview with the Los Angeles Times' Asian Enough podcast, Lucy Liu opened up about a moment on set where Bill Murray used "inexcusable and unacceptable" language towards her.
- Drew Barrymore made millions from the films. According to IMDb, Drew Barrymore, who produced both the first and second film, bought the screen rights to the Charlie's Angels television series prior to the movie being filmed, therefore earning herself an estimated $40 million for the first movie and a possible $80 million for the second.
- She also insisted the Angels don't use guns. As a producer, Drew Barrymore insisted that unlike typical action films where the "bad guys" use guns, the Angels would do their fight scenes without them.
- Drew Barrymore immediately thought of Cameron Diaz for the role of Natalie. When casting for the main roles, it was Drew Barrymore that suggested her long-time friend, Cameron Diaz, for the role of Natalie.
Aug 31, 2023 · 19 years after plans for his own sequels were cancelled, McG discusses the possibility of returning to make Charlie’s Angels 3 with his 2000s stars.
- A Young Melissa Mccarthy Has A Small Role
- Drew Barrymore Met Her Future Husband on Set
- Angelina Jolie Turned It Down
- Tom Green's Illness
- The Kung Fu Training
- The Thin Man Was Very Different in The Script
- Lucy Liu Was Paid Millions Less Than Each of Her Costars
- Barrymore and Diaz Became Lifelong Friends
- Bernie Mac Replaced Bill Murray in The Sequel
- Bill Murray vs The Director
The 2000 reboot of Charlie's Angels went out of its way to have a star-studded cast (more on that in a moment), but there's one bit role that they likely didn't think they were giving to a future big name: Doris, the overly friendly office manager who greets Lucy Liu and the Angels when they infiltrate Redstar, the communications company. Doris is ...
Nowadays, it might be strange to imagine that Drew Barrymore was married to Tom Green, given that she continues to find work in film and television and he has largely disappeared from public life. But in the early 2000s, Barrymore and Green were a kind of celebrity power couple, and they met on the set of Charlie's Angels. Director McG sayshe was a...
The casting search for the Angels was notoriously lengthy, with quite literally dozens of actresses in the running for the three roles. Drew Barrymore and Cameron Diaz were the first to be cast, but the role of Alex Munday was considerably harder, since Angelina Jolie (Barrymore's first choice) turned it down. The role eventually went to Lucy Liu, ...
The Boy Who Cried Wolf takes on a new meaning for pranksters in this day and age, as occasionally some prank-centric comedians make serious announcements that are taken by the media to be a joke. This happened to Tom Green, a comedian ubiquitous in the '90s and early '00s but whom our younger readers may never have heard of. Green was diagnosed wit...
Modern action movies require a certain level of physicality from their stars, but most superhero movies these days make sure those stars don't do their own stunts. The stars of Charlie's Angels didn't do all of their own stunts, but they did a significant portion of them, thanks to the training they did beforehand. For months, the Angels trained fo...
If you've seen Charlie's Angels, you definitely remember the Thin Man. A silent assassin and spy, he was played by Crispin Glover, and without the actor's input, he would have been very different on screen. The Thin Man originally had several lines, and Glover painstakingly convinced filmmakers to remove them. Glover saysthe lines were merely "expo...
The unfortunate reality for actors, especially those who aren't white, in Hollywood is sometimes they get equally large roles as bigger names, but a fraction of the money. That's what happened to Lucy Liu in both Charlie's Angels and its sequel, as she was paid millions less than the other two Angels. Cameron Diaz earned the highest paycheck of the...
Some actors may have come away from Charlie's Angels with a new set of enemies, but two of the leads sparked a lifelong friendship because of the film. Drew Barrymore and Cameron Diaz clearly bonded while portraying Dylan Sanders and Natalie Cook, and their relationship has continued to this day. This is all evidenced by Drew Barrymore's recent Ins...
Generally speaking, most film franchises try their best to retain their biggest stars from one movie to the next. Charlie's Angelsdidn't go with that approach in one notable case, but there were very good reasons for it. Bill Murray is generally known as one of the best comedic actors of his generation, but his history reportedly isn't without its ...
One of the primary reasons for Bill Murray leaving the franchise after the first film had to have something to do with an altercation that allegedly took place on the set of Charlie's Angels. Director McG claimed in an interview that Bill Murray got heated about something and actually headbutted McG in the face. For his part, Murray saidthis was un...
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Aug 31, 2023 · cameron diaz. drew barrymore. Lucy Liu. Director McG hasn't shut down the potential for a Charlie's Angels 3, but he does have some specific caveats when discussing the possibility.
Nov 19, 2019 · Cameron Diaz Is the Secret Style Icon of the Early ’00s. By Liana Satenstein. November 19, 2019. Cameron Diaz at the Vanilla Sky premiere (2001). Photo: Getty Images. Last week, the...
Cameron Michelle Diaz (born August 30, 1972) is an American actress, writer and former model. She has frequently appeared in comedies throughout her career, while also earning critical recognition in dramatic films. Her accolades include four Golden Globe Award nominations, three Screen Actors Guild Award nominations, and a New York Film Critics Award. In 2013, she was named the highest-paid ...
