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PEOPLE & ARTS Wednesday 25 april 2018
McConaughey fears March

for Our Lives will get 'hijacked'

By RYAN PEARSON
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A month
after speaking at the
March for Our Lives in his
hometown of Austin, Texas,
Matthew McConaughey
says he supports some gun
control but fears the youth-
led movement could be
In this Jan. 7, 2018, file photo, Claire Foy arrives at the 75th an-
nual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly "hijacked" by those hoping
Hills, Calif. to eliminate all guns in the
Associated Press United States.
McConaughey spoke
Foy: 'Crown' pay about his support for the
marchers on Monday in Las
Vegas, where he was pro-
moting his upcoming film,
gap issue 'definitely "White Boy Rick," at the Cin- Matthew McConaughey, a cast member in the upcoming film
"White Boy Rick," addresses the audience during the Sony Pic-
emaCon
theater-owners
opened my eyes' convention. tures Entertainment presentation at CinemaCon 2018, the offi-
cial convention of the National Association of Theatre Owners,
He called gun violence "an
epidemic in our country." at Caesars Palace on Monday, April 23, 2018, in Las Vegas.
Associated Press
By RYAN PEARSON in Stieg Larsson's popular "I've got a lot of friends who
AP Entertainment Writer Millennium series revolv- are gun owners. I've got a sponsible gun ownership tal of my state Texas' steps.
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Claire ing around hacker Lisbeth lot of friends who are NRA — but against assault rifles, And also talk to the many
Foy says the controversy Salander, previously been (National Rifle Association). against unlimited maga- men and women who I
over her pay for the Net- played in movies by Noomi I grew up hunting. We had zines and for following up grew up with, I know that
flix series "The Crown" has Rapace and Rooney Mara. responsible gun owner- on the regulations." had the guns, that owned
changed her approach to Foy said she hadn't sought ship, but I was taught the The 48-year-old Oscar win- the guns, and say hey,
Hollywood. their blessing before begin- right way to respect that ner said he hoped to find do we really, where can
"It definitely opened my ning her work. tool," he said. "At the same room for agreement be- we reach across the aisle
eyes to a lot. And I cer- "I mean, we are all actress- time, their petition that they tween anti-gun activists here? Find a compromise
tainly won't be naïve about es. We all know the game. were speaking about is a and the NRA. for the betterment of all of
those things," Foy said in an I don't doubt for a second very good one. And I also "The two sides (have) got us?"
interview on Monday in Las that those two incredible fear that their campaign to talk. Because we both McConaughey plays the
Vegas. "It's really opened actresses don't both hate — they have to watch that agree that there's an epi- father of a teenager who
my eyes about what I am me and also ... " they don't get hijacked. demic. We both agree becomes a drug dealer
allowed to have an opin- Director Fede Alvarez in- Meaning, a lot of the something has got to and an FBI informant in
ion about, and what I'm terjects that he did indeed crowd was for no guns at change. So I was for what "White Boy Rick," based
allowed to stand up for get Rapace's blessing. all. That was not the march they were marching for, on a true story. It's set for
myself about. And I think "I met her at the premiere for life. March for Our Lives and I wanted to speak to a September release in
that's really changed my of her last movie and we was for rightful, just, re- my hometown on the capi- theaters.q
approach to myself and got introduced and I told
other women in this indus- her what I was doing and Comey book sells more than
try. It's been only a positive she really wished us good
thing — even though, em- luck and she knew you
barrassing." were doing it," he said. 600,000 copies in first week
A producer disclosed last "You got her blessing? Did
month that Foy, who starred you? He never told me
as Britain's Queen Elizabeth this," Foy said, laughing. NEW YORK (AP) — James
II, was paid less than Matt "Oh, well there you go. One Comey's "A Higher Loyalty"
Smith, who played Prince down! One to go." had a very big opening
Philip, because Smith was The 34-year-old actress says week.
better known. she exercised intensively to Flatiron Books announced
The gender pay gap has play the character — and Tuesday that sales topped
become a big issue in Hol- got a new hair style. 600,000 copies, a number
lywood after revelations "I got an undercut, which that includes print, audio
that many female stars is something that I never and e-books. The former
have been paid less than thought I would have in my FBI director's memoir has
their male counterparts. life. Which is great! Then all been one of the year's
Foy and Smith are being her tattoos and just how most anticipated releases.
replaced by older perform- she moves and the clothes It includes his accounts of
ers in the next season of the that she wears. I loved be- investigating Hillary Clin-
show. ing her every day, actually. ton's emails and of his awk-
Foy was in Las Vegas pro- It was very liberating thing," ward encounters with Pres-
moting "The Girl in the Spi- Foy said. ident Donald Trump. In this April 18, 2018 file photo, former FBI director James Comey
der's Web," which complet- "The Girl in the Spider's Both books were published poses with his book "A Higher Loyalty" at a Barnes & Noble book
ed filming this month. It's Web" is set for release in by imprints of Macmillan.q store in New York. Associated Press
based on the fourth book November.q