Sandra Bullock Recalls 'Nerve-Wracking' Audition forSpeedwith Keanu Reeves and a 'Paper Plate'

Keanu Reeves and Sandra Bullock in Speed.Photo:Richard Foreman/20th Century Fox/Kobal/Shutterstock Richard Foreman/20th Century Fox/Kobal/Shutterstock Sandra Bullock’s Hollywood career began, as she says, with “a folding chair and a paper plate.” Before she became an Oscar-winning superstar, Bullock, 60, starred withKeanu Reevesin her 1994 breakoutSpeed. At the action thriller’s30th anniversary screening, she recalled her audition for the role of bus passenger Annie Porter with perfect clarity. “I was the new kid on the block and it was nerve-wracking,” Bullock said onstage atBeyond Festat American Cinematheque at the Egyptian Theatre on Oct.

Santa Uses American Sign Language to Spread Holiday Cheer: ‘I Never Had the Opportunity’

Santa Charles and a 3-year-old named Gisele in Austin in 2021.Photo:Anthony Mowl Anthony Mowl Update on Sept. 23, 2024: Charles Graves has been hospitalized for several months with acute pancreatitis. Those wishing to help him via GoFundMecan donate here. Growing up, Charles Graves “never had the opportunity to tell Santa what I wanted for Christmas,” he says. Graves, 53, is deaf, and tells PEOPLE that his family didn’t sign when he was a child (not an uncommon situation,according to the National Association of the Deaf).

Saoirse Ronan Says Greta Gerwig 'Hasn't Asked Me Yet' to Star in NewNarniaMovie: 'She's Writing It'

Saoirse Ronan; Aslan the Lion; Greta Gerwig.Photo:Andreas Rentz/Getty; 20th Century Fox/Kobal/Shutterstock; Amy Sussman/Getty Andreas Rentz/Getty; 20th Century Fox/Kobal/Shutterstock; Amy Sussman/Getty Saoirse Ronanisn’t stepping through the wardrobe — at least, not yet. “There isn’tnotruth to it; she hasn’t asked me yet,” said Ronan. “She’s writing it.” The four-timeOscarnominee went on to quip that she and Gerwig, 41, “have the kind of relationship where I just sort of go to her and I say, ‘So I’ll be in this, just so you know.

Saoirse Ronan Says Her New FilmThe OutrunChanged Her Relationship with Alcohol: 'I'm More Conscious of My Intake'

Saoirse Ronan in January 2024.Photo:Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Saoirse Ronanis getting candid about her latest role. In an interview withThe Timespublished on Sunday, Sept. 15, theFoestar spoke about howThe Outrunaffected her relationship with alcohol. Ronan, 30, stars as Rona inThe Outrun,an adaptation of Amy Liptrot’s 2016 memoir of the same name about the author’s recovery from alcoholism. After acting inThe Outrun, Ronan said that she has changed her alcohol consumption habits.

Saoirse Ronan Says Ryan Gosling's Firing fromThe Lovely BonesWas 'Sad' but 'It's Not Personal'

Saoirse Ronan and Ryan Gosling on Nov. 1, 2015.Photo:Christopher Polk/HFA2015/Getty Christopher Polk/HFA2015/Getty The Outrunactress, 30, said on theHappy Sad Confusedpodcast that while it was “sad” to see Gosling, now 43, leave the project, she understood the decision. “I just loved Ryan. Andhis dog, George,” said Ronan, who recalled that they’d done some pre-production collaborating on the project but didn’t film scenes together before Gosling was cut. “I was just sad that he wasn’t gonna be around.