The Rockford Peaches together again? Well, some would call that a home run. The stars of the 1992 film “A League of Their Own,” including Geena Davis, Lori Petty and Rosie O’Donnell, had a mini reunion at Chicago’s Donald Stephens Convention Center for the Chicago Sports Spectacular on Sunday. The trio spent the day signing memorabilia and snapping photos with fans … Read more
If we say their names three times, Alec Baldwin and Geena Davis sadly still won’t star in the “Beetlejuice” sequel. Scant details had been revealed about Tim Burton’s latest movie “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice” in the lead-up to its Venice Film Festival on Wednesday night. But one long-assumed rumor has been confirmed by reports out of the … Read more
Bye, bye, Barbara. Geena Davis has finally confirmed that she does not appear in Tim Burton’s upcoming “Beetlejuice” sequel. “No, I’m not. I’m not in the remake,” she told Entertainment Tonight. “Oh, you were expecting that I would be?” Geena Davis, recipient of the Viola Davis Trailblazer Award, poses on the red carpet during the … Read more
It was Demi Moore, not Geena Davis, who was director Penny Marshall’s first choice for the lead role of female baseball phenom Dottie Hinson in 1992’s “A League of Their Own.” But Moore made fatal professional mistake of getting pregnant, scuppering her shot at that epic role. “She literally got f–ked out of the part,” … Read more
Geena Davis revealed Monday that Bill Murray, 72, allegedly yelled at her while he was wearing a clown suit on the set of their 1990 comedy “Quick Change.” Davis first accused the actor in October of using a massage tool on her in her hotel room despite her refusal in 1989 in her memoir “Dying … Read more
Geena Davis revealed that an A-list actor hated Brad Pitt because he was jealous that Pitt landed the role of “Thelma & Louise” ahead of him. On an episode of “The Graham Norton Show,” Davis, who starred alongside Susan Sarandon in the 1991 Ridley Scott flick, recalled Pitt’s audition to play her love interest JD. … Read more
Brad Pitt, you owe Geena Davis big-time — and not just because you stole all her getaway money in “Thelma & Louise.” On Thursday’s episode of BBC America’s “The Graham Norton Show,” the Oscar-winning actress revealed that she auditioned with three other actors to play conman cowboy J.D. opposite her Thelma in the 1991 Ridley … Read more
Geena Davis was able to dodge Jack Nicholson’s unwanted advances with some advice from a friend. Davis, 66, told The New Yorker that Nicholson came onto her after dinner with casting directors, and she used advice given to her by “Tootsie” co-star Dustin Hoffman to politely reject him. “Say, “Well, you’re very attractive. I would … Read more