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‘Glass Onion’ almost included Janelle Monáe and Edward Norton covering David Bowie
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery is full of Rian Johnson whodunit goodness, but did you know it almost included a tribute to musical legend David Bowie?
Glass Onion cast members Janelle Monáe and Edward Norton revealed at a Nov. 14 press conference that they filmed a scene where their characters jam out to Bowie’s “Moonage Daydream” together. (Monáe has covered the song in the past.)
The scene is a flashback to the early days of the friendship between tech disruptors Miles Bron (Norton) and Cassandra “Andi” Brand (Monáe). In it, Andi sings “Moonage Daydream” while Miles accompanies her on guitar. Their friends Claire Debella (Kathryn Hahn) and Birdie Jay (Kate Hudson) dance along on the side “like go-go dancers,” said Johnson.
Shot at the end of a shooting day, around 1 a.m., the scene was meant to illustrate Miles and Andi’s friendship before it soured. “We were trying to think of things that they might’ve done in the bar when it was good, when we’re bonding,” explained Norton.
“To show the deep connection,” added Monáe.
Monáe and Norton are both massive fans of Bowie, so they approached Johnson with the idea that the Glass Onion bar where Andi and Miles hang out might have had an open-mic night. Norton even contacted someone he knows at musical instrument company Gibson in order to get a replica of Mick Ronson’s Black Beauty Les Paul guitar for Miles to play in the scene.
While the scene was filmed — “Rian indulged us with two takes,” said Norton — it was cut from Glass Onion. Upon hearing this, interviewer Josh Horowitz exclaimed, “Release the Bowie cut!”
However, if Johnson gets his way, we might never see the footage.
“It’s such an incredible memory of this surreal late night, the best concert in the world for like seven people standing around in a basement bar in Belgrade,” Johnson said. “It’s so romantic, I almost want to burn the footage.”
If you’re still craving a David Bowie-Glass Onion crossover, you’re in luck. Keep your ears wide open for Bowie’s song “Starman,” featured in the Glass Onion bar bonding scene — perhaps as a tribute to what might have been.
Glass Onion is now on Netflix.
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King Charles ‘rips up Queen and Philip’s plan for Edward to be Duke of Edinburgh’
Prince Edward ‘to miss out on becoming Duke of Edinburgh as part of King Charles’s plans for a trimmed down monarchy’
PRINCE Edward will miss out on becoming Duke of Edinburgh, a source has suggested.
His Majesty will instead keep the title himself without using it in order to achieve a slimmed down monarchy, a courtier revealed.
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Prince Edward and Sophie Wessex will not become the Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh[/caption]
The late Queen and Prince Philip had promised that Prince Edward would get the title after his father’s death when he married Sophie Wessex in 1999.
A source told the Daily Mail: “The King wants to slim down the monarchy, as is well known.
“That means it wouldn’t make sense to make the Earl the Duke of Edinburgh.
“It’s a hereditary title which would then be passed on to the Earl and Countess of Wessex’s son, James, Viscount Severn.
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“Essentially, this was accepted by the Earl when he agreed that his children would not be a prince or princess.”
A Buckingham Palace statement after Prince Edward’s wedding 23 years ago said: “The Queen, the Duke of Edinburgh and the Prince of Wales have also agreed that the Prince Edward should be given the Dukedom of Edinburgh in due course when the present title held now by Prince Philip eventually reverts to the Crown.”
It comes after the King asked Parliament to expand his Counsellors of State to include Prince Edward and Princess Anne.
His siblings will be able to stand in for him when he is overseas or unwell.
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The move was largely to avoid Princes Harry or Andrew being called upon.
The Dukes of Sussex and York are set to never represent the King again after the move.
Writing to the House of Lords, King Charles said he would be “most content” if the number of Counsellors of State “be increased to include my brother and sister, the Princess Royal and Earl of Wessex.”
The statement read: “To ensure continued efficiency of public business when I’m unavailable, such as while I’m undertaking official duties overseas, I confirm that I would be most content should Parliament see fit for the number of people who may be called upon to act as counsellors of State under the terms of the Regency acts 1937 to 1963 to be increased to include my sister and brother, the Princess Royal, and the Earl of Wessex and Forfar.
“Both of whom have previously undertaken this role.”
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It was previously reported that Charles was considering changing the law so counsellors of the state are only working members of the Royal Family.
Both Harry and Andrew remain Counsellors of State under British law, although the pair are no longer working royals.