Things Olivia Munn and Clark Duke Did Olivia Munn, Brittany Snow and more stars designed empowering "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story"-inspired tees for UNICEF Kid Power. Courtesy Force For Change
The force is strong here! With the release of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story right around the corner (Friday, December 16, to be exact), everyone"s getting into the intergalactic spirit including celebs. Olivia Munn, Brittany Snow, Rogue One leading lady Felicity Jones and more stars teamed up with Force 4 Fashion to design Rogue-inspired tees.
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But the tops aren"t just stylish. Just like good Jedi, these 10 beauties, each with its own inspiring message that aligns with the themes of the film, give back to the universe. Five dollars from every shirt sold will be donated to the United States Fund for UNICEF in support of the UNICEF Kid Power initiative. Through the initiative, kids complete physical challenges and earn points, and in return, those points help provide packets of therapeutic foods to malnourished children around the world.
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"My mother taught me and my sisters to always fight back I think that"s why I relate to the theme of rebellion," Munn, 36, tells Stylish of her gray-and-white tee. "Rebellion is basically being told you can"t, or shouldn"t, do something, and doing it anyway despite the adversity. It"s a choice that women, and especially young women, have to make everyday to overcome when there are people who are constantly trying to dissuade you."
Brittany Snow and Camilla Belle (from left) in their tees. Courtesy Force For Change
Likewise, Snow, 30, wanted the youngest fans of the series to feel empowered. "I think this is an incredible program supporting children and making sure they believe we all stand behind them for change," the Pitch Perfect actress, whose navy tee simply says "Rebel" in block lettering, tells Stylish. "Any positive action we can do to support each other, especially in our future, is something I want to support."
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As for Camilla Belle, the cause is one close to her heart. "I have been a longtime supporter of UNICEF, so when I was approached about this campaign that incorporated Disney"s messages of strength and empowerment thorough Star Wars, I couldn"t say no," she tells Stylish. The Diablo actress, 30, who created a slate tee with the Rogue logo in red and the words "A Force For Change" in Star Wars" iconic scrolling script, adds, "The campaign is about encouraging others to be forces for change in their communities and day-to-day life, and it brings awareness to the crucial work of UNICEF while they help children worldwide."
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Riz Ahmed, June Ambrose, Steve Aoki, Gareth Edwards, Diego Luna and Kelly Slater have also designed tees for the charitable effort. Shop the full collection at Target starting Sunday, November 27. Plus, share your story on how you"re becoming a #ForceforChange via social media on Giving Tuesday, November 29.
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Olivia Munn"s Winning Moment | Lip Sync Battle Lets get the elephant in the virtual room out of the way first. This week, Olivia Munn found the actual best possible way to shut down engagement rumors. So apologies, all other internet hyperbole about doing things in the best possible way, when it comes to a celebrity denying that shes engaged. Olivia Munn won this one forever with this text message exchange from her mom. So no, shes not engaged to her boyfriend, Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers.
Now that weve cleared that up, we can talk about the real subject at hand: Olivia Munns career. Shes been steadily ascending through basically every showbiz arena since she first made her mark on G4s gone-but-not-forgotten Attack of the Show. From there, she became a correspondent on The Daily Show. After that, Munn proved shes got dramatic chops, too, when she played financial reporter Sloan Sabbith on The Newsroom. She also appeared opposite Channing Tatum in Magic Mike.
Munn is currently poised to have her best year ever. Shes starring opposite Ice Cube and Kevin Hart in Ride Along 2. While she demurs when asked if the film will finally topple another behemoth from its long reign at the top of the box office, many Hollywood prognosticators are saying that Star Wars: The Force Awakens might just be in for a rude awakening when Ride Along 2 opens this Friday.
After Ride Along 2, Munn has a cameo in Zoolander 2 and then shell hit the screen in X-Men: Apocalypse. Yesterday, she stopped by Refinery29 to discuss her dynamite 2016, how Jon Stewart was actually the deciding factor in her signing on to play Detective Maya Cruz in Ride Along 2, and more.What drew you to playing a no-nonsense Miami detective?I was excited to be able to work with Kevin Hart and Ice Cube. I was finishing the last season of The Newsroom and it didnt look like it would fit in my schedule, but after I hung out with Kevin Hart backstage at an awards show, we just instantly connected, laughing and everything.
Was it a weird transition to go from serious drama on The Newsroom to Ride Along 2?
It was strange, specifically [to go from] The Newsroom, which is, like, word-perfect, to improv-ing and stuff on Ride Along. I actually wasn"t sure if it was something I should be doing next, and then I asked Jon Stewart, who I go to for advice. The first thing he said was, Kevin Hart is an amazing human being. You dont always have to do Sorkin and Soderbergh. Go have fun with these guys. I was like, Okay! That was a big catalyst for me to do the movie.
Was the training for Ride Along 2 anything like X-Men: Apocalypse training?
[F]or Ride Along 2, I did gun training so I could learn how to use a gun and feel confident and safe with it, but then when I started X-Men like a year later, that was completely different. Doing X-Men, I started at one weight, and then by the end, I was 12 pounds lighter than when I started. I was doing six or seven hours a day of tae kwon do.Youve talked about how your Psylocke costume is sexy, but it also makes you feel like a badass. Can you elaborate?Its not so much that the costume is sexy, its that the character of Psylocke in all the comic books was drawn in a way that her costume is more revealing. But the thing that I always loved about Psylocke is that even though she was drawn a certain way, she always had substantive plotlines, so it didnt really matter what she was wearing.
"She was always one of the most lethal characters in all of the X-Men universe, and she has what Ive always thought to be the most coveted power. Shes telekinetic and telepathic. She has the ability to create anything with her mind and she can also read everyones mind. Ive always loved that about the character. Her costume was given to her by somebody else somebody else created that for her. So its not her choice and it didnt matter to her, like it doesnt matter how you see me or what I have to wear. Whats always mattered for Psylocke, I think, is how strong she is, how smart she is, how lethal she is...what she looked like had no bearing on how strong she was.What was it like working with man of the moment Oscar Isaac, who plays Apocalypse?Oh my gosh, Oscar. Im so happy for him. With the Golden Globe, I was so excited. Hes the nicest and the best. Hes a real-deal actor, but was also so fun to hang out with when we were shooting. I brought a bunch of [board] games to Montreal [where the movie filmed], so we do game night. His family and his brother and his dad would come up and visit us in Montreal, and wed all do game night. His girlfriend is so sweet.Whats your favorite board game?"My favorite board game is Taboo, the game of unspeakable fun, but Ive been playing this game called Aggravation with my boyfriend. Its kind of like the game of Sorry, but a little bit different. I make [Aaron] play it with me all the time. He just beats me every time. Thats my new favorite, Aggravation, because hes so good at it. Like one night, eight out of 10 times, he beat me.What goes through your head when you meet someone like Ice Cube, Kevin Hart, or Oscar Isaac?Im one of those people that, whenever I meet somebody that I see all the time, I go, Oh my gosh, hi!, and then I quickly realize that, wait, I know who you are, but weve never had this interaction before. So that happens to me quite often. Thankfully, most people are very nice and they dont make you feel uncomfortable. But the first time I ever met Oprah, I was definitely starstruck.What does one talk about with Oprah?I dont even know. I was with my boyfriend and he was much cooler. I was like, Be cool, its Oprah! And hes like, so cool and easygoing all the time, so they kind of talked. I just sat in the back and watched. Like, I just have to watch Oprah talk.Youve transitioned from a sexy geek and host/correspondent to a full-time actress. Are you at all conscious of how the publics perception of you has changed?You do the best with the opportunities that are given to you. Sometimes, that means you do get stuck in that image, in that world, in that box, and thats something that you just have to go, Okay, I hope I dont. But you need the audience to allow you to get out of that. You have to go do it, but the audience has to respond to you.
"Thats what as actors, as artists, as entertainers, we do need the audience to want to see or hear you. Im aware of maybe things that people have thought of, I guess, but what people think of me now, I dont know. You only think back on it in retrospect. Anybody who cares too much or actively seeks out what other people think, theyre going to be living half a life, because you can never truly just be yourself.In the pressroom at the Golden Globes, Oscar Isaac also mentioned that its not just the audience, but also casting directors who have trouble seeing certain actors for some roles. Has this been your experience as well?100%. There was a time when Id go out for stuff and theyd say, Youre too Asian for this role. And then itd be like, Youre too white for this role. I remember somebody saying, Well, maybe if you just keep working hard, one day, it wont matter what your ethnicity is. White people get to play minorities all the time, but minorities cant just play the character. It has to be like, Oh, were looking for... or We already have this minority. Almost like theyve already kind of logged up, like they have two people [of color] already.
"The door doesnt swing both ways. I think that if you treat the audience like theyre smart enough, youll see that people want smart movies. They want interesting films; they want diversity. The people who are more scared of it are the people who are making the decisions, not the people that are watching it.Is that why youre getting involved behind the camera? How is the pilot youre producing about a 1970s female sportscaster going?Its my production companys first show that we sold. I wont be starring in it we have to find the cast but Im really excited about that. I sold that show and I just sold a comedy. One of the first things I did when I got the production company with CBS Studios was go to back to my friends from G4, producers and writers who I know are so talented and creative, but just have never had that opportunity and that door open for them in that way. I know how genius and brilliant they are because they helped give me my entire career.
"For me, its going back to the people who I know are the same as [I was]. Jon Stewarts the one who gave me an opportunity. I was on G4, but to make another transition, I didnt know where that would come from, and Jon Stewart [came] out of nowhere. When those opportunities come, youre so grateful. And so when I got this, I just knew I had to go back and open the door for them, and say, Whatever you have, I 100% back you, because those people, theyre so smart.
Between your behind-the-scenes projects, Ride Along 2, and X-Men, do you think your life is going to change drastically this year?
No, it wont. You never know until after the fact and you look back on it, but no. I dont think thats going to happen.But your mom had to text you about false engagement rumors! Thats big time.My mom has always been in everybodys business in our family. Shed text you right now if she knew your number and ask things about your life. Shes very invested in everyones lives.
Olivia Munn will be joining the X-men team of mutants for upcoming X-Men: Apocalypse. The announcement came out in Bryan Singer's Instagram on Monday, Varietysaid.
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The 34-year old actress-model will be playing the telepath heroine, Psylocke that has a minor role in the 2006 movie installment, X-Men: The Last Stand. She is in Magneto's camp and is once played by Mei Melanon.
"Excited to welcome @oliviamunn as Betsy Braddock! #Psylocke #XmenApocalypse #XMEN," the director posted on Instagramtogether with the actress' photo.
Munn will be joining the other newcomer, Lara Condor who will play Jubillee's role. They will be included other performers James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Nicholas Hoult and Rose Byrne, Oscar Isaac and Kodi Smit-McPhee whose roles are reprised for the next franchise.
First class heroes, Magneto and Professor X played by Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart are previously reported not to be joining the next movie sequel. However, Jennifer Lawrence, who played a major role in "Apocalypse" as Mystique will be returning for the 2016 X-Men movie.
According to CNN, The Mortdecai actress will play Psylocke's role (who is originally named Betsy Baddock). Psylocke's character is expected to have a complex transformation from a Caucasian supermodel to a Japanese ninja.
Psylocke's character is created by Chris Claremont and Herb Trimpe and became popular in the 70s and 80s in the British "Captain Britain" comic book series. She first appeared in the 1987 X-Men and "Uncanny X-Men."
Further details of the role are not available yet as of writing.
Olivia Munn has also appeared in other films like "Magic Mike" "Deliver Us From Evil" and HBO's "The Newsroom." She also had a minor role in "Iron Man" and has experienced being a co-host in G4's "Attack of the Show!" from 2006 to 2010, Comic Book Resourcessaid.
Actress Olivia Munn and NFL MVP Aaron Rodgers were in the crowd in Los Angeles on Thursday night, rooting on the Wisconsin Badgers to the Elite Eight and, they hope, a second-straight berth in the Final Four.
It was a great game a classic weeknight Sweet 16 battle but once it became clear Wisconsin would prevail over North Carolina, Modgers, no, Munndgers, no, Oliviaaron, no, Aarlivia thats it, thats the celebrity couple nickname were cheering like they were lifelong Wisconsin fans who bleed red, white and some sort of cheese.
Rodgers has been a big Wisconsin basketball backer for years. He followed the team to the Final Four last year and recently joked that he wants a 1-on-1 game against Badgers star Sam Dekker. That sounds like a great idea for a guy playing on a $110 million contract, but I enjoy the desire and moxie nonetheless.
And, sorry Olivia and a mandate of American men, but Ms. Munn is only the second most interesting thing about that picture above. I love LOVE that the sports/Hollywood power couple is sitting directly next to ESPN golf analyst and Wisconsin super-fan, Madison native Andy North. I wonder if Andy ever whispers two U.S. Opens is better than one Super Bowl. I totally would.
Rodgers is a big Badgers fan due to his employment in the State and Munn is a big Badgers fan presumably because shes dating a guy employed in the state. But North is a true diehard and you always have to respect the diehard, except the fifth one A Good Day to Die Hard was just horrible.
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