Tulip Fever TV trailer banned in US due to racy sex scene

A 30-second trailer for the upcoming film Tulip Fever has been deemed too racy for TV, sources say.

The clip for the R-rated film, starring Alicia Vikander, Dane DeHaan, Christoph Waltz and Judi Dench, features a love scene between Vikander and DeHaan that was approved by the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA), the United States’ equivalent for Australian Classification.

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But even with the approval from the governing board, sources have since told Page Sixthat the footage was rejected by Fox — one of the biggest TV networks in the US.

The commercials was banned after The Weinstein Company, the film’s distributor, told the publication it wasn’t going to cut the X-rated scene from the clip.

The costume drama is set in 17th-century Amsterdam and centres on an artist who falls for a married noblewoman when he’s commissioned to paint her portrait.

And despite the controversy surrounding the trailer, Tulip Fever is already expected to be a box office smash considering its star-studded cast.

The movie’s lead actress Alicia Vikander won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for The Danish Girl last year while her co-star Christoph Waltz won the same award for Best Supporting Actor for Django Unchained in 2013.

Filming concluded mid-2014 however numerous production delays led to the movie’s premiere being pushed to next month in the US.

A rep for Fox didn’t comment on the ban.

Tulip Fever is slated for Australian release on November 23.

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Turkey coup trial: Almost 500 to appear in court

Almost 500 people will be tried in a specially built court following last year’s coup attempt.

The trial centres around the Akinci air base which, the government alleges, was the plotters’ headquarters.

Defendants will appear in a purpose-built courtroom outside the capital Ankara, facing charges from attempting to assassinate the president to murder.

Rebel soldiers tried to grab power in July 2016, leaving 249 civilians dead.

The trial is the largest yet relating to the coup.

Orders were allegedly sent out from Akinci air base, north-west of Ankara, to bomb parliament as troops attempted to oust President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

In the aftermath of their botched attempt, thousands of people have been arrested, many suspected of having links to Fethullah Gulen, a cleric living in exile in the US.

Mr Gulen – the chief suspect in the case – is among those being tried, albeit in absentia. He denies the charges.

Source: Turkey coup trial: Almost 500 to appear in court – BBC News

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Elon Musk, Malcolm Turnbull in talks on renewables after billionaire’s ‘100 days or it’s free’ pledge

Malcolm Turnbull says he has held a great in depth discussion with Elon Musk, after the billionaire tech entrepreneur offered to fix South Australia’s energy problems within 100 days.

On Friday, Mr Musk said energy storage could solve the state’s electricity problems with a Tesla battery farm, and work could be completed within 100 days, or it would be free.

He followed that up in talks with South Australia’s Premier Jay Weatherill, later tweeting that he was impressed by the State Government’s commitment to a “smart, quick solution”.

Twitter was again the preferred medium of communication on Sunday, with Mr Musk and Mr Turnbull swapping appreciative tweets after speaking for nearly an hour.

Source: Elon Musk, Malcolm Turnbull in talks on renewables after billionaire’s ‘100 days or it’s free’ pledge – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

WA boy, 10, charged with raping an eight-year-old child

Perth child, 10, who raped boy, 8, while armed with a weapon has had his sentencing delayed after questions were raised about his capacity to understand the court process.

Source: WA boy, 10, charged with raping an eight-year-old child | Daily Mail Online