It has been greater than 13 years since Emma Stone starred within the beloved coming-of-age comedy Straightforward A, and the movie continues to be resonating with new followers in a brand new means right this moment.
Stone walked the crimson carpet on Thursday on the Palm Springs Worldwide Movie Competition’s Movie Awards on the Palm Springs Conference Middle, and she or he spoke with ET’s Denny Directo about how a scene from the movie has gone viral on TikTok.
When requested if she ever anticipated followers to nonetheless be loving her singing alongside to Natasha Bedingfield’s “Pocketfull of Sunshine” greater than a decade after the movie’s launch, Stone exclaimed with amusing, “No, I definitely did not. At all.”
For Stone, there’s one thing of an emotional connection between her character in Straightforward A — Olive Penderghast — and her acclaimed position as Bella in her most up-to-date movie, Poor Issues.
“It’s interesting because thinking about Bella in this movie, there’s a couple of parts that really have made me go crazy with how much I love them,” Stone stated, “And that was the first one ever, Olive.”
The movies have been two of many, many highlights in Stone’s storied profession, and the actress credit the “great writing” by Straightforward A scribe Bert V. Royal and Poor Issues screenwriter Tony McNamara for his or her pure, relatable and memorable resonance.
Stone was honored at Thursday’s star-studded gala with the Desert Palm Achievement Award — and the actress admitted that she felt “nervous” about accepting the award.
“Oh, it’s amazing. It’s such an honor. I’m extremely excited, and very nervous,” she stated. “I’m a little nervous… I don’t know what’s going on with me.”
Stone will probably be getting nervous fairly a bit because the award season continues, contemplating she’s getting inundated with Oscar buzz and she or he’s nominated for 2 Golden Globes this 12 months for 2 totally different roles — each for taking part in Bella in Poor Issues, and for her efficiency at nighttime dramedy collection The Curse.
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