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into it.” Her hubby, Biggs (above), is a little more relaxed. “I went to public school in Jersey so I assume we’re getting in everywhere,” he said.
Dand in the same room! The caustic comic had the audience in stitches while he trashed Affleck’s latest vehicle “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice” at his Tribeca Film Festival talk with director (photo with Rock). “Did you see that Superman-Batman s--t?” he asked the “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” director, who remained mum. “I know you can’t say anything. They wouldn’t have cast me, anyway.” “Superman can’t fight a guy that drives a car!” he continued. “Gets a flat and he’s going to fight Superman! Calls triple-A and he’s going to fight Superman! He’s got jumper cables but he’s going to fight Superman!” Rock also jokingly asked if Abrams could direct his favorite comic book franchise — the Fantastic Four. “Could someone save it?” the “Top Five” star asked. “I love the Fantastic Four and they keep f--ing it up! That is my favorite of all, that and Spider-Man, but they’ve made way too many Rocker and her beau, “Armitage” director are still hot and heavy. The lovebirds popped up at a Cinema Society party for “Sing Street” holding hands at the Hotel Indigo, and hung out with director on Tuesday night. Love (inset) and Jarecki turned out at Omar’s a couple of nights later, where they gabbed with “The Walking Dead” star and photographer
at the Cinema Society/Hugo Boss bash for indie film “Sky.” Spider-Mans.”
The ex-“Saturday Night Live” performer also admitted to once firing a director because he discovered didn’t like classic, “Annie Hall.”
“I can’t work with this guy who doesn’t like ”Annie Hall!” he proclaimed. “Imagine taking notes from someone who doesn’t like ‘Annie Hall?’ ” Abrams said the actor he’d most like to work with is while Rock said tops his list.
“I want to direct Denzel in a comedy,” he said before noting that Washington has made “40-plus” movies but only worked with maybe four A-list directors. He also said he never cast his favorite comedian, the late Patrice O’Neal, in his sitcom “Everybody Hates Chris.”
“He (O’Neal) came in and read for my dad and he was amazing, better than
(who eventually played the part),” Rock recalled. “But I knew Terry Crews would be on time every day.” It’s a decision he said he never regretted.
Rock opened the discussion with a killer line directed at Abrams: “It’s a big day for you. You’re the king of the franchise. You’ve done ‘Star Wars,’ you’ve done ‘Star Trek,’ and today you have ”Barbershop 3” opening up. After raucous laughs, Rock said: “I’ve waited all day to say that joke. It’s the only thing I’ve prepared.” GETTY