When it comes to Batman flicks, there is one that stands out as a notorious flop: Batman & Robin, starring George Clooney as the caped crusader. The 1997 film currently has a dismal 12% rating on Rotten Tomatoes and is often considered the most disappointing Batman flick ever made.
Not everyone, though, concurs with this evaluation. Enter Josh Brolin, whose affinity for the superhero genre isn’t exactly a secret, and of course, his portrayal of Thanos is something that will never be forgotten. The actor, 56, did defend Clooney’s portrayal of the caped crusader.
But is Bruce Wayne in Batman & Robin, played by Clooney, truly the worst Batman in live-action?
Josh Brolin as Thanos in a still from Avengers: Infinity War
Though Clooney’s breakout role on NBC’s ER was much deeper than that, his portrayal of Bruce Wayne in Joel Schumacher’s Batman & Robin is akin to the TV heartthrob cliché.
Not everyone, though, concurs with this evaluation. Enter Josh Brolin, whose affinity for the superhero genre isn’t exactly a secret, and of course, his portrayal of Thanos is something that will never be forgotten. The actor, 56, did defend Clooney’s portrayal of the caped crusader.
But is Bruce Wayne in Batman & Robin, played by Clooney, truly the worst Batman in live-action?
Josh Brolin as Thanos in a still from Avengers: Infinity War
Though Clooney’s breakout role on NBC’s ER was much deeper than that, his portrayal of Bruce Wayne in Joel Schumacher’s Batman & Robin is akin to the TV heartthrob cliché.
- 4/28/2024
- by Siddhika Prajapati
- FandomWire
After a year-long delay brought about by the 2023 Hollywood strikes, Nicole Kidman is finally set to receive the prestigious AFI Life Achievement Award from the American Film Institute. The Oscar winner is the 49th overall recipient of this special honor, with the last one being Julie Andrews in 2022. Kidman’s ceremony will be held on Saturday, April 27, 2024 in Hollywood, with Meryl Streep tasked to present.
Kidman is a five-time nominee at the Academy Awards, winning for Best Actress in the 2003 film “The Hours.” Her other nominations were for “Moulin Rouge!,” “Rabbit Hole,” “Lion” and “Being the Ricardos.” (She has also two Emmys on her mantel for producing and starring in “Big Little Lies.”) What do You think is her best movie performance of all time? Vote in our poll right here and then defend your choice down in the comments section:
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Starting in the early 1970s,...
Kidman is a five-time nominee at the Academy Awards, winning for Best Actress in the 2003 film “The Hours.” Her other nominations were for “Moulin Rouge!,” “Rabbit Hole,” “Lion” and “Being the Ricardos.” (She has also two Emmys on her mantel for producing and starring in “Big Little Lies.”) What do You think is her best movie performance of all time? Vote in our poll right here and then defend your choice down in the comments section:
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Starting in the early 1970s,...
- 4/26/2024
- by Marcus James Dixon and Chris Beachum
- Gold Derby
I hope they serve biscuits and dog food at the Cannes Film Festival because Messi, the Border Collie from Justin Triet’s Academy Award-winning drama Anatomy of a Fall, is making his way to the annual celebration of film in France. D18 Paris says Messi is getting his own short program at Cannes, though it’s separate from the festival lineup. According to its description, the experience allows audiences to observe the fest “through the eyes and the voice of Messi.”
“This will be an opportunity for Messi to ask his guest any questions with the innocence of a dog,” says D18 Paris. “When you’re the current international star, you can do anything… and Messi dares to do it all!”
Referred to as the George Clooney of dogs, Messi is Hollywood’s good boy with better manners than most actors. Still, what is the Messi TV show? Messi: The...
“This will be an opportunity for Messi to ask his guest any questions with the innocence of a dog,” says D18 Paris. “When you’re the current international star, you can do anything… and Messi dares to do it all!”
Referred to as the George Clooney of dogs, Messi is Hollywood’s good boy with better manners than most actors. Still, what is the Messi TV show? Messi: The...
- 4/26/2024
- by Steve Seigh
- JoBlo.com
Cannes is going to the dogs.
Messi, the breakout dog star of “Anatomy of a Fall,” is getting his own short program that will during the 2024 Cannes Film Festival, producer D18 Paris announced. It will be set at the festival, but not part of the festival lineup. But hey, we say give him the the Palme d’Or too — though he’d probably settle for a Milk-Bone.
The program will allow viewers to experience the Cannes Film Festival from dawn until late night “through the eyes and the voice of Messi,” D18, which referred to the pooch as “the canine George Clooney,” said in a press release. In our book, that’s high praise for George Clooney.
“This will be an opportunity for Messi to ask his guest any questions with the innocence of a dog,” it continued. “When you’re the current international star, you can do anything… and...
Messi, the breakout dog star of “Anatomy of a Fall,” is getting his own short program that will during the 2024 Cannes Film Festival, producer D18 Paris announced. It will be set at the festival, but not part of the festival lineup. But hey, we say give him the the Palme d’Or too — though he’d probably settle for a Milk-Bone.
The program will allow viewers to experience the Cannes Film Festival from dawn until late night “through the eyes and the voice of Messi,” D18, which referred to the pooch as “the canine George Clooney,” said in a press release. In our book, that’s high praise for George Clooney.
“This will be an opportunity for Messi to ask his guest any questions with the innocence of a dog,” it continued. “When you’re the current international star, you can do anything… and...
- 4/26/2024
- by Tony Maglio
- Indiewire
Luca Guadagnino’s tennis relationship drama “Challengers” (Amazon MGM) opens Friday amidst chatter that it represents the rarest of films — a wide-release American sex sizzler, an erotically charged story with young actors with sexual impulses central to its plot.
The marketing forebears for “Challengers” are akin to movies that we’ve not seen in a long time like “Carnal Knowledge,” “Body Heat,” “Don’t Look Now,” and “Fatal Attraction.” These films, where sex can be sweaty and dangerous, were elevated by big stars who dared to play off their images. Other examples include Kevin Costner (“No Way Out”), Debra Winger (“An Officer and a Gentleman”), Mel Gibson and Sigourney Weaver (“The Year of Living Dangerously”), Jane Fonda (“Klute”), and Warren Beatty.
In the “Challengers” press tour, Zendaya (also a producer here) — with six of her previous seven live-action theatrical releases having domestic grosses of $100 million or more — took pains to dispel...
The marketing forebears for “Challengers” are akin to movies that we’ve not seen in a long time like “Carnal Knowledge,” “Body Heat,” “Don’t Look Now,” and “Fatal Attraction.” These films, where sex can be sweaty and dangerous, were elevated by big stars who dared to play off their images. Other examples include Kevin Costner (“No Way Out”), Debra Winger (“An Officer and a Gentleman”), Mel Gibson and Sigourney Weaver (“The Year of Living Dangerously”), Jane Fonda (“Klute”), and Warren Beatty.
In the “Challengers” press tour, Zendaya (also a producer here) — with six of her previous seven live-action theatrical releases having domestic grosses of $100 million or more — took pains to dispel...
- 4/25/2024
- by Tom Brueggemann
- Indiewire
Writer-director John Krasinski’s upcoming summer movie If already looks like it will have plenty of friends when hitting theaters.
The Paramount movie is tracking to open to $40 million-plus, or a range of $38 million to $42 million, an impressive figure for an original family film. And based on raw data, some box office pundits believe it has a shot at $45 million to $50 million.
Unaided awareness is well above average, as well as interest and first choice. For Paramount, the tracking numbers show that the studio is able to keep to the job at hand, versus getting stymied by talks of a looming sale.
If‘s cast list reads like a who’s who of top Hollywood stars, led by Ryan Reynolds.
The live-action/animated film tells the tale of young girl, played by Cailey Fleming, who is suddenly able to see people’s imaginary friends who have been left behind by...
The Paramount movie is tracking to open to $40 million-plus, or a range of $38 million to $42 million, an impressive figure for an original family film. And based on raw data, some box office pundits believe it has a shot at $45 million to $50 million.
Unaided awareness is well above average, as well as interest and first choice. For Paramount, the tracking numbers show that the studio is able to keep to the job at hand, versus getting stymied by talks of a looming sale.
If‘s cast list reads like a who’s who of top Hollywood stars, led by Ryan Reynolds.
The live-action/animated film tells the tale of young girl, played by Cailey Fleming, who is suddenly able to see people’s imaginary friends who have been left behind by...
- 4/25/2024
- by Pamela McClintock
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
A quartet of fast-rising British names are coming together for a buzzy new project launching at the Cannes market.
Bella Ramsey, Louis Partridge and Ruby Stokes are set to lead “Sunny Dancer,” the sophomore feature from George Jaques. Embankment Films is handling global pre-sales of the film, which it says showcases the “best of new British talent.”
“Sunny Dancer” follows Ivy (Ramsey), a teenager in remission from cancer, whose gloriously outspoken mum and well-intentioned dad insist she attend Children Run Free Camp, a summer retreat for young adults affected by cancer. The camp’s slogan, “Where kids come to kid,” does little to alleviate Ivy’s apprehension, and a quick Google search confirms her fears when she stumbles upon a cringeworthy promotional video filled with tacky messages and clichéd sunsets. As if conquering cancer wasn’t enough of a challenge, Ivy now faces the prospect of spending her summer at what she calls “chemo camp.
Bella Ramsey, Louis Partridge and Ruby Stokes are set to lead “Sunny Dancer,” the sophomore feature from George Jaques. Embankment Films is handling global pre-sales of the film, which it says showcases the “best of new British talent.”
“Sunny Dancer” follows Ivy (Ramsey), a teenager in remission from cancer, whose gloriously outspoken mum and well-intentioned dad insist she attend Children Run Free Camp, a summer retreat for young adults affected by cancer. The camp’s slogan, “Where kids come to kid,” does little to alleviate Ivy’s apprehension, and a quick Google search confirms her fears when she stumbles upon a cringeworthy promotional video filled with tacky messages and clichéd sunsets. As if conquering cancer wasn’t enough of a challenge, Ivy now faces the prospect of spending her summer at what she calls “chemo camp.
- 4/25/2024
- by Alex Ritman
- Variety Film + TV
It’s been a long time coming.
In a new promo for his directorial project If, John Krasinski and Steve Carell met up for the first time in years. “Reunited and it feeeeels so gooooood!” the Quiet Place filmmaker wrote in a social media post.
“[Carell] happens to be a dear friend,” Krasinski says in the video. “We actually worked together on this little thing a long time ago.”
The footage captures Krasinski and Carell embracing in a recording studio. “So good to see you,” Krasinski says. “Oh my Lord,” Carell responds. “I was just telling you guys — has it been years?” Krasinski asks. “I’m glad we’re getting it,” Carell jokes, pointing to the camera. “This is so intimate.”
“I just love that this is the fifth take and you did great on this,” Krasinski said, causing Carell to head back to the door for a retake of their greeting.
In a new promo for his directorial project If, John Krasinski and Steve Carell met up for the first time in years. “Reunited and it feeeeels so gooooood!” the Quiet Place filmmaker wrote in a social media post.
“[Carell] happens to be a dear friend,” Krasinski says in the video. “We actually worked together on this little thing a long time ago.”
The footage captures Krasinski and Carell embracing in a recording studio. “So good to see you,” Krasinski says. “Oh my Lord,” Carell responds. “I was just telling you guys — has it been years?” Krasinski asks. “I’m glad we’re getting it,” Carell jokes, pointing to the camera. “This is so intimate.”
“I just love that this is the fifth take and you did great on this,” Krasinski said, causing Carell to head back to the door for a retake of their greeting.
- 4/25/2024
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
Having spent years in development limbo as films were announced only to vanish back into the ether, we are finally getting a screen version of William Gibson's iconic cyberpunk tome Neuromancer via a series in the works at Apple TV+. And the show's creative team is plucking an Apple TV veteran to star, as Masters Of The Air's Callum Turner is aboard in the lead role.
Gibson's book, which was first published in 1984, went on to receive a Hugo Award, a Nebula Award, and the Philip K. Dick Award. The novel follows Henry Case (the role Turner is taking), a washed-up hacker hired for one last job by a shady ex-military officer, which brings him in contact with a powerful artificial intelligence.
Gibson crafted two follow-ups, Count Zero and Mona Lisa Overdrive, which means there's material for future seasons if needed, or a potential anthology series. Graham Roland...
Gibson's book, which was first published in 1984, went on to receive a Hugo Award, a Nebula Award, and the Philip K. Dick Award. The novel follows Henry Case (the role Turner is taking), a washed-up hacker hired for one last job by a shady ex-military officer, which brings him in contact with a powerful artificial intelligence.
Gibson crafted two follow-ups, Count Zero and Mona Lisa Overdrive, which means there's material for future seasons if needed, or a potential anthology series. Graham Roland...
- 4/24/2024
- by James White
- Empire - TV
Isla Fisher is back at work following her recent divorce announcement.
The 48-year-old actress was spotted with co-star George Clooney on the set of their Untitled Noah Baumbach Movie on Monday (April 22) in London, England.
Isla and George were spotted filming a scene in the woods alongside Patrick Wilson.
The sighting comes two weeks after Isla and her estranged husband Sacha Baron Cohen announced that they are getting a divorce after nearly 14 years of marriage.
“After a long tennis match lasting over twenty years, we are finally putting our racquets down. In 2023 we jointly filed to end our marriage. We have always prioritized our privacy, and have been quietly working through this change,” they said in a joint statement. “We forever share in our devotion and love for our children. We sincerely appreciate your respecting our family’s wish for privacy.”...
The 48-year-old actress was spotted with co-star George Clooney on the set of their Untitled Noah Baumbach Movie on Monday (April 22) in London, England.
Isla and George were spotted filming a scene in the woods alongside Patrick Wilson.
The sighting comes two weeks after Isla and her estranged husband Sacha Baron Cohen announced that they are getting a divorce after nearly 14 years of marriage.
“After a long tennis match lasting over twenty years, we are finally putting our racquets down. In 2023 we jointly filed to end our marriage. We have always prioritized our privacy, and have been quietly working through this change,” they said in a joint statement. “We forever share in our devotion and love for our children. We sincerely appreciate your respecting our family’s wish for privacy.”...
- 4/23/2024
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
Are you ready for your imagination to run wild? It will, along with you literally laughing out loud, as you watch the trailer for Paramount Pictures’ new movie, If, by John Krasinski.
If, written and directed by John Krasinski, follows a young girl who uncovers her ability to perceive everyone’s imaginary friends. She begins a whimsical journey to reunite these forgotten companions with their respective children.
The film features a cast including Cailey Fleming, Ryan Reynolds, John Krasinski, Fiona Shaw, and voice talents such as Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Louis Gossett Jr., Steve Carell, Will Hader, George Clooney, Matt Damon, Awkwafina among many others – portraying a diverse array of characters that showcase the boundless creativity of a child’s mind.
Check it out!
All set to be releasedo the big screen starting the 17th of May.
If, written and directed by John Krasinski, follows a young girl who uncovers her ability to perceive everyone’s imaginary friends. She begins a whimsical journey to reunite these forgotten companions with their respective children.
The film features a cast including Cailey Fleming, Ryan Reynolds, John Krasinski, Fiona Shaw, and voice talents such as Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Louis Gossett Jr., Steve Carell, Will Hader, George Clooney, Matt Damon, Awkwafina among many others – portraying a diverse array of characters that showcase the boundless creativity of a child’s mind.
Check it out!
All set to be releasedo the big screen starting the 17th of May.
- 4/23/2024
- by Stacey Yount
- Bollyspice
Stephen Colbert is known for hosting The Late Show with Stephen Colbert since 2015. Taking over from legendary talk show host David Letterman, Colbert has brought his particular brand of humor to the table and has been successful at it. Colbert has also been nominated for the Emmys multiple times as the host of The Late Show.
Before he took over hosting duties from Letterman, Stephen Colbert was an actor who had produced sketch comedy series and was also a cast member of The Daily Show and The Colbert Report. He has also featured in many TV shows in a supporting and voice role in shows such as The Office and The Simpsons. He recently spoke about his dream role as an actor and if he would ever get back to it.
Stephen Colbert Talks About Being An Actor Stephen Colbert with George Clooney in The Late Show | Credits: CBS
Stephen...
Before he took over hosting duties from Letterman, Stephen Colbert was an actor who had produced sketch comedy series and was also a cast member of The Daily Show and The Colbert Report. He has also featured in many TV shows in a supporting and voice role in shows such as The Office and The Simpsons. He recently spoke about his dream role as an actor and if he would ever get back to it.
Stephen Colbert Talks About Being An Actor Stephen Colbert with George Clooney in The Late Show | Credits: CBS
Stephen...
- 4/22/2024
- by Nishanth A
- FandomWire
If you are a horror fan then you might have heard about the director duo of Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett, who gave us brilliant horror films like 2022’s Scream and 2019’s Ready or Not and now they are back with their new and even campier horror film Abigail. Written by Stephen Shields and Guy Busick, the new horror film is a reimagining of the 1936 Universal Classic Monsters film Dracula’s Daughter and it follows the story of a group of kidnappers who are told to kidnap the daughter of a very powerful man and keep her in the house for 24 hours, but they quickly realize that the daughter might not be what she seems. Abigail stars Alisha Weir, Melissa Barrera, Dan Stevens, Will Catlett, Kathryn Newton, Kevin Durand, Angus Cloud, Giancarlo Esposito, and Matthew Goode. So, if you loved the horror, survival, and gory elements of Abigail here are some...
- 4/21/2024
- by Kulwant Singh
- Cinema Blind
For many fans, Bruce Timm’s Dcau gave the most definitive version of Batman. Matt Reeves’ The Batman took inspiration from Timm’s dark and gritty tone of the character in Batman: The Animated Series. Timm proved that he could develop feature-length animated movies, debuting with the Batman movie, Mask of the Phantasm. However, Timm never once got the call from DC or WB to create a live-action Batman film.
Batman: The Animated Series creator Bruce Timm could’ve done a great job with a live-action film
Timm knows that he missed his chance, admitting that he was too lazy to pursue the live-action project. He was even confident that he could come up with a decent movie, that was better than George Clooney’s Batman & Robin and reached somewhere near Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight.
Bruce Timm Says He Never Got The Call For A Batman Live-Action...
Batman: The Animated Series creator Bruce Timm could’ve done a great job with a live-action film
Timm knows that he missed his chance, admitting that he was too lazy to pursue the live-action project. He was even confident that he could come up with a decent movie, that was better than George Clooney’s Batman & Robin and reached somewhere near Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight.
Bruce Timm Says He Never Got The Call For A Batman Live-Action...
- 4/21/2024
- by Hashim Asraff
- FandomWire
A small piece of contemporary cinema history was written last night in St Andrews, Scotland when Steven Soderbergh sat down with Joe and Anthony Russo on stage at the Sands International Film Festival to discuss their 2002 collaboration Welcome to Collinwood.
Produced by Soderbergh and George Clooney who also stars alongside William H. Macy, Isaiah Washington, Sam Rockwell, Luis Guzmán, and Patricia Clarkson, Welcome to Collinwood was the second feature from the Russos following their debut feature Pieces, which bombed out of Slamdance in 1997.
“There was zero interest in the film from anybody but this man over here,” Anthony said of Pieces, pointing towards Soderbergh. The sex, lies and videotape filmmaker had been present at the doomed Pieces screening at Slamdance and reached out to the directing duo to impart some wisdom.
“It was insanely ambitious and dense,” Soderbergh told Deadline’s Mike Fleming Jr, who moderated the talk, of Pieces.
Produced by Soderbergh and George Clooney who also stars alongside William H. Macy, Isaiah Washington, Sam Rockwell, Luis Guzmán, and Patricia Clarkson, Welcome to Collinwood was the second feature from the Russos following their debut feature Pieces, which bombed out of Slamdance in 1997.
“There was zero interest in the film from anybody but this man over here,” Anthony said of Pieces, pointing towards Soderbergh. The sex, lies and videotape filmmaker had been present at the doomed Pieces screening at Slamdance and reached out to the directing duo to impart some wisdom.
“It was insanely ambitious and dense,” Soderbergh told Deadline’s Mike Fleming Jr, who moderated the talk, of Pieces.
- 4/21/2024
- by Zac Ntim
- Deadline Film + TV
Late Night with the Devil is a horror movie directed by Cameron Cairnes and Colin Cairnes. It stars David Dastmalchian and Laura Gordon.
Straight from Australia comes this original film, shot on a shoestring budget, yet through creativity, it manages to yield impressive results. It may not be the movie of your lifetime, but it executes well with the limited resources at its disposal.
Plot
Unusual events occur during a Halloween night talk show, leaving viewers baffled.
About the Movie
Intriguing, to just the right extent. This film lasts the same duration as a late-night show, and during the commercial breaks, it reveals what happens behind the scenes, beyond the televised spectacle.
“Late Night with the Devil” is an original horror movie in which David Dastmalchian guides us through this spectacle that, outwardly, is an outright comedy. It’s amusing in terms of its time-loop element and evokes memories of...
Straight from Australia comes this original film, shot on a shoestring budget, yet through creativity, it manages to yield impressive results. It may not be the movie of your lifetime, but it executes well with the limited resources at its disposal.
Plot
Unusual events occur during a Halloween night talk show, leaving viewers baffled.
About the Movie
Intriguing, to just the right extent. This film lasts the same duration as a late-night show, and during the commercial breaks, it reveals what happens behind the scenes, beyond the televised spectacle.
“Late Night with the Devil” is an original horror movie in which David Dastmalchian guides us through this spectacle that, outwardly, is an outright comedy. It’s amusing in terms of its time-loop element and evokes memories of...
- 4/20/2024
- by Martin Cid
- Martin Cid Magazine - Movies
Ania Trzebiatowska has compiled an eclectic selection of fiction and non-fiction titles for the third annual Sands International Film Festival, which kicked off Friday evening in St Andrews, Scotland.
Mounted across this weekend in the ancient university town, Trzebiatowska — also a full-time programmer at Sundance — runs the festival with an impressive gang of part-time student programmers from the University of St. Andrews, a partner on the festival alongside Joe and Anthony Russo’s Agbo. The Avengers: Endgame filmmakers are connected to the town through Joe’s eldest daughter, who studied at St Andrews. The two Russos were in the building this evening.
“I love the energy of this town. I love how warm everyone is and how enthusiastic the students are,” Joe Russo said opening the event. “It permeates the experience of being here. And it’s such an incredible backdrop for the festival for those reasons. It’s great...
Mounted across this weekend in the ancient university town, Trzebiatowska — also a full-time programmer at Sundance — runs the festival with an impressive gang of part-time student programmers from the University of St. Andrews, a partner on the festival alongside Joe and Anthony Russo’s Agbo. The Avengers: Endgame filmmakers are connected to the town through Joe’s eldest daughter, who studied at St Andrews. The two Russos were in the building this evening.
“I love the energy of this town. I love how warm everyone is and how enthusiastic the students are,” Joe Russo said opening the event. “It permeates the experience of being here. And it’s such an incredible backdrop for the festival for those reasons. It’s great...
- 4/20/2024
- by Zac Ntim
- Deadline Film + TV
Disney is moving forward with another movie based on a beloved theme park attraction. This time it’s Space Mountain. The film will join the likes of Pirates of the Caribbean, Jungle Cruise and The Haunted Mansion as Disney seeks to expand its theme park attractions into movies and licensed products.
While the movie has been in development limbo for quite some time, it’s being resuscitated by the showrunners of Netflix’s short-lived live-action Cowboy Bebop series which… was a thing.
Per The Hollywood Reporter…
Action scribes Josh Appelbaum and André Nemec are going to Disneyland.
The prolific team behind Amazon’s high-profile spy series Citadel and showrunners on Netflix’s adaptation of Cowboy Bebop, have been tapped to write Disney’s live-action adaptation of Space Mountain.
Jonathan Eirich from Rideback, the banner that is behind Netflix’s hit live-action Avatar: The Last Airbender series, is producing the feature,...
While the movie has been in development limbo for quite some time, it’s being resuscitated by the showrunners of Netflix’s short-lived live-action Cowboy Bebop series which… was a thing.
Per The Hollywood Reporter…
Action scribes Josh Appelbaum and André Nemec are going to Disneyland.
The prolific team behind Amazon’s high-profile spy series Citadel and showrunners on Netflix’s adaptation of Cowboy Bebop, have been tapped to write Disney’s live-action adaptation of Space Mountain.
Jonathan Eirich from Rideback, the banner that is behind Netflix’s hit live-action Avatar: The Last Airbender series, is producing the feature,...
- 4/19/2024
- by PNP Newsroom
- Pirates & Princesses
It may be hard to believe, but it has been 30 years since Pulp Fiction changed the landscape of cinema both independent and mainstream, taking home the Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival, earning seven Oscar nods and going on to be one of the most heralded American films ever. To celebrate the occasion, some of the cast gathered for an event to help open this year’s TCM Classic Film Festival. One attendee was Vincent Vega himself, John Travolta, who remembered just what Pulp Fiction means to fans and himself.
Speaking with People on the red carpet, John Travolta commended the ongoing support of Pulp Fiction, suggesting it may not have landed in a different era. “It was epic and it evolved. The audiences made this movie what it was, and it wasn’t overnight. It took about a year of evolution. In those days, movies stayed in the theaters for a year.
Speaking with People on the red carpet, John Travolta commended the ongoing support of Pulp Fiction, suggesting it may not have landed in a different era. “It was epic and it evolved. The audiences made this movie what it was, and it wasn’t overnight. It took about a year of evolution. In those days, movies stayed in the theaters for a year.
- 4/19/2024
- by Mathew Plale
- JoBlo.com
Nicole Kidman’s friends and collaborators will be in the building when she is honored at the 49th AFI Life Achievement Award Gala.
AFI shared that Meryl Streep, Morgan Freeman, Naomi Watts and Reese Witherspoon are set as presenters for the gala, scheduled to take place at Hollywood’s Dolby Theatre on April 27.
Fellow AFI Life Achievement Award winner Streep worked with Kidman on HBO’s Big Little Lies, as did Witherspoon. Both Kidman and Witherspoon served as executive producers of the Emmy Award-winning hit series. Watts is a longtime friend of Kidman, dating back to their early acting careers. They both starred in the 1991 feature Flirting. Freeman and Kidman collaborated on the Paramount series Lioness for Taylor Sheridan.
“Nicole Kidman embodies the glamour and romance of Hollywood past — a true screen icon — but she is also a risk taker — and so each performance is something new and something profound,...
AFI shared that Meryl Streep, Morgan Freeman, Naomi Watts and Reese Witherspoon are set as presenters for the gala, scheduled to take place at Hollywood’s Dolby Theatre on April 27.
Fellow AFI Life Achievement Award winner Streep worked with Kidman on HBO’s Big Little Lies, as did Witherspoon. Both Kidman and Witherspoon served as executive producers of the Emmy Award-winning hit series. Watts is a longtime friend of Kidman, dating back to their early acting careers. They both starred in the 1991 feature Flirting. Freeman and Kidman collaborated on the Paramount series Lioness for Taylor Sheridan.
“Nicole Kidman embodies the glamour and romance of Hollywood past — a true screen icon — but she is also a risk taker — and so each performance is something new and something profound,...
- 4/18/2024
- by Chris Gardner
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The shocking news that Participant, a leading producer of specialized/independent features with a socially relevant interest as well many top documentaries, is shutting down immediately hit the industry hard Tuesday. With a profile of co-produced films over the last 20 years that rivals any other company’s slate, this was devastating news.
Founder and owner Jeff Skoll’s decision to shut down his company will impact the production of a certain kind of specialized film, particularly in the documentary field. Never a distributor, and most often collaborating with other production companies, Participant was still a significant force for most of its two decades.
But what’s the real impact of this move? Jonathan Dana, a veteran distribution executive and producer, commented, “It didn’t fail. It just ran its course.” That typifies much of the insider reaction, which relates to the specific purpose and goals of the company.
‘Spotlight’ © Open...
Founder and owner Jeff Skoll’s decision to shut down his company will impact the production of a certain kind of specialized film, particularly in the documentary field. Never a distributor, and most often collaborating with other production companies, Participant was still a significant force for most of its two decades.
But what’s the real impact of this move? Jonathan Dana, a veteran distribution executive and producer, commented, “It didn’t fail. It just ran its course.” That typifies much of the insider reaction, which relates to the specific purpose and goals of the company.
‘Spotlight’ © Open...
- 4/18/2024
- by Tom Brueggemann
- Indiewire
I’m not embarrassed to admit that I consume all kinds of rom-coms: the good, the not-so-good, the somewhere-in-between. (I draw the line at anything that stars Ashton Kutcher. Hollywood: Please put Pedro Pascal on your rom-com leading-man shortlists. Many thanks in advance.) Anyway, I’ve sensed a shift of late. A change in the vibe. A subtle, faintly nostalgic perfume in the air: It’s not overpowering, like the glossy rom-com-a-minute marketplace of the 1990s and early aughts, but still bright and warm and mood-boosting. The box office success of Anyone but You ($218 million globally) and streaming hit Irish Wish (currently top 5 in Nielsen’s movie chart), the fresh deals being made, the rom-coms rolling out this year with big names attached — all this activity reflects audience enthusiasm for polished, character-driven entertainment with jokes, heart and wish fulfillment.
What new rom-coms offer is a return to an imagined time...
What new rom-coms offer is a return to an imagined time...
- 4/18/2024
- by Erin Carlson
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The aim of Cinema for Peace is to promote peace and international understanding through the medium of film. Since its foundation in 2002 Cinema for Peace has invited members of the international film community to a gala night which highlights a selection of cinematic work in order to create a platform for peace and tolerance, while also raising significant funds for charity. During the course of the gala, an award is presented to a director whose work has served to cast a new focus on the human condition and human values, and excerpts are screened from movies that make a difference.
Celebrity supporters
Cinema For Peace has 27 known supporters, including Elton John, Sting, and George Clooney
Areas of work Peace Read more about Cinema For Peace's work and celebrity supporters. Related articles Hollywood's Humanitarians At Cinema For PeaceCharity Heavyweights Support Muhammad Ali2008 Golden Globes RoundupLeonardo DiCaprio Honored By Cinema For PeaceStars...
Celebrity supporters
Cinema For Peace has 27 known supporters, including Elton John, Sting, and George Clooney
Areas of work Peace Read more about Cinema For Peace's work and celebrity supporters. Related articles Hollywood's Humanitarians At Cinema For PeaceCharity Heavyweights Support Muhammad Ali2008 Golden Globes RoundupLeonardo DiCaprio Honored By Cinema For PeaceStars...
- 4/18/2024
- Look to the Stars
Hermann Vaske with 99 Records founder Ed Bahlman and Anne-Katrin Titze on the journey to interview Cate Blanchett for Can Creativity Save the World?: “It started when Cate was shooting The Monuments Men [in 2013] in Berlin with George Clooney. And the Dp was a friend of mine, Phedon Papamichael who works with James Mangold.”
Hermann Vaske’s evermore timely Can Creativity Save The World? (with a lively score by Mark Reeder and Micha Adam) features on-camera interviews with Cate Blanchett, Golshifteh Farahani, Isabella Rossellini, Angelina Jolie, Willem Dafoe, Umberto Eco, Shirin Neshat, Garry Kasparov, Marina Abramović, John Cleese, Salman Rushdie, Luisa Neubauer (of Pussy Riot), Bono (of U2), Oscar Niemeyer, David Bowie, Marlene Knobloch, Sean Penn, Radu Jude, Amos Oz, Christo and Jeanne-Claude, Oliviero Toscani, Björk, Campino (of Die Toten Hosen fame), Ernst Ulrich von Weizsäcker, Lakshmi Thevasagayam, and Lia Mizrahi Goldfarb (co-editor and production designer of the documentary).
Hermann...
Hermann Vaske’s evermore timely Can Creativity Save The World? (with a lively score by Mark Reeder and Micha Adam) features on-camera interviews with Cate Blanchett, Golshifteh Farahani, Isabella Rossellini, Angelina Jolie, Willem Dafoe, Umberto Eco, Shirin Neshat, Garry Kasparov, Marina Abramović, John Cleese, Salman Rushdie, Luisa Neubauer (of Pussy Riot), Bono (of U2), Oscar Niemeyer, David Bowie, Marlene Knobloch, Sean Penn, Radu Jude, Amos Oz, Christo and Jeanne-Claude, Oliviero Toscani, Björk, Campino (of Die Toten Hosen fame), Ernst Ulrich von Weizsäcker, Lakshmi Thevasagayam, and Lia Mizrahi Goldfarb (co-editor and production designer of the documentary).
Hermann...
- 4/17/2024
- by Anne-Katrin Titze
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
The April of genre showers continues with four new wide releases and another expanding nationwide, offering quite a bit of variety. Can any of the take down reigning champion “Civil War”? Read on for Gold Derby’s box office preview.
First up is the new horror film, “Abigail,” from the filmmaking collective known as Radio Silence, who directed the last two “Scream” movies. This one involves a band of criminals who kidnap the young daughter of a powerful crime lord to get money from him, holding her in a mansion where they learn that … she’s a vampire! The filmmakers reunite with Melissa Barrera from their “Scream” films, who is joined by Dan Stevens, Kathryn Newton, Giancarlo Esposito, Matthew Goode and the title character is played by young Alisha Weir.
Universal does love its vampires. After all, it was the studio that made “Dracula” famous, going all the way back...
First up is the new horror film, “Abigail,” from the filmmaking collective known as Radio Silence, who directed the last two “Scream” movies. This one involves a band of criminals who kidnap the young daughter of a powerful crime lord to get money from him, holding her in a mansion where they learn that … she’s a vampire! The filmmakers reunite with Melissa Barrera from their “Scream” films, who is joined by Dan Stevens, Kathryn Newton, Giancarlo Esposito, Matthew Goode and the title character is played by young Alisha Weir.
Universal does love its vampires. After all, it was the studio that made “Dracula” famous, going all the way back...
- 4/17/2024
- by Edward Douglas
- Gold Derby
Tribeca Festival has revealed its feature film lineup for its 2024 festival, which includes films from actors Lily Gladstone and Michael Cera and documentaries featuring Prince, Carlos Santana and Dolly Parton.
The opening night film is documentary “Diane von Furstenberg: Woman in Charge,” directed by Tribeca alumna Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy and Trish Dalton.
This year’s festival, which runs from June 5-16 in New York City, has a program of 103 feature films from 114 filmmakers spanning 48 countries. The lineup features 86 world premieres, two international premieres, six North American premieres and eight New York premieres.
The final selections were chosen from a record-breaking pool of 13,016 submissions. Half of the films in competition are directed by women and 35% (36) of all feature films are directed by Bipoc filmmakers. There are 30 films directed by first-time filmmakers and 25 directors are making their return to the annual New York film festival.
“In a year of record high submissions, despite industry-wide challenges,...
The opening night film is documentary “Diane von Furstenberg: Woman in Charge,” directed by Tribeca alumna Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy and Trish Dalton.
This year’s festival, which runs from June 5-16 in New York City, has a program of 103 feature films from 114 filmmakers spanning 48 countries. The lineup features 86 world premieres, two international premieres, six North American premieres and eight New York premieres.
The final selections were chosen from a record-breaking pool of 13,016 submissions. Half of the films in competition are directed by women and 35% (36) of all feature films are directed by Bipoc filmmakers. There are 30 films directed by first-time filmmakers and 25 directors are making their return to the annual New York film festival.
“In a year of record high submissions, despite industry-wide challenges,...
- 4/17/2024
- by Jack Dunn
- Variety Film + TV
The 2024 Tribeca Festival has officially unveiled its star-studded lineup.
This year’s festival, presented by Okx, takes place June 5-16, with documentary “Diane von Furstenberg: Woman in Charge” making its world premiere on opening night. Presented in partnership with Okx and City National Bank, the feature captures fashion designer von Furstenberg’s impact as a feminist creative icon. Tribeca alumni Trish Dalton and Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy direct.
Programming highlights for the festival include screenings of “Jazzy” with Lily Gladstone, which is a sequel to the recent indie gem “The Unknown Country.” There is also “Daddio” starring Dakota Johnson and Sean Penn, “Firebrand” starring Alicia Vikander and Jude Law, and documentary “Brats,” directed by Andrew McCarthy and featuring Demi Moore, Ally Sheedy, Rob Lowe, Molly Ringwald, and Lea Thompson.
Kristen Stewart, who has already debuted two films at Sundance earlier this year, stars in “Sacramento,” directed by Michael Angarano. Highly-anticipated features “Winter Spring Summer or Fall...
This year’s festival, presented by Okx, takes place June 5-16, with documentary “Diane von Furstenberg: Woman in Charge” making its world premiere on opening night. Presented in partnership with Okx and City National Bank, the feature captures fashion designer von Furstenberg’s impact as a feminist creative icon. Tribeca alumni Trish Dalton and Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy direct.
Programming highlights for the festival include screenings of “Jazzy” with Lily Gladstone, which is a sequel to the recent indie gem “The Unknown Country.” There is also “Daddio” starring Dakota Johnson and Sean Penn, “Firebrand” starring Alicia Vikander and Jude Law, and documentary “Brats,” directed by Andrew McCarthy and featuring Demi Moore, Ally Sheedy, Rob Lowe, Molly Ringwald, and Lea Thompson.
Kristen Stewart, who has already debuted two films at Sundance earlier this year, stars in “Sacramento,” directed by Michael Angarano. Highly-anticipated features “Winter Spring Summer or Fall...
- 4/17/2024
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
“Euphoria” star Austin Abrams believes his days of playing high school kids are behind him.
In an interview with IndieWire at the 2024 Sarasota Film Festival about his new fraternity hazing drama “The Line” from director Ethan Berger, Abrams, now 27, said that while he might still get some parts like that in “The Line” that place him in college, it’d be a stretch to see him playing a high schooler again.
“I can’t really do it anymore,” he told IndieWire of playing such a younger character. “Yeah, definitely. It’s just like at this point, I’m not really a service to the project anymore. I mean, I just can’t do that. College, kind of. I don’t really feel like that. But yeah.”
While he broke out as a teenager on “Euphoria,” it’s been over two years since the second season of that show ended. Now...
In an interview with IndieWire at the 2024 Sarasota Film Festival about his new fraternity hazing drama “The Line” from director Ethan Berger, Abrams, now 27, said that while he might still get some parts like that in “The Line” that place him in college, it’d be a stretch to see him playing a high schooler again.
“I can’t really do it anymore,” he told IndieWire of playing such a younger character. “Yeah, definitely. It’s just like at this point, I’m not really a service to the project anymore. I mean, I just can’t do that. College, kind of. I don’t really feel like that. But yeah.”
While he broke out as a teenager on “Euphoria,” it’s been over two years since the second season of that show ended. Now...
- 4/17/2024
- by Christian Blauvelt
- Indiewire
While many know what an incredible prankster George Clooney is, he is also an incredibly generous man. Known for his many generous feats, including giving 14 of his closest friends a million each from the paycheck of his hit film Gravity, Clooney is one of the nicest actors in the world.
George Clooney (in The Flash)
In a recent interview, Oscar-winning star Viola Davis shared another instance of the Ocean Eleven star’s generosity. Talking to People, the actress shared how Clooney let her and her husband use his then-newly purchased Italian villa for their honeymoon and nearly made them cry with his kindness.
When George Clooney let Viola Davis Use His Villa for Honeymoon
Viola Davis (in Suicide Squad)
Viola Davis and George Clooney are good friends and have worked together in over three movies— Solaris, Out of Sight, and Syriana. And thanks to these collaborations, the two share an amazing bond today.
George Clooney (in The Flash)
In a recent interview, Oscar-winning star Viola Davis shared another instance of the Ocean Eleven star’s generosity. Talking to People, the actress shared how Clooney let her and her husband use his then-newly purchased Italian villa for their honeymoon and nearly made them cry with his kindness.
When George Clooney let Viola Davis Use His Villa for Honeymoon
Viola Davis (in Suicide Squad)
Viola Davis and George Clooney are good friends and have worked together in over three movies— Solaris, Out of Sight, and Syriana. And thanks to these collaborations, the two share an amazing bond today.
- 4/15/2024
- by Maria Sultan
- FandomWire
Vince Gilligan’s Breaking Bad introduced some of the most iconic characters in the latter half of the show. While initially focused on Bryan Cranston’s Walter White and Aaron Paul’s Jesse Pinkman, the acclaimed series introduced crucial characters like Jesse Plemons’ Todd Alquist, later in Season 5.
Jesse Plemons as Todd Alquist in Breaking Bad
While the actor undoubtedly left a huge impact on fans with his shockingly violent actions in the show, Jesse Plemons revealed initially struggling to understand his character’s mindset. Trying to figure out Todd’s motivations and personality, Plemons even cornered a few Breaking Bad writers. However, as they appeared terrified of him, the actor became even more confused about his character, until Vince Gilligan dropped the cruel twist.
Jesse Plemons Tried Pulling Out Details on His Character From the Writers
As Vince Gilligan’s Breaking Bad opens the door to other iconic characters...
Jesse Plemons as Todd Alquist in Breaking Bad
While the actor undoubtedly left a huge impact on fans with his shockingly violent actions in the show, Jesse Plemons revealed initially struggling to understand his character’s mindset. Trying to figure out Todd’s motivations and personality, Plemons even cornered a few Breaking Bad writers. However, as they appeared terrified of him, the actor became even more confused about his character, until Vince Gilligan dropped the cruel twist.
Jesse Plemons Tried Pulling Out Details on His Character From the Writers
As Vince Gilligan’s Breaking Bad opens the door to other iconic characters...
- 4/14/2024
- by Krittika Mukherjee
- FandomWire
George Clooney has been a Hollywood veteran with an astounding legacy. The actor also turned director with his 2002 directorial debut Confessions of a Dangerous Mind during one of the breaks while being involved in his celebrated Ocean’s trilogy. Previously, Clooney showered good wishes for his close friend Ben Affleck.
George Clooney in Ocean’s 8
Interestingly, both the actors played DC’s iconic frontline hero Batman and both have helmed several projects as directors. But Clooney believes Affleck as an actor deserves more credits and attention. Clooney also directed Affleck in his 2021 coming-of-age drama, The Tender Bar.
George Clooney Revealed Ben Affleck’s Underrated Role
Ben Affleck in The Tender Bar
George Clooney, who directed the Batman star Ben Affleck in The Tender Bar, has all the good reasons to believe that Affleck deserved much more attention for his role. Based on J. R. Moehringer’s book of the same name,...
George Clooney in Ocean’s 8
Interestingly, both the actors played DC’s iconic frontline hero Batman and both have helmed several projects as directors. But Clooney believes Affleck as an actor deserves more credits and attention. Clooney also directed Affleck in his 2021 coming-of-age drama, The Tender Bar.
George Clooney Revealed Ben Affleck’s Underrated Role
Ben Affleck in The Tender Bar
George Clooney, who directed the Batman star Ben Affleck in The Tender Bar, has all the good reasons to believe that Affleck deserved much more attention for his role. Based on J. R. Moehringer’s book of the same name,...
- 4/13/2024
- by Lachit Roy
- FandomWire
George Clooney and Amal Clooney, in their roles as co-founders of the Clooney Foundation for Justice, spoke about their work “waging justice” at the Skoll World Forum in Oxford, England on Friday.
“It’s nice to be in a room with people that get shit done,” the Hollywood star said early on during the appearance.
The Clooney Foundation for Justice, whose mission is to provide free legal support and advocacy to victims of genocide, unlawful imprisonment, and other human rights abuses, started 2024 with a new executive leadership team.
The foundation’s work is about “holding people’s feet to the fire,” the actor said, highlighting that “it’s a lot of failing and then finally succeeding.” He emphasized that the couple and their team have “the patience” for that.
“Finding ways, levers” to have an impact can often be indirect, George Clooney pointed out. “You can’t guilt really shitty...
“It’s nice to be in a room with people that get shit done,” the Hollywood star said early on during the appearance.
The Clooney Foundation for Justice, whose mission is to provide free legal support and advocacy to victims of genocide, unlawful imprisonment, and other human rights abuses, started 2024 with a new executive leadership team.
The foundation’s work is about “holding people’s feet to the fire,” the actor said, highlighting that “it’s a lot of failing and then finally succeeding.” He emphasized that the couple and their team have “the patience” for that.
“Finding ways, levers” to have an impact can often be indirect, George Clooney pointed out. “You can’t guilt really shitty...
- 4/12/2024
- by Georg Szalai
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
If Movie 2024 Guide: Here’s All You Need To Know About This Ryan Reynolds Led Movie. (Photo Credit – Youtube)
There is still some time in Deadpool & Wolverine’s theatrical release, but the Ryan Reynolds fan can rejoice as the actor is set to arrive at their nearest theatres with his film, If. The movie will be a fantastic blend of live-action and animation, helmed by John Krasinski. The film’s trailer has been released recently, and we have attached a detailed article about the upcoming movie. Scroll below to know more.
Cast –
Ryan Reynolds, best known for playing Deadpool in the Marvel movies, has been cast as Cal in If, and Star Wars: The Force Awakens star Cailey Fleming will lead the movie. The cast includes John Krasinski, Fiona Shaw, Alan Kim, and Bobby Moynihan. The Bear star Liza Colón-Zayas is also a part of the movie.
Meanwhile, the...
There is still some time in Deadpool & Wolverine’s theatrical release, but the Ryan Reynolds fan can rejoice as the actor is set to arrive at their nearest theatres with his film, If. The movie will be a fantastic blend of live-action and animation, helmed by John Krasinski. The film’s trailer has been released recently, and we have attached a detailed article about the upcoming movie. Scroll below to know more.
Cast –
Ryan Reynolds, best known for playing Deadpool in the Marvel movies, has been cast as Cal in If, and Star Wars: The Force Awakens star Cailey Fleming will lead the movie. The cast includes John Krasinski, Fiona Shaw, Alan Kim, and Bobby Moynihan. The Bear star Liza Colón-Zayas is also a part of the movie.
Meanwhile, the...
- 4/12/2024
- by Esita Mallik
- KoiMoi
The five artists chosen for the 2024 Kennedy Center Honors are likely being informed now in the month of April about their selections. That’s according to recent honoree Billy Crystal, who said he was told last April and had to keep quiet until mid-summer when the 2023 Kch choices were officially announced.
Crystal was honored a few months ago in Washington, D.C. for the annual CBS event, along with Renee Fleming, Barry Gibb, Queen Latifah and Dionne Warwick. Who do we think will be among the honorees announced this summer? Tour our photo gallery above to see who are our choices for the top 50 entertainers who need to be selected soon. You can also visit our forums thread where we have a much lengthier list of hundreds of eligible artists.
SEEKennedy Center Honors: 20 Greatest Performances of All Time
Our gallery features deserving artists from the fields of acting (both film and TV), popular music,...
Crystal was honored a few months ago in Washington, D.C. for the annual CBS event, along with Renee Fleming, Barry Gibb, Queen Latifah and Dionne Warwick. Who do we think will be among the honorees announced this summer? Tour our photo gallery above to see who are our choices for the top 50 entertainers who need to be selected soon. You can also visit our forums thread where we have a much lengthier list of hundreds of eligible artists.
SEEKennedy Center Honors: 20 Greatest Performances of All Time
Our gallery features deserving artists from the fields of acting (both film and TV), popular music,...
- 4/11/2024
- by Chris Beachum
- Gold Derby
My guest this week is Callum Turner.
Turner is currently starring in Masters of the Air, Apple TV+’s World War II series following the American airmen stationed in England flying missions in B-17 Flying Fortress bombers. Making the series, in which he plays real-life airman Major John ‘Bucky’ Egan, left a very deep impression on Turner.
“They put themselves in the most volatile atmosphere ever known to a human being and the trauma that these men went through was so severe,” he says. “On some missions they would go out with 17 fortresses and come back with three, so they’d lose 140 men. I really don’t know how they did it… What they did for us and the way they did it was nothing but extraordinary, and that’s what I love about this show, that we honored them.”
Turner has also recently been cast in David Frain’s film Eternity,...
Turner is currently starring in Masters of the Air, Apple TV+’s World War II series following the American airmen stationed in England flying missions in B-17 Flying Fortress bombers. Making the series, in which he plays real-life airman Major John ‘Bucky’ Egan, left a very deep impression on Turner.
“They put themselves in the most volatile atmosphere ever known to a human being and the trauma that these men went through was so severe,” he says. “On some missions they would go out with 17 fortresses and come back with three, so they’d lose 140 men. I really don’t know how they did it… What they did for us and the way they did it was nothing but extraordinary, and that’s what I love about this show, that we honored them.”
Turner has also recently been cast in David Frain’s film Eternity,...
- 4/11/2024
- by Antonia Blyth
- Deadline Film + TV
Paramount Pictures has unloaded a brand new trailer for John Krasinski’s fantasy comedy ‘If.’
The movie follows a young girl who has the ability to see people’s imaginary friends who have been left behind after their real-life pals grew up. She sets out to help them.
Written and directed by John Krasinski, the cast includes Cailey Fleming as Bea, Ryan Reynolds as Cal, Steve Carell as Blue, Phoebe Waller-Bridge as Blossom, Louis Gossett Jr. as Lewis, Awkwafina as Bubble, Emily Blunt as Unicorn, Matt Damon as Flower, Richard Jenkins as Art Teacher, John Krasinski as Marshmallow, Sebastian Maniscalco as Magician Mouse, Christopher Meloni as Cosmo, Sam Rockwell as Guardian Dog, Maya Rudolph as Alligator, Jon Stewart as Robot. The newly announced cast includes George Clooney as Spaceman, Bradley Cooper as Ice, Keegan-Michael Key as Slime, Blake Lively as Octopuss, Matthew Rhys as Ghost, Amy Schumer as Gummy Bear.
The movie follows a young girl who has the ability to see people’s imaginary friends who have been left behind after their real-life pals grew up. She sets out to help them.
Written and directed by John Krasinski, the cast includes Cailey Fleming as Bea, Ryan Reynolds as Cal, Steve Carell as Blue, Phoebe Waller-Bridge as Blossom, Louis Gossett Jr. as Lewis, Awkwafina as Bubble, Emily Blunt as Unicorn, Matt Damon as Flower, Richard Jenkins as Art Teacher, John Krasinski as Marshmallow, Sebastian Maniscalco as Magician Mouse, Christopher Meloni as Cosmo, Sam Rockwell as Guardian Dog, Maya Rudolph as Alligator, Jon Stewart as Robot. The newly announced cast includes George Clooney as Spaceman, Bradley Cooper as Ice, Keegan-Michael Key as Slime, Blake Lively as Octopuss, Matthew Rhys as Ghost, Amy Schumer as Gummy Bear.
- 4/11/2024
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Joel Edgerton is playing a physicist who cannot control (or fathom) the constraints of the scientific world once he wakes up in a parallel reality.
Edgerton executives produces and stars in Apple TV+ sci-fi series “Dark Matter,” based on Blake Crouch’s novel of the same name. Author Crouch adapts his own book for the screen, penning the pilot of the nine-episode series and serving as showrunner.
The official logline reads: “There are infinite realities. This is the one where Jason Dessen (Edgerton) kidnaps himself.”
“Dark Matter” centers on Edgerton’s Jason Dessen, who is a physicist, professor, and family man. That is, until one night while walking home on the streets of Chicago, he’s abducted into an alternate version of his life. As Jason tries to return to his reality amid the multiverse of lives he could have lived, he also struggles to unravel the science behind the phenom,...
Edgerton executives produces and stars in Apple TV+ sci-fi series “Dark Matter,” based on Blake Crouch’s novel of the same name. Author Crouch adapts his own book for the screen, penning the pilot of the nine-episode series and serving as showrunner.
The official logline reads: “There are infinite realities. This is the one where Jason Dessen (Edgerton) kidnaps himself.”
“Dark Matter” centers on Edgerton’s Jason Dessen, who is a physicist, professor, and family man. That is, until one night while walking home on the streets of Chicago, he’s abducted into an alternate version of his life. As Jason tries to return to his reality amid the multiverse of lives he could have lived, he also struggles to unravel the science behind the phenom,...
- 4/11/2024
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
Imagine having batman’s two biggest villains team up against him for one last thrilling ride? Yup, that’s what Danny DeVito wants. Will he get it?
Will he get it?
You can call up Warner Bros co-chair and CEO Pam Abdi and lobby for it. That is, if you’ve got the contact or the contact of the contact who might have the contact.
Danny DeVito – On Reprising His Role In Tim Burton’s “Batman Returns”
Everybody wants to play Batman these days, but not Danny DeVito. No, he’s actually good with playing the villainous Penguin.
The star shared his interest to return once more to his old tricks as the Penguin at an exclusive cocktail reception to celebrate the official launch of Hulu on Disney+ on April 5.
During the course of the evening, the 79-year-old “Always Sunny in Philadelphia” star spoke to People about having “had a...
Will he get it?
You can call up Warner Bros co-chair and CEO Pam Abdi and lobby for it. That is, if you’ve got the contact or the contact of the contact who might have the contact.
Danny DeVito – On Reprising His Role In Tim Burton’s “Batman Returns”
Everybody wants to play Batman these days, but not Danny DeVito. No, he’s actually good with playing the villainous Penguin.
The star shared his interest to return once more to his old tricks as the Penguin at an exclusive cocktail reception to celebrate the official launch of Hulu on Disney+ on April 5.
During the course of the evening, the 79-year-old “Always Sunny in Philadelphia” star spoke to People about having “had a...
- 4/11/2024
- by Nmesoma Okechukwu
- Celebrating The Soaps
Prepare to let your imagination go as the new trailer for John Krasinski’s family comedy, If, releases its final trailer. The new preview gives audiences a little bit more of a peek into the population of the imaginary friends. In addition to the trailer, Paramount has also released a collection of character posters featuring some newer peeks of the rest of the IFs. The posters have also revealed an impressive array of guest voices that will be featured in this film. If is set to hit theaters on May 17.
The official synopsis from Paramount reads,
“From writer and director John Krasinski, If is about a girl who discovers that she can see everyone’s imaginary friends — and what she does with that superpower — as she embarks on a magical adventure to reconnect forgotten IFs with their kids. If stars Ryan Reynolds, John Krasinski, Cailey Fleming, Fiona Shaw, and the voices of Phoebe Waller-Bridge,...
The official synopsis from Paramount reads,
“From writer and director John Krasinski, If is about a girl who discovers that she can see everyone’s imaginary friends — and what she does with that superpower — as she embarks on a magical adventure to reconnect forgotten IFs with their kids. If stars Ryan Reynolds, John Krasinski, Cailey Fleming, Fiona Shaw, and the voices of Phoebe Waller-Bridge,...
- 4/11/2024
- by EJ Tangonan
- JoBlo.com
In “Back to Black,” Jack O’Connell’s Blake Fielder-Civil comes into the life of Amy Winehouse — played by an exceptional Marisa Abela — with seductive bravado, sweeping the singer off her feet on their first meeting in a London pub thanks to, among other things, a lip-synced rendition of the Shangri-La’s “Leader of the Pack”.
As the divisive biopic, directed by Sam Taylor-Johnson and released in the U.K. by StudioCanal this Friday (and in the U.S. by Focus Features on May 17), agonizingly portrays, the smitten pair quickly descend into violent self-destruction — a “toxic co-dependency” as Fielder-Civil later describes it in the film — fueled by alcoholism and drug abuse.
Many may question the ethics of picking at a tragic story that was heavily chronicled and sensationalized by the media in real-time during Winehouse’s final years. But for anyone who’s been tracking O’Connell’s career, the opportunity to...
As the divisive biopic, directed by Sam Taylor-Johnson and released in the U.K. by StudioCanal this Friday (and in the U.S. by Focus Features on May 17), agonizingly portrays, the smitten pair quickly descend into violent self-destruction — a “toxic co-dependency” as Fielder-Civil later describes it in the film — fueled by alcoholism and drug abuse.
Many may question the ethics of picking at a tragic story that was heavily chronicled and sensationalized by the media in real-time during Winehouse’s final years. But for anyone who’s been tracking O’Connell’s career, the opportunity to...
- 4/11/2024
- by Alex Ritman
- Variety Film + TV
‘If’ Trailer: John Krasinski’s Live-Action Twist on ‘Monsters Inc.’ Brings Imaginary Friends to Life
John Krasinski didn’t wonder what would happen if he helmed a children’s film. Instead, he up and wrote “If.”
The “A Quiet Place” director is behind Paramount Pictures’ “If,” which follows a girl named Bea (Cailey Fleming) who discovers that she can see everyone’s imaginary friends. Later, she embarks on a magical adventure to reconnect forgotten imaginary friends, “IFs” for short, with their kids. In addition to writing and directing, Krasinskialso plays Bea’s father, with the story including the perspective of an If named Blue (Steve Carell).
Producer Ryan Reynolds also stars alongside Fiona Shaw, with Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Louis Gossett Jr., Matt Damon, Emily Blunt, Christopher Meloni, Maya Rudolph, George Clooney, Bradley Cooper, Keegan-Michael Key, Blake Lively, and Amy Schumer among the many A-listers lending their voices to the animated characters.
The feature also serves as an “Office” reunion between Krasinski and Carell. Krasinski told Total Film...
The “A Quiet Place” director is behind Paramount Pictures’ “If,” which follows a girl named Bea (Cailey Fleming) who discovers that she can see everyone’s imaginary friends. Later, she embarks on a magical adventure to reconnect forgotten imaginary friends, “IFs” for short, with their kids. In addition to writing and directing, Krasinskialso plays Bea’s father, with the story including the perspective of an If named Blue (Steve Carell).
Producer Ryan Reynolds also stars alongside Fiona Shaw, with Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Louis Gossett Jr., Matt Damon, Emily Blunt, Christopher Meloni, Maya Rudolph, George Clooney, Bradley Cooper, Keegan-Michael Key, Blake Lively, and Amy Schumer among the many A-listers lending their voices to the animated characters.
The feature also serves as an “Office” reunion between Krasinski and Carell. Krasinski told Total Film...
- 4/11/2024
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
Exclusive: Lumanity Productions announced that a feature film adaptation deal has been inked with Christine Mangan for her novel The Continental Affair.
This adds to Mangan’s previously optioned debut novel Tangerine originally signed by Imperative Entertainment for producers George Clooney and Grant Heslov at Smokehouse with Scarlett Johansson attached to star. With an eye towards international co-production, Lumanity writer/director Robert Budreau, is set to write, direct and co-produce the film.
Published by Flatiron, a division of Macmillan, in 2023, The Continental Affair is a glamorous early 1960s romantic crime caper about Henri and Louise who fatefully cross paths one morning in Europe. He is living in exile after deserting his post in the French Algerian war. Louise is running from a shadowy past in London and the chains of gendered expectations. When she steals the money that Henri is supposed to protect, the two...
This adds to Mangan’s previously optioned debut novel Tangerine originally signed by Imperative Entertainment for producers George Clooney and Grant Heslov at Smokehouse with Scarlett Johansson attached to star. With an eye towards international co-production, Lumanity writer/director Robert Budreau, is set to write, direct and co-produce the film.
Published by Flatiron, a division of Macmillan, in 2023, The Continental Affair is a glamorous early 1960s romantic crime caper about Henri and Louise who fatefully cross paths one morning in Europe. He is living in exile after deserting his post in the French Algerian war. Louise is running from a shadowy past in London and the chains of gendered expectations. When she steals the money that Henri is supposed to protect, the two...
- 4/10/2024
- by Valerie Complex
- Deadline Film + TV
Ahead of tomorrow’s release of the film’s final trailer, twenty-one new character posters have been released for the forthcoming film If.
The new posters (see below) feature Cailey Fleming as Bea, Ryan Reynolds as Cal, Steve Carell as Blue, Phoebe Waller-Bridge as Blossom, Louis Gossett Jr. as Lewis, Awkwafina as Bubble, Emily Blunt as Unicorn, Matt Damon as Flowe, Richard Jenkins as Art Teacher, John Krasinski as Marshmallow, Sebastian Maniscalco as Magician Mouse, Christopher Meloni as Cosmo, Sam Rockwell as Guardian Dog, Maya Rudolph as Alligator, and Jon Stewart as Robot. Also joining the cast are George Clooney as Spaceman, Bradley Cooper as Ice, Keegan-Michael Key as Slime, Blake Lively as Octopuss, Matthew Rhys as Ghost, and Amy Schumer as Gummy Bear!
Synopsis: From writer and director John Krasinski, If is about a girl who discovers that she can see everyone’s imaginary friends — and what she does...
The new posters (see below) feature Cailey Fleming as Bea, Ryan Reynolds as Cal, Steve Carell as Blue, Phoebe Waller-Bridge as Blossom, Louis Gossett Jr. as Lewis, Awkwafina as Bubble, Emily Blunt as Unicorn, Matt Damon as Flowe, Richard Jenkins as Art Teacher, John Krasinski as Marshmallow, Sebastian Maniscalco as Magician Mouse, Christopher Meloni as Cosmo, Sam Rockwell as Guardian Dog, Maya Rudolph as Alligator, and Jon Stewart as Robot. Also joining the cast are George Clooney as Spaceman, Bradley Cooper as Ice, Keegan-Michael Key as Slime, Blake Lively as Octopuss, Matthew Rhys as Ghost, and Amy Schumer as Gummy Bear!
Synopsis: From writer and director John Krasinski, If is about a girl who discovers that she can see everyone’s imaginary friends — and what she does...
- 4/10/2024
- by Editor
- CinemaNerdz
A charity set up with the help of Brad Pitt to raise money to build new homes originally for those affected by Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans. Make It Right is now making new homes or other communities in need as well, such as the American Indian tribes of the Fort Peck Reservation.
Celebrity supporters
Make It Right has 16 known supporters, including George Clooney, Ellen DeGeneres, and Katy Perry
Areas of work HomelessnessDisaster Relief Read more about Make It Right's work and celebrity supporters. Related articles Stars Keep On Giving2007 - The Year The Stars Gave BackEllen DeGeneres Makes It Right For Brad PittIdol Gives Back On WednesdayPitt and Jolie Among Time's Most Influential People
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Copyright © 2024 Look To The Stars. This article may not be reproduced without explicit written permission; if...
Celebrity supporters
Make It Right has 16 known supporters, including George Clooney, Ellen DeGeneres, and Katy Perry
Areas of work HomelessnessDisaster Relief Read more about Make It Right's work and celebrity supporters. Related articles Stars Keep On Giving2007 - The Year The Stars Gave BackEllen DeGeneres Makes It Right For Brad PittIdol Gives Back On WednesdayPitt and Jolie Among Time's Most Influential People
Are you organizing an event which celebrities will attend? Tell us about it so we can spread the word!
Copyright © 2024 Look To The Stars. This article may not be reproduced without explicit written permission; if...
- 4/10/2024
- Look to the Stars
Alan Ritchson is a fan-favorite actor and a muscle-packed behemoth getting more popular every day. Ritchson cracked the jackpot to forge his name with Prime Video’s hit show Reacher, and secured several movie projects including Fast X, The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare, and a few more but his goal remained the same— to be the next Batman.
Alan Ritchson as Jack Reacher
It is unsure if DC’s James Gunn and Peter Safran or Warner Brothers will respond to his call alongside the fans on the internet but he has been Batmanesque in his real life as well. Ritchson is particularly vocal about injustice and corruption as he often raises awareness for it. Now, the actor has voiced against former United States President, Donald Trump joining a long line of celebrities who have shared their utter dissatisfaction against Trump.
Alan Ritchson’s Scathing Criticism for Donald Trump
Alan Ritchson...
Alan Ritchson as Jack Reacher
It is unsure if DC’s James Gunn and Peter Safran or Warner Brothers will respond to his call alongside the fans on the internet but he has been Batmanesque in his real life as well. Ritchson is particularly vocal about injustice and corruption as he often raises awareness for it. Now, the actor has voiced against former United States President, Donald Trump joining a long line of celebrities who have shared their utter dissatisfaction against Trump.
Alan Ritchson’s Scathing Criticism for Donald Trump
Alan Ritchson...
- 4/10/2024
- by Lachit Roy
- FandomWire
Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson’s remarkable business acumen has significantly enhanced his brand value, notably through his highly successful Teremana Tequila venture. His prowess in the business world is evident, as his tequila enterprise has elevated his wealth to the extent that he really does not need to depend on WWE to fill his pockets.
The Rock and John Cena, source: WWE
The Rock’s tequila company, launched in March 2021 amid the Covid-19 pandemic, has swiftly gained popularity and is undoubtedly one of the most sought-after celebrity spirits in the market right now.
The Rock’s Stake In Teremana Tequila Will Likely Ensure He Never Needs WWE The Rock, source: WWE
Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson is poised to become a potential billionaire in the alcohol industry, largely due to the remarkable success of his Teremana Tequila brand, as reported by Celebrity Net Worth. Launched in March 2020, Teremana has achieved rapid growth,...
The Rock and John Cena, source: WWE
The Rock’s tequila company, launched in March 2021 amid the Covid-19 pandemic, has swiftly gained popularity and is undoubtedly one of the most sought-after celebrity spirits in the market right now.
The Rock’s Stake In Teremana Tequila Will Likely Ensure He Never Needs WWE The Rock, source: WWE
Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson is poised to become a potential billionaire in the alcohol industry, largely due to the remarkable success of his Teremana Tequila brand, as reported by Celebrity Net Worth. Launched in March 2020, Teremana has achieved rapid growth,...
- 4/9/2024
- by Subhojeet Mookherjee
- FandomWire
Ever since they first started dating, Sacha Baron Cohen and Isla Fisher have been considered one of Hollywood’s most mysterious and unexpected pairs. While their acting skills are widely recognized, their timing in making a significant personal announcement last week may have left some people scratching their heads.
The couple revealed on their respective Instagram accounts that they had filed for divorce in 2023. This occurred a few days after Rebel Wilson made clear in her new memoir, Rebel Rising, that she had experienced s*xual harassment and lewd demands from Cohen during their collaboration on the 2016 comedy flick, The Brothers Grimsby.
Sacha Baron Cohen and Isla Fisher (credit: @sachabaroncohen/Ig)
According to a close source to the estranged couple, Wilson’s allegations are in no way connected with Cohen and Fisher’s split.
Rebel Wilson’s Side of the Story Against Sacha Baron Cohen
Sacha Baron Cohen and Isla...
The couple revealed on their respective Instagram accounts that they had filed for divorce in 2023. This occurred a few days after Rebel Wilson made clear in her new memoir, Rebel Rising, that she had experienced s*xual harassment and lewd demands from Cohen during their collaboration on the 2016 comedy flick, The Brothers Grimsby.
Sacha Baron Cohen and Isla Fisher (credit: @sachabaroncohen/Ig)
According to a close source to the estranged couple, Wilson’s allegations are in no way connected with Cohen and Fisher’s split.
Rebel Wilson’s Side of the Story Against Sacha Baron Cohen
Sacha Baron Cohen and Isla...
- 4/9/2024
- by Siddhika Prajapati
- FandomWire
Kirsten Dunst’s Civil War has received positive reviews from critics who saw its premiere at the SXSW Festival on March 14. The film showcases the plight of journalists in a dystopian future when a Civil war shook America. Dunst plays the lead role of a journalist in this film directed by Alex Garland. The Spider-Man actress revealed that her character was based on the American journalist Marie Colvin.
Kirsten Dunst as war photojournalist Lee in Alex Garland’s Civil War
Colvin was one of the famed war correspondents of her generation and she covered several conflicts across the globe. She was killed in a targeted attack while covering the siege of Homs during the Syrian Civil War.
War Correspondent Marie Colvin Influenced Kirsten Dunst’s Role In Civil War
Kirsten Dunst’s character in Civil War was inspired by famed war correspondent Marie Colvin
Kirsten Dunst plays a renowned war...
Kirsten Dunst as war photojournalist Lee in Alex Garland’s Civil War
Colvin was one of the famed war correspondents of her generation and she covered several conflicts across the globe. She was killed in a targeted attack while covering the siege of Homs during the Syrian Civil War.
War Correspondent Marie Colvin Influenced Kirsten Dunst’s Role In Civil War
Kirsten Dunst’s character in Civil War was inspired by famed war correspondent Marie Colvin
Kirsten Dunst plays a renowned war...
- 4/8/2024
- by Hashim Asraff
- FandomWire
You may recall that this January, Sir Elton John became the 19th person ever to win the coveted Egot by claiming his first Emmy. But what you may be less familiar with is the fact that Emma Stone can become just the 20th actress (and the 25th entertainer overall) to claim an Eggocc if she triumphs in the race for the Best Drama Actress prize at this year’s Emmy Awards for her performance in the Paramount+/Showtime series “The Curse.” Too, Robert Downey Jr. is poised to be only the sixth actor to claim an Eggocc should he take home the Emmy prize in September for Best Movie/Limited Series Supporting Actor for his work in the HBO limited series “The Sympathizer.”
What is an Eggocc, you ask? Why, it’s Emmy, Golden Globe, Oscar and Critics Choice statuettes, of course. And as just alluded to, winning all four...
What is an Eggocc, you ask? Why, it’s Emmy, Golden Globe, Oscar and Critics Choice statuettes, of course. And as just alluded to, winning all four...
- 4/7/2024
- by Ray Richmond
- Gold Derby
I’m not overly fond of politics. Given a choice, I’d rather talk food, or faraway places.
But I do have a weakness for political films — or, more precisely, films about political campaigns.
The best of them have been sharp, often witty, and self-aware to the point of cynicism. Bulworth. The Campaign. Wag the Dog. Primary Colors. Dave.
As a genre, they tend toward satire, if not broad comedy. In one of my favorites, David Gordon Green’s Our Brand Is Crisis, two inimical American political consultants corrupt Bolivian politics by transplanting our worst habits to foreign shores. It’s painfully funny stuff.
Where serious, the campaign genre tends to be confessional. With The Ides of March, progressive filmmaker George Clooney, adapting a play be Beau Willimon, unmasked Faustian bargains behind the gleaming ideals of a “good” politician in a hard-fought Ohio primary.
Should we show it at the White House,...
But I do have a weakness for political films — or, more precisely, films about political campaigns.
The best of them have been sharp, often witty, and self-aware to the point of cynicism. Bulworth. The Campaign. Wag the Dog. Primary Colors. Dave.
As a genre, they tend toward satire, if not broad comedy. In one of my favorites, David Gordon Green’s Our Brand Is Crisis, two inimical American political consultants corrupt Bolivian politics by transplanting our worst habits to foreign shores. It’s painfully funny stuff.
Where serious, the campaign genre tends to be confessional. With The Ides of March, progressive filmmaker George Clooney, adapting a play be Beau Willimon, unmasked Faustian bargains behind the gleaming ideals of a “good” politician in a hard-fought Ohio primary.
Should we show it at the White House,...
- 4/7/2024
- by Michael Cieply
- Deadline Film + TV
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