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Let’s face it. Theatre has been the most successful place for stories about popular musicians. Alicia Keys’ “Hell’s Kitchen” is selling big on Broadway, as is “Mj.” “A Beautiful Noise,” about Neil Diamond ‘s professional and personal history, had a nice run there, and is touring the country after its run in Los Angeles. We’ve had “Tina,” “Jersey Boys,” The Temptations’ “Ain’t Too Proud,” Carole King’s “Beautiful” and others. A new musical is being tested now about Frank Sinatra. But the most exciting news arrives this spring, when recent Tony winner Jonathan Groff portrays Bobby Darin.

But movies about musical stars? A mixed bag. (including Kevin Spacey in a bad one about Bobby Darin) Documentaries have been the safest form to chronicle the life of famous musicians: Ones about David Crosby, Joan Baez, Springsteen, and Linda Ronstadt. And, of course, “Woodstock” and Martin Scorsese’s “Last Waltz.

While films may seem effortless on screen, only those involved in the process know what goes into making the hours-long projects. While things may go smoothly on one set, other times it can be total chaos. Jamie Foxx knows what we are talking about. Back in 1999, Jamie Foxx starred in the sports drama film, Any Given Sunday. There, he worked alongside his hero, LL Cool J, and let’s just say that things got out of hand pretty quickly.

Jamie Foxx in Any Given Sunday (1999) | Credits: Warner Bros.

The two actors got into a heated mess one fine day and ended up engaging in an intense fistfight. As far as Jamie Foxx is concerned, though, everyone was fighting on the set of Any Given Sunday. The actor openly talked about his brawl with the Deep Blue Sea actor and recalled how they messed each other up and how, luckily, he...

I’m always curious to hear what filmmakers think of the work of their peers, and Oliver Stone recently chimed in with a few thoughts on Ridley Scott’s Gladiator II.

“It’s certainly watchable. It’s good, well made, usual tight Ridley film, but I didn’t care about the people. I wasn’t invested,” Stone said on the Pbd Podcast. “The first one was a classic. The second one is empty calories, like a commercial product.” While Scott may not have won Stone over, he does have a fan in Christopher Nolan, who recently expressed his love for the Gladiator sequel.

One film which Stone did like this year was Francis Ford Coppola’s Megalopolis. “On a visual scale, it’s one stunning scene after another – beyond his Apocalypse, or his exotic One from the Heart,” Stone said. “As a narrative, many have knocked the film, and I...

If you’ve been holding out to watch Ridley Scott’s Gladiator II at home, you won’t have long to wait. Per Deadline, Gladiator II will be released on digital on December 24th, just in time for the holidays. The outlet also states that the film will be released on 4K Ultra HD/Blu-ray on March 4, 2025, complete with over 100 minutes of behind-the-scenes footage and interviews.

The 4K Ultra HD and Digital releases of Gladiator II will include the following special features:

A Dream That Was Rome: Origins—Scott and producers delve into the history behind Gladiator II and how the story developed over many years before coming to the screen. What We Do In Life Echoes In Eternity: The Cast—An inside look into Scott’s casting process. In The Arena: Filmmakers—Behind the scenes shoot in Malta, Morocco, and the UK. To Those About To Die, We...

Why Did Keanu Reeves Turn Down Movies Like Heat & Platoon? (Photo Credit – Instagram)

Keanu Reeves, the man who can silence a room full of baddies with a stare and a pencil, once turned down some seriously iconic roles—Platoon and Heat, to name a couple. According to Slash Film, the man who’d go on to immortalize himself in action flicks like John Wick and The Matrix wasn’t always about that life. He outright turned down a war movie and a legendary crime thriller.

Let’s start with Platoon. In 1986, Oliver Stone was crafting one of the most intense war films ever, and Reeves was offered the lead role of Chris Taylor. But he turned it down. Why? “Keanu turned it down because of the violence. He didn’t want to do violence,” Stone spilled. The future John Wick—the guy who’d go on to break necks and...

A young man sits alone with nothing but his thoughts and his hunger… his hunger to succeed and his hunger for In-n-Out burgers and milkshakes, which he was using to bulk up. Because this man is an actor, not just any actor, he is an up-and-coming movie star with something to prove and he is going to do just that through his artistry and his physicality. No longer would Aaron Johnson be known as the Kick-Ass kid, he was about to be known as the top performer to watch, known as the man who was about to be an A-lister until he was known as Aaron Taylor-Johnson, cuz he decided to take his wife’s last name and confuse everyone on so many levels – especially me! ”I was always told at school that you had to have a backup plan, but all I ever wanted to do was act.

On Dec. 22, 1999, Warner Bros. released the Oliver Stone-directed NFL drama Any Given Sunday in theaters, where it went on to cross the $100 million mark globally. The Hollywood Reporter’s original review is below:

Oliver Stone is one of the movies’ foremost portrayers of warfare, so it’s only logical he should turn his attention to those gladiators of sports, professional football players. Any Given Sunday is the result, a film loaded with cynicism and choking on overbearing imagery that nevertheless winds up buying into many of the myths surrounding the sport. Of two minds about nearly every issue the film tackles anyway, Stone further lets his point of view get smothered in high-impact action and turbocharged editing.

Jocks and sports-minded guys appear the most logical audience for Any Given Sunday, but even they can’t be blamed for recoiling from the visual assault. Starring Al Pacino, Cameron Diaz and...

The recent assassination of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson in Manhattan follows two assassination attempts on president elect Donald Trump over the summer.

In the July attempt on Trump’s life in Butler, Penn., the would-be assassin, armed with an Ak-47, was killed by a member of Trump’s security detail. The second attempt on Trump’s life, in Florida, produced another high-powered rifle and a living suspect with a record of strange political and commercial activities, including a stint as a volunteer fighter in the current Ukraine-Russian conflict.

The primary suspect in the Thompson assassination is a young man of great privilege, a tech whiz with a promising future now ended by allegedly brandishing a ghost gun outside a New York hotel and taking Thompson’s life.

Exactly 50 years ago, Hollywood produced “The Parallax View,” a film that spoke to the anxieties of Americans who had just lived through...

Casting for Deadpool & Wolverine, Saturday Night and Wicked are among the film nominees for the 40th annual Artios Awards set for February 12. See the full list below.

Janelle James (Abbott Elementary) will host the ceremony at The Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles, while Jessica Gunning (Baby Reindeer) will take the emcee duties at the White City House in London. Comedian Jordan Carlos will host of the New York ceremony at the Edison Ballroom.

The annual awards celebration honors the contributions of casting professionals in film, television (scripted and unscripted), commercials and theater. The TV nominees were announced early last month.

“As we commemorate the 40th annual Artios Awards, we are delighted to announce Janelle, Jessica and Jordan as the hosts for our global ceremonies,” Casting Society President Destiny Lilly said. “Their remarkable wit, talent and dynamic presence perfectly complement what promises to be an extraordinary series of evenings celebrating our community.

Spike Lee is detailing what made him say “hell no” while filming his Oscar-winning biopic “Malcolm X.”

The feature, which starred Denzel Washington as the civil rights leader, was “shut down” by Warner Brothers due to budget concerns. One particular sticking point the studio had, according to Lee, was why the auteur wanted to film on location in Saudi Arabia for the Mecca scenes. Warner Brothers actually asked if Lee could instead make the Jersey Shore look like the Middle East in the epic film.

“Instead of shooting in Saudi Arabia, they said, why not shoot in the Jersey Shore in January?” Lee told Variety while at the Red Sea Film Festival in Saudi Arabia, where he is serving as the jury president. “I said, ‘Hell no!’ and Warner Brothers shut down the film.”

Lee instead opted to put in his own funds to expand the budget for the film,...

The Breaking Bad finale has gone down in history as one of the best endings to a series—not because it was happy, but because it was good. By the end of the show, all loose ends were tied in a perfect bow, and the character arc paid off in the most painfully magnificent ways possible.

A still from Breaking Bad | Credit: AMC

At the same time, even the best things in the world seem to have critics in some corners. One can imagine that there were more than a few people who found the ending of the beloved series to be unsatisfactory or not good enough.

However, it would seem that one of the most controversial but successful names in Hollywood, Oliver Stone, absolutely hated the way that the series ended.

Oliver Stone did not like the Breaking Bad finale

Oliver Stone is no saint in any way. He...

Award season is in full swing once again, but one of the year's most talked-about dramas is noticeably absent from the seasonal conversations about Oscar odds. "The Apprentice," Ali Abassi's take on Donald Trump's rise to fame (or infamy) in the '70s and '80s, still feels like a movie that hasn't been released yet. Even though it has earned a few awards nominations (from the Indie Spirit Awards and the always-controversial Golden Globes), "The Apprentice" barely made a blip on the box office radar when it premiered in October.

To Iranian-Danish director Abassi, the man behind films like "Border" and "Holy Spider," the rejection of his Trump biopic seems inexplicable. "I'm disappointed and shocked about the reception in the U.S. of 'The Apprentice,'" Abassi told The Playlist. "What I'm really shocked about is that the movie is being considered controversial." The Sebastian Stan...

David Smick’s documentary America’s Burning, executive produced and narrated by Michael Douglas, explores the causes and consequences of America’s income inequality. Those consequences include anger and division, but Smick and Douglas are hopeful that the country will come together to resolve its differences, and the film reflects that hope.

“I predict 70% of the country, maybe 80%, hasn’t lost its mind,” Smick said. “The others I’m not going after, but I’m just not mentioning them. I just said I’m going to go and do something for that 70% or that 80% and speak to them. [Cable news] can go back and forth with the other 20% to 30% because I do think most people know that we have a history of pulling together, and we have to go back to that.”

America’s Burning opened in August. After the re-election of Donald Trump in November, Douglas predicts not catastrophe but rather a period of thoughtful reconnection.

Keanu Reeves has landed iconic roles that range from bullet-dodging freedom fighter to a dude-level time traveler. There was one movie, however, where he would've made for an interesting addition to an already stellar collection of cast members, had he only taken up the offer. According to The New Zealand Herald, Reeves very nearly ended up starring in "Heat," the revered 1995 Michael Mann crime movie (even though Mann didn't see it as one) that had Robert De Niro and Al Pacino face off against one another in a perfect cat and mouse chase. For better or for worse, though, Reeves instead chose to tread the boards in a Canadian theatre production of "Hamlet."

Had he taken the job, Reeves would've played the number two to Neil McCauley (De Niro), Chris Shiherlis, which instead went to Val Kilmer and became one of the actor's career highlights. Luckily, though, Reeves still managed...

The Joseph Gordon-Levitt/T-Street Productions connection continues. Deadline reports that the actor-director will helm an untitled AI thriller through Rian Johnson & Ram Bergman‘s banner. Gordon-Levitt also co-writes the project’s script with Kieran Fitzgerald, with a story credit for Natasha Lyonne, star of T-Street’s Peacock‘ series “Poker Face.”

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But the reunions don’t end there.

Continue reading Joseph Gordon-Levitt To Direct Anne Hathaway In A New AI Thriller Via Rian Johnson’s T-Street at The Playlist.

Artificial intelligence is one of the most controversial topics in the tech market today. Whether it leads to medical industry advancements, art generated from stolen assets, or accessibility for the differently-abled, AI continues to grow exponentially with no signs of stopping. John Connor warned us, but did we listen? No, we did not. Contrastly to the fear-mongering above, Joseph Gordon-Levitt is partnering with Rian Johnson and Ram Bergman’s T-Street Productions for an AI thriller starring Anne Hathaway. Gordon-Levitt directs the untitled project from a script he wrote with Kieran Fitzgerald, who co-wrote Oliver Stone’s 2016 biographical thriller Snowden.

Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Kieran Fitzgerald share a ‘story by’ credit with Natasha Lyonne, who stars as Charlie, the lie-detecting investigator, in Johnson’s Peacock series Poker Face. Gordon-Levitt and T-Street are well-acquainted after the studio produced Johnson’s 2005 crime thriller Brick, starring Gordon-Levitt as a teenager who pushes into a crime ring after his girlfriend disappears.

The film doesn’t have a title at this time but Deadline reports that Joseph Gordon-Levitt is directing an AI-themed thriller, with Anne Hathaway attached to star in the mystery movie.

Deadline’s report describes the film as a “hot package” that’s “coming together quickly,” with Gordon-Levitt directing the untitled movie for Rian Johnson’s T-Street Productions.

The site notes in this afternoon’s exclusive report, “No word on plot details yet, but we hear Gordon-Levitt wrote the script with Kieran Fitzgerald, who previously co-wrote his 2016 Oliver Stone movie Snowden. Both share ‘story by’ credit with Natasha Lyonne, the star of Johnson’s hit human-lie-detector series Poker Face for Peacock.”

As a director, Gordon-Levitt made his feature debut with the film Don Jon back in 2012, which came in the wake of a handful of short films the actor directed in the preceding years.

More recently, Gordon-Levitt created and directed...

Exclusive: Here’s a hot package coming together quickly: Joseph Gordon-Levitt is set to direct an untitled AI thriller for T-Street Productions, the production company of Rian Johnson & Ram Bergman, with Anne Hathaway to star, sources tell Deadline.

No word on plot details yet, but we hear Gordon-Levitt wrote the script with Kieran Fitzgerald, who previously co-wrote his 2016 Oliver Stone movie Snowden. Both share ‘story by’ credit with Natasha Lyonne, the star of Johnson’s hit human-lie-detector series Poker Face for Peacock.

The project is the latest in a long line of collaborations for Gordon-Levitt, Johnson, and T-Street. Gordon-Levitt’s friendship and creative partnership with Johnson dates back to the latter’s 2005 directorial debut Brick, a high school neo-noir starring Gordon-Levitt, which is now a cult classic. Subsequently, Gordon-Levitt went on to star as a younger version of Bruce Willis in Johnson’s sci-fi actioner Looper, later guest starring on Poker Face.

His web connects them all! Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Rian Johnson are teaming up once again. Except this time instead of Gordon-Levitt starring in a film helmed by his longtime friend and collaborator, Johnson is going to produce a film helmed by Gordon-Levitt via his T-Street Productions company. The star will...

Exclusive: Paradigm has signed veteran actor Ben Chaplin for representation.

Currently, Chaplin can be seen starring opposite Peter Sarsgaard and John Magaro in September 5, Tim Fehlbaum’s historical thriller examining the 1972 Munich Olympic hostage crisis from the perspective of the ABC Sports broadcasting team. The film delves into how the crew, initially covering the Olympics, swiftly transitioned to reporting on the unfolding tragedy involving Israeli athletes taken hostage by the Palestinian group Black September. This event marked a pivotal moment in live news coverage, as the world watched the crisis unfold in real-time.

Chaplin plays Marvin Bader, a seasoned ABC Sports producer who plays a crucial role in the network’s coverage of the hostage situation. His work in the film earned him the Best Actor Award from the Denver Film Festival.

Premiering to strong reviews out of Venice, September 5 hits limits theaters on December 13 before expanding nationwide on January 17 for MLK Day weekend.

There are so many things that stand out about The Office. Whether it’s the absurd dynamics between the employees or Jim’s pranks on Dwight, the heartfelt moments tucked between the chaos, or Michael Scott’s unconventional leadership, it’s impossible to pick one favorite element from it all. However, if there was a gun pointed at our head and we Had to pick something out, we’d definitely choose Steve Carell’s portrayal of the iconic and lovable regional manager.

Steve Carell in The Office (2005-13) | Credits: NBC

One thing about Steve Carell’s Michael is that his looks match his fun-loving personality. He looks like the kind of guy you could approach when something’s troubling you. While we don’t know if he’d fix your problems or double them, we know he’ll try his best to help. However, Season 1 Michael was a completely different...

Tom Cruise has delivered some of the best dramatic acting throughout his extensive Hollywood career. The action movie star made a name for himself with films like Rain Man, Magnolia, Eyes Wide Shut, Jerry Maguire, and Vanilla Sky before becoming nearly synonymous with action, stunt work, and the Mission: Impossible franchise. But of all his films, Born on the Fourth of July stands out as a rare gem.

Tom Cruise in A Few Good Men [Credit: Columbia Pictures, New Line Cinema]

Despite his penchant for delivering constant box office hits, Cruise invited controversy with some of his more prominent films like Valkyrie and Interview With the Vampire. In the case of Born on the Fourth of July, however, it was not the film’s stance on the subject of war itself but Cruise’s acting that captivated the audience and caused sensationalism.

Tom Cruise Does Right By Born on the Fourth...

Al Pacino’s Scarface didn’t just electrify the big screen—it threw a lifeline to its screenwriter/director. The man behind Tony Montana’s coke-fueled rise and fall spent years buried in his own blizzard of bad choices. But diving into the film’s raw world of addiction and ambition gave the director something unexpected—a wake-up call.

Al Pacino in Serpico | Credits: Paramount Pictures

While Tony lost everything chasing power, the 1983 thriller flick’s director found clarity behind the camera, transforming his story from self-destruction to redemption.

From Addiction to Iconic: How Scarface Reshaped Oliver Stone’s Life and Legacy Kevin Costner and Oliver Stone on the sets of JFK | Warner Bros.

The making of Scarface was a life-altering journey for its screenwriter, Oliver Stone. In the 1980s, Hollywood’s love affair with cocaine was no secret, and Stone was no exception. When tasked with penning the script for the 1983 gangster epic,...

Few Hollywood duos are as iconic as Arnold Schwarzenegger and James Cameron. The two have had quite the journey together; creating some of the biggest movies in their careers over the course of a decade. Starting in 1984, they made one of the most iconic action films of all time, The Terminator.

Arnold Schwarzenegger as Terminator in the film series The Terminator | Credit: Carolco Pictures

Soon after, they made the much-anticipated 1991 sequel to the film Terminator 2: Judgment Day. In 1994, they collaborated once more in their cult-classic film, True Lies. With how much success they have seen together, one cannot help but wonder if they could have done more work together.

However, it would seem that they almost got the opportunity to collaborate again in one of Hollywood’s most iconic franchises, Planet of the Apes.

Arnold Schwarzenegger to the Rescue

The 80’s and 90’s were the peak of Arnold Schwarzenegger’s career.

James Kicklighter’s “The American Question” spans over 8 years and looks right into the centre of a divide that has always been there at the core of the nation’s political standpoint. The Democrats and the Republicans have never seen eye to eye and the gap that we can see between their agendas and ideologies has increased to such an extent in the last decade that it has now become incredibly difficult to bring the two ends together to have a subjective discussion, even if there is some kind of common ground.

With the rise of social media, differences in political opinions have grown more divisive, often fuelling anger and tension—even among people who have known each other their entire lives. Seen through political analyst Guy Seeman’s point of view, the documentary entails a lot of questions that you may have if you are also wondering why America...

It’s always interesting to see big time directors go against type and into a genre we don’t necessarily associate them with. We have Mount Rushmore type horror directors like John Carpenter and Wes Craven giving us thoughtful entries into their catalogues like Starman and Music of the Heart. On the flip side of that, what happens when a director known for Oscar worthy drama, gangster, and period piece movies goes all in on a scary movie? How did that movie miss out on any major awards nominations even with it being considered prestige horror? How many different adaptations of Denis Lehane’s novel would we get? Take the boat over before the storm hits as we find out what happened to Shutter Island.

Denis Lehane is an American author who began writing in the early 1990s. While he had success with a series of novels with repeating characters early,...

From her feature film debut in Gillian Armstrong's 1994 adaptation of "Little Women" through the mid-2000s, Claire Danes was one of Hollywood's more visible "It" girls, appearing as the lead or the co-lead in about two dozen high-profile studio movies. In just a few years, Danes went from obscurity to the A-list. She made a habit of working with known filmmakers or associating with well-known properties. She was in Baz Luhrman's "Romeo + Juliet," Oliver Stone's "U-Turn," and Francis Ford Coppola's "The Rainmaker," as well as a film adaptation of "Les Misérables" and an update of "The Mod Squad." One cannot underestimate her ubiquity throughout the 1990s.

She might've been even more visible, too, had Danes accepted an offer to play Rose DeWitt Bukater in James Cameron's "Titanic."

In "Romeo + Juliet," Danes played Juliet opposite Leonardo DiCaprio's Romeo. The film is a high-octane, ultra-modern...

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Netflix has the biggest content library of any streaming service, and for that reason, many movies from the past are available on it. So, we thought about all the fans of old brilliant movies that are now characterized as classics and decided to compile a list of the best classic movies on Netflix that you should check out right now.

Scarface Credit – Universal Pictures

Scarface is a crime drama film directed by Brian De Palma from a screenplay by Oliver Stone. Based on the 1930 novel of the same name by Armitage Trail and its 1932 film adaptation, the 1983 film follows Tony Montana and his close friend Manny, who build a ruthless and successful drug empire in Miami. However as Tony’s power grows so do his enemies, but the biggest threat to his empire is his own paranoia. Scarface stars Al Pacino,...

"Gladiator II" isn't just a legacy sequel to Ridley Scott's 2000 historical megahit "Gladiator" -- it's also, as far as a lot of historians are concerned, the latest chapter in Scott's ruthless war on history itself. Academics barely had time to catch their breath from pointing out the historical inaccuracies in "Napoleon" before Scott hit them with a scene where Denzel Washington's scheming Roman businessman Macrinus sips coffee and reads a newspaper. These are impressive feats, considering the printing press wouldn't be invented for another 1200 years, and there's no evidence that Romans drank coffee.

Scott has been unapologetic about his casual regard for historical accuracy, responding to critics with scornful retorts like "get a life" and, "Were you there? Oh you weren't there. Then how do you know?" This rejection of doctrine was at the heart of Scott's 2021 historical drama "The Last Duel," which told the same story from...

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"We all had our tuxedos ready. I'm not even joking," Colin Farrell said in a 2023 interview with The Hollywood Reporter, reflecting on the 2004 historical epic "Alexander," directed by Oliver Stone. "We were all like, 'Right, lads, we're off to the Oscars. This is a sure thing.' And then it came out."

It came out, indeed, and as alluded to by the Oscar-nominated actor, things didn't exactly go as planned. In the aftermath of Ridley Scott's Best Picture-winning "Gladiator," Stone finally had the opportunity to scrape together funding for his three-hour take on Alexander the Great. The timing seemed perfect. The cast was a murderer's row. The production had all of the resources in the world at its disposal. But by just about every measure,...

European group Mediawan is making waves in the documentary sphere through its sales division Mediawan Rights, which has its own boutique operation handling upscale auteur-driven docs.

Johan Grimonprez’s Soundtrack To A Coup D’Etat is screening at IDFA this week as part of the festival’s Grimonprez retrospective, while An American Pastoral by French director Auberi Adler is screening in the international competition.

“We wanted to develop something different from what we were doing,” says head of documentary sales Arianna Castoldi, of why Mediawan ventured into the feature doc sector. “We decided to create a feature documentary line-up which is very,...

Pressman Film, the indie producer founded by the late Edward Pressman and behind classics from Wall Street to American Psycho, has broken new ground in film financing with the first slate listed on popular investment platform Republic.

The offering launched Sept. 5 with a goal of $1.5 million to develop a minimum of six new projects. It’s raised over $1.7 million and could see additional coin by the time it closes on Friday.

This is not crowdfunding but equity investment from — so far — 295 investors with Pressman offering rather generous returns if a project does make it into production as the indie seeks to create a brand and attract a pool of followers and potential financiers going forward. Investors can also reap premiums at other milestones including a portion of Pressman Film’s producing fee and a portion of their share of the net profits.

“We’re the first slate they [Republic] offered in this way,...

Ridley Scott’s Gladiator II seeks to build upon the first film’s triumph — with Paul Mescal, Denzel Washington and Pedro Pascal starring in the Paramount title that hits theaters Nov. 22 — but another notable director experienced a rocky road with his own historical epic 20 years ago.

A longtime passion project for Oscar-winner Oliver Stone, Alexander focuses on the life of ancient Macedonian king Alexander the Great, with an all-star cast led by Colin Farrell, Angelina Jolie, Val Kilmer, Jared Leto and Anthony Hopkins. At the time, Baz Luhrmann was developing his own Alexander movie that had Leonardo DiCaprio and Mel Gibson attached.

“Everyone was racing to do the first one, and Oliver wanted to start quickly,” producer Tabrez Noorani tells The Hollywood Reporter.

Producer Thomas Schühly recalls developing the project with Stone back in 1988, with the popularity of the first Gladiator in 2000 helping Alexander finally get made. Based on the...

Denzel Washington is one of our greatest actors, a powerhouse performer who brings gravitas and incredible depth to every role he plays. The man makes action movies that are wildly rewatchable (like Tony Scott's "Unstoppable" and "Crimson Tide") along with impressive dramatic turns in films like Spike Lee's "Malcolm X" and Joel Coen's "The Tragedy of Macbeth." That's all on top of being an Oscar winner who received the Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Joe Biden. Be that as it may, Washington apparently still has some regrets about his career, having revealed that there were two big 1980s war films that he really wished he had been a part of, but unfortunately wasn't able to get cast.

Washington eventually ended up making the brilliantly authentic Civil War film "Glory" in 1989, giving the actor a chance to show his chops as a fictional soldier, and would later go...

When your dad is Clint Eastwood, being a nepo baby can apparently only get you so far. Scott Eastwood may have made his on-screen debut in his father's film "Flags of Our Fathers," but the actor hasn't worked with the prolific elder Eastwood in a number of years. In interviews, Scott Eastwood has frequently admitted to auditioning for bigger parts in his father's films, but he's also admitted that he never tends to get those roles.

"I was 18 years old when I called him and wanted to audition for 'Flags of Our Fathers,'" the younger Eastwood told The Independent back in 2015. "I was a young actor trying to make something of myself, working two jobs and hustling and he said: 'Well, we'll see. I'll give you a shot to audition.'" Though he didn't disclose which part he tried out for, Scott Eastwood said he "auditioned for one...

There is no actor that defines late '80s and '90s romantic comedies more than Meg Ryan. Her irrefutable movie star magnetism, combined with an incongruous sense of relatability, gave her an alluring aura that lent an undeniable "America's Sweetheart" charm to the films in which she starred. From 1989's "When Harry met Sally" to 1993's "Sleepless in Seattle" and 1998's "You Got Mail" — which remains dated in the most fun way possible — Meg Ryan was essentially the face of rom-coms for well over a decade, and deservedly so.

But Ryan wasn't only known for romancing Tom Hanks. Though the actor became synonymous with romantic comedies following "When Harry met Sally" (still one of the best Meg Ryan movies), she also starred in a wide variety of Hollywood fare, from her small role in 1986's "Top Gun" to playing Jim Morrison's girlfriend, Pamela Courson, in Oliver Stone's...

The career trajectory of character actor extraordinaire Willem Dafoe is one of the more unusual among contemporary Hollywood stars. From his early days of being routinely cast as a heavy, Dafoe worked his way through the system thanks to the sheer force of his talent, finally being cast as leads, often portraying in detail such real-life figures as actor Max Schreck, artist Vincent Van Gogh and even Jesus Christ.

Among Dafoe’s early bad guy roles were as biker gang leaders in both Kathryn Bigelow‘s “The Loveless” and Walter Hill‘s “Streets of Fire.” But his performance as kindly Sgt. Elias in Oliver Stone‘s “Platoon” changed all that, resulting in his first Academy Award nomination. Three more Oscar nominations followed, and Dafoe has also earned three Golden Globe nominations and four noms from the Screen Actors Guild.

In 2024, he brought three more great performances to life with “Kinds of Kindness,...

Hollywood has been revisiting a lot of ‘90s teen horror franchises lately, from the new Scream movies, to the I Know What You Did Last Summer TV show, to the Jurassic World series that clearly took its cues from the Denise Richards classic Tammy and the T-Rex.

Now it’s just been announced that Idle Hands is getting a remake (even though it was basically already a remake of that one scene from Army of Darkness).

The new Idle Hands is penned by Billy Bryk and Finn Wolfhard (of Stranger Things fame), and it will be produced by Jason Reitman. Presumably, a story about demonic possession will be a pleasant change of pace for Reitman after the hellish nightmare that is Saturday Night Live’s backstage politics.

But while Idle Hands is considered a remake-worthy cult favorite today, it was a major bomb at the time, owing to a...

Few movie roles fit an actor so perfectly that it’s impossible to picture anyone else playing them. Christian Bale as Patrick Bateman in American Psycho is one of those roles. The mix of charm, eeriness, and detachment he brings to Bateman has become iconic, cementing his place as one of the most memorable antiheroes in film. But what many don’t know is that Bale’s journey to play Bateman wasn’t straightforward at all—it was filled with twists, setbacks, and, in classic Hollywood fashion, a whole lot of drama.

Christian Bale first got the role in 1998 when American Psycho was greenlit with Mary Harron set to direct. Bale was an unusual choice for a lead role in a major film, but Harron was certain he had the perfect vibe for Bateman. Then came the surprise: at the Cannes Film Festival, Lionsgate announced that Leonardo DiCaprio had been cast as Bateman instead.

Iconic actor Tony Todd has died at the age of 69, it has been confirmed. As reported by THR, the Candyman, Platoon, and Star Trek: The Next Generation star, who amassed in excess of 250 professional credits over the course of an astonishing, five decade spanning career, passed away on 6 November at his home in Los Angeles after a long battle with illness.

Anthony Tiran Todd was born in Washington D.C. on 4 December, 1954 to Evetta Lyons Gaither. At the age of just three a young Tony Todd moved to Hartford, Connecticut where his auntie, Clara Elliston, took custody of him and nurtured his adolescent curiosity with the arts. Having enrolled Todd in summer acting courses as a boy, Elliston supported her nephew — artistically, financially, and emotionally — as his interest in theatre led to spells at both Eugene O’Neill National Actors Theatre Institute in Connecticut and Trinity Repertory Company in Rhode Island.

Tony Todd, the actor known for his roles in Candyman, Final Destination, and more, has died at the age of 69.

According to reps for Todd, the actor passed away on November 6th at his home in Los Angeles following a long illness. No official cause of death has been reported at this time.

Born in 1954 in Washington, DC, Todd began his acting career on the stage, studying theater at University of Connecticut before joining celebrated theatrical companies like the Eugene O’Neill Theater Center and the Trinity Repertory Company. In the ‘80s, he began landing on-screen roles, with his first major part being in Oliver Stone’s Best Picture winner, Platoon.

From there, Todd built a prolific filmography across film and television, appearing in shows like 21 Jump Street, Night Court, MacGyver, Matlock, Star Trek: The Next Generation, and more, as well as movies like the 1990 remake of Night of the Living Dead.

American actor Tony Todd, known for his terrifying performance as the hook-handed, fur coat-donning ghost in the “Candyman” horror franchise, as well as his work on “Star Trek: The New Generation” and “Deep Space Nine,” passed away at his home in Marina Del Rey, California on Wednesday, November 6. He was 69.

The news was confirmed by Deadline and Variety and later confirmed by IndieWire. No cause of death has been revealed.

Todd was born in Washington D.C. on December 4, 1954. He grew up in Hartford, Connecticut and was an alumnus of the Artists Collective, Inc. formed there to promote the art and culture of the African diaspora. He attended college at the University of Connecticut, then went on to study theater at the Eugene O’Neill National Actors Theatre Institute in Waterford and later the Trinity Repertory Company in Providence, Rhode Island.

In his over 40-year career, Todd would work with the likes of Oliver Stone,...

Tony Todd, a horror actor with memorable turns in the Candyman and Final Destination film franchises, has died at 69. Todd died at home in Marina del Rey, California, on Wednesday, November 6, following a long illness, as his wife, Fatima, told The Hollywood Reporter. The actor — born on December 4, 1954, in Washington D.C. — studied at the University of Connecticut and the Eugene O’Neill National Theatre Institute. He later joined the acting troupes at the Hartman Conservatory in Stamford, Connecticut, and the Trinity Repertory Company in Providence, Rhode Island, per THR. Todd made his screen debut in the 1986 fantasy film Sleepwalk and played Warren in Oliver Stone’s Best Picture-winning war drama Platoon that same year. In 1992’s horror film Candyman, Todd played the titular antagonist, a ghost hooked on vengeance. He reprised the part for three sequels, including 2021’s Candyman. Virginia Madsen, who costarred with Todd in the first Candyman film,...

Tony Todd has died at the age of 69.The prolific actor - who appeared in the 'Final Destination' and 'Candyman' horror franchises, passed away earlier this week at his home in Marina del Rey after a long illness, his wife, Fatima, told The Hollywood Reporter.New Line Cinema, which produced the 'Final Destination' franchise, wrote on Instagram: "The industry has lost a legend. We have lost a cherished friend. Rest in peace, Tony, -Your Final Destination Family."Virginia Madsen, who starred alongside Todd in the original 'Candyman', also wrote: "My beloved. May you rest in power sweet to the sweet in heaven. The great actor Tony Todd has left us and now is an angel. As he was in life. More later but I can’t right now. I love you."Rel Dowdell, the director of Film Studies at Hampton University...

As Candyman fans mourn the death of scream king Tony Todd, his co-star Virginia Madsen addressed the horror hive.

Shortly after Deadline reported that Todd died at age 69, the Oscar nominee reacted to his passing with an impromptu video statement she shared on Friday with her Instagram followers.

“My beloved. May you rest in power sweet to the sweet in heaven,” Madsen wrote in the caption. “The great actor Tony Todd has left us and now is an angel. As he was in life. More later but I can’t right now. I love you.”

In the video, Madsen said, “Hey you guys, I just, just, just found out about Tony, and I will — I don’t know what to say right now. But yeah, I know about it. I will say more about my beloved Candyman. Anyway, thanks for your kind wishes.”

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I have very sad news to report tonight. It has been announced that Tony Todd has died at the age of 69. The legendary actor is best known for his roles in Candyman, Final Destination, Platoon, The Crow, Night of the Living Dead, and his many appearances in the Star Trek franchise. He was a massively talented actor whose incredible baritone voice made every project so much better. This is a huge blow.

Todd’s wife, Fatima, told THR that he died on Wednesday at his home in Marina del Rey after a long illness. New Line Cinema, the studio which produces the Final Destination franchise, wrote on Instagram: “The industry has lost a legend. We have lost a cherished friend. Rest in peace, Tony, -Your Final Destination Family.“

After studying theater at the Eugene O’Neill National Actors Theatre Institute, Todd made the leap to the silver screen, making...

How do you even begin to eulogize someone as prolific, impactful, and iconic as Tony Todd? As confirmed by Deadline, the performer of stage, screen, and voiceover brilliance who boasted over 240 credits across nearly four decades has died at the age of 69. A cause of death was not provided at the time of publication. Todd was born in Washington D.C. but grew up in Hartford, Connecticut, and performed with the Artists Collective, Inc., an interdisciplinary cultural institution that promotes the art and culture of the African diaspora in an attempt to provide a safe haven for at-risk youth. He later attended the University of Connecticut before throwing himself into acting education through the Eugene O'Neill National Actors Theatre and the Trinity Repertory Company.

At 6-foot-five, his commanding on-screen presence and booming voice helped him stand out among his contemporaries, landing his first Hollywood studio-produced film role as Sergeant Warren...

Tony Todd, the “Candyman” star who appeared in more than 240 movies and TV shows, died November 6. He was 69.

The actor’s representatives confirmed news of his death to TheWrap; no information about the cause has been made public. The actor was “an amazing man and I will miss him every single day,” Jeffrey Goldberg, Todd’s manager of over 40 years, told TheWrap.

Todd starred as the killer in “Candyman” and the movie’s sequel, but the actor’s prolific career included arcs on “The Young and the Restless” and “24” as well as episodes of “Hawaii Five-0,” “Xena: Warrior Princess” and “Young Justice.”

Todd also starred in several “Star Trek” shows, including “The Next Generation,” “Voyager” and “Deep Space Nine.” In the “Star Trek” franchise he’s best known for portraying the Klingon Kurn, brother of Worf (Michael Dorn).

In a 1998 interview with Whoosh! Todd said “Star Trek” was “the first...

Tony Todd, an American actor known for leading the “Candyman” horror franchise as its eponymous hook-wielding ghost, died Wednesday at his home in Marina Del Rey, Calif. He was 69.

Todd’s death was confirmed by a representative for the actor. A cause of death was not disclosed.

A reliable presence in genre fare across four decades, Todd’s series of credits include iconic titles such as Alex Proyas’ comic book adaptation “The Crow,” Michael Bay’s Alcatraz actioner “The Rock” and the elaborate killing-set-piece series “Final Destination.” One of his earliest film performances came in his early thirties in Oliver Stone’s Oscar-winning war epic “Platoon.” On “Star Trek: The Next Generation,” Todd donned alien make-up to play Kurn, a Commander in the Klingon Defense Force and the brother of Worf (played by series regular Michael Dorn).

But Todd secured his name in the genre pantheon with his performance in Bernard Rose’s “Candyman,...

All of us here at Bloody Disgusting are devastated to learn that horror icon Tony Todd, the legendary actor who played the title character in Candyman (1992) and its sequels, passed away on November 6 at his home in Los Angeles. He was 69. Deadline first reported the news.

The prolific actor amassed more than 240 film and TV credits spanning his four decade career. While the actor’s big break came when he was cast in Oliver Stone’s 1986 Vietnam War epic Platoon, he would secure his name in the genre pantheon just a few short years later.

Todd starred in Tom Savini’s 1990 remake of Night of the Living Dead as Ben, the role played by Duane Jones in George A. Romero’s iconic 1968 original. Todd’s warm, commanding performance was one of the primary reasons this remake was so successful and it was a precursor to his turn as Candyman. Despite...