Author: David Grove
There are quite a few tales all through the historical past of Hollywood of well-known roles that had been nearly performed by any person else. Will Smith himself has admitted to turning down a number of main roles in his profession. Nonetheless, it seems that an important position in Smith’s profession solely got here alongside after any person else turned it down, as a result of Ethan Hawke nearly starred in Independence Day.Hawke has really advised the story a number of occasions. It appears that evidently all these years later, he nonetheless hasn’t forgotten turning down such an enormous film.Why…
Dwayne Johnson could be essentially the most bodily recognizable film star on this planet. However his flip as MMA fighter Mark Kerr in Benny Safdie’s upcoming A24 movie “The Smashing Machine” might see the wrestler-turned-actor do one thing that has evaded him till now: disappear into a job. In a brand new interview with GQ, Johnson mirrored on the extraordinary make-up course of that allowed him to change his look for the function. He defined that dropping the distinctive tattoos and bald head gave him the liberty to be any person aside from himself. “I look what I appear like,”…
There’s nothing I take pleasure in greater than talking to Star Trek actors who have been followers of the franchise earlier than becoming a member of it, and Dawnn Lewis is undoubtedly that. Many years earlier than she’d voice Captain Carol Freeman on Decrease Decks, she was watching lots of the exhibits — which at the moment are streamable with a Paramount+ subscription — after they debuted on TV. She additionally managed to befriend a number of TOS actors all through her profession, together with the late Nichelle Nichols, all of which she spoke about throughout a current interview with…
Max’s Ted Turner documentary sequence likes itself some Ted Turner. The trailer for the brand new docuseries “Name Me Ted” selects a number of phrases to bathe the media mogul with reward: “Mogul,” “Adventurer,” “Insurgent,” “Danger Taker,” “Showman,” “Philanthropist,” and “Genius.” (There was additionally “Father,” however that one isn’t very subjective.) Nevertheless it’s not simply the filmmakers who had glowing phrases about Turner, who’s 85. His ex-wife Jane Fonda in trailer known as him a “legend” and an “American hero”; U2 frontman Bono mentioned Turner was “far more rock and roll than I’m.” In all probability proper round right here…
Whereas the model new adaptation of J.Ok. Rowling’s Wizarding World won’t be part of the 2025 TV schedule, it appears to be like like some huge strikes are about to be made. It’s nonetheless very true that every thing we all know in regards to the Harry Potter TV present has us anticipating a launch sooner or later in 2026, however now the primary casting frontrunner has been introduced. If this new actor pans out as the ultimate selection for the sequence’ Albus Dumbledore, then enable me to say I believe he’s magically becoming.Apparently Selection experiences that Academy Award winner…
Marvel has dropped the trailer for the third and closing season of its animated anthology sequence “What If…?” (December 22 on Disney+, with a brand new episode debuting day by day for eight days), spotlighting extra humor and spectacle. The alternate multiverse, led by a bunch of recent characters will get pushed to wacky extremes via the exploration of various genres. One of many standouts is X-Males’s Storm because the self-proclaimed Goddess of Thunder who’s voiced by Alison Sealy-Smith, who additionally performed Storm in Disney+ sequence “X-Males ’97” (and on the unique Nineties “X-Males” cartoon sequence). She’s a little bit…
Set to hit the 2024 film launch schedule in lower than per week, followers have been desperate to see the essential verdict on Dwayne Johnson’s newest vacation blockbuster, the upcoming Purple One. Sadly for the Quick & Livid star, the early reactions have been removed from glowing. And now the information has gotten worse: Purple One’s Rotten Tomatoes rating has dropped to a brutal low, casting a shadow over Johnson’s extremely anticipated new vacation flick.The vacation-themed action-comedy, starring The Rock alongside Chris Evans, was marketed as a recent, high-energy spin on the greatest Christmas motion pictures. The plot facilities on…
Editor’s observe: This story was initially revealed through the 2024 Telluride Movie Pageant. “Emilia Pérez” is now in theaters and begins streaming on Netflix November 13. French auteur Jacques Audiard has been flirting with musical moviemaking ever since “Self-Made Hero” in 1996, when he and composer Alexandre Desplat mentioned adapting that movie into an opera. However it wasn’t till Audiard learn a good friend’s novel, “Écoute,” that he responded to the thought of a Mexican drug kingpin transitioning to grow to be a girl. In that case the cartel boss was attempting to flee from his life, not his gender.…
Blake Shelton solidified himself as a beloved member of The Voice’s panel of coaches throughout his 23-season run on the present. That’s a significant purpose why so many individuals have been saddened when Shelton determined to exit the present. As of proper now, it doesn’t seem to be he has any plans to return to the NBC staple both. Nonetheless, followers of the veteran singer now have one thing thrilling to look ahead to on the 2025 TV schedule. Because it seems, Shelton is becoming a member of a brand new singing competitors, and there’s a significant TV producer within…
“Nosferatu” screened for critics and Academy members over the previous week to rave first reactions. Thoughts you that first-reactions fever can result in overpraise that sours into much less enthusiastic critiques. Take “Gladiator II,” which despatched first-look viewers (which additionally included AMPAS and press) dancing into the streets a few weeks in the past, however critiques that broke right this moment (together with IndieWire’s personal) have been extra muted of their reward. On this week’s version of IndieWire’s “Display Discuss” podcast, co-hosts Anne Thompson and Ryan Lattanzio are unified in their reward of “Nosferatu,” which Focus Options opens as absolutely…