Harrison Ford is one of the most talented and respected actors in Hollywood. Having starred in some of the most well-known franchises of all time, he has injected himself into the very bones of the film industry as a whole. If there was a film that starred him in some or the other role, there was a high likelihood that it was a hit.
The Fugitive
However, there was one movie of his that ended up becoming quite underrated, getting lost in the flashing lights of his filmography. One that got multiple Oscar nominations. Ford’s 1993 movie, The Fugitive was iconic to say the least, being an excellently told story about a man who was wrongfully accused of killing his wife.
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The Fugitive
However, there was one movie of his that ended up becoming quite underrated, getting lost in the flashing lights of his filmography. One that got multiple Oscar nominations. Ford’s 1993 movie, The Fugitive was iconic to say the least, being an excellently told story about a man who was wrongfully accused of killing his wife.
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- 3/17/2024
- by Ananya Godboley
- FandomWire
Christopher Walken can currently be seen as the Emperor of the Known Universe in "Dune: Part Two," but once upon a time in a galaxy far, far away, the quirky actor had a chance to appear in another huge sci-fi epic. As Walken himself recently told Vanity Fair, he auditioned for the role of Han Solo in the first "Star Wars" film, aka "Star Wars: A New Hope." Of course, Walken didn't get the part — and it's hard to imagine anyone other than Harrison Ford playing the loveable rogue.
To hear Walken tell it, he auditioned for the part along with a wealth of other actors, so it's not clear how close he came to actually landing the role of Han Solo. In other words, lots of people were being considered for the film, and Walken was just one name of many on a list of auditioning actors. But interestingly enough,...
To hear Walken tell it, he auditioned for the part along with a wealth of other actors, so it's not clear how close he came to actually landing the role of Han Solo. In other words, lots of people were being considered for the film, and Walken was just one name of many on a list of auditioning actors. But interestingly enough,...
- 3/16/2024
- by Chris Evangelista
- Slash Film
Sandra Hüller, a celebrated German actress known for her versatile roles, initially gave a hard pass to playing a fascist character. However, she was eventually convinced to take on the role of Hedwig, a fascist wife, in the film The Zone of Interest.
A still from The Zone of Interest (2023)
The movie centers around fictionalized portrayals of the Auschwitz commandant Rudolf Höss and his family, showing how they continue with their daily lives while residing next to the death camps.
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The film even clinched two Oscars this year at the 96th Academy Awards—one for the best international film and another for the best sound category.
Why Sandra Hüller was Hesitant of Playing a Nazi Character?
Sandra Hüller as Nora in Exile
Sandra Hüller has “always refused to play Fascists”—which,...
A still from The Zone of Interest (2023)
The movie centers around fictionalized portrayals of the Auschwitz commandant Rudolf Höss and his family, showing how they continue with their daily lives while residing next to the death camps.
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The film even clinched two Oscars this year at the 96th Academy Awards—one for the best international film and another for the best sound category.
Why Sandra Hüller was Hesitant of Playing a Nazi Character?
Sandra Hüller as Nora in Exile
Sandra Hüller has “always refused to play Fascists”—which,...
- 3/16/2024
- by Shreya Jha
- FandomWire
Playing the ferocious Emperor Shaddam IV in Denis Villeneuve’s Dune: Part Two, Christopher Walken simply stole the show with his brief appearances. According to reports, being a huge fan of the first installment, Walken took on the role of the emperor in the sequel. However, this isn’t the first time the actor has tried for a big-budget sci-fi film.
Christopher Walken in Dune: Part Two
Previously, Christopher Walken noted how he was up for the Han Solo part in the first Star Wars film. While addressing how he read for the part, Walken also shared a major revelation about how two times Oscar winner Jodie Foster was reading for the role of Princess Leia. The actor’s comments confirmed that Carrie Fisher wasn’t the first choice for Star Wars.
Before Dune 2, Christopher Walken Tried Star Wars
Christopher Walken undoubtedly stole the show with his appearance in...
Christopher Walken in Dune: Part Two
Previously, Christopher Walken noted how he was up for the Han Solo part in the first Star Wars film. While addressing how he read for the part, Walken also shared a major revelation about how two times Oscar winner Jodie Foster was reading for the role of Princess Leia. The actor’s comments confirmed that Carrie Fisher wasn’t the first choice for Star Wars.
Before Dune 2, Christopher Walken Tried Star Wars
Christopher Walken undoubtedly stole the show with his appearance in...
- 3/13/2024
- by Krittika Mukherjee
- FandomWire
It has been over two decades since NCIS first aired on television and somehow, it has managed to stay a fan-favorite despite the series being in its twenty-first season. NCIS began with Mark Harmon playing the role of Special Agent Leroy Jethro Gibbs and the actor remained a part of the show up until the nineteenth season before bidding the role and the show adieu.
Mark Harmon as Leroy Jethro Gibbs
Throughout his time on NCIS, Mark Harmon received a lot of recognition for his work. He was nominated for a few awards and even took home the People’s Choice Award for Favorite Crime Drama TV Actor in 2017. However, Mark Harmon almost missed out on all of this because the actor almost turned down the role!
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Mark Harmon as Leroy Jethro Gibbs
Throughout his time on NCIS, Mark Harmon received a lot of recognition for his work. He was nominated for a few awards and even took home the People’s Choice Award for Favorite Crime Drama TV Actor in 2017. However, Mark Harmon almost missed out on all of this because the actor almost turned down the role!
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- 3/4/2024
- by Mishkaat
- FandomWire
Get ready to roll out miles and miles of red carpet — it’s time to party this week in Los Angeles in celebration of the 96th annual Academy Awards. The Hollywood Reporter has gathered intel on all the starry happenings around town below.
Monday, March 4
South Asians at the Oscars
Paramount Pictures, 5515 Melrose Ave., 7-10 p.m.
Prominent South Asian celebrities will join the 2024 South Asian Oscar nominees and shortlisted filmmakers to toast trailblazers and visionaries and honor the collective efforts and commitment of each attendee in advancing representation. The event is co-hosted by Kal Penn, Lilly Singh, Hannah Simone, Tan France, Utkarsh Ambudkar, Rupi Kaur, Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy, Anita Chatterjee, Shruti Ganguly and Archana Misra Jain with a musical performance by Ankur Tewari.
Tuesday, March 5
5th Annual HollyShorts Oscar Nominees Cocktail
Bardot, 1735 Vine St., Los Angeles, 6-10 p.m.
A cocktail reception to celebrate the HollyShorts alumni along with performers and invited guests.
Monday, March 4
South Asians at the Oscars
Paramount Pictures, 5515 Melrose Ave., 7-10 p.m.
Prominent South Asian celebrities will join the 2024 South Asian Oscar nominees and shortlisted filmmakers to toast trailblazers and visionaries and honor the collective efforts and commitment of each attendee in advancing representation. The event is co-hosted by Kal Penn, Lilly Singh, Hannah Simone, Tan France, Utkarsh Ambudkar, Rupi Kaur, Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy, Anita Chatterjee, Shruti Ganguly and Archana Misra Jain with a musical performance by Ankur Tewari.
Tuesday, March 5
5th Annual HollyShorts Oscar Nominees Cocktail
Bardot, 1735 Vine St., Los Angeles, 6-10 p.m.
A cocktail reception to celebrate the HollyShorts alumni along with performers and invited guests.
- 3/4/2024
- by Chris Gardner
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Boxing fans are in for a treat on Saturday night as Top Rank Boxing and ESPN+ will present an action-packed card headlined by a pair of main events. The co-main event will be for the Ibf Featherweight as champion Luis Alberto Lopez faces off against Reiya Abe. Then the final fight of the night will be for the vacant Wba featherweight belt as Otabek Kholmatov will square off against Raymond Ford. The nine-fight card will begin on Saturday, March 2 at 5:20 p.m. Et before the Lopez-Abe fight kicks off the top of the card at approximately 10 p.m. Et. You can watch with a subscription to ESPN+.
How to Watch Top Rank Boxing: Kholmatov vs. Ford; Lopez vs. Abe When: Saturday, March 2, 2024 at 10:00 Pm Est Where: ESPN+ Stream: Watch with a subscription to ESPN+. Sign Up Now$10.99+ / month espnplus.com About Top Rank Boxing: Kholmatov vs. Ford; Lopez vs.
How to Watch Top Rank Boxing: Kholmatov vs. Ford; Lopez vs. Abe When: Saturday, March 2, 2024 at 10:00 Pm Est Where: ESPN+ Stream: Watch with a subscription to ESPN+. Sign Up Now$10.99+ / month espnplus.com About Top Rank Boxing: Kholmatov vs. Ford; Lopez vs.
- 3/2/2024
- by Matt Tamanini
- The Streamable
Clockwise from top left: Blade Runner 2049 (Warner Bros.), The Marsh King’s Daughter (Lionsgate/Roadside Attractions), Dune (Warner Bros.)Image: The A.V. Club
Before you return to the desert planet of Arrakis to see Dune: Part Two in theaters this month, check out Denis Villeneuve’s Dune starring Timothée Chalamet and Zendaya.
Before you return to the desert planet of Arrakis to see Dune: Part Two in theaters this month, check out Denis Villeneuve’s Dune starring Timothée Chalamet and Zendaya.
- 3/1/2024
- by Robert DeSalvo
- avclub.com
Marvel’s Thunderbolts is one of the highly anticipated films from the franchise that will hit theaters in 2025. Headlined by Florence Pugh as Yelena Belova and Harrison Ford as Thaddeus ‘Thunderbolt’ Ross, the film will also feature Marvel alum Sebastian Stan reprising his role as Bucky Barnes along with other regular Marvel cameos.
Harrison Ford is officially a Marvel star
The popular narrative based on a group of anti-heroes is already gaining hype for its ensemble cast and the plotline. While Ford’s inclusion as the leader of the pack excited Marvel fans a great deal, an inside source recently revealed that Thaddeus Ross almost did not make it into the film. Marvel buffs felt that this would have been a disaster.
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Harrison Ford is officially a Marvel star
The popular narrative based on a group of anti-heroes is already gaining hype for its ensemble cast and the plotline. While Ford’s inclusion as the leader of the pack excited Marvel fans a great deal, an inside source recently revealed that Thaddeus Ross almost did not make it into the film. Marvel buffs felt that this would have been a disaster.
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- 2/29/2024
- by Sharanya Sankar
- FandomWire
The Wendy Williams Show‘s co-executive producer is reflecting on working with her former talk show host following the news of her diagnosis being made public. Suzanne Bass says there were early signs pointing to what has now been publicly revealed to be primary progressive aphasia and frontotemporal dementia diagnosis (Ftd).
“You can go back and see the show, and there’s really long periods of quietness where she’s not speaking,” Bass told People, two days after a press release was sent out, claiming to be from her care team, announcing Williams’ diagnosis, which impacts language, communication behavior and cognitive function. “And you’re thinking, ‘What’s happening?’ There were early signs [of something wrong] where you’re grasping for words, having a hard time collecting your thoughts and remembering things. Maybe that’s what was happening back then.”
The Wendy Williams Show ran for 14 seasons from 2008 to 2022. The show relied on...
“You can go back and see the show, and there’s really long periods of quietness where she’s not speaking,” Bass told People, two days after a press release was sent out, claiming to be from her care team, announcing Williams’ diagnosis, which impacts language, communication behavior and cognitive function. “And you’re thinking, ‘What’s happening?’ There were early signs [of something wrong] where you’re grasping for words, having a hard time collecting your thoughts and remembering things. Maybe that’s what was happening back then.”
The Wendy Williams Show ran for 14 seasons from 2008 to 2022. The show relied on...
- 2/27/2024
- by Jackie Strause
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Wolfgang Petersen's appealingly preposterous "Air Force One" required a specific type of leading man to work. The 1997 action-thriller is basically "'Die Hard' on a plane," so you couldn't cast an unstoppable hunk like Arnold Schwarzenegger as a U.S. president forced to save the day when his personal ride is hijacked. (Not that filmgoers would have necessarily bought Arnie as a politician at the time -- we were kind of naive that way.) What you needed was someone who specialized in playing John McClane-types, ergo the sort of action star whose characters were charming and handsome yet far from invulnerable. The film's creatives had the right idea when they tried to recruit Kevin Costner, but the Oscar-winner himself had an even better idea when he passed the script on to Harrison Ford.
We don't love Ford because he's unstoppable. In fact, his characters are imminently stoppable...
We don't love Ford because he's unstoppable. In fact, his characters are imminently stoppable...
- 2/27/2024
- by Sandy Schaefer
- Slash Film
Barbie Star Ryan Gosling Movies Ranked As Per GlobalBox Office Numbers ( Photo Credit – IMDb )
Ryan Gosling and Margot Robbie starrer Barbie was one of the highest-grossing films of 2023. Ryan is undoubtedly a fine actor and has been part of many critically and commercially successful movies, from The Notebook to the Oscar-winning La La Land. Today, we have brought you the top ten highest-grossing films of the actor; keep scrolling for more.
The 2023 movie received a lot of accolades for its work, but people widely criticized Margot Robbie and Greta Gerwig’s Oscar snub. Ryan and America Ferrera reacted to it and condemned the Academy for it. The movie won a few trophies this award season, including Ryan’s Critics Choice Awards for the song I’m Just Ken.
The Oscars are the most prestigious awards in the cinema world, and people wait with bated breaths to see if their favorite films,...
Ryan Gosling and Margot Robbie starrer Barbie was one of the highest-grossing films of 2023. Ryan is undoubtedly a fine actor and has been part of many critically and commercially successful movies, from The Notebook to the Oscar-winning La La Land. Today, we have brought you the top ten highest-grossing films of the actor; keep scrolling for more.
The 2023 movie received a lot of accolades for its work, but people widely criticized Margot Robbie and Greta Gerwig’s Oscar snub. Ryan and America Ferrera reacted to it and condemned the Academy for it. The movie won a few trophies this award season, including Ryan’s Critics Choice Awards for the song I’m Just Ken.
The Oscars are the most prestigious awards in the cinema world, and people wait with bated breaths to see if their favorite films,...
- 2/27/2024
- by Esita Mallik
- KoiMoi
Record market attendance, headline acquisitions by Sony and ongoing interest in starry packages tell only part of the story of a busy European Film Market (EFM).
An event brimming with late-arriving projects gave buyers plenty to consider and the mood was buoyant following what some had cited as the least productive AFM in decades last October.
“People had had a bit of a disappointing AFM in so many different ways, and everyone was ready,” said Ella Field, EVP of international sales at the UK’s Signature Entertainment, who described EFM as the most cost-effective market of the year. “Where there are great films,...
An event brimming with late-arriving projects gave buyers plenty to consider and the mood was buoyant following what some had cited as the least productive AFM in decades last October.
“People had had a bit of a disappointing AFM in so many different ways, and everyone was ready,” said Ella Field, EVP of international sales at the UK’s Signature Entertainment, who described EFM as the most cost-effective market of the year. “Where there are great films,...
- 2/27/2024
- ScreenDaily
The producers behind the new Wendy Williams documentary said they wouldn’t have begun filming it if they knew about her mental health diagnosis ahead of time.
In a new interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Where Is Wendy Williams? producers Mark Ford and Brie Miranda Bryant discussed the news last week that Williams had been diagnosed with new primary progressive aphasia and frontotemporal dementia.
“Of course, if we had known that Wendy had dementia going into it, no one would’ve rolled a camera,” Ford said Monday in the interview,...
In a new interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Where Is Wendy Williams? producers Mark Ford and Brie Miranda Bryant discussed the news last week that Williams had been diagnosed with new primary progressive aphasia and frontotemporal dementia.
“Of course, if we had known that Wendy had dementia going into it, no one would’ve rolled a camera,” Ford said Monday in the interview,...
- 2/27/2024
- by Tomás Mier
- Rollingstone.com
Bryan Cranston has done multiple projects throughout his career; some of them quite brilliant, others failing to deliver up to the expected mark. For 2014’s action/sci-fi Godzilla, the latter was the case. Although it wasn’t a bummer, it wasn’t a massive success like last year’s Godzilla Minus One either, and even Cranston shares similar disappointment with the script of the film.
Bryan Cranston in Breaking Bad
If anything, Bryan Cranston made it known that he found the entire movie’s script to be a ‘mistake’ from the beginning because of one key element about it: The character who introduces the viewers to the entire story and the one whom audiences presume to be the lead dies at the beginning without even giving the audiences a bond to root for.
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Bryan Cranston in Breaking Bad
If anything, Bryan Cranston made it known that he found the entire movie’s script to be a ‘mistake’ from the beginning because of one key element about it: The character who introduces the viewers to the entire story and the one whom audiences presume to be the lead dies at the beginning without even giving the audiences a bond to root for.
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- 2/26/2024
- by Mahin Sultan
- FandomWire
Pet Shop Boys covered David Bowie’s “All The Young Dudes” for the BBC Radio 2—with a little help from the BBC Concert Orchestra.
Vocalist Neil Tennant and keyboardist Chris Lowe performed the rock anthem at Maida Vale Studios on February 23rd, along with their new single “Loneliness” and ’80s hit “Left to My Own Devices.” The special set closed out BBC Radio 2’s Piano Month 2024.
Bowie famously wrote “All The Young Dudes” for English rock band Mott the Hopple in 1972, and it went on to become the band’s biggest hit and signature song. The Thin White Duke also recorded his own version of the glam rock tune (not released until 1995’s Rarestonebowie), and Bruce Dickinson (Iron Maiden) had a minor hit with a cover off of his debut solo album, 1990’s Tattooed Millionaire.
You can watch Pet Shop Boys’ performance of “All The Young Dudes” below, and stream...
Vocalist Neil Tennant and keyboardist Chris Lowe performed the rock anthem at Maida Vale Studios on February 23rd, along with their new single “Loneliness” and ’80s hit “Left to My Own Devices.” The special set closed out BBC Radio 2’s Piano Month 2024.
Bowie famously wrote “All The Young Dudes” for English rock band Mott the Hopple in 1972, and it went on to become the band’s biggest hit and signature song. The Thin White Duke also recorded his own version of the glam rock tune (not released until 1995’s Rarestonebowie), and Bruce Dickinson (Iron Maiden) had a minor hit with a cover off of his debut solo album, 1990’s Tattooed Millionaire.
You can watch Pet Shop Boys’ performance of “All The Young Dudes” below, and stream...
- 2/26/2024
- by Frank Stein
- Consequence - Music
In honour of Empire's new Star Wars prequels issue, celebrating the 25th anniversary of the trilogy's launch, we're asking – which of the prequel movies is the best? Read the case for Episode II – Attack Of The Clones below, and find the issue on newsstands now.
When the camera pans up from the opening crawl in Attack Of The Clones — the only film in the Skywalker saga to buck the tradition of the pan down — George Lucas promises us a different kind of Star Wars movie, and he delivers from the very first frame. Every time Lucas set out to make a Star Wars film, he worked to make it different from the others in the most unexpected ways — and Attack Of The Clones is somehow more unique and brilliant amongst the entire Skywalker saga.
As the first film shot entirely digitally, George Lucas didn’t just set out to change...
When the camera pans up from the opening crawl in Attack Of The Clones — the only film in the Skywalker saga to buck the tradition of the pan down — George Lucas promises us a different kind of Star Wars movie, and he delivers from the very first frame. Every time Lucas set out to make a Star Wars film, he worked to make it different from the others in the most unexpected ways — and Attack Of The Clones is somehow more unique and brilliant amongst the entire Skywalker saga.
As the first film shot entirely digitally, George Lucas didn’t just set out to change...
- 2/21/2024
- by Bryan Young
- Empire - Movies
“Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny” turned heads with its opening scene that featured a de-aged Harrison Ford fighting Nazis in a castle before being pursued by Mads Mikkelsen’s Dr. Jürgen Voller atop a moving train. But while the technology that allowed Ford to play a younger Indiana Jones attracted the most attention, Mikkelsen’s appearance was also digitally altered to make him look younger.
In a new interview with Business Insider, Mikkelsen reflected on the process of being de-aged and recalled the moment when he agreed to use the technology.
“They de-aged me as well, but with a different technique,” Mikkelsen said. “In the beginning, they thought it was enough just to dye my hair completely black. And then I told them, ‘You know what? My hair’s black, but I look like an old woman now. So let’s just do a little thing.’ I mean,...
In a new interview with Business Insider, Mikkelsen reflected on the process of being de-aged and recalled the moment when he agreed to use the technology.
“They de-aged me as well, but with a different technique,” Mikkelsen said. “In the beginning, they thought it was enough just to dye my hair completely black. And then I told them, ‘You know what? My hair’s black, but I look like an old woman now. So let’s just do a little thing.’ I mean,...
- 2/10/2024
- by Christian Zilko
- Indiewire
Cool Stuff: Indiana Jones And The Dial Of Destiny's 4K And Blu-Ray Has A Score-Only Cut Of The Movie
"Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny" may not have been the hit that Disney probably needed it to be after spending a fortune on the film's production and not exactly getting the glory it deserved. But movies always get a second chance at finding their footing when they hit home media, and when the Indiana Jones sequel arrives on 4K and Blu-ray in December, it's coming with a solid assembly of special features, including a score-only version of the movie that pays special attention to the music created by master composer John Williams.
In addition, the physical media release will also include an array of featurettes that focus on the various locations Indiana Jones travels to on his latest adventure, complete with highlights for new characters, stunts, music, production design and visual effects, whilst also bidding a fond farewell to one of cinema's greatest heroes, played by the incomparable Harrison Ford.
In addition, the physical media release will also include an array of featurettes that focus on the various locations Indiana Jones travels to on his latest adventure, complete with highlights for new characters, stunts, music, production design and visual effects, whilst also bidding a fond farewell to one of cinema's greatest heroes, played by the incomparable Harrison Ford.
- 10/12/2023
- by Ethan Anderton
- Slash Film
Filmmaker Gurinder Chadha, director of ‘Bend It Like Beckham’, is teasing the possibility of a sequel to the 2002 film which starred Parminder Nagra and Keira Knightley. “I never really wanted to make a sequel to the film, because I just thought the way Parminder and Keira played it, and Jonathan Rhys Meyers and Archie Panjabi, I could never really follow that up and create that same magic in the same way,” Chadha told Metro UK in an interview, reports deadline.com.
“But with the recent success of football, I just feel like I’m starting to percolate an idea for a possible sequel of some kind.”
Chadha co-wrote the sports comedy-drama alongside Guljit Bindra and Paul Mayeda Berges. The film also starred Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Anupam Kher, Juliet Stevenson, Shaznay Lewis and Archie Panjabi.
‘Bend It Like Beckham’ was a film that followed Jesminder and Jules as they chased their...
“But with the recent success of football, I just feel like I’m starting to percolate an idea for a possible sequel of some kind.”
Chadha co-wrote the sports comedy-drama alongside Guljit Bindra and Paul Mayeda Berges. The film also starred Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Anupam Kher, Juliet Stevenson, Shaznay Lewis and Archie Panjabi.
‘Bend It Like Beckham’ was a film that followed Jesminder and Jules as they chased their...
- 10/11/2023
- by Agency News Desk
Filmmaker Gurinder Chadha, director of ‘Bend It Like Beckham’, is teasing the possibility of a sequel to the 2002 film which starred Parminder Nagra and Keira Knightley. “I never really wanted to make a sequel to the film, because I just thought the way Parminder and Keira played it, and Jonathan Rhys Meyers and Archie Panjabi, I could never really follow that up and create that same magic in the same way,” Chadha told Metro UK in an interview, reports deadline.com.
“But with the recent success of football, I just feel like I’m starting to percolate an idea for a possible sequel of some kind.”
Chadha co-wrote the sports comedy-drama alongside Guljit Bindra and Paul Mayeda Berges. The film also starred Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Anupam Kher, Juliet Stevenson, Shaznay Lewis and Archie Panjabi.
‘Bend It Like Beckham’ was a film that followed Jesminder and Jules as they chased their...
“But with the recent success of football, I just feel like I’m starting to percolate an idea for a possible sequel of some kind.”
Chadha co-wrote the sports comedy-drama alongside Guljit Bindra and Paul Mayeda Berges. The film also starred Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Anupam Kher, Juliet Stevenson, Shaznay Lewis and Archie Panjabi.
‘Bend It Like Beckham’ was a film that followed Jesminder and Jules as they chased their...
- 10/11/2023
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
Gurinder Chadha, director of Bend It Like Beckham, is teasing the possibility of a sequel to the 2002 film which starred Parminder Nagra and Keira Knightley.
“I never really wanted to make a sequel to the film, because I just thought the way Parminder and Keira played it, and Jonathan Rhys Meyers and Archie Panjabi, I could never really follow that up and create that same magic in the same way,” Chadha told Metro UK in an interview. “But with the recent success of football, I just feel like I’m starting to percolate an idea for a possible sequel of some kind.”
Chadha co-wrote the sports comedy-drama alongside Guljit Bindra and Paul Mayeda Berges. The film also starred Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Anupam Kher, Juliet Stevenson, Shaznay Lewis and Archie Panjabi.
Bend It Like Beckham was a film that followed Jesminder and Jules as they chased their dreams of becoming professional...
“I never really wanted to make a sequel to the film, because I just thought the way Parminder and Keira played it, and Jonathan Rhys Meyers and Archie Panjabi, I could never really follow that up and create that same magic in the same way,” Chadha told Metro UK in an interview. “But with the recent success of football, I just feel like I’m starting to percolate an idea for a possible sequel of some kind.”
Chadha co-wrote the sports comedy-drama alongside Guljit Bindra and Paul Mayeda Berges. The film also starred Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Anupam Kher, Juliet Stevenson, Shaznay Lewis and Archie Panjabi.
Bend It Like Beckham was a film that followed Jesminder and Jules as they chased their dreams of becoming professional...
- 10/11/2023
- by Armando Tinoco
- Deadline Film + TV
Lucasfilm‘s Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny is coming to 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, and DVD on December 5, bringing the adventure home to fans of the iconic action-adventure franchise. The physical release of the James Mangold-directed film comes packed with over 2 hours of extras, including an exclusive new score-only version of the movie! Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny is also available digitally.
Courtesy of Disney‘s official press release:
The 4K and Blu-ray are loaded with incredible bonus content, including five chapters that chart the making of Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny. Join the cast and crew on an epic, globe-trotting adventure that showcases new characters, stunts, music, locations, production design, and visual effects whilst also bidding a fond farewell to one of cinema’s greatest heroes. Fans of Academy Award-winner John Williams will be delighted to learn that there is a new,...
Courtesy of Disney‘s official press release:
The 4K and Blu-ray are loaded with incredible bonus content, including five chapters that chart the making of Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny. Join the cast and crew on an epic, globe-trotting adventure that showcases new characters, stunts, music, locations, production design, and visual effects whilst also bidding a fond farewell to one of cinema’s greatest heroes. Fans of Academy Award-winner John Williams will be delighted to learn that there is a new,...
- 10/10/2023
- by Steve Seigh
- JoBlo.com
While rumors floated for years that James Caan turned down an offer to play Han Solo in Star Wars, he avoided confirming or denying the story. Still, the actor said he had turned down many roles in his career. He also shared why he thought he wouldn’t have been right for the role. With this response, he took a shot at Harrison Ford.
There are rumors that James Caan turned down the role of Han Solo
Ford, of course, ultimately got the role of Han Solo. Caan was reportedly under consideration for the part before Ford was cast, though. In a 2013 conversation on The Howard Stern Show, Caan first spoke about another iconic role he refused: Superman.
Caan said that The Godfather author Mario Puzo had written a tongue-in-cheek, humorous script for the film. He would have considered this version, but the film went in a different direction. While...
There are rumors that James Caan turned down the role of Han Solo
Ford, of course, ultimately got the role of Han Solo. Caan was reportedly under consideration for the part before Ford was cast, though. In a 2013 conversation on The Howard Stern Show, Caan first spoke about another iconic role he refused: Superman.
Caan said that The Godfather author Mario Puzo had written a tongue-in-cheek, humorous script for the film. He would have considered this version, but the film went in a different direction. While...
- 9/15/2023
- by Emma McKee
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
While rumors floated for years that James Caan turned down an offer to play Hans Solo in Star Wars, he avoided confirming or denying the story. Still, the actor said he had turned down many roles in his career. He also shared why he thought he wouldn’t have been right for the role. With this response, he took a shot at Harrison Ford.
There are rumors that James Caan turned down the role of Hans Solo
Ford, of course, ultimately got the role of Hans Solo. Caan was reportedly under consideration for the part before Ford was cast, though. In a 2013 conversation on The Howard Stern Show, Caan first spoke about another iconic role he refused: Superman.
Caan said that The Godfather author Mario Puzo had written a tongue-in-cheek, humorous script for the film. He would have considered this version, but the film went in a different direction. While...
There are rumors that James Caan turned down the role of Hans Solo
Ford, of course, ultimately got the role of Hans Solo. Caan was reportedly under consideration for the part before Ford was cast, though. In a 2013 conversation on The Howard Stern Show, Caan first spoke about another iconic role he refused: Superman.
Caan said that The Godfather author Mario Puzo had written a tongue-in-cheek, humorous script for the film. He would have considered this version, but the film went in a different direction. While...
- 9/15/2023
- by Emma McKee
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Netflix has acquired Anna Kendrick’s directorial debut following a buzzy premiere for the acclaimed dark dramedy at the Toronto Film Festival, TheWrap has learned. “Woman of the Hour” is based on a true story concerning a serial killer who appeared as a guest on a dating game show.
The film will stream on Netflix in the United States, France, Italy, Monaco, San Marino, Vatican City, Andorra, Benelux, Japan, Macau, South Korea, Switzerland, Hungary, Hong Kong, Romania, Bulgaria, Indonesia, Singapore, Philippines, West Indies and their territories & possessions.
It marks the first big-deal acquisition at this year’s TIFF, with Deadline reporting an $11 million pricetag. This marks, thus far, an exception to the rule this festival season, which has been low on sales. As previously discussed in TheWrap, this is partially due to uncertainty concerning the strikes, as well as hesitancy from studios and streamers to buy films made or promoted amid interim agreements.
The film will stream on Netflix in the United States, France, Italy, Monaco, San Marino, Vatican City, Andorra, Benelux, Japan, Macau, South Korea, Switzerland, Hungary, Hong Kong, Romania, Bulgaria, Indonesia, Singapore, Philippines, West Indies and their territories & possessions.
It marks the first big-deal acquisition at this year’s TIFF, with Deadline reporting an $11 million pricetag. This marks, thus far, an exception to the rule this festival season, which has been low on sales. As previously discussed in TheWrap, this is partially due to uncertainty concerning the strikes, as well as hesitancy from studios and streamers to buy films made or promoted amid interim agreements.
- 9/12/2023
- by Scott Mendelson
- The Wrap
Harrison Ford has been acting for over 50 years, rising to fame in 1977 for his iconic performance as Han Solo in the Star Wars franchise. Throughout his career, he has taken on legendary characters such as Indiana Jones and has had his fair share of injuries during filming.
Despite intense safety protocols on movie sets, injuries sometimes occur and can result in significant production delays. However, depending on the severity of the injury and the actor’s willingness to proceed, sometimes “the show must go on!”
That was the case in the 1993 film The Fugitive, where Ford tore several ligaments in his knee, resulting in his character having an onscreen limp.
The premise of ‘The Fugitive’
Nominated for the 1994 Best Picture of the Year by the Academy Awards, The Fugitive follows the story of Chicago surgeon Dr. Richard Kimble, played by the Indiana Jones alum. Kimble is unjustly accused of killing...
Despite intense safety protocols on movie sets, injuries sometimes occur and can result in significant production delays. However, depending on the severity of the injury and the actor’s willingness to proceed, sometimes “the show must go on!”
That was the case in the 1993 film The Fugitive, where Ford tore several ligaments in his knee, resulting in his character having an onscreen limp.
The premise of ‘The Fugitive’
Nominated for the 1994 Best Picture of the Year by the Academy Awards, The Fugitive follows the story of Chicago surgeon Dr. Richard Kimble, played by the Indiana Jones alum. Kimble is unjustly accused of killing...
- 9/9/2023
- by Suse Forrest
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Toronto buyers sending leaner teams. Will they be busy?
The market around Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) has always centred on completed films rather than pre-sales packages, and while Toronto will be business as usual in that regard, it will play out under the far-reaching implications of the ongoing dual Hollywood strikes.
Industrial action by SAG-AFTRA and the Writers Guild of America (WGA) have caused a drastic production slowdown over the summer on US projects and others featuring US members of these unions, fuelling the expectation that buyers will need to fill empty slots, particularly towards the latter stages...
The market around Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) has always centred on completed films rather than pre-sales packages, and while Toronto will be business as usual in that regard, it will play out under the far-reaching implications of the ongoing dual Hollywood strikes.
Industrial action by SAG-AFTRA and the Writers Guild of America (WGA) have caused a drastic production slowdown over the summer on US projects and others featuring US members of these unions, fuelling the expectation that buyers will need to fill empty slots, particularly towards the latter stages...
- 9/7/2023
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Domestic distributor Bleecker Street is in negotiations to acquire rights to “Fackham Hall,” a British spoof of “Downton Abbey” and other costume dramas. Sales outfit The Veterans is pre-selling international territories. And as international buyers face a potential drought of Hollywood product due to strikes, the market is offering other promising presale titles.
WME Independent is pre-selling James Madigan’s “The Beast,” with Samuel L. Jackson in negotiations to star. He’ll play a U.S. president who fights a coup in his battle-ready, bomb-proof limousine with grenades and shotguns. As he rides through a violent wasteland of chaos and unrelenting carnage, he must learn to control The Beast — and the monster inside himself — to save his life, the life of a Secret Service agent (Joel Kinnaman of “Suicide Squad” fame) and his country. Unified Pictures’ Keith Kjarval, Fifth Season, Film 44’s John Logan Pierson and Peter Berg are producing...
WME Independent is pre-selling James Madigan’s “The Beast,” with Samuel L. Jackson in negotiations to star. He’ll play a U.S. president who fights a coup in his battle-ready, bomb-proof limousine with grenades and shotguns. As he rides through a violent wasteland of chaos and unrelenting carnage, he must learn to control The Beast — and the monster inside himself — to save his life, the life of a Secret Service agent (Joel Kinnaman of “Suicide Squad” fame) and his country. Unified Pictures’ Keith Kjarval, Fifth Season, Film 44’s John Logan Pierson and Peter Berg are producing...
- 9/7/2023
- by Gregg Goldstein
- Variety Film + TV
Before marrying Prince Harry in 2018, Meghan Markle was the wife of film producer Trevor Engelson. The couple was married for three years before their union ended. However, the brutal way Meghan reportedly ended her marriage shocked one royal author, who included details of the couple’s split in a 2018 book about the Duchess of Sussex.
Meghan Markle’s first marriage ended in 2014
Andrew Morton, who authored the books Meghan: A Hollywood Princess and Diana: Her True Story, revealed that sources close to the couple spilled how Meghan Markle put a period on her marriage to Trevor Engelson. The book claims Meghan’s decision came “totally out of the blue.”
Meghan and Engelson dated for seven years before tying the knot in Jamaica. However, according to Morton, Meghan was the one who pulled the plug on their union.
In Meghan: A Hollywood Princess, Morton wrote that Meghan ended her first marriage rather quickly.
Meghan Markle’s first marriage ended in 2014
Andrew Morton, who authored the books Meghan: A Hollywood Princess and Diana: Her True Story, revealed that sources close to the couple spilled how Meghan Markle put a period on her marriage to Trevor Engelson. The book claims Meghan’s decision came “totally out of the blue.”
Meghan and Engelson dated for seven years before tying the knot in Jamaica. However, according to Morton, Meghan was the one who pulled the plug on their union.
In Meghan: A Hollywood Princess, Morton wrote that Meghan ended her first marriage rather quickly.
- 9/5/2023
- by Lucille Barilla
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
It's likely well-known to Starwoids the world over that multiple now-famous actors initially auditioned to play the role of Han Solo in George Lucas' 1977 film "Star Wars." The role ultimately ended up going to Harrison Ford, but Kurt Russell, Nick Nolte, and Christopher Walken also tried out. One can also find old video footage of Charles Martin Smith reading for Luke Skywalker, and Perry King reading for Han. While both King and Smith are talented actors, looking at their audition tapes reveals why neither of them appeared in "Star Wars." They simply didn't have a good handle on the material in that audition. Ford, meanwhile, brought a certain "it-factor" quality that made him imminently magnetic.
King, however, wasn't left out of the "Star Wars" loop entirely. In 1981, writer Brian Daley and director John Madden adapted "Star Wars" into a 13-episode radio serial that broadcast on Kusc in Los Angeles. The...
King, however, wasn't left out of the "Star Wars" loop entirely. In 1981, writer Brian Daley and director John Madden adapted "Star Wars" into a 13-episode radio serial that broadcast on Kusc in Los Angeles. The...
- 9/3/2023
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
Sometimes a title of a movie is everything. It's hard to imagine that "Blade Runner" or "Die Hard" would have become as recognizably famous as they are now without their filmmakers co-opting those snazzy titles. One filmmaker who's consistently chosen distinct, eye-grabbing titles for his films is Steven Spielberg. There are the to-the-point emotional titles, the mysterious and intriguing ones, and the descriptive ones.
Upon watching the movie, the title "Raiders of the Lost Ark" falls neatly into this latter category. Yet for people new to the adventures of the original character Indiana Jones back in 1981, it must've seemed not just mysterious, but borderline confusing. Who are these "raiders?" What is this "lost ark?" And why are they raiding it at all?
That's precisely the take on the title one of the cast members of "Raiders" had when they first heard it. This actor was no supporting player, either: it was Karen Allen,...
Upon watching the movie, the title "Raiders of the Lost Ark" falls neatly into this latter category. Yet for people new to the adventures of the original character Indiana Jones back in 1981, it must've seemed not just mysterious, but borderline confusing. Who are these "raiders?" What is this "lost ark?" And why are they raiding it at all?
That's precisely the take on the title one of the cast members of "Raiders" had when they first heard it. This actor was no supporting player, either: it was Karen Allen,...
- 9/2/2023
- by Bill Bria
- Slash Film
BBQs, pool parties, hiking, meals with family and friends. Or … or … you can forget all that and watch some great stuff on TV this Labor Day weekend. This is a list for those who choose the latter, a rundown of 10 worthwhile movies and shows now available to stream.
The Flash — Max
Warner Bros. boss David Zaslav infamously declared The Flash “the best superhero movie I’ve ever seen.” When the film was released in May, everyone wondered how many superhero films Zaslav had watched before this one. Yet the DC title starring Ezra Miller (which is a whole other conversation) also wasn’t nearly as lousy as its shockingly low box office suggested. The Flash is a modern-day spin on Back to the Future with clever dialogue, some affecting moments and, for once, a climactic CG-filled battle that isn’t the solution to the superhero’s crisis.
One Piece — Netflix...
The Flash — Max
Warner Bros. boss David Zaslav infamously declared The Flash “the best superhero movie I’ve ever seen.” When the film was released in May, everyone wondered how many superhero films Zaslav had watched before this one. Yet the DC title starring Ezra Miller (which is a whole other conversation) also wasn’t nearly as lousy as its shockingly low box office suggested. The Flash is a modern-day spin on Back to the Future with clever dialogue, some affecting moments and, for once, a climactic CG-filled battle that isn’t the solution to the superhero’s crisis.
One Piece — Netflix...
- 9/1/2023
- by James Hibberd
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Exclusive: L.A.-based Brit Stuart Ford has operated at the sharp end of international film sales and movie financing for more than two decades.
The AGC Studios boss and former Im Global chief has produced or distributed films with directors and actors including Martin Scorsese, Julia Roberts, Liam Neeson, Keanu Reeves, Johnny Depp, Mel Gibson, Tom Hanks, Nicole Kidman, Roland Emmerich and Madonna.
The sands of indie film financing are forever shifting but Ford and his collaborators were set a new challenge this fall when it came to launching three AGC-backed completed features amid the two Hollywood strikes: Richard Linklater’s Venice and Toronto title Hit Man starring Glen Powell, and Toronto movies The Woman of the Hour and Poolman, the directorial debuts of Anna Kendrick and Chris Pine, respectively.
In a wide-ranging interview conducted late last week, we spoke with the one-time entertainment attorney and Miramax exec...
The AGC Studios boss and former Im Global chief has produced or distributed films with directors and actors including Martin Scorsese, Julia Roberts, Liam Neeson, Keanu Reeves, Johnny Depp, Mel Gibson, Tom Hanks, Nicole Kidman, Roland Emmerich and Madonna.
The sands of indie film financing are forever shifting but Ford and his collaborators were set a new challenge this fall when it came to launching three AGC-backed completed features amid the two Hollywood strikes: Richard Linklater’s Venice and Toronto title Hit Man starring Glen Powell, and Toronto movies The Woman of the Hour and Poolman, the directorial debuts of Anna Kendrick and Chris Pine, respectively.
In a wide-ranging interview conducted late last week, we spoke with the one-time entertainment attorney and Miramax exec...
- 8/30/2023
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny took some risks with the iconic character at least in terms of how they presented him on-camera, digitally de-aging him through the use of artificial intelligence. And while the filmmakers took the story back to the 1940s and the bulk of the movie takes place in the late 1960s, one place they weren’t going to go was to the future – that is, the last days of Indiana Jones, refusing to kill off the character in what is Harrison Ford’s last outing as the bullwhip-snapping adventurer.
As Harrison Ford put it in a new video excerpt (made available via ComingSoon), “I never saw a version that had him die or stay in the past…I can imagine them…” And now we’re all wondering just how Ford pictures the death of Indiana Jones…
Adding to this, director James Mangold said, “I think...
As Harrison Ford put it in a new video excerpt (made available via ComingSoon), “I never saw a version that had him die or stay in the past…I can imagine them…” And now we’re all wondering just how Ford pictures the death of Indiana Jones…
Adding to this, director James Mangold said, “I think...
- 8/30/2023
- by Mathew Plale
- JoBlo.com
Brendan Fraser already had a fair amount of Oscars hype ahead of The Whale’s premiere in Venice in 2022, but it was his reaction afterward that, for many, laid the path toward his best actor win. While nobody’s taking anything away from Fraser’s powerful performance as a 600-pound recluse, several figures close to the A24 film have claimed that the viral video of the actor crying during the six-minute standing ovation achieved more than any marketing campaign they could have paid for.
Not only was the clip viewed hundreds of thousands of times, sparking headlines across news sites and blogs, but it ignited equally viral reactions from major A-listers (with major followings). Most notably: Dwayne Johnson, who recalled how Fraser had supported him joining The Mummy Returns, his first Hollywood role. “Rooting for all your success brother,” he added.
In the months that followed, perhaps sparked by Fraser...
Not only was the clip viewed hundreds of thousands of times, sparking headlines across news sites and blogs, but it ignited equally viral reactions from major A-listers (with major followings). Most notably: Dwayne Johnson, who recalled how Fraser had supported him joining The Mummy Returns, his first Hollywood role. “Rooting for all your success brother,” he added.
In the months that followed, perhaps sparked by Fraser...
- 8/29/2023
- by Alex Ritman
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
If you’ve waited to experience Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny in the comfort of your own home, now’s your chance! The James Mangold-directed adventure is now available digitally through Vudu, the American digital video store and streaming service owned by Fandango Media. The film will be available to watch on the Vudu platform in Sd, HD, and Uhd for $19.99.
When Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny premiered at the Cannes Film Festival, the film met with mediocre reviews. Knowing Indy’s latest odyssey would be compared to its predecessors, Mangold spoke with Variety about the film’s reception, saying, “When you’re in franchise land, it’s very hard for critical thinkers…to overlook what I’m sure their editors want, which is this business prism of how does it rate to the other ones?…I always thought if I were second or third...
When Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny premiered at the Cannes Film Festival, the film met with mediocre reviews. Knowing Indy’s latest odyssey would be compared to its predecessors, Mangold spoke with Variety about the film’s reception, saying, “When you’re in franchise land, it’s very hard for critical thinkers…to overlook what I’m sure their editors want, which is this business prism of how does it rate to the other ones?…I always thought if I were second or third...
- 8/29/2023
- by Steve Seigh
- JoBlo.com
Making movies can be fun, it can be as boring as watching paint dry, and, sometimes, it can be dangerous. And I'm not even talking about filming stunts where people are crawling under moving trucks or getting electrocuted by Old Testament ghosts and an angry God. There's lots of heavy equipment and dangerous, exotic locations that crew have to be mindful of when they're out of their element.
Case in point: "Raiders of the Lost Ark" cinematographer Douglas Slocombe and his penchant for constantly nearly yeeting himself off of cliffs and other large drops while making the iconic, whip-cracking adventure.
As recounted by director Steven Spielberg in a lengthy piece he wrote for American Cinematographer, Slocombe would get so caught up in looking for a shot that sometimes he'd lose track of his surroundings.
Slocombe was a well-known and well-respected British cinematographer and although he was in his sixties by...
Case in point: "Raiders of the Lost Ark" cinematographer Douglas Slocombe and his penchant for constantly nearly yeeting himself off of cliffs and other large drops while making the iconic, whip-cracking adventure.
As recounted by director Steven Spielberg in a lengthy piece he wrote for American Cinematographer, Slocombe would get so caught up in looking for a shot that sometimes he'd lose track of his surroundings.
Slocombe was a well-known and well-respected British cinematographer and although he was in his sixties by...
- 8/29/2023
- by Eric Vespe
- Slash Film
Few deaths in the "Indiana Jones" films as quite as unforgettable as that of Pat Roach's Nazi mechanic in "Raiders of the Lost Ark." Upon spotting Indy (Harrison Ford) duking it out with one of his fellow Nazi handymen near a plane preparing to take off, Roach's nameless, burly villain smiles to himself as he removes his shirt, clearly itching for a fight. He proceeds to give Indy quite the thrashing and might've well won their match, had he bothered to turn around in time and spot the spinning airplane propellor bearing down on him.
Roach had a knack for playing the heel, starting with his run on the British wrestling circuit. Having earned a black belt in Judo before becoming the National Judo Champion in 1960, Roach spent the next decade wrestling under such personas as "Big" and "Lord" Pat Roach, squaring off against the likes of Dwayne Johnson's grandfather,...
Roach had a knack for playing the heel, starting with his run on the British wrestling circuit. Having earned a black belt in Judo before becoming the National Judo Champion in 1960, Roach spent the next decade wrestling under such personas as "Big" and "Lord" Pat Roach, squaring off against the likes of Dwayne Johnson's grandfather,...
- 8/14/2023
- by Sandy Schaefer
- Slash Film
The Fugitive was not the movie audiences expected when they walked into their local cinemas 30 years ago. Designed to be a splashy star vehicle for Harrison Ford that summer, the film was an action-thriller, obviously, and one that even back then was banking on name recognition and brand familiarity—in this case for a 1960s television series that aired on ABC. Still, few moviegoers or critics expected it to wind up on end of year lists, or for it to be included in conversations about the best movies of 1993. But it was, including when it was nominated for Best Picture at the Oscars (it lost out to Schindler’s List).
There’s a reason the film made such a visceral impact in its heyday, though, and why even three decades on it remains one of the finest action movies ever produced. And it may very well come down to one...
There’s a reason the film made such a visceral impact in its heyday, though, and why even three decades on it remains one of the finest action movies ever produced. And it may very well come down to one...
- 8/10/2023
- by David Crow
- Den of Geek
Detective Angela Ford, who worked on the 2003 Justine Vanderschoot murder case, said the true crime case may not be closed without Brandon Fernandez’s confession.
Vanderschoot’s boyfriend Daniel Bezemer and his friend Brandon Fernandez were ultimately charged with her murder. But during a recent interview with Showbiz Cheat Sheet, Ford said if Fernandez didn’t provide details of Vanderschoot’s murder, including where they left her body, the case could still be open even today.
Oxygen True Crime revisited the tragic case in the latest episode of Buried in the Backyard.
Brandon Fernandez’s confession is why detectives found Justine Vanderschoot
After a significant amount of questioning, Fernandez said that Bezemer killed 17 year old Vanderschoot. He also revealed the exact location of the body in the woods, weeks after Vanderschoot went missing.
Foggy woods | Tim Graham/Getty Images)
Ford said detectives wouldn’t have found Vanderschoot as quickly as...
Vanderschoot’s boyfriend Daniel Bezemer and his friend Brandon Fernandez were ultimately charged with her murder. But during a recent interview with Showbiz Cheat Sheet, Ford said if Fernandez didn’t provide details of Vanderschoot’s murder, including where they left her body, the case could still be open even today.
Oxygen True Crime revisited the tragic case in the latest episode of Buried in the Backyard.
Brandon Fernandez’s confession is why detectives found Justine Vanderschoot
After a significant amount of questioning, Fernandez said that Bezemer killed 17 year old Vanderschoot. He also revealed the exact location of the body in the woods, weeks after Vanderschoot went missing.
Foggy woods | Tim Graham/Getty Images)
Ford said detectives wouldn’t have found Vanderschoot as quickly as...
- 8/8/2023
- by Gina Ragusa
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
It ain’t easy being green in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, with it being no secret that Louis Leterrier’s The Incredible Hulk is the black sheep of the Avengers family. Premiering in 2008 as the second MCU outing, it’s the only Phase One movie not to get a sequel.
We’ve come a long way from the early days of the Green Meanie, most notably as The Incredible Hulk was Edward Norton’s only time in the role before Mark Ruffalo took over for The Avengers. As things come full circle and we revisit some of these forgotten arcs, Leterrier has revealed his grand plans for a scrapped sequel.
Introducing Multiple Hulks
In a candid interview with ComicBook.com, Leterrier has offered some insight into what he had planned, teasing an expanded family of Hulks long before Tatiana Maslany’s Jennifer Walters/She-Hulk was on the scene. Confirming who would...
We’ve come a long way from the early days of the Green Meanie, most notably as The Incredible Hulk was Edward Norton’s only time in the role before Mark Ruffalo took over for The Avengers. As things come full circle and we revisit some of these forgotten arcs, Leterrier has revealed his grand plans for a scrapped sequel.
Introducing Multiple Hulks
In a candid interview with ComicBook.com, Leterrier has offered some insight into what he had planned, teasing an expanded family of Hulks long before Tatiana Maslany’s Jennifer Walters/She-Hulk was on the scene. Confirming who would...
- 8/8/2023
- by Kirsten Howard
- Den of Geek
Ridley Scott regrets not being able to direct the 'Blade Runner' sequel.The 85-year-old filmmaker found himself in a difficult position having to choose between 'Blade Runner 2049' and 'Alien: Covenant' due to a scheduling clash, and he wishes he'd worked on the follow-up to his 1982 sci-fi classic.Speaking to Empire magazine, he said: "I shouldn’t have had to make that decision. But I had to. I should have done Blade Runner 2.”He had initially been announced as director for the sequel in 2011, but later had to step down.Harrison Ford returned for the follow-up, with Ryan Gosling, Ana de Armas and Jared Leto all joining the cast with Denis Villeneuve at the helm.However, Scott is returning to the dystopian franchise with upcoming Amazon Studios series 'Blade Runner 2099'.He added: "I’m one of the producers. It’s all set years on.
- 8/8/2023
- by Alistair McGeorge
- Bang Showbiz
Actor Shia Labeouf has always been very candid about his feelings towards his Indiana Jones film. His experience on the sequel was so off-putting that the actor wanted to walk away from big-budget blockbuster projects completely.
Shia Labeouf vowed to never make another big studio film again after ‘Kingdom of the Crystal Skull’ Shia Labeouf | Rich Fury/Getty Images
Labeouf didn’t feel that the Indiana Jones film Kingdom of the Crystal Skull lived up to expectations. Although it did well at the box office, the Indiana Jones sequel experienced mixed reviews from critics. Labeouf was a part of the camp that believed the Spielberg-directed feature wasn’t exactly the franchise’s best effort. And he felt partially responsible.
“I feel like I dropped the ball on the legacy that people loved and cherished,” Labeouf once told the LA Times.
Labeouf felt that his performance ultimately couldn’t elevate...
Shia Labeouf vowed to never make another big studio film again after ‘Kingdom of the Crystal Skull’ Shia Labeouf | Rich Fury/Getty Images
Labeouf didn’t feel that the Indiana Jones film Kingdom of the Crystal Skull lived up to expectations. Although it did well at the box office, the Indiana Jones sequel experienced mixed reviews from critics. Labeouf was a part of the camp that believed the Spielberg-directed feature wasn’t exactly the franchise’s best effort. And he felt partially responsible.
“I feel like I dropped the ball on the legacy that people loved and cherished,” Labeouf once told the LA Times.
Labeouf felt that his performance ultimately couldn’t elevate...
- 8/8/2023
- by Antonio Stallings
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Ridley Scott is looking back and opening up about not being able to direct the Blade Runner sequel. The filmmaker had been announced by Alcon Entertainment back in 2011 to helm the follow-up to his 1982 film that starred Harrison Ford.
However, Scott had to step down from director duties following a scheduling clash and Denis Villeneuve stepped up to direct Blade Runner 2049.
“I shouldn’t have had to make that decision,” he told Empire magazine recently. “But I had to. I should have done Blade Runner 2.”
Scott went on to direct the sci-fi horror film Alien: Covenant instead of the Blade Runner sequel which ended up starring Ford, Ryan Gosling, Ana de Armas and Jared Leto.
The director is returning to the dystopian future in the Amazon Studios series Blade Runner 2099.
“I’m one of the producers,” he adds. “It’s all set years on. To me, it...
However, Scott had to step down from director duties following a scheduling clash and Denis Villeneuve stepped up to direct Blade Runner 2049.
“I shouldn’t have had to make that decision,” he told Empire magazine recently. “But I had to. I should have done Blade Runner 2.”
Scott went on to direct the sci-fi horror film Alien: Covenant instead of the Blade Runner sequel which ended up starring Ford, Ryan Gosling, Ana de Armas and Jared Leto.
The director is returning to the dystopian future in the Amazon Studios series Blade Runner 2099.
“I’m one of the producers,” he adds. “It’s all set years on. To me, it...
- 8/8/2023
- by Armando Tinoco
- Deadline Film + TV
Louis Leterrier has revealed plans for the scrapped sequel to his 2008 film The Incredible Hulk, which starred Edward Norton in the title role.
In an interview with ComicBook.com, Leterrier shared that he had “a whole sequel” planned for the Marvel character that would have introduced other versions of the Hulk.
“There was like Grey Hulk, Red Hulks — there was a lot of good stuff that we were planning,” he told the website.
In subsequent films, Mark Ruffalo took on the role of Bruce Banner/Hulk starting with 2012’s The Avengers, and the storyline from the 2008 movie was not a part of the character’s arc. (Eric Bana also played the character in a 2003 film directed by Ang Lee, while Lou Ferrigno portrayed the Hulk and Bill Bixby was Bruce Banner in the CBS series, which aired from 1977 to 1982, and in several TV movies.)
The rights to the character are complicated.
In an interview with ComicBook.com, Leterrier shared that he had “a whole sequel” planned for the Marvel character that would have introduced other versions of the Hulk.
“There was like Grey Hulk, Red Hulks — there was a lot of good stuff that we were planning,” he told the website.
In subsequent films, Mark Ruffalo took on the role of Bruce Banner/Hulk starting with 2012’s The Avengers, and the storyline from the 2008 movie was not a part of the character’s arc. (Eric Bana also played the character in a 2003 film directed by Ang Lee, while Lou Ferrigno portrayed the Hulk and Bill Bixby was Bruce Banner in the CBS series, which aired from 1977 to 1982, and in several TV movies.)
The rights to the character are complicated.
- 8/7/2023
- by Kimberly Nordyke
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
(L-r): Helena (Phoebe Waller-Bridge) and Indiana Jones (Harrison Ford) in Lucasfilm’s Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny. ©2022 Lucasfilm Ltd. & Tm. All Rights Reserved. When Harrison Ford made his first Indiana Jones movie, Phoebe Waller-Bridge was — well, she wouldn’t be born for another four years. Once she was born, however, she became a fan of Ford and his body of work. So, when she was given the opportunity to be his co-star in the final Indiana Jones film, Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, she had to overcome a bit of a fangirl moment before she could settle into a working relationship with him. (Click on the media bar below to hear Phoebe Waller-Bridge) https://www.hollywoodoutbreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Phoebe_-Waller_Bridge_Harrison_Ford_.mp3 Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny is now playing in theaters.
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- 7/27/2023
- by Hollywood Outbreak
- HollywoodOutbreak.com
[This story contains spoilers for Justified: City Primeval‘s two-episode premiere and Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny.]
From Logan and Sandman to Indiana Jones and Raylan Givens, Boyd Holbrook has a knack for being a thorn in the hero’s side.
Holbrook recently returned to the big screen in James Mangold’s Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, which marked the conclusion of Harrison Ford’s 42-year tenure as the title character of Indiana Jones. The Kentucky native played Klaber, a neo-Nazi wannabe who served as Jürgen Voller’s (Mads Mikkelsen) top lieutenant, resembling Holbrook’s role as Donald Pierce in Mangold’s Oscar-nominated film, Logan (2017). Despite some early reservations over the similar parts, Holbrook couldn’t resist the opportunity to work with Ford and help say goodbye to his iconic and daring archaeologist.
“Jim [Mangold] called and said, ‘Listen, I don’t want to offend you, but have a look at it,...
From Logan and Sandman to Indiana Jones and Raylan Givens, Boyd Holbrook has a knack for being a thorn in the hero’s side.
Holbrook recently returned to the big screen in James Mangold’s Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, which marked the conclusion of Harrison Ford’s 42-year tenure as the title character of Indiana Jones. The Kentucky native played Klaber, a neo-Nazi wannabe who served as Jürgen Voller’s (Mads Mikkelsen) top lieutenant, resembling Holbrook’s role as Donald Pierce in Mangold’s Oscar-nominated film, Logan (2017). Despite some early reservations over the similar parts, Holbrook couldn’t resist the opportunity to work with Ford and help say goodbye to his iconic and daring archaeologist.
“Jim [Mangold] called and said, ‘Listen, I don’t want to offend you, but have a look at it,...
- 7/20/2023
- by Brian Davids
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
After foiling a Nazi plot to unleash the power of the Ark of the Covenant on the world, the intrepid archaeologist, Indiana Jones, is heading beneath the Pankot Palace in India to recover the mystical Sankara Stones from the evil Thuggee cult, led by the deranged priest Mola Ram. This mission is all in a day’s work for Dr. Henry Walton “Indiana” Jones Jr., whose heroism is becoming a legend worldwide after his thrilling adventure in Raiders of the Lost Ark. Grab your trusty braided kangaroo leather whip, bury your entomophobia deep, and bring your appetite for chilled monkey brains because we’re looking back on the second chapter of Lucasfilm’s Indiana Jones franchise, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom!
When executive producer and story writer George Lucas teamed up with Steven Spielberg for the Indiana Jones project, the creator of the Star Wars Universe said he...
When executive producer and story writer George Lucas teamed up with Steven Spielberg for the Indiana Jones project, the creator of the Star Wars Universe said he...
- 7/18/2023
- by Steve Seigh
- JoBlo.com
The episode of Best Horror Movie You Never Saw covering Overlord was Written by Andrew Hatfield, Narrated by Kier Gomes, Edited by Paul Bookstaber, Produced by John Fallon and Tyler Nichols, and Executive Produced by Berge Garabedian.
The channel covers so much from the ’80s and ’90s but the truth is, there’s more horror floating around now than ever before. With the rise of horror studios like Blumhouse or prestige studios like A24 realizing that horror can not only be profitable but award worthy, the theaters have no shortage of scary. That’s not even including streaming services like Tubi, Shudder, and even the big 4 going all in on either producing or showcasing horror on their platforms. A lot of these end up being successful but some of them flounder a bit, even when they deserve to soar. Today’s movie has good names in front of and behind the camera,...
The channel covers so much from the ’80s and ’90s but the truth is, there’s more horror floating around now than ever before. With the rise of horror studios like Blumhouse or prestige studios like A24 realizing that horror can not only be profitable but award worthy, the theaters have no shortage of scary. That’s not even including streaming services like Tubi, Shudder, and even the big 4 going all in on either producing or showcasing horror on their platforms. A lot of these end up being successful but some of them flounder a bit, even when they deserve to soar. Today’s movie has good names in front of and behind the camera,...
- 7/18/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
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