More from James Hibberd
Sylvester Stallone Allegedly Mocked “Ugly” Actors on ‘Tulsa King’ Set; Director Denies Claims
Tulsa King is embroiled in a controversy surrounding the treatment of its background actors. An Atlanta-based casting agency has quit the Paramount+ dramedy amid claims posted online that background actors were verbally abused on the set by star Sylvester Stallone. The show is produced by 101 Studios, which is actively looking into the claims, The […]
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‘Evil’ Releases Final Season Official Trailer and Premiere Date
Paramount+ has released its final trailer for Evil. The streamer has also announced the fourth season will premiere Thursday, May 23. The streamer has ordered four additional episodes for the season, so creators Robert and Michelle King can give the drama a sense of conclusion. The official description: “In the upcoming season, Kristen (Katja Herbers), David (Mike […]
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Robert Downey Jr. Says He’d “Happily” Return as Iron Man, Regularly Threw Out His Dialogue
Robert Downey Jr. may have recently won his first Oscar for Oppenheimer, but he’s not looking to run from his Marvel past. In fact, the actor says he’d “happily” return as Tony Stark/Iron Man. “It’s too integral a part of my DNA,” Downey told Esquire in a new interview. “That role chose me. And look, […]
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HBO’s ‘Game of Thrones’ Spinoff ‘Hedge Knight’ Casts Dunk and Egg Roles
HBO has found its Dunk and Egg. The network has cast actors for the lead roles of its Game of Thrones prequel series Knight of the Seven Kingdoms: The Hedge Knight. Peter Claffey (Vikings: Valhalla) and Dexter Sol Ansell (who recently portrayed Young Coriolanus Snow in The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes) have been […]
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Dwayne Johnson Says He Won’t Endorse Biden Again for President
You’d think he’d want to walk back Jungle Cruise or Black Adam. Instead, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson is expressing some regret about his 2020 endorsement for Joe Biden for president and says he won’t endorse any candidate this year. “The endorsement that I made years ago with Biden was one I thought was the best […]
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FX Condemns Use of ‘The Bear’ Season 3 Clip Leaked From Shareholder Meeting
FX never intended to unleash The Bear. The network is condemning media use of a clip from the acclaimed dramedy’s upcoming third season. The scene featured star Jeremy Allen White’s perfectionist chef Carmy characteristically under pressure during a rocky opening night of his revamped restaurant. The clip was apparently illicitly captured during a Disney shareholders […]
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Jonathan Nolan Is Ready to Unleash ‘Fallout’ and Finish ‘Westworld’
Jonathan Nolan has co-written some of the finest genre films of the 21st century (from The Prestige to Interstellar to The Dark Knight) and co-showrun one of the most groundbreaking sci-fi TV shows ever made (Westworld). Now, he’s back — this time as director and executive producer of Amazon’s dramatic adaptation of the blockbuster Fallout […]
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‘Yellowstone’ Star Asks for Helping Finding Missing Nephew
Yellowstone star Mo Brings Plenty is asking the public for assistance finding his nephew who has gone missing as police in Kansas confirmed that he’s wanted following an alleged domestic violence incident. The actor who plays Mo on the Paramount Network hit posted on Instagram on Tuesday a request for fans to be on the […]
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Felicity Huffman Returns to TV in First Major Series Since Scandal
Felicity Huffman has booked a promising role in an upcoming major series: The actress will be a guest star in the next season of Paramount+’s Criminal Minds spinoff Evolution, playing a doctor with deep connections to other lead characters in the franchise. The role marks the first major network new series opportunity for the Emmy-winning […]
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Jonathan Nolan Explains the Origin of ‘The Dark Knight’s’ Most Famous Line
Recently, Christopher Nolan made an interesting admission: The most famous line from his fan-favorite Batman film, 2008’s The Dark Knight, wasn’t his creation and was a line that he initially didn’t quite get. Nolan said his brother, frequent collaborator and co-writer Jonathan came up with the prophetic line, “You either die a hero, or you […]
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Steven Spielberg Reviews ‘Dune 2’: “One of the Most Brilliant Sci-Fi Films I’ve Ever Seen”
Steven Spielberg has weighed in on Dune: Part Two, and the iconic filmmaker had some strong praise for director Denis Villeneuve’s sequel — and for one scene in particular. The duo appeared together on DGA’s Director’s Cut podcast, where the filmmaker behind sci-fi classics Close Encounters of the Third Kind and E.T. The Extra Terrestrial […]
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Stephen Colbert Expresses Remorse for Kate Middleton Jokes (but Doesn’t Apologize)
Stephen Colbert made a two-minute statement near the start of Monday’s The Late Show about his recent jokes about Kate Middleton. The late night host had previously mocked Princess of Wales’ absence from public life, as well as made jokes about rumors Prince William had an affair. Last week, Middleton revealed she was battling cancer. […]
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