As he reveals in his new memoir, the “Outlander” star auditioned for the role ahead of Daniel Craig’s casting in 2006 film “Casino Royale.” Heughan told Entertainment Weekly that the process to play 007 was “quite an experience,” but ultimately, the timing wasn’t right. “It was a stage in my life where I probably wasn’t ready for it,” Heughan said. “But I wonder what would have happened if I had got it....
Campion faced her fears with a woman who “facilitates a dialogue between yourself and your dreams and work,” she said. “She’s a genius. Most people are just too scared to do it. They don’t want to have their heads messed with, but I’m used to having my head mixed with. I ended up with the confidence, because I took myself to those places. And I analyzed my fear… and then I dove in, and got to know my work....
The film is based on John Carreyrou’s 2018 nonfiction book “Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley,” about the rise and fall of the multibillion-dollar Silicon Valley startup that set out to revolutionize blood tests but unraveled as Holmes was eventually convicted of four counts of wire fraud and conspiracy (out of 11 federal charges). Lawrence will be the first actress to portray Holmes on the big screen, though her story has been memorably brought to life in the podcast “The Dropout” and Alex Gibney’s documentary “The Inventor....
Didion was born in Sacramento in 1934. The fifth-generation Californian found some of her most important material for her earliest writing in the culture and chaos of her home state. Her career began after she won a pair of writing contests put on by magazines during her time at UC Berkeley. One of those wins led her to begin writing at Vogue. She worked her way up to features editor at the fashion magazine....
“I just finished with his film. The working title right now is ‘Disappointment Blvd.’ I don’t know if it will stay that,” Henderson said. “But yeah, I worked with Joaquin! And I got to work with Patti LuPone! Patti and I went to school together. So we did work together in school, but we hadn’t worked together professionally. 50 years later, this is the first time we’ve worked together professionally....
Trevorrow’s “Duel of the Fates” was rewritten by Chris Terrio and J.J. Abrams, and Finn’s revolutionary storyline was erased and redrafted as a much smaller role in what became “The Rise of Skywalker.” Finn’s original storyline lives on in “Star Wars” concept art, which Boyega has seen and tells Yahoo he would have loved to see through. “I think Colin Trevorrow was going to tell that story,” Boyega said. “The concept art in the ‘Star Wars’ book has that image of Finn with the blue flag, and you have the AT-ATs lined up with tribal marks, and the stormtroopers take off their helmets....
Oliver opened by saying that it’s been a “bleak few weeks for the LGBTQ community” before explaining the details behind the “Don’t Say Gay” bill, which was passed by Florida’s Republican-held Senate. Officially titled the House Bill 1557, the proposed law prohibits “classroom discussion about sexual orientation or gender identity” in Florida primary schools. As Oliver added, the bill is “not about sex at all; it’s about denying the existence of gay people....
Stamos, recently the lead of the Disney+ family series “Big Shot,” had been attempting to tell the story of kidnapper Barry Keenan for years, first hearing about Keenan’s story through Dean Torrance, of Jan and Dean fame, at the Orange County Fair nearly three decades ago. Initially, Stamos was asked by Torrance about producing something based on Keenan’s story, which Keenan had written as a manuscript while in prison....
Depp notably lost a libel case last year against The Sun, which referred to Depp as a “wife beater” while covering his divorce from Amber Heard. Depp exited Warner Bros.’ “Fantastic Beasts” franchise after the verdict and was replaced by Mads Mikkelsen. The actor’s latest film, the Andrew Levitas-directed drama “Minimata,” has not been dated for release. Levitas alleged MGM was “burying” the movie because it “was concerned about the possibility that the personal issues of an actor in the film could reflect negatively upon them....
Quan starred in the action-packed, metaphysics-defying “Everything Everywhere All at Once” for A24 earlier this year opposite Michelle Yeoh. At the Anaheim Convention Center, he appeared in a sizzle reel shown to press and fans that featured the former “Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom” actor seated behind a desk. Met mostly positively by critics — IndieWire’s Ben Travers gave its first episodes a “C” — the Tom Hiddleston-starring series was renewed in a mid-credits scene from “Loki” Season 1’s finale back in July....
In starring in “Raya and the Last Dragon” and giving voice to the title character, Tran joins a long line of Disney Princesses, from classics such as Snow White and Cinderella, to newer inventions like Merida and Moana. That alone would be understandably intimidating, but “Raya’ came with some added pressure for the “Star Wars” star. As Raya, Tran is also cast as the Mouse House’s first Southeast Asian Princess; while the film takes places in a fantastical land called Kumandra, it was inspired by Southeast Asian cultures from Vietnam, Laos, Indonesia, Myanmar, Malaysia, Cambodia, Thailand, and the Philippines....
Rumors have been circulating on social media for about a month that Cox’s Daredevil will appear in the next “Spider-Man” movie, which is now filming in Atlanta. Just last week, rumors began to fly that Ritter’s Jessica Jones will appear in the MCU’s upcoming Disney+ series “She Hulk.” Feige would not confirm any of this, but “never say never” certainly keeps the door open. IndieWire reported in August 2019 that a contract existed preventing Netflix’s Marvel shows and characters from appearing in any non-Netflix series or films for at least two years after cancellation....
Want to watch? You don’t have to have a traditional cable subscription to tune in. One way to watch the new season is through Hulu + Live TV which offers a free seven-day trial. But if waiting until Sunday isn’t a problem you can stream “Saturday Night Live” with a regular subscription that morning, usually around 9 a.m. ET. And since this is an NBC show, you can also watch “Saturday Night Live” via a Peacock Premium subscription, which allows you to stream the show live on Saturday night....
Headland discussed the upcoming streaming series in a YouTube interview with Fantastic Frankie in early November, where she discussed her lifelong affinity for the franchise and its broad appeal. Though the interview was short on concrete details — there’s still no release date or casting details — Headland promised that the show, which was first announced in April, would take fans to an era and regions of the “Star Wars” universe that have been relatively unexplored throughout the previous decades of the franchise’s history....
“I’ll be honest with you, I haven’t heard that at all,” Neeson said when informed that “Star Wars” fans are still interested in seeing him reprise Qui-Gon Jinn. “Sure, I’d like to [play him again] but I’m sort of wondering, is ‘Star Wars’ starting to fade away from the cinema landscape? Do we think?” Given the lackluster box office performance of “Solo” and the polarizing fan responses of both “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” and “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker,” Neeson can be forgiven for thinking the space franchise is fading away on the big screen....
The premise is tantalizing enough to keep your imagination tickled for most of the film’s brisk 79-minute runtime: In 2021, a mystery cache of meticulously edited old celluloid was discovered in the cellar of a Sussex country house that once belonged to Martha and Thomasina Hanbury (played by Stefani Martini and Emma Appleton, respectively). It contained a first-person documentary about two beautiful and brilliant sisters who invented a machine that intercepted radio waves from the future, dubbed the device “LOLA,” and then used their towering, Oscilloscope-like device contraption to watch glimpses of the world to come....
The multi-hyphenate pop icon is writing and directing her own musical biopic from a script co-written with Erin Cressida Wilson. Yet the screenplay editing process has been no “Holiday.” “I have a very long script that is really hard for me to make shorter,” Madonna told Variety. “I’ve been whittling away at it, but it’s like hacking off my limbs.” Julia Garner was offered the role of playing the “Like a Virgin” singer, with Julia Fox being rumored to portray Madonna’s longtime friend and fellow actress Debi Mazar....
The expected news comes at what is essentially the halfway point of Phase 4 of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. After the massive “Avengers: Endgame” wrapped up many of the franchise’s original storylines, the studio has rebuilt with a combination of new properties and legacy sequels. Films like “Black Widow,” “Spider-Man: No Way Home,” and “Thor: Love and Thunder” reminded fans that many of the heroes they love aren’t going anywhere....
Matthew McConaughey joked to Variety that he’s interested in appearing in “Magic Mike’s Last Dance,” the third and supposedly final film in the “Magic Mike” franchise. “Channing Tatum, call me, bro!” McConaughey said. “I haven’t heard from ya!” The Oscar winner played strip club owner Dallas in the 2012 film, but passed on its 2015 sequel, “Magic Mike XXL.” As for “Magic Mike 3,” McConaughey said he’d have to read the script first before committing....
Fox offered her assessment of the film and its renaissance during an appearance on “Eli Roth’s History of Horror: Uncut” podcast. “It’s a nice circle. I didn’t expect it to grow like that. But to see it being appreciated now, obviously makes me feel really good. I’m happy for Diablo and I’m happy for Karyn (Kusama, the director) — all these people put in a lot of hard work into making a really quality project that was panned for reasons that had nothing to do with them,” she said....
