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- The Punisher Took 'Daredevil' Star Jon Bernthal to a 'Very, Very Dark Place'
- 'Maze Runner' Star Dylan O'Brien Badly Injured on Set
- Charlie Cox Thinks 'Daredevil' Is 'Quite the Player'
- Amber Heard Confirms Mera Role in 'Justice League,' 'Aquaman'
- Charlie Cox Facts: 11 Things You (Probably) Didn't Know About the 'Daredevil' Star
- Rory and Emily Reunite in 'Gilmore Girls' Revival Set Photo
- 'Orange Is the New Black' Season 4 Photos Spell Trouble for Piper
- 11 Times Hollywood Tried (and Failed) to Make Wonder Woman Happen
- The 10 Most Criminally Underrated Movies of the '80s
| The Punisher Took 'Daredevil' Star Jon Bernthal to a 'Very, Very Dark Place' Posted:  Before Jon Bernthal could fully become The Punisher for Season 2 of Marvel and Netflix's gritty superhero series "Daredevil," he had to take a little punishment of his own.No stranger to high intensity Hollywood roles -- including "Fury," "Sicario" and his stint as Shane on "The Walking Dead" -- Bernthal's also an accomplished boxer in his increasingly-scant spare time. And in order to get himself most fully into the headspace of Frank Castle, the iconic anti-hero whose high-caliber mission of vengeance often brings him into conflict with more moralistic crusaders like Matt Murdock, the actor's willing to go as far as possible to bring his character to life. Moviefone: One of the things that's interesting about Frank Castle is that he seems to resonate deeply with comic book fans. Tell me how the passionate following for The Punisher has influenced your take? Jon Bernthal: It's enormously important to me. Look, you start with the comic book audience. The comic book audience is a group of people I'm very familiar with. They're incredibly passionate, they're incredibly intelligent, and they can be incredibly loyal. I think that when you read a comic book, you're forced to infuse so much of your own imagination while you read. I think what happens -- the result of that is people have a real sense of ownership of the character. So I get how much this character means to so many people. On a different level, the fact that this character has resonated so much with the law enforcement and military community, that means everything to me. There have been guys that have gone into battle for this country with The Punisher logo on their body armor, on their equipment. There's guys who have died for this country with that logo on their equipment. That means everything to me.  What's the most challenging or demanding part of the role for you?You've seen [the first season]. They're doing movie quality fighting on a TV schedule. So it's an incredibly physically demanding job. The fights are intricate, the fights are physical, and we're always racing the clock. Physically, each episode was difficult in its own way. I think that this character requires diving in to a very, very deep -- very, very dark -- place, and living in it, something I did for a long time. I've said before, there's no way I could tackle this role, or attempt to tackle this role, if I wasn't a husband and a father. Until you know what it's like to love something more than yourself, you can't begin to understand -- at least I couldn't begin to understand what it would be like to lose that love, and to lose people that mean more to you than you do. You said you're a very physical guy, but what did you get really good at as a result of this role? I'm a rehearsal whore, man! I'm just really, really into rehearsing and understanding, with fights especially. So for me, I really look at the way a man fights. It's so revealing about character. It's really important for your portrayal of the character to see how he fights, how he reacts in a fight, how he reacts to pain, how he reacts when the different sides are unmatched. I think there's no lying in fighting. It reveals everything about a man, and I know that from my own fighting experience from boxing. For me, I think what I got better at was trusting the process with Eric Linden, my unbelievably talented stunt double, and we really sort of figured out how to take a fight. A movie-quality fight, an unbelievably ambitious movie-level fight -- and shoot it in one night, and learn how to say, "OK, this is what Eric does good, this is what Jon does good. This is how we all work together." Once you got the role, you had strapped on a pretty heavy backpack and did some walking around New York to get into the headspace of the character. How did that help? That's just weird actor crap, man. I don't really have a rhyme or reason for what I do. It's like, how are you going to spend your nights? In the beginning, when I was trying to find this character, I felt that loading up my backpack, putting a ton of weight in it, and just walking through Brooklyn and Manhattan would just be a good thing. Just to play with the character in your head. It's sort of a method that sounds goofy talking about it, taking the character out to dinner, going to dinner in character and doing a whole night in character, going into different places. I just don't think that this is the kind of thing where you can be at the bars and the nightclubs, and be eating at nice restaurants, and then go step on set and be in that darkness. ��? This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| 'Maze Runner' Star Dylan O'Brien Badly Injured on Set Posted:  Dylan O'Brien, the star of "The Maze Runner" movie series, has been seriously injured on set, according to TMZ.He was filming a scene yesterday for "The Maze Runner: Death Cure" involving a car, and he was accidentally run over. He reportedly suffered multiple broken bones. A Fox spokesperson told The Wrap, "Dylan O'Brien was injured yesterday while filming 'Maze Runner: The Death Cure' in Vancouver, Canada. He was immediately transferred to a local hospital for observation and treatment. Production on the film will be shut down while he recovers. Our thoughts go out to Dylan for a full and speedy recovery." "The Maze Runner: Death Cure" is the third film in the franchise, based on the popular dystopian YA novels. O'Brien also stars in MTV's "Teen Wolf." Want more stuff like this? Like us on Facebook. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Charlie Cox Thinks 'Daredevil' Is 'Quite the Player' Posted:  The street-level superhero "Daredevil" saw plenty of action in the debut season of Marvel's streaming series on Netflix. And now in Season Two, he's going to get a different kind of "action," with the introduction of not one, but two intense romances. Actor Charlie Cox admits he was stoked to discover a side of Matt Murdock comics fans have known for years: that the blind attorney-turned-enhanced-senses-superhero has cut a pretty serious romantic swath through the Marvel Universe.Things get hot, heavy, and, in one case, hard-hitting on the series with two of Daredevil's more notorious and diametrically opposed paramours -- his sweet but secretive office assistant Karen Page and his wild, perhaps sociopathic college sweetheart Elektra, who in the comics ultimately becomes a deadly ninja assassin. Cox tells Moviefone about the "Daredevil" love triangle (with hopes, he admits, that Scarlett Johansson might also stop by), as well as his thoughts on being a Man Without Fear, both onscreen and off. Moviefone: One thing that's very fresh in Season Two is how much Matt Murdock's romantic dramas play into it. What did it mean to you to explore his romantic life? Charlie Cox: It was really great to kind of play with Matt's vulnerability from that point of view. It's a side to him that we haven't seen -- not really, anyway. It's a very complex dynamic. The relationship between Matt and Karen, and Matt and Elektra, is very, very confusing because Matt is, in many ways, able to be completely himself with both of those characters -- but different aspects of himself. I think when Matt's with Karen, she brings out this side of him which is kind and honest and believes in justice and law and order -- and is calm and thoughtful and pensive and sensitive. All those sides to him, I think, is the Matt that really, really, deep down is longing to kind of come out. Similarly with Elektra, she knows about Daredevil. She understands Matt in a way that Karen could never at this point. But at the same time, Elektra appeals to a side of Matt that he doesn't truly believe in. She kind of encourages the dark side of him. She crosses boundaries that Matt feels very uncomfortable with. It's very confusing for him, and it poses a really, really difficult situation. The sparks that you strike with Elodie Yung in those scenes between Matt and Elektra are pretty spectacular. Tell me about finding that rhythm with your new costar. First of all, Elodie -- she walked on to the set and she just completely embodied that character, you know what I mean? It was like she'd been there from day one. She's a great actor. It's a very bold character, and it's potentially a very hard character to play. It's very easy to make that kind of character into a caricature and lose all the nuance. She just embodied it with all the courage and muster that this show needs. Those scenes with her are a huge amount of fun. They're thrilling to do because I think a lot of guys have had a relationship in their life with an Elektra of sorts, if you know what I mean. We've all been smitten with someone that represents that kind of unhinged danger, who doesn't really give a f--k about anything and seems to love you passionately. And then at the same time, in a heartbeat, is able to walk away and never see you again. As you dug into the character's history from the comics, were you surprised at how rich a sex life Matt Murdock had enjoyed throughout the years? I know! He's quite a player, huh? More so than Bruce Wayne or Tony Stark, I think. Yeah. God willing, if we get to do another season, maybe we can have the Black Widow show up! Tell me how this job has changed your life. I mean, that is a ten-fold question. It's changed my life in a very practical sense, in that I'm living in New York. I have a job that, for now, seems relatively consistent, which -- as an actor -- is like the most incredible feeling you've ever had in your life. The idea that I've finished work in December and even if I can't get hired for love nor money in the next few months, I know that we're going to do "The Defenders" at some point. I guess if I think about your question in a more profound sense, I like to think and hope that this character has kind of influenced how I live my life a little bit. When I was first preparing for the role, one of the things that I was concerned about was that Daredevil is known as the Man Without Fear. I was a little bit worried about that because I think that, if you're playing a character on television for multiple episodes, for a long time, playing someone who is incapable of feeling fear is a little bit -- it could potentially be quite challenging and dangerous because there's the chance that it's not very interesting to watch. So what I decided to do with Matt is rather than make him the Man Without Fear because he doesn't feel fear, I thought, "'Well, what if the Man Without Fear is a label that people give to Daredevil because they see what he does and they think, 'Wow, he must be fearless.'" In actual fact, what if Matt Murdock is deeply afraid? What if he's as afraid as everyone else is, but the difference is that he has great courage? He has great bravery. And despite his fear, he makes a decision on a daily basis to show up and do what he believes is right. I remember thinking, "That's probably more interesting, particularly if we do this show for three or four years." 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| Amber Heard Confirms Mera Role in 'Justice League,' 'Aquaman' Posted:  Rumors have been circulating for months about Amber Heard's reported role in the upcoming "Aquaman" standalone movie and the first "Justice League" flick, and now, the actress has confirmed her involvement in those high-profile projects.In an interview with Entertainment Tonight, Heard revealed that she is indeed playing Mera, the undersea queen and love interest for Aquaman (played by Jason Momoa, who'll first hit screens in "Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice" later this month). Though she didn't say anything specific about the role, Heard did give ET a bit of scoop about her costume, teasing that the getup is not your average superhero garb. "It's interesting," Heard said with a laugh. "I'm wearing, like, half suit of armor, half scales. I don't know, it's strange, it's strange. We're in the process of building it now, so it's coming along." Heard and co. will have plenty of time to work on the unique outfit, since "Justice League: Part One," in which she'll make her debut, isn't set to hit theaters until November 2017. That will be followed by the "Aquaman" film, which is due out on July 27, 2018. [via: Entertainment Tonight] Photo credit: Getty Images for Art of Elysium This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Charlie Cox Facts: 11 Things You (Probably) Didn't Know About the 'Daredevil' Star Posted: Charlie Cox took Netflix viewers by storm when he took on the role of Max Murdock in "Marvel's Daredevil," so it may come as a surprise that he's been acting since the early 2000s. Before you binge the new season, learn more about the star. From his start across the pond to the big thing he missed about Daredevil, here are 11 things you might not know about Charlie Cox.  [Source: EW, IMDB, TV Guide, GayTimes] This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Rory and Emily Reunite in 'Gilmore Girls' Revival Set Photo Posted:  The cast members of "Gilmore Girls" have been sharing lots of (spoiler-free) images on social media of their return to the Stars Hollow set for the upcoming Netflix revival series, and the latest photo reunites two of our three titular women.
Alexis Bledel and Kelly Bishop, who played Rory and Emily, are all smiles in the snap, which also includes actor Tanc Sade. Sade, who played Logan's Aussie college pal Finn, is also returning for at least one of the four season-themed mini-movie episodes, and shared the photo with fans on Twitter this week. Emily doesn't appear to be wearing one of her signature Chanel suits, so it's safe to say this is a pic from rehearsals, rather than the trio in-character. Regardless of the context, it's great to see Bledel and Bishop together again. We can take or leave Finn. (No offense to Sade. But seriously, Logan's random friend -- not to mention Logan, but that's another story -- gets the call to come back, while Melissa McCarthy is allegedly left hanging? What on Earth is happening? Amy Sherman-Palladino has some explaining to do.) Now all that's missing is a photo of Rory and Lorelai together again. Make it happen, internet! The "Gilmore Girls" revival is set to debut on Netflix sometime later this year. [via: Tanc Sade, h/t Entertainment Weekly] This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| 'Orange Is the New Black' Season 4 Photos Spell Trouble for Piper Posted: Netflix has released a bunch of new images from the upcoming fourth season of "Orange Is the New Black," and while we get relatively innocuous glimpses of some of our favorite inmates -- including Suzanne, Taystee, Cindy, Poussey, Red, Gloria, Boo, and Pennsatucky -- it looks like there are some harrowing times ahead for other characters. Front and center in the latter camp is Piper, who appears to be under some sort of torture, courtesy of Blanca and some other inmates. Could this be some sort of belated payback for stealing Blanca's secretly-stashed cellphone? Or did Chapman do something else to offend her fellow prisoners (an entirely realistic possibility)? Another image shows Piper and Blanca standing side by side in apparent solidarity with some of our other core Litchfield crew in the cafeteria; it's unclear if this is before or after Piper's fingers are mangled. Another inmate going through a rough time is Sophia, who was thrown in the SHU "for her own protection" (yeah, right) near the end of season three. While we got a very quick glimpse of her in the previous season four promo, this photo proves she's still locked up alone, and the weight of that unfair treatment is weighing heavily on her. In addition to those searing images, we get a clue that Alex survived her season three beatdown, as well as a closer look at Martha Stewart stand-in Judy King, who seems to be making fast friends with her admirer Poussey. And overcrowding will surely be a big issue this season, as we see some of the new inmates who were shipped in during the season finale get cozy/crammed in with their new bunkmates. Suzanne looks less than thrilled with this arrangement. Check out the photos below. Season four of "Orange Is the New Black" debuts on Netflix on June 17. Photo credit: All images by JoJo Whilden/Netflix  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| 11 Times Hollywood Tried (and Failed) to Make Wonder Woman Happen Posted:  Superman and Batman have been the subject of various live-action films, enjoying portrayals from the likes of Christopher Reeve, Christian Bale, and Henry Cavill. But the third member of DC's Holy Trinity has yet to leave Paradise Island -- until now.Wonder Woman will finally make her blockbuster debut in "Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice" before headlining her solo film in 2017. It's been a long journey on the road of development hell for Warner Bros., which has spent years trying to make a Wonder Woman movie (or TV show) happen. Here are 11 notable times they tried, and failed. 1. "Who's Afraid of Diana Prince?" (1967) What Went Wrong: Actress Ellie Wood Walker played Wonder Woman for a presentation reel for a prospective TV series. Following the success of the Adam West-led "Batman," "Who's Afraid of Diana Prince?" featured a similar style of camp. It's unclear why the network execs passed on this project specifically, but perhaps you can draw your own conclusions from the footage. Click here to watch. 2. Cathy Lee Crosby's "Wonder Woman" (1974)  What Went Wrong: Before Lynda Carter's iconic television series, tennis star Cathy Lee Crosby snagged her first major role in a Wonder Woman TV movie. The hope was for this to act as a pilot and segway into a series, but it didn't perform well enough. This Wonder Woman shared few similarities to her comic book counterpart. As Crosby told ComicBookMovie.com in 2012, Warner Bros. wanted her to be more like, um, James Bond.3. Ivan Reitman's "Wonder Woman" (1996)  What Went Wrong: Ivan Reitman tried to produce a Wonder Woman movie for Warner Bros, developing several treatments over the years. According to HitFix, he had one more shot to get it right around 1998. He missed again, so the "Ghostbusters" helmer fell off the project.4. Joss Whedon's "Wonder Woman" (2005)  In 2001, Joel Silver inherited the responsibility of getting a Wonder Woman movie off the ground. A number of writers were hired to develop the story, including Todd Alcott, with the hope being that Sandra Bullock would take on the role. The Hollywood Reporter notes that Angelina Jolie, Lucy Lawless, and other actresses were courted. This project, too, never got off the ground. Eventually, Joss Whedon was brought on to write and direct in 2005. There was even a poster released that year at Comic-Con.Whedon imagined his future Maria Hill, Cobie Smulders, in the role, playing a Wonder Woman who was envisioned to be "naive about people," but she eventually warms to mankind through Steve Trevor. Whedon announced his departure from the project in 2007, the reason being, as reported by THR, that he "had a take on the film that, well, nobody liked." 5. The "Wonder Woman" Spec Script (2007)  What Went Wrong: Before Whedon departed the project, Warner Bros. and Silver Pictures purchased a spec script in 2007 for "Wonder Woman" by Matthew Jennison and Brent Strickland, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The script featured a World War II setting, which Silver had no interest in. But, he purchased it anyway. Why? According to THR, it was "a pre-emptive measure aimed at taking the spec off the market" to protect the studio from future legal action -- just in case there were any similarities between the spec and the script Silver was developing. 6. George Miller's "Justice League Mortal" (2007)  What Went Wrong: Following Christopher Nolan's "Batman Begins," Warner Bros. decided to let George Miller ("Mad Max: Fury Road") try his hand at directing a Justice League movie."Justice League Mortal" moved forward with a script and a cast that included Megan Gale as Wonder Woman (pictured). The film fell through, thanks in part to a looming writers strike and Australian rebate legislation. The failed attempt lives on, however, as the subject of an upcoming documentary. 7. Nicolas Winding Refn's Project (2010)  What Went Wrong: While making the promotional rounds for "Drive," director Nicolas Winding Refn expressed his interest in helming "Wonder Woman," saying he hoped to make this his "$200 million extravaganza," according to Movieline in 2010.He mentioned a year later that he spoke to "a comic book writer" to learn more about the character, and his top choice for Diana would be Christina Hendricks (above). Ultimately, all this talk boiled down to chatter that never went anywhere. 8. NBC's "Wonder Woman" (2011)  What Went Wrong: NBC produced a "Wonder Woman" pilot for the 2011-2012 season. It had a script (from David E. Kelley) and a star (Adrianne Palicki), but it didn't get picked up to series for a number of reasons. Bad reviews at test screenings and harsh reactions to the costume (pictured) online didn't help matters. Worse? The pilot script leaked onto the internet and was bashed by critics. 9. Paul Feig's "Wonder Woman" (2013)  What Went Wrong: Feig, who would go on to helm the female-led "Ghostbusters" reboot, told IGN in 2013 he recently pitched a Wonder Woman concept to Warners, as someone akin to suffragist Cicely Hamilton. He described his iteration as someone who "keeps hitting the glass ceiling" of the superhero world and sparring with misogynist versions of Batman and Superman. IGN also implied in thw this concept was too outlandish for the studio.10. The CW's "Amazon" (2012)  What Went Wrong: As The CW was getting "Arrow" off the ground and developing a pilot for "The Flash," the network announced a Wonder Woman origin series called "Amazon."After the script was redeveloped, CW decided not to move forward with it. Their reasoning, according to The Hollywood Reporter, was that "you only get one shot before you get bit." Likely attributing to this decision was the announcement of Gadot's casting on the film side of DC for "Batman v Superman" a month prior. 11. Michelle MacLaren's "Wonder Woman" (2015)  What Went Wrong: MacLaren, known for directing episodes of "Breaking Bad" and "Game of Thrones," was originally hired by Warner Bros. to helm Gadot's solo "Wonder Woman" film. She eventually departed the project reportedly over creative differences. According to Variety, she wanted to make a "Braveheart"-esque epic, while the studio wanted something less action heavy and more character driven.Patty Jenkins now helms the film, set for release on June 23, 2017. You can finally see Wonder Woman in action when "Batman v Superman" hits theaters March 24. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| The 10 Most Criminally Underrated Movies of the '80s Posted:  Everyone's seen "The Breakfast Club," "Ghostbusters," and "Dirty Dancing." While they're good movies, some of the best '80s movies never reached the same status -- even though they deserved it. Here are 10 underrated '80s flicks that are totally bitchin'. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
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