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- 'Fuller House': Lori Loughlin Talks Olsen Twins and Season 2
- Your Heart Will Grow Three Sizes With NBC's 'Grinch' 50th Anniversary
- When Does the Final Season of 'Girls' Premiere? HBO Has Set the Date
- New 'Rogue One' Featurette Shows a Team of Heroes 'Willing to Risk Everything'
- 'Fantastic Beasts' Could Snag $75 Million on Opening Weekend
- Isla Fisher Says 'Wedding Crashers 2' Is in the Works
- 'Deadpool' and Ryan Reynolds Begin Oscar Campaign With Perfect 'For Your Consideration' Letter
- New 'Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life' Teaser Offers Clues About Lorelai and Rory's Romances
- 'Survivor' Goes Full 'Bachelor' as Taylor Reveals Pregnant Girlfriend Back Home
- Luke on 'Gilmore Girls' Was Originally a Woman Named Daisy
- 'Criminal Minds' Reveals Hotch's Fate After Thomas Gibson's Exit
- 'The Walking Dead' Spoiler Site Shoots Down Disturbing Enid Report
- A&E Cancels 'Duck Dynasty' After 130 Episodes
- James L. Brooks Reveals His Proudest Achievement and a 'Simpsons' Breakthrough
- 'Kong: Skull Island' Trailer Shows Kong Is 'God' Among 'Devils'
- 11 Things You Never Knew About 'The Twilight Saga'
| 'Fuller House': Lori Loughlin Talks Olsen Twins and Season 2 Posted:
If you've been holding out hope to see Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen somehow reprise their joint role as Michelle Tanner on the "Full House" sequel series, "Fuller House," it may be time to let it go. After declining to be a part of Season 1, it appears that they have also opted out of the show's sophomore season. Lori Loughlin, who plays Aunt Becky, recently delivered the bad news to the Huffington Post in a Build Series interview. "They're not on 'Fuller House' for a second season either," she said. "I'm not in any of those negotiations, nor am I privy to any information, only that I can say they're not on again for a second season." The twins' absence was explained away in the first season in a way that seems true to real life -- Michelle is apparently too busy with her fashion empire to join her family on the West Coast. That wasn't the end of it, though. The show has seemed to delight in making some not-so-subtle jabs at the Olsens. For example, in Season 1, Episode 7, Ramona (Soni Bringas) shows off a new dress from the twins' Elizabeth and James line, leaving the door open for Kimmy (Andrea Barber) to quip that it's "no wonder they don't need to act anymore" given its price. In spite of the jokes, the cast would be welcome them back, if they chose to return, according to Loughlin and shared how much they've enjoyed teaming up again. "It's been great for all of us to be reunited," she said. Loughlin and fellow "Full House" vets John Stamos, Bob Saget, and Dave Coulier will pop up in three of "Fuller House" Season 2's 13 episodes, while stars Candace Cameron Bure, Jodie Sweetin, and Barber will continue to carry the show. "Fuller House" Season 2 arrives on Netflix on Dec. 9. [via: Huffington Post] This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Your Heart Will Grow Three Sizes With NBC's 'Grinch' 50th Anniversary Posted:
With the animated version of Dr. Seuss's "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" turning 50 this year, NBC is already planning its celebration. The network announced Thursday that it will air the full version of the 1996 TV special just after Thanksgiving, on Nov. 25 at 8/7c. This is the first time in more than a decade that we'll get all 26 minutes on TV, according to Deadline.
The 1957 book and the animated special are classics; for decades now, watching the mean, green Grinch discover the spirit of Christmas has been a holiday staple. While Jim Carrey put a fun spin on iconic the character in 2000's live-action version, there's still something to be said for the animated original -- especially as it hits the half-century mark. [via: Deadline] This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| When Does the Final Season of 'Girls' Premiere? HBO Has Set the Date Posted:
HBO has revealed that the sixth and final season of its hit comedy-drama will kick off on Sunday, Feb. 12. The series will continue to follow its 20-something stars as they deal with the struggles of growing up and finding their place in "the real world." The final season will bring back its girls -- Lena Dunham, Allison Williams, Jemima Kirke, and Zosia Mamet -- plus Adam Driver, Alex Karpovsky, Andrew Rannells, and Ebon Moss-Bachrach.
"Girls" wasn't the only HBO show to have its upcoming premiere date revealed. The premium network also announced that "Last Week Tonight with John Oliver" Season 4 will arrive on Sunday, Feb. 12 as well, while freshman comedy "Crashing" will debut the following week, on Feb. 19. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| New 'Rogue One' Featurette Shows a Team of Heroes 'Willing to Risk Everything' Posted:
Disney has dropped a new featurette, and it answers some of the questions Star Wars enthusiasts may have about the upcoming film. Not only does it give a simple explanation of what the film covers -- "that text you see at the beginning of 'A New Hope,' that is essentially our movie," says director Gareth Edwards -- it introduces the team of rebels we'll see plot to destroy the Death Star. Jyn (Felicity Jones), being one of the key players, gets a spotlight. As you can imagine, filming a Star Wars movie was a dream come true for the cast and crew. In fact, "it's like the world's greatest toy set," according to Edwards, who also describes it as "the greatest job in the world." Maybe the greatest in the galaxy far, far away too?The film also stars Diego Luna, Ben Mendelsohn, Donnie Yen, Mads Mikkelsen, Alan Tudyk, Jiang Wen, and Forest Whitaker. "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story" hits theaters on Dec. 16. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| 'Fantastic Beasts' Could Snag $75 Million on Opening Weekend Posted:
Early estimates are pegging the flick for a domestic gross of around $75 million during its first few days of release, in addition to pulling in a hefty sum from foreign markets, putting the film's total opening weekend take at around $200 million globally. That's certainly not a number to sneeze at, but prognosticators note that Warner Bros. isn't ignorant to the fact that "Beasts" is not "Harry Potter," no matter how linked the two franchises may be. "It's not going to open like a Harry Potter film," said Eric Handler, an analyst with MKM Partners. "People are still trying to figure out what this story is about and who the characters are." Still, as Variety notes, Warner Bros. is already putting plenty of faith in the burgeoning franchise, expanding the planned number of films from the previously announced three to a new total of five flicks. "Potter" author J.K. Rowling, who made her screenwriter debut with "Beasts," will pen all of the films in the series. "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" opens this Friday, November 18. [via: Variety] This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Isla Fisher Says 'Wedding Crashers 2' Is in the Works Posted:
That scoop comes courtesy of Isla Fisher, who played Gloria, the wild child daughter of a wealthy family who catches Vaughn's character's eye while he's crashing her sister's wedding. While appearing on the Today Show, the actress spilled the beans that there could very well be a "Wedding Crashers 2" hitting theaters in the near future. "I bumped into Vince Vaughn at a party and he said that apparently we're going to be making a sequel," Fisher told Today. "So I'm really excited to see what happened to Gloria." The actress did caution that the follow-up was far from a done deal, joking, "I shouldn't really announce it on morning television." Still, she left room for some hope, adding, "But apparently there's some talk of it, which is fun." Fans will have to wait and see if studio New Line has anything to say about "Wedding Crashers 2" anytime soon. No excuses, guys: Greenlight like a champion. [via: Today] This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| 'Deadpool' and Ryan Reynolds Begin Oscar Campaign With Perfect 'For Your Consideration' Letter Posted:
The letter, shared by IndieWire critic Anne Thompson, begins with Reynolds poking fun at the recent crackdown on wining and dining awards voters (something the Hollywood Foreign Press Association addressed this year with its new set of rules for the Golden Globes). Instead of bribes, the actor offers "my sincerest thanks for supporting our Deadpool film this year," before launching into a recounting of the long and arduous process it took to get the movie onto the big screen. "Deadpool" had "a budget which would barely cover the cocaine costs on most studio films," Reynolds wrote, and he suspects that studio 20th Century Fox only greenlit the flick because it mistook the film for "a Maze Runner spinoff." Despite its underdog status, the actor said, "Deadpool emerged from a 5th tier Marvel character to a pop culture phenomenon ... becoming the highest grossing Rated R film in history." Whether or not "Deadpool" will earn any Oscar hardware remains to be seen, and the Academy has been notoriously stuffy when it comes to recognizing the superhero genre in anything other than the technical categories. But according to IndieWire, Reynolds was present at last weekend's Governors Awards -- an event at which many actors and actresses campaign for their own films -- and Fox is also reportedly backing the actor in the Best Actor race. We won't know until the nominations are announced in January whether or not the gamble pays off, but it should be entertaining to see what other tricks Reynolds and co. have up their sleeves as awards season continues. [via: IndieWire] This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| New 'Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life' Teaser Offers Clues About Lorelai and Rory's Romances Posted:
At first, the clip just appears to be a shorter version of the previously-released trailer, cobbled together from scenes featuring Lorelai (Lauren Graham) and Rory (Alexis Bledel) talking about food. Pretty standard stuff for our Gilmore girls, and nothing we haven't seen before. But then, we get a glimpse at something the previous promo didn't include: A shot of Rory excitedly squealing and jumping up and down -- and clutching Jess (Milo Ventimiglia). Could this be a direct sign that the former couple is about to change its status from "off" to "on"? After all, Jess is the only one of Rory's boyfriends who has a speaking role in the trailer, and he's also the only one to have his own promotional photo released by Netflix. We only have a few more days to wait before we know for sure. "Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life" debuts on Netflix on November 25. [via: Gilmore Girls/Facebook] Photo credit: Saeed Adyani/Netflix This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| 'Survivor' Goes Full 'Bachelor' as Taylor Reveals Pregnant Girlfriend Back Home Posted:
"Millennials vs. Gen X" was filmed a few months ago, in the spring, and after Figgy was voted out -- pre-jury -- she hinted to some drama with Taylor after the show. She said some real-life things got in the way, and they were not together anymore. She sounded pretty bitter -- even calling Taylor "a little bitch" to Xfinity -- but she did not sell out his secret. Someone did, to tabloids, but the first official word of what happened came from Taylor today in his post-elimination interviews. Taylor was voted out last night (he's now in the jury), and on the way off the island he gushed more about Figgy. However, here's what he revealed to Entertainment Weekly about why he and Figs broke up: As you might imagine, that's going to turn the "Survivor" Reunion Show into an "After the Final Rose" special:
Here's part of Figgy's post-elimination interview with Gordon Holmes of Xfinity: Holmes always does word association, and Figgy struggled with a word for Taylor, so they circled back to him after she described the other players.
Aaaaaand we'll leave it at that until the reunion. "Survivor" airs Wednesdays at 8 p.m. on CBS. Want more stuff like this? Like us on Facebook. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Luke on 'Gilmore Girls' Was Originally a Woman Named Daisy Posted:
The topic came up when Sherman-Palladino and Daniel Palladino were asked when they first felt the spark between Scott Patterson's Luke and Lauren Graham's Lorelai. Turns out, they never expected to feel it at all. "Luke was originally a female character," Sherman-Palladino told EW. "[The network] came to me and said we need another guy, so I literally just took a character and changed the name, didn't even change any of the dialogue because I'm that lazy." Why change the dialogue? Good writing is good writing, and it was a "unisex" role, at least at first. She said the Luke/Lorelai spark became clear pretty quickly. "We did a few shows and they just had chemistry. It was the episode where they were in the market and Lorelai's spying on Dean. Luke was there and they had this scene that didn't mean anything." Despite the "funny, weird chemistry" (as Graham put it), it wasn't obvious to everyone that Luke and Lorelai should be love interests, and they gave Lorelai a bunch of different dates. But Patterson said he knew from the moment he met Graham that it was going to work on screen. "We just had a rhythm." Sometimes you just click. Poor Daisy, though. She would've rocked that flannel. "Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life" debuts Friday, November 25 on Netflix. Want more stuff like this? Like us on Facebook. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| 'Criminal Minds' Reveals Hotch's Fate After Thomas Gibson's Exit Posted:
In the episode, David Rossi (Joe Mantegna) made an announcement to the team about Hotch. He was not on "special assignment" after all. Instead, that was a cover while they investigated Mr. Scratch's stalking of Hotch's son, Jack, at a soccer game. When Scratch showed up at Jack's school, Hotch decided to quit the FBI and enter his family into Witness Protection. So The Powers That Be dealt with an awkward situation in the best way they knew how -- by giving Hotch an out where he was protecting his son, and exiting as something of a hero, without having to kill him off. (Maybe they'll even bring him back someday? No?) TVLine had a poll asking readers how they thought the show might write out Hotch, and 30 percent had said "Hotch quits, with no on-screen goodbye, to focus on family/personal life." That was close enough to be a win. Meanwhile, Gibson defended his part of the on-set altercation that got him suspended and then fired from the show. Want more stuff like this? Like us on Facebook. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| 'The Walking Dead' Spoiler Site Shoots Down Disturbing Enid Report Posted:
Here's what TSDF wrote in defense of the episode "Go Getters":
The cast and crew are pretty anti-spoiler, and they have called out TSDF for spreading spoilers from the set, but here's the site now standing up for the AMC show and asking fans to give them showrunner Scott M. Gimple a break. It doesn't sound like they have seen the episode yet, but their sources tend to be correct. The last thing TWD needs is to add the rape of a minor to an already downer of a season, and they probably know that. Plus, the character of Negan is anti-rape (he's pro manipulation and coercion, though) and wouldn't put up with anything like that. Episode 5 is meant to take us to Hilltop, under Gregory's rule, with a visit from Negan's right-hand-man, Simon. Gregory is just pro-Gregory, and anti-anything that could jeopardize Gregory's leadership. We'll finally catch up to Maggie and Sasha this week, with Jesus around as a helpful ally, and we're hoping they can get through this episode without any added trauma. Here's the "Go Getters" promo:"The Walking Dead" Season 7 airs Sundays at 9 p.m. on AMC. Want more stuff like this? Like us on Facebook. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| A&E Cancels 'Duck Dynasty' After 130 Episodes Posted:
A&E also released a statement:
This season is meant to end on April 12, 2017, so they will still be on air for a while. And the family said they'd return for specials, so it's not like they are completely severing ties with A&E or reality TV in general.
"Duck Dynasty" premiered in 2012 and became a massive hit, with the Season 4 premiere in 2013 landing 11.77 million viewers with a 5.0 rating in the 18-49 demo. Sadie Robertson furthered the family name by taking second place on "Dancing With the Stars" Season 19 in 2014. During its popularity peak, the show also made headlines for controversy, including Phil Robertson's suspension from the show after his disparaging comments about "homosexual behavior" in a GQ interview. Ratings for the show slipped over the years, and the past two seasons premiered to around 2 million viewers with under 1.0 ratings. Want more stuff like this? Like us on Facebook. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| James L. Brooks Reveals His Proudest Achievement and a 'Simpsons' Breakthrough Posted:
So what do you do for an encore? You keep making high-quality movies and television series, that's what. Now 76, Brooks served as a very involved executive producer on "The Edge of Seventeen," the critically hailed, alternately hilarious and poignant teen dramedy that stars Hailee Steinfeld in a bravura performance as a snarky, often surly high schooler contending with a confounding life that, frankly, pisses her off a lot -- the film has an enduring, relatable, and utterly re-watchable quality built into its DNA. And then there's his ongoing, hands-on oversight of "The Simpsons," including -- at long last -- a possible second feature film set in Springfield. Brooks shared the current tricks of his trade with Moviefone, and, along the way, reveals what he considers, in a career full of high-watermarks, the scene he wrote that he remains the proudest of. Moviefone: You've certainly taken on that mentor/producer role before. With this particular film and this particular filmmaker, Kelly Fremon Craig, what was it that you saw that made you want to sprinkle your particular brand of fairy dust on the film? James L. Brooks: In this [material], at the time that I saw it, it wasn't such a motivating factor for me. Meeting Kelly was a motivating factor for me. Then it began a journey, where I don't know if that'll ever happen again. Usually, when there's a first draft -- I don't even know if we can even call it a first draft. Let's call it a "getting-to-know-you." Usually, when there's a first draft, you say, "Let's do this on page 24," and "I think this act, you're moving around things ..." In this case, we just began an experience together. I was impressed with her. I was really impressed with her. And then we started, she went out, she did research, and she's really good at it. She can ask young women questions and get them to open up, because I think she's empathic. And then we'd look at the videos of that, and then we'd just talk. Then at a certain point, she went away and wrote. And it wasn't like a new script happened in those years, because we're talking about a four-year period, from beginning to end. It wasn't just like a new script happened, a writer happened. A voice happened. Popped in a way that I know I'll never see it again. I've never seen it before. What's the get-back for you? You've done this with people like Cameron Crowe and Wes Anderson, and now Kelly. What's the fun and rewarding part for you to do this? I like the work. I like the work. I think there's a thing where, we have this thing called Gracie Films, which, really, most years, we don't do a movie. The majority of years we don't do a movie. But when we do a movie, it's because we care about the writer. And that was always the thing that we said, "What's the void? What's the niche you can fill?" And that's giving a writer control of their work. Do we take pride in "no writer was ever re-written by an outside writer"? I think we're proud of that. And every writer who ever worked on any film that we were connected with was with it to the end, either directing it or playing a production role. So that's our sort of like -- I think the term became 15 years after we started -- mission statement. That experience doesn't happen very often, where there's a writer that you want to get in with. In this case, in all the cases to different degrees, it's a specific relationship where it's intense, it's open, it's personal, it's real stuff -- it's real stuff! We were on the front lines together, and there were front lines. In any movie, if this goes this way, it's all over. Well, maybe if you're hitting beats of genre maybe, maybe something else. But not in any movie where you couldn't say in two sentences what you're after. And, in this case, I think there were three, or four pieces of casting where if the right person didn't walk in the door, Woody Harrelson wasn't coming through town at that moment, if Hailee didn't finally show up after 1,000 -- literally -- young women had been read, we wouldn't have made a movie. It's not like we would have made another movie. We wouldn't have made the movie. The landscape of media, in film and television both, is shifting like crazy, constantly. How easy was it to stick to your mission statement in the current environment? That's a great question. That was my extra motivation because you can't go in and say, first of all, I think we're going uphill in two instances. I know what you mean by the current situation. The business is the business is the business. Every man a businessman. But I also believe good pictures always get made. Every year. Every year. It might be some people having an uphill climb while other people are skiing down. But, in this case, we went and we asked for money. I think we were going uphill. I hate to say it because it sounds so political and social, but just for honesty's sake, there were times we went into meetings where people loved the script, and it was a pro forma meeting, and we walked away without the money. Happened enough times, so I said, "If this was a guy directing and writing, would it have been different?" I don't think that way. Would it have been different? Women are on the other side of those desks, too. And I don't know that that's true. But all I know is on these three occasions, they love it, they love it, they love it, they just want to meet, and then we walk away. Maybe that happens anyway -- I don't know. For me to have the suspicion enter my mind, that that could possibly be it, because I was there, I was going to back it up. And then I wanted to do a "Hey kids, let's do the show right here" movie. I wanted the spirit. I wanted to do a movie for all the right reasons. For passion. So many people on this movie worked for free. It was just so many. People that work with me all the time, they all worked for free on this. So many people came through, and to nurture it. The first round of it was so idealistic. Sometimes I just take Kelly to meet somebody great at what they do. Rick Carter, we talk about production design. I take her to Larry Moss's acting classes. We just start to get the spirit, and just have the illusion that just a look at the sky a little. And then you get down and you fight for a 30-day schedule. Every day less than that and your movie's going to be a little different, I believe. That seemed to me, to try and do it right, we needed the 30. Twenty-six is a somewhat different movie. It is. So all those things, and then each moment -- and I was there; I was on set, and it was surreal in the intensity, and the rawness, in the movie becoming the boss for all of us, which I believe in. At a certain point ... that's the boss. So that's the bond, even when you're discussing things in a phonetic way. So much of your work has either been set in a media context -- a newsroom, or some kind of similar setting. Or you've really done a very journalistic approach behind-the-scenes, a lot of interviews, a lot of investigation to get where you're going. Give me your thoughts on today's landscape, having immersed so much in both media and the journalistic style of investigating things. Have things changed in such a dramatic way that it's foreign to you to look at it? Or is it very familiar, it's just the context that's changed? I would say -- I'm not sure I'm right about anything -- I think sometimes it's important, the question is more important than the answer. A lot of times the question is more important. Television continues, I think, to be "the writer rules." Writers have control of their material to an extraordinary extent. That continues to be television. Movies are where directors ruled -- and directors do, there's no way to exaggerate, that's the person who says print. That's the person that says, "Let's do this, I don't like that, I don't like that dresser, this is the actor for this." So there's no way to exaggerate that. But studio rules as well. Because it's become a business, and everybody talks numbers. Everybody talks numbers. That's the world now. Everybody talks numbers: "What's my tracking? What's the thing? Test this. What's our preview score?" That's going on. And it used to be that went on, but it was sort of silly because you couldn't quantify it ... And now you can say "This movie made this much if I do this," and you write. You just run it through a computer and you write, and you go make the picture. But lots of great movies this year. Somehow it always happens. Somehow there are always people making it over the wall, and this picture did, and a lot of other pictures did. You've got such a rich legacy in television, and we're at this moment of peak TV, where there's so much great content out there. Are you intrigued by doing more TV again? I'm blessed with my "Simpsons" job. I'm really blessed, because we not only do our show, we're always doing side things with our characters. We just did a virtual reality thing, which is two and a half minutes long, with Google. That was labor-intensive, but really fun. Really fun. Now we know a little about it, out of total ignorance. Now we know a little about it, and we're doing this other thing with them. And we did a movie. It's not impossible that we'll do another one, but it's not impossible that we won't as well. But it's serving that spectacular thing that's been so good to us that takes up a lot of television time. So it's occurred to me a few times. It's occurred to me a few times. But "The Simpsons" is my day job. I break away for hunks of time, but I'm on the phone for the reading and stuff like that. And we've built up, it's like a little city that we have when we work there together. How many people get to say they work with some of the same people for over 25 years? It's ideal. You just hit 600 episodes. Yes, sir! And you're still landing on people's lists of, if not always number one, in the top five greatest TV shows of all time. In your wildest dreams, what's your fantasy for the longevity of "The Simpsons"? How long would you like to see it keep going? As long as we feel this way about it. I think that's the answer ... It's magical, and I always take pride in that you come down from Mars, you go on to 20th Century Fox lot, you go past all the writing rooms, and you'd say, "Oh, those people are the new show," and that's us because we go at each other, and we fight for it. Somehow, there's a crazy thing that happened to us about the eight-year mark. It's ludicrous to say, but it happens to be sort of the truth: "Where the hell are we going to get another story?" And then we broke through that. And it's that thing in marathons, I think, where you just break through, and something happens, and suddenly you let down, you change your rules a little. Somebody new comes in and joins you and says something, and we keep on each other. It's community. It's like living in a town, in a certain way. And with all new stuff happening all the time. So that's great, and I'm working on a script, a movie script, and that's been very challenging. I always take a long time, but I've blown off a little by the work on this film, and this was a key year for the show. And I'm back to it now, which is very important to me, and will take preeminence. So there's not much room, and my life is working OK these days. This is a loaded question for anybody, but what are you proudest of as far as your legacy as a writer of film and television? Today? The devil speech in "Broadcast News." It still rings pretty true. Did you feel something special when you were writing that? Oh God, yeah! I just felt privileged. I just felt, "Yes, yes, and yes." Yeah, at the time, it was very important to me. And the whole scene was getting the right set. I remember the right practical set, the right house to put it in, consumed us. There's always one crazy problem on a movie that you don't think will become the key problem. Where to place that scene became the key problem. Where to place that scene? And then just rehearsing it, and just the staging of it. I just remember how important it was to me. Without thinking of it in the terms that we're talking, just for some reason. It was key in their relationship. It was a key story point, too. Your work with Jack Nicholson has been so revered. Do you two have anything that you're noodling around where you might work together again? We chat. We chat about it. In what I'm writing now, there's nothing appropriate. But he's the best. Way back, I remember having a drunken argument with a friend of mine, who was a writer, about who was the best actor alive. This was way back -- I'd say Jack was in his late 30s or something, I don't know, mid-30s, whatever the hell it was. And [my friend] said Dustin Hoffman at the time, and I said Jack Nicholson. We were debating and we were drunk. And drunk, I won the debate by saying "Jack Nicholson could play either role in 'The Odd Couple.'" "The Edge of Seventeen" opens nationwide November 18. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| 'Kong: Skull Island' Trailer Shows Kong Is 'God' Among 'Devils' Posted:
But the island is already inhabited, and not just by the "magnificent" King Kong. Kong is praised by John C. Reilly's character (who lives on the island?) as a "pretty good king" who mostly keeps to himself; "Kong's god on the island, but the devils live below us." It seems to make Kong the hero with the skull-crawlers as the bad guys. Of course, some of the humans are destined to be bad guys, too. Watch the trailer:
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| 11 Things You Never Knew About 'The Twilight Saga' Posted:
It was five years ago this week (on November 18, 2011) that saw the release of "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1," featuring the long-awaited nuptials between the perpetual-teen vampire and his mortal bride, the equally long-awaited consummation of their romance, and the horrific birth of their hybrid baby. As obsessively as fans pored over every detail of the supernatural romance, there's still much you may not know about the five-film series. Here are the dark (and not-so-dark) secrets of how the best-selling Stephenie Meyer novels sank their fangs into the multiplex. 2. Thankfully, when Summit Films wound up with the rights, the indie studio promised Meyer greater fidelity, even writing into its contract language that stipulated the modest length of the vampires' fangs. 3. Meyer's casting ideas for Bella and Edward were Emily Browning (then best known for "Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events") and future Superman Henry Cavill (then best known for Showtime's "The Tudors"). 4. Director Catherine Hardwicke thought of Kristen Stewart after seeing the 17-year-old in her brief but acclaimed performance in "Into the Wild." She confirmed her instinct once she flew to Pittsburgh to audition Stewart while the actress was in the midst of shooting the indie film "Adventureland." 6. The first "Twilight" movie cost just $39 million to make, a budget that was sofa-cushion change for a would-be blockbuster / franchise launcher even in 2008. It earned back $193 million in North America and another $201 million overseas. 8. Rachelle Lefevre wasn't so lucky. After playing the villainous vampire Victoria in the first two movies, she lost the part in "Eclipse" due to a scheduling conflict with "Barney's Version." That indie drama needed her on the set for just 10 days that overlapped with the three-month "Eclipse" shoot. She figured Summit would make accommodations for her. Instead, the studio replaced her with Bryce Dallas Howard, who'd turned down the chance to play Victoria in the first "Twilight" because she'd felt the part was too small. 10. All told, the five-movie franchise grossed $1.4 billion in North America and a total of $3.3 billion worldwide. "It's a possibility," Lionsgate co-chairman Patrick Wachsberger said in September. (Lionsgate took over the franchise when it bought Summit in 2012.) "Not a certainty but it's a possibility. It's about Stephenie. If she wants to tell a story related to those characters, we're here for her." This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
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