Anya Taylor-Joy has had a big year in 2024 working with acclaimed directors, including her surprise appearance in Denis Villeneuve's film Dune: Part Twoand his starring role in George Miller Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga. The actor actually landed the role of Imperator Furiosa in Miller's newest action epic, thanks to a recommendation from another renowned director, Edgar Wright, who cast her in his dreamy 2021 horror film. Last night in Soho. Oscar-nominated director David O'Russell also dialed Taylor-Joy's number, casting her in his 2022 all-star period film Amsterdamas well as M. Night Shyamalan, who put the actor in his…
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Ridley Scott and Russell Crowe collaborated for the first time on the historic action film Gladiatorand his team proved truly fruitful, as the film grossed $465 million worldwide and won five Oscars, including Best Picture and Best Actor for Crowe. This is despite the film's many inaccuracies, which have been documented endlessly over the years. Gladiator put the Crowe-Scott team in good stead, but the partnership would not continue until 2006 A good yeara left turn for the romantic comedy that proved to be a flop, grossing just $42 million. Scott and Crowe came back from that disappointment with 2007…
Daisy Ridley addresses behind-the-scenes struggles as she films her $13 million sci-fi flop co-starring Tom Holland, three years after the film's release. Ridley was on a roll in 2021, coming off his performances as the heroic Rey in Star Wars: The Force Awakens and its pair of high-grossing sequels. Meanwhile, Holland was equally incandescent after becoming the MCU's gritty Peter Parker starting in Captain America: Civil Warand continuing through a series of appearances both in Spider-Man independent films and Avengers box office hits. Life outside the franchise bubble has been difficult for Ridley and Holland, however, as both young stars…
Star Trek: PicardBorg Queen actress Alison Pill addresses whether she would return to the franchise, while expressing uncertainty about her character's fate. Pill played the ever-troubled Daystrom Institute cyberneticist Agnes Jurati in Picard season 1, fueling divided fan reaction. Agnes was back for season two, despite her detractors, and saw her story take a major turn when she was assimilated by the Borg, becoming a new and potentially non-villainous Borg Queen. Picard Season 4 has not yet been confirmed, leaving the Borg Queen's fate up in the air. Currently starring in the realistic romantic comedy Young WertherPill revealed exclusively for…
Star Trek: Voyager actor Garrett Wang discusses whether he will ever return to the Walk universe after his recent cameo in Lower decks. Episode 9 of Season 5 of Paramount+'s animated series Trek saw the return, in non-live-action form, of several characters familiar to hardcore fans. Deep Space NineElim Garak and Julian Bashir made an appearance, as did Enterprise's T'Pol and, somewhat randomly, Star Trek: First ContactIt's Lily Sloane. But perhaps the most memorable Lower decks cameo came from TravelerHarry Kim, who appeared as multiple variants in the crazy multiversal episode. by Kim Lower decks the return may in fact…
Robert Eggers’ 2024 Runtime Nosferatus The remake is revealed and sets a record for the horror franchise. Eggers established himself as an A-list horror director with his acclaimed film The Witch. He later switched to dark fantasy with The Lighthousewhile also keeping a firm hand in portraying psychological disintegration. After venturing into epic historical fiction with The NorthmanEggers is back in the horror game with his next Nosferatus remake, starring Bill SkarsgÃ¥rd as an otherworldly bloodsucker. With the film set to release its gothic horror delights on Christmas Day, the runtime for Eggers’ version Nosferatus Now it has been revealed…
Michael Dorn Addresses Worf’s Future After Bringing the Character Back Star Trek: Picard season 3. The first Klingon warrior to join Starfleet, Worf formed a key part of the Star Trek: The Next Generation TV and film cast, also becoming one of the few TNG characters to move on to the spinoff show Deep Space Nine. So it was no surprise to see Worf back in the fold for Star Trek: Picardas the Paramount+ series has put together a full-on TNG meeting. Picard Season 4 has not yet been confirmed. It is not yet known whether TNGThe Klingon noble will…
The remake of Jason Statham’s $75 million sci-fi action film will be re-streaming in December. In early 2024, Statham had one of his biggest box office successes in years when his politically charged character John Wickinspired action film The beekeeper unexpectedly grossed US$152 million worldwide. Statham may now have a new franchise on his hands, as director David Ayer has hinted that The Beekeeper 2 could happen. Statham has been a reliable action star for years thanks to high-profile projects like Meg and Fast and Furiousas well as cheaper fares. In fact, he has a long filmography filled mostly with…
A major Fremen actor addresses whether they will return to Dune 3. Raising US$714 million at the box office, Denis Villeneuve Dune: Part 2 It surpassed all expectations commercially, while also generating Oscar buzz for Villeneuve and his behind-the-camera team. Now Villeneuve intends to complete the story of Paul Atreides and has begun the task of adapting Frank Herbert’s book Messiah Dune in Dune: Part Three. Confirmation of the return of the stars for the third Dune the film is still in the future, but Stilgar actor Javier Bardem has made it clear that he definitely wants to return to…
Ben Stiller gives a promise Termination Season 3 development update as the AppleTV+ drama prepares for Season 2 launch. Apple’s streaming service received a prestige boost with the 2022 premiere of the Stiller-produced series starring Parks and recreationIt’s Adam Scott. Set in a mysterious office building where all workers were subjected to a radical procedure that allowed them to literally sever the connection between their work and life, Termination The first season dazzled critics, as reflected by its 97% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Termination season 2 is scheduled to arrive on January 14, 2025. With Scott and his fired colleagues…