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Mike Myers Got Pitched ‘Shrek’ While Crying as He Walked Out of ‘Saving Private Ryan’ Premiere; His First Reaction: ‘That’s the Worst F—ing Title Ever’

Mike Myers recently joined Vulture for a career-spanning interview in which he hilariously recounted how he was first pitched “Shrek” immediately after walking out of the the world premiere screening of Steven Spielberg’s “Saving Private Ryan.” But that didn’t stop DreamWorks co-founder Jeffrey Katzenberg from pitching him the chance to voice a a big green […]

Robert Pattinson Lied in a TV Interview About Seeing a Clown Die in a Car Explosion; He Makes Up Stories Because Boring Questions Put Him in a ‘Fugue State’

Robert Pattinson is well known for messing around with the press and telling lies in his interviews, but even he was caught off guard recently while rewatching a television interview from 2011. That was the year “The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1” opened in theaters, meaning Pattinson was on a particularly grueling global […]

Charlamagne tha God and Whoopi Goldberg Clash on ‘The View’ Over Hunter Biden Pardon; Goldberg Says ‘You’re Ridiculous’ and ‘You Don’t Know That’ Joe Biden Lied

Charlamagne Tha God appeared on the Dec. 4 episode of “The View” (via Entertainment Weekly) and got into a debate with co-host Whoopi Goldberg after he claimed that Joe Biden lied when it came to pardoning his son, Hunter Biden, over felony gun and tax convictions. The president had previously vowed to withhold such clemency […]

Angelina Jolie Tells Reporter Asking About an Angelina Jolie Biopic: ‘That Gets the Most Insane Question Award … Let’s Hope There Isn’t One’

Angelina Jolie has played many a real-life figure throughout her Oscar-winning career, from supermodel Gia Carangi (“Gia”) to journalist Mariane Pearl (“A Mighty Pearl”) and now opera singer Maria Callas (“Maria”). But she’s not interested in having her own life story become a big screen biopic. Asked by The Sunday Times what an Angelina Jolie […]

Voldemort Actor Ralph Fiennes Is ‘All in Favor’ of Cillian Murphy Taking Over the ‘Harry Potter’ Villain in HBO’s TV Series: ‘He’s a Fantastic Actor’

Voldemort actor Ralph Fiennes is giving his blessing to Cillian Murphy to take over the role of the infamous “Harry Potter” villain should the “Oppenheimer” Oscar winner want to in HBO’s upcoming television series. Rumors have circulated online in recent weeks claiming Murphy is being considered for Voldemort. Fiennes was asked to respond during an […]

Ridley Scott Told Off the Studio Executive Who Said He Needs to Start Making Movies About ‘Normal People’: ‘What the F— Does That Mean?’

Ridley Scott revealed on the Director’s Guild of America’s “Director’s Cut” podcast (via Entertainment Weekly) that he was criticized by a studio executive early in his career for not making movies about “normal people.” Scott’s directing career kicked off with his Cannes-winning historical drama “The Duellists,” followed by “Alien,” “Blade Runner” and the fantasy adventure “Legend.” […]

Mikey Madison Says ‘Scream’ Fans Go Up to Her and Say ‘I’m Mad at You’ for Killing David Arquette’s Dewey: ‘I’m So Sorry. I Didn’t Write the Script’

“Anora” star Mikey Madison recently told Collider that she underestimated just how furiously “Scream” fans would react to her character, Amber Freeman, being revealed as Ghostface and thus responsible for the death of David Arquette’s beloved Dewey in 2022’s “Scream.” Madison was not aware of the “Scream” franchise’s passionate following when she accepted the role. […]

Kate Winslet Cries as She Recalls Confronting Press Over ‘Horrific’ Body Shaming and ‘Harassment’; She ‘Let Them Have It’ and Said: ‘I Hope This Haunts You’

Kate Winslet fought through tears during an interview with “60 Minutes” while remembering a time when she stood up to the press for bullying her over her weight following the success of “Titanic.” The Oscar winner has been vocal in the past about the body shaming she endured after James Cameron’s 1997 blockbuster turned her […]

Moana Actor Auliʻi Cravalho Grew Up on Food Stamps; Disney Success Allowed Her to Buy ‘My Mommy a House’ and ‘She’s Happily Retired’

Auli’i Cravalho, the actor who voices Moana in Disney’s animated franchise of the same name, recently told People magazine that the money she earned off the success of the original 2016 film allowed her to buy a house for her mother. It was a notable achievement considering Cravalho was raised on food stamps as a […]

Margot Robbie Says ‘Wolf of Wall Street’ Full Frontal Nudity Was Her Idea; She Turned Down Scorsese When He Said: ‘Maybe You Can Be Wearing a Robe’

Margot Robbie appeared on the “Talking Pictures” podcast with TCM’s Ben Mankiewicz and revealed that her “Wolf of Wall Street” director Martin Scorsese actually offered her the chance not to appear fully nude in the film. Robbie has a full frontal scene as Naomi Lapaglia, the bombshell and no-nonsense wife to Leonardo DiCaprio’s criminal Jordan […]

17 Best Movies New to Streaming in December: ‘Beetlejuice 2,’ ‘It Ends With Us,’ ‘Maria,’ ‘Juror #2’ and More

If you’re looking to catch up on some of the buzziest movies of 2024 before the year ends, then you’re in luck this December as blockbusters “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice” and “It Ends With Us” make their streaming premieres. The former, a long-awaited passion project from director Tim Burton and star Michael Keaton, is coming to Max […]

Denis Villeneuve Says ‘Star Wars’ Got ‘Derailed’ by ‘Return of the Jedi’ and ‘There’s No More Surprises’ in the Franchise: ‘I’m Not Dreaming’ of Directing One

Denis Villeneuve has long cited “Star Wars” when discussing his favorite movies as a child, but that doesn’t mean he’d be interested in teaming up with Lucasfilm to make a movie set in a galaxy far, far away. During an interview on “The Town” podcast, the “Dune” filmmaker said directing a “Star Wars” movie is not […]

Christopher Nolan Tells Denis Villeneuve That ‘Dune 2’ Is ‘Miraculous’ and Jokes: ‘Muad’Dib, Paul, Lisan al Gaib. How Many F—ing Names Can You Give One Character?’

Christopher Nolan recently moderated an FYC conversation with Denis Villeneuve after a screening of “Dune: Part Two” and raved about his love for the sequel, calling it “a miraculous job of adaptation.” The “Oppenheimer” Oscar winner joins the likes of Steven Spielberg and other top directors in praising “Dune: Part Two,” which is one of […]

Margot Robbie Baffled Over ‘Babylon’ Flop and ‘Still Can’t Figure Out Why People Hated It’: ‘I Wonder If in 20 Years People’ Will Be Shocked It Bombed

Margot Robbie appeared on the “Talking Pictures” podcast and expressed her continued bafflement over moviegoers hating “Babylon,” her infamous 2022 box office flop co-starring Brad Pitt. Directed by “La La Land” Oscar winner Damian Chazelle, the Hollywood epic centered on silent movie stars in the 1920s as they struggle to adapt during the industry’s transition […]

Samuel L. Jackson: People Say ‘It’s an Honor to Be Nominated’ for Oscars, but ‘No It Ain’t. It’s an Honor to Win. Most People Forget’ About Noms

Samuel L Jackson said in a video interview with AP Entertainment, while promoting his role in Netflix’s “The Piano Lesson,” that Oscar nominations aren’t too big of a deal for him. Shockingly, Jackson has only earned one Oscar nomination during his illustrious career — for “Pulp Fiction,” which he landed a best supporting actor nod […]

Ben Stiller Doubts ‘Tropic Thunder’ Could Get Made Today: Robert Downey Jr. in Blackface Is ‘Incredibly Dicey’ and ‘Edgier Comedy Is Harder to Do’ Now

Ben Stiller is doubtful that his 2008 satirical comedy “Tropic Thunder” could get made today. The film, which centers on a group of egotistical actors making a Vietnam War movie, grossed nearly $200 million worldwide and picked up an Oscar nomination for supporting actor thanks to Robert Downey Jr. But it’s Downey’s character that would […]

Patrick J. Adams Quit ‘Suits’ Because ‘I Was Drinking Too Much’ and ‘Depressed’: ‘The Only Reason to Stay Was Money’ and ‘I Never Regretted’ Leaving

“Suits” star Patrick J. Adams appeared on the latest episode of Jesse Tyler Ferguson’s “Dinner’s on Me” podcast and opened up about his exit from “Suits.” Adams was a series regular on the USA legal drama for seven seasons. He played Michael James Ross opposite Gabriel Macht as Harvey Specter. Adams returned for the final […]

Keira Knightley Says ‘I Was Seen as S—‘ Due to ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ and ‘Taken Down Publicly’; She Won’t Do More Franchises: ‘You Have No Control’ Over ‘What You’re Filming’

Keira Knightley said in an interview with The Times of London that she has erased from her memory the “public shaming” she endured from the press amid her breakout during the “Pirates of the Caribbean” trilogy. The Oscar nominee was just 17 years old when she debuted as Elizabeth Swann in 2003’s “Curse of the […]

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