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Austin Butler Has Begun Knife Training For Dune 2, But When Will He Begin Speedo Training? Warner Bros. Pictures By Jenna Busch/May 25, 2022 5:40 pm EST As you may have heard, Austin Butler, the star of the upcoming Baz Luhrmann film “Elvis,” has been cast as Feyd-Rautha in Denis Villeneuve’s “Dune: Part Two.” According to The New York Times (via ScreenRant), Butler has begun knife training for the role of Feyd-Rautha, a role which was played by Sting in the David Lynch film back in 1984....

Everything We Know About Londongrad So Far BBC By Kaylee Dugan/Jan. 7, 2022 11:12 am EST Benedict Timothy Carlton Cumberbatch, a man with many names and one very specific face, has a new miniseries on the horizon, which shouldn’t surprise any of you because this man loves a limited run television series. Besides 2018’s “Patrick Melrose” and 2012’s “Parade’s End,” you can’t talk about Cumberbatch and miniseries without referencing the show that made Cumberbatch a household name, Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss’ “Sherlock....

Creative and crazier Lionsgate For Simon West’s “The Expendables 2” (2012), the cast was expanded to include Chuck Norris and, as the film’s villain, Van Damme. It was finally being cast as a heavy that allowed Van Damme to finally feel like he can stretch as an actor. Additionally, like all action stars, Van Damme was frequently asked to play roles that only required him to be stoic and capable. In playing a villain, he was finally able to chew some scenery, something he was rarely asked to do....

Hulu Musical Series Up Here Will Feature Songs From Frozen And WandaVision Songwriters Disney+ By Shania Russell/Jan. 31, 2022 8:06 pm EST The minds behind “Frozen,” “Hamilton,” and “WandaVision” are teaming up for a series, and the resulting eight episodes will surely feature catchy tunes from which you’ll never be able to escape. Some of musical theater’s biggest Hollywood hotshots are joining creative forces for Hulu’s upcoming romantic comedy series, “Up Here....

Marlee Matlin, John Leguizamo, And Hans Zimmer Are Among The Academy’s Board Candidates Apple TV+ By Lex Briscuso/June 2, 2022 11:11 am EST Who are you voting for? Actually, sorry, you’re probably not eligible for this election — but rest assured, there are some pretty great candidates for this race. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has revealed their final list of Board of Governors candidates ahead of voting on June 6....

Minx Trailer: HBO Max Is Bringing Back The ’70s … And Erotic Magazines HBO Max By Sandy Schaefer/March 4, 2022 12:28 pm EST HBO Max is bringing back the 1980s with its real-life sports drama series “Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty,” so why not revive the ’70s while it’s at it? Indeed, the streaming service will do just that with “Minx,” a period comedy show that was created by Ellen Rapoport (“Clifford the Big Red Dog”) and executive produced by Paul Feig, the director of “Bridesmaids,” “Spy,” and, most recently, “Last Christmas....

Moon Knight Costume Designer Meghan Kasperlik Dishes On The Details Of The Series’ Costumes [Interview] Marvel By Danielle Ryan/April 26, 2022 10:47 am EST A superhero is nothing without their costume, and Moon Knight’s outfit is pretty darn cool. Whether he’s dressed to the nines as Marc Spector, looking appropriately geeky as Steven Grant, or he’s in the Moon Knight or Mr. Knight superhero costumes, Oscar Isaac is guaranteed to look great on the Disney+ series, and not just because he’s ridiculously good-looking in general....

Star Trek: Lower Decks Creator Mike McMahan Digs Into The Textures Of Trek [Interview] Paramount By Danielle Ryan/June 28, 2022 5:00 pm EST Making an animated workplace comedy set in the “Star Trek” universe is no easy feat, but somehow the team behind “Star Trek: Lower Decks” made it look easy. The series is both a fantastic animated adult comedy and a truly great “Star Trek” series, mixing irreverent humor with a whole lot of love for the shows that have come before....

Gotham Knights gives Robin a new poster Third Robin’s the charm and the smartest. #GothamKnights pic.twitter.com/hUfSJ5sFhs— Gotham Knights (@GothamKnights) June 28, 2022 After being announced nearly two years ago, the “Gotham Knights” video game is finally coming our way in October, so the marketing machine is ramping up in a much more significant way as of late. Case in point: The Boy Wonder himself, Robin, has been given new poster ahead of the game’s release....

The Boys Season 3 Is The Most ‘Messed Up’ So Far, Jack Quaid Teases Prime Video By Shania Russell/Jan. 19, 2022 12:49 pm EST Once upon a time, you could gather the kids, tune into the latest superhero romp, and make a cheerful family affair of it all. You can pretty much still do that … but you best check the rating before pressing play. You never know when the supes invading your home will be a lot less kid-friendly than expected and instead err on the side of power-crazed lunatics....

The Daily Stream: The Young Girls Of Rochefort Creates An Unparalleled World Of Song And Dance Comacico By Mike Shutt/March 10, 2022 3:00 pm EST (Welcome to The Daily Stream, an ongoing series in which the /Film team shares what they’ve been watching, why it’s worth checking out, and where you can stream it.) The Movie: “The Young Girls of Rochefort” (1967) Where You Can Stream It: HBO Max, Criterion Channel The Pitch: Jacques Demy’s vibrant portrait of the lovesick artists in a small French port town is one of the most effervescent movies you will ever see....

The E.T. Easter Egg You Forgot About In Star Wars: The Phantom Menace Universal Pictures By Lyvie Scott/Dec. 16, 2021 3:26 pm EST If I was a filmmaker worth billions of dollars, and if everything I touched turned into a smash-hit, I wouldn’t take myself too seriously either. There’s certainly more to life than creating the highest-grossing films of all time, and in a way, blockbuster BFFs George Lucas and Steven Spielberg have proven just that....

Whodunit? New Line Cinema “Scream” (1996) concerns one Sidney Prescott, a student at Woodsboro High School grieving the death of her mother who was brutally raped and stabbed to death a year prior. A series of killings in Woodsboro coincide with horrible, taunting phone calls Sidney receives from the killer, who wears a hooded cloak and a Ghostface mask, hiding their identity. Sidney no longer knows who to trust between the cops, represented by Dewey Riley (David Arquette), the salacious media represented by Gale Weathers (Courteney Cox) that air everyone’s dirty laundry and casts doubt on Sidney’s memory, or Sidney’s brooding boyfriend, Billy (Skeet Ulrich)....

The Morning Watch: Hawkeye Honest Trailer, Jeff Goldblum Reviews Impressions Of Himself & More Marvel Studios By Ethan Anderton/Jan. 20, 2022 8:20 am EST (The Morning Watch is a recurring feature that highlights a handful of noteworthy videos from around the web. They could be video essays, fan-made productions, featurettes, short films, hilarious sketches, or just anything that has to do with our favorite movies and TV shows.) In this edition, we’ve dug deep enough into the Marvel Cinematic Universe that it’s time for the Honest Trailer for Marvel’s “Hawkeye” series....

The Morning Watch: Making Animatronics For Movies & TV, Mitchells Vs The Machines Scene Breakdown & More Prime Video By Rafael Motamayor/March 25, 2022 8:00 am EST (The Morning Watch is a recurring feature that highlights a handful of noteworthy videos from around the web. They could be video essays, fan-made productions, featurettes, short films, hilarious sketches, or just anything that has to do with our favorite movies and TV shows....

The Northman Star Alexander Skarsgård Talks Maintaining Muscle, Learning Old Norse, And Mythmaking [Interview] Focus Features By Max Evry/April 21, 2022 3:01 pm EST In “The Northman,” leading man Alexander Skarsgård gives a powerfully brutal performance as Amleth, a berserker Viking seeking to avenge his father, save his mother, and kill his uncle, Fjölnir. Set over 1000 years in the past, the story is carried entirely on the muscled shoulders of Skarsgård as Amleth weaves (and slashes) his way towards his destiny....

The Proper Reading Order For Star Wars: The High Republic Lucasfilm By Ryan Scott/Feb. 24, 2022 3:00 pm EST In January of 2021, the folks at Lucasfilm launched one of the most ambitious “Star Wars” projects to come about in a long, long time in the form of “The High Republic.” This was a multi-year, multi-phase publishing initiative spanning multiple publishers across several mediums, including novels, comics, manga, and even audio dramas....

The Russo Bros. Say The Gray Man Action Sequences Almost Killed Them Netflix By Kaylee Dugan/May 11, 2022 9:01 pm EST Working hard or hardly working? In the case of the Anthony and Joe Russo, the director brothers behind some of your favorite Marvel movies (I mean, maybe not, but statistically one of you has to think “Avengers: Infinity War” or “Avengers: Endgame” is the best one), the answer is definitely working hard....

Why Doctor Who Went On A 15-Year Hiatus After Sylvester McCoy’s Exit BBC By Michael Boyle/March 14, 2022 9:08 am EST Even before its revival in 2005, “Doctor Who” was a show well-known for its longevity. Thanks to its inspired concept of regeneration, the show could have its main character be played by a brand new person whenever things threatened to feel stale. As the success of Patrick Troughton’s second Doctor made it clear, the show’s ratings were not based on any one specific person, allowing the original run of “Doctor Who” to go on for 26 seasons, spanning seven different actors for the Doctor and countless more companions....

It likely stems from his love of the ocean National Geographic It’s no surprise that Cameron’s movies feature great explorers because he is one himself. According to Kulture Hub, Cameron is a noted scuba diver and uses small submersible crafts to explore the vast unknowns of our oceans. As The Guardian notes, Cameron became the first person to make a solo trip to the Mariana Trench in a mini-submarine. And while Cameron says he does it for the love of the ocean, his dives have also produced content such as the 2014 film “Deepsea Challenge 3D,” which documents Cameron’s journey to the bottom of the trench....