Essentially, Clint Eastwood’s character, William Munny, goes through the standard Clint Eastwood hero arc of getting beaten within an inch of his life (in some movies, he’s actually killed and rises from the dead), then coming back to righteously murder a bunch of people. But over time, I grew to appreciate and even appreciate the elliptical nature of … Read more
Stephen McKinley Henderson has no regrets about Thufir Hawat being cut out of Dune: Part Two and confirms we’ll never see those scenes. Stephen McKinley Henderson played Thufir Hawat in Dune, but sadly, the Mentat adviser to House Atreides was nowhere to be found in Dune: Part Two. The actor did shoot scenes for Dune: … Read more
Tim Blake Nelson is “heartbroken” that his scene from blockbuster Dune: Part Two was left on the cutting room floor. The 59-year-old actor was left gutted when he found out his contribution to the sequel to Denis Villeneuve’s 2021 film adaptation of the 1965 novel of the same name by Frank Herbert was cut due … Read more
Dune: Part Two: Austin Butler only stayed in character as a murderous sociopath 25-30% of the time off-camera. Damn decent of him. Austin Butler completely embodied Elvis Presley for Baz Luhrmann’s extravagant biopic, spending three years researching the life and music of the iconic musician. He even adapted Presley’s southern drawl the entire time and … Read more
One of the coolest success stories of the movie year 2023 was the surprise box-office success of Godzilla Minus One, the stellar new Japanese Godzilla prequel that has already grossed more than $50 million in U.S. theaters alone. (Seriously, it’s outstanding; it made my list of the best films of the year.) The appeal of Godzilla Minus … Read more
As we sail towards the end of 2023, it’s an excellent time to remind ourselves of what could have been with a big horror movie that underperformed for various reasons. The Last Voyage of the Demeter brought us a new Dracula adaptation and a memorable-looking Drac in the shape of Javier Botet. Still, it could … Read more
Zack Snyder teases the “more brutal, more bizarre” R-rated extended cut of Rebel Moon with “a lot of sex.” We still don’t know exactly when Netflix will release the R-rated extended cut of Zack Snyder’s Rebel Moon, but it sounds like it will be a very different movie. During an interview with Yahoo, Zack Snyder … Read more
Jimmy, the robot voiced by Anthony Hopkins, will have a much bigger role in the Rebel Moon extended cut and sequel. One of the many characters introduced in Rebel Moon is Jimmy, a sentient robot who once served under a king centuries ago. Although Jimmy has a major impact on the story, we don’t get … Read more
Ricky Gervais is further discouraging anyone who might be easily offended to skip his upcoming Netflix special, Armageddon. It seems like it’s at least once a year that Ricky Gervais makes waves for a joke made at the expense of others. And with that normally comes a defense or casual brushing off. Ahead of the … Read more
Zack Snyder says that the upcoming R-rated Rebel Moon director’s cut is almost like an entirely different movie. Zack Snyder’s Rebel Moon will premiere on Netflix in just a few days, but as we know, it will be followed by an R-rated director’s cut next year. The new cut won’t just be a few added … Read more