Inspired by the legend of Hanuman, “Monkey Man” stars Patel as an unnamed fighter named ‘Kid’ in the credits. In the ring, he wears a gorilla mask and fights for money from a sleazy promoter played by Sharlto Copley. He is beaten most nights of the week, getting extra cash if he bleeds. With his … Read more
Lisa Cortes, the Academy Award-nominated and Emmy-winning producer and director, will attend Ebertfest to discuss her film “Little Richard: I Am Everything,” a documentary about Little Richard, the unique, flamboyant, rock ‘n’ roll icon who shaped the world of music with hits like “Tutti Frutti” and “Long Tall Sally” (Read Sheila O’Malley’s review of the … Read more
Robert Downey Jr. is expressing gratitude to Tom Cruise for turning down the roles of Charlie Chaplin and Tony Stark. Tony Stark and Charlie Chaplin stand as two of Robert Downey Jr.’s most iconic performances. And while RDJ may have expressed relief that Chaplin didn’t nab him an Academy Award, he’s well aware of its … Read more
Repo Man 2 is in the works, with original director Alex Cox returning to helm the sequel and Kiowa Gordon replacing Emilio Estevez as Otto. Per Variety, Alex Cox is ready to return to the bizarre world of car repossession and extraterrestrials. The outlet reports that the director is set to helm Repo Man 2: … Read more
When his family moved to California, he enrolled at Long Beach Polytechnic High School, where his gridiron prowess took him to Long Beach City College. Injured there during practice, he transferred to San Diego State, where he played on nationally recognized teams for Coach Don Coryell. He also majored in Theatre. After contacting his former … Read more
Rosskam’s approach is two-fold, intercutting interviews about transmasculine sexual history and behavior with a fictional interaction between characters played by Theo Germaine and Aden Hakimi. Both halves of the film feel like they’re trying to playfully unpack the complexity of the transmasculine sexual experience, revealing how silly it is to paint any gender identity with … Read more
The details for Butareba: The Story of a Man Turned into a Pig Season 1 Episode 11 have come to the fore. Fans can watch the episode exclusively on Crunchyroll. Adapted from Takuma Sakai’s Japanese light novel series, Butareba: The Story of a Man Turned into a Pig, this upcoming episode is poised to offer … Read more
Edgar Wright’s reboot of The Running Man is in active development. The 49-year-old director is working on a movie based on Stephen King’s novel of the same name and has promised that his take will be more faithful to the story than the 1987 dystopian flick that starred Arnold Schwarzenegger. Edgar told the Happy Sad … Read more
Robert Downey Jr. won’t play Iron Man again. The 58-year-old actor portrayed Tony Stark and his superhero alter ego in 11 movies from 2008’s Iron Man to 2019’s Avengers: Endgame but Marvel Cinematic Universe boss Kevin Feige has insisted there are no plans to “magically undo” the character’s death so he can make an appearance in … Read more
Marvel head Kevin Feige confirmed that there are no plans to bring Robert Downey Jr. back as Iron Man and “undo” the moment. Casting Robert Downey Jr. as Tony Stark in Iron Man was one of the riskiest moves imaginable. A legal liability and far from being a box office catch, it made no sense … Read more