We celebrate Louis Gossett Jr’s legacy with a look at five of his best films for the eighties and nineties. Earlier today, we were sad to hear that veteran character actor Louis Gossett Jr had passed away at 87. While we have to get used to the fact that our favorite actors are all human, … Read more
Zac Efron is set to play dual roles – a Hollywood heartthrob and an overzealous fan – in the thriller Famous, directed by Jody Hill Fresh off the well received wrestling drama The Iron Claw and soon to be seen in the comedy Ricky Stanicky, Zac Efron has now signed on to star in the … Read more
Carl Weathers was iconic as Apollo Creed in the Rocky movies, but he was great in a lot of other roles too. Here are some of his best. Many of us were dismayed to learn that the great Carl Weathers had passed away, especially with him being amid a terrific career resurgence thanks to his … Read more
Today, we received the sad news that iconic actor Carl Weathers passed away at 76. The man, the myth, the legend appeared in over 80 TV shows and movies throughout his storied career dating back to the early 70s. Most of us know him as Apollo Creed in the Rocky franchise. Still, the NFL player-turned-actor … Read more
This weekend, Jade Bartlett’s Miller’s Girl, a thriller starring Martin Freeman and Jenna Ortega, hits theaters. The plot follows a gifted young writer (Ortega) who starts a creative journey when her teacher (Freeman) assigns a project that pulls them into a growingly intricate web. As boundaries fade and their lives become intertwined, the professor and … Read more
There’s Method acting, and then there’s physically transforming yourself into an almost unrecognizable person for a movie role. Actors are getting beefier now that action movies and superhero flicks have turned the simple act of “playing a character” into a sport, and getting a personal trainer and a dietician and hitting the gym for three … Read more
Many of the most well-loved and legendary film characters are inextricable from the actors who played them, so much so that it’s often impossible to imagine any other performer in the role. Even remakes of cinematic classics have a difficult time filling the shoes of the original cast members, not because the actors in the … Read more
It feels like David Harbour has been a big name for years. Despite appearing in everything from War of the Worlds (credited as “Dock Worker,” but I’ve never found him) to The Equalizer, he only recently rose to prominence thanks to his terrific turn in Netflix’s Stranger Things. That’s not to say the man’s resume … Read more
Paul Reubens was best-known for portraying Pee-wee Herman, a childlike character that he first began developing as an improv actor in the ’70s. Herman was beloved, appearing in numerous films and TV shows, but even Reubens himself, who died at the age of 70, couldn’t totally explain what made him so entertaining. “Honestly, most questions that are asked of … Read more
According to Deadline, filmmaker Anna Foerster has been tapped as the new director for Max’s upcoming prequel series Dune: The Sisterhood. This follows Chernobyl’s Johan Renck’s exit last March. Foerster — who has directed episodes of Outlander and Westworld — expected to helm multiple episodes. In addition, Max has also welcomed the addition of The … Read more