As his star was rising, Eddie Murphy had the chance to hang out with Marlon Brando…who offered some wisdom. When Eddie Murphy broke out on Saturday Night Live and made his transition to the big screen, a lot of doors opened for him. The paychecks got higher, the popularity went widespread and a lot of … Read more
In that way, Powell’s Finn does resemble McConaughey’s Wooderson, an impossibly attractive young buck who seems to have all the answers to life’s mysteries—especially if you’re younger than him, impressionable and seeking guidance for navigating adulthood. But Finn is a more fully fleshed-out individual than Wooderson was, one of several characters in the ensemble that … Read more
Harry Shearer, who was removed from voicing Black character Dr. Julius Hibbert, says he gets told that The Simpsons went “woke.” The Simpsons has come under repeated scrutiny for its voice cast, particularly the various races and cultures they are representing. The most damning attacks have been at Hank Azaria, who voiced Kwik-E-Mart owner Apu … Read more
Kevin Feige once gave Hugh Jackman some advice: Never undo the ending of Logan. (Whoops.) In an feature on Jackman’s possibly ill-advised return to Marvel movies in this summer’s Deadpool & Wolverine in Empire Magazine, Feige himself recalls this message he imparted to Jackman after Jackman released what was supposed to be his farewell to the character, in … Read more
Zack Snyder tells Joe and Anthony Russo that he was told to make the script for Justice League funnier by the studio. Zack Snyder kicked off the DCEU with man of steel ten years ago, but the cracks began to show with the very next film, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. Some critics called … Read more