Focus Features The Bikeriders, starring Austin Butler, Tom Hardy, Michael Shannon and Jodie Comer, is now streaming on Peacock. Set initially in 1965, and based on Danny Lyon‘s famous 1968 photo book about motorcycle enthusiasts, Jeff Nichols‘ well-received movie has Butler playing Benny, a new recruit to the Vandals motorcycle club, started in Illinois by Hardy’s Johnny. Comer plays Kathy, …
Screenwriters reveal Robert Downey Jr. said no to ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ cameo
Marvel Studios Of all the surprise cameos in Deadpool & Wolverine, one that was supposed to happen didn’t: screenwriters Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick say Robert Downey Jr. turned the movie down. A scene in the beginning of the movie has Ryan Reynolds‘ Wade Wilson interviewing to see if his alter ego Deadpool could join …
Joaquin Phoenix reportedly ditches movie five days before start
David Benito/FilmMagic Joaquin Phoenix has reportedly abandoned a controversial film from director Todd Haynes just five days before the shoot was about to start in Guadalajara, Mexico. IndieWire was first to report the news, adding that Haynes previously described the project as an “explicit” love story between two men set in the ’30s. Some crew …
CEO Bob Iger previews D23, the annual Disney fan expo
ABC News When Bob Iger returned to his role as CEO of The Walt Disney Company nearly two years ago, he said he would focus on returning creativity to the center of the company known for blockbusters and classics ranging from Star Wars to Cinderella. As Iger prepares to headline this year’s D23 fan event in Anaheim, California, there is much creativity …
Channing Tatum praying for a Gambit movie following success of ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’
Disney/Randy Holmes As most fans know, Channing Tatum tried to star in a movie about the X-Men hero Gambit for four years. The project dissolved in 2019 when ABC News’ parent company, Disney, bought Fox. However, Tatum tells Variety that after his mealy mouthed mutant’s surprise appearance in Deadpool & Wolverine, he’s looking to the …
Reality Roundup: ‘Love Island USA’ winners make it official and more
Have no fear, your reality roundup is here! Here’s a look at what happened in the world of reality television this week: Love Island USA (Peacock)This season’s champs, Serena Page and Kordell Beckham, are officially official. The two announced this week that they are boyfriend and girlfriend. “I just asked her out yall she said …
Hugh Jackman has fun with Deadpool’s joke about playing Wolverine until he’s 90
Marvel Studios On his Instagram, 55-year-old Hugh Jackman had a little fun with a joke at his expense in the blockbuster Deadpool & Wolverine. In the film, Ryan Reynolds‘ Deadpool tweaks his on-screen and real-life buddy that Disney is going to make him play Wolverine “’til you’re 90.” Jackman posted a video of himself looking …
Cate Blanchett says critics-bashed ‘Borderlands’ is “fun,” but “it’s not Citizen Kane”
Lionsgate While its Rotten Tomatoes Critics Score has risen — from zero to 7% — some of those behind the video game adaptation Borderlands are hoping moviegoers “give it a chance.” In USA Today, Cate Blanchett explained she was pulling double duty making the critically panned action comedy in 2021 — ironically alongside an Oscar-nominated …
Travis Scott arrested in Paris after fight with hotel security guard
Photo by Barry Brecheisen/Getty Images Travis Scott was arrested Friday while in Paris for the 2024 Olympic Games. The Paris prosecutor’s office confirmed he was arrested at the Georges V hotel following an altercation with security, who tried to break up a fight between him and his bodyguard. An investigation is now underway. Travis’ Paris arrest comes as footage …
The “Hawk Tuah” girl reinterprets Jay Z’s “Empire State of Mind” as you’ve never heard it before
Michael Tullberg/Getty Images We’re all guilty of misunderstanding the lyrics to popular songs — there are many website postings dedicated to it, in fact, but here’s one you may not have thought about and could have trouble hearing it any other way. Haliey Welch, better known as the “Hawk Tuah” girl for her viral, onomatopoetic …