Twenty years ago, Troy and its cast made its mark on epic filmmaking. Director Wolfgang Petersen’s take on Homer’s Iliad featured an ensemble cast led by Brad Pitt and created a wildly entertaining, if not entirely accurate, movie.
Working from a script by future Games of Thrones showrunner David Benioff, the Troy cast brought to life legends like Achilles, Helen of Troy, and Hector. Eric Bana, Orlando Bloom, and Diane Kruger were among those who joined Pitt in the impressive cast. While many of the actors haven’t made another film on Troy‘s scale, they continue to perform in blockbuster movies 20 years later.
Brad Pitt Brad Pitt | Toni Anne Barson/WireImage (L); Rudy Carezzevoli/Getty Images (R)
Brad Pitt starred as the de facto lead of the Troy cast as the hero Achilles. However, as Pitt admitted in 2019, he didn’t want any part of Troy.
“I...
Working from a script by future Games of Thrones showrunner David Benioff, the Troy cast brought to life legends like Achilles, Helen of Troy, and Hector. Eric Bana, Orlando Bloom, and Diane Kruger were among those who joined Pitt in the impressive cast. While many of the actors haven’t made another film on Troy‘s scale, they continue to perform in blockbuster movies 20 years later.
Brad Pitt Brad Pitt | Toni Anne Barson/WireImage (L); Rudy Carezzevoli/Getty Images (R)
Brad Pitt starred as the de facto lead of the Troy cast as the hero Achilles. However, as Pitt admitted in 2019, he didn’t want any part of Troy.
“I...
- 5/14/2024
- by Matt Moore
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Actor Tina Fey drew inspiration from her own life when adapting Mean Girls for the big screen. She even based the series’ most sinister villain partly on her mother.
What Tina Fey’s mom had in common with Rachel McAdams’ Regina George Tina Fey | Jason Mendez/Getty Images
Fey sprinkled a little bit of her own life into the 2004 comedy Mean Girls. The film was loosely based on the book Queen Bees and Wannabes, which Fey felt had an interesting premise for her feature. The idea for the adaptation grew into a story about a girl from Africa transferring to a Suburban high school ruled by a clique. Apart from the book, Fey used her own high school experience to inform the material.
“Conversations that I remember. People that I kinda knew in High School. Shoved in on all different spots,” she once told Black Film.
A lot of the...
What Tina Fey’s mom had in common with Rachel McAdams’ Regina George Tina Fey | Jason Mendez/Getty Images
Fey sprinkled a little bit of her own life into the 2004 comedy Mean Girls. The film was loosely based on the book Queen Bees and Wannabes, which Fey felt had an interesting premise for her feature. The idea for the adaptation grew into a story about a girl from Africa transferring to a Suburban high school ruled by a clique. Apart from the book, Fey used her own high school experience to inform the material.
“Conversations that I remember. People that I kinda knew in High School. Shoved in on all different spots,” she once told Black Film.
A lot of the...
- 1/13/2024
- by Antonio Stallings
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
So fetch! Lindsay Lohan made a surprise red carpet appearance at the premiere of the Mean Girls movie musical in New York City on Jan. 8.
The actor, who played the awkward new girl in school Cady Heron in the original 2004 movie, stunned in a sleek black gown as she posed with the stars of the new film, including Angourie Rice (who portrays Cady), Reneé Rapp (Regina George), and Christopher Briney (Aaron Samuels).
The new Mean Girls is an adaptation of the Broadway musical based on the original movie. It opens in theaters on Jan. 12.
Lindsay Lohan | Jason Mendez/Getty Images for Paramount Pictures
Lohan, 37, donned a long-sleeved black dress by Alexandre Vauthier for the event. The actor paired the dress – which also had a daring slit up the middle – with black, ankle-strap heels and dangly silver earrings.
Lindsay Lohan | Jose Perez/Bauer-Griffin/Gc Images
Lohan waved to fans outside of...
The actor, who played the awkward new girl in school Cady Heron in the original 2004 movie, stunned in a sleek black gown as she posed with the stars of the new film, including Angourie Rice (who portrays Cady), Reneé Rapp (Regina George), and Christopher Briney (Aaron Samuels).
The new Mean Girls is an adaptation of the Broadway musical based on the original movie. It opens in theaters on Jan. 12.
Lindsay Lohan | Jason Mendez/Getty Images for Paramount Pictures
Lohan, 37, donned a long-sleeved black dress by Alexandre Vauthier for the event. The actor paired the dress – which also had a daring slit up the middle – with black, ankle-strap heels and dangly silver earrings.
Lindsay Lohan | Jose Perez/Bauer-Griffin/Gc Images
Lohan waved to fans outside of...
- 1/10/2024
- by Megan Elliott
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Pictured: Brett W. Bachman
The Fall of the House of Usher marked the end of Mike Flanagan’s time at Netflix. What’s on Netflix recently had the opportunity to interview Brett W. Bachman, the editor of The Fall of the House of Usher.
The Fall of the House of Usher is the fifth Netflix Original series created by Mike Flanagan and the last released under his exclusive output deal with the streaming service.
Before working on The Fall of the House of Usher, Brett W. Bachman worked on movies such as Cooties, Mandy, The Vigil, Pig, V/H/S/94, Pig, and Next Exit.
How did you become involved with The Fall of the House of Usher?
Brett: Great question. A bit of a backstory: Mike Flanagan offered me the job on Twitter. It was a direct Twitter Dm he sent me. I’ve been a fan of his ever since 2013 with Oculus,...
The Fall of the House of Usher marked the end of Mike Flanagan’s time at Netflix. What’s on Netflix recently had the opportunity to interview Brett W. Bachman, the editor of The Fall of the House of Usher.
The Fall of the House of Usher is the fifth Netflix Original series created by Mike Flanagan and the last released under his exclusive output deal with the streaming service.
Before working on The Fall of the House of Usher, Brett W. Bachman worked on movies such as Cooties, Mandy, The Vigil, Pig, V/H/S/94, Pig, and Next Exit.
How did you become involved with The Fall of the House of Usher?
Brett: Great question. A bit of a backstory: Mike Flanagan offered me the job on Twitter. It was a direct Twitter Dm he sent me. I’ve been a fan of his ever since 2013 with Oculus,...
- 1/9/2024
- by Jacob Robinson
- Whats-on-Netflix
Bradley Cooper is admitting just how “terrified” he was to portray Leonard Bernstein for the Netflix film “Maestro.”
Cooper, who also directed, produced, and co-wrote the feature, said during a special New York City tastemakers screening Q&a at the Whitby Hotel moderated by Lin-Manuel Miranda that he spent six years mastering how to conduct a six-minute sequence. The post-screening panel also included Cooper’s co-stars Matt Bomer and Carey Mulligan, and the movie debuted to a standing ovation.
The scene Cooper referenced captures Bernstein famously conducting the 1976 London Symphony Orchestra in Ely Cathedral.
“That scene I was so worried about because we did it live,” Cooper said. “That was the London Symphony Orchestra. I was recorded live, I had to conduct them. And I spent six years learning how to conduct six minutes and 21 seconds of music.”
Cooper credited his “wonderful teachers” for helping him reenact Bernstein’s conducting.
“I...
Cooper, who also directed, produced, and co-wrote the feature, said during a special New York City tastemakers screening Q&a at the Whitby Hotel moderated by Lin-Manuel Miranda that he spent six years mastering how to conduct a six-minute sequence. The post-screening panel also included Cooper’s co-stars Matt Bomer and Carey Mulligan, and the movie debuted to a standing ovation.
The scene Cooper referenced captures Bernstein famously conducting the 1976 London Symphony Orchestra in Ely Cathedral.
“That scene I was so worried about because we did it live,” Cooper said. “That was the London Symphony Orchestra. I was recorded live, I had to conduct them. And I spent six years learning how to conduct six minutes and 21 seconds of music.”
Cooper credited his “wonderful teachers” for helping him reenact Bernstein’s conducting.
“I...
- 11/15/2023
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
Brooklyn, New York – June 05: Peter Dinklage attends the US Premiere of Paramount Pictures’ “Transformers: Rise of the Beasts” at Kings Theatre on June 05, 2023, in Brooklyn, New York. (Photo by Jason Mendez/Getty Images for Paramount Pictures) Peter Dinklage has plenty of experience when it comes to film franchises. On the live-action side, he’s done a pair of movies in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, plus an X-Men appearance and an upcoming role in a new Hunger Games film. On the animated side, he’s been part of the Ice Age, The Croods, and Angry Birds series. So it’s no surprise that Dinklage, a four-time Emmy Award winner for Game of Thrones, signed on to play the villain in the new Transformers movie, Rise of the Beast. For Dinklage to star in a Transformers movie was a lot of fun, since he can recall the huge cultural splash the...
- 6/9/2023
- by Hollywood Outbreak
- HollywoodOutbreak.com
It’s been nearly two months since the sudden death of Stephen “tWitch” Boss. His loved ones gathered recently in a well-deserved Celebration of Life ceremony in honor of him. Celebrities attended and gave emotional tributes.
tWitch | Jason Mendez/WireImage He died by suicide in Dec. 2022
Fans were shocked when they tWitch took his own life just days before Christmas 2022. Leading up to his death, he appeared to be in good spirits. His Instagram posts were filled with dance videos and family moments with his wife, Allison Hoker, and their three children. They’d also completed an interview with Jennifer Hudson and talked about their love story and expanding their family.
Source: YouTube
TMZ reports that Hoker frantically ran into a local LAPD station on Dec. 13, stressing that her husband left without his car and wouldn’t answer her calls, which she says was out not typical behavior of his.
tWitch | Jason Mendez/WireImage He died by suicide in Dec. 2022
Fans were shocked when they tWitch took his own life just days before Christmas 2022. Leading up to his death, he appeared to be in good spirits. His Instagram posts were filled with dance videos and family moments with his wife, Allison Hoker, and their three children. They’d also completed an interview with Jennifer Hudson and talked about their love story and expanding their family.
Source: YouTube
TMZ reports that Hoker frantically ran into a local LAPD station on Dec. 13, stressing that her husband left without his car and wouldn’t answer her calls, which she says was out not typical behavior of his.
- 2/13/2023
- by Brenda Alexander
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
M. Night Shyamalan is a movie icon. Throughout the course of his career he has directed countless classics and blockbusters. The Sixth Sense, Unbreakable, The Happening, and, more recently, Old, are a few of the many noteworthy titles Shyamalan has helped produce.
Shyamalan recently released another movie that, per usual, has everyone talking. Rupert Grint, Jonathan Groff, Ben Aldridge, and Abby Quinn are some of the talented actors who were cast in Knock at the Cabin. The 2023 film is based on the book “The Cabin at the End of the World,” and, according to Shyamalan, they needed to changed it for the movie.
A closer look at M. Night Shyamalan’s new movie ‘Knock at the Cabin’
Universal Pictures may have delivered one of the year’s biggest hits with Knock at the Cabin. Groff and Aldridge play a married couple who is vacationing with their young daughter. However, things...
Shyamalan recently released another movie that, per usual, has everyone talking. Rupert Grint, Jonathan Groff, Ben Aldridge, and Abby Quinn are some of the talented actors who were cast in Knock at the Cabin. The 2023 film is based on the book “The Cabin at the End of the World,” and, according to Shyamalan, they needed to changed it for the movie.
A closer look at M. Night Shyamalan’s new movie ‘Knock at the Cabin’
Universal Pictures may have delivered one of the year’s biggest hits with Knock at the Cabin. Groff and Aldridge play a married couple who is vacationing with their young daughter. However, things...
- 2/11/2023
- by Ashley Swallow
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
After a three-year wait, Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan has returned to Amazon Prime for a third season. The popular spy thriller stars John Krasinski as Jack Ryan and Michael Kelly as CIA station chief Mike November. Viewers have been watching in record numbers to see the action and intrigue. But for Kelly, the series presents an extra challenge: his character speaks Spanish, but he certainly doesn’t.
Michael Kelly stars in ‘Jack Ryan’ as Mike November Michael Kelly attends Tom Clancy’s “Jack Ryan” Season Two Premiere at Metrograph on October 29, 2019 in New York City. | Jason Mendez/WireImage
Kelly joined Jack Ryan in the second season, and his character was originally only supposed to be a part of the show for one season. They brought him back for Season 3, but according to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, one detail about the character complicates things for Kelly.
Mike is stationed in Venezuela,...
Michael Kelly stars in ‘Jack Ryan’ as Mike November Michael Kelly attends Tom Clancy’s “Jack Ryan” Season Two Premiere at Metrograph on October 29, 2019 in New York City. | Jason Mendez/WireImage
Kelly joined Jack Ryan in the second season, and his character was originally only supposed to be a part of the show for one season. They brought him back for Season 3, but according to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, one detail about the character complicates things for Kelly.
Mike is stationed in Venezuela,...
- 2/3/2023
- by Kira Martin
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Since 2018, John Krasinski has portrayed Jack Ryan, the analyst-turned-field agent, on Amazon Prime’s Jack Ryan. The Office alum has come a long way since his days as a sales representative in Scranton, Pennsylvania, to get the coveted part of Ryan. The actor, who has been in the role for three seasons, says his time as Jack Ryan helped him prepare for his role in Marvel’s Doctor Strange and the Multiverse of Madness.
John Krasinski is the fifth actor to portray Jack Ryan
For over 30 years, five different actors have portrayed the role of CIA Agent Jack Ryan – John Krasinski is not only the latest to take on the role, but the first to bring the character to the small screen. https://t.co/hgeNtKBPnR
— Fox 32 News (@fox32news) January 5, 2023
First introduced in Tom Clancy’s 1984 novel The Hunt for Red October, Jack Ryan is a former marine...
John Krasinski is the fifth actor to portray Jack Ryan
For over 30 years, five different actors have portrayed the role of CIA Agent Jack Ryan – John Krasinski is not only the latest to take on the role, but the first to bring the character to the small screen. https://t.co/hgeNtKBPnR
— Fox 32 News (@fox32news) January 5, 2023
First introduced in Tom Clancy’s 1984 novel The Hunt for Red October, Jack Ryan is a former marine...
- 1/29/2023
- by Produced by Digital Editors
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Sarah Paulson is sharing one of her dream roles. The 47-year-old Bravo superfan appeared on a recent episode of SiriusXM’s “Andy Cohen Live”, and shared why she’d love to play “Real Housewives of Orange County” star Vicki Gunvalson.
“I would just like to play Vicki. I just wanna play Vicki,” Paulson revealed. “Vicki is a very fascinating person to me.”
Vicki Gunvalson – Photo: Jason Mendez/Getty Images
In the same interview, Paulson praised her American Crime Story co-star, Beanie Feldstein, for her performance in Broadway’s Funny Girl. Feldstein exited the production early, and Lea Michele will next take on the role of Fanny Brice.
“I saw it twice and I thought that Beanie was remarkable,” Paulson said. She was extraordinary on opening night. I went again in June, right after she had Covid. I went to see her first performance back after she hadn’t been on...
“I would just like to play Vicki. I just wanna play Vicki,” Paulson revealed. “Vicki is a very fascinating person to me.”
Vicki Gunvalson – Photo: Jason Mendez/Getty Images
In the same interview, Paulson praised her American Crime Story co-star, Beanie Feldstein, for her performance in Broadway’s Funny Girl. Feldstein exited the production early, and Lea Michele will next take on the role of Fanny Brice.
“I saw it twice and I thought that Beanie was remarkable,” Paulson said. She was extraordinary on opening night. I went again in June, right after she had Covid. I went to see her first performance back after she hadn’t been on...
- 8/11/2022
- by Corey Atad
- ET Canada
Contrary to her movie’s title, the protagonist in “Feral” hardly fits any indigent stereotype: She’s young, attractive, kempt, modishly dressed, in fact by all appearances rather closer to the cliché of the college-educated, gentrifying if still “quirky” Brooklyn hipster. No one would guess that Annapurna Sriram’s Yasmine is homeless, a deceiving appearance that’s one of the few things she has left to turn to her advantage.
This first narrative feature by cinematographer and documentarian Andrew Wonder is an intriguingly offbeat character sketch that falls somewhere short of a fully-rounded portrait. Nonetheless, his arresting subject matter and refined aesthetic make for a promising debut worthy of discerning viewers’ attention. After a year’s festival-circuit travel, it’s getting a VOD release on June 2.
It takes a while to realize we’re not watching more than one lead figure here, as her arsenal of thrift-shop finery, makeup, hair...
This first narrative feature by cinematographer and documentarian Andrew Wonder is an intriguingly offbeat character sketch that falls somewhere short of a fully-rounded portrait. Nonetheless, his arresting subject matter and refined aesthetic make for a promising debut worthy of discerning viewers’ attention. After a year’s festival-circuit travel, it’s getting a VOD release on June 2.
It takes a while to realize we’re not watching more than one lead figure here, as her arsenal of thrift-shop finery, makeup, hair...
- 6/2/2020
- by Dennis Harvey
- Variety Film + TV
Image Source: Getty / Jason Mendez
The CW's superhero scene just got a little bigger with the addition of Batwoman, and it seems like a heroic fit. The series, which premiered on Oct. 6, follows the life of Kate Kane (Ruby Rose) as she suits up to protect Gotham City against a terrifying threat. The premiere wastes no time in getting to the action and introducing us to compelling characters, notably the season's big bad, Alice - played by Reign's Rachel Skarsten - and Kate's former lover Sophie Moore - portrayed by Teen Wolf's Meagan Tandy.
We already know that both characters share deep pasts with Kate, but according to Skarsten and Tandy, there's more to explore as they continue to carve their space in the comic-inspired television sphere. On Oct. 7, the actresses spoke with us over the phone about the future of their characters, as well as their personal...
The CW's superhero scene just got a little bigger with the addition of Batwoman, and it seems like a heroic fit. The series, which premiered on Oct. 6, follows the life of Kate Kane (Ruby Rose) as she suits up to protect Gotham City against a terrifying threat. The premiere wastes no time in getting to the action and introducing us to compelling characters, notably the season's big bad, Alice - played by Reign's Rachel Skarsten - and Kate's former lover Sophie Moore - portrayed by Teen Wolf's Meagan Tandy.
We already know that both characters share deep pasts with Kate, but according to Skarsten and Tandy, there's more to explore as they continue to carve their space in the comic-inspired television sphere. On Oct. 7, the actresses spoke with us over the phone about the future of their characters, as well as their personal...
- 10/10/2019
- by Brea Cubit
- Popsugar.com
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