Projects about the Vietnam War and its aftermath are so plentiful as to be practically their own genre, and they’ve starred a who’s who of Hollywood icons, including John Wayne, Robert De Niro, Marlon Brando, Robin Williams, Tom Cruise, Mel Gibson and Christian Bale.
Notably missing from the casts — at least among the substantive speaking parts — have been performers of actual Vietnamese descent. That’s finally changed with The Sympathizer, HBO and A24’s limited series adaptation of Viet Thanh Nguyen’s Pulitzer-winning novel. Robert Downey Jr. (who also executive produces) and Sandra Oh are the big names involved, but they are led by relative newcomer Hoa Xuande and joined by Vietnamese costars to tell a story about spycraft and personal and collective identity immediately following the conflict, centering the people whose lives and country were torn apart as a result.
The Hollywood Reporter spoke with eight of...
Notably missing from the casts — at least among the substantive speaking parts — have been performers of actual Vietnamese descent. That’s finally changed with The Sympathizer, HBO and A24’s limited series adaptation of Viet Thanh Nguyen’s Pulitzer-winning novel. Robert Downey Jr. (who also executive produces) and Sandra Oh are the big names involved, but they are led by relative newcomer Hoa Xuande and joined by Vietnamese costars to tell a story about spycraft and personal and collective identity immediately following the conflict, centering the people whose lives and country were torn apart as a result.
The Hollywood Reporter spoke with eight of...
- 4/30/2024
- by Rebecca Sun
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Yeehaw! More than 25 years after she was introduced in the first episode of SpongeBob SquarePants,Sandy Cheeks is getting her own movie — and the stakes couldn’t be higher. The plucky maritime rodent is off on a quest with SpongeBob to save her adopted hometown. Bikini Bottom will never be the same.
You can read on to find out more about everyone’s favorite Texan squirrel and her upcoming adventure. Giddy up!
When Bikini Bottom and all its denizens are suddenly scooped out of the ocean, Sandy Cheeks and SpongeBob SquarePants journey to Texas to save the town from a villainous plot.
Carolyn Lawrence and Tom Kenny reprise their roles as Sandy and SpongeBob from the long-running cartoon, and they’re joined by a cast of pals new and old, including Wanda Sykes, Clancy Brown, Bill Fagerbakke, Mr. Lawrence, Rodger Bumpass, Johnny Knoxville, Craig Robinson, Grey DeLisle, Ilia Isorelýs Paulino,...
You can read on to find out more about everyone’s favorite Texan squirrel and her upcoming adventure. Giddy up!
When Bikini Bottom and all its denizens are suddenly scooped out of the ocean, Sandy Cheeks and SpongeBob SquarePants journey to Texas to save the town from a villainous plot.
Carolyn Lawrence and Tom Kenny reprise their roles as Sandy and SpongeBob from the long-running cartoon, and they’re joined by a cast of pals new and old, including Wanda Sykes, Clancy Brown, Bill Fagerbakke, Mr. Lawrence, Rodger Bumpass, Johnny Knoxville, Craig Robinson, Grey DeLisle, Ilia Isorelýs Paulino,...
- 4/29/2024
- by John DiLillo
- Tudum - Netflix
Password Season 2 Part 2 is all set to be released next month on NBC and here are the details you need to know!
Emmy-award-winning host Keke Palmer returns for an exciting second season of ‘Passwords’ and contestants like Lauren Graham, Joe Manganello, and Chance The Rapper are coming to grace our screens!
If that’s not enough, Palmer will be joined by Jimmy Fallon and they are returning with Passwords in full swing.
Just like the first season, episodes in the second season will feature ‘back-to-back games with Fallon’ paired with a contestant competing against a celebrity guest for cash prizes by guessing a secret password using only singular word clues – this was according to a press release from ABC.
However, despite the similarities with the first season the second one will be slightly different and will shake things up while retaining the comedy that the show fans have come to adore.
Emmy-award-winning host Keke Palmer returns for an exciting second season of ‘Passwords’ and contestants like Lauren Graham, Joe Manganello, and Chance The Rapper are coming to grace our screens!
If that’s not enough, Palmer will be joined by Jimmy Fallon and they are returning with Passwords in full swing.
Just like the first season, episodes in the second season will feature ‘back-to-back games with Fallon’ paired with a contestant competing against a celebrity guest for cash prizes by guessing a secret password using only singular word clues – this was according to a press release from ABC.
However, despite the similarities with the first season the second one will be slightly different and will shake things up while retaining the comedy that the show fans have come to adore.
- 4/25/2024
- by Sumitra Ray
- https://dailyresearchplot.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/new-sam
Having spent many years as a fan of Jackass, I’ve always gravitated to the career of Johnny Knoxville. The actor has a new feature currently available for streaming or purchase on Prime, and frankly, he’s excellent in it. Sweet Dreams tells the story of Morris, a man who has found himself at a sober living facility. The film, written and directed by Lije Sparks, is a sweet, funny, and heartfelt tale, one that is utterly inspiring. The sports aspect is fun, as the group put together a ragtag softball team to save their place, but it’s also a serious work. Also starring Kate Upton, Bobby Lee, Jay Mohr, and Gata, it’s an inspiring film with a huge heart.
I’ve always enjoyed chatting with Mr. Knoxville, and this was no exception. Both Johnny and Mr. Sarki opened up about bringing a bit of positivity to those struggling with addiction.
I’ve always enjoyed chatting with Mr. Knoxville, and this was no exception. Both Johnny and Mr. Sarki opened up about bringing a bit of positivity to those struggling with addiction.
- 4/23/2024
- by JimmyO
- JoBlo.com
Mumbai, April 23 (Ians) Allu Arjun-starrer ‘Sarrainodu’ has clocked eight years, prompting the star to celebrate the Telugu-language vigilante action film directed by Boyapati Srinu on social media.
S. Thaman, the music composer for ‘Sarrainodu’, took to his Instagram stories and shared a film poster featuring the ‘Pushpa’ star.
He wrote: “What a transformation for the mighty Allu Arjun brooooooo… Masssss ooooorraaaa Masss.”
Allu Arjun later re-shared the post on Tuesday morning, adding the caption: “#8yearsofsarrainodu,” along with a black heart emoji.
Additionally, the star’s co-actress Catherine Tresa shared a post on her stories, which Allu Arjun also shared, accompanying it with black heart emoji.
‘Sarrainodu’ also stars Aadhi Pinisetty, Rakul Preet Singh, and Srikanth.
Released in 2016, it emerged as a blockbuster hit at the box office, ranking as the second highest-grossing Telugu film of 2016 after ‘Janatha Garage’.
The film’s core plot was reportedly inspired by the 2004 movie...
S. Thaman, the music composer for ‘Sarrainodu’, took to his Instagram stories and shared a film poster featuring the ‘Pushpa’ star.
He wrote: “What a transformation for the mighty Allu Arjun brooooooo… Masssss ooooorraaaa Masss.”
Allu Arjun later re-shared the post on Tuesday morning, adding the caption: “#8yearsofsarrainodu,” along with a black heart emoji.
Additionally, the star’s co-actress Catherine Tresa shared a post on her stories, which Allu Arjun also shared, accompanying it with black heart emoji.
‘Sarrainodu’ also stars Aadhi Pinisetty, Rakul Preet Singh, and Srikanth.
Released in 2016, it emerged as a blockbuster hit at the box office, ranking as the second highest-grossing Telugu film of 2016 after ‘Janatha Garage’.
The film’s core plot was reportedly inspired by the 2004 movie...
- 4/23/2024
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
To celebrate the release of Sweet Dreams, Out Now to buy or rent on Digital. We have iTunes vouchers to give away to 5 lucky winners!
Johnny Knoxville, Mo Amer, Theo Von and Kate Upton unite in this wild and off-the-wall journey of second chances from the producer of The Peanut Butter Falcon. Forced into rehab at Sweet Dreams recovery centre, Morris (Knoxville) struggles to confront the wreckage of his life. But when their house goes up for auction, he reluctantly agrees to coach their misfit softball team of recovering addicts to win a cash prize and prove that everyone, despite their past, can hit a home run.
Starring: Johnny Knoxville, Mo Amer, GaTa, Bobby Lee, Theo Von, Brian Van Holt, Jonnie Park, Shakewell, Adam Faison, Erik Anthony Gonzalez, Beth Grant with Jay Mohr and Kate Upton
Sweet Dreams is available Now to buy or rent on Digital
Please note: This...
Johnny Knoxville, Mo Amer, Theo Von and Kate Upton unite in this wild and off-the-wall journey of second chances from the producer of The Peanut Butter Falcon. Forced into rehab at Sweet Dreams recovery centre, Morris (Knoxville) struggles to confront the wreckage of his life. But when their house goes up for auction, he reluctantly agrees to coach their misfit softball team of recovering addicts to win a cash prize and prove that everyone, despite their past, can hit a home run.
Starring: Johnny Knoxville, Mo Amer, GaTa, Bobby Lee, Theo Von, Brian Van Holt, Jonnie Park, Shakewell, Adam Faison, Erik Anthony Gonzalez, Beth Grant with Jay Mohr and Kate Upton
Sweet Dreams is available Now to buy or rent on Digital
Please note: This...
- 4/22/2024
- by Competitions
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
After giving an outstanding performance in Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer, and grabbing the Academy Awards for the Best Supporting Actor Robert Downey Jr. is all set to work on his new project, The Sympathizer. He is going to portray four different characters in the movie: a director, a congressional representative, a professor, and a CIA operative. This project is going to be one of the most difficult projects that the Iron Man actor has put his hands on.
Robert Downey Jr. as Lewis Strauss in Oppenheimer
However, working with Nolan in the 2023 historical drama film, helped Rdj to go nuts with his idea of character development. Susan Downey, the actor’s wife gave an insight into how the Inception director’s intensive character process helped the actor. It allowed him to work on each character’s looks and physicality, making them look different from each other.
Christopher Nolan’s Strict...
Robert Downey Jr. as Lewis Strauss in Oppenheimer
However, working with Nolan in the 2023 historical drama film, helped Rdj to go nuts with his idea of character development. Susan Downey, the actor’s wife gave an insight into how the Inception director’s intensive character process helped the actor. It allowed him to work on each character’s looks and physicality, making them look different from each other.
Christopher Nolan’s Strict...
- 4/22/2024
- by Tushar Auddy
- FandomWire
Actors Bobby Lee and GaTa reflected on their experience in the comedy-drama Sweet Dreams in their new uInterview.
Sweet Dreams follows an alcoholic as he coaches a misfit team of his fellow housemates while he stays at a sober living unit.
Lee spoke with uInterview founder Erik Meers about what drew him to the role. “The honest truth is I went into this movie because I’m sober, and it felt like doing a once-a-month AA retreat,” he said. “This movie is about service and love.”
GaTa reflected, “I think it was a great movie. I liked working with [Lee], I liked working with all the other cast members were very easy to work with I didn’t know what to expect, but I just know the most important thing about this movie was my connection to it, having a background I can relate to about addiction.”
The movie stars Johnny Knoxville,...
Sweet Dreams follows an alcoholic as he coaches a misfit team of his fellow housemates while he stays at a sober living unit.
Lee spoke with uInterview founder Erik Meers about what drew him to the role. “The honest truth is I went into this movie because I’m sober, and it felt like doing a once-a-month AA retreat,” he said. “This movie is about service and love.”
GaTa reflected, “I think it was a great movie. I liked working with [Lee], I liked working with all the other cast members were very easy to work with I didn’t know what to expect, but I just know the most important thing about this movie was my connection to it, having a background I can relate to about addiction.”
The movie stars Johnny Knoxville,...
- 4/18/2024
- by Baila Eve Zisman
- Uinterview
It’s never easy finding that sweet spot between sentimentality and comedy, but it’s a line walked successfully by filmmaker Lije Sarki, in the gentle, at times poignant Sweet Dreams, which features Johnny Knoxville in a role far removed from that of which we’ve seen him undertake before.
To mark the film’s release we had the pleasure of speaking to both Knoxville and Sarki together, as well as the two supporting actors Bobby Lee and GaTa. We discuss the film’s tonality, the fun that was had on set – and finally got to tell Knoxville all about ‘BillyBum’. It’ll make sense after you’ve seen the interview.
Johnny Knoxville & Lije Sarki
Bobby Lee & GaTa
Synopsis
Follows Morris, who must coach a misfit softball team of his fellow housemates during his mandatory stay at Sweet Dreams sober living in order to get his life back on track.
To mark the film’s release we had the pleasure of speaking to both Knoxville and Sarki together, as well as the two supporting actors Bobby Lee and GaTa. We discuss the film’s tonality, the fun that was had on set – and finally got to tell Knoxville all about ‘BillyBum’. It’ll make sense after you’ve seen the interview.
Johnny Knoxville & Lije Sarki
Bobby Lee & GaTa
Synopsis
Follows Morris, who must coach a misfit softball team of his fellow housemates during his mandatory stay at Sweet Dreams sober living in order to get his life back on track.
- 4/16/2024
- by Stefan Pape
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Not long after winning an Oscar for Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer, Robert Downey Jr. is starring in perhaps his most challenging project to date: another high-profile one. The Iron Man star, 59, is starring in a new HBO Max series called The Sympathizer, in which, he is playing four antagonist roles combined.
In addition to playing a CIA agent, Downey Jr. portrays a professor, a congressman, and a film director (who was influenced by Francis Ford Coppola). Meanwhile, Hoa Xuande plays The Captain (a Vietnamese spy) in the HBO series, which is based on the critically acclaimed book of a similar title by Viet Thanh Nguyen.
Hoa Xuande and Robert Downey Jr. in The Sympathizer
Behind The Sympathizer is Park Chan-wook, a renowned filmmaker best known for movies like Oldboy, and The Handmaiden. In a recent interview, the South Korean director and former film critic expressed his disappointment and regret at...
In addition to playing a CIA agent, Downey Jr. portrays a professor, a congressman, and a film director (who was influenced by Francis Ford Coppola). Meanwhile, Hoa Xuande plays The Captain (a Vietnamese spy) in the HBO series, which is based on the critically acclaimed book of a similar title by Viet Thanh Nguyen.
Hoa Xuande and Robert Downey Jr. in The Sympathizer
Behind The Sympathizer is Park Chan-wook, a renowned filmmaker best known for movies like Oldboy, and The Handmaiden. In a recent interview, the South Korean director and former film critic expressed his disappointment and regret at...
- 4/16/2024
- by Siddhika Prajapati
- FandomWire
If you felt the instinct to pause, rewind, or repeat part of the premiere to HBO’s “The Sympathizer” on its April 14 premiere, showrunner Park Chan-Wook is one step ahead of you.
The Korean director best known for films like “Oldboy” and “The Handmaiden” and the recent “Decision to Leave” was a critical mind in shaping “The Sympathizer,” based on Viet Thanh Nguyen’s bestseller, which required anticipating how the audience would receive the story. In Episode 1, we meet our unnamed protagonist, The Captain (Hoa Xuande), whose interrogation frames the flashbacks that follow.
The Captain’s confession was one element of adapting Nguyen’s story, Park told IndieWire over Zoom with a translator, but the second piece of that framework was particularly exciting: The Commandant’s (Quinn Hoàng) interruptions.
“Sometimes the commandant might get angry at the captain, or sometimes be criticizing — that is how he engages himself in this storytelling,...
The Korean director best known for films like “Oldboy” and “The Handmaiden” and the recent “Decision to Leave” was a critical mind in shaping “The Sympathizer,” based on Viet Thanh Nguyen’s bestseller, which required anticipating how the audience would receive the story. In Episode 1, we meet our unnamed protagonist, The Captain (Hoa Xuande), whose interrogation frames the flashbacks that follow.
The Captain’s confession was one element of adapting Nguyen’s story, Park told IndieWire over Zoom with a translator, but the second piece of that framework was particularly exciting: The Commandant’s (Quinn Hoàng) interruptions.
“Sometimes the commandant might get angry at the captain, or sometimes be criticizing — that is how he engages himself in this storytelling,...
- 4/15/2024
- by Proma Khosla
- Indiewire
Note: LateNighter generally posts late night daily ratings on a two (business) day delay, which is how they are released by Nielsen.
The Nielsen live-plus-same-day data for Thursday, April 11 is in, and there’s a first place split. NBC’s The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon averaged the most P18-49 viewers, while ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel Live! averaged the largest total audience on Thursday at 11:35 p.m.
The Tonight Show averaged 227,000 P18-49 viewers this past Thursday, which is up +18% from the day before, and +8% from the previous Thursday. The show’s 1,473,000 total viewers average is up +19% from the day before, and +16% from the previous Thursday episode. A solid night.
The upcoming SNL host Ryan Gosling, Johnny Knoxville were Fallon’s guests on Thursday. Girl in Red performed.
ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel Live! averaged the most total viewers and second-most P18-49 viewers this past Thursday at 11:35 p.
The Nielsen live-plus-same-day data for Thursday, April 11 is in, and there’s a first place split. NBC’s The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon averaged the most P18-49 viewers, while ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel Live! averaged the largest total audience on Thursday at 11:35 p.m.
The Tonight Show averaged 227,000 P18-49 viewers this past Thursday, which is up +18% from the day before, and +8% from the previous Thursday. The show’s 1,473,000 total viewers average is up +19% from the day before, and +16% from the previous Thursday episode. A solid night.
The upcoming SNL host Ryan Gosling, Johnny Knoxville were Fallon’s guests on Thursday. Girl in Red performed.
ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel Live! averaged the most total viewers and second-most P18-49 viewers this past Thursday at 11:35 p.
- 4/15/2024
- by A.J. Katz
- LateNighter
Following Robert Downey Jr.’s Oscar win for Oppenheimer, new doors of opportunities opened for the actor. Starring in another prestige project, that came as one of his most challenging performances yet, Downey Jr. appeared in a supporting role in the recently released HBO series, The Sympathizer.
HBO series The Sympathizer (2024)
Based on the acclaimed book by Viet Thanh Nguyen, The Sympathizer stars Robert Downey Jr. in four different roles: a director, a congressional representative, a professor, and a CIA operative. While this came as a true challenge for the Iron Man star, the show creator revealed why the actor was booked to play four different roles.
The Sympathizer Creators Explained the Curious Casting of Robert Downey Jr.
Adapted from the novel by Viet Thanh Nguyen; Park Chan-wook, and Don McKellar came up with the brilliant idea for their recently released HBO show The Sympathizer. Starring Hoa Xuande as a Vietnamese spy named The Captain,...
HBO series The Sympathizer (2024)
Based on the acclaimed book by Viet Thanh Nguyen, The Sympathizer stars Robert Downey Jr. in four different roles: a director, a congressional representative, a professor, and a CIA operative. While this came as a true challenge for the Iron Man star, the show creator revealed why the actor was booked to play four different roles.
The Sympathizer Creators Explained the Curious Casting of Robert Downey Jr.
Adapted from the novel by Viet Thanh Nguyen; Park Chan-wook, and Don McKellar came up with the brilliant idea for their recently released HBO show The Sympathizer. Starring Hoa Xuande as a Vietnamese spy named The Captain,...
- 4/15/2024
- by Krittika Mukherjee
- FandomWire
Considering how many serious injuries the Jackass cast members have suffered over the years, one would think that even before Jackass Forever, they had reached the limit of their willingness to pull off dangerous stunts. Jackass Forever is the fourth movie in Jeff Tremaine’s reality comedy film series, which came after Jackass 3D (2010).
However, the filming process was interrupted by some of the ludicrous, and risky stunts that resulted in injuries to the main character of the franchise. Indeed, Johnny Knoxville earlier talked about the major bull stunt that caused him to suffer brain damage and has revealed whether or not he regrets being a part of such a risky act.
Johnny Knoxville with the cast of Jackass Forever (Credit: Paramount Pictures/YouTube)
Also, note that the critics did give the film favorable reviews; in fact, a number of them thought it was the best in the series.
Johnny...
However, the filming process was interrupted by some of the ludicrous, and risky stunts that resulted in injuries to the main character of the franchise. Indeed, Johnny Knoxville earlier talked about the major bull stunt that caused him to suffer brain damage and has revealed whether or not he regrets being a part of such a risky act.
Johnny Knoxville with the cast of Jackass Forever (Credit: Paramount Pictures/YouTube)
Also, note that the critics did give the film favorable reviews; in fact, a number of them thought it was the best in the series.
Johnny...
- 4/13/2024
- by Siddhika Prajapati
- FandomWire
Actor Johnny Knoxville and director Lije Sarki reflected on the meaning of their new movie, Sweet Dreams, in their new uInterview.
Sweet Dreams follows a father (Knoxville) forced into rehab as he coaches a softball team of unconventional men in recovery.
When asked what drew him to the role, Knoxville told uInterview founder Erik Meers, “My dad was an alcoholic, a lot of my friends are in recovery. There’s been many times in my life where I distracted with this or that, so there was a lot of time of preparation for this role.”
Sarki, who wrote the movie inspired by his own experience with alcoholism, remembered one of his favorite scenes.
“Where they’re in the circle upstairs in the attic of the house, he talks about the Frag meeting, you know, Fear, Resentment, Acceptance, Gratitude – that was really really powerful,” he recalled. “Both that scene and the...
Sweet Dreams follows a father (Knoxville) forced into rehab as he coaches a softball team of unconventional men in recovery.
When asked what drew him to the role, Knoxville told uInterview founder Erik Meers, “My dad was an alcoholic, a lot of my friends are in recovery. There’s been many times in my life where I distracted with this or that, so there was a lot of time of preparation for this role.”
Sarki, who wrote the movie inspired by his own experience with alcoholism, remembered one of his favorite scenes.
“Where they’re in the circle upstairs in the attic of the house, he talks about the Frag meeting, you know, Fear, Resentment, Acceptance, Gratitude – that was really really powerful,” he recalled. “Both that scene and the...
- 4/12/2024
- by Baila Eve Zisman
- Uinterview
This The Sympathizer review contains no spoilers.
Celebrated South Korean filmmaker Park Chan-wook takes his auteur-driven vision to HBO with the new television series The Sympathizer. Adapting the Pulitzer Prize-winning 2015 novel of the same name by Viet Thanh Nguyen, the series follows a Vietnamese double agent after he flees the country, finding himself drawn deep into a strange juxtaposition of espionage and Hollywood filmmaking. With its off-kilter tone and a quartet of wonderfully weird performances from co-star and executive producer Robert Downey, Jr., The Sympathizer may not be everyone’s cup of tea but, what it does, it does very well.
The Sympathizer opens under the backdrop of the fall of Saigon in 1975, following an unnamed protagonist known and credited simply as “The Captain,” played by Hoa Xuande. Secretly working as a double agent on behalf of the North Vietnamese government, the Captain serves as the right-hand man for a...
Celebrated South Korean filmmaker Park Chan-wook takes his auteur-driven vision to HBO with the new television series The Sympathizer. Adapting the Pulitzer Prize-winning 2015 novel of the same name by Viet Thanh Nguyen, the series follows a Vietnamese double agent after he flees the country, finding himself drawn deep into a strange juxtaposition of espionage and Hollywood filmmaking. With its off-kilter tone and a quartet of wonderfully weird performances from co-star and executive producer Robert Downey, Jr., The Sympathizer may not be everyone’s cup of tea but, what it does, it does very well.
The Sympathizer opens under the backdrop of the fall of Saigon in 1975, following an unnamed protagonist known and credited simply as “The Captain,” played by Hoa Xuande. Secretly working as a double agent on behalf of the North Vietnamese government, the Captain serves as the right-hand man for a...
- 4/12/2024
- by Alec Bojalad
- Den of Geek
Robert Downey Jr. had some help from his children to prepare for his role in The Sympathizer.
The actor opened up to Extra at Tuesday’s Los Angeles premiere of the new HBO series about how his kids helped him shave his head for the role.
“They seemed anxious to shave my dome,” Downey admitted. “There’s something really cathartic about shaving your head or shaving someone’s head, and then our daughter Avri was a big Stranger Things fan, and she actually gave herself a buzz cut at one point, too, so I don’t know what to say about all this.”
The Oscar-winning actor shares son Exton, 12, and daughter Avri, 9, with his wife Susan Downey, as well as son Indio, 30, with his ex-wife Deborah Falconer.
In October 2022, Downey documented his kids shaving his head in a video posted on Instagram. In the footage, he enlisted Exton and Avri...
The actor opened up to Extra at Tuesday’s Los Angeles premiere of the new HBO series about how his kids helped him shave his head for the role.
“They seemed anxious to shave my dome,” Downey admitted. “There’s something really cathartic about shaving your head or shaving someone’s head, and then our daughter Avri was a big Stranger Things fan, and she actually gave herself a buzz cut at one point, too, so I don’t know what to say about all this.”
The Oscar-winning actor shares son Exton, 12, and daughter Avri, 9, with his wife Susan Downey, as well as son Indio, 30, with his ex-wife Deborah Falconer.
In October 2022, Downey documented his kids shaving his head in a video posted on Instagram. In the footage, he enlisted Exton and Avri...
- 4/11/2024
- by Carly Thomas
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Paramount+ announced on Thursday morning that its Bob Marley biopic Bob Marley: One Love, starring Kingsley Ben-Adir, will begin streaming on the platform in the U.S. and Canada beginning Friday, April 12, with information as to the film’s availability in additional markets to be announced at a later date. Pic will also be available to stream on MGM+.
Pic comes to the platform after a strong run in theaters, which saw it set a midweek Valentine’s Day record, as well as new opening-day records for a music biopic in the UK, France and other territories, and the all-time biggest opening in Jamaica. Celebrating the life and music of an icon who inspired generations through his message of love, peace and unity, the film tells Marley’s incredible story of overcoming adversity and the journey behind his revolutionary music that changed the world.
To date, the film from Paramount Pictures...
Pic comes to the platform after a strong run in theaters, which saw it set a midweek Valentine’s Day record, as well as new opening-day records for a music biopic in the UK, France and other territories, and the all-time biggest opening in Jamaica. Celebrating the life and music of an icon who inspired generations through his message of love, peace and unity, the film tells Marley’s incredible story of overcoming adversity and the journey behind his revolutionary music that changed the world.
To date, the film from Paramount Pictures...
- 4/11/2024
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Fresh off of his Oppenheimer Oscar win, Robert Downey Jr. is playing not just one new character but four in upcoming HBO series The Sympathizer.
The series is based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel of the same name by Viet Thanh Nguyen, which is set at the end of the Vietnam war and follows an unnamed spy known as The Captain (played by Hoa Xuande) who flees to the United States, where he continues to gather intelligence and report back to the Viet Cong. In the show, Downey plays four different Americans who play a role in the spy’s journey: a CIA operative, a professor, a congressman and a movie director.
Park Chan-wook, who served as co-showrunner and directed several of the episodes, explained via a translator at the show’s Los Angeles premiere Tuesday that “even though each of the characters from all of the four have different...
The series is based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel of the same name by Viet Thanh Nguyen, which is set at the end of the Vietnam war and follows an unnamed spy known as The Captain (played by Hoa Xuande) who flees to the United States, where he continues to gather intelligence and report back to the Viet Cong. In the show, Downey plays four different Americans who play a role in the spy’s journey: a CIA operative, a professor, a congressman and a movie director.
Park Chan-wook, who served as co-showrunner and directed several of the episodes, explained via a translator at the show’s Los Angeles premiere Tuesday that “even though each of the characters from all of the four have different...
- 4/10/2024
- by Kirsten Chuba
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
On September 15, Robert Downey Jr. will almost certainly take home his first Emmy as best supporting actor in a limited series for HBO’s The Sympathizer.
It will be the latest coronation in a year of coronations for a star who is undisputedly one of our finest, and it will be difficult to begrudge; what Downey does in The Sympathizer hits that sweet spot between “ridiculously entertaining” and “a whole lot of acting” that award-givers love.
But two things can be true: Downey’s performance in The Sympathizer can be saluted as a dexterous feat of actorly gymnastics. At the same time, it’s the misplaced fulcrum that too often causes this seven-episode adaptation of Viet Thanh Nguyen’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel to lose its tonal and narrative balance.
This version of The Sympathizer is still substantive and audacious, a slab of satire and deeply felt human tragedy that’s worthy of conversation and consideration,...
It will be the latest coronation in a year of coronations for a star who is undisputedly one of our finest, and it will be difficult to begrudge; what Downey does in The Sympathizer hits that sweet spot between “ridiculously entertaining” and “a whole lot of acting” that award-givers love.
But two things can be true: Downey’s performance in The Sympathizer can be saluted as a dexterous feat of actorly gymnastics. At the same time, it’s the misplaced fulcrum that too often causes this seven-episode adaptation of Viet Thanh Nguyen’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel to lose its tonal and narrative balance.
This version of The Sympathizer is still substantive and audacious, a slab of satire and deeply felt human tragedy that’s worthy of conversation and consideration,...
- 4/10/2024
- by Daniel Fienberg
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Paramount Pictures hosted a ‘Friends & Family’ screening for its new Johnny Knoxville-starrer Sweet Dreams at L.A.’s Laemmle Royal on April 1. Even with a handful of comedians in the building and a date that coincided with April Fool’s Day, the world premiere of filmmaker Lije Sarki’s recovery-centered softball dramedy was no joke.
The scene mirrored much larger Hollywood premieres as members of the starry cast and their friends (Anderson .Paak, Bobby Lee, Lil Dicky) mingled with movie stars (Josh Brolin, Shia Labeouf). Guests took advantage of a red carpet complete with a veteran Tinseltown photographer (Todd Williamson) while others waited in long lines simply to get into the Laemmle (an overflow theater was added to accommodate the number of RSVPs).
Three days later, Sarki was still soaking it in. “It’s wild to me to have that much support,” said the filmmaker over coffee on the...
The scene mirrored much larger Hollywood premieres as members of the starry cast and their friends (Anderson .Paak, Bobby Lee, Lil Dicky) mingled with movie stars (Josh Brolin, Shia Labeouf). Guests took advantage of a red carpet complete with a veteran Tinseltown photographer (Todd Williamson) while others waited in long lines simply to get into the Laemmle (an overflow theater was added to accommodate the number of RSVPs).
Three days later, Sarki was still soaking it in. “It’s wild to me to have that much support,” said the filmmaker over coffee on the...
- 4/9/2024
- by Chris Gardner
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Johnny Knoxville always seems to display an aching vulnerability, and it’s not just because he’s voluntarily endured years of intense bodily suffering as a result of his Jackass movies. So he seems the perfect choice to play the central character in Lije Sarki’s raucous black comedy that plays like a Bad News Bears featuring recovering addicts rather than precocious children.
Knoxville plays Morris, whose sad state of affairs is made immediately apparent in the opening scene: He’s shown waking up nearly naked and bloody on a park bench, having clearly been on one hell of a bender the night before. Even worse, he had apparently left his eight-year-old daughter home alone, making him realize he’s a danger to others as well as himself.
To try to get his life back on track, Morris signs up for a 90-day stint at Sweet Dreams, a rehab center...
Knoxville plays Morris, whose sad state of affairs is made immediately apparent in the opening scene: He’s shown waking up nearly naked and bloody on a park bench, having clearly been on one hell of a bender the night before. Even worse, he had apparently left his eight-year-old daughter home alone, making him realize he’s a danger to others as well as himself.
To try to get his life back on track, Morris signs up for a 90-day stint at Sweet Dreams, a rehab center...
- 4/9/2024
- by Frank Scheck
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Well, after a flurry of rumors, Aubrey Plaza is officially cast in John Waters’ first film in 20 years: “Liarmouth.”
Waters will write and direct the “feel-bad romance” adapted from his novel of the same name. “Liarmouth” will be Waters’ first film since 2004’s “A Dirty Shame.” Plaza is set to play con artist Marsha Sprinkle, who is described as “a suitcase thief, scammer, and master of disguise. Dogs and children hate her. Her own family wants her dead. She’s smart, she’s desperate, she’s disturbed, and she’s on the run with a big chip on her shoulder. They call her Liarmouth ― until one insane man makes her tell the truth.”
The feature was first announced in December 2022 with Village Roadshow Pictures has optioned the novel and Steve Rabineau producing. Waters recently provided an update to the project.
“The book was optioned. I turned in the script. They like the script,...
Waters will write and direct the “feel-bad romance” adapted from his novel of the same name. “Liarmouth” will be Waters’ first film since 2004’s “A Dirty Shame.” Plaza is set to play con artist Marsha Sprinkle, who is described as “a suitcase thief, scammer, and master of disguise. Dogs and children hate her. Her own family wants her dead. She’s smart, she’s desperate, she’s disturbed, and she’s on the run with a big chip on her shoulder. They call her Liarmouth ― until one insane man makes her tell the truth.”
The feature was first announced in December 2022 with Village Roadshow Pictures has optioned the novel and Steve Rabineau producing. Waters recently provided an update to the project.
“The book was optioned. I turned in the script. They like the script,...
- 4/8/2024
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
It is very hard to believe but Jackie Chan has officially reached his 70s. The cinema legend recently celebrated his 70th Birthday on the 7th of April. On the occasion, he shared an emotional note for his friends and fans on social media where he discussed how it feels to be in the 70s. Following that, the Rush Hour fame also addressed his viral white hair photos in his long post.
Jackie Chan in The Drunken Master
Recently, the entire pop culture world became a little melancholic to spot Jackie Chan with white hair and an old look in some viral photos. Although it is not unnatural for a 70-year-old, the fans could not hold their emotions. However, Chan clarified in his post that the fans need not be concerned about his health as the look is for his latest project.
What did Jackie Chan say about his white hair photos?...
Jackie Chan in The Drunken Master
Recently, the entire pop culture world became a little melancholic to spot Jackie Chan with white hair and an old look in some viral photos. Although it is not unnatural for a 70-year-old, the fans could not hold their emotions. However, Chan clarified in his post that the fans need not be concerned about his health as the look is for his latest project.
What did Jackie Chan say about his white hair photos?...
- 4/8/2024
- by Subham Mandal
- FandomWire
To celebrate Johnny Knoxville’s upcoming film, Sweet Dreams, Wamg is giving away two prizepacks with some terrific swag!
Johnny Knoxville, Mo Amer, Bobby Lee and Kate Upton unite in this wild and off-the-wall journey of second chances from the producer of The Peanut Butter Falcon. Forced into rehab at Sweet Dreams recovery center, Morris (Knoxville) struggles to confront the wreckage of his life. But when their house goes up for auction, he reluctantly agrees to coach their misfit softball team of recovering addicts to win a cash prize and prove that everyone, despite their past, can hit a home run.
Check out the Official Sweet Creams Jerseys, inspired by the jerseys the cast wore in the film!
Written & Directed by Lije Sarki, the film stars Johnny Knoxville, Mo Amer, GaTa, Bobby Lee, Theo Von, Brian Van Holt, Jonnie Park, Shakewell, Adam Faison, Erik Anthony Gonzalez, Beth Grant with Jay Mohr and Kate Upton.
Johnny Knoxville, Mo Amer, Bobby Lee and Kate Upton unite in this wild and off-the-wall journey of second chances from the producer of The Peanut Butter Falcon. Forced into rehab at Sweet Dreams recovery center, Morris (Knoxville) struggles to confront the wreckage of his life. But when their house goes up for auction, he reluctantly agrees to coach their misfit softball team of recovering addicts to win a cash prize and prove that everyone, despite their past, can hit a home run.
Check out the Official Sweet Creams Jerseys, inspired by the jerseys the cast wore in the film!
Written & Directed by Lije Sarki, the film stars Johnny Knoxville, Mo Amer, GaTa, Bobby Lee, Theo Von, Brian Van Holt, Jonnie Park, Shakewell, Adam Faison, Erik Anthony Gonzalez, Beth Grant with Jay Mohr and Kate Upton.
- 4/5/2024
- by Movie Geeks
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
On the latest episode of his podcast Wild Ride!, Steve-o said he turned down appearing on Bill Maher’s podcast because the Club Random host refused to not smoke weed during their chat.
Steve-o — whose real name is Stephen Glover — asked conservative commentator Patrick Bet-David, who appeared on Club Random recently, about his experience with Maher, particularly about how he felt about the TV personality smoking weed in the room.
While Bet-David didn’t appear to have an issue with it, Glover noted that he brought it up because Maher didn’t respect his wishes as a former addict to have a sober environment.
“For me, I’m a clean and sober guy. It’s very important that I maintain my sobriety,” said Glover. “I’m about to be sweet 16 [years sober], coming up on it. Really, there’s nothing I value more than my sobriety. There’s nothing more that I protect than my recovery.
Steve-o — whose real name is Stephen Glover — asked conservative commentator Patrick Bet-David, who appeared on Club Random recently, about his experience with Maher, particularly about how he felt about the TV personality smoking weed in the room.
While Bet-David didn’t appear to have an issue with it, Glover noted that he brought it up because Maher didn’t respect his wishes as a former addict to have a sober environment.
“For me, I’m a clean and sober guy. It’s very important that I maintain my sobriety,” said Glover. “I’m about to be sweet 16 [years sober], coming up on it. Really, there’s nothing I value more than my sobriety. There’s nothing more that I protect than my recovery.
- 4/2/2024
- by Tatiana Tenreyro
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
"Welcome to the world of spycraft!" Here we go - finally a proper trailer for this! Max has revealed the full official trailer for The Sympathizer series, following two intriguing teaser trailers already. Looks damn good! This is an adaptation of the award-winning book of the same name written by Viet Thanh Nguyen. It's developed by Don McKellar as a series, along with Korean mastermind Park Chan-wook, who is directing a few episodes as well. The series is an espionage thriller from A24 + HBO Max. Near the end of the Vietnam War in the 1970s, a plant who was embedded in the South Vietnam army flees to the United States and takes up residence in a refugee community, where he continues to secretly spy and report back to the Viet Cong. Hoa Xuande stars as "The Captain" spy main character, with Robert Downey Jr. as multiple American antagonist characters (all...
- 3/28/2024
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
“Sweet Dreams” the new R-rated comedy feature, written and directed by Lije Sarki, stars Johnny Knoxville, Mo Amer, GaTa, Bobby Lee, Theo Von, Brian Van Holt, Jonnie Park, Shakewell, Adam Faison, Erik Anthony Gonzalez and Beth Grant, with Jay Mohr and Kate Upton, opening April 12, 2024 in theaters:
“…forced into rehab at the ‘Sweet Dreams’ recovery center, ‘Morris’ (Knoxville) struggles to confront the wreckage of his life.
‘But when their house goes up for auction, he reluctantly agrees to coach their misfit softball team of recovering addicts to win a cash prize and prove that everyone, despite their past, can hit a home run…”
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“…forced into rehab at the ‘Sweet Dreams’ recovery center, ‘Morris’ (Knoxville) struggles to confront the wreckage of his life.
‘But when their house goes up for auction, he reluctantly agrees to coach their misfit softball team of recovering addicts to win a cash prize and prove that everyone, despite their past, can hit a home run…”
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- 3/24/2024
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
Ghosts may have ended on the BBC, but the beloved sitcom continues to live on around the world. In addition to the hit American remake on CBS, multiple new international versions are in development, as reported by Deadline.
At the 2024 French TV industry festival Series Mania, BBC Studios’ Matt Forde confirmed that “there are two or three other versions [of Ghosts] in the works.” The warm-hearted comedy about a woman who inherits a dilapidated mansion along with a gang of spectres from across the centuries will be remade for multiple international audiences.
Which countries are about to get their own version of Button House and its comedy spirits? According to Ghosts co-creator and star Simon Farnaby speaking on Richard Herring’s Leicester Square Theatre Podcast (Rhlstp to friends) in November 2023, Germany and Spain are among them. So, get ready for ‘Der Geister’ and ‘Los Fantasmas’?
The US Ghosts is currently airing...
At the 2024 French TV industry festival Series Mania, BBC Studios’ Matt Forde confirmed that “there are two or three other versions [of Ghosts] in the works.” The warm-hearted comedy about a woman who inherits a dilapidated mansion along with a gang of spectres from across the centuries will be remade for multiple international audiences.
Which countries are about to get their own version of Button House and its comedy spirits? According to Ghosts co-creator and star Simon Farnaby speaking on Richard Herring’s Leicester Square Theatre Podcast (Rhlstp to friends) in November 2023, Germany and Spain are among them. So, get ready for ‘Der Geister’ and ‘Los Fantasmas’?
The US Ghosts is currently airing...
- 3/20/2024
- by Louisa Mellor
- Den of Geek
Howie Mandel, Heidi Klum, Simon Cowell, and Sofia Vergara on ‘America’s Got Talent’ (Photo by Trae Patton/NBC)
NBC’s 2024 summer lineup includes new episodes of Password, The Wall, and Weakest Link, along with the season 19 premiere of America’s Got Talent. The summer also serves up the season 16 premiere of American Ninja Warrior hosted by Matt Iseman and Akbar Gbajabiamila.
More importantly, NBC’s the broadcast host of the 2024 Olympic Games taking place in Paris from July 26th through August 11th. The network plans to air at least nine hours of Olympic coverage each day. NBC’s 19th Olympic Games will mark the first in which Peacock will stream every sport and event, including the 329 medal events.
NBC’s Summer Schedule
Weakest Link (10 – 11 P.M. Et/Pt) *New Episodes* – Moves to Mondays beginning May 20th
Hosted by Emmy Award winner Jane Lynch, the iconic British import and international game show...
NBC’s 2024 summer lineup includes new episodes of Password, The Wall, and Weakest Link, along with the season 19 premiere of America’s Got Talent. The summer also serves up the season 16 premiere of American Ninja Warrior hosted by Matt Iseman and Akbar Gbajabiamila.
More importantly, NBC’s the broadcast host of the 2024 Olympic Games taking place in Paris from July 26th through August 11th. The network plans to air at least nine hours of Olympic coverage each day. NBC’s 19th Olympic Games will mark the first in which Peacock will stream every sport and event, including the 329 medal events.
NBC’s Summer Schedule
Weakest Link (10 – 11 P.M. Et/Pt) *New Episodes* – Moves to Mondays beginning May 20th
Hosted by Emmy Award winner Jane Lynch, the iconic British import and international game show...
- 3/18/2024
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
“America’s Got Talent” Season 19 has set its summer premiere date.
The newest season of the beloved competition show is slated to premiere Tuesday, May 28, from 8-10 p.m. Et/Pt on NBC, with live shows at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium kicking off Tuesday, Aug. 13 from 8-10 p.m. Et/Pt. Subsequent results shows will broadcast Wednesday nights from 8-9 p.m. Et/Pt.
Simon Cowell, Heidi Klum, Howie Mandel and Sofía Vergara are set to return as judges, with Cowell also serving as an executive producer for the show. Terry Crews will also reprise his hosting duties as performers compete to take home the $1 million prize.
The 19th installment of “America’s Got Talent” will debut this summer alongside the 2024 Olympic Games, which will take place July 26-Aug.11 in Paris, as well as new seasons of “American Ninja Warrior,” “Password,” “The Wall” and “Weakest Link.”
“Weakest Link” will start off NBC...
The newest season of the beloved competition show is slated to premiere Tuesday, May 28, from 8-10 p.m. Et/Pt on NBC, with live shows at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium kicking off Tuesday, Aug. 13 from 8-10 p.m. Et/Pt. Subsequent results shows will broadcast Wednesday nights from 8-9 p.m. Et/Pt.
Simon Cowell, Heidi Klum, Howie Mandel and Sofía Vergara are set to return as judges, with Cowell also serving as an executive producer for the show. Terry Crews will also reprise his hosting duties as performers compete to take home the $1 million prize.
The 19th installment of “America’s Got Talent” will debut this summer alongside the 2024 Olympic Games, which will take place July 26-Aug.11 in Paris, as well as new seasons of “American Ninja Warrior,” “Password,” “The Wall” and “Weakest Link.”
“Weakest Link” will start off NBC...
- 3/18/2024
- by Loree Seitz
- The Wrap
NBC is setting up another reality summer.
The network has unveiled premiere dates for its summer slate including America’s Got Talent, American Ninja Warrior, Password, The Wall and Weakest Link.
It’s much the same look as last year, although without the likes of Hot Wheels: Ultimate Challenge, Dick Wolf’s LA Fire and Rescue and Jimmy Fallon’s That’s My Jam.
Deadline understands that Hot Wheels, which comes from Endemol Shine North America, Workerbee TV and Mattel Television, and docuseries LA Fire and Rescue, have both been canceled. The latter premiered its first season on May 30, 2023 and the former premiered on June 21, 2023.
In terms of That’s My Jam, Deadline revealed that production had been paused in February, understood to be for celebrity scheduling reasons.
New episodes of Weakest Link, essentially season four of the revived series, will kick off the slate on Tuesday April 2 at 9pm, an hour earlier than last year,...
The network has unveiled premiere dates for its summer slate including America’s Got Talent, American Ninja Warrior, Password, The Wall and Weakest Link.
It’s much the same look as last year, although without the likes of Hot Wheels: Ultimate Challenge, Dick Wolf’s LA Fire and Rescue and Jimmy Fallon’s That’s My Jam.
Deadline understands that Hot Wheels, which comes from Endemol Shine North America, Workerbee TV and Mattel Television, and docuseries LA Fire and Rescue, have both been canceled. The latter premiered its first season on May 30, 2023 and the former premiered on June 21, 2023.
In terms of That’s My Jam, Deadline revealed that production had been paused in February, understood to be for celebrity scheduling reasons.
New episodes of Weakest Link, essentially season four of the revived series, will kick off the slate on Tuesday April 2 at 9pm, an hour earlier than last year,...
- 3/18/2024
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
“Sweet Dreams” the new R-rated comedy feature, written and directed by Lije Sarki, stars Johnny Knoxville, Mo Amer, GaTa, Bobby Lee, Theo Von, Brian Van Holt, Jonnie Park, Shakewell, Adam Faison, Erik Anthony Gonzalez and Beth Grant, with Jay Mohr and Kate Upton, opening April 12, 2024 in theaters:
“…forced into rehab at the ‘Sweet Dreams’ recovery center, ‘Morris’ (Knoxville) struggles to confront the wreckage of his life.
‘But when their house goes up for auction, he reluctantly agrees to coach their misfit softball team of recovering addicts to win a cash prize and prove that everyone, despite their past, can hit a home run…”
Click the images to enlarge…...
“…forced into rehab at the ‘Sweet Dreams’ recovery center, ‘Morris’ (Knoxville) struggles to confront the wreckage of his life.
‘But when their house goes up for auction, he reluctantly agrees to coach their misfit softball team of recovering addicts to win a cash prize and prove that everyone, despite their past, can hit a home run…”
Click the images to enlarge…...
- 3/14/2024
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
"You got 10 guys that need this place." Paramount has revealed an official trailer for a sports comedy called Sweet Dreams, a new film directed by the producer of sleeper hit The Peanut Butter Falcon previously. Opening in theaters in April this spring to enjoy. This fresh new comedy is a wild journey of second chances. Forced into rehab, Morris agrees to coach a misfit softball team of recovering addicts from his own house to prove that everyone, despite their past, can hit a home run. And maybe he will get his own life back on track, too. Johnny Knoxville stars as Morris, with an ensemble cast featuring Mo Amer, GaTa, Bobby Lee, Theo Von, Brian Van Holt, Jonnie Park, Shakewell, Adam Faison, plus Jay Mohr & Kate Upton. This doesn't look like it has the most original script, but it still does seem quite wholesome and amusing in an obnoxiously entertaining way.
- 3/13/2024
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Aubrey Plaza will lead the cast of ‘Feel-Bad’ romance Liarmouth, which marks John Waters’ first directorial outing in two decades.
John Waters hasn’t made a film in 20 years, but he’s set to bring his demented brand of comedy back to the silver screen, along with a leading actor who should prove equal to his ambitions.
Waters’ last film was 2004’s A Dirty Shame which starred Tracy Ullman, Johnny Knoxville and Chris Isaak. That was his comedy about sex addiction. In the 1990s alone, Waters also gave us Pecker, which featured Edward Furlong taking pictures of perverts, and Serial Mom, the 1994 black comedy featuring the mighty Kathleen Turner as a mother who doubles as a serial killer.
Waters’ style is certainly unique and the idea of a new film from him after all this time is a welcome one. What’s more, he’s found a leading actor to...
John Waters hasn’t made a film in 20 years, but he’s set to bring his demented brand of comedy back to the silver screen, along with a leading actor who should prove equal to his ambitions.
Waters’ last film was 2004’s A Dirty Shame which starred Tracy Ullman, Johnny Knoxville and Chris Isaak. That was his comedy about sex addiction. In the 1990s alone, Waters also gave us Pecker, which featured Edward Furlong taking pictures of perverts, and Serial Mom, the 1994 black comedy featuring the mighty Kathleen Turner as a mother who doubles as a serial killer.
Waters’ style is certainly unique and the idea of a new film from him after all this time is a welcome one. What’s more, he’s found a leading actor to...
- 2/27/2024
- by Dan Cooper
- Film Stories
Bam Margera may be moving out of his jackass phase, posting videos this week that showed he still has chops on the skateboard. At 44 and with far too many years of substance abuse to his name, Margera may not move as quickly as he once did, but it is awesome to see he can still work the deck.
Bam Margera posted two videos on Instagram this week, continuing a steady run of clips that have given fans promising updates on his health, both physically and mentally. And his followers have been extremely supportive, saying the videos remind them of Margera’s better days. Check out Margera’s moves below:
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A staple of MTV’s Jackass, Bam Margera stood out in a stable of dudes that would do anything – and we do mean anything – for a laugh or to gross people out.
Bam Margera posted two videos on Instagram this week, continuing a steady run of clips that have given fans promising updates on his health, both physically and mentally. And his followers have been extremely supportive, saying the videos remind them of Margera’s better days. Check out Margera’s moves below:
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A staple of MTV’s Jackass, Bam Margera stood out in a stable of dudes that would do anything – and we do mean anything – for a laugh or to gross people out.
- 2/21/2024
- by Mathew Plale
- JoBlo.com
Sherlock Jr..I don’t know what I expected. For some reason, when booking my plane ticket from Chicago to Muskegon, Michigan, I just assumed it would be a “normal,” albeit probably smaller, plane that would chariot us intrepid travelers to the neighboring state. So when I turned up at O’Hare, I thought nothing of being asked to provide my weight and having my carry-on bags weighed as well, nothing of the smaller-than-usual waiting area, nothing of taking an elevator directly to the tarmac rather than descending via the usual jet bridge. The sight of the nine-seat Cessna shouldn’t have surprised me, but it did. More disconcerting was the passenger who reveled in telling the lot of us why the plane flew around Lake Michigan, not across it: in case it crashed, it could more easily be found. This seemed an appropriate way to get to the International Buster Keaton Society's 2023 Convention,...
- 2/5/2024
- MUBI
Password is returning soon for its second season. Shortly after Keke Palmer’s Emmy win for “Outstanding Host for a Game Show,” NBC has announced that the series will return with brand new episodes in March.
Hosted by Palmer and featuring Jimmy Fallon as an ongoing celebrity player, the Password series is inspired by the classic word-guessing game show while adding new elements. In the show, contestants try to be the first to guess a secret word based on one-word clues from their partner.
Season two will see Fallon competing against Chance the Rapper, Laverne Cox, Nikki & Brie Garcia, Lauren Graham, Wiz Khalifa, Jimmy Kimmel, Johnny Knoxville, Liza Koshy, Howie Mandel, Joe Manganiello, Joel McHale, Meghan Trainor, Lindsey Vonn and Roy Wood Jr.
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Hosted by Palmer and featuring Jimmy Fallon as an ongoing celebrity player, the Password series is inspired by the classic word-guessing game show while adding new elements. In the show, contestants try to be the first to guess a secret word based on one-word clues from their partner.
Season two will see Fallon competing against Chance the Rapper, Laverne Cox, Nikki & Brie Garcia, Lauren Graham, Wiz Khalifa, Jimmy Kimmel, Johnny Knoxville, Liza Koshy, Howie Mandel, Joe Manganiello, Joel McHale, Meghan Trainor, Lindsey Vonn and Roy Wood Jr.
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- 1/30/2024
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Season two of Password will join NBC’s primetime lineup on March 12, 2024. New episodes of the game show will air on Tuesdays at 10pm Et/Pt.
Keke Palmer is returning as host, with Jimmy Fallon back as a celebrity contestant and executive producer. Palmer recently made Emmy Awards history by becoming the first Black woman to win in the Outstanding Host for a Game Show category.
The network says viewers can expect to see more special celebrity guests trying out their Password skills on season two. Celebrities popping in include Chance the Rapper, Laverne Cox, Nikki & Brie Garcia, Lauren Graham, Wiz Khalifa, Jimmy Kimmel, Johnny Knoxville, Liza Koshy, Howie Mandel, Joe Manganiello, Joel McHale, Meghan Trainor, Lindsey Vonn, and Roy Wood Jr.
Jimmy Fallon and Keke Palmer on season 2 of ‘Password’ (Photo by: Evans Vestal Ward/NBC)
NBC released this description of season two, which will include new twists and...
Keke Palmer is returning as host, with Jimmy Fallon back as a celebrity contestant and executive producer. Palmer recently made Emmy Awards history by becoming the first Black woman to win in the Outstanding Host for a Game Show category.
The network says viewers can expect to see more special celebrity guests trying out their Password skills on season two. Celebrities popping in include Chance the Rapper, Laverne Cox, Nikki & Brie Garcia, Lauren Graham, Wiz Khalifa, Jimmy Kimmel, Johnny Knoxville, Liza Koshy, Howie Mandel, Joe Manganiello, Joel McHale, Meghan Trainor, Lindsey Vonn, and Roy Wood Jr.
Jimmy Fallon and Keke Palmer on season 2 of ‘Password’ (Photo by: Evans Vestal Ward/NBC)
NBC released this description of season two, which will include new twists and...
- 1/29/2024
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
Password Pictured: (l-r) A contestant, Jimmy Fallon, and Keke Palmer — (Photo by: Evans Vestal Ward/NBC) Newly crowned Emmy Award-winning host Keke Palmer and Jimmy Fallon return for a new season of the iconic game show “Password” starting Tuesday, March 12 at 10 p.m. on NBC. The series will air next day on Peacock. “Password” season two includes even more celebrity guests, including Chance the Rapper, Laverne Cox, Nikki & Brie Garcia, Lauren Graham, Wiz Khalifa, Jimmy Kimmel, Johnny Knoxville, Liza Koshy, Howie Mandel, Joe Manganiello, Joel McHale, Meghan Trainor, Lindsey Vonn and Roy Wood Jr. Palmer, who made Emmy history this year by becoming the first Black woman to win for Outstanding Host for a Game Show, commands the podium while contestants from all walks of life partner with Fallon and other celebrities to face off in the ultimate game of words. The hour-long episodes will include two back-to-back games with...
- 1/29/2024
- by Hollywood Outbreak
- HollywoodOutbreak.com
Newly crowned Emmy Award-winning host Keke Palmer and Jimmy Fallon return for a new season of the iconic game show “Password” starting Tuesday, March 12 at 10 p.m. on NBC. The series will air next day on Peacock. “Password” season two includes even more celebrity guests, including Chance the Rapper, Laverne Cox, Nikki & Brie Garcia, Lauren Graham, Wiz Khalifa, Jimmy Kimmel, Johnny Knoxville, Liza Koshy, Howie Mandel, Joe Manganiello, Joel McHale, Meghan Trainor, Lindsey Vonn and Roy Wood Jr. Palmer, who made Emmy history this year by becoming the first Black woman to win for Outstanding Host for a ... Read more...
- 1/29/2024
- by Thomas Miller
- Seat42F
Season 2 of NBC’s Password will bring on some first-time celebrity players, as well as a flurry of new game play elements.
Premiering Tuesday, March 12 at 10/9c (with episodes streaming next day on Peacock), Password‘s sophomore run finds Chance the Rapper, Laverne Cox, Nikki & Brie Garcia, Lauren Graham, Wiz Khalifa, Jimmy Kimmel, Johnny Knoxville, Liza Koshy, Howie Mandel, Joe Manganiello, Lindsey Vonn and Roy Wood Jr. each partnering up with a non-celeb player. Joel McHale and Meghan Trainor, meanwhile, are set for encore appearances.
More from TVLineThe Irrational Puts Forth a Very Troubling Theory About Who Was Behind Alec's...
Premiering Tuesday, March 12 at 10/9c (with episodes streaming next day on Peacock), Password‘s sophomore run finds Chance the Rapper, Laverne Cox, Nikki & Brie Garcia, Lauren Graham, Wiz Khalifa, Jimmy Kimmel, Johnny Knoxville, Liza Koshy, Howie Mandel, Joe Manganiello, Lindsey Vonn and Roy Wood Jr. each partnering up with a non-celeb player. Joel McHale and Meghan Trainor, meanwhile, are set for encore appearances.
More from TVLineThe Irrational Puts Forth a Very Troubling Theory About Who Was Behind Alec's...
- 1/29/2024
- by Matt Webb Mitovich
- TVLine.com
John Waters may not have directed a film in nearly two decades, but he has been far from slowing down. With a handful of books, several TV appearances and his annual one-man show, Waters is about as busy as he’s ever been. Thankfully, one of those books, “Liarmouth”, will be his next feature. And after that? Anything but retirement.
In a new profile straight out of John Waters’ hometown of Baltimore, the writer/director said, “I jump up every day to go to work…People say why aren’t you going to retire? Because I wish I believed in another life after, but I don’t. So I want to see every person, every movie, read every book, go everywhere in the world…That’s why I think travel is so important. That’s why I continue to do this show.” The show he’s referring to is A John Waters Christmas,...
In a new profile straight out of John Waters’ hometown of Baltimore, the writer/director said, “I jump up every day to go to work…People say why aren’t you going to retire? Because I wish I believed in another life after, but I don’t. So I want to see every person, every movie, read every book, go everywhere in the world…That’s why I think travel is so important. That’s why I continue to do this show.” The show he’s referring to is A John Waters Christmas,...
- 12/30/2023
- by Mathew Plale
- JoBlo.com
Hi, I'm (not) Johnny Knoxville, and welcome to (an article about) "Jackass"!
Somehow, over 20 years after the boundary-pushing reality stunt comedy series that launched Knoxville's career debuted on that dusty relic known as MTV, "Jackass" is still going. And not just the franchise; Knoxville and much of his original crew have continued to actively throw themselves into harm's way to entertain the masses. In fact, "Jackass Forever" emerged as one of the saviors of the 2022 box office, keeping the art of the R-rated guffawfest alive in typical topsy-turvy "Jackass" fashion. It's not just creaky Gen-Xers and Millennials like myself; even today's youths agree, the dudes rock.
With Knoxville and his boys now in their 40s and 50s, though, it begs the question: Exactly how much longer can they keep poking death and severe physical injury in the eye, and walk away laughing? At this stage, the "Jackass" crew seems to...
Somehow, over 20 years after the boundary-pushing reality stunt comedy series that launched Knoxville's career debuted on that dusty relic known as MTV, "Jackass" is still going. And not just the franchise; Knoxville and much of his original crew have continued to actively throw themselves into harm's way to entertain the masses. In fact, "Jackass Forever" emerged as one of the saviors of the 2022 box office, keeping the art of the R-rated guffawfest alive in typical topsy-turvy "Jackass" fashion. It's not just creaky Gen-Xers and Millennials like myself; even today's youths agree, the dudes rock.
With Knoxville and his boys now in their 40s and 50s, though, it begs the question: Exactly how much longer can they keep poking death and severe physical injury in the eye, and walk away laughing? At this stage, the "Jackass" crew seems to...
- 11/30/2023
- by Sandy Schaefer
- Slash Film
Warning: This interview is not for the squeamish.
If you've ever watched a "Jackass" movie or episode, Steve-o explodes off the screen as a man who enjoys his life. Why, then, does he seem so hellbent on jeopardizing it?
With the possible exception of Johnny Knoxville, no member of the daredevil troupe has performed gnarlier stunts than Steve-o. Over the years, we've seen him shimmy across a tightrope over an alligator pool with a raw chicken dangling from his underwear, wear a Peruvian jellyfish as a sombrero, and sustain repeated genital trauma via all kinds of inventively stupid methods. On the serious side, he battled drug addiction for over a decade before getting completely sober in 2008.
You might think clear-headedness would instill a strong sense of self-preservation in Steve-o, but subjecting his body to all manner of punishment and indignity is what he lives for. Indeed, when the Jackass boys are on a break,...
If you've ever watched a "Jackass" movie or episode, Steve-o explodes off the screen as a man who enjoys his life. Why, then, does he seem so hellbent on jeopardizing it?
With the possible exception of Johnny Knoxville, no member of the daredevil troupe has performed gnarlier stunts than Steve-o. Over the years, we've seen him shimmy across a tightrope over an alligator pool with a raw chicken dangling from his underwear, wear a Peruvian jellyfish as a sombrero, and sustain repeated genital trauma via all kinds of inventively stupid methods. On the serious side, he battled drug addiction for over a decade before getting completely sober in 2008.
You might think clear-headedness would instill a strong sense of self-preservation in Steve-o, but subjecting his body to all manner of punishment and indignity is what he lives for. Indeed, when the Jackass boys are on a break,...
- 11/28/2023
- by Jeremy Smith
- Slash Film
Here’s a look at this week’s biggest premieres, parties and openings in Los Angeles and New York, including events for Leo, Dior’s Carousel of Dreams at Saks and a number of starry FYC screenings.
The Holdovers special screening
Focus Features hosted a special screening of The Holdovers in L.A. on Friday, followed by a Q&a moderated by filmmaker Taylor Hackford that featured director Alexander Payne, Paul Giamatti, Da’Vine Joy Randolph, Dominic Sessa, writer/producer David Hemingson and editor Kevin Tent. The event, held at the London West Hollywood, also featured a surprise meet up between Giamatti and Jeffrey Wright, who followed up a role in the Focus release Asteroid City with American Fiction.
Dominic Sessa, Paul Giamatti, Da’Vine Joy Randolph and Alexander Payne Jeffrey Wright and Paul Giamatti
The Skatepark Project Gala
The Skatepark Project held its first-ever gala on Friday, celebrating more than...
The Holdovers special screening
Focus Features hosted a special screening of The Holdovers in L.A. on Friday, followed by a Q&a moderated by filmmaker Taylor Hackford that featured director Alexander Payne, Paul Giamatti, Da’Vine Joy Randolph, Dominic Sessa, writer/producer David Hemingson and editor Kevin Tent. The event, held at the London West Hollywood, also featured a surprise meet up between Giamatti and Jeffrey Wright, who followed up a role in the Focus release Asteroid City with American Fiction.
Dominic Sessa, Paul Giamatti, Da’Vine Joy Randolph and Alexander Payne Jeffrey Wright and Paul Giamatti
The Skatepark Project Gala
The Skatepark Project held its first-ever gala on Friday, celebrating more than...
- 11/22/2023
- by Kirsten Chuba
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
It’s not quite high-stakes poker and we certainly can’t envisage Christopher Nolan devising a scene where 007 battles it out with a super villain over a game of bingo, but that isn’t to say that the game isn’t suited to the silver screen – emphasis on the silver…
This game which is readily associated with nursing homes and cramped community centres has actually been incorporated into a number of Hollywood movies throughout the decades, being used by directors as a narrative device to inject drama, comedy and moments of calm in all manner of films.
In this article we take a look at some of the most famous examples of bingo in movies.
Big Momma’s House 2
In the 2000s it felt as though Eddie Murphy, Martin Lawrence and Will Ferrell were coming out with a slapstick comedy every five minutes. One of the classics of that genre is...
This game which is readily associated with nursing homes and cramped community centres has actually been incorporated into a number of Hollywood movies throughout the decades, being used by directors as a narrative device to inject drama, comedy and moments of calm in all manner of films.
In this article we take a look at some of the most famous examples of bingo in movies.
Big Momma’s House 2
In the 2000s it felt as though Eddie Murphy, Martin Lawrence and Will Ferrell were coming out with a slapstick comedy every five minutes. One of the classics of that genre is...
- 11/18/2023
- by Movies Martin Cid Magazine
- Martin Cid Magazine - Movies
The Sun Summoner’s journey has come to an end.
Shadow and Bone has been cancelled after two seasons at Netflix, our sister site Deadline reports. Additionally, the streamer has cancelled Glamorous after one season, along with three freshman animated series: Agent Elvis, Farzar and Captain Fall.
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Shadow and Bone followed an orphan named Alina Starkov (played by Jessie Mei Li) who, after learning she possessed...
Shadow and Bone has been cancelled after two seasons at Netflix, our sister site Deadline reports. Additionally, the streamer has cancelled Glamorous after one season, along with three freshman animated series: Agent Elvis, Farzar and Captain Fall.
More from TVLineThe Crown Recap: Here's How Season 6 Handled Diana's Tragic DeathShadow and Bone Author 'Heartbroken' by Netflix Cancellation, Reveals Six of Crows Spinoff Is Also AxedYoung Sheldon's Final Season Episode Count Revealed
Shadow and Bone followed an orphan named Alina Starkov (played by Jessie Mei Li) who, after learning she possessed...
- 11/15/2023
- by Keisha Hatchett and Andy Swift
- TVLine.com
Fans are going to have to wait a little while for "The White Lotus" season three. On Nov. 2, HBO and Max executive Casey Bloy revealed that the new season likely won't be here until 2025.
We don't know all that much about what to expect from "The White Lotus" season three, but back in March, after much speculation about where the new season would take place, sources told Variety that it would be set in Thailand. Reps for HBO did not respond to Popsugar's request for comment, but it does seem like we can expect that the new season will be heading eastward.
Back in February, "Reboot" creator Johnny Knoxville dropped a false lead in an interview with Vulture. In the interview, Knoxville shared that he's good friends with "White Lotus" showrunner Mike White and that the pair had recently "been in Tokyo together." "I think that's where the next . . . Oh,...
We don't know all that much about what to expect from "The White Lotus" season three, but back in March, after much speculation about where the new season would take place, sources told Variety that it would be set in Thailand. Reps for HBO did not respond to Popsugar's request for comment, but it does seem like we can expect that the new season will be heading eastward.
Back in February, "Reboot" creator Johnny Knoxville dropped a false lead in an interview with Vulture. In the interview, Knoxville shared that he's good friends with "White Lotus" showrunner Mike White and that the pair had recently "been in Tokyo together." "I think that's where the next . . . Oh,...
- 11/2/2023
- by Victoria Edel
- Popsugar.com
Exclusive: Steve-o has set a November 14th launch for Steve-o’s Bucket List, his new stand-up special, which will be released through his website SteveO.com, in partnership with Moment and Patreon. Pre-sales for the special, filmed at Hackney Empire in the comedian’s hometown of London, begin November 1st.
If you thought Steve-o was crazy before, then you’ll have to brace yourselves for his new act, which has been known to make some audience members pass out. His new unrated special, filmed in front of a sold-out crowd, sees him in top form as he brings his multimedia comedy tour straight into your living room with his hilarious stand-up and stunts deemed “too extreme” for Jackass… oh, yeah… and it’s a love story too! Indeed, Steve-o’s Bucket List not only pushes the performer to his limits but also finds him his ‘happily ever after.’
Directed by Eric Abrams and Steve-o,...
If you thought Steve-o was crazy before, then you’ll have to brace yourselves for his new act, which has been known to make some audience members pass out. His new unrated special, filmed in front of a sold-out crowd, sees him in top form as he brings his multimedia comedy tour straight into your living room with his hilarious stand-up and stunts deemed “too extreme” for Jackass… oh, yeah… and it’s a love story too! Indeed, Steve-o’s Bucket List not only pushes the performer to his limits but also finds him his ‘happily ever after.’
Directed by Eric Abrams and Steve-o,...
- 11/1/2023
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
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