Cats, call your agents. Top creatives are increasingly giving the notoriously tough-to-train pets dramatic roles in live-action projects.
In Steven Zaillian’s acclaimed Netflix limited series Ripley, a Maine Coon dubbed Lucio has been called “a main character.” In Paramount’s upcoming A Quiet Place: Day One, Lupin Nyong’o plays woman struggling to escape an alien invasion with her tuxedo cat Frodo. Last fall, Disney’s The Marvels co-starred a deadly super-powered ginger cat Goose. In Matthew Vaughn’s spy comedy Argylle, which has just started streaming on Apple TV+, Bryce Dallas Howard is on the run from assassins with her Scottish Fold Alfie.
This streak is unusual, and likely unprecedented. Dogs get leading roles in a live-action movies all the time. Cats get leading roles in animated movies all the time. But cats in live action is a whole other ball of yarn. Occasionally a film will put...
In Steven Zaillian’s acclaimed Netflix limited series Ripley, a Maine Coon dubbed Lucio has been called “a main character.” In Paramount’s upcoming A Quiet Place: Day One, Lupin Nyong’o plays woman struggling to escape an alien invasion with her tuxedo cat Frodo. Last fall, Disney’s The Marvels co-starred a deadly super-powered ginger cat Goose. In Matthew Vaughn’s spy comedy Argylle, which has just started streaming on Apple TV+, Bryce Dallas Howard is on the run from assassins with her Scottish Fold Alfie.
This streak is unusual, and likely unprecedented. Dogs get leading roles in a live-action movies all the time. Cats get leading roles in animated movies all the time. But cats in live action is a whole other ball of yarn. Occasionally a film will put...
- 4/12/2024
- by James Hibberd
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
This Diwali, Marvel Studios is all geared up to bring the lightning trio of Captain Marvel, Monica Rambeau, and Ms. Marvel into an intergalactic adventure in ‘The Marvels’. Fans and audiences worldwide are all excited to witness the cute Flerkens, Seo-Jun Park’s Marvel debut, and Nick Fury’s iconic return to the big screens. Here are some amazing facts about The Marvels that might make the wait for the release irresistible.
Samuel L Jackson’s long-standing association with Marvel Studios
Samuel L Jackson first appeared as Nick Fury in Iron Man – the first-ever film of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The fans have always showered love to the now ex-director of S.H.I.E.L.D. It has been 15 years since Samuel L Jackson’s association with MCU and with the upcoming film ‘The Marvels’, the legendary actor will mark his 33rd appearance across Marvel Studios films and web shows.
Samuel L Jackson’s long-standing association with Marvel Studios
Samuel L Jackson first appeared as Nick Fury in Iron Man – the first-ever film of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The fans have always showered love to the now ex-director of S.H.I.E.L.D. It has been 15 years since Samuel L Jackson’s association with MCU and with the upcoming film ‘The Marvels’, the legendary actor will mark his 33rd appearance across Marvel Studios films and web shows.
- 8/28/2023
- by Editorial Desk
- GlamSham
In Anna Boden's and Ryan Fleck's 2019 superhero film "Captain Marvel," the title character (Brie Larson) has a cat she named Goose. Goose, a Garfield-like orange tabby, was named after the character played by Anthony Edwards in the 1986 film "Top Gun." But it would later be revealed that Goose was not a cat at all, but a shape-shifting alien creature called a flerkin, a voracious squid-like alien that can swallow human-sized prey whole before returning to the size of a house cat, presumably digesting its meals very, very quickly. It was Goose that scratched Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson) across his eye, leaving him wearing his signature eyepatch.
According to a 2019 piece in Collider, "Captain Marvel" hired four different cat actors to play Goose throughout the film. Their names were Gonzo, Rizzo, Archie, and Reggie. One of them was hired because it has good at being held, one had the most attractive cat face,...
According to a 2019 piece in Collider, "Captain Marvel" hired four different cat actors to play Goose throughout the film. Their names were Gonzo, Rizzo, Archie, and Reggie. One of them was hired because it has good at being held, one had the most attractive cat face,...
- 8/14/2023
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
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