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With just one movie, Tim Burton and Johnny Depp felt destined to work together, bringing a unique presence of gothic oddity to the screen. But it obviously wouldn’t just be Edward Scissorhands that they collaborated on. No, they would have a total of eight big screen pairings. But the most recent was 2012’s Dark Shadows, with Burton having done five movies without Depp since. So what gives? Will we ever see another Tim Burton / Johnny Depp movie?

Tim Burton is confident that there will be a place for Johnny Depp in a future film of his, telling IndieWire, “Well, I’m sure there will be [another collaboration].” But Burton was careful to note that his reason for not working with an actor is never personal. “I never feel like, oh, I’m going to use this and that actor. It usually has to be based on the project I’m working on.

Well, someone finally cornered Tim Burton into talking about Johnny Depp. Asked at the Marrakech International Film Festival whether there'd be another Burton/Depp collaboration in the future, the filmmaker replied, "Well, I’m sure there will be" (per IndieWire). The duo have a longstanding personal and professional relationship, working...

As the second season of Wednesday wraps filming, Tim Burton is coy as to whether he’ll remake Attack Of The 50 Foot Woman remake next.

After a few years where doubts were sometimes cast as to whether Tim Burton’s work had lost its captivating edge, the filmmaker’s status as a commercially successful artist has been reconfirmed. This autumn’s Beetlejuice Beetlejuice was a cinema hit for Warner Bros in a year where the performance of franchise sequels has been somewhat unreliable. Plus, with Wednesday, Burton has created one of the most popular shows on Netflix.

With the second season of Wednesday now having wrapped, we imagine the filmmaker might be devoting part of his mind to the next big project. Don’t expect him to talk too much about that though. Burton has been linked with a remake of the 1958 sci-fi film, Attack Of The 50 Foot Woman...

Tim Burton doesn't want to make an 'Edward Scissorhands' sequel because it "felt like a one-off thing".The 66-year-old director helmed the gothic fantasy film - which was released in 1990 - and although it proved to be a huge success, Tim insists he doesn't have any interest in making a sequel to 'Edward Scissorhands'.The acclaimed filmmaker told IndieWire: "There are certain films I don’t want to make a sequel to."I didn’t want to make a sequel to that because it felt like a one-off thing. I didn’t want to have a sequel for ‘The Nightmare Before Christmas’ because it also felt like a one-off thing. Certain things are best left on their own and that for me is one of them."Johnny Depp starred alongside Winona Ryder in 'Edward Scissorhands' and Tim has worked with both of them a number of times over the years.

Despite the success of “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice,” director Tim Burton has reaffirmed that “Edward Scissorhands” is one movie that “I don’t want to make a sequel to.”

Burton was asked about the film and several others on the red carpet at the Marrakesh Film Festival. IndieWire reported Burton added, “I didn’t want to make a sequel to that because it felt like a one-off thing. I didn’t want to have a sequel for ‘The Nightmare Before Christmas’ because it also felt like a one-off thing. Certain things are best left on their own, and that, for me, is one of them.”

That doesn’t mean that he’s finished working with frequent collaborator Johnny Depp, though. The director said he’s “sure there will be” future movies with Depp, and added, “I never feel like, oh, I’m going to use this and that actor. It usually has...

While auteur Tim Burton doesn’t want to revisit projects like Edward Scissorhands for any potential sequels, he said he feels positive he’ll return to the beloved film’s leading man, Johnny Depp.

“There are certain films I don’t want to make a sequel to,” he said at the Marrakech International Film Festival following the box office success of Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, per IndieWire. “I didn’t want to make a sequel to [Scissorhands] because it felt like a one-off thing. I didn’t want to have a sequel for The Nightmare Before Christmas because it also felt like a one-off thing. Certain things are best left on their own and that for me is one of them.”

When asked if there would be further collaborations with frequent screen partner Depp — whom he’s directed in a slate of films including Corpse Bride, Sweeney Todd and Ed Wood — he answered,...

Tim Burton may have reawakened the Ghost With the Most in the recently released sequel to his 1988 comedy-horror film “Beetlejuice,” but that didn’t seem to convince the filmmaker to revisit some of his other classics.

During a Q&a at the Marrakech International Film Festival on Saturday (via IndieWire), Burton dismissed the possibility of developing a sequel to 1990’s “Edward Scissorhands,” which starred Johnny Depp as the titular role.

“There are certain films I don’t want to make a sequel to,” Burton said. “I didn’t want to make a sequel to that because it felt like a one-off thing. I didn’t want to have a sequel for ‘The Nightmare Before Christmas’ because it also felt like a one-off thing. Certain things are best left on their own, and that, for me, is one of them.”

Although Burton hasn’t directed a film involving Depp since 2012’s “Dark Shadows,...

Among Disney’s animated rogues gallery, the Queen of Hearts is easily recognized by her iconic red, black, and gold color scheme—as well as her motif of hearts and playing cards. Backed by her iconography, and catchphrase, “Off with their heads!”, she is one of the primary members of the Disney Villains franchise.

We first saw the character back in 1951 (voiced by Verna Felton) when she was the main antagonist of Disney’s animated film Alice in Wonderland. Almost 70 years later, we kinda saw the character again in the live-action Alice in Wonderland (2010), directed by Tim Burton.

Helena Bonham Carter played Iracebeth / Red Queen. She was an amalgamation of two Carroll characters: the Red Queen and the Queen of Hearts.

Now, it seems that we are getting a Queen of Hearts origin story movie with Julia Hart writing and directing. Although not much is currently known, inside sources (Daniel...

Keira Knightley has better reasons not to think about the “Pirates of the Caribbean” franchise than their association with Johnny Depp. With the release of the first film she was 18 and Knightley still remembers the pressure she faced with its success.

“It’s a funny thing when you have something that was making and breaking you at the same time,” she said in a recent interview with The Times of London. “I was seen as shit because of them, and yet because they did so well I was given the opportunity to do the films that I ended up getting Oscar nominations for. They were the most successful films I’ll ever be a part of and they were the reason that I was taken down publicly. So they’re a very confused place in my head.”

Knightley has ruled out participating in a franchise like that again, adding, “The hours are insane.

Director Tim Burton may be tight-lipped on his next project, a remake of “Attack of the 50 Foot Woman,” but during a red carpet interview at the Marrakech International Film Festival, he was forthcoming about why.

“One thing I learned very early on is until I’m actually on a set doing something, I don’t know if I’m doing it,” he told IndieWire. “I never like to talk about things too much. I’ve worked on so many projects, sometimes they happen, sometimes they don’t happen, so I don’t want to jinx anything. I mean, I was doing ‘Superman’ once. There was another project that I worked for a year on, and it didn’t happen. It’s quite traumatic, it’s quite emotional.”

Inspired by his childhood love of monster movies and horror films, Burton is set to direct “Attack of the 50 Foot Woman...

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This December, Paramount+ is bringing you a ton of entertainment with the highly anticipated new series in the Dexter universe alongside a ton of great shows and movies. However, for the purposes of this article, we are only including the films that are coming to Paramount+ this month and have a 90% or higher Rotten Tomatoes score. So, check out the 13 best films coming to Paramount+ in December 2024 with a 90% or higher Rotten Tomatoes score.

Boogie Nights (December 1) Rotten Tomatoes Score: 94% Credit – New Line Cinema

Boogie Nights is a period coming-of-age drama film written and directed by Paul Thomas Anderson. The 1997 film is set in Los Angeles’ San Fernando Valley, and it follows Eddie Adams, a young nightclub dishwasher who became a big name in the adult film industry in the 1970s. Boogie Nights stars Mark Wahlberg, Julianne Moore,...

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This December, Peacock is bringing you a lot of entertainment, from the highly anticipated comedy series Laid to the streaming release of the hit horror film Speak No Evil. However, for the purposes of this article, we are only including the films that are coming to Peacock this month and have an 85% or higher Rotten Tomatoes score. So, check out the five best films that are coming to Peacock in December 2024 with an 85% or higher Rotten Tomatoes score.

Catch Me If You Can (December 1) Rotten Tomatoes Score: 96% Credit – Amblin Entertainment

Catch Me If You Can is a biographical crime comedy-drama film directed by Steven Spielberg from a screenplay by Jeff Nathanson. Based on the semi-autobiographical book of the same name by Frank Abagnale Jr., the 2002 film follows Frank Abagnale Jr, a young con man who cashes forged cheques while posing as a pilot,...

Here’s why Johhny Depp hated working with Benicio Del Toro ( Photo Credit – Wikimedia )

While Johnny Depp was locked in, playing Hunter S. Thompson’s wild alter ego, Raoul Duke, with laser focus, del Toro was off the rails, diving headfirst into his chaotic method of acting as Dr. Gonzo. And let’s just say Depp didn’t precisely vibe with that—especially when del Toro’s unpredictable antics started messing with the flow on set.

Director Terry Gilliam spilled the tea in a 2019 interview with Far Out, revealing just how much tension there was between his two leading men. “Johnny knew exactly what he was doing, but Benicio was almost completely out of control,” Gilliam recalled. And that “out of control” vibe? Yeah, it didn’t sit well with anyone on set. Gilliam shared that the crew was frequently on edge with del Toro’s free-wheeling approach. “The continuity girl was shouting,...

The creative mind is a finicky, fragile thing. Sometimes inspiration floods the senses, prompting a flurry of productivity — some of which, if you're lucky, is actually usable if not good! At other times, it's a struggle to write so much as a word, or draw merely a line without everything feeling totally wrong. This is especially frustrating if/when you realize your mood has no impact on your process. You can be downright chipper, and not be able to produce anything of merit. Meanwhile, a low period can provoke great art if you can work through whatever it is that's dragging you down.

And then there is anxiety, the most debilitating force in the creative life. When you find yourself dealing with panic attacks that come on for seemingly no reason at all, you're constantly on guard for the next one, praying like hell that it won't hit at a...

The eighth edition of Screen International’s talent-spotting initiative Arab Stars of Tomorrow will once again launch at this year’s Red Sea International Film Festival (December 5-13).

2024’s selection of five rising talents from across the Mena region will be unveiled on Saturday, December 7 in Screen’s second Red Sea print daily and on Screendaily.com.

For the second time, the initiative has been held in conjunction with Red Sea and Film AlUla, which is hosting a photoshoot for the five selected talents, including at the first Unesco world heritage site in Saudi Arabia, the Hegra Archaealogical Site (Al Hjr).

On Saturday,...

Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson is one of the biggest names in Hollywood and an actor and entertainer who has a big fanbase and a lot of influence. Starting out as a WWE star, he soon transitioned to television and movies, becoming one of the most popular action stars in the world.

Of course, with such popularity also comes a lot of money, and with Johnson’s filmography containing a long list of projects, you can imagine that he managed to capitalize on his success by signing lucrative contracts that have brought him large sums of money throughout his career. That is going to be the focus of this report.

Namely, it has just been revealed that Johnson has broken some records in that aspect and that he is now among the highest-grossing actors of all time when Hollywood is concerned. Whatever you might think of him as an actor or a person,...

When the spotlight is on you, it’s hard to keep the blinds drawn. And for some, it’s not just the bright lights of fame that shine down, but the harsh glare of scandal. Andrew Tate, a name that stirs both admiration and outrage in equal measure, finds himself in the latter category.

Andrew Tate on Matt Kim Podcast | Credit: YouTube

Accused of s*xual misconduct, human trafficking, and money laundering, Tate is now locked in a battle that could shake his empire to the core. But as we look at this from a wider lens, the real question arises: Could his potential trial surpass the media storm that engulfed Amber Heard and Johnny Depp’s infamous defamation battle?

What’s the Latest Development in Andrew Tate’s Legal Case?

It’s been a wild ride since Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan were charged with serious crimes in...

It’s a good year for the musically inclined. This awards season is full of actors who sing. And that doesn’t just mean the performers who were already known for their vocal chops like musical theater star Cynthia Erivo and pop singer Ariana Grande in “Wicked.” There are a number of singing actors for whom music isn’t their primary claim to fame, like Timothée Chalamet in “A Complete Unknown,” Zoe Saldaña in “Emilia Pérez,” Angelina Jolie in “Maria,” Kingsley Ben-Adir in “Bob Marley: One Love,” and even Saoirse Ronan in “Blitz.” Will those stars get a bump for showing their vocal range in addition to their dramatic range?

Some stars over the last 20 or so years were recognized for expanding their repertoires. Nicole Kidman earned an Oscar nom for the 2001 musical “Moulin Rouge!” — though her co-star Ewan McGregor was snubbed despite also doing his own singing. “Chicago” (2002) earned...

Christina Hall Hires Laura Wasser (Photo Credit – Instagram)

Christina Hack hired top attorney Laura Wasser, also known as “Disco Queen,” to represent her in her divorce battle against her estranged third husband, Josh Hall. Wasser replaced her previous lawyer, Dearmey Law Apc.

“Christina was not happy with the progress or lack thereof,” a source said on Monday. “She decided to go with the best divorce attorney out there to try and wrap this up quickly and fairly.”

The interior designer, 41, officially filed a change of attorney with the Superior Court of California in Orange County last Friday.

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Laura Wesser Has Previously Represented Big Hollywood Celebs

Weber, 56, has previously repped celebrities such as Angelina Jolie, Ryan Reynolds, Britney Spears, Johnny Depp, Gwen Stefani, Kim Kardashian, Christina Aguilera,...

Keira Knightley has been in the film industry for a long time, but her role in the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise opposite Johnny Depp and Orlando Bloom propelled her to success and worldwide acclaim. However, the actress has not been happy about the experience but would rather not work on any franchise again due to the films.

Keira Knightley in Pirates of the Caribbean | Credit: Walt Disney Pictures

While it is true that the Pirates of the Caribbean films have been Knightley’s highest-grossing films, they aren’t in the top 5 best movies of her career according to critical ratings.

Keira Knightley Gets Candid About Pirates of the Caribbean Franchise Keira Knightley and Geoffrey Rush in Pirates of the Caribbean | Credit: Walt Disney Pictures

Keira Knightley has often spoken about her experience in the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise, revealing that despite the fun time it was an incredibly arduous experience for her.

Christina Haack is not holding back when it comes to her messy separation from Josh Hall as she’s fired Dearmey Law Apc and hired Kim Kardashian‘s big-shot divorce lawyer, Laura Wasser. According to Us Weekly, a source told the outlet, “Christina was not happy with the progress or lack thereof,” so she ended things with Dearmey Law and “decided to go with the best divorce attorney out there to try and wrap this up quickly and fairly.” Josh & Christina in happier times (Getty) Haack filed the change of attorney with the Superior Court of California in Orange County last Friday, November 22. Wasser is known for representing many high-profile celebrities, including the likes of Kardashian, Angelina Jolie, Britney Spears, Johnny Depp, Ryan Reynolds, Gwen Stefani, Christina Aguilera, Jennifer Garner, Kevin Costner, Heidi Klum, and Maria Shriver. In addition,Wasser served alongside her father, Dennis Wasser, as an on-set legal...

Return to Oz was a wild mess for Disney, but not the last time they’d use the Oz property!

Given what a disaster the production of Return to Oz was and how it ended up being a box office flop, it’s no shock that Disney was very wary of ever using the property again. Despite still owning the rights, Disney didn’t focus on Oz at all, even as other studios had various projects, from Syfy’s modernized fantasy Tin Man to NBC trying to make it a dark fantasy epic with Emerald City to Wicked becoming a smash Broadway hit.

As it happened, Oz would collide with another Disney property in a rather unique way, although not the success hoped for.

The Muppets see the Wiz

In 2004, after much legal wrangling, Disney reacquired the rights to the Muppets. The plan of using them in various new projects...

There are a lot of unanswered questions in One Piece that will someday be answered, but for now, fans will go rampant with theories. “The man marked by flames” is one of the most mysterious figures but also puzzling due to the endless possibilities of who this could be. From Flame Emperor Sabo to the newly introduced Loki of Elbaf, there’s no indication of who he is.

However, there is one important hidden figure in One Piece that could fit the description and would tie the story really well. Scopper Gaban, a former Roger Pirate, is the perfect candidate for “the man marked in flames.”

Scopper Gaban, a former Roger Pirate, from One Piece. [Credit: Toei Animation]

We know Eustass Kid was going after “the man marked by flames” because he was important in finding the titular One Piece and giving them a headstart in the game. This is why...

Having been in the limelight since she was 17 with the Pirates of the Caribbean films, two-time Oscar nominee Keira Knightley said she has since ruled out returning to the franchise world.

“It’s a funny thing when you have something that was making and breaking you at the same time,” Knightley — whose fame was cemented at the height of the noughties with the initial trilogy and other fare like Atonement and Pride & Prejudice later on — told The Times of London in a new profile.

“I was seen as sh– because of them, and yet because they did so well I was given the opportunity to do the films that I ended up getting Oscar nominations for [Pride & Prejudice and The Imitation Game],” the Bend It Like Beckham star said. “They were the most successful films I’ll ever be a part of and they were the reason that I was taken down publicly.

Keira Knightley saw her level of fame increase when she appeared in the Pirates of the Caribbean film series, but she has no interest in returning to that way of life.

The actress, who starred in multiple Pirates movies from 2003 to 2007, revealed why she will not sign on for another multiple-film franchise in an interview with the U.K.’s Times published on Saturday. Knightley shared that she has become more particular about her career choices after welcoming two daughters, Edie and Delilah, with her husband, James Righton.

“I couldn’t go job to job [abroad] now,” Knightley explained. “I wouldn’t be in any way fair to them, and I wouldn’t want to. I’ve chosen to have children, I want to bring them up, so I’ve had to take a major step back.”

Knightley went on to reflect on her years making the Pirates films, in which she starred as Elizabeth Swann.

From the set to music, Eiichiro Oda’s series enthralled the audience with its first season. With a second season of live-action in the works, fans await the masterpiece with bated breath.

In an era of failed live-action series, One Piece serves as a reminder of just how authentic adaptations can be. While Season 1 was a complete banger, the second season is all set to notch it up as Oda confirmed.

Straw Hat Pirates in a still from the live-action series | Credit: Netflix

The mangaka responded to the live-action cast and shared his opinions on the upcoming season. While the second season is set to release in 2025, it would be nothing short of legendary. Be it casting or VFX, the franchise is set to outdo itself in most aspects.

Eiichiro Oda responds to the live-action cast

Decades back, Eiichiro Oda gave us one of the iconic adventure series in the shonen genre.

Creating a manga is a stressful process and no one knows it more than Eiichiro Oda, the creator of One Piece, one of the biggest manga series in the world. Oda has spent almost 30 years perfecting the narrative of the greatest pirate adventure in the manga world, and it is certainly reflected in the amount of success it has received over the years.

The Straw Hat Pirates | Credit: Toei Animation

This process required him to change the storyline, add new twists, disclose some major mysteries, etc. However, one of the biggest factors that has helped One Piece gain attention and love from fans is the character designs that have upgraded continuously through every arc. These character designs help in refining the characters and making them suitable according to the story.

Fans might not know this, but the most insane evolution in terms of character designs has been received by Tony Tony Chopper,...

Steven Soderbergh's 2001 Las Vegas heist movie "Ocean's Eleven" is a whole lot of fun. Taking cues from the original 1960 film of the same name, which starred the Rat Pack as various skilled criminals working with con artist and thief Danny Ocean, "Ocean's Eleven" is one of the ultimate heist flicks of all time. A big part of what makes it work, aside from Soderbergh's skilled direction and a whip-smart script (courtesy of Soderbergh and co-writer Ted Griffin), is the incredible cast who surround George Clooney's version of Danny Ocean. His team is made up of Brad Pitt as his best friend Rusty, Bernie Mac as conman and gambling enthusiast Frank, Elliott Gould as former casino owner Reuben Tishkoff, Don Cheadle as explosives expert Basher Tarr, Casey Affleck and Scott Caan as mechanics Virgil and Turk Malloy, Quin Shaobo as acrobat "The Amazing" Yen, Eddie Jemison as tech expert Livingston Dell,...

[Editor’s note: For this article, The Hollywood Reporter only looked at the shortest and longest screen times in the lead acting categories. Best supporting actor and actress were not included.]

Longest Screen Times Vivien Leigh, Gone With the Wind (1939)

Movie Length 3 hrs 58 mins

Time Onscreen 2 hrs 23 mins

Percent of Run Time 60 Percent

Vivien Leigh holds the record for the longest performance to win an Oscar, though the work took a deep physical and mental toll on her. The film itself is also the longest to win best picture. At the 12th Academy Awards, Victor Fleming’s Gone With the Wind also won best supporting actress for Hattie McDaniel, who became the first African American to win an Oscar. Leigh was nominated alongside Bette Davis (Dark Victory), Irene Dunne (Love Affair), Greta Garbo (Ninotchka) and Greer Garson (Goodbye, Mr. Chips).

Charlton Heston, Ben-Hur (1959)

Movie Length 3 hrs 32 mins

Time Onscreen 2 hrs 1 min

Percent of Run Time 57.1 Percent...

Happy Thanksgiving! Our gift to you is reminding you of which films you should be avoiding for the holiday.

All films start out with the greatest of intentions, but some of them fail in massive proportions. When hit with budget over-runs, scripts rewritten by committee and other problems, they can be headed to the garbage dumps of movie history. Take a tour now through our photo gallery featuring 12 of the biggest box office bombs of all time. These turkeys might make you sick to your stomach, so which ones are among our rotten leftovers.

SEE15 best Thanksgiving episodes ever, ranked worst to best

Our list stars such icons as Johnny Depp, John Travolta, Eddie Murphy, Warren Beatty, Dustin Hoffman, Geena Davis, Keanu Reeves, and more.

Travolta’s film “Battlefield Earth” is in our overall #1 position. The passion project is an adaptation of the L. Ron Hubbard novel made into a movie.

Why Did Lady Gaga Wear A Meat Dress To MTV VMAs 2010? ( Photo Credit – Instagram )

In 2010, Lady Gaga dropped a legendary fashion moment at the MTV VMAs: she wore a meat dress. Not just any meat—flank steak, beefy boots, a meat hat, and even a meat purse. She stepped onto the stage to collect her Bad Romance award, and let’s just say the crowd was speechless. It was the kind of moment that made everyone go, “Did she just…?” Yep, she sure did.

But that wasn’t all. Gaga appeared first in an Alexander McQueen gown, Renaissance vibes, and 12-inch Armadillo shoes. Then, she switched into a black leather Armani dress. But nothing hit harder than the meat dress. Cher, who was there too, rocked some iconic outfits during her time, but even she couldn’t top Gaga’s raw, in-your-face style.

So, where did this wild idea come from?...

Which Film Does Sandra Bullock Regret Making? ( Photo Credit – Instagram )

Sandra Bullock doesn’t sugarcoat it: she still regrets being part of Speed 2: Cruise Control. In a chat about her new film The Lost City, where she teamed up with Channing Tatum, Bullock took a stroll down memory lane and admitted that her 1997 sequel to Speed is one project she wishes she could forget.

When TooFab asked about past films she was embarrassed by, Bullock didn’t hold back. “I have one no one came around to and I’m still embarrassed I was in. It’s called Speed 2,” she revealed. And honestly? She’s right. The film’s plot—a slow-moving cruise ship heading toward an oil tanker—is not exactly what you’d call thrilling.

The film’s reception was just as sluggish as the ship itself. Without Keanu Reeves and with a ridiculous storyline (the...

How Is Will Smith’s Bond With His Eldest Son Trey? ( Photo Credit – Wikimedia )

Will Smith and his oldest son, Trey, have come a long way. Their relationship hasn’t always been smooth sailing, but it is pretty strong now. Will recently opened up about how he “failed” as a dad to Trey after his divorce from Sheree Zampino, especially in the years that followed. Trey, who was just a kid at the time, felt betrayed and abandoned, and that wasn’t easy for either of them.

But here’s the kicker: despite all that pain, Will and Trey are closer than ever. On a Bucket List episode, Will admitted that their father-son relationship is “brand new.” They are building something more profound than before—based on true friendship. And yeah, it might’ve taken a while to get there, but better late than never, right?

Their journey has been a wild ride.

How Did Amber Heard’s Allegations Affect Johnny Depp’s Life? ( Photo Credit – Wikimedia )

Johnny Depp had a lot to say in a British GQ interview. It was all about how Hollywood tried to bring him down. After years of intense media scrutiny following his explosive divorce from actress Amber Heard, Depp finally opened up about the accusations’ impact on him. The actor, who’s no stranger to the spotlight, admitted that being labeled “a violent man” hurt him the most. “The thing that hurt me most is being presented as something that you’re really as far away from as you could possibly get,” Depp said.

For the past three years, Depp has found himself in a media whirlwind. Allegations of abuse, multiple lawsuits, and personal struggles splashed across headlines. The Pirates of the Caribbean star explained that it felt like a perverse situation inflicted on him. It left...

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Ashton Kutcher played the role of Steve Jobs, Apple Inc. founder, in the film Jobs. The flick delved into the late CEO's humble beginnings in the 1970s until he created the first iPod and launched the company.

During the 2013 film's premiere at the Sundance Film Festival, Kutcher opened up about playing the role of the digital entrepreneur.

He said: "It was kind of like throwing myself into this gauntlet of, I know, massive amounts of criticism", expressing how terrifying it was to play the real-life tech icon less than two years after his death.

Kutcher...

Actors giving back to their communities is a rare instance that always manages to win the hearts of fans. Often, high profile actors are paid in millions for certain roles which end up defining their careers and establishing their names in the industry.

Cillian Murphy faced the same with Oppenheimer which skyrocketed his popularity and cemented his capability as an actor in the industry. According to speculations and reports, the star was paid up to $10 million for his role as the theoretical physicist, and he put the money to wise use. The Peaky Blinders actor and his wife used their influence and finances to save a local theatre which held an emotional value for him.

Cillian Murphy’s steady rise to success Cillian Murphy in Inception | Credits: Warner Bros. Pictures

Cillian Murphy collaborated with Christopher Nolan several times through his appearance as the Scarecrow in The Dark Knight trilogy, and later in Inception and Dunkirk.

We all know that making it in Hollywood takes a lot of luck. But it’s also about connections – and if that connection used to change your diaper (or hire a live-in nanny to…), all the better. And Lily-Rose Depp – the daughter of Johnny Depp and Vanessa Paradis – is all too aware of the label of “nepo baby.” But with Nosferatu on its way to theaters and Depp earning unanimous praise for her performance, she’s doing about as well as anyone to shut the critics up.

Even though Lily-Rose Depp is likely to earn an Oscar nomination for playing the object of Count Orlok’s desire, she knows that there is still a struggle in being the daughter of one of the world’s most famous actors. Speaking with Vanity Fair, she spoke of the pressure and always being rooted against. “Somebody asked me the other day what was...

Lily-Rose Depp doesn’t care if people want to see her fail because she’s out to “prove people wrong.”

The actress, the daughter of actor-musician Johnny Depp and French model-actress-singer Vanessa Paradis, recently opened up to Vanity Fair about working to find her own identity in Hollywood, despite critics.

“I feel like people have been ready to see me fail, in a way, since I was a kid,” she says. “That has made me only want to work harder and prove people wrong. Not in a vindictive way at all, but just in a sense of, like, fuel to my fire. I do want to prove that I’m a hard worker and I’m not here for anything else but to work hard. But Rob [Eggers, Nosferatu director] was one of my bucket list directors. I didn’t think I would get to work with him so soon, so early in my career.

Episodic television reached a new height with Criminal Minds after the police procedural show put Law and Order to shame with its brilliant and gripping characters and storylines. With a unique host of individually distinct character arcs, the series grabs the audience’s imagination and doesn’t let go, even a decade and a half later.

Criminal Minds [Credit: Lionsgate Television, 20th Television]

But even as the show delivers some of the most mind-gripping and adrenaline-raging episodes in its long run, some of the plotlines fall short of impressing the viewers in the end. One such episode in the first season of Criminal Minds featured Amber Heard as a Hollywood actress with an erotomanic stalker.

Criminal Minds Brings Out the Actress in Amber Heard Amber Heard and Matthew Gray Gubler in Criminal Minds Season 1 [Credit: Lionsgate Television, 20th Television]

Amber Heard got a common start in Hollywood by featuring as a scene extra and later as...

Decades before shows like "Search Party" took an ever-shifting approach to the comedic TV format, "Laverne & Shirley" was switching things up season after season. The "Happy Days" spinoff started with a pretty consistent premise in its early seasons, focusing on two zany roommates working at a Milwaukee bottling company. By season 5, though, tomboy Laverne (Penny Marshall) and optimist Shirley (Cindy Williams) ended up in the Army Reserves, and season 6 saw them move to Burbank and work as department store gift wrappers. By the final season, Shirley was gone, and Laverne was working in the aerospace industry.

As wild as the twists and turns of "Laverne & Shirley" were, the show had some constants across its eight seasons, including the presence of neighbors Lenny (Michael McKean) and Squiggy (David Lander), Laverne's dad Frank (Phil Foster), and Shirley's fame-hungry ex, Carmine (Eddie Mekka). Most of the actors who made "Laverne & Shirley...

NYC, NY – 10/14/2024} – Juno Temple at New York Comic Con 2024 for Columbia Pictures Venom: The Last Dance at Javits Center.

– Pictured: Juno Temple

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– Location: Javits Center Emmy nominated actress Juno Temple has built an impressive career collaborating with an array of A-list stars. From working alongside Jason Sudeikis and Hannah Waddingham in the Emmy-winning comedy series Ted Lasso, to sharing the screen with Jon Hamm in the critically acclaimed FX series Fargo, Johnny Depp in the biographical crime drama Black Mass, and Angelina Jolie in the Disney fantasy film Maleficent: Mistress of Evil, Temple has consistently demonstrated her versatility and talent. Now, she can add another iconic name to her list of esteemed co-stars: Tom Hardy. In the latest installment of the Venom saga, Venom: The Last Dance, Temple stars opposite Hardy, who not only reprises his role as Eddie Brock/Venom but also co-wrote the movie.

Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea International Film Festival has added Thierry Fremaux’s Lumiere: Le Cinema to its international film lineup.

The Cannes Film Festival artistic director’s sequel to Lumiere: The Adventure Begins takes a look at the birth of cinema with a look at over 100 newly restored films. Fremaux, who is also director of the Lumiere Institute in Lyon, will be in Jeddah for his film’s screenings.

Shivani Pandya Malhotra, managing director of the Red Sea Film Fest, said in a statement: “We are honored to host Lumiere: Le Cinema at the Rsiff. This film is a vital testament to the foundation of all modern audiovisual content, showcasing the early pioneers who revolutionized visual storytelling. Thierry Frémaux’s insights into cinema history are always invaluable, and we are thrilled to share this with our audiences.”

The sequel joins earlier-announced competition titles like Reema Kagti’s Superboys of Malegaon,...

Exclusive: Bobby Moresco, who won an Oscar for the screenplay he co-wrote for Crash, has come aboard to script car racing biopic Bugatti, continuing his collaboration with Italian producer Andrea Iervolino (Ferrari).

Bugatti is slated to film late next year in Italy and France for Iervolino’s new banner, The Andrea Iervolino Company, and will feature a U.S. and international cast and be English-language. Moresco is scripting with Amanda Moresco and in collaboration with Soraya Azzabi.

The movie is set to tell the life story of Bugatti, the founder of the iconic automobile company, who was known for transforming the automotive world with his creative genius and relentless dedication to design and technology. The Italian-born French designer and manufacturer also designed aeroplane engines and was no stranger to tragedy: Bugatti’s son, Jean, was killed on August 11 1939 at the age of 30 while testing a Bugatti car near the family’s factory HQ in Germany.

If you're a fan of the musical Wicked, then the new Wicked movie will make you happy. It translates the smash hit Broadway show song for song and beat for beat, even keeping dorky little oddities like the way people in Oz pronounce words all funny (e.g. "confusing" becomes "confusifying"). If you're a fan of musicals in general, then the movie will make you happy. The cast steps up, it hits the right emotional notes, and the production is a sumptuous orgy of over-stimulation for the eyes and ears.

If you don't like musicals, I doubt you'll find much to enjoy here, because Wicked refuses to water itself down to appeal to you and your kind. This is musical theater with a capital M and a capital T and a rising trilling crescendo at the end for no reason other than because that's showbiz, baby. For decades now, when...

Jada Pinkett Smith and Will Smith are among the most popular Hollywood couples known for their controversial situations. Although they have gained public attention for all the wrong reasons in recent times, with their elaborate careers, they have minted a huge fortune. After the Oscar slap fiasco, Mr. Smith’s career might have gone into tatters, but still, he has earned more than he could spend in his lifetime.

Jada Pinkett Smith and Will Smith | Credits: Wikimedia Commons, Hannah Research, Creative Commons Attributes Share Alike 4.0

It is quite clear who has the upper hand when it comes to the net worth comparison, yet Jada is not far behind her husband in amassing over the years. Will’s constant flow of money comes from his projects as he is one of the highest-paid stars. On the other hand, Jada has tapped into many business ventures to keep her income affluent. So,...

La danesa ‘The Girl With The Needle’ se hace con cuatro premios y la letona ‘Flow’ con tres. © Ssiff

El 21 Festival de Cine Europeo de Sevilla ha hecho público su palmarés, poniendo fin a una edición que ha querido hacer zoom in a lo mejor del cine europeo y que ha contado con la visita especial de Johnny Depp a la capital hispalense, causando furor en las calles.

El Jurado de la Sección Oficial, presidido por David Puttnam y que completan Jeremy Irons, Paola Malanga, Mounia Meddour y Eva Rekettyei, ha decidido que el Giraldillo de Oro a la Mejor Película, el que es el máximo galardón del Festival, recaiga en And Their Children After Them, de los franceses Ludovic y Zoran Boukherma. La película – que no fue del todo bien recibida en la Biennale – también ha obtenido el Premio al Mejor Actor para su protagonista, Paul Kircher, quien ya...

Mads Mikkelsen joined the Harry Potter universe with the third installment Fantastic Beasts prequel series, as the antagonist of the story Gellert Grindelwald, previously portrayed by Johnny Depp. His portrayal of the character sparked renewed interest among fans, with some even preferring his take on the role over Depp’s.

Mads Mikkelsen as Gellert Grindelwald | Credit: Warner Bros.

However, despite Mikkelsen bringing his considerable talent to the franchise, the film struggled at the box office, and with it being the last entry in the prequel series, the actor was left with one lingering question about his character, one that, it seems may never receive an answer.

Mads Mikkelsen on His Unanswered Question About Gellert Grindelwald

Mads Mikkelsen had a very compelling question about his character’s motivations, particularly regarding his disdain for Muggles, after he took on the role of Gellert Grindelwald in Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore.

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Despite the federal charges brought down against Diddy in the recent lawsuit, the hard reality of his alleged crimes is the irreversible experiences that his victims will have to live with. Artists like Usher and Justin Bieber were mere teenagers when they were first exposed to the music industry through their connection to Diddy. There is no knowing the secrets behind closed doors.

Diddy in Mo Money Mo Problems music video with The Notorious B.I.G. and Mase [Credit: Bad Boy Records, Arista Records]

Now, as those secrets slowly begin to unravel and come under public scrutiny, Diddy gets a taste of what life behind bars would be like. Placed under arrest with no bail, the disgraced rapper now awaits his trial even as he pleads his innocence against all charges, including racketeering and sex trafficking.

With every gory detail now haunting the public since P Diddy’s arrest, reality...

The Ocean’s franchise featured some iconic actors in the high-stakes heist series but there were some who rejected the roles. Fans might not know, but Johnny Depp and Mark Wahlberg were approached for the first film which they unfortunately turned down.

However, the most shocking revelation came when George Clooney confessed that Bruce Willis was offered his role in Ocean’s Eleven opposite Julia Roberts. The Die Hard actor later featured in a cameo for the second film but Clooney claimed Willis always regretted turning down the opportunity to play the iconic Danny Ocean.

The confession: Bruce Willis as the heist mastermind? Julia Roberts and George Clooney in Ocean’s Eleven | Credits: Warner Bros. Pictures

Many actors rejected roles from movies which later went on to develop into successful franchises, making them regret their hasty decisions. Something similar happened with Steven Soderbergh‘s Ocean’s Eleven which was rejected by a number of known Hollywood actors.

Venom: The Last Dance Worldwide Box Office: Beats Will Smith’s Bad Boys: Ride Or Die’s Global Haul (Photo Credit – Facebook)

Tom Hardy and Will Smith are two big stars in Hollywood. Their star power has been tested this year, as the industry had low expectations from Will’s Bad Boys: Ride or Die, and Venom: The Last Dance, led by Tom, also opened to a lukewarm debut. Things turned around for Smith’s Bad Boys 4, and now Hardy’s superhero movie has reportedly surpassed the buddy cop action flick. Scroll below for the deets.

Bad Boys 4 was released in June this year and featured the dynamic duo of Will Smith and Martin Lawrence. It crossed the $400 million mark at the worldwide box office. It was made on a reported budget of $100 million. It features Venessa Hudgens, Alexander Ludwig, and Eric Dane in key roles besides the lead pair.