Movie News
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Serendipity strikes for Simon Rex as an adult-film antihero
NEW YORK — Simon Rex, in town for the recent Gotham Awards, where he was nominated for outstanding lead performance in “Red Rocket,” was comparing today’s pandemic-scarred New York with the city he knew in the 1990s as a VJ on MTV. “Times Square was like pimps and sex booths and then it became Disneyland. Now it feels kind of sketchy again and I kind of like it,” Rex says, smiling. “Maybe I shouldn’t say that.” However much New York has changed in the last 25 years, it’s got nothing on the fluctuations of fortune for Rex. The 47-year-old sometimes actor, sometimes rapper, regular social-media prankster and Los Angeles nightlife…
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Science advisor Amy Mainzer talks asteroids and new Netflix movie “Don’t Look Up”
Asteroid scientist Amy Mainzer found herself in a unique position these past few months: chatting with Leonardo DiCaprio about science and asteroids. Mainzer served as the science advisor for Netflix’s new film “Don’t Look Up,” a comedy-disaster film that is set to release in theaters on Dec. 10 (and on Dec. 24 on Netflix). This movie follows a long legacy of films that feature space rocks threatening Earth, like 2020’s “Greenland,” 2012’s “Seeking a Friend for the End of the World” and the famous 1998 duo: “Deep Impact” and “Armageddon.” An official trailer for “Don’t Look Up” from September showed DiCaprio (who plays astronomer Randall Mindy) and Jennifer Lawrence (who…
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Venom 3 Movie Update Offered By Sony Producer
Sony producer, Amy Pascal, offers a status update on Venom 3, revealing that the movie is currently in the “planning stages” of development. Sony producer Amy Pascal recently offered an update on Venom 3. The news comes on the heels of Venom: Let There Be Carnage, which debuted in October. In addition to Venom (2018), Pascal is responsible for producing blockbuster hits like Spider-Man: Into the Spider Verse (2018), Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019), and the upcoming Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021). When Venom: Let There Be Carnage arrived in theaters earlier this year, the highly anticipated sequel became a shocking winner of the pandemic-era box office. As of November 2021, the film has grossed over $400 million worldwide, making it the…
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Tom Holland Confirms He Will Play Fred Astaire in Upcoming Sony Biopic
“Spider-Man” star Tom Holland is swapping his web-shooters for dancing shoes. The 25-year-old officially confirmed on Sunday that he’ll portray legendary actor, dancer and singer Fred Astaire in an upcoming biopic for Sony. In a recent profile for GQ, Oscar-nominated producer Amy Pascal teased that she wanted Holland for the part of Astaire in the forthcoming movie, as well as another trilogy of “Spider-Man films.” But during an interview with AP, at an event promoting the upcoming “Spider-Man: No Way Home,” Holland confirmed that he’ll step into the entertainer’s dance shoes for the project, which is still in its early stages. “The script came in a week ago,” Holland told…
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27 movies landing in theaters (or your streaming queues) this winter
Hollywood studios are planning on rolling out the proverbial red carpet for an eclectic mix of winter season fare, from Oscar-courting dramas (“The Tragedy of Macbeth”) and franchise reboots (“Scream”) to lower-profile offerings across genres. Here’s a guide to some of the notable titles slated for release between the middle of December and the middle of March. Of course, release dates — like most things on your calendar over the last two years — remain subject to change. December “West Side Story” (in theaters Dec. 10) Steven Spielberg, working from a screenplay by the Pulitzer-honored playwright Tony Kushner (“Angels in America”) and choreography by Tony-winning artist Justin Peck, breathes new life…
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Alec Baldwin says not responsible for fatal movie set shooting | News
Actor says he did not pull the trigger when gun fired, killing cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on Rust film set. Hollywood star Alec Baldwin has said he is not responsible for the fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the movie set of the film, Rust, in October. In his first interview since the incident, the United States actor said that while he was holding the gun that shot Hutchins, he did not pull the trigger. The 63 year old said he “would never point a gun at anyone and pull a trigger at them”, and reiterated that he was told the gun was “safe” by crew members in charge of…
