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27/07/2024

Did you know? STARS WARS and Norway…

Some scenes of “Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back” was filmed on location in Norway?

The filming lasted from March 5 to September 24, 1979. Some of the Hoth scenes were filmed in the area between Finse and Hardangerjøkulen.

The fight against the AT-ATs was filmed on the glacier in Middalen. During the filming at Finse, the film crew lived at Ustaoset. The scene where Luke walks out of the Wampa Cave was filmed through the hotel door, while Mark Hamill ran out and filmed the scene in the snowstorm.

Below are photos of Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher and Mark Hamill on location at Finse, Norway 1979.

Credit: Film Locations

27/07/2024

Did you know?

On one occasion, Chris Pratt recounted that he challenged Dave Bautista to a fight via text message, prompted by the effects of sleeping pills.

"The next day, [Dave] goes, 'Hey man, that text you sent last night,' and I go, 'What text?' He goes, 'You don't remember?'" said Pratt.

When Pratt checked his phone, sure enough, he saw a message he'd sent that challenged Bautista to combat.

"'Dave, I wanna wrestle you. I wanna wrestle you. No one needs to know, but I just wanna know,'" the text read. "'I think I could take you. I think I could wrestle you, bro. Like, collegiate rules, no elbows, no knees. I just wanna feel the power.'"

Pratt told host James Corden on The Late Late Show that he was "mortified" over the exchange because, in reality, "Dave would kill me so fast."

"He is by far the toughest dude in all of Hollywood," the actor added.

Getty Images, shared via Random Facts

18/07/2024

Viggo Mortensen was recently asked in an interview with Vanity Fair magazine why he never made another Hollywood franchise film after starring as Aragorn in Peter Jackson’s iconic “Lord of the Rings” trilogy (2001 - 2003). The Oscar nominee said he’s got nothing against franchise fare, although he admitted that such films in Hollywood just often aren’t well-written enough to capture his attention.

“I don’t really look for or avoid any kind of genre or any size budget. I just look for interesting stories,” Mortensen said. “It doesn’t matter to me what the genre is or what the budget is or who’s making them. I would never do a movie just because so-and-so is directing it. It has to be about the story. And if I think I’m right for the character, that always comes first.”

“That goes for franchises,” he added. “If somebody came to me with X movie, the third part or the ninth part, and I thought it was a great character and I wanted to play that character and I thought I had something to contribute, I’d do it. I’m not against it. But they’re not usually that good. I mean, to me, they’re not usually that well-written. They’re kind of predictable. I mean, of course, there’s always the issue of if I run out of money.”

[Variety]

14/07/2024

Kevin Costner‘s “Horizon: An American Saga — Chapter 2″ will not be hitting theaters on Aug. 16th after all. The film currently remains a theatrical release with a TBD release date.

Shared via Variety

Kevin Costner's "Horizon: An American Saga — Chapter 2" won't be hitting theaters on Aug. 16 anymore.

14/07/2024

R.I.P. Shannon Doherty, age 53. She was originally scheduled to appear at FanExpo Denver last week but cancelled due to health.

Doherty's biggest break came with the arrival of “Beverly Hills, 90210,” the role with which she would be linked for the rest of her life.

12/07/2024

RIP Shelley Duvall 😢

Duvall is best known for her roles in the 1980 horror movie classic “The Shining” with Jack Nicholson and the 1980 comedy “Popeye” with Robin Williams.

24/06/2024

BREAKING NEWS: Kevin Costner will NOT be returning to complete YELLOWSTONE Season 5B. Filming resumed last month in Montana.

Kevin Costner has addressed his future on "Yellowstone" while doing press for his new Western movie "Horizon: An American Saga."

21/06/2024

Actor Donald Sutherland of The Hunger Games, Pride & Prejudice, and Klute passed away today at the age of 88. May he rest in peace.

19/06/2024

A SPACEBALLS sequel is in development at Amazon MGM Studios. Josh Gad is attached to star, as well as produce alongside Mel Brooks.⁠
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Josh Greenbaum will direct the film from a screenplay written by Benji Samit, Dan Hernandez and Gad. Kevin Salter will executive produce. ⁠

Source: Variety

More details:

A "Spaceballs" sequel is in development at Amazon MGM Studios. Josh Gad is attached to star, as well as produce alongside Mel Brooks.

09/06/2024

Luciana Barroso was a young Argentine waitress.
She was twenty years old, a single mother abandoned by the father of her only child and struggling to make ends meet in America.

One day, while she was taking her shift behind the counter, a young man asked her if he could join her behind the counter and "hide" - explaining that he was an actor, and there were some journalists and people in the restaurant who had recognized him.

He was annoyed and a little overwhelmed by the attention, since he was still quite new to the concept of fame. Luciana had no idea who he was, but told him:

“You can hide here, but you have to at least make yourself useful!”

So he helped her: preparing cocktails, serving customers, washing and drying dishes.

Luciana and the handsome stranger continued talking. Toward the end of the evening, at the end of her shift, she asked him what his name was.

“Matt Damon,” the boy replied.

They have now been married for over twenty years and have four daughters (he also adopted the eldest, Alessandro).

Source: Cinema Symphony

07/06/2024

"Beam me up, Scotty." James Doohan (1920-2005) was a Canadian actor and author, best known for his role as "Scotty", Scottish chief engineer of the Starship Enterprise, in the television and film series Star Trek. As a Canadian, Doohan had learned a convincing Scottish accent from a fellow soldier during his wartime service.

Prior to his acting career, Doohan served in the 14th Field Artillery Regiment of the 3rd Canadian Infantry Division. He also served as an Artillery Forward Observation Officer (FOO) and pilot. He saw combat in Europe during , including the invasion of Normandy, in which he was wounded, apparently by friendly fire.

Doohan first saw combat landing in the 2nd Wave in a Recce Party at Juno Beach on D-Day. The 13th Field Regiment was interspersed with the Regina Rifle Regiment landing at "Nan" Sector of Juno Beach. After shooting two snipers, Doohan led his men to higher ground through a field of anti-tank mines, where they took defensive positions for the night.

Crossing between command posts at 23:30 that night, Doohan was hit by six rounds fired from a Bren gun by a nervous Canadian sentry: four in his leg, one in the chest, and one through his right middle finger. His D-Day service in Normandy was over.

The bullet to his chest was stopped remarkably by a silver cigarette case given to him by his brother. His right middle finger had to be amputated, something he would conceal during most of his screen career as an actor.

During his military service, Doohan graduated from Air Observation Pilot Course 40 and flew Taylorcraft Auster Mark V aircraft for 666 (AOP) Squadron, RCAF as a Royal Canadian Artillery officer in support of 1st Army Group Royal Canadian Artillery.

Although he was never actually a member of the Royal Canadian Air Force, Doohan was once labelled the "craziest pilot in the Canadian Air Force". In the late spring of 1945, on Salisbury Plain north of RAF Andover, he slalomed a plane between telegraph poles "to prove it could be done", earning himself a serious reprimand.

After the war, on an impulse, Doohan enrolled in a drama class in Toronto, going on to win a two-year scholarship to New York's famed Neighborhood Playhouse, and leading ultimately to his work as a character actor in films and television both in Canada and the US.

Source: SSFSA

15/05/2024

The rumors are true. Nicolas Cage will be the next live action Spider-Man.

Nicolas Cage will once again play Spider-Man Noir, but this time in a live-action series at Amazon

05/05/2024

In one month, the two-episode premiere of , a Star Wars Original series, arrives on Disney+.

05/05/2024

May the fourth, I mean fifth, be with you!

10/04/2024

What do you think?

He's not alone anymore. Joker: Folie à Deux – only in theaters and , October 4.

08/04/2024

Solar eclipse, you say..?

22/03/2024

Did you know?

During the parade scene in "Ferris Bueller's Day Off" (1986), several of the people seen dancing (including the construction worker and the window washer) originally had nothing to do with the film. They were simply dancing to the music being played, and director John Hughes found it so humorous that he told the camera operators to record it.

The shot of Ferris playing the clarinet was done on the spot. Someone spotted the instrument as part of the set, and Broderick said he could play it, which of course he couldn't. Broderick also improvised the line, "Never had ONE lesson!"

Even though they played siblings, Matthew Broderick and Jennifer Grey became engaged after this movie. Tragically, approximately a year later, after Broderick finished filming "Biloxi Blues" (1988), and before Grey's premier for "Dirty Dancing" (1987), the couple was involved in a fatal crash in Ireland, where the passengers of the other vehicle, a mother and daughter, died in the accident.

Broderick: "I acquired fame by playing the coolest kid who ever lived. Now, the only roles I can seem to get are bleak, insecure men. I do find almost every character I play quite interesting, though." (IMDb)

Happy Birthday Matthew Broderick!

15/03/2024

BEETLEJUICE, BEETLEJUICE!

Michael Keaton revealed he saw a cut of the Beetlejuice sequel, adding that he can “confidently say this thing is great.”

The actor reprised his role as Beetlejuice for the upcoming movie, nearly four decades after playing the character in the 1988 Tim Burton-directed movie. Burton also returned to direct Beetlejuice Beetlejuice.

During a recent interview on SiriusXM’s The Jess Cagle Show, Keaton described the sequel as “beautiful” visually as well as having surprisingly “emotional” parts in the storyline.

He said the movie “is beautiful, physically. The other one was so fun and exciting visually, it’s all that but really beautiful and interestingly emotional here and there. I wasn’t ready for that. It’s great.”


Keaton added, “It’s just so fun and I’ve seen it now. I’m going to see it again after a couple of little tweaks in the editing room, and I confidently say this thing is great.”

Ahead of filming, the actor also shared that he had to go back and watch the original movie to get an idea of what he was getting himself into again.

“I probably only really seen it from the beginning once or twice maybe,” he said. “So I hadn’t seen it for a long, long, long time so I did go back and look at it again.”

02/03/2024

Wow! ROAD HOUSE facing lawsuit…

Jake Gyllenhaal's "Road House" remake is facing two major issues: a lawsuit from the original's screenwriter over AI and copyright issues and the director's boycott of its upcoming premier.

28/02/2024

R.I.P. Richard Lewis, 'Curb Your Enthusiasm' actor, dies at 76 from heart attack.

Richard Lewis "passed away peacefully" at his Los Angeles home Tuesday, according to his publicist. In 2023, he revealed his Parkinson's diagnosis.

26/02/2024

Did you know? The outfits worn by Dennis Nedry in Jurassic Park are identical to the clothes that Mikey, Mouth, and Chunk wore in The Goonies.

11/02/2024

Reposted from Screen Rant:

The is one of the biggest advertising platforms of the year, and it should offer looks at some of the most anticipated movies and shows. 🤩

will be released in July and a ad could reveal the first footage. 🔥

06/02/2024

Check it out. Hilarious!!

Ryan Reynolds stars.

02/02/2024

Happy Groundhog Day!!

02/02/2024

R.I.P. Carl Weathers 😓

Carl Weathers, who starred as Apollo Creed in the first four 'Rocky' films, died Tuesday. He was 76.

31/01/2024

Did you know? Christian Bale was initially hesitant to play Batman but was convinced of his decision after a touching encounter with a young fan. His portrayal of Batman as a rage-filled character was a gamble that paid off when director Christopher Nolan approved. Heath Ledger was first considered for Batman but was instead cast as the Joker in the sequel, winning an Oscar for his performance. Bale's Batman voice was actually refined in post-production by Nolan to sound grittier. The Batsuit evolved over the films to become more sophisticated and comfortable, with "The Dark Knight's" suit featuring 200 unique pieces and "The Dark Knight Rises" suit comprising 110 pieces, including advanced materials and carbon fiber paneling. Bale's dedication to the role was commemorated by him keeping the Batman mask after filming. Happy Birthday Christian Bale!

22/01/2024

Filming has begun on TR3N aka “Tron 3”

15/01/2024

BREAKING NEWS: Boeing and Alaska Airlines found a solution. The problem has been fixed.

28/12/2023

Happy 28th Birthday Timothée Chalamet! 🎁

Timothée Chalamet talks about playing W***y Wonka in Paul King's film, "Wonka."

14/12/2023

A very HAPPY BIRTHDAY to one of our all-time favorite actors, Dick Van D**e. He was born 98 years ago today (that would be DEC 13, 1925).