Sylvester Stallone in Rambo: First Blood Part II (Image: GETTY) With a sweat-stained bandana circling his shaggy mane, muscles bulging and a lethal knife in hand, it has been 50 years since former US Special Forces killing machine John Rambo exploded onto the pages of the bestselling novel First Blood. …
Read More »Disney lost over $300 million after two ‘woke’ kids movies bombed | Films | Entertainment
Pixar’s Lightyear, a spin-off of the multi-billion dollar Toy Story franchise, received similar criticism for being “woke” after including a lesbian kiss scene and casting Chris Evans over conservative Buzz voice actor Tim Allen. At the time, one Rotten Tomatoes audience review read: “If I want to teach my children …
Read More »Brendan Fraser gobsmacked Adam Sandler threatened to quit film for him | Films | Entertainment
Sandler continued: “He was like, ‘I don’t get it. I don’t see the caveman being in this movie.’ And I just said, ‘He can do other shit, man.’ I eventually went to his house, like four in the morning, woke him up. I said… ‘Just know Adam Sandler ain’t going …
Read More »Paul Newman was ‘always nervous’, Robert Redford once revealed | Films | Entertainment
Just under 15 years ago, the world lost one of Hollywood’s most celebrated stars to cancer. Although Paul Newman, best known for starring alongside Robert Redford in the 1969 film Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, chose a profession where most ooze confidence, the late actor was quite the opposite. …
Read More »John Wayne’s Rooster Cogburn set fury – Duke struggled to breathe | Films | Entertainment
During filming, Duke met Katharine Hepburn who despite being just two weeks older than him had never met the Western star let alone starred in a movie with him. She had been filming 1975’s Love Among the Ruins with Sir Laurence Olivier and despite their political differences greatly admired Wayne. …
Read More »Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey star ‘didn’t know whether to laugh or cry’ during shoot | Films | Entertainment
Just like the rest of the world, actress Amber Doig-Thorne was entirely baffled when she first saw the pitch for Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey. “I read the synopsis,” she chuckled. “And I remember thinking… this is a bit wild.” The gory slasher picture follows a crazed six-foot-tall adaptation of AA …
Read More »Tom Cruise endured ’20-year feud’ with Steven Spielberg over infamous interviews | Films | Entertainment
Tom Cruise has become of the last remaining cinematic stalwarts, having cut his teeth in the 1980s with such massive movies as Top Gun, Risky Business and Jerry Maguire. But in 2005, his relationship with Steven Spielberg reportedly started to crumble after the promotional campaign for their movie, The War …
Read More »The Hobbit left Lord of the Rings star Ian McKellan ‘in tears’ over brutal filming | Films | Entertainment
Wood told People: “I’m fascinated and I’m excited. I hope it’s good. I’m surprised — I don’t know why I’m surprised because, of course, there would be more movies. Obviously, at the core of that, is a desire to make a lot of money. It’s not that a bunch of …
Read More »Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3 theory: Adam Warlock has secret relation to an Avenger | Films | Entertainment
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3 is just around the corner, and fans are deep in theories about how the latest Marvel story is going to slot into the ongoing narrative. And while a lot of emphases has been placed on Star-Lord and Rocket in the trailers, the new series …
Read More »Nancy Sinatra’s emotional memories of Elvis Presley on Speedway set | Films | Entertainment
The musical action movie saw Elvis play NASCAR driver Steve Grayson opposite Nancy’s IRS agent Susan Jacks. Her character’s role involved being assigned to watch over Steve who had $150,000 in debt to pay with any future prize money from racing. Naturally, this being an Elvis movie saw Nancy’s Susan …
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