Tag: Robert Downey Jr.
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Five talking points from 2024 Sundance
Sundance Film Festival ran from January 18-28 and, after a sluggish start, there were deals (click here for the latest), celebrity sightings, and a protest.Christopher Nolan turned up to collect an honourary award at the festival’s opening night gala fundraiser and called the occasion a “full circle moment” 23 years after premeiring his breakout thriller…
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This Forgotten Alexander Skarsgård Film Was a Bigger Hit Than You Remember
Alexander Skarsgård has more or less dominated television screens for the past decade. Between his Emmy winning villainous turn in Big Little Lies, his quietly charismatic espionage agent in Little Drummer Girl, and his scene-stealing tech giant on Succession, Skarsgård is a true chameleon that embodies the “character actor in a leading man’s body” description…
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Christopher Nolan Has ‘Nothing but Love’ for Peloton Instructor Who Slammed ‘Tenet,’ but ‘May Just Skip’ Bike Workouts for Now
Christopher Nolan has begun his healing journey with fitness brand Peloton after one of the acclaimed director’s instructors dissed his movie “Tenet” during a workout class.“Nothing but love for Peloton,” Nolan told Variety backstage at Sunday’s Golden Globes ceremony, when asked if he saw instructor Jenn Sherman’s apology for taking issue his 2020 the sci-fi…
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Robert Downey Jr. Fought for Gwyneth Paltrow’s Inclusion in ‘The Avengers’
The Avengers marked the first major team-up of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and while the 2021 film had the rare luxury of having the majority of its roster including its villain pre-established in prior films, the bulk of the weight that it had to carry centered on believably tying the heroes together, all within a…
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Marisa Tomei Initially Refused to Cut Her Hair for ‘Only You’ After ‘My Cousin Vinny’ Oscar Win
Marisa Tomei was more than reluctant to shed her locks for 1994 film “Only You.”Tomei, who plays a hopeless romantic determined to find her soulmate, a man identified by her Ouija board when she was a teen, had a major fashion moment onscreen with a stylish bob haircut, starting a trend upon the film’s release…
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What’s Going On With Robert Downey’s Jr.’s Long-Anticipated Sherlock Holmes 3?
Ever since Robert Downey Jr.’s Sherlock Holmes typed that question mark after the words “The End” in 2011’s “Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows,” we’ve all been expecting him to return for another round of sleuthing. In the years following that sequel’s half a billion dollar success at the box office, we kept hearing about…
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Don’t Sleep on This Christopher Nolan Thriller Starring Robin Williams
Nowadays, Christopher Nolan is known best for his work on big-budget blockbusters with a cerebral twist that keep audiences guessing. Over the years, Nolan has worked with some of the biggest names in the business, from Christian Bale, Hugh Jackman, and Leonardo DiCaprio to Morgan Freeman, Heath Ledger, and Michael Caine. As of his latest…
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This Is How ‘Secret Invasion’ Set Up ‘Armor Wars’
Editor’s note: The below contains full spoilers for Secret Invasion.As soon as Armor Wars was announced in 2020, Marvel Studios fans celebrated the idea of James “Rhodey” Rhodes (Don Cheadle) stepping out of Tony Stark’s (Robert Downey Jr.) shadow and getting his first solo adventure as War Machine. In 2022, the project was reworked as…