With Bad Boys: For Life raking in box office dollars, clearly, this thirty-year-old franchise has a lot of life left in it. Yesterday, we did our own Bad Boys rankings, but now we want to know what YOUR favorite Bad Boys Movie is! So vote in our poll below!
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When The Hunt for Gollum was unveiled as the next entry in the Lord of the Rings franchise, fans immediately began to speculate who – if any – of the original cast members would be returning. Andy Serkis was announced right away, of course, but that still leaves a lot of potential actors to reprise a lot of potential characters. What say you, Ian McKellen: is it time to bring back Gandalf?
Now 85, Ian McKellen said he is as in the dark about The Hunt for Gollum as pretty much every other Lord of the Rings cast member but that there is a possibility he could reprise Gandalf. Speaking with The Times, he confirmed, “There is no script, there is no offer, there is no plan.” Fair enough, but if all of that fell in line and came to be, would he accept the role? “If I’m alive.” He even noted that he also has a start on the beard, as he is currently playing Shakespeare’s Falstaff on stage.
That’s a pretty humorous response, with Ian McKellen basically assuring fans that so long as he has a pulse, he is up for playing Gandalf at least one more time. And it would be most welcome by fans, as McKellen has been one of the true faces of the franchise, appearing in the original Lord of the Rings trilogy as well as the three Hobbit movies. Outside of Ian McKellen and Gandalf, Viggo Mortensen said he would also be willing to bring back Aragorn, provided it is right for the character. So that’s at least two soft yeses…
Reasoning why a Gollum deserves his own movie, Peter Jackson – who has passed directing duties to Andy Serkis – said, “I think he connects with readers and film audiences alike, because there’s a little bit of both of them in all of us. We really want to explore his backstory and delve into those parts of his journey we didn’t have time to cover in the earlier films.” As for potential other Lord of the Rings stars that could turn up, he added, “It’s too soon to know who will cross his path, but suffice to say we will take our lead from Professor Tolkien.”
Do you want to see Ian McKellen reprise Gandalf? Which other Lord of the Rings characters do you want to see make an appearance in The Hunt for Gollum?
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When The Hunt for Gollum was unveiled as the next entry in the Lord of the Rings franchise, fans immediately began to speculate who – if any – of the original cast members would be returning. Andy Serkis was announced right away, of course, but that still leaves a lot of potential actors to reprise a lot of potential characters. What say you, Ian McKellen: is it time to bring back Gandalf?
Now 85, Ian McKellen said he is as in the dark about The Hunt for Gollum as pretty much every other Lord of the Rings cast member but that there is a possibility he could reprise Gandalf. Speaking with The Times, he confirmed, “There is no script, there is no offer, there is no plan.” Fair enough, but if all of that fell in line and came to be, would he accept the role? “If I’m alive.” He even noted that he also has a start on the beard, as he is currently playing Shakespeare’s Falstaff on stage.
That’s a pretty humorous response, with Ian McKellen basically assuring fans that so long as he has a pulse, he is up for playing Gandalf at least one more time. And it would be most welcome by fans, as McKellen has been one of the true faces of the franchise, appearing in the original Lord of the Rings trilogy as well as the three Hobbit movies. Outside of Ian McKellen and Gandalf, Viggo Mortensen said he would also be willing to bring back Aragorn, provided it is right for the character. So that’s at least two soft yeses…
Reasoning why a Gollum deserves his own movie, Peter Jackson – who has passed directing duties to Andy Serkis – said, “I think he connects with readers and film audiences alike, because there’s a little bit of both of them in all of us. We really want to explore his backstory and delve into those parts of his journey we didn’t have time to cover in the earlier films.” As for potential other Lord of the Rings stars that could turn up, he added, “It’s too soon to know who will cross his path, but suffice to say we will take our lead from Professor Tolkien.”
Do you want to see Ian McKellen reprise Gandalf? Which other Lord of the Rings characters do you want to see make an appearance in The Hunt for Gollum?
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Last Updated on June 10, 2024
The Brat Pack helped define the 1980s, that disillusioned group who navigated Saturday detentions, unrequited love and eventually adulthood. With a rotating group that featured the likes of Molly Ringwald, Andrew McCarthy, Emilio Estevez, Rob Lowe, Demi Moore, and so many more, the Brat Pack label served both as a play on the “Rat Pack” and a fitting stamp that laid out their reputation…And some of them hated it…
During the Tribeca Film Festival premiere of documentary Brats, director Andrew McCarthy – who starred in 1985’s St. Elmo’s Fire and 1987’s Pretty in Pink (the former being, along with ‘85’s The Breakfast Club, the most stacked of the Brat Pack flicks) – said that he originally thought the label was “horrible” but came around to it much later. “I turned 60 last year, and you start to look at your life a little differently. I looked back at this seminal moment in my past, that I’d been dragging around for so many years, and it seemed frozen in the past. And I wanted to bring it up into my present. And by examining it, I could sort of honor it. And if I honored it, it started to turn into a blessing. And then I was fascinated by the journey.”
McCarthy isn’t the only Brat Pack member to have hated the term, as Judd Nelson said it was inaccurate because they were committed to the movies and not some sort of hellraisers with a disregard for the craft. McCarthy was also joined by Ally Sheedy, Demi Moore and Jon Cryer (not generally considered a true member). Interestingly, McCarthy and Cryer did not get along while making Pretty in Pink, although the two have patched things up since. In 2010, many key Brat Pack members – including Ringwald, Sheedy, Nelson, and Anthony Michael Hall – reunited at the Academy Awards to pay special tribute to John Hughes, who passed away in 2009.
Brats joins together many of the actors “to answer the question: What did it mean to be part of the Brat Pack? McCarthy also sits down for a first-time conversation with writer David Blum, who fatefully coined the term Brat Pack in a 1985 New York Magazine cover story.”
What is your favorite Brat Pack movie? Which members stand out as the best representatives for the group?
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The Brat Pack helped define the 1980s, that disillusioned group who navigated Saturday detentions, unrequited love and eventually adulthood. With a rotating group that featured the likes of Molly Ringwald, Andrew McCarthy, Emilio Estevez, Rob Lowe, Demi Moore, and so many more, the Brat Pack label served both as a play on the “Rat Pack” and a fitting stamp that laid out their reputation…And some of them hated it…
During the Tribeca Film Festival premiere of documentary Brats, director Andrew McCarthy – who starred in 1985’s St. Elmo’s Fire and 1987’s Pretty in Pink (the former being, along with ‘85’s The Breakfast Club, the most stacked of the Brat Pack flicks) – said that he originally thought the label was “horrible” but came around to it much later. “I turned 60 last year, and you start to look at your life a little differently. I looked back at this seminal moment in my past, that I’d been dragging around for so many years, and it seemed frozen in the past. And I wanted to bring it up into my present. And by examining it, I could sort of honor it. And if I honored it, it started to turn into a blessing. And then I was fascinated by the journey.”
McCarthy isn’t the only Brat Pack member to have hated the term, as Judd Nelson said it was inaccurate because they were committed to the movies and not some sort of hellraisers with a disregard for the craft. McCarthy was also joined by Ally Sheedy, Demi Moore and Jon Cryer (not generally considered a true member). Interestingly, McCarthy and Cryer did not get along while making Pretty in Pink, although the two have patched things up since. In 2010, many key Brat Pack members – including Ringwald, Sheedy, Nelson, and Anthony Michael Hall – reunited at the Academy Awards to pay special tribute to John Hughes, who passed away in 2009.
Brats joins together many of the actors “to answer the question: What did it mean to be part of the Brat Pack? McCarthy also sits down for a first-time conversation with writer David Blum, who fatefully coined the term Brat Pack in a 1985 New York Magazine cover story.”
What is your favorite Brat Pack movie? Which members stand out as the best representatives for the group?
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Last Updated on June 10, 2024
Both Tom Hanks and Henry Winkler seem like just about the hardest guys in the business to feud with – and so they had it out with themselves! Not even two weeks into filming 1988’s Turner & Hooch, Winkler was fired from directing the film because he and Hanks just couldn’t jive. Don’t worry, Winkler and the French Mastiff got along just fine.
Appearing on the How to Fail podcast (via the New York Post), Henry Winkler remembered, “I did 11 weeks of preparation.I knew this dog. This slobbery mastiff and I became friends. The star did not become my friend.” When prompted if he actually meant Tom Hanks and not the pooch, Beasley, Winkler responded, “I probably do.”
Winkler was able to pinpoint the exact moment that his fate was sealed on Turner & Hooch, selling out Hanks to an eager fan. “We were in Carmel, this little seaside wonderful town on the coast of California, looking for a location, and a woman comes, honest to God, comes running out of a shop and says ‘Henry, Fonz! Oh, my god!’ and I say, ‘And, of course, you know Tom Hanks.’” He added, “The director of photography, when I was fired 13 days into filming, said, ‘I knew that this was going to happen, on that day in Carmel.’” Directing duties on Turner & Hooch would be passed on to Roger Spottiswoode.
Winkler and Hanks apparently get on quite a bit better nowadays, which was actually something that troubled mutual friend Ron Howard. Interestingly, the three never worked together on Happy Days, as Hanks’ 1982 appearance came two years after Howard left.
While the Tom Hanks clash cost Henry Winkler the Turner & Hooch gig, he did already have 1988’s Memories of Me to his credit and would later follow that up with 1993’s Cop and a Half – no, Winkler is not known for his directing prowess…
Turner & Hooch would go on to be the 12th highest-grossing movie of 1989, just behind When Harry Met Sally… and ahead of Uncle Buck. It would also be one of Hanks’ top money makers of the ‘80s, topped only by the previous year’s Big. It was turned into a short-lived TV series in 2021.
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Both Tom Hanks and Henry Winkler seem like just about the hardest guys in the business to feud with – and so they had it out with themselves! Not even two weeks into filming 1988’s Turner & Hooch, Winkler was fired from directing the film because he and Hanks just couldn’t jive. Don’t worry, Winkler and the French Mastiff got along just fine.
Appearing on the How to Fail podcast (via the New York Post), Henry Winkler remembered, “I did 11 weeks of preparation.I knew this dog. This slobbery mastiff and I became friends. The star did not become my friend.” When prompted if he actually meant Tom Hanks and not the pooch, Beasley, Winkler responded, “I probably do.”
Winkler was able to pinpoint the exact moment that his fate was sealed on Turner & Hooch, selling out Hanks to an eager fan. “We were in Carmel, this little seaside wonderful town on the coast of California, looking for a location, and a woman comes, honest to God, comes running out of a shop and says ‘Henry, Fonz! Oh, my god!’ and I say, ‘And, of course, you know Tom Hanks.’” He added, “The director of photography, when I was fired 13 days into filming, said, ‘I knew that this was going to happen, on that day in Carmel.’” Directing duties on Turner & Hooch would be passed on to Roger Spottiswoode.
Winkler and Hanks apparently get on quite a bit better nowadays, which was actually something that troubled mutual friend Ron Howard. Interestingly, the three never worked together on Happy Days, as Hanks’ 1982 appearance came two years after Howard left.
While the Tom Hanks clash cost Henry Winkler the Turner & Hooch gig, he did already have 1988’s Memories of Me to his credit and would later follow that up with 1993’s Cop and a Half – no, Winkler is not known for his directing prowess…
Turner & Hooch would go on to be the 12th highest-grossing movie of 1989, just behind When Harry Met Sally… and ahead of Uncle Buck. It would also be one of Hanks’ top money makers of the ‘80s, topped only by the previous year’s Big. It was turned into a short-lived TV series in 2021.
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This week, Destiny 2: The Final Shape finally arrived, bringing an end to a storyline the series has been telling ever since it launched. We’ve got thoughts on how successful the campaign is at managing such a massive task. Also, let us tell you about that new Star Wars shooter, and encourage you to play Octopath…
This week, Destiny 2: The Final Shape finally arrived, bringing an end to a storyline the series has been telling ever since it launched. We’ve got thoughts on how successful the campaign is at managing such a massive task. Also, let us tell you about that new Star Wars shooter, and encourage you to play Octopath…
Jack Nicholson is one of the all-time Hollywood legends – and was one of the all-time partiers, too. With both comes a wealth of stories about his most raucous days. So saddle up, kids, it’s time to hear a funny tale about Jack Nicholson and cocaine!
As recalled by Kevin Spacey – who actually made his debut in the Jack Nicholson / Meryl Streep film Heartburn – the three-time Oscar winner put himself in a potentially awkward situation with a sound man during the making of Prizzi’s Honor, John Huston’s 1985 crime film which earned him his fifth Best Actor nomination. In a pitch-perfect Nicholson impression, Spacey remembered sound mixer Dennis Maitland telling him the story, which took place in Nicholson’s trailer.
As it goes, Maitland expressed his excitement for again working with the star, reminding the actor that they met back on 1976’s The Missouri Breaks. Nicholson replied, “Missouri Breaks, Jesus Christ! We were out of our minds on that film, holy sh*t! It’s a wonder I’m alive. There was so much drugs going on, we were stoned out of our minds!” At that point, as Nicholson was folding his clothes during the conversation, a bag of cocaine fell out of his pants onto the floor. As both Nicholson and Maitland stared at the coke on the floor, Nicholson quipped, “Haven’t worn these pants since Missouri Breaks!”
That’s a pretty fantastic story, with Jack coming out as cool, calm and collected as ever, especially since he just had an eighth – which most certainly was not a decade old – drop in front of a crew member. But certainly it would have been no surprise. After all, Nicholson hit the slopes quite frequently for decades, even being rumored to have “upstairs” and “downstairs” cocaine, with the former saved for his most special guests.
Those days may be long gone – as are his performances, having not been in a movie since 2010 – but the stories of Jack Nicholson’s peak cool are endless, just a part of what made him one of the guys in Hollywood. And yes, he is still going to Lakers games at the age of 87.
What other Jack Nicholson stories about his legendary partying stand out to you? Share one of your favorites with us in the comments section below.
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