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MoviesKevin PolowyLea Thompson Recalls the Various Woes of 'Space Camp'
Joaquin Phoenix), looked like a lot of fun to make. It’s why the question of “How fun was Space Camp?” came up during our recent Facebook Live interview with Thompson, the actress-turned-director whose new film The Year of Spectacular Men premiered last week at the L.A. Film Festival.
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David Oyelowo Talks 'A United Kingdom,' #OscarSoWhite, and Why He Seeks Out Female Directors
David Oyelowo is one of the most insightful ambassadors for inclusion in the film industry. As he was breaking through in Selma, the Oxford native born to Nigerian parents was in the lengthy process of developing A United Kingdom. In fact, four of his last five films (A United Kingdom, Queen of Katwe, Five Nights in Maine, and Selma) have been directed by women, and that isn’t a coincidence.
MoviesKevin PolowyLea Thompson on Middle-Aged 'Back to the Future' Makeup: 'No One's That Scared Seeing Me Now'
In a Facebook Live chat with Yahoo Movies, 'Back to the Future' star describes makeup process that in the film made her look age she is now in real life
MoviesKevin PolowyLea Thompson Talks 'Howard the Duck,' Claims Her Crown as First Queen of Marvel
During Yahoo Movies' Facebook Live chat with Lea Thompson, she stands behind her role in '80s cult favorite 'Howard the Duck' — and its fans
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Does 'The House' Share the Same Universe as 'Neighbors'? Jason Mantzoukas Connects the Comedies
We noticed something interesting while perusing the IMDb credits one Jason Mantzoukas, the prolific funnyman best known for his role as Rafi, the “homeless, ethnic Santa Claus” of the TV favorite The League, as well as countless movie and TV roles. The inane emergency room M.D. he played in the 2014 comedy hit Neighbors was “Doctor Theodorakis.” And the pop-up casino tycoon he plays in the upcoming Will Ferrell-Amy Poehler comedy The House is “Frank Theodorakis.”
MoviesKevin Polowy'Baby Driver' Car Action Got Stamp of Approval From 'Drive' Star Ryan Gosling, Says Edgar Wright
'Baby Driver' crew visits Yahoo Movies, director Edgar Wright shares story of getting a thumbs-up from Ryan Gosling for first car-chase scene at CinemaCon
MoviesKevin Polowy'Cars 3' Team on Dark Teaser Trailer: Worried Kids Asked 'Are You Killing Lightning McQueen?'
First teaser for Disney-Pixar's 'Cars 3' surprised fans with its ominous tone; team behind the movie says it was a matter of necessity more than design
MoviesKevin PolowyWhat Happened to the People in the 'Cars' Universe? 'Cars 3' Cast Offers Theories
The 'Cars 3' cast has their own theories
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Ewen Bremner's Big Year: Scottish Actor Talks 'T2: Trainspotting' and 'Wonder Woman'
It’s not like Ewen Bremner has been wasting the days away. The 45-year-old Scotsman, best known to U.S. audiences for the playing the scraggy heroine junkie Spud in Trainspotting, has been working consistently since Danny Boyle’s 1996 cult classic, with credits that include Snatch, Black Hawk Down, Pearl Harbor, Match Point, and Snowpiercer. In March, he reprised the role of the down-and-out Spud in the long-awaited sequel T2: Trainspotting.
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The Story Behind the Black-and-White Photo That Linked 'Batman v Superman' and 'Wonder Woman'
DC’s new superhero hit Wonder Woman is an origin story no doubt, but the backstory to Gal Gadot’s Amazonian warrior actually began to unfold more than a year earlier in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. The folks behind DC Comics clearly did, and according to Wonder Woman star Ewen Bremner, they wasted no time in capturing the moment.
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'It Comes At Night': How Personal Family Trauma Inspired Trey Edward Shults to Craft the Summer's Creepiest Film
In early 2016, A24 released Texas filmmaker Trey Edward Shults’s directorial debut, Krisha, a devastating, stylistically stunning drama about an alcoholic woman’s ill-fated attempt to reconnect with her family on Thanksgiving. “Are we watching the emergence of America’s next great filmmaker?” asked Time Out London, while other reviewers likened Shults to a budding auteur in the mold of Paul Thomas Anderson. Krisha was all the more impressive given its underdog pedigree and guerrilla DNA: The project started as a failed feature-turned-short-turned-feature again, and Shults shot the entire film at his mother’s house, casting himself and other kin, led by a tour de force performance by his aunt, Krisha Fairchild, in the title role.
MoviesKevin PolowyTom Holland Admits He Has Way Too Many Spider-Man Toys, Sleeps in Spidey Blanket
In Facebook Live chat with Yahoo Movies, Tom Holland talks about collection of tie-ins based on his character, how they decorate his new apartment
MoviesKevin Polowy'Band Aid': Zoe Lister-Jones and Adam Pally Talk Fighting Through Music and Their Film's All-Female Crew
Patty Jenkins’ blockbuster take on the most iconic female superhero in comics — opened to a historic $103.5 million at the box office. Receiving a much quieter release on the other end of the budgetary spectrum was Band Aid, a critically acclaimed indie that arrived in select theaters with its own set of admirable credentials in the male-dominated movie business. Writer/director/producer/star Zoe Lister-Jones (Breaking Upwards, TV’s Life in Pieces) hired an all-female production crew to work on the musical rom-com.
MoviesKevin Polowy'Spider-Man: Homecoming': Tom Holland Wants New Peter Parker to Be His Generation's Marty McFly
Actor tells Yahoo Movies that 'Spider-Man: Homecoming' is not just a superhero movie, but also could stand on its own as a high-school/coming of age movie
MoviesKevin PolowyTom Holland Is Recognized More Now for ‘Lip Sync Battle’ Than Spider-Man
'Spider-Man Homecoming' star Tom Holland talks the fan reaction to his crazy 'Lip Sync Battle' performance — an
MoviesKevin Polowy'Wonder Woman' Director Loves the Lynda Carter Show but Couldn't Use the Theme
Patty Jenkins on her love for the Lynda Carter TV show
MoviesKevin PolowyHow Chris Hemsworth Helped Tom Holland Land Spider-Man Role
Tom Holland had a friend in a high place when it came to auditioning for the Marvel Cinematic Universe. In 2013, Holland bonded with Thor himself, Chris Hemsworth, as the pair endured the shared experience of suffering through 500-calorie-per-day diets to play shipwrecked whalers in Ron Howard’s 2015 historical drama In the Heart of the Sea. “I sent him an email while auditioning, sort of like, ‘Hey, Chris, so I’m auditioning for Spider-Man. Can you let them know that I’m amazing or something?'” Holland recalled to us in a Facebook Live interview.
MoviesKevin Polowy'Wonder Woman' Star Gal Gadot and Cast on Their Landmark Movie: 'After 75 Years, It's About Time'
Said star Gal Gadot: "I think it's so important that girls and boys will have a strong female figure to look up to and be inspired by."
MoviesKevin PolowyTom Holland Talks 'Uncharted,' Suggests Jake Gyllenhaal or Chris Pratt for Co-Star Role of Sully
Tom Holland is in full Peter Parker mode, with his first Marvel Cinematic Universe standalone entry, Spider-Man: Homecoming, five weeks out and back-to-back Avengers films currently in production in Atlanta. “I didn’t know much about it… It [came from] a conversation I had with [Sony CEO] Tom Rothman about the potential of different movies that I’d like to work [on] with Sony. With Holland taking up the mantle as Nathan Drake, it stands to reason that the next character the studio will need to cast is Drake’s faithful ally/mentor, Sully.
MoviesKevin Polowy'Wonder Woman': Gal Gadot, Chris Pine, and Patty Jenkins on the Invisible Jet and Jumpa the Kangaroo
The 'Wonder Woman' cast and crew on some of the more interesting comic-book plot lines
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'Star Wars' Toy Pro Spills 40 Years of Secrets: Everything You Wanted to Know About the Kenner Classics
A first-hand history of 'Star Wars' toys from one of the Kenner designers there at the beginning, and working on new products 40 years later at Hasbro
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Why the 82-Year-Olds Who Voiced Bambi and Thumper Never Revealed They Were Part of 1942 Disney Classic
You’d think it’d be a great party conversation starter. “By the way,” he would casually mention. “Ever seen Bambi? Of course you’ve seen Bambi. Everyone has seen Bambi. Well, I played him when I was 4.” Maybe throw in a “Biiiiiird“ for a good measure.
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Bryan Cranston Talks 'Wakefield,' His Walter White Disguise, and Whether He'd Do a Superhero Movie
In Wakefield, Bryan Cranston plays a successful New York lawyer, who, upon returning to his perfect suburban home one night, decides to take a nap in the attic above his garage. Days turn then into weeks, and weeks into month, as Howard Wakefield scavengers food from the trash, grows out a scruffy beard, and spies on his family from a rear window — all the while dissecting the trivialities of his seemingly idyllic (but clearly not idyllic) life. Cranston doesn’t want you to think about Walt while watching Wakefield, and the characters couldn’t be more different.
MoviesKevin Polowy‘War for the Planet of the Apes’ Set Visit: Andy Serkis and Crew on the Art of Aping
Talking “Ape Camp” — set up to help the actors master the movements of their simian characters — with the stars of “War for the Planet of the Apes.”
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Andy Serkis Says 'War for the Planet of the Apes' Will Be 'Final Chapter' in Trilogy — but Don't Count Out More 'Apes'
'Apes' star Andy Serkis on the grueling shoot and the future of the franchise
