It’s one of those internet theories that just won’t go away: Heath Ledger modeled his Joker in The Dark Knight on Tom Waits, the eccentric, gravel-voiced singer known for sounding like he’s lived inside a smokestack. The rumor started when a 1979 Australian TV interview with Waits resurfaced online. In the clip, he slouches in…
Casino Royale is the first hard reboot in the Bond franchise and set a high benchmark for the series. While an adaption and also an update of the last remaining Ian Fleming Bond novel, Casino Royale’s key to success is the relationship between James Bond and Vesper Lynd. Bond’s relationship with Lynd and her tragic suicide at…
Daniel Craig’s third Bond film went through various story changes and rewrites before settling on Skyfall. One of those scriptments we;ve talked about before, Once Upon A Spy, in which The Crown producer Peter Morgan turned in a John Le Care-esque Bond film that focused on M and ended with 007 forced to kill her. The idea was canned, but when…
After 24 films, the James Bond franchise knows how to devise exciting new ways to introduce a new actor in the leading role. While the James Bond code-name theory has been debunked, each actor still brings their own unique take on the role. You could be forgiven for thinking that the self-deprecating humor, and liberal…
Court jesters, carnival sideshow freaks, circus clowns — the creepy, malevolent, clown has an uncomfortable history associated with entertainment and cruelty. Stephen King’s Pennywise recently terrorized in big-screen adaptations IT and IT Part 2, but, nonetheless, the most famous creepy clown is the Joker, Batman’s arch-nemesis, and Gotham’s gleeful Clown Prince of Crime. The Joker’s…
The superhero roster in The Flash movie has a new addition. The film’s director Andy Muschetti broke the news on Instagram. Sasha Calle (Young and the Restless) beat out hundreds of hopefuls for the coveted role of Kara-El a.k.a. Supergirl. “I saw more than four hundred auditions. The U.S., Argentina, Brazil, Mexico, Colombia. The talent pool…
When Alien hit theaters in 1979, it introduced us to a horror icon: the Xenomorph. The towering insect-like humanoid is the epitome of H.R. Giger’s hellish biomechanical designs. Everything from its gestation to its phallic body parts emphasized Giger’s focus on the dual nature of sex and violence, and procreation and death. Equipped with an…
Another Star Wars icon has left us. Jeremy Bulloch, the most famous actor to never show his face, has died at age 75. The British actor is, of course, best known as Boba Fett in the original trilogy. He might have only had a few lines, but his character clad in the coolest outfit next…
David Prowse, the towering presence behind Darth Vader, has died aged 85 after a two-week battle with coronavirus. At 6ft 6in (1.98 m), Prowse was physically perfect to wear Vader’s suit in the original Star Wars trilogy. But his English West County accent, which earned him the nickname Darth Farmer, wasn’t imposing enough to voice…
Every new Star Wars film brings a plethora of new, adorable, and often not so adorable creatures and droids into the universe. The creature designers sure know how to make ugly look cute. The ninth and last film in the ‘Skywalker Saga’, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker is not exception with the introduction of…