John Lithgow set to play Dumbledore in new ‘Harry Potter’ series
The actor is close to finalising a deal, according to reports.
Author: Michael Gordon Archives: 02/2025
The Jim Carrey role almost played by Hugh Grant: “That’s a pretty different actor”
In terms of casting “What ifs,” this is a doozy.
The movie Christopher Nolan wouldn’t want to make again: “I would never try something like that”
Nolan has confessed he got lucky on this one.
The awful Nicolas Cage movie Roger Ebert adored: “When it needs to be, rather awesome”
Ebert was alone on an island in his love of this Cage sci-fi thriller.
Seth Rogen addresses his friendship with James Franco collapsing
Rogen was tight-lipped about his former pal.
‘In the Flesh’: the “really stupid” song Roger Waters wrote to mock stadium rock
The usage of this song wound up making Waters very, very gloomy.
‘Here’: the “kooky” lead role that gave Tom Hanks his biggest flop in years
This bold experiment didn’t pay off.
‘Pink Cadillac’: The disturbing Clint Eastwood movie Roger Ebert found “idiotic”
This Eastwood movie actually offended Ebert in its stupidity.
“It takes colossal balls”: Why Christopher Nolan doesn’t want to touch ‘Star Wars’
Nolan has always kept a healthy distance from these films.
“What the hell was I thinking?”: Burt Reynolds on turning down the Richard Gere role in ‘Pretty Woman’
Reynolds didn’t know what the hell he was thinking with this decision.
Rene Russo: the leading lady Dustin Hoffman and Clint Eastwood fell in love with
This ex-model dominated the ’90s and then rode off into the sunset.
“He just let it rip”: How Robin Williams made ‘Mrs Doubtfire’ sheer magic, according to Pierce Brosnan
This beloved movie arguably saved Brosnan’s career.