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Dave Franco Says Raunchy ‘Idiots’ Scene Is “the Craziest Thing” He’s Done on Camera
The star-producer talks bringing the project back from the dead, and how a key motel scene goes toe to toe with Jeff Daniels' famous ‘Dumb and Dumber' moment.
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‘Idiots’ Filmmaker Macon Blair Talks Surviving 13 Years of Setbacks, Recastings and a Title Change
The journey on the Dave Franco, O’Shea Jackson Jr. starrer dates all the way back to 2013, when Blair's career was just getting off the ground.
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Jacob Chase Talks Personalizing ‘Insidious: Out of the Further’ and That Time He Made Ben Affleck’s Batman Cackle
Though it's the sixth installment of the franchise, the filmmaker wanted it to stand on its own: "I was trying to make the 'Citizen Kane' of 'Insidious' movies, and it felt that way on set."
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‘Task’ Star Tom Pelphrey on Finding Himself in His Devoted Dad Role — and Nearly Playing Professor X
The two-time Emmy nominee was a runner-up for the new 'X-Men' movie, and jokes that at least audiences won't have to see him bald: "The only hat I can wear is a fitted size eight. It is empirically a big fat head, and I don't know if we want to see it shaved."
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‘Lanterns’ EP Damon Lindelof Weighs In on 2026’s Adaptation Wars: “Shouldn’t We Be Beyond This by Now?”
From 'The Odyssey' to 'Resident Evil' and 'Lanterns,' creative license has fans up in arms. Lindelof isn't surprised.
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Anya Taylor-Joy on the Bittersweet ‘Lucky’ Finale and Why ‘Dune 3’ Exceeded Expectations
Taylor-Joy also discusses key changes made to Jonathan Tropper's adaptation of Marissa Stapley’s novel, before revealing what made her first day on set acutely emotional.
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‘Lanterns’ Showrunner Chris Mundy Talks James Gunn’s Hands-Off Approach: “We Weren’t Shoehorned Into Anything”
Mundy, who's six weeks into outlining his potential season-two story, is about to go pitch it: "We'll talk to folks about it really soon."
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‘Lanterns’ Stars Kyle Chandler and Aaron Pierre Talk the Pilot Shocker, Early Fears and Season 2 Chances
The two Green Lantern actors had the challenge of block-shooting a season without completed scripts at first: "It required a lot of faith and trust in the storyline."
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‘The Last House’ Star Wagner Moura Talks the Netflix Chart-Topper and Why He Believes the Tide Is Turning for Latino Actors
Moura explains how the most prestigious day of his career — winning a top Cannes honor — collided with one of the least glamorous days on set, in which he picked up dog excrement on camera.
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Eli Roth Talks the Unrated Gamble of ‘Ice Cream Man’ and What He Hopes the Town Learns From ‘Obsession’
More than twenty years after co-writing a script everyone said was too subversive to be made, the filmmaker launches his genre-driven media company with that very movie (and no studio notes).
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Louis Leterrier Says ‘The Last House’ Was the Hardest Movie of His Career — and Explains Why He Can (and Can’t) Wait for ‘Fast 11’
The filmmaker says the smallest film of his career was a "nightmare" to make, even if he loves it now. As for 'Fast,' he's under contract, but it's unclear if its budget hurdles can be overcome anytime soon.
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‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ Star Michael Mando on Finally Returning as Scorpion: “This Is Level One of the Character’s Potential”
The 'Better Call Saul' alum is never one to get ahead of himself, but he admits he can't help but think about Scorpion's future as Venom.
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