According to Warren Littlefield’s memoir “Top of the Rock: Inside the Rise and Fall of Must-See TV,” the producers of “Cheers” were keen to cast John Lithgow as the endearingly highbrow Frasier. This…
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Paul Giamatti Wants To Play A Bond Villain And Has Two Requests For The Role – /Film
When Paul Giamatti joined season 2 the HBO series “30 Coins” he had a very solid reason for wanting to play antagonist Christian Barbrow. As the actor told Bloody Disgusting: “I was…
Marvel Tried To Get A Legendary Director (And Star Wars Actor) To Play The German J.A.R.V.I.S. – /Film
W.E.R.N.E.R. is a German version of J.A.R.V.I.S., and Bradley thought, quite logically, that a German actor should play the part. Instantly, she thought of Werner Herzog, the preeminent German filmmaker behind confrontational…
Alan Ritchson Has Several Tricks That Help Him Play Jack Reacher [Exclusive] – /Film
Child meant for Reacher to break the mold of established crime-thriller protagonists who were mostly anti-heroes bogged down by their demons, and always at war with themselves. While Reacher’s past does tint…
Nicholas Hoult Not Getting To Play Superman Actually Makes Him The Perfect Lex Luthor – /Film
Don’t feel too bad for Hoult, who had his hero moment when he played Beast in the recent “X-Men” films. But frankly, I think he’s a better fit for Luthor than the Man…
Patrick Stewart Knew Literally Nothing About The X-Men When He Was Asked To Play Charles Xavier – /Film
Patrick Stewart recalls his “X-Men” experience well, as he was walking out of his work on “Conspiracy Theory” when an aide handed him an envelope with producer Lauren Donner’s name on it….
Brittany Daniel Wasn’t Supposed To Play Carmen In It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia – /Film
One of Carmen’s final appearances is in “Mac Fights Gay Marriage,” where Mac is outraged that Carmen’s getting married, especially since he was hoping she’d go back to him after she got…
Why Stranger Things’ Matthew Modine Hates Dr. Brenner And Will Never Play A Similar Role – /Film
There are different acting techniques out there, but if you’re going to make people really feel who you’re playing, you have to, at the very least, understand the motivations of a character and…
One Scene In The Creator Recruited Actual Nuclear Physicists To Play Screaming Extras – /Film
One way Gareth Edwards kept costs down was to shoot at least some of “The Creator” on a Sony FX3 — a prosumer digital camera currently going for around $4,000. But, as…
Scrapper Review: A New Take On Social Realism Is Child’s Play For Charlotte Regan – /Film
Kino Lorber If someone built a stereotypical “Sundance movie” from spare parts, they might assemble a film resembling “Scrapper.” A precocious child. An absent father. An up-and-coming star getting a real chance…