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James Gunn is known for bringing new life to stories, and now, as the co-ceo of DC Studios, he’s ready to make his mark on the DC Universe. He’s already shown that his vision will be different from what fans have seen before. While many people focus on the most well-known superheroes, like Superman and Batman, Gunn is looking at the bigger picture.

James Gunn | Credits: Erik Drost | Cca 2.0/Wikimedia Commons

He’s giving attention to characters that may not always get the spotlight, like Krypto – the loyal dog of Superman. Recently, Gunn shared a special tribute to Krypto, and this simple act might tell us a lot about the direction he plans to take with DC.

How is James Gunn reshaping Dcu by honoring overlooked heroes like Krypto?

The DC Universe is entering an exciting new chapter under the leadership of James Gunn, who is the co-ceo...

2024's tour de force "The Brutalist" has finally opened wide in the new year, letting audiences see the movie that /Film's Chris Evangelista called an "overwhelming triumph." (The film earns every syllable of that praise and more.) "They don't make movies like this anymore" is trite criticism but "The Brutalist" truly feels like something pulled out of the New Hollywood era; a sprawling epic about American identity and assimilation, like "The Godfather" if Marlon Brando's Vito Corleone was a Jewish architect instead of a mobster. There's even an intermission, a practice long discarded in most modern films.

Adrien Brody leads "The Brutalist" as László Tóth, a Holocaust survivor who comes to America. In the new world, László again finds work as an architect — specifically, in designing a custom community envisioned by an old-money industrialist (Guy Pearce). Brody, who has retreated from the A-list outside of his consistent work with Wes Anderson,...

At this point, we’ve seen so many iterations of The Joker. From Caesar Romero to Jack Nicholson to Heath Ledger to whatever Jared Leto was going for, the Clown Prince of Crime, just about everything has been done. And while nobody did it like Ledger, we do wonder what other actors would have brought to the makeup had they edged him out. Some, like Joaquin Phoenix (who was offered the role) would get their chance later on, but others will forever be a fantasy – and usually for good reason. Take Adrien Brody, for example, who says he was in the conversation to play The Joker in The Dark Knight, even if it faded quickly.

Adrien Brody recently appeared on the Happy Sad Confused podcast and reflected on circling The Joker for Christopher Nolan. While he does admit that he was far from landing the role, he did express his...

It is the time for Oscars 2025, and The Brutalist star Adrien Brody is already making heads turn with such an iconic performance in the film. With his charming face and his incredible acting skills, Brody has been impressing the world for quite a long time.

Adrien Brody in Peaky Blinders / Credits: BBC

Well, the actor recently speculated about joining the Marvel Cinematic Universe in a character but he has certain conditions before he could join the superhero franchise.

Adrien Brody has a lot of respect for the MCU

Adrien Brody has always been a force to be reckoned with. Millions of fans might know him as Luca Changretta from Peaky Blinders while others might know him as the pianist from The Pianist.

Adrien Brody as László Tóth in The Brutalist | Credits: A24

Being an accomplished actor, the world has been kind of sleeping on the greatness of this man but with The Brutalist,...

Christopher Nolan’s Dark Knight series is the golden standard when it comes to modern superhero movies and trilogies. The two-time Oscar-winning director gave a series of Batman movies that offered deep narrative, realism, and character development.

He gave the audience the chance to witness a killer performance by Heath Ledger, bringing life to a chaotic character like the Joker, and making Batman more than just a man in a cape. The trilogy highlights Bruce Wayne’s emotional toll as he grapples with loss, betrayal, and the challenge of juggling his life as a billionaire by day and a vigilante by night.

A still from the Batman Dark Knight | Credits: Warner Bros

Despite the amazing storytelling and practical effects, some feel like the movie had uneven pacing, and the third installment did not live up to the prequels. While Nolan’s Batman series stands tall, it is not the only...

Julia Stiles’ recital of that emotional poem in 10 Things I Hate About You may have cued the waterworks, but she admits it was never supposed to be that emotional in the first place.

In an interview with Bustle released Wednesday, the actress and director of Wish You Were Here reflected on her breakout role as Kat Stratford in the teen rom-com in which she and Heath Ledger’s Patrick Verona fall in love. In one scene in particular, Stiles’ Kat recites an emotional poem to Ledger’s Patrick in which she expresses her heartbreak and feelings for him as she offers 10 things she “hates” about him.

“In the table read with the whole cast, I kind of just read it without any emotion and I do remember the director saying, ‘She’ll be more emotional next time,’ so maybe that sunk in,” Stiles recalled of the poem scene.

Despite tears not being scripted,...

Did Dorinda Medley create chaos over her murder? ( Photo Credit – Instagram )

The Traitors’ third season has been grabbing a lot of eyeballs and the viewership has been quite staggering, making records for Peacock left, right, and center by successfully becoming the number one non-fiction show on the platform and also having the best premiere week.

The recent elimination of Dorinda Medley saw a massive outrage on social media. The Real Housewives of New York City alum was a big fan favorite and the audiences wanted to see for a longer time. Her eviction stirred the pot and Dorinda has been enjoying the outrage and here’s what she said.

The Traitors Season 3: Did Dorinda Medley Enjoy The Outrage Over Her Murder?

During her appearance on The Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon, the host pointed out that the Internet freaked out about her quick eviction. Dorinda smiled, “Well that’s the good news.

Did Harry Styles ghost on Jade Thirlwall? ( Photo Credit – Instagram )

Once upon a time, the paths of One Direction and Little Mix used to cross in more ways than one. Be it the success they achieved as teenage bands, be it Zayn Malik dating Perrie Edwards, or Harry Styles having gone on a date with Jade Thirlwall. X-Factor brought together groups of individuals who achieved massive success and formed interpersonal relationships.

Back to Jade, the Little Mix alum recently spoke about how Harry went on to ghost her after their date and how they later met again. The two of them have moved on in their careers and lives since that time but here’s what the Little Mix alum revealed about their date and the ghosting that followed.

Did One Direction Fame Harry Styles Ghost Jade Thirlwall After One Date?

During her appearance on the The Louis Theroux Podcast,...

Jennifer Garner urges Ben Affleck to treat Jennifer Lopez with respect and kindness ( Photo Credit – Instagram )

Jennifer Garner, who was married to Ben Affleck from 2005 to 2018, reportedly believes that he should “grow up” and be “nicer” to his ex-wife, Jennifer Lopez, as they navigate their divorce.

Sources suggest that Garner, who is said to have significant influence over Ben, feels compelled to intervene when it comes to his behavior, particularly toward Lopez.

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Jennifer Garner’s Is Reportedly Impressed with Jennifer Lopez

According to insiders, Ben has been less than gracious toward J.Lo, showing signs of impatience and ingratitude despite her efforts to maintain peace.

Trending Razzie Awards 2025: Despite Earning $550M+, Mufasa: The Lion King Joins Madame Web For Worst Cinematic Honors – See The Full List Of Nominations A Complete Unknown North...

Ryan Gosling gearing up for a Star Wars role? ( Photo Credit – Instagram )

Ryan Gosling may be gearing up for a journey into the Star Wars universe. The actor is reportedly in talks for a feature project within the iconic franchise, with ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ director Shawn Levy at the helm.

It Will Be a Standalone Film

Details about the film remain a mystery, though sources confirm it will be a standalone story, separate from the Skywalker Saga, meaning it won’t feature characters like Luke, Leia Skywalker and their father Anakin, aka Darth Vader. Gosling’s potential role in the project is also still unclear as of now.

Lev has been working on the project since 2022 and is collaborating with Jonathan Tropper on the script.

Trending Razzie Awards 2025: Despite Earning $550M+, Mufasa: The Lion King Joins Madame Web For Worst Cinematic Honors – See The Full List Of Nominations A...

Did AI-enhanced vocals hurt Selena Gomez’s chances for an Oscar? ( Photo Credit – Instagram )

The highly controversial Emilia Pérez, starring Selena Gomez and Zoe Saldana, has once again roused a debate, and this time the potential fallout seems monumental.

Also featuring Karla Sofía Gascón in the titular role, Emilia Pérez has been a consistent headline-maker as the awards season of 2025 pushes forward. However, the film has been exposed to have utilized utilized artificial intelligence to aid Gascón in reaching specific vocal notes and refining her singing performances, thus casting shadows over the film’s performance at the forthcoming SAG, Critics Choice, BAFTA, and Academy Awards.

AI continues to be a contentious subject in Hollywood — already fueling two historic labor strikes in 2023 — and its application in Emilia Pérez may have dealt a significant blow to the film’s awards prospects. Gomez, who is fervently competing in the Best Supporting Actress category,...

Blake Lively responds to Justin Baldoni’s BTS dance scene footage ( Photo Credit – Instagram )

Blake Lively is striking back at Justin Baldoni after he released unedited footage from their film ‘It Ends With Us,’ intensifying an already tense legal battle.

The footage, which showcases a dance scene between the two, comes in response to Lively’s claims that Baldoni behaved inappropriately by kissing her neck and making unwelcome comments.

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Does Will Smith still dislike Chris Rock after the Oscars incident? ( Photo Credit – Wikimedia )

Will Smith reportedly still harbors deep resentment toward Chris Rock following the infamous Oscars slap.

A source revealed to In Touch that while Chris has recently faced some personal drama, including a heated exit from a holiday party in December 2024, Will is enjoying “every second of his misery while twisting the knife to no end.”

Chris Rock’s Controversial Incident at Holiday Party

Chris reportedly stormed off during his set at a party hosted by Pratt Industries’ Anthony Pratt after making a controversial joke about Mexicans – “Our new push will be outer space. We’ll put all the Mexicans on the rockets,” – which caused an upset in the audience.

Trending Razzie Awards 2025: Despite Earning $550M+, Mufasa: The Lion King Joins Madame Web For Worst Cinematic Honors – See The Full List Of Nominations A Complete Unknown...

Francisco San Martin passed away in tragic suicide ( Photo Credit – Kyle Meredith With / Facebook )

Francisco San Martin, known for his memorable role as Dario Hernandez on ‘Days of Our Lives,’ has tragically passed away at the age of 39.

As per the reports, he was found at his Los Angeles home, with the Los Angeles County Coroner’s office confirming his death was an apparent suicide.

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— Ricardo (@Dutchfan33) January 21, 2025

Francisco San Martin’s Early Life and Roots in Acting

Francisco’s entry into ‘Days of Our Lives’ in 2011 introduced audiences to a petty thief with a hidden agenda, later unraveling a storyline tied to a cold case.

Trending Razzie Awards 2025: Despite Earning $550M+, Mufasa: The Lion King Joins Madame Web For Worst Cinematic Honors – See The Full...

Hailey Bieber shuts down split rumors with Justin Bieber ( Photo Credit – Instagram )

Hailey Bieber and her husband, Justin, seemed to put any whispers of drama to rest during their recent winter getaway, despite the swirling rumors sparked by a strange incident on Instagram.

Hailey and Justin Bieber’s Winter Getaway and Social Media Moment

The couple was spotted in Aspen, Colorado, where Hailey shared a carousel of photos on Tuesday, one of which captured Justin in a rare moment of relaxation, sleeping with his head tilted back, looking every bit the relaxed star in a casual black beanie, sunglasses, and leather jacket.

The photo, captioned with a playful “...

Why is Justin Timberlake distancing himself from Britney Spears? ( Photo Credit – Instagram )

Justin Timberlake, still reeling from the fallout of Britney Spears’ explosive memoir, has reportedly distanced himself from his former girlfriend’s increasingly erratic behavior.

‘In The Woman in Me,’ Spears didn’t hold back, airing details about their past relationship, including claims of infidelity and a difficult abortion. While Timberlake has remained tight-lipped about the book, the drama it stirred, including backlash against him, seems to have left him disenchanted with revisiting their past.

24 years ago today, Britney Spears and Justin Timberlake premiered the iconic denim outfits on the red carpet at the 2001 American Music Awards.#BritneySpears #JustinTimberlake pic.twitter.com/DYa8mx6XIr

— Jack (@singularbritney) January 8, 2025

Britney Spears’ Erratic Behavior Raises Concerns

While Britney continues to fuel concern with her bizarre social media posts and troubling personal updates—like the eyebrow-burning incident while speaking in a British...

When Sydney Sweeney Shared How She Deals With The Online Hate (Photo Credit – Instagram)

Sydney Sweeney is among the rising talents in Hollywood who gained recognition through TV series like The Handmaid’s Tale and Sharp Objects. Her fame exponentially increased after appearing as Cassie Howard in Euphoria. She did a lot of n*de scenes in this HBO series, and that made her one of the talking points on social media. People even said that she did such explicit scenes because she couldn’t act. The Anyone But You star once slammed the haters with a fitting reply. Scroll below for more.

Sydney earned two Primetime Emmy Awards nominations for her roles in The White Lotus and Euphoria: Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie and Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series. Her 2023 movie Anyone But You, opposite Glen Powell, was a surprise hit at the box office,...

Razzie Awards 2025 Nominations Out (Photo Credit – Facebook)

Razzie Awards 2025: It is the award season, and actors and filmmakers anticipate the nominations and the awards, but not this one. It is the Golden Raspberry Awards, also known as the Razzies and Razzie Awards. From Mufasa: The Lion King to Madame Web and even Joker 2 are in the run for the Razzies. Meanwhile, Dakota Johnson and Lady Gaga have also been nominated for this infamous award. Scroll below for the nominations.

The first Golden Raspberry Awards ceremony was held in 1981, and to date, Sylvester Stallone is reportedly the most-awarded actor ever. He has received 12 Razzies. The award is a golf ball-sized raspberry on a Super 8mm film reel over a 35-millimeter film core with brown wood shelf paper glued and wrapped around it.

It is again sitting over a jar lid spray-painted gold. Joker 2 has been nominated in the...

When Leigh Whannell took on the assignment of directing a new “Wolf Man” movie, he knew that creating a werewolf that could stand apart from the creatures of films past was paramount — yet he also knew he had to satisfy genre enthusiasts who might be coming to “Wolf Man” as fans of everything from Lon Chaney Jr.’s original to John Landis‘ “An American Werewolf in London.”

“I guess I approached it first from the standpoint of, ‘What haven’t I seen yet?'” Whannell told IndieWire’s Filmmaker Toolkit podcast. “When you’re adding this face to the whole hallway of portraits, you want it to have a distinctive look that is yours.” In figuring out how to thread the needle, Whannell looked to what Christopher Nolan and Heath Ledger did with the character of the Joker in “The Dark Knight.”

“That’s a character that’s so iconic,...

When Christopher Nolan Reminisced About Heath Ledger & His Portrayal Of Joker In The Dark Knight (Photo Credit – Koimoi)

Christopher Nolan’s movies are a global phenomenon as they are loved by fans worldwide. He gained immense fame with his Batman movies, The Dark Knight Trilogy. It is also popular because of Heath Ledger and his portrayal of Joker in The Dark Knight. However, the actor passed away soon after completing the movie, setting a benchmark performance for other actors. Nolan has always praised the late actor, and years later, he once opened up in-depth about Ledger’s performance and how it ‘terrified’ him. Keep scrolling for more.

The film was released in 2008 and featured Christian Bale in the lead role, along with Michael Caine, Heath Ledger, Gary Oldman, Aaron Eckhart, Maggie Gyllenhaal, and Morgan Freeman. Heath won the Golden Globe and Oscar for his performance, but unfortunately, he had passed away by then.

Charlie Cox has become as synonymous with the character of Daredevil as Rdj has with Iron Man. Despite the fact that there is a big profile film starring Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck in leading roles, Netflix’s version of the character remains the definitive version of Daredevil for an entire generation.

Daredevil || Credit: Marvel Studios

However, Charlie Cox has expressed some interest in entering James Gunn’s Dcu, as one of its principal characters no less. While Cox has shined brilliantly as Matt Murdock and Daredevil in the MCU, The actor is eyeing the role of The Joker in James Gunn’s new and improved soft reboot of the franchise.

Charlie Cox believed Heath Ledger nailed the role of The Joker Heath Ledger’s Joker || Credit: WB

Charlie Cox has expressed that he would like to have a new twist The Joker, one that deviates from the precedent that Heath Ledger has set.

We’ve had several actors who have played Batman’s greatest nemesis, Joker, over the years, and while each of them delivered different performances on varying degrees and contributed a lot to the legacy of the famed villain, there’s one Hollywood star with the most comic-accurate features but never portrayed the character on screen: Adrien Brody.

Adrien Brody in Peaky Blinders / Credits: BBC

Fans know him best from the award-winning 2002 film The Pianist and BBC’s Peaky Blinders, but he almost joined the league of DC’s Batman rogues gallery in 2008 with The Dark Knight. Evidently, this did not push through, but it would have been intriguing to see how Brody would take on the role.

Adrien Brody was considered for the part of Joker

Heath Ledger ultimately played Joker in Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight. Before his casting, the director once spoke with Adrien Brody about the coveted role.

Charlie Cox first played the Man Without Fear in 2015 when he took centre stage in Netflix's Daredevil TV series. It seemed his time as the character ended a few years later when Disney+'s launch resulted in the rival streamer cancelling those Marvel Television shows, though he's since been asked to suit up again for Marvel Studios.

Following cameo roles in Spider-Man: No Way Home, She-Hulk: Attorney at Law, and Echo, Cox will return as Matt Murdock for at least two seasons of Daredevil: Born Again (we're also hearing Daredevil will be part of Avengers: Doomsday).

Had Cox not been enlisted to remain part of the MCU, then he may well have made the leap to DC Studios and James Gunn's Dcu. Talking at a Daredevil: Born Again panel at the recent Fan Expo San Francisco 2024 event, the actor said he'd be down to play The Joker.

"I...

Charlie Cox has revealed which DC Universe role he'd want to take on after playing Matt Murdock in Daredevil: Born Again, and I would love to see him portray this iconic role following his solo MCU series. Charlie Cox first appeared as Matt Murdock's Daredevil in Marvel Television's original Daredevil series, a part of the Defenders Saga on Netflix. His vigilante lawyer has now become a prominent part of the McU's main continuity, but I hope this wouldn't stop Cox from making the move to the Dcu.

The first trailers for Marvel Studios' upcoming Daredevil: Born Again revival series make me hopeful that Charlie Cox's career in the MCU proper is just beginning. While this could mean a role in James Gunn and Peter Safran's newly-rebooted DC Universe would be unlikely for the English actor, Cox's dream DC role actually makes me think he could easily play this DC character and Daredevil simultaneously.

Marvel actor and Daredevil: Born Again star Charlie Cox reveals which DC villain he'd want to play after the McU's Matt Murdock. Charlie Cox first played Matt Murdock a.k.a. Daredevil in Netflix's Daredevil season 1, which launched a whole Marvel subfranchise in 2015. Since then, Cox has played the Devil of Hell's Kitchen in two other seasons of his Netflix solo show, The Defenders, and two MCU cameos: Spider-Man: No Way Home and She-Hulk: Attorney At Law. Now, Cox's Daredevil finally stars in his own solo series officially set in the MCU, Phase 5's Daredevil: Born Again, where he's set to face Kingpin, Bullseye, and Muse.

During the Daredevil: Born Again panel at Fan Expo San Francisco 2024, Charlie Cox was asked which DC character he would be interested in portraying. Cox admitted it would be a challenge, but said that he would enjoy playing the Joker. Cox also expressed...

While The Godfather contains many villainous figures, the lack of one true main antagonist remains a hallmark of Francis Ford Coppola's genre-defining gangster movie. Since releasing in 1972, The Godfather's reputation has aged like a fine Sicilian wine, and the first chapter of the Corleone family trilogy continues to be considered a leading contender when debating the greatest movies ever made. That same debate often yields the line "a movie is only as good as its villain," and that pearl of wisdom has been proven right on many occasions.

Heath Ledger's Joker was crucial to The Dark Knight, Ralph Fiennes' Amon Göth cut an unforgettably sinister presence in Schindler's List, and the Good and Ugly would have been a lot less interesting without the Bad. Curiously, The Godfather stands apart. Plenty of nefarious figures are littered throughout the story, but pinning down one main villain from The Godfather's cast is far from straightforward.

Heath Ledger's performance in 2008's "The Dark Knight" was quite possibly the best Joker performance ever put to screen. It was a performance that both inspired millions of people's Halloween costumes in the years since, and it even inspired Timothee Chalamet to get into acting. PLus, it's also the #1 pick on /Film's list of best Heath Ledger performances, a feat made more impressive by how stacked Ledger's filmography already was. Even people who hated the movie can agree that Ledger nailed it here, and in the 17 years since, Hollywood has been trying in vain to capture what made Ledger's version so special. 

One element among many that contributed to Ledger's take on the character was the book "A Clockwork Orange," by Anthony Burgess. Much like the 1972 Kubrick movie of the same name, this book is about an evil, chaotic young man who simply seems to want to watch the world burn.

The best David Harbour movies and TV shows tell a story of patience paying off, as years of commitment to delivering strong performances eventually led to the fame the actor currently enjoys over three decades after his debut. Born in New York in 1975, David Harbour became a household name thanks to his performance as Hopper in Stranger Things, which debuted in 2016. However, this was far from Harbour’s first role, as he began his career as an actor in 1994, spending years on stage in theatrical productions before his TV debut.

1999 marked David Harbour’s first on-screen appearance, playing a one-off character on Law & Order. It was in 2004 that he landed his first role in a feature film, director Bill Condon’s biographical drama Kinsey. However, from there, Harbour’s career started to gain momentum, with each new appearance on the big and small screen drawing evermore attention to his name.

Heath Ledger died months before The Dark Knight arrived in theaters in 2008. That meant the actor never got to see the response to his performance as The Joker, a role that saw him posthumously awarded the "Best Supporting Actor" Oscar the following year.

It's impossible to imagine anyone else playing the Clown Prince of Crime in the Christopher Nolan-helmed movie, especially as Ledger's interpretation of the Clown Prince of Crime has become nothing short of iconic.

Nolan did consider other actors for the role, including The Pianist, King Kong, and The Brutalist star Adrien Brody. Talking to Josh Horowitz, the Oscar winner admitted that while he met with the filmmaker, the role was never his. 

"Oh no, I wasn't close. It was a role that I felt very suited to do," he says in the video below. "Heath did such a remarkable job in that movie. It was indelible.

Director James Mangold explores a pivotal chapter in Bob Dylan’s early career in A Complete Unknown. Our review:

It is a truth universally acknowledged that music biopics must follow The Formula. Whether they’re about Ray Charles or Elton John or Amy Winehouse or Brit rock outfit Queen, their stories follow a path of pivotal childhood experiences, chance meetings, paths to fame and the scourge of drink and drugs, before everything’s wrapped up with a rousing concert at the end.

The Formula was so well understood by 2007 that Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story fired a silver bullet at the wretched thing – and yet still the template staggered on, showing up largely unscathed in the likes of Bohemian Rhapsody and Back To Black.

Almost 20 years after he made Walk The Line – a film openly lampooned by the above-mentioned Dewey Cox Story – its director, James Mangold is back in...

Bill Skarsgard as Pennywise | Credits: Warner Bros.

Bill Skarsgard is one of the finest talents in the horror genre. He recently made headlines for his startling portrayal of the titular character in the film Nosferatu. This wasn’t the Swedish actor’s first rodeo. He has long been associated with horror films and has a penchant for playing scary characters.

Skarsgard had his breakthrough with his portrayal of the murderous dancing clown Pennywise in the It movies. He went above and beyond to do justice to the character. From mannerisms to voicing, Skarsgard embodied the character perfectly. His performance was even compared to Heath Ledger’s iconic portrayal of The Joker. With a performance this impeccable and a performer so dedicated, many can’t help wondering how much Skarsgard earned from playing such a demanding role. Here’s what we know.

Bill Skarsgard’s spine-chilling portrayal of Pennywise Bill Skarsgard...

Julia Stiles is back! The beloved Y2K teen star, who largely stepped away from acting after several successful roles, has returned to the spotlight — this time for her directorial debut. Stiles, now 43, celebrated a screening of her romantic comedy, Wish You Were Here, with her cast last night. She teamed up with another 2000s icon, her longtime friend Vanessa Carlton.

Julia Stiles at the ‘Wish You Were Here’ screening on January 15, 2025 | Aeon/Gc Images; Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images

Stiles walked the red carpet in a beautifully tailored satin jumpsuit. The pleated, robin’s egg blue piece complemented the Down to You actor’s blonde hair, which she wore in barely-there waves down her back. Vanessa Carlton joined the Save the Last Dance star to celebrate. The “A Thousand Miles” singer and her husband of 11 years, John McCauley, composed the score for the rom-com, which stars Isabelle Fuhrman, Mena Massoud,...

Adrien Brody is well on his way to potentially win a second Oscar with his recent film The Brutalist. However, what many don’t know is that he once eyed the role that brought Heath Ledger his posthumous Oscar. Adrien Brody appeared in a podcast on January 16th, discussing his eventful career.

Adrien Brody as László Tóth in The Brutalist | Credits: A24

During the conversation, the host asked the actor if it was true that he once talked to Christopher Nolan about The Dark Knight. Brody admitted he did in fact have his interpretation of Joker. Especially as he felt suited for the role at the time.

However, he is glad that it was Ledger who played the part because of what a phenomenal job he did. Nevertheless, he also confessed that it would be amazing if he managed to come across anything similar to that again, as it was such a dream role.

Sean Combs, Joker Obsession, Violent Allegations (Photo Credit – Facebook)

Sean Diddy Combs, reportedly fixated on Heath Ledger’s chilling portrayal of the Joker in ‘The Dark Knight,’ stands accused of threatening a woman with a brutal ‘Glasgow Smile’ before allegedly subjecting her to horrific acts of violence, including rape.

According to RadarOnline, the ‘Glasgow Smile’ is a brutal form of torture where a victim gets his face slashed from each ear down to their mouth.

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Sean Diddy Combs: Allegations of Assault and Violence

In a grim reflection of the infamous character’s methods, legal documents claim that Combs brandished a knife, vowing to scar her face as punishment for implicating him in Tupac Shakur’s murder.

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Pushpa 2 Hindi Box Office Day 42: Falls Below 1 Crore For The First Time, Levels The Score With Uri: The Surgical Strike (Photo Credit – Facebook)

Allu Arjun’s Pushpa 2 has been in theatres for almost one and a half months, and during this incredible journey, it has broken almost every existing record. Out of all versions, the Hindi-dubbed version has stunned everyone by reaching new heights at the Indian box office. The latest feat it achieved is maintaining a collection of 1 crore or more for 41 consecutive days, and the streak was broken yesterday. Keep reading for a detailed collection report of day 42!

Despite mixed reviews from critics, the Hindi-dubbed version of the Pushpa sequel has pulled off extraordinary numbers and it will be very difficult for upcoming magnum opuses to reach its collection. A few days back, it inaugurated the 800 crore club and showed that it still has some fuel left in the tank.

Julia Stiles is reflecting on her fond memories with her late co-star, Heath Ledger.

The 43-year-old actress starred alongside Heath in the 1999 film 10 Things I Hate About You. In a recent interview with E!, Julia recalled working with the acclaimed actor.

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“He was amazing. He was such a bright light,” Julia reminisced, saying that she and the rest of the cast were “close on that set.”

Julia said that Heath had a special presence: “He just walked into the room and lit it up.”

She continued, “He was very kind and generous to me which you know, when you’re an actress in your first leading role in a big studio movie, you need to feel comfortable with the other person. And he was very generous that way.”

The Bourne Ultimatum star also remembered a particularly emotional scene that stood out to her while filming.

Nosferatu North America Box Office: Set To Beat Heath Ledger’s Brokeback Mountain ( Photo Credit – Instagram )

Nosferatu is surprisingly performing well at the box office, being pitted against all the biggies and PG films. It is now beating Heath Ledger and Jake Gyllenhaal’s Brokeback Mountain as one of the top three highest-grossing films in the history of Focus Features. The R-rated gothic horror romance by Robert Eggers features Bill Skarsgard in the titular role. Scroll below for the box office numbers.

The movie was released in 2005, and Ang Lee directed it. In addition to Heath and Jake, the film also features Anne Hathaway and Michelle Williams in key roles. It was not only praised by the critics but was a commercial success, too. The romance drama was nominated for multiple Oscars and won three of them. Distributed by Focus Features, the movie collected $83.04 million in the United States.

Brokeback Mountain collected another $95.0 million overseas,...

Plot: Wendy Darling strikes out in an attempt to rescue her brother Michael from ‘the clutches of the evil Peter Pan.’ Along the way she meets Tinkerbell, who will be seen taking heroin, believing that it’s pixie dust.

Review: It’s always very ambitious for a franchise to announce its plans way ahead of time. It certainly has bit Marvel on the butt, but if you’re going to parody their release schedule, you have to do things full bore. And I think most of us at least chuckled when the Poohniverse was announced. So smack dab in the middle of their release lies Peter Pan’s Neverland Nightmare, a horror take on the J.M. Barrie classic. And it’s a hell of a lot darker than expected.

Peter Pan’s Neverland Nightmare is a very dark and twisted take on Peter Pan as he sucks the souls out of children to remain youthful.

The Critics’ Choice Awards has been one of the entertainment industry’s major awards that honor both movies and TV shows. Since the event occurs earlier in the calendar year, it is generally an accurate predictor of Oscar wins. The Critics’ Choice Awards has become a standard by which the industry can measure quality.

Oppenheimer won the most number of Critics’ Choice Awards in 2024 | Credit: Critics Choice YouTube

Among the infinite talents who have graced this ceremony so far, there are two actors who can be considered the most successful in this regard for clinching three Critics’ Choice Awards in the Best Actor category each. These heavyweight performers have not only triumphed in award competitions but also revolutionized method acting and character portrayal in contemporary cinema.

Russell Crowe’s back-to-back Critics’ Choice Awards wins Russell Crowe in The Insider | Credit: Touchstone Pictures

Russell Crowe made a record by winning three...

It began with the spark of a candle in 1941 related to the Max Fleischer Superman cartoons. Wait, a comic book genre?! No one was certain what to think about pages coming to life. The comic book genre has been under siege during "Awards Season" since 1978 when Christopher Reeve made the world believe a man could fly.

Recently, a different Bat signal had been emblazoned across Hollywood's sky, and it is solid gold. Can we stop hating on this genre now?

It probably won't happen as long as people like Francis Ford Coppola, Martin Scorsese, Ridley Scott, Roland Emmerich, and David Cronenberg are helming Hollywood. They're so influential and vociferous against the comic book genre that it tends to make the award bureaus reconsider a person acting in spandex really isn't "acting." As if cosplay doesn't involve imagination.

And so, hate continues against any visual entertainment from comic books and graphic novels.

Colin Farrell is quite literally one of the finest talents in Hollywood’s entertainment industry and his outstanding performance in The Penguin perfectly proves it. A leading man in blockbusters and independent masterpieces since the 2000s, he has even been at the receiving end of major accolades thanks to the same, including 3 Golden Globes and an Oscar nod.

Over the years, the actor has delivered epic performances as a part of numerous star-studded franchises, including both the greatest superhero franchises of all time, i.e. Marvel and the DC Universe. Not to mention, his role as Percival Graves in the magical world of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them stands out as well.

Colin Farrell. | Credits: The Banshees of Inisherin / Searchlight Pictures.

In the Dcu, Farrell gained global recognition for playing Oswald Cobblestone aka Oz Cobbs in 2022’s The Batman before progressing to cover the character’s storyline and...

Long before Denzel Washington played the quietly lethal Robert McCall in the "Equalizer" movies, Edward Woodward portrayed the character on the original CBS TV series. "The Equalizer" aired on the network from 1985 to 1989 and starred Woodward as the retired intelligence agent who uses his skills to help bring justice to those who have been wronged in their day to day lives.

It's a remarkably durable formula that has not only birthed three Denzel-led movies (with fourth and fifth "Equalizer" movies already confirmed), but also a reboot series that stars Queen Latifah and which has run for five full seasons already. Each iteration of this franchise has brought something new to the table, but none of them could have existed without the original series from co-creators Michael Sloan and Richard Lindheim.

There was lots to love about the '80s show, which took a simple premise and, with the help...

Bane was an admirable foe in The Dark Knight Rises, pushing Batman to his absolute limits with his sheer strength, but it was the way his mask actually works that made the DC villain even more impressive. The final installment of The Dark Knight trilogy had a lot of expectations to live up to, especially in the villain department, as the late Heath Ledger's role as the Joker in The Dark Knight is arguably the greatest comic book movie performance of all time. This is where Bane comes in, one of the most physically imposing Batman villains around.

Tom Hardy played Bane in The Dark Knight Rises, complete with a unique voice perfectly suited for the character that was muffled by a mask he never took off. Even though The Dark Knight trilogy was going for a "realistic" take on the Batman mythos, one of Bane's defining characteristics is the mask he wears.

It took sixteen years for the Joker's DC award streak to end, and all thanks to The Penguin. Matt Reeves' The Batman franchise is moving forward at a slow but steady pace ahead of The Batman - Part II's 2027 release date, with 2022's The Batman earning more than $772 million worldwide, as well as an 85% critics score and an 87% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes. The Batman's first follow-up, The Penguin, broke viewership records and got a 95% critics score and a 91% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes.

Lauren LeFranc's The Penguin received three nominations at the 2025 Golden Globes: The Penguin was nominated for Best Limited or Anthology Series or Television Film, Sofia Falcone actor Cristin Millioti was nominated for Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film, and Colin Farrell was nominated for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film. The Penguin main star Colin Farrell won the Golden Globe for Best Actor.

Christopher Nolan is likely to bring his signature style to The Odyssey, but he must avoid a common pitfall of fantasy adaptations in the process. Christopher Nolan's best movies have changed the game when it comes to blockbusters, making him one of the most distinctive directors working today. Nolan's movie casts tend to be some of the most talented actors, from inspired decisions like Heath Ledger as the Joker to recurring collaborators.

Christopher Nolan's decision to adapt The Odyssey into a movie is likely to be his largest project yet. The original story is a 2500-year-old epic tale by the Greek poet Homer. It concerns the sea voyage of the hero Odysseus, who encounters several monsters as he tries to make his way back home. The cast of The Odyssey includes Anne Hathaway, Zendaya, Charlize Theron, and Lupita Nyong'o, though it is not yet confirmed who they will play. Still,...

Daniel Day-Lewis as Count Dracula? In another world, director Robert Eggers' "Nosferatu" could've given us just that.

"Nosferatu" evokes images of silent movie actor Max Shreck in a bald cap and pointed ears as he played the vampire Count Orlok. But in Eggers' new "Nosferatu," Orlok actor Bill Skarsgård looks nothing like that — or himself, even.

Similar to Skarsgård's performance as Pennywise in "It," he totally submits himself over to the character, disappearing behind make-up and (in "Nosferatu") an echo effect on his voice. I agree wholeheartedly with /Film's Chris Evangelista that when you watch Skarsgård's Orlok, you don't feel as if you're seeing a performance, but a true evil walking on screen. In that way, it's the most fully inhabited villain performance I can recall since Heath Ledger's Joker in "The Dark Knight."

Now, this can all sound like a backhanded compliment, treating Skarsgård as a mere stand-in...

Christopher Nolan's Oscar-winning movie that made $740 million at the box office has landed on Netflix's Top 10 US chart a decade later. The visionary filmmaker is known for masterfully combining complex storytelling with visual spectacle, which often does very well at the box office, making him the seventh-highest-grossing director of all time, and is often showered with major accolades, including two Oscars. One of Nolan's first films, 2000's Memento, did very well at the box office, grossing over $40 million on a small $5–9 million budget and received two Oscar nods, one for Nolan's nonlinear screenplay.

Nolan's first true blockbuster was The Dark Knight, which made over $1 billion at the box office, the highest-grossing film of 2008, and won two Academy Awards, including Best Supporting Actor for Heath Ledger's menacing performance as the Joker. Next, Nolan leveraged that success to make his own original sci-fi film, Inception, which also saw box office success,...

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On June 9, 2017, Batman star Adam West died at the age of 88 following a short battle with leukemia. Four months later, Warner Bros. Home Entertainment released his post-humous animated film Batman vs. Two-Face, in which he voiced Bruce Wayne/Batman's character.

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Anton Yelchin died on June 19, 2016. The then-27-year-old actor, who starred in Star Trek Beyond, was killed in a freak car accident in Studio...

Colin Farrell has done it all in his two-and-a-half decades-long career, stepping into roles ranging from supervillain to kind-hearted hero. In the world of independent film, Farrell has made himself a great reputation. He is a regular in the films of Yorgos Lanthimos and Martin McDonagh. Over the years, he has also earned several accolades for his roles.

Colin Farrell as the titular character in The Penguin | Credits: HBO Max

The Irish actor’s only Academy Award nomination came for the role in The Banshees of Inisherin. In the same year as the tragicomedy, he also starred in Matt Reeves’ The Batman as the Penguin, a role that got a spin-off series of its own. The Penguin received critical acclaim and won him a Best Actor Award at the 82nd Golden Globes.

Among his films, some performances of the actor will remain etched in the minds of the viewers.

5. The Killing of a Sacred Deer...

The highly anticipated horror film Wolf Man, directed by Leigh Whannell, is set to hit theaters on January 17, 2025, marking the seventh installment in Universal’s Wolf Man franchise.

Starring Christopher Abbott as the lead character Blake, the film explores a chilling transformation that redefines the classic werewolf narrative. A recently released clip offers audiences the most detailed glimpse yet of this reimagined monster.

The story follows Blake, a family man who moves from San Francisco to rural Oregon with his wife Charlotte (played by Emmy winner Julia Garner) and their daughter Ginger (Matilda Firth). They relocate to Blake’s childhood home after inheriting the property, left vacant following his father’s mysterious disappearance.

The suspense begins when, on a moonlit night, the family is attacked by a werewolf. Although they manage to barricade themselves inside, Blake is clawed during the encounter, setting off his horrifying transformation.

The new footage captures this transformation in graphic detail,...