When Looper spoke to Anthony Mackie and Jamie Dornan for an exclusive interview about their new movie Synchronic, Dornan revealed his lack of superhero knowledge — and Mackie took it upon himself to cast his co-star in an epic Marvel role we haven't yet seen in the MCU.
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Coming off the tails of 2018's Bohemian Rhapsody, and 2019's Rocketman, you might expect the upcoming David Bowie film Stardust to be a smashing biopic about the musical career of a legend, but it's not. Instead, it's a character study, done via road trip, without a single Bowie song in it.
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If you're looking to take a break from the cerebral and arty Midsommar of it all, then Nobody Sleeps in the Woods Tonight could be just the bloody ticket. Here's what you need to know about this Polish slasher film that's murdering the competition on Netflix.
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One big mystery surrounding 2021's The Suicide Squad is which major villain the crew will go up against this time around. The rest of us will have to wait until the movie (or a more spoiler-filled trailer) comes out, but there's one person who's not in the dark.
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Few up-and-coming actors have had quite as impressive a run over the past few years as Anya Taylor-Joy. If you missed her star turn in a delightful new Jane Austen adaptation early in 2020, you can now watch it in the comfort of your own home on HBO Max.
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A four-hour HBO Max Snyder Cut of Justice League is due in 2021. It's fair to ask how much this thing is going to cost. We don't know the exact number, but with help from experts, we can get close to an honest estimate for just how much Warner Bros. is sinking into this very unusual endeavor.
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The second Wonder Woman 1984 trailer provided a flashback to Diana's years on the island of Themyscira among her Amazonian family, highlighting her time as a child. At first glance, this youthful Diana, as portrayed by Lilly Aspell, might seem familiar. Here's where you might have seen her before.
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Comprised of beloved character actors, career supporting players, and at least one A-lister, the Tremors cast really is as solid as any the genre has ever seen. Here's what that cast is up to today.
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The holidays can be a stressful time of the year. It's understandable that at a certain point, you'd just want to snap and do something unexpected. That's the premise of the latest romantic comedy on Netflix, Holidate.
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The Star Wars universe is a messed-up place. Whether it's chopped-off hands, youngling genocide, or Luke's poor auntie getting burnt to a crisp when she was trying to sweep outside her house, things get pretty dark in that far, far away galaxy. But there's a dark Easter egg that everyone missed.
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When 20th Century Studios' Alita: Battle Angel first hit theaters, fans of Yukito Kishiro's '90s manga and anime Battle Angel Alita likely noticed one glaring difference: the story's setting. Here's why Alita: Battle Angel takes place in Latin America.
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Altered Carbon: Resleeved finds the series' primary protagonist Takeshi Kovacs in a familiar fix (and in familiar skin), being woken from his prison slumber to solve a crime. Of course, the Altered Carbon creatives weren't the first to take the anime approach in service of expanding their world.
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Some of the humor in Holidate isn't exactly what you'd expect from the more tame, traditional rom-coms of years past. In fact, according to Emma Roberts in a recent interview, Holidate "is not your mom's rom-com." Here's why.
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Netflix has just dropped the holiday-themed romantic comedy Holidate, and if you've become jaded about what's expected of people during this time of year, then it's the perfect rom-com in which to bask. It's also a tribute to the city of Chicago. Here's why.
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The most recent Avengers: Endgame revelation coming out of the merry Marvel camp comes courtesy of Doctor Strange and The Exorcism of Emily Rose director Scott Derrickson, who took to Twitter to confirm an Avengers: Endgame rumor that had been making the rounds.
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Of the familiar faces in The Queen's Gambit, it's likely you won't be able to place that of the actor who portrays Kentucky chess champ Harry Beltik in the series. It belongs to one Harry Melling. And if you do recognize Melling, it's likely because you're a fan of the Harry Potter franchise.
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Having worked with Bill Skarsgård on both of the IT movies, actor Jaeden Martell tells Looper in an exclusive interview that getting into character for The True Adventures of Wolfboy gave him a whole new appreciation for Pennywise the Dancing Clown.
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From comic disbelief to homicidal rage, here’s how these Marvel characters reacted when they learned about Spider-Man’s identity.
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With Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) now dead, Black Widow (Scarlett Johansson) also dead, and Steve Rogers (Chris Evans) retired to a handsome military pension, it's clear that the Avengers (along with the MCU as a whole) are in sore need of a new lineup.
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Whether these final lines inspire you or give you the chills, these are the last words of every fallen Star Wars hero from the prequel trilogy.
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John David Washington of Tenet fame is starring in Born to Be Murdered, a recent Netflix acquisition, along with Alicia Vikander. Producing it is Luca Guadagnino, working with much of the crew from his Call Me by Your Name. With such an acclaimed cast and crew, it's looking to be an exciting film.
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From caveman strength to Paleolithic physics, here are some things that only adults notice in The Croods.
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Borat 2 does present Kazakhstan as a backwater mud pit with highly suspect customs and a hilarious national anthem, but does the real Kazakhstan completely and utterly resent Borat, or is the fictional reporter a hit on the 'home' front?
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While Adam Sandler struck gold with the success of his latest holiday release Hubie Halloween, the prolific actor has another film on Netflix you may never have seen -- and this one does not include an inexplicable silly voice.
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It seems like every major pop culture figure is getting a baby version of itself these days. Now, Alita director Robert Rodriguez recently shared artwork from Twitter user @PaulUntitled depicting a pint-sized version of the titular heroine standing beside the one and only Baby Yoda.
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Throughout the Harry Potter franchise, Severus Snape serves as one of the series' most complex characters. And just like Snape's motives, his last words to Harry might have much deeper implications than many realize.
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Inspired by the real-life Chojun Miyagi, Mr. Miyagi is framed as the moral compass of the Karate Kid universe. As evidenced by a conscious choice he made in the first Karate Kid movie, however, he wasn't totally above bending the rules in his favor, with not so much as a second thought.
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