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Wednesday, May 23, 2018 at 2:17PM • /Film Jake Gyllenhaal lands the villain gig in the next Spider-Man movie. He'll be playing Mysterio so let's hope they don't go with the comic book costume because enough with hiding gorgeous actor faces behind masks or in this case a whole opaque globe
• The New Yorker has a long read profile of the great filmmaker Claire Denis
• Deadline Andy Karl has replaced Steve Kazee in the Richard Gere role in the Broadway bound musical adaptation of Pretty Woman
• The Village Voice profiles Betty Gabriel of Get Out and "no no no no no" gif fame
• Vulture A Quiet Place has racked up a stunning $300 million worldwide
• Cartoon Brew BC is becoming an animated feature. What's BC you ask? It's that syndicated comic strip that's been running in newspapers forever about cavemen.
• Variety a report on the reshoots of Solo and Ron Howard taking over and shooting 70% of what's now on screen (unfortunately everyone is vague on details! Perhaps someday we'll get a juicy oral history)
• The Muse Björk makes her first TV appearance in years and years
• Towleroad the major studios get "insuffienct / poor / failing" ratings from GLAAD in its annual report.
• Broadway World apparently the 50th anniversary of Hello Dolly (1968) is sparking a six month long celebration in Westchester and Putnam County along the Hudson River where filming took place. Who knew people were this into that Babs film?
RIP
• NYT Patricia Morison, Broadway's first Kate in "Kiss Me Kate" and a movie actress in early franchises has died at 103 years of age
• The Atlantic Philip Roth, literary giant, has died. Feels like the end of a particular literary era
• My New Plaid Pants Gorgeous beefcake Clint Walker, originally envisioned by the studios as a Rock Hudson rival, has died at 90
Exit Video
Sarah Paulson does a Drew Barrymore impression. And then runs into Drew Barrymore.
Reader Comments (17)
Nat: Jake Gyllenhaal as Mysterio? Hmm. Odd choice. But I'm currently guessing the approach is going to be an episodic series of team ups structured around a world tour. Y'know, something like: Every half hour or so tells a basically contained story in a different city with a different co-hero, without the budget and character limits placed on the TV division.
Volvagia -- why would it be structured like a world tour? isn't he still in high school?
And wasn't he [SPOILER ALERT] blinked out of existence by Thanos? Why are we even talking about an upcoming movie starring a character who's already dead?
Oh that's right, we aren't even pretending the consequences of Infinity War are going to last beyond the sequel, anymore...
Robert - LOL. so true. That lasted a week but even that week was so very silly. I couldn't believe people took it seriously.
Jake Gyllenhaal as Mysterio? FUCK YEAH! I hope it's more Nightcrawler Gyllenhaal in that film as he kicked ass in that movie.
Nat: Summer Vacation...?
Sarah Paulson interviews are always a delight to watch. She’s so articulate, smart and funny. I’m envious of her charm.
Yeah, but her Turner is a disaster.
Steve Kazee has the worst luck. He's one of those "he should be a bigger star" cases you were discussing in another post.
Philip Roth was just a magnificent writer -- it's a shame his books have never gotten adaptations that are anywhere near as good. Since they're prestige fiction, I think the directors usually opt for something too staid and formal, whereas imo the spirit of the books is something more like films where everything is falling apart by the end -- some combo of "Goodfellas" and "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf"!
"Who knew people were this into that Babs film? "
WALL.E?
Arkaan - touché!
So are you saying they should only cast ugly actors in roles with masks? The Mysterio costume is kinda integral to his whole “mysterious magician” thing. But I understand your chagrin Nathaniel haha.
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Pajiba had a great article about PhoebeWaller-Bridge.
@Peggy Sue - what's gone wrong for him? Granted, I haven't seen anything about him since he won his Tony, but I'd love to hear more about his career.
I love Andy Karl! He totally deserves crossover success. Handsome, great comic timing, good voice, great dancer.