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Carl Weathers Will Always Be A Legend, Says Arnold Schwarzenegger
Arnold Schwarzenegger has hailed Carl Weathers as a "great person".The actor - who played American football for a living, before he joined the movie business - died "peacefully in his sleep" on Thursday (01.02.24), aged...
By Bang Showbiz in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 03 February 2024
Jon Favreau To Direct 'The Mandalorian + Grogu' Movie
'The Mandalorian' is heading for the big screen.LucasFilm have announced the Disney+ series creator, Jon Favreau, is to direct and produce 'The Mandalorian + Grogu', though it is currently unconfirmed if Pedro Pascal will be...
By Bang Showbiz in Movies / TV / Theatre on 10 January 2024
Werner Herzog Begs Fans Sci-fi To 'Not Dismiss' Star Wars:
Werner Herzog thinks the 'Star Wars' franchise should "not be dismissed. The 81-year-old director dubbed the George Lucas-created franchise - which includes the original 70s and 90s trilogies along with the spin-off movies such as...
By Bang Showbiz in Movies / TV / Theatre on 25 October 2023
Jon Favreau Didn't Want Iron Man To Die
Jon Favreau urged the Russo brothers not to kill off Iron Man.The 55-year-old filmmaker-and-actor - who directed 'Iron Man' and 'Iron Man 2' and portrayed Harold 'Happy' Hogan in the Marvel Cinematic Universe - was...
By Bang Showbiz in Movies / TV / Theatre on 01 August 2022
Jeff Bridges Went 'Absolutely Crazy' Making Iron Man
Jeff Bridges admits that making 'Iron Man' drove him "absolutely crazy".The 72-year-old actor played villain Obadiah Stane in the 2008 film – which marked the launch of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) – but was...
By Bang Showbiz in Movies / TV / Theatre on 22 July 2022
Bryce Dallas Howard Hopes To Direct A Star Wars Film
Bryce Dallas Howard wants to make a 'Star Wars' movie.The 41-year-old star has directed episodes of the spin-offs 'The Mandalorian' and 'The Book of Boba Fett' and revealed that she would be tempted to helm...
By Bang Showbiz in Movies / TV / Theatre on 12 May 2022
Will Ferrell Rejected $29m Payday For Elf Sequel
Will Ferrell turned down a $29 million offer to star in an 'Elf' sequel. The 54-year-old actor appeared in the 2003 festive film as Buddy Hobbs, a human who was raised by Santa's elves, but...
By Bang Showbiz in Movies / TV / Theatre on 29 October 2021
Kevin Feige Admits Hiring Robert Downey Jr Was A 'Risk'
Kevin Feige thinks hiring Robert Downey Jr as Iron Man remains Marvel's "biggest risk".The 48-year-old President of Marvel Studios admits that his company owes much of its recent success to the Hollywood star, who debuted...
By Bang Showbiz in Movies / TV / Theatre on 20 August 2021
The Batman Harnesses The Mandalorian Tech For Epic Virtual Production
'The Batman' will use innovative virtual production technology from 'The Mandalorian'.The upcoming DC Comics blockbuster is set to harness the live action 'Star Wars' show's LED wall to boost its own filming.As revealed by The...
By Bang Showbiz in Movies / TV / Theatre on 20 October 2020
James Caan: Elf Sequel 'Will Never Happen'
James Caan has revealed that an 'Elf' sequel ''will never happen'' because of tension between Will Ferrell and director Jon Favreau.'The Godfather' star played the father of Ferrell's character Buddy Hobbs in the festive classic...
By Bang Showbiz in Movies / TV / Theatre on 21 September 2020
The Mandalorian Season Two To Premiere In October
'The Mandalorian's second season is set to premiere on Disney+ on October 30.The first series of the space opera - which is a spin-off from the 'Star Wars' film franchise - proved to be a...
By Bang Showbiz in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 02 September 2020
George Lucas 'Very Complimentary' About The Mandalorian
George Lucas has been ''very complimentary'' about 'The Mandalorian', according to executive producer Dave Filoni.The 'Star Wars' creator was pictured visiting the set of the Disney+ spin-off during the first series and Filoni has revealed...
By Bang Showbiz in Movies / TV / Theatre on 19 August 2020
Jon Favreau Officially On Board For 'Star Wars' Series
Action producer Jon Favreau has been chosen to write the script for the forthcoming live action 'Star Wars' series in a move that happens to be a dream come true for the filmmaker. It comes...
By Holly Mosley in Movies / TV / Theatre on 08 March 2018
Beyonce The Top Choice To Provide Voice For Nala In 'The Lion King' Re-make
The live-action re-boot of Disney’s smash hit The Lion King is in the process of assembling a truly star-studded cast, with new reports suggesting that director Jon Favreau is lining up the one and only...
By Ed Biggs in Movies / TV / Theatre on 31 March 2017
Disney Announces 'The Lion King' Remake With Director Jon Favreau
Fairly predictably, Walt Disney Studios are bringing out a modern remake of 'The Lion King' with Jon Favreau as director. Just like 'The Jungle Book', it will feature songs from the original 1994 animated film....
By Holly Williams in Movies / TV / Theatre on 29 September 2016
'The Jungle Book' Stays On Top Of Us Box Office For Third Week
The Jungle Book is still on top of the US box office chart this week, taking an estimated $42.4 million over the weekend. It marks the third week Jon Favreau’s remake has spent on top...
By Stephanie Chase in Movies / TV / Theatre on 02 May 2016
Disney Confirms 'Jungle Book' And 'Maleficent' Sequels Plus 'Cruella' Movie Starring Emma Stone
Disney has confirmed a slew of exciting upcoming films, including sequels for The Jungle Book and Maleficent, as well as stand-alone movies based on Cruella de Vil and Tinkerbell. The announcement comes as Jon Favreau's...
By Stephanie Chase in Movies / TV / Theatre on 27 April 2016
'The Jungle Book' Takes A Massive $103 Million At Us Box Office
The Jungle Book, directed by Jon Favreau has roared to the top of the US box office this weekend, taking a massive $103m. The film managed one of the biggest ever April debuts in US...
By Stephanie Chase in Movies / TV / Theatre on 18 April 2016
Jon Favreau Enjoyed Creating A New-look Jungle Book
Indeed, the film was originally released on his first birthday. And now he has remade it using state-of-the-art photorealistic animation so detailed that it's as if he travelled to India to shoot it. Actually, the...
By Rich Cline in Movies / TV / Theatre on 15 April 2016
'The Jungle Book' Has Set The Bar For Cinematic Beauty This Year
'The Jungle Book' has returned in one of the most visually stunning epics of the year. Directed by Jon Favreau, this new re-make of the Rudyard Kipling tale and its 60s Disney take-off follows the...
By Holly Williams in Movies / TV / Theatre on 04 April 2016
Jon Favreau Impressed By Pal Elon Musk's New Tesla 'Mini-van'
Favreau became friends with Musk after his Iron Man star Robert Downey, Jr. suggested the engineer and inventor was the closest thing to his surperhero alter-ego, Tony Stark, and invited him to the...
By WENN in Movies / TV / Theatre on 07 January 2016
James Gunn Loves Ant-man
'Ant-Man' is James Gunn's favourite Marvel film since 2008's 'Iron Man'.The 44-year-old director - who helmed the 2014 movie 'Guardians of the Galaxy' - has given his verdict on the latest Marvel release, saying it's...
By Bang Showbiz in Movies / TV / Theatre on 01 July 2015
Vince Vaughn Got 'Sucked Into' Rom-coms
Vince Vaughn wanted to ''kill off'' his romantic comedy persona.The 45-year-old actor enjoyed working on ''smart and cool'' comedies, but admits as his career progressed, he got ''sucked into'' more mainstream movies.He said: ''I wanted...
By Bang Showbiz in Movies / TV / Theatre on 06 June 2015
Vince Vaughn Honoured At Handprint Ceremony
Vince Vaughn was joined by his wife and kids, as well as friends Jon Favreau and James Marsden, at his handprint ceremony in Los Angeles on Wednesday (04Mar15).The Wedding Crashers star left his mark outside...
By WENN in Movies / TV / Theatre on 05 March 2015
Jon Favreau Invests In Fast Food Start-up
Moviemaker/actor Jon Favreau has thrown his support behind his chef pals Roy Choi and Daniel Patterson's new fast food initiative by pledging $7,500 (£4,700) to the project.The cooking duo is using crowdfunding site Indiegogo.com to...
By WENN in Movies / TV / Theatre on 19 February 2015
Jon Favreau Keen To Open Restaurant Inspired By Chef Movie
Filmmaker/actor Jon Favreau is keen to open a restaurant inspired by his hit 2014 film Chef.The Iron Man filmmaker wrote, directed and starred in the film about a chef who opens a Cuban food truck...
By World Entertainment News Network in Movies / TV / Theatre on 03 October 2014
Bill Murray Joins Jungle Book Cast
Jon Favreau's all-star Jungle Book cast keeps growing - Bill Murray has signed on to give Baloo the bear a voice.He joins Christopher Walken, Sir Ben Kingsley, Lupita Nyong'o, Scarlett Johansson, and Idris Elba in...
By WENN in Movies / TV / Theatre on 03 August 2014
Bill Murray Signs On To Voice Baloo In Jon Favreau’S Star Studded ‘Jungle Book’ Remake
Bill Murray has become the latest addition to the already star studded voice cast of Disney's upcoming Jungle Book remake. Murray will reportedly be lending his voice to Baloo, the fun loving bear who befriends...
By Stephanie Chase in Movies / TV / Theatre on 02 August 2014
Scarlett Johansson, Lupita Nyong’O And Now Christopher Walken: Meet The Epic 'Jungle Book' Cast
Jon Favreau’s live action remake of Disney’s The Jungle Book might just have one of the most impressive cast lists we’ve ever seen! Filled with award winning talent such as diverse as veteran, Christopher Walken...
By Stephanie Chase in Movies / TV / Theatre on 30 July 2014
Chef Is The Summer's First Sleeper Hit
Every summer has its sleepers. Last year the surprise box office hits included the heist thriller Now You See Me, the comedy We're the Millers and Woody Allen's drama Blue Jasmine. In 2012 the unexpected...
By Rich Cline in Movies / TV / Theatre on 04 July 2014
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