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The Hand of God, Robert De Niro praises Sorrentino: ''Full of wonderful things''

Robert De Niro

Legendary Hollywood actor Robert De Niro wrote a moving letter to director Paolo Sorrentino to praise It Was God’s Hand

The film, in contention for the Oscar, reached international audiences like all Sorrentino’s productions. It was the hand of God, one of the Neapolitan artist’s most personal masterpieces, which did not win the Golden Globe but received global acclaim, once again launching Italian cinema at the center of contemporary culture. Some Hollywood stars liked the film so much that it resulted in a real correspondence with Sorrentino himself.

We are talking, for example, of the letter received by the Neapolitan director from one of the greatest living actors: the great Robert De Niro. De Niro was absolutely dazzled by It Was the Hand of God and couldn’t stop himself from complimenting his creator personally. The letter, however, thanks to Deadline magazine, has become a real review, a public endorsement among artists. Here is what Robert De Niro wrote about It was the hand of God:

“” I have only been to Naples a few times – writes Robert De Niro – but for me, this film is decidedly Neapolitan in the way that many of Martin Scorsese’s (Wolf of Wall Street, Bringing Out the Dead, Mean Streets, Taxi Driver, etc.) like many other Woody Allen films (Annie Hall, Broadway Danny Rose, Manhattan, etc.) seem to capture the essence of New York City. Naples reminds me in many ways of the Italian-American New York that I love ”.

De Niro continued, writing:

“Despite the tragedy that is at the heart of the film, ‘It was God’s hand’ is full of fun. Scenes such as the extended family’s outdoor lunch and the subsequent boat trip are incredibly fascinating and fun. And if the central story sees Fabietto torn from his precarious youth and dragged into adulthood too quickly, the stories one encounters along the way are priceless. For example, there is Armà, the cigarette smuggler / violent hooligan / sympathetic friend and finally imprisoned. A bizarre character, yes, but in my opinion absolutely credible due to my experiences in New York as a child. And there is Capuano “.

Source: News of Canada

Willem Dafoe and that overly expressive face: 'It's not nice to be compared to a sociopath'

Willem Dafoe quotes Jessica Rabbit, with some tricks for her case: “I’m not a sociopathic criminal, they draw me like that!”

Actor Willem Dafoe, in a state of grace after returning as Norman Osborne / Green Goblin in ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’ made his debut on Saturday Night Live

After twenty years of an honored career, even veteran actor Willem Dafoe has finally had the pleasure and honor of presenting an episode of the famous show, a symbol of American comedy, Saturday Night Live. Dafoe led the episode, including hilarious gags and surreal comic sketches, together with singer Katy Perry.

A duo as weird as it is brilliant, they gave the public a series of goodies that will accompany pop culture for a while. Not surprisingly, Willem gave fans a really funny, but also brilliant, a monologue on his famous (and sometimes infamous) acting.

Willem Dafoe, in fact, could not refrain from talking about a topic that has accompanied him for about ten years: fan casting in the role of the villain DC Joker. Dafoe, in his monologue, touched all the most delicate points and the painful points of his long career, confirming to fans that he really has a lot of personalities.

“I find it really nice to be back in New York,” the actor began. “I moved here when I was 21, I had no money and rented an apartment on 10th Avenue for $ 200 a month.” He then continued underlining: “And it is in this city that I later learned to act. For example, I was very good at pretending that I liked having a bathtub in the kitchen! “

Willem Dafoe’s speech finally touched, with extreme irony, his film career: “Many have criticized me for having exaggerated acting. But it’s not my fault that I have a very expressive face. I can’t control it, I don’t have minimal acting like Nicholas Cage or Al Pacino “.

The monologue, in fact, ended up on a topic that, clearly, the actor was particularly keen to quote: “Not surprisingly, people often approach me, saying: ‘Do you know which role you would be perfect for? For that of the Joker! It’s very nice to be told that you look like a sociopath! “

Watch here the entire monologue by Willem Dafoe to SNL:

Is The Book of Boba Fett connected to Star Wars: Jedi Fallen Order?

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A very particular character made his live-action debut in The Book Boba Fett series and this may open the door to a crossover between the new Lucasfilm projects and video games.

When Mando seeks help from Peli Motto for his new ship, he too receives support from a small droid in the workshop, BD. This cameo that surely went unnoticed by many can be very important.

BD-1 appears in the 2019 award-winning game Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, developed by Respawn Entertainment. He is the inseparable companion of Jedi Cal Kestis who escaped Order 66. The BD droid unit found by Din Djarin on Tatooine is of the same model and, although not confirmed, could be the same robot.

BD-1 accompanied Jedi Master Eno Cordova during the final years of the Galactic Republic. After Order 66 and the rise of the Galactic Empire, the droid befriended Cal Kestis, played by Cameron Monaghan in the game, a former Padawan who worked to rebuild the fallen Jedi Order.

BD-1 is quite a useful droid in this adventure, as he can scan objects, create a database, manipulate doors and control panels, and has a compartment where he keeps potions. A sequel to Jedi Fallen Order was recently announced, so we may find out a lot more about it in the new game.

While this unit may not actually be a BD-1, its appearance suggests that Lucasfilm is looking for opportunities to bring video game characters into live-action projects. Disney has certainly gone to great lengths to bring characters from its animated and comic book properties into live-action, as evidenced by Krrsantan’s appearance.

The fact that the show is set decades after the events of Jedi: Fallen Order suggests that it could be the same droid. Since the fate of Cal Kestis has not been revealed, it is entirely possible that an earlier version of Kestis could appear in the Ahsoka Tano series.

Benedict Cumberbatch defends Doctor Strange from Spider-Man: No Way Home

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The Master of the Mystic Arts seemed to be acting very out of character, which inevitably led to him being identified as the Phase Four 438 candidate only to ultimately be revealed as Mephisto in disguise. Of course, that line of inquiry was drawn a blank once again, but there’s no denying that Strange wasn’t the same as always.

Doing a favor for a teenager who ended up tearing apart the very fabric of reality and allowing the multiverse to open up a bit more was not in keeping with the Sorcerer Supreme’s duties as the man charged with keeping such things in check, but Cumberbatch asserted in an interview with Variety that he did it all in the name of love.

“Having those three films culminating at that moment was an extraordinary thing to be a part of. And letting my character make some serious mistakes out of love, actually, out of generosity towards someone who he realizes really cares.”

Cumberbatch was one of the most sought-after names in the Spider-Man: No Way Home cast, but his actual contributions to the plot made him more of a cipher than a genuine supporting character, especially when he disappeared for a large part. weather. runtime, only to conveniently appear at the last moment during the third act’s climactic action sequence.

Uncharted: One of the directors of the video game is convinced of the choice of Tom Holland

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Uncharted is one of the most anticipated titles of the current film season: the film directed by Ruben Fleischer (Zombieland, Gangster Squad), inspired by the video game saga of the same name, brings to the big screen a young Nathan Drake, the well-known adventurer hunting for relics around for the world, which for the occasion is embodied by Tom Holland, the Peter Parker of the MCU who is slowly carving out more and more space within the world of cinema.

The project, despite being postponed over and over again due to the ongoing pandemic, is finally coming to theaters around the world and one of the directors of Naughty Dog, the company behind the original video game, has had his say on several issues. of the film.

First of all, Kurt Margenau, behind projects like the recent The Last of Us: Part 2, explained that he is thrilled that Holland plays the protagonist, even if unfortunately he did not have the opportunity to preview the film, hence his hype. it is growing more and more. Below is all his speech, reported by ComicBook on behalf of Games Radar.

The two of us are not directly involved in this. And, you know, I’m thrilled to see Tom Holland’s version of the character. I don’t know anything other than the trailers we showed. I’m just excited. It’s like he’s finally here! We have Uncharted on the big screen and it won’t change directors again, and it won’t be in development for much longer. And I think Tom Holland is a great choice. And they get their inspiration from games, so it’s really satisfying to see him hit the big screen.

Uncarted, produced by Columbia Pictures, Atlas Entertainment, Arad Productions, PlayStation Productions, Ayuntamiento de Madrid, Naughty Dog, Sony Computer Entertainment America and written by Art Marcum, Matt Holloway, and Rafe Judkins, also stars Mark Wahlberg as Victor “Sully” Sullivan, Antonio Banderas who plays Moncada, Tati Gabrielle who lends her face to Braddock and Sophia Taylor Ali (Chloe Frazier). The appointment is set for February 17, 2022, for what concerns the Italian market.

Don't Look Up: two physicists explain to us if what happens in the film is possible

Don’t Look Up is the new humorous film written and directed by Adam McKay (The Big Bet, Vice) from Netflix that has totally divided the opinion of both critics and audiences.

Within the realization, we witness a catastrophic event that threatens the Earth: specifically a comet called “Killer of planets” which is discovered by two scientists, but which is ignored by most of the media and politicians, but also by people, with obviously dire consequences. A title that makes fun of our society and which uses rather absurd scientific pretexts, but intended to make everything irreverent and deliberately peckish.

Well, two physicists, Philip Lubin and Alexander Cohen, of the University of Santa Barbara in California, wanted to study Don’t Look Up from a serious point of view to try to understand if, if a similar comet appears in our world, it was possible to prevent the destruction of our beloved Earth.

Part of their scientific paper, available thanks to CBS News, leaves no doubt: saving is technically possible, even with only 6 months’ notice, but it would be necessary to act already in the first month, to plan the launch of nuclear penetrators capable of detonating the comet from the inside after destroying the outer crust of the stellar body. They then added that ideally, it is almost impossible to be in such a situation, but at least we should theoretically be ready with the technology we have now.

Too bad that the reasoning behind Don’t Look Up is definitely much more subtle than that and more than highlighting our technological backwardness, it exaggerates that, faced with a similar threat, most of the strong powers would try to earn on the tragedy rather than save the planet, while a part of the media and the inhabitants of the Earth would not believe in the problem at all.

Source: CBS News

Insider Suggests Russell Crowe Will Play Zeus in Thor: Love and Thunder

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Despite not receiving the same attention that Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness has received, Thor: Love and Thunder aim to become one of the best films of 2022, as it will present us with a fun story and a new bearer of Mjolnir: Jane. Foster, who, just like in the comics, will become Mighty Thor.

On the other hand, it is said that this live-action film adaptation of the God of Thunder comics will serve to introduce the deities of other mythologies that exist in the Marvel Universe, being the first representative Zeus, the main God of Greek mythology, and who, according to a new leak, will be played by Gladiator actor Russell Crowe.

Through Twitter, the insider @MyTimeToShineH, recognized for having leaked important details of several Marvel Studios projects and getting almost all of his predictions right, revealed that the veteran actor will join the MCU to bring Zeus to life and that, as if that were not enough, we would see the debut of other deities, although he did not mention which ones or which actors would be in charge of interpreting them, so we will be aware of all his publications to know more confidential information about Thor: Love and Thunder.

This news excites us too much, because it may cause the debut of Hercules, another character from Greek mythology who is quite important in comics and who has shared the limelight with the God of Thunder from Norse mythology, with whom he has even had incredible battles, but of course, this has not been confirmed by Marvel Studios, so it is still a rumor and we advise you to take it as such

Remember that Thor: Love and Thunder opens on July 8, 2022.

MCU: Marvel Studios would like Chris Evans to return and bring Hydra Cap to life

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Insider @MyTimeToShineH assured that Marvel Studios planned for Chris Evans to return to the MCU to bring Hydra Cap to life.

After Avengers: Endgame, the MCU changed forever, as the protagonists of the first three phases chose to say goodbye to the roles that gave them world fame, this being the case of Robert Downey Jr., Iron Man / Tony Stark actor, Scarlett Johansson, actress of Black Widow / Natasha Romanoff, and Chris Evans, interpreter of Captain America, who, although he did not die like the other members of the Mightiest Heroes on the Planet, retired from the world of superheroes, grew old and left the mantle from the North American Super Soldier to Sam Wilson, who until then was known as Falcón.

However, this actor is more likely to return and play Steve Rogers again, something that, according to a well-known insider, was about to happen, since z had plans to bring him back as Hydra Cap, the controversial evil version. of this character, we recently met in the Secret Empire arc of the comics.

Through Twitter, the information leaker @MyTimeToShineH revealed that Marvel Studios planned to bring back Chris Evans as this Hydra-allied variant of Captain America, something that we are sure would have grabbed the attention of superhero movie fans and readers. of comics. However, he did not reveal in which film adaptation or live-action series this villain would make his debut or if the idea was already discarded by the film studio.

Perhaps the right time to introduce Hydra Cap is Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, a film in which we will see different versions of the House of Ideas characters that we all know, but of course, this is just my guess, so that we will have to wait for details of this supposed return to be revealed.

Mortal Kombat: the sequel officially goes on, first details!

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The news comes from Deadline that New Line has officially given the green light to a sequel to Mortal Kombat. The studio also hired Jeremy Slater (Moon Knight; The Umbrella Academy) to write the script.

According to Business Insider, Mortal Kombat was the most popular home release for Warner Bros. and HBO Max last year, garnering over 3.8 million views during its opening weekend. It also earned over $ 83.6 million at the worldwide box office. Conversely, much more anticipated titles like Godzilla vs. Kong and The Suicide Squad totaled only 3.6 million and 2.8 million families in the first three days.

The Sequel

Plot details are understandably classified, but it is expected to bring most, if not all of the original cast back into action, plus likely a host of new characters from the hit video game series, including fan-favorite Johnny Cage, who was briefly teased in the post-credits scene of the first film. In addition to the direct sequel, New Line is also in various stages of development for potential spinoffs, so let’s expect a lot more of the Mortal Kombat universe in the coming years.

Mortal Kombat of 2021 featured Lewis Tan as Cole Young, Jessica McNamee as Sonya Blade, Josh Lawson as Kano, Tadanobu Asano as Raiden, Mehcad Brooks as Jackson “Jax” Briggs, Ludi Lin as Liu Kang, Chin Han as Shang Tsung, Joe Taslim as Bi-Han / Sub-Zero, Hiroyuki Sanada as Hanzo Hasashi / Scorpion, Max Huang as Kung Lao, Sisi Stringer as Mileena, Matilda Kimber as Emily Young, Laura Brent as Alison Young, Elissa Cadwell as Nitara and Daniel Nelson as Kabal.

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3: James Gunn confirms that it will be the end of the team

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Speaking on Deadline’s Hero Nation podcast to discuss his HBO Max Peacemaker series, which is currently the number one series in the world, James Gunn said Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 will surprise fans by calling it “big and dark.”

When pressed about what the future holds for the Guardians franchise after the long-awaited third installment, Gunn said viewers should expect a new lineup for the team, insisting that the third installment will be the last time the crew. original will be seen together.

“This is the end for us. This is the last time people will see this team of Guardians … I just want to be true to the characters, I want to be true to the story, and I want to give people the conclusion they deserve for this story. So it’s always a bit scary; I’m doing my best.”

Written and directed by James Gunn, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 will hit theaters in 2023, although an official release date has not yet been announced. Filming for the film is expected to officially start by the end of 2021.

Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Dave Bautista, Pom Klementieff, Karen Gillan, Will Poulter will be back in the cast along with Vin Diesel and Bradley Cooper who will again offer their voices. Chris Hemsworth is also expected in the film Thor.