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Madonna is the original "Material Girl" and has inspired generations of artists to step outside the box. In order to achieve her massive success, the global superstar had to endure harsh scrutiny that stemmed from her music being labeled seductive and inappropriate. Now, she's ready to tell her story, with a little help from a major streaming service and an Academy Award nominee. According to Deadline, Madonna has partnered with Netflix to turn her story into a limited series about her life and music. The project is still in early development.

She and Stranger Things' Shawn Levy will executive produce, as his entertainment company, 21 Laps Entertainment, has an exclusive TV overall deal with the streaming service. While a representative for Netflix declined to comment, Deadline said that the duo have been in talks about the production for a while and are starting from scratch. Meaning, the project is not...

Star Wars fans, don't expect any details about Star Wars: Starfighter to be spoiled any time soon. The latest director to enter the Star Warsfranchise and march to the tune of John Williams' signature score has revealed a very important lesson that he learned when making Stranger Things. Shawn Levy has been playing a key part behind the camera since the beginning of the Netflix fantasy horror hit, and now that he's been announced to tackle one of the upcoming Star Wars movies, Levy says that the very popular series taught him to stay quiet and not spill any details.

The director, also famous for his work on Deadpool & Wolverine and the Night at the Museum franchise, spoke to Variety during the premiere of Stranger Things: The First Shadow, the play that serves as a prequel to the Netflix show. Levy was recently announced as the director of Star Wars: Starfighter,...

That sound you heard was the collective tug at the nostalgic heartstrings of Gen Xers and Millennials all across America. Toys "R" Us, the beloved toy store and private equity victim, is getting new life on the silver screen as production company Story Kitchen and Toys "R" Us Studios are working on a movie about the whimsical retail chain. The live-action film is said to be in the vein of Night at the Museum, Big, and other toy-inspired movies of yesteryear, like Jumanji and Barbie.

Story Kitchen, which is a newer production company, is the brainchild of John Wick writer-creator Derek Kolstad, Sonic the Hedgehog producer Dmitri M. Johnson and former APA partner Mike Goldberg. The team has been pretty successful at adapting non-traditional IP such as video games with Sega's Sonic The Hedgehog franchise and is currently developing the Tomb Raider franchise, which includes the animated TV series...

The once-bankrupt Toys R Us is now going to be a movie, possibly more than one movie. More on the story right here.

The film part of this story first.

Toys R Us Studios and Story Kitchen are coming together to make a live action movie about, well, Toys R Us. There’s a reasonable film idea too in the idea of something akin to a toy shop coming to life, and already one of the touchpoints cited by the producers is the Night At The Museum series. Further names such as Jumanji, Back To The Future, Big and – of course – Barbie have popped up in stories about the new film.

The non-film part is Hollywood’s current fixation with the altar of big business for its storytelling. Not just the products of big business a la Barbie, but the big names themselves. Blackberry is as good as these productions have got.

Hollywood is fighting an addiction and it’s losing. The success of Greta Gerwig’s Barbie has sparked a movement that has seen the announcement of other toy-based projects and — to no one’s surprise — yet another is on the way. According to Variety, Story Kitchen is pairing up with Toys 'R' Us Studios to bring the world something that none of us asked for — a live-action film. No, your eyes aren’t deceiving you. This project will somehow be a live-action movie about the chain of stores that has been struggling financially for a number of years.

From the original report, the movie is looking to harness favorites like Night at the Museum, Big, Jumanji, and other beloved titles to pull its plot together. Essentially, the production will lean heavily on the nostalgia factor that comes with the store’s name, pandering to the millennial crowd, with Story Kitchen...

Story Kitchen and Toys“R”Us Studios, the entertainment production arm of the global toy brand, have teamed up to develop a live-action film.

“Toys’R’Us is a cultural touchstone that continues impacting the child in all of us today,” said Story Kitchen co-founders Dmitri M. Johnson & Mike Goldberg, announcing the project. “As ‘80s kids who considered Toys’R’Us one of the most magical places on Earth, we’re honored to partner to create a film that will capture the spirit of adventure, creativity and nostalgia that Toys’R’Us represents.”

The film, which is in early development, aims to capture that childhood wonder in a modern, fast-paced adventure that taps into the Toys“R”Us brand’s relevance across its more than 70 years in the toy industry.

“As Toys’R’Us’ first film, this project is an exciting opportunity to bring the magic of our brand to the big screen,” said Kim Miller Olko,...

Dick Van Dyke says he isn't giving up hope of winning an Oscar at age 99. The Mary Poppins actor has never received an Oscar nomination in his incredible 78-year career.

Van Dyke and his wife Arlene Silver gave an interview to People where they addressed the actor's ambitions as he nears his 100th birthday in December 2025. He noted that he's won every major Hollywood award "except an Oscar."

Dick Van Dyke Reveals His Hopes for an Oscar Win at 99

"Nobody would give me an Oscar," he joked, before adding: "My buddy, I was a friend of Stan Laurel's and he got one. Not posthumously."

Silver mentioned that all of Van Dyke's "idols" — Gene Kelly, Charlie Chaplin and Buster Keaton— won Oscars throughout their careers, before predicting: "[Dick] will get one."

Van Dyke is one Oscar away from completing the prestigious Egot — an entertainment industry nickname for those who have won an Emmy Award,...

Barbie‘s Ken is set to headline director Shawn Levy’s upcoming Star Wars project, confirmed to be Star Wars: Starfighter. Ryan Gosling will star in the just-announced addition to the Star Wars franchise, with Lucasfilm targeting a fall 2025 start of production.

The title and confirmation of Gosling’s involvement were announced during the 2025 Star Wars Celebration in Japan. Sw fans can expect the film to see a May 28, 2027 theatrical release.

Per the official announcement, “Star Wars: Starfighter, which will be directed by Shawn Levy and star Ryan Gosling, is a standalone adventure taking place approximately five years after the events of 2019’s Star Wars: Episode IX – The Rise of Skywalker. The film, which will begin production this fall, is an entirely new adventure featuring all-new characters set in a period of time that has not been explored on screen yet.”

Shawn Levy’s film credits include multiple films...

The Ryan Gosling and Shawn Levy Star Wars project has been kicked into light speed. The movie’s title has been officially announced as Star Wars: Starfighter, with a theatrical launch date of May 28, 2027. The summer blockbuster will arrive just three weeks after Disney drops another franchise behemoth, Avengers: Secret Wars, creating a double-header of epic proportions at the box office.

Levy, who last directed Deadpool and Wolverine and injected a new burst of life into the Marvel Cinematic Universe, will attempt to do the same with this Star Wars franchise installment. The title reveal came during the culminating moments of the Star Wars Celebration Convention in Tokyo, where both Gosling and Levy appeared on stage.

Star Wars: Starfighter Announced "This Script Is Just So Good."

“The reality is that this script is just so good,” said Gosling during the presentation. “It has such a great story with great and original characters.

Ryan Gosling is entering that galaxy far, far away.

The Oscar-nominated actor was officially confirmed as the lead in Star Wars: Starfighter, a standalone installment taking place five years after the events of the last Star Wars feature, 2019's Rise of Skywalker.

Shawn Levy, fresh off his box-office-busting turn helming Deadpool & Wolverine, is directing, and producing the film, which has been rumored for months. As he told the crowd at Star Wars Celebration, "The rumors are true."

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The announcement kicked off the Star Wars Celebration fan festival in Japan and was delivered by Lucasfilm President Kathleen Kennedy and Dave Filoni, the chief creative officer.

Production will begin this fall for a May 28, 2027 release. Star Wars: Starfighter will cover new...

We’re going back to a galaxy far, far away – and this time on the big screen with some bona fide A-listers attached. Indeed, Lucasfilm and Disney announced during Star Wars Celebration that their long-rumoured new addition to the franchise starring Ryan Gosling, and directed by Shawn Levy, is officially going forward, and will be hitting theatres sooner than you think. The film, Star Wars: Starfighter, is set for a May 28, 2027, release, which is almost one year to the day following their first Star Wars movie in seven years, The Mandalorian and Grogu, which has a May 22, 2026, release date.

The move marks a strong shift in Disney’s approach to making Star Wars content, which has been mostly consigned to streaming series as of late. Many new shows, such as The Acolyte and Skeleton Crew, fell flat with fans and performed weakly, making it seem like this is more of...

Today at Star Wars Celebration 2025 in Japan, Lucasfilm’s President Kathleen Kennedy and Chief Creative Officer Dave Filoni announced an all-new theatrical release set in the Star Wars galaxy. Star Wars:Starfighterwill open exclusively in theaters May 28, 2027. Star Ryan Gosling and director Shawn Levy were in attendance and spoke at the event (more on that later). The press release reads as follows:

“Star Wars: Starfighter, which will be directed by Shawn Levy and star Ryan Gosling, is a standalone adventure taking place approximately five years after the events of 2019’s Star Wars: Episode IX – The Rise of Skywalker. The film, which will begin production this Fall, is an entirely new adventure featuring all-new characters set in a period of time that has not been explored on screen yet."

Shawn Levy recently had a massive hit with his Marvel movie Deadpool & Wolverine, so he's familiar with big-budget franchise filmmaking. He...

Original Night at the Museum star Jacob Cherry opens up about his heartwarming experiences on the movie set.

Speaking to People, Cherry, who portrayed Nick Daley, the son of Ben Stiller's Larry, sang high praises of his Night at the Museum co-star. "[Ben] was really, the best way to put it is, just a normal guy," Cherry said. "One of my core memories – he showed me a Tenacious D music video, and he has a cameo in it. And he was so hyped that he was in this cameo… so just stuff like that. I got to see him as just like a normal person. There was no mask or anything like that."

Based on Milan Trenc's 1993 children's book, Night at the Museum premiered in 2006 and quickly established itself as a fan-favorite, family-friendly comedy. The film starred Stiller as Larry Daley, a night-shift security guard at the American Museum...

Ben Stiller has an appreciation for the “pretty crazy” fanbase that follows every second of the Apple TV series “Severance” — and the show’s executive producer and frequent director is hoping that every single member will eventually love him.

During an interview on “Chicken Shop Date” released Friday, Stiller told host Amelia Dimoldenberg of the show’s fans, “I think I enjoy how deeply people get into the, you know, into the theorizing of what means what and how every little thing. I mean, it’s pretty crazy.”

“And I also like the people who will then say, like, I have no idea what the hell is going on and what are the goats, and, you know, just have an actual thing happen in the show, please,” he also said.

After Dimoldenberg described the response as “very diplomatic” Stiller conceded, “I am trying to make everybody love me.”

Dimoldenberg also...

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In their invaluable book "Writing Movies for Fun and Profit," authors Thomas Lennon and Ben Garant (former members of "The State" and writers of hit films like "Night at the Museum" and "Herbie: Fully Loaded") had a few pieces of immutable advice for aspiring screenwriters hoping to make a living in Hollywood. Importantly, they advised that writers should never hang all your dreams on a single screenplay, and they should be able to toss aside a script if it gets turned down. They also advised that writers say, "Yes, I can do that," to every single studio note, no matter how ridiculous. They wanted to ensure that an ambitious should churn out as much work as possible, and worry more about "entertainment" than "art." 

Perhaps most crucially, an aspiring screenwriter should watch "Die Hard" over and over and over again.

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A Minecraft Movie is a fantasy adventure comedy film directed by Jared Hess from a screenplay co-written by Chris Bowman, Hubbel Palmer, Neil Widener, Gavin James, and Chris Galletta. Based on the popular video game Minecraft developed by Mojang Studios, the 2025 film follows a group of misfits who find themselves transported into the cubic world known as the Overworld and now they must set out on a perilous journey to find their way back home. A Minecraft Movie stars Jason Momoa, Jack Black, Danielle Brooks, Emma Myers, and Sebastian Hansen. So, if you loved the wonderous adventure, entertaining story, and lovable characters in A Minecraft Movie, here are some similar movies you should check out next.

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The Super Mario Bros. Movie is an animated adventure comedy film co-directed...

Exclusive: Pam Levine, who recently exited Disney Branded Television and National Geographic as Head of Marketing, is going to Netflix as VP, Ucan Marketing & Publicity. This executive move, I understand, was always in the works for a while.

At Netflix, Levine will oversee all publicity and marketing for U.S. and Canada film and series, and report to chief marketing officer Marian Lee.

An internal memo about this is imminent, I hear, at the streamer.

Levine, a former 20th Century Fox and HBO marketing chief, joined Disney General Entertainment in June 2022. In the role, she led an integrated internal agency that spanned brand and creative marketing, strategy, publicity, media planning, digital/social, events, talent relations and awards, supporting content created for Disney+ as well as the Disney- and National Geographic-branded linear networks.

Her big campaigns at Disney Branded Television included Percy Jackson & the Olympians; The Descendants series; Wizards Beyond Waverly Place,...

Jennifer’s Body and Lisa Frankenstein scribe Diablo Cody is set to produce the feature directorial debut Forbidden Fruits by Meredith Alloway, and Deadline reports that Gabrielle Union (Breaking In) has joined the already stacked cast.

Forbidden Fruits is currently in production now, with IFC Films and Shudder set to release in 2026.

The film is an adaptation of playwright Lily Houghton’s stageplay Of the Women Came the Beginning of Sin and Through Her We All Die. Alloway and Houghton are co-adapting.

Forbidden Fruits follows “Free Eden employee Apple, who secretly runs a witchy femme cult in the basement of the mall store after hours – with fellow fruits Cherry and Fig. But when new hire Pumpkin challenges their ‘girl boss’ ways, the women are forced to face their own poisons or succumb to a bloody fate.“

Character details remain under wraps, but Union joins previously announced cast members Lili Reinhart...

Spy Kids star Carla Gugino looks back on one major problem she had with her role in the film franchise. She played the kids' mother, Ingrid Cortez, alongside Antonio Banderas as their father.

Gugino told People that she felt too young to be the mother of two preteen children when filming Robert Rodriguez's Spy Kids movie, which was released back in 2001. "I was 27 when I did that role, so I was way too young to play the part, because I was supposed to have been a spy for 10 years, and then I had two kids, who were like 9 and 11," she said.

She was given some wise advice by Antonio Banderas, with the seasoned action star telling her not to worry about her concerns too much. "Robert looked at me and was like, 'You do your job and no one will notice.'" Banderas' words of wisdom worked, and the...

Oswald the Lucky Rabbit, the cartoon character Walt Disney created before Mickey Mouse, is finally getting the spotlight with his own Disney+ series. Moreover, a filmmaker with connections to brands like Star Wars and MCU is at the helm: Jon Favreau. Oswald the Lucky Rabbit was created by Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks in 1927 and was featured in 27 animated shorts. However, Universal Pictures, who distributed the cartoons, took control of the character and forced Disney out. This resulted in Disney starting over from scratch, ultimately leading to the creation of Mickey Mouse. In 2006, Disney acquired the trademark of Oswald the Lucky Rabbit by trading the services of Al Michaels as play-by-play announcer on NBC Sunday Night Football to NBCUniversal.

Deadline reports that Favreau, the director of Iron Man and the creator of The Mandalorian, is set to write and produce a Disney+ series based on Oswald the Lucky Rabbit. The...

Exclusive: QC Entertainment, the company behind Get Out and BlacKkKlansman, has completed the Victoria, BC shoot on horror film The Casket Girls with four major additions to the cast: Mike Colter (Evil), Raúl Castillo (Smile 2), Matt Frewer (Perry Mason), and Thomas Lennon (Reno 911!).

As previously announced, Gabrielle Union leads the ensemble. Lennon also co-wrote the screenplay alongside Robert Ben Garant, his partner on Night at the Museum and numerous other projects, with revisions by Keith Cooper (Anything for Jackson) & Justin Dyck (Anything for Jackson), who directed the film.

The Casket Girls is inspired by true events involving a group of young women sent from France to New Orleans to become brides to French colonists in the early 1700s. They arrived with small chests, or “caskets” of their belongings, hence the name given by locals. According to legend, upon the girls’ arrival, the homicide rate in New Orleans rose dramatically,...

Owen Wilson is taking to the golf course for the upcoming sports comedy Stick, which has received a first-look ahead of its June 4 release on Apple TV+. The streaming service is teeing the series up for a debut that will see three episodes drop at once, followed by one new episode every Wednesday until the 10th and final episode releases on July 23.

The images (seen below) reveal Wilson's character, Pryce Cahill, "an over-the-hill, ex-pro golfer" whose career "derailed prematurely 20 years ago" (per Apple TV+). In the show, he returns to the green to mentor Santi, "a troubled 17-year-old golf phenom," played by Peter Dager. According to the show's official synopsis, Cahill's mentorship role comes at a turbulent time in his life as his marriage has broken down, and he also now finds himself unemployed after being fired from his job at an Indiana sporting goods store.

In addition to Wilson and Dager,...

Exclusive: Veteran film producer and former 20th Century Fox Vice-Chairman Hutch Parker has signed a producing deal with Sony Pictures under his eponymous production banner Hutch Parker Entertainment with President/Partner Dan Wilson.

Exclaimed Sanford Panitch, President of Sony Pictures Motion Picture Group to Deadline, “Hutch Parker is a 360-degree producer. He has great instincts in finding substantive commercially interesting stories, possesses excellent talent relationships, and when it comes to actually making a movie there is no better Special Forces-level manager than Hutch to oversee the most challenging productions. Tom, Josh, and I are thrilled to continue our association with Hutch and Dan with this new deal.”

The new deal follows the October release of Venom: The Last Dance, which was produced by Hutch Parker Entertainment and minted north of $478 million at the global box office, shooting Sony’s franchise to more than $1.8 billion worldwide.

The deal is also...

Raunchy rom-com There's Something About Mary is climbing the streaming chart, currently sitting at number six on Hulu. Starring Ben Stiller and Cameron Diaz, the comedy was directed by the Farrelly Brothers (Peter and Bobby), and became a massive smash hit when it premiered in July 1998. The film went on to earn nearly $370 million at the global box office against a $23 million production budget. It currently sits at a positive 84% critical and, surprisingly, only 61% audience on Rotten Tomatoes.

Following the success of Dumb and Dumber in 1994, and, to a lesser extent, Kingpin in 1996, the Farrelly Brothers went to work on There's Something About Mary, which starred Stiller as Ted, Diaz as Mary, and Matt Dillon as Healy. Years after a disastrous high school date with his crush Mary (you have to see it to believe it), Ted gets another chance years later when his best friend Dom (Chris Elliott) suggests he find her.

Ben Stiller is attached to star in a new music industry drama series currently in the works at HBO.

The series, titled “The Band,” will see Stiller star as Oscar, a pop impresario and talent mogul beset by scandal who is tasked with forming a new act in order to save his career – and perhaps his soul, per the official logline.

“Search Party” co-creators Sarah-Violet Bliss and Charles Rogers will serve as creators, writers, executive producers and showrunners for “The Band,” which is co-produced by Media Res.

Stiller will serve as a non-writing executive producer, with Red Hour Films attached to the project as well. Red Hour Films’ John Lesher will executive produce alongside Savan Kotecha and Media Res’ Michael Ellenberg and Lindsey Springer.

The series is billed as a one-hour dramedy, and falls in line with the network’s industry-centric series, including “The Other Two,” which ran on Max for three seasons,...

Ben Stiller is attached to lead a dramedy series set in the music industry currently in the works at HBO, Variety has confirmed.

Titled “The Band,” the official logline of the series states that it “offers an inside look at the music industry centered on Oscar (Stiller), a pop impresario and talent mogul beset by scandal who is tasked with forming a new act in order to save his career – and perhaps his soul.”

The show hails from Sarah-Violet Bliss and Charles Rogers, who also serve as executive producers and showrunners. Stiller and John Lesher executive produce under their Red Hour Films banner, along with Savan Kotecha Michael Ellenberg and Lindsey Springer of Media Res. Media Res will co-produce with HBO.

The role would mark a rare lead acting role for Stiller, who has mostly been focused on working behind the scenes as a director and producer for the last several years,...

Mufasa: The Lion King has been vindicated.

On Friday, Disney’s prequel and follow-up to 2019’s The Lion King narrowly passed up Paramount’s Sonic the Hedgehog 3 at the domestic box office with $232.7 million in ticket sales, a feat no one thought possible after a muted opening at the Christmas box office. And by Sunday, its global total will be around $670 million as it prepares to jump to the $700 million mark against a $200 million-plus production budget before marketing.

Not that Sonic 3 isn’t its own huge success story. It’s earned a franchise-best $231.7 million domestically through Friday and $463.7 million globally against a production budget of $122 million. It’s very rare that a threequel earns 20 percent more than a previous title in the series, meaning it’s a growth property that would make any rival studio see green.

Rather, this is about Mufasa‘s impressive staying power thanks to strong word of mouth,...

A true "chameleon" in the film industry is an actor that can disappear into their work. However, a true monkey in the film industry is an actor that can disappear into their work and is also a huge cash cow. Or maybe that is just the modern industry legend, Crystal the Capuchin.

There is a lot of animal imagery going on here, but what you need to know is that Crystal is a certified movie star, and a rather lucrative one at that. Though you are likely to recognize Crystal from her decades-long, illustrious film and TV career in hits like Night at the Museum, here is the story behind the underrated celebrity, from her stage roots to her billions-making ongoing stint as a supporting lady on screen.

A Star Is Born

Crystal is a Tufted Capuchin monkey. Born on May 6, 1994, she is currently 30 years old. Her owner, now famed Hollywood animal trainer Tom Gunderson,...

Comedy would not be where it is today if not for the effervescent presence of Ben Stiller in Hollywood. The actor and comedian has been a stalwart figure in the genre, helping land every film after its release and turning it into a modern-day classic.

Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb [Credit: 20th Century Studios]

In the decades past, classics like Night at the Museum, Zoolander, Tropic Thunder, and Meet the Parents have had Stiller’s initials branded on the labels. The films turned into a trove of creative projects that are irreplaceable and irreplicable in their value and worth. And Ben Stiller has been at the center of them all.

Ben Stiller’s secret war against cancer Ben Stiller in The Secret Life of Walter Mitty [Credit: 20th Century Studios]

It is not every day that a celebrity resigns to shadows and silence in order to keep the audience away from his personal life.

Let’s talk about Ben Stiller – you know, the guy who made us laugh in Meet the Parents and brought museum exhibits to life in Night at the Museum. But here’s the thing: while most of us think of him as that funny guy who can’t catch a break in romantic comedies, he’s actually been killing it behind the camera for years.

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From making us cry with laughter in satirical comedies to keeping us on the edge of our seats with psychological thrillers, Stiller has quietly built an impressive directing portfolio that deserves way more attention than it gets.

Ready to have your mind blown about what this comedy legend can do when he sits in the director’s chair? Let’s dive into five amazing projects that show just how talented Ben Stiller really is.

Dick Van Dyke is almost a centenarian, as the movie and TV star will reach his milestone 100th birthday in less than a year. Opening up about his age in a new interview, the beloved funnyman shared his secret to life longevity.

Van Dyke made the comments on Ted Danson's podcast, Where Everybody Knows Your Name (per THR). He said that staying so spry as he approaches age 100 comes down to maintaining a consistent exercise routine. This means working out three times per week, a habit that he has kept up with, even after turning 99 in December.

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As Van Dyke explained, “Somebody said, ‘To what do you attribute your age and physical condition?' I said, ‘I’ve always exercised three days a week.

There are not many actors who go on to become successful directors. Ben Stiller has somehow managed to pull off dual responsibilities in films like Zoolander (and its sequel) and Tropic Thunder. Even though he's begun to focus more on directing high-caliber television series such as Severance and Escape from Dannemora, Stiller's resume is filled with interesting acting projects as well With this stacked list of credits, you would think that Stiller could tackle anything. Well, everything except sketch comedy, that is.

With any Star Wars project in development, part of the thrill for fans is to imagine how the cast will be filled out. This is particularly true with regard to Shawn Levy's confirmed Star Wars movie. The Academy Award-nominated producer and director has helmed science-fiction such as Arrival and Stranger Things as well as lighter fare in Night at the Museum and Free Guy. Levy is now rumored to be discussing a role in the untitled Star Wars film with another Oscar-nominated creative: Ryan Gosling.

What kind of role might Ryan Gosling play in Star Wars?

Ryan Gosling, who shares the home country of Canada with Levy, is well-known for his range as well. He has three Academy Award nominations to his credit, most recently as the affable and existential Ken in Barbie, but his previous nomination was for his role as the impassioned jazz musician Sebastian in La La Land.

Ben Stiller has “discussed” making a ‘Tropic Thunder’ spin-off movie with Tom Cruise.The 59-year-old actor starred in and directed the 2008 satirical comedy - which featured Cruise, 62, as the foul-mouthed studio executive Les Grossman - and has now revealed he has spoken with the ‘Mission: Impossible’ star about potentially making a spin-off for the character, though has insisted “nothing is in the works” at the moment.In an interview with Extra, Stiller said: “There have been some interchanges about it over the years, yeah.“Look, Tom Cruise — one of my favorite human beings, one of our great movie stars of all time — it would be fun, but there is nothing in the works. But we have discussed it in the past.”In 2022, it was reported by Deadline that Cruise was considering making a ‘Tropic Thunder’ spin-off with his ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ director Christopher McQuarrie, though updates on the project have been scarce since.

Ben Stiller still struggles to wrap his head around why he was such a beloved comedy movie star in the late 1990s and 2000s.

The actor-producer-director, who reached a new level of success thanks to his comedic roles in There’s Something About Mary, Meet the Parents, Tropic Thunder and Zoolander, among others, recently looked back on that time in his career during a recent conversation on The New York Times‘ podcast The Interview. However, he also recalled not everyone being his biggest fan.

“I remember opening up the L.A. Times, and there was this writer who wrote a letter: ‘Dear God, stop putting Ben Stiller in comedies,'” he recounted. “I was just like, I don’t know, I’m here, I love doing what I do.”

Overall, Stiller is thankful he was able to be a part of that chapter in movie history, adding, “It’s only in retrospect that I can go,...

Ben Stiller was the latest guest on The New York Times’ “The Interview” podcast and admitted that he still doesn’t understand why he became such a popular comedy movie star in the late 1990s and 2000s. His self-directed work in 1996’s “The Cable Guy” was followed by the one-two punch of 1999’s “There’s Something About Mary” and 2000’s “Meet the Parents,” both of which grossed more than $330 million at the worldwide box office and turned Stiller into a blockbuster actor.

“I remember opening up the L.A. Times and there was this writer who wrote a letter: ‘Dear God, stop putting Ben Stiller in comedies,'” Stiller said about this period of his career. “I was just like, I don’t know, I’m here, I love doing what I do. But it’s only in retrospect that I can go, ‘Wow, there was a thing happening that I was...

Ben Stiller has admitted he has no idea why he became one of the most successful comedy stars in Hollywood. The Zoolander star’s films have made more than $3 billion at the worldwide box office.

Stiller starred in some of the biggest comedy franchises of the 2000s – including Night at the Museum, Meet the Parents and the animated Madagascar movies. Yet, in a recent interview with The New York Times, Stiller insisted he never understood why he became one of Hollywood’s most successful comedic leads. “I remember opening up The L.A. Times, and there was this writer who wrote a letter: ‘Dear God, stop putting Ben Stiller in comedies.’ I was just like, I don’t know, I’m here, I love doing what I do.”

Stiller explained that it’s “only in retrospect” that he realized how “fortunate” he was to be at the forefront of comedy in the 2000s.

The best Rami Malek movies and TV shows reveal how versatile the Mr. Robot star truly is, and demonstrate his unique ability to stand out in ensemble casts no matter how well-known those he’s sharing a screen with are. Whether it’s appearing alongside Joaquin Phoenix, Robbie Williams, or Denzel Washington, Malek has proved time and time again that he simply cannot fade into the background, and this has ensured his career has gone from strength to strength.

Born in 1981 in California, Rami Malek’s career began in 2004 when he appeared in an episode of Gilmore Girls. From there he had single-episode appearances in the likes of Over There and Medium, with his first prominent appearance being a recurring role in the sitcom The War At Home. However, everything changed when Malek landed the part of Pharoah Ahkmenrah in 2006’s Night at the Museum. Since then, the actor has...

An insider at The Hollywood Reporter, who I am suuuuure can be trusted 100%, recently informed the world that actor Zachary Levi was disappointed and “bitter” that he didn’t rise to Chris Evans or The Rock level of stardom after Shazam. Nobody can be sure if these were his true feelings, but to many, the science has been settled, and this is how he feels. So the dude became a Robert F Kennedy Jr. fan, which resulted in a Trump endorsement and running away from… or rather, escaping, LA. He now spends his time on a ranch in Texas, where, apparently, he is going to focus on making faith-based films. So, did they cancel Zachary Levi, or did they set him free?

As an actor, his silliness is always believable, especially when he pretty much plays himself, a lovable man-child who can do action scenes, like in the hilarious show Chuck.

Ben Stiller is one of the most notable comedic talents of his generation. He is known for his ability to shine in goofy films, such as The Night at the Museum, Dodgeball, or Meet the Parents. The comedian is also known for his work in front of and behind the camera. He made his directorial feature debut in 1994 with the romantic comedy Reality Bites, which was part of his claim to fame. After Reality Bites, Stiller directed other movies and TV episodes, including The Cable Guy and Tropic Thunder.

Stiller's comedies have also gotten sequels fairly often. Meet the Parents, for example, was followed up by Meet the Fockers, which then became a trilogy with the 2010 film Little Fockers. It's now expected to have a fourth installment, with Stiller expected to return. Night at the Museum is also a comedy trilogy, beginning with the 2006 film and ending with Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb...

Ben Stiller has been a key comedic actor throughout the past several decades. His work in the industry has been prominent both on and off-screen, as he has been a director, writer, and producer in addition to his acting work. On the behind-the-scenes side, his current biggest project is as an executive producer on Severance, whose second season comes out on Friday, January 17. In addition to his producing role, Stiller also served as a director on seven episodes of Severance season 1.

While his TV shows are more overtly serialized, Stiller's career has also included several comedy film franchises. These have been met with varying levels of success. Zoolander was followed up by Zoolander 2 over a decade later, but the sequel film was met with a much more negative response than the original. In addition to the Zoolander movies, Stiller also plays the lead role in the family-friendly Night at the Museum movies.

Robin Williams had a long-established Hollywood career, and became known for a variety of movies, including Dead Poets Society and Patch Adams. Some of his most celebrated roles are from comedies (The Birdcage and Mrs. Doubtfire), and his knack for humor, along with a charismatic personality, made him beloved by many. Other films, whether blockbusters and/or critical hits, have included The Fisher King, Jumanji, Night at the Museum, and Disney’s Aladdin, where Williams famously portrayed Genie, a character now immortalized in popular culture.

Williams starred in many more projects, some underperforming, including Father’s Day and Death to Smoochy, the latter only generating $8 million. Still, he is often considered among the best parts of any movie he was in, and Williams' film legacy remains strong as audiences continue to enjoy his work across all genres. When it comes to science fiction, for example, he appeared in Flubber, A.

Zoolander 2 seemed an easy lay-up after the first film's breakout success. The sequel flopped, however, inflamed by scathing reviews from critics and audiences.

Ben Stiller's career had a great run in the 2000s; he appeared in more than 34 films in ten years. He debuted his most iconic roles in that decade, in Starsky & Hutch, Madagascar, Night at the Museum, Tropic Thunder, and Meet the Parents. 2001's Zoolander is also a cult classic with its slapstick satire of the fashion industry. Praised by critics, that film was a modest box-office success; it seemed poised to launch a franchise or a sequel at least. Zoolander 2 was released 15 years later, but it failed to capture the original's magic. Stiller told Hot Ones he still can't figure out why Zoolander 2 was overwhelmingly panned by critics.

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Ben Stiller could have easily made Nutcrackers, a Christmas-season comedy about a work-obsessed single man who becomes a reluctant guardian to his four unruly nephews, in 1999, as he was making the transition from broad comedy support into more shaded leading roles. He could also have made it in 2009, after becoming...

Ben Stiller has returned to making movies, but the star's latest has earned him divisive results. The actor has been an active force in Hollywood for decades, making his movie debut in Hot Pursuit (1987). Stiller is best known for his performances in Madagascar (2005) as Alex, Night at the Museum (2006) as Larry, and The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (2013) as the titular lead. Throughout his career, he has won a BAFTA Award, a Directors Guild of America award, and an Emmy.

Unfortunately, Stiller has not taken a major role since 2017, as he elected to focus on small projects. The smaller roles allowed him to increase his productivity as a director and producer. His last major casting was in 2021's Locked Down, but even that was a smaller part than he is typically known for. Stiller's focus on less prominent parts made his return a surprise. Unfortunately, his newest role in Hollywood...

The 2017 R-rated comedy movie Father Figures is a creative road movie that follows two adult brothers as they attempt to find their biological dad. After learning that their mother had lied to them their entire lives, Kyle and Peter are determined to figure out who their father is and set off across the country to find him. Along the way, they meet various men who could potentially be their father, and the brothers bond over their various adventures, creating a tale that is both funny and, at times, heartfelt.

Though the R-rated comedy received a lackluster response from critics and audiences and was not financially successful upon release, streaming audiences are now reassessing the movie and are realizing just how funny it actually is. Father Figures' quirky and underrated plot is supported by a cast of A-list stars that includes seasoned comedy veterans and expert dramatic actors.

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While walking through the comical struggles of a caregiver, Nutcrackers features many memorable character beats captured by a talented roster of actors. Directed by David Gordon Green, Nutcrackers was the opening film at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival. While it has received a mixed set of reviews from critics since its premiere and has an underwhelming Rotten Tomatoes score of 32%, many have appreciated it for delivering what it promises: some heart-warming holiday fun.

Nutcrackers does not attempt to set itself apart from other run-of-the-mill holiday movies, which makes it no more memorable than the regular fare of family films that come out at the end of every year. However, despite this, the film seems to have enough heart to keep viewers engaged throughout its runtime. Its ability to entertain can primarily be attributed to the memorable performances of its cast, which includes both new and familiar names.

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Actor and director Ben Stiller recently went viral on the internet for talking about how movies like his Tropic Thunder might not be able to make it big if made today. Pretty much calling out today’s ‘woke’ culture, Stiller’s remarks were made about how edgy comedies and today’s environment are.

Ben Stiller in Night at the Museum | Credit: 20th Century Studios

While he was not the first celebrity to speak on this topic, billionaire Elon Musk also jumped into the debate and tweeted about the actor.

Ben Stiller and the Question of ‘Edgy Comedies’ Tropic Thunder | Credit: Paramount Pictures

Ben Stiller is one of the most prolific actors and directors of his generation. He is best known for his work in the comedy genre. Over the years, Stiller has appeared in dozens of films in the genre and even directed the satirical action comedy Tropic Thunder.

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Pierfrancesco Favino, who plays Maria Callas’ protective butler in Pablo Larraín’s “Maria,” doesn’t back down from a fight, on-screen or in life.

At last year’s Venice Film Festival, the Rome native erupted with the kind of volcanic indignation that Callas was known for, furious that American actors like “House of Gucci” and “Ferrari” star Adam Driver kept getting cast as iconic Italians. Those parts should have gone to Italian actors, Favino argued at a press conference — though he was quick to add he had nothing against Driver.

With “Maria,” Favino gets the kind of quietly scene-stealing role that could show Hollywood what it’s been missing. In the meditative, slightly surreal drama, he plays Ferruccio, a loyal helpmate who caters to Callas by moving her grand piano around the apartment to whatever window she thinks has the best light that day, despite suffering from a bad back.

Ben Stiller doesn’t think ‘Tropic Thunder’ could be made today because “edgier comedy is harder to do”.The 58-year-old actor starred in and directed the 2009 satirical action comedy - which also starred Jack Black, Tom Cruise, Steve Coogan and Robert Downey Jr. - and has now admitted the film likely wouldn’t be greenlit today because of its controversial elements.When Collider asked if he could see ‘Tropic Thunder’ coming out now, he said: “I doubt it. Obviously, in this environment, edgier comedy is just harder to do. Definitely not at the scale we made it at, too, in terms of the economics of the business.“I think even at the time we were fortunate to get it made, and I credit that, actually, to Steven Spielberg and DreamWorks. He read it and was like, ‘Alright, let's make this thing.’ It's a very inside movie when you think about it.