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Warning: There are spoilers ahead for Invincible season 3, episode 8, "I Thought You'd Never Shut Up."

Invincible creator Robert Kirkman breaks down how the battle between Mark Grayson (Steven Yeun) and Conquest (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) in the season 3 finale is a rematch from The Walking Dead. Yeun played Glenn and Morgan played Negan in the AMC series, which sees Negan brutally killing Glenn. Meanwhile, the Invincible season 3 ending has Mark and Conquest in a harrowing and even bloodier fight that ultimately ends with Mark defeating the formidable Viltrumite.

While speaking with Variety, Kirkman clarifies that while Mark defeating Conquest is "a nice bit of justice" for Glenn, The Walking Dead rematch is not the main reason Morgan was cast to voice Conquest. Kirkman knew that Morgan was the perfect actor to play Conquest, especially after seeing him make his debut in The Boys. Instead of being distracting or even ruining the fight between Mark and Conquest,...

Jeffrey Dean Morgan is no stranger to playing tough guys, and now he’s stepping into the animated world of ‘Invincible’ to voice the brutal Viltrumite warrior Conquest. A new behind-the-scenes video has dropped, showing him in action as he records lines for the Season 3 finale, and it’s got us excited for what’s coming. The finale aired on March 13, 2025, on Prime Video, and Morgan’s take on this iconic villain is already making an impression.

In ‘Invincible’, Conquest is a heavy hitter from the Viltrum Empire, sent to Earth to deal with Mark Grayson, the show’s hero voiced by Steven Yeun. Morgan’s deep, gritty voice fits the character perfectly, bringing out the menace of a warrior who loves a good fight. The video shows him in the recording booth, pouring energy into lines that hint at the chaos Conquest unleashes in the finale. It’s a big moment for the series,...

Spoilers for "Invincible" season 3 to follow.

Robert Kirkman first worked with Steven Yeun when the latter played Glenn on "The Walking Dead" (a series based on Kirkman's long-running zombie comic). Then, when Prime Video turned Kirkman's superhero comic book "Invincible" into an animated show, Yeun got the series' leading role.

The cast of "Invincible" has since included a handful of other "Walking Dead" alums. The latest of them came the end of season 3 when Jeffrey Dean Morgan, who played the baseball bat-wielding apocalypse warlord Negan, arrived as the Viltrumite warrior Conquest. ("The Boys" isn't the only superhero show out there with Mr. Morgan in its cast.)

Conquest is one of the oldest, most powerful, and most monstrous Viltrumites. In the season 3 finale, "I Thought You'd Never Shut Up," Conquest gives Invincible the fight of his life. But there's one Viltrumite out there who leaves even Conquest trembling in his...

Quick ViewConquest’s backstoryConquest’s characterHow Conquest lost his arm in the comics

Conquest has finally arrived in Invincible, but what happened to his arm between the Great Purge and now is a story worth telling.

Conquest with his hand against his chest in Invincible Season 3. Credit – Amazon Prime Video.

The last time we saw Conquest, the Viltrumite still had all his limbs, making his appearance with a missing arm in Season 3 quite a surprise.

RelatedI Will Never Forgive Invincible Season 3 Finale For Wasting Steven Yeun’s Hardest Quote Ever in the Series

Invincible has teased Conquest since Season 1 and even more since Anissa warned Mark Grayson about his impending arrival in Season 2. A being stronger than her or Nolan was a being to be feared.

The Conquest we meet in Invincible Season 3 isn’t quite as whole as the last time they saw him. He sports a new prosthetic...

Invincible Season 3 was not the first time that Steven Yeun and Jeffery Dean Morgan found themselves on opposing sides. The last time these two had a face-off, funnily enough, was also in a show that owed its origins to Robert Kirkman.

Conquest arriving on Earth || Credit: Prime Video

Negan (Morgan) and Glenn (Yeun) in The Walking Dead had a brutal encounter where the former crushed the skull of the latter, in what was considered one of the most horrific and shocking deaths of the series. This moment, with an ironic twist, came full circle as Jeffery Dean Morgan’s Conquest made landfall on Earth to fight it out with Steven Yeun’s Invincible.

Conquest’s fall in Invincible healed all the trauma from Glenn’s death in The Walking Dead Steven Yeun in The Walking Dead || Credit: AMC

Conquest and Mark’s fight in the Season 3 finale of Invincible, was...

Invincible season 3 finally debuted Conquest, a much-anticipated character. And I was surprised to find out that he was voiced by Jeffrey Dean Morgan. But even more surprising was his awesome performance in the series.

After watching his voice acting as Conquest, I am convinced that no one else is more suited to play an intimidating villain in One Piece. No, not in the anime’s English dub, but in Netflix’s upcoming seasons for the One Piece live-action remake.

Jeffrey Dean Morgan’s performance in Invincible season 3 can open the doors to more opportunities Jeffrey Dean Morgan voices Conquest in Invincible season 3 | Credits: Skybound Entertainment

In Invincible season 3, episode 7, Conquest finally made his debut. But I was more excited about Jeffrey Dean Morgan‘s stellar delivery as the voice actor of the character. His appearance in the series was unexpected, but it was a pleasant surprise. Morgan channeled a gravelly and intimidating voice,...

Hot diggity dog! Now that Season 3 of Invincible has wrapped up in bloody and brutal fashion, Prime Video is pulling back the curtain on its surprise star's chilling performance as the almighty Conquest. A new behind-the-scenes video shows Jeffrey Dean Morgan in the booth for a villainous monologue as he torments his former The Walking Dead co-star and victim Steven Yeun. Reuniting with the zombie series' originator Robert Kirkman, he's shown giving a gleefully maniacal performance, capturing his character's love of violence and destruction. Conquest thanks Mark Grayson (Yeun) personally for angering the Viltrumite Empire enough that he gets to cut loose and kill whoever he wants, though this fight goes a bit differently than the encounter between Glenn and Negan.

The Season 3 finale of Invincible was all about Conquest. Jeffrey Dean Morgan made an impact during his reunion with Robert Kirkman and Steven Yeun in an explosive battle with one of the comic's greatest foes that nearly broke Mark, Eve, and Oliver. However, the aftermath also left a lot to chew on for fans looking forward to Season 4 and beyond. The post-credits scene, in particular, set up the return of a character not seen since Season 1 and a new villain that could bring the show's titular hero to the depths of Hell. In an interview with Variety, Kirkman explained the purpose behind Clancy Brown's reappearance as the demon detective Damien Darkblood and how it will play into the next chapter of Mark's story.

With another season of Invincible coming to an end, fans of Amazon’s adult animated superhero drama correctly guessed that the long-awaited adaptation of the “Invincible War” arc would be a bloodbath. Creator Robert Kirkman gave us the long-awaited debut of The Walking Dead's Jeffrey Dean Morgan as the war-torn Viltrumite known as Conquest in the penultimate episode, and with Twd alumni Steven Yeun voicing the titular Invincible, we got a bloody showdown worthy of their respective characters (Negan and Glenn) in AMC’s hit zombie series.

While Mark Grayson comes out of his Conquest clash with some serious emotional and physical scars, a terrific trio of Invincible, Atom Eve (Gillian Jacobs) and Oliver Grayson (Christian Convery) put Conquest firmly in his place. A last-minute tease suggests this isn’t the last we’ll see of Conquest, and even though those who've read the comics knew this was likely the case,...

Spoiler Alert: This article contains major spoilers for the Season 3 finale of “Invincible,” now streaming on Prime Video, and minor spoilers for the “Invincible” comics.

Invincible can’t catch a break.

In the aftermath of the Invincible War, where Mark Grayson (Steven Yeun) had to fight evil versions of himself from different realities as they caused massive destruction on Earth, here comes Conquest: a grizzled, battle-hardened Viltrumite ready to fight.

Conquest arrives in the Season 3 finale because Mark hasn’t prepared Earth for a Viltrumite takeover, and now he must pay the price. What follows is the most devastating, gruesome fight since the Invincible vs. Omni-Man battle at the end of Season 1. Conquest is one of the most fearsome and unhinged villains in the “Invincible” universe — and it marks a fun “Walking Dead” reunion as Yeun, who starred as Glenn in the zombie series, faces off against Conquest voice actor Jeffrey Dean Morgan,...

Big things are happening in the world of ‘Invincible.’ Season 3 just wrapped up with a wild finale, and now creator Robert Kirkman is dropping some exciting hints about what’s next. We’re talking about Mark Grayson, voiced by Steven Yeun, possibly heading to hell to take on Satan himself in Season 4. Yeah, you heard that right—Mark might be punching the devil in the face.

Let’s back up a bit. Season 3 ended with a insane fight between Mark and a Viltrumite named Conquest, voiced by Jeffrey Dean Morgan. This guy was brutal, smashing Mark through a beach full of people and leaving a trail of chaos. It was bloody, it was intense, and it had us glued to the screen. Eve, played by Gillian Jacobs, woke up from a coma with a robotic leg and jumped in to help, but Conquest didn’t hold back—he ripped her...

Warning: There are spoilers ahead for Invincible season 3, episode 8, "I Thought You'd Never Shut Up."

Invincible creator Robert Kirkman has revealed the fate of Jeffrey Dean Morgan’s new villain following season 3’s climatic battle. First revealed in the final moments of the season's penultimate episode, the Invincible season 3 finale would serve as a The Walking Dead reunion between Morgan and Steven Yeun, with the former playing a formidable Viltrumite warrior, Conquest. With the battle between the two characters lasting for most of the season’s final episode, Conquest was finally defeated by Yeun’s Mark Grayson. However, his body is later revealed to be held by Cecil in an underground prison.

Speaking with Entertainment Weekly, Kirkman spoke about the Invincible season 3 finale and confirmed thatMorgan’s Conquest is not yet dead. Suggesting that it is “safe to say that Jeffrey Dean Morgan's Conquest will return,” Kirkman also floated the...

This article contains spoilers for "Invincible" season 3.

"Invincible" season 3 puts the Marvel Cinematic Universe to shame in terms of storytelling, especially after the finale, which sees Mark Grayson (Steven Yeun) beat Conquest (Jeffrey Dean Morgan), one of the comics' strongest villains, to death with his head. The gore-soaked battle not only delivers the brutality, but it's the type of character-driven action sequence that's missing from the more spectacle-driven superhero fare on the screen at the moment. Of course, the big question heading into "Invincible" season 4 is whether Conquest is actually dead after being smashed to mush by Mark. To answer that question, we must look to the comics.

The "Invincible" season 3 finale sees Mark demand to see Conquest's remains so that he knows he's dead. However, deception is afoot, as the episode ends with the revelation that Cecil Stedman (Walton Goggins) has the real body and intends to interrogate the Viltrumite warrior,...

This article contains spoilers for "Invincible."

Three seasons in, it's safe to say that "Invincible" is one of the best shows on TV or streaming. It's visually stunning, buoyed by the talents of a star-studded voice cast, and has some of the strongest writing of any genre series currently airing. The show is as good as it's ever been at the end of season 3, and some of the more expensive comic book adaptations on the block could afford to study "Invincible." The Marvel Cinematic Universe, in particular, could learn a thing or two from the season 3 finale alone.

After a season consisting mostly of episodic storylines, character building for Oliver (Christian Convery), Eve (Gillian Jacobs), and Cecil (Walton Goggins), and Mark (Steven Yeun) growing into his own responsibility, the last two episodes are a hard shock to the system. Fans of the comics would have been ready for the "Invincible War" arc,...

The reunion between Steven Yeun and Jeffrey Dean Morgan has been popping off the charts, and it’s easy to see why. To say that the season 3 finale for Invincible was jam-packed with action would be an understatement, as Conquest’s impressive brawl in I Thought You’d Never Shut Up clocks around half an hour.

Jeffrey Dean Morgan’s Conquest | Credit: Amazon Prime Video

But amidst the jaw-dropping action sequences, there was one quote from Yeun that has been making rounds on the web, and for the right reasons. However, in hindsight, the gravity of his statement is a bit undermined after the revelation of Conquest’s seeming fate in the show.

Steven Yeun evened the score with Jeffrey Dean Morgan in the season 3 finale I Thought You’d Never Shut Up | Credit: Amazon Prime Video

With the episode currently standing at a perfect rating on IMDb, it’s...

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The following contains spoilers for Invincible Season 3, Episode 8, "I Thought You'd Never Shut Up," now streaming on Prime Video.

By the finale of Invincible Season 3, Steven Yeun's Mark Grayson has been mentally and physically drained. He fought in the Invincible War, which led to a lot of chaos, death and destruction. On top of that, quite a bit of the world still sees Mark as a liability and a magnet who will keep attracting trouble.

Unfortunately, the finale isn't letting up on Mark. It unleashes Jeffrey Dean Morgan's Conquest, and this Viltrumite warrior is here to remind Mark that he owes a debt to their alien empire. If Mark doesn't enslave the planet, Conquest will kill him, murder others and...

The penultimate episode of Invincible season 3 ended with one of the biggest dogs in the yard showing up to Earth to check on the progress of Mark Grayson. Mark was supposed to prepare the world for the Viltrum Empire. Since he refused, it was time for him to face the consequences of his actions. The consequences came in the form of a brutal and unrelenting Viltrumite warrior named Conquest.

This writer has repeatedly mentioned that this was a fight that people were looking forward to seeing. That left a lot of pressure on the creative team and, especially, the animators. As viewers witnessed during the Invincible War, everyone was in good hands. Conquest vs Invincible didn’t disappoint.

They started this fight with a punch to each other’s fists that sent a shockwave that destroyed buildings and possibly killed people. That was the biggest indication that this was going to be great.

Season 3 of Amazon’s adaptation of Invincible is over and the fans cannot stop talking about the epic season finale that delivered a series of emotional and interesting moments. Particular praise has been directed towards guest voice actor Jeffrey Dean Morgan, who voiced Conquest in the series.

Now, in a recent talk, Morgan and series creator Robert Kirkman discussed that final episode and revealed some interesting comments and impressions they had, which is what we decided to share with you in this report.

Aside from the action sequences, Conquest’s speech was one of the most inspiring and praised moments from the episode, a moment that highlighted both Conquest as a character and Morgan’s masterful performance.

Related: Robert Kirkman On More ‘Invincible’ Spin-Offs: “No Plans Yet, But We’d Love To”

“You’ve spent this entire episode going, ‘This is the baddest dude I’ve ever encountered. I think he might kill Mark.

Note: The following story contains spoilers from “Invincible” Season 3 Episode 8.

Conquest’s arrival on “Invincible” was one of the most hotly anticipated moments from fans of the comic book series and it didn’t disappoint.

Season 3 of the Prime Video animated series put Mark Grayson aka Invincible (Steven Yeun) through the ringer and the final episodes were the most brutal. Clean-up from the aptly named Invincible War – where Earth was beset by a multiversal army of morally questionable Invincibles – had barely begun before Conquest showed up. His arrival was teased at the end of Season 2 and comic fans knew to expect one of the bloodiest fights of the show when he did.

That’s exactly what we got.

Below, Invincible and Conquest’s brutal fight is broken down and those final teases for Season 4 are explained.

Invincible vs. Conquest

“Stand ready for my arrival, worm.”

Mark barely had time to...

Spoilers for "Invincible" to follow.

"Invincible" has wrapped up its third and best season yet. The season 3 finale, "I Thought You'd Never Shut Up," was a high note to bow out on, adapting a story every fan of the original "Invincible" comic has been waiting for.

Back in season 2, the Viltrumite Anissa (Shantel VanSanten) warned Mark Grayson (Steven Yeun) if he didn't start conquering Earth, then someone much worse would come to test Invincible's name. Episode 7, "What Have I Done?" concludes with that someone else arriving — Conquest, the oldest of the Viltrumites and their second strongest warrior. That may not sound that impressive when there's less than 50 Viltrumites left, but Conquest lives up to Cecil's nickname for him: "Mr. 10 Times Worse."

Conquest debuted in "Invincible" issues #61-64; he's got the signature Viltrumite mustache, but he shows his age with a scar, a bad eye, crooked teeth, and a golden cybernetic arm.

With the end of the last episode introducing the Viltrumite warrior Conquest (Jeffrey Dean Morgan), it was clear that Mark Grayson (Steven Yeun) would have to face him in this finale, entitled "I Thought You Would Never Shut Up." Years ago on The Walking Dead, Morgan's character Negan smashed Yeun's character Glenn to death with a baseball ball. I didn’t have this rematch on my bingo card, but it was exactly what I needed.

Caution: This post contains Spoilers for the Invincible season 3 finale.

The new episode picked up straight off the back of the last one. Conquest, voiced by Jeffrey Dean Morgan, has come to Earth to check on Mark's progress taking over the planet. Since Mark has obviously not done what the Viltrumites wanted him to do, Conquest is only to happy to destroy Mark and everyone else on Earth instead. It was a fight Conquest was ready for,...

Invincible Season 3’s finale was mostly an intense battle, with Mark, Oliver, and Eve on one side and Conquest on the other. Since Mark had “failed” to prepare Earth for the Viltrumite Expansion program, Conquest arrived to take it by any means necessary. While Mark took the brunt of Conquest’s wrath, Oliver and Eve contributed in their own ways. Oliver almost died, and Eve technically did die in Mark’s arms, which caused Mark to go absolutely berserk. Still, he was no match for Conquest. It was only after Eve made a miraculous return and scorched Conquest’s whole body that Mark got the better of the supervillain and bludgeoned him to death with his own head. I am sure those who were heartbroken by the episode of The Walking Dead where Negan (played by Jeffrey Dean Morgan) bashed Glenn’s (played by Steven Yeun) skull felt really glad...

The Invincible War hit hard on Prime Video's adaptation of the classic comic book event. The variants of Mark Grayson caused more worldwide destruction and death in two days than some comic book wars over months. The heroes of the world did the best they could, but they aren’t Viltrumites (the most powerful races in the universe). And even when Earth's defenders managed to take some of them down, there was still collateral damage. The only reason the war ended was because the variants turned against Angstrom Levy at the last minute. A move that became Levy's undoing.

With Angstrom defeated and him and the evil Invincibles in another dimension, the world could take a breath. Unfortunately, it was a short one. As the rebuilding process begins, one of the most dangerous Viltrumites ever arrives. His name is Conquest and he doesn’t plan on talking. Thankfully for Mark,...

Prime Video's superhero series Invincible just aired one of the most iconic moments from the comics. In season 3, episode 7, viewers beheld the Invincible War, in which multiverse-hopping villain Angstrom Levy collected all the most evil Invincible variants from across alternate universes and used them to weak havoc on our Invincible's timeline.

The Invincible War was everything fans had hoped for. It was epic, brutal, and provided plenty of shocks and surprises throughout. We were (albeit briefly) introduced to 18 Invincible variants, all with their own personalities and quirks. From a Viltrumite and Flaxan Invincible to one that has no goggles... there were plenty to behold. Prime Video has since revealed very hilarious names given to each variant. If you watched with subtitles, you'd have seen the names. If not, allow us to bring them to your attention:

• Capevincible

• Sportvincible

• Prisonincible

• Nogogglesible

• Flaxancible

• Movincihawk

• Hairvincible

• Gogglesvincible

• Capvincible

• Nomaskible

• Maskvincible

• Mustachible

• Hoodvincible...

The season 3 finale of Invincible hits Prime Video this Thursday, and IGN has released a clip from the opening scene.

Last week's penultimate episode concluded with the arrival of a powerful and bloodthirsty (not exactly unusual for this race) Viltrumite known as Conquest (Jeffrey Dean Morgan), who was appalled to see that Mark Grayson (Steven Yeun) had not set about paving the way for the Viltrum invasion.

In this clip, Conquest makes it very clear that he has no intention of attempting to convince Mark that surrender is the best course of action for the people of Earth, as to him, "there is no greater pleasure than to feel the warmth of my fists drenched in blood."

"I was just thrilled to get to be a part of it and give Steven his chance at redemption," Morgan told EW in a recent interview "I was trying to be aware of just voice inflection.

Spoiler Alert !!!This article contains major spoilers for Invincible.

The casualty list for the Invincible War was long. A slew of notable heroes in the world of Invincible fell in the battle against Angstrom Levy’s army of Marks, among them Rex Splode, voiced to perfection by Jason Mantzoukas. The character died taking out another one of Mark’s variants that had taken on and almost decimated the Teen Team, right when he had his life turning around for the better with Shrinking Rae.

Rex Splode with Invincible || Credit: Prime Video

There has been some consensus among fans about how Invincible the show failed to deliver on the much-needed gravitas during Rex’s death, going so far as to remove the reaction that Mark had after initially learning about the death of the character from the comics. While his death, much like Remy LeBeau’s in X-Men ’97, had fans distraught,...

The series has built up Conquest's arrival since the first season of Invincible, but his arrival on Earth is expected to finally happen in Season 3. 

This veteran warrior made a small early-bird cameo in the first season of Invincible as one of the many Viltrumites left after purging the weakest among them. Fans of the comics have been eagerly anticipating his arrival and bloody clash with Mark Grayson.

That eagerness only exploded in Season 3 when Anissa warned Invincible that the Vultrumite after her wouldn't give Mark any mercy against him or the Earth. But when exactly will this flying juggernaut arrive to "demonstrate the error" of Mark's ways?

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We're revisiting the 1998 film year in the lead up to the next Supporting Actress Smackdown. As always Nick Taylor will suggest a few alternates to Oscar's ballot.

Unlike my last two companion pieces for 1998, which opened with well-deserved grousing about the meager recognition Velvet Goldmine and Beloved received from audiences and industry professionals alike, I actually feel pretty good about how High Art was received on the indie circuit. No, it didn’t get any notices from Oscar, but five nominations at the Independent Spirit Awards, with Ally Sheedy deservedly winning their Lead Actress prize, is a damn good run for any film, to say nothing of how well its reputation has grown since it debuted. But surely the best thing to come from High Art’s success is giving us Patricia Clarkson, Character Actress Extraordinaire™. Her highwire turn as the perpetually soused, washed-up German actress Greta earned Clarkson a...

Producers Ed Saxon and Nina Yang Bongiovi are taking on new roles in support of the Peter Stark Producing Program at the University of Southern California.

Saxon will serve as the program’s Chair, with Bongiovi filling a new role, as its Associate Chair and Producer-In-Residence.

Both producers are alums of USC’s School of Cinematic Arts. They were chosen following a multi-stage selection process, involving a comprehensive analysis and review of the program’s curriculum, and will take their posts immediately.

As Chair, Saxon will build on the program’s legacy, adapting it to meet the needs of students and the realities of the job market. In her role, Bongiovi will ensure that students are supported and mentored, as they receive on-the-ground training, reflecting current industry practice.

The change in leadership at USC was announced today by Elizabeth M. Daley, who serves as Dean of the School of Cinematic Arts.

Former Weekend Update anchors Seth Meyers and Amy Poehler reunited Tuesday to roast billionaires Richard Branson and Jeff Bezos for using their unprecedented fortunes to “drag-race to outer space.”

Reviving their signature bit “Really!?!,” the onetime Saturday Night Live costars quickly got to the root of Branson’s historic July 11 space jaunt, and Bezos’ determination to follow suit later this month.

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The 21st Annual Latin Grammy Awards were presented on Thursday, November 19. They awarded the best Latin music released within the eligibility period of June 1, 2019, through May 31, 2020. So who were the big winners? Scroll down to see the complete list in all 53 categories, updated throughout the event.

J Balvin led the nominations with 13 bids including two for Album of the Year: “Colores” and “Oasis,” the latter of which was his collaboration with Bad Bunny. Balvin also had two nominations for Record of the Year, for his own “Rojo” and as a featured artist on Anuel AA‘s “China.” In the last five years J Balvin has won a total of four Latin Grammys, but he had never won in the general field.

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Bad Bunny was next in line with nine nominations. Like J Balvin, he had two chances to claim Album of the Year,...

One of the best Hollywood historical epics takes Technicolor to Mexico for a Production Code version of La conquista: the Inquisition is still bad, but the Church is exonerated. Likewise with the invasion — Cesar Romero embodies a marvelous Hernán Cortés, substantially less murderous than the one we now know from accurate history books. Tyrone Power is the heartthrob hero and newcomer Jean Peters the lowborn girl who loves him. The magnificent scenery is matched by the music score of Alfred Newman.

Captain from Castile

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Starring: Tyrone Power, Jean Peters, Cesar Romero, Lee J. Cobb, John Sutton, Antonio Moreno, Thomas Gomez, Alan Mowbray, Barbara Lawrence, George Zucco, Roy Roberts, Marc Lawrence, Reed Hadley, Robert Karnes, Estela Inda, Chris-Pin Martin, Jay Silverheels, Gilberto González.

Cinematography: Arthur Arling, Charles G. Clarke, Joseph Lashelle

Film Editor: Barbara McLean...

'The Merry Widow' with Maurice Chevalier, Jeanette MacDonald and Minna Gombell under the direction of Ernst Lubitsch. Ernst Lubitsch movies: 'The Merry Widow,' 'Ninotchka' (See previous post: “Ernst Lubitsch Best Films: Passé Subtle 'Touch' in Age of Sledgehammer Filmmaking.”) Initially a project for Ramon Novarro – who for quite some time aspired to become an opera singer and who had a pleasant singing voice – The Merry Widow ultimately starred Maurice Chevalier, the hammiest film performer this side of Bob Hope, Jim Carrey, Adam Sandler – the list goes on and on. Generally speaking, “hammy” isn't my idea of effective film acting. For that reason, I usually find Chevalier a major handicap to his movies, especially during the early talkie era; he upsets their dramatic (or comedic) balance much like Jack Nicholson in Martin Scorsese's The Departed or Jerry Lewis in anything (excepting Scorsese's The King of Comedy...

Greta Garbo movie 'The Kiss.' Greta Garbo movies on TCM Greta Garbo, a rarity among silent era movie stars, is Turner Classic Movies' “Summer Under the Stars” performer today, Aug. 26, '15. Now, why would Garbo be considered a silent era rarity? Well, certainly not because she easily made the transition to sound, remaining a major star for another decade. Think Norma Shearer, Joan Crawford, William Powell, Fay Wray, Marie Dressler, Wallace Beery, John Barrymore, Warner Baxter, Janet Gaynor, Constance Bennett, etc. And so much for all the stories about actors with foreign accents being unable to maintain their Hollywood stardom following the advent of sound motion pictures. A Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer star, Garbo was no major exception to the supposed rule. Mexican Ramon Novarro, another MGM star, also made an easy transition to sound, and so did fellow Mexicans Lupe Velez and Dolores del Rio, in addition to the very British...

With big-budget film-makers comparing themselves to military generals in charge of thousands of people working on a single campaign, "Lincoln" director Steven Spielberg continues developing late director Stanley Kubrick's anti-war "Napoleon" project as a TV mini-series.

"I’ve been developing Stanley Kubrick’s screenplay," Spielberg said in a recent interview, "for a miniseries not for a motion picture — about the life of Napoleon. Kubrick wrote the script in 1961, a long time ago."

Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821) was a French military and political leader who rose to prominence during the latter stages of the French Revolution and its associated wars in Europe. As Napoleon I, he was Emperor of the French from 1804 to 1815. His legal reform, the 'Napoleonic Code', has been a major influence on many civil law jurisdictions worldwide, but he is best remembered for his role in the wars led against France by a series of coalitions, the so-called 'Napoleonic Wars'.

With big-budget film-makers comparing themselves to military generals in charge of thousands of people working on a single campaign, "Lincoln" director Steven Spielberg has announced he will develop late director Stanley Kubrick's anti-war "Napoleon" project as a TV mini-series.

"I’ve been developing Stanley Kubrick’s screenplay," Spielberg said in a recent interview, "for a miniseries not for a motion picture — about the life of Napoleon. Kubrick wrote the script in 1961, a long time ago."

Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821) was a French military and political leader who rose to prominence during the latter stages of the French Revolution and its associated wars in Europe. As Napoleon I, he was Emperor of the French from 1804 to 1815. His legal reform, the 'Napoleonic Code', has been a major influence on many civil law jurisdictions worldwide, but he is best remembered for his role in the wars led against France by a series of coalitions,...

Although notorious for being independently minded rebel residents of the democratic U.S. of A., Oscar voters have always bowed to royalty with shameless reverence. Let's take a royal tour through Academy Awards history. "The Private Life of Henry VIII" (1933) won Best Actor for Charles Laughton in the title role. "Cleopatra" (1934) won Best Cinematography. Joe Mankiewicz's bloated 1963 version won four Oscars (Art Direction, Cinematography, Costume Design, Visual Effect) and reaped a lead bid by Rex Harrison as well as a Best Picture nod. "Romeo and Juliet" (1936) was the screen adaptation of a Shakepearean play commissioned by Elizabeth I. It secured nominations for Best Picture, Best Actress (Norma Shearer), Supporting Actor (Basil Rathbone) and Art Direction. "Conquest" (1937) landed a Best Actor nod for Charles Boyer as Emperor Napoleon Boneparte and an Art Direction nomination. "Marie Antoinette"...

Jean Dujardin, The Artist Best Actor Academy Award nominee Jean Dujardin — for Michel Hazanavicius' The Artist — is a first-time Oscar nominee and only the fourth Frenchman to be shortlisted for an Academy Award in the acting categories. Dujardin's predecessors were Best Actor nominees Maurice Chevalier for the Ernst Lubitsch musicals The Big Pond and The Love Parade (1929-30); Charles Boyer for Clarence Brown's Conquest (1937), John Cromwell's Algiers (1938), George Cukor's Gaslight (1944), and Joshua Logan's Fanny (1961); and Gérard Depardieu, the only actor nominated for a French-speaking role, for Jean-Paul Rappeneau's Cyrano de Bergerac (1990). None of those three performers ended up taking home the Best Actor Oscar statuette, though at the 1959 Academy Awards ceremony Chevalier was awarded an Honorary Oscar "for his contributions to the world of entertainment for more than half a century." (Not coincidentally, that was the year he failed to be nominated for Vincente Minnelli...

2012 Oscar Predictions Best Actress: Tilda Swinton, Glenn Close. [Photo: George Clooney, Shailene Woodley in The Descendants.] Like in the Best Actress 2012 Academy Award race, there are three shoo-ins for the Best Actor shortlist: George Clooney, Jean Dujardin, and Brad Pitt. Clooney will be in the running for Alexander Payne's The Descendants, Dujardin for Michel Hazanavicius' The Artist, and Pitt for Bennett Miller's Moneyball. Clooney has already won a Best Supporting Actor Oscar for his sleazy U.S. spy/weapons dealer in Stephen Gaghan's Syriana (2005). In the acting categories, he was also nominated as Best Actor for Tony Gilroy's Michael Clayton (2007) and Jason Reitman's Up in the Air (2009). This year, Clooney's own Golden Globe-nominated political drama The Ides of March serves as further evidence of the actor-director's "worthiness." (Clooney was a Best Director Oscar nominee for the 2005 black-and-white drama Good Night, and Good Luck, which also earned David Strathairn a Best Actor nod.

Ridley Scott's 1992 epic about Columbus's discovery of the Americas glosses over the fake logs, slavery and appalling diseases – and that's before the invented baddie

Director: Ridley Scott

Entertainment grade: D

History grade: D–

Christopher Columbus sailed west from Spain in 1492. Though Norsemen settled in north America 500 years earlier, he is often said to have begun the European "discovery" of the Americas.

Geography

Columbus (played by Gérard Depardieu, lazily) is sure that the world is round, but the court rejects his proposal for an expedition. His dignified response consists of shouting "Raaaargh!", throwing his papers around and falling over a table. After half an hour of this sort of thing, Queen Isabella (Sigourney Weaver) finally stumps up the cash, maybe just to get rid of him. Off he sails, pointedly using his quadrant to demonstrate that the screenwriter has read a book. "A mistake of one degree and we'll be out 600 leagues!

Philip French takes delivery of a 22lb history of Napoleon, Kubrick's 'film that never was' and finds a fascinating exploration of historical film-making

A boxed book landed on my doorstep the other day, too big to go down a rubbish chute let alone through any conceivable letter box. The book's size (12x15x5in and weighing 22lb) made me think of the Rosetta Stone which is appropriate because its provenance is Napoleonic and it's in three languages (English, German, French). The outer, leather-bound volume is a facsimile of Raymond Guyot's gigantic Napoléon (Paris, 1921), but upon untying the leather cords, one discovers the inside has been carved out to contain the eight assorted volumes of Stanley Kubrick: The Film that Never Was, edited by the Paris-based American film scholar Alison Castle, designed by the French partnership M/M (Paris), and published by Taschen at a breathtaking £450. You feel the book...