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Small Illinois town becomes the set of a John Goodman movie overnight
MONTICELLO, Ill. (WTVO) — Monticello, a small town near Champaign, became the set of a film called 'Chili Finger' overnight. John Goodman and Bryan Cranston, among many more celebrities, filmed inside a former Hardee's. The movie, based on a true story, follows the efforts of a woman who found a finger in her bowl of chili to leverage the situation for a payout. Goodman's likeness replaced the fast food chain's sign. Residents have been in a frenzy to get a look at some of the nation's most well-known celebrities. 'John Goodman and Sean Astin, and I can't remember who else was in it, but I was like, these are like legit stars,' said Monticello resident Andrew Bailey. 'It's so cool. I've seen tons of movies with them.' 'I looked up and I said, 'That woman in line looked so familiar,' and we waited for her to speak,' said Owner of the Brown Bag, Leslie Sims. Sims could not believe her eyes when she saw actress Judy Greer standing in front of her ordering a sandwich. Business owners around the area have cited an uptick in the local economy. 'The restaurants were full last night. The parking lot was full,' said Monticello resident Susan Chumbley. Film crews will be moving from Monticello to Paxton on Friday to shoot the next portion of the movie. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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01-05-2025
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Archstone Boards ‘Chili Finger'; Brendan Gleeson West End Debut; Michelle Ang Leads ‘Insula'; Wheelhouse Commission; Will Arnett's ‘Super Team Canada' Trailer — Global Briefs
Archstone Boards 'Chili Finger' With Greer, Astin, Cranston and Goodman EXCLUSIVE: Archstone has taken over international sales duties from Moonstone Entertainment to dark comedy Chili Finger ahead of the Cannes market. Set to shoot this summer in Central Illinois, the film is due to star Judy Greer, Sean Astin, Bryan Cranston and John Goodman. Gersh will continue handling domestic. Chili Finger tells the story of a recently empty-nested mother Jess (Greer) who discovers a human finger in her bowl of chili. When she blackmails the restaurant for a cash payout, the situation spirals out of control and her life descends into chaos. Edd Benda and Stephen Helstad, who wrote the script, will co-direct. Sam Sandweiss and Jo Henriquez are producing. Goodman and Greer will executive produce alongside Archstone's Jack Sheehan, Scott Martin, and Michael Slifkin. More from Deadline Nicholas Galitzine & Marisa Abela To Star In "Punky & Raunchy" Thriller 'The Return Of Stanley Atwell', Based On An Original Story By Steven Soderbergh; Protagonist Launching For Cannes Market Takashi Miike To Direct Neon's 'Bad Lieutenant: Tokyo' Starring Shun Oguri, Lily James & Liv Morgan; Film To Hit International Market At Cannes - The Dish 'Hunger Games: Sunrise On The Reaping' Set To Be Biggest Project On Sale At Cannes With A Budget North Of $150M - The Dish Brendan Gleeson Making West End Debut Brendan Gleeson is to make his West End debut in a new production of The Weir written and directed for the first time, by Conor McPherson. Kate Horton Productions and Landmark Productions are behind the show in which Gleeson will play Jack at the Harold Pinter Theatre in London from 12 September to 6 December 2025, with a press night on Friday 19 September. The show will start out at Dublin's 3Olympia Theatre from 8 August to 6 September. Additional casting is in process. Michelle Ang Leads Dystopian Pic 'Insula' EXCLUSIVE: Media Tech Productions NZ will be looking to drum up Cannes sales on dystopian feature Insula, starring Michelle Ang (Star Wars: The Bad Batch), Simon Prast (MaXXXine) and Catherine Waller (Off-Broadway's The Creeps). The film charts the story of Laura (Ang), a reclusive actress haunted by memories of her lost wife (Waller), and Tristram (Prast), a ruthless businessman who lures a struggling artist into a life-altering game. Alex Plumb is director, writer and produced with Waller. Executive producers are Waller and Plumb as well as Rogers Shakes and James Sweetbaum of Media Tech Productions NZ. The project is entering its final phase of filming with delivery anticipated in December. Plumb's short film Angelo was a selection at Tribeca in 2023. Wheelhouse Lands Celebrity Version Of Channel 5's 'Puzzling' With Fresh Host Wheelhouse has landed a second season of its Channel 5 Puzzling series with celebrities on board for this outing. Jeremy Vine has been brought in as host in place of Lucy Worsley and team captains will be Sally Lindsay and Carol Vorderman. Celebrity guests will include Scarlett Moffat, Les Dennis and Gareth Malone. The weekly quiz sees teams tackle a range puzzles – testing logic, lateral thinking and problem-solving. Puzzling was Channel 5's first quiz commission. Brent Montgomery's Wheelhouse, which is run by Glenn Hugill in the UK, is producing this celebrity version with The Chase maker Potato. 'It's amazing to do a quiz that's so simple and yet feels so fresh in every way,' said Vine. 'Super Team Canada' Gets Trailer & Launch DateCanadiana rules right now, it seems. Hot off the back of the Liberals' patriot-led election win, Crave's first animated streaming original, Super Team Canada, has set a May 16 launch date. The comedy ten-parter will launch with a double header, introducing the likes of Breakaway, a hockey-themed superhero played by Will Arnett. Cobie Smulders, Kevin McDonald, Charles Demers, Brian Drummond, Ceara Morgana and Veena Sood also star, with Jay Baruchel a guest star. The series follows a group of ineffective Canadian superheroes who become the world's last hope after all other heroes are killed off. Sources around the show, which is from Arnett's Electric Avenue and Thunderbird Entertainment-owned Atomic Cartoons, are connecting the wave of patriotism in Canada that accompanied the Liberals' election win earlier this week with the Canadian heroes tropes of Super Team Canada. Here's the trailer. Best of Deadline 'Ginny & Georgia' Season 3: Everything We Know So Far Everything We Know About The 'Reminders of Him' Movie So Far 2025 TV Series Renewals: Photo Gallery
Khaleej Times
10-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Khaleej Times
John Goodman suffers hip injury while shooting for Tom Cruise film
Actor John Goodman recently suffered a hip injury while working on director Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu's latest film, a Warner Bros. Pictures spokesperson shared in a statement. "John Goodman experienced a hip injury," said the representative, adding,"He received immediate medical attention that led to a brief delay in shooting to allow him time to recover." "The production resumes shooting next week following John's full recovery," added the spokesperson. The project, which is currently untitled and being filmed at Pinewood Studios in England, is expected to be released on October 2, 2026. It also stars Tom Cruise, Jesse Plemons, and Riz Ahmed. According to a plot synopsis on IMDB, the film follows "the most powerful man in the world" after he "causes a disaster and embarks on a mission to prove that he is the saviour of humanity.". Goodman, whose house in the Pacific Palisades neighbourhood of Los Angeles burned down earlier this year, currently has other projects in preproduction, including Chili Finger and Smurfs. Some of filmmaker Inarritu's movies include 21 Grams (2003), Babel (2006), Biutiful (2010), Birdman (2014), The Revenant (2015) and Bardo (2022). Inarritu has been nominated for and won accolades at various awards shows, including the Academy Awards, the Golden Globe Awards, the BAFTA Awards and the Independent Spirit Awards, reported People.
