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Daily Mail
a day ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Surprise reason Neighbours star was thrilled to be beaten up by Hollywood actor while filming movie in Victoria
Brett Tucker had a giant smile on his face after being 'beaten up' by Hollywood heavyweight Liam Neeson—and who wouldn't? The Neighbours star, 53, who is currently filming The Mongoose alongside Neeson, 72, in Victoria, posted a picture with the Taken alum on Saturday. In the snap, Tucker was drenched in fake blood as he posed with the acting icon. The pair presumably took part in a fake fight scene in the film, which left the Aussie star looking worse for wear. 'When #liamneeson kicks your arse, its stays kicked,' he captioned the post, which has garnered over 3,000 likes. From A-list scandals and red carpet mishaps to exclusive pictures and viral moments, subscribe to the DailyMail's new showbiz newsletter to stay in the loop. The Mongoose is an action-thriller flick that tells the story of war hero Ryan 'Fang' Flanagan (Neeson) who is wrongly accused of a crime. The film, featuring Marisa Tomei and Michael Chiklis, will be the third project Neeson has made in Victoria in the last four years. In March, the Batman Begins actor was spotted cruising down Altona Pier behind the wheel of a black Ford Mustang as he performed a car stunt for the film. Neeson stunned onlookers as he filmed what appeared to be the flick's gripping climax, in which his character is forced into a corner and speeds down a jetty. Meanwhile, Neeson's co-star Michael Chiklis, 61, recently shared a gallery of photos to social media capturing some of the local sights he saw while staying in Melbourne. The Fantastic Four actor wrote some heartfelt words alongside pictures of the city's famous skyscrapers, the Yarra River and some tasty-looking local dishes. 'Melbourne is happening! Streets are packed and full of life. Wonderful art, music, food, cocktails and coffee! Even the skies are alive. #goodvibes,' Chiklis gushed. It comes after the Oscar-nominated actor recently lent his star power to a house listing video for a suburban home in Melbourne. The veteran performer featured in the amusing promo which uses famous catchphrases from Neeson's 2008 box office hit Taken. Neeson agreed to provide a voice-over for the clip because he is friends with the family, who own the four-bedroom home in Mulgrave. The modern two-storey home, which went to auction earlier this month, includes a pool and has a price guide of $1.3million to $1.4million. Neeson became acquainted with the family—Dean Fay, his wife Sonia and their daughters—while making films in Australia, reported the Herald Sun. In the promo, Neeson, who was unable to appear in the clip due to filming commitments, is heard telling sales Ming Xu to send him a video of the house. He mentioned he doesn't have time to inspect the property personally because he is busy making a film. Xu then tells Neeson he better be quick to buy the house or it will be 'taken'—a cheeky reference to the star's hit franchise. 'Oh, very original,' the action star sarcastically replied. The punch line of the video uses another nod to Taken, in which a suited figure can be seen standing in front of the Mulgrave home. Xu, who is relaxing in a pool, takes a call from the menacing-sounding Neeson. 'I didn't give you the address,' the agent tells the star, who replies: 'I told you I'd find you.' Owner Fay told the Herald Sun he wrote a script and Neeson made some changes before recording his dialogue. 'Not many actors would do that for a buddy at the end of the day. He's a very generous guy,' the filmmaker said. Fay is a well-known assistant director who has worked with Neeson on projects, including 2022's Blacklight, which was filmed in Melbourne and Canberra.
Irish Examiner
a day ago
- Irish Examiner
Julie Jay: Give parents a break and let them take children on holiday in term time
Parents taking their children out of school to go on holiday is an issue again. Irish primary schools are reporting an astonishing 360,000 school days being used for this purpose. I can categorically say I won't be taking my children out of school for holidays anytime soon. This is less to do with missing term time and more to do with the fact I have sworn not to go abroad until the baby is older, having learned that hotels with toddlers are not exactly the relaxation the travel-agency brochures would have you believe. The truth is, I have no issue with parents taking children out of school for an annual holiday, although this hasn't always been my stance. When I first started teaching, I inwardly tut-tutted that doing so somehow diminished the importance of education. But now I know better, because I've come to realise that school isn't the be-all and end-all, and that missing a couple of weeks at primary level isn't going to cost them the points for medicine in the Leaving Cert. If the pandemic taught us anything, it is that school is not the only educator when bringing up children and helping them make sense of the world. Many young people missed huge chunks of term time, and, guess what — they are fine. They are taking the courses and pursuing careers that they would have pursued anyway. It turns out that children will learn with or without a classroom setting, and learning certainly doesn't stop and start at the school gates. I have no issue with parents taking children out of school for an annual holiday As regular readers of this column will know, I like to moonlight as a teacher during the week, just to while away the time and most certainly not motivated by my lacklustre comedy income. Just these last few weeks, I had started to fret about one of my students, whose 'H' status on the roll book I presumed indicated a prolonged hospital stay. I consulted their class teacher, who informed me, to my great relief, that this child was, in fact, on holiday. I delighted on hearing that this child was off availing of a break with her family, because as important as school is, it is hard to justify the near 100% increase in holiday costs (I am pulling this percentage out of the air, but I'm sure it's there or thereabouts) that come once summer holidays officially get under way. As the daughter of a teacher, going on holidays during term time was never an option. That said, I remember quite a few years when my mother would give me the day after the Oscars off, so I could stay up late and watch the awards live. I couldn't tell you what I learned in school on the day of the 1993 Academy Awards, but I can tell you about my glee in seeing Marisa Tomei win best supporting actress for My Cousin Vinny. This was a film I had watched with my auntie and adored, so much so that re-enacting Tomei's foot-stomping about her biological clock had become my nine-year-old's party piece at family get-togethers. My point is that holidays, days off, and time spent with family will always be more important than times tables and spelling tests. Nobody looks back on life and says, 'My biggest regret is that I didn't get to do indoor hockey in PE that day.' Children summering in Spain in May probably shouldn't also be skiing in Andorra in January Of course, there are limits to this, like anything else. Should I become minister for education in the morning (and given my inability to locate my school rollbook at any given time, the odds of this are very slim), I would allow parents the discretion to remove their children from school for two weeks to facilitate a holiday. That being said, I do think a bit of common sense has to be applied: Children summering in Spain in May, for example, probably shouldn't also be skiing in Andorra in January, if for no other reason than the number of broken arms and legs around south county Dublin in the latter weeks of the month is a clear indicator that Irish people shouldn't be going downhill on snowboards. And if they do, they shouldn't be expecting to emerge with their vitamin D-deficient bones intact. Equally, I once taught a child who was often absent due to attending Anfield to watch soccer, which was particularly worrying, given that Liverpool were performing very poorly at the time. You could nearly understand the child's regular absence if his team had been having a good run, but reliving the horror of a loss week after week was rubbing salt into a Man Utd-shaped wound. Most parents know their children and their families, and they know what is best for them. There is only a tiny window of opportunity when children are happy to join their parents on holiday, and it would be a shame to miss it. And if you can't have a holiday, perhaps just let your children snowboard down the stairs — it's probably safer than skiing.
Gizmodo
19-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Gizmodo
‘Superman' Just Confirmed One of Its Big Villains
Jurassic World Rebirth teases its giant dinos. There's band news for Kevin Bacon's supernatural bounty hunting in The Bondsman. Plus, get a look at The Last of Us' season finale, and what's to come on Doctor Who. Spoilers away! Hellhound Variety reports Marisa Tomei, Sam Rockwell, Chris Messina and Ivan Martin are attached to star in Hellhound, a 'zombie comedy' from director Zach Golden. In the story, 'a zombie outbreak hits small-town NY' forcing 'a washed-up veterinarian [to] team up with his ex-wife and her new cop boyfriend to stop President William White and his right-hand man General Graves from destroying NYC. It's a battle of zombies, power, and unresolved feelings — and the fate of millions rests in the hands of a guy who's already given up.' Incidents Around the House Deadline has word Jay Duplass will star alongside Jessica Chastain in Incidents Around the House, the upcoming film adaptation of the Josh Malerman novel about a young girl haunted by a mysterious entity during the breakdown of her parents' marriage, from director Rob Savage. The Block Meanwhile, Bloody-Disgusting reports Catherine Cocoran, Jackie Early Haley, Jack Falahee, Chris Noth and Saphira Morgan will star in Craig Singer's The Block, a film in which the former 'golden boy of horror fiction' suffers 'an unshakable writer's block. Years later, with his career in ruins, Mitch stumbles into a dark and inexplicable event, after which, the words begin to flow again.' Victorian Psycho Deadline also has word Jason Isaacs has joined the cast of Victorian Psycho as Mr. Pounds, 'the owner of the estate who employs the young, eccentric governess Winifred Notty.' Superman A tie-in action figure confirms the purple-suited character seen in the Superman trailer is indeed Ultraman, the evil alternate universe counterpart of Superman. A great look at the ULTRAMAN figure for 'SUPERMAN' — DCU Updates (@DCU_Updates) May 15, 2025 John Wick 5 During a recent interview with /Film, Chad Stahleski stated he hopes U.S. 'relations will improve' with China before John Wick 5 goes behind cameras. I will tell you as much as I know, which isn't much. Look, we have an inkling to it … I can't tell you what John Wick 5 is about because we haven't quite got it all down. We have thoughts, I have a thematic…you can tell I love '70s movies. We've done a lot of rock and roll fable stuff from number two, we've done the mythical David Lean of number three and four, and the Samurai and Leone and the Bertolucci in number two, and the Tarkovsky in number three. You can see all my influences. I'm a huge fan of Wong Kar-Wai, Zhang Yimou, Tsui Hark, John Woo, of course. So, I think no matter what, I think there's going to be an influence of Chinese cinema. We did so much of Kurosawa, and all the other Japanese directors, and what we love to do with the Samurai films of Zatoichi and Kurosawa and all that. So, I'd like to explore that kind of realm. Now that the world is changing a little bit, I think hopefully, relations will improve and continue to improve between us and China, which will allow us the opportunity to explore locations over there, but I'd like to bring that kind of storytelling in, its my tribute back to the Matrixes and all my, early Jet Li, Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung, Yeun Biao, Tsui Hark, and all the other great ones. And then I'd still like to — I really love the Middle East, I love David Lean's Lawrence of Arabia, I love all that. So, I think there's more storytelling to be…I like old cultural stuff, and I think China, Africa, and the Middle East holds some of the best history, human history. So, I'd like to explore all those areas as well. Killing Faith Bloody-Disgusting also reports Killing Faith, the upcoming 'supernatural western' starring Guy Pearce, DeWanda Wise, Bill Pullman and Joanna Cassidy has been rated R for 'strong violent content, grisly images, drug use, sexual assault and some language.' Jurassic World Rebirth Here's a quick teaser for the new Jurassic Word Rebirth trailer coming tomorrow. The Sound A group of rock climbers 'come face to face with a malevolent force that quickly turns their expedition into a harrowing battle for survival' in the first teaser for The Sound. The Bondsman According to Deadline, Amazon has canceled Kevin Bacon's The Bondsman after one season. The Last of Us HBO has released a trailer for 'Every Last One Of Them,' next week's second season finale of The Last of Us. Doctor Who Finally, the Rani releases a PSA about her history with the Doctor while an intangible, skeletal beast stalks Notting Hill in a brief clip from 'Wish World,' this week's episode of Doctor Who.
Geek Tyrant
19-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Geek Tyrant
Marisa Tomei and Sam Rockwell Join Zombie Comedy HELLBOUND — GeekTyrant
Oscar winners Marisa Tomei and Sam Rockwell are teaming up for a new kind of zombie comedy, one that pits love, the undead, and a deranged president against each other in Hellhound . The film also stars Chris Messina and Ivan Martin, and will be directed by Zach Golden ( High Heart ), who co-wrote the script with Martin. Set during a zombie outbreak in small-town New York, Hellhound follows a washed-up who veterinarian must team up with his ex-wife and her new cop boyfriend to stop President William White and his right-hand man General Graves from destroying NYC. It's a battle of zombies, power, and unresolved feelings — and the fate of millions rests in the hands of a guy who's already given up. The project is being produced by Joseph Restaino ( Pig, Amber Alert ) and Tony Stopperan ( Amber Alert ) through Hungry Bull Productions, alongside Martin and Golden. The newly launched sales outfit Vaneast Pictures, founded by Danielle Gasher, is bringing the film to market at Cannes. Restaino shared his excitement about the project, saying: 'We are thrilled to bring Zach Golden's and Ivan's Martin's fun, exciting, action packed script to life. 'With Zach in the director seat, we have a trusted and proven storyteller leading an all-star cast led by Marisa Tomei, Sam Rockwell, Chris Messina and Martin to bring Hellhound to audiences around the world. This talented team is a dream come true.' Production on Hellhound is expected to kick off later this year in Upstate New York. Source: Variety
Yahoo
18-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Marisa Tomei, Sam Rockwell and Chris Messina to Star in Zombie Comedy ‘Hellhound' (EXCLUSIVE)
Oscar winners Marisa Tomei and Sam Rockwell plus Chris Messina and Ivan Martin are set to star in zombie comedy 'Hellhound' for director Zach Golden ('High Heart') Newly-formed sales company Vaneast Pictures, owned by Danielle Gasher, is launching sales in Cannes. More from Variety Why Harris Dickinson Put His Rising Acting Career on Hold to Direct Cannes Premiere 'Urchin': 'I Didn't Work as an Actor for a Year' Emile Hirsch, Justin Long and Kevin Connolly Teaming for Parasite Horror 'Lice,' Highland Film Group Selling in Cannes (EXCLUSIVE) Tilda Swinton to Star in David Lowery's 'Death in Her Hands' From See-Saw Films Written by Golden Martin, the film will be produced by Joseph Restaino ('Pig,' 'Amber Alert') and Tony Stopperan ('Amber Alert') from Hungry Bull Productions alongside Martin and Golden. In 'Hellhound,' when a zombie outbreak hits small-town New York, a washed-up veterinarian must team up with his ex-wife and her new cop boyfriend to stop President William White and his right-hand man General Graves from destroying NYC. It's a battle of zombies, power, and unresolved feelings — and the fate of millions rests in the hands of a guy who's already given up. 'We are thrilled to bring Zach Golden's and Ivan's Martin's fun, exciting, action packed script to life,' said Restaino. 'With Zach in the director seat, we have a trusted and proven storyteller leading an all-star cast led by Marisa Tomei, Sam Rockwell, Chris Messina and Martin to bring Hellhound to audiences around the world. This talented team is a dream come true.' Hungry Bull recently saw 'Amber Alert' starring Hayden Panettiere and Tyler James Williams reach number 1. Hungry Bull also executive produced and financed Justin Lin' ' Last Days,' which premiered at Sundance 2025 and produced 'What We Hide' starring Mckenna Grace, Jesse Williams and Dacre Montgomery which will be released in Summer 2025. Over the past few years, Hungry Bull and its principal producers Restaino and Stopperan have financed and produced Michael Sarnoski's directorial debut 'Pig,' starring Nicolas Cage and Alex Wolff to critical acclaim and numerous awards and nominations. They also financed and executive produced Rebecca Hall's directorial debut, 'Passing.' Other titles include Lionsgate's 'Fear of Rain' starring Katherine Heigl, Madison Iseman and Harry Connick, Jr., 'Lady of the Manor' directed by Justin Long, starring Melanie Lynskey, Judy Greer, Long and Ryan Phillippe and 'Mack & Rita' starring Diane Keaton and Taylour Paige. Vaneast Pictures is a newly formed sales, financing and production company owned by Danielle Gasher, a seasoned film executive specializing in global sales and acquisitions. Gasher was formerly head of acquisitions and international sales at Gravitas Ventures and vice president of international sales at Voltage Pictures. Her executive producer credits include the upcoming romantic comedy 'F*ck Valentine's Day' starring Marisa Tomei, Virginia Gardner, Skylar Astin, and Lil Rel Howery. 'Hellhound' will begin filming later this year in Upstate NY. Negotiations for casting were handled by Jessica Kelly and Stacey Rice from Chrystie Street Casting and with Gersh and Untitled Entertainment for Marisa Tomei and Sam Rockwell; with CAA and Management 360 for Chris Messina; with Untitled Entertainment for Ivan Martin. Best of Variety New Movies Out Now in Theaters: What to See This Week Emmy Predictions: Talk/Scripted Variety Series - The Variety Categories Are Still a Mess; Netflix, Dropout, and 'Hot Ones' Stir Up Buzz Oscars Predictions 2026: 'Sinners' Becomes Early Contender Ahead of Cannes Film Festival
