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Sunday World
27-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Sunday World
Nate Diaz claims he turned down Conor McGregor's role in Road House
'I ain't going to no movie and losing to no Brokeback Mountain.' Nate Diaz has claimed he turned down the role Conor McGregor played in the Road House reboot. The former MMA fighter landed the role of Knox in the 2024 film alongside Jake Gyllenhaal. Now, his fiercest rival has said he turned down the role because he didn't want to 'lose' an onscreen fight. 'I was supposed to do Conor McGregor's part in Road House,' he told the HJR podcast. 'That was my part, but I was like, 'I'm not fighting, go in there, and losing a fight.' 'I've seen the original Roadhouse. So I'm the main bad guy? I'm supposed to fight … okay, who's the Patrick Swayze then? And they said it was Jake Gyllenhaal and I'm like, 'I ain't going to no movie and losing to no Brokeback Mountain.' 'F*ck that. I'm good. I can't do it.' Diaz and McGregor have been bitter rivals since they first took to the ring in two 2016 bouts. McGregor v Diaz Diaz won their first fight, but a few months later, McGregor won their second by decision following a five-round rematch. McGregor landed a role in the remake of the 1989 film when he was in recovery after breaking his leg in 2021. He played the role of a hitman tasked with killing Gyllenhaal's character Elwood Dalton. A fan of the original movie starring Patrick Swayze, McGregor said he turned down 'a good few roles' before agreeing to star in Road House. 'I've had directors show up at fight camp, really beautiful directors doing really top-end movies… And over and over, they'd come to me, and I always turned them down,' he told Total Film. 'I'd leave people a little high and dry. I probably have a few enemies out there that I don't really know of because I had said, 'I might do it.'" Gyllenhaal said that during filming, he had to repeatedly remind McGregor not to 'actually hit' him. "There were a couple of times — actually, almost every time — I had to turn to him, and I'd be like, 'Remember, you don't actually hit me.' Nate Diaz / Conor McGregor - Getty Images News in 90 Seconds - May 27th He said he gave McGregor acting tips in exchange for grappling advice. 'He was like, 'OK, let's go!' But then there were times we were grappling, and he's talking to me while we were grappling. 'He's like, 'Right arm under. Wrap your leg around me. Now pull me up, through the legs.' 'So there was a real exchange. He came up to me, and he was like, 'I did that last take. What did you think of that? Was it a bit too big?' I'd be like, 'Well, you have that. Try this.' 'There was a real back-and-forth between us, and a deep respect for both of our primary occupations."
Perth Now
02-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Perth Now
‘It holds endless possibilities': Knives Out future addressed by director Rian Johnson
Director Rian Johnson is open to continuing the 'Knives Out' series - "as long as Daniel [Craig] still wants to keep doing it". The 51-year-old filmmaker has helmed the whodunnit franchise that follows Craig's detective Benoit Blanc since its debut in 2019, and Johnson has revealed he is happy to continue the franchise past the upcoming 'Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery' so long as both the 'James Bond' star is happy to keep making them and he can find stories that are "genuinely exciting and scary". When Collider asked the director whether there would be more 'Knives Out' movies, he said: "As long as Daniel still wants to keep doing it and as long as we have an idea that, to us, feels not just like cranking another one out, but feels genuinely exciting and scary like, 'Oh, wow, could we pull that off?' "I love the genre. It's endlessly malleable, and so it holds endless possibilities. But at the same time, I have made three of them in a row. I don't feel burnt out on it at all, but the next thing I have in my head to write is an original that's not a mystery at all." The 'Star Wars: The Last Jedi' director added that the mystery genre was "totally different" to others as it "encompasses so many other types of genres". He said: "It's a totally different genre. One of the things I love about the mystery genre is that it holds the whodunit. Like sci-fi, it encompasses so many other types of genres." Looking to the next 'Knives Out' film 'Wake Up Dead Man', Johnson teased the upcoming whodunnit would be "so different" from its 2022 predecessor 'Glass Onion'. He said: "'Wake Up Dead Man', this next movie, is so different from, 'Glass Onion'. It's like night and day. And so, as long as we keep doing that, it's exciting." 'Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery' - which stars Craig, Josh Brolin, Jeremy Renner, Mila Kunis, Cailee Spaeny, Glenn Close and Andrew Scott - will follow Benoit Blanc as he tries to solve his most dangerous case yet. While little is known about the new characters set to be introduced in 'Wake Up Dead Man', Brolin previously revealed he would be portraying a priest in the Netflix film. The 'Avengers: Endgame' star told Total Film magazine: "I'm playing a priest. My wife reminded me … She said, 'Do you remember a year ago you said that you wanted to play a priest? It's like you manifest this s***.'" Reflecting on the movie, Brolin heaped praise onto his "new favourite director" Johnson and labelled 'Wake Up Dead Man' as "one of the greatest experiences [he's] ever had". The 'Dune' actor gushed: "Rian is probably my new favourite director. It was one of the greatest experiences I've ever had. Incredible cast."
The Guardian
28-04-2025
- Entertainment
- The Guardian
Miami Vice: new movie on the way from Top Gun: Maverick director
Detectives Crockett and Tubbs are in line for a new look with 80s cop show Miami Vice set to make a big screen comeback. The Top Gun: Maverick director Joseph Kosinski has been set as director of a new take on the NBC series which followed two undercover cops trying to dismantle the world of illegal drugs in Miami. The script will come from Dan Gilroy, the Oscar-nominated writer and director of Nightcrawler. As screenwriter, he is also known for The Bourne Legacy and Kong: Skull Island. Most recently, he has also written multiple episodes of acclaimed Star Wars series Andor. The original show ran from 1984 to 1990 and starred Don Johnson and Philip M Thomas as leads. It was executive produced by Michael Mann who later relaunched it on the big screen with Colin Farrell and Jamie Foxx. The 2006 film made $164m worldwide from a $135m budget and initial mixed reviews soon turned into a stronger re-appreciation in the subsequent years. 'It is operatic and grandiose – but gripping and exhilarating in a way no other film-maker could manage,' the Guardian's Peter Bradshaw wrote. Farrell later spoke negatively about the film in an interview with Total Film. 'I didn't like it so much – I thought it was style over substance and I accept a good bit of the responsibility,' he said. 'It was never going to be Lethal Weapon, but I think we missed an opportunity to have a friendship that also had some elements of fun.' Kosinski made his feature film debut with 2010's Tron: Legacy and went on to direct sci-fi adventure Oblivion and firefighter drama Only the Brave before making the smash hit Top Gun sequel which made $1.4bn worldwide. This summer sees the release of his Brad Pitt-starring action drama F1 and he was also recently attached to a UFO conspiracy thriller which he is set to make for Apple.
The Independent
06-02-2025
- Entertainment
- The Independent
Harrison Ford gives two-word response to Indiana Jones box office flop
The latest Indiana Jones film may have failed at the box office, but Harrison Ford isn't too upset about it. Directed by James Mangold, Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny sees Ford's Dr Henry 'Indiana' Jones Jr come up against an old Nazi adversary, played by Mads Mikkelsen, in 1969 to retrieve an ancient artefact which could change the course of history. The 2023 film also stars Phoebe Waller-Bridge as Jones's goddaughter Helena Shaw, Antonio Banderas, John Rhys-Davies, and Toby Jones. Dial of Destiny opened to mostly mixed reviews and made $384m (£307.45m) worldwide, with the American media estimating a loss of $143m (£114.5m). Ford shared in a new interview how he felt about the titular archaeologist's adventure not doing so well at the box office. 'S** happens,' the Oscar nominee told the Wall Street Journal. 'I was really the one who felt there was another story to tell. When [Indy] had suffered the consequences of the life that he had to live, I wanted one more chance to pick him up and shake the dust off his a** and stick him out there, bereft of some of his vigour, to see what happened. 'I'm still happy I made that movie.' The Independent 's Geoffrey Macnab gave the film three stars, describing it as 'a film that feels like a mishmash of elements from the older movies' but praised Ford's performance as 'the hero of the hour, playing even the flimsiest scenes with conviction and dry humour'. Ford said in an interview last year this was his last time playing Indiana Jones and that he wouldn't be involved in a potential television series, which is in development. 'This is the final film in the series, and this is the last time I'll play the character,' Ford told Total Film magazine in April. 'I anticipate that it will be the last time that he appears in a film.' Ford returned to his role as Dr Paul Rhoades in Apple TV+'s Shrinking and will be making his debut in the Marvel Cinematic Universe with his role as Thaddeus Ross in Captain America: Brave New World. Speaking of his role in the forthcoming Captain America film, Ford said he accepted the role with 'no script' presented to him, something he did when he signed on to both Shrinking and 1923. 'Why not?' Ford replied. 'I saw enough Marvels to see actors that I admired having a good time.' Ford added that he didn't know his character would end up turning into the Red Hulk, but he was taking it in stride. 'I didn't really know that at the end I would turn into the Red Hulk,' Ford joked. 'Well, it's like life. You only get so far in the kit until the last page of the instructions is missing.'
The Independent
31-01-2025
- Entertainment
- The Independent
Extreme horror film that caused viewers to ‘vomit' to feature major moment in sequel
The director of the notorious Terrifier series has confirmed that a fourth film is in the works and will feature a significant revelation about its maniacal serial killer. The Terrifier films follow the exploits of the mute and sadistic Art the Clown, played by David Howard Thornton. They have become infamous among horror fans for featuring extreme levels of violence and gore. The second film, released in 2002, reportedly made people 'pass out' in theatres, something that director, Damien Leone denied was a 'marketing ploy' created to promote the independent movie. In 2024, Terrifier 3 came with a warning, telling viewers that they might feel 'unwell', with some audience members reportedly vomiting in cinemas. It was also met with a rare ban in France. Leone, 43, has now announced on Instagram that Terrifier 4 is in production. In his post, which featured an image of a blood-splattered script, the director wrote: 'Thank you all so much for the amazing birthday wishes. I'm truly blessed to know so many wonderful human beings. 'I might as well take advantage of this day and give all of the Terrifier fans a little present in return – The script for Terrifier 4 is underway and it is shaping up to be the most epic, horrifying, thrilling, emotional and satisfying conclusion to the Terrifier saga. 'I've personally never been so excited to see one of my own scripts translate to the screen like this one.' Leone added: 'P.S. I will finally reveal Art's origin in this entry. Thank you all again.' Throughout all three Terrifier films to date, Art the Clown has not spoken a single word and audiences have learnt almost nothing about the character's origins or motives. All of the Terrifier films have generated remarkable box office revenues, with the third film earning more than $89m (£71m), despite costing just $2m (£1.6m) to make. The popularity of the films has seen Leone claim that an unnamed major studio approached him intending to reboot Terrifier for a more mainstream horror audience but on one demand. Talking to Total Film, he said: 'They wanted to reboot it for a wider audience. That's not what I was interested in. They would say, 'It's gotta be rated R, it can't be as gory as you made it.'' The 42-year-old director added: 'I knew they'd never let me shoot the first 10 minutes of what I wanted to do [in Terrifier 3]. So I thought, 'Let's just stay true to what this franchise is.'
