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| Famous birthdays for Oct. 11: Emily Deschanel, Matt Bomer | Those born on this date are under the sign of Libra. They include: -- YMCA founder George Williams in 1821 -- Entrepreneur Henry John Heinz in 1844 -- U.S. |
| Willem Dafoe says 'Tenzing' tested his physical limits | Aquaman, Poor Things and Nosferatu alum Willem Dafoe says team work -- on and off the screen -- was integral to his fact-based, mountain-climbing film, Tenzing. Directed by renowned documentarian Jennifer Peedom, the story follows Dafoe's British Army Col. John Hunt, leader of the first team of climbers, including Himalayan Tenzing Norgay (Genden Phuntsok) and New Zealand mountaineer Edmund Hillary (Tom Hiddleston), to successfully summit Mount Everest in 1953. "All the actors, all the Sherpas, all the Australian and Kiwi actors were great because we had to help each other," Dafoe, 71, told UPI in a Zoom interview Thursday. "When you're on the mountain, even when you're not climbing, it's tough. The conditions are hard. There's no shelter. |
| Reedus: Filming final scenes of 'Daryl Dixon' felt like an accomplishment | The Walking Dead legends Norman Reedus and Melissa McBride appeared at New York Comic Con Friday to talk about their 15-year journey as zombie-apocalypse survivors Daryl and Carol. The stars played the best friends for 11 seasons of the flagship TWD series, which took place in the American southwest, and for four seasons of the European spin-off, Daryl Dixon. Season 4 has already been filmed and premieres in February. The final season is being billed as "one last journey, one last fight." "It was super-weird, the whole last week [of filming,]" Reedus, 57, told UPI at a New York Comic Con press conference Friday. "Not to give spoilers away in any way, whatsoever. But it was sad. It was an accomplishment. |
| Scarlett Johansson investigates religious murders in 'Exorcist' clip | Avengers and Jurassic World: Rebirth actress Scarlett Johansson investigates religious-themed murders in Friday's 2 1/2-minute trailer for The Exorcist: Martyrs. "Thirteen years ago, New York City detective Julie Miller (Johansson) ended the terror reign of satanic serial killer Father Sunday. The case made her a hero, and she has thrown herself into her work ever since. Now a new killer scrawls her name in an altar boy's blood on the walls of a church crypt, dragging her back into the darkness she believed she had buried with him," a synopsis said. |
| Taylor Swift's 'Life of a Showgirl' tops U.S. album chart | Pop music icon Taylor Swift's The Life of a Showgirl is the No. 1 album in the United States this week. Coming in at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 chart dated Saturday is Olivia Rodrigo's You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So in Love, followed by Ella Langley's Dandelion at No. 3, Morgan Wallen's I'm the Problem at No. 4 and Noah Kahan's The Great Divide at No. 5. Rounding out the top tier are Tinashe's POPSTAR at No. 6, Kenny Chesney's Silver Sands Marina at No. 7, Olivia Dean's The Art of Loving at No. 8, Kahan's Stick Season at No. 9 and Drake's ICEMAN at No. 10. |