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| Lukas Gage calls 'Rosebush Pruning' script 'wild,' 'oddly emotional' | Smile 2, The White Lotus and Euphoria alum Lukas Gage says he wanted to star in Rosebush Pruning the minute he read the script for the dark comedy about a caustic, wealthy American family who moves to Spain. "I thought it was the wildest, most bold, insane-in-the-best-way-possible script I've ever read and I thought it didn't give any easy answers and it was uncomfortable and oddly emotional and touching," Gage, 31, told UPI in a recent Zoom interview. Directed by Karim Anouz and written by Efthimis Filippou, the film is now playing in theaters and co-stars Callum Turner, Elle Fanning, Pamela Anderson, Jamie Bell, Riley Keough, Tracy Letts and Elena Anaya. |
| Matthew Needham: Aegon tests Larys' patience in 'Dragon' S3 | Season 3 of the Game of Thrones prequel, House of the Dragon, lightens up the political intrigue and war-time violence by showing disputed Iron Throne heir Aegon (Tom Glynn-Carney) on what amounts to a medieval road trip with his Master of Whisperers Larys (Matthew Needham). "For Larys, it's about being out of control. He's used to sort of machinations in court and he's used to controlling people in, not calm environments, but less hectic than this," Needham told reporters in a recent virtual round-table interview. "Suddenly, he's in the wilderness, with a crazed, sort of rage-fueled person that he has to try to shepherd to safety," Needham added. "His patience is tested. |
| Rick Moranis promotes 'Spaceballs: The New One' at San Diego Comic Con | Rick Moranis made a rare public appearance to celebrate his second Star Wars parody, Spaceballs: The New One, at San Diego Comic Con Friday. Moranis reunited with Daphne Zuniga, his co-star from the original 1987 film, as well as its sequel, for the event. Also in attendance were New One cast members Keke Palmer and Lewis Pullman, and filmmakers Josh Gad and Josh Greenbaum. Franchise creator Mel Brooks and original and returning star Bill Pullman both sent video messages that were shown to fans. "Somehow, Dark Helmet has returned! Forty years after the events of the first Spaceballs, fifty years after the events of Star Wars: A New Hope, and one year after the events of The Devil Wears Prada 2, the galaxy is once again under threat. |
| 'Queen of the Damned' will be next chapter in AMC's 'Vampire' series | AMC has announced it renewed its supernatural drama, Anne Rice's Interview with the Vampire, for a fourth season. The next chapter in the franchise will be titled Queen of the Damned, based on Rice's best-selling novel. "We can't wait to continue the journey with Queen of the Damned, one of the most iconic stories in Anne Rice's mythology, and watch our established and beloved characters confront Akasha with their world, and ours, very much hanging in the balance," Dan McDermott, chief content officer of AMC Global Media and President of AMC Studios, said in a statement Friday. Season 3 of the franchise -- The Vampire Lestat -- wrapped up last Sunday. |
| Future's 'The Real Me' tops U.S. album chart | Rapper Future's The Real Me 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 Morgan Wallen's I'm the Problem at No. 3, Ella Langley's Dandelion at No. 4 and Noah Kahan's The Great Divide at No. 5. Rounding out the top tier are Drake's Iceman at No. 6, the Rolling Stones' Foreign Tongues at No. 7, the Heated Rivalry soundtrack at No. 8, Michael Jackson's Thriller at No. 9 and Wallen's One Thing at a Time at No. 10. |