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Steven Spielberg’s filmography includes some of the greatest motion pictures of all time: We’re talking classics like Raiders of the Lost Ark, Schindler’s List, Jurassic Park, Saving Private Ryan, and Bridge of Spies, just to name a few. Though the bulk of his outputs have been critically acclaimed, the Oscar-winning director says there’s one movie of […]
While Steven Spielberg is “encouraged” by the presence of Top Gun: Maverick and Avatar: The Way of Water in this year’s nominees class for Best Picture at the Academy Awards, he still wishes the expanded 10-movies category could have included The Dark Knight years ago. The bump up to 10 went into effect back in 2009, […]
The original model that brought E.T. to life in Steven Spielberg’s 1982 film E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial has been sold at an auction for $2,560,000, CBS News reports. The animatronic model sold for the eye-watering amount as part of a two-day sale by Julien’s Auctions and Turner Classic Movies over the past weekend. Described as the “original mechatronic […]
Mehran Karimi Nasseri, who famously inspired Steven Spielberg’s 2004 film The Terminal, died inside the Paris-Charles de Gaulle airport, CNN reports. The Iranian refugee, who lived in the French airport from 1988 until he was hospitalized in 2006, was pronounced dead on Saturday, Nov. 12 at the age of 76, per Le Monde. According to an airport […]
Drew Barrymore celebrated the 40th anniversary of E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial by reuniting with her former co-stars Henry Thomas, Dee Wallace, and Robert Macnaughton on Monday’s episode of the actress’ eponymous talk show. While sharing memories about filming the 1982 Steven Spielberg-directed sci-fi classic, Barrymore reflected on how the performance completely changed her life, transforming the then-seven-year-old into an overnight celebrity. “Steven […]
Laura Dern and Sam Neill will reprise their roles in Jurassic World: Dominion, the sixth and final installment in the Jurassic Park franchise. Along with their return comes the inevitable re-examination of their characters being romantically linked despite a 20-year age difference in the first film. “I am 20 years older than Laura! Which at the time was a […]
West Side Story may be nominated for Best Picture at this year’s Oscars, but one of the film’s stars might be watching the ceremony from home. Rachel Zegler, who played Maria in the Steven Spielberg-directed movie, took to Instagram on Saturday to let fans know that while she’s excited for the show, she wasn’t invited to […]
Deadline reports Antonio Banderas has been added to an already powerhouse cast for the forthcoming fifth installment in the Indiana Jones franchise. Harrison Ford is returning as the titular character, and will be joined by Phoebe Waller-Bridge (Fleabag), Mads Mikkelsen (Another Round, Doctor Strange, Hannibal), Boyd Holbrook (Logan), and Shaunette Renée Wilson (Black Panther). Steven Spielberg has chosen to step […]
Fuck it. Let’s build Jurassic Park. That’s what many have gleaned from recent comments by Max Hodak, one of the founders—alongside SpaceX and Tesla’s Elon Musk—of the neurotech company Neuralink. In a recent tweet, Hodak spoke on the present-day possibilities of a Jurassic Park-esque experience. “We could probably build jurassic park if we wanted to,” Hodak, who’s […]
According to Deadline, Steven Spielberg will cast Seth Rogen in the role of his favorite uncle, which is a role described as “a major” one, in a film that Spielberg’s loosely basing upon his time growing up in Arizona. The film is yet to get a title, but Deadline adds that Rogen joins a cast which will have Michelle […]
