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Actor Milla Jovovich saw her breakthrough role in 1997, when she played Leeloo in The Fifth Element. Jovovich had taken on supporting roles in movies such as Chaplin and Dazed and Confused, but her bigger role in The Fifth Element made Hollywood aware of who she was. The sci-fi movie was also significant in her life in that it brought together her and director Luc Besson. Besson and Jovovich entered a relationship and married in 1997.

However, Jovovich and Besson's romantic bond was not long for this world. While the pair would go on to make another movie together, The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc, in 1999, their marriage ended up falling apart. Besson and Jovovich got divorced in 1999, after only two years of marriage. Now, the actor has been married to director Paul W.S. Anderson, who she also met on a set, since 2009. But reflecting on her divorce, Jovovich recalls...

Spoiler Alert: Spoilers follow for the original GladiatorWere (hopefully) about to be entertained once again. Ridley Scotts long-awaited Gladiator II finally hits theaters next weekend, and if early buzz is to be trusted, viewers should expect another hugely engaging round of brutal combat and immaculately constructed setpieces. For a long time, viewers had no idea how Scott could possibly continue the 2000 Best Picture winning original, given that it ends with the lead characters death. But recent trailers have given us a better idea of Scotts vision for a legacy sequel (even if it does admittedly raise questions about whether hes retconning the first one).

With the new installment less than a week away, film junkies are understandably in a mad rush to rewatch the first Gladiator before seeing the sequel. But obviously, not everyone has the time to do so, plus theres an entire generation of people who missed seeing the original in theaters.

Ridley Scotts epic film Gladiator (2000) is widely considered one of the greatest sword and sandal period dramas. The film is, after 24 years, getting a well-deserved sequel. Now, fans who want to brush up on the original can watch it for free on the Roku Channel. The Russell Crowe, Joaquin Phoenix historical tale has even cracked a list of the Top 10 movies across all streaming platforms, landing at No. 10 per Reelgood.

Gladiator won five Academy Awards in 2001, including Best Picture. It's the tale of Commodus (Phoenix) who takes power and rank from Maximus (Crowe) who is then doomed to fight to the death in gladiator arenas.

The sequel, Gladiator II, over two decades coming, will be released in the United States on Nov. 22. It stars Paul Mescal as the son of Crowes Maximus and Connie Nielsens Lucilla. Gladiator II is directed by Scott with the screenplay written by David Scarpa and...

Joaquin Phoenix is widely considered one of the best actors of this generation and the Academy Awards recognized his talent when they awarded him the Best Actor award for 2019's Joker. However, the actor has been surrounded by controversies about wanting to leave projects ahead of filming.

This year, Phoenix left Todd Haynes' yet-untitled gay romance film five days before the film was supposed to start filming, and the film was ultimately scrapped. While the move shocked the people involved in the project, it turns out he's been trying to get out of projects for a long time. In a new interview with The New York Times, legendary director Ridley Scott revealed he also tried to get out of his role in 2000's Gladiator.

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The redesign of the Toymaker in Doctor Who's 60th anniversary episode completely changes the character's appearance, removing problematic elements and adding whimsy. The Toymaker's multiple outfits throughout the episode reflect different aspects of the character's personality, from blending in with the time period to showing psychedelic and dangerous sides. This drastic change in the Toymaker's look may signal a new trend in Doctor Who, where classic villains are updated for aesthetic and creative purposes, departing from the tradition of keeping their appearances the same.

Warning: spoilers ahead for Doctor Who's 60th anniversary specials.

Though the “new Davros” gained criticism, Doctor Who’s Toymaker proves the condemnation was wildly misplaced. The Doctor Who anniversary specials include some of the best storylines and characters. Villains like the Toymaker put all of time and space in jeopardy, only for the Doctor and their companions to sweep in to save the day.

Former Doctor Who writer Mark Gatiss reveals that his unmade episode, "The Suicide Exhibition," set during David Tennant's tenure, may be adapted into an expanded media production by Big Finish. Big Finish has a history of bringing unproduced Doctor Who stories to life, including scrapped scripts from classic-era Doctors, giving them the chance to further explore their respective eras. While it remains to be seen what foes would have featured in "The Suicide Exhibition," Big Finish's interest in the story could potentially lead to the adventure being realized, and David Tennant's previous work with them raises the possibility of him reprising his role.

Former Doctor Who writer Mark Gatiss teases that an unmade episode he penned from David Tennant's Tenth Doctor era may find new life as an expanded media production in the Whoniverse. The Sherlock co-creator and actor has penned nine episodes throughout the show's revival, writing for Tennant,...

Doctor Who's 60th anniversary will see Neil Patrick Harris' The Toymaker enter the fold. The Toymaker is a classic Doctor Who villain, but his use in the series has been limited. Without the ability to find some past episodes, fans can't watch the ones featuring The Toymaker.

Doctor Who is nearing its 60th anniversary. The British show is the jewel in the BBC's crown and has become a huge part of TV history. The science fiction and time-traveling adventures of The Doctor have been loved by multiple generations, and it is time to welcome someone new to the T.A.R.D.I.S. While the 60th anniversary might usher in the debut of Ncuti Gatwa and the return of David Tennant in the titular role, it also welcomes Neil Patrick Harris to the cast.

Harris, who formerly starred in How I Met Your Mother and A Series Of Unfortunate Events,...

Doctor Who's 60th Anniversary Specials are now just months away. The celebratory episodes will see the return of David Tennant and Catherine Tate, as well as the debut of Ncuti Gatwa's Fifteenth Doctor. Additionally, Neil Patrick Harris is set to play the specials' main antagonist. While details about Harris' character are scarce, fans quickly latched onto the idea Harris could be playing the Celestial Toymaker.

The aforementioned villain was last seen on-screen in the 1966 serial "The Celestial Toymaker." While suspicions began upon the reveal of key art depicting Harris in a Geppetto-esque toymaker getup, signs spotted during the specials' filming referenced the Toymaker. The signs also referenced his clown minion Joey, which further hinted Harris could in fact be playing the nefarious immortal with a penchant for games. While the Doctor Who 60th Anniversary Specials could potentially see an epic return of the classic villain, he actually almost...

Continuing along with our theme of posters with little girls facing away from us in horror films, here we have In the Trap from Alessio Liguori (Report 51).    Dark Sky Films announced the Digital/VOD release of In The Trap will be on April 10th. The poster with the common layout and trailer were passed along, have a look below.    In The Trap stars David Bailie (Pirates of the Carribean), Robert Nairne (Marrowbone), Jamie Paul (Black Mirror), Paola Bontempi (El ataúd de cristal), Sonya Cullingford and Miriam Galanti (Scarlett).    Philip, a young proofreader, has been living in a self-imposed prison. Convinced that an evil force wants to take possession of his soul, he secludes himself in his childhood apartment, the only place where...

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Leading Italian sales company True Colors has closed a slew of sales at the Cannes Market and landed North American deals on horror pic “In The Trap” and gay-themed comedy “An Almost Ordinary Summer,” acquired respectively by Mpi Media Group and Wolfe Releasing.

The English-language “In The Trap” (pictured) directed by Italy’s Alessio Liguori as his feature-film debut, and produced by Italian shingles Dreamworld Movies and Mad Rocket Entertainment generated a flurry of deals, confirming the growing global appetite for horror titles and the resurgence of Italy’s capability to churn out chillers that can travel.

“In The Trap,” which features an international cast comprising South Africa’s David Bailie (“Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End”), and Sonya Cullingford (“The Mummy”), is about a solitary proof reader trapped by fear in his apartment where he is tortured by an unknown evil force. Besides the U.S. and Canada,...

"To find our place in the universe, we must venture beyond our boundaries." Gravitas Ventures debuted this full trailer for the space sci-fi The Beyond, one of the first features from Hasraf 'HaZ' Dulull, who got his start making cool sci-fi short films on Vimeo. We featured a teaser trailer for this earlier in the year, but the film has undergone extensive reshoots and re-edits, and this new trailer is a better look at what HaZ has cooked up. The Beyond is a low-budget sci-fi somewhat based on the idea first introduced in his short Project Kronos - first contact. It's about astronauts going through a wormhole ("The Void") to another part of the universe, who return early, and now everyone wants to know what they found on the other side. The cast includes Nigel Barber, Jane Perry, Brian Deacon, and David Bailie. Sci-fi geeks need to see this. Here's...

Texas-based independent distributors Well Go USA have released on Blu-ray Anthony O’Brien’s apocalyptic Western-thriller The Timber starring Josh Peck (Danny Collins, The Wackness), James Ransone (Sinister, Inside Man), Elisa Lasowski (Eastern Promises), Mark Caven (Maleficent) and David Bailie (Pirates of the Caribbean franchise).

Synopsis: 1898. Alaskan frontier. Two brothers, balanced on the knife’s edge between foreclosure and salvation, head deep into the wilderness in an attempt to execute a warrant in hopes of saving their home. Torn from their family, they face harsh elements, crazed men, and death at every corner in pursuit of the outlaw, a twisted man who has turned the Yukon Territory into his own personal hell. The Timber captures the mania, starvation, swindles, hardships, and dangers that were part of the late 19th century’s historic rush for gold. This is a story of greed, betrayal, and redemption in a place where bloodshed was...

Can't wait for The Hateful Eight and Bone Tomahawk? Then we have the perfect movie for you to pass the time while you wait for these two Westerns to arrive in theaters later this year. The Timber makes it's debut on Blu-ray, DVD and Digital HD today, October 6th. We have an exciting, action-packed clip from this adventure. The film is directed by Anthony O'Brien and stars Josh Peck and James Ransone.

Set against the harsh backdrop of the 1898 Yukon, Josh Peck (Josh Peck) and James Ransone (James Ransone) are fighting to survive the harsh wintery landscape in this apocalyptic Western-thriller arriving from Well Go USA Entertainment. In the Wild West, two brothers embark on a journey to collect a bounty in a desperate attempt to save their home. But what they find along the way is more than they bargained for. The Timber also stars Elisa Lasowski, Mark Caven and David Bailie.

Set against the harsh backdrop of the 1898 Yukon, Josh Peck (Danny Collins, The Wackness) and James Ransone (Sinister, Inside Man) star in the apocalyptic Western-thriller The Timber, debuting on Blu-ray, DVD and Digital HD October 6 from Well Go USA Entertainment. Before you pick up this thriller in a few months, we have your first look at the exclusive trailer, that shows the unforgiving environment this story is set in. In the Outback's Wild West, two desperate brothers take a job as bounty hunters to save their home. But in The Timber, brutality and bloodshed is the law of the land.

In the Wild West, two brothers embark on a journey to collect a bounty in a desperate attempt to save their home: but what they find along the way is more than they bargained for. Balanced on the knife's edge between foreclosure and salvation, they head deep into the wilderness...

Exclusive: British cinematographer Polly Morgan also boards Ayoub Qanir’s sci-fi thriller.

Simon Armstrong has joined the cast of Artificio Conceal.

The Game of Thrones actor will star alongside David Bailie, Nick Cornwall, Andrew Whipp and Duran Fulton Brown in the sci-fi thriller written and directed by Ayoub Qanir, whose previous films include Koyakatsi and Human After All.

Armstrong said: “As an actor you don’t read enough scripts like this. Original, intriguing and very, very dark. What’s not to like?”

Production will begin in London this month. The film is produced by Peter Fraser, Sarah McCarthy and Qanir.

British cinematographer Polly Morgan is also on board the film, which centres on a man who awakens in an Interpol interrogation room to find his memories have been replaced and his identity lost.

“The relationship between technology and the human experience has always been fascinating to me and I had recently read an article about individual perception...

Exclusive: Pirates of the Caribbean star boards sci-fi short, directed by Ayoub Qanir [pictured].

David Bailie has joined the cast of Artificio Conceal.

Directed by Ayoub Qanir, the sci-fi short centres on Marcus Green who wakes in an Interpol interrogation room to find his memories have been replaced and his identity lost.

Principal photography is set to begin in London this summer. It is produced by The Dark Matter of Love director Sarah McCarthy.

Bailie, who played Cotton in the Pirates of the Caribbean series, commented: “What attracted me to Artificio Coneal is that it sheds light on the shadowy structures of power that underpin our world.”

“It’s a great delight to be working with such a celebrated artist. I am truly looking forward to the Artificio adventure,” added Qanir, who has previously directed Koyakatsi and Human After All.

Chicago – Legendary is one way to describe C2E2 – the Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo. Comic book and pop culture fans gathered at McCormick Place in Chicago from April 26-28, 2013, for three days of celebration with their favorite comic, movie, game and television celebrities, and HollywoodChicago.com was there.

One of the highlights of the expo were two stars from the hot HBO epic series, “Game of Thrones,” Natalie Dormer and James Cosmo. Like many of the celebrity participants, they held a forum at which fans asked questions about the current season. AMC’s “The Walking Dead” also was also represented, with Laurie Holden and Chandler Riggs holding court. And there were old favorites like Julie Newmar and Burt Ward of the 1966 classic TV series “Batman,” signing autographs and greeting admirers.

Photographer Joe Arce of HollywoodChicago.com was on hand to capture these Exclusive Photos of the celebrities at C2E...

What’s that age old saying? Ah yes, ‘never work with children or animals’, good solid advice. Sometimes they’re an important part in films and are often well trained so they don’t cause trouble. But one police officer found out the hard way how protective these movie star pets can be when he was attacked by an angry parrot. The bird, named Chips, starred in the first installment on the swashbuckling series, Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, alongside Johnny Depp, Keira Knightley and Orlando bloom.

His female owner was pulled over at Dover ferry dock in Kent after an officer spotted her macaw flying around inside the vehicle. After checks showed she was banned from driving, a newly trained officer, PC Martin Dadd, was chosen to drive her car to the pound with the parrot still inside. Chips was extremely angry about the...

First in the series of upcoming audio adaptations of TV scripts that never made it past the pre-production stage before Doctor Who was put on ice for 18 months in 1985, in November Big Finish bring to life The Nightmare Fair, a story by former series producer Graham Williams. Adapted for audio by Big Finish' John Ainsworth, The Nightmare Fair stars Colin Baker as the Sixth  Doctor, Nicola Bryant as Peri and David Bailie as The Celestial Toymaker. Bailie is well-known to Doctor Who fans...