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Exclusive: Chris Hemsworth (Thor & Extraction movies) and Sam Rockwell are “helping out” their stunt-world buddies in the first of an initial four-part movie series called Stuntnuts – yes, it’s a palindrome- which are being made under Matthew Vaughn’s Marv Films banner.

You may have spotted the Stuntnuts title being introduced in the trailer- directed by Vaughn- that Meta chief executive Mark Zuckerberg recently posted on his official Instagram page to promote Meta’s RayBan Smart Glasses.

It features Zuckerberg, initially seen with an arm ablaze, launching into a series of stunt set pieces with John Cena and Benson Boone choreographed to the tune of Junior Senior’s high energy pop classic Move Your Feet (And Feel United) .

Teaser ends with a befuddled Zuckerberg looking at his torched arm, exclaiming: “Hey, Meta, am I on fire?” You can watch it here:

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The inaugural London Action Festival (July 28-31) will open with a screening of “Die Hard,” with director John McTiernan and other guests in attendance at a Q&a. McTiernan’s “Predator” will also screen at the festival.

Visual effects in “Jurassic World: Dominion” will be explored via a masterclass from senior visualization supervisor Pawl Fulker, partner and creative director, Proof London Ltd and Dave Vickery, visual effects supervisor, Ilm, with the involvement of director Colin Trevorrow. This panel event is presented by Proof Inc. who celebrate their 20th anniversary this year.

With the support of “Kingsman” director Matthew Vaughn’s U.K. studio Marv, the festival will screen exclusive footage from their new action movie “School Fight,” marking the debut of stunt coordinator Damien Walters as director. Walters will deliver a masterclass on making the leap from stunt professional to director and cast members Greg Townley and Bobby Holland Hanton,...

Can Thor take on an arcade game? Well, let's just say Chris Hemsworth proved he totally deserved the Marvel role. On Thursday, March 25, the actor took to his Instagram Story and showed off his strength by playing a game where you have to punch a speed ball to rate your strength levels. The star first punched the ball, which earned him a score of 8,792. For context, the highest score marked on the game is 9,051. He then roundhouse-kicked the speed ball and scored a 7,721. He then shared a video of stuntman Bobby Holland Hanton punching the ball ferociously, which ended up being worth it as he pulled in a score of 9,112, breaking the previous high score! Fans loved the display of strength,...

Chris Hemsworth's body double is getting candid about how he struggles to keep up with the 'Thor' actor’s size.

The 37-year-old Hollywood star is training rigorously for the upcoming Marvel Studios film 'Thor: Love and Thunder' which is currently filming in Australia and is all set to surprise fans with his amazing transformation.

However, Bobby Holland Hanton, the man who has been stepping in for him has now admitted during an interview with Nova’s Fitzy & Wippa that the Marvel star is making his job even harder.

"Everyone is like 'Wow look at the size and him' and I'm like yeah that's brilliant, I'm that guy's double', so I text him, I'm like, 'Thanks very much dude, you've just made this even harder'," he said as per news.com.au.

"I train with him a lot, we train all the time, we're on the same diet regime and training,...

The 26th annual SAG Awards are getting underway tonight at 8 Pm Et/5 Pm Pt at the Shrine Auditorium, with the show airing live on TNT and TBS. SAG-aftra is presenting awards in 15 categories honoring the year’s best film and TV acting performances.

The handing out of awards has already began on the Shrine red carpet, with the ensemble stunt teams of Disney/Marvel’s Avengers: Endgame and HBO’s Game of Thrones winning the motion picture and TV categories, respectively.

Also on tap tonight is Robert De Niro receiving the SAG Life Achievement Award, with Leonardo DiCaprio doing the presenting. Both have dogs in the fight tonight: De Niro with Netlfix’s The Irishman and DiCaprio with Sony’s Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.

This year’s marquee Performance By a Cast in a Motion Picture category aside from the two mentioned above includes Lionsgate’s Bombshell — Bombshell,...

A collection of behind-the-scenes videos from Avengers: Endgame have surfaced and they show some of the insane stunt work that had to be done for Chris Hemsworth’s Fat Thor. As you’ll see, some of these stunt are pretty brutal. The stunt team certainly put Hemsworth’s stunt double, Bobby Holland Hanton, through some rough days.

The videos, which were shared on Instagram, show Hanton being blasted back and smashing into a massive fallen tree, shot forward into a faceplant with something and more. All of the videos are from the final massive battle between the Avengers and Thanos.

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Perhaps the most notable superhero absence in Avengers: Infinity War, after actual Avengers members Ant-Man and Hawkeye, was that of Valkyrie (Tessa Thompson), who was one of the leads in Thor: Ragnarok. Ragnarok, notably, ended right before Infinity War began, so it was kind of a big deal that she wasn’t even mentioned.

Valkyrie isn’t dead, of course — that much was confirmed by the Russo brothers and Infinity War screenwriters Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely on the Infinity War audio commentary. Since Thanos only killed half of the Asgardians in his ambush, that must mean that either she’s with the half who survived or she left before Thanos’ ship ambushed them.

Whatever the explanation, there is now reason to believe that Valkyrie is going to show up in Avengers 4. While her appearance in the film has not been confirmed officially and likely won’t be for a while,...

Scott McCall (as a human and as his wild werewolf self) and best bud Stiles have their very own Funko Pop! figures now. Collect whichever vinyl figure tickles your fancy this spring! Also in today's Highlights: Wesley Snipes reveals The Recall's release date at CinemaCon 2017, a look at the teaser trailer for Deep Shock, and the Tribeca Games Festival announcement.

Photos & Release Details for Funko's Teen Wolf Pop! Vinyls: From Funko: “Teen werewolf Scott McCall and his best friend Stiles are coming to Pop! vinyl!

Bitten the night before starting sophomore year of high school, Scott is now a True Alpha werewolf! Collect Scott in his human form, or as a werewolf!

Add them to your collection this spring!

Coming in May!”

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The Recall Premiere Date Announced at CinemaCon 2017: Press Release: "Announced today by star Wesley Snipes at CinemaCon in Las Vegas, Minds Eye Entertainment’s sci-fi...

As Thor in the Avengers movies, Chris Hemsworth spends a lot of time showing off his beefy muscles and swinging his magic hammer, but—due to Thor’s godly powers—almost everything he does beyond that is heavily aided by digital effects. Spider-Man: Homecoming star Tom Holland, on the other hand, doesn’t seem to be getting ready for a superhero movie so much as he seems to be getting ready to become a superhero in real life. We’ve already seen him showing off his dance moves (an important skill for fighting crime) alongside co-star Zendaya, and now he has specifically called out his In The Heart Of The Sea co-star for his lack of practical superhero-ing skills.

But first, let’s back up a bit. A few weeks ago, Hemsworth posted the following video on Instagram of some training he was doing with stuntman Bobby Holland Hanton:...

Created by CoolProps, the life-size heads of both the Brown and Blue Alien Warrior as well as the newborn Alien from Alien: Resurrection are now available to pre-order from Sideshow Collectibles. Also: Funko and Previews’ San Diego Comic-Con exclusive Swamp Thing Pop! vinyl figure, a new poster and teaser for the short film Lion, and, lastly, a trailer and theatrical / VOD rollout details for Raiders!: The Story of the Greatest Fan Film Ever Made.

CoolProps’ Life-Size Alien Heads Photos and Release Details: Alien Warrior (Brown) Life-Size Head: “Sideshow and CoolProps are pleased to present the Alien Warrior Life-Size Head Prop Replica. The “Alien Warrior” was part of dozens of aliens that were propagated from the alien queen in the 1986 movie Aliens. Alien Warriors appeared many times in the movie, but only a few suits were made for shooting.

CoolProps has produced this piece based on the original mold, which is without lips,...

Getting and maintaining the body of a Norse God isn’t easy — unless you’re Chris Hemsworth. The Australian actor's longtime stunt double Bobby Holland Hanton recently spoke to Us Weekly about training with Hemsworth on the set of Avengers: Age Of Ultron and previous blockbuster flicks. “We both train twice a day and eat about eight meals a day when we’re getting into Thor shape,” says Hanton, who also works out with Hemsworth’s on-set trainer and childhood friend Luke Zocchi. “It sounds fun, but eventually you start to really hate food.” Hemsworth, who is [...]...

It took Avengers: Age of Ultron more than its stars to bring Earth's mightiest heroes to life. Stuntman Bobby Holland Hanton was among the stunt team that made Age of Ultron's heroics possible, and pulling double duty to do it. Hanton not only had to get into Thor (Chris Hemsworth) shape, he also had to match Captain America (Chris Evans) for the first part of the shoot. Hanton's lengthy list of credits include Thor: Dark World, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, The Dark Knight Rises, HBO's Game of Thrones. He also flexes his style muscles as Dove Men+Care Grooming Expert, a title he’s held

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There are a handful more interviews (at least) on the way given that the film year doesn't end until the Oscars are handed out and other films are still playing -- so we'll keep updating this particular page as we did in previous years (linked below). Nathaniel leaves for Los Angeles for the Critics Choice awards mid week and Michael we'll join him at Sundance the following week. It's high season! Can you handle all of these things happening at once every day?

If you've missed any of our chats, they're listed below. It's one of the only perks of a life of movie blogging to be able to meet talented people and grill them about their gifts and work (albeit in a usually rushed way!). Hope you enjoy reading them!

The Actors

Joan Chen & Zhu Zhu (Marco Polo)

Carrie Coon (Gone Girl)

Chadwick Boseman (Get On Up)

Jason Clarke...

Let's pretend we've been off air for a few month and Tfe's fall season starts tomorrow, 8 Am Est with a special Tuesday Top Ten day, reviews as Lists, or Lists as Lists, or Picture Lists or whatever -- top tens all day. Throw some confetti (Tfe has, strangely, a devout but possessive following. Don't keep things you love to yourself: share, tweet and like your favorites! Donate a cup of coffee a month - see sidebar)

Whenever I announce a new season, I like to illustrate with ruthless programmer Diana Christensen even though she'd immediately cancel us for our ratings share and low episode counts

The Semi-Regulars

Mondays Monologues | Stage Door | Beauty vs. Beast

Tuesdays Top Ten | Curio | New Or Returning Series

Wednesdays New Or Returning | A Year With Kate - only 11 episodes left!

Thursdays Ahs: Freakshow | New Or Returning | Tim's Toons

Fridays Posterized | Michael's Weekly Review

Saturdays Meet...

The name Bobby Holland Hanton may not ring a bell. Even the face of the strapping spokesman for Dove Men+Care might not clue you into his incredible onscreen career. But this British gymnast has lived the dream of countless fanboys. As a hotly sought stuntman, Hanton has stepped into the boots, suits and capes of such superheroes as Batman, Thor, Captain America, Green Lantern and James Bond. With San Diego Comic Con about to kick off, we wanted to get to know the man behind some of modern superhero movies' most exhilarating moments, and learn how some of these mind-blowing stunts came together. Thor, Thor: The Dark World I spoke on the phone with Bobby Holland Hanton while he was in the midst of production on Avengers: Age of Ultron at Shepperton Studios in London. As in Thor: The Dark World, he has been hired to stunt double for...

Boy Culture counts down 100 best Golden Girls guest spots - movie stars of yore!

The Daily Beast has an excellent piece on Tammy and Melissa McCarthy's career and body (also body of work) by Teo Bugbee

New Yorker thorough piece on the arguments for and against VOD for indies and the question of "cultural endurance" (I'm against VOD in general but I recognize that's probably because I live in NYC where I can actually see the movies and I think moviegoing is so much more immersive than watching things at home)

Me Says considers Notes on a Scandal (2006) the Whatever Happened to Baby Jane of our time 

Bad-Ass Digest on Exodus: Gods and Kings' 'white men with bronzer' cast. Will it finally crystallize the white-wash problem for people who still don't get it? 

Nathaniel R and have you seen that tacky black&white-in-color poster?

EW Dick Jones the...

For those of you who experienced massive internet failures and couldn't be here every day as per best practice, make sure not to miss these six highlights from the past week or so...

Yes No Maybe So: Birdman that traiser was rather astonishing, don't you think?

Is Studio Animation In Trouble? Tim is worried and with good reason

Top Stuntman Interview Bobby Holland Hanton has been Batman, Bond, Captain America, Thor, and Green Lantern. What have you been up to?

2004 Party The podcast looks back on one of the best cinematic years

Katharine Hepburn vs. the McCarthy Era Anne Marie is almost halfway through her ambitious "A Year With Kate" series!

Big Eyes sneak Test screenings have begun

 

And, finally, La Streep somehow took over the week unexpectedly. There was Into the Woods news, the new HBO Maria Callas project, her Birthday and a supporting role on our latest podcast.

Bobby Holland HantonHave you ever fantasized about being a superhero? Bobby Holland Hanton doesn't need to. He's done it time and again.

Though he's only been in the movie business since Quantum of Solace (2008), the young fit Brit stuntman has already worn the Batsuit, Thor's cape, James Bond's suits, and... well whatever it is anyone was wearing on the set of Green Lantern before it was replaced by CGI. You can see Bobby somewhere in the battle sequences of Maleficent at the moment, albeit much less foregrounded than he usually is due to doubling a who's who of A list leading men.

A former gymnast, he competed for Great Britain until he was 17, he lives a very regimented life. Before any shoot, he shifts the training to "match" the body of whoever he'll be stunt doubling for. He's stepped in on the difficult stuff for Christian Bale, Daniel Craig,...

Bobby Holland Hanton is an award-winning stuntman who has made a name for himself as a stunt double for many big-name actors in blockbuster films. Join us as we discuss his life as a stunt performer and the difficulties involved in preparing for these high-profile and very physical roles.

Cinelinx recently got the opportunity to talk with Bobby Holland Hanton about his exciting career as a stuntman. He has been performing stunts in films since 2008 and his impressive filmography is full of big names and big movies. He has performed stunts in many blockbuster films including Inception, Pirates of the Caribbean, Harry Potter, Inception, Skyfall, and John Carter, among others. He has been featured as a stunt double to many of today’s most popular action stars including Daniel Craig as James Bond in Quantum of Solace, Christian Bale as Batman in The Dark Knight Rises, Ryan Reynolds as Hal Jordan in The Green Lantern,...

Bobby Holland Hanton has doubled for Batman in The Dark Knight Rises, Daniel Craig in Skyfall and of course, Chris Hemsworth in Thor: The Dark World. In short, he's the 'real action' behind a lot of today's top action stars. The skilled stuntman recently took time out of his busy schedule to answer a few questions from Cbm. Check it out. Mark Julian: How did you get started as a stunt performer? Bobby Holland Hanton: I have had a physical career since a very young age, particularly in gymnastics. I enjoy being active, and crave the adrenaline that comes along with the job. I got a call out of the blue to audition to double for Daniel Craig in "Quantum of Solace." It was a dream come true. I went in for four or five vigorous exercise auditions; six weeks turned into six months, and I've never looked back.

Stunt teams from Skyfall and Game of Thrones have won this year’s SAG Award for Outstanding Action Performances by Film and Television Stunt Ensembles. SAG Awards Committee Chair JoBeth Williams and committee member Scott Bakula announced the award from the red carpet at the 19th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards and were webcast on tntdrama.com, tbs.com and People.com which will be streaming until 5 Pm Pt / 8 Pm Et. The Stunt Ensemble Honors recognize recognize stunt performers and coordinators. Nominees were chosen by their film and television nominating committees and were announced December 12, 2012. The recipients are: Outstanding Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture Skyfall (Columbia Pictures) Hussain Abdullah Arsha Aghdasi Mahsa Ahmadi Gillian Aldam Lucy Allen Scott Armstrong Gary Arthurs Amir Badri Lee Bagley Cody Banta Carly Barnes Lloyd Bass Nikki Berwick Mustafa Beyter Dani Biernat Nellie Burroughes Michael Byrch Annabel Canaven Justo Usin Carrera...

There weren't any main cast members of the Marvel sequel sighted, however, Chris Hemsworth's ‘Thor’ stunt-double, Bobby Holland Hanton, and Christopher Eccleston's ‘Malekith’ double returned to The Dark World set today. And action with the Accursed villain and his Dark Elf army feature in new photos (via @MisterGreenwich) and scene details (via Expederest), while videos (courtesy of @Nailbiter via BadTaste) show the titular hero going airborne seemingly at their force. (Spoiler Warning)“All the rubble and stuff is from a spaceship that crashes into the grounds. It’ll be added with CGI later on. So will more of the damage caused by the crash. The wing also destroys the pillars on the left (in this picture), that are covered with blue. Malekith leads an army of elves over the rubble, which is where the ship would of crash landed. On Monday, they were filming a scene that was...

Set photos from the early days of filming for Marvel's much-anticipated Thor: The Dark World had the first look at the God of Thunder's new threads, donned by Chris Hemsworth once again. While we only had a distanced glimpse then, a new mysterious photo has surfaced from the set offering a closeup on the Asgardian armor, donned by famous stuntman Bobby Holland Hanton. Check it out! Marvel Studios’ “Thor: The Dark World” continues the big-screen adventures of Thor, the Mighty Avenger, as he battles to save Earth and all the Nine Realms from a shadowy enemy that predates the universe itself. In the aftermath of Marvel’s “Thor” and “Marvel’s The Avengers,” Thor fights to restore order across the cosmos…but an ancient race led by the vengeful Malekith returns to plunge the universe back into darkness. Faced with an enemy that even Odin and Asgard cannot withstand, Thor...