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Peter Dinklage joins The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes

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The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes is challenging Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer when it comes to casting announcements with the news that Peter Dinklage is being added to the line-up for the blockbuster prequel.   Deadline reports that the Game of Thrones and Cyrano star will take the role of Casca Highbottom, dean of the Academy […]

Taika Waititi says Jeff Goldblum and Peter Dinklage’s Thor: Love and Thunder cut scenes weren’t “good enough”

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Having made his feelings clear about the potential for a Thor: Love and Thunder: Directors Cut, Taika Waititi has now been speaking about two high-profile cameos which found their way into the edit-suite recycle bin, revealing that the scenes featuring Jeff Goldblum and Peter Dinklage’s returning characters weren’t “good enough”.  Waititi was speaking to Insider about […]

Movie Review – Cyrano (2021)

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Cyrano, 2021. Directed by Joe Wright. Starring Peter Dinklage, Haley Bennett, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Ben Mendelsohn, Bashir Salahuddin, and Ray Strachan. SYNOPSIS: Too self-conscious to woo Roxanne himself, wordsmith Cyrano de Bergerac helps young Christian nab her heart through love letters. Speaking as a physically disabled person, one of the most frustrating tropes is an […]

The Toxic Avenger remake rated R for strong violence, gore and graphic nudity

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You better aim for that strong R-rating when you decide to remake a Troma classic. Thankfully, Legendary Entertainment’s upcoming remake of The Toxic Avenger will bring the gore and the gags upon its release. The MPAA has announced that the new Toxic Avenger will receive an R-rating, for “strong violence and gore, language throughout, sexual […]

Peter Dinklage teases Eitri return in Marvel’s Thor: Love and Thunder

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Out on the promotional campaign for his latest film Cyrano [read our review here], Game of Thrones star Peter Dinklage has teased his return to the Marvel Cinematic Universe in director Taika Waititi’s upcoming sequel Thor: Love and Thunder. Speaking to Empire, Dinklage was asked whether we might see the return of his Avengers: Infinity […]

Movie Review – Cyrano (2021)

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Cyrano, 2021. Directed by Joe Wright. Starring Peter Dinklage, Haley Bennett, Kelvin Harrison Jr, Ben Mendelsohn, Bashir Salahuddin and Monica Dolan. SYNOPSIS: An outsider soldier puts his skills as a poet to use as he turns match-maker for the woman he has always loved and an attractive but dull new recruit in his regiment. Gérard […]

Disney responds to Peter Dinklage’s Snow White live-action remake criticism

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Earlier this week, Game of Thrones star Peter Dinklage slammed Disney’s upcoming Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs live-action remake on Marc Maron’s WTF podcast, and now, Disney has responded to the actor’s criticisms. After praising the casting of West Side Story star Rachel Zegler, Dinklage told Maron: “I was a little taken aback when they were very […]

Peter Dinklage slams Disney’s Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs remake, calls it “f*cking backwards”

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Game of Thrones star Peter Dinklage has slammed Disney’s upcoming Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs live-action remake, calling it “fucking backwards.” During an interview on Marc Maron’s WTF podcast (via IndieWire) to promote his role in Cyrano, Dinklage praised the film’s casting of West Side Story star Rachel Zegler but called out the studio for missing […]

Trailer for Joe Wright’s Cyrano starring Peter Dinklage and Haley Bennett

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MGM has released a poster and trailer for Cyrano, the musical drama based on Erica Schmidt’s 2018 stage show version of Edmond Rostand’s Cyrano de Bergerac. Directed by Joe Wright, the film stars Peter Dinklage, Haley Bennett, Kelvin Harrison Jr., and Ben Mendelsohn; take a look here… Award-winning director Joe Wright envelops moviegoers in a symphony […]

Brendan Fraser joins Peter Dinklage, Josh Brolin and Glenn Close in Brothers

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Hot off the heels of Brendan Fraser’s casting in Martin Scorsese’s Killers of the Flower Moon, Deadline reports he has also joined Brothers from Palm Springs director Max Barbakow. Fraser joins a cast that includes Peter Dinklage (Game of Thrones), Josh Brolin (Dune) and Glenn Close (Hillbilly Elegy). There is no word on plot details, but Brothers will be a comedy from […]