Mark Hamill
Box Office: The Lupita Nyong’o-Voiced ‘Wild Robot’ Makes Small Change to September Release Date
DreamWorks Animation’s September event movie The Wild Robot is tweaking its release plans. The family film will now open in theaters on Sept. 27, 2024, instead of a week earlier on Sept. 20. The move gives Wild Robot some distance from Paramount’s animated Transformers One, which moved to the Sept. 20 date earlier this week. […]
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A ‘Star Wars’ Actor Says Goodbye (to His Memorabilia)
Anthony Daniels is parting with his head, and he’s feeling a little hesitant. The actor, who has played the intergalactic robot C-3PO in numerous Star Wars movies and TV shows spanning over 40 years, is unloading his entire collection of Star Wars goodies in an auction thrown by memorabilia specialists Propstore that will be held […]
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Christian Bale, Gemma Chan, Mark Hamill and Florence Pugh Lead ‘The Boy and the Heron’ English-Language Voice Cast
Indie producer and distributor GKIDS has revealed the English voice cast for Hayao Miyazaki’s anticipated hand-drawn animated feature The Boy and the Heron. The cast includes Christian Bale (Shoichi Maki), Dave Bautista (the Parakeet King), Gemma Chan (Natsuko), Willem Dafoe (Noble Pelican), Karen Fukuhara (Lady Himi), Mark Hamill (Grand Uncle), Robert Pattinson (The Grey Heron) […]
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‘The Fall of the House of Usher’ Review: Mike Flanagan’s Netflix Bloodbath Delivers Blunt Payback to Pharmaceutical Dynasty
The horror auteur uses his familiar acting troupe and the works of Edgar Allan Poe as the backdrop for an eight-episode takedown of an opioid-pushing family that somewhat resembles the Sacklers.
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Arleen Sorkin, Original Voice of Harley Quinn and ‘Days of Our Lives’ Actress, Dies at 67
Arleen Sorkin, who portrayed Calliope Jones on the NBC soap opera Days of Our Lives and served as the original voice of the DC Comics character Harley Quinn, had died. She was 67. Sorkin died Thursday, a source told The Hollywood Reporter. Health issues kept her from acting in recent years. DC boss James Gunn […]
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‘Star Wars’: 20 Memorable Quotes From the Iconic Films
Even if they’ve never seen a single minute of a Star Wars movie, it’s likely that most people could come up with at least one quote from George Lucas’ iconic films. After all, the franchise even has its own holiday in honor of the phrase “may the Force be with you.” For a franchise that […]
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‘The Machine’ Star Bert Kreischer on His Improbable Journey to the Big Screen
Bert Kreischer is living proof that truth is stranger than fiction. In the mid-’90s, Kreischer went on a Florida State class trip to Russia, and to make a long story short, the Russian mafia forced the 22-year-old college kid to rob a passenger train that included his classmates. The Florida native somehow made it out […]
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Mark Hamill Says Michael Keaton’s Role as Batman Encouraged Him to Audition for Joker
Mark Hamill’s role as the Joker in Batman: The Animated Series may not have happened if it weren’t for Michael Keaton’s Caped Crusader. In a recent interview with Wired, the Star Wars actor explained that the controversy surrounding Keaton’s casting and his eventual success with it helped him feel more confident going into his audition […]
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Mark Hamill Talks ‘The Machine,’ His ‘Star Wars’ Future and Joining Mike Flanagan’s Repertory Company
Mark Hamill knows full well that he’s perceived as one of pop culture’s most heroic figures, so he welcomes any opportunity he can get to go against type. In the case of his latest film, The Machine, Hamill and stand-up comedian Bert Kreischer play father and son, and to put it mildly, they get caught […]
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Bert Kreischer’s ‘The Machine’ to Hit Theaters Over Memorial Day
Comedian and star Bert Kreischer’s The Machine will laugh its way into theaters on May 26, the beginning of the long Memorial Day weekend. Legendary Star Wars actor Mark Hamill co-stars opposite Kreischer. Sony and Legendary announced the film’s release date on Wednesday. The two companies recently announced a multi-year distribution deal. The film is […]
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‘Willow’ Star Warwick Davis Took Inspiration from Mark Hamill’s ‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’ Performance
[This story contains spoilers for the first two episodes of Willow.] It’s been 34 years since Warwick Davis last played the Nelwyn sorcerer Willow Ufgood, but now he’s back to lead a new generation of heroes on another world-saving adventure in the Disney+ series Willow. Davis first joined the Lucasfilm family as Wicket, the courageous […]
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Mark Hamill Joins Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s Army Fundraising Effort
Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky has tapped Luke Skywalker actor Mark Hamill to help fundraise for his country’s military effort against an invading Russia. The star has been named an ambassador of Ukraine’s UNITED24 fundraising platform, the initiative announced Thursday. Hamill will be suitably tasked with helping to raise funds to purchase drones for the Ukrainian […]
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