Anthony Hopkins thinks acting in Marvel films is ‘pointless’

Persona 3 Reload, the 3D remake of Persona 3 from 2006, has gotten a new trailer and set of screenshots out of this year’s Anime Expo convention, showing off Atlus‘ efforts to totally transform the original title.The trailer features the English voice cast for Persona 3 Reload for the first time, showing off Alejandro Saab as Akihiko Sanada, Suzie Yeung as Fuuka Yamagishi and Allegra Clark as Mitsuru Kirijo.Rounding out the rest of the cast is Aleks Le as the playable protagonist Makoto Yuki, Heather Gonzalez as Yukari Takeba, Zeno Robinson as Junpei Iori, Dawn M. Bennett as Aigis, Justine Lee as Ken Amada and Justice Slocum as Shinjiro Aragaki.Fans were treated to new screenshots of the game’s turn based battles and dialogues as well as renders of the characters Akihiko, Fuuka and Mitsuru.

OnePoll survey that tested the patriotic knowledge of 1,000 US respondents, 99% of whom identified as either a born or naturalized citizen of the United States.When asked what July 4 is meant to officially commemorate, only 59% gave the correct answer: “The signing of the Declaration of Independence.” Although 41% got the question wrong, 22% came close, choosing “The establishment of the United States as an independent nation.”Similarly, only 45% correctly answered the year the very first organized celebration of independence took place: 1777, a year after the Declaration of Independence was signed in 1776.“At night there was a grand exhibition of fireworks (which began and concluded with thirteen rockets) on the Commons, and the city was beautifully illuminated,” The Pennsylvania Evening Post reported of the event.Where the rest of the survey was concerned, however, many respondents did well in their understanding of U.S. history and Civics, answering a series of questions that are often used in the U.S.

Naman Ramachandran Disney’s “Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny” debuted atop the U.K. and Ireland box office with £7.1 million ($9 million), according to numbers released by Comscore. The release marked the fifth biggest opening weekend for a film in 2023 in the territory, including previews, with a market share of 43%. In its fifth weekend, Sony’s “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse” racked up a further £1.5 million in second place, taking its total to £25.9 million. Universal’s “Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken” debuted in third position with £885,056. In its sixth weekend, Disney’s “The Little Mermaid” earned £837,859 in fourth place for a total of £25 million.

Naman Ramachandran Amazon miniTV, the free streaming service available on the Amazon Shopping app in India, is dubbing a raft of Korean, Turkish, Mandarin and Spanish dramas into the Hindi language for local consumption under the MiniTV Imported banner. The first set of shows, which streams from July 7, are all Korean and includes “Cheer Up,” “Heart Surgeons” and “Doctor Detective.” Amogh Dusad, head of content, Amazon miniTV, said: “In recent times, the viewing preferences of digital video consumers in India have changed significantly. They love diversity in content offering and are looking for unique stories & captivating characters from across the world. We have curated a list of blockbuster shows, from Korean, Turkish, Mandarin, Spanish and many more languages, that we believe will resonate with Indian viewers.”

Will Tizard Contributor Although set in a noirish Northern California, “Fremont” – which premiered at Sundance and plays in competition at Karlovy Vary this week – is a refugee story that’s firmly rooted in reality. Director Babak Jalali’s casting of real-life Afghan refugee Anaita Wali Zada, a first-time actor, in the lead role gives some indication of his commitment to authenticity. The hardboiled script, co-written with Carolina Cavalli, turns on a young woman, Donya, working in a Chinese fortune cookie factory while starved for sleep and wracked with PTSD from her past life working with the U.S. military in Afghanistan. The tight dialogue lends another level of stylized sheen to the film, as does the appearance of two veteran actors in wry performances – Gregg Turkington as a Jack London-obsessed therapist, and Jeremy Allen White, best known for his role as master chef in TV series “The Bear,” as a lovelorn mechanic.

The US Ninth Circuit Appeals Court has upheld the ruling in a copyright dispute over the circles of hell image famously used on Nirvana’s merchandise since the 1990s. The appeals court concurred that the dispute would be better fought out in a UK court.The image in question was seemingly created in the late 1940s by British writer CW Scott-Giles, depicting Upper Hell as described in Dante Alighieri’s ‘The Divine Comedy’.

Princess Catherine (aka Kate Middleton) truly has an eye for details.

East Kilbride will face Celtic ‘B’ in the first round of the SPFL Trust Trophy after the draw was made at Hampden this afternoon.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are in their "flop era" according to Rolling Stone Magazine.

Love, communication and compromise are the key ingredients needed for a long lasting marriage say a loved up Ayrshire couple who celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary last week.

An Ayrshire charity has celebrated its fourth anniversary with a milestone funding announcement.

Barbie because the film includes the “nine dash line map” that depicts islands in the South China Sea as being controlled by Beijing.Vi Kien Thanh, director general of the Vietnam Cinema Department under the Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism, announced that Barbie will not be allowed to commercially screen in the nation, as ruled by the National Film Evaluation Council.“We do not grant license for the American movie ‘Barbie’ to release in Vietnam because it contains the offending image of the nine-dash line,” the state-run Tuoi Tre newspaper stated, citing Thanh (via Variety).The move follows Vietnam banning previous films including Uncharted and Abominable over the same issue.In 2016 the UN ruled unanimously against the validity of the “nine dash line” map, however China responded by saying that it doesn’t recognise the UN’s decision.Meanwhile, in other recent Barbie news, Margot Robbie has revealed the one request she made to director Greta Gerwig before filming the new movie.Set for release on July 21, Gerwig’s film stars Robbie in the titular role, with Ryan Gosling as Ken.Speaking about the film in an interview on The Kelly Clarkson Show, Robbie discussed how she fell in love with the character as a child when she was gifted a Barbie Dreamhouse for Christmas.Such was the impact the gift had on her, that she revealed she asked Gerwig to allow her to live out the real-life fantasy of the Dreamhouse in the film.“I’ll follow your vision. Whatever you want this Barbie movie to be, let’s do that,” she remembers telling the director.

Chris Hemsworth has said that he doesn’t want to continue playing Thor until people are “exhausted” and “roll their eyes”.The Australian actor has played the God Of Thunder in four solo films and nine Marvel movies altogether: Thor (2011), Thor: The Dark World (2013), Thor: Ragnarok (2017) and Thor: Love and Thunder (2022).However, he’s cast some doubt about whether he would be open to reprising the role again. “I’ve got to be careful how I word that because I have no idea what’s happening in the next phase,” Hemsworth told Entertainment Weekly.“There’s always conversations, like with Extraction. Before anything is official, people are throwing around ideas.

On the week I’m scheduled to speak with legendary artist Terry Gilliam, a quote from Martin Scorsese starts going viral. “I’m only now beginning to see the possibility of what cinema could be, and it’s too late,” Akira Kurosawa had expressed at 83.

EXCLUSIVE: Two-time Oscar winner Anthony Hopkins has signed with UTA.

The “Marvel formula” is a term used to describe the same-sameness of the dozens of films and TV projects from Marvel Studios. Most people focus on the obvious similarities in tone and structure.

Anthony Hopkins about acting in a Marvel film have resurfaced online this week.Back in 2021, Hopkins told The New Yorker that the green screen work that was a part of the filming experience was “pointless”.The Welsh actor first joined the Marvel world via Thor, first appearing in Kenneth Branagh’s directed movie in 2011.Playing Odin, the father of the titular character (who is portrayed by Chris Hemsworth), he also appeared in 2013’s Thor: The Dark World and 2017’s Thor: Ragnarok.Speaking about his time in the Marvel films, Hopkins said: “They put me in armour; they shoved a beard on me. Sit on the throne; shout a bit.

Martin Scorsese and Quentin Tarantino’s past criticism of Marvel movies as “super depressing”.In 2019, Scorsese said films in the Marvel Cinematic Universe were “not cinema”. The director later expanded upon his criticism in an article for The New York Times, where he highlighted their negative impact on the exhibition of non-franchise films.Tarantino, meanwhile, claimed Marvel actors aren’t real movie stars during a podcast appearance in November. “Part of the Marvel-ization of Hollywood is… you have all these actors who have become famous playing these characters.

EXCLUSIVE: Norwegian actor Rune Temte (Time Bandits) has signed with Artist International Group for management.

Chris Hemsworth and Sir Anthony Hopkins played father and son Thor and Odin in the Marvel movies and have ended up agreeing with some of their critics. The Oscar-winning 85-year-old, whose King of Asgard was killed off in 2017's Thor Ragnarok, dismissed filming on MCU movies. Speaking with The New Yorker, he said of his three outings as Odin: "They put me in armour; they shoved a beard on me.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director Marvel’s “Thor: Love and Thunder” was a box office hit with $760 million worldwide, but a lot of Marvel fans were turned off by writer-director Taika Waititi’s silly humor and the film’s unappealing visual effects. Thor actor himself, Chris Hemsworth, is aware of the negativity around his fourth “Thor” movie, and he even admitted in a new GQ magazine profile that “Love and Thunder” was “too silly” for its own good. “I think we just had too much fun. It just became too silly,” Hemsworth said about the movie. “It’s always hard being in the center of it and having any real perspective…I love the process, it’s always a ride. But you just don’t know how people are going to respond.”