December 21, 2020 • No Comments • Entertainment News

Photo credit: Daniel McFadden(NEW YORK) — Deadpool series star Morena Baccarin says it was a “thrilling ride” to star in the new disaster film Greenland.

In the film, Baccarin plays Allison Garrity, a mother and the estranged wife of a structural engineer handpicked by the government to survive the impending global disaster. Baccarin tells ABC Audio that the action-packed drama could have been taken from a page out of 2020.

“I mean the only thing 2020 doesn’t have right now is a comet or asteroid disaster, but there’s still time,” she laughs.

“[But,] I feel like this movie really spoke to me because of its adrenaline pace,” Baccarin continues. “I thought it was a really thrilling ride, but it was so deeply rooted in reality. And what would actually be happening to people if that was going on.”

Unlike other disaster films, Baccarin says Greenland did its best to stray away from the usual tropes like the “sexy scientist in the corner figuring out how to save the world.”

“It was a real family striving to survive and to save each other,” she says. “And I loved the relationship between the three of them — [that] it was complicated, that it was messy, and that a lot of really terrible stuff happened.” 

Greenland, also starring Gerard Butler, is now available On Demand.

By Candice Williams
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December 21, 2020 • No Comments • Entertainment News

Photo by 20th Century-Fox/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Brian Volk-Weiss is the guy behind Netflix’s successful behind-the-scenes shows The Movies That Made Us, and The Holiday Movies That Made Us, among others.

The shows take a deep dive into how classic films like Dirty Dancing, Die Hard, Ghostbusters, and Elf came together — and unlike other documentaries, they’re very funny.

Volk-Weiss tells ABC Audio this was very intentional. “I loved documentaries my whole life, like long before it was like cool and mainstream, and one of the things that I noticed was — and I always thought this was really weird — a lot of docs about jovial topics would have a tone more fitting, like- The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich or something. I’m like, “You’re doing a doc about He-Man. What’s with the horror movie music? It’s He-Man. It should be fun.”

The established producer, who has worked with the likes of Kevin Hart and Tiffany Haddish, adds, “Up until Toys That Made Us, ninety nine percent of what I did was comedy, so all the people I know, all the producers, all the writers, all the researchers, they’re funny people and they do funny work. So I just hired the people that I trusted and we just did what we always did, which was try to be funny.”

However, we wondered one thing: Why is Die Hard in Movies That Made Us, and not its Holiday Movies cousin, if it is for many a quintessential Christmas movie?

“Take it up with my boss,” Volk-Weiss laughs. “My boss’s name starts with a big, bright red ‘N’ so you could you can talk to them about it, but I’m with you.”

The Holiday Movies That Made Us is currently streaming on Netflix.

December 21, 2020 • No Comments • Entertainment News

Credit: Cécile Boko(NEW YORK) — Meagan Good was ready to get into action with her latest film, Monster Hunter.

In the film, which is based on the popular video game series of the same name, Good plays Dash, a veteran Army solider and masterful mechanic who is transported to a monster-filled dimension. Good tells ABC Audio that from the start of the project she knew it was going to be a wild ride.

“It was cool, because from the moment we got there, we got into training,” Meagan shares. “We started learning with our coach and learning different ways to use the weapons.”

“And it was just a really, really cool experience,” she continues. “And I definitely learned a lot and had fun just working out and pushing myself.”

While training for her physical role proved to be an exciting adventure, Good admits there were some real risks by being in the African desert with “spitting cobras” and “spiders.” 

“Getting sand bombed every single day was pretty crazy too,” she laughs. “I mean, you take a shower and be ready for the day. By the end of the day, all that sand — it was like in my ears, and my lashes, up my nose. I’d be talking and like gravel would be in my mouth. And it was pretty insane.”

Thankfully, Good says she didn’t let her concerns get the best of her.

“But it was really one of the best experiences I think I’ve had in my career,” she says. “I had so much fun.” 

Monster Hunter, also starring Milla Jovovich and Clifford “T.I.” Harris Jr., is now available in select theaters.

December 21, 2020 • No Comments • Entertainment News

Rich Polk/Getty Images for IMDb(NEW YORK) — Former Juno star Elliot Page has posted to Instagram to show gratitude to those who supported their coming out as trans. “From the bottom of my heart, thank you,” Page said in a selfie post. “Your love and support has been the greatest gift.”

Page announced last month that they now identified as trans.

The 33-year-old star, shown wearing a hoodie and wire-rimmed glasses added, “Stay safe. Be there for each other. If you are able, support @transanta and @translifeline,” referring to Pose star Indya Moore’s TranSanta gift giving program, and another support system for trans youth.

Page concluded, “See you in 2021 Xoxo Elliot.”

Jennifer Garner, Page’s Juno co-star replied, “Major, huge love to you, Elliot.”

By Stephen Iervolino
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December 21, 2020 • No Comments • Entertainment News

Warner Bros.(CHINA) — Even Wonder Woman is no match for the COVID-19 pandemic. Wonder Woman 1984 opened to an estimated $18.8 million in China this weekend — far below the $38 million the first Wonder Woman grossed in its opening weekend in the Middle Kingdom. The performance puts it on a pace to earn significantly less than the $90.5 million that its predecessor delivered there over the course of its run. 

What’s more, the movie earned a dismal $38.5 million for its total overseas haul.

Wonder Woman 1984 was supposed to have been one of the holiday season’s biggest releases, but with coronavirus cases rising, Warner Bros. has release it the it in the U.S. on HBO Max, as well as movie theaters on Christmas.

By George Costantino
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