The stars of the upcoming spy movie Argylle stepped out for their first major red carpet premiere this week!
06.01.2024 - 01:00 / deadline.com
EXCLUSIVE: Universal Pictures‘ live-action adaptation of the DreamWorks Animation franchise How to Train Your Dragon is bringing back a familiar face, as sources tell Deadline that Gerard Butler, who voiced Hiccup’s father Stoick in the original movies, will reprise the role. Mason Thames and Nico Parker are set to star as Hiccup and Astrid, with Dean DeBlois directing, writing and producing.
The film is set to bow on June 13, 2025.
The new pic will draw audiences deep into DWA’s imaginative lore. Working from a single narrative tapestry, the adventures of Hiccup and Toothless have captivated fans across three films that have grossed more than $1.6 billion combined.
Marc Platt is producing the live-action movie for his Universal-based Marc Platt Productions alongside Marc Platt Productions president Adam Siegel. VP Production Lexi Barta will oversee the film on behalf of Universal.
While the studio went with new faces for Hiccup and Astrid since the actors that had previously voiced the characters are now adults, the idea of having Butler return as Stoick, the strong-willed Viking chief who is also a single father trying to raise his son, was too good to pass up. Known for his action-heavy roles like the Olympus Has Fallen franchise and 300, Butler’s role in How to Train Your Dragon was a fan favorite, and his casting allows the studio to pay a proper tribute to the original cast.
Butler remains one of the busiest action stars in town, with thrillers Plane and Kandahar both bowing this year as is the sequel to his 2018 action movie Den of Thieves.
Butler is repped by Alan Siegel Entertainment and CAA.
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The stars of the upcoming spy movie Argylle stepped out for their first major red carpet premiere this week!
Henry Cavill, Bryce Dallas Howard and Sam Rockwell are promoting their new movie Argylle in South Korea.
Nico Parker’s new film is underway. “How To Train Your Dragon,” the live action adaptation of the beloved series of animated films, is now being shot, with cast and crew beginning to share images of the process. ‘The Last of Us’ to be featured in this year’s Halloween Horror Nights at UniversalNico Parker’s five best fashion momentsUna publicación compartida por Dean DeBlois (@dean.deblois)Dean Deblois, the director and screenwriter of the movie, shared the first behind the scenes photograph on his Instagram account, showing him holding a clapperboard with the name of the film written on it.
The live action adaptation of How to Train Your Dragon has officially begun filming!
Taylor Swift knows a thing or two about being catnip.Indeed, the pop superstar worked all of her flirtatious feline wiles as Bombalurina in “Cats,” the much-maligned 2019 movie adaptation of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s musical.But Swift had a different kind of kitty persuasion on “Argylle,” the upcoming spy thriller starring Bryce Dallas Howard, Henry Cavill, Sam Rockwell, John Cena, Samuel L. Jackson and more.Director Matthew Vaughn (“Kick-Ass,” “X-Men: First Class” and the “Kingsman” films) says that it was the “Anti-Hero” singer who was “responsible” for the scene-stealing Scottish Fold cat featured in the film, which hits theaters Feb. 2.It all started when Vaughn’s two daughters with his supermodel wife, Claudia Schiffer, convinced their mother to buy them a Scottish Fold for Christmas after seeing Swift’s cat in her 2020 “Miss Americana” documentary.
Elon Musk as having a “thin skin” in response to comments he made about the comedian on social media.Earlier this month, the Tesla CEO criticised Oliver in a post on X, where he accused him of “pandering to wokeness”.“It is rather tragic to see an otherwise capable comedian like @iamjohnoliver become weak sauce,” he wrote. “The reason he is not very funny these days is because he is too keen to pander to wokeness, which is fundamentally a lie, whereas great humour requires revealed truth.”His comments were in response to a segment mocking Musk on Last Week Tonight With John Oliver last month, where the comedian gave an overview of his career.It is rather tragic to see an otherwise capable comedian like @iamjohnoliver become weak sauce.The reason he is not very funny these days is because he is too keen to pander to wokeness, which is fundamentally a lie, whereas great humor requires revealed truth.— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) January 2, 2024After Musk’s comments on X, Oliver has now shared his verdict on their ongoing feud.
George Harrison during the 1960s to help him out of the “shadow” of John Lennon and Paul McCartney. The Scottish singer-songwriter, known for his hits ‘Mellow Yellow’, ‘Sunshine Superman’ and ‘Hurdy Gurdy Man’, regularly spent time with The Beatles during the peak of their success. Speaking to Record Collector Magazine (via Music News), he said: “I became George’s mentor for songwriting.
tried to play matchmaker for her daughter (Meg Bellamy) for Prince William after they met at St Andrews University.The Duchess of Cambridge’s uncle Gary Goldsmith has blasted the depiction on an episode of the Daily Mail’s podcast The Crown: Fact or Fiction.He claimed he “stopped” watching the show because it became “very difficult to watch.”“It started becoming ridiculous and fantastical,” he began. “Carole isn’t that manipulative evil person — coming up with ways by which she can force her way into the royal family,” Goldsmith continued.
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Gerard Butler is returning to an iconic role and doing so in a new way!
90who10 podcast in a recent interview. “You’re a big part of your nieces and nephews lives, I’m sure they’re like your kids in some way,” host Jessica Entner said. “Those are massively formative years, they’re becoming young adults in their early 20s,” he replied.
Austin Butler’s Oscar-nominated turn in 2022’s “Elvis” and then continued with Jacob Elordi’s portrayal of the late rock legend in Sofia Coppola’s recent “Priscilla” drama is showing no signs of dying down with a new immersive show that will bring him back to life in an AI hologram. Forty-seven years after Presley’s 1977 death, “Elvis Evolution” will open in London in November 2024 at a theater yet to be announced.
Zack Sharf Digital News Director Amber Heard posted to Instagram some behind-the-scenes photos from the making of “Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom” and thanked fans for supporting her return to the comic book franchise as Mera. The post is notable considering that Heard claimed in court during her 2022 defamation trial involving Johnny Depp that Warner Bros. “didn’t want to include me” in the “Aquaman” sequel due to the fallout from her divorce from Depp.
The Minecraft live-action movie is coming!
George R.R. Martin spent his New Year’s Eve updating fans on his animated projects that will be set in the world of A Song of Ice & Fire. He also had one big change to share regarding Nine Voyages, the Game of Thrones spinoff about the great voyages at sea made by Corlys Velaryon aboard the Sea Snake ship.
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It looks like Gerard Butler spent Christmas outside of Los Angeles this year.
British actor Oliver Trevena takes the December 2023 cover of Vogue Hombre Mexico.