‘Thor: Love & Thunder’: Taika Waititi Explains How Brett Goldstein’s Cameo Came About

Mark Wahlberg recalled what it was like the first time he worked with the late James Caan, whose opening line to the star sparked a dreamy nickname.During an appearance on Thursday's episode of , a photo showing Wahlberg, Caan and Sylvester Stallone at Caan's charity event, prompted Fallon to ask what it was like working with the late actor.«The best,» said Wahlberg before revealing what it was like during their first encounter. «The first time I worked with him he goes, 'You know I'm a dream to work with, right?' And then I literally called him the dream ever since. He's amazing.»Wahlberg and Caan starred in the 2000 crime film, which also starred Joaquin Phoenix and Charlize Theron.

It looks like a Ryan Gosling Marvel movie isn’t totally out of the realm of possibility.

Zack Sharf Ryan Gosling in the Marvel Cinematic Universe? It’s an enticing possibility for Marvel Studios president and MCU architect Kevin Feige, who told MTV News at Comic-Con that he’d “love to find a place” for Gosling in the MCU. Feige was responding to Gosling’s own pitch to play Ghost Rider in a future Marvel movie. The “La La Land” Oscar nominee personally told “Happy Sad Confused” host Josh Horowitz earlier this month that Ghost Rider is the one superhero he wants to play.“Hey man, if Ryan wants to be Ghost Rider…” Feige said when he learned about Gosling’s Marvel pitch.Even when Feige was informed that “The Walking Dead” favorite Norman Reedus is also on record wanting to play Ghost Rider, the Marvel Studios boss responded, “Gosling’s unbelievable.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeWill “Ted Lasso” end after its upcoming Season 3? Yes and no. The show’s stars continue to dance around the subject as there’s the door hasn’t yet shut — until, at least, series star and co-creator Jason Sudeikis definitively says so. For now, Brett Goldstein — who stars as former footballer Roy Kent, and also serves as a writer on the show — carefully threads that needle: “It’s written as in the story we have been telling will reach a conclusion,” he told Variety’s Awards Circuit Podcast.

Adam B. Vary Senior Entertainment WriterSPOILER ALERT: This story discusses major plot developments in Marvel Studios’ “Thor: Love and Thunder,” currently playing in theaters.When Jennifer Kaytin Robinson first got a call from Marvel Studios, it wasn’t about writing the script for “Thor: Love and Thunder” with director Taika Waititi.“I actually pitched to write ‘Captain Marvel 2,'” Robinson tells Variety.

“Ted Lasso” last left off on quite a predicament for Keeley Jones (Juno Temple) after Jamie Tartt (Phil Dunster) told her he loved her and then Roy Kent (Brett Goldstein) tried to book a trip for them but she declined because she is about to start her own PR firm. Production for Season 3 of “Ted Lasso” is about halfway complete, and some of the cast of the Apple TV+ comedy series gathered at the Maybourne Hotel in Beverly Hills for an Apple TV+ FYC carpet and panel discussion Monday. “I think they’re different journeys and both magic,” Temple told TheWrap when asked who she liked better for Keeley.When Brett Goldstein, who plays Roy Kent, received the same question, he immediately responded with, “Is that a f—ing joke? Are you taking the piss out of me?”“I don’t want her anywhere near him,” Goldstein continued jokingly about Keeley’s past with Jamie. Dunster didn’t tease anything for next season, but he recalled Jamie and Keeley’s connection.“As with any relationship, when you have been that close and intimate with somebody, there is just an intimacy between them,” he said. “[Keeley] has taught Jamie a lot about himself and a lot of how to become a better version of himself.

 fans were thrilled to see series star Brett Goldstein as the newest addition to the Marvel Cinematic Universe when he made his debut in an epic post-credits scene for as none other than the God of Strength himself, Hercules.«When [Marvel] called me and said, 'Oh, we've had this idea, I was like, well, there's something wrong with their space-time continuum,» Goldstein told ET's Cassie DiLaura of the cameo at a Emmys FYC event in Los Angeles on Monday. «I'm in the wrong universe — or the right one, let's face it. Something's happened, I'm being punk'd.»Seeing Goldstein in costume as the Marvel-canon version of the legendary hero made the casting very real though, and Hercules' promise to father Zeus (Russell Crowe) that he would avenge him and make Thor «fall from the sky» already has fans speculating about his involvement in future MCU projects.

Thor: Love And Thunder a secret even from his parents.The actor, known for playing Roy Kent on Ted Lasso, appeared in the first post-credits scene for Thor: Love And Thunder as Hercules alongside Russell Crowe’s Zeus.Speaking to Entertainment Weekly, Goldstein explained that he kept his involvement in the Marvel Cinematic Universe a secret from everyone.“I didn’t tell anyone,” Goldstein said. “I didn’t tell my family.

Thor: Love and Thunder has been in theaters now for two weeks, so it’s time to talk about Brett Goldstein‘s cameo as Hercules!

Comedic actor and writer Brett Goldstein, known for his role of Roy Kent in Apple TV+’s “Ted Lasso,” and now the latest addition to the Marvel Cinematic Universe as Hercules, could see these two characters he embodies being friends.After taking time to think about it, he told TheWrap that they would do so “grudgingly.”“Grudgingly,” he repeated. “After a long war.”Ahead of the 2022 Emmy’s, a majority of the “Ted Lasso” cast gathered for a green astroturf carpet and panel discussion as a part of an Apple TV+ FYC event.When asked what Roy Kent’s AFC Richmond fans would think of him being in a superhero movie, Goldstein had more to say.“I think they’d be like, at first, ‘this is an odd career choice,'” he said.

Brett Goldstein opened up about his entrance into the Marvel Cinematic Universe at the “Ted Lasso” FYC event in Los Angeles Monday evening.The actor made his franchise debut at the conclusion of Taika Waititi’s “Thor: Love and Thunder,” which hit theaters earlier this month. In a post-credits scene featuring Zeus (Russell Crowe) fretting over his defeat at the hands of Thor (Chris Hemsworth), the god sends his son, Goldstein’s Hercules, to enact vengeance on his behalf.

Taron Egerton hangs out with Andy Cohen ahead of his interview on Radio Andy at the SiriusXM Studios in New York City on Monday (July 18).

J. Kim Murphy “Thor: Love and Thunder” looks to rule the box office again in its second weekend, fending off more modest openers “Where the Crawdads Sing” and “Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank.”While Marvel’s Thor fourquel has an easy path to remaining the weekend’s top release, the superhero film is taking a sizable tumble from its opening.

Love and Thunder” is out now and has everything you’d expect from a Taika Waititi-helmed Marvel Studios adventure, once again starring Chris Hemsworth and Tessa Thompson (who debuted as Valkyrie in Waititi’s “Thor: Ragnarok”) – it’s got wild colors, crazy planets, more than a few big name cameo appearances and a fearsome bad guy whose agenda is actually understandable and deeply human.But what does this entry in the Marvel Cinematic Universe mean for the overall saga? And will we see the God of Thunder once again? We’ll break it all down for you – we’ll recap the rest of the movie and then break down the ending in truly excruciating detail.Major spoilers for “Thor: Love and Thunder” follow. Do not read unless you’ve seen the movie! We mean it!As “Thor: Love and Thunder” begins, he’s been with the Guardians of the Galaxy (led by Chris Pratt’s Star Lord) since the end of “Avengers: Endgame.” If you think that this will mean that the Guardians’ storyline is advancing, well, it’s not.

“Thor: Love and Thunder,” the fourth standalone movie centered around Thor (Chris Hemsworth), the increasingly self-aware Norse God of Thunder, is finally upon us. This time Thor, after paling around with the Guardians of the Galaxy (including Chris Pratt’s Star Lord), goes on a quest to find himself. This quest turns out to be way more literal than Thor would have probably imagined, when he runs into someone with his powers, using his old hammer Mjölnir.

Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle EditorSPOILER ALERT: This interview contains discussions about some scenes and storylines in “Thor: Love and Thunder.”In “Thor: Love and Thunder,” Tessa Thompson’s Valkyrie is now King Valkyrie of New Asgard. However, she has not found her queen. “You know, she’s flirty,” Thompson tells me on this week’s episode of the “Just for Variety” podcast.” She’s out in the world.

Refresh for latest…: Disney/Marvel’s Thor: Love And Thunder opened on Wednesday in 17 material international box office markets including Korea, Australia, Italy and Germany. The Day One gross is an estimated $15.7M. That puts it 39% ahead of Thor: Ragnarok and 24% below Doctor Strange In The Multiverse Of Madness in like-for-likes and at today’s rates.

Zack Sharf Natalie Portman told Entertainment Weekly that “Thor: Love and Thunder” has one of the most visually stunning scenes she’s ever seen on film, and it just so happens to have been filmed in a random Best Buy parking lot. How’s that for movie magic? The “Black Swan” Oscar winner isn’t revealing just yet which scene in the film it is, but she said she can’t watch the movie without being reminded of Best Buy.“There’s one scene that’s one of the most visually beautiful scenes I’ve seen on film, and we shot [it] in real life in a Best Buy parking lot,” Portman said.

The latest edition in the seemingly never-ending Marvel Cinematic Universe arrives in UK cinemas tomorrow (July 7). Thor: Love And Thunder is the sixth MCU film to be released in the last year, following a slight hiatus during the Covid-19 pandemic, just a couple of months on from the release of Doctor Strange In The Multiverse Of Madness.