Long-time based London resident Tim Burton has joked that the current political chaos in the U.K. might prompt him to leave the country.
09.10.2022 - 18:09 / theplaylist.net
What’s Tim Burton up to, you ask? Well, after 2019’s Disney foray with the live-action remake of “Dumbo,” he’s back to the franchise route and staying in his spooky lane with “Wednesday,” a new take on “The Addams Family” franchise. As you likely heard by now, “Wednesday” centers on the titular Wednesday Addams family member, played by Jenna Ortega, and the film is now a series is now a Netflix series with a huge cast.
Long-time based London resident Tim Burton has joked that the current political chaos in the U.K. might prompt him to leave the country.
Tim Burton described his career working uniquely with the Hollywood studios as a “strange phenomenon” in a masterclass at the Lumière Festival in Lyon on Friday.
After a career spanning nearly forty years, Tim Burton shows no signs of slowing down, even if it’s been three years since his last film, the live-action Disney remake of “Dumbo.” Up next for the auteur? “Wednesday,” his Netflix series based on “The Addams Family” character, starring Jenny Ortega.
There’s a lot riding on Jenna Ortega’s deadpan performance as Wednesday Addams in Tim Burton’s coming-of-age comedy Wednesday, which debuts — of course — Wednesday, November 23 on Netflix. She plays the beloved Addams family character in the series, which marks Burton’s first live-action show, as well as his directing debut for such a project.
Pierce Brosnan has opened up about the “stupid” comment he thinks led to him losing the titular role in Batman in the nineties.Before starring as James Bond, Brosnan had made a name for himself in television show Remington Steele.It was around the time of him starring in this when Brosnan auditioned for the role of Batman for Tim Burton’s directorial take on the caped crusader.Speaking on The Tonight Show, Brosnan revealed a quip he made during the audition process – something he thought would win him the role. However, the actor revealed how it did just the opposite.“I remember saying something stupid to Tim Burton,” Brosnan told host Jimmy Fallon.
Pierce Brosnan was once in the running to play Batman, and he is looking back on his campaign to embody the caped crusader.
Pierce Brosnan's role as Dr. Fate in isn't the first time he was up for a superhero role. He was also up for Tim Burton's, but a «stupid» comment may have stifled his chances at landing the iconic role.During an appearance on, the dashingly handsome Irish actor revealed that playing the superhero and sorcerer Dr.
Before he enters the DCEU as Doctor Fate in “Black Adam,” in theaters next Friday, and before he became James Bond for four films, Pierce Brosnan was almost Batman for Tim Burton. EW reports that in an interview on “The Tonight Show,” Brosnan mentioned he was up for the lead role in Burton’s 1989 “Batman,” but a “stupid” comment may have cost him the job.
Class in session. Christina Ricci is not reprising her role as the morbid and sadistic Wednesday Addams in Netflix’s upcoming Wednesday, but she will play a teacher at Nevermore Academy, where Jenna Ortega’s version of the beloved character is enrolled.
Pierce Brosnan has revealed the comment that may have cost him a major movie role. The actor appeared on "The Tonight Show" on Tuesday, and shared that he auditioned for Tim Burton's 1989 hit film "Batman." "I went up for Batman way back in the day when Tim Burton was doing it. Obviously, I didn’t get the job," the Irish actor told the show's host, Jimmy Fallon.
Zack Sharf Pierce Brosnan is joining the DC Universe with his role as Doctor Fate in “Black Adam,” but in a different universe the James Bond actor might have been none other than Bruce Wayne/Batman. Brosnan revealed on “The Tonight Show” that he met with Tim Burton to audition for the director’s 1989 “Batman” movie, but a “stupid” comment cost him the role. “It was the last thing on my mind to be playing a superhero like Doctor Fate,” Brosnan said, adding that he’s rarely been offered roles in superhero movies throughout his career. “No, not really no. I mean, I went up for ‘Batman’ way back in the day when Tim Burton was doing it. Obviously, I didn’t get the job.”
Pierce Brosnan once auditioned for the role of Batman.
Netflix comedy horror film Wednesday has been shared, with Fred Armisen revealed to be playing Uncle Fester.A first trailer for the upcoming Addams Family reboot series was shared earlier this summer and saw Wednesday Addams (Jenna Ortega) causing chaos at her public school swimming pool before being transferred to Nevermore Academy.In the new trailer, a perceived threat to Addams is revealed instead to be her Uncle Fester, portrayed by Armisen.
The official trailer for Netflix’s anticipated Addams Family series, “Wednesday”, is here — and there were plenty of surprises!
A new trailer for the upcoming Addams Family show Wednesday has been released!
, is here — and there were of surprises!During Saturday's New York Comic Con panel, the streaming service debuted the two-and-a-half-minute trailer touting the upcoming dark comedy, which stars Jenna Ortega as the iconic titular character, and introduced a nearly unrecognizable Fred Armisen as Uncle Fester. It also featured the franchise return of Christina Ricci, who played Wednesday in the '90s movies, playing a new character, Miss Thornhill.The jam-packed trailer sets up the nutty world viewers will enter into when the series drops next month, revealing Uncle Fester's arrival in a dramatic showdown with Wednesday, as the duo ride off together.Ricci's appearance comes at the tail-end of the trailer as she introduces herself to Wednesday at Nevermore.In the eight-episode drama, Wednesday attempts to master her emerging psychic ability, thwart a monstrous killing spree that has terrorized the local town and solve the supernatural mystery that embroiled her parents 25 years ago — all while navigating her new and very tangled relationships at Nevermore.«I act as if I don't care that people dislike me,» Wednesday says in the trailer.
The full and official trailer for Wednesday has dropped and it reveals what character Christina Ricci plays and features Fred Armisen as Uncle Fester. Netflix released the preview of the Tim Burton series during the show’s New York Comic Con panel, which you can see in the video above.
EJ Panaligan editor Netflix’s official trailer for upcoming comedy horror series “Wednesday” has been unveiled at New York Comic Con, with comedian Fred Armisen revealed as the bald and extremely pale Uncle Fester. On top of that, the trailer unveiled Christina Ricci’s role in the series, which has been shrouded in secrecy since it was announced in March. Ricci played Wednesday Addams in Barry Sonnenfeld’s two Addams family films, 1991’s “The Addams Family” and 1993’s “Addams Family Values.” In “Wednesday,” Ricci plays a teacher at Nevermore Academy, where Wednesday Addams (Jenna Ortega) has started as a student, and where she will hone her psychic abilities.
The first trailer for the upcoming film The Super Mario Bros. Movie has been released!