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Ralph Fiennes Was Asked To Give Harry Potter's New Voldemort Advice, And I Didn't Expect A Funny Lesson About Robes And Tights
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. At the moment, Ralph Fiennes is getting ready to play President Snow, a key Hunger Games character in Sunrise on the Reaping, who was originated on screen by Donald Sutherland. However, he's also in Sutherland's place with a different franchise, as we begin to wonder who will play Voldemort in HBO's Harry Potter series. So, with that in mind, the original Dark Lord gave some silly yet sensible advice to the actor who will eventually take over the role. Now, while the main Harry Potter trio has been cast alongside key Hogwarts faculty, like Dumbledore, who John Lithgow will play, we haven't heard anything about Voldemort. That makes sense, because we don't actually see He Who Must Not Be Named in his full form until Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. So, odds are, it'll be a while before he's cast. However, Ralph Fiennes is already giving advice to the actor who will take on the role, as he told ET: My advice is make sure you can handle the long flowing robes and don't trip over them. Practice your long, flowing, robe walk. Again, while sort of a funny response, it's 100% practical. The Conclave actor's signature look as Voldemort was a long, billowing black robe. I imagine it can be difficult to look effortlessly menacing while trying to walk, and I would assume it's an especially hard costume to fight in. So, practicing his walk in the robes makes sense. Considering the Harry Potter movies are some of Fiennes' best films, it's safe to say he nailed the robe walk, and he was truly terrifying as Voldemort, flowing robes and all. So, whoever lands the role should heed his advice, and maybe learn from this next story about tights, too: Initially, I wore tights that were one piece. So they had a gusset which then kept getting lower and lower through the shooting day and became uncomfortable. So, then I said, 'I want to have individual tights like a garter belt.' So, I enjoyed teasing the stunt guys by lifting up my robes and showing them my garter belt. Max: Save Up To $41 On Annual PlansHBO Max has a wonderful offering of movies and shows that will make you want to keep it for a full month, take it from me, someone who pays for this service annually. And prepaying for a full year is a great deal too, because you actually save money. Right now, while monthly plans start at $9.99 per month, you can save 16% by paying for all 12 months at once. View Deal Listen, if it works, it works, and comfort and function are always key. I'd imagine it'd be hard to move period with tights that were constantly riding down. And I assume it would up the probability of tripping over those robes The Grand Budapest Hotel actor was talking about. So, he found a solution, and it seems like it might be a wardrobe tip the new Voldemort should take, too. So, to any actors who might want to play this iconic role and follow in the footsteps of Fiennes, I hope you're listening. Now, as we inch closer to the Harry Potter series, and eventually the introduction of its biggest villain, I hope we get some more sage and silly advice from Fiennes about how to play him. However, for now, this will have to do, and you can go back and watch his brilliant performance as Voldemort in the Harry Potter movies by streaming them with an HBO Max subscription.
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4 days ago
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Glenn Close and Billy Porter cast in The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping, Entertainment News
Glenn Close and Billy Porter have been cast in The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping. The Fatal Attraction actress has signed up to play Drusilla Sickle, the cruel escort to the tributes of District 12, while Billy will play her estranged husband Magno Stift, who serves as the contestants' uninspired designer. News of their casting was confirmed during Lionsgate's presentation at CineEurope. It follows the recent news that Succession actor Kieran Culkin will appear in the film as Caesar Flickerman — the character first played by Stanley Tucci in the original Hunger Games films. Joseph Zada will lead the flick as Haymitch Abernathy — previously portrayed by Woody Harrelson — with Whitney Peak set to portray his girlfriend, Lenore Dove Baird. Meanwhile, Maya Hawke will play Wiress — the former Hunger Games champion who now serves as a mentor for those in District 12 — while Mckenna Grace has been cast as District 12 Tribute Maysilee Donner. Jesse Plemons, Kelvin Harrison Jr and Karate Kid: Legends star Ben Wang have also joined The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping, and will portray Plutarch Heavensbee, Beetee and District 12 Tribute Wyatt Callow, respectively. Rounding out the cast is Ralph Fiennes, who has signed on to play President Coriolanus Snow — the role previously held by the late Donald Sutherland in the original Hunger Games movies and Tom Blyth in the 2023 prequel The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes. In a statement, producer Nina Jacobson said: "We wanted to honour Donald Sutherland by having one of this generation's greatest actors play President Snow 24 years before Katniss Everdeen entered the arena. "Working with Ralph has been on my bucket list since he traumatised me for life in Schindler's List. It's genuinely a thrill to welcome him to the Hunger Games." The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping is set to be directed by Francis Lawrence, who will be working from a script written by Billy Ray. The blockbuster is being produced by Nina Jacobson and Brad Simpson of Color Force, with Cameron MacConomy serving as executive producer. The flick is scheduled to hit cinemas in November 2026. The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping will be an adaptation of Suzanne Collins' 2025 novel of the same name, and is the second instalment of the author's Hunger Games prequel trilogy. Set 24 years before The Hunger Games, Sunrise on the Reaping follows 16-year-old Haymitch Abernathy as he's thrust into the brutal 50th Hunger Games, where twice the tributes mean twice the bloodshed. As he fights to survive, Haymitch begins to uncover the Capitol's darkest secrets — and the true price of rebellion. [[nid:719140]]
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4 days ago
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سيميوني عن هزيمة أتلتيكو مدريد الثقيلة أمام باريس سان جيرمان: اتخذت قرارًا هامًا بعد 14 عامًا
Keira Knightley remembers Donald Sutherland on 20 years of 'Pride and Prejudice' Kiera Knightley and co-star Rosamund Pike looked back on some iconic moments from 2005 adaptation of Jane Austin's novel, Pride and Prejudice , including their time spent with late Donald Sutherland. Knightley and Pike starred as Elizabeth and Jane Bennet respectively, meanwhile, Sutherland played the role of their loving father Mr Bennet. To mark the 20th anniversary of the Oscar nominated adaptation, Pike and Knightly sat down with the Vanity Fair to talk about their beloved film. While honouring the memory of Sutherland, Knightley said, "I have to say, most actors have been a disappointment since then." "Donald was pretty legendary," Pike added. "We did have dinners with him sometimes, and he told us some pretty wild stories which cannot be shared." The Black Doves star then shared that Sutherland was strictly anti-smoker, a quality his castmates did not share. Sharing a memory relating to smoking, the 40-year-old star recalled, "There was the party that Donald Sutherland came to. You weren't allowed to smoke. He had it in his contract that nobody on the set was allowed to smoke anywhere near, and you couldn't smell of smoke." Knightly added, "But of course everyone smoked back then. And everybody would be smoking, and then you'd be sort of spraying yourself." The Pirates of the Caribbean star further shared that Sutherland eventually came to party with a gas mask, remembering his words, she said, "he was like, 'I want you to all be able to smoke. And I wanted to come to the party.'" Sutherland died of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease on June 10, 2024, at the age of 88.
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5 days ago
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21 times real-life fathers and sons played family on-screen
Some of Hollywood's biggest stars have watched their children grow up to become actors themselves. Real-life father-son duos sometimes team up to play on-screen families. Donald Sutherland and his son Kiefer played an estranged father and son in the film "Forsaken." It feels like nepo babies are everywhere — and sometimes, when both a parent and a child are actors, they work together. But playing a father-and-son duo on screen takes the relationship to a whole new level. Donald Sutherland, who died in June 2024, worked with his son Kiefer on the Western film "Forsaken." Kiefer played an outlaw trying to change his ways, while his father played a stern reverend. "Working with him is something I have wanted to do for 30 years," Kiefer told People in 2016. Donald, in turn, called Kiefer a "wonderful actor." Here are some of Hollywood's most famous fathers and sons who also played father and son on-screen in honor of Father's Day. Donald and Kiefer Sutherland starred in 2016's "Forsaken" as father and son. In "Forsaken," Kiefer Sutherland plays a retired criminal and quick-draw killer, John Henry Clayton, in the late 1800s. After abandoning his old ways, he returns home to try to repair his relationship with his estranged father, Reverend Samuel Clayton, played by Kiefer's real father, Donald. "As much as I planned as an actor that this is what I want to do with the character, I was not expecting how powerful it was going to be when I looked into my father's eyes," Kiefer told the Los Angeles Times in 2016. They appeared in other movies together before Donald's death, including 1996's "A Time to Kill," although they did not play father and son. Dominic West joined the cast of "The Crown" for season five as Prince Charles. West's real son, Senan West, played Prince William. Dominic replaced Josh O'Connor as Prince Charles in seasons five and six of Netflix's royal drama "The Crown," which concluded its run in 2023. Charles, of course, has two sons: Prince William and Prince Harry. And there was no more perfect person to play Prince William than Dominic's real-life son, Senan, then 14, who was in three episodes of season five, according to IMDb. "It was very moving actually, he'd never acted before because COVID stopped any school plays or anything, so I'd never seen him act," Dominic told Yahoo UK in November 2022 of working with his son. "He had this amazing innocence to him that was extraordinary to watch, as well as the fact that obviously he's my boy. It's very difficult when you act with children to have a physical intimacy, but with him, that's obviously not a question, which made it much easier." Tom and Colin Hanks played father and son in "The Great Buck Howard" in 2008. "The Great Buck Howard" follows John Malkovich as Buck Howard, a mentalist who is at the tail end of his career. His assistant, Troy, is played by Colin, who goes against the wishes of his father, Mr. Gable (played by Tom), who wants him to become a lawyer. "He has always been really supportive of everything that I've done," Colin told NPR's Terry Gross of his father in 2009. Will and Jaden Smith have played father and son twice. First, in 2006's "The Pursuit of Happyness." In "The Pursuit of Happyness," a true story, Smith stars as Chris Gardner, a homeless medical salesman turned wildly successful stockbroker. His son, Jaden, plays Gardner's son, Christopher Gardner Jr. "Little Jaden is a chip off the old block, uncommonly at ease before the cameras. Their real-life bond is an inestimable asset to the onscreen characters' relationship," wrote Steve Persall of the St. Petersburg Times. They teamed up again seven years later in "After Earth." "After Earth" takes place in a future in which humans had to evacuate Earth after a cataclysmic event. One thousand years later, Kitai and his father, Cypher, are marooned on the planet after their spaceship collapses. When Cypher's legs are broken, he instructs his teenage son on how to contact their home planet and get them home via a communicator while Kitai journeys through the now-perilous Earth. The movie got disastrous reviews, and the elder Smith has discussed how "After Earth" strained his relationship with his son. "'After Earth' was an abysmal box office and critical failure," Smith wrote in his 2021 memoir, "Will." "And what was worse was that Jaden took the hit. Fans and the press were absolutely vicious; they said and printed things about Jaden that I refuse to repeat. Jaden had faithfully done everything that I'd instructed him to do, and I had coached him into the worst public mauling he'd ever experienced." "He felt misled, and he lost his trust in my leadership," Smith wrote. "At 15 years old, when Jaden asked about being an emancipated minor, my heart shattered. He ultimately decided against it, but it sucks to feel like you've hurt your kids," he added. Eugene and Dan Levy played father and son Johnny and David Rose on "Schitt's Creek" for six seasons from 2015 to 2020. The Levys also co-created "Schitt's Creek," so it was a no-brainer that they would play two of the leads: patriarch Johnny, a former video store tycoon, and his spoiled (yet lovable) son, David. By the end of the series' six seasons, both Levys would take home Emmys for their acting and for producing, as the show won outstanding comedy series — they became the first father-son duo to win Emmys in the same year, per the Los Angeles Times. "I think what I learned from [my dad], just from a comedy standpoint, is that … there's so much generosity, I think, to great comedy," Levy told the "Today" show in 2021. "You have to just give people space. There's just such a joy in knowing that you have each other's back." Jerry and Ben Stiller played father and son in 2007's "The Heartbreak Kid." The Stillers are one of the most legendary father-and-son duos in Hollywood. They acted together quite a bit before Jerry's death in 2020, although they didn't always play relatives. In the 2007 remake of "The Heartbreak Kid," Ben plays a commitment-phobic man named Eddie who decides to propose to a woman he barely knows to get her to stay in the US. Jerry plays his father, Doc. "My dad is so funny. Like, I've never, ever thought I was funny like my dad. Or as funny as my dad. I've never really felt a competition, because I would lose, hands down," Stiller told The New Yorker after his father's death in May 2020. Twenty years earlier, they also played father and son in 1987's "Hot Pursuit." In "Hot Pursuit," they play Victor and Chris Honeywell, two side characters in the film. The Stillers also both appeared in "Zoolander" and "Heavyweights," though not as father and son. Kirk Douglas, his son Michael, and his grandson Cameron all appeared in the 2003 film "It Runs in the Family" as three generations of the Gromberg clan. In "It Runs in the Family," each generation of Gromberg men is dealing with their own issues — Kirk's character, Mitchell, is struggling with health complications after a stroke; his son Michael's character, Alex, is trying to manage marital issues and career doubts; and his son Cameron's character, Asher, is feeling lost while away at college. To add even more Douglas genes to the film, Michael's mother and Kirk's ex-wife, Diana, also appear in the film as Mitchell's wife, Evelyn. Diana died in 2015, while Kirk died in 2021. After his father's death, Michael posted a tribute on Instagram, "To the world he was a legend, an actor from the golden age of movies who lived well into his golden years, a humanitarian whose commitment to justice and the causes he believed in set a standard for all of us to aspire to." "But to me and my brothers Joel and Peter he was simply Dad, to Catherine, a wonderful father-in-law, to his grandchildren and great grandchild their loving grandfather, and to his wife Anne, a wonderful husband," he continued. Brian Gleeson plays the teenage son of his father Brendan's character in the 2006 film "The Tiger's Tail." The Gleesons have acted together multiple times in various permutations — for example, Brian played the younger version of his father Brendan's character in "Assassin's Creed." But in "The Tiger's Tail," Brian plays the son of Brendan's character Liam, as Liam deals with his life heading into a downward spiral. Brendan also plays Brian's dad in a sitcom Brian co-created with his real-life brother Domhnall: "Frank of Ireland" in 2021. Both of Brendan's sons appear in "Frank of Ireland," though they do not play brothers — so, when Brendan shows up, he's only the father of Brian's character, Frank. "Dad was amazing and brought an incredible energy on set," Domhnall told What to Watch. "He was so up for it and so willing to be stupid. It was brilliant!" Domnhall and Brendan also starred in the "Harry Potter" films, albeit not as relatives (Domnhall played the eldest son of the Weasley family, Bill, while Brendan played the legendary auror Alastor "Mad-Eye" Moody). Emilio Estevez played the deceased son of his father Martin Sheen's character in "The Way" in 2010. Since Estevez wrote and directed the film, he, of course, made it a family affair by casting his Emmy-winning father. In the film, Sheen's character, Thomas, grieves the death of his son, Daniel, played by Estevez, in flashbacks and at the beginning of the film by continuing Daniel's journey of walking the Camino de Santiago (or The Way) in Europe. "I had to keep reminding [my dad] that his character was not a friendly man, that he was suspicious of people, because that is not his nature," Estevez told The New York Times in 2011 when describing what it was like to work with his father. Martin has acted with another of his sons, Charlie, too. In 1987's "Wall Street," Charlie played Bud Fox, while his dad played Carl Fox. In one of the biggest roles of Charlie's early career, he played stockbroker-in-training Bud Fox, who idolizes the sleazy (yet powerful) Gordon Gekko, played by Michael Douglas. But his actual father in the film is played by his real dad. Martin Sheen played Carl Fox, an airline employee and union leader. "I adore him," Martin Sheen said of his son in 2021, according to People. "I've always, always adored him. His recovery and his life is a miracle and he's an extraordinary man." Martin and Charlie also played father and son in the 1998 crime thriller "No Code of Conduct." In "No Code of Conduct," the Sheens play Bill and Jake Peterson, a father-and-son duo who are both police officers. They uncover a huge drug-running operation from Mexico into Arizona while investigating the death of their coworker. The two also acted together in "Hot Shots! Part Deux," but not as father and son. Scott and James Caan played father and son in 1995's "A Boy Called Hate." Scott is the star of "A Boy Called Hate," in which he plays teenager Steve, who renames himself Hate. He ends up witnessing an attempted rape committed by an assistant district attorney. His real dad, James, plays Steve's father, who is too busy running a workers' compensation fraud scheme to really help his son in any meaningful way. Fourteen years later, the Caans teamed up again for "Mercy" in 2009. The younger Caan also wrote the film, in which he plays Johnny Ryan, a novelist who doesn't know exactly what he wants to do with his life. James plays Johnny's father, Gerry. "You don't want to fail for your kid. United Artists or Warner Bros., or Coppola, I can mess up. I don't want to do it, but for your kid, that's the worst thing," James told the Los Angeles Times in 2010. The two reunited on-screen for an episode of "Hawaii Five-O" in 2012, but James didn't play Scott's character's father. This was their last on-screen collaboration before James' death in 2022. Father and son Dustin and Jake Hoffman actually played grandfather and son in "Barney's Version" in 2010. In "Barney's Version," based on the 1997 novel of the same name, Paul Giamatti plays the main character, Barney. Dustin plays Barney's eccentric father, while Jake plays the older version of Barney's son. They acted together again in the 2022 film "Sam & Kate." In "Rocky V," Sylvester Stallone cast his real-life son Sage to play Rocky's son, Rocky Jr. Sylvester cast his son, Sage, who died in 2012, to play the son of his iconic boxing creation, Rocky Balboa, in the fifth film of the series. For the 2006 film "Rocky Balboa" and the 2018 film "Creed II," the character of Rocky Jr. was taken over by Milo Ventimiglia. Patrick Stewart's son, Daniel, played the son of Captain Jean-Luc Picard in a 1992 episode of "Star Trek: The Next Generation." In "The Inner Light," one of the best episodes of "The Next Generation," an energy beam strikes Picard (Patrick Stewart), which allows him to live an entire lifetime while just minutes pass for the rest of the crew. In the episode, his son, Daniel, played Batai, the son of Picard who exists in this reality. "It was a spec script, you know. That's something that not many people know: It was a spec script. One of the tiny few that actually got made. And, of course, my son was in it, and it was the first time I'd ever worked professionally with my son, so that's another reason why it's special to me," the legendary actor told Bullz Eye in 2010. The Stewarts once again played father and son during the Starz series "Blunt Talk" in 2015. Daniel appeared in the first season of "Blunt Talk," which saw his father star as Walter Blunt, a cable news journalist. Daniel played Walter's son Rafe, a professional boxer. "Daniel has a wonderful talent for comedy, particularly wacky comedy. So we shared an episode. Hopefully we'll be sharing many more," the "Star Trek" star told USA Today in 2015. "I think it's a great thing that we're both in the same profession. It has so brought so much into both our lives that we can share and enjoy talking about. It's terrific." In 1978, Jake Busey had a small role in "Straight Time" as the son of his real-life father, Gary Busey's character. In "Straight Time," Gary played Willy, a heroin addict and friend of the main character, Max (Dustin Hoffman), who also acted as an accomplice to Max's crimes. Jake had a small part as Willy's son, Darin. Correction: August 12, 2024 — An earlier version of this story misstated the number of movies Donald and Kiefer Sutherland worked on together. They only appeared as father and son in one movie, but worked on other movies together, including "A Time to Kill." Read the original article on Business Insider
Perth Now
13-06-2025
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- Perth Now
Donald Sutherland wore gas mask to cast party
Donald Sutherland attended a Pride + Prejudice cast party in a gas mask. The late screen legend - who died a year ago aged 88 - had a clause in his contract that nobody be allowed to smoke cigarettes anywhere near him but he relaxed his rule to hang out with the rest of the stars on the 2005 period drama by taking his own precautions. Discussing her favourite memory from making the film, Keira Knightley told Vanity Fair: "There was the party that Donald Sutherland came to. "You weren't allowed to smoke. He had it in his contract that nobody on the set was allowed to smoke anywhere near, and you couldn't smell of smoke. "But of course everyone smoked back then. And everybody would be smoking, and then you'd be sort of spraying yourself. "But the party he came to, he came in a gas mask. And he was like, 'I want you to all be able to smoke. And I wanted to come to the party.' " Donald also amused the cast when he suddenly remembered a luxury car he'd forgotten he had owned for years and had it delivered to the set. Rosamund Pike said: "He was amazing. He also remembered halfway through shooting that he had a Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow that he'd bought while making Don't Look Now or something and completely forgotten about. [He] remembered it was garaged somewhere up near Manchester and had it delivered to set." The two actresses admitted very few co-stars have matched the entertainment they got from Donald. Keira said: "I have to say, most actors have been a disappointment since then." Rosamund agreed: "Donald was pretty legendary. We did have dinners with him sometimes, and he told us some pretty wild stories which cannot be shared." Keira was nominated for an Oscar for her work on Pride + Prejudice, which she found "confusing" because she felt she was viewed as a "terrible actress" because of her role in Pirates of the Caribbean. She reflected: "It was pretty big for my career. If people will come up to me, it'll be about that one. "Pirates of the Caribbean had already come out, but I think in the public consciousness, I was seen as a terrible actress. "But I had this phenomenally big success with Pirates. And I think this was the first one that was a phenomenally big success, but was also critically acclaimed. "So I remember it coming out maybe the same year, maybe around the same time as Pirates 2. And I got the worst reviews ever for that, and then also being nominated for an Oscar at the same time—it was, in my 21-year-old head, quite confusing."
