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CNET
05-06-2025
- Business
- CNET
I Forgot John Mulaney Was in This Movie in This Week's Netflix Top 10
Every week, Netflix unveils its Top 10 lists for the week before, ranking TV shows and movies by viewership. As someone who covers streaming content (and also just watches a lot of TV), I keep an eye on the titles that come and go, and am always curious what hits and what doesn't. Last week, John Mulaney's Netflix animated series Big Mouth premiered a new season, and his Netflix talk show Everybody's Live with John Mulaney aired its season finale, so I was curious if either would crack the Netflix Top 10. Neither did, but ironically, a third Mulaney-involved title — Puss In Boots: The Last Wish — was in the No. 5 spot on the Netflix movie chart to my surprise, mostly because I forgot that he was even in it. (Sure, Puss In Boots: The Last Wish also stars Antonio Banderas, Salma Hayek, Harvey Guillen and Florence Pugh, but for the sake of argument, today it's a John Mulaney film.) Mulaney has been incredibly busy for the past few years, and it feels like the past two months reached peak Mulaney saturation: the eighth and final season of Big Mouth premiered on May 23, while his talk show Everybody's Live with John Mulaney aired its season finale on May 28 after running for 12 truly weird and unpredictable weeks. (For weeks, the show teased that the finale would feature Mulaney brawling with three 14-year-old boys. And yes, that fight did happen, rest assured no children were harmed.) Between both of his Netflix shows and recent appearances on Peacock's Poker Face and SNL 50, I think that his ubiquity is why I had forgotten all about his role as Jack Horner, the main villain in Puss In Boots: The Last Wish. It's certainly not because the role wasn't memorable, he actually stole every scene he was in as the narcissistic nursery rhyme character with an inferiority complex. Puss In Boots: The Last Wish, which debuted in theaters in 2022, is not actually available on Netflix in the U.S., which makes it even more impressive that it's dominating the Global Top 10 based on its popularity in Central and South America, where it peaked at No. 1 and has remained in the Top 10 film in dozens of countries for five weeks. DreamWorks Once I remembered Mulaney's pivotal role in the movie, I started to wonder, is this guy secretly Netflix's biggest star? He seems to have been given creative carte blanche on his talk shows and stand-up specials and, while his comedy can be niche, he also stars in projects with global appeal, so he very well could be. The streamer has deals with bigger names like Adam Sandler, Tyler Perry and Millie Bobby Brown, but I think Mulaney may be their ringer. He also starred in Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, which was only just removed from Netflix in April, he has seven comedy specials on the platform, and he pops up in everything from Comedians In Cars Getting Coffee to this month's Conan O'Brien's Mark Twain Prize for American Humor special. He's in so many things that somehow they managed to overshadow The Last Wish in my mind. But the film, which has made almost $500 million globally, is hardly under the radar. Maybe while it remains in the Top 10, it will give him a chance to take a well-deserved break from Netflix and just chill. At least for a little while, before he starts plotting who to grapple on season 2 of Everybody's Live.
Daily Mail
28-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Netflix hit dominates charts with 10.7 million views in 3 days
Struggling to find something to watch for your next movie night? Look no further - here are the films dominating Netflix's charts this week. From documentaries to horror films, this week has it all. Fear Street: Prom Queen Puss in Boots: The Last Wish Nonnas Untold: The Fall of Favre Instant Family Havoc A Deadly American Marriage Dr. Seuss' The Cat in the Hat Air Force Elite: Thunderbirds With 3.8 million views this week, Air Force Elite: Thunderbirds secures the ninth spot on Netflix's global charts. Released on May 23, this documentary gives an inside look at the U.S. Air Force's Thunderbirds flight squadron. If you're looking for a new documentary, this could be an excellent pick. The Wild Robot
Yahoo
16-02-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Emily Mortimer Addresses Replacing Sally Hawkins For Paddington In Peru, And What She Didn't Expect About Joining The Family
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. The third Paddington movie is here and, while a lot of the old band is back together, you may notice that Sally Hawkins' Mary Brown has been recast with Emily Mortimer this time around. According to reports, Hawkins couldn't join the threequel because she has been managing the autoimmune disease lupus. That medical condition makes it difficult for one to travel abroad. With that, Mortimer had to follow up great performances from Hawkins and, when she spoke to CinemaBlend, about joining the franchise's family, she shared the sweet and unexpected joys of being a Brown. As disclosed in my Paddington In Peru review, the sequel is sure to be one of the warm and fuzziest 2025 movie releases of the year… and it's only February. Here's what Emily Mortimer told us about replacing Sally Hawkins as the Brown matriarch, when we sat down with her and Hugh Bonneville: I was welcomed with just such a sort of sweetness and warmth by everybody behind the camera and all the actors starting with Hugh [Bonneville], who always just sort of made me feel very welcome and like I wasn't an imposter, in the form of his new wife. So, that was really lovely and I guess I had hoped it would feel that way, because the films just sort of emanate that feeling of sort of inclusivity and tolerance and sweetness. Emily Mortimer was worried she'd be the 'imposter' on the set of Paddington In Peru after Hawkins originated the role in 2014's Paddington and its 2017 sequel. However, she actually felt welcomed with open arms, with co-star and on-screen husband Hugh Bonneville leading the charge on that front. Mortimer wasn't the only new member of the team either. For the first time in the Paddington franchise, director Dougal Wilson was at the helm (instead of Paul King) and both Puss In Boots alums Antonio Banderas and Olivia Colman joined the cast as well. As Mortimer continued, discussing the one element she wasn't expecting amid production: But, I think the thing that really surprised me when I was there – I mean I've done many, many films over the course of now, a kind of depressingly long career. And, the attention to detail, the specificity, the sense of responsibility towards this character that imbues every corner of the set and everybody, every member of the crew. You just feel this common sense of responsibility to the character and to the franchise that is really palpable. And I felt that that was something I was not expecting and was really beautiful to see. While it's never exactly great to see an actor be replaced by another, especially when we're talking about Sally Hawkins, Emily Mortimer fit right into the cast and brought her own wit and charm to Mary Brown. I can't help but feel like the producers put a lot of time and care into finding someone who could fill Hawkins' shoes. More on Paddington in Peru Paddington In Peru Trailer Sends The Adorable Bear On A New Adventure, And I'm Ready To Follow Him Anywhere The new movie sees the eponymous bear and the Browns go to South America to visit the bear's Aunt Lucy. But, of course, the visit doesn't go quite as planned, given that the family ends up in the middle of a fantastic treasure hunt. Emily Mortimer couldn't have joined the franchise during a more exciting installment. I can understand the nerves that would come with taking the baton, so to speak, for such a significant role. Thankfully, she said yes to adventuring to entering the fold for a Paddington sequel critics have already been charmed by. Mortimer more than honors Sally Hawkins' work while also putting her own stamp on the role of Mary Brown. Paddington In Peru is now playing in theaters just in time for President's Day weekend.
