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Yahoo
26-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Arnold Schwarzenegger Surprises Fans By Naming the Worst 'Terminator' Movie
Arnold Schwarzenegger Surprises Fans By Naming the Worst 'Terminator' Movie originally appeared on Parade. As with any mainstream action franchise, the Terminator series is comprised of an odd mix between groundbreaking sci-fi films and egregiously bland schlockfests. Though often recognized as one of the most revolutionary big-budget franchises in cinematic history, the once popular Terminator series has long since fallen on hard times, thanks in large part to lesser and lesser sequels following the critical heights of Terminator 2: Judgment Day. As further evidence of Terminator's more recent middling quality, the iconic lead actor of the franchise, Arnold Schwarzenegger, has similarly weighed in on the series' dramatic fall from grace. Appearing on a recent installment of Watch What Happens Live, the iconic 77-year-old actor was asked which Terminator film he feels is the weakest in the franchise. Instead of offering a diplomatic answer or shying away from the question, the Conan the Barbarian star offered a fairly blunt response to the query. "I would say the worst was probably the number four [Terminator Salvation], because that was done during the time I was governor [of California] and I was not in it," the Twins actor said. "How do you do a Terminator movie without me being in the Terminator movie?" Schwarzenegger continued. "It doesn't make any sense." Released in 2009, Terminator Salavation jumped ahead in the series' narrative timeline, focusing on the post-apocalyptic between John Connor's (Christian Bale) human Resistance and the cybernetic armies of SkyNet. Starring Bale, Sam Worthington, Anton Yelchin and Bryce Dallas Howard, the film earned mostly mixed to negative reviews, halting any plans for an immediate sequel. Ultimately, following Schwarzenegger's tenure as California's governor and his formal return to acting, the series continued with 2015's next installment, Terminator Genisys, which marked the actor's first time portraying his infamous T-800 since 2003's Terminator: Rise of the Machines. The film, like its later retconned sequel Terminator: Dark Fate, both earned similarly mixed reviews upon its release. Arnold Schwarzenegger Surprises Fans By Naming the Worst 'Terminator' Movie first appeared on Parade on Jun 26, 2025 This story was originally reported by Parade on Jun 26, 2025, where it first appeared.
Top Gear
20-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Top Gear
Tom Cruise is making a new Days of Thunder film: whaddya wanna see?
Movies We'll tell you what we want: rubbin', son Skip 1 photos in the image carousel and continue reading One of Hollywood's biggest and most successful producers has confirmed a Days of Thunder sequel is in the works. Speaking to Entertainment Tonight's Nischelle Turner at the premiere of F1: The Movie , Jerry Bruckheimer lifted the lid on 'the next one', noting how the movie's original star – Tom Cruise – will help, um, steer the film. Advertisement - Page continues below You might like Which means we've got high hopes for the sequel. Long time coming, too. The original came out in 1990 and quickly became one of the decade's most quotable action flicks – including Duvall's immortal 'rubbin', son, is racin'' line – and with the F1 movie proving to be a hit, demand is high for more tyre-destroying action. Oh, there'll be a bit of 'movie' sprinkled in there too. 'It's always about the emotion,' Bruckheimer said. 'It's always about the journey we take you on. The highs and the lows and the humour and the romance. We want it in our lives, we want that. You want to go through that experience and feel better when you come out of it.' Advertisement - Page continues below So, what experience do you want out of a new Days of Thunder film? Answers below… Thank you for subscribing to our newsletter. Look out for your regular round-up of news, reviews and offers in your inbox. Get all the latest news, reviews and exclusives, direct to your inbox.
Yahoo
17-06-2025
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Nicholas Galitzine Reveals How He Got Shredded to Play He-Man
Following the announcement that filming has completed on the 2026 reboot of Masters of the Universe, the new He-Man himself, Nicholas Galitzine, gave fans an epic update showcasing how he transformed into the utterly jacked, famously musclebound fantasy hero. In a series of new behind-the-scenes photos from Masters of the Universe, Galitzine shows himself in the gym, as well as boxing like a machine. "Just a lil BTS and training from the last few months. (I can't show you nada)," Galitzine wrote in the caption. Galitzine certainly didn't mess around with this training. He looks significantly larger than he appeared in his most recent film, the 2024 romance, The Idea of You. The photos also show him alongside his stunt double, wearing a pink shirt very reminiscent of what Prince Adam wore in the original Filmation cartoon back in 1984. We also get at least one look at Galitzine fight training with katanas, which probably aren't the same kinds of swords that He-Man uses in the actual movie. But then again, you never know. At least one photo showed Galitzine holding the new power sword, which looks very much like the classic power sword from the 1980s cartoon. As has been previously revealed, some of the action of Masters of the Universe will take place on contemporary Earth. This mirrors the 1987 film, which also depicted travel between the planet Eternia and Earth. But this time, the story will focus on Prince Adam having grown up on Earth (like Superman) and only learning of his heritage later. How Galitzine will handle this transition from a terrestrial Prince Adam to He-Man remains to be seen. But clearly, thanks to his incredible training, he certainly looks the Galitzine Reveals How He Got Shredded to Play He-Man first appeared on Men's Journal on Jun 16, 2025
Yahoo
08-06-2025
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No One in the Movies Stays Dead Anymore
The 'John Wick' franchise has just returned to life with 'Ballerina,' starring Ana de Armas as a Ruska Roma dancer who trains as an assassin to avenge the death of her father. But even if the series' producers hadn't come up with the genius idea of making a spin-off movie about a killer who puts the brutal pow in plié, the 'John Wick' series would still be coming back to life. At CinemaCon in early April, it was announced that Keanu Reeves would be returning to star in 'John Wick 5.' That might have come as a surprise to anyone who saw 'John Wick: Chapter 4' and watched as the title character got killed off in what seemed at the time to be the most dead-as-a-doorknob way possible. That movie, which might have been called 'John Wick — The Final Wreckoning,' was explicitly designed to showcase the end of Wick's reign of mayhem. And the timing felt right. The series had stretched on for nearly a decade, and 'John Wick 4' was close to three hours long. Like a marathon round of Mortal Kombat or the trench warfare of World War I, the series had piled up more than enough of a body count. More from Variety Chad Stahelski on the 'John Wick' Franchise's Insane Body Count and Keanu Reeves' Fifth Movie: 'Still Working on It' 'Ballerina' Star Ana de Armas Says Tom Cruise 'Supports Every Movie' and 'Really Wants' Audiences to 'Go to the Theaters': 'We Are Working Together' 'John Wick 5' Is a New Story and 'Not a Continuation With the High Table,' Says Director: 'John Has Dealt With His Grief. It'll Be Really Different' But, of course, somewhere in the back of your reptile moviegoing brain, you knew that John Wick was going to have to come back. Because how could it be otherwise? No movie franchise today is going to leave its hero on a slab if it means leaving money on the table. In the last five years, there have been several high-profile precedents for this. At the end of 'No time to Die,' the James Bond series conjured a twist of singular gravitas when Daniel Craig's Bond chose to sacrifice himself to save the world. Yet it was a bit laughable when the movie, having made the momentous decision to kill off 007, followed that cataclysmic event with an end title that read: 'James Bond will return.' Talk about having your shaken-not-stirred martini and drinking it too! Then, of course, there's Superman, who died at the end of 'Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice,' only to return to life just in time for 'Justice League.' And there's the Avengers, several of whom disintegrated before our eyes when 'the snap' brought 'Avengers: Infinity War' to its suck-in-your-breath conclusion. Outside the theater, however, in the light of late-capitalist Hollywood day, you just knew that it couldn't last, that Peter Parker and T'Challa would have to come back. In movies, you can trace the trend of what we might call Death Lite back to the moment in 1978 that established the if-it-makes-money-bring-it-back paradigm: the 'death' of Michael Myers at the end of 'Halloween.' He gets shot six times and falls off a balcony, lying on the ground, joining the ranks of half a century's worth of movie monsters who are destroyed by the forces of good. Seconds later, though, he is gone; his body has vanished. In essence, that one moment set up the entire arbitrary nature of movie sequel culture. You can draw a direct line from the return of Michael Myers to the resurrection of John Wick, all done in the name of fan service. But why does it feel like all this ritual undercutting of killing is killing us? You might say: What's so bad, really, about taking characters who are this beloved and bringing them back to life? In a sense, nothing. Yet the subtle cumulative effect of it has been to create the sensation that a movie no longer has a true beginning and end, that it lacks what the Greeks called the dramatic unity of action. In Old Hollywood, movies had that; in the New Hollywood of the '70s, they had it as well. But the death-that-isn't-really-death syndrome feeds the perception that movies are now, more and more, just a perpetual blob of time-killing, with nothing at stake. And that has an insidious way of sanding down the inner morality of pop culture, and maybe of our society. In fact, I'd argue that all this 'miraculous' resurrection has begun to raise the question: If death in the movies is no longer permanent, if it no longer means anything, then does anything mean anything? Best of Variety 25 Hollywood Legends Who Deserve an Honorary Oscar Emmy Predictions: With One Week Until Voting Opens, Declining Submissions Create Tight Acting and Series Races Oscars Predictions 2026: 'Sinners' Becomes Early Contender Ahead of Cannes Film Festival
Daily Mail
04-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Ana de Armas sings Tom Cruise's praises over his 'very special' review of her film Ballerina amid romance rumors
Ana de Armas shared her honest reaction to Tom Cruise gushing over her upcoming thriller, Ballerina, which hits theater on Friday. As rumors continue to swirl that the pair are dating, the actress, 37, shared how much his sweet review of her latest performance meant to her. 'It makes me really happy and proud,' she told told E! News at the film's Los Angeles premiere on Tuesday. The actress continued: 'It's surreal that someone like him is liking the movie and supporting the film and celebrating other people's films.' De Armas went on to emphasize how 'amazing' his support has been and told Variety that it is 'unbelievable' he used his platform to publicly support the John Wick spinoff. 'You know what, he supports every movie,' she added. 'He really wants the industry and cinema to do well and [wants] people going to the theaters.' 'It is very special that someone like him is supporting [Ballerina],' she said. De Armas also confirmed Cruise 'really liked it' and is a fan of the John Wick franchise, starring Keanu Reeves. During his press tour for Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning, Cruise called Ballerina 'outstanding' in an interview with AP. Cruise also praised De Armas' 'experience in action' during a chat with E! News. 'She's really good,' he marveled while speaking about her role as Eve Macarro, a ballerina who is trained as an assassin, in the film. Last month, the Oscar nominee gave some insight into her decision to keep tight-lipped on her new romance with Cruise during an interview with ELLE Spain. During the interview, the star hinted at the speculation surrounding her and Cruise as she got candid about how she copes with the public's interest into her personal life. As her stardom has risen, the Ballerina star's love life has often wrought as much buzz as her career successes, with previous headline-hitting romances with movie star Ben Affleck and Tinder VP Paul Boukadakis. When quizzed about the scrutiny into her private life, De Armas admitted that she's grown more accustomed to dealing with it and accepted it came as part of the price of fame. Alluding to her apparent determination not to confirm her and Cruise's relationship status, she explained she's learned how important it is for her to have a separation between her 'public persona' and private life. She said: 'Over the years, you get more used to it. You learn to find your corners, your privacy, your way of doing things, your lifestyle... I'm one of those who think there should be external boundaries, a barrier that's quite visible to others and to oneself. 'Making it clear, "This is as far as I go with my work, my public persona, what's expected of me, and what I want to share with viewers and fans." That's wonderful, and I want to do it. 'You can't let the negative side of fame upset you, because then you won't enjoy the beautiful aspects, but it's essential to separate. We're all people and we need that privacy, consideration, and space. 'It seems incredible to have to say it, but we've forgotten that minimum of respect for others. Sometimes we have to make an abrupt stop so others are aware of your reality, but, well, I find my way. When I want to disappear from the map, I do'. However, Ana also admitted that the public criticism she's received over some of her past relationships has 'hurt me at times'. In November, she was hit by massive backlash after being linked to the stepson of Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez - who was handpicked by Raul Castro and 'chosen' in an election in which there were no opposition challengers allowed and has been accused of overseeing massive human rights abuses. After being pictured on a romantic stroll in Madrid hand-in-hand with 26-year-old Manuel Anido Cuesta, the Cuban star was savaged by fans for appearing to be dating the stepson of a dictatorship that she fled from at the age of 18 to live in Spain. Ana confessed that she had become very good at 'filtering' negative comments, knowing which ones to listen to and learn from and which to 'block' that were 'made to intentionally cause you pain.' The Knives Out star claimed that criticisms have 'gotten out of hand' now and become 'damaging and toxic', but insisted: 'I do have control over that, knowing what I let touch me and what I don't.' Ana and Tom first sparked dating rumors after being spotted out to dinner just before Valentine's Day. The speculation reached a fever pitch when exclusive DailyMail photos showed her being flown into London by the action star in his private helicopter last month, just days before her birthday. While neither has confirmed their relationship, the last week has seen both stars speaking about each other, while on the promotional trail at the same time. In May, Cruise raved to Extra that De Armas is a 'very talented, great dramatic actress [with] comedic, tremendous ability, [who] learns quickly.' previously learned that the couple have been getting serious in recent weeks, with one of Tom's A-list exes even giving their approval. It is understood Spanish actress Penelope Cruz - who dated Tom from 2001 to 2004 - is 'happy' that her ex-boyfriend has found new love with her pal, who she starred opposite in the 2019 movie WASP Network. An insider told the Daily Mail: 'Ana has said that Penelope is happy for her, she approves. They know each other from the movie and also they have friends in common in Madrid from when Ana lived there for a while.' They added: 'Tom makes Ana feel safe and that is very important to her. She was flipped out by the fans and stalkers when living in Venice Beach [Los Angeles] so she moved to a remote part of Vermont. 'She loves being away from the crazy. She has been traveling with Tom to busy cities like London, but he always makes her feel safe because he is thoughtful and he has a ton of security. 'He never puts her at risk, she is completely taken care of when she is in his company.' Friends believe the relationship could last, with our insider pointing to the fact that Ana does 'not like to party', preferring quiet nights at home like her decades-older boyfriend. Though another source stressed that the pair are 'taking it day by day' and that the stunner 'does not give her heart away easy.' They said: 'Ana has a thing for older men and Tom fits the bill of her type. The proof is in the pudding. Being affectionate with someone is not something that Ana would do for a role.'
