David Harbour is ready to say goodbye to Stranger Things. The actor has played Jim Hopper since the show’s first season and will reprise his role in the upcoming fifth and final season.
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Byler forever! Finn Wolfhard heard about his Stranger Things costar Noah Schnapp coming out as gay — and he couldn’t happier for him.
“When I saw it, I just had a big smile on my face,” Wolfhard, 20, told GQ in an interview published on Wednesday, February 1. “I was just really proud of him.”
Both the Ghostbusters: Afterlife star and Schnapp, 18, have starred as Mike Wheeler and Will Byers, respectively, on the hit Netflix series since it premiered in July 2016. While the twosome are best pals on screen — with fans speculating that Will may have romantic feelings for his BFF — Wolfhard explained that the cast’s real-life dynamic is a little more familial.
“We’re not on everyday text vibes in any way, and not because … Do you text your cousins every day? Probably not. They’re our family,” the It actor told the outlet. “We’ll talk on each other’s birthdays. We’ll talk once in a while. But in the same way that family works, if I ever needed anything, they’re there.”
The sci-fi adventure is currently gearing up for season 5, which will be the final installment before the show comes to an epic conclusion. While the actors wait for the scripts to be written and shooting to begin, Wolfhard told GQ that everyone is “on their own quests in real life,” much like their character counterparts.
For Schnapp, that means attending the University of Pennsylvania and publicly defining his sexuality. Earlier this month, the New York native took to social media to reveal that he was a member of the LGBTQ+ community via a TIkTok video.
In the clip, Schnapp posted footage of himself lip-synching to a woman saying, “You know what it never was? That serious,” with a text overlay reading,
David Harbour is ready to say goodbye to Stranger Things. The actor has played Jim Hopper since the show’s first season and will reprise his role in the upcoming fifth and final season.
Blair Underwood (American Crime Story), Victoria Pedretti (You), Isha Blaaker (The Flight Attendant) and Finn Wittrock (Ratched) are among the final major additions to Academy Award nominee Ava DuVernay’s latest film Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents, based on the bestseller of the same name by Pulitzer Prize winner Isabel Wilkerson.
Angelique Jackson The cast of Ava DuVernay’s latest film, inspired by Pulitzer Prize winner Isabel Wilkerson’s “Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents,” is now complete with the addition of Blair Underwood, Finn Wittrock, Victoria Pedretti, Isha Blaaker, Leonardo Nam, Donna Mills and Emily Yancy. The seven actors join Oscar nominee Aunjanue Ellis, who was previously announced as the lead in the film, as well as Oscar nominee Vera Farmiga, Niecy Nash-Betts, Nick Offerman, Jon Bernthal, Audra McDonald, Connie Nielsen, Jasmine Cephas Jones and Myles Frost. Announced in October 2020, DuVernay serves as the writer and director of “Caste,” which adapts Wilkerson’s acclaimed book. Described in The New York Times as “an instant American classic and almost certainly the keynote nonfiction book of the American century thus far,” the book — and subsequently DuVernay’s film — examines the system of hierarchy that has shaped America.
David Harbour is showing support to his Stranger Things co-star Noah Schnapp a month after he came out as gay.
David Harbour has nothing but admiration for his “Stranger Things” co-star Noah Schnapp.
Fiona Apple has appeared in and provided music for a PSA for the National Courtwatch Network.The artist has become an outspoken advocate of court watching over the past few years and explains in the short film what the constitutionally enshrined tradition involves, while also encouraging Americans to get involved. She also offers testimonials from her own experiences of court watching, where she observes what happens in publicly accessible court rooms, particularly bail hearings, and documents what she sees.Court watchers are particularly keen to keep an eye on any injustices in the criminal justice system that play out in the courts, especially where constitutional rights are breached.Speaking to The Washington Post about the short film, Apple said: “Court watching is really the gateway to a better community, a better world, because it will make you care. It makes you care about people you don’t know.
Fiona Apple has been an outspoken advocate of court watching over the past few years. In March 2022, she shared a video urging her fans to sign a petition demanding that Prince George County, Maryland courts continue to allow civilians to tune into their proceedings virtually — a practice that has increased the legal system’s transparency nationwide by making it much more convenient for the average citizen to court watch.
Hulu had a slew of critically acclaimed TV series last year, like “The Dropout,” “Pam & Tommy,” and “Fleishman Is In Trouble.” So what will its big hits of 2023 be? “Great Expectations” may be one of them, considering Olivia Colman headlines the cast. READ MORE: ‘Great Expectations’ Trailer: Olivia Colman & Fionn Whitehead Star In Limited Series Of Dickens’ Classic Novel, Hits Hulu On March 26 British screenwriter Steven Knight adapts Charles Dickens‘ novel for BBC and Hulu as a six-part series, which premieres stateside on the streamer next month.
Kind-hearted staff at a Perth pub are welcoming in people struggling to keep warm.
The U.S. Senate confirmed on Tuesday the nomination of Judge Gina Méndez Miró to the federal court of the District of Puerto Rico, making her the first LGBTQ person to serve in the position on the island.
Mike Shinoda recalls the emotions he felt after losing bandmate Chester Bennington in 2017.During a recent episode of SiriusXM's, the Linkin Park co-founder said losing Bennington to suicide led to a dark time and a roller coaster of emotions.«There were points where I felt that way… and that's natural,» he tells Stern of feeling angry.Bennington died on July 20, 2017 from suicide. He was 41. Just five months prior to his death, the Linkin Park frontman opened up about his depression in a podcast. Still, Shinoda says those closest to Bennington were unaware of the severity.«Nobody knew the depths of it,» says Shinoda before revealing why his life as an outsider allowed him to relate so well with Bennington.
The German-based distribution and production company Port au Prince Film And Kultur Produktion has hired Roshanak “Rosh” Khodabakhsh as a producer and executive board member.
Cutting Edge Media Music, a division of a firm that has provided music services for films, TV series and video games including John Wick, Stranger Things and Red Dead Redemption, has secured $100 million in new financing.
Katherine Schwarzenegger Pratt and Chris Pratt may have met over their shared faith, but it wasn’t how people might be picturing. Schwarzenegger Pratt appeared on "The Drew Barrymore Show" on Friday, where the author and mom of two gave some insight into their courtship. "We met each other at church.
Variety Staff Follow Us on Twitter The European Film Market kicks off Feb. 16 with a wide assortment of films from sellers around the world. Below is a healthy selection of what’s on offer for buyers. Director: Alex Winter Key cast: Evan Rachel Wood, Josh Gad, Anthony Carrigan Synopsis: A sister and brother, Megan and Nathan are barely hanging on and their lives are completely upended when they discover a dead body, long buried in their parent’s basement, sending them down a rabbit hole of crime and murder. Producers: Alex Winter, Scott Kroopf, Russell Hollander Sales: Rocket Science (international); CAA Media Finance (domestic) Director: Jess Varley Key cast: Emma Roberts, Laurence Fishburne Producers: Brad Fuller, Eric B. Fleischman, Cameron Fuller Synopsis: When astronaut Sam Walker (Roberts) returns from her first space mission, she’s found miraculously alive in a punctured capsule floating deep off the coast of the Atlantic Ocean. General William Harris (Fishburne) arranges for her to be placed under intense NASA surveillance in a high security house for rehabilitation and medical testing. However, when disturbing occurrences begin happening around the property, she fears that something extraterrestrial has followed her back to Earth. Sales: Highland Film Group (international); CAA Media Finance and UTA Independent Film Group (domestic)
Tributes have been paid to a loving dad-of-three who died suddenly after a night out.
Will Ferrell made an appearance during a Super Bowl ad break traveling through the Netflix universe in a General Motors commercial.
A living legend! Rita Moreno belongs to the coveted EGOT club after earning trophies at the Emmy Awards, Grammy Awards, Academy Awards and Tony Awards through the years — and she’s aware of her membership’s significance.
British screenwriter Steven Knight has helped develop plenty of TV period pieces over the years, including “Taboo,” “Peaky Blinders,” and BBC One‘s 2019 take on “A Christmas Carol.” Now Knight teams up with BBC and FX Productions for another Dickens title, “Great Expectations,” with the mini-series to premiere on Hulu next month. Continue reading ‘Great Expectations’ Trailer: Olivia Colman & Fionn Whitehead Star In Limited Series Of Dickens’ Classic Novel, Hits Hulu On March 26 at The Playlist.
EXCLUSIVE: Academy Award-winner Alexander Dinelaris (Birdman, The Revenant) is teaming up with multihyphenate René Pérez Joglar, known professionally as Residente, to co-write the new film Porto Rico.