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“Inspirations for Kang — Alexander the Great, Genghis Khan, Julius Caesar. Start there,” Jonathan Majors told us at Deadline’s Sundance studio recently about his influences for playing Marvel’s next giant villain, Kang the Conqueror.

Flavor Flav is getting real about just how destructive drug addiction was in his life.

EXCLUSIVE: Marc Munden (Utopia) and Fernando Meireilles (The Two Popes) have been tapped to direct episodes of The Sympathizer, a drama series adaptation of Viet Thanh Nguyen’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, produced by and co-starring Robert Downey Jr. The HBO/A24 series also has added three new cast members, Duy Nguyen, Kayli Tran and VyVy Nguyen.

He switched to a vegan diet in 2020 in a bid to lower his carbon footprint.And Robert Downey Jr displayed the results of his plant based lifestyle as he strolled around the set of The Sympathizer shirtless on Sunday.The 57-year-old actor plays multiple roles in the new HBO series and was seen made up as three different characters during the busy day of filming.  Looking good: Robert Downey Jr displayed the results of his plant based lifestyle as he strolled around the set of The Sympathizer shirtless on SundayRobert donned a curly brown wig for one look and highlighted his ripped abs as he went shirtless in a pair of navy jogging bottoms. The Avengers actor has been looking noticeably slimmer after swearing off meat and dairy products.  He revealed he'd switched to a plant based diet while discussing his wife Susan, saying: 'She is the greatest creative producer in the history of cinema and I make faces for cash and chicken.

A HUGE Hollywood actor looks unrecognisable on set of his new TV show - but can you guess who it is? The star, 57, has ditched his short spiky hair and movie star looks with the help of facial prosthetics. The Avengers legend transformed for his new role in HBO’s The Sympathizer and appeared to have a bigger nose, jowls and a receding hairline. Dressed dowdy in blue trousers, a pink shirt and brown shoes, he looks worlds away from his days starring as Iron Man in the Marvel franchise.

On Wednesday, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences released its shortlists for 10 categories (excluding directing and acting) ahead of the official nominees announcement scheduled for January 24 and Oscars ceremony on March 12.The 10 categories (scroll down for full list) include documentary feature film, documentary short film, international feature film, makeup and hairstyling, original score, original song, animated short film, live action short film, sound, and visual effects.One of the most obvious snubs was Gina Prince-Bythewood's historical epic The Woman King starring Viola Davis, which landed on many critics top 10 lists and received a 94% critic approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Not including acting or directing! On Wednesday, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences released its shortlists for 10 categories (excluding directing and acting) ahead of the official nominees announcement scheduled for January 24 and Oscars ceremony on March 12Todd Field's critically-acclaimed cancel culture drama Tár starring Cate Blanchett as a problematic orchestra conductor was not on the list.Also missing but beloved by critics was Chris Smith's b&w intimate portrait Sr., which detailed the relationship between counterculture filmmaker Robert Downey Sr.

Best Documentary Feature front runners All That Breathes, All the Beauty and the Bloodshed, Fire of Love, and The Territory are safely through to the next round after the Academy’s Documentary Branch whittled the list of remaining contenders to a shortlist of 15 films.

The first full trailer for Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer film has dropped. Cillian Murphy stars in the epic thriller based on the creation of the first atomic bomb. Watch the clip in the video posted above.

EXCLUSIVE: David Zaslav isn’t happy with Netflix.

A month after unveiling his newly-shaved head at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, two-time Oscar nominee Robert Downey Jr. was finally pictured for the first time hard at work on the LA set of The Sympathizer.On Monday, the 57-year-old native New Yorker was wearing a red wig over his bald head for the espionage thriller - which he described as 'already a transformative, literally playing five different roles, experience for me.'Each of Robert's supporting antagonistic characters 'represent a different arm of the American establishment' - according to Deadline.

EXCLUSIVE: After festival premieres in Telluride, AFI and New York, the Chris Smith-directed documentary Sr. just began its run on Netflix. What began as a docu about Robert Downey Sr, the ’60s counterculture director of avant garde films like Putney Swope and Greaser’s Palace, Sr. evolved into much more as the process stretched over three years due to the pandemic and the decline of the subject’s health. Robert Downey Jr., who spurned Smith’s offer to make a docu about his life and career, became more of a central figure onscreen, along with producing with wife and Team Downey partner Susan Downey. On full display is all the mad wit that informed Downey Sr’s films (Paul Thomas Anderson considered Downey Sr. a formative influence and put him in Boogie Nights and Magnolia). Sr. became something you don’t see often: candor from two generations of a film family that got chewed up but managed to come out the other side intact, bonding and healing before Downey Sr. succumbed to Parkinson’s in July 2021 at age 85. Here, his Jr. describes what the journey means to him.

While crafting the documentary Sr. chronicling the life of writer, director and actor Robert Downey Sr., filmmaker Chris Smith found himself, much like Downey’s films themselves, setting aside advance notions and following where the story took him.

“Thor” star Chris Hemsworth is one of a handful of Phase 1 actors still playing a major superhero in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. We’re already seen actors like Robert Downey Jr., Scarlett Johansson, and Chris Evans end their tenure as Marvel heroes, and that same thing presumably will happen to Hemsworth at some point.

ROBERT Downey Jr. looks completely unrecognizable after he shaved his head. Fans were shocked as the actor, 57, showed off his new look at an A-list awards show with his wife Susan, 45, on Saturday night.

Austin Butler appeared to be in high spirits after he recently landed a role in the Dune sequel.The Elvis star, 31 opened up to Variety on Saturday night while on the red carpet at the 2022 Governors Awards about how excited he was to have the opportunity to join the cast. 'I just loved the first film so much,' he gushed. 'It was this cinematic masterpiece, so the idea of getting to be a part of that world is just incredibly exciting and Denis (the director) is one of my favorite filmmakers and just an amazing human being.' New role: Austin Butler recently landed the role of of Feyd-Rautha in the Dune sequel The star continued: 'He's so kind and I'm a fan of every one of those actors in the film, so I felt really honored.'The rising star joined the cast of the movie back in March and will appear playing the role of Feyd-Rautha alongside Timothee Chalamet and Zendaya in Dune: Part Two.

Millie Bobby Brown may be too honest for co-star Finn Wolfhard‘s good!

Killing Eve‘s Sandra Oh, Kieuh Chinh (Dynasty) andNguyen Cao Ky Duyen (Paris By Night) are set for key recurring roles in The Sympathizer, a drama series adaptation of Viet Thanh Nguyen’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, produced by and co-starring Robert Downey Jr.

Good Night, And Good Luck, the 2005 feature film directed by and starring George Clooney, is being adapted for the small screen.

Following a worldwide search, HBO and A24 have set the lead cast for The Sympathizer, a drama series adaptation of Viet Thanh Nguyen’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, produced by and co-starring Robert Downey Jr.

Robert Downey Jr. and his family honored musical icons as he and his son Exton put on a puffed-up blond wig to help pay tribute to one of his musical icons, Duran Duran.The 57-year-old Oscar nominee was over the moon as he gushed about inducting the band into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame over the weekend in an Instagram post published on Monday.Downey Jr.'s upbeat post was in stark contrast to the somber feelings among many Duran Duran fans after the band revealed that guitarist Andy Taylor — who wasn't able to travel to the ceremony — had been diagnosed with terminal prostate cancer.

The Induction of Duran Duran into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame was supposed to be celebratory night that would also serve as a reunion for the British band who formed back in 1978.And while the evening at the 37th annual ceremony at the Microsoft Theater was still a time to feel proud for original members Nick Rhodes, John Taylor, Roger Taylor, and Simon Le Bon, the reunion with former guitarist Andy Taylor did not happen after all.During their induction speech frontman Le Bon informed the audience, via a letter on behalf of Andy Taylor, that he couldn't attend the event due to 'a setback' in his treatment for stage 4 metastatic prostate cancer, according to Rolling Stone. Shocking announcement: Duran Duran singer Simon Le Bon revealed the band's original guitarist Andy Taylor couldn't make their induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame on Saturday due to 'a setback' in his treatments for stage 4 prostate cancerDressed in a lime-green suit, Hollywood A-lister Robert Downey Jr.

Wes Bentley credits Robert Downey Jr.'s openness about his drug addiction with helping the Yellowstone actor get clean and sober himself.Wes, 44, who stars as the villainous Jamie Dutton in the popular neo-Western, opened up to Page Six about his efforts to kick his life-threatening addiction while at the season five Yellowstone premiere in New York City on Thursday.'I was in the deepest throes of my addiction and in the worst place and at death's door, I guess, or at risk of it, and I saw him be so bold and brave and open and it saved me,' he explained. Clean and sober: Wes Bentley credits Robert Downey, Jr's openness about his drug addiction with helping the Yellowstone actor get clean and sober himself, according to Page Six Robert, 57,  was arrested several times on drug charges and sentenced to time behind bars as he combatted his addiction.   In a 1999 court appearance, the Iron Man actor described his disease to a judge, saying, 'It's like I have a shotgun in my mouth, and I've got my finger on the trigger, and I like the taste of the gun metal.'The Marvel hero has been clean since 2003 and Wes, who has been sober since 2009 and said he wanted to follow Robert's example.  'So I thought if I do that too, I can maybe pass that on to somebody else.'   Villain: Wes, 44, stars as the villainous Jamie Dutton on Yellowstone Robert, 57, served time behind bars after being arrested on drug charges.

Santa Monica High School is on lockdown after a phone operator received a bomb threat just before noon. Police are on the scene, and students have been told to shelter in place.

Waxing On: The Karate Kid and Me.”The franchise, which included sequels in 1986 and 1989, is now enjoying an extended second act with the series “Cobra Kai” on Netflix, but Macchio wasn’t always on board with the original title about a teen who uses martial arts to confront his bullies.“And the title of the script they were sending me was: ‘The Karate Kid,’” writes Macchio, now 60. “What? Seriously? Was this a cartoon? An after-school special? All I kept thinking was, What a silly, lame-ass title. It must be a placeholder.”It wasn’t — but his character’s original name in the movie, Danny Webber, was later changed, making the “ethically Italian” Macchio more comfortable and send “everything into high gear.” Here are five other secrets Macchio reveals in his memoir:Macchio bumped into actor Charlie Sheen as he left a casting session for the first film — and later learned the “Red Dawn” star had been a “candidate” for the role.

EXCLUSIVE: Bill Dubuque, the co-creator of Netflix’s Ozark, has signed an overall deal with Fifth Season.

Robert Downey Jr. hosts a screening of his film Sr., a moving documentary about his father, actor and filmmaker Robert Downey Sr., on Monday (October 10) in New York City.