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Sam Raimi has played down talk that he could be returning to direct a fourth 'Spider-Man' film. The 64-year-old filmmaker helmed the 2000s trilogy that starred Tobey Maguire as the web-slinging superhero but isn't sure if Marvel would be interested in his services after the success of the recent movies featuring Tom Holland as Spidey. Speaking to CBR, Sam said: "I did read that, but I'm not actually working on it yet. I mean, Marvel and Columbia are so successful with the current 'Spider-Man' (movies), and the track there, and I don't know that they're going to go back to me, and say, 'Well, f...
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Michael Keaton thinks Jenna Ortega is a "really special" actress. The 72-year-old actor stars alongside Jenna, 21, in the much-anticipated 'Beetlejuice Beetlejuice', and Michael has revealed that he relished the experience of working with the actress. Speaking to 'Entertainment Tonight', Michael - who starred in the original 'Beetlejuice' movie in 1988 - said: "Oh man, she's good, she's just got it, you know? She's got the tone. "She showed up and just immediately knew what the tone was and just slipped in like she does every day. She's really special." 'Beetlejuice Beetlejuice' also stars the...
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Willem Dafoe admits that directors are crucial in terms of his selection of movies to feature in. The 68-year-old actor features as Dr. Godwin Baxter in the new movie 'Poor Things' – which has been helmed by Yorgos Lanthimos – and explained how he relishes working with those who refuse to compromise behind the camera. Willem, who has worked with directors including Wes Anderson and Robert Eggers during his acting career, told Total Film magazine: "Directors have always been very important to me because, with a strong director, I can give myself freely to someone. "I've seen them do things that...
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Pedro Pascal says Willem Dafoe has been his "greatest teacher". The 68-year-old actor was honoured with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on the sidewalk on Monday (08.01.24) and his 'Great Wall' co-star and longtime friend Pedro, 48, was among those to give speeches celebrating the 'Streets of Fire' star's legacy in Hollywood. The 'Narcos' star began by sharing the profound reaction he had seeing Willem in the 1986 war film 'Platoon'. He recalled: "I saw Platoon in the movie theatre with my father and he made me cry so hard my dad sent me to the bathroom, this was 1986 I was 10 years old a...
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Willem Dafoe is warning people shouldn’t publicly talk about their spiritual beliefs. The 68-year-old ‘Poor Things’ actor made the admission while opening about how he’s into religion and spirituality, but warned he misses the days when people knew “nothing” about celebrities. He told The Observer newspaper: “Listen. I’m interested in spiritual impulse, and I’m interested in religious thought, but you can’t talk about these things publicly, and you shouldn’t talk about them, because then you fall into the trap of making that your identity.” Willem has also been doing yoga for 40 years, but add...
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Willem Dafoe became a "gentleman farmer" during the Hollywood actors strike. The 68-year-old 'Platoon' star was left with no work for almost four months last year when the SAG-AFTRA actors union staged a walk out over pay and conditions and Dafoe has revealed he used his downtime to focus on farming - tending to the animals at his estate in Italy and growing vegetables. He told the Guardian newspaper: "I love to work and it was longer than I like to go. I never know how much to talk about this. Basically, let’s say, I was a gentleman farmer ... [I have] lots of animals [and a vegetable garden]...
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Willem Dafoe is mourning the loss of muscle definition, thick eyebrows and plump lips as he ages. The ‘Platoon’ star, who has starred in 150-plus movies and is due to turn 69 in July, also admitted his life no longer feels like an “open road”. Fitness fanatic Willem – who does a three-hour morning workout and has spent years doing yoga – told The Observer newspaper about what he feels he has “lost” as he gets older: “Not much, you know, maybe a little muscle tone and thickness of eyebrows and your lips get thinner. “No, I’m joking, but I’m not joking?” He added about the bleakness of ageing: “...
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Willem Dafoe believes each of his alpacas has a human-like “personality”. The ‘Poor Things’ actor, 68, has spent years sticking to a virtually vegetarian diet, but has revealed he has a farm at his home just outside Rome packed with animals as he loves their “company”. He told The Observer newspaper about how he has a vegetable garden and “lots of animals”: “I'm basically a vegetarian, so I do it just for the pleasure of their company and to try to give them a good life, which is a little naïve.” Willem also referred to his beasts as “other people” who live at his home in Italy. He also spoke ...
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Willem Dafoe is playing a "dead person" in 'Beetlejuice 2'. The 68-year-old actor features in the cast of Tim Burton's long-awaited sequel to his 1988 fantasy horror comedy film and revealed how he plays a ghostly detective who was a B movie star before his death. Speaking to Variety at the Marrakech Film Festival, Willem said: "I haven't seen any footage yet, but it was fun to do. I play a police officer in the afterlife, so I'm a dead person. And in life I was a B movie action star, but I had an accident and that's what sent me to the other side. "But because of my skills, I became a detecti...
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Willem Dafoe endured sleepless nights to have his makeup applied for 'Poor Things'. The 68-year-old actor stars in Yorgos Lanthimos' movie as the disfigured scientist Dr. Godwin Baxter and explained that he had to go through a gruelling process simply to get into character. Speaking to Vanity Fair magazine, Willem said: "Four hours in, two hours out every day - I'm showing up a three o'clock in the morning, sitting in the chair, meditating and trying to deal with standing still. You can't sleep because it's intricate enough that you've got to work with the people applying it. "Then everybody e...
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