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Kat Dennings Doesn’t Think She’ll Be Back For Thor: Love and Thunder

Kat Dennings Doesn’t Think She’ll Be Back For Thor: Love and Thunder

Kat Dennings Doesn’t Think She’ll Be Back For Thor: Love and Thunder

When Thor: Ragnarok opened in 2017, it notably omitted a handful of supporting characters from the previous two Thor movies. One of the missing cast members was Kat Dennings’ Darcy Lewis, who served as a primary source of comic relief in the earlier films. Later this year, Dennings will return to the Marvel Cinematic Universe in Disney+’s WandaVision series. Unfortunately, it doesn’t sound like this will lead to more adventures in the God of Thunder’s orbit (via SuperHeroHype).

RELATED: Thor 4: Chris Hemsworth Confirms January Production Start Date

Entertainment Tonight recently caught up with Dennings ahead of WandaVision’s premiere. Naturally, she couldn’t reveal much about her role in the upcoming series. But when asked whether she will appear in Thor: Love and Thunder, Dennings made her doubts known.

“No, still no idea!” said Dennings. “I don’t think I’m in it. I feel like I would have heard by now. So literally my answer is I have no idea, I have even less an idea than I did before.”

Last month, Chris Hemsworth said that Love and Thunder will start production in January. So if Taika Waititi wanted to include Dennings, he probably would have reached out to her already. Regardless, one character who is definitely coming back is Natalie Portman as Jane Foster. She will make her debut as the Mighty Thor in the film. And even if she isn’t involved, Dennings is still excited to watch this story play out onscreen.

“I thought it was genius, the most genius thing I had ever heard,” added Dennings. “I think it’s so brilliant. I mean, [Portman], you know, she’s a rock star actor, she can do anything. As a fan, I’m just excited to watch it.”

RELATED: Thor 4: Natalie Portman May Have Confirmed a Major Plot Point

Thor: Love and Thunder hits theaters on February 11, 2022.

Would you like to see Kat Dennings come back for the sequel? Let us know in the comment section below!

Recommended Reading: Thor Vol. 1: The Goddess of Thunder

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Gold: Zac Efron to Star in New Survival Thriller Film 

Gold: Zac Efron to Star in New Survival Thriller Film 

Gold: Zac Efron to Star in New Survival Thriller Film

The Greatest Showman star Zac Efron has officially signed on for one of the leading roles in director Anthony Hayes’ forthcoming survival thriller titled Gold. On top of directing, Hayes also serves as co-writer and is expected to co-star in the project.

“This is an exciting, gripping and timely tale about greed, humanity, who we are, what we’ve done to the world and where we are heading if we aren’t careful,” Hayes said in a statement (via Deadline). “To have Zac Efron as my main man on this film is an absolute gift and to see what he is creating already is like nothing we’ve seen from him before. I can’t wait to deliver this bold, visceral and cinematic film to audiences all around the world.”

RELATED: Beast: Idris Elba to Star in Universal’s Survival Thriller Helmed by Baltasar Kormákur

Gold centers around two strangers traveling through a desert who stumble across the biggest gold nugget ever found. They hatch a plan to protect and excavate their bounty with one man leaving to secure the necessary equipment. The other man remains and must endure harsh desert elements, ravenous wild dogs, and mysterious intruders, whilst battling the sinking suspicion that he has been abandoned to his own fate.

The film will be directed by Anthony Hayes (Animal Kingdom) from a script he co-wrote with Polly Smyth. It will be produced by Hayes through his Rogue Star Pictures banner along with Deeper Water Films’ John Schwarz and Michael Schwarz. The film will be executive produced by Andrew Mann, Peter Touche, Simon Williams, Paul Wiegard, Will Clarke, Andy Mayson, Nick Forward, and Mike Runagall.

Production is expected to begin in Australia later this month.

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Zac Efron first gained worldwide recognition for his breakout role as Troy Bolton in Disney’s High School Musical trilogy film. He then went on to star in high-profile films such as 17 Again, The Lorax, Baywatch, NeighborsThe Greatest Showman, and Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evile and Vile. The 33-year-old actor will next be seen in Disney+’s upcoming Three Men and a Baby remake and Blumhouse’s Firestarter remake.

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Dev Patel-Led Medieval Film The Green Knight Receives R-Rating

Dev Patel-Led Medieval Film The Green Knight Receives R-Rating

Dev Patel-Led Medieval Film The Green Knight Receives R-Rating

According to Film Ratings, A24’s upcoming medieval fantasy film The Green Knight has officially been given an R-rating from the MPAA for “violence, some sexuality and graphic nudity.” Originally scheduled for a May 29, 2020 release, the acclaimed studio hasn’t yet made any announcements about the David Lowery-directed epic film’s new release date after getting delayed due to the ongoing pandemic.

RELATED: The Green Knight Teaser Trailer Starring Dev Patel & Alicia Vikander

An epic fantasy adventure based on the timeless Arthurian legend, The Green Knight tells the story of Sir Gawain (Dev Patel), King Arthur’s reckless and headstrong nephew, who embarks on a daring quest to confront the eponymous Green Knight, a gigantic emerald-skinned stranger and tester of men. Gawain contends with ghosts, giants, thieves, and schemers in what becomes a deeper journey to define his character and prove his worth in the eyes of his family and kingdom by facing the ultimate challenger.  From visionary filmmaker David Lowery comes a fresh and bold spin on a classic tale from the knights of the round table.

The film stars Dev Patel (Slumdog Millionaire, Lion), Alicia Vikander (Ex Machina, The Danish Girl), Joel Edgerton (The Great Gatsby, The King), Sarita Choudhury (Lady in the Water), Sean Harris (Mission: Impossible – Fallout), Kate Dickie (Game of Thrones), Barry Keoghan (Dunkirk, The Eternals) and Ralph Ineson (Game of Thrones).

RELATED: A24 Unveils The Green Knight: A Fantasy Roleplaying Game

The film is directed and written by David Lowery (Ain’t Them Bodies Saints, The Old Man & the Gun) from a story based on the poem of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. The story was already adapted into film twice before by Stephen Weeks, the first of which starred Nigel Green (Jason and the Argonauts) as the Green Knight and the second of which starred Sean Connery (From Russia With Love) as the titular knight.

Lowery will be producing the project alongside Toby Halbrooks (Pete’s Dragon) and James M. Johnston (A Ghost Story) through their Sailor Bear banner. Tim Headington and Theresa Steele Page are also producing on behalf of Ley Line Entertainment. Bron’s Aaron L. Gilbert and Creative Wealth Media’s Jason Cloth are executive producing.

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Olivia Wilde’s Don’t Worry Darling Temporarily Halts Production

Olivia Wilde’s Don’t Worry Darling Temporarily Halts Production

Olivia Wilde’s Don’t Worry Darling Temporarily Halts Production

According to Deadline, New Line Cinema announced that filming on actress-director Olivia Wilde’s highly-anticipated thriller Don’t Worry Darling has been temporarily halted due to a crew member testing positive for COVID-19. The star-studded cast including singer-songwriter Harry Styles, Oscar nominee Florence Pugh, and Chris Pine have immediately gone into quarantine which will last for 14 days.

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Originally written by Carey and Shane Van Dyke, Don’t Worry Darling is a psychological thriller about a 1950’s housewife who uncovers a disturbing truth to her perfect life. It’s also described as a pertinent story for the Time’s Up era and Wilde’s producing and writing collaborator Katie Silberman will rewrite the script and produce the film alongside Wilde and Vertigo Entertainment’s Roy Lee.

The film will also star Oscar nominee Florence Pugh (Midsommar), Harry Styles (Dunkirk), Chris Pine (Star Trek, Wonder Woman), and Wilde in a key supporting role. It will also feature Kiki Layne (The Old Guard), Gemma Chan (Crazy Rich Asians, Eternals), Nick Kroll, Douglas Smith, Kate Berlant, Sydney Chandler, Asif Ali, Timothy Simons, and Ari’el Stachel.

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New Line Cinema was eager to work with Wilde following her directorial debut Booksmart. Wilde will also star in and produce the film, alongside Silbermann and Roy Lee of Vertigo Entertainment. The film will also be executive produced by Catherine Hardwicke, Shane Van Dyke and Carey Van Dyke with Daria Cercek and Celia Khong set to oversee the project on behalf of New Line.

Part of the deal includes an asking budget around $20 million, fees for acting, directing, for Silberman’s rewrite, and the “rare” backend. The outlet reports that the filmmakers and producers of Don’t Worry Darling stand to receive 50 percent in profit participation once the movie breaks even. The last time a deal was made like this was between Warner Bros. and Todd Phillips’ The Hangover.

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CS Interview: Loretta Devine on Return to Horror in Spell

CS Interview: Loretta Devine on Return to Horror in Spell

CS Interview: Loretta Devine on Return to Horror in Spell

ComingSoon.net got the opportunity to chat with Emmy winner Loretta Devine (Grey’s Anatomy, Sierra Burgess is a Loser) to discuss her return to the horror genre for the hoodoo pic Spell, which is now available available on digital platforms!

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ComingSoon.net: So it’s been a while since we’ve seen you in the horror genre, I think since you were Officer Reese in the Urban Legend movies. What was it like returning to the genre?

Loretta Devine: Oh my god. I hadn’t thought of that movie in so long, but this is really a lot different from that [laughs]. I was the good guy in the Urban Legend movie. This time, I’m not such the good guy, I guess I should say. I think the villain is always the one that’s remembered the most, so I think it was very exciting. It was exciting to do because it’s so different from the genre that I’m used to. But I still played a character that had conviction, and this is a woman, Eloise is a practitioner of root work. And she believes herself to be no different from a doctor. So, to me, she’s a good guy, really, but she has very negative motives because it’s the time of the blood moon, which increases your magical powers tenfold, and she has the perfect candidate to do some of the things that she wishes to do for herself. I don’t want to give away the plot. I think the thing that’s the most scary about the film is that it’s really based on the black people that live in the Appalachian mountains and the character that has a definite history that comes out of slavery and has a lot to do with the fact that there is not enough money to get actual doctors. So, these are some of the sort of practices that they use because of the amount of poverty that’s in that region and that there is an amount of truth to it. They use something that is called hoodoo, and hoodoo is American magic. It’s not the same as voodoo, which is a Haitian, African form of witchery and craft. This is called root work, which has to do with the soil and herbs and casting of spells and it also has a great amount to do with what the people believe to be true. So she’s able to give people their sight back and to give them their voice back by using dolls called Boogitys.

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CS: That’s one of the things I really loved about the film, is how expansive it was on the hoodoo culture, which I feel is something we haven’t really seen too much in film before. Were you very familiar with it prior to joining the film?

Devine: Well, I’m from down south and my family picked cotton in Richards, Texas and there were stories. I had heard some of the things that I found out before I did the movie that were actual things that were believed in my family. For instance, if a baby is born with a cowl, which is like a veil over their face, they were considered to have special powers or be able to see things into the future that other people couldn’t see. My character in this script was born that way and they threw her in the river, but she didn’t drown. So other runaway slaves found her and she was taught how to become a root worker. So it is an actual prayer that some of the people believe in and know how to manifest. So I had heard of some of it before, which made it even more scary for me. Also, we shot this in South Africa in Cape Town, and that was scary, too.

CS: Yeah, the farm has such a nice, rural feeling to it, what was it like shooting at that location?

Devine: Well, Mark Tonderai, the director and the writer, they setup the bible that had a view of what the place should be. We filmed most of the story in this attic that was also in one room and had been built into the sky that was connected to a house and a farm area, which is what you see there. It’s built way out in the woods in South Africa in a winery district, which was about an hour’s drive from where we were living, where we were staying in Cape Town. It was very hard because everybody had to go up and down these stairs to get to the main area that we were filming in and sometimes we would be in this very small room, with over 30 people, which would include all of the camera people and the actors and you know, the people with the costumes and the makeup and everything had to go up and down these stairs for everything. It just created a certain kind of tension and weariness I think that made the movie even better.

CS: So you mentioned that you don’t necessarily perceive her as the villain, but what would you say were some of the biggest creative challenges for you getting to the heart of this character that we haven’t really seen you play before?

Devine: Well, mostly the characters that I play are always very sweet mothers. I don’t think I played many villains, even when I was in Urban Legend, I was the good person. So it was a challenge, I think, first of all, I don’t think the people at Paramount really thought it was something I could do because they’d only seen me in very gentle types of roles. The director was the one that said, “Oh no, I saw her on Family Reunion, and when she whooped that boy, I think that’s exactly what I need for this movie.” So he used the timber of my voice and my kindness, I think, as a setup for all of the things that come later in the movie.

CS: So then what was it like building the rapport, the antagonistic rapport with Omari, who I mean, you’ve worked with before and who was telling me that you two were already friends prior to the film?

Devine: See, what you call antagonist to me, I think of everything from my character was very honest. I honestly didn’t mean him any harm, and I honestly felt that everything that was done in the movie was for the good of the community and for the good of my livelihood, which is how most people function. So I don’t think there was anything done in a sinister way, until maybe the very, very end, maybe. That’s what I can say about how I felt about it. I knew Omari from his work more than from personally seeing and knowing him. We live in different states, so we’ve seen each other at awards shows and benefits and things like that, but I didn’t like, know him, know him. I just knew he was fine and that all the women were going to wish they were locked in a basement with him, also an attic. So that’s all I can say, and it really helped the movie that he has his shirt off half the time [laughs].

CS: What was it also like building the rapport with John Beasley as Earl? Because I mean, even though he doesn’t quite have as much screen time as you and Omari, he still feels like a pretty vital person.

Devine: I played John Beasley’s wife before, I think twice in two different television shows. So I knew John Beasley, I’m closer to John than I was to Omari because I knew John better from all of the years of working with him. We also have the same agent and manager, so it was wonderful to work with him. John is very down to earth and very straightforward. He tells you exactly what he thinks without any qualms. I got a chance to spend time with him, his wife and family. We did a lot of sightseeing together on our days off. So that part of it was really, really wonderful.

CS: That’s great. So, you have so many moments to steal the scene throughout, what would you say was your favorite scene to get to perform throughout the film?

Devine: Oh god. There was one speech that I had to give, explaining why she thought root work was so important for her community. I really worked so hard on that speech. There were so many long, long speeches in this thing that took so much time to learn and then to actually do because when you do them over and over, they have to be exact. That was so hard. But the hardest part was not knowing whether or not it would actually make it into the film, you know? So I think the moment where we did, where Omari discovered the bones that I was having him throw and the speech that went with it, that was one of my favorite moments in the film, besides the very ending, where they do what they do to me [laughs].

CS: When I talked to Omari, he even mentioned that there was just a minimal bit of improv going on between the two of you. Did you find that you got to improv a little bit here and there as well?

Devine: I can’t remember—well, in the church scene, there was a lot of improv, and they cut a lot of that out, too, because there was a lot of singing and at one point I think they had John Beasley doing a sermon. I don’t think the sermon made it. A lot of those things were improv’d because it was such a huge church thing and they had no dialogue for that. But they wanted it to be happening. So we just went for it.

RELATED: CS Interview: Omari Hardwick on Horror-Thriller Spell

While flying to his father’s funeral in rural Appalachia, an intense storm causes Marquis (Omari Hardwick) to lose control of the plane carrying him and his family.  He awakens wounded, alone and trapped in Ms. Eloise’s (Loretta Devine) attic, who claims she can nurse him back to health with the Boogity, a Hoodoo figure she has made from his blood and skin. Unable to call for help, Marquis desperately tries to outwit and break free from her dark magic and save his family from a sinister ritual before the rise of the blood moon.

Alongside the Power alum and This Christmas star, the cast for the film includes John Beasley (The Sum of All Fears, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks).

The film is written Kurt Wimmer (Children of the Corn, Law Abiding Citizen) and directed by Mike Tonderai (House at the End of the Street, Locke & Key) and is produced by Morris Chestnut (The Resident, The Enemy Within), Gordon Gray (Most Dangerous Game, The Way Back), Janine van Assen (Tomb Raider, Serenity), Brian Wilkins (Darrow & Darrow, Lost in America) and Wimmer.

Spell is now available on video-on-demand and digital platforms from Paramount Home Entertainment!

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Loot Crate Reveals Roasting on an Open Fire Fright Crate!

Loot Crate Reveals Roasting on an Open Fire Fright Crate!

Loot Crate reveals Roasting on an Open Fire Fright Crate!

Fan-favorite merchandise box subscription service Loot Crate is bringing more than chestnuts with November’s Roasting on an Open Fire-themed Fright crate, which will offer fans the opportunity to unbox devilishly good collectibles and gear including an exclusive Alex Pardee designed Mr. Kramp figure, which is set to ship this December! Check out some of the figures featured in the upcoming Roasting on an Open Fire Fright Crate in the gallery below!

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The November Loot Fright crate includes an exclusive Mr. Kramp figure, the first figure in a new Loot Fright exclusive Monster Season series by artist Alex Pardee. Also included is a Devil Scarf, Krampus Ornament, and more items to make the family scream with delight during the holidays.

Last month’s Fright Crate saw fans treated to merchandise from the acclaimed Adult Swim animated comedy Rick and Morty, including exclusive Anatomy Park T-shirts, Morty Stress Ball, Plumbus Pillow and more!

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Supplies are limited and these crates sell out fast! To unbox this horrific holiday-filled crate of fright be sure to place your orders by November 15 at 9 p.m. EST. Loot Fright Crates start at $28.95 plus shipping and handling and can be ordered here!

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Jeremy Irons-Led Spy Thriller Munich Begins Production for Netflix

Jeremy Irons-Led Spy Thriller Munich Begins Production for Netflix

Jeremy Irons-led spy thriller Munich begins production for Netflix

Coming off of his Emmy-nominated work on HBO’s Watchmen miniseries, Jeremy Irons is diving right back into work as production has begun on Netflix’s adaptation of Robert Harris’ bestselling spy thriller Munich, in which Irons leads an ensemble cast.

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Based on Harris’ 2017 novel, the logline for the film reads as follows:

It is Autumn 1938 and Europe stands on the brink of war. Adolf Hitler is preparing to invade Czechoslovakia and Neville Chamberlain’s government desperately seeks a peaceful solution. With the pressure building, Hugh Legat, British civil servant, and Paul von Hartmann, German diplomat, travel to Munich for the emergency Conference. As negotiations begin, the two old friends find themselves at the centre of a web of political subterfuge and very real danger. With the whole world watching, can war be averted and, if so, at what cost?

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In addition to Irons, who will star as Chamberlain, the cast for the film is set to include George MacKay (True History of the Kelly Gang) as Hugh Legat, Jannis Niewhöhner (Berlin Station) as Paul Hartman, Sandra Hüller (Toni Erdmann) as Helen Winter, Liv Lisa Fries (Counterpart) as Lenya, August Diehl (A Hidden Life) as Franz Sauer, Erin Doherty (The Crown) as Pamela Legat and Martin Wuttke as Adolf Hitler, his second time portraying the infamous dictator after Quentin Tarantino’s Inglourious Basterds.

It’s great to see an actor of Jeremy Irons’s stature playing Neville Chamberlain,” Harris said in a statement. “This will be the first time a major movie has gone beyond the cult of Winston Churchill and tried to show Chamberlain in a more sympathetic light.

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The script for the film is being adapted by Ben Power (The Hollow Crown) with Christian Schwochow (The Crown, Bad Banks) set to direct the film and Andrew Eaton (The Crown) and Turbine Studios attached to produce. Production is currently underway in Germany, with plans to also shoot in the United Kingdom and a 2021 release date eyed by Netflix.

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Rachel Nichols to Lead Macabre Horror Pic Demigod

Rachel Nichols to Lead Macabre Horror Pic Demigod

Rachel Nichols to lead macabre horror pic Demigod

After featuring in major recurring roles on the small screen over the past few years, Rachel Nichols (Continuum, The Librarians) is gearing up to the return to the film world to lead the upcoming horror pic Demigod, according to Deadline.

RELATED: Wrong Turn Reboot Receives R-Rating as Possible Release Date Nears

Co-written by Michael Donovan Horn and Miles Doleac (The Dinner Party) and helmed by the latter, the film centers on Robin (Nichols) as she travels to Germany’s Black Forest with her husband Leo (Yohance Myles) following the news of her huntsman grandfather’s death. Upon arriving at his secluded cabin, Robin learns her inheritance is a macabre and terrifying secret that will see her becoming entrenched in an ancient hunting ritual that will force her to reckon with her family’s past and overcome the monstrous obstacles ahead.

I needed an actor who could play power, pathos, and vulnerability in equal measure,” Doleac said in a statement. “I’ve admired Rachel’s work for many years and I knew she could brilliantly capture this character’s complexities. There’s a lot of pent-up creative energy. It’s exciting and terrifying to be getting back to work on a film. I think, from a creative perspective, that’s a pretty good place to be.

In addition to Nichols and Myles, the cast for the film will include Jeremy London, Alli Hart, Sherri Eakin and Lindsay Anne Williams, all of whom previously worked with Doleac on the horror-thriller The Dinner Party, and much like the previous project, Doleac will also star in Demigod.

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Demigod, which is eyeing a production start in December in Mississippi, is set to be produced by James V. Bulian, Williams and Wesley O’Mary for Doleac’s Historia Films, with Uncork’d Entertainment holding the North American distribution rights to the project.

(Photo Credit: Phillip Faraone/WireImage)

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Wrong Turn Reboot Receives R-Rating as Possible Release Date Nears

Wrong Turn Reboot Receives R-Rating From MPAA

Wrong Turn Reboot Receives R-Rating as Possible Release Date Nears

According to Film Ratings (via Bloody Disgusting), director Mike P. Nelson’s upcoming Wrong Turn reboot film titled Wrong Turn: The Foundation has officially been given an R-Rating from the MPAA for “strong bloody violence, grisly images and pervasive language.” The ratings site also listed Saban Films as its distributor which might mean that Constantin Film will soon announce their team-up with Saban Films for a possible late 2020 release.

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The Wrong Turn reboot will feature a cross-country hiking expedition that puts a group of friends in the land of an inclusive society called The Foundation, described as people who have lived in the mountains since before the Civil War. The friends soon discover they are under a different rule of law, and may not be the victims they thought they were.

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The film is directed by Mike P. Nelson (The Domestics) from a script written by the original film’s writer Alan B. McElroy. It will be led by Spanish-British actress Charlotte Vega (The Lodgers), Matthew Modine (47 Meters Down), Damian Maffei (The Strangers: Prey at Night), Bill Sage (Hap and Leonard), Emma Dumont (The Gifted), Valerie Jane Parker (Greenleaf), Chaney Morrow (Haunt) and David Hutchinson (American Horror Story).

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The horror franchise began in 2003 with a theatrical film that was a modest box office success and received generally mixed reviews, spawning a direct-to-video franchise made up of two sequels and three prequels running up to 2014 before going dormant.

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No Time to Die: Cary Fukunaga Says Rami Malek’s Safin is Bigger in Scale than Blofeld

No Time to Die: Cary Fukunaga Says Rami Malek’s Safin is Bigger in Scale than Blofeld

No Time to Die: Cary Fukunaga Says Rami Malek’s Safin is Bigger in Scale than Blofeld

In a recent interview with GQ, No Time to Die director Cary Joji Fukunaga opened up about the long-delayed Bond film’s villain Safin, revealing that Rami Malek’s mysterious character will be more dangerous and grander in scale compared to Christopher Waltz’s Blofeld in Spectre. Malek also described Safin as an unexpected antagonist for an action spy film because he is the type of villain that viewers would likely expect to see in horror thrillers.

“Once we got into Christoph Waltz/Blofeld territory, you can’t go small again,” Fukunaga said. “We had to think bigger. It’s tricky because you don’t want to make a cliché super villain, but you have to make someone that’s threatening not only to Bond and the people he loves but to the world at large.”

“(For Safin) I think about what would truly frighten us, what would send a real panic into our hearts. It’s that sense of dread that sets it apart,” Malek added.

In addition, the Oscar-winning actor also got the chance to address the popular fan theory that his character might be a new version of classic Bond villain Dr. No. Malek teased by neither confirming nor denying the rumor, “Yes. That’s interesting. I’m not going to bite on that, but I do think it’s interesting. They’ll just have to wait and see.”

RELATED: No Time to Die: Lashana Lynch on Film’s Approach to Female Characters

Confirmed cast members returning for the film include Daniel Craig reprising his iconic role as James Bond for the last time, Ralph Fiennes as M, Lea Seydoux (Spectre), Naomie Harris as Moneypenny, Ben Whishaw as A, with Rory Kinnear as Tanner and Jeffrey Wright as Felix Leiter. New cast members confirmed for the film include Dali Benssalah, Billy Magnussen, Ana De Armas, David Dencik, Lashana Lynch, and Rami Malek.

Cary Joji Fukunaga (True Detective) directs No Time to Die from a script written by Neal Purvis & Robert Wade, Scott Z. Burns with Fukunaga and Emmy winner Phoebe Waller-Bridge (Fleabag, Killing Eve).

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EON Productions and Metro Goldwyn Mayer Studios have partnered with Universal Pictures on the worldwide release of the 25th James Bond film. The superspy’s previous outing, Spectre, opened in U.S. theaters on November 16, 2015. The film earned $200 million domestically and $680.6 million internationally, for a worldwide total of $880.7 million.

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No Time to Die was due to hit theaters in the UK on April 3, 2020, and on April 10, 2020, in the US, followed by its original delay to November 12, 2020, but is now scheduled for worldwide debut on April 2, 2021.

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