OHMYGOSSIP — Edward Norton has revealed Timothee Chalamet was “relentless” in his approach to play Bob Dylan in ‘A Complete Unknown’.
The 55-year-old actor appears opposite the ‘Dune’ star, 28, in the upcoming biopic as folk singer Peter Seeger, and has now shared that Chalamet – who portrays Dylan – took playing the music icon very seriously, and shut off as many distractions as possible to fully immerse himself in the role.
Norton told Rolling Stone magazine: “He was relentless. No visitors, no friends, no reps, no nothing. [Chalamet said] ‘Nobody comes around us while we’re doing this.’
“We’re trying to do the best we can with something that’s so totemic and sacrosanct to many people. And I agreed totally — it was like, ‘We cannot have a f****** audience for this.’
“We’ve got to believe to the greatest degree we can. And he was right to be that protective.”
As well as the ‘Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery’ actor, Elle Fanning – who portrays the ‘Like A Rolling Stone’ hitmaker’s fictional university love interest Sylvie Russo – also offered some insight into Chalamet’s commitment to the picture.
The 26-year-old actress recalled listening to him perform some of Dylan’s tracks for the flick – which is being directed by filmmaker James Mangold – and being blown away by his performance.
She recounted: “We were in an auditorium, and I was sitting amongst all these background artists. Jim would let Timmy come out and give the crowd a whole concert.
“He was singing ‘Masters of War’ and ‘A Hard Rain’s A-Gonna Fall’, and I was like, ‘Jesus.’ All of us were kind of shaking, because it was so surreal hearing someone do that. So perfectly done, but it wasn’t a caricature.
“It was still Timmy, but it’s Bob, and this kind of beautiful meld. That gave me chills.”
‘A Complete Unknown’ follows a young Dylan in the 1960’s as he travels to New York and ultimately changes the course of American music.
While Chalamet aimed to immerse himself in the world of the ‘Blowin’ In The Wind’ singer, the actor didn’t want to go completely method, and credited his former co-stars Christian Bale and Oscar Isaac for helping him learn how to set the tone on set.
He explained: “The great actors I’ve worked with, Christian Bale on ‘Hostiles’ or Oscar Isaac on ‘Dune’, were able to do that and guard their process, particularly for something that’s really like a tightrope walk.
“It was something I would go to sleep panicked about a moment of discovery as the character — no matter how pretentious that sounds — because I was on my phone or because of any distraction.
“I had three months of my life to play Bob Dylan, after five years of preparing to play him. So while I was in it, that was my eternal focus.
“He deserved that and then more … God forbid I missed a step because I was being Timmy. I could be Timmy for the rest of my life!”
‘A Complete Unknown’ arrives to cinemas on 25 December 2024 in the U.S. and 17 January 2025 in the UK.

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OHMYGOSSIP — James Gunn has about “four different things that [he] could do” after ‘Superman’.
The 58-year-old director and DC Studios co-CEO is currently finishing working on the 2025 superhero blockbuster – which stars David Corenswet as the Man of Steel and Nicholas Hoult as villain Lex Luthor – and Gunn has now teased there are several ideas he could peruse for his next cinematic venture.
During an interview with Collider, the filmmaker said: “I’ve got like four different things that I could do, and I’m going to kind of jump back and forth between those things. I’m going to see which one really speaks to me, and that’s the one I’m gonna do.”
While he didn’t go into detail about what each of these projects were, the ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ director affirmed the movies will have to fit neatly into DC new cinematic universe.
He explained: “One thing that I’ve tried to make clear to people from the beginning […] is that everything in DC is going to be based on the writers.
“Until we have a screenplay that I’m totally happy with, that movie is not going to get made, no matter what it is.”
Before he became the co-CEO of DC with Peter Safran, Gunn worked on the studio’s R-rated flick ‘The Suicide Squad’ in 2021, as well as the HBO spin-off show ‘Peacemaker’, which starred John Cena in the titular role.
With rival studio Marvel seeing success in their first R-rated blockbuster ‘Deadpool and Wolverine’, Gunn revealed DC was also working on several more mature projects.
Even if some of the earlier R-rated movies don’t dazzle at the box office, the director was adamant that DC would continue to release mature films because “good, authentic stories” would benefit the greater DC Universe.
He explained: “We’re not about ‘See how it does.’ We’ve got one opportunity to take these characters and really press forward and do what we believe.
“I am a great believer that if we tell good, authentic stories, if a movie does well or doesn’t do as well, if you keep with that same philosophy, that you’re going to build a universe that people are going to love and want to be a part of for a long time.
“It’s not about testing out to see if this thing works. It’s just about telling a story. If a story is going to be R-rated, we’re totally okay with that. If it’s going to be PG, PG-13, or G, I don’t care — whatever is worthy of the story, that’s what we’re going to do.”
Gunn – who is gearing up for the release of his animated Max show ‘Creature Commandos’ on 5 December – teased there was “more than one” R-rated project close to getting the green light at DC.

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OHMYGOSSIP — Josh O’Connor is to star in Stephen Spielberg’s next sci-fi movie.
‘The Crown’ actor, 34, has signed on to lead the director’s upcoming blockbuster alongside Emily Blunt, Colin Firth, Colman Domingo and Eve Hewson.
The untitled picture will be based on a story by the legendary filmmaker, while scribe David Koepp – who had previously worked with Spielberg on his 2005 action movie ‘War of the Worlds’ – writes the script.
Although plot details are being kept under wraps, Universal Pictures teased the project – which is slated to hit cinemas on 15 May 2026 – would be a “new original event film”, with the flick expected to include sci-fi elements in its story.
O’Connor will next be seen on the big screen in ‘Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery’ – the third instalment in director Rian Johnson’s whodunit series.
The ‘Challengers’ star is set to join franchise newcomers Jeremy Renner, Mila Kunis, Thomas Haden Church, Cailee Spaeny, Glenn Close, Andrew Scott and Josh Brolin in the movie, while Daniel Craig reprises his role as detective Benoit Blanc.
While most of the actors have kept tight-lipped as to the identity of their characters, Brolin previously revealed he would be playing a priest in the next ‘Knives Out’ entry.
Speaking with TotalFilm, the ‘Avengers: Engdame’ star shared: “I’m playing a priest. My wife reminded me … She said, ‘Do you remember a year ago you said that you wanted to play a priest? It’s like you manifest this s***.'”
Reflecting on the movie, Brolin heaped praise on his “new favourite director” Johnson and labelled the picture as “one of the greatest experiences [he’s] ever had”.
He gushed: “Rian is probably my new favourite director. It was one of the greatest experiences I’ve ever had. Incredible cast.”
In August, the ‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’ filmmaker confirmed production had wrapped on ‘Wake Up Dead Man’.
Taking to X (previously known as Twitter) Johnson posted a picture of a graveyard with a sign that read “please be mindful of graves” and added the caption: “Aaaand that’s a wrap on ‘Wake Up Dead Man’.
“Went so fast! Best crew, incredible cast, this was a really special shoot and I cannot wait to put it together (sic).”
‘Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery’ will have a limited theatrical run next year before it hits Netflix.

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OHMYGOSSIP — Keanu Reeves’ iconic bullet dodging backbend in ‘The Matrix’ has topped a poll for the best cinematic stunts of all time.
In total, 2,000 film buffs crowned Neo’s impressive technique seen in the 1999 action sci-fi blockbuster the winner – topping Tom Cruise’s death-defying performance of hanging from a plane in 2015’s ‘Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation’.
The breathtakingly gripping car skydive sequence from ‘Fast and Furious 7’ in 2015 came in at a close third.
In last place was the Crane Chase Parkour scene from the 2006 James Bond flick ‘Casino Royale’.
The survey was commissioned by Samsung to promote its Galaxy S24 FE smartphone’s AI-powered Instant Slow-mo feature.
According to the tech giant, 86 per cent of participants say stunts are the most integral part of an action movie’s plot, while 72 per cent claim they’re the most iconic part of a film.
Almost half (48 per cent) have even watched a movie specifically to see a famous stunt in action.
Also, 58 per cent of Brits say they would appreciate the stunts more if they could go behind the scenes to see how they were done.
The UK division of the South Korean tech firm teamed up with TV and Film Stunt Co-ordinator Tony Christian – who worked on the 2024 musical movie ‘Wicked’, as well as the ‘Fast and Furious’ franchise and ‘The Avengers’.
Enacting the high falls (46 per cent) and fight stunts (32 per cent) that consumers say are the most impressive, these movies moments were brought back to life in Instant Slow-mo.
Annika Bizon, Director of Marketing, Omnichannel and Head of Ireland- MX Division, Samsung UK, said: “We’re all captivated by big-movie action stunts, and it is undeniable that the detail looks epic in slow motion.
“With Instant Slow-mo on the Galaxy S24 FE, you can make videos that look fit for cinema at the touch of a screen and immortalise some of life’s most important moments.
“This is one of the many new features we launched this year that now over 4 million Galaxy AI users here in the UK simply love, empowering people to get creative with their content.”

The UK’s top 10 movie stunts:

1) ‘The Matrix’ (1999) – Bullet Dodging Backbend 
2) ‘Mission: Impossible’ – Rogue Nation (2015) – Hanging from a Plane 
3) ‘Fast and Furious 7’ (2015) – Car Skydive Sequence 
4) ‘Ben-Hur’ (1959) – Chariot Race
5) ‘Skyfall’ (2012) – Train Roof Fight 
6) ‘Die Hard’ (1988) – Jumping Off Nakatomi Plaza Rooftop 
7) ‘Terminator 2: Judgment Day’ (1991) – Motorbike Chase into Canal
8) ‘Mission: Impossible – Fallout’ (2018) – HALO Jump
9) ‘Speed’ (1994) – Bus Jump Over Freeway Gap
10) ‘Casino Royale’ (2006) – Crane Chase Parkour Scene 

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OHMYGOSSIP — Elizabeth Olsen thinks of Marvel movies as “insurance” for her indie projects.
The 35-year-old actress – who has played Wanda Maximoff, aka Scarlet Witch, in a number of Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) films from 2015’s ‘Avengers: Age of Ultron’ until ‘Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness’ in 2022 – appreciates the security the franchise offers because it allows her the “freedom” to tackle smaller, riskier films like her Netflix comedy/drama ‘His Three Daughters’.
Speaking at Vulture Festival, Olsen said: “I’d never really had the mentality of, ‘One for them, one for me.’
“Marvel has been such a consistent thing I’ve been able to return to and has created — what’s the word? — some feeling of insurance in my life that has given me freedom to choose other jobs. So I haven’t felt like, ‘And then I’ll do this to do this.’”
The ‘Love and Death’ star – who also led the cast of her own Disney+ spin-off ‘Wandavision’ – added reprising her role in the MCU “always felt like a choice”.
She explained: “Every time, it’s character-driven. It’s always like, ‘We have this idea, and that’s why we want you to come back.’ It’s not like, ‘Just throw her in something.’”
The ‘Ingrid Goes West’ star added she viewed blockbuster movie franchises like the MCU as vital for cinema, as they “paid the rent” for smaller theatres, thus allowing them to screen indie flicks.
Olsen agreed with Paul Thomas Anderson’s assessment of big movies, who previously said ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’ had played a crucial role in getting his rom-com ‘Licorice Pizza’ a theatrical release in 2021.
She said of the symbiotic bond between blockbuster movies and indie films: “I do think that’s the relationship.”
Olsen previously said she was “always happy to come back” to the MCU, provided there was a “good way” to use the Scarlet Witch.
Speaking to FM104, she said: “It’s a character that I love going back to when there’s a way to use her well, and I think I have been lucky that when I started I was used well.
“I think people didn’t know what to do with me for a second there … if there’s a good way to use her I’m always happy to come back.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Dan Aykroyd doesn’t think he will return to the ‘Ghostbusters’ franchise.
The 72-year-old actor starred opposite Bill Murray, Ernie Hudson and the late Harold Ramis in the first two sci-fi/comedies as the paranormal investigator Ray Stanz – and though he briefly appeared in the legacy sequels ‘Ghostbusters: Afterlife’ and ‘Frozen Empire’, he has now admitted his time in the franchise is probably over for good because series newcomers Paul Rudd, Finn Wolfhard and Mckenna Grace are ready to “advance” the series in a new direction.
Speaking with the New York Post, Aykroyd said: “I don’t see that coming. I don’t see where they would need us to carry it on.
“They’ve got a whole new cast, and they’ve got whole new ideas. I think probably they’re going to move on to advancing it beyond the originals, which they should.”
Aykroyd, who co-wrote the 1984 comedy and its sequel with Murray and Ramis, added he was “grateful” for how the success of ‘Ghostbusters’ had given him his illustrious Hollywood career – even if he didn’t expect it to become as immensely popular as it did.
He said: “The magnitude of the ‘Ghostbuster’ success – I guess we knew it would be successful, but the magnitude of it was a surprise.” 
After ‘Ghostbusters II’ disappointed in 1989, the series went on hiatus from the big screen until it was rebooted in 2016 with the female-led ‘Ghostbusters’.
The movie – which starred Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Wiig, Kate McKinnon, Leslie Jones and Chris Hemsworth – was met with fierce backlash upon its theatrical debut, though Aykroyd insisted the film didn’t deserve the criticism it received.
The ‘Blues Brothers’ star – who served as an executive producer on the flick – told People: “I liked the movie [director] Paul Feig made with those spectacular women.
“I was mad at them at the time because I was supposed to be a producer on there and I didn’t do my job and I didn’t argue about costs. And it cost perhaps more than it should, and they all do. All these movies do. But boy, I liked that film.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Jude Law has revealed a third ‘Sherlock Holmes’ is still in the works.
The 51-year-old actor starred as Dr. John Watson opposite Robert Downey Jr.’s titular detective in the 2009 eponymous flick and its 2011 sequel ‘Sherlock Holmes 2: A Game of Shadows’, and while there has been no word on the next movie for years, Law has teased all hope is not yet lost for the long-awaited third installment.
During an interview with The Playlist, Law said: “There’s a great will to make it.
“And a great will amongst us all to get it right to do it, to find the time, to find the right team. The one great thing I took from both of those films is my friendship with Robert and his wife Susan, they mean an awful lot to me. The hope is we’re still going to do it.
“I think there’s a new iteration of the script I haven’t yet read. And then there’s a case of, ‘How expensive is it? And can we get it made?’”
The third ‘Sherlock Holmes’ movie has been in and out of development since ‘A Game of Shadows’ hit cinemas in 2011, with rumours pointing to the film utilising time travel in its plot.
However, the ‘Fantastic Beasts’ star has admitted the supposed storyline has since been dropped in favour of other ideas.
Speaking about the time travel plot, Law said: “Gosh, yeah, that’s interesting.
“The plan has been evolving over how many years it’s been now, probably nearly 10 years.”
The actor added it was his friendship with his co-star that has held the project together all these years, and said he missed working with the ‘Iron Man’ actor on the mystery-solving movies.
He explained: “Honestly there’s a friendship, but also the experience of working with Robert, and he really does bring an extraordinarily brilliant, fun, motivated, and inspirational kind of quality to a film set, and I miss it being a part of that. It was a great experience.”
Law will next be seen in the Disney+ show ‘Star Wars: Skeleton Crew’, in which he plays the mysterious Jod Na Nawood who attempts to help a group of lost children find their way home in a galaxy-sprawling adventure.
While he isn’t sure if the series will be a one-off, the ‘Enemy at the Gates’ actor hinted he would be open to reprising the role in a future ‘Star Wars’ project.
When he was asked if Jod would be seen again after ‘Skeleton Crew’, he replied: “That I don’t know. That’s up to them.
“I guess if it takes, maybe. I don’t know. I hope so! He was a lot of fun to play.”

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