Rob Reiner says Martin Scorsese was 'mad' about Marty DiBergi character inThis is Spinal Tap

But don’t worry, the feud did not go to 11. In the comedy classic, Reiner plays a fawning documentarian named Marty DiBergi. “Initially, Marty got mad,“Reiner says in an interview with the Associated Press. Rob Reiner says Martin Scorsese was ‘mad’ about Marty DiBergi character in ‘This is Spinal Tap’.Moviestore/Shutterstock; Sunset Boulevard/Corbis via Getty Images “But over the years, he’s come to love it.” “We didWolf of Wall Streeta few years ago and we talked about it,” says Reiner....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 130 words · Crystal Conner

Rob Thomas reveals who almost appeared in thatiZombiefinale cameo instead

This host was a new character, and therefore could have been a random face to help with exposition. But showrunnerRob Thomashad some fun by castingVeronica MarsalumChris Lowellin a role that felt, well,extremelyfamiliar. The similarities between Piz and Byron cant be denied, and for good reason. The CW Its very much intentional, Thomas tells EW with a laugh about making those characters essentially the same. But Dax was already booked with stuff....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 178 words · Brian Prince

Robbie Amell returning toThe Flashin season 8

Get ready for another blast from the past. Introduced inThe Flashseason 1, Ronnie worked at S.T.A.R. Amell isn’t the only blast from the past hittingThe Flashin 2022. Robbie Amell as Ronnie Raymond/Firestorm on ‘The Flash’.Diyah Pera/The CW EW hears Cosnett’s appears in a different episode than Amell. Amell’s recent credits includeResident Evil: Raccoon City,Upload, andCode 8(alongside cousinStephen Amell). The Flashairs Tuesdays at 8 p.m. on the CW. Grant Gustin as Barry Allen/ The Flash, Robbie Amell as Ronnie, Danielle Panabaker as Caitlin Snow, and Victor Garber as Martin Stein on ‘The Flash’....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 95 words · Kenneth Roth

Robert De Niro and Martin Scorsese on whyRaging Bullalmost didn't happen

TheTribeca Festivalclosed out its 2021 edition with a screening of the 1980 classicRaging Bullon Sunday night. Sometimes I come up with stuff, sometimes it’s ideas Marty has. We’ve been very fortunate." Director Martin Scorsese and actor Robert De Niro.Michael Tullberg/Getty Images I wasn’t affected by the book at all," Scorsese said. I went to a lot of movies." “It was a rebirth in a way.” Martin Scorsese and Robert De Niro filming ‘Raging Bull’....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 190 words · Michael Powell

Robert Downey Jr. admits how he's dealing with Iron Man's fate

A lot of folks were really heartbroken when Iron Man and Tony Stark went away. Were you heartbroken when the end came? You know, everyone is going somewhere, Downey replied. ©Marvel Studios 2019 Because everyone keeps cracking a door open saying, Maybe? Are you keeping it cracked open? Those might be what do they call it? the stages of grief? Are we in [the bargaining stage] now? I am so pleased, just that, I wound up where I have....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 95 words · Elizabeth Taylor

Robert Downey Sr., countercultural filmmaker and father of Robert Downey Jr., dies at 85

The famous father had been battling Parkinson’s disease for years. Downey Sr.’s wife Rosemary Rogers broke the news of his death to theNew York Daily News. “He was a true maverick filmmaker, and remained remarkably optimistic throughout… Credit: Stephen Lovekin/Getty Images According to my stepmom’s calculations, they were happily married for just over 2000 years.” After getting out of the Army, Downey Sr. lived with his sister in Greenwich Village....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 155 words · William Jenkins

Robert Durst, convicted murderer and subject ofThe Jinx, dies at 78

The real estate scion was infamously caught on tape saying he “killed them all, of course.” Durst wasarrested for Berman’s murdera day before the explosiveJinxfinale. The trial began in March 2020 but was paused for more than a year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Robert Durst in court in 2021.Gary Coronado / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images It picked back up again in May 2021. She has never been found, and was declared legally dead in 2017....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 84 words · Jacqueline Blair

Robert Durst, subject ofThe Jinx, found guilty of murdering best friend Susan Berman in 2000

Durst was previously acquitted of murdering his neighbor Morris Black in Texas in 2001. Durst’s bizarre, winding path was chronicled in the six-part HBO docuseriesThe Jinxin 2015. Durst wasarrested for Berman’s murdera day before the explosiveJinxfinale. Robert Durst.Jae C. Hong-PoolGetty Images The trial began in March 2020 but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It picked back up again in May, though there was another pause due to Durst’s health issues....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 94 words · Colin Jones

Robert Duvall reflects onThe Godfathermooning contest, working with Marlon Brando

The story goes thatRobert DuvallmadeJames Caanan offer he couldn’t refuse. Brando, a consummate prankster, won the contest in the end. “[Director Francis Ford] Coppola would say, ‘Come on, guys. Robert Duvall (L) and Marlon Brando.Everett Collection We got to be serious.’ But he knew that by all this fooling around and having fun, it relaxed everybody. Being irreverent in a positive way made the set more loose.” “He loved Jimmy....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 246 words · Lauren Ruiz

Robert Kirkman talksFire Powercomic andNegan Lives #1

This a (blood) red-letter day for fans ofThe Walking DeadcreatorRobert Kirkman. “The coronavirus blew that up but Diamond is allowing us to distribute our free Comic Book Day book. It will be kind of cathartic to pretend that none of this occurred.” Credit: Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images Below, Kirkman talks Powerand why he decided to reanimateThe Walking Dead. ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY:Fire Power, Vol. 1: Preludeis an epic adventure. Image Comics At what point did you realize it was going to be such a sizeable story?...

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 326 words · Steven Hinton

Robert Pattinson blew up his microwave while trying to invent a pasta dish

Think your quarantine cooking has been rough? At least you’re notRobert Pattinson, who apparently blew up his microwave in the middle of an interview. That’s when the magic really began. Michael Tran/FilmMagic “Pattinson ducks like someone outside has opened fire. He’s giggling and crouching as the oven throws off stray flickers of light and sound.” “The f—ing electricity … oh, my God,” Pattinson said. Then, “with a loud, final bang, the oven/microwave goes dark....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 95 words · Gary Richardson

Robert Pattinson is 'vengeance' in newThe Batmantrailer

Robert Pattinson’s wages a vengeful war against crime inThe Batmantrailer. Most notably, the spot reveals many new looks atZoe Kravitz’s Selina Kyle, a.k.a. Catwoman, and offers some insight into her relationship with Pattinson’s tortured caped crusader. Courtesy Warner Bros. Pictures/DC Comics “Who are you under there?” “I am vengeance,” Batman replies in another scene. “Right from the beginning, there’s a desperation to it. Courtesy Warner Bros. Pictures/DC Comics He’s really working out this rage,” said Pattinson during DC FanDome....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 272 words · Elizabeth Meyer

Robert Pattinson thinks Jennifer Lopez would make a great Batman

“I think you’d be a great Batman. “I have no interest whatsoever in playing anyone who’s heroic. “I mean [I was attracted to] probably the same thing that appealed to you aboutHustlers. You’re thinking, Oh, I can be a stripper.' I’m like, [I] get to have sex with a mermaid, and constantly naked. “I love finding something where I have absolutely no idea how to do it. I don’t approach parts if there’s something relatable....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 121 words · Jeffrey Solis Jr.