Paul Dano
Paul Dano Says “Quantity Over Quality” in Hollywood Contributed to Superhero Fatigue
Paul Dano is sharing his thoughts on the superhero fatigue that’s hitting the film industry, calling it a “welcome moment” he thinks could lead to better movies down the road. During an interview with The Independent, published online Saturday, the Spaceman actor said he feels “quantity over quality” in recent years played a role in […]
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‘Spaceman’ Review: Adam Sandler and Carey Mulligan Navigate Marriage Across the Universe in Absorbing but Trite Netflix Sci-Fi
Isabella Rossellini and Kunal Nayyar also appear in Johan Renck’s film of the Jaroslav Kalfur novel ‘Spaceman of Bohemia,’ featuring Paul Dano as the voice of an alien arachnid.
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Adam Sandler, Carey Mulligan, Paul Dano Talk Netflix’s ‘Spaceman’
Adam Sandler is the first to admit that he “rarely gets more than 8 minutes alone before I have to start doing something.” Despite the loneliness issue encountered by his character Jakub, an astronaut who ventures into space in Swedish director Johan Renck’s feature Spaceman, Sandler told journalists on Wednesday: “I recommend to all of […]
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Johan Renck on Sending Adam Sandler Into Orbit for Netflix’s ‘Spaceman’
In Spaceman, Adam Sandler joins a long line of lonely men lost in space, a proud cinematic tradition going back past Ryan Gosling’s First Man, Brad Pitt in Ad Astra, Sam Rockwell in Moon, and Matthew McConaughey in Interstellar to the crew in Andrei Tarkovsky’s Solaris. The latest in this sci-fi linage, adapted from Jaroslav […]
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Box Office: ‘Haunting in Venice’ and ‘Nun II’ All but Tie for No. 1 as Moviegoing Slows Post-Summer
The case remains unsolved for now. Kenneth Branagh’s new entry A Haunting in Venice — the third installment in his Agatha Christie-inspired movie series — had hoped to top the domestic box office chart in its debut but instead has found itself in a virtual tie for No. 1 with holdover The Nun II. Sunday […]
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Toronto Awards Analysis: ‘Dumb Money’ Could Ride Populist Story to Screenplay, Ensemble Recognition
Dumb Money, a crowd-pleasing dramedy about the “short squeeze” of GameStop stock during the darkest days of the pandemic and really about the brewing frustration with financial inequality in America that has defined much of the 21st century, had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival Friday night. The premiere at the Roy […]
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‘Dumb Money’ Review: Paul Dano and Pete Davidson in Craig Gillespie’s Entertaining GameStop Stock Comedy
America Ferrera, Seth Rogen, Shailene Woodley and Anthony Ramos co-star in the latest from the director of 'I, Tonya' and 'Cruella.'
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TIFF Audience Ready to Go All In With Paul Dano in ‘Dumb Money’
There’s nothing stupid about the Toronto Film Festival response to Dumb Money. The audience at Toronto’s Roy Thompson Hall laughed loud and clapped louder at the world premiere of I, Tonya and Cruella director Craig Gillespie’s new comedy about the 2021 GameStop stock squeeze. Paul Dano stars as Keith Gill, the real-life YouTuber who took on […]
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Paul Dano Gets Rich Fighting Wall Street in ‘Dumb Money’ Trailer
Paul Dano has Wall Street melting down in the first trailer for Dumb Money, the upcoming Sony dramedy about a real-life YouTuber who took on billionaire hedge fund managers with a short squeeze, or countering bearish trades, of GameStop’s stock. “You got rich dudes pissing in their pants right now,” Dano’s character, Keith Gill, is […]
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Steven Spielberg Says He “Burst Into Tears” Seeing Michelle Williams, Paul Dano as His Parents on ‘The Fabelmans’ Set
Steven Spielberg is recalling the first time he saw Michelle Williams and Paul Dano dressed up together as his parents while on set for The Fabelmans. During a sit-down with Colbert in a rare television interview on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert, which aired Thursday, the Oscar-winning filmmaker explained how a “routine” first day […]
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Sally Field on How Potential Date With Steven Spielberg Led to 50-Year Friendship: “I Can’t Imagine My Life Without Him”
Steven Spielberg focused a lens on his family history in The Fabelmans so it was fitting that Thursday’s Palm Springs Film Awards saw someone he loves like family take the stage to honor his team with a Vanguard Award. Sally Field, who starred as Mary Todd Lincoln opposite Oscar winner Daniel Day-Lewis’ Abraham Lincoln in […]
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Hollywood Flashback: Paul Dano Made Noise With ‘Little Miss Sunshine’
This year has been a memorable one for Paul Dano, who played the Riddler in The Batman and currently stars with Michelle Williams and Seth Rogen in Steven Spielberg’s awards contender, The Fabelmans. After starting his career as a child actor, Dano found a breakout role in the 2006 road-trip dramedy Little Miss Sunshine, alongside […]
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