Austin Butler

The Oscar-nominated actor Austin Butler has opened up about his role as the villainous Feyd-Rautha Harkonnen in the upcoming film Dune: Part Two, which is set to hit theatres on March 1. Austin Butler from the Apple TV+ series "Masters of the Air" in conversation at The 92nd Street Y on Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2024, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)(Evan Agostini/Invision/AP) Butler, who is 32 years old, described his character as “ugly and bald” during a panel discussion for his new Apple TV+…

In one episode of the new World War II epic Masters of the Air, a character collapses from exhaustion and sleeps through the events of D-Day, which were so memorably dramatized in Saving Private Ryan. In another, we realize that several characters are being held in the same POW camp that was the subject of the classic Sixties film The Great Escape, and that our heroes had no idea the escape was happening until well after the fact. That iconic parts of two famous WWII movies happen between scenes of Masters of the…

From iconic reprisals to bizarre publicity stunts, and some great performances in between, here are the year’s biggest gaming cameos, ranked from worst to best Since the early days of gaming, movie tie-ins and celebrity appearances have made for an imperfect pop culture marriage. What once amounted to cover art and blocky polygonal renderings that sort of seemed like your favorite actor with a squint has, thanks to the acceleration of motion capture and facial scanning…

It’s certainly disappointing that Dune: Part Two isn’t in theaters right now but sometimes waiting is the best part. Case in point, today we’ve been graced with a brand new trailer, and it’ll make you somehow even more excited for the sequel than you already are. Which is really saying something.'Even AI Rappers are Harassed by Police' | AI UnlockedDune: Part Two stars Timothée Chalamet, Zendaya, Rebecca Ferguson, Josh Brolin, Austin Butler, Florence Pugh, Dave Bautista, Christopher Walken, and many more. It opens March…

Sure, Dune: Part Two could’ve already been in theaters by now in an alternate universe where striking actors got a fair contract right off the bat — but, hey, at least there’s now a third trailer to tide us over until the second half of the sci-fi epic arrives next year. The dramatic new clip largely revolves around Timothée Chalamet’s Paul Atreides and Zendaya’s Chani, their relationship steeped in both budding romance and revolution as the Fremen continue their fight for freedom on Arrakis. “Your blood comes from…

Image: Warner Bros.With shifting release dates and mandated radio silence due to the Hollywood strikes, the buildup to Dune: Part Two has been nothing short of eventful. While there’s still a few more months before audiences can see it, Warner Bros. is getting the promo ball rolling again with footage screened at CCXP to join the first looks for its other 2024 blockbusters, Furiosa and Kong x Godzilla: The New Empire.Picking up where the last Dune left off, Paul Atreides and his mother Jessica have been taken in by…

Dune: Part Two just had its release date moved up. Unfortunately, that date is not “tomorrow” but we’ll take what we can get.Spoilers of the Week April 24-29Originally scheduled for release on November 3, the highly anticipated sci-fi film was then moved to March 15, 2024. Now, it has been shifted slightly to March 1, 2024. Two weeks isn’t much, but it’s better than nothing.The original move was largely in response to the then ongoing SAG-AFTRA strike which would’ve stopped the film’s stars such as Timothée Chalamet and…

Image: Warner Bros.It’s May, meaning the summer movie season is about to kick into high gear, but sci-fi fans have their sights on something else. Something distant. The month of November. Because that’s when Denis Villeneuve will finally unleash the sequel fans have been eagerly anticipating—Dune: Part Two—on the world.Warner Bros. got the marketing off on the right foot this week, releasing a nice, juicy, unusually early trailer that included all sorts of goodies, from Timothée Chalamet riding a sandworm, to a…

The moment we’ve all been waiting for since is finally here. When Dune: Part One hit theaters, it was fantastic, but it only told half the story. Everyone who saw it immediately wanted to see what was next—and now, we can. The first trailer for Dune: Part Two has arrived, and it’s glorious.Spoilers of the Week May 16-20Once again directed by Denis Villeneuve, Dune: Part Two continues the tale of Paul Atreides (Timothée Chalamet) and his time on the desert planet of Arrakis. It’s scheduled for release on November 3. Which,…

A Good Trailer. A truly excellent trailer. Smart, sharp, giving us just enough so that we know the plot (Paul unites the Fremen, revolts, fights Feyd-Rautha) while the rest of the political power-players (the Bene Gesserit, Irulan, and Harkonnen) scrabble for relevancy against literal giant sandworms and a nation of colonized peopel who are so fucking ready to do a murder.It’s going to be good. It’s going to be very, very good. A Good Trailer. A truly excellent trailer. Smart, sharp, giving us just enough so that we…