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Willem Dafoe has revealed that he turned into a “gentleman farmer” during the Hollywood actors’ strike. The star had no work for almost four months last year when the SAG-AFTRA actors union staged a walkout over pay and conditions and Dafoe has revealed he used his downtime to focus on farming—tending to the animals at his estate in Italy and growing vegetables. “I love to work and it was longer than I like to go. Basically, I was a gentleman farmer. lots of animals . I do it just for the…

Pedro Pascal praised Willem Dafoe as “my greatest teacher” as he was honoured with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.Dafoe, known for the diversity of roles he has played during his long and illustrious career, was awarded his star at a ceremony on Monday 8 January.“He redefines the concept of rebel and originality by making it about generosity, integrity, kindness and fun,” Pascal said, speaking of his “amazing friend”.“I’ll go as far to say he is the greatest American actor in our lifetime.” Pedro Pascal praised…

Willem Dafoe has been honoured with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.The American actor, known for the diversity of roles he has played during his illustrious career, was awarded a star in the category of motion pictures in a ceremony which also saw Patricia Arquette take to the stand, alongside guests Mark Ruffalo and Guillermo Del Toro.“It’s wonderful to be part of this community of artists and entertainers,” Dafoe said as he accepted the honour.“We’re making something, and hopefully we’re making a better world,…

Willem Dafoe is in his apartment in New York, where he is watched over by two works of art. Behind him is an oil painting of his father, a prop created for a film, which required “dynastic portraits” of his relatives. “I liked my father fine, so, there he is.” We are talking on Zoom and he spins the camera round. “But look, even better! Here’s the counterpoint. Do you see that?” To the side of him is a large, lightbox photograph of his friend and occasional collaborator, the artist Marina Abramović, standing priest-like…

Yorgos Lathimos’ Poor Things is a movie that’s getting a lot of critic buzz right now. The performances of Emma Stone, Willem Dafoe, and Mark Ruffalo are all in the Oscar conversation right now, but it turns out Ruffalo was far from sure about his performance, leading to Dafoe deciding to mess with his co-star by telling him he was going to get replaced by Oscar Isaac.Speaking with Esquire, Willem Dafoe praises Ruffalo in Poor Things, but explains that Ruffalo himself wasn’t sure he was doing a great job. He looked to,…

Willem Dafoe has worked with filmmaker Robert Eggers on two critically acclaimed movies. One of Dafoe's best films was Eggers’ The Lighthouse, where he played former sailor Thomas Wake, and he was also part of the cast of The Northman as Heimer the Fool. One of Dafoe’s upcoming movies, the Nosferatu remake, is making headway reuniting him with the American director. A recently-released photo has the Poor Things actor in his “Crazy Vampire Hunter” look, and there's a wild story behind it. The Academy Award-nominated actor…

Image: Myriad PicturesFor years, the idea of Beetlejuice getting a sequel has been a pipe dream. A sequel to Tim Burton’s 1988 film has been sparking up since 2011, though nothing everreally got off the ground in the last decade. But with casting announcements over the last week, the long discussed sequel is beginning to come together, and now another big name actor is joining the ensemble.Balancing Fan Expectations in The MandalorianPer the Hollywood Reporter, Willem Dafoe’s been cast in the upcoming sequel, which began…

Image via Sony Pictures/Marvel Studios Sony and Marvel are still yet to make any official Spider-Man 4 announcement, nor has Tom Holland 100 percent confirmed his return as Peter Parker. Despite this, sinister forces are already gathering around the webhead as not one, but two of his deadliest foes have revealed that they are more than ready to return to their iconic roles in the MCU. Coming just days after Willem Dafoe refused to rule out a further comeback as the Green Goblin, one of the Norman Osborn…

Willem Dafoe Talks About His Silent Role In ‘Inside’ ( Photo Credit – Wikimedia ) Hollywood star Willem Dafoe found playing a largely silent role in ‘Inside’ a pleasure. The 67-year-old actor takes on the role of art thief Nemo, who gets trapped inside a New York penthouse when a heist goes wrong. He insisted that it didn’t seem like a “challenge” having to get across his character’s emotions with his actions and body language rather than dialogue, reports aceshowbiz.com. “I didn’t see it as a problem or a challenge,…

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeWillem Dafoe has said he would gladly return to the role of Green Goblin, in another Spider-Man sequel.The actor first played the Marvel Comics villain, whose real name is Norman Osborne, in Sam Raimi’s 2002 blockbuster Spider-Man.He would later reprise the part briefly in Raimi’s two sequels, before making his full return as the character in 2021’s Spider-Man: No Way Home.Speaking to…