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After collaborating on the slightly insane nature-testing National Geographic docu-series Limitless, director and producer Darren Aronofsky is eager for another Chris Hemsworth collab. The director told Variety that they’re just “trying to find the right piece” that can bring them together again, professionally, in the future. Aronofsky has created some of the most audacious movies of this century, including bona fide masterpieces Requiem for a Dream, Black Swan, and his latest The Whale. Despite the MCU’s Thor being his…

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeDarren Aronofsky has defended his new film The Whale against accusations of fatphobia.The film stars Brendan Fraser as an obese and reclusive English teacher who has a troubled relationship with his daughter, played by Sadie Sink. While the film has garnered mixed reviews, Fraser has been praised for his performance, which saw him gain weight for the role and wear and elaborate…

The last time I met Brendan Fraser, he was bouncing off the walls of a Los Angeles hotel suite and looking every bit as popeyed, elastic-limbed and cartoonish as his animated co-stars in Looney Tunes: Back in Action. This was 2008. He was promoting the third Mummy film, Tomb of the Dragon Emperor, and not merely answering questions but turning the replies into zany skits or wackadoodle monologues. A jangling desperation, though, lurked just below the surface. It was never more apparent than when he recounted what he had…

Oscar-nominated filmmaker Darren Aronofsky is getting plenty of attention these days for his new film The Whale, but he has another high-profile project that’s also generating buzz for very different reasons: National Geographic’s Limitless with Chris Hemsworth. The six-part series on Disney+ features Marvel Cinematic Universe actor Hemsworth exploring various techniques to combat aging and extend the human lifespan, and learning about the effects of these techniques firsthand. Aronofsky serves as an executive…

Professional freediver Tanya Streeter and Marvel star Chris Hemsworth swim with a turtle.Image: National Geographic for Disney+/Craig PerryWe already know Chris Hemsworth can convincingly play a god on the big screen—but the Marvel star also has some superhuman qualities in real life, too. In Limitless With Chris Hemsworth, a new Disney+ series created by Darren Aronofsky (Black Swan), we see Hemsworth engage in extreme challenges designed to help the human body push back against the aging process.The six episodes include…

Darren Hayes rose to fame as one half of the hugely successful Australian duo Savage Garden in the late 90s. With two multi-platinum albums under their belt, it came as a surprise to fans when they split in 2001. Hayes went on to forge a solo career starting with his debut album ‘Spin’ in 2002, which saw him take elements of what made Savage Garden successful and push his own musical boundaries. Second album ‘The Tension and the Spark’ was the beginning of Hayes really experimenting with his sound, something that…

Never Have I Ever breakout star Darren Barnet lands a new big project! Barnet has joined the high-revving cast of Gran Turismo, Sony Pictures and PlayStation Productions’ feature adaptation of the best-selling racing video game. Darren will join the star-studded cast that features, David Harbour, Archie Madekwe and Orlando Bloom. The upcoming Sony film is set to be directed by Neill Blomkamp who is best known for sci-fi movies such as District 9 and Elysium. Production begins this week in Hungary. The Hollywood Reporter…

Darren Hayes sitting on a bed holding a world atlas in 1984 and 2022.Darren Hayes in 1984 and 2022. Later photograph: Pål Hansen. Styling: Andie Redman. Grooming: Neusa Neves using Kevyn Aucoin and Innersense hair care. Archive image: courtesy of Darren HayesSinger-songwriter Darren Hayes was born in Brisbane in 1972. His journey to stardom began in 1993, when Hayes responded to an advertisement in a newspaper written by Daniel Jones, a local musician searching for a vocalist to front his covers band, Red Edge. Hayes and…

Brendan Fraser is reportedly so good in his new film that he received a round of applause at the end of the it’s first screeningThe Whale, a new psychological drama from Black Swan director Darren Aronofsky, saw Fraser undergo a physical transformation, as well as don prosthetics, to play a man “living with obesity”.Its official synopsis reads: “A reclusive English teacher suffering from severe obesity attempts to reconnect with his estranged teenage daughter for one last chance at redemption.”Many were hoping the film…

Darren Aronofsky’s vapid, hammy and stagey movie, adapted by Samuel D Hunter from his own 2012 play, is the festival’s biggest and most surprising disappointment: the writing clunks; the narrative is contrived and unconvincing and the whole film has a strange pass-agg body language, as if it is handling its own painful subject matter with kid gloves and asking us to do the same.Brendan Fraser is Charlie, an English teacher in charge of an online study course, run via Zoom. He claims to the group that his laptop camera…