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Ben Williams @wenbbilliams.bsky.social · 14m

Loads of actors do this now and it means they de facto run the set. Being a producer means nothing now.

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Ben Williams @wenbbilliams.bsky.social · 1h

Me right now -

Never thought I'd fight side by side with Swifties

How about side by side with a friend?

Nah, I just fucking hate Jared Leto

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Ben Williams @wenbbilliams.bsky.social · 3h

If an actress had two flops like this, her career would be over.

So why does Leto get so many?

STOP HIRING JARED LETO.

Cosmic Marvel @dailycosmicmarvel.bsky.social · 4h

‘TRON: ARES’ has earned $14.3M in its opening day at the domestic box office.

For comparison, ‘MORBIUS’ opened to $17.3M.

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Ben Williams @wenbbilliams.bsky.social · 6h

Sandra Dickinson is in The Running Man 👀👀Edgar Wright loves casting veteran actors of cult British TV lol. Doctor Who fans have heard of her as Peter Davison's ex-wife and mother of Georgia (and thus mother-in-law of a certain Mr McDonald). More recently she was in The Batman.

trillian from hitchiker's guide to the galaxy

Ben Williams @wenbbilliams.bsky.social · 6h

👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀

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Ben Williams @wenbbilliams.bsky.social · 6h

Spoiler tagged in case no one's gotten the hint yet or read the book (or read ANYTHING about why people are asking this)

Memes if The Running Man does a 9/11 vs Memes if The Running Man does not do a 9/11

Ben Williams @wenbbilliams.bsky.social · 6h

I mean, I think we knew he'd do it, but the mad man is ACTUALLY gonna do it. Let's hope it doesn't crash with general audiences. Can't have that tower over the film's reception. I'd like a plane release for this film.

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Ben Williams @wenbbilliams.bsky.social · 6h

*sees the tower*

Oh wow he's actually fucking doing it.

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Ben Williams @wenbbilliams.bsky.social · 6h

I always like how Doctor Who Collection sets have the actor/writer documentaries on the last season they were a regular cast member on, it means you say goodbye to them on screen then the documentary is the epilogue. Lots of documentaries needed for Season 21 😂could we get a Gerald Flood one lol.

Ben Williams @wenbbilliams.bsky.social · 7h

Is this the same documentary that's on the Season 13 box set?

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Ben Williams @wenbbilliams.bsky.social · 7h

Burn Gorman is the only Whoniverse lead actor where I don't immediately identify him as his Whoniverse character first, because I grew up with Pacific Rim so when I was old enough to watch Torchwood I was like "huh, that's the Pacific Rim guy".

a man in a suit and tie is talking to another man in a suit and tie .

ALT: a man in a suit and tie is talking to another man in a suit and tie .

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Ben Williams @wenbbilliams.bsky.social · 7h

I kinda think his entire post-2013 career exists because a filmmaker he admires tactfully told him they didn't enjoy Pacific Rim (probably Scorsese) and he was so ashamed he has gone totally award chasing every film now as an extended apology.

Shouldn't have needed to. Pacific Rim kicks arse

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Ben Williams @wenbbilliams.bsky.social · 7h

I can watch it any time of year, in any mood, on any day, and I end up satisfied. In terms of what it wants to be, it succeeds 100%. Probably THE film that had the biggest impact on my childhood, this shit bangs and I want this GDT back making this type of GDT films.

dave wagner @davewagner.bsky.social · 20h

pacific rim is a really good movie and i'm tired of people pretending it isn't

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Ben Williams @wenbbilliams.bsky.social · 9h

It's telling just how many creatives involved in the show is saying it. They're not just anonymous fans, they're RTD's friends and former colleagues.

Ben Williams @wenbbilliams.bsky.social · 9h

It would be protected under parody laws anyway I would've thought.

Ben Williams @wenbbilliams.bsky.social · 9h

Arnett as Bojack Horseman is a generational role, "it's just a voice" nah, it's a full blooded performance that should've won Emmys, so if he gets an Oscar nom for playing John bloody Bishop it'll be very funny and long overdue. Comedy. Is. Acting!

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Ben Williams @wenbbilliams.bsky.social · 9h

I might actually watch this at the cinemas, I am that amused by the conceit and I like Will Arnett a lot. Depending on when it comes out that'll make at least four more cinema trips this year (Wake Up Dead Man, Running Man, the new Park Chan-Wook and this)

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Ben Williams @wenbbilliams.bsky.social · 9h

The John Bishop biopic (sorta) movie is getting good reviews.

Evil Dan is going to the Oscars.

a man with a bandage on his nose is talking on a cell phone and saying `` i won '' .

ALT: a man with a bandage on his nose is talking on a cell phone and saying `` i won '' .

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Ben Williams @wenbbilliams.bsky.social · 19h

The important thing is that just looking like one parent over the other does not mean you are not the other parent's ethnicity. You are part of that group, it's just genetics and luck of the draw. I know sibling groups where some look more Asian and the others more white.

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Ben Williams @wenbbilliams.bsky.social · 19h

Season 19's colonialist stories definitely feel like with the knowledge of a mixed race man at the core a bit more interesting even if not all of them entirely work. Also really paints stuff like Enlightenment in a stronger light, a man out of sync with a society that looks like him.

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Ben Williams @wenbbilliams.bsky.social · 19h

Really interesting thread, although as ultimately stated, unintentional by the writers but perhaps something Davison was interested in exploring in his performance. Mixed race representation in media is explored incredibly rarely.

Philip Purser-Hallard @purserhallard.com · 1d

It occurs to me that the Doctor's polyethnic identity in recent times recontextualises Peter Davison's casting in quite an interesting way.
(For context, although you'd be unlikely to guess it by looking at him, Davison's paternal family is Guyanese. He has close relatives who are visibly Black.)

Peter Davison, a fair-skinned blond man, as the fifth Doctor, circa 1982.

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Ben Williams @wenbbilliams.bsky.social · 20h

If my screening was any indication PTA might beat it too.

Ben Williams @wenbbilliams.bsky.social · 21h

Neon and MUBI are kicking their arses and the major releases are now catching up as well. Seriously, put me in charge of A14 and I'll fix everything.

Ben Williams @wenbbilliams.bsky.social · 21h

I think A24's decline is stark when you realise basically all of the major films that have had people talking this year have been mainstream studio releases when just three years ago Sinners, Weapons, One Battle etc would've been A24. But why those when we can have Hereditary and Knives Out clones?

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Ben Williams @wenbbilliams.bsky.social · 21h

Legit think we may have a repeat of 1991 where you have the popular horror film vs long controversial political thriller as the frontrunners but PTA is not actually insane like Oliver Stone so maybe he'll clinch it instead of it being too risky to have it win.

Ben Williams @wenbbilliams.bsky.social · 23h

Well, #OneBattleAfterAnother is either going to sweep every Oscar category or be so provocative the vampire film is seen as a safer option. Either way, I’ve seen the next Best Picture winner at the cinema.