Peter Dinklage and Juliette Lewis star in a horse opera set in a snowbound world of bars Here is a western starring Peter Dinklage but forget hot sun-baked gullies and leather-skinned cowboys riding sweatily through rattlesnake country snowbound wilderness interspersed with equally hard snowbound little townships consisting mainly of bars and brothels You can see the breath in the air and the blood on the snow The plot is staple horse opera: a kidnapped maiden must be rescued by a motley group of good-ish guys with mixed motives headed up by Dinklage playing a bounty hunter character offering a similar vein of dry world-weary cynicism as his breakthrough role as Tyrion in Game of Thrones He is joined by Gbenga Akinnagbe as his right hand man as a naive young Christian whose sister has been kidnapped by ruffians The ruffians are where the film really does something unusual, via a simple but intriguing gambit. In the book on which The Thicket is based, the main villain, a man, is called Cut Throat Bill. Here, Cut Throat Bill is played by Juliette Lewis gender-blind casting; while the character is still called Cut Throat Bill and assumed by those who haven’t met him to be a man it is very clear that the character is perceived as female You might read the character as genderfluid or trans but existing in a world that didn’t have any vocabulary for this and the film makes no attempt to retrofit modern ideas on to a historical setting Be warned though, if you’re looking for a joy-filled queer-friendly narrative, this isn’t it. This is a western in the mode of The Proposition: grim characters dying grim deaths with a reasonable amount of downtime between kills for those seeking the thrills and spills of an action-packed shoot ’em up and acted with gusto and shot with real physical commitment to the wide open spaces and raw chill of the elements The Thicket is on digital platforms in the UK from 21 April November 2013. Photo by Bruce Glikas/FilmMagic Apr 21, 2025Peter Dinklage is best known for his fan-favorite performance on Game of Thrones as witty complex antihero Tyrion Lannister—a role that earned him four Emmys he appeared in a new musical movie adaption of the romantic classic Cyrano—and the script just happened to have been written by his wife playwright and theater director Erica Schmidt Although the very private Dinklage typically reveals little about his personal life and isn’t on social media now that he and his wife have worked together on such a high-profile project we’re getting more of a glimpse into this talented couple Our most pressing question: How did she get him to sing onscreen Let’s find out more about Peter Dinklage and his wife Erica Schmidt’s real-life love story Related: Fans Are Fuming Over the 'House of the Dragon' Season 2 Finale Yes, Dinklage married Schmidt in 2005. After a decade of marriage, he gushed about his wife in a 2015 interview with The Guardian Unlike a lot of other people in our profession where film is the ultimate goal It’s not entertainment; it’s art.” It’s clear he has great admiration “She’s very inspiring,” he continued “She’s definitely the artist of the family … I am just the TV actor who pays the bills.” "And the rest of the world has to catch up." Related: Flashback! Peter Dinklage with a Mullet and More Celebrity Yearbook Photos  Schmidt is an award-winning playwright and theater director whose credits include writing and directing the 2019 adaptation Mac Beth she wrote and directed a musical stage adaptation of the 1897 French play Cyrano de Bergerac, the same source material for Dinklage's new star vehicle which featured original songs by the band The National Did Erica Schmidt write her Cyrano adaptation for Peter Dinklage?Dinklage says his wife might have “subconsciously” written her Cyrano part for him by eliminating Cyrano’s famously huge nose—although there’s no reference to Dinklage’s height in her play “Erica removed [the nose] and I thought I had to play this part because now it’s about a guy who doesn’t know what to do in the face of love,” Dinklage said in his New York Times interview “But I definitely think she wasn’t just replacing the nose with my size in terms of a physical difference of the character It’s kind of what I do: Every time I approach a role I’m not just approaching it as someone my size I’m approaching it as a flesh-and-blood human being with many more complications to the character.” Related: Winter Is Coming! Warm up With the 25 Best Game of Thrones Love Scenes  “But by the time he’d read it it was clear he was absolutely perfect for it So much about Peter’s own character was so similar: the razor-sharp intellect Dinklage told CBS News that he “begged” his wife for the role—in part because he wanted to sing on stage you always wanna do something that—for me at least—that scares you … I just never had sung since I was a kid.” How did Peter Dinklage meet Erica Schmidt?The couple's first meeting was just as theatrical as any musical production “It was about 18 years ago now,” Peter told The New York Times “We were all at a friend’s house and someone said ‘They’re walking the elephants through the Queens-Midtown Tunnel.’ The circus was in town and it was snowing and they were walking the elephants through Manhattan the night the elephants walked through Manhattan.” What a great story Related: 10 Great Tyrion Lannister Quotes from Game of Thrones Pride and Prejudice) saw Schmidt's play Cyrano he decided to make a movie out of it and asked Schmidt to write the screenplay Dinklage was a natural choice to act in the film alongside Bennett even if his short stature challenges the notion of what a Hollywood leading man should look like ‘How does it feel to play a leading man?’” he told The New York Times “That’s still part of the conversation because we’re still inundated by clichés The domain of romantic leads has been beautiful white people for a hundred years now.” Has Peter Dinklage worked with his wife before?Yes Dinklage had previously been directed by Schmidt in a 2015 stage adaptation of the Russian play A Month in the Country Dinklage admitted to The New York Times that another reason Schmidt might have subliminally had him in mind for Cyrano is “because we had worked together before and we’re partners in life.” Where do Peter Dinklage and Erica Schmidt live?Despite their fame the couple lives a fairly quiet life—sort of “I live in New York and I have a little place in the woods where I tend my garden,” Dinklage told The Guardian But Schmidt tells a slightly different story “We lived in Chelsea [in Manhattan] for a while a very big dog that had to be walked a lot And this was probably season three of Thrones,” she told CBS News “And he started walking down the street and all of these people came—I don't know where they were coming from Tyrion!' coming towards him.” Because of his short stature “He can't put on his sunglasses and a hat and disappear,” she said Does Peter Dinklage have kids?Dinklage and his wife have two children, a daughter born in 2011 and a son in 2017—Schmidt was pregnant at the opening of her 2017 play All the Fine Boys the internet has his daughter’s name wrong “Let me tell you right now: her name is not Zelig,” he said “But it’s hilarious that that’s a fact in Wikipedia.” Although it appears Wikipedia has since been updated “I don’t care!” he said He hasn’t revealed the actual names of either of his kids‚ or even whether his second child is a son or daughter is when people take pics of his children without asking but when you’re walking down the street with your kid and people take your picture without asking …” he trailed off when talking to The New York Times Dinklage admits he is a protective dad in general “I am so protective of everything that society has to offer Maybe one day she’ll watch Thrones,” he told The Guardian about his daughter He did reveal the first film she saw in the theater—although he says she only lasted half an hour “It was Miyazaki’s [Japanese animated film] My Neighbor Totoro … I think she was a little too young,” he said “I think Dada was projecting on to her because I love Miyazaki so much Who else has Peter Dinklage dated?Although we don’t know exactly who else he dated in his younger years or if any of his previous girlfriends were famous Dinklage has revealed a bit about his past love life “I think there’s a Wuthering Heights quality to all love when you’re younger Romeo and Juliet wasn’t written for 40-year-olds,” he told The New York Times “I was guilty of always falling for someone where it wasn’t reciprocated because keeping it at a distance is more romantic than bringing it up close You fall for people you know aren’t going to return that and you’re not interested in the people interested in you That’s how my brain worked because I was a self-saboteur when I was young.” Dinklage has been fortunate to find true love with Schmidt “If anybody’s been lucky enough to experience love but you can choose what to do with it,” he told The New York Times he says there’s always a feeling of unworthiness in the face of love they’re suddenly so important and so powerful that of course your go-to is This is so much bigger than me.’” Next, We Ranked the 69 Best Movie Musicals of All Time, From 'West Side Story' to 'The Color Purple' recording in a sound booth apart from the rest of the cast but it's such an honour to be part of something this universally loved and amazingly creative," Dinklage said before saying that he has a personal family connection to the show "My daughter has seen the Broadway show five times and her friends still want to go for every birthday party." the story is so universal that he felt its impact even without performing with his co-stars "'Wicked' resonates because everyone feels like an outsider at some point," he continued "It's about defining your independence and strength within that feeling of isolation Whether or not Peter Dinklage reprises his role in the second half of Jon M. Chu's "Wicked" story, "Wicked: For Good" (which underwent a title change after the first one came out) remains to be seen, though he is listed as a cast member (well, as a voice performer) on the film's IMDb page we can reasonably assume that his role will be very limited based on the fact that in "Wicked: Part One," Doctor Dillamond is taken into custody by evil Oz officials because he's a talking animal As Doctor Dillamond explains to Elphaba earlier in the film talking animals have been a part of the fabric of Oz for years but the government is taking an increasingly bigoted approach to the non-human population and trying to suppress their ability to speak; in fact many of Doctor Dillamond's animal friends tell him they're simply fleeing When Doctor Dillamond is hauled out of a classroom at his workplace of Shiz University in front of all of his students and it only confirms that she has to continue fighting for the animal population of Oz If we see Doctor Dillamond in "Wicked: For Good," he might be a bit worse for wear; in the musical Elphaba's reunion with him in Act 2 isn't particularly happy (I won't spoil it here) Of course, you probably know Peter Dinklage from his career-defining (and Emmy-winning) role on "Game of Thrones" as Tyrion Lannister, a highborn and powerful man often referred to as "the Imp" who may just be one of the smartest characters on the entire show. (Well, he is until the show's later seasons when he develops a case of the stupids with everybody else but that's a different tale for a different time.) Other than that Dinklage has recently shown up in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (as Eitri) the Oscar winner "Three Billboards Outside Ebbing Missouri," and the "Hunger Games" prequel "The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes," which released in 2023 Even though Dinklage felt lonely while making "Wicked," he did say — in that same Cinema Express interview — that as an actor who's fought stereotypes and grown proud of his physical differences over the years he feels personally inspired by "Wicked" nonetheless "Elphaba's story of finding her strength resonates with me," Dinklage told the outlet "I've taken ownership of my physical uniqueness as an actor but now it's for the right reasons—because they've seen something they enjoyed That's a strength that comes from owning who you are." That's a really wonderful takeaway for Dinklage we'll see Doctor Dillamond just a little bit in "Wicked: For Good." For now you can stream "Game of Thrones" on Max if you want to watch Dinklage perform in person Good morning. They’re really trying to ensure that Dexter: Resurrection is a hit over on Paramount+/Showtime bringing in Peter Dinklage as a series regular a billionaire venture capitalist—which already sounds like a serial killer to me who was cast a few weeks ago as the head of security for Dinklage’s character This is fun. Ben Stiller, in between seasons of directing Severance will return to acting in a music industry dramedy called The Band where he’ll play a Simon Cowell-like figure I don’t know enough about The Big Bang Theory to have any idea who John Ross Bowie’s character — a plasma physicist named Barry Kripke — even is But that character is getting a Big Bang Theory spin-off from Chuck Lorre which will also star Kevin Sussman (Stuart Bloom) That’s the nicest thing I can offer about this project Amy Adams, who has not had great success in the film world of late where she thrived in Sharp Objects (where is Gillian Flynn Adams will star opposite Javier Bardem in a Cape Fear remake for TV but I can’t imagine stretching it out over eight or ten episodes and Steven Spielberg behind it as producers Hitchcockian thriller and an examination of America’s obsession with true crime Lexi Minetree (left) and Madison Wolfe (right) have emerged as the two finalists to play Elle Woods in the Legally Blonde television series Minetree is from Tubi’s Hot Take: Murdaugh Murders The series is being developed by Amazon MGM and produced by Reese Witherspoon HBO is putting together another Silicon Valley series set “amid misguided corporate cultures and cutthroat private high schools.” The cast is coming together nicely Sarah Goldberg of Barry fame and Billy Magnussen — a B-movie type of actor who is awesome in everything he’s in — have joined the cast so far Magnussen will play an “‘inventor of the future’ tech CEO,” while Goldberg will play his “performance psychologist” after a scandal erupts due to a data breach Finally, Sean Bean has joined the cast of MGM+’s Robin Hood series as the Sheriff of Nottingham, which means he will not die in the first episode. Probably. Good for him. (Our Sean Bean death reel from 13 years ago is still up on YouTube! We miss you, Harry Hanrahan.) Bean will star opposite Jack Patten Nottingham isn’t actually evil — he just believes in the rule of law Log in to your Television Academy account: If you're seeking ways to connect with working television industry professionals joining our organization offers you unparalleled access Learn more about Television Academy Membership click below to start the application process Peter Dinklage is an American actor and film producer His film debut was in Living in Oblivion (1995) and his breakthrough came with the comedy-drama The Station Agent (2003) The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (2008) Dinklage has portrayed Tyrion Lannister in the HBO series Game of Thrones for which he received the Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series in 2011 and 2015 as well as consecutive Emmy nominations from 2011 to 2016 Peter Dinklage wins the Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series for Game Of Thrones Peter Dinklage of Game of Thrones (HBO) talks about the shows non-traditional ways Peter Dinklage of Game of Thrones (HBO) talks about his love of television and how the great writing keeps him excited Peter Dinklage accepts the award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series at the 63rd Primetime Emmys Peter Dinklage speaks behind the scenes to theEmmys.com Thank You Cam after winning for Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Drama Series The Nominees for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series are Jonathan Banks Marc Istook speaks with Peter Dinklage about his win for Game Of Thrones Click here if you have updates to this page. The Television Academy database lists prime-time Emmy information. Click here to learn more. Dinklage has appeared in several Off-Broadway productions, including Shakespeare's Richard III and a musical adaptation of Edmond Rostand's Cyrano written and directed by Erica Schmidt. His movie musical credits include the Cyrano film adaptation and the 2024 Wicked movie musical. He is best known for his four-time Emmy Award-winning performance as Tyrion Lannister in Game of Thrones and for appearing in numerous films, including Elf, X-Men: Days of Future Past, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, and Avengers: Infinity War. Twelfth NightAug 7 - Sep 14, 2025 CyranoOct 11 - Dec 22 You can unsubscribe at any time. Privacy Policy Director Macon Blair tells EW he wanted the vibe of the original film's design "some influence" from the animated series and "something new and weird and lovable." the team behind the Troma-inspired remake is ready to show you what Dinklage looks like as The Toxic Avenger Entertainment Weekly revealed the exclusive images and you can bask in their gooey glory below “The goal was to try to stay true to the vibe of Lloyd [Kaufman’s] original Jennifer Aspinall/Mitch Cohen creature with some influence from the Toxic Crusaders cartoon’s look while also trying to do something new and weird and lovable with Toxie’s design,” Toxic Avenger director Macon Blair told EW “I love what Millennium FX did with it—part human The article also reveals a question I had since watching the film which is: is that actually Dinklage under all the prosthetics Actor Luisa Guerreiro is Toxie once he gets the film follows a janitor named Winston (Dinklage) He struggles to keep things afloat after his wife dies leaving him with a stepson (Jacob Tremblay) Winston is diagnosed with a terminal illness but denied coverage by his company The Toxic Avenger is very aware of what it is and is trying to be It’s gross and stupid but also funny and heartfelt Even when Toxie is splattering people with his mop you can still feel that he’s doing it for a reason—his stepson You’ll finally be able to see for yourself August 29 when The Toxic Avenger opens in theaters ' + scriptOptions._localizedStrings.webview_notification_text + ' " + scriptOptions._localizedStrings.redirect_overlay_title + " " + scriptOptions._localizedStrings.redirect_overlay_text + " As a proud New Jersian, you know I just gotta love The Toxic Avenger, who was once labeled as “The first superhuman-hero…from New Jersey!” Because honestly, I'm on board for any superhero from my home state being a huge fan of The Toxic Avenger and anything Troma-related I thought now is as good a time as any to look back and reflect on the previous Toxic Avenger films before Macon Blair's newest entry gets a wide release Because Toxie is not just another pretty face The world of Tromaville is like a character in itself The janitor in question becomes a crime-fighting hero who takes out drug dealers and pimps because that’s just what deformed vigilantes do one scene in the new trailer that takes place in a restaurant comes directly from this movie as Toxie wipes the floor (not literally) with some thugs the Mayor of Tromaville has ill intentions and is actually the head of a huge crime ring in the city He sends out his goons to take care of Toxie as he’s the kind of “hero” who takes revenge on the people who transformed him and there are a series of brutal kills (the one at the gym is particularly icky) that he does in gory fashion but that’s its biggest strength (and something that I wish the sequels followed The Toxic Avenger looks…let’s just say rough Lloyd Kaufman and Michael Herz were able to create such an imaginative and filthy-looking world and we fans of the series wouldn’t want it any other way With a storyline that partly takes place in Japan (and anybody who knows me can attest that I love anything Godzilla or Japan-related) the second film in the Toxic Avenger series should be a slam dunk for me Following the events of the first film where Toxie cleaned up the scum in Tromaville Toxie even now works at a hospital for the blind they decide it’s perfect to set up shop there and there’s a whole storyline that takes place in the land of the rising sun (Toxie even learns how to be a sumo wrestler!) It all culminates in Toxie returning to Tromaville to save the day even though it’s only roughly an hour and a half in runtime being a Troma film from the late ‘80s some of the humor might be a bit too offensive by modern day standards (I mean this is the same studio that would later release Sgt Filmed back-to-back with The Toxic Avenger Part II The Toxic Avenger Part III: The Last Temptation of Toxie manages to be better than its predecessor Toxie actually starts working for the evil Apocalypse Inc since he really has nothing else to do as of late His blind girlfriend can get surgery to see and Toxie takes up an office job in order to secure the funds The people are upset with Toxie since he pretty much sold out but what they don’t realize is that he actually sold more than just his dignity…he’s pretty much sold his soul as Toxie is challenged to a series of video games by the Devil himself as the various levels are more ridiculous than the last Toxie beats his “last temptation” and the film ends on a happy note The video game subplot really makes this film stand out from all the other movies in the franchise It certainly makes this film better than the last one Bypassing the ‘90s completely and coming out in 2000 Citizen Toxie: The Toxic Avenger IV is the last Toxic Avenger film before the remake and it’s a fun one to go out on (Though I still want to see Toxic Twins: The Toxic Avenger V Pretty much wiping the last two Toxic Avenger movies out of existence with a voiceover (by Stan “the man” Lee Citizen Toxie acts as a sequel to the first movie given that it’s The Toxic Avenger FOUR but he’s called the Noxious Offender as that’s what a good Toxic Avenger does This film is also interesting because it costars another Troma hero who has his own evil twin called Evil Kabukiman a whole lot of jokes in poor taste (since this is a Troma film Citizen Toxie was disregarding sequels even before it was cool with 2018’s Halloween since this movie does feel like a fitting follow-up to the first film join me in celebrating that only a few more months have yet to pass until we finally see that fifth installment in the franchise Rich KnightContent ProducerRich is a Jersey boy and thinks the Garden State is the best state in the country he’ll take Chicago Deep Dish pizza over a New York slice any day of the week you will then be prompted to enter your display name And Some Of The Avengers: Doomsday Cast Took A Field Trip To See Thunderbolts* And I’m So Ready For All The Crossovers ‘I’m Pete Davidson!’ Colin Jost Showed Up In A Non-Weekend Update SNL Sketch ADAPT (American Disabled for Accessible Public Transit) activists protest in Las Vegas Documentary is happy to debut a clip from Jim Lebrecht’s (Crip Camp) latest feature, Change Not Charity: The Americans With Disabilities Act The film premieres tonight as part of flagship history series American Experience on PBS and streaming on pbs.org this meticulously researched doc is told through the voices of key participants and witnesses who testify to “the power of coalition building and bipartisan compromise,” according to the official description that culminated in the 1990 passage of the American With Disabilities (ADA) Act.  the show will be broadcast with English-language open captions and audio description The streaming site and app will include four versions: a version with closed captions a version interpreted with American Sign Language and open captions and a version with Spanish language closed captions “the filmmakers go back to the former Labor Day tradition the Jerry Lewis telethons for muscular dystrophy disability rights activists discuss how many in the disability community hated the telethon with its portrayal of disabled people as pitiful and broken Featured is Cyndi Jones (who talks about being a March of Dimes poster child) and Mary Lou Breslin.” Pic is written and produced by Chana Gazit produced by Hilary Klotz Steinman and Sarah Keeling and executive produced by Cameo George for American Experience © 2024 International Documentary Association Privacy Policy Jan 1, 2025Peter Dinklage made a killing on Game of Thrones eventually becoming one of the highest paid actors on television for his portrayal of Tyrion Lannister on the hit HBO series But his net worth hasn’t always been the stuff of fantasy he remembers living in a New York City apartment that barely had heat (but did have at least one rat) “I would not be able to live in those environments now and I am glad my comfort level is higher, but that is part of being young,” Dinklage said in a 2015 interview with The Talks “For me it was part of this struggle And it made you fight harder to get better.” Read on for more about Peter Dinklage’s net worth and how he built it Related: 30 Shows Like 'Game of Thrones' But his first professional role came in 1995 in an independent meta-film called Living in Oblivion directed by Steve Buscemi the movie starred Dinklage as a frustrated actor who's tired of getting clichéd parts the role reflected his own real-life struggles as an actor with dwarfism (he stands at 4’5” inches) The Baxter) and direct-to-video productions (TipToes) he took on a role in the second installment of the big-screen adaptation of C.S Lewis’s The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (2008) a project that helped raise his profile in Hollywood.  Three years later, Dinklage made his debut on HBO’s Game of Thrones as the lusty, wine-drinking and underachieving sibling of the powerful Lannister family. He was perfect in the role and instantly became a fan favorite Related: Everything You Need to Know about Peter Dinklage's Wife Peter Dinklage’s net worth is estimated to be about $25 million How much did Peter Dinklage get paid for Game of Thrones? According to The Hollywood Reporter Nikolaj Coster-Waldau (Jaime Lannister) and Dinklage banded together and negotiated $1.2 million per episode for the final season of the show that would mean Dinklage's salary for that season alone was $7.2 million the top-billed cast was reportedly earning about $500,000 to $600,000 per episode which would mean Dinklage raked in anywhere from $3.5 million to $4.2 million for that season's work.  Dinklage’s salary for the Will Ferrell-led comedy hasn’t been released publicly. Given that he had a rather small role (one scene where he attacks Ferrell’s Buddy the Elf for mistaking his dwarfism for him being a fellow elf) He likes a platform and an audience.” His salary for the film has not been disclosed Related: 'Game of Thrones' Star Kit Harington's Net Worth Is as Impressive as His Roles How much did Peter Dinklage get paid for Transformers: Rise of the Beasts? For voicing the villain Scourge, one of the Terrorcons in Transformers: Rise of the Beasts, Dinklage was reportedly paid a cool $400,000 putting him in a similar salary range as his co-stars Ron Perlman and Peter Cullen.  How much did Peter Dinklage get paid for Three Billboards Outside Ebbing Missouri?Salaries for Three Billboards Outside Ebbing an indie Oscar Best Picture nominee starring Frances McDormand and Sam Rockwell the movie had a small budget of around $12 million to $15 million Dinklage had a supporting role and modest screen time which means he likely commanded a much lower salary than the movie's leads and certainly well below his $1.2 million per episode GOT payday What movies has Peter Dinklage been in? Although he's still best known for his role on Game of Thrones Recently, he played Dean Casca Highbottom in 2023's The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, Harry Friendly in 2024's Unfrosted, and Dr. Dillamond in Wicked in 2024 (as well as its sequel, Wicked: For Good, scheduled for release in November 2025) Next, How to Read Every 'Game of Thrones' Book (Including the Prequels) in Order I threw it on after the game and was shocked Brothers was barely being talked about A movie from Etan Cohen, the same mastermind behind Tropic Thunder and Idiocracy is sitting on streaming for the world to discover I love it so much that I feel obligated to spread the word to other comedy fans who have no idea it even exists so we can get everyone on board with this movie featuring two brothers trying to change their lives with some long-lost jewels It's easy to forget all their past dramatic roles watching Brothers as both men alternate between the goofy and straight man throughout politely but firmly rejecting oral sex from a geriatric cellmate before linking up with his brother Moke Brolin also plays his part perfectly as the slightly dim brother trying to hide his felonious past from his new family What makes the performance so great is that it isn't hard at any point in the movie to believe these two are brothers Brothers hinges heavily on a sibling vibe between them Jady is the troublemaker who follows in his mother's footsteps with elaborate plans and get-rich-quick schemes and Moke goes along mainly out of love for his family while still trying to make an honest name for himself The chemistry these two have is siblings is what will hook you on this movie but there's still a lot to love about it beyond just their performances Josh Brolin and Peter Dinklage do a lot of heavy lifting in this movie, but it needs to be said they're also backed up by a stellar supporting cast. You have Glenn Close playing their sketchy mother who is central to this big jewel heist comedy Her performance falls somewhere between her characters in 101 Dalmatians and Hillbilly Elegy is back to doing what he does in the comedy world Watching Brothers reminded me of how hilarious Fraser is when he's playing a character who is screaming and almost manic the entire time He's behind some of the funniest moments in this movie and I don't think anyone else could play his Officer Farful which I think is a full star above our official review but believe me when I say that for as much as I love that movie Brothers tops it in just about every way imaginable That's not to say Ricky Stanicky is a bad movie I just think that Brothers is the best comedy we'll see in 2024 Given there's not much time left in the year I feel pretty safe in assuming no other upcoming comedy still yet to be released is going to blow me away The only thing disappointing to me is that Brothers didn't get a theatrical release because damn I think this movie was good enough to have a solid run in theaters I'm hoping that as more people see it and word of mouth spreads this movie garners some sort of cult following on streaming I don't think there's going to be a sequel to this movie it'll start to get more eyes on it as we close out the rest of the year watching Brothers is just as easy as firing up that Prime Video subscription and make sure you don't accidentally mistake it for the Jake Gyllenhaal and Tobey Maguire movie that is absolutely not a comedy I cannot stress enough how different those two movies are but he also regularly reports on happenings in the world of Star Trek He graduated from the University of Southern Indiana with a degree in Journalism and a minor in Radio and Television He's great at hosting panels and appearing on podcasts if given the chance as well ‘It Was Magical’: Ana De Armas Reflects On Bond Role While Advocating For More Latin Actors In Action I Recently Realized Heat's Best Scene Isn't The One Everyone Talks About and a few adaptations you should know about View All posts by Jamie Canaves In the land of mystery news that should be on your radar I continue with best-of-lists and I have a bunch of adaptation news including a new detective show to stream right now which you can watch the first episode of on HBO/Max with new ones dropping on Mondays in the US I like lists that blend some books that you find on everyone’s best-of-list mixed with books that are new-to-me, which this list does which usually get left off end-of-year lists (I suspect because the lists are written before reviewers get to their December reading list.) If a mystery fan forwarded this newsletter to you or you read it on bookriot.com and you’d like to get it right in your inbox, you can sign up here Hall star in the “Dexter” follow-up series Peter Dinklage has boarded the cast of Showtime’s “Dexter: Resurrection.” who is best known for his roles in “Game of Thrones” and “Avengers: Infinity War,” will join the “Dexter” follow-up as a series regular While Hall reprises his titular character of Dexter, whom he played for eight seasons on the original series as well as in “Dexter: New Blood,” Dinklage will join “Dexter: Resurrection” as Leon Prater “Leon is a generous philanthropist to the world but behind his polished exterior lies dark intrigue.” the head of security for Dinklage’s Leon The former Special Ops officer worked in the world of private security before becoming his right-hand woman Production on “Dexter: Resurrection” began in January in New York as shared by Hall and the show is slated to launch this summer on Paramount+ with Showtime “Dexter: Resurrection” is the next expansion in the “Dexter” universe after “Dexter: Original Sin,” which follows a young Dexter (Patrick Gibson) as he transitions from student to serial killer, debuted in December. The prequel series drew the biggest streaming premiere audience in Showtime history with over 2.1 million global cross-platform viewers Clyde Phillips (“Dexter,” “Dexter: Original Sin”) returns as showrunner for “Dexter: Resurrection,” which is produced by Showtime Studios and Counterpart Studios Hall serves as executive producer alongside Scott Reynolds, Tony Hernandez and Lilly Burns Peter Dinklage knows how to rock Dinklage confirmed he still had a scar from when he was "kneed in the head" during a performance at the former New York City music club CBGB in the early 1990s was ready to live the "starving artist" lifestyle I'm not gonna do any silly commercials or any of that in which I'm gonna throw up on the audience And I'm gonna be in a punk band,'" he said A new 'Game of Thrones' prequel is coming: 'A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms' cast, release "We were Beastie Boys rip-offs It's a very visceral experience if you wanna see me live." 'House of the Dragon' Season 3 is coming: What we know so far The anti-acting stance didn't take for the actor, who Evans noted is closing in on 100 credits. However, Dinklage said it took some time for him not to hold resentment toward the entertainment industry for its depiction of little people "I just knew what the entertainment business was serving up people who are my size "I surrounded myself with really brilliant people And that's the beauty of what I do for a living but he’s one of my favorite human beings,” Dinklage said of his costar Amy Sussman/Getty; Jeff Moore/PA Images via Getty “Back in the day, I was like, ‘I’m not gonna be an actor. I’m not gonna do any silly commercials or any of that, I’m gonna do plays downtown for no money in which I’m gonna throw up on the audience and I’m gonna be in a punk band,’” Dinklage — who is currently promoting his latest film “Brothers” — said “We were Beastie Boys rip-offs and yeah It’s a very visceral experience if you wanna see me live.” but he recalled feeling “too angry for a long time” when he immersed himself in the industry: “I just knew what the entertainment business was serving up people who are my size and that to me wasn’t acting But I surrounded myself with really brilliant people “I call it the tribe and we just carried that friendship and working environment sort of one in the same into the future together I couldn’t do it alone and that’s the beauty of what I do for a living So I was just lucky to find really great people who inspired me more so every day.” Dinklage praised his GOT co-star Charles Dance Dinklage recalled Dance approaching him in between takes and apologizing after a particularly tense or harsh scene.   Want more great food writing and recipes? Subscribe to Salon Food's newsletter “We wouldn’t hug it out ’cause of time and it felt very paternal too,” Dinklage added “He [Dance] played a horrible human being but he’s one of my favorite human beings and it was a shame how that one ended When asked what defines a great actor’s director “You shouldn’t have to talk to an actor much if you hired them.” “You saw something in them that you want for the part and that can lead to chaos and you need to make sure everybody knows your vision is very clear We’ll spot a weakness in a director and go oh ok I got this…all actors want to direct…and there has to be one captain to keep that vision clear…” Dinklage persisted until the very end of his interview and conquered the infamous Wings of Death Watch the full episode below, via YouTube: Joy Saha is a staff writer at Salon. She writes about food news and trends and their intersection with culture. She holds a BA in journalism from the University of Maryland, College Park. 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Your Ads Privacy ChoicesIMDb Hardluck lecturer Dinklage stands to receive a mansion from rich widow Shirley MacLaine in underpowered comedy This low-key oddity has the potential for some proper horsepower given the odd but intriguing casting of Peter Dinklage and Shirley MacLaine but it never manages to build up much comic or dramatic speed – much like Dinklage’s electric scooter like one of the half-sketched fantasies that Dinklage’s protagonist such as imagining a pair of identical twins (Rebecca Olson) are his sister wives ready to minister to his every need There’s a reason why it’s best not to know other people’s dreams Phil’s other big desire is to own a proper home instead of the shabby condo he rents near the lesser-level Massachusetts college where he teaches cultural economics One day Phil finds a deal that looks too good to be true If he buys a granny flat inside the sprawling mansion occupied by eccentric widow Astrid (Shirley MacLaine on sparky form) as a live-in he will inherit the full $5m spread when she dies Advised to go for it his by his greasy friend/realtor Dell (Matt Dillon) Phil scrapes together every bit of cash he can and moves in There are a number of baffling strings attached including hangers-on who may or may not be Astrid’s children; one of whom so she’s naturally keeping a close eye on things unable to resist that rumbling voice and languid charisma The script is by Theodore Melfi, who wrote and directed the similarly languid St Vincent with Bill Murray, and an air of disappointed masculinity resonates in both films; they are easy to consume but don’t give back much, like the protagonists themselves. American Dreamer is on digital platforms from 17 March. Your Ads Privacy ChoicesIMDb, an Amazon company© 1990-2025 by IMDb.com, Inc. by Zosha Millman Cineverse announced on Tuesday that it will release The Toxic Avenger later this year, in an unrated wide theatrical launch. The movie stars Game of Thrones’ Peter Dinklage as Winston Gooze a lowly janitor who transforms into a mutant vigilante (known as “Toxie”) after a freak accident taking on everyone from gangsters to corrupt CEOs And he does it all while armed with his signature mop The film, helmed by Blue Ruin star and I Don’t Feel at Home in This World Anymore director Macon Blair, is a reboot of a 1984 cult classic. Per our reviewer Tasha Robinson, who saw it at Austin’s Fantastic Fest in 2023 and packed with goofy visual gags and fight scenes where the combatants get melted or mutated sometimes exploding into wall-splattering showers of vivid After locking in a 92% fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes with a festival run in 2023 The Toxic Avenger failed to find a distributor and it was starting to look like the film would never see the light of day Cineverse, at least, is owning the “unmarketable” label that has been applied to The Toxic Avenger, gleefully sharing it as part of their announcement The best of Polygon in your inbox, every Friday. and Cynthia’s Target advert have overshadowed many of the other characters Peter Dinklage spoke about his time filming Wicked and how he felt very isolated during the whole experience Grab your tissues because you’re definitely about to cry reading this you may not have even realised that Peter Dinklage was in fact a huge part in filming Wicked who was facing oppression and discrimination under the Wizard’s orders I had no idea he was the voice of the character probably due to the fact that he hasn’t been doing any promo or involved with the press tour which has heavily focused on Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo His absence from the Wicked promo could be explained by his experience when making the film He spoke about how it was “a bit of a lonely process,” that had him “recording in a sound booth apart from the rest of the cast.” “But, it’s such an honour to be part of something this universally loved and amazingly creative. My daughter has seen the Broadway show five times, and her friends still want to go for every birthday party,” he told Cinema Express Peter explained that Wicked resonates because “everyone feels like an outsider at some point,” including himself “It’s about defining your independence and strength within that feeling of isolation He added: “Elphaba’s story of finding her strength resonates with me I’ve taken ownership of my physical uniqueness as an actor but now it’s for the right reasons—because they’ve seen something they enjoyed That’s a strength that comes from owning who you are.” if Peter Dinklage was in my film cast we’d be out for drinks EVERY NIGHT Did the producers not realise the icon standing before them? 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