Tom Felton collapsed during a celebrity golf tournament in Wisconsin on Thursday.
The 34-year-old actor, best known for playing Draco Malfoy in the “Harry Potter” franchise, was seen looking a bit disheveled in pics obtained by Page Six, however it is currently unclear why he languished.
Photos show Felton on the ground at the Whistling Straits golf course in Kohler, surrounded by a group of people. Following the incident, Felton was escorted off the course in a cart, where appeared still conscious but lying down on a stretcher.
The actor looked worse for wear as he waited for medical help.REUTERS
We’re told Felton collapsed on the 18th hole during a practice day. Reps did not immediately return Page Six’s request for comment.
The actor was joined at the event by a number of other celebrities, including Mandy Rose, Toni Kukoč, Mike Eruzione, Stephanie Szostak, A.J. Hawk, Dan Jansen, Kelly Slater and Sasha Vujačić.
Multiple people were needed to help carry Felton off the course. REUTERS
The celebrity tournament kicked off just before the Ryder Cup, a biennial men’s golf competition between teams from Europe and the US.
Felton was escorted to a cart that had a stretcher for him to lie down.REUTERSThe “Harry Potter” star’s current condition is unknown.AP
Felton has not yet commented on the incident — occurred just one day after he celebrated his 34th birthday — via his rep or on social media.
“33 years done – good lord it’s been so much fun getting here – yet, somehow, I still feel the best is yet to come,” Felton wrote on Instagram Wednesday. “Thank you all for your love, support sense of humour – let’s keep a good thing going – to the next 33 xx.”
Tom Felton was photographed shortly after collapsing on a golf course on Thursday.AP
J.K. Rowling drew inspiration from numerous sources when writing Harry Potter, from Homer to Shakespeare. One author in particular heavily influenced the characters, setting, and concept of the book series: T.H. White.
Even if you don’t recognize the writer’s name immediately, you’ve likely heard of his most famous story, The Sword in the Stone. As MyLondon reports, without White’s take on Merlin and young King Arthur, we may have never gotten Dumbledore and Harry.
Rowling acknowledged the connection between Harry Potter and The Sword in the Stone, calling the boy Arthur (who goes by the name Wart before he becomes king) Harry’s “spiritual ancestor.” The two characters share many similarities. Like Harry, Wart is predestined for great things, as he proves when he pulls out a magical sword stuck on top of a stone and claims his title as king. But both boys come from humble backgrounds, Harry being an orphan and Wart being a squire of low status. Wart even lives in a castle not unlike Hogwarts.
One of the most obvious elements Rowling borrowed from White is the trope of the wise, white-bearded wizard. Merlin and Albus Dumbledore are both mentors to their story’s young protagonists, and they’re both powerful wizards with a whimsical nature. They also have pet birds in common, though Merlin owns an owl instead of a phoenix.
T.H. White didn’t invent the tale of King Arthur. The author was a fan of the 15th-century telling of the legend, Le Morte D’Arthur, and was inspired to write the characters into a children’s story in 1938. The Sword in the Stone kicked off his series The Once and Future King and was adapted into an animated Disney film of the same name in 1963.
Though White didn’t come up with King Arthur on his own, he did write the schoolboy version of the character that inspired Harry Potter. Fans of both stories may have noticed a nod to the Arthur legend in Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone. In the first book in the series, Harry finds a chocolate frog card of Merlin, confirming that the wizard exists in his world.
The first official trailer for The Northman is here. Robert Eggers’ viking revenge film, which stars Björk, Nicole Kidman, Alexander Skarsgård, Willem Dafoe, and Ethan Hawke, is in theaters April 22, 2022. Watch the trailer below.
The film, set in 10th century Iceland, follows a Viking prince avenging his murdered father. Production resumed in August last year after a long pandemic-related delay. Eggers co-wrote the screenplay with the Icelandic poet and longtime Björk collaborator Sjón. Focus Features will release the film in the United States; Universal has the international rights.
ABC Will Broadcast Original The Sound of Music Film, Starring Julie Andrews and Christopher Plummer
The 1965 movie musical won five Academy Awards, including Best Picture.
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The classic Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II musical The Sound of Music returns to ABC December 19 at 7 PM ET; check local listings.
The family-friendly movie musical, a holiday favorite for many, features Julie Andrews as Maria von Trapp, Christopher Plummer as Captain George von Trapp, Eleanor Parker as Baroness Elsa Schraeder, Richard Haydn as Max Detweiler, Charmian Carr as Liesl von Trapp, Nicholas Hammond as Friedrich von Trapp, Heather Menzies as Louisa von Trapp, Duane Chase as Kurt von Trapp, Angela Cartwright as Brigitta von Trapp, Debbie Turner as Marta von Trapp, Kym Karath as Gretl von Trapp, Peggy Wood as Mother Abbess, Anna Lee as Sister Margaretta, Portia Nelson as Sister Berthe, Marni Nixon as Sister Sophia, Daniel Truhitte as Rolfe, and Ben Wright as Herr Zeller.
Based on the real-life von Trapp family, who fled their home to escape the Nazis in 1938, The Sound of Music concerns Maria, a young woman who has left the Austrian convent to work for Navy captain Georg Von Trapp. As governess to his seven unruly children, Maria soon finds herself falling for their father. Songs include “Edelweiss,” ”My Favorite Things,” “Climb Every Mountain,” “Do-Re-Mi,” “Sixteen Going On Seventeen,” “The Lonely Goatherd,” and the title tune.
The film was directed and produced by Robert Wise, with a screenplay by Ernest Lehman, adapted from the stage musical with music and lyrics by Rodgers and Hammerstein and a book by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse.
Details about an official watch party can be found here.
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When Sam Wilson was granted the title of Captain America from his longtime friend Steve Rogers during Marvel’s “Marvel NOW!” relaunch in 2015, it was only a matter of time before he would both go back to being the Falcon and get boosted to Cap in the MCU. Now that Captain America 4is on the horizon, Marvel’s comics would like to do what probably should’ve been done post-Secret Empire: rather than Sam going back to being the Falcon, he and Steve will just both be Captain America.
In the upcoming comic Captain America: Symbol of Truth by novelist Tochi Onyebuchi (Beasts Made of Night, Riot Baby) and comic book artist RB Silva (Powers of X), Sam will return to the mantle of Cap and once again be in the public eye. The public’s perception of Sam as Cap was part of Nick Spencer’s run with the character, and Onyebuchi told Entertainment Weekly how he believed it’s a well worth returning to. “There’s so many characters that have yet to interact with Sam as Captain America,” he explained, “dynamics we haven’t seen…What does it mean for the rest of the world to accept a Black Captain America?”
Symbol of Truth is an fitting subtitle for the book, wherein Sam investigates a conspiracy that naturally involves uncovering secrets about America that its government would rather he didn’t. As a fan of globetrotting spy thrillers, Onyebuchi couldn’t pass up the chance to put Sam in such a plot. Since America has a history of shadowy politics, especially in regard to their foreign policies, he wanted to explore how Sam and his teammate Joaquin Torres (the second Falcon) would navigate that world in a different way from Steve.
While Sam handles matters across the country, Steve’s book will be firmly rooted in America. Captain America: Sentinel of Liberty from writing duo Jackson Lanzing and Colin Kelley with art by Hellions’ Carmen Carnero will explore how much things have changed in the decades since his ice nap and subsequent return. As a member of the “Greatest Generation,” Kelly believed that it could be used as a great starting point for Steve to explore the “radical shift” in America, particularly in recent years. Ta-Nehisi Coates’ recent run explored this as well, and Lanzing acknowledged how they wanted to further continue that thread with co-star Bucky Barnes.
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“There’s a lot of inward-looking Steve has to do in terms of his legacy and himself,” Lanzing said, adding that the book would be more a story about Steve personally than of Captain America, though he still has the title. “What does Captain America mean to Steve? What do his friends need from him specifically? In our book, he is going to be really looking at what it means to be Steve Rogers.”
Both books will spin out of Captain America #0 written by all three writers and drawn by Mattia De Lulis, which Lanzing called a “conversation” between Steve and Sam about their shared duty as Captain America while doing battle with Arnim Zola. From there, the two books will explore their respective men grappling with America’s legacy and their complicated feelings on the matter. “Cap can’t turn his back on America, neither of the Caps can,” Kelley acknowledged. “They believe the idea is good, that the core is good and worth fighting for. But both need to wrestle with what that means.”
Captain America #0 will release first on April 20, followed by Sam’s Symbol of Truth #1 in May, and the Steve-focused Sentinel of Liberty #1 in June.
Nielsen has released its top streaming movies of 2021 and of the top 15 most-streamed movies last year, just over half of the titles were actual new releases. The other movies that made the list were favorites from the recent past, and among those, Disney+ dominated with a number of animated offerings. According to the data (via Deadline) eight of the top 15 streaming movies in 2021 were released that year and seven of the overall list seven were animated offerings on Disney+.
Disney’s dominance of the list starts at the top with Pixar’s Luca, followed by the 2016 film Moana, Raya and The Last Dragon, and 2019’s Frozen 2. Netflix’s Red Notice rounds out the top five, only for Disney to dominate again for the next batch of five starting with number six, 2013’s Frozen, 2020’s Soul, and Cruella. Netflix’s The Mitchells Vs. The Machines comes in at number nine while Disney’s Jungle Cruise rounds out the top 10. The final group of five is also Disney-dominated but does see Amazon make some headway. Number 11 belongs to Black Widow followed by Amazon’s The Tomorrow War, then Pixar’s 2017 film Coco, Netflix’s 2020 film We Can Be Heroes, and then a second Marvel entry on the list with 2019’s Avengers: Endgame rounding out the top 15.
As for the interesting mix of new releases and older favorites, looking at the list, some of the data makes sense. Fans preparing to watch Black Widow, for example, would probably revisit Avengers: Endgame while fans of Luca might also watch some other beloved Pixar films such as Soul and Coco. There’s also the idea that, when it comes to movies released in 2021, there were arguably fewer releases even with film and television production picking up in the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. And, of course, the pandemic could be influencing the list in other ways, such as children and younger viewers perhaps spending more time watching movies on streaming than before or even simply viewers turning to favorite films for comfort in uncertain times.
What will be interesting is to compare this list, at least in terms of the new release versus existing release data, with the list for 2022 a year from now. So far, 2022 is shaping up to be a stacked year for new releases that will end up on streamers meaning that it is possible and even likely that we’ll see a bit more new release dominance when the numbers breakdown for 2022.
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Fans aren’t the only ones excited about the upcoming Harry Potterreunion special — the cast is eager too!
Ahead of the premiere of HBO Max’s special to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the franchise’s first film, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, ET spoke with star Rupert Grint about what fans can expect. The 33-year-old actor famously played Harry’s best friend Ron Weasley and one-third of the Golden Trio in all eight magical flicks. He’s gone on to star in several notable projects, including the psychological horror series Servant, which returns to Apple TV+ for season three on Friday, Jan. 21.
Saying that fans should prepare to feel many “emotions,” Grint shared that the reunion was particularly emotional for him, Daniel Radcliffe, and Emma Watson. The special marks the trio’s first onscreen reunion since the release of the final Harry Potter film in 2011 and the first formal reunion with their castmates.
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Stars from all eight Harry Potter movies are present, including Helena Bonham Carter, Robbie Coltrane, Ralph Fiennes, Jason Isaacs, Gary Oldman, Tom Felton, James Phelps, Oliver Phelps, Mark Williams, Bonnie Wright, Alfred Enoch, Matthew Lewis and Evanna Lynch. Filmmakers David Heyman, Chris Columbus, Alfonso Cuarón, Mike Newell and David Yates will also be joining the tribute with in-depth interviews and cast conversations to touch on their enchanting journeys while filming the movies.
“Those movies were our childhoods. We grew up on those sets so it has incredible meaning to all of us,” he said. “It’s been ten years since we wrapped the last movie and we’ve seen each other quite a bit in-between that but not a great deal. So it was great to see them again and talk about it. I don’t really talk or think about it a lot, so it was fun to remember.”
Although the actor noted that he wasn’t sure “how much I can say about secrets,” he did note that “everyone” was present and accounted for. He also recognized that there’s been “talk” about possible reboots or sequels to the original films and shared that he wouldn’t say no to potentially returning to the role if asked. Especially as he and Ron now have fatherhood in common, after Grint and his partner, actress Georgia Groome, welcomed a daughter in 2020.
“There’s been a lot talk of [playing Ron again] with everything going on and I feel like I am that character,” he noted. “I think I had a very strange relationship with him at first but I feel like there’s a lot of me in there so I’m quite protective of him. I don’t really have a good reason to say no, I’m very proud to be a part of it.”
The Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts reunion will begin streaming on Jan. 1, 2022, on HBO Max.
For more with the beloved cast, check out the video below.
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“It’s almost impossible to wake up a sleepwalker.” Hulu has revealed an official trailer for a documentary film titled Dead Asleep, which (according to Hulu) puts “a ground-breaking new spin on the true-crime genre.” From the award-winning director of Abducted in Plain Sight, Dead Asleep will take you through the true story of when a case of sleepwalking turned murder. The film follows and shares exclusive footage of the case of Randy Herman Jr., a man convicted of murdering his roommate, which he says he committed while sleepwalking in 2017. Crazy! This is for real?! It reminds me of the doc A Glitch in the Matrix, but that story is a bit scarier. This one seems fascinating. “Pulse Films has secured exclusive access to Herman and his family, the defense and prosecution attorneys, journalists who covered the case, forensic psychiatrists and world experts in violent parasomnia (sleep-walking) to give viewers an inside look at the shocking twists and turns of the controversial crime.” Oooh okay I’m definitely curious, it looks seriously compelling.
Here’s the official trailer (+ poster) for Skye Borgman’s doc Dead Asleep, from Hulu’s YouTube:
In a ground-breaking new spin on the true-crime genre, the documentary Dead Asleep flips the traditional thriller narrative to explore a deeper and more troubling mystery: Did a remorseful Randy Herman Jr. really commit a brutal murder in his sleep, or was it a convenient cover story? Pulse Films has secured exclusive access to Herman and his family, the defense and prosecution attorneys, journalists who covered the case, forensic psychiatrists and world experts in violent parasomnia (sleep-walking) to give viewers an inside look at the shocking twists and turns of the controversial crime.Dead Asleep is directed by acclaimed cinematographer / filmmaker Skye Borgman, director of the docs Junk Dreams and Abducted in Plain Sight previously. Produced by Sandrine Magloire-Szlasa. It hasn’t premiered at fests or elsewhere, as far as we know. Hulu will debut Dead Asleep streaming starting on December 16th, 2021. Intriguing?
Posting an article on this news, she quoted George Orwell’s dystopian novel 1984. Rowling captioned her tweet: “War is Peace. Freedom is Slavery. Ignorance is Strength. The Penised Individual Who Raped You Is a Woman.”
As the controversy surrounding her trans views continues, Warner Bros have cut her name out of the latest Fantastic Beasts movie’s trailer, which launched on Monday.
The first film released in 2016 had the caption, “JK Rowling invites you”, before crediting her as writer and producer on the movie.
Two years later, The Crimes of Grindelwald trailer said, “From writer JK Rowling”, along with similar credits to her contribution.
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