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Q: Who is the actor starring as Superman in the new film coming out this summer? I’ve never seen him before. – K.P.
A: Director James Gunn chose David Corenswet to don the red cape in his upcoming “Superman” movie because the film focuses on an earlier part of the superhero’s life. Henry Cavill, who most recently played the Man of Steel, is 41 years old, while Corenswet is a decade younger. A brief trailer of the movie was recently released online, which not only featured the titular character but also featured Lois Lane (Rachel Brosnahan) and Lex Luthor (Nicholas Hoult).
David Corenswet (Upcoming in “Superman”) (Netflix photo)
Corenswet’s prior credits include the miniseries “Lady in the Lake,” the movie “Twisters,” and the Ryan-Murphy-produced series “The Politician.” “Superman,” however, will likely make him a household name this summer.
Q: Whatever happened to the latest western movie by Kevin Costner? I blinked and missed it in theaters. Is it streaming anywhere? – Y.S.
A: “Horizon: An American Saga” is a four-chapter film series that “Yellowstone” star Kevin Costner wrote, directed, and acts in. “Chapter 1” reportedly had a $100 million budget with a big chunk of it financed by Costner himself. He received a standing ovation at the Cannes Film Festival after the movie premiered there in May, but one month later when it was released nationwide in theaters, you could hear a pin drop.
It was rather surprising given that his western “Dances With Wolves” won the Oscar for Best Picture three decades earlier and that the “Yellowstone” TV series, which was set on a ranch out West, was a recent huge hit. Alas, “Yellowstone” audiences didn’t feel like watching Costner in a 3-hour slow-moving flick, no matter how good the writing and performance. “Chapter 2” was supposed to be released in 2024, but because of the box-office failure of its predecessor, it’s been pushed to 2025.
Currently, you can stream “Chapter 1” on Max. “Chapter 3” started its principal photography in May, while “Chapter 4” is in active development. But it might be best to simply release “Horizon” as one big miniseries on streaming. Perhaps then it would receive accolades from the Emmy Awards instead of the Oscars someday.
Q: I saw a book at the library that had Millie Bobby Brown’s name on it, but I forgot the title. Is she an author now, too? – D.D.
A: The novel “Nineteen Steps,” which was published in 2023, is based on actress Millie Bobby Brown’s (“Stranger Things”) grandmother’s traumatic experience during the time of World War II. Brown’s name is featured prominently on the cover, which would make the reader presume that she authored the book. However, it turns out it was ghostwritten by Kathleen McGurl.
Brown has been open about her collaboration with the author, and the book would never have been published without Brown’s input about her own family’s history. According to Variety, Brown and Netflix are developing the book into a movie, and yes, Brown is set to star in the role of her grandmother.
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