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in FilmsWhich record did CODA’s Troy Kotsur make at the 2022 Oscars?
Answer: Troy Kotsur joined “CODA” costar Marlee Matlin on March 27, 2022, as the only deaf Oscar winners. He won the best supporting actor award at the Academy Awards for portraying the father of a deaf family with a hearing child. Matlin was the first deaf person to win the prize when she became the…
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in FilmsWhat is the first Pixar movie directly solely by a woman?
Answer: Directed by Domee Shi, Turning Red is the first Pixar movie directly solely by a woman – with an almost entirely female crew. The film’s protagonist, 13-year-old Meilin Lee (voiced by Rosalie Chiang), is a Chinese-Canadian eighth-grader in the throes of puberty. The film was released on March 11, 2022._x000D_
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in FilmsOn X-Men, which character does Patrick Stewart play?
Answer: Patrick Stewart is Professor X, AKA Charles Xavier, on Marvel’s X-Men movie series. Stewart is returning to the role he presumably left when the character died in 2017’s “Logan.” Marvel Studios released its first official trailer for “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness” during the Super Bowl on Feb. 13, 2022. In the…
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in FilmsWho is the first filmmaker nominated for best director Oscars in six different decades?
Answer: Steven Spielberg, whose “West Side Story” landed seven nominations for the 2022 Academy Awards, is the first filmmaker nominated for best director in six different decades. He also holds the record for most Best Picture nominations – with 11 Oscar-nominated films over the years.
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in FilmsWhich movie leads the 2022 Oscar nominations?
Answer: Netflix’s “The Power of the Dog” led nominations to the 94th Academy Awards with 12, including best picture, best director, and recognition for its top actors: Benedict Cumberbatch, Kirsten Dunst, Jesse Plemons, and Kodi Smit-McPhee. The film’s director, Jane Campion, became the first woman to be nominated twice for best director. She earned her…
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in FilmsWho’s playing Weird Al Yankovic in his biopic?
Answer: The Roku Channel dropped the new trailer for “Weird: The Al Yankovic Story” on Aug. 29, 2022, featuring Daniel Radcliffe as the famed comic singer. The film, featuring Quinta Brunson as Oprah Winfrey, Evan Rachel Wood as Madonna, and Rainn Wilson as Dr. Demento, is available to stream for free on The Roku Channel…
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in FilmsWho wore the bat cape before Robert Pattinson?
Answer: Ben Affleck was the previous actor in the bat cape before Rebert Pattinson. In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter on Jan. 14, 2021, he said he started drinking around the time of Justice League, which was why he had initially quit the DC universe, dropping out of his solo Batman film.
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in FilmsHow long is 2022’s The Batman?
Answer: At 175 minutes (two hours and 55 minutes), The Batman is the longest Batman film to date and the second-longest theatrically released comic book movie, only behind Avengers: Endgame.
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in FilmsAnswer: Catwoman previously appeared on the big screen in Tim Burton’s Batman Returns, portrayed by Michelle Pfeiffer. In 2004’s Catwoman, she was depicted by Halle Berry. Anne Hathaway stepped into the character’s suit in Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight Rises. According to IMDb, 2022’s The Batman’s Zoë Kravitz and Robert Pattinson received the same advice…
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in FilmsWho’s playing the Batman in 2022?
Answer: Robert Pattinson is playing Bruce Wayne, aka Batman, in 2022’s The Batman, as he goes up against the Riddler (Paul Dano) with an assist from Zoë Kravitz’s Catwoman. IMDb’s users voted The Batman as the most anticipated movie of 2022. The film hits theaters on March 4, 2022.
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in FilmsWho’s the producer behind Netflix’s “Harder They Fall”?
Answer: “The Harder They Fall,” featuring Regina King, Jonathan Majors, Idris Elba, and LaKeith Stanfield, is a western produced for Netflix by Jay-Z (credited as Shawn Carter), based on real Black characters from the Old West. On Jan. 18, 2022, the film was nominated for 12 NAACP Image Awards, including for best picture. The two-hour…
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in FilmsWhich movie earned Andrew Garfield his 2022 Golden Globe?
Answer: Andrew Garfield won the 2022 Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture, Musical, or Comedy for his appearance in the Netflix biographical musical “tick, tick…BOOM!”, based on the autobiographical broadway musical created by “Rent” writer, Jonathan Larson. The movie is Lin-Manuel Miranda’s (“Hamilton”) feature directorial debut.
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in FilmsWho’s the actress behind the heavy Golda Meir make-up in this picture?
Answer: Helen Mirren portrays Israeli late Prime Minister Golda Meir in Guy Nattiv’s biopic revolving around the 1973 traumatic Yom Kippur war.
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in FilmsThe 2022 movie Uncharted, starring Tom Holland and Mark Wahlberg, is based on what?
Answer: Sony Pictures’ Uncharted is based on the PlayStation video game of the same name. Starring Tom Holland, Mark Wahlberg, Sophia Ali, Tati Gabrielle, and Antonio Banderas, the movie’s release date is Feb. 18, 2022.
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in FilmsThe Secrets of Dumbledore is the title of what?
Answer: The third “Fantastic Beasts” movie is titled “Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore.” The film’s official trailer was released on Dec. 10, 2021, providing a first look at Mads Mikkelsen as Gellert Grindelwald, the villain role played by Johnny Depp in the first two installments.
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in FilmsWhich injury did Jennifer Lawrence suffer while filming Netflix’s “Don’t Look Up”?
Answer: Jennifer Lawrence told reporters at the Dec. 5, 2021, “Don’t Look Up” premiere in New York that one of her biggest struggles while filming the Netflix film was losing a tooth early in the filming and having to film most of the movie toothless.
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in FilmsWho’s taller – Tom “Spider-Man” Holland or Zendaya, who portrays MJ in “Spider-Man: No Way Home”?
Answer: According to multiple reports, Zendaya is 5’10 or a half-inch higher than Tom Holland, who stands at 5’8. During an appearance on BBC One’s The Graham Norton Show on Dec. 3, 2021, the dating stars told a story about how their height difference created some issues while filming stunts for “Spider-Man: No Way Home.” Watch…
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in FilmsWhat is the runtime of Spider-Man: No Way Home?
Answer: According to the various ticket selling outlets, Spider-Man: No Way Home runs 148 minutes long (2 hours, 28 minutes), making it the fourth-longest Marvel Cinematic Universe movie. The longest MCU movie is 2019’s whopping 3 hours, 2 minutes, Avengers: Endgame. Spider-Man: No Way Home is released worldwide on Dec. 15, 2021, and in US…
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in FilmsWhat was Lady Gaga’s first movie leading role?
Answer: Lady Gaga’s first leading role was in 2018’s A Star is Born, opposite Bradley Cooper. For the role, Gaga received nominations for the Academy Award, Golden Globe Award, Screen Actors Guild Award, and BAFTA Award for Best Actress._x000D_
