Jimmy Fallon tried to help Jamie Campbell Bower do a bit of image rehabilitation for his villainous Stranger Things character, Vecna, on The Tonight Show Tuesday, Aug. 2. For the bit, Fallon asked Bower to read a handful of quotes and lyrics that obviously do not match the ominous, hair-raising voice the actor uses for the character. For starters, Bower recited Julia Roberts’ iconic “I’m just a girl, standing in front of a boy” line from Notting Hill, then the famous Coco Puffs catchphrase. Another memorable movie quote followed, which in Vecna’s voice, became something truly sinister: “Jack, oh Jack — I want you to draw me like one of your French girls.” The last one, Fallon said, held particular importance to him, and Bower took a deep breath before delivering a rather remarkable — and still kinda creepy — a cappella rendition of the chorus of Lizzo ’s “About Damn Time” (Vecna’s Version, obviously). Before the bit, Bower spoke about how he came to develop the voice … [Read more...] about ‘Stranger Things’ Star Jamie Campbell Bower Delivers ‘Vecna’s Version’ of Lizzo’s ‘About Damn Time’
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Sienna Miller, Sam Worthington Saddle Up As Leads For Kevin Costner’s ‘Horizon’
EXCLUSIVE : Sienna Miller and Sam Worthington will star with Kevin Costner in Horizon , leading the ensemble cast of Costner’s passion project Horizon. Costner, who is directing, producing and financing, is casting up the historical epic that begins production August 29 in Utah. Jamie Campbell Bower , who plays the villainous Vecna in Stranger Things , is also part of the cast, the actor announced on Jimmy Fallon’s Tonight Show. Costner will produce through his Territory Pictures. He wrote the script with Jon Baird. Warner Bros./New Line will come aboard in a negative pickup capacity to release the film. Horizon , planned to be the first of a trilogy, puts the Yellowstone star back behind the camera for the first time since the 2003 western Open Range. Horizon has been a longtime passion project for Costner, and one that has the sweep of his 1990 epic Dances with Wolves, the film that won Best Picture and Best Director Oscars for Costner among seven wins out of … [Read more...] about Sienna Miller, Sam Worthington Saddle Up As Leads For Kevin Costner’s ‘Horizon’
‘Stranger Things’ Matt & Ross Duffer And Barrie Gower On Creating A Frightening Vecna: “More Slime” – Contenders TV: The Nominees
On the morning they opened the writers room for the fifth and final season of the Netflix series Stranger Things , Emmy-nominated creators Matt & Ross Duffer teamed with prosthetics designer Barrie Gower to relive for Deadline Contenders the events of Season 4. Stranger Things got 13 Emmy nominations for a season that featured shocking cast deaths and reveals, a detour to a Russian prison and a messy climax that sets up a final battle between the teens of Hawkins, Indiana, and the psychopath Vecna. Being vanquished by Eleven (Millie Bobby Brown) when he was a sociopath hospital orderly (Jamie Campbell Bower), the series villain became the slimy, tentacled Vecna, who secretly commanded the creatures that tormented the Stranger Things characters through the series in the alternate universe they called the Upside Down. It wasn’t until late in Season 4 that the Duffers finally revealed their supervillain and set the stakes for the final battle after Vecna breached … [Read more...] about ‘Stranger Things’ Matt & Ross Duffer And Barrie Gower On Creating A Frightening Vecna: “More Slime” – Contenders TV: The Nominees
‘Stranger Things’ Craft Heads On Piecing Together The “Surreal Madness” Of The Series
Stranger Things earned 13 Emmy nominations this season, including Outstanding Drama Series, thanks to the unsung heroes of the show—the below-the-line departments who put in the tireless effort to create the “surreal madness” of the series. From ‘de-aging’ Millie Bobbie Brown to building Vecna and his lair in the Upside Down, the collaboration of the craft departments continues to bring the series to new heights. Here, some of the Emmy-nominated craft department heads give insight into the most important aspects of this season. Eleven One of the most difficult tasks this season was de-aging Eleven for flashback scenes. “Before shooting we explored just about every option, including deepfake, full CG head replacement, smoothing and warping,” says VFX supervisor Michael Maher Jr . “Luckily, our experienced friends at Lola Visual Effects agreed to take on the work and help us out. They arranged a shoot with a special, proprietary camera and lighting rig called an egg. Using a … [Read more...] about ‘Stranger Things’ Craft Heads On Piecing Together The “Surreal Madness” Of The Series