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Willem Dafoe made his debut as host of Saturday Night Live, speaking tonight in his opening monologue about his excitement in returning to New York, where his career as an actor began. “I moved here when I was 21, had no money, and rented an apartment on 10th and Avenue A for 200 bucks a month, and that’s where I…

Willem Dafoe is this week’s host of Saturday Night Live, riding the massive success of Spider-Man: No Way Home.  Joining him to light the fuse for SNL’s traditional promo video was musical guest Katy Perry and cast member Chris Redd. They strain to rein in the overly enthusiastic Dafoe, who is so amped that he doesn’t…

Tonight on Saturday Night Live, longtime cast member Will Forte got his first opportunity to host, speaking in his opening monologue to his excitement about finally getting his moment in the spotlight. “I was in the cast 12 years ago with Kristen Wiig, Bill Hader, Andy Samberg, Jason Sudeikis and Fred Armisen, so it…

Willem Dafoe is set to make his Saturday Night Live debut. The Spider-Man and The Florida Project actor will host the NBC late-night comedy series on January 29. He will be joined by musical guest Katy Perry, who is making her fourth appearance on the show. Dafoe will host the third consecutive show of the year, with W…

EXCLUSIVE: A24 has has assembled an all-star cast including Willem Dafoe, Emily Watson, Finn Wolfhard and Helena Zengel for Isaiah Saxon's fantasy epic The Legend of Ochi. The film will mark Saxon's debut feature and is based on his original characters, world and screenplay. The Legend of Ochi follows a young girl…

Sony has dropped the first official poster for Spider-Man: No Way Home, lighting up the web with several clues lurking in the background for the upcoming follow-up to 2019's $1.13B global grosser, Spider-Man: Far From Home. Check out a snapshot above and the full poster below. And as the official Spider-Man: No Way Hom…

EXCLUSIVE: Here’s a fun one uniting three screen greats. Oscar winner Christoph Waltz (Inglourious Basterds) and Oscar nominee Willem Dafoe (Spider-Man) are set to star in Western thriller Dead For a Dollar from legendary filmmaker and Western aficionado Walter Hill (The Warriors). The film will mark Waltz’s first…

EXCLUSIVE: Willem Dafoe is in discussions to co-star in Searchlight and Film4’s Poor Things, Yorgos Lanthimos adaptation of the Alasdair Gray novel. Emma Stone is in talks to star with Lanthimos on board to direct. Tony McNamara will adapt the script. Element Pictures will produce along with Stone, who will produce…

Sometimes controversial director Abel Ferrara addressed the idea of cancel culture in today's world and whether it had become more difficult to make the kinds of films he once did. "It's on the artist to uncancel himself, to come clean with himself," he said. "If you're paranoid about reactions, you shouldn't be…

In its first-ever chance to be part of Deadline's Contenders Television event, Disney+ chose its original movie Togo to highlight in its panel session, with director-cinematographer Ericson Core, writer Tom Flynn and star Willem Dafoe joining a virtual panel to discuss the imposing logistics of mounting this true-life…

EXCLUSIVE: Hector Babenco’s final film, My Hindu Friend was originally released in Brazil (where it is known as Meu Amigo Hindu)  in 2015 and made its international premiere at the Montréal World Film Festival the following year where the film’s star Willem Dafoe was honored with a Best Actor award. After Babenco died…

Robert Pattinson and Willem Dafoe had never worked together before they found themselves in a remote part of Nova Scotia being battered by wind, rain and sea on the shoot for Robert Eggers' Lovecraftian horror The Lighthouse. They came from different worlds to create the movie's only two characters; Pattinson, a…