Too American.Eh, I think Savalas more than held his own against a hypothetical Lee Blofeld.
Too American.Eh, I think Savalas more than held his own against a hypothetical Lee Blofeld.
I’m glad I wasn’t imagining the resemblanceI got to talk with one of the Superman: The Animated Series guys back in the day. (Dini? Timm?) I asked if Luthor was intentionally reminiscent of Savalas' Blofeld. He said that the writers and Clancy Brown would be quoting OHMSS all day long when they were between takes.
IIRC, that was something David and Leslie Newman added to their rewrite (which was wisely cut when Mankiewicz came aboard).Mario Puzo’s first draft script for Superman The Movie had a scene where Superman is searching for Lex, sees a bald headed man in a crowd, flies down and grabs him by the shoulder, only for Telly Savalas to turn round and say “who loves ya, baby?”
The Irish film institute cinema in Dublin is showing it this Tuesday and have tweeted that anyone who sends a picture of their tickets and costume beforehand will receive two tickets for a film of their choice.Coming 50 years ago this week to a theater near you:
What? You didn't see that coming?The Aaron Taylor-Johnson as the new 007 stories are everywhere today, mainly as the Sun has reported the story again.
It was all over the place a few months ago, then went quiet and suddenly (slow news day?) is back all over the web. Which probably means there’s no truth in it.What? You didn't see that coming?
Aaah!Ahem.
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Happy 78th, Timothy Dalton!![]()
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