However, some leaks indicate that Corey Stolls Darren Cross, the villain in the first Ant-Man movie, will become M.O.D.O.K. It's an incredibly tragic story. Among the leads, Alden Ehrenreich does his best as a grieving drug smuggler, although he spends most of his time standing around behind O'Shea Jackson Jr. And Jackson's character arc goes. In 2013, he starred as Ethan Wate in the film adaptation of the novel Beautiful Creatures (2013). You know who you are.". You learn to stick to your guns and stick to what you care about. Lets hope that changes soon. But never say never. I used to know them. To be on a set with them again was really meaningful because I love them. Rian Johnson is known by some as The Destroyer of Star Wars. At the party, Feldman told Ehrenreich she was working on the Brave New World adaptation. Alden Ehrenreich, noted nice person, gave a mustaches worth of compliments to the rest of the cast. It depends on how its done. And I have no fucking idea if there is ever a world where any of that happens, and if it happens, great, if it doesnt, whatever. He's climbing. And Ehrenreich almost seems like two different people, transforming from the confident soldier, to the depressed and volatile man comes back, one his mother (Toni Collette) barely recognizes. (Today: Jimmy Stewart, Mr Smith Goes to Washington.) Ehrenreich began his acting career in 2003 by appearing in a short student film. Damn. in the upcoming Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, which doesnt make the role viable for Ehrenreich. Here are 18 things to know about Alden Ehrenreich. The actor who played Han Solo has a busy year with "Fair Play," which sold to Netflix for a whopping $20 . Well youre in Oppenheimer, which is almost guaranteed to do well. You never know. We were gonna drive to some kind of view to overlook it, but then it was like, well why not just be inside of it? he says. Just wait till he hears that you shouldnt fuck with Air Bud fans. I remember watching Blue Jasminewhen he and his hairy chest showed up briefly, I had to look him up immediately. The odds of Alden Ehrenreich returning to the role of Han Solo probably aren't great. This week, a tweet promoting an upcoming movie went mega-viral because of said movies absolutely bananas premise. Ehrenreich was discovered at a friend's bat mitzvah reception by Steven Spielberg,[13] who watched a comedy video created by Ehrenreich and a friend, "which began in the present and eventually cut to 20 or 30 years later, with Mr. Ehrenreich, in a kimono, screaming to stop a wedding." Alden Ehrenreich is an American actor. Alden Ehrenreich made a clear decision following its release Nevertheless, the scrutiny of being in a Star Wars film and the intense shooting schedule took their toll on Ehrenreich. It hangs over the conversation, as awkward questions about space movies tend to do, but eventuallyhe says he never does this Ehrenreich brings it up first. It was one of the biggest scandals that plagued the making of Solo: A Star Wars Story: the report that surfaced midway through production that Alden Ehrenreich's performance was so far below par with Lucasfilm's expectations that they had hired an acting coach to help ensure he would turn in a performance remotely resembling Han Solo. The stars of both Hawkeye and Ms. Marvel have had to reconcile their fandom with reality. Why the bad box office? Alden has Ashkenazi Jewish heritage, with ancestors coming from Austria, Poland, Hungary and Russia! I was playing with the [Lando Calrissian] toy. According to Ehrenreich, he was given. [14][15][16] Spielberg said of Ehrenreich: [He] was in a bat mitzvah video that my daughter acted with him in for their best friend. 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Speaking to Uproxx about his new movie Cocaine Bear (produced by Solos original directors Phil Lord and Chris Miller), Ehrenreich said that, because the film was treated largely as an origin story, he didnt feel he really got to be the iconic Han Solo for that long and he would love more of that. They showed me the video and I loved it and I got him an agent. Star Wars in the past few years has certainly shown it has no problem bringing popular legacy characters into other projects (Darth Vader in Rogue One, Luke Skywalker in The Mandalorian/Book of Boba Fett, Princess Leia in Obi-Wan Kenobi), so maybe the Lando show happens and we get Han. pic.twitter.com/txBSiUl5hL, Cocaine Bear (@cocainebear) November 30, 2022, Did we mention its based on a true story? Alden was discovered by Steven Spielberg in a bat mitzvah video! Lets see! Alden Ehrenreich, who plays a dopey cowboy movie star in the Coen brothers' new hooray-for-Hollywood satire 'Hail, Caesar!'. He was raised in Reconstructionist Judaism and attended congregation Kehillat Israel in LA! Something I thought of at some point was like: [John] serves a little bit of the function that Han Solo serves, which is that he's the human being who goes, What the fuck is all this shit?. Was he a family friend or something? I wrote and directed a 15-minute film right after that and being around him gave me a ton of confidence to do that. I am not most people. This is about ten years after you tested for Spider-Man, so what does it feel like to enter the superhero fold and what can you tell me about the series? A new version of Stane could easily fit into the Ironheart narrative. He graduated from Crossroads School in Santa Monica and then went on to study acting at NYU, but he never finished his degree. I think right now, we're in this moment where we're figuring out what it looks like to shoot something, he says. . Published on. Eventually the conversation turned to his time in the. Its a fuzzy turnstyle for the passage of pandemic-life insightsthis afternoon, Ehrenreich is thinking about what kind of people well be when life isnt lived six feet apart again. The answer probably has more to do with Solo arriving in theaters mere months after Star Wars: The Last Jedi than it does with reviews. Ehrenreich has described the comedic performance he gave in the movie as, "I ran around as a skinny little punk, trying on girls' clothes and eating dirt." Related ', "Meet the Coen Brothers' New Breakout Star: Alden Ehrenreich", "Alden Ehrenreich Cast as Young Han Solo: 5 Things to Know About Star Wars' Newest Star", "Alden Ehrenreich hits big time and flies Solo in A Star Wars Story", "EXCLUSIVE: Steven Spielberg on Discovering Young Han Solo: 'People Don't Know How Really Funny He Is', "Francis Ford Coppola's New Star Alden Ehrenreich on Not 'Trickling Up' Vulture", "Alden Ehrenreich is tipped to star as Han Solo but who is he? He was raised in Reconstructionist Judaism and attended congregation Kehillat Israel in LA! 6. The work itself is the thing, and when the thing comes out, no matter how well it does or how badly it does, its kind of a separate category. Cast: Alden Ehrenreich, Jessica Brown Findlay, Harry Lloyd , Kylie Bunbury, Hannah John-Kamen, Sen Mitsuji, Joseph Morgan, Nina Sosanya, Demi Moore. He had a bar mitzvah! A segment of Vought News Network: Seven on 7 with Cameron Coleman, the new video that looks at The Boys from inside its universe, features an explanation for what happened to Blindspot. Okay okay, sorry to bring it up, thoughts on post-pandemic Hollywood. I was up at my folks house they have a house near Yosemite and there was a black bear that was there. 2. I rewatched your interview on Ellen that you did with Donald Glover and you look so uncomfortable. IndieWire is a part of Penske Media Corporation. "[You] see the kids respond to the movie and have that be a part of your life. But theres a little more to it. In a way. No ones asked that! The audience knows that this is the supe who was callously taken out of action by Homelander in Season 2, but of course a Vought news source would never admit to it. "No, I don't know anything about that. But he's still touched when he meets those who liked the movie, especially young fans who are excited to meet Han Solo IRL. You beat out 3,000 actors for Han Solo in Solo most of young Hollywood, pretty much and Ive always wanted to see the Phil Lord and Chris Miller version of that film, the one you originally signed on for. Ironheart Star Alden Ehrenreich Teases Connection to Marvel Universe That Fans Will Notice By Nathaniel Brail - February 22, 2023 11:27 pm EST 1 Marvel Studios finally released the latest film. Stepping into Harrison Fords shoes as Han Solo might have been too big an ask for any actor. A single comment on Deadlines article reads, M.O.D.O.K. Its like riding a large wave and then riding a small one after. Preternaturally calm, confident, earnest, no affect. 'Fair Play' Review: This Sick Psychosexual Finance Thriller Is 'Industry' Directed by Adrian Lyne Spielberg was a guest. Not many actors can say this with total honestyits a borderline cliche, actuallybut Ehrenreich has only taken roles in movies he genuinely wanted to be in. It was really fun to be able to say that to Ray [Liotta], who got a kick out of that story. He then played the stepson of Cate Blanchett in the Woody Allen-directed drama film Blue Jasmine. - No votes and 35 comments I took some time off after Solo, just because it was basically a three-year experience from pre-production to the release of the movie, he says. A villain to Iron Man, Zeke Stane is an off-the-grid genius inventor obsessed with cybernetics and biotech. He headlined the Brave New World series on NBC, based on the 1932 novel of the same name by Aldous Huxley. In his performance, Ehrenreich attempted to pay homage to Ford and present his own spin on young Han Solo. He was 28 when he returned home to Los Angeles after three years in space with his fluffy dog friend. It was also special for Alden work on Hail, Caesar! because of the Jewish directors, the Coen Brothers. Alden Ehrenreich was recently on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, where he explained exactly what happened that time he met Harrison Ford about playing Han Solo. What happened Deadline reported on July 12 that Solo star Alden Ehrenreich is set for a key role in Marvels Ironheart series for Disney+. Little is known about the show beyond that, but we do know several other members of the cast: Anthony Ramos, Lyric Ross, Harper Anthony, and Manny Montana. He has that thing the camera loves. In 2013, he starred as Ethan Wate in the film adaptation of the novel Beautiful Creatures (2013). What their shows lacked, for the most part, was a darker foil to those heroes, new and old. Both he and AIM feature prominently in the Marvels Avengers video game, but theres also a stop-motion Hulu series focusing on the character as played by Patton Oswalt. Charisma, too, most recently seen in Alden Ehrenreich, real-life person. But Beautiful Creatures was another one where there were big expectations and then it didnt do as well as they thought it would as far as box office. But its his ethos that makes him dangerous. [18][19], In 2007, Ehrenreich won the role of Bennie Tetrocini in Francis Ford Coppola's Tetro. I just hope this isnt all my fault. ", Just any news through the Star Wars grapevine? [Laughs] Thats very funny. Alden Ehrenreich. And then you never know.. This is gonna make it seem like Alden doesnt give a shit about Star Wars. When Kelly Marie Tran did it, she had to delete her Instagram, facing staggering discrimination and harassment. Want more io9 news? Many credit fan reaction to The Last Jedi for Solos box office underperformance. I've been fortunate to almost always do movies that I actually really dug, he says, including Solo. 4. ", No, it's okay. This was one of my first experiences being the slightly more experienced person among the cast, so it was fun to go into that commercial sandbox and do that. A film like Beautiful Creatures appears to have undergone a cultural reassessment. And then you never know., One thing Ehrenreich did not do in the two years since Solo opened is keep up with the Star Wars franchise. He has absolutely no loyalty to any sort of law, creed, or credo. Ive tried pot and had some not-great experiences with that, some good experiences. His journey to inevitable superstardom look what happened to John Boyega and Daisy Ridley this winter is a very interesting one. Ehrenreich more or less disappeared from Hollywood in the two years following the Solo release. 3. Solos narrative soured early on, as the production fired its original directors and brought in Ron Howard to finish the film. I dont think you should really do that. We didnt care.. I was a big film buff as a kid. Evelyn Frick (she/they) is a writer and associate editor at Hey Alma. Subscribe for free to Inverses award-winning daily newsletter! [Laughs] Thats funny. After everything, Ehrenreich took a break. He does though. Sign up for our Email Newsletters here. Alden Ehrenreich revealed before Solo was released that he'd signed on for three appearances as the younger version of the iconic character, but after the origin story bombed at the box office . Now, what happened from the time the cocaine hit the ground to when the bear died has been wildly imagined for the big screen in the movie "Cocaine Bear," which hits theaters on Friday. A post shared by Star Wars Movies (@starwarsmovies). Fuck. Promise. After all, much of Solo was reshot following the exit of original directors Phil Lord and Chris Miller. Directed by . The Idol: How HBOs Next Euphoria Became Twisted Torture Porn He flew to Europe in the middle of winter to film a space movie. When they grow up, privacy isnt a thingthe motto is everything belongs to everybody, hence the group sexand they take a drug called soma to keep them smiley face. Alden has Ashkenazi Jewish heritage, with ancestors coming from Austria, Poland, Hungary and Russia! It's the first time I've ever initiated that subject, he tells me. "Zeke is a post-national businessman and kind of an open source ideological terrorist, Zekes creator Matt Fraction once told ComicBook.com. At least thats what the caller ID says. The official mood from quarantine in Los Angeles: Im good Im good.. [3][5], Ehrenreich began acting at the Palisades Elementary School in Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles, and continued doing so at Crossroads School in Santa Monica, California. There's plenty of large-scale world building in Peacock's bold and beautiful new sci-fi series Brave New World, but star Alden Ehrenreich (Solo: A Star Wars Story) went straight for the minutiae.. To play John the Savage, his first TV series regular role, Ehrenreich didn't just get into character, he got ONTO him as well, by drawing John's tattoos. All day, on top of that tower looking down and screaming to this whole group of nude people who are reaching for me and trying to lick me.. Did he impart any wisdom when it comes to starring in cocaine-fueled movies? As he makes his return with the Peacock adaptation of Brave New World, the actor discusses where he is now, and where he went in the years after playing Han Solo. It seems likely that Ironhearts Riri will be an Iron Man fan, mirroring Kate Bishops enthusiasm for Hawkeye and Kamala Khans obsession with Captain Marvel. I didn't know he was going to rogue [into] drama. 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