Quantcast
Channel: Business Insider
Viewing all 101983 articles
Browse latest View live

The wait is finally over: Nintendo is making a Pokémon-themed Nintendo Switch console, and it's just as adorable as you want it to be

0
0

Nintendo Switch (Pokémon)

  • Nintendo has a new Pokémon game headed to the Nintendo Switch this November.
  • The game comes in two forms: "Pokémon: Let's Go, Eevee!" and "Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu!" It's an updated re-master of "Pokémon Yellow" that comes in two slightly different versions.
  • Alongside the new game this November, Nintendo is releasing a Pokémon-themed version of the Switch console (shown above).


This holiday season, like so many before it, Nintendo is betting big on Pokémon.

The Japanese video game giant is launching an adorable new version of its Nintendo Switch console this November, just in time for the launch of a new Pokémon game, which comes in two variants: "Pokémon: Let's Go, Eevee!" and "Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu!"

The bundle costs $400, and comes with a Nintendo Switch console, a download code for the game, and a Poké Ball Plus accessory. It's the same price as buying each item a la carte, but the bundle comes with a totally sweet Pokémon-themed console.

Even the Joy-Con gamepads are themed:

Nintendo Switch (Pokémon)

Despite the two names, "Pokémon: Let's Go" is actually one game in two slightly different iterations: Eevee and Pikachu. "Let's Go" is an updated re-master of "Pokémon Yellow" that stars either Pikachu or Eevee, depending on which version of the game you buy. The Pokémon game series has a long history of launching in multiple forms — the last major entry in the series is "Pokémon Ultra Sun" and "Pokémon Ultra Moon." 

Thankfully, there's only one Pokémon-themed console on the way.

It features both Pikachu and Eevee, as seen above — it also features their silhouettes on the back:

Nintendo Switch (Pokémon)

The bundle launches this November 16, just in time for holiday gifting and travel. 

Take a closer look at the upcoming game and its matching console in the trailer below:

SEE ALSO: Here are the 16 biggest video games launching this fall, from an all-new ‘Fallout’ to the hotly-anticipated ‘Red Dead Redemption 2'

Join the conversation about this story »

NOW WATCH: British Airways has a $13 million flight simulator that taught us how to take off, fly, and land an airplane


Rami Malek practiced singing with a fake set of Freddie Mercury teeth every night to prepare for 'Bohemian Rhapsody' before the film was even greenlit

0
0

bohemian rhapsody

  • According to a new profile by The New York Times, Rami Malek practiced singing with a set of Freddie Mercury's teeth he had created for his role as the Queen frontman in "Bohemian Rhapsody."
  • Malek carried the set with him in a plastic container and put them into his mouth every night to prepare before the film was even greenlit.
  • It proved useful when the first scene shot for the film was Queen's iconic performance at Live Aid in 1985.

 

Actor Rami Malek went to great lengths to prepare for his role as Queen frontman Freddie Mercury in the upcoming biopic, "Bohemian Rhapsody." Before the film was even greenlit, Malek practiced with a fake set of Freddie Mercury teeth.

In an interview with The New York Times, Malek said that a costume designer recreated a set of Mercury's teeth that Malek carried with him in a plastic container and put into his mouth to practice singing every night. The Times said that Mercury had four extra upper back teeth that gave him an overbite, and Malek wanted to embrace that as much as possible.

Malek also worked with a dialect and movement coach in London, according to the Times, who had him study those who inspired Mercury, such as Aretha Franklin, Jimi Hendrix, David Bowie, and Liza Minnelli's performance in the 1972 musical film "Cabaret."

"It was almost more useful at times to watch Liza than it was to watch Freddie himself," Malek told the Times. "You found the inspiration and birth of those movements."

It all became useful when the film was greenlit and the first scene shot was Queen's iconic performance at Live Aid in 1985. The Times said that Malek's voice was mixed with his own, Mercury's, and Canadian singer Marc Martel's to create Mercury's singing voice for the film.

"Bohemian Rhapsody" comes to theaters November 2.

Watch the trailer below:

 

SEE ALSO: Queen biopic 'Bohemian Rhapsody' gets a soft-rock PG-13 rating

Join the conversation about this story »

NOW WATCH: How actors fake fight in movies

We 'strongly believe a merger between Viacom and CBS will take place': An industry expert says a remarriage of the media titans is inevitable

0
0

Les Moonves

  • Les Moonves, chairman and CEO of CBS Corp, resigned Sunday amid sexual misconduct allegations.
  • CBS also announced it reached a settlement with controlling shareholder National Amusements Inc.
  • That announcement opens the door to a potential CBS-Viacom merger in 2019, according to industry analyst Rich Greenfield.

Les Moonves, chairman and CEO of CBS, resigned Sunday amid allegations he sexually harassed, assaulted, and retaliated against women who rebuffed his advances over the course of his career at the company.

Moonves has denied the allegations. "Untrue allegation from decades ago are now being made against me that are not consistent with who I am," he wrote in a statement Sunday.

Moonves' resignation ran concurrent with the announcement by CBS that the company had reached a settlement with controlling shareholder National Amusements Inc., putting an end to litigation between the two companies. The settlement opens the door to a CBS-Viacom merger in the coming year, according to some industry experts.

We "strongly believe a merger between Viacom and CBS will take place in 2019," Rich Greenfield, media and technology analyst at BTIG, wrote in a research note.

CBS and NAI had been locked in a months-long battle over the issue of whether to put CBS and Viacom together. Once part of the same company, CBS and Viacom (MTV, Nickelodeon, etc.) formally split in 2006.

Shari Redstone, vice chair of CBS Corporation and Viacom and president of National Amusements, had pushed for a remarriage, while CBS and Moonves fought against such a move. The settlement Sunday came with the stipulation that NAI could not propose a merger between the two media companies for two years.

But importantly, according to Greenfield, that leaves open the possibility that independent board members from either company could suggest such a transaction.

CBS has a new board which may be more open to a big move

The CBS board had a big reshuffle Sunday night when six new members were appointed. Candace Beinecke, Barbara Byrne, Brian Goldner, Richard D. Parsons, Susan Schuman and Strauss Zelnick, have all joined the board as independent members.

The appointments mean that a majority of the independent board members were tapped by NAI, similar to the board-member composition at Viacom, according to BTIG, which noted the board's makeup as another reason for the likelihood of a CBS-Viacom merger.

From a strategic perspective, Viacom is one of the few potential buyers for CBS, according to BTIG. AT&T recently completed a media merger acquiring Time Warner (now WarnerMedia), and Verizon has made it clear its future is with 5G and network improvements, not media deals. Other legacy media companies — including Comcast, NBC, and ABC — would have regulatory hurdles related to an acquisition.

"We simply do not see a buyer for CBS beyond Viacom, which is why it would make sense for CBS to proactively propose a Viacom transaction sooner than later as scale is becoming increasingly critical in the media industry," Greenfield wrote in the note.

SEE ALSO: CBS has a new interim CEO after Les Moonves' resignation, but an industry analyst predicts he'll be gone by the end of 2018

Join the conversation about this story »

NOW WATCH: The CMO of $30 billion financial giant State Street says to be successful, you have to be the CEO of your own brand

This chart shows how long it took all 15 EGOT winners to get their awards, and John Legend was one of the fastest

0
0

john legend

  • John Legend became one of 15 people — the first black man and the youngest — to win an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony (EGOT) in competitive categories on Sunday.
  • Legend took just 12 years to win all four awards, from his Grammy wins in 2006 to his Emmy win this year for producing "Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert."
  • Only one other person has reached EGOT status in less time.
  • We created a graphic to show how long it took every EGOT winner to achieve the status.

 

John Legend became one of 15 people to reach EGOT status on Sunday, meaning he's won an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony in competitive categories.

Legend was the first black man to achieve the honor and the youngest to do so during the Creative Arts Emmys, when he won for producing NBC's "Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert," which took home the prize for best live variety special.

The show's other producers, songwriters Sir Tim Rice and Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber, also achieved EGOT status.

Legend first won Grammys in 2006 for his album "Get Lifted," so it took just 12 years for Legend to claim his EGOT. He won an Oscar in 2015 for best original song for "Glory" from the 2014 film "Selma," and won a Tony in 2017 for producing "Jitney," which won the award for best revival of a play. 

Only one other person, songwriter Robert Lopez, got an EGOT in less time than Legend. The person who took the longest time, actress Helen Hayes, took 45 years.

Actress Audrey Hepburn saw the longest wait between awards, from when she won both an Oscar and Tony in 1954 to when she won an Emmy in 1993. She finally completed the EGOT with a Grammy win the following year in 1994.

The graph below shows how long it took every EGOT winner to achieve the status, from when they won the first of the four awards to when they won the last.

Tips to achieving financial freedomTips to achieving financial freedom

 

SEE ALSO: John Legend became the first black man to have won all Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony awards

Join the conversation about this story »

NOW WATCH: A top movie actor reveals how he learns different accents

The journalist who provoked the wrath of Tinder is back with an HBO documentary that shows the bleak reality of dating apps

0
0

nancy jo sales

  • "The Bling Ring" author Nancy Jo Sales debuts her first documentary, “Swiped: Hooking Up in the Digital Age,” on HBO at 10 p.m. Monday.
  • The doc paints a bleak picture of modern dating, and captures remarkably candid interviews with 20-something men and women on their experiences, as well as experts and dating-app execs.
  • "Swiped" bloomed from reporting Sales did for a 2015 Vanity Fair article, which provoked the rage of Tinder and spurred a public debate about dating apps.
  • The film's main flaw is that, in its focus on the changes dating apps have made to the lives of young people, it ignores those who use them in more prosaic (read: boring) ways.


No journalist has gotten under Tinder’s skin quite like Nancy Jo Sales.

In 2015, a story Sales wrote for Vanity Fair that probed the dark side of dating apps and hookup culture — provocatively titled “Tinder and the Dawn of the ‘Dating Apocalypse’” — went viral. Tinder was not pleased, to put it mildly. The dating app’s official Twitter account had a public meltdown, tweeting at Sales dozens of times in the next 24 hours about the article.

“They attacked the piece,” Sales recounted in a recent interview with Business Insider. “They tweeted at me over 30 times. Attacked me personally. Attacked my chops as a reporter.” Tinder cofounder Sean Rad even did an interview going after Sales personally, and suggested he had done opposition research on her.

Rad “sent me a private email and he apologized” later on, Sales added, though he declined to do so publicly.

But Sales did not consider the subject of dating apps finished, particularly elements she explored in that article related to the way women are treated on apps like Tinder — “harassing messages, unsolicited nude pictures, and all that,” she said. Not by a long shot.

At the time, Sales had also been eager to make her first documentary, and had hired a cameraman to film interviews in tandem with her reporting for a book on American girls and social media (American Girls: Social Media and the Secret Lives of Teenagers). The way her Vanity Fair article captured the public’s (and Tinder’s) attention gave her a chance to shift focus to that particularly, and with backing from HBO to turn it into a full-length doc, she began shooting new interviews in the summer of 2016.

The resulting film, “Swiped: Hooking Up in the Digital Age,” premieres at 10 p.m. Monday on HBO. And it is bleak.

The first thing that jumps out about “Swiped” is how gifted an interviewer Sales is. Much of the doc revolves around interviews with 18 to 25-year-olds who talk about their experiences using various dating apps. Sales said she wanted broad representation of diverse voices and she certainly succeeds. The interviews veer from sweet to sad to mildly sociopathic — but their defining quality is candor, which is a testament to Sales' technique.

The most effective moments of the doc highlight how the technology that has become central to modern dating has stripped away bits and pieces of people’s humanity.

“I was hearing a lot about ghosting and heartbreak,” Sales said of her interviews for the film. “People feeling like they weren’t being treated as a human being.” And it comes through.

But that ends up being the weakest part of the doc as well. Many of the experts interviewed by Sales speak about how rapid the change in dating culture has been since the introduction of apps, and particularly the famous swipe by Tinder in 2012 (Sales even interviews the man who invented the swipe interface, Tinder cofounder Jonathan Badeen).

But in focusing on the change in the dating landscape, “Swiped” sometimes feels like an episode of “Black Mirror.” In particular, while there is something undeniably resonant about the experiences of the subjects, you get the sense you are missing out on the ones that are, well, a bit boring.

For instance, the main long-term relationship highlighted in the movie is one in which the couple actually uses Tinder together to find other sexual partners. It is interesting and shows a way some couples continue to use these dating apps, even as their relationship progresses. But it’s not exactly prosaic, and when strung together with the other elements of the film, gives the impression that there aren’t really people who use dating apps — either effectively or ineffectively — in an undramatic way.

swiped10

But that might simply be the downside of trying to make a compelling movie. It’s not an academic study, after all. And to Sales’ credit, she is always fair to her subjects, even the dating-app execs who put their foot in their mouths on more than one occasion, and show the twisted way corporations sometimes think about customers.

“This film, it was never something that I had in my mind ever to blame or judge anyone,” Sales said. “If it’s a critique of anything, it’s a critique of corporate culture.”

On that note, it succeeds in a way that might leave you more than a little bit depressed.

SEE ALSO: How Burt Reynolds felt about his iconic 1972 nude spread in Cosmopolitan magazine

Join the conversation about this story »

NOW WATCH: How actors fake fight in movies

The 35-year-old creator of Twitch has already launched and sold one startup for $1 billion. And he just raised $65 million from top VC firms, like Andreessen Horowitz, to do it again

0
0

atrium founders justin kan

  • Justin Kan's new legal startup, Atrium, has snatched up $65 million in a new round of funding led by Andreessen Horowitz.
  • Kan is perhaps best known as the creator of modern live-streaming with the launch of Twitch, which sold to Amazon for nearly $1 billion. He aims to repeat his success with Atrium.
  • Andreessen Horowitz's Andrew Chen said Kan's boldness is part of the reason the investor has so much faith in Kan as a founder.

Justin Kan was unable to sell Andreessen Horowitz, one of the most powerful venture capital firms in Silicon Valley, on investing millions into his nutty startup Justin.tv more than a decade ago.

"We couldn't get them to invest in Twitch," Kan said, referring to the live-streaming platform's spinoff that's focused on video gaming. "Actually, I don't think I ever got a meeting."

But now, years later, the firm is leading a new $65 million round of financing for Kan's new startup, Atrium. The legal technology startup builds software tools for an in-house law firm whose attorneys specialize in helping startups do the things all successful startups do: raise funding, issue stock options, and create commercial contracts.

Someday, the startup could bundle these software tools, which use machine learning to understand legal documents and then automate certain processes, and license them out to law firms.

Marc Andreessen, one of the most influential investors in the Valley, and the firm's Andrew Chen will join Atrium's board of directors.

Ashton Kutcher's firm Sound Ventures, General Catalyst, and Y Combinator, whose CEO and partner Michael Seibel will also join the board of Atrium, signed on as co-investors in the round.

Chen met Kan about 10 years ago, when the young entrepreneur hatched an idea for a live-video platform that streamed his life 24/7. He strapped a camera to his baseball cap and wore a backpack filled with cellular data cards that carried whatever he saw to the web.

"The idea was creative, but so off the wall," Chen told Business Insider. (Even Kan would later call the startup a "terrible idea.")

Justin.tv pivoted and pivoted again, transforming into the world's largest live video platform. Twitch sold to Amazon for $970 million in an all cash deal in 2014.

Chen credited Kan with "inventing modern live-streaming." His boldness is part of the reason Chen believes in Kan as a founder.

In 2017, Chen joined nearly 100 institutional and angel investors in providing $10.5 million in Series A funding to Atrium. He must have been impressed, because he convinced Andreessen Horowitz to put in more than half of the $65 million round total for the Series B.

In the last year alone, Atrium has offered its legal services to over 250 startups, who have raised a total of $500 million in funding. Its client roster includes digital pharmacy startup Alto, scooter-sharing firm Bird, and fraud detection software-maker Sift Science.

SEE ALSO: These 2 brothers each launched $1 billion companies in their 20s — now, Justin Kan says that their success came from how they did chores as kids

Join the conversation about this story »

NOW WATCH: 20,000 gamers turned out for Twitch’s first convention — here’s what it was like

CBS reportedly dropped the ball on sexual misconduct allegations against Les Moonves because a bitter fight with its parent company led to years of mistrust

0
0

Les Moonves Julie Chen

  • CBS may have missed an opportunity to get ahead of sexual misconduct allegations against its ousted chief Les Moonves because of the well-publicized power struggle between Moonves loyalists and Shari Redstone, president of the CBS parent company, National Amusements.
  • According a Wall Street Journal report published Monday night, Redstone asked members of CBS' board of directors about allegations against Moonves in January.
  • The board brushed off the concerns, as did Moonves when Redstone spoke to him directly, The Journal said, citing sources familiar with the conversations.
  • Those bombshell accusations came to light via a New Yorker exposé in July. New allegations emerged on Sunday, forcing Moonves to step down as CEO of CBS Corporation.
  • Redstone and Moonves had been in a long-playing fight over the future of CBS, raising the possibility that the network could rejoin Viacom in a merger now that Moonves is gone

New details about the events that led up to Les Moonves' resignation from CBS Corporation emerged on Monday night.

A report from The Wall Street Journal, says Shari Redstone, the president of CBS' parent company, National Amusements, was asking members of the network's board of directors about a police inquiry into sexual misconduct allegations against Moonves in January. 

According to the report, which cites sources familiar with the discussions, the board brushed off Redstone's concerns and so did Moonves when Redstone contacted him directly.

Moonves told a portion of the board about a criminal investigation earlier this year, the New Yorker previously reported. But it wasn't until investigative journalist Ronan Farrow published a bombshell exposé in the New Yorker that CBS leapt into action, hiring two law firms to dig into the allegations. Additional claims of misconduct published on Sunday forced Moonves to rush the exits.

Redstone and Moonves have been locked in a long-playing, public battle over the future of CBS, with Redstone pushing for a new merger between the network and Viacom. Moonves had been fighting it.

A lack of trust between the two sides ultimately hamstrung CBS' response to the sexual misconduct allegations, The Journal's Keach Hagey and Joe Flint wrote.

"Some board members were skeptical, believing Ms. Redstone was spreading the rumors," Hagey and Flint reported.

Industry insiders have speculated that, with Moonves off the scene, a new CBS-Viacom merger would be inevitable. At least one expert said it could happen in 2019.

Now read: 

SEE ALSO: CBS has a new interim CEO after Les Moonves' resignation, but an industry analyst says he'll be gone by the end of 2018

Join the conversation about this story »

NOW WATCH: How actors fake fight in movies

China's state media said one of its biggest movie stars, who's been missing for months, has been placed 'under control'

0
0

fan bingbing

  • One of China's most successful actresses, Fan Bingbing, vanished from the public eye without explanation in July.
  • The "X-Men" actress was last seen on July 1, and many speculated that Fan was being held by the government over tax evasion allegations.
  • China's state-run Securities Daily reported last week that Fan was "under control, and will accept the legal decision."
  • That article was mysteriously taken down hours after it was published.
  • All news about her disappearance appear to be censored in China.

Chinese state media reported that one of its most successful actresses, Fan Bingbing, is "under control," after she vanished from the public eye without explanation in July.

Fan, who played Blink in the 2014 film "X-Men: Days of Future Past," has not been seen in public since July 1, and has not posted on social media since June 2.

Many speculated that she was being held by the Chinese government over allegations of tax evasion.

fan bingbing xmen

Her disappearance came after Cui Yongyuan, a former TV host with the state-owned China Central Television, suggested that the actress had signed secret contracts with a Chinese entertainment company to avoid paying taxes.

Last week, China's state-run Securities Daily reported that Fan was "under control, and will accept the legal decision," several news outlets including Taiwan News reported.

The report added that the actress had been jailed, and an alleged scandal related to signing multiple contracts to avoid paying higher taxes was only the "tip of the iceberg."

The article was mysteriously taken down hours after it was published.

Other outlets have speculated on Fan's whereabouts for months, and rumors circulated that she was living under house arrest, according to the Epoch Times.

Her boyfriend, actor Li Chen, has also reportedly not been heard from publicly since early July.

fan bingbing cannes

China seems to be censoring all news about her

In late July, independent Chinese newspaper The Economic Observer reported that police in Jiangsu province were examining Fan's financial case, and that several of Fan's staff were also under police investigation. It also reported that Fan and her brother, Fan Chengcheng, were barred from leaving the country.

But shortly after publication, that report was taken offline.

Posts about Fan's whereabouts earlier this year were also censored from social media, noted Free Weibo, a website that tracks social media censorship in China.

The BBC at the time reported seeing comments from Fan's supporters expressing their support and concern, but those posts also appeared to have been taken down.

fan bingbing

The 36-year-old has been China's highest-paid actress since 2013, according to Forbes. She reportedly pulls in tens of millions of dollars for her acting roles, as well as several high-end endorsements and appearance fees.

In June, Fan's studio denied the allegations that Fan had signed multiple contracts to evade taxes, saying: "The studio and Fan Bingbing will fully cooperate with the relevant authority. We hope the investigation result can be released soon to answer the public doubt."

A recent report authored by academics at Beijing Normal University ranked Fan the lowest in a "social responsibility assessment" of Chinese film and television stars.

The report evaluated celebrities on three criteria — professional work, charitable work, and integrity — based on media reports over the last year. Fan scored 0 out of 100, according to the report.

Rumors have circulated online that Fan's low score may have resulted from the allegations of criminal activity against her.

Alexandra Ma contributed to this report.

SEE ALSO: A Chinese 'X-Men' actress has vanished from the public eye, media aren't allowed to write about her, and fans are worried

Join the conversation about this story »

NOW WATCH: A top movie actor reveals how he learns different accents


John C. Reilly on long silent walks with Joaquin Phoenix, a tearful farewell to a horse, and almost losing the part he wanted in 'The Sisters Brothers'

0
0

John C Reilly Emma McIntyre Getty

  • John C. Reilly's new movie, "The Sisters Brothers," marks the first time he's produced a feature film.
  • Along with hiring its director, Jacques Audiard, Reilly also agreed to give Audiard full creative control of the movie.
  • However, that choice almost backfired on the actor when Audiard nearly didn't let Reilly have the role he'd wanted to play ever since reading the book.


With over 75 movie parts under his belt, John C. Reilly is starting to think beyond acting. His latest movie, "The Sisters Brothers" (which screened at the Toronto International Film Festival and opens in theaters September 21), is a clear indication of that.

The project is an important one for Reilly as it's the first time he's had a producer credit on a feature film. Based on the book by Patrick DeWitt, the story follows two brothers, Eli and Charlie Sisters, who are infamous assassins out West during the gold rush of the 1850s. Reilly optioned the book rights with his wife, producer Alison Dickey, after falling in love with the Eli character and wanting to play him. They brought on French filmmaker Jacques Audiard ("The Prophet") to direct.

Along with Reilly playing Eli, Joaquin Phoenix plays Charlie (Jake Gyllenhaal and Riz Ahmed also star), but that wasn't always how it was planned.

Reilly talked to Business Insider about how by allowing Audiard full creative control of the movie, Reilly almost didn't get to play Eli. He also talked about how long walks with Phoenix led to a close friendship they have to this day, and if he has any ambition to one day direct a film.

Jason Guerrasio: Why produce a movie at this point in your career?

John C. Reilly: It's the only time I've ever done it. It was just this moment, I read the manuscript and bought the rights. My wife, Alison Dickey, is the one who had the idea of reading the manuscript. She gave it to me, it was her idea to approach Jacques about directing it. She's the woman behind the curtain on this. But the reason it seemed like the right thing to do is the character. I read that book and I really related to a lot of the things Eli was saying.

the sisters brothers 2 annapurna

Guerrasio: So you always wanted to play Eli.

Reilly: Yes, but when we eventually started working with Jacques his one precondition was that he had to have complete and total freedom. That's the way he's always done his movies. That's the way it is in France, directors have final say. 

Guerrasio: In some ways, did you have to audition for Eli?

Reilly: Not audition, but at a certain point in the development of the script Jacques said, "Well, I'm not sure what part you're going to play." And then he suggested another part. He said, "I see you as this other part." 

Guerrasio: That wasn't one of the brothers?

Reilly: I won't say what part, but he was like, "I see you as this other part," and I thought my brain was going to explode. I had no idea that was coming. I thought we were getting together to discuss the script and he just presents this idea and I was like, "Sh--." I mean, I optioned this thing to play this role, but I did promise this guy that he would have total freedom, so I thought for a second: You could either blow the movie up with this guy right now or go with it.

I felt either this is a test on his part, which he has claimed that it was not, but I felt this is either a test to see if he's really getting the freedom he wants, or this is just a really good idea that I'm having a hard time with right now. I'm very adaptable, I can personally see myself play anything. So I just said, "Okay." And he continued to develop the script and he came around [to me playing Eli] when it came to cast. 

Guerrasio: And in that time, are you planting little seeds to turn him around?

Reilly: [Laughs.] There's no planting seeds with Jacques. During those trying times I just felt I had to trust the guy. Look at his work, it speaks for itself. And that's why we asked him to do this. 

Guerrasio: Well, I was going to ask if you would consider yourself a hands-on producer, but I guess the answer is no.

Reilly: Very hands-on while we developed the movie. My wife was the real person putting in the hours, I'm very good at contacting other actors and believe it or not I'm very good at negotiating contracts. Giving notes on the script. But when it came time to act, that's not a burden I wanted to carry during production. She and Jacques' producers took it from there. 

Guerrasio: Did you give your thoughts on who should play Charlie?

Reilly: Joaquin is who I wanted from the beginning, but I couldn't say that. I needed Jacques to make the decision himself. I just had this feeling that if I suggested too strongly I thought he might go another way. But they had one phone call and Jacques offered him the role in that call. 

Guerrasio: You and Joaquin work great together, is that just two actors figuring it out or did you two know each other going in?

Reilly: It essentially did just happen, I had met him a couple of times, we have a mutual friend, Paul Thomas Anderson, so I had been to events and hung out with him. But I couldn't say I knew him, and now that I do know him I look back and certainly didn't know him back then. He's a complex person, a lot is going on.

the sisters brothers 1 annapurnaGuerrasio: So on set between takes did you two just split off and do your own things?

Reilly: No. The complete opposite. We were linked all the time. We lived together for a lot of the shooting. Traveled to and from set together. Spent our weekends together, because everyone else on set was either French or Spanish. [Laughs.] We were the only Americans. I don't really speak Spanish well enough, Joaquin can pretty well. But we just spent all this time together.

In the beginning it was difficult to even make eye contact because we're both intense people. There was so much on the line, we both saw this as a challenging project, so in the beginning we would go on these long walks in Spain together. Walk two hours without saying anything. It would be like: "Meet you down stairs in 10 minutes?" "Okay, see ya down there." And we'd meet: "Where should we go? "I don't know, we can climb that hill?" "Okay." And then that's it for the rest of the walk. No more talking. And I'm totally comfortable with that. I like spending time with people who are quiet. Believe it or not, I'm pretty quiet myself. 

Guerrasio: When did Jake Gyllenhaal show off to you guys the voice he would use in the movie? That seems to be a thing with him of late, interesting voices to his characters. Change it up.

Reilly: Well, that's what most actors are trying to do. Some actors are good at just being the same basic personality and they make a whole career out of being that guy and other people like to transform and Jake is certainly one of those people. Right when I heard his accent I loved it. It's a tricky thing what he was trying to do. It's the 1850s, he's educated from Boston but he's been spending his time with all these thugs out in the West, I loved it. In these kind of situations they are perfect to create something new because no one knows how someone talked back then. I think it works beautifully for his character. 

Guerrasio: Was there something about the role — the gun, costume, horse, setting — that made you just excited to work everyday?

Reilly: Of course every boy wants to be a cowboy, I definitely did. So all that stuff. Shooting that gun was really fun, I'm not going to lie. They were these hand-loaded revolvers that had black powder come out. When you fired those things, the fire that came out was not an effect. I developed a deep, deep bond with my horse. At the end of the movie I thought it's going to be so emotional to say goodbye to the people, but the only time I cried was when I said goodbye to the horse. 
 
Guerrasio: So will we ever see you direct? Having produced this, is that one step closer to taking the helm of an entire movie?

Reilly: I am interested in directing. I've done something like 75 movies at this point, so I have definitely thought about directing. But I've been directed by actors before and I think you have to be ready, you have to be ready to enjoy someone else doing the part. I'm not totally sure that I'd be able to fully not want to get up there myself. When I get to that place I'll be ready to direct. I'm thinking about writing and developing more stories for myself, like with this, because as difficult as it was it turned out really well. When you have more skin in the game like this it just pays off that much more as opposed to being just a hired gun — no pun intended. [Laughs.]

SEE ALSO: Jonah Hill delivers one of the most heartwarming movies of the year in his directorial debut 'mid90s'

Join the conversation about this story »

NOW WATCH: A top movie actor reveals how he learns different accents

CBS ordered an extensive report on the Les Moonves allegations, but may keep its internal findings secret

0
0

leslie moonves cbs

  • CBS Corporation's CEO and chairman, Les Moonves, resigned from the company on Sunday after a new wave of sexual harassment and assault claims.
  • The company had launched an investigation into Moonves' conduct before he resigned but said it would try to avoid making the results public.
  • In an SEC filing mentioning the report, it said it would strive to "preserve the confidentiality" of its report, unless compelled to do otherwise by law.
  • The outcome of the investigation could determine whether Moonves gets an exit package worth more than $100 million.

CBS Corporation ordered a thorough investigation into the allegations of sexual harassment and assault against former CEO Les Moonves — but has said that it will do everything it can to keep the findings secret.

CBS mentioned the report in a filing to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Sunday, which also dealt with what would happen to a potential $120 million payout Moonves could receive.

The company has been investigating Moonves since August 1, it said, a few days after the first allegations against him were made public by The New Yorker magazine.

An annex of the filing said CBS will "seek to preserve the confidentiality of all written and oral reports by the investigators ... and all information and findings developed by the investigators."

Moonves resigned on Sunday after a second report from The New Yorker raised new allegations from six more women, including claims that Moonves exposed himself and forced them to perform oral sex on him. This brought the total number of women accusing Moonves to 12. Moonves has denied all of the allegations against him.

The SEC document gave more detail about the level of secrecy around the report, saying CBS would try "not to make public [the findings] to the maximum extent possible consistent with fiduciary duties of directors and all applicable laws."

If it is asked to make some details public, it said it would give Moonves a warning.

If the investigation finds that there was no cause for Moonves to be fired, he will be entitled to as much as $120 million in severance that has been set aside by the company, according to the filings.

John Utz of law firm Utz & Lattan, which focuses on employee benefits and executive compensation law, told CBS News that the wording "maximum extent possible" means the board will seek to keep the report confidential.

He said: "Unless the board itself decides it has a fiduciary duty to do so, it won't be made public. The board has to make a decision about whether keeping it confidential might harm the company, whether with advertisers or stockholders."

CBS Corporation hired two law firms to investigate the claims and said that Moonves would not receive any severance or benefits at the moment. Any future payments to Moonves will depend on the results of the investigation, CBS said in a statement on Sunday.

CBS Corporation said it would donate $20 million to "one or more organizations that support the #MeToo movement and equality for women in the workplace" within 30 days of Moonves' resignation. He will help choose which ones.

Join the conversation about this story »

NOW WATCH: A top movie actor reveals how he learns different accents

FX's 'Sons of Anarchy' spin-off 'Mayans MC' is the most-watched new cable TV show so far in 2018

0
0

mayans mc jd pardo

  • "Mayans MC" is the most-watched cable premiere of 2018 so far. 
  • The "Sons of Anarchy" spin-off dominated the night it premiered, and 6.8 million people have already watched it.
  • The premiere had more viewers than the "Sons of Anarchy" premiere in 2008. 
  • This shows that streaming services making original TV shows, like Netflix, haven't completely taken over television.


Despite buzz dwindling for its programs over the year, FX is still at the top of the cable TV game. 

On Monday, FX announced that its "Sons of Anarchy" spin-off "Mayans MC" premiered with the best ratings of any new cable series this year. This comes as no surprise, considering "Sons of Anarchy," which began in 2008, was a huge hit for the cable network, and was instrumental for FX establishing itself as a home for prestige dramas, along with shows like "The Americans" and "Justified."

The "Mayans MC" premiere, which aired Tuesday, September 4, had an audience of 2.8 million adults 25-54, 2.5 million adults 18-49, and 1 million adults 18-34. Combined, these are higher than the "Sons of Anarchy" premiere numbers in 2008. "Mayans MC" was also the most-watched show the night it aired. 6.8 million total viewers have watched the premiere across linear and non-linear platforms.

The episode was the most-watched drama series premiere on FX since 2016's "The People vs. OJ Simpson." And 19% of the premiere's viewers were Hispanic (the average for English-language cable scripted series is 10%). 

With its record-breaking premiere, "Mayans MC" showed that despite the binge-watching revolution and the rise of streaming services like Netflix (and the cord cutters that have come with them), cable dramas still have a place in television, since there are plenty (literally millions) of people who will watch them live on air.

Critics, however, were less enthusiastic about "Mayans MC," giving it a 67% score on Rotten Tomatoes (it has an 81% audience score on the site.)

"Mayans MC" airs Tuesday nights at 10 p.m. on FX. 

SEE ALSO: This chart shows how long it took all 15 EGOT winners to get their awards, and John Legend was one of the fastest

Join the conversation about this story »

NOW WATCH: How actors fake fight in movies

Stephen Colbert discusses the resignation of his former boss, CBS CEO Les Moonves, after sexual misconduct allegations from a dozen women

0
0

colbert moonves

  • Stephen Colbert on Monday discussed the new sexual misconduct allegations against his now-former boss, Les Moonves, who resigned as CBS' CEO on Sunday.
  • Moonves stepped down Sunday after a second New Yorker report published by Ronan Farrow saw six more women accuse the CBS executive of sexual harassment or assault. 
  • Colbert previously addressed Farrow's first New Yorker report on Moonves in July, when six other women accused Moonves of sexual misconduct.


Stephen Colbert on Monday brought his audience's attention to the new series of sexual misconduct allegations against his now-former boss, Les Moonves, who resigned as the head of CBS on Sunday. 

Moonves stepped down on Sunday after a second New Yorker report published by Ronan Farrow saw six more women accuse the CBS boss of sexual harassment or assault. 

Colbert had previously addressed Farrow's first New Yorker report on Moonves in July, when six other women accused the CBS CEO of sexual misconduct. "That's not good," Colbert said at the time. "Ronan isn't exactly known for his puff pieces about glamping."

On Monday, the "Late Show" host discussed Moonves' subsequent allegations and resignation in his monologue. 

"Folks, if you watch the news, you may have heard the head of this network, Leslie Moonves, was forced to step down yesterday," Colbert said. "This came after a second Ronan Farrow exposé featured more women accusing him of sexual harassment and assault. It’s never a good sign when you’re the subject of a Ronan Farrow double-dip. You don’t want it."

"In total, Moonves is accused of harassing or assaulting thirteen women. And that's not even counting the thousands of innocent Americans who have walked past this actual poster for 'Bull,'" Colbert continued, cutting to a poster of the CBS legal drama "Bull," which read: "He'll get you off."

Colbert concluded the topic by comparing Moonves' fall to that of comedian Louis C.K., who last year was accused of sexual misconduct by five women.

"Anyway, the article is extremely disturbing, and I’m not surprised that that’s it. Les Moonves is gone. For at least nine months, until he does a set at the Comedy Cellar," Colbert joked, referencing C.K.'s criticized return to stand-up last month. 

Watch the monologue below: 

SEE ALSO: CBS has a new interim CEO after Les Moonves' resignation, but an industry analyst says he'll be gone by the end of 2018

Join the conversation about this story »

NOW WATCH: How actors fake fight in movies

Ousted CBS CEO Les Moonves' assistant reportedly had an office 'mood dial' that she turned bright red when he was angry as a warning to visitors

0
0

Les Moonves

  • Former CBS CEO Les Moonves, who left the company after new allegations of sexual misconduct emerged this week, had a "reputation for a hair-trigger temper," according to The Wall Street Journal.
  • Moonves' former assistant had an office "mood dial" that turned bright red when he was angry as a warning to potential visitors to come back another day.
  • His temper made him "most vengeful vindictive man in a vengeful vindictive town," according to a former CBS programming executive.

 

Former CBS CEO Les Moonves left the company this week after six new allegations of sexual misconduct surfaced against him in a second bombshell report from The New Yorker. Six women accused the executive of sexual assault or harassment, adding to the allegations that surfaced in a previous New Yorker story in July, which kickstarted a CBS investigation.

As Moonves' alleged sexual misconduct comes to light, more details about his past and temperament have also been uncovered. According to The Wall Street Journal, Moonves had "a reputation for a hair-trigger temper" and his longtime executive assistant, Suzanne Fickinger, made an office “mood dial” that turned bright red when Moonves was in a foul mood as a warning to potential visitors not to disturb him. 

"If it was on bright red, you probably want to come back another day,” an anonymous former CBS executive told the WSJ.

Moonves was also known for holding grudges. For instance, Moonves told former CBS programming executive Andy Hill that he "wouldn’t work in Hollywood again" after the two had a falling out, Hill told WSJ. It wasn't an empty threat. According to Hill, Moonves told the head of a studio Hill was up for a job at that if he hired Hill, CBS wouldn't do business with that studio again.

"He is the most vengeful vindictive man in a vengeful vindictive town," Hill said.

SEE ALSO: Emma Thompson said Trump once asked her out while she was playing a character inspired by Hillary Clinton

Join the conversation about this story »

NOW WATCH: A top movie actor reveals how he learns different accents

The 8 Netflix original TV shows coming this fall that are definitely worth watching

0
0

american vandal season 2

Netflix is always dropping new shows and new seasons, but now that it's the fall TV season, there are even more than usual.

To make choosing what to stream a little easier, we collected a list of the best new seasons and new series to keep your eye on in the coming months. These are the ones that are definitely worth your time.

There's a lot to look forward to, including the star-studded sci-fi series "Maniac," "The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina," and the final season of "House of Cards" that gives Robin Wright the spotlight (at last).

Here's 8 Netflix originals to look out for this fall:

SEE ALSO: 3 great TV shows you can watch on Netflix this week

"American Vandal" — September 14

Season two isn't as magical as the surprisingly biting first season, but it maintains the smart premise and tone without sticking to the same formula. It also dives into darker topics including false confessions and flawed education systems. And it's about a prankster called "The Turd Burglar." It's truly poop humor at its best. 



"BoJack Horseman" — September 14

"BoJack" is one of the best Netflix originals and one of the best shows on TV right now. And its fifth season is still strong. If you love this show, keep watching. And if you haven't watched, it's probably time to catch up. 



"Maniac" — September 21

"Maniac" is not for everyone. It's weird and a bit hard to follow for a casual viewer, though it's easier to pay attention thanks to its star-studded cast, which includes Emma Stone, Jonah Hill, Justin Theroux, and Sally Field. It's also directed by Cary Fukanaga, the director responsible for the groundbreaking style in season one of "True Detective."



See the rest of the story at Business Insider

The new 'Tomb Raider' game is out today — check out how far its star Lara Croft has come since she debuted in 1996

0
0

Shadow of the Tomb Raider

Since her debut in 1996, the rise of Lara Croft — the star of the mega-popular "Tomb Raider" franchise — as the unofficial poster child for video games has been both unstoppable and inevitable.

Croft’s blend of sex appeal and gunslinger action-hero attitude spoke directly to a generation of gamers eager to prove that their hobby wasn’t just for kids. With pre-rendered cut scenes, voice acting, and no shortage of violence, “Tomb Raider” was one of the first video game franchises to maintain a mature, cinematic aesthetic that continues to serve as an influence for countless action games.

The newest game in the franchise, "Shadow of the Tomb Raider," comes out for the PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One on Tuesday. Here's how Lara Croft, and "Tomb Raider," has evolved over the decades since her grand debut. 

 

"Tomb Raider" (1996) - Lara Croft's First Appearance

The success of the original “Tomb Raider” in 1996 can be credited to the fact that it really showed off the power of the Sony PlayStation and Sega Saturn consoles, which were released worldwide just a year earlier.

Lara and her environment were rendered in full 3D with an orchestrated score, helping create an atmosphere that was way beyond what was possible with earlier technology.



"Tomb Raider" (1996)

Still, the gameplay of the early "Tomb Raider" games remained heavily influenced by the platforming of the 16-bit gaming era, the gaming genre ruled by Super Mario and Sonic the Hedgehog. Lara was always more focused on solving puzzles and avoiding pitfalls than blasting her way through the enemies she met in the ancient ruins. 

The original game got four sequels in as many years, with "Tomb Raider II" dropping in 1997, "Tomb Raider III: Adventures of Lara Croft" releasing in 1998. "Tomb Raider: The Last Revelation" came out in 1999, and "Tomb Raider Chronicles" in 2000. However, Lara's look didn't change much — the graphics got a little sharper, but Lara stayed the same. 



"Lara Croft: Tomb Raider" (2001) starring Angelina Jolie

As the series quickly became a smash hit, production for a "Tomb Raider" film began as early as 1998, with Angelina Jolie eventually being chosen to play the titular role. Despite Jolie’s own mega-celebrity status, some fans of the game suggested that she still couldn’t compare to the video game heroine. Regardless, “Lara Croft: Tomb Raider” was released in 2001 and earned more than $270 million at the box office on a budget of $115 million.



See the rest of the story at Business Insider

Ahead of Norm Macdonald's new Netflix show, he says he's glad the MeToo movement has slowed down and expresses sympathy for Louis C.K. and Roseanne Barr

0
0

norm macdonald has a show

  • Comedian Norm Macdonald defended Louis C.K. and Chris Hardwick, both of whom have been accused of sexual misconduct, as well as Roseanne Barr, in a new interview with The Hollywood Reporter ahead of his upcoming Netflix talk show.
  • Macdonald said he was "happy the MeToo movement has slowed down a little bit."
  • "There are very few people that have gone through what they have, losing everything in a day," Macdonald said of C.K. and Barr. 
  • He said that he didn't think Barr was a racist, and only voted for Trump because of her political opinions about Israel.

 

Comedian Norm Macdonald is making some controversial comments ahead of his upcoming Netflix talk show, "Norm Macdonald Has a Show." In a new interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Macdonald defended Louis C.K. and Chris Hardwick, and said it was "crazy" of people to think Roseanne Barr was racist.

Macdonald told THR that he was "happy the MeToo movement has slowed down a little bit."

"It used to be, 'One hundred women can't be lying,'" Macdonald said. "And then it became, 'One woman can't lie.' And that became, 'I believe all women.' And then you're like, 'What?' Like, that Chris Hardwick guy I really thought got the blunt end of the stick there."

Hardwick was accused of sexual and emotional abuse by his ex-girlfriend Chloe Dykstra in June, but recently returned as host of AMC's "Talking Dead" after an internal investigation. 

Macdonald added that there was no forgiveness when a person is accused of sexual misconduct in the MeToo era. He said he thought that, eventually, "a completely innocent person of prominence" would end up "sticking a gun in his head and ending it" due to allegations.

Macdonald went on to defend Louis C.K., who admitted to sexual misconduct last year, and Roseanne Barr, who was fired from ABC's "Roseanne" reboot in May after she made racist remarks on Twitter.

"There are very few people that have gone through what they have, losing everything in a day," Macdonald said. "Of course, people will go, 'What about the victims?' But you know what? The victims didn't have to go through that."

Macdonald wrote for the original "Roseanne" and the reboot, and said that he didn't think Barr is racist, but rather supported Trump because of her stance on Israel.

Netflix did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

"Norm Macdonald Has a Show" premieres on Netflix September 14.

SEE ALSO: Ousted CBS CEO Les Moonves' assistant reportedly had an office 'mood dial' that she turned bright red when he was angry as a warning to visitors

Join the conversation about this story »

NOW WATCH: How actors fake fight in movies

Paul McCartney says some people think Kanye West 'discovered' him when they made songs together in 2015: 'And that's not a joke'

0
0

kanye paul mccartney

  • Paul McCartney discussed his history of collaboration with Kanye West in a new GQ interview.
  • The former Beatle joked about how social media users thought West "discovered" him in 2015. 
  • McCartney also touched on how he met West in 2008, and discussed the making of their 2015 hit single "Four Five Seconds."


Paul McCartney gave a wide-ranging interview to GQ for a recent feature, and his late-career collaborations with Kanye West were an extended topic of conversation in the piece. 

In the interview, the former Beatle joked about how social media users thought West "discovered" McCartney following the release of the artists' first collaboration, West's single "Only One," in 2015. 

"The great thing is, all sorts of hysterical things come out of it," McCartney said of his work with West. "I mean, there's a lot of people think Kanye discovered me. And that's not a joke."

McCartney also touched on the creation of "Four Five Seconds," his 2015 collaboration with Rihanna and West that would become his biggest hit single in 32 years.

McCartney told GQ that he didn't recognize his contribution to the finished product of "Four Five Seconds" until he reached out to West and learned that an acoustic guitar riff he had laid down in a studio session was "sped up and consequently raised in pitch" as the backing track.

McCartney also talked about his first time meeting West in 2008, when the former Beatle was coming off an acrimonious divorce from his second wife, Heather Mills, and West was going through the breakup that inspired his fourth album, "808s & Heartbreak."

"I'd just gone through my divorce, and I was kind of a little bit raw from it, and I said something to him about it, and he'd just broken up with someone," McCartney said. "And he just pulled out his phone and played this great little track—I don't even remember what it's called, but it's one of his famous ones. So I sort of liked him, and I liked this tune."

Read the GQ feature here. 

SEE ALSO: The 50 best-selling albums of all time

Join the conversation about this story »

NOW WATCH: How actors fake fight in movies

I'm blown away by the virtual New York City of 'Spider-Man' on PlayStation 4 — here's how it compares to the real thing

0
0

Spider-man (PS4)

Forget "Sex & the City" — HBO's version of Manhattan never let Carrie swing majestically from the skyscraper rooftops, like some sort of magical bird.

In the brand-new "Spider-Man" game for the PlayStation 4, you've got free reign to fly across vast swaths of Manhattan's iconic skyline. From Battery Park to North Harlem, the West Side Highway to the FDR Drive, Spidey's able to soar through the air and take in the sights.

Spider-Man (PS4)

What's most impressive isn't just the scale, but how closely that virtual version of Manhattan matches up with the real thing.

See for yourself:

SEE ALSO: These are my favorite photos I've taken while swinging around New York City as Spider-Man

One World Trade Center in "Spider-Man":



It's the tallest building in Spider-Man's Manhattan, just like in real life:



And here is One World Trade in real life. A slightly different design, but not too different.



See the rest of the story at Business Insider

Wiz Khalifa is giving his 5-year-old son an early start on fame by helping him launch a YouTube channel called 'Bash's World'

0
0

bash's world wiz khalifa

  • Rapper Wiz Khalifa made a YouTube channel for his five-year-old son Sebastian called "Bash's World."
  • The first video launched Tuesday and documents Khalifa helping Sebastian get ready for his first day of kindergarten.
  • The video gained nearly 19,000 views in a few hours and the channel had over 3,000 subscribers by Tuesday afternoon.

 

You have to start early to become a social-media influencer these days, and having two ultra-famous parents certainly doesn't hurt.

Rapper Wiz Khalifa is helping his son, Sebastian, reach internet fame by starting a YouTube channel for the five-year-old called "Bash's World." Sebastian's mom, and Khalifa's ex-wife, is also a famous personality: American model and actress Amber Rose.

"If you got kids, you know how much they watch other kids and this was all Bash's idea so enjoy," Khalifa wrote on Instagram.

The channel's first video, called "Sebastian's First Day of School," launched Tuesday and documents Khalifa helping his son get ready for the school day.

The eight-and-a-half minute video begins with Khalifa waking Sebastian up and then making him breakfast, combing his hair and helping him get dressed before seeing him off on the school bus for his first day of kindergarten.

The video gained nearly 19,000 viewers in just a few hours, and was filmed and edited by Chris Cordova, a Los Angeles-based filmmaker. As of Tuesday afternoon, the channel had over 3,000 subscribers.

At one point, Sebastian asks his dad for a chocolate cake for his sixth birthday, and if the channel continues to grow, we'll probably end up seeing that cake on video.

Watch the full first video below:

 

SEE ALSO: Ahead of Norm Macdonald's new Netflix show, he says he's glad the MeToo movement has slowed down and expresses sympathy for Louis C.K. and Roseanne Barr

Join the conversation about this story »

NOW WATCH: A top movie actor reveals how he learns different accents

The 50 actors who have made the most money at the US box office

0
0

saving private ryan tom hanks Paramount Pictures

The most successful actors in Hollywood history have combined talent, versatility, and longevity to appear in hit films for decades.

Tom Hanks, for instance — the fourth highest-earning actor in US box-office history — embodies all three of these qualities.

We turned to Box Office Mojo to rank the top-earning actors of all time by their total career hauls for their films at the US box office.

The ranking shifted significantly following the release of this year's blockbuster Marvel film "Avengers: Infinity War," with "Avengers" actors like Scarlett Johansson and Robert Downey Jr. moving up several spots each at the top of the list. 

Here are the 50 actors with the top U.S. box-office grosses of all time:

SEE ALSO: The 50 best-selling music artists of all time

50. Mark Hamill — $2.797 billion

Highest-grossing film: "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" ($936.7 million)



49. Adam Sandler — $2.825 billion

Highest-grossing film: "Hotel Transylvania 2" ($169.7 million)



48. Ben Stiller — $2.829 billion

Highest-grossing film: "Meet the Fockers" ($279.3 million)



See the rest of the story at Business Insider
Viewing all 101983 articles
Browse latest View live




Latest Images