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Jeff Goldblum Tells Us He Would Totally Do Another ‘Fly’ Movie

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The Fly was not only an example of a superior remake, but it launched the world’s love affair with Jeff Goldblum. Seth Brundle was the quintessential Goldblum character, a wacky scientist who gets in over his head. There was a sequel to The Fly following Seth’s son (Eric Stoltz) but that was the last film. If everything else is being remade and rebooted, they might as well give The Fly another shot. If anyone ever did, Goldblum would support it, and even try to be involved.

“I don’t think my character would be involved because of course I got tragically mutated with the fly and then the machine, oh boy,” Goldblum said in a phone interview promoting Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom. “But maybe I show up as a grandchild of the original Seth Brundle, or Seth Brundle had a brother. Had a brother that emerges in some ways! Who knows, I don’t know but David Cronenberg was a thrill to work with. Boy, if he was involved I’d like to work with him again, I’ll tell you that.”

Cronenberg did adapt The Fly to the stage. Goldblum felt gratified that the franchise continued in that form. “I wish I could see that opera that David Cronenberg directed,” Goldblum said. “I never saw that so people seem to still have fun doing something with that material. Oh, you know, who knows?”

Goldblum is also now a part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, having played The Grandmaster in Thor: Ragnarok. There’s always a chance for a Marvel character to return.

“Well, I’d love to,” Goldblum said. “That character, if you look at all those decades of Marvel comics, is immortal along with his brother The Collector. I think I had a game with Death once, won both our immortality and he has more superpowers than anybody so he could do a lot more interesting, entertaining things. I know he’s been satisfying himself with having games. He loves games and he’s the best at games but he can do a lot of things. I love Kevin Feige and Victoria Alonso, the people at Marvel. They’re spectacular to work with. They’re brilliant and lovely.”

The last appearance of The Grandmaster was actually at Marvel’s press conference for Avengers: Infinity War. However, Goldblum sort of broke character and played himself picking questions for stars of the film and calling on reporters.

“[When they asked] I said, ‘What, what-what?’ Oh, because I’m the Grandmaster and I like games, they set it up for me so I was sort of game oriented. It became not just questions but ping pong balls. I love any kind of games and I love that whole cast. I love Kevin and those guys so it was lovely to do that.”

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‘Immaculate’ Director Michael Mohan on Religious Horror and Why You Can’t Pull Punches [Halloweenies Podcast]

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Immaculate SXSW Horror

This weekend, Neon is releasing its highly anticipated new slice of horror Immaculate. Directed by Michael Mohan, Sydney Sweeney stars as an American nun named Cecilia who joins a remote convent in the Italian countryside. What begins as a warm welcome quickly devolves into a living nightmare as Cecilia discovers her new home harbors a sinister secret and unspeakable horrors. You can see it with a crowd this Friday.

In anticipation, Halloweenies co-host/executive producer Michael Roffman sits down with director Michael Mohan to discuss how he approached making his first horror film. Together, the two chat about the effects of religious horror in 2024, Sweeney’s Scream Queen magic, the ending everyone’s going to be talking about, and why Horror needs zero rules. He also offers some choice Horror recommendations.

Stream the episode below or subscribe via Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, RadioPublic, Acast, Google Podcasts, and RSS. New to the Halloweenies? Catch up with the gang by revisiting their essential episodes on past franchises such as Halloween, A Nightmare on Elm Street, Friday the 13th, Scream, The Evil Dead, and this past year’s Chucky! This year? The Alien franchise.

You can also become a member of their Patreon, The Rewind, for hilariously irreverent commentaries (e.g. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Gremlins, Jaws), one-off deep dives on your favorite rentals (e.g. Killer Klowns from Outer Space, Invasion of the Body Snatchers ), and even spinoffs like their recent run Fortune & Glory: An Indiana Jones Podcast.

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