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Jeff Goldblum Tells Us He Would Totally Do Another ‘Fly’ Movie
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.”
As the inaugural season of Apple TV+’s stellar new series “Widow’s Bay” barrels toward its finale in two weeks, the latest episode gives Kate O’Flynn the spotlight as her character revisits her trauma with the Boogeyman.
“Your Baggage“, directed by Andrew DeYoung (Friendship), sees O’Flynn’s scene-stealing Patricia once again renew her fight with the Michael Myers-like stalker that slaughtered her peers during her adolescence. Thrillingly, it makes for one extended chase sequence that sees Patricia trying to warn others, while evading the undead killer.
In short, this episode’s incredible riff on Halloween and the slasher subgenre transformed Patricia into a fierce Final Girl.
“Well, that felt like a bucket list that I didn’t know was on my bucket list until I did it, but when I did it, I just lapped up every minute,” O’Flynn tells Bloody Disgusting of her triumphant turn this episode. “It felt fantastic for her to get that moment where she is becoming a badass. That was amazing.”
The actress turned to a few notable references for her performance. “Horror-wise, I go back to my youth, which was referenced in some of the episodes: Wicker Man, Carrie, and Rosemary’s Baby, that sort of thing is my kind of vibe.”
O’Flynn also notes how the series’ unique tone allows for so much creative freedom to make bold swings. “There’s something very freeing about it. Every moment is up for grabs, so it’s like we don’t have to totally land in one direction or another. It keeps it alive.“
Patricia is the eccentric assistant to Matthew Rhys‘ Mayor Tom Loftis, who’s at the forefront of trying to solve the island’s pesky curse predicament. Rhys felt the same about “Widow’s Bay” and its rare ability to make you laugh and scream in equal measure, stemming from series creator Katie Dippold.
“The mandate was, ‘It’s a real world with real people. You play for real.’ There’s no playing for comedy or horror,” Rhys echoes O’Flynn’s sentiments on how freeing the series’ tone has been.
New episodes will release every Wednesday through June 17 only on Apple TV+.
Kate O’Flynn in “Widow’s Bay,” now streaming on Apple TV.
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