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6 days ago | 
on-magazine.co.uk | Roger Crow |Derek Jacobi
By Roger Crow, May 2025“Was there a point when Hollywood came calling, and if so, did you turn down some big roles?” I ask one of the greatest thesps of the past 60-odd years. “Er, no,” says Derek Jacobi, remarkably. He goes on to explain in detail how he didn’t have the looks or whatever quality for those star roles, though at one point, trivia fans, he’d co-starred in Dead Again, a fabulous 1991 movie which knocked Terminator 2 off the top of the US charts.
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Mar 6, 2025 | 
blogcritics.org | Pat Cuadros |Derek Jacobi |Garry Chalk
I loved the first season of seaside mystery Whitstable Pearl when it premiered in 2021. So I was excited to find out recently that two more seasons are available on Acorn TV for streaming. Season 2 picks up a few months after the end of Season 1, with restaurant owner Pearl Nolan (Kerry Godliman) forging ahead with her private detective agency.
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Aug 28, 2024 | 
blogcritics.org | Pat Cuadros |Derek Jacobi |Garry Chalk
I remember tuning into Fox Kids in 1992 when X-Men: The Animated Series originally started airing on television. So I couldn’t miss the X-Men ’97 panel at FAN EXPO Chicago, where Larry F. Houston, Catherine Disher and Cal Dodd shared stories about the first TV series and what it was like to come back to this mutant storyline. Director/producer Houston returned for X-Men ’97 as a consulting producer and Dodd is back to voice Wolverine.
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Aug 21, 2024 | 
blogcritics.org | Pat Cuadros |Derek Jacobi |Garry Chalk
During FAN EXPO Chicago, moderator Krystle Elyse Colon asked voice actors Peter Cullen (Rescue Rangers) and Frank Welker (Scooby Doo, Where are You?) at what point they knew The Transformers started becoming popular. Fans have been celebrating the cartoon about the Autobots and Decepticons for the 40th anniversary since its premiere on TV. And this year, they are celebrating at FAN EXPO CHICAGO.
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May 23, 2024 | 
blogcritics.org | Pat Cuadros |Derek Jacobi |Garry Chalk
For Resident Alien‘s Alan Tudyk (Moana, Rogue One), one of the best moments in his life was meeting Robin Williams. He told the story to fans at his Fan Expo Philadelphia panel. While Tudyk only had a minor role on Patch Adams, he was on set for a few days. He spent the breaks joking around with fellow actor and friend Michael Jeter (The Green Mile). When the two started doing weird voices by the window on one break, Williams came over and joined in.
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May 21, 2024 | 
blogcritics.org | Pat Cuadros |Derek Jacobi |Garry Chalk
Holly Marie Combs and Rose McGowan agree that they weren’t like their Charmed characters at all. The actors met fans recently at Fan Expo Philadelphia and shared memories about the fantasy drama series. “We kind of melded together in the end, but in the beginning, [my character] Piper was very hyper. And [she] walked very fast, and talked very fast. She was a lot! She needed to mellow out,” said Combs. To portray younger sister Paige, McGowan changed her voice and mannerisms entirely.
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May 20, 2024 | 
blogcritics.org | Pat Cuadros |Derek Jacobi |Garry Chalk
Cameron Monaghan garnered a lot of positive reviews when he took on the role of the Joker in Gotham. It still generates interest and applause at comic cons, including at Fan Expo Philadelphia. During one of his recent projects, Monaghan met one famous Joker actor, Mark Hamill (Star Wars, Batman: The Animated Series). “I shot a promo for Star Wars with him a year or so ago. That was an honor. When Gotham was airing, Mark was incredibly supportive of me on the show.
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May 17, 2024 | 
blogcritics.org | Pat Cuadros |Derek Jacobi |Garry Chalk
Tom Cavanagh (The Flash) enjoys opportunities to act and direct. At Fan Expo Philadelphia, he answered questions about those facets of his career, including what’s ahead in Superman & Lois season four. “A lot of the TV shows that I do, it’s generally written in the contract that I’ll direct one or two [episodes] because I love doing it,” Cavanagh said. He’s directed some episodes of Superman & Lois, which is in its final season.
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May 16, 2024 | 
blogcritics.org | Pat Cuadros |Derek Jacobi |Garry Chalk
Veteran animator Don Bluth (The Secret of NIMH, An American Tail) reached new ground recently in his career: releasing his first children’s book. He showed the book to fans at Fan Expo Philadelphia, providing a teaser about the character of Yuki, the adventurous young orca. Other books will be coming in the Don Bluth Fables series. In Yuki, Star of the Sea, a young whale disregards his mother’s reminders to stay in deep waters and he’s separated from his friends. “He gets put in an aquarium.
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May 15, 2024 | 
blogcritics.org | Pat Cuadros |Derek Jacobi |Garry Chalk
Special effects designer and TV personality Adam Savage doesn’t see his role at comic cons as limited to signing autographs and posing for photo ops. He wants to encourage fans to try different things and embrace their curiosity. During his Fan Expo Philadelphia panel, he said, “I feel like one of my jobs is as a permission machine. I want to be the one that goes, ‘That’s a great idea.
