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  • ‘A Christmas Story’ Bully Reveals How Much He Still Makes in Royalties

    I triple-dog-dare you to guess how much Scut Farkus still makes from “A Christmas Story.”

    FOX aired the musical “A Christmas Story Live” last night — to mixed reviews — and it made a lot of fans nostalgic for the 1983 movie. Zack Ward played bully Scut Farkus in that holiday classic, and he talked to Page Six about how much money he still gets today in royalties.

    “You’re going to be so disappointed,” Ward told Page Six. “It’s basically about $1,800 every two years … and it comes in in Canadian money because we shot in Canada.”

    Why would anyone be disappointed? Can you imagine doing a job at age 13 and still getting payments for it at age 47? How is that not The Dream?! (For the record, at the current exchange, $1,800 Canadian dollars is equal to about $1,400 U.S. dollars. Still awesome for a job you did almost 35 years ago.)

    Proving he’s nothing like the bully he played, Ward told Page Six he puts the money in a special account in case his mom needs it someday.

    11th Annual Final Draft Awards - ShowWard said he still gets stopped in the street by strangers — even though he didn’t get to keep Farkus’ trademark hat — and he’s still acting, now living in the L.A. area. He has a pretty long filmography, and was recently in “American Horror Story: Cult” and “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia.” Aside from acting, Page Six said he works with All Sports Market and Global Sports Financial Exchange, Inc. developing a sports exchange for fans to buy and trade shares of their favorite sports teams.

    TNT and TBS are airing “A Christmas Story” marathon from December 24-25, in case you want to watch Ralphie beat up Farkus a few more times. At least he’s still getting paid for it!

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  • ‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’ Unscripted Overtime

    Moviefone’s signature series “Unscripted” always has great moments, but sometimes we can’t fit everything into one episode. So we’re bringing you “Unscripted Overtime” to highlight the best clips that were (unfortunately) cut for time.

    Gwendoline Chrisite asks her cast-mates (Mark Hamill, John Boyega, and Kelly Marie Tran) what went on at the “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” wrap party:
    The origin of Porgs, explained:
    John Boyega asks Mark Hamill if he’d ever portray iconic villain “The Joker” in real life:
    And in case you didn’t know, John Boyega is big in Nigeria:
    “Star Wars: The Last Jedi,” directed by Rian Johnson and starring Mark Hamill, John Boyega, Gwendoline Christie, Kelly Marie Tran, Carrie Fisher, Adam Driver, Daisy Ridley, Oscar Isaac, Andy Serkis, Lupita Nyong’o opens in theaters everywhere Friday, December 15th.

  • Netflix Trolls 53 Obsessive ‘A Christmas Prince’ Viewers and That’s Not Cool

    Looks like someone is judging your Netflix bingeing habits — the company itself!

    Netflix recently called out 53 of its subscribers for watching (and rewatching) “A Christmas Prince,” its original holiday movie which stars Rose McIver as an American journalist who pretends to be a tutor to infiltrate a royal family and ends up falling for the soon-to-be king.

    Sure, we’re curious about this subset of people who apparently have a cheesy holiday movie on repeat, but we all have our Netflix viewing quirks. But Twitter was not cool at all with Netflix using its private data — to troll its own customers!

    They had some things to say:

    A few claimed to be among the 53:

    And of course, other brands tried to get in on it:

  • ‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’ Unscripted

    One of the hidden benefits of “Unscripted” is its ability to transform into free group therapy. A place where stars can vent, grow, and unite over the concept that sometimes parents just don’t understand.

    John Boyega, Gwendoline Chrisite, Mark Hamill, and Kelly Marie Tran stopped by to answer your questions (and posit some of their own) about “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” and it was blast right from the get-go. Topics discussed include a Captain Phasma/Brienne of Tarth team-up, J.J. Abrams‘ birth name (Jar-Jar, obviously), and one of the most famous lines in cinema history.

    “Star Wars: The Last Jedi,” directed by Rian Johnson and starring Mark Hamill, John Boyega, Gwendoline Christie, Kelly Marie Tran, Carrie Fisher, Adam Driver, Daisy Ridley, Oscar Isaac, Andy Serkis, Lupita Nyong’o opens in theaters everywhere Friday, December 15th.

  • AFI’s Top Movies and TV Shows of 2017 Include ‘Wonder Woman,’ ‘Big Little Lies’

    “Wonder Woman” just lassoed a place on the American Film Institute’s list of the top 10 movies of the year.

    The list includes Oscar frontrunners “Call Me By Your Name” and “Lady Bird,” as well as the horror hit “Get Out.” Superhero movies rarely get a lot of awards buzz, but “Wonder Woman” received tremendously positive reviews (as well as a ton of money at the box office).

    The TV side has no surprises, with the Emmy-winning shows “Handmaid’s Tale” and “Big Little Lies” landing on the list. “The Crown” Season 2, which debuts on Netflix tomorrow, squeaked in at the last minute.

    Here are the full lists.

    AFI MOVIES OF THE YEAR

    THE BIG SICK
    CALL ME BY YOUR NAME
    DUNKIRK
    THE FLORIDA PROJECT
    GET OUT
    LADY BIRD
    THE POST
    THE SHAPE OF WATER
    THREE BILLBOARDS OUTSIDE EBBING, MISSOURI
    WONDER WOMAN

    AFI TV PROGRAMS OF THE YEAR

    BIG LITTLE LIES
    THE CROWN
    FEUD: BETTE AND JOAN
    GAME OF THRONES
    THE GOOD PLACE
    THE HANDMAID’S TALE
    INSECURE
    MASTER OF NONE
    STRANGER THINGS 2
    THIS IS US

    AFI SPECIAL AWARD

    THE VIETNAM WAR

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  • ‘Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle’ Unscripted

    “Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle” features four teens trying to survive as video-game avatars in a dangerous jungle. So it only makes sense that the cast (Dwayne Johnson, Kevin Hart, Karen Gillan, and Jack Black) continued their battle against the forces of nature in the latest episode of “Unscripted.”

    The stars of the movie weathered the Hawaiian winds to answer your questions — and some of their own — in Moviefone’s signature series … and things go off the rails quick. Topics discussed include explosive manure, their favorite movies featuring their co-stars, and Kevin Hart almost burning his face off!

    Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle,” directed by Jake Kasdan and starring Dwayne Johnson, Kevin Hart, Jack Black, Karen Gillan, and Nick Jonas opens in theaters everywhere Wednesday, December 20th.