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March 20 - 26, 2022 WHATS UP! T11 Some report that Beatles man- ager Brian Epstein took the idea to Disney, and that the filmmak- ers then proceeded to design the vultures with Beatles-esque mop-top haircuts, but Epstein had yet to actually talk to his band. Either way, Disney stuck with the joke. After being turned down, the studio kept the char- acter design and hired four other actors with Liverpool accents to play them (hence your mother- in-law's assumption, it seems). Nearly 50 years later, when di- rector Jon Favreau ("Chef," 2014) was working on a high-profile "Jungle Book" remake, he re- called this historic could-have- been and decided to try to make it happen for real. He contacted the two surviving Beatles — Ringo Starr and Paul McCartney — and offered them the roles again. Again they said no, but this time it was more clearly a sched- uling problem. Q: Who's the actor who plays Zemo in the Marvel movies? He looks so familiar to me. A: Daniel Brühl is a one-time Euro-film it boy who's now bet- ter known for his character work in English-speaking cinema. Tracking down why he looks familiar will be a chore — not only has he been in a lot of high- profile stuff in the past few years, but he's also a bit of a cha- meleon. If you're plugged into the for- eign-film genre, then you might know him as the lead actor in 2003's "Good bye Lenin!" In this German-language dramedy, he plays a son attempting to shelter his fragile mother from the fact that the Cold War has ended in Germany (it's funnier than it sounds). That was his breakout role, earning him piles of awards and accolades, but rather than stay- ing and continuing to conquer European cinema, he began branching out to smaller roles in British and American pic- tures. This includes roles in 2009's "Inglourious Basterds" with Brad Pitt and "The Countess" with Julie Delpy, 2013's "Rush" with Chris Hemsworth and 2014's "A Most Wanted Man" with the late Philip Seymour Hoffman. And then, as you say, there was "Captain America: Civil War" (2016), which introduced him as the villainous Zemo — a role he reprised in the 2021 se- ries "The Falcon and the Winter Soldier." Part of his success as a charac- ter actor stems from his interna- tional heritage. Born in Spain but later transplanted to Germa- ny by his German father and Spanish mother, Brühl is fluent in six languages. On screen, he's played a Hungarian ("The Countess"), an Austrian ("Rush"), and, of course, a Ger- man (in "Basterds" and many other things — Hollywood needs a lot of Germans, appar- ently). All of that was excellent prep for his job in the Marvel uni- verse playing a citizen of the made-up European nation of So- kovia. Have a question? Email us at questions@tvtabloid.com. Please include your name and town. Personal replies will not be provided. Advance Pest Control 2 x 2 TAKE 5 Solution on page T23 Use the clues above and beside the grid to fill in the squares BY ADAM THOMLISON TV Media Q: Do we know yet when "Stranger Things" is coming back? A: We do. And not only that, we know when it will stop com- ing back, though I guess that's not as exciting. Netflix officially announced last month that the long-awaited fourth season will be released in two "volumes" — half will be available on the streamer on May 27, and the other half on July 1. In other good news (and per- haps as an apology, since fans have been waiting since July 2019 for a new season), it said the new episodes will be "super- sized," meaning Season 4 will be twice as long as Season 3. But it can't all be good news. At the same time, Netflix an- nounced there will be one more season but that's it — the show will end with Season 5. The announcement included an official statement from cre- ators Matt and Ross Duffer ("We All Fall Down," 2005) — type- written on paper, which is a nice, period-appropriate touch — in which they say that they always intended the story to last "four or five seasons," so this is true to their vision. Interestingly, the statement teased the potential for spinoffs, saying, "There are still many more exciting stories to tell within the world of 'Stranger Things.'" Q: My mother-in-law is trying to convince me that The Beatles did the voices of the vultures in the original version of "The Jungle Book." Is she right? A: The Beatles did not voice the vultures in the 1967 Disney classic "The Jungle Book," but they nearly did. And they nearly did again 50 years later. Reportedly, the Fab Four, near the height of their manic fame, were offered the roles but turned them down. They de- clined either because of sched- uling conflicts or because John Lennon just didn't want to (the legend goes that he said they should hire Elvis Presley instead — Elvis was the group's pop ri- val at the time, and as much an American icon as Disney). Accounts also differ as to who approached whom, and it kind of matters. Gaten Matarazzo, Noah Schnapp, Finn Wolfhard and Millie Bobby Brown in "Stranger Things" HOLLYWOOD Q&A Rogers 479-636-5590 • Springdale 479-756-1788 Eureka Springs 479-253-8967 www.advancepestcontrolnwa.com Family Owned, Competitively Priced, Quality Service Since 1981 PEST CONTROL | TERMITE FERTILIZATION | WEED CONTROL PRE-EMERGENTS