Babu Frik, the breakout character from Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, is voiced by Shirley Henderson, the actress who played Moaning Myrtle in the Harry Potter movies.
Henderson was born and raised in Scotland with one of her earliest film credits in Trainspotting opposite Ewan McGregor. She later went on to a role in the Bridget Jones movies and Moaning Myrtle in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets and Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire.
Moaning Myrtle (left) and Babu Frik (right)
If one thing can be said about the state of pop culture in 2019, it’s that it certainly was eventful. With genre movies, television and comic books at the forefront of the entertainment industry, and with millions of dollars on the line and fan expectations higher than ever, it should be no surprise that things got a little wild. These are the biggest WTF moments across the pop culture landscape in 2019.
Hands down the biggest shock of the year came when Sony and Disney had a very public breakup over Spider-Man. It quickly became a game of pointing fingers, with studio figureheads on both sides making carefully sculpted statements about why it was the other guy’s fault.
2020 is shaping up to be yet another epic year at the movies. Film geeks can look forward to more blockbuster sequels, more superhero adventures, more terrifying horror movies and new efforts from some of the world’s most acclaimed directors. With so much on tap for 2020, it’s best to start planning your calendar now.
We’ve put together a list of the 40 most exciting and geek-worthy movie releases of 2020. But even as we count the days until the release of blockbusters like Black Widow, No Time to Die, Ghostbusters: Afterlife and Dune, it’s worth remembering that some of the best films in any given year come out of nowhere to astonish us.
Check out the slideshow gallery or scroll down to see what should be on your movie radar over the next 12 months.