Willem Dafoe hallucination. The cameo was suggested by Dafoe, comparing it to the ghost of Hamlet's father visiting his son to ask him to avenge his death. Dafoe was next seen in the comedy-drama "The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou" (2004), his first of three films with director Wes Anderson. He played the "hilariously doltish" German first mate of a research vessel owned by the eponymous lead character, who is played by Bill Murray. Dafoe then had a small role as a tabloid magazine editor in Martin Scorsese's "The Aviator" (2004), a biographical film about Howard Hughes starring Leonardo DiCaprio. Also in
Matthew Gray Gubler received the Screamfest Award for Best Actor. He also played Joe Harper in the 2015 movie "Band of Robbers". Gubler has done voice work for the "DC Universe Animated Original Movies" line. He played Jimmy Olsen in "All-Star Superman" and voices The Riddler in the animated film: "" (2014). Gubler has also since appeared in the films "Band of Robbers" (2015) and 68 Kill (2017). While making "The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou", Gubler made a documentary titled "Matthew Gray Gubler's Life Aquatic Intern Journal", a behind-the-scenes view of the making of the film, which was later included in The