‘Luther’: Idris Elba Says a Movie Is Moving Forward!!
Idris Elba has again teased the idea of turning his cult BBC detective drama Luther into a feature, more than a year after Season 5 aired on British television. The […]
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Netflix Cancels Idris Elba’s ‘Turn Up Charlie’!!
Netflix has canceled “Turn Up Charlie” after its first season. The comedy, starring Idris Elba, centered on a struggling DJ and bachelor who becomes a nanny for the daughter of […]
Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson Return to the U.S.!!
All-star actor and America’s dad Tom Hanks shared with fans over the weekend he and wife Rita Wilson have returned to the United States just two weeks after sharing their coronavirus diagnosis. Previously, […]
Idris Elba Tests Positive for Coronavirus!!
Idris Elba has become the latest famous face to publicly test positive for coronavirus after Tom Hanks, Rita Wilson, and Olga Kurylenko. The Hobbs & Shaw actor announced the turn […]
Regal Cinemas Shuts Down All Theaters!!
First, movie theater chains like AMC, Cineplex, and Alamo Drafthouse announced new seating plans, blocking off series of seats to help enable the practice of social distancing. But now, as […]
‘The Suicide Squad’ Wraps Filming!!!
A little over four months after it began, principal photography on The Suicide Squad is complete. This according to the film’s writer and director James Gunn, who took to Instagram […]
Cats (2019) Review!!
Synopsis – A tribe of cats called the Jellicles must decide yearly which one will ascend to the Heaviside Layer and come back to a new Jellicle life. My Take […]
‘Cats’ Bound To Lose At Least $71M at the BO!!
No amount of star power from Taylor Swift, James Corden, Idris Elba, Jason Derulo, etc., nor the direction of Oscar-winner Tom Hooper, could save Cats at the global box office. Our […]
‘The Suicide Squad’: David Ayer Calls James Gunn’s Film a Reinvention and Not a Sequel!!!
Writer-director David Ayer brought the title team to life in 2016’s Suicide Squad, but plans for a sequel stalled out since then. Plus, there was a whole lot of drama […]
‘Cats’ Pulled from Awards Contention Following Dismal Reviews and BO!!
Universal Pictures has quietly pulled the plug on its Oscar campaign for Cats. The big-screen musical was a sight-unseen contender given its profile and pedigree, and indeed you’d be forgiven […]
‘Cats’: Academy Allows Submission of New Version to Oscars!!
Between the scalding reviews and the tepid box-office figures, this has not been a good week for “Cats.” But we do have one piece of good news for Tom Hooper’s […]
‘Cats’: New Theatrical Version to Get Updated VFX!!
In a completely unprecedented move, Universal Pictures is still working on Cats and a new version will be delivered soon. The Tom Hooper-directed movie musical adaptation has had the critical equivalent […]
‘Birds of Prey’ and ‘The Suicide Squad’ to Be Rated R!!
When Joker became not only the most profitable comic book movie of all time but the first R-rated movie to cross $1 billion, the big brains over at Warner Bros. […]
‘Cats’: New Trailer Dives More into the Ambitious Musical Adaptation!! Check It Out!!!
Synopsis – A tribe of cats called the Jellicles must decide yearly which one will ascend to the Heaviside Layer and come back to a new Jellicle life. Directed – […]
‘The Harder They Fall’: Idris Elba to Star in Jay-Z’s Netflix Movie!!
Earlier this summer, Collider reported on a Netflix movie titled The Harder They Fall that would be led by rising star Jonathan Majors (The Last Black Man in San Francisco) […]
‘The Suicide Squad’: Set Photos offer First Look at New DC Villains!! Check It Out!!
With production underway on The Suicide Squad, the first batch of set photos from the James Gunn-directed DC supervillain team up have surfaced online via Just Jared and give us […]
‘The Suicide Squad’: James Gunn Debunks Rumor of Zatanna’s Appearance!!
As The Suicide Squad edges towards production, writer-director James Gunn has taken to social media to respond to a fan who inquired whether there was any truth to a recent […]
‘The Suicide Squad’: Full Cast Revealed by Writer/Director James Gunn!! Check It Out!!
In a bit of a surprise Friday news drop, writer/director James Gunn has revealed the full The Suicide Squad cast for his upcoming sequel. It includes already reported returning cast […]
‘The Suicide Squad’ Adds Peter Capaldi and Pete Davidson!!
It appears that James Gunn‘s The Suicide Squad has become the new Denis Villeneuve‘s Dune, which itself was the new Quentin Tarantino‘s Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, a.k.a. the massively […]
‘The Suicide Squad’: Taika Waititi In Talks to Join the DC Sequel!!
Taika Waititi is shaping up to have a very busy fall. Already he’s promoting his Fox Searchlight absurdist fall film festival comedy Jojo Rabbit (opening Oct. 18) and beginning work […]
‘The Suicide Squad’: Nathan Fillion Joins the DC Sequel!!
Castle’s Nathan Fillion is once again collaborating with director James Gunn as he joins the cast of The Suicide Squad at Warner Bros. This isn’t the first time Fillion and […]
‘The Suicide Squad’: Steve Agee Cast as King Shark!!!
Casting on Guardians of the Galaxy writer/director James Gunn’s upcoming DC film The Suicide Squad continues, and a key role has been filled. Per Deadline, comedian Steve Agee will provide […]
‘Concrete Cowboys’: Idris Elba, Caleb McLaughlin and Jharrel Jerome Join Cast!!
Hot off his villainous turn in Hobbs and Shaw, Idris Elba has signed on for the indie movie Concrete Cowboys alongside rising stars Caleb McLaughlin (Stranger Things) and Jharrel Jerome, […]
Fast and Furious Presents: Hobbs and Shaw (2019) Review!!
Synopsis – Lawman Luke Hobbs and outcast Deckard Shaw form an unlikely alliance when a cyber-genetically enhanced villain threatens the future of humanity. My Take – While the Fast and […]
‘Hobbs and Shaw’: New Clips and Behind-the-Scenes Featurettes Revealed!! Check It Out!!
With just over a week to go until Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw arrives in cinemas, Universal Pictures continue to push the promotional campaign for the action blockbuster […]
‘Cats’: First Trailer Reveals the Ambitious Musical Adaptation!! Check It Out!!!
Synopsis – A tribe of cats called the Jellicles must decide yearly which one will ascend to the Heaviside Layer and come back to a new Jellicle life. Directed – […]
‘Cats’: Idris Elba Dances with Taylor Swift in Behind-the-Scenes Video!! Check It Out!!
Universal Pictures’ Cats feature is going to be a helluva thing. We’ll have our first good look at the film in earnest this Friday when the studio releases the first […]
‘The Suicide Squad’: Storm Reid Joins as Idris Elba’s Daughter!!
I can’t quite remember what movie it was, but I was in the middle of a screening at the 2016 Toronto International Film Festival when I received an urgent text […]
‘Hobbs and Shaw’: Final Trailer Is Completely Action Driven!! Check It Out!!
Synopsis – Lawman Luke Hobbs and outcast Deckard Shaw form an unlikely alliance when a cyber-genetically enhanced villain threatens the future of humanity. Directed – David Leitch Starring – Eiza […]
‘Mouse Guard’: Wes Ball Shares Demo Reel and More Epic Behind-the-Scenes Work!!!
The more I see of Mouse Guard, the more impressed I am with the amount of high-quality work that went into the adaptation’s pre-production … and the more pissed off […]
‘Mouse Guard’ Movie Concept Art Teases the Canceled Project!! Check It Out!!
The good news to come out of Disney canceling the Mouse Guard movie, a casualty of the mega-company’s buyout of Fox where the project was originally set up, is that […]
‘Fast and Furious Presents: Hobbs and Shaw’ Gets a Crazy New TV Spot!! Check It Out!!
Universal Pictures has released a crazy new action-packed TV spot for its Dwayne Johnson and Jason Statham-headlined action blockbuster spinoff movie Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw which you […]
‘The Suicide Squad’: Joel Kinnaman Confirms Return as Rick Flag!!!
Although James Gunn’s The Suicide Squad was originally described as “a total reboot” of the 2016 movie, it’s become increasingly clear over the past couple of months that isn’t quite […]
‘The Dark Tower’: Ron Howard Admits Mistakes in the Film Adaptation!!!
The Dark Tower movie adaptation came and went in the summer of 2017 without much fanfare, an anemic box office tally, and a thorough drubbing by audiences and critics alike; […]
‘The Suicide Squad’: Michael Rooker in Talks to Play King Shark!!
The cast of James Gunn‘s The Suicide Squad is starting to shape up … sorta. Little has been confirmed for the follow-up film that sees DC Comics’ villains teaming up […]
‘Hobbs and Shaw’: Keanu Reeves All Set To Cameo in the ‘Fast and Furious’ Spin-off!!
It seems that this month’s hotly-anticipated action thriller John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum may not be the only time we see Keanu Reeves on the big screen this summer, […]
‘The Suicide Squad’: Daniela Melchior Cast as Ratcatcher!!!
The cast of misfits who will populate writer/director James Gunn‘s mostly-new version of The Suicide Squad is filling up quickly. Just a day after Ant-Man alum David Dastmalchian landed the role […]
‘The Suicide Squad’: David Dastmalchian Joins as Polka-Dot Man!!!
James Gunn’s The Suicide Squad is shaping up to be a very different beast than its predecessor. The upcoming sequel/reboot will bring back Harley Quinn (Margot Robbie), Captain Boomerang (Jai […]
‘Mouse Guard’: Disney Cancels Fox Movie Just Days Before Production Starts!!
More fallout today from the Disney/Fox merger. Director Wes Ball (The Maze Runner) was all set up to make Mouse Guard his next big-screen project with Andy Serkis (Planet of […]
‘Hobbs and Shaw’: New Trailer Promises Tons of Insanity!! Check It Out!!
Synopsis – Lawman Luke Hobbs and outcast Deckard Shaw form an unlikely alliance when a cyber-genetically enhanced villain threatens the future of humanity. Directed – David Leitch Starring – Eiza […]
‘The Suicide Squad’: Idris Elba to Play New Character Instead of Deadshot!!
Last month, we reported that Idris Elba was stepping in for Will Smith to play Deadshot in the upcoming reboot The Suicide Squad. While other actors were returning for the […]
‘The Suicide Squad’: Viola Davis To Return as Amanda Waller!!!!
The behind-the-scenes drama surrounding the pre-production of Warner Bros./DC Entertainment’s The Suicide Squad is going to be tough for the movie itself to top, even for writer James Gunn. The […]
‘Mouse Guard’: ‘Crazy Rich Asians’ Sonoya Mizuno Joins as Lead!!
Ex_Machina and Crazy Rich Asians actress Sonoya Mizuno has been cast as the title character in Mouse Guard, 20th Century Fox’s upcoming adaptation of David Petersen’s Eisner Award-winning comic book […]
‘Hobbs and Shaw’: New Image Features Idris Elba and a Bigass Flamethrower!! Check It Out!!
By now, I think we’ve all become accustomed to the overall tone of Fast and Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw, which boils down to, “What if the Fast & Furious franchise […]
‘The Suicide Squad’: Idris Elba Set to Replace Will Smith in James Gunn’s Sequel!!!
James Gunn won’t be making the leap from Marvel to DC alone. THR reports that Thor franchise star Idris Elba is in talks to replace Will Smith in Warner Bros.’ upcoming Suicide Squad sequel on […]
‘Turn Up Charlie’: Idris Elba Is a DJ in First Trailer for the Netflix Comedy Series!! Check It Out!!
Netflix has released the first trailer for the upcoming EDM-infused comedy series Turn Up Charlie. The series was co-created by Idris Elba, who stars in the lead role as a […]
‘Hobbs and Shaw’: Filming Wraps on Dwayne Johnson’s Most Challenging Film!!
Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw—a film that features Idris Elba playing a genetically enhanced terrorist therefore making it the frontrunner for the 2020 Best Picture Oscar according to me—has officially wrapped […]
‘Hobbs and Shaw’: Character Posters Show Off the Awesome Cast!! Check It Out!!
As if you needed reminding how both beautiful and badass the cast of Hobbs & Shaw is, new character posters have just been released which really get the point across. […]
‘Deeper’: Idris Elba in Talks to Star in the Supernatural Thriller from Max Landis!!
After stepping out as a stylish, super-powered supervillain in the recent first trailer for Hobbs & Shaw, we’re now getting another high-profile role for Golden Globe-winner Idris Elba. The multi-hyphenate […]
‘Hobbs and Shaw’: First Trailer Reveals the ‘Fast and Furious’ Spinoff!! Check It Out!!
Synopsis – Lawman Luke Hobbs and outcast Deckard Shaw form an unlikely alliance when a cyber-genetically enhanced villain threatens the future of humanity. Directed – David Leitch Starring – Eiza […]
