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Black Adam unlikely to start shooting until 2021

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Although it remains dated for release in December 2021, it seems that New Line Cinema’s DC superhero adventure Black Adam is unlikely to get through the pandemic unscathed, as THR is reporting that production on the Dwayne Johnson blockbusters looks set to be pushed into early 2021. The Black Adam movie – which attached The […]

Noah Centineo to play Atom Smasher in DC’s Black Adam

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Noah Centineo (To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before, Charlie’s Angels) is joining the DC Extended Universe as the actor will take on the role of Atom Smasher in the upcoming Dwayne Johnson-led Black Adam, as per The Hollywood Reporter. Atom Smasher is a long-running DC villain who can control his molecular structure, giving him […]

An Action Star’s Worst Nightmare: Kids

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Tom Jolliffe looks back at the now long standing tradition of the action star having to tackle their toughest foe – children… When you think of some of your favourite action heroes of the last 30+ years, we’ve seen them take on all comers. They’ve fought terrorists, criminals, sometimes beings from other worlds, but their […]

Jungle Cruise stars Emily Blunt and Dwayne Johnson to reteam for superhero movie

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The stars of Disney’s upcoming tentpole film Jungle Cruise look to reunite for another film project. The Hollywood Reporter confirms that Emily Blunt and Dwayne Johnson will star in an adaptation of the ’90s comic Ball and Chain. The Big Sick writer Emily V. Gordon will also pen the script. Sources describe the project as […]

Dwayne Johnson and Issa Rae producing backyard wrestling series Tre Cnt for HBO

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Dwayne Johnson and Dany Garcia’s Seven Bucks Productions is teaming with Issa Rae’s Issa Rae Productions and HBO for the backyard wrestling series Tre Cnt (a.k.a. Tre Count). Created by Mohamad El Masri (Here and Now), the series will revolve around a “working-class family, neighbors, and friends in Houston’s Third Ward (The Tre) who come […]

Dwayne Johnson teases new characters for Fast & Furious: Hobbs & Shaw sequel

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After the critical and financial success of Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs and Shaw, it comes as no surprise that a sequel to the Dwayne Johnson and Jason Statham-led spinoff is currently in the works. While we don’t know much about the sequel story-wise, Johnson took to Instagram (via Collider) to tease “a few more […]

Dwayne Johnson provides an update on Black Adam as filming pushed to end of summer

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Due to the current global health crisis, film projects are being delayed from their initial production start date, receiving release date delays or halting production as a whole. Now, according to Dwayne Johnson, it looks like the production start date for the upcoming DC feature Black Adam has been affected and filming will begin later […]

Dwayne Johnson feels “great” about Jungle Cruise’s new release date

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Dwayne Johnson, one of the stars of Disney’s Jungle Cruise, says he feels “great” about the film’s delayed release date. The current health crisis has had an impact on every part of human life and this includes Hollywood. Countless films have either had their productions postponed or a release date pushed back. Disney’s Jungle Cruise, […]

Jumanji: The Next Level director hints that the four main game avatars could return for the next instalment

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After the hugely successful Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle and the follow-up Jumanji: The Next Level both critically and financially, a third film is most likely set to enter production in the future. Now, in a recent interview with NME, director Jake Kasdan has strongly hinted that the four main cast members (Dwayne Johnson, Kevin Hart, Jack Black, […]