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Movie Review – Palm Springs (2020)

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Palm Springs, 2020. Directed by Max Barbakow. Starring Andy Samberg, Cristin Milioti, J.K. Simmons, Peter Gallagher, Meredith Hagner, Camila Mendes and Tyler Hoechlin. SYNOPSIS: When carefree Nyles (Andy Samberg) and reluctant maid of honor Sarah (Cristin Milioti) have a chance encounter at a Palm Springs wedding, things get complicated when they find themselves unable to […]

Goliath adds J.K. Simmons and Bruce Dern for final season

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As Amazon prepares for the fourth and final season of Goliath, Entertainment Weekly has announced the show has made two new additions to the cast, with J.K. Simmons (Whiplash) and Bruce Dern (Nebraska) joining Billy Bob Thornton as series regulars and the season’s main antagonists. Simmons plays George Zax, the “head of a family-owned and operated […]

Movie Review – 21 Bridges (2019)

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21 Bridges, 2019. Directed by Brian Kirk. Starring Chadwick Boseman, Stephan James, Sienna Miller, Taylor Kitsch, J.K. Simmons, Jamie Neumann, Morocco Omari, Gary Carr, Shayna Ryan, Dale Pavinski, Louis Cancelmi, Katie McClellan, and Keith David. SYNOPSIS: An embattled NYPD detective is thrust into a citywide manhunt for a pair of cop killers after uncovering a […]

Movie Review – Klaus (2019)

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Klaus, 2019. Directed by Sergio Pablos. Starring Jason Schwartzman, J. K. Simmons, Rashida Jones, Joan Cusack, Will Sasso, and Norm Macdonald. SYNOPSIS: When Jesper is deemed to be the postal academy’s worst employee, he’s sent to work in the abandoned post office on the mysterious and eerie, island-nation of Smeerensburg. Here, he meets the reclusive […]

Rumour: J.K. Simmons’ J. Jonah Jameson to cross cinematic universes with appearance in Sony’s Morbius movie

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After returning to the role of J. Jonah Jameson earlier this summer for a surprise appearance in the post-credits scene of Marvel and Sony’s Spider-Man: Far From Home, a new rumour is doing the rounds suggesting that Simmons will be back as the iconic Spider-Man character next year for an appearance in Sony’s Morbius movie. […]

Chadwick Boseman crime thriller 21 Bridges gets a final trailer

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Ahead of its release next month, a final trailer has arrived online for the upcoming crime thriller 21 Bridges which stars Chadwick Boseman as a NYPD detective in search of a pair of cop killers in Manhattan after uncovering an unexpected conspiracy; watch it here…. 21 BRIDGES follows an embattled NYPD detective (Chadwick Boseman), who […]

Netflix’s first animated feature Klaus gets a trailer, poster and images

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Netflix has released a trailer, poster and images for the festive animated comedy Klaus. Directed by Sergio Pablos, the film features the voice talents of Jason Schwartzman, J.K. Simmons, Rashida Jones, Norm MacDonald and Joan Cusack; take a look here… When Jesper (Jason Schwartzman) distinguishes himself as the postal academy’s worst student, he is stationed […]

J. Jonah Jameson declares war on Spider-Man in Daily Bugle video

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Ahead of the home entertainment release of Spider-Man: Far From Home, Sony Pictures has launched TheDailyBugle.net which sees J.K. Simmons’ J. Jonah Jameson declaring his war on fake news and Spider-Man with a video accusing the webslinger of being a psychopath and a menace, while hailing Mysterio as the true hero; check it out here… […]

Simon Pegg and J.K. Simmons set for bank heist comedy My Only Sunshine

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Director Mark Palansky (Penelope) has enlisted Simon Pegg and J.K. Simmons to star in My Only Sunshine, an independent comedy heist thriller which is set to begin shooting this fall. The film, scripted by J.T. Petty and K. Reed Petty, will follow “a passionately dysfunctional couple who orchestrate a bank robbery as an unconventional act […]

J.K. Simmons and Betty Gilpin join Chris Pratt in sci-fi thriller Ghost Draft

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With filming slated to begin next month, director Chris McKay (The LEGO Batman Movie) has been filling out the cast of Ghost Draft, a Chris Pratt-headlined sci-fi thriller from Skydance Productions and Paramount Pictures. Set to join Marvel star Pratt and the previously announced Yvonne Strahovski (Dexter) in the film is Oscar-winner J.K. Simmons (Whiplash), […]