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Vin Diesel-headlined Bloodshot to begin production in July

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Having found their leading man last month in Fast & Furious star Vin Diesel, it seems that Sony Pictures and Valiant Entertainment are moving full steam ahead with their plans for Bloodshot. The film, which is set to launch a shared Valiant cinematic universe, is being directed by visual effects supervisor Dave Wilson (Avengers: Age of […]

Dwayne Johnson might not appear in Fast & Furious 9 after Vin Diesel feud

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During the build-up to the release of The Fate of the Furious, actors Dwayne Johnson and Vin Diesel got into a feud on social media, with it subsequently emerging that the duo had a falling out during production on the eighth instalment of the Fast & Furious franchise. During an interview with Rolling Stone to […]

Vin Diesel talks Groot return in video from the Avengers: Infinity War set

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With Marvel Studios ramping up the promotion for its hugely-anticipated Avengers: Infinity War, Vin Diesel has taken to Facebook to share a message from the set alongside co-director Joe Russo as he records his dialogue for Groot, teasing the character’s return in his teenage ‘Adolescent Groot’ form and discussing the secret Groot dialogue script that […]

Vin Diesel closes deal to star in comic book adaptation Bloodshot

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Back in January it was revealed that Vin Diesel was in talks with Sony about taking on the lead role in Bloodshot, the upcoming comic book adaptation which will launch the Valiant Entertainment shared cinematic universe. Well, it is now being reported that Diesel has officially signed on to portray Bloodshot, a.k.a. Ray Garrison, a mortally […]

Vin Diesel-headlined Bloodshot movie reportedly starting production in May

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Having secured a lead last month in Vin Diesel, it seems that Sony is gearing up to begin production on its Valiant Entertainment comic book adaptation Bloodshot this May, according to Omega Underground. Created by Kevin Van Hook, Don Perlin and Bob Layton in 1992, Bloodshot tells the story of Raymond Garrison, a mortally wounded soldier who’s […]

Vin Diesel in talks for Sony’s Bloodshot movie

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Not content with voicing one of the most beloved characters in the Marvel Cinematic Universe with Guardians of the Galaxy‘s Groot, according to The Wrap, Vin Diesel is in talks to sign onto Sony’s five-film Valiant comic book shared universe by headlining Bloodshot. Bloodshot tells the story of a mortally wounded soldier who’s resurrected using […]

Vin Diesel developing boxing drama Crusher’s Club

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Fast & Furious star Vin Diesel is teaming up with writer Virgil Williams (Mudbound, Criminal Minds) to develop a new drama series for NBC entitled Crusher’s Club, which will take place in a struggling boxing gym. Variety reports that the series, penned by Williams, will take place in a boxing gym that serves as a […]

Vin Diesel defends Fast & Furious 9 delay

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Last week, Universal Pictures announced that it has pushed back the ninth instalment of the Fast & Furious franchise to 2020, instead opting to focus its immediate attention on the rumoured spinoff centred around Luke Hobbs (Dwayne Johnson) and Deckard Shaw (Jason Statham). In response to the news, Tyrese Gibson lashed out at The Rock, […]

Mark Wahlberg tops the list of the world’s highest-paid actors

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Transformers: The Last Knight star Mark Wahlberg has topped Forbes‘ list of the highest-paid actors in actresses in the world for the period of June 2016 and June 2017, knocking last year’s champ Dwayne Johnson down into second place. Wahlberg earned $68 million thanks to the latest instalment in the Transformers franchise, as well as […]