The news that Chris Rock was to executive produce a new installment of the Saw franchise had every one sit up and take notice, which is something you probably hadn’t expected as the law-of-diminishing returns had long since taken over the horror series. Well, now it’s almost upon us, and not only have Lionsgate released […]
Movie Review – Dolemite Is My Name (2019)
Dolemite Is My Name, 2019. Directed by Craig Brewer. Starring Eddie Murphy, Wesley Snipes, Craig Robinson, Mike Epps, Keegan-Michael Key, Tituss Burgess, Da’Vine Joy Randolph, Chris Rock, Aleksandar Filimonović, Ivo Nandi, Phil Abrams, T.I., Snoop Dogg, Kazy Tauginas, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Leonel Claude, Gerald Downey, Joshua Weinstein, Chelsea Gilson, Denise Milfort, A.J. Tannen, Aaron Craven, Michael […]
First trailer for Fargo season 4 starring Chris Rock
FX has released the first trailer for the fourth season of the acclaimed anthology series Fargo. This season follows two crime syndicates in Missouri during the 1950’s – one African-American and the other Italian-American, who have struck an uneasy peace, until tragedy strikes; watch it here… In 1950, at the end of two great American […]
Movie Review – Dolemite Is My Name (2019)
Dolemite Is My Name, 2019. Directed by Craig Brewer. Starring Eddie Murphy, Da’Vine Joy Randolph, Keegan-Michael Key, Mike Epps, Titus Burgess, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Wesley Snipes, Craig Robinson, Chris Rock and Snoop Dogg. SYNOPSIS: When the struggling stand-up Rudy Ray Moore adopted the foul-mouthed stage persona of Dolemite, he became an overnight success. But stage dominance […]
Samuel L. Jackson, Max Minghella and Marisol Nichols join Chris Rock in Saw reboot as filming begins
Back in May it was announced that Lionsgate and Chris Rock are joining forces to reboot the Saw horror franchise, and now comes word that the comedian is set to be joined in the cast of the film by Samuel L. Jackson (Spider-Man: Far From Home), Max Minghella (The Handmaid’s Tale) and Marisol Nichols (Riverdale). […]
Chris Rock teaming with Lionsgate for new Saw movie
Lionsgate will be hoping that comedian Chris Rock can do for the Saw franchise what Danny McBride did with Halloween last year, as the studio has announced that it is teaming with Rock to expand the world of the horror series with a new film set to arrive in October 2020. “I’ve been a fan […]
Robert Zemeckis’ The Witches adds Stanley Tucci and Chris Rock as filming begins
With principal photography now underway, director Robert Zemeckis’ Roald Dahl adaptation The Witches has made two new additions to its cast in Stanley Tucci (The Lovely Bones) and Chris Rock (Grown Ups), joining the previously announced Anne Hathaway (Les Miserables), Octavia Spencer (The Help) and newcomers Jahzir Kadeem Bruno and Codie-Lei Eastick. The official synopsis […]
Chris Rock to direct Kevin Hart in Co-Parenting
After making his directorial debut with 2014’s Top Five, Chris Rock is eyeing a return behind the camera and is in negotiations to direct Kevin Hart (Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle) in Co-Parenting, a comedy set up at Universal Pictures. Written by Yamara Taylor (Black-ish) from an original idea by Rock and Hart, Co-Parenting will […]
Chris Rock to lead the cast of Fargo season 4 for FX
FX has announced today during the Television Critics Association summer press tour that it has officially given the green light to a fourth season of Fargo, with Chris Rock set to lead the ensemble cast. Rock will play the boss of an African-American crime family in Kansas City, Missouri during the 1950s, while creator Noah […]
Movie Review – Dying Laughing (2016)
Dying Laughing, 2016. Directed by Lloyd Stanton and Paul Toogood. SYNOPSIS : A documentary film looking in detail at the highs and lows of being a stand-up comedian. Being a stand-up is bloody hard work. That’s the message that comes through loud and clear in this insightful documentary from British directors Lloyd Stanton and Paul Toogood. […]
