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Ayo Edebiri to write and star in Daniel Kaluuya’s A24 Barney Movie

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The Bear and Opus star Ayo Edebiri is in talks to write and possibly headline A24’s long gestating Barney the Dinosaur movie for Mattel.  It has been over five years since news of a Daniel Kaluuya produced Barney movie broke online, in which time Barbie has grossed her billions, and numerous other big-screen boardgame adaptations […]

Netflix drops trailer for Kibwe Tavares and Daniel Kaluuya’s dystopian drama The Kitchen

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Netflix has released the trailer for Kibwe Tavares and Daniel Kaluuya’s science-fiction drama The Kitchen, which was selected as the closing night film for the 67th BFI London Film Festival. Based on an idea by Kaluuya, Kibwe Tavares (Noughts + Crosses) and Daniel Emmerson (Calm with Horses), The Kitchen “is set in London, 2044, a future where […]

4K Ultra HD Review – Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023)

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Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, 2023. Directed by Joaquim Dos Santos, Kemp Powers, and Justin K. Thompson. Featuring the voice talents of Shameik Moore, Hailee Steinfeld, Brian Tyree Henry, Lauren Vélez, Jake Johnson, Jason Schwartzman, Issa Rae, Karan Soni, Shea Whigham, Greta Lee, Daniel Kaluuya, Mahershala Ali, and Oscar Isaac. SYNOPSIS: The second installment in the […]

Spider-Punk almost didn’t have a role in Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse

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As much as Daniel Kaluuya’s Spider-Punk is a fan-favorite in the latest film, Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse, we almost didn’t get the now-iconic role. In an interview with EW, writer-producers Phil Lord and Chris Miller revealed that Kaluuya almost didn’t have such a significant role in Across The Spider-Verse. “He was in and out of […]

Mattel exec promises Daniel Kaluuya’s Barney movie will be “daring,” compares it to Charlie Kaufman and A24

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Will Barney go the Death to Smoochy route? For those who don’t remember the insanely dark and bizarre 2002 film, there’s a chance that the upcoming movie based on the Barney & Friends hero will have a grittier edge to it. In a recent interview with The New Yorker, Mattel Films executive Kevin McKeon gave […]

Movie Review – Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse (2023)

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Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, 2023. Directed by Joaquim Dos Santos, Kemp Powers, and Justin K. Thompson. Featuring the voice talents of Shameik Moore, Hailee Steinfeld, Jake Johnson, Oscar Isaac, Issa Rae, Daniel Kaluuya, Karan Soni, Jason Schwartzman, Brian Tyree Henry, Luna Lauren Velez, Greta Lee, Rachel Dratch, Jorma Taccone, Shea Whigham, Peter Sohn, Andy Samberg, […]

Movie Review – Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023)

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Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, 2023. Directed by Joaquim Dos Santos, Kemp Powers, and Justin K. Thompson. Featuring the voice talents of Shameik Moore, Hailee Steinfeld, Jake Johnson, Oscar Isaac, Issa Rae, Daniel Kaluuya, Karan Soni, Jason Schwartzman, Brian Tyree Henry, Luna Lauren Velez, Greta Lee, Rachel Dratch, Jorma Taccone, Shea Whigham, Peter Sohn, Andy Samberg, […]

Blu-ray Review – Nope (2022)

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Nope, 2022. Directed by Jordan Peele. Starring Daniel Kaluuya, Keke Palmer, Steven Yeun, Michael Wincott, and Brandon Perea. SYNOPSIS: Jordan Peele’s excellent horror film Nope, which contains many nods to the blockbusters of the 70s and 80s, arrives on Blu-ray with a solid line-up of bonus features and a code for a digital copy. During […]

Daniel Kaluuya to voice Spider-Punk in Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

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Daniel Kaluuya may have missed out on reprising his role in this week’s Black Panther: Wakanda Forever due to scheduling conflicts with Nope, but he has been quick to line up another Marvel property with the news that he has been cast as Hobart “Hobie” Brown, aka Spider-Punk in Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse. According to […]