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Freeman, Pacino, Mirren and DeVito check into Taylor Hackford’s retirement home noir Sniff

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The first of many Toronto International Film Festival marketplace announcements is the news that Academy-Award winning director Taylor Hackford will attempt to pull off ‘a stylish reinvention of the film noir genre’ with his retirement home murder-mystery noir Sniff. More intriguing than that though is the fact that he’ll have Morgan Freeman, Al Pacino, Helen […]

Danny DeVito to write Penguin story in Gotham City Villains special

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Batman Returns actor Danny DeVito is returning to Oswald Cobblepot not on the big screen but on the page as he is writing a Penguin story in DC’s upcoming Gotham City Villains Anniversary Giant #1, a special comic celebrating the anniversaries of many of Batman’s rogues gallery. DeVito brought The Penguin to life in Tim […]

Video Review – The One and Only Ivan

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The One and Only Ivan, 2020. Directed by Thea Sharrock. Starring Sam Rockwell, Angelina Jolie, Danny DeVito, Helen Mirren, Ramón Rodríguez, Ariana Greenblatt, and Bryan Cranston. Our host EJ Moreno dives into the latest film from Disney, The One and Only Ivan. From its charming story to the talented voice actors, the film is surprisingly […]

FX picks up animated series Little Demon starring Danny DeVito and Aubrey Plaza

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The Devil is coming to FX Networks, and he’ll come in the form of Danny DeVito. Deadline is reporting that the Rick and Morty co-creator Dan Harmon will serve as executive producer on Little Demon, an animated horror-comedy series coming to FX. Starring in the series will star Danny DeVito, his daughter Lucy DeVito and […]

Video Review – Jumanji: The Next Level

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Jumanji: The Next Level, 2019 Directed by Jake Kasdan. Starring Dwayne Johnson, Jack Black, Kevin Hart, Karen Gillan, Nick Jonas, Danny DeVito, Awkwafina, Danny Glover, Rhys Darby, Alex Wolff, Ser’Darius Blain, Madison Iseman, Morgan Turner, Rory McCann, Dania Ramirez, Darin Ferraro, Sal Longobardo, Massi Furlan, Michael Beasley, Colin Hanks, and Ashley Scott. In this video […]

Movie Review – Jumanji: The Next Level (2019)

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Jumanji: The Next Level, 2019. Directed by Jake Kasdan. Starring Dwayne Johnson, Kevin Hart, Jack Black, Karen Gillan, Nick Jonas, Alex Wolff, Morgan Turner, Ser’Darius Blain, Madison Iseman, Awkwafina, Danny Glover, and Danny DeVito. SYNOPSIS: When Spencer goes back into the fantastical world of Jumanji, pals Martha, Fridge, and Bethany re-enter the game to bring […]

Jumanji: The Next Level gets a new poster and trailer

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Ahead of its release this December, Sony Pictures has revealed a new poster and trailer for Jumanji: The Next Level, the follow-up to the 2017 blockbuster Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle which sees stars Dwayne Johnson, Kevin Hart, Karen Gillan, Jack Black and Nick Jonas returning for another action-packed adventure alongside franchise newcomers Awkwafina, Danny […]

Second Opinion – Dumbo (2019)

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Dumbo, 2019. Directed by Tim Burton. Starring Colin Farrell, Michael Keaton, Danny DeVito, Eva Green, Finley Hobbins, Nico Parker, Sandy Martin, Joseph Gatt, Deobia Oparei, Roshan Seth, Lars Eidinger, Zenaida Alcalde, Douglas Reith, Phil Zimmerman, Miguel Muñoz Segura, Sharon Rooney, Michael Buffer, and Alan Arkin. SYNOPSIS: A young elephant, whose oversized ears enable him to […]

Danny DeVito is excited to see what Colin Farrell will bring to the role of The Penguin in The Batman

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In 1992, Danny DeVito portrayed the iconic villain The Penguin/Oswald Cobblepot in Tim Burton’s Batman Returns. Now, The Penguin is set to return to the big screen in Matt Reeves’ The Batman, this time with Colin Farrell taking on the part, and DeVito is excited to see what his Dumbo co-star will bring to the role. […]