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Dave Franco to play Vanilla Ice in biopic To the Extreme

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According to a report over at Production Weekly, The Disaster Artist’s Dave Franco is set to portray rapper Vanilla Ice in a feature film biopic entitled To the Extreme. The film, which is named after Vanilla Ice’s 1990 major label studio debut album, is reportedly being scripted by Chris Goodwin and Phil Van, with James […]

If Beale Street Could Talk gets a final trailer and poster

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With a little over two weeks to go until its US limited theatrical release, Annapurna Pictures has revealed the final trailer and a poster for Barry Jenkins’ (Moonlight) upcoming adaptation of James Baldwin’s 1974 novel If Beale Street Could Talk which stars Kiki Layne, Stephan James, Colman Domingo, Teyonah Parris, Michael Beach, Dave Franco, Diego Luna, Pedro Pascal, […]

2018 BFI London Film Festival Review – If Beale Street Could Talk

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If Beale Street Could Talk, 2018. Directed by Barry Jenkins. Starring Kiki Layne, Stephan James, Colman Domingo, Regina King, Teyonah Parris, Michael Beach, Dave Franco, Diego Luna, Pedro Pascal, Ed Skrein, and Brian Tyree Henry. SYNOPSIS: Childhood sweethearts Tish and Fonny live in Harlem in the 1970s and are planning a life together, despite difficulties […]

Barry Jenkins’ If Beale Street Could Talk gets a new trailer and poster

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A new poster and trailer have debuted for director Barry Jenkins’ (Moonlight) upcoming drama If Beale Street Could Talk. Based on James Baldwin’s 1974 novel, the film stars Kiki Layne, Stephan James, Colman Domingo, Teyonah Parris, Michael Beach, Dave Franco, Diego Luna, Pedro Pascal, Ed Skrein, Brian Tyree Henry, and Regina King; take a look here… […]

Barry Jenkins’ If Beale Street Could Talk gets a first teaser trailer

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In celebration of James Baldwin’s birthday, Annapurna Pictures has released the first trailer for Barry Jenkins’ (Moonlight) upcoming adaptation of the author’s 1974 novel If Beale Street Could Talk. The upcoming drama features a cast that includes Kiki Layne, Stephan James, Colman Domingo, Teyonah Parris, Michael Beach, Dave Franco, Diego Luna, Pedro Pascal, Ed Skrein, Brian […]

Dave Franco, Adria Arjona, Corey Hawkins and Manuel Garcia-Rulfo join Ryan Reynolds in Michael Bay’s Six Underground

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Dave Franco (The Disaster Artist), Adria Arjona (Pacific Rim Uprising), Corey Hawkins (The Walking Dead) and  Manuel Garcia-Rulfo (Sicario: Day of the Soldado) have joined Ryan Reynolds in Six Underground, the upcoming action film from director Michael Bay and Netflix. Six Underground has been scripted by Deadpool and Deadpool 2 screenwriters Paul Wernick and Rhett […]

Second Opinion – The Disaster Artist (2017)

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The Disaster Artist, 2017. Directed by James Franco. Starring  Dave Franco, James Franco, Seth Rogen, Alison Brie, Zac Efron, Zoey Deutch, Josh Hutcherson, Sharon Stone, Ari Graynor, Dylan Minnette, Jacki Weaver, Megan Mullally, Eliza Coupe, Jason Mantzoukas, Hannibal Buress, Jason Mitchell, Kristen Bell, Bryan Cranston, Jerrod Carmichael, Sugar Lyn Beard, J.J. Abrams, John Early, Lizzy […]

Movie Review – The Disaster Artist (2017)

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The Disaster Artist, 2017. Directed by James Franco. Starring Dave Franco, James Franco, Seth Rogen, Alison Brie, Zac Efron, Zoey Deutch, Josh Hutcherson, Sharon Stone, Ari Graynor, Dylan Minnette, Jacki Weaver, Megan Mullally, Eliza Coupe, Jason Mantzoukas, Hannibal Buress, Jason Mitchell, Kristen Bell, Bryan Cranston, Jerrod Carmichael, Sugar Lyn Beard, J.J. Abrams, John Early, Lizzy […]

Blu-ray Review – The LEGO Ninjago Movie (2017)

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The LEGO Ninjago Movie, 2017. Directed by Charlie Bean. Featuring the voice talents of Dave Franco, Michael Pena, Kumail Nanjiani, Fred Armisen, Zach Woods, Abbi Jacobson, Justin Theroux, Olivia Munn, and Jackie Chan. SYNOPSIS: Ninjago is the story of six young ninja tasked with defending their island home, called Ninjago. By night, they’re gifted warriors, […]

James Franco is Tommy Wiseau in new trailer for The Disaster Artist

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Ahead of its release next month, a new trailer has arrived online for writer-director James Franco’s upcoming biographical comedy drama The Disaster Artist focusing on Franco’s role as Tommy Wiseau, director of The Room. Check it out here… With The Disaster Artist, James Franco transforms the tragicomic true-story of aspiring filmmaker and infamous Hollywood outsider Tommy Wiseau—an artist […]