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Dwayne Johnson teases Black Adam ahead of DC FanDome

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This month’s DC FanDome is certainly shaping up to be exciting for fans of the DC universe, with the virtual event set to present a host of DC projects and talent from across the worlds of film, TV, video games and comic books. In the past couple of days alone, we’ve had confirmation that James […]

Dwayne Johnson was considered for Willy Wonka in Tim Burton’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

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Dwayne Johnson has revealed that he was once considered by Tim Burton to play Willy Wonka in his adaptation of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Willy Wonka is a beloved character, brought to life so memorably by Gene Wilder in 1971s Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory. Based on the Roald Dahl children’s book, the […]

Black Adam unlikely to start shooting until 2021

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Although it remains dated for release in December 2021, it seems that New Line Cinema’s DC superhero adventure Black Adam is unlikely to get through the pandemic unscathed, as THR is reporting that production on the Dwayne Johnson blockbusters looks set to be pushed into early 2021. The Black Adam movie – which attached The […]

Noah Centineo to play Atom Smasher in DC’s Black Adam

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Noah Centineo (To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before, Charlie’s Angels) is joining the DC Extended Universe as the actor will take on the role of Atom Smasher in the upcoming Dwayne Johnson-led Black Adam, as per The Hollywood Reporter. Atom Smasher is a long-running DC villain who can control his molecular structure, giving him […]

Jungle Cruise stars Emily Blunt and Dwayne Johnson to reteam for superhero movie

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The stars of Disney’s upcoming tentpole film Jungle Cruise look to reunite for another film project. The Hollywood Reporter confirms that Emily Blunt and Dwayne Johnson will star in an adaptation of the ’90s comic Ball and Chain. The Big Sick writer Emily V. Gordon will also pen the script. Sources describe the project as […]

Dwayne Johnson and Issa Rae producing backyard wrestling series Tre Cnt for HBO

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Dwayne Johnson and Dany Garcia’s Seven Bucks Productions is teaming with Issa Rae’s Issa Rae Productions and HBO for the backyard wrestling series Tre Cnt (a.k.a. Tre Count). Created by Mohamad El Masri (Here and Now), the series will revolve around a “working-class family, neighbors, and friends in Houston’s Third Ward (The Tre) who come […]

Dwayne Johnson teases new characters for Fast & Furious: Hobbs & Shaw sequel

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After the critical and financial success of Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs and Shaw, it comes as no surprise that a sequel to the Dwayne Johnson and Jason Statham-led spinoff is currently in the works. While we don’t know much about the sequel story-wise, Johnson took to Instagram (via Collider) to tease “a few more […]

Dwayne Johnson provides an update on Black Adam as filming pushed to end of summer

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Due to the current global health crisis, film projects are being delayed from their initial production start date, receiving release date delays or halting production as a whole. Now, according to Dwayne Johnson, it looks like the production start date for the upcoming DC feature Black Adam has been affected and filming will begin later […]

Jumanji: The Next Level director hints that the four main game avatars could return for the next instalment

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After the hugely successful Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle and the follow-up Jumanji: The Next Level both critically and financially, a third film is most likely set to enter production in the future. Now, in a recent interview with NME, director Jake Kasdan has strongly hinted that the four main cast members (Dwayne Johnson, Kevin Hart, Jack Black, […]