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Black Adam producer explains why Dwayne Johnson decided to take on the part

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Producer Hiram Garcia has explained why Dwayne Johnson decided to play the part of Black Adam in the DC Extended Universe. Dwayne Johnson is one of the world’s most sought-after and popular movie stars, meaning that the actor is inundated with job offers. But what attracted him to the role of Black Adam in the […]

Why Dwayne Johnson’s Black Adam won’t appear in DC’s Shazam! movie

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Hiram Garcia, a producer for both Shazam! and Black Adam, has talked about why Dwayne Johnson’s Black Adam won’t be appearing in Shazam! Although Black Adam is the archenemy of Shazam and a DC supervillain, the character won’t be appearing in the upcoming Shazam! movie. Instead, Black Adam and Dwayne Johnson are getting their own […]

Dwayne Johnson’s Big Trouble in Little China will be a sequel, not a remake

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When the news broke that Dwayne Johnson was to produce and star in a remake of 1986 cult classic Big Trouble in Little China, it’s fair to say that the reaction wasn’t overwhelmingly positive. Original director John Carpenter was ambivalent towards it, while the former Jack Burton, Kurt Russell, gave it more of a chance, saying […]

Jason Statham says Fast & Furious spinoff will be “gritty, and real, and f*cking hardcore”

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Before we get to the ninth instalment of the series, the Fast & Furious franchise will be taking a bit of a detour next year for the first spinoff film, Hobbs and Shaw, featuring Dwayne Johnson and Jason Statham. Hobbs and Shaw is being directed by David Leitch (John Wick, Atomic Blonde, Deadpool 2), and […]

Dwayne Johnson and Emily Blunt announce start of production on Disney’s Jungle Cruise

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As Disney continues to enjoy enormous success with its various Marvel, Pixar and Lucasfilm properties, not to mention its live-action retellings of its animated classics, the Mouse House has now decided to turn to an old trick of looking to its theme park attractions for its next franchise hopeful. Disney’s Jungle Cruise, a long time popular […]

Blu-ray Review – Rampage (2018)

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Rampage, 2018. Directed by Brad Peyton. Starring Dwayne Johnson, Naomie Harris, Malin Akerman, Jake Lacy, Joe Manganiello, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, P.J. Byrne, Marley Shelton, Breanne Hill, Jack Quaid, Matt Gerald, Jason Liles, Demetrius Grosse, and Will Yun Lee. SYNOPSIS: When three different animals become infected with a dangerous pathogen, a primatologist and a geneticist team […]

Movie Review – Skyscraper (2018)

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Skyscraper, 2018. Directed by Rawson Marshall Thurber. Starring Dwayne Johnson, Neve Campbell, Chin Han, Noah Taylor, Hannah Quinlivan, Roland Møller, McKenna Roberts and Noah Cottrell. SYNOPSIS: A father goes to great lengths to save his family from a burning skyscraper. The plot for Skyscraper is unbelievably stupid and the various death-defying set pieces even more […]

Dwayne Johnson’s Skyscraper crumbles at the box office as Hotel Transylvania 3 takes off

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In a rare box office misfire for Dwayne Johnson, his latest film Skyscraper has underperformed, with the film coming in under projects with $25.4 million in North America, placing it third in the weekend chart behind Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation ($44.2 million) and Ant-Man and the Wasp ($28.8 million). Skyscraper marks Johnson’s lowest domestic […]

Second Opinion – Skyscraper (2018)

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Skyscraper, 2018. Directed by Rawson Marshall Thurber Starring Dwayne Johnson, Neve Campbell, Pablo Schreiber, Noah Taylor, Roland Møller, Hannah Quinlivan, McKenna Roberts, Kevin Rankin, Byron Mann, Matt O’Leary, and Chin Han. SYNOPSIS: When former FBI agent Will Sawyer (Dwayne Johnson) takes a lucrative building safety job at the behest of his friend Ben (Pablo Schreiber), […]