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Movie Review – Moana (2016)

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Moana, 2016. Directed by Ron Clements and John Musker. Featuring the voice talents of Auli’i Cravalho, Dwayne Johnson, Jemaine Clement, Rachel House, Temuera Morrison, Alan Tudyk and Nicole Scherzinger. SYNOPSIS: A young woman uses her navigational talents to set sail for a fabled island. Joining her on the adventure is her hero, the legendary demi-god Maui. Ron Clements and […]

Jumanji titled Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle, video game plot confirmed

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Dwayne Johnson and company were on hand at CinemaCon this week to present footage from the upcoming Jumanji sequel, revealing that the new film is going by the title Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle, as well as confirming the rumoured video game plot. As per THR, here’s a description of the footage that was shown at […]

Jumanji plot details revealed with new cast additions

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With production on Jumanji now underway, Sony has announced a number of additions to the cast of the film, which also reveals the plot for the Jake Kasdan-directed sequel. Alex Wolff (The Sitter), Madison Iseman (Still the King), Morgan Turner (Remember Me) and Ser’Darius Blain (Star Trek Into Darkness) have all joined the film, and are playing the […]

Is Brad Peyton directing Dwayne Johnson in Shazam?

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Last week Dwayne Johnson revealed that he had met with the head honchos of the DC Extended Universe to discuss the tone of future movies, and more specifically Shazam, for which he is set to play Black Adam. Well, Batman-News has pointed out that since that meeting, DC head Geoff Johns has begun following a […]

Kelly Rohrbach to play C.J. Parker in Baywatch movie

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Dwayne Johnson has taken to Instagram to reveal that model-turned actress Kelly Rohrbach has joined the cast of the Baywatch movie as C.J. Parker, the role played by Pamela Anderson in the original TV series. The Rock made the announcement on Instagram, where he also put Rohrbach’s slow motion running skills to the test… A […]

Dwayne Johnson joins Will Gluck action comedy

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New Line Cinema has snapped up the rights to an as-yet-untitled action comedy from director Will Gluck (Easy A, Annie) and screenwriter Dave Callaham (The Expendables, Godzilla), which has Dwayne Johnson attached to star. Deadline reports that plot details are being kept under wraps, but its seen as “a throwback to those mismatched buddy action […]

Jack Black eyed for Jumanji remake opposite Dwayne Johnson and Kevin Hart

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After starring in another fantasy book adaptation last year in Goosebumps, The Wrap is reporting that Jack Black may soon be playing a game of Jumanji in Sony’s remake of the 1995 film. Jake Kasdan, who directed Black in comedy Orange County, is helming the new version of the film which has Dwayne Johnson locked in as the lead. […]

Dwayne Johnson says 2017’s Jumanji remake will “honor” Robin Williams

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While it was probably difficult for Dwayne Johnson to accept the lead role in 2017’s Jumanji reboot, considering how the very idea of following in the footsteps of the late great Robin Williams, who starred in the original 1995 film, is a daunting undertaking, it may be even tougher for audiences to get on board […]