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Dwayne Johnson comedy Ballers renewed for a third season

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The insanely-busy Dwayne Johnson’s schedule just got a little busier, with HBO announcing that it has renewed the hit comedy series Ballers for a third season. “Dwayne Johnson, Stephen Levinson, Mark Wahlberg and the rest of the Ballers team have once again delivered a winner for our viewers,” said HBO’s Casey Bloys as part of […]

Joe Manganiello and Marley Shelton joining Dwayne Johnson in Rampage

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The cast of New Line’s video game adaptation Rampage looks to be coming together, with THR reporting that Joe Manganiello (True Blood) and Marley Shelton (Solace) are in final negotiations to join Dwayne Johnson (The Fate of the Furious) and Naomie Harris (Moonlight) in the film. Rampage will reunite Johnson with his Journey 2: The […]

Sony wants Dwayne Johnson and Kevin Hart for Jumanji reboot

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Having brought forward the release date of its planned Jumanji reboot from December 2017 to July 2017, it looks like Sony and director Jake Kasdan (Bad Teacher) may have identified its leading men for the new adaptation of Chris Van Allsburg’s 1981 adventure book. According to Variety, the studio is looking to bring in Dwayne […]

Dwayne Johnson’s Black Adam to get DC solo movie

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In news that will likely surprise no one, it has been revealed via THR that Dwayne Johnson’s Black Adam, the villain of the upcoming DC Extended Universe Shazam movie, will be getting his own solo spinoff film. According to the new report, the Black Adam film will be developed concurrently with Shazam, so fans of the Captain Marvel character should rest […]

How to Save the Dark Universe

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Harrison Abbott on how Universal can save the Dark Universe… Whilst its international take is admittedly surpassing its domestic performance by quite some way, it is still reasonable to suggest that The Mummy hasn’t been the mega-hit that Universal were hoping for. Weighed down by astonishingly clunky exposition, countless instances of tonal whiplash and a […]

Chin Han and Pablo Schreiber cast in Skyscraper alongside Dwayne Johnson and Neve Campbell

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Marco Polo’s Chin Han has joined the cast of the action thriller Skyscraper. Deadline reports he will star alongside Dwayne Johnson and Neve Campbell with Rawson Marshall Thurber directing. Han most recently starred in the live action Ghost in the Shell earlier this year and is also known for his roles in The Dark Knight and Captain America: The Winter Soldier. […]

Dwayne Johnson named highest grossing international box office star of 2015

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Having topped the international box office back in 2013, former WWE star Dwayne Johnson has now repeated the feat for 2015, with last year’s hits San Andreas and Fast & Furious 7 generating $1.488 billion and earning The Rock the title of Top International Box Office Star. “Only way to start this post is with […]

Fox picks up Dwayne Johnson cop series Boost Unit

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Fox has picked up the hourlong scripted cop drama Boost Unit from Dwayne Johnson and Dany Garcia’s Seven Bucks Productions and Imperative Entertainment. The series is described as “a high-octane action-packed drama that follows the newest recruit of the LAPD’s Auto Theft Task Force, a notorious getaway driver with a hidden past.” “I’ve had a […]

Chris Evans is Hollywood’s “best value” star of 2015

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Earlier in the week Forbes announced its list of the most overpaid stars of 2015, with Johnny Depp topping the list of actors who offer the least return on their salary. Now we have a look at those names on the opposite end of the scale, with Forbes revealing that Chris Evans has offered the […]