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Hellboy whitewashing controversy, first look at Evangeline Lilly in Ant-Man and The Wasp, Justice League reshoot details and more – Daily News Roundup

August 29, 2017 by Luke Owen

ED SKREIN EXITS HELLBOY Last week it was announced that Ed Skrein had joined the Hellboy reboot in the role of Major Ben Daimio, a member of the Bureau for Paranormal Research and Defense. But more importantly, Ben Daimio is an Asian character, which caused a stir among comic book fans particularly in the light […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Daily News Roundup, Luke Owen, Movies, News Tagged With: Ant-Man and the Wasp, Avatar, Avatar 2, Avatar 3, Avatar 4, Avatar 5, DC, DC Extended Universe, Ed Skrein, Evangeline Lilly, Ezra Miller, FrightFest 2017, Hellboy, James Cameron, James Gunn, Justice League, Marvel, Marvel Cinematic Universe, Starsky & Hutch, Zack Snyder

Ed Skrein exits Hellboy reboot over whitewashing controversy

August 29, 2017 by Gary Collinson

Last week it was announced that Ed Skrein had joined the cast of the Hellboy reboot in the role of Major Ben Daimio, a member of the Bureau for Paranormal Research and Defense, and an Asian character. As one might expect, Skrein’s casting caused some controversy over the whitewashing of the character, and the actor […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: Ed Skrein, Hellboy

Deadpool’s Ed Skrein joins Hellboy, David Harbour on how his Hellboy will differ from Ron Perlman’s

August 23, 2017 by Gary Collinson

Deadpool star Ed Skrein has become the latest addition to the cast of Lionsgate’s Hellboy reboot, with THR reporting that the actor is set to portray Major Ben Daimio, described as “a rugged military member of the Bureau for Paranormal Research and Defense who, due to a supernatural encounter, can turn into a jaguar when angered […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: David Harbour, Ed Skrein, Hellboy, Ron Perlman.

Ed Skrein joins Robert Rodriguez’s Alita: Battle Angel

September 22, 2016 by Gary Collinson

Last week it was announced that Jackie Earle Haley (Preacher) has joined Robert Rodriguez’s upcoming manga adaptation Alita: Battle Angel, and now comes word that Ed Skrein (Deadpool) has also joined the cast. The film, which is being produced by James Cameron, will star Rosa Salazar (Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials) as the title character Alita, an amnesiac […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: Alita: Battle Angel, Ed Skrein

36 Actors Who Could Be The 007th James Bond

August 4, 2016 by Simon Columb

Simon Columb with 36 actors who could be the 007th James Bond… Straight off the bat, we’ve got to be open-minded about what defines James Bond. I’d argue that James Bond needs to be have a smart, smooth presentation with a brawling, rough depth beneath the surface. The whole backstory needs to be buried in […]

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Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Movies, Simon Columb Tagged With: Aiden Turner, Andrew Garfield, Chiwetel Eijofor, Cillian Murphy, Clive Owen, Colin Salmon, Damian Lewis, Dan Stevens, Daniel Craig, Daniel Radcliffe, David Oyelowo, Dominic West, Ed Skrein, Eddie Redmayne, Emilia Clarke, Gillian Anderson, Henry Cavill, Idris Elba, Jack Huston, Jack O'Connell, Jack Reynor, James Bond, James norton, Jamie Bell, John Boyega, Kit Harington, Luke Evans, Matthew Goode, Michael Fassbender, Richard Madden, Riz Ahmed, Rooney Mara, Rupert Grint, Samira Whiley, Taron Edgerton, Tom Hardy, Tom Hiddleston

Movie Review – Deadpool (2016)

February 19, 2016 by Amie Cranswick

Deadpool, 2016. Directed by Tim Miller. Starring Ryan Reynolds, Ed Skrein, Morena Baccarin, T.J. Miller, Stefan Kapicic, Brianna Hildebrand, Gina Carano, Leslie Uggams and Karan Soni. SYNOPSIS: Ex-mercenary Wade Wilson subjects himself to secret experimentation, hoping it will cure his cancer. Instead, it turns him into a wise-cracking, fourth-wall-breaking anti-superhero. Apart from the odd foray […]

Filed Under: Eric Bay-Andersen, Movies, Reviews Tagged With: Brianna Hildebrand, Deadpool, Ed Skrein, Gina Carano, Karan Soni, Leslie Uggams, Marvel, Morena Baccarin, Ryan Reynolds, Stefan Kapicic, T.J. Miller, Tim Miller

Movie Review – Deadpool (2016)

February 16, 2016 by Helen Murdoch

Deadpool, 2016. Directed by Tim Miller. Starring Ryan Reynolds, Morena Baccarin, Ed Skrein, Brianna Hildebrand, Gina Carano and T.J. Miller. SYNOPSIS: A former Special Forces operative turned mercenary is subjected to a rogue experiment that leaves him with accelerated healing powers, adopting the alter ego Deadpool. After sitting in development hell for what seemed like […]

Filed Under: Helen Murdoch, Movies, Reviews Tagged With: Brianna Hildebrand, Deadpool, Ed Skrein, Morena Baccarin, Ryan Reynolds, T.J. Miller, Tim Miller

Second Opinion – Deadpool (2016)

February 12, 2016 by Robert Kojder

Deadpool, 2016. Directed by Tim Miller. Starring Ryan Reynolds, Ed Skrein, Morena Baccarin, T.J. Miller, Stefan Kapicic, Brianna Hildebrand, Gina Carano, Leslie Uggams, and Karan Soni. SYNOPSIS: A former Special Forces operative turned mercenary is subjected to a rogue experiment that leaves him with accelerated healing powers, adopting the alter ego Deadpool. After nearly 11 […]

Filed Under: Movies, Reviews, Robert Kojder Tagged With: Brianna Hildebrand, Deadpool, Ed Skrein, Gina Carano, Karan Soni, Leslie Uggams, Marvel, Morena Baccarin, Ryan Reynolds, Stefan Kapicic, T.J. Miller, Tim Miller

Rhys Ifans and Ed Skrein set for sci-fi thriller Gateway 6

October 26, 2015 by Gary Collinson

Variety is reporting that Rhys Ifans (The Amazing Spider-Man) and Ed Skrein (The Transporter Refueled) have signed on to star in the sci-fi thriller Gateway 6, which will mark the feature directorial debut of Tanel Toom and has been written by Malachi Smyth, whose script topped the Brit List, the U.K. equivalent of the Black […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: Ed Skrein, Gateway 6, Rhys Ifans

Movie Review – The Transporter Refueled (2015)

September 4, 2015 by Robert Kojder

The Transporter Refueled, 2015. Directed by Camille Delamarre Starring Ed Skrein, Ray Stevenson, Radivoje Bukvic, Anatole Tubman, Gabriella Wright, Loan Chabanol and Tatiana Pajkovic. SYNOPSIS: In the south of France, former special-ops mercenary Frank Martin enters into a game of chess with a femme-fatale and her three sidekicks who are looking for revenge against a […]

Filed Under: Movies, Reviews, Robert Kojder Tagged With: Anatole Tubman, Camille Delamarre, Ed Skrein, Gabriella Wright, Loan Chabanol, Radivoje Bukvic, Ray Stevenson, Tatiana Pajkovic, The Transporter, The Transporter Refueled

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