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Idris Elba’s Knuckles is back in first trailer for Sonic the Hedgehog spinoff series

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Paramount Plus has released the first trailer and official poster for Knuckles, the upcoming live-action spinoff series set between the events of Sonic the Hedgehog 2 & 3. The series sees Idris Elba and Adam Pally reprising their their roles as Knuckles and Wade, with special guest appearances from franchise stars Ben Schwartz, Tika Sumpter, […]

Movie Review – The Gunman (2015)

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The Gunman, 2015. Directed by Pierre Morel. Starring Sean Penn, Idris Elba, Jasmine Trinca, Mark Rylance, Ray Winstone and Javier Bardem. SYNOPSIS: A sniper on a mercenary assassination team, kills the minister of mines of the Congo. Terrier’s successful kill shot forces him into hiding. Returning to the Congo years later, he becomes the target […]

Movie Review – Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)

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Avengers: Age of Ultron, 2015 Written and directed by Joss Whedon Starring Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner, Mark Ruffalo, Samuel L. Jackson, Paul Bettany, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Elizabeth Olsen, James Spader, Thomas Kretschmann, Cobie Smulders, Claudia Kim, Andy Serkis, Don Cheadle, Stellan Skarsgård, Idris Elba, Hayley Atwell and Linda Cardellini SYNOPSIS: […]

“Disgusting” James Bond backlash turned Idris Elba away from 007 role

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While out promoting his latest action-hero role in Apple TV+’s Hijack, Idris Elba has been speaking about being perennially linked with playing 007, revealing that he was put off by the racist backlash he faced at the suggestion he could be the next James Bond.  Elba was appearing on the latest edition of the SmartLess […]

Movie Review – Extraction 2 (2023)

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Extraction 2, 2023. Directed by Sam Hargrave. Starring Chris Hemsworth, Rudhraksh Jaiswal, Golshifteh Farahani, Adam Bessa, Justin Howell, Olga Kurylenko, Tinatin Dalakishvili, Sinéad Phelps, Tornike Bziava, Patrick Newall, Tako Tabatadze, Tornike Gogrichiani, Levan Saginashvili, Dato Bakhtadze, Rayna Campbell, George Lasha, Shahaub Roudbari, and Idris Elba. SYNOPSIS: Tasked with extracting a family who is at the […]

Idris Elba stars in trailer for Apple TV+ realtime thriller series Hijack

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Apple TV+ has debuted the first trailer for Hijack, the upcoming thriller series from director Jim Field Smith. Unfolding in real-time over seven episodes, the series follows a corporate negotiator (Idris Elba) on board a hijacked plane and the authorities on the ground as they scramble to save its passengers. Hijack features a cast that […]

Amazon’s Heads of State casts Paddy Considine, Stephen Root, Carla Gugino and more

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Amazon Studios has announced a number of actors cast in its upcoming action thriller Heads of State alongside John Cena (Peacemaker), Idris Elba (Luther: The Fallen Sun) and Priyanka Chopra Jonas (Citadel). Joining the trio in the ensemble is Paddy Considine (House of the Dragon), Stephen Root (Barry), Carla Gugino (Leopard Skin), Jack Quaid (The […]

Knuckles series begins production, casts Adam Pally, Tika Sumpter and Kid Cudi alongside Idris Elba

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Knuckles, an upcoming Sonic The Hedgehog spinoff series, has started production. The series has seen some returning franchise players, along with the returning Idris Elba. Tika Sumpter will reprise her role as Maddie Wachowski, the adoptive mother to Sonic. Joining her and now leading the series will be Adam Pally, who will return as Wade […]

Movie Review – Luther: The Fallen Sun (2023)

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Luther: The Fallen Sun, 2023. Directed by Jamie Payne. Starring Idris Elba, Dermot Crowley, Cynthia Erivo, Andy Serkis, Einar Kuusk, Thomas Coombes, Hattie Morahan, Lauryn Ajufo, Vincent Regan, Edward Hogg, Dan Li, Ross Walton, Natasha Patel, Jess Liaudin, Alexander Anderson, Ian Streetz, and Teodor Tsolov. SYNOPSIS: Brilliant but disgraced detective John Luther breaks out of […]