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Sonic the Hedgehog 3 trailer pits Sonic against Shadow

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Paramount Pictures has debuted the first trailer, along with a poster and images for director Jeff Fowler’s third instalment in the action adventure franchise Sonic the Hedgehog 3 which sees Sonic, Knuckles and Tails reuniting to take on the mysterious new villain Shadow; check them out here… Sonic the Hedgehog returns to the big screen […]

Meet the Knuckles cast with featurette for Sonic the Hedgehog spinoff series

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With less than a week to until Knuckles premieres on Paramount+, a new featurette has landed online for the Sonic the Hedgehog spin-off series which sees the voice of the titular echidna warrior himself Idris Elda introducing the star-studded cast as stars Adam Pally, Scott Mescudi, Ellie Taylor, Edi Patterson, Stockard Channing, Cary Elwes, and […]

Paramount+ releases first clip from Sonic the Hedgehog spin-off series Knuckles

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Paramount Plus (via RottenTomatoes) has released the first clip from their Sonic the Hedgehog spin-off series Knuckles, which features Idris Elba’s echidna teaching a dog all about his ‘Steely Focus’. Set between the events of Sonic the Hedgehog 2 & 3, Knuckles sees Idris Elba and Adam Pally reprising their their roles as Knuckles and Wade, with […]

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 […]