Zootopia, 2016. Directed by Byron Howard, Rich Moore and Jared Bush. Featuring the voice talents of Ginnifer Goodwin, Jason Bateman, Idris Elba, Nate Torrence, Jenny Slate, Bonnie Hunt, Don Lake, Octavia Spencer, Tommy Chong, Alan Tudyk, Maurice LaMarche, J.K. Simmons, and Shakira. SYNOPSIS: In a city of anthropomorphic animals, a fugitive con artist fox and […]
Movie Review – Kung Fu Panda 3 (2016)
Kung Fu Panda 3, 2016. Directed by Jennifer Yuh and Alessandro Carloni. Featuring the voice talents of Jack Black, Bryan Cranston, Angelina Jolie, Dustin Hoffman, J.K. Simmons, Seth Rogan, Jackie Chan, Lucy Liu and Kate Hudson. SYNOPSIS: Cuddly kung fu fighting panda Po has reached the heights of Dragon Warrior and is responsible for protecting […]
J.K. Simmons joins Mark Wahlberg in Patriot’s Day
Variety is reporting that Oscar-winner J.K. Simmons (Whiplash) has signed on to appear alongside Mark Wahlberg in Patriot’s Day, a drama based upon the 2013 Boston Marathon bombings. Patriot’s Day reunites Wahlberg with Lone Survivor and Deepwater Horizon director Peter Berg, and sees Wahlberg as ” a composite Boston Police Department officer who is central […]
Glenn Close close to joining cast of comedy Bastards
Glenn Close (Guardians of the Galaxy) is in final talks to join the cast of the upcoming comedy Bastards, Deadline reports. Close will join Owen Wilson (Zoolander 2), Ed Helms (Vacation), J.K. Simmons (Whiplash) and Ving Rhames (Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation) in the comedy, which sees cinematographer Lawrence Sher (Garden State) making his directorial […]
Harry Shearer joins cast of Bastards
The Owen Wilson and Ed Helms vehicle Bastards, set to hit theaters in 2016, clearly has the cast that just keeps on growing. The Simpsons legendary voice-master Harry Shearer, who has voiced just shy of two-dozen characters on the longest-running American sitcom, is the latest to come aboard. Bastards follows twin brothers Wilson and Helms […]
J.K. Simmons and Julie Delpy to star in drama The Bachelors
Deadline is reporting that J.K. Simmons (Whiplash) and Julie Delpy (Boyhood) have signed on to appear in writer-director Kurt Voelker’s (Sweet November) upcoming drama The Bachelors. The film follows “a widower and his 17-year-old son who move from a small northern California town to Los Angeles hoping for a fresh start. With a new job, […]
J.K. Simmons to play Commissioner Gordon in Justice League
J.K. Simmons has secured the role of Commissioner James Gordon in Warner Bros.’ upcoming Justice League Part One and Part Two, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Previous rumours claimed that the character of Gordon had died prior to Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, presumably guesswork stemming from the fact there was no casting announcement for that film. […]
J.K. Simmons heading to La La Land with Whiplash director Damien Chazelle
Following his Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in Whiplash, J.K. Simmons is to reunite with director Damien Chazelle for the filmmaker’s next feature La La Land, The Hollywood Reporter has revealed. The musical will also star Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone, and is described as “a modern take on the Hollywood musical following a […]
J.K. Simmons and Emile Hirsch to star in comedy The Runaround
Oscar winner J.K. Simmons (Whiplash) is to co-star with Emile Hirsch (Into The Wild) in The Runaround, a new comedy from director Gavin Wiesen (The Art of Getting By) and written by Seth W. Owen (Morgan). The film will see Simmons star as a workaholic father who has to team up with her daughter’s ex-boyfriend […]
Michael Keaton and J.K. Simmons depart Kong: Skull Island
Bad news for Legendary Pictures’ King Kong feature Kong: Skull Island, with Deadline reporting that both Michael Keaton (Birdman) and J.K. Simmons (Whiplash) have exited the project, with its lengthy shoot leading to scheduling commitments. However, Tom Hiddleston (The Avengers) remains attached. Kong: Skull Island is set to be directed by Jordan Vogt-Roberts (The Kings […]
