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Movie Review – National Champions (2021)

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National Champions, 2021. Directed by Ric Roman Waugh. Starring Stephan James, J.K. Simmons, Alexander Ludwig, Lil Rel Howery, Tim Blake Nelson, Andrew Bachelor, Jeffrey Donovan, David Koechner, Timothy Olyphant, Kristin Chenoweth, Uzo Aduba, David Maldonado, Reginald Robinson, Tony Winters, Russell Wilson, French Montana, Julian Horton, Mike Greenberg, Tre Hale, Sarah Fisher, Karl-Anthony Towns, Jontavious Johnson, […]

Movie Review – Being the Ricardos (2021)

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Being the Ricardos, 2021. Written and Directed by Aaron Sorkin. Starring Nicole Kidman, Javier Bardem, J.K. Simmons, Jake Lacy, Nina Arianda, Alia Shawkat, Linda Lavin, Clark Gregg, Tony Hale, Robert Pine, Ronny Cox, Nelson Franklin, Christopher Denham, John Rubinstein, Jonah Platt, Matt Cook, and Jamie Miller. SYNOPSIS: Follows Lucy and Desi as they face a […]

J.K. Simmons on returning as Commissioner Gordon for the Batgirl movie

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Having originally signed on to a three-film deal to portray the DC Extended Universe’s Gotham City Police Commissioner Jim Gordon, actor J.K. Simmons seemingly found his tenure cut short after the critical and commercial failure of Justice League and the crumbling of Ben Affleck’s incarnation of The Batman. However, just as he has with J. […]

Movie Review – Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2021)

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Ghostbusters: Afterlife, 2021. Directed by Jason Reitman. Starring Finn Wolfhard, Mckenna Grace, Paul Rudd, Carrie Coon, Sigourney Weaver, Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Ernie Hudson, Annie Potts, Logan Kim, Celeste O’Connor, Oliver Cooper, Sydney Mae Diaz, Bokeem Woodbine, Marlon Kazadi, Tracy Letts, Paulina Jewel Alexis, Josh Gad, and J.K. Simmons. SYNOPSIS: When a single mom and […]

Watch J.K. Simmons lead an all-star cast in trailer for sports drama National Champions

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STX Entertainment have just dropped the trailer for their forthcoming sports drama National Champions, which focuses on an American football team and their fight to be fairly compensated for their college careers. Directed by Greenland‘s Ric Roman Waugh, the film features an impressive roster of stars to line-up alongside J.K. Simmons (Spider-Man), including Stephan James […]

Nicole Kidman is Lucille Ball in trailer for Being the Ricardos

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Amazon Studios has released a poster and trailer for Being the Ricardos, the upcoming drama from writer-director Aaron Sorkin which takes a look at the romantic and professional relationship of Lucille Ball (Nicole Kidman) and Desi Arnaz (Javier Bardem); take a look here… Lucille Ball (Nicole Kidman) and Desi Arnaz (Javier Bardem) are threatened by […]

HBO Max’s Batgirl movie adds Jacob Scipio, J.K. Simmons confirmed for Commissioner Gordon return

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Gotham City has just grown as Deadline reports Jacob Scipio (Bad Boys for Life) has joined the Batgirl film for HBO Max. He’ll star alongside In The Heights‘ Leslie Grace, who dons the cape and cowl as Barbara Gordon/Batgirl. Scipio reunites with his Bad Bays for Life directors Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah, who are directing for Warner Bros. […]

J.K. Simmons in talks to return as Commissioner Gordon for Batgirl

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A week after In The Heights‘ Leslie Grace was cast as Barbara Gordon/Batgirl in Warner Bros.’ upcoming DC film Batgirl, The Hollywood Reporter has revealed J.K. Simmons is in talks to reprise the role of Commissioner James Gordon, Batgirl’s father, in the film. Simmons was first cast as Gordon by Zack Snyder for Justice League, a […]

First trailer, poster and images for Ride the Eagle starring Jake Johnson

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A trailer, poster and images have been released for Ride the Eagle, the upcoming comedy drama from director Trent O’Donnell which stars Jake Johnson as Leif, a man who tasked with completing an elaborate to-do list with his canine best friend Nora after he is left a picturesque Yosemite cabin in his mother’s will under […]

Movie Review – The Tomorrow War (2021)

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The Tomorrow War, 2021. Directed by Chris McKay Starring Chris Pratt, Yvonne Strahovski, J.K. Simmons, Betty Gilpin, Sam Richardson, Theo Von, Jasmine Mathews, Seychelle Gabriel, Alan Trong, Chibuikem Uche, Alexis Louder, Mike Mitchell, Edwin Hodge, Mary Lynn Rajskub, Ryan Kiera Armstrong, Keith Powers, Felisha Terrell, Melissa Saint-Amand, Gary Weeks, Rose Bianco, Gissette E. Valentin, David […]