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Jim Carrey speaks out on backlash to Sonic the Hedgehog movie design

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Fans of the iconic video game franchise Sonic the Hedgehog were outraged back at the start of May when Paramount Pictures unveiled the first trailer for the upcoming live-action feature film adaptation, with the filmmakers’ interpretation of the iconic Sega mascot coming under heavy fire for straying too far from the traditional Sonic look. As […]

Sonic the Hedgehog movie gets a first trailer and posters

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Fans of SEGA’s Sonic the Hedgehog now have their first full look at the upcoming live-action/animated film. Paramount has released the first trailer for the video game adaptation, which stars House of Lies‘ Ben Schwartz as Sonic and Kidding‘s Jim Carrey as his archnemesis, Dr. Robotnik. Check out the trailer below along with a couple of posters… Created in […]

First look at Jim Carrey’s Dr. Robotnik from the Sonic the Hedgehog movie

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The first look at Sonic didn’t go down too well with fans; let’s see how this glimpse of his arch-nemesis fares… With a trailer reportedly due to arrive tomorrow, SEGAbits has shared a leaked image of Jim Carrey as the villain Dr. Robotnik from the Sonic the Hedgehog movie, which has been confirmed as genuine […]

Going Straight: Seven Great Comedy Actors Who Turned Dramatic

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Freda Cooper with seven great comedy actors who turned dramatic… According to most actors, comedy is harder than drama, so finding that stars best known for giving us the giggles have played against type with huge success isn’t a big surprise.  The latest in the line of screen actors who cut their teeth on making […]

Kidding Season 1 Episode 2 Review – ‘Pusillanimous’

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Martin Carr reviews the second episode of Kidding… Although the title of episode two implies a lack of backbone intrinsically linked to our central protagonist Jeff Pickles, his actions and apparent emotional stasis reveal something considerably stronger. By turning a moment of mental instability on its head Pickles shows a level of manipulation, which both […]

Kidding Season 1 Episode 1 Review – ‘Green Means Go’

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Martin Carr reviews the first episode of Kidding… Meta moments of darkly awkward surrealism mix with uncomfortable character revelations, making Jim Carrey’s return to television difficult viewing. Headlined by an oddly aloof yet benign children’s television presenter, Kidding reveals itself slowly never allowing the audience too close. Screen time is split evenly between Frank Langella, […]

Watch the first episode of Jim Carrey’s Kidding for free

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Ahead of its launch on September 9th, the pilot episode of Jim Carrey’s Kidding has been made available for free to watch on YouTube. You can view it below, but please be aware that it might be geo-blocked for some territories… https://youtu.be/NTrqSWS2oaw In his first series regular role in over two decades, Jim Carrey stars as […]

House of Lies’ Ben Schwartz to voice Sonic The Hedgehog

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Paramount has found its voice for its lead hero in the Sonic The Hedgehog feature film. Variety has reported Ben Schwartz (House of Lies) has been cast to portray Sonic in the live-action/animation hybrid. He joins the previously cast Jim Carrey, James Marsden, Tika Sumpter and Natasha Rothwell in the film from director Jeff Fowler with Deadpool‘s Tim […]

Jim Carrey stars in new trailer for Showtime’s Kidding

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Ahead of its season premiere next month, Showtime has released a new trailer for upcoming comedy drama Kidding which stars Jim Carrey as Jeff/Mr. Pickles, a children’s TV show host who finds himself in the midst of a mental breakdown as his family falls apart. Also featuring in the cast alongside Carrey are Catherine Keener, Judy […]