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Jeffrey Wright and Octavia Spencer to star in Death of a Salesman

August 21, 2025 by EJ Moreno

Chinonye Chukwu and Tony Kushner’s big-screen adaptation of Death of a Salesman has found its lead as Deadline has revealed that Jeffrey Wright and Octavia Spencer are set to star in the production from Focus Features and Amblin. Death of a Salesman is a tragic play written by Arthur Miller in 1949. It explores the […]

Filed Under: EJ Moreno, Movies, News Tagged With: Death of a Salesman, Jeffrey Wright, Octavia Spencer

Everything Goes With Blue in new clip and character posters for Smurfs

June 25, 2025 by Matt Rodgers

Paramount Pictures has dropped a dollop of blue in your day by releasing a set of character posters and a music video clip from the forthcoming big-screen outing of the Smurfs.  Smurfs boasts an all-star voice cast that includes Rihanna, James Corden, Nick Offerman, Daniel Levy,  Natasha Lyonne, Hannah Waddingham, and John Goodman. All of […]

Filed Under: Matt Rodgers, Movies, News, Trailers Tagged With: Alex Winter, Amy Sedaris, Billie Lourd, Daniel Levy, Hannah Waddingham, James Corden, John Goodman, JP Karliak, Kurt Russell, Maya Erskine, Natasha Lyonne, Nick Kroll, Nick Offerman, Octavia Spencer, Rihanna, Sandra Oh, Smurfs, the smurfs, Xolo Maridueña

Blumhouse to bring back Octavia Spencer for Ma sequel

June 4, 2025 by Matt Rodgers

Ma Octavia Spencer

Academy Award winner Octavia Spencer is set to reprise one of her most iconic roles with the news that she will star in a sequel to 2019 horror movie, Ma.  Spencer teamed up with her The Help director Tate Taylor to steer the revenge film towards $60 million at the global box-office. What made that […]

Filed Under: Matt Rodgers, Movies, News Tagged With: Blumhouse, Ma, Ma 2, Octavia Spencer, Tate Taylor

Rihanna is Smurfette in trailer for the new Smurfs movie

May 14, 2025 by Amie Cranswick

Paramount Pictures has shared a new trailer and poster for Smurfs , a new animated feature which sees Rihanna’s Smurfette leading her friends on a mission to save the kidnapped Papa Smurf from the clutches of the evil wizards Razamel and Gargamel. Alongside Rihanna, Smurfs also features the voice talents of James Corden, Nick Offerman, […]

Filed Under: Amie Cranswick, Movies, News, Trailers Tagged With: Alex Winter, Amy Sedaris, Billie Lourd, Daniel Levy, Hannah Waddingham, James Corden, John Goodman, JP Karliak, Kurt Russell, Maya Erskine, Natasha Lyonne, Nick Kroll, Nick Offerman, Octavia Spencer, Rihanna, Sandra Oh, Smurfs, Xolo Maridueña

Rihanna’s Smurfette leads a rescue mission in the Smurfs trailer

February 6, 2025 by Matt Rodgers

Paramount Pictures has released the trailer for the latest big-screen outing of those little Belgian blue folk the Smurfs. The animated adventure focuses on the rescue mission undertaken by Smurfette when Papa Smurf is kidnapped by dastardly Wizards, Razamel and Gargamel. Voicing the Smurf collective are an impressive ensemble that includes Rihanna, James Corden, Nick Offerman, […]

Filed Under: Matt Rodgers, Movies, News, Trailers Tagged With: Alex Winter, Amy Sedaris, Billie Lourd, Daniel Levy, Hannah Waddingham, James Corden, John Goodman, JP Karliak, Kurt Russell, Maya Erskine, Natasha Lyonne, Nick Kroll, Nick Offerman, Octavia Spencer, Paramount Pictures, Rihanna, Sandra Oh, Smurfs, Xolo Maridueña

Fan Casting Jordan Peele’s 2026 Movie: 8 Actors We Must See

June 23, 2024 by EJ Moreno

EJ Moreno with eight actors we need in Jordan Peele’s new film… 2026 seems like a long time away, but the wait for a new Jordan Peele movie is worth it. The filmmaker has set an October 2026 release date for his mysterious new project, and that gives us plenty of time to throw every […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, EJ Moreno, Movies Tagged With: Dev Patel, Hiroyuki Sanada, Jordan Peele, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Luke James, Octavia Spencer, Pam Grier, Sophie Wilde, Zazie Beetz

The Smurfs casts Nick Offerman, Xolo Maridueña, Kurt Russell and more alongside Rihanna

April 12, 2024 by EJ Moreno

The upcoming Smurfs movie from Parmaount has a lovely line-up of actors to bring to life the blue icons. At CinemaCon on Thursday, the studio announced who would voice the cast in The Smurfs, which cast a major pop star-turned-actor in the lead role. Rihanna was previously announced for the project, but now we’ve learned […]

Filed Under: Movies, News Tagged With: Alex Winter, Amy Sedaris, Billie Lourd, Daniel Levy, Hannah Waddingham, James Corden, John Goodman, JP Karliak, Kurt Russell, Natasha Lyonne, Nick Kroll, Nick Offerman, Octavia Spencer, Rihanna, Sandra Oh, the smurfs, Xolo Maridueña

Viola Davis set to play Amanda Waller in Suicide Squad

December 17, 2014 by Luke Owen

A couple of weeks back we reported the casting news for Suicide Squad now that the whole team is in place. But one name missing was the lady behind the team, Amanda Waller. Well, according to Latino Review (who are hit and miss with their reports), Viola Davis (How to Get Away with Murder) is […]

Filed Under: Luke Owen, Movies, News Tagged With: David Ayer, DC, Octavia Spencer, Oprah Winfrey, Suicide Squad, Viola Davis

New images from Guillermo del Toro’s The Shape of Water

August 8, 2017 by Amie Cranswick

Five new images have debuted for director Guillermo del Toro’s ‘other-worldly fairy tale’ The Shape of Water featuring Michael Shannon, Michael Stuhlbarg, Sally Hawkins, Richard Jenkins, and Octavia Spencer; take a look below… SEE ALSO: Watch the trailer for The Shape of Water here From master story teller, Guillermo del Toro, comes THE SHAPE OF […]

Filed Under: Amie Cranswick, Movies, News Tagged With: Guillermo del Toro, Michael Shannon, Michael Stuhlbarg, Octavia Spencer, Richard Jenkins, Sally Hawkins, The Shape of Water

Interview with the cast and crew of Black or White, starring Kevin Costner and Anthony Mackie

December 12, 2015 by Scott J. Davis

Set for release on Digital HD on Monday (December 14th) and on DVD on January 11th, Black or White debuted at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2014 and is finally getting a release over in the UK. With the release imminent, we have spoke to some of the talented filmmakers and actors behind the […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Exclusives, Interviews, Movies, Scott Davis Tagged With: Anthony Mackie, Black or White, kevin costner, Mike RInder, Octavia Spencer

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