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A Cast Too Good For A Film This Bad: Collateral Beauty

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Matthew Shepherd revisit’s 2016’s Collateral Beauty… Hollywood humiliations are both rare and fascinating occurrences. Unlike other examples, this isn’t a quiet burial of a cheap production nobody believed in, but the very public implosion of a film that had everything — a-list cast, optimal release slot, financially bolstered awards campaign and an intriguing trailer that […]

Independence Day at 30: The Story Behind the Sci-Fi Blockbuster

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As it turns 30, Hasitha Fernando looks at the story behind the 1996 blockbuster Independence Day… One of the most unforgettable moments in the history of blockbuster filmmaking has got to be a colossal plasma beam completely laying waste to the White House in Independence Day. I mean, who can forget it right? Today, as […]

Will Smith to headline David Gordon Green’s action-thriller Supermax

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Will Smith has signed on to star in David Gordon Green’s prison-set action film Supermax for Amazon MGM Studios.  Per Deadline’s report Supermax will tell the story of two FBI agents investigating a murder that’s taken place in the world’s most secure prison. Casting is already underway to fill the role of Smith’s female FBI partner.  […]

Will Smith talks I Am Legend sequel and Michael B. Jordan’s mystery character

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Fans are waiting to see what can happen in an I Am Legend sequel, and Will Smith is here to tease what awaits. In an appearance on the Drink Champs podcast, the actor dove into the early plans and where they are heading. “What we were gonna do is the prequel,” reveals the actor, but […]

Michael Bay in talks to direct Will Smith in Fast and Loose

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An all-star blockbuster duo is coming together again with Netflix’s Fast and Loose as Deadline reports that director Michael Bay will likely join actor Will Smith in this upcoming actioner. The outlet notes that the deal is not official yet, but it will likely be the next project for both. Fast and Loose focuses on […]

Transformers director Steven Caple Jr. set to helm I Am Legend 2

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Having directed successful franchise installments such as Creed II ($214M) and Transformers: Rise of the Beasts ($438M), Warner Bros. are reportedly turning to Steven Caple Jr. to helm I Am Legend 2. According to Deadline the studio has spoken to a number of directors, but are keen for Caple Jr. to reunite with his Creed […]

Will Smith set for sci-fi thriller Resistor from Sony

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Will Smith has a film dominating cinemas with Bad Boys: Ride or Ride, and now he’s gearing up for another big-budget blockbuster. Deadline reports Sony’s Resistor has found its star with Smith joining the project, which he’ll produce through Westbrook. Zak Olkewicz wrote the first script draft, and Eric Warren Singer penned the latest draft. […]

Bad Boys: Ride or Die gives box office a boost with $104.6 million global start

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Sony Pictures Bad Boys: Ride or Die, the fourth entry in the near 30-year old franchise, has opened with a much-needed $56 million at the North American box-office.  The Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah directed sequel to 1995’s Bad Boys, 2003’s Bad Boys II and 2020’s Bad Boys for Life also opened at the […]

Movie Review – Bad Boys: Ride or Die (2024)

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Bad Boys: Ride or Die, 2024. Directed by Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah. Starring Will Smith, Martin Lawrence, Vanessa Hudgens, Alexander Ludwig, Paola Nuñez, Eric Dane, Ioan Gruffudd, Jacob Scipio, Melanie Liburd, Tasha Smith, Tiffany Haddish, Joe Pantoliano, Rhea Seehorn, Dennis Greene, Derek Russo, Dennis Greene, Quinn Hemphill, Fatima, Gabriel ‘G-Rod’ Rodriguez, Jenna Kanell, […]