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A Double Hit of Ron Shelton Sports Films

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Tom Jolliffe double bills two Ron Shelton sports films, White Men Can’t Jump and Bull Durham… Some will never get the passion that sport can inspire in fans and indeed the athletes (whether professional of amateur). Whether you love a sport as a spectator, or an active participant, that love is something almost unique to […]

Woody Harrelson joins George Clooney’s Suburbicon

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George Clooney’s Suburbicon has just picked up Woody Harrelson. According to The Wrap, the former True Detective star has now officially come aboard as part of the forthcoming crime comedy film, scripted by Joel and Ethan Coen. Suburbicon is set in the quiet family town of Suburbicon in the ‘50s. The film centers on a […]

New clip from The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1

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Ahead of its release tomorrow, Lionsgate has dropped a new clip from The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 featuring Jennifer Lawrence’s Katniss and Mahershala Ali’s Boggs; check it out below… The worldwide phenomenon of The Hunger Games continues to set the world on fire with The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1, which finds […]

Now You See Me 3 to be directed by Ruben Fleischer

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A new Now You See Me film is on the way, and its landed a new director. Per Deadline, Ruben Fleischer (Venom, Uncharted) is set to direct Now You See Me 3. Louis Leterrier helmed the first film, while Jon M. Chu took over for the sequel.  The film comes from Lionsgate and sees Fleischer […]

Trailer for Palme d’Or-winning uber-rich satire Triangle of Sadness

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Neon has debuted the first trailer and posters for writer-director Ruben Östlund’s Palme d’Or-winning satirical dark comedy Triangle of Sadness. The film features a cast that includes Harris Dickinson, Charlbi Dean, Dolly de Leon, and Woody Harrelson, and centres on the super-rich passengers of a luxury yacht, helmed by an unhinged boat captain, as they […]

Movie Review – The Man From Toronto (2022)

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The Man From Toronto, 2022. Directed by Patrick Hughes Woody Harrelson, Kevin Hart, Kaley Cuoco, Jasmine Mathews, Ellen Barkin, Lela Loren, Pierson Fode, and Jencarlos Canela SYNOPSIS: The Man From Toronto tells the story of the world’s deadliest assassin (Woody Harrelson) and New York’s biggest screw-up, Teddy (Kevin Hart), who are mistaken for one another at an […]

It’s mistaken identity mayhem for Kevin Hart and Woody Harrelson in trailer for The Man From Toronto

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The Man From Toronto has had a tough time making its way to the small screen; first Jason Statham jumped ship to be replaced by Woody Harrelson, and then Sony decided to give it to Netflix as part of their first-look deal.  It’ll arrive on the streaming service at the end of the month, and […]

Woody Harrelson, Simu Liu and Djimon Hounsou to star in feature adaptation of deep sea diving doc Last Breath

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When it was released back in 2019 we said in our ★★★★ review of Alex Parkinson and Richard de Costa’s nerve shredding deep sea documentary Last Breath that it made “The Abyss look like a dip in the shallow end”, and it appears that Hollywood agree, because news has just emerged that Woody Harrelson, Simu […]

Sony’s The Man from Toronto moves to Netflix

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The Man from Toronto is moving homes as Deadline reports that the action-comedy starring Kevin Hart and Woody Harrelson has been bought by Netflix as a part of the streamer’s first-look deal with Sony. The Man from Toronto begins when the world’s deadliest assassin (Harrelson) and New York’s biggest screw-up, Teddy (Hart), are mistaken for one […]

House Party reboot director to tackle White Men Can’t Jump remake

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Having already resided over one 90s reboot with the forthcoming House Party update, Charles Kidd II, aka Calmatic, has been given the keys to the court for another high-profile 90s property with the remake of Woody Harrelson and Wesley Snipes basketball comedy White Men Can’t Jump. According to Deadline, Calmatic has been tapped to direct […]