Tag: Idris Elba

Thanos, Greenies, Hippies, and Black Superman

One of the most talked-about aspects of the entertainment industry in the last few years has been its increasing politicization, with a heavily leftward bent. This isn’t the first time it’s happened (the great John Nolte covered the modern history of Hollywood temper tantrums in a great piece fr...

REVIEW: Hobbs & Shaw (2019)

I think the best thing I can say for Hobbs & Shaw, the spinoff of the tried and true (in terms of box office, anyway) Fast and Furious movies, is that you probably already know whether or not you’ll like it. If Jason Statham and the Rock pounding bad guys into the dirt for two …

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Bat-Family Rumors Abound in Wake of Pattinson Casting

It looks like the Boy Wonder might return to the big screen. Forbes is reporting that not only is Batman’s iconic partner rumored to make a return in Matt Reeves’ upcoming Batman film The Batman, but new versions of the Riddler, Commissioner Gordon, and, of course, Batman’s trusted butler ...

New Hobbs & Shaw Trailer Shows its Hand

It’s been two and a half months since the first Hobbs & Shaw trailer, which means it’s about time for Universal to release another glimpse at the Fast and Furious spinoff, just in case there’s anyone who wasn’t sold on the concept the first time but could still be swayed. There’s plent...

Idris Elba May Take Aim As Deadshot

Suicide Squad is about to trade the Fresh Prince for a DJ. Deadline reports that Idris Elba is in talks to replace Will Smith as the legendary DC Comics assassin Deadshot in the James Gunn-directed revamp of the Suicide Squad set to be released August 2021. I first saw this news when the latest ep...

Hobbs & Shaw Trailer Muscles its Way Online

The Fast and Furious franchise just cut the fat as the first Hobbs & Shaw trailer has finally dropped. A spinoff of Vin Diesel’s race car series, Hobbs & Shaw catapults the supporting characters played by Dwayne “the Rock” Johnson and Jason Statham into the lead roles, with...