Tag: Denzel Washington
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‘High And Low’: Denzel Washington And Spike Lee Reteam For Remake Of Akira Kurosawa’s Crime Classic
Denzel Washington and Spike Lee are together again. For their fifth collaboration, they’re aiming very high with a remake of Akira Kurosawa’s 1963 classic crime thriller, High and Low, for Apple and A24. The original movie starred the legendary Japanese actor Toshiro Mifune as a businessman whose plans to strongarm a business deal are upended by…
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John Boyega to Headline Upcoming Prequel Series for ‘The Book of Eli’
It’s been 14 years since the Denzel Washington/Mila Kunis post-apocalyptic action film, which was already based on a book, The Book of Eli hit theaters, so spoiler warnings shouldn’t be needed but, just in case, spoilers ahead. While it didn’t set box office records The Book of Eli was a flick i thoroughly enjoyed. Denzel +…
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Denzel Washington To Conquer As Hannibal In Antoine Fuqua’s Historical Epic
Denzel Washington and Antoine Fuqua just can’t quit one another. Now that their Equalizer trilogy has wrapped up, and quite successfully at that, the duo aren’t wasting any time in finding their next project together. With the SAG-AFTRA strike over, Fuqua’s historical epic on the legendary conqueror Hannibal is moving ahead, with Denzel set for…
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‘The Equalizer 3’ Trailer: Denzel Washington Takes The R-Rated Action To Italy For Franchise’s Final Chapter
The annual CinemaCon event is taking place in Las Vegas right now, and it’s a chance for studios to preview some of their most anticipated projects while announcing others. And Sony has come out of the gate with a new trailer for The Equalizer 3, reuniting Denzel Washington and director Antoine Fuqua, along with the…
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‘The Piano Lesson’: Samuel L. Jackson, John David Washington, Danielle Deadwyler & More Join August Wilson Adaptation
An incredible assemblage of Black talent is coming together for The Piano Lesson, Netflix’s adaptation of August Wilson’s play. With Malcolm Washington set to direct and co-write the film with Virgil Williams, and his father Denzel producing, the cast will be led by Samuel L. Jackson and John David Washington. That’s just the tip of…
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Denzel Washington To Reunite With Ridley Scott For ‘Gladiator 2’
Even if you had doubts that we needed a sequel Ridley Scott’s Gladiator, the casting of Paul Mescal and Barry Keoghan probably calmed any concerns. Well, what if that cast got even better? Such as with a reunion between Scott and his American Gangster star Denzel Washington? According to Deadline, Denzel Washington is in final…
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‘Mississippi Masala’ 4K Restoration: Mira Nair’s Beautiful Romance Starring Denzel Washington & Sarita Coudhury Returns This Month
To this day, whenever I see Sarita Choudhury, like I did twice this past year in The Green Knight and After Yang, my first thought is “Oh yeah she was in Mississippi Masala with Denzel Washington.” That film is largely overlooked in his career, not so much hers even though her career is also quite…
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Denzel Washington Confirms ‘The Equalizer III’ Is Next And It’s Time “To Beat People Up Again”
While Queen Latifah may be the Equalizer on the small screen, Denzel Washington still owns that role on the big. It’s been a few years since we’ve had a chance to see Denzel beat the crap out of some people, but that’s about to change because he’s confirmed first to Blackfilmandtv.com that he’ll reunite with…
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‘The Tragedy Of Macbeth’ Trailer: Joel Coen’s Shakespearean Tale Of Murder And Ambition Hits Apple TV+ Next Week
The Tragedy of Macbeth, Joel Coen’s solo directing debut, has been out in theaters for a couple of weeks. The response? It’s probably going to get a Best Picture nomination, and with stars Denzel Washington and Frances McDormand giving heavyweight performances of one of the Bard’s greatest works, probably some acting nods, too. But the…