Tag: Idris Elba
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Idris Elba Now Playing New Character In ‘The Suicide Squad’, Viola Davis To Return
The true nature of James Gunn’s The Suicide Squad has been a lingering question ever since he came aboard. While definitely not a sequel, it’s not truly a reboot either and that has left some confused, especially with some new characters introduced and some being replaced while others stay. A big one was the replacement of…
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Idris Elba Joins ‘Mouse Guard’ As An Obi-Wan Kenobi-esque Rodent
Idris Elba isn’t just a great actor, he’s also a great voice actor and has kept him busy voicing characters in The Jungle Book, Finding Dory, and Zootopia. Well now you can add another animal role to his credit, as Elba is joining the cast of Wes Ball’s graphic novel adaptation of Mouse Guard, voicing…
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Deadshot Seen As Key To James Gunn’s ‘The Suicide Squad’
With so much apparent turnover taking place in James Gunn’s The Suicide Squad, it was interesting that Will Smith’s Deadshot character was one that needed to stick around. After it became known that Smith was leaving the sequel/reboot over scheduling issues, Idris Elba entered talks, a prominent name for what is shaping up to be…
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‘The Suicide Squad’ Targets Idris Elba To Replace Will Smith As Deadshot
Well, it didn’t take long for an answer whether Will Smith would be replaced in James Gunn’s The Suicide Squad. The answer is definitely “yes”, and it looks as if they’re shooting for the moon in filling the role of Deadshot, targeting Idris Elba as Smith’s replacement. According to THR, Elba was Gunn’s first choice…
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‘Turn Up Charlie’ Trailer: Idris Elba Goes From Rockin’ Parties To Playing Nanny
Idris Elba seems like a good guy. I mean, he’s played some really bad dudes, but in general he looks like the kind of guy who would be the perfect nanny to a precocious child. Turns out that’s what his upcoming Netflix series Turn Up Charlie is all about. Elba plays a struggling DJ who…
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Max Landis’ Comeback Film Is A #MeToo Action-Horror Starring Chloe Grace Moretz
“Sometimes men who commit sexual assault are talented screenwriters and their work comes with baggage. Other times, they’re Max Landis.” That was gamer Zoe Quinn unloading on screenwriter Max Landis in just a small piece of a Twitter screed for the ages back in December 2017. That was the beginning of a whirlwind of sexual abuse…
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‘Hobbs & Shaw’ Trailer: Dwayne Johnson And Jason Statham Open Up A Can Of Whoop-Ass
I don’t know if the plan was always for a Hobbs & Shaw spinoff, but by the end of the-otherwise mediocre Fate of the Furious we were all demanding it. Somehow during that film it was Dwayne Johnson and Jason Statham whose chemistry stood out from the cast that has been around since the beginning.…
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New ‘Hobbs & Shaw’ Motion Posters Reveal The Powerhouse Cast
The Hobbs & Shaw trailer won’t be arriving during the Super Bowl as most of us thought. Instead, the Fast & Furious spinoff will reveal its first footage later today, but first here are some new motion posters introducing the powerhouse cast. The images feature stars Dwayne Johnson and Jason Statham, returning as Luke Hobbs…
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Idris Elba Spins The Wheels Of Steel In First Look At ‘Turn Up Charlie’
As a longtime fan of pro wrestling, I love a sneaky good gimmick. Netflix has come up with a solid one for promoting their upcoming series, Turn Up Charlie, which features actor and well-regarded master of the 1s & 2s Idris Elba. A day after it was announced Elba would be DJing a set at…
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George Miller’s ‘Fury Road’ Followup Is A Romance Starring Idris Elba And Tilda Swinton
Been wondering what would be next for Mad Max: Fury Road director, George Miller? Maybe one of those Fury Road sequels or the oft-talked about Furiosa prequel with Charlize Theron? What about that Man of Steel film he was eyeing? Nah, it’s none of those. It’s a romance titled Three Thousand Years of Longing, and it’s…