Tag: kevin hart
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Kevin Hart To Star In Superhero Comedy ‘Night Wolf’ From Writers Of ‘Detective Pikachu’
Kevin Hart, superhero? Well, not quite, but he’s about to meet one in the new superhero comedy Night Wolf, a film by Detective Pikachu writers Dan Hernandez and Benji Samit. The film centers on a Meet the Parents-style encounter between Hart’s character and his future father-in-law, only to discover that he is secretly the superhero…
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David Leitch Talks Future Of Those ‘Hobbs & Shaw’ Surprise Cameos, Nearly Casting Keanu Reeves
As if the Fast & Furious franchise couldn’t get any crazier, more over-the-top insane, along comes Hobbs & Shaw. The spinoff is led by a bickering muscle-bound Jason Statham and Dwayne Johnson, battling a cybernetic Idris Elba. The days of street racing on the streets of Los Angeles are LONG gone. But as wild as…
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Rick Famuyiwa To Direct Kevin Hart In ‘Uptown Saturday Night’ Remake
A remake of the buddy comedy classic Uptown Saturday Night has been in the works for years, and in various forms, without much actually happening. The 1974 movie remains influential, which is why a remake has always been able to attract big stars. Will Smith and Denzel Washington were once going to lead it, with…
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Review: ‘The Secret Life Of Pets 2’, Furry Friends Are Back For A Chaotic And Forgettable Sequel
In the span of about 90 minutes, Illumination’s sequel The Secret Life of Pets 2 somehow crams in three competing storylines. It’s almost as if they’re running three separate pilots for a possible TV series, which, frankly, they may actually be trying to do. But as cute and good-natured as these adventurous four-legged friends may…
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‘The Secret Life Of Pets 2’ Final Trailer Takes Max To The Farm
After a series of character-based teasers, The Secret Life of Pets 2 has dropped the final full trailer, and it reveals something we hadn’t really seen yet. There’s going to be a major change of setting as part of the story will move away from the big city and to a farm. The sequel once again follows…
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Kevin Hart Teaming With ‘Girls Trip’ Writer For Remake Of South Korean Hit ‘Extreme Job’
Kevin Hart recently found an unexpected smash with The Upside, a remake of Intouchables, one of the biggest French comedies ever. So why not go to the foreign well once more? Now Hart is set to remake the biggest movie in South Korean history, last year’s bizarre cop comedy Extreme Job. Hart will produce and…
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National Pet Day Means A New Trailer For ‘The Secret Life Of Pets 2’
Illumination already has two multi-billion dollar animated franchises with Despicable Me and its spinoff, Minions, and that doesn’t even count how much these will make in merchandising forever. After the $875M haul for The Secret Life of Pets they may have a third franchise that we’ll be talking about for years, because if there’s anything…
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Kevin Hart Rolls The Dice On A ‘Monopoly’ Movie
Controversy be damned, Kevin Hart doesn’t seem too affected by any of it. Following on the strong opening weekend and decent reviews for The Upside, Hart is now ready to pass go and collect the lead role in a Monopoly movie, based on the board game we all used to play but never finished. Hart…
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Review: ‘The Upside’ Is A Surprisingly Welcome Remake Of ‘Intouchables’
A cultural phenomenon in France and a box office hit the world over, Intouchables was an uneven, well-intentioned feel-good comedy. And like many French comedies that deal with sensitive racial matters, it had a share of issues. But what you couldn’t deny was the chemistry between Francois Cluzet and breakout star Omar Sy, playing a…