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VOLTRON: Filming Underway For The Live-Action Amazon MGM Studios Adaptation

Production is already underway for the new live-action treatment of Voltron as announced about a day prior to this post by Screen Queensland. The Amazon MGM Studios’ production is being directed by Rawson Marshall Thurber for a cast that lists feature starring Sterling K. Brown, Daniel Quinn-Toye, Henry Cavill, Rita Ora, John Kim, Alba Baptista, Samson Kayo and Tharanya Tharan. Thurber is producing, as well as penning the script with co-scribe Ellen Shanman, which follows the epic tale of five explorers who come together to pilot a quintet of Robot Lions that can form the ultimate humanoid robot warrior, Voltron, to battle evil. The film is based on the classic 1984 animated series from World Events Prodictions, which coalesced from several other Japanese animated shows. Todd Lieberman is also producing via Hidden Pictures, as well as Bob Koplar, and Hobie Films’ David Hoberman. Cameras are rolling in the Gold Coast, […]

RED NOTICE: Netflix Takes Notice With 2020 Start For Johnson/Gadot/Reynolds Headliner

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The filmmakers behind upcoming action film production, Red Notice, have landed the project a new home at Netflix according to a Deadline exclusive on Monday. Universal Pictures originally acquired the film in an intense bidding war late last year before dating it for release next November. Production reportedly sensed hesitation and saw a window ten days ago whereupon they introduced the film’s finished script to the streamer. According to Mike Fleming Jr., Netflix affirmed its commitment to the production in multiple aspects, from up-front salaries and backend, to a budget of up to $130 million dollars. Red Notice signals the streamer’s biggest star package to date with a cast that reteams Dwayne Johnson with director Rawson Marshall Thurber following Central Intelligence and Skyscraper. Joining the cast are Ryan Reynolds and Gal Gadot with a script by Thurber – billed as international action thriller that spans a globetrotting pursuit of the […]

SKYSCRAPER Extended Trailer Takes The Rock To Dangerous Heights

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Here to remind all of action movie fandom that wrestling with creatures won’t be all in 2018 for Dwayne Johnson is a new extended trailer for Rawson Marshall Thurber’s July 13 release, Skyscraper. This one goes nearly into spoiler territory for some key moments including several that stem from the first trailer so if you don’t want things to be made too obvious for you, don’t look.Otherwise, check it out below. I, for one, had the same issue with the U.S. trailer for Headshot and a producer acquainted assured me not to worry too much. Alas, I might be wrong, but I’m always picky about what my eyes land on so…. yeah. Way to go, Hollywood! You got me now, but I’m banking on there being more to blow my mind in July. Global icon Dwayne Johnson leads the cast of Legendary’s Skyscraper as former FBI Hostage Rescue Team leader […]

The Rock Pays Tribute To The Classics With A New Motion Poster For SKYSCRAPER

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Something tells me that a new trailer is on the horizon for Dwayne Johnson’s new action thriller, Skyscraper. I’m not certain, but I’m keeping my eyes peeled and until then, we now have a new poster online courtesy of our star who was more than willing to share his own declaration along with it via social media. Rawson Marshall Thurber helms for its July 13 release from Universal Pictures. Check out the animated art below! New SKYSCRAPER poster. Nice to feel everyone’s excitement building for this one. Inspired by films The Fugitive, Die Hard & Towering Inferno. I can’t guarantee I’ll save my wife and kid’s lives, but I can guarantee I’ll do everything I can for the rest of mine. This JULY. pic.twitter.com/PRV2kKTk2s — Dwayne Johnson (@TheRock) April 22, 2018

RED NOTICE: Dwayne Johnson Action Thriller Sets 2019 Start For 2020 Release From Universal/Legendary

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Universal and Legendary have reportedly bested some of the biggest studios in Hollywood in a major bidding contest for the new action pic Red Notice, which made headlines late Wednesday with actor Dwayne Johnson attached to star. As Deadline notes in its exclusive on Friday, the studio is fast tracking the film as a potential tentpole for Johnson who has reorganized his schedule to begin rolling cameras for Red Notice next Spring for a 2020 release. The news comes just days after the spectacular Super Bowl LII trailer involving for the July 13 3D release of Central Intelligence helmer Rawson Marshall Thurber’s Skyscraper in which Johnson stars. Red Notice reteams Johnson once again with Thurber who starts writing next week per the deal, earning him an eight-figure payday with Johnson getting $20 million. Plot details are scant while general information at Deadline (apart from The Hollywood Reporter‘s exclusive on Wednesday) […]

RED NOTICE: Hot Studio Item Reteams Dwayne Johnson With ‘Skyscraper’ Director

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There’s no stopping actor Dwayne Johnson these days as he is currently poised for several releases at the movies this year in addition to a sequel for his recent hit, Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle has surpassed well over $353.33 million at the domestic box office surpassing Furious Seven according to Forbes as of Wednesday. With at least three more movies opening this year and several others already making headway in development and production, you can now tack on another for the bustling film star for upcoming action thriller, Red Notice. The exclusive at The Hollywood Reporter detailing the news comes following a bidding war between several major studios – namely Legendary, New Line, Paramount, Sony and Universal – for the film that lines up yet another reteam for Johnson and filmmaker Rawson Marshall Thurber following Central Intelligence and upcoming high rise action pic, Skyscraper, which opens this July in 3D. Bidding […]

SKYSCRAPER Sees Dwayne Johnson Turning The Heat Up In The First Official Trailer

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Football fun aside and with another year to go until Super Bowl LIII, anyone still glued to a TV set or the internet managed to get full glimpse of the official trailer for Skyscraper and all the exciting action that awaits with actor Dwayne Johnson. The film is headlining a 3D release for July as well which seems a fitting move given some of the shots in the trailer as the extra layering may certainly enhance the experience and turn up the summer heat some. Global icon Dwayne Johnson leads the cast of Legendary’s Skyscraper as former FBI Hostage Rescue Team leader and U.S. war veteran Will Sawyer, who now assesses security for skyscrapers. On assignment in China he finds the tallest, safest building in the world suddenly ablaze, and he’s been framed for it. A wanted man on the run, Will must find those responsible, clear his name and […]

SKYSCRAPER Casts ‘Ghost In The Shell’ Co-Star Chin Han

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After filming creature thriller game adaptation, Rampage, actor and mega producer Dwayne Johnson’s next area of focus is action thriller, Skyscraper, reuniting with Central Intelligence helmer Rawson Marshall Thurber. The film has also now added actor Chin Han to the cast following roles in Netflix series Marco Polo and manga adaptation Ghost In The Shell. Han joins actresses Neve Campbell with Johnson tackling the role of Will Ford, a former FBI Hostage Rescue Team leader and U.S. war veteran who now assesses security for skyscrapers. When Ford is assigned to assess the world’s tallest, safest building in China, he is subsequently framed for setting it ablaze and must team up with the building’s visionary owner and designer to trek the building and save his trapped family while finding those responsible. Johnson also serves as a producer under his Seven Bucks Productions banner. Thurber will also producer alongside Beau Flynn via his […]

CANNONBALL RUN Reboot In Talks With ‘Central Intelligence’ Director

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Photo: HeyUGuys Warner Bros. still plans on rebooting the Hal Needham-directed Cannonball Run franchise following its announcement last year. These days however, the word now is that the studio is seeking to attach Dodgeball helmer Rawson Marshall Thurber to the direct the reimagining, and is also in discussions with Thomas Lennon and Robert Ben Garant (Night At The Museum trilogy) to assemble the script. The news comes with Get Hard scribe Etan Cohen’s departure after being attached to the film in March of 2016 for a revival of the Golden Harvest-produced original comedy trilogy in 1981, inspired by the Cannonball Baker Sea-To-Shining-Sea Memorial Trophy Dash of the 1970’s. The story focused on an illgeal cross-country race and its contestants willing to pull their own dirty tricks to achieve victory, with all three films host to a bevy of popular celebs in some capacity, including Burt Reynolds, Frank Sinatra, Roger Moore, […]

Dwayne Johnson Inferno Thriller, SKYSCRAPER, Heats Up Next Summer For Universal/Legendary

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Moviegoers are just one month away from the release of Dwayne Johnson’s appearance in Universal Pictures’s The Fate Of The Furious. It’s one of many titles on deck for the actor who has been staying amply busy in the past several years staking his claim in many projects on both the big and small screen, and even on the web. Films such as Jumanji, Baywaytch, game adaptaion Rampage, a sequel to San Andreas and even DCU adaptations with Black Adam and Shazam are currently in the works for the actor whose performance next to Kevin Hart in Rawson Marshall Thurber’s Central Intelligence helped rake in up to $217 million dollars at the box office. As such, you can add a second offering this week from both star and director in lieu of Universal’s latest package with Legendary Pictures for the new survival thriller, Skyscraper. Following its announcement last summer, Thurber […]

The Rock Will Be At The Wrong Place At The Wrong Time In China-Set Action Thriller, SKYSCRAPER

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Actor Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson is keeping himself busier and busier as the days go by. He’s currently onto his reprisal for Fast 8 after wrapping the newly adapted feature iteration of the hit TV show, Baywatch, and he’s got a batch of titles with his name attached, including a remake of Big Trouble In Little China, and the recently-announcent forward movement of a cinematic universe to build from his upcoming role in The Janson Directive. There’s more in store, but if you think he’s stopping anytime soon, you may want to guess again following developments on Wednesday evening with a mystery action script nearing the end of a bidding war between several studios. On Thursday evening, the news finally broke that the script in question, Skyscraper, which would star Johnson, was acquired by Legendary Pictures to the tune of $3 million dollars. The film’s plot hasn’t been publicly addressed […]

CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE Tests Kevin Hart's Limits In The New Trailer

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Actor Dwayne Johnson has come a pretty long way since his heyday in wrestling and with a bolstering career that has propelled him to bonafide action stardom, which is fitting even while doling out major laughs in the process. In an effort with the latter, teaming up with actor and comedian Kevin Hart who gave moviegoers two hit comedies in a row with Ride Along and its sequel, serves chuckles aplenty with the current campaign now running for Rawson Marshall Thurber’s Central Intelligence. June 17 is the date to catch the pair with Johnson in the role of a once bullied fat kid in high school whose commitment to change made him a muscle bound and deadly top tier agent for CIA, and ultimately on a top-secret mission and in need of serious help from the man who was once the coolest kid in the halls, played by by Hart. […]

Watch The First Trailer For CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE Starring Kevin Hart And Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson!

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Pitting two bankable film stars in the same movie is one thing, but just what exactly does one look like with actors Kevin Hart and Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson? Well, for starters, director Rawson Marshall Thurber has an answer to that which begins with the newest trailer for the upcoming action comedy, Central Intelligence, with a plot that surely flips the script, shoots it, crashes into it and throws it out the damn window. Screaming. SYNOPSIS: The story follows a one-time bullied geek who grew up to be a lethal CIA agent (Johnson), coming home for his high school reunion. Claiming to be on a top-secret case, he enlists the help of the former “big man on campus” (Hart), now an accountant who misses his glory days. But before the staid numbers-cruncher realizes what he’s getting into it’s too late to get out, as his increasingly unpredictable new friend drags […]

Dwayne Johnson And Kevin Hart Begin Filming CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE For Warner Bros.

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Following last year’s report, actors Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and Kevin Hart are back in the headlines for Rawson Marshall Thurber‘s new movie, Central Intelligence. Both actors are huge favorites with a pending workload between now and next year with Johnson still on deck for disaster flick, San Andreas later this month and Hart‘s pending sequel romp, Ride Along 2. On that note, it’ll be fun to watch these two take on each other in a setting perfect enough for some action and laughs to take place. Filming officially started this week in Boston, Massachusetts, so hopefully we’ll see some cool set pics along the way. Cue the specifics below! BURBANK, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Production has begun in Boston on the action comedy “Central Intelligence,” for New Line Cinema and Universal Pictures. The film, starring Dwayne Johnson and Kevin Hart, will be directed by Rawson Marshall Thurber, director of the hit comedies […]

Johnson And Hart Gear Up For CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE

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It was just a few days ago that actor Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson posted an Instagram picture indicating a pending announcement stating an upcoming announcement for a new buddy action comedy with a hugely vague hint on who his co-star would be. “…In the right lighting and camera angles, we could pass as twins.” he said, and of course that would throw almost anyone off and into an epic guessing game of who looks like the hulking actor. Needless to say, Tuesday’s news finally stated who that actor would be in the form of someone anyone would least expect, with word from Variety that comedian and actor Kevin Hart would be starring alongside Johnson in Dodgeball helmer Rawson Marshall Thurber‘s Central Intelligence, which will start filming next Spring for New Line Cinema. Several versions of the developing script are underway between Thurber, and writing duos Ike Barinholtz and Dave Stassen, […]