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‘Young Rock,’ ‘Grand Crew’ Canceled as NBC Picks Up Mockumentary Comedy
NBC has made decisions on two of its three bubble comedies and one of its four pilots. The network has opted to cancel sophomore series Grand Crew and third-year show Young Rock, leaving fellow comedy American Auto on the bubble. As part of NBC’s comedy moves Friday, the network has handed out a series order […]
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Vin Diesel on Bringing Back Those Stars for ‘Fast X’: “Both of Them Clearly Make People Happy”
[This story contains spoilers for Fast X.] As Fast X hit theaters this weekend, buzz has quickly spread about the film’s post-credit scene, which sees the surprise return of both Dwayne Johnson’s Luke Hobbs and Gal Gadot’s Gisele Yashar. Johnson and franchise star Vin Diesel have famously clashed in the past, as director Louis Leterrier […]
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Auliʻi Cravalho Won’t Reprise Titular Role in ‘Moana’ Live-Action, “Cannot Wait” to Help Find New Lead
Auliʻi Cravalho will not be reprising her titular role in Disney’s upcoming Moana live-action film, which will again see Dwayne Johnson take on the role of demigod Maui. Cravalho took to social media on Friday to announce that she would not be returning to the role in the film but is excited to find the […]
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‘Fast X’ Director Louis Leterrier Talks Those A-List Cameos and the Twisted Scene That Required Approval From the Top
[This story contains spoilers for Fast X.] Fast X director Louis Leterrier may have joined the Fast Saga in the most unusual of circumstances, but he’s made his presence felt in a big way. Leterrier, who film fans know most as the helmer behind The Incredible Hulk (2008) and the Transporter franchise, replaced Fast mainstay […]
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Dwayne Johnson Says He’s Had Multiple Bouts of Depression Throughout His Life: “You’re Never Alone”
Dwayne Johnson recently got candid about the bouts of depression he’s undergone throughout his life, dating back to when he was in college. During an appearance on The Pivot podcast, the Black Adam actor explained that he first felt depressed when he was at the University of Miami, and he injured his shoulder, which kept […]
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Live-Action ‘Moana’ in the Works From Dwayne Johnson, Disney
Disney is setting sail with Moana once again, this time in vibrant live action. The studio has teamed with Dwayne Johnson to develop a live-action remake of its 2016 animated musical sensation. Johnson plans to return to the role of Maui, the grandiose demigod of the wind and sea. He will produce via his Seven […]
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Zachary Levi Says He Doesn’t Blame Dwayne Johnson for the Nixed Post-Credits Scene in ‘Shazam! Fury of the Gods’
Zachary Levi took to Instagram to clarify that he doesn’t blame Dwyane Johnson — or anyone — for nixing the originally planned post-credits scene in Shazam! Fury of the Gods, which would’ve seen Justice Society of America members inviting the sequel’s title character to join their group. On Tuesday, Levi seemed to call out Johnson […]
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Zachary Levi Backs Report That Dwayne Johnson Nixed Post-Credit Scene in ‘Shazam! Fury of the Gods’
Zachary Levi was casting thunderbolts Tuesday, after a report circulated that Black Adam star Dwayne Johnson blocked characters from the Rock’s film showing up in a post-credits scene in Levi’s Shazam! Fury of the Gods. It was already known that members of Black Adam’s Justice Society of America were originally slated to appear in Fury […]
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Chris Chesser, Producer on ‘Major League,’ Dies at 74
Chris Chesser, the film and documentary producer best known for bringing the iconic baseball comedy Major League to the big screen, has died. He was 74. Chesser died suddenly Feb. 2 at his Los Angeles home, his brothers, Alan and Steve Chesser, announced. No cause of death was revealed. As a production executive, Chesser supervised […]
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‘Black Adam 2’ Not Moving Forward as Part of New DC’s “First Chapter”
The hierarchy of power did change at DC, just not in the way Dwayne Johnson intended it. Black Adam, the DC superhero movie that Johnson starred in and produced, was to have launched a new franchise, but Johnson announced Tuesday that plans for a sequel were halted and will not be un-halted any time soon. […]
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Jennifer Lopez, Snoop Dogg, Issa Rae, Machine Gun Kelly and More Stars Take The Hollywood Reporter’s Entrepreneurs Survey
In putting together its second annual list of the top Celebrity Entrepreneurs in the entertainment industry, The Hollywood Reporter surveyed some of the biggest stars in Hollywood, including Jennifer Aniston, Jennifer Lopez and Ellen DeGeneres, about why they decided to branch out from acting and singing to also launch brands. Everyone from Dwayne Johnson, Drew […]
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Box Office: ‘Black Adam’ Tops Another Slow Weekend With $18.5M Before ‘Black Panther 2’ Arrives
DC and Warner Bros.’ Black Adam stayed atop the weekend box office chart in its third outing with an estimated $18.5 million from 3,985 theaters for a domestic tally of $137.4 million through Sunday. Globally, the pic has jumped the $300 million mark. Black Adam also dominated overseas, earning another $25.4 million from 76 markets […]
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