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Dwayne Johnson, Chris Evans Search for Santa in ‘Red One’ Trailer
Dwayne Johnson and Chris Evans face an unusual array of holiday challenges in the first trailer for their Christmas movie Red One. Jake Kasdan’s action-comedy feature from Amazon MGM Studios is set for worldwide theatrical release on Nov. 15. Red One centers on North Pole head of security Callum Drift (Johnson) and naughty-lister Jack O’Malley […]
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‘Moana 2’ Unveils New Footage and Lead Character’s Opening Song at Annecy
Moana 2 made a splash at the Annecy Animation Festival as the highly anticipated sequel from Walt Disney Animation Studios revealed exclusive footage, music and storyboard art during its presentation Friday. Directors David Derrick Jr. and Jason Hand took the stage to introduce the sequences and give new details about the film’s story and characters. […]
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Dwayne Johnson and Dany Garcia’s Seven Bucks, Disney Ink First-Look Deal
Dwayne Johnson and his Seven Bucks Productions, co-founded by Dany Garcia, have signed a first-look deal with The Walt Disney Company. The agreement will see Johnson and Garcia develop films for theatrical and streaming platforms, with Johnson to potentially star in the projects. The multi-year deal will also allow Seven Bucks to collaborate across Disney divisions. […]
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Dwayne Johnson Suffers Elbow Injury on A24 Wrestling Drama ‘The Smashing Machine’
“Any time your film is called The Smashing Machine, you’re going to kind of get smashed up.” That’s how Dwayne Johnson put it, as he revealed he suffered an injury on his right elbow while filming his new wrestling drama for A24. “I got banged up pretty good today in our scenes. There might be […]
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‘Moana 2’ Sets Record for Most Viewed Trailer in Disney Animation and Pixar History
Thanksgiving may be months away, but audiences are already getting ready to feast on Moana 2. A trailer for the movie was viewed by 178 million people in its first 24 hours this week, more than any other trailer for a film in the history of Disney’s animated empire, which is made up of Walt […]
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‘Moana 2’ Makes Splash With First Trailer
Dwayne Johnson and Auli’i Cravalho are back in action with the first trailer for Disney’s sequel movie Moana 2. David Derrick Jr., Jason Hand and Dana Ledoux Miller directed the animated feature that is set to hit theaters Nov. 27. The film centers on Moana (Cravalho) heading out on an unexpected adventure in long-lost waters […]
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‘Atlas’ Director Brad Peyton on Key to Working with Jennifer Lopez, Filming a 2030 DeLorean and His ‘Predator’ Dreams
Brad Peyton had his work cut out for him on the set of his new sci-fi action film, Atlas. The Canadian director’s new 2071-set film centers on Jennifer Lopez’s Atlas Shepherd, a data analyst whose deep mistrust of AI is tested to the extreme when she must rely on an AI-driven mech suit to survive […]
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‘The Mummy’ at 25: Director on the Enduring Hit, Brendan Fraser’s Mishap and the Tom Cruise Reboot
The Mummy director is unwrapping his memories of the popular action film that starred Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz as it hits its 25th anniversary. Universal Pictures released the movie May 7, 1999, and it collected $409 million at the global box office ($767 million today) and spawned two sequels, along with the 2002 Dwayne […]
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Dwayne Johnson Surprises CinemaCon With Sneak Peek of ‘Moana 2’
Two months after Disney CEO Bob Iger’s surprise announcement that Moana 2 was in the works at the studio and scheduled to hit theaters Nov. 27, the animated sequel took center stage at CinemaCon. Disney debuted an exclusive sneak peek of footage of the David Derrick Jr.-directed film in front of theater owners with the […]
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Conor McGregor Brags That He’s the Highest-Paid First-Time Action Star. Dwayne Johnson May Beg to Differ.
Conor McGregor vs. Dwayne Johnson: Who Cashed the Bigger Check? Did Conor McGregor really set a world record with his Road House payday? That’s what the onetime UFC superstar has been bragging about in recent weeks, claiming he’s now “the highest paid first-time actor of all time.” If true — and McGregor, 35, hasn’t disclosed how […]
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Amazon MGM Teases Dwayne Johnson-Chris Evans Holiday Pic ‘Red One,’ Expands Theatrical Slate
Theater owners have been treated to their first glimpse of Amazon MGM Studios’ year-end holiday romp Red One, starring Dwayne Johnson and Chris Evans. While the studio didn’t give an official presentation at CinemaCon this week, it used the annual convention to show off 10 minutes of the comedy inside a spacious suite at Caesars […]
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Dwayne Johnson Says He Won’t Endorse Biden Again for President
You’d think he’d want to walk back Jungle Cruise or Black Adam. Instead, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson is expressing some regret about his 2020 endorsement for Joe Biden for president and says he won’t endorse any candidate this year. “The endorsement that I made years ago with Biden was one I thought was the best […]
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