Revisiting the movies of your childhood can sometimes lead to the realization that you’ve been wearing nostalgia goggles, but that isn’t the case with “Jumanji.” The irrational fear of being sucked into a board game for over two decades while everyone in your life presumes you’ve died still stands because of this movie. “Jumanji” underwent […]
Continue readingGone are the days in which a marquee name could draw in a crowd all on its own. Studios now tend to prioritize projects based on their relation to established franchises or source material, and the number of actors who can successfully sell tickets for roles that aren’t part of a recurring series or comic […]
Continue reading(Welcome to On Your Radar, a series where we take a look at what’s next for the biggest actors and filmmakers, and why you should be excited … or not.)Kevin Hart is one of the hardest working men in show business. The man is in so many projects that it’s hard to imagine he has […]
Continue readingSony Pictures Entertainment has extended Tom Rothman’s contract for an unspecified period of time and given the film chief a promotion.It’s a strong endorsement for the hard-charging executive, who took over Sony’s film business in 2015 during a tumultuous period for the studio. When he assumed the role, Sony had just endured a devastating cyber […]
Continue readingHo ho ho nooooo. Nothing says Christmas like capitalism, so Dwayne Johnson and his Seven Bucks Productions are teaming up with Amazon Studios for Red One, a “Christmas-themed feature project.” Jumanji: The Next Level producer Hiram Garcia penned the treatment for the project. The Fast and the Furious writer Chris Morgan will be penning the […]
Continue readingNetflix has released the trailer for its upcoming summer action tentpole “Gunpowder Milkshake,” starring Karen Gillan. The actress is best known for her role as Nebula in the Marvel Cinematic Universe flicks, plus her performance in two “Jumanji” movies. Gillan plays a third-generation for-hire assassin forced to work in tandem with her estranged mother, played […]
Continue readingDisney and Sony Pictures on Wednesday announced a major licensing agreement that will bring both library and upcoming film and TV titles to Disney+, Hulu, ABC, and FX and other Disney-owned cable channels. The pact, which covers everything from “Spider-Man” to “Jumanji,” is as sure a sign as ever that Sony will not be launching […]
Continue readingComedian Kevin Hart already has quite a presence on Netflix, but it’s about to get even bigger with a new first-look film production deal with his HartBeat Production. Following in the footsteps of Adam Sandler, the Jumanji franchise star will produce and star in four new movies that will be available exclusively on Netflix. Variety […]
Continue readingI can’t quite remember the first time I saw Jumanji, but I knew I was going to love it forever after I saw it on VHS a year or two after its December 1995 release. For me, Jumanji is the ultimate comfort movie. It’s a movie which never fails to thrill, no matter how outdated […]
Continue readingRobin Williams was catnip to me as a kid and I loved his cross-dressing nanny in this bizarre and heartfelt tale of family loveRobin Williams was a constant presence in my life growing up – he was Genie in Aladdin and Alan in Jumanji, when I got older he was Armand in The Birdcage and […]
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