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Dwayne Johnson is prepared to drop an elbow on his opponents in a new poster for The Smashing Machine, an upcoming film about Mma icon Mark Kerr from Benny Safdie (Uncut Gems) and A24. Who’s ready to sweat and leave some blood on the mat?

Mark Kerr is a former American wrestler and mixed martial artist. As a two-time UFC Heavyweight Tournament Champion, World Vale Tudo Championship tournament winner, a Pride Fc Heavyweight Champion, 1992 NCAA National Wrestling Champion, 1994 National Freestyle Champion, and 4x Adcc World Submission Champion, Kerr is one of the biggest badasses to ever get into the ring.

In addition to his directorial duties, Benny Safdie is co-writing The Smashing Machine script, which focuses on Kerr’s struggle with addiction, victory, love, and friendship in the year 2000. Likely to veer into more severe territory, The Smashing Machine gives Johnson a rare opportunity to flex his drama muscles for cameras.

Cinema fans have been familiar with Michael Berryman for decades. He made his first screen appearance in the 1975 film Doc Savage: The Man of Bronze, following that up with a role in the Best Picture winner One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest. Next up was his most iconic role, that of the desert-dwelling cannibal Pluto in Wes Craven’s 1977 film The Hills Have Eyes, a role he reprised in the messy 1984 sequel The Hills Have Eyes Part II. He has gone on to rack up over one hundred more credits, including roles in films like Deadly Blessing, Invitation to Hell, Cut and Run, Weird Science, My Science Project, Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home, Star Trek V: The Final Frontier, The Guyver, Beastmaster 2, Wizards of the Demon Sword, Teenage Exorcist, The Devil’s Rejects, Ed Gein: The Butcher of Plainfield, The Haunted Casino, The Lords of Salem, and Death House.

Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson writes an emotional message to his mother after she survived a car crash. The Rock’s mother, Ata Johnson, is currently 74 years old. The daughter of wrestling legend Peter Maivia, Ata Johnson comes from a long line of wrestlers, impacting The Rock himself, who became famous through wrestling.

Now, Dwayne Johnson reveals on Instagram that his mother was in a terrifying car crash.

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According to Johnson’s post, Ata Johnson was involved in a car crash in Los Angeles at 3:00 am on Thursday morning. Dwayne Johnson shared a picture of his mom’s bright red car with the passenger door smashed in. Despite the intense damage to this car, The Rock reported that his mother survived. He thanked the LAPD and Lafd and paid tribute to his mother’s incredible resilience over the years,...

Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson is honoring Brendan Fraser’s return to the big screen.

Johnson credited former “Mummy Returns” co-star Fraser for helping launch his own film career after making history in the WWE. The “Black Adam” actor tweeted in support of Fraser after the standing ovation for the Venice Film Festival premiere of “The Whale,” starring Fraser as a 600-pound teacher, went viral.

“Man, this makes me so happy to see this beautiful ovation for Brendan,” Johnson wrote. “He supported me coming into his ‘Mummy Returns’ franchise for my first ever role, which kicked off my Hollywood career. Rooting for all your success, brother and congrats to my bud Darren Aronofsky. #TheWhale”

Johnson starred as the Scorpion King in 2001’s “The Mummy Returns” before landing his own eponymous character spinoff film in 2002. His career later took off with “Walking Tall,” “Be Cool,” “Doom,” “Gridiron Gang,” and “Get Smart.” Up next,...

In today’s TV news roundup, Peacock’s limited series “Angelyne” got the titular woman as an executive producer, and Netflix announced premiere dates for “Ugly Delicious” and “Unorthodox.”

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Netflix announced the premiere dates of new and returning shows coming this March: “Ugly Delicious” Season 2 is premiering March 6; “Marc Maron: End Times Fun” will launch March 10; “Dirty Money” will return March 11 with Season 2; Season 3 of “Elite” will premiere March 13; and “Unorthodox” launches March 26. “Ugly Delicious comes from David Chang and Morgan Neville, revolving on Chang as he offers viewers a recipe of a specific dish and then shows them variations from across the globe. Maron’s “Ent Times Fun” is the performer’s third comedy special with the streamer. “Dirty Money” is delivering six episodes that examine cases of corporate corruption. “Elite” is a Spanish-language drama following a group of teenagers attending a private high school where the...

Hollywood has long been interested in adapting pulp hero Doc Savage to the screen, but even though various movie versions have been in the works over the years, it seems like the Man of Bronze is heading to television instead. Sony Pictures Television is developing a Doc Savage TV series from Condé Nast Entertainment and […]

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After years in development as a feature, "Doc Savage", the pulp magazine superstar from the 1930's, is being reconfigured for a live-action TV series, from Sony Pictures Television, Neal H. Moritz' Original Film ("The Boys") and Condé Nast Entertainment, who acquired the "Doc Savage" Street & Smith Library in 1959:

"...the scripted series will chronicle the adventures of 'Clark Savage Jr.', featuring rampaging dinosaurs...

"...secret societies led by dastardly villains, fantastic gadgets and weapons, death-dealing traps...

"...hair-raising escapes and plots to rule the earth..."

'Doc Savage' debuted in pulp magazines during the 1930's created by publisher Henry W. Ralston and editor John L. Nanovic for Street and Smith Publications, with additional material contributed by series' author, Kenneth Robeson, aka 'Lester Dent'.

"Doc Savage" has since spun-off into radio, film, comic books and a series of 1960's Bantam paperback novels reprinting the original stories. 

'Clark Savage,...

Exclusive: The Man of Bronze is headed to the small screen. Sony Pictures Television and Neal H. Moritz’s Sony-based Original Film have partnered with Condé Nast Entertainment to develop a scripted television series based on the Doc Savage pulp fiction franchise from the Street & Smith library. The project is part of the new three-year deal Original Film signed with the TV studio last summer.

The scripted series will chronicle his adventures, featuring rampaging dinosaurs, secret societies led by dastardly villains, fantastic gadgets and weapons, death-dealing traps, hair-raising escapes, and plots to rule the earth.

Executive producing the project are Moritz and Pavun Shetty from Original Film, and Oren Katzeff and Jon Koa of Condé Nast Entertainment. Condé Nast acquired the Street & Smith Library in 1959.

Sony first partnered with Moritz’s Original Film to develop a Doc Savage movie, recruiting Shane Black in 2013 to write the script, and signing...

Sony Pictures continues developing a new take on pulp magazine hero "Doc Savage" for producer Neil Moritz and Columbia Pictures:

Originally published in pulp magazines during the 1930's, 'Doc Savage' was created by publisher Henry W. Ralston...

... and editor John L. Nanovic at Street and Smith Publications...

...with additional material contributed by the series' main writer, Lester Dent.

The character spun-off into radio, film and comic books, then reprinted for modern-day audiences in a series of Bantam paperback books (1964), written by 'Kenneth Robeson'...

...with classic covers illustrated by James Bama.

'Clark Savage, Jr.' debuted March 1933 in the first issue of "Doc Savage Magazine", providing later inspiration for the name  'Clark Kent', secret identity of 'Superman'. 

'Doc Savage' had no special powers, but was raised from birth by his father and other scientists...

...to become one of the most perfect human beings in terms of strength,...

Sony Pictures continues developing a new take on pulp magazine hero "Doc Savage" for producer Neil Moritz and Columbia Pictures:

Originally published in pulp magazines during the 1930's, 'Doc Savage' was created by publisher Henry W. Ralston...

... and editor John L. Nanovic at Street and Smith Publications...

...with additional material contributed by the series' main writer, Lester Dent.

The character spun-off into radio, film and comic books, then reprinted for modern-day audiences in a series of Bantam paperback books (1964), written by 'Kenneth Robeson'...

...with classic covers illustrated by James Bama.

'Clark Savage, Jr.' debuted March 1933 in the first issue of "Doc Savage Magazine", providing later inspiration for the name  'Clark Kent', secret identity of 'Superman'. 

'Doc Savage' had no special powers, but was raised from birth by his father and other scientists...

...to become one of the most perfect human beings in terms of strength,...

Sony Pictures continues developing "The Predator" writer/director Shane Black's take on pulp magazine hero "Doc Savage" for producer Neil Moritz and Columbia Pictures:

"...'Doc Savage' is proceeding on pace," said Black. "...as 'Iron Man' wound down I sort of reconnected with Sony who have been gracious to say, 'We’ll wait a year and sit on these rights until you’re finished with this other picture that we don’t control.'

Originally published in pulp magazines during the 1930's, 'Doc Savage' was created by publisher Henry W. Ralston and editor John L. Nanovic at Street and Smith Publications...

...with additional material contributed by the series' main writer, Lester Dent.

The character spun-off into radio, film and comic books, then reprinted for modern-day audiences in a series of Bantam paperback books (1964) with covers illustrated by James Bama.

'Clark Savage, Jr.' debuted March 1933 in the first issue...

Sony Pictures continues developing "The Predator" writer/director Shane Black's take on pulp magazine hero "Doc Savage" for producer Neil Moritz and Columbia Pictures:

"...'Doc Savage' is proceeding on pace," said Black. "...as 'Iron Man' wound down I sort of reconnected with Sony who have been gracious to say, 'We’ll wait a year and sit on these rights until you’re finished with this other picture that we don’t control.'

Originally published in pulp magazines during the 1930's, 'Doc Savage' was created by publisher Henry W. Ralston and editor John L. Nanovic at Street and Smith Publications...

...with additional material contributed by the series' main writer, Lester Dent.

The character spun-off into radio, film and comic books, then reprinted for modern-day audiences in a series of Bantam paperback books (1964) with covers illustrated by James Bama.

'Clark Savage, Jr.' debuted March 1933 in the first issue...

Dwayne Johnson is perhaps one of the busiest men in Hollywood, and while he has been promoting his new movie Rampage, his first of three new movies this year, the actor offered an update on Doc Savage, which may not be to most fans' liking. While Dwayne Johnson has been attached to star in a Doc Savage adaptation since 2016, with Shane Black set to direct from a script he's co-writing with his The Nice Guys co-writer Anthony Bagarozzi and Chuck Mondry, don't expect this to go before cameras anytime soon. Here's what Dwayne Johnson had to say.

"First of all, love Shane Black and we've had multiple meetings on that project that we were going to work on. Right now, Shane's doing things. I'm doing things. That project had a few issues, not creative issues but more so business affairs issues, where the project once was, who had rights to it,...

Universal Pictures and Legendary are wasting no time moving forward with Dwayne Johnson's Red Notice, with the studio setting a June 12, 2020 release date for this new action-thriller. This comes just a month after Universal won a heated bidding war for the project that was bid on by almost every studio in town, along with Netflix. The project reunites The Rock with his Central Intelligence and Skyscraper director Rawson Marshall Thurber. Here's what Dwayne Johnson had to say on Instagram this morning, sharing a photo of himself at dinner with Thurber and producers Beau Flynn and Hiram Garcia, where the Red Notice idea was first pitched to Johnson, while sharing new plot details.

"Cool news. Mark the date: Universal Studios declares June 12, 2020 the official theatrical release date for our Red Notice. It all started at this dinner where the idea of Red Notice was first pitched to me by our...

Sony Pictures continues developing writer/director Shane Black's take on pulp magazine hero "Doc Savage" for producer Neil Moritz and Columbia Pictures, while Black is currently editing "The Predator":

"...'Doc Savage' is proceeding on pace," said Black. "...as 'Iron Man' wound down I sort of reconnected with Sony who have been gracious to say, 'We’ll wait a year and sit on these rights until you’re finished with this other picture that we don’t control.'

Originally published in pulp magazines during the 1930's, 'Doc Savage' was created by publisher Henry W. Ralston and editor John L. Nanovic at Street and Smith Publications...

...with additional material contributed by the series' main writer, Lester Dent.

The character spun-off into radio, film and comic books, then reprinted for modern-day audiences in a series of Bantam paperback books (1964) with covers illustrated by James Bama.

It's been over a year since we've had an update on the status of Doc Savage, and while it seems like a long shot that the movie will ever get made at this stage, director Shane Black is still optimistic.

That's a wrap! Dwayne Johnson, who apparently doesn't enjoy sleeping, has just finished filming his next blockbuster, Rampage. The upcoming video game adaptation is set to hit theaters on April 20, 2018, and is getting ready to head into post-production as principal photography is officially finished. The Rock made the announcement on Instagram and took some time to single out one of his Rampage co-stars in the process.

Dwayne Johnson is very active on social media, no matter how busy he is, and he has shared quite a bit from the set of Rampage during filming. With filming wrapping up, he decided to give some love to Naomie Harris, the Oscar-nominated actress who starred in Moonlight, as well as starring as Moneypenny in the last couple of James Bond movies. Here's what The Rock had to say about her, as well as finishing up work on Rampage.

"Here I'm counting the reasons my partner in chaos,...

Last June, a rumor surfaced that Universal Pictures was courting action superstar Dwayne Johnson to portray The Wolf Man in their growing monster reboot universe, which the studio revealed last week will be called Dark Universe. Between then and now, Universal hasn't provided any updates whatsoever regarding their Wolf Man project, but a new report claims that rumors about Dwayne Johnson starring as The Wolf Man are still prevalent, although nothing is set in stone quite yet. The studio's Dark Universe is set to launch next week with The Mummy, so it's possible that the studio could unveil more details about this universe soon.

The Hollywood Reporter has an extensive report on the future of this Dark Universe franchise, where they mention the Dwayne Johnson rumors, although no further information is given. As of now, The Wolf Man reboot doesn't have a release date or a director quite yet, and...

It's hard to argue against the logic that Dwayne Johnson is the biggest movie star in the world these days, especially after a report from last year that revealed he is now the highest-paid actor in all 7 continents. The actor even has a pretty good sense of humor about all of his astronomical success, which is proven in a hilarious new video where he's being pitched a number of ludicrous projects by his "agent," played by Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt star Titus Burgess. This video shows what sequels to Home Alone, Goodfellas, Napoleon Dynamite and even The Revenant might look like, starring The Rock.

This video comes from GQ, as part of the publication's "comedy issue," which starts with The Rock coming in for a meeting with his agent, where he says there are some lucrative franchises being lined up for the actor. First up, Martin Scorsese wants The Rock to...

Earlier this month, Dwayne Johnson gave a new update on his Jungle Cruise movie for Disney, revealing that he plans to start shooting that adventure in the spring of 2018. As of now, Dwayne Johnson is the only cast member attached, and there is no director attached at this time, with Glenn Ficarra and John Requa writing the script. Today we have word that, while it may be some time before a director is locked down, Dwayne Johnson already has someone in mind, Wonder Woman filmmaker Patty Jenkins.

The Associated Press ran a new profile on Patty Jenkins earlier today, and her road to directing Wonder Woman, which is only her second feature film after the critically-acclaimed 2003 film Monster, which earned Charlize Theron her first Oscar. Between now and then, the filmmaker had been courted to direct Thor for a period of time, and she kept busy on the small screen,...

Warner Bros. is currently in the process of gathering together a bunch of very talented filmmakers in order to whip the DC Extended Universe into shape. A big part of those future plans will involve Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, who has long been attached to play the villain Black Adam in the Shazam! movie and, more recently, a Black Adam solo movie. He has now confirmed both of those movies are indeed happening, despite recent rumors suggesting that wasn't going to be the case.

Dwayne Johnson recently spoke with MTV while promoting The Fate of the Furious, but he couldn't get away from the conversation without chatting a bit about Black Adam and the Dceu. As always, the actor was very optimistic about things and teased that there are some surprises coming in the near future. Here is what he had to say.

"We've had great discussions with Geoff Johns over there at DC.

Six days from today, Star Wars fandom will converge on Orlando, Florida for Star Wars Celebration, which kicks off with the Star Wars 40th Anniversary panel on Thursday, April 13. It has long been believed that the first trailer for Star Wars: The Last Jedi will be finally unveiled at this panel, but there may be plenty more surprises in store for fans over the weekend. Some fans have noticed that the official Star Wars Twitter account has started following actors Dwayne Johnson and Rosario Dawson, who, as of now, have no official involvement with this franchise. Some are speculating that they could be announced as new cast members of a future Star Wars movie next week.

Naturally, Twitter activity like this is by no means any sort of confirmation of the actors' casting, but there are a few other clues that may indicate that they may be cast in a Star Wars movie.

There's a lot that separates Dwayne Johnson from most other superstars. Sure, he's a giant man who has muscles that most of us don't even know exist. Sure, he balances humor and action with perfect ease. Sure, he can sing on top of everything else. But another unique aspect of Johnson is how open he is about his career and possible future projects. Most celebs clam up about deals in the works, but Johnson has a very open relationship with his audience on social media and will often express his desires to make things that aren't actually happening yet. There's been Black Adam for DC Comics, Doc Savage for director Shane Black, and Jungle Cruise for Disney. Those first two still haven't become official projects yet, but now, nearly two years after first...

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For some time now, fans have been looking forward to the reboot to the Predator franchise. Ever since the first one hit decades ago, there have been a couple more swings at the character, and both have had underwhelming reception. Predator 2 took things to a silly level, and while 2010’s Predators was all sorts of awesome, it didn’t really do enough business at the box office to warrant a follow-up. Filmmaker Shane Black seemed like a good fit for the franchise. Not only does he have experience with action, but his dark humor fits like a glove, and if that wasn’t enough, he was in the first film.

Shane Black has been talking about this project for years now, though no matter how much he talked about it, he never promised audiences that Arnold Schwarzenegger would be in it. The closest he came to saying that was back last May,...

When Warner Bros. announced its initial DC Extended Universe (Dceu) slate way back in the fall of 2014, Shazam was one of the projects listed as being a part of that superhero universe. Just a month before that announcement was made, news broke that action star Dwayne Johnson was taking on the role of the villainous Black Adam, but to this day, he remains the only confirmed cast member. That may change soon, with Dwayne Johnson's producing partner Hiram Garcia teasing that there will be a big announcement coming soon in regards to Shazam!. Here's what the producer had to say on social media.

"Great meeting today at @dccomics talkin' #Shazam #BlackAdam & more! Big things are coming. Get ready #JustSayTheWord"

Naturally, the producer wouldn't divulge what was discussed in this meeting, but it could be any number of things, from the casting of the title character himself, to the addition...

The Shazam! movie isn't dead, at least not yet. In the years since it was announced that Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson will be playing the villain, or at least who we thought was the villain, Black Adam in the movie, he has only become a much bigger movie star. Recently, Dwayne Johnson shared some of his thoughts on the character, but it seems like he may not understand that Black Adam isn't actually a superhero.

During a recent Q&A on his YouTube channel, Dwayne Johnson answered a fan question about his role as the alleged antagonist in Shazam!. The fan asked what made him want to consider taking on the role of Black Adam and The Rock's answer was maybe a bit confusing, even concerning to die-hard comic book fans. Here is what he had to say.

"I love that he starts off as a slave, that he felt like he was wronged.

At the moment *spoilers* Superman is currently dead in the DC Extended Universe, thanks to his battle with Doomsday at the end of Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice. We know for sure that he will be resurrected in the upcoming Justice League, so he is going to be back at some point. It looks like after he is resurrected, he may have something exciting in store for DC fans in the form of an all-out brawl with Black Adam, who is going to be played by Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson in the upcoming Shazam! movie.

On Christmas, Henry Cavill took to his Instagram to share a nice message with his followers. It just so happened that he and Dwayne Johnson were sharing a drink together as friends. On one hand, this could just be a couple of actor friends getting together to celebrate, but it was his caption that really raises the eyebrows.

Lionsgate has hired Zombieland director Ruben Fleisher to helm their new film Jekyll, which will star Chris Evans. The movie is an adaptation of Steven Moffat's 2007 BBC One miniseries, which continued the events of Robert Louis Stevenson’s Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.

Evans will take on the role of Tom Jackman, "a modern-day descendant of Jekyll who is beginning to exhibit the trademark split personality. The father and husband abandons his family, without explaining why, and lives in a fortified basement with a psychiatric nurse as his ally. When they strap the doctor to a metal chair, she watches him transform into an alter ego who rages, shows heightened strength and speed and can be a charming, flirtatious scoundrel as well. The two personalities try to co-exist, even though one doesn’t remember what the other does while in control of the body. They use...

You would be hard pressed to find a movie star move busy than Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson these days, but he honestly may be a little too busy. His inclusion in the G.I. Joe sequel G.I. Joe: Retaliation helped make that franchise a hit, but a presumed G.I. Joe 3 has been heavily delayed due to Johnson's packed schedule. At this point, it looks like it may be quite a while before we see the movie make any progress.

In a recent interview with Irm, star Byung-Hun Lee who played Storm Shadow in both of the G.I. Joe movies, revealed that the studio would like to do a sequel, but scheduling the actors has been a big issue. Specifically, working around Johnson's seemingly endless production schedule for various projects. Here is what he had to say.

"I heard from the studio that there's a possibility to do the third one,...

Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson is a one-man promoting machine and he's just used his Instagram once again to reveal info on the Jumanji sequel. It's our first look at his character's name and costume. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2's Karen Gillan boarded the project earlier this week which also features Johnson, Kevin Hart, Nick Jonas, and Jack Black. We still have no details as to the plot and while I assumed the other day there would be two kids involved just like the original film, now I'm not so sure. Regardless, we now know Johnson is playing Dr. Bravestone and he'll look something like this.   Exclusive First Look: Concept art of my #Jumanji character. "The Smoldering" Dr. Bravestone. (not sure where my pecs went;). This is gonna be fun.. Me, @kevinhart4real, Jack Black, @NickJonas and the Ginger Assassin @karengillanofficial can't wait to "play the game that plays...

Adrian Askarieh, producer of Hitman: Agent 47 and the upcoming Jonny Quest film is teaming up with F.J. DeSanto (The Spirit, Doc Savage) to develop adapt and produce adaptations from comics created by writer and graphic designer Tim Daniel.

The slate Askarieh and Desanto will be adapting have yet to come out, but will be released under the Vault Comics indie banner in 2017. The publisher itself was only founded this year, but it prides itself on being bold, new, and creator-owned.

Here is a description of Vault Comics from their official website:

"Creating science fiction and fantasy is, essentially, about imagining and experiencing the new, the bizarre, the unimagined. In the realm of science fiction and fantasy, creators can break the established order, dissolve conceptions of social identity, and give voices to the silenced. They can ask hard questions, and if they are brave, venture bold answers."

Here are a...

Who says hard work doesn't pay off?

For the past year or two, it seems like every other article covers some endeavor of Dwayne Johnson or another. More than any other actor, this guy seems adamant about elbowing his way into just about any and every franchise under the sun. 

Fast & Furious, San Andreas, Shazam!, Jumanji, Journey, Baywatch, Doc Savage, Rampage --and those are but a few franchises he's a part of, or will be a part of very soon. It's like the only movie that guy isn't in is Jem and the Holograms (no, wait, he was in that, too). If you follow him on Instagram, it's very evident that he's a hard-working dude, and 2016 seems to be a year that heavily reflects that fact.

According to Forbes, Johnson has secured a $64.5 million payday, which not only doubles his earnings from 2015, but it locks him down as the highest...

Next year, the cult classic horror movie The Monster Squad will celebrate its 30th Anniversary, which was a box office flop when it hit theaters in 1987, but eventually became a cult classic. The movie was written by Shane Black and Fred Dekker, and Ryan Gosling recently revealed that The Monster Squad was the reason he wanted to work with Shane Black on The Nice Guys. During a new interview, it seems that Shane Black would in fact be interested in making Monster Squad 2.

"I'd love to revisit [Monster Squad]. I hope that somebody at some point says that it would be great. They have all these new Universal monsters... At some point, the Abbot & Costello meet Frankenstein version... I wonder if there's room for Monster Squad in there?"

The original movie followed a group of young kids who form a club that is devoted to monsters, but soon get more than they...

Captain America star Chris Evans is currently in talks to join Lionsgate's Jekyll, which will be based on Steven Moffat's 2007 BBC series. The series continued the events of Robert Louis Stevenson’s Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. If cast, Evans will take on the lead role of Tom Jackman. If you aren't familiar with the series, it was officially described as follows:

It’s 2007 and there’s a new Dr Jekyll, with an old problem: Mr Hyde. But they have a deal – a body share – and an impossible life is somehow lived.What Hyde doesn’t know, however, is that Jackman is married, and there’s a wife and two children he’ll do anything to protect from his dark side. With all the resources of modern technology, and the best surveillance hardware, he’s determined to keep his dark side in line.He’s done...

Chris Evans plays pretty much the most morally upright superhero there is as Steve Rogers in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, but the Captain America: Civil War star may very well be about to take a villainous turn. The actor looks set to take on the lead role of Tom Jackman in Jekyll, an upcoming movie from Lionsgate.

The writing team of Anthony Bagarozzi and Charles Mondry (who worked with Shane Black on The Nice Guys and his upcoming Doc Savage adaptation) penned the screenplay, and Jekyll is actually based on the 2007 BBC One series which was the creation of Steven Moffat (Doctor Who).

Set in the present day, it revolved around Jackman – played on TV by The Hobbit star James Nesbitt – a descendant of Jekyll who begins to exhibit signs of a split personality. He then abandons his family, creates a new home in a fortified basement and finds an ally in a psychiatric nurse.

Lionsgate is moving forward with its Jekyll movie, and it seems the studio has found its leading man. A new report reveals that Captain America: Civil War star Chris Evans has become attached in the lead role as Tom Jackman for the studio. The project is still in fairly early stages, with no director attached at this time.

Deadline reports that the studio is developing this project based on the 2007 UK miniseries of the same name. The miniseries spanned six episodes and was written by Doctor Who and Sherlock creator Steven Moffat. Lionsgate has brought in Anthony Bagarozzi and Chuck Mondry (The Nice Guys) to write the script, although no plot details were given.

Interestingly enough, The Nice Guys star Russell Crowe recently signed on to play Dr. Jekyll in Universal Pictures' monster reboot The Mummy, where he'll star alongside Tom Cruise, Sofia Boutella, Annabelle Wallis and Jake Johnson.

Dwayne Johnson‘s busy schedule has made room for USA. The actor — who’s already attached to the Jumanji remake, Doc Savage, and Rampage — is producing a new television drama, Muscle Beach. The show is set in the 1980s and takes place at Venice Beach’s famous workout spot. Johnson says the story follows “lost souls” that “struggle to reinvent themselves by […]

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Dwayne Johnson has become the highest paid actor in all of Hollywood for 2016 according to the just published Forbes Celebrity 100 list for this year.

According to the magazine, Johnson made $64.5 million this year - the highest paid actor on the list at number 19 overall with the lion's share of his money from movies and TV.

His "Central Intelligence" co-star Kevin Hart made a bunch more with $87.5 million and was sixth on the list, but most of revenue stream comes from his works as a comedian outside of film.

Johnson is currently filming "Fast 8" before tackling the "Jumanji" remake, the "Doc Savage" film, the video game adaptation "Rampage," the "San Andreas" sequel, and eventually the "Shazam!" film.

In a relatively short period of time, Dwayne Johnson went from being just another wrestler who was trying to make some extra money as a movie star, to one of the most prolific movie stars on the planet. It looks like all of that hard work has paid off. According to a new report, it looks like The Rock is now the highest paid actor in all of Hollywood for 2016.

According to Forbes, who just published their new Celebrity 100 list for 2016, Johnson made $64.5 million this year, making him the highest paid actor on the list. He came in at number 19 overall, and there were some people, such as his Central Intelligence co-star Kevin Hart, who made some money acting above him on the list. But Johnson was the highest paid person on the list who made the lion's share of his money from movies and TV.

"Rock-solid box office numbers...

In the past several months, Dwayne The Rock Johnson has signed on to what seems like dozens of projects. Currently, the actor is on board for San Andreas 2, Jumanji, Doc Savage, Furious 8, Shazam, Baywatch, and Rampage. Of course, these are by no means the only projects he's involved with. Given how in demand the action star is, he likely has plenty of projects on the table. One such project is rumored by Deadline to be Wolf Man.

Universal has been hard at work getting together their Universal Monsters cinematic universe. First up is the Mummy film starring Tom Cruise, and the Invisible Man starring Johnny Depp. Eventually, they hope to cross these monsters over á la Marvel in one big monster movie. Obviously, with the first film still in production, there's no way of knowing what the actual status of this universe is, but like with any franchise, it...

When Universal Pictures started their Monster Universe a few years ago, there had been talk of several different classic projects getting rebooted. Dracula Untold became the first installment in this franchise, after a post-credit scene featured Luke Evans' title character showed him emerging in present day. The Mummy reboot will be next out of the gate, hitting theaters next June. But we aren't sure which project is moving forward next. Today we have word that the studio wants Dwayne Johnson to star in their modern update of The Wolf Man.

Buried within Deadline's report about Dwayne Johnson setting up another project at Sony entitled Son of Shaolin, the site claims there are "persistent rumors" that Universal wants the actor to portray the title character, although it isn't clear when that project may get off the ground. If it's far enough down the line, it's possible that Dwayne Johnson may...

Director Shane Black's upcoming sequel Predator 4 will be titled Predator. It begins shooting this September in Vancouver. And the massive production will last through December. This news comes courtesy of the Director's Guild of Canada. At this time, no cast has been officially announced. Arnold Schwarzenegger has been rumored to return as Dutch from the 1987 original, and rapper 50 Cent has said he's part of the team, but that has never been confirmed by 20th Century Fox.

The DGA has The Predator listed to start shooting on September 26. At this time, it isn't known if the entirety of the movie will be done in Vancouver, or if there are location shoots planned after December. It also isn't known how much of the movie will be shot in studio as opposed to out in the jungle. In fact, a setting hasn't been disclosed, with the previous reboot Predators taking place in the forest. It's not clear if this next entry in the saga will follow suit.

The Predator was supposed to arrive in March 2018, but last month 20th Century Fox moved the sequel into February. The story is confirmed to take place in modern day, and will not revisit the 80s as some have speculated. While it has been acknowledged that Arnold Schwarzenegger has taken meetings for The Predator, Shane Black refuses to further comment on his involvement. But it is believed that we'll get reintroduced to Dutch thirty years after he first tangled with the alien killing machine who hunts humans for sport. Dutch will not be the main hero, though, as Black has revealed the lead character is named Quinn MacKenna.

As of now, Schwarzenegger is listed as 'still in talks', though he has not officially committed to the movie in any capacity. It isn't known if the hesitation to return stems from his involvement in Terminator Genisys, which was a box office flop. There were 2 more Terminator reboot sequels planned with Arnie in the lead, but they were put on indefinite hold. The action icon is currently gearing up to shoot two other long-awaited sequels to some of his best known movies, including the follow-up to Twins titled Triplets, which reunites him with Danny DeVito and brings in Eddie Murphy as a third sibling. And The Legend of Conan.

Though Shane Black is also signed to direct Dwayne Johnson in a reboot adaptation of Doc Savage, the Iron Man 3 director has confirmed that The Predator is his next project. The filmmaker has a unique history with the Predator franchise. While working as a screenwriter in the 80s, behind such hits as the Lethal Weapon franchise, he was asked to help with the Predator script. While he turned that side of the production down, he did decided to take on a role as a member of Dutch's team, playing the character known as Hawkins.

The Predator will arrive in theaters on February 9, 2018. Shane Black's latest movie The Nice Guys is currently playing in theaters across the country. Thus far, an official Predator teaser poster has been released by 20th Century Fox. We suspect that we'll be getting official casting information soon as the shoot is just around the corner.

Director Shane Black's latest film, The Nice Guys, may have just hit theaters, but he already has two other big franchises on his plate: Doc Savage, and The Predator. The latter film is obviously a part of the same franchise that spawned two sequels and two Alien Vs. Predator films, but none were as well received as the first one.

With The Predator, Black hopes to bring some credibility back to the dormant franchise. The director has given us little tidbits here and there for months. He's teased Arnold Schwarzenegger's involvement and the overall setting, but has been pretty coy on specifics.

In a recent Q&A podcast interview with Empire, the director gave another bit of insight into the film, all while taking a little stab at the current generation of fans as well as sites like us:

"The hero of the new one, the name I've...

It’s the weekend and it’s time to get you caught up with the biggest news of the week with The Recap, specially brought to you this week from the Dallas Comic-Con show floor!

This week we got confirmation of when shooting begins on the Young Han Solo movie Yes folks we have multiple Star Wars movies being shot, produced, and released. The Force is certainly with us. The Doc Savage movie gains more traction as Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson is set to plain the iconic character in a movie helmed by director Shane Black. Mary Poppins returns to light that nostalgia fire as Emily Blunt is announced to play the title character alongside Broadway superstar Lin-Manuel Miranda. The road to E3 takes us right to a confirmation that Watch Dogs 2 will be shown at the biggest gaming convention. Also the two legendary Pokemon for Sun and Moon are...

It’s the weekend and it’s time to get you caught up with the biggest news of the week with The Recap. This week we got confirmation of when shooting begins on the Young Han Solo movie Yes folks we have multiple Star Wars movies being shot, produced, and released. The Force is certainly with us. The Doc Savage movie gains more traction as Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson is set to plain the iconic character in a movie helmed by director Shane Black. Mary Poppins returns to light that nostalgia fire as Emily Blunt is announced to play the title character alongside Broadway superstar Lin-Manuel Miranda. The road to E3 takes us right to a confirmation that Watch Dogs 2 will be shown at the biggest gaming convention. Also the two legendary Pokemon for Sun and Moon are revealed with the promise they will play key parts in the overall story.

This week brought the news that Dwayne ‘Don’t Call Him The Rock’ Johnson has been cast as the lead in a new Doc Savage movie to be directed by Iron Man 3’s Shane Black.

Though he has fallen into obscurity over the past few decades, Doc Savage is basically the original superhero and had a huge influence on the likes of Superman and Batman. A popular character from pulp fiction magazines of the 30s and 40s, Dr. Clark Savage – also known as the Man of Bronze – possessed superhuman physical and mental capabilities and was often referred to as a “superman.”

Let’s hope the Doc Savage movie is a good one, as it could reawaken an interest in pulpier superhero films. In many ways, it does make sense for the superhero movie genre to keep itself fresh by diving right back to the beginnings of superhero fiction, and so,...

When adapting a character as iconic as Lester Dent's Doc Savage, the temptation is always present to update said hero for a more modern age. But, like any true fan worth their salt, co-writer/director Shane Black knows that Clark Savage Jr. isn't one of those characters you bring into a more modern context. The reason is simply because he was one of the first of his kind, and truly a product of his time. Black addressed the matter during a recent interview with IGN, as The Nice Guys director and co-writer drew his big and bold line in the sand for his involvement with the Dwayne Johnson franchise started. Shane Black's explanation dictates the following terms: It has to be. I’m not going to do it otherwise. And if it doesn’t happen for that reason it doesn’t happen. People say & ...

Sony Pictures Entertainment continues developing writer/director Shane Black's take on pulp magazine hero "Doc Savage" for producer Neil Moritz and Columbia Pictures, with a well-known genre actor now cast as 'Savage':

Dwayne Johnson, one of the biggest men in film @ 6' 5" and 260 lbs., will play the copper-toned pulp magazine hero.

"...'Doc Savage' is proceeding on pace," said Black. "...as 'Iron Man' wound down I sort of reconnected with Sony who have been gracious to say, 'We’ll wait a year and sit on these rights until you’re finished with this other picture that we don’t control.' So they were really cool about it, they were really nice. So yeah I’m back on it."

Originally published in pulp mags during the 1930's, 'Doc Savage' was created by publisher Henry W. Ralston and editor John L. Nanovic at Street and Smith Publications,...

Dwayne The Rock Johnson will play “the world’s first superhero”, the “Man of Bronze”, Clark Doc Savage in the Shane Black directed adaptation of the 30’s pulp magazines. Like I said in the intro, Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang, Iron Man 3 and The Nice Guys helmer Shane Black will direct the new movie (I’m sold […]

Read Dwayne Johnson Set to Play Doc Savage on Filmonic.

If you’re a fan of Dwayne Johnson (and who isn’t?) you may already be aware that his Instagram is the best source of updates on any and all Dwayne Johnson-related projects. It’s where we got some of our first looks at Central Intelligence and Baywatch, and where we learned Johnson had officially been cast in Shane Black’s Doc Savage, and where we […]

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