June 19, 2013

Dwayne Johnson in Talks to Lead ‘Badass for Hire’

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*Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson is in negotiations to topline the comedy “Dan Mintner: Badass For Hire,” set to begin production next year. [SUBSCRIBE TO EURWEB's RSS FEED] The film follows the world’s biggest ”badass” who is charged with helping a kidnapped billionaire, according to The Wrap. The Chad Kultgen-written comedy has been in development at [...]




Michelle Rodriguez Says Nicole Kidman is ‘Trashy,’ but ‘Not Black Enough’

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*Director Lee Daniel’s controversial movie “Paperboy” has received some mixed reviews at Cannes, but Michelle Rodriguez raved about the flick. “I loved The Paperboy!” the outspoken actress told the press at amfAR at Cannes. “I say f*ck ‘em because they don’t get it. He’s so good at keeping me entertained. When I don’t like the [...]




Tyrese Gibson’s Absolutley Brilliant Call To Consciousness (Video)

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*EURweb has received this You Tube video from singer/actor Tyrese Gibson as a lasting tribute to Black History and a modern day call to consciousness. According to Tyrese, this is merely a vision that he had to act upon, so he solicted Blair Underwood and Jill Scott and they both agreed to participate.  The video is titled “A [...]




Vin Diesel Commits to 6th and 7th ‘Fast and Furious’

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*Vin Diesel has confirmed there will be a six and seventh movie in the “Fast and Furious” franchise. The star and a producer of Universal’s decade-long franchise said that during the planning process of the sixth movie, the creative team – which includes director Justin Lin and screenwriter Chris Morgan – realized that they would [...]




Video: Tyrese is Busy with New Album, New Book and New Films

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*It’s back to music for multi-talented Tyrese Gibson. After claiming the rights to Teddy Pendergrass’s life story and gearing up for filming a new “Fast & Furious,” the singer is preparing for the release of another album, the best one of his career he claims. “The album is done, mixed and mastered, it’s done…  I’m [...]




The Film Strip: Tyrese Gibson on the ‘Fast and Furious’ Franchise

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*”Fast Five” opened with $86 million, the largest April opening ever and biggest since “Harry Potter’s” $125 million. The Film Strip asked Tyrese Gibson why is the ‘Fast and Furious’ franchise so successful when other big budget sequels fail. “It just kind of has all the elements in it,” he explained. “It’s multi-ethnic. It’s adrenalin [...]




Dwayne Johnson to Star in Action Thriller ‘Snitch’

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*Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson is in talks to star in “Snitch,” an action thriller from writer/director Ric Roman Waugh and based on a “Frontline” documentary. The script centers on a suburban father who is hit hard when his teenage son is sentenced to 30 years under mandatory minimum drug laws. In order to reduce his [...]




Not Another Fast and Furious Movie

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*Despite the overuse of the theme and nearly dead sequel, “Fast and Furious” (FF) is back with a fifth rendition of the storyline and Ludacris agreed to be a part of it. He shared the “good” news via Twitter: “Just landed in Puerto Rico. Shooting for ‘Fast & Furious 5’ is about to be underway [...]




‘Fast and Furious V’ Starts its Engines

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*Universal Pictures is revving up for another sequel to its “Fast and Furious” franchise, with director Justin Lin and original stars Vin Diesel and Paul Walker set to return. Variety is reporting that the studio has closed deals with all three, as well as producer Neal Moritz, to return to the franchise, which has become [...]