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Date of birth 06/01/1955

Donald Glover to play Simba in The Lion King with James Earl Jones as Mufasa

After surprising audiences with his successful adaptation of Disney's THE JUNGLE BOOK, Jon Favreau quickly added another live-action Disney film to his slate when it was announced that he would give THE LION KING a similar treatment. Favreau will also...

Posted 9 years ago

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The original cast of Love Actually are reuniting to film a sequel short

Posted 9 years ago

LOVE ACTUALLY follows the lives of eight very different couples in dealing with their love lives in various loosely interrelated tales all set during a frantic month before Christmas in London, England. The film has become a romance and Christmas...

Why It Works: Love Actually

Posted 9 years ago

Why It Works is an ongoing column which breaks down some of the most acclaimed films in history and explores what makes them so iconic, groundbreaking, and memorable. ****SPOILERS AHEAD**** Okay, before we get started, this may be a contentious...

Jon Favreau will bring The Lion King to life with live-action treatment

Posted 10 years ago

The first movie I ever remember loving is THE LION KING. As a child I gravitated to, well, everything. You could say loving that movie is what got me here. Now, in an appropriate example of the Circle of Life,...

Cool Videos: Crouching Tiger, Mr. Bean

Posted 12 years ago

Mr. Bean is awesome. Whether it be the near silent British television series or his big screen outings in BEAN and MR. BEAN’S HOLIDAY, Rowan Atkinson‘s signature creation is a comedy masterpiece. If you aren’t familiar, I suggest you go...

Scooby Doo is getting rebooted for a new live-action/CGI franchise

Posted 12 years ago

SCOOBY DOO is being rebooted for the big screen and apparently Warner Bros hasn’t learned to stay away from the CGI/live action mix that ruined the 2002 film. Well, maybe it wasn’t the abyssmal CGI animation rather than the awful...

Cool Videos: Hakuna Matata! Honest Trailer for Disney’s The Lion King

Posted 12 years ago

It's been 20 years this week since THE LION KING was first released into theaters, and to mark the occasion Screen Junkies has created a very funny Honest Trailer for the classic animated Disney movie. What issues could the Screen...

Cool Videos: The trailer for Love Actually 2 imagines the most violent romantic comedy ever

Posted 12 years ago

It has been ten years since LOVE ACTUALLY warmed hearts and entered permanent rotation for romantic comedy fans everywhere and in the meantime many have wondered when a sequel would happen to the ensemble flick. Well, with it looking unlikely...