Author: The DHK

Carole Baskin’s cool cats and kittens will return in “Tiger King 2.” The feline fanatic had filed suit against Netflix for the upcoming release of the sequel docuseries. She and her husband claimed they agreed to the use of their likeness in an “initial documentary motion picture,” which to them would NOT include a follow up. “Tiger King” swept the cultural zeitgeist in mid 2020. Focusing on the “woes” of Joe Exotic, his horrifying big cat zoo, and his near obsessive hatred for Carole Baskin. There were also major implications that Baskin may have had something to do with the…

Legendary director John Woo has announced his first film in 4 years, “Silent Night” starring Joel Kinnaman. Woo has only directed a handful of western films. He took the helm of 2000’s “Mission Impossible 2” and of course 1997’s “Face / Off.”  Kinnaman most recently starred in James Gunn’s “The Suicide Squad” as Colonel Rick Flag. Kinnaman continues to star in Apple TV+s “For All Mankind” which was renewed for a third season. You can read our interview with him here. He also stared in Netflix’s “Altered Carbon.” Language barriers shouldn’t be an issue for the film as apparently the “loud…

Robert Downey Jr., Matt Damon, and Emily Blunt are boarding Christopher Nolan’s “Oppenheimer”. Cillian Murphy has already been announced in the titular role of J. Robert Oppenheimer. It was announced Blunt joined the project in October. She’ll be playing Oppenheimer’s wife, Katherine “Kitty” Oppenheimer. Announced today, Downey Jr. and Damon join the cast.  Oppenheimer is one of the theoretical physicists credited as the father of the atomic bomb. His contributions to the field led to mass death and destruction. Eventually this led Oppenheimer to advocating for the banning of nuclear weapons. Downey Jr. is playing Lewis Strauss. Strauss was the…

Get ready for “The Big Brunch” from “Schitt’s Creek” co-creator and star Dan Levy! The show will be a reality cooking competition series. Levy is also going to be hosting the series.  Technically speaking, Levy is no stranger to cooking competition shows. He served as the host of “The Great Canadian Baking Show” for two seasons.  “The Big Brunch” describes itself: “Created by Levy and centering around one of the most versatile and underestimated dining experiences, ‘The Big Brunch’ is a cooking competition series that celebrates the most inspiring undiscovered culinary voices from every corner of the country. Chefs will…

“Hocus Pocus 2,” the official sequel, has added a bevy of new stars! Original coven members Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker, and Kathy Najimy are already set to reprise their roles as the Sanderson sisters.  Disney has announced that they’ll be joined by recently minted “Ted Lasso”  Emmy winner Hannah Waddingham. Two “Veep” alumni are also joining- Tony Hale and Sam Richardson are also included in the announcement. Hollywood really is a small town as Richardson just wrapped up a guest spot in Season 2 of “Ted Lasso.”  Other additions included Whitney Peak, Lilia Buckingham, Belissa Escobedo, Juju Brener, Froy…

Not content to stick to voicing famous Italian plumbers, Chris Pratt has now been cast as the voice of Garfield the cat. We are not sure if we are more bewildered by this or the Mario casting. We personally would have chosen someone a little more morose and believable as the infamous hater of Mondays (and lover of lasagna). One, Nick Offerman, would have made more sense to us. Yet here we are… According to The Hollywood Reporter, Pratt is joining this latest reboot of “Garfield,” which Alcon Entertainment is producing. Sony Pictures will serve as the distributor.  The script…

No need to worry about coal in your stockings, just Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson. He’s reteaming with “Jumanji” director Jake Kasdan again for a new holiday film. Amazon Studios has swooped up the rights to the film. The story comes from Hiram Garcia who just so happens to be President of Production for Johnson’s Seven Bucks Productions. The film will be a family friendly action-adventure comedy. It’s hoping to shoot in 2023 which means expect no earlier than a 2023 release date. It sounds like Amazon is banking hard on this becoming a tentpole project for them. Kasdan and Johnson’s…

Nicolas Cage is taking on his greatest role yet: Nic Cage. The prolific and legendary (we will defend this to the end) actor will star in “The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent.” There he will take on his most significant role ever: that of himself. The Academy Award-winning actor will be portraying a “stylized” version of himself. In this multiverse, Cage becomes a CIA informant in order to mitigate some of his debts. A billionaire fan hires “Nic Cage” to appear at his birthday party. We hope fictional Nic Cage does not have to sell dinosaur skulls, Action Comics #1,…

Stephen Park has been doing a lot with a little screen time for decades now. His latest appearance is in Wes Anderson’s latest film, “The French Dispatch.” You may recall him first entering the scene on the sketch show “In Living Color.” The brainchild of the Wayans Brothers, the show was a starting point for the likes of Jim Carrey, David Alan Grier, Jamie Foxx, and even Jennifer Lopez has roots on the show. Park was the lone Asian actor on the show. Just like he is the first Asian actor to feature in a Wes Anderson movie whose character…

Ryan Gosling’s “Wolfman” project with Universal has shed it’s previous director. Leigh Whanell was originally attached to the project but departed earlier this year due to scheduling conflicts. “Blue Valentine” helmer Derek Cianfrance is now joining instead. Gosling and Cianfrance had previously teamed up for both “Blue Valentine” and “Place Beyond the Pines.” Cianfrance is already penning the script so this would be adding more responsibilities.  Universal Pictures had previously been trying to set up their Dark Universe. Their classic movie monster equivalent of the MCU. After the middling success of Tom Cruise’s 2017 “The Mummy” the project seems to…