Laurence Fishburne
‘Clipped’ Boss on If the Sterlings Paid for Their Sins, Why LeVar Burton Was in the Sauna and How Barbara Walters Helped Shelly Sterling
[This story contains spoilers from the FX limited series Clipped.] Adapting true narratives is often a tricky proposition. And it gets even trickier when it’s as unbelievable and unprecedented as the fallout from 80-year-old Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling’s viral racist comments against Black people back in 2014 — just as Instagram and Twitter […]
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‘Clipped’ Review: Laurence Fishburne and Ed O’Neill Lead FX/Hulu’s Unwieldy Depiction of the Clippers/Donald Sterling Scandal
Get ready for fictionalized versions of Doc Rivers, V. Stiviano, Blake Griffin, Chris Paul and more in the six-part limited series.
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Casey Affleck-Starring Sci-Fi Thriller ‘Slingshot’ Goes to Bleecker Street
Bleecker Street has picked up the U.S. rights to Mikael Håfström’s sci-fi thriller Slingshot, which stars Casey Affleck, Laurence Fishburne and Emily Beecham. Bleecker Street plans a 2024 wide theatrical release for the film about an astronaut struggling to retain his grip on reality on a possibly fatally compromised space mission to Saturn’s moon, Titan. […]
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‘The Witcher’ Season 4 Casts Laurence Fishburne as Fan-Favorite Character
Netflix’s The Witcher has cast acclaimed actor Laurence Fishburne in a major role. Fishburne (the Matrix and John Wick franchises) has joined season four as Regis, a fan-favorite character from The Witcher books and games. The character is in saga creator Andrzej Sapkowski’s novel Baptism of Fire as “a world-wise Barber-surgeon with a mysterious past” […]
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The Surprising Connection Between ‘Pee-wee’s Playhouse’ and ‘Boyz n the Hood’
On the surface, the whimsy of Pee-wee’s Playhouse appears to be worlds apart from the solemnity of Boyz n the Hood, other than the curious resemblance between Cowboy Curtis and Furious Styles. But it’s no coincidence that Laurence Fishburne and other key creatives were part of both projects. As a USC film student in the […]
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Paul Reubens, Comic Mastermind Behind the Madcap Pee-wee Herman, Dies at 70
Paul Reubens, who disappeared behind a tight gray suit and bright red bow tie to create and star as the awkward man-child Pee-wee Herman onstage, on a groundbreaking kids TV show and on the big screen, has died. He was 70. His death in Los Angeles was announced Monday on his official Facebook page. “Last […]
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Paul Eckstein, Co-Creator of ‘Godfather of Harlem,’ Dies at 59
Paul Eckstein, who produced the 1997 MGM film Hoodlum and co-created the Epix/MGM+ drama Godfather of Harlem with his writing partner, Chris Brancato, has died. He was 59. Eckstein died peacefully in his sleep Tuesday, according to a statement from MGM+ and ABC Signature. He was in Jamaica, where he was teaching a screenwriting workshop […]
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Emilio Estevez Says Laurence Fishburne Saved Him From Drowning at 14: “We Were Bonded Ever Since”
Laurence Fishburne saved Emilio Estevez from drowning in quicksand when they were both 14 years old. The actors were on location in the Philippines for Apocalypse Now. Estevez was not in the film, but his father, Martin Sheen, was. At the time, Sheen would travel with his family on long shoots in faraway places, so […]
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‘John Wick: Chapter 4’ Review: Latest Entry in Keanu Reeves Franchise Is Pure, Over-the-Top Action Spectacle
Donnie Yen, Bill Skarsgard and Scott Adkins are among the newcomers for this new installment of the big-screen series about the hitman who just can't stay successfully retired.
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Berlin: Jordana Brewster, Scott Speedman, Laurence Fishburne to Accept ‘The Offer’ for Lionsgate (Exclusive)
Jordana Brewster, of Fast and Furious franchise fame, Scott Speedman (Crimes of the Future), Laurence Fishburne (The Matrix) and Addison Timlin (Fallen) are teaming up for thriller The Offer, with Lionsgate having acquired worldwide sales rights, The Hollywood Reporter can reveal. The film — from director Vaughn Stein (Terminal, Inheritance), working from a screenplay by Sam […]
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Berlin: Morgan Freeman, Kate Mara, Laurence Fishburne to Star in English-Language Remake of ‘The Little Bedroom’ (Exclusive)
Oscar-winner Morgan Freeman, Kate Mara and Laurence Fishburne are set to star in The Little Bedroom, the English-language remake of the 2010 Swiss film La Petite Chambre. Sierra/Affinity are launching international sales on the project and will be introducing it to buyers at the European Film Market in Berlin. WME and CAA are handling domestic sales. Stéphanie […]
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LeVar Burton to Receive Lifetime Achievement Award at Inaugural Children’s & Family Emmys
Emmy-winning actor, director and educator LeVar Burton has been announced as the recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award at the first-ever Children’s and Family Emmys, taking place Dec. 11 at the Wilshire Ebell Theater in Los Angeles. The award will be presented by acclaimed Emmy and Tony-winning actor, director, writer and producer Laurence Fishburne. Burton […]
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