Fight Night will center on Ali’s historic defeat of Jerry Quarry, which went down in history for all the wrong reasons. The fight happened after Ali was banned from boxing for refusing to enter the military draft, and hundreds of guests who attended it were robbed at gunpoint at an afterparty, remembered as one of the largest armed robberies in Atlanta.

In addition to Jackson, this series will also star Kevin Hart in an unspecified role, and he’s also coming on board as a producer. Jason Horwitch and Shaye Ogbonna will serve as showrunners, drawing inspiration for this project from Ogbonna and Will Packer’s eponymous iHeartPodcast.

Samuel L. Jackson most recently returned as Nick Fury in MCU’s latest film The Marvels, in addition to leading the Disney+ mini-series Secret Invasion. He’s attached to multiple other projects, including Matthew Vaughn’s star-studded action flick Argylle and animated comedy The Garfield Movie.

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In addition to the leading duo, this film will also star Ray Fisher (Zack Snyder’s Justice League), Danielle Deadwyler (Till), Michael Potts (Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom), and Corey Hawkins (Straight Outta Compton).

According to Netflix’s official logline, The Piano Lesson will chronicle the lives of the Charles family in the aftermath of the Great Depression by focusing on an important heirloom—the family piano which documents their family history through carvings made by their enslaved ancestor.

Adaptations of August Wilson’s classic plays experienced a boom in Hollywood in recent years after Denzel Washington vowed to continue the author’s legacy. He directed and starred in the adaptation of Fences in 2016 and produced Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom in 2020, both starring Viola Davis.

The Piano Lesson will be somewhat of a family affair for Denzel Washington. In addition to starring his son John David Washington, this film will also serve as the directorial and screenwriting debut of his brother, Malcolm Washington.

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Described as “the crossover event series”, Secret Invasion will see Fury join forces with some of his former allies in an attempt to defeat a faction of shapeshifting Skrulls who have been infiltrating Earth for years.

Samuel L. Jackson will lead the series as Nick Fury, with Ben Mendelsohn, Cobie Smulders, Charlayne Woodard, Kingsley Ben-Adir, Killian Scott, Emilia Clarke, Olivia Colman, Don Cheadle, and Martin Freeman in supporting roles.

It’s been a few years since we’ve seen Jackson play Nick Fury, and he’s happy to return to this iconic role. He always enjoyed playing the former S.H.I.E.L.D. director because he’s not your typical hero.

“A lot of times, having no conscience and going by ‘any means necessary’ is better than being the good guy… Nick walks that line. He makes the hard choices all the time. And that comes from him being in the shadow world where survival is what counts,” he told Vanity Fair.

Secret Invasion will start streaming on Disney+ on June 21, and it’s expected to feature a total of six episodes.

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Ariana DeBose won best supporting actress with West Side Story, so she’s most likely coming back to present the same award to this year’s winner. The same goes for Troy Kotsur, who’s returning to the Dolby Theatre after winning best supporting actor with CODA.

The list of presenters will also include many of the past Oscar winners and nominees, including Jennifer Connelly, Samuel L. Jackson, Questlove, Riz Ahmed, and eight-time nominee Glenn Close.

Emily Blunt, Dwayne Johnson, Creed III’s Michael B. Jordan and Jonathan Majors, Melissa McCarthy, Janelle Monáe, Deepika Padukone, Zoe Saldaña, and Donnie Yen will also present at the upcoming Academy Awards. The rest of the presenters will be announced in the upcoming days, but we’re also expecting a few surprises come Oscar night.

The 95th Academy Awards will take place on March 12 at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, with Jimmy Kimmel hosting the show for the third time. Everything Everywhere All at Once is the most-nominated film with a total of 11 nods, followed by All Quiet on the Western Front and The Banshees of Inisherin with nine each.

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The sassy orange cat has been around since 1976 when he first made his comic strip appearance. Garfield became so popular that in 2002 it received the Guinness World Record for the most syndicated comic strip.

Television series, movies, and even a full-length musical featuring the character have all followed, though it was announced in 2016 that a new CG-animated film was in the works. Despite a few hiccups that delayed production, Chris Pratt was confirmed as the voice of Garfield in November last year.

The Guardians of the Galaxy actor is now set to be joined by a fellow Marvel alum. Jackson will lend his iconic tone to a character created especially for the new flick—Garfield’s father, Vic.

We wonder if he is also a fan of lasagne.

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According to the reports, the show is in very early stages of production and was not even formally ordered. Kyle Bradstreet is set to be the show’s writer and executive producer. He is known for his work on Mr. Robot.

Although it is not Jackson’s first time on television, it will surely be his most prominent role. He appeared as Nick Fury in two episodes of MCU’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. He also appeared in eight episodes of The Boondocks and starred in an anime miniseries called Afro Samurai as well as in the TV movie Afro Samurai: Resurrection. 

The new show joins an increasingly long list of Marvel shows in different stages of development for Disney+. Later this year, the service will release WandaVision while The Falcon and the Winter Soldier was delayed to 2021. Other shows on the list include Loki, What If…?, Hawkeye, Ms. Marvel, She-Hulk, and Moon-Knight.

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According to the company’s official statement, he can tell you jokes, let you know if it’s raining, set timers and alarms, play music and more – all with a bit of his own personality. Amazon has two options in store for a new celebrity version of Alexa – one explicit and one family-friendly.

This is only fitting since it’s Samuel L. Jackson we’re talking about after all. Having him voice Alexa and not ask to deliver a couple of lines from his iconic Ezekiel speech from Pulp Fiction would be such a waste – and this upgrade will only set you back by $0.99.

This isn’t the first time that Amazon joined forces with A-list stars to promote Alexa. Their Super Bowl ad featured appearances from Harrison Ford and Forest Whitaker, and we can’t wait for them to announced other celebrity guest voices they picked out for Alexa.

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Samuel L. Jackson is about to get all up in that horror business by joining the reboot of Saw.

It was announced earlier this year that the gruesome franchise would be returning to theatres, this time with Chris Rock in the lead role and that of executive producer.

Jackson has now signed on to play the father of Rock’s character who is investigating the grisly murders conducted by the serial killer Jigsaw.

Also adding their names to the cast are Max Minghella of The Handmaid’s Tale and Marisol Nichols from Riverdale.

“We think Samuel L. Jackson and Chris Rock along with Max Minghella and Marisol Nichols make this film completely special in the Saw canon and we can’t wait to unleash this unexpected and sinister new story on fans of this franchise. This is next level of Saw on full tilt,” said Chairman of the Lionsgate Motion Picture Group, John Drake.

While Lionsgate is keeping plot details under wraps, it has promised fans a suspenseful ride.

Saw is out October 23rd 2020.

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If you haven’t seen Marvel’s latest smash hit yet, new trailer for its follow-up is one huge spoiler since it shows Peter Parker dealing with the aftermath of the previous film. Teen superhero thinks he’ll finally get a break from his crazy adventure during a school trip to Europe, but that’s not the case.

Peter ends up being ambushed by Nick Fury, who needs help from the friendly neighborhood Spider-Man. He’s forced to team up with Mysterio, and go against elemental creatures from another dimension.

Tom Holland and Samuel L. Jackson will return to their respective roles as Peter Parker and Nick Fury. Spider-Man: Far From Home also stars Jake Gyllenhaal, Zendaya and Marisa Tomei, and it’s scheduled to come out on July 2.

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With the original stars set to return, The Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard, has cast a new face for the sequel. Variety confirms that Frank Grillo has joined returning stars Ryan Reynolds and Samuel L. Jackson as leads, as well as Salma Hayek. 

According to the outlet, the Captain America star will portray an Interpol agent who recruits Bryce (Reynolds), Kincaid (Jackson) and Sonia (Salma Hayek) to help stop a cyber attack. The story is set in the Amalfi Coast, a stretch of coastline in southern Italy.

The original’s director, Australian filmmaker Patrick Hughes also returns for the sequel, directing from a script written by original writer Tom O’Connor. 

The 2017 original feature grossed $75.5 million in the US and more than $176 million globally.

The Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard began filming on March 2. There is no official release date for the film yet.

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Fight Night will center on Ali’s historic defeat of Jerry Quarry, which went down in history for all the wrong reasons. The fight happened after Ali was banned from boxing for refusing to enter the military draft, and hundreds of guests who attended it were robbed at gunpoint at an afterparty, remembered as one of the largest armed robberies in Atlanta.

In addition to Jackson, this series will also star Kevin Hart in an unspecified role, and he’s also coming on board as a producer. Jason Horwitch and Shaye Ogbonna will serve as showrunners, drawing inspiration for this project from Ogbonna and Will Packer’s eponymous iHeartPodcast.

Samuel L. Jackson most recently returned as Nick Fury in MCU’s latest film The Marvels, in addition to leading the Disney+ mini-series Secret Invasion. He’s attached to multiple other projects, including Matthew Vaughn’s star-studded action flick Argylle and animated comedy The Garfield Movie.

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In addition to the leading duo, this film will also star Ray Fisher (Zack Snyder’s Justice League), Danielle Deadwyler (Till), Michael Potts (Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom), and Corey Hawkins (Straight Outta Compton).

According to Netflix’s official logline, The Piano Lesson will chronicle the lives of the Charles family in the aftermath of the Great Depression by focusing on an important heirloom—the family piano which documents their family history through carvings made by their enslaved ancestor.

Adaptations of August Wilson’s classic plays experienced a boom in Hollywood in recent years after Denzel Washington vowed to continue the author’s legacy. He directed and starred in the adaptation of Fences in 2016 and produced Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom in 2020, both starring Viola Davis.

The Piano Lesson will be somewhat of a family affair for Denzel Washington. In addition to starring his son John David Washington, this film will also serve as the directorial and screenwriting debut of his brother, Malcolm Washington.

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Described as “the crossover event series”, Secret Invasion will see Fury join forces with some of his former allies in an attempt to defeat a faction of shapeshifting Skrulls who have been infiltrating Earth for years.

Samuel L. Jackson will lead the series as Nick Fury, with Ben Mendelsohn, Cobie Smulders, Charlayne Woodard, Kingsley Ben-Adir, Killian Scott, Emilia Clarke, Olivia Colman, Don Cheadle, and Martin Freeman in supporting roles.

It’s been a few years since we’ve seen Jackson play Nick Fury, and he’s happy to return to this iconic role. He always enjoyed playing the former S.H.I.E.L.D. director because he’s not your typical hero.

“A lot of times, having no conscience and going by ‘any means necessary’ is better than being the good guy… Nick walks that line. He makes the hard choices all the time. And that comes from him being in the shadow world where survival is what counts,” he told Vanity Fair.

Secret Invasion will start streaming on Disney+ on June 21, and it’s expected to feature a total of six episodes.

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Ariana DeBose won best supporting actress with West Side Story, so she’s most likely coming back to present the same award to this year’s winner. The same goes for Troy Kotsur, who’s returning to the Dolby Theatre after winning best supporting actor with CODA.

The list of presenters will also include many of the past Oscar winners and nominees, including Jennifer Connelly, Samuel L. Jackson, Questlove, Riz Ahmed, and eight-time nominee Glenn Close.

Emily Blunt, Dwayne Johnson, Creed III’s Michael B. Jordan and Jonathan Majors, Melissa McCarthy, Janelle Monáe, Deepika Padukone, Zoe Saldaña, and Donnie Yen will also present at the upcoming Academy Awards. The rest of the presenters will be announced in the upcoming days, but we’re also expecting a few surprises come Oscar night.

The 95th Academy Awards will take place on March 12 at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, with Jimmy Kimmel hosting the show for the third time. Everything Everywhere All at Once is the most-nominated film with a total of 11 nods, followed by All Quiet on the Western Front and The Banshees of Inisherin with nine each.

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The sassy orange cat has been around since 1976 when he first made his comic strip appearance. Garfield became so popular that in 2002 it received the Guinness World Record for the most syndicated comic strip.

Television series, movies, and even a full-length musical featuring the character have all followed, though it was announced in 2016 that a new CG-animated film was in the works. Despite a few hiccups that delayed production, Chris Pratt was confirmed as the voice of Garfield in November last year.

The Guardians of the Galaxy actor is now set to be joined by a fellow Marvel alum. Jackson will lend his iconic tone to a character created especially for the new flick—Garfield’s father, Vic.

We wonder if he is also a fan of lasagne.

The post Samuel L. Jackson Cast in New ”Garfield“ Film appeared first on EverydayKoala.

According to the reports, the show is in very early stages of production and was not even formally ordered. Kyle Bradstreet is set to be the show’s writer and executive producer. He is known for his work on Mr. Robot.

Although it is not Jackson’s first time on television, it will surely be his most prominent role. He appeared as Nick Fury in two episodes of MCU’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. He also appeared in eight episodes of The Boondocks and starred in an anime miniseries called Afro Samurai as well as in the TV movie Afro Samurai: Resurrection. 

The new show joins an increasingly long list of Marvel shows in different stages of development for Disney+. Later this year, the service will release WandaVision while The Falcon and the Winter Soldier was delayed to 2021. Other shows on the list include Loki, What If…?, Hawkeye, Ms. Marvel, She-Hulk, and Moon-Knight.

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According to the company’s official statement, he can tell you jokes, let you know if it’s raining, set timers and alarms, play music and more – all with a bit of his own personality. Amazon has two options in store for a new celebrity version of Alexa – one explicit and one family-friendly.

This is only fitting since it’s Samuel L. Jackson we’re talking about after all. Having him voice Alexa and not ask to deliver a couple of lines from his iconic Ezekiel speech from Pulp Fiction would be such a waste – and this upgrade will only set you back by $0.99.

This isn’t the first time that Amazon joined forces with A-list stars to promote Alexa. Their Super Bowl ad featured appearances from Harrison Ford and Forest Whitaker, and we can’t wait for them to announced other celebrity guest voices they picked out for Alexa.

The post Samuel L. Jackson Becomes First Celebrity Voice of Amazon’s Alexa appeared first on EverydayKoala.

Samuel L. Jackson is about to get all up in that horror business by joining the reboot of Saw.

It was announced earlier this year that the gruesome franchise would be returning to theatres, this time with Chris Rock in the lead role and that of executive producer.

Jackson has now signed on to play the father of Rock’s character who is investigating the grisly murders conducted by the serial killer Jigsaw.

Also adding their names to the cast are Max Minghella of The Handmaid’s Tale and Marisol Nichols from Riverdale.

“We think Samuel L. Jackson and Chris Rock along with Max Minghella and Marisol Nichols make this film completely special in the Saw canon and we can’t wait to unleash this unexpected and sinister new story on fans of this franchise. This is next level of Saw on full tilt,” said Chairman of the Lionsgate Motion Picture Group, John Drake.

While Lionsgate is keeping plot details under wraps, it has promised fans a suspenseful ride.

Saw is out October 23rd 2020.

The post The “Saw” Reboot Adds to its Cast appeared first on EverydayKoala.

If you haven’t seen Marvel’s latest smash hit yet, new trailer for its follow-up is one huge spoiler since it shows Peter Parker dealing with the aftermath of the previous film. Teen superhero thinks he’ll finally get a break from his crazy adventure during a school trip to Europe, but that’s not the case.

Peter ends up being ambushed by Nick Fury, who needs help from the friendly neighborhood Spider-Man. He’s forced to team up with Mysterio, and go against elemental creatures from another dimension.

Tom Holland and Samuel L. Jackson will return to their respective roles as Peter Parker and Nick Fury. Spider-Man: Far From Home also stars Jake Gyllenhaal, Zendaya and Marisa Tomei, and it’s scheduled to come out on July 2.

The post “Spider-Man: Far From Home” Unveils New Trailer appeared first on EverydayKoala.

With the original stars set to return, The Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard, has cast a new face for the sequel. Variety confirms that Frank Grillo has joined returning stars Ryan Reynolds and Samuel L. Jackson as leads, as well as Salma Hayek. 

According to the outlet, the Captain America star will portray an Interpol agent who recruits Bryce (Reynolds), Kincaid (Jackson) and Sonia (Salma Hayek) to help stop a cyber attack. The story is set in the Amalfi Coast, a stretch of coastline in southern Italy.

The original’s director, Australian filmmaker Patrick Hughes also returns for the sequel, directing from a script written by original writer Tom O’Connor. 

The 2017 original feature grossed $75.5 million in the US and more than $176 million globally.

The Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard began filming on March 2. There is no official release date for the film yet.

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