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Everybody’s Talking About Jamie

Jamie New (Max Harwood) is a teenager from Sheffield who dreams of life on stage. While his classmates plan their livelihoods after they leave school, Jamie contemplates revealing his secret career ambition to become a fierce and proud drag queen. His best friend Pritti (Lauren Patel) and his loving mum (Sarah Lancashire) shower him with endless support, while local drag legend Miss Loco Chanelle (Richard E. Grant) mentors him toward his debut stage performance. But Jamie also has to contend with an unsupportive father (Ral[h Ineson), an uninspired careers advisor (Sharon Horgan), and some ignorant school kids who attempt to…
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Link Tank: Netflix’s Dad Stop Embarrassing Me! Sees Jamie Foxx Returning to Comedy

Netflix’s Dad Stop Embarrassing Me! is a new Black sitcom that has Jamie Foxx revisiting his comedy roots. “Executive produced by Jamie Foxx, his daughter Corinne Foxx, The Jamie Foxx Show creator Bentley Kyle Evans, and director Ken Whittingham, Dad Stop Embarrassing Me! is a multi-cam sitcom inspired by Jamie and Corinne’s father-daughter relationship. Jamie Foxx assumes the role of Brian Dixon, and teenage actress Kyla-Drew plays his daughter, Sasha.” Read more at Thrillist. Netflix CEO Reed Hastings assures people that the streaming platform is not cracking down on password sharing. “Netflix wants you to relax: It’s not preparing a…
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Jamie Foxx to Star in Netflix Vampire Hunter Comedy Day Shift

Jamie Foxx is reteaming with Netflix after having recently starred in the streamer’s Project Power to headline another movie exclusive to the platform, this one a comedy in which he plays a vampire hunter.   Day Shift, as the film is titled, will see Oscar-winning actor and box office draw Foxx as its star. However, the director’s chair will be occupied by an untested talent in J.J. Perry, a second unit and stunt coordinator from major films such as Fast & Furious 9, The Fate of the Furious, Bloodshot and the John Wick franchise. Perry will work off a script…
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Link Tank: How Jamie Foxx’s Electro Will Fit in MCU’s Spider-Man 3

Jamie Foxx is reportedly returning as Electro in Tom Holland’s Spider-Man 3, but how will it work with his part in The Amazing Spider-Man series? “As someone who enjoyed the Andrew Garfield Spider-Man movies, I will say this: Jamie Foxx deserved better than The Amazing Spider-Man 2. I didn’t hate it as much as others, but it is super cheesy in that comic book movie feel from the late ’90s that doesn’t really make sense since it was made in 2014. And it did still fridge Gwen Stacy … again, in 2014.” Read more at The Mary Sue. Hispanic Heritage…
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Jamie Foxx to Return as Electro in Spider-Man 3 for Some Reason

Jamie Foxx has been cast as Electro in Sony and Marvel’s still-untitled Spider-Man 3. (checks calendar) Nope, it says October 1st and not April 1st, so this is legit. THR broke the perplexing news. Foxx previously played the role in the dismal The Amazing Spider-Man 2, a movie so loathed that it not only forced another reboot of the franchise (despite the fact that a third film and a Sinister Six spinoff had already been given release dates) but also brought Sony and Marvel Studios to the negotiating table to allow them to “share” Spidey with the MCU, a historic,…
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Project Power Trailer Has Jamie Foxx and Joseph Gordon-Levitt for a Netflix Sci-Fi Movie

Project Power has all the makings of a big screen blockbuster, bringing bankable stars in Jamie Foxx and a back-from-hiatus Joseph Gordon-Levitt, along with an insane array of onscreen action effects. Yet, in a narrative that’s becoming increasingly familiar, this seemingly theatrical formula is actually scheduled for streaming, specifically as a Netflix exclusive. Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman of the Paranormal Activity sequels serve as directors here, working off a script by rising screenwriter Mattson Tomlin. The premise of said script provides an intriguing twist on cinematic super-power tropes with the premise of a raucous rescue operation centered on an…
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The New Halloween Movie Is Bringing Back Jamie Lee Curtis

There has been ample talk of another Halloween movie for years, and now it looks like it's finally going to happen next year -- just in time for the original's fortieth anniversary. There has been ample talk of another Halloween movie for years, and now it looks like it's finally going to happen next year -- just in time for the original's fortieth anniversary. Source from..
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