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The Hindu
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- The Hindu
Ryan Gosling to star in action-comedy titled ‘Tough Guys'
Actors Ryan Gosling and Will Ferrell are set to team up for a new action-comedy film titled Tough Guys, according to Deadline. The movie is being developed by Amazon MGM Studios. The film, written by Daniel Gold, tells the story of two henchmen who decide they've had enough of being treated as disposable. They break away from their criminal bosses and try to start a new life on their own terms, bringing humour and action together in this fresh take on crime stories. Gold, the writer behind Tough Guys, is known for his work on all seven seasons of the popular show Workin' Moms. He was both a writer and producer on the series and helped shape its unique style and voice. Gosling and Jessie Henderson are in talks to produce the film under their banner, Open Invite Entertainment. Will Ferrell and Jessica Elbaum are also expected to produce for Gloria Sanchez Productions. Trevor Engelson and Aaron Folbe may join as executive producers for Underground. So far, there is no official word on who will direct the film. ALSO READ:Ryan Gosling circling Shawn Levy's standalone 'Star Wars' film Ryan Gosling, who was last seen in Barbie, will also appear in Amazon MGM's upcoming Project Hail Mary and a Star Wars film titled Starfighter. Star Wars: Starfighter,' directed by Shawn Levy, is set to release on May 28, 2027. Will Ferrell has several projects lined up, including Judgment Day, Street Justice, and the Netflix series Golf.
Time of India
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- Time of India
'Tough Guys': Ryan Gosling to star in action-comedy; details inside
(Picture Courtesy: Facebook) Actors Ryan Gosling and Will Ferrell are set to team up for a new action-comedy film titled 'Tough Guys,' according to a report by Deadline. The movie is being developed by Amazon MGM Studios. The film, written by Daniel Gold, tells the story of two henchmen who decide they've had enough of being treated as disposable. They break away from their criminal bosses and try to start a new life on their own terms, bringing humor and action together in this fresh take on crime stories. Gold, the writer behind Tough Guys, is known for his work on all seven seasons of the popular show Workin' Moms. He was both a writer and producer on the series and helped shape its unique style and voice. Who will direct? Gosling and Jessie Henderson are in talks to produce the film under their banner, Open Invite Entertainment. Will Ferrell and Jessica Elbaum are also expected to produce for Gloria Sanchez Productions. Trevor Engelson and Aaron Folbe may join as executive producers for Underground. So far, there is no official word on who will direct the film. About the cast and more... Ryan Gosling, who was last seen in Barbie, will also appear in Amazon MGM's upcoming Project Hail Mary and a Star Wars film titled Starfighter. 'Star Wars: Starfighter,' directed by Shawn Levy, is set to release on May 28, 2027. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Flexible MBA by SRM—Apply Now! SRM Online Apply Now Undo Will Ferrell has several projects lined up, including Judgment Day, Street Justice, and the Netflix series Golf. Talking about 'Judgment Day,' it depicts a young convict (Efron) who has just come out of jail and takes a reality TV courtroom hostage, blaming the TV judge (Ferrell) for a previous verdict that the convict believes ruined his life. The cast also includes Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Jimmy Tatro, Michael Pena, Bill Camp, Billy Eichner, Fortune Feimster, Heidi Gardner, Rachel Hilson, Tyler Lofton, Rory Scovel, Bobby Ray, Bobby Cannavale, and Regina Hall. (ANI)
Yahoo
15-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Voices from Dorset to be heard at one of London's busiest Underground stations
TUBE passengers at one of London's busiest Underground stations will hear voices from Portland thanks to a new sound artwork heavily influenced by the island. Turner prize-nominated artist Rory Pilgrim worked with various people including staff and inmates at HMP/YOI Portland to create a 10-minute piece called Go Find Miracles which combines music and spoken word. Some of it was recorded in one of Albion Stone's underground mines on the island. It will play for a fortnight from today between 10am and 5pm on weekdays until Friday, July 25 along the moving walkway that connects the Jubilee and Northern lines at Waterloo Underground station. The piece asks how we 'go beneath the surface to imagine new structures of repair and possibility'. It focuses on the role that Portland has played in shaping London, with stone from the isle being used to build many of London's most iconic buildings. Of course the island is also the site of two prisons and the former site of a prison barge and the Bibby Stockholm. Expanding from Pilgrim's long-term collaboration with communities on Portland, Go Find Miracles features spoken reflections and poetry by Neurodiversity Support Manager at HMP/YOI Portland Holly Upton and east London-based Carina Murray. It is accompanied by music composed by Pilgrim and sung by soloist Robyn Haddon, alumni of the Prison Choir Project, and a further choir of singers. The lyrics and melodies were partly written with people from the Portland prison. Holly Upton said: 'This has been an inspiring experience for both staff and prisoners. We're looking forward to seeing it come to life on the Underground. Working in a prison has its challenges, but you can make a difference.' The piece was produced in collaboration with the Mayor of London's Culture and Community Spaces at Risk programme (CCSaR), the Feminist Library in Peckham and the Prison Choir Project. It is heard alongside visual artworks by Pilgrim on display throughout Waterloo Underground station and is accessible through a QR code on posters across the network. An expanded leaflet documenting the piece's development is available to collect from Waterloo Underground station. Eleanor Pinfield, Head of Art on the Underground, said: 'We are delighted to be launching a new sound commission for the moving walkway at Waterloo Underground station, one of the busiest on the network. Pilgrim's collaborative approach has brought together voices from London and Portland to consider the miraculous in the everyday. This new audio work reminds us of the power of connection, to those around us in our communities and those we travel through the city with each day.'
Irish Daily Mirror
11-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Irish Daily Mirror
Kneecap claim London Underground banned their poster citing 'widespread offence'
Kneecap have claimed they have been banned from advertising on the London Underground. The Belfast rap trio said they had no issue advertising on the Underground before their controversy over their support for Palestine. According to Kneecap, their poster has been banned due to 'widespread or serious offence to reasonable members of the public on account of the product or service being advertised, the content or design of the advertisement, or by way of implication.' The post reads: "We've been banned from advertising on the London Tube. How petty can political policing and interference get... "After using the tube to advertise loads of times for gigs, records and our movie, all without issue. The below poster has been rejected because: 'It is likely to cause widespread or serious offence to reasonable members of the public on account of the product or service being advertised, the content or design of the advertisement, or by way of implication.' "Speak out against genocide and they'll use every single angle they can to silence you. Join the IOF, murder kids, fly to London and nothing happens - you'll be welcomed and applauded," Kneecap claimed. Elsewhere, a host of musicians have said they will be supporting band member Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh - known by his stage name Mo Chara - at his next court hearing. He will appear at a court in London on August 20 where he stands accused of allegedly supporting a proscribed terrorist organisation. Irish musicians including Gurriers and rapper Maverick Sabre have said they will attend court to support Kneecap. The post on Thursday said British singer-songwriter Nadine Shah and Jelani Blackman would attend the hearing in a show of support along with a list of other "speakers and artists". And Scotland's First Minister John Swinney also responded to Kneecap's comments on Tuesday on stage at the O2 Academy after they were axed from this weekend's TRNSMT festival in the city following police concerns. Mo Chara asked the crowd: 'What's your First Minister's name?' He then reportedly swore before declaring: 'They stopped us playing TRNSMT but they can't stop us playing Glasgow.' During a visit to a hospital in Falkirk on Wednesday, the First Minister called for focus to shift to the issues Kneecap are raising. 'I think the most important thing at this moment is that we all focus on the issue that Kneecap are concerned about, which is the humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza,' he said. 'I want to see a ceasefire implemented, I want to see humanitarian aid put into Gaza.' He added: 'I had a briefing yesterday from Unicef about the suffering of children in Gaza – it was literally impossible to listen to that, it's so awful. What we should be focused on, the most important issue, is ending the suffering in Gaza and getting a ceasefire and getting humanitarian aid into Gaza which is sitting on the border of Gaza today.' Referring to the fact he got 'a mention' at Tuesday's show he replied: 'What I'd say is that the last thing I want to be commenting on is about bands, I want people to enjoy their music and make their choices. 'But if bands say things that cause widespread concern, there shouldn't be a surprise to bands that I get asked about them.'
Yahoo
09-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
‘Smoke' Review: Jurnee Smollett and Taron Egerton Lead Apple TV+'s Flawed but Fascinating Firefighting Mystery
I'm sure I have, at some point, referred to Jurnee Smollett as a 'fiery' actress. The Lovecraft Country and Friday Night Lights star does wild-eyed, fierce intensity in a way that is both captivating and reliable. But this is getting a bit ridiculous. More from The Hollywood Reporter Why Seth Rogen Wants Vin Diesel to Join 'The Studio' Season 2 As Shoppers Cut Back on Spending, Live TV Streaming Services Aim to Attract Subscribers with No-Contract Deals Laura Day Predicts the Future for A-List Stars and Fortune 500 Firms, Just Don't Call Her a Psychic Smollett got to stand just on the outside of the unconvincing climactic CGI fire in last year's otherwise exceptional feature, The Order. Before that, she acted opposite burning crosses (Lovecraft Country) and torches (Underground). Now she gets full inferno immersion in Apple TV+'s new drama series, Smoke, an extraordinarily well-acted, formally inconsistent adaptation of the podcast Firebug. At nine episodes, the Dennis Lehane-created show is too long and frustratingly repetitive, but it unfurls a fascinating mystery, features one of the summer's best ensemble casts and floats big ideas that don't always come through cleanly in the execution. Smollett plays Michelle Calderon, detective in a Pacific Northwest police force. Burnt (metaphorically, not literally) by a recently ended affair with her boss (Rafe Spall's Steven Burk), and still burnt (emotionally, not literally) by a fire started by her mother when she was a kid, Michelle is assigned to partner with arson investigator Dave Gudsen (Taron Egerton). Dave, a former firefighter, needs the help, because there are two serial arsonists — called the Divide & Conquer arsonist and the Milk Jug arsonist — active in the city, and his kindly boss, Greg Kinnear's Harvey Englehart, is getting impatient. Getting slowly impatient, mind you, because the D&C arsonist has apparently already set 200+ fires and irritation is only beginning to set in. Folks care a bit less about the Milk Jug arsonist, who has been preying on the city's lower-income neighborhood, though we're quickly introduced to a suspect: a sad-eyed, mumbly fast-food worker named Freddy (Ntare Guma Mbaho Mwine). Kept busy with the two arsonists, the new partner and a precarious marriage to Hannah Emily Anderson's Ashley, Dave does what any sensible person would do: He starts to write a book about an arson investigator with a new partner chasing a serial arsonist. Soon, both Dave and Michelle's obsessions escalate and games of cat-and-mouse ensue. It's a series packed with twists, including an initial reveal that's really the whole premise of the podcast and series. Chances are pretty good that you'll figure this twist out well before it's formally unveiled, at least an episode later than might have been ideal. There's a breathless later twist that isn't exactly 'guessable' and a key final twist that the series doesn't execute in visual terms as well as it should. Yes, I'm being vague here, but the truth is that Smoke works not because it's surprising, but because it's pleasurable watching these characters' respective wheels spin. Due to the presence of Lehane, Egerton and Kinnear, Smoke is likely to be compared to 2022's very solid limited series Black Bird, which won a well-deserved Emmy for Paul Walter Hauser. The Apple TV+ show that Smoke ultimately has more in common with is Alfonso Cuaron's Disclaimer, an exploration of what happens when we attempt to narrativize real life — and impose the binary of hero/villain onto complex human behavior — masquerading as a revenge drama. Smoke is all about definition and self-definition, which you'll probably figure out from the choice to begin each episode with the definition of various not-difficult-to define words like 'creativity,' which is 'bringing something into existence; producing through imaginative skill.' Michelle is being defined by outside factors, be it the criminal acts of her mother, the power of the man she's sleeping with, or — because of various bigots in her own profession — her race and gender. Dave doesn't even have those elements to define him. His backstory is seemingly sad, but vague. His achievements at his job are negligible, his success in marriage is limited. But as he attempts to write himself as the hero of his own story, he sees a path to glory or possibly notoriety. The hard-boiled narration from Dave's book — 'Fire doesn't give a fuck about your wallet or the size of your gun or the size of the dick you wish was the size of your gun.' — steers a story that consciously keeps viewers aware that it's… well… a story, at a fictional remove from a nonfiction podcast. Even its location is imaginary, an omnibus Pacific Northwest setting with Vancouver playing a state that's amalgamated as 'Orrington' on license plates and legal documents. 'Orrington,' a not-so-subtle portmanteau, is one of those Everyplace/No Place settings in the vein of whatever-sunless-locale-Seven-takes-place-in. Like several key details of Dave's character in particular, the location draws attention to the artificiality of the story being told, even as curious viewers can go online and find actual documentation of the podcast's real-life basis. The performances are split between naturalistic and attuned to heightened genre conventions. Egerton, for reasons that will quickly be obvious, has the most complicated task, swinging from grounded and good-natured to edgier oddness that has an unsettling resemblance to vintage Christian Slater. Dave never quite projects as an 'actual' person and this is a performance that could only work in a show with this sort of self-conscious approach. Here, it functions perfectly, especially opposite Smollett, who digs deep to find the pained center of a woman trying to reshape herself physically — especially in the first episode, she's putting in a lot of workout time — and professionally. Put Kinnear in the understated category, quietly heartbreaking as one of several men whose commitment to work has come at the expense of his ordinary humanity, while Spall aggressively swings between likably decent and repugnant, seemingly more for narrative than logical reasons. The cast gets a huge boost at midseason with the arrival of John Leguizamo, equally broadly funny and vulnerable as Dave's disgraced former partner, and Anna Chlumsky, hilariously scornful as a law enforcement outsider who gets brought into the story's chaos. Special praise is due to Mwine, who may give the show's best performance. There are aspects of Freddy's character — a victim of the foster system with a variety of unspecified social difficulties — that feel right on the verge of several stereotypes. But Mwine conveys a lost, angry and fundamentally lonely man so hauntingly that I frequently wished that Lehane and company gave him more to do. There are stretches, especially in the season's second half, where Smoke starts directly stating and then repeating its themes in ways that both spoil at least one twist and often made me wonder if those underlined points had actually been illustrated or justified by the show. Those were the moments that suggest Smoke might have been improved with a six-episode season, or nine episodes with less redundancy and more room to delve into this fictional city's economic inequalities and the challenges of modern firefighting. It's notable that even though I'm a resident of a Los Angeles still reeling from the city's January fires, up until the finale very little in Smoke made me reflect on those fires. That's further evidence of the show being at once real and yet insulated or isolated from reality. When you have a story this twisty, with dialogue as sturdy as Lehane tends to deliver and stars like the fiery Smollett, such limitations tend not to doom even an imperfect show. Best of The Hollywood Reporter 'The Studio': 30 Famous Faces Who Play (a Version of) Themselves in the Hollywood-Based Series 22 of the Most Shocking Character Deaths in Television History A 'Star Wars' Timeline: All the Movies and TV Shows in the Franchise
