Idris Elba is in final talks to join the cast of Disney’s animated The Jungle Book reboot, directed by Jon Favreau. Elba would voice Shere Khan the tiger. Elba has recently been seen in Mandela: The Long Walk to Freedom and Thor: The Dark World. For more on The Jungle Book and on Elba’s other projects, click here. FX…
Critic enjoys goofy clash of robots, giant monsters in del Toro’s ‘Pacific Rim’
By Amanda Ack, Film Critic Pacific Rim is ridiculous. Giant robots fight monsters from another dimension. People meld minds through something called a “neural handshake.” Ron Perlman wears gold teeth and shoes that jingle. Nothing about this movie makes any sense. I loved every minute of it. The movie, a hybrid of action, sci-fi, and…
Weinstein Co. acquires Mandela biopic
By Amanda Ack, Film Critic The Weinstein Company has acquired the distribution rights to “Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom,” a film based on the life of Nelson Mandela. The film stars Idris Elba as Mandela and Naomie Harris as his wife, Winnie. For more information on the project, click here.
