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Watch: The Most Awesome Dumb Movie Of The Summer? 4-Minute Trailer For 'White House Down'

  • By Kevin Jagernauth
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  • June 10, 2013 9:02 AM
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  • 7 Comments
Channing Tatum, White House Down
News
It wasn't that long ago when National Association of Theater Owners stated that movie trailers were too long, showed off too much and they wanted to mandate Hollywood to cut 'em down. And frankly, when something like a 4-minute trailer for "White House Down" drops, showing what looks like every beat of the movie as well as every major setpiece, it's hard not to see their point. But since we're here, let's dive into this thing anyway.
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More: White House Down, Roland Emmerich, Channing Tatum, Jamie Foxx, Emergence

Watch: 'Rio 2' Trailer Will Make You Say, 'Wait Is This An Angry Birds Movie?'

  • By Drew Taylor
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  • May 15, 2013 2:55 PM
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News
The teaser trailer for Blue Sky Studio's "Rio 2" has just hit the internet and the brief clip doesn't explain much, instead encouraging you to shake your tail feathers while you'll undoubtedly wonder, at least for the first thirty seconds or so, if you're watching a commercial for a feature-length version of the "Angry Birds" iPhone game. (Spoiler alert: you're not.)
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More: Rio, Jesse Eisenberg, Anne Hathaway, Will.I.Am, Jamie Foxx, Tracy Morgan, Film Trailers

Watch: Channing Tatum Has The Worst Job Interview Ever In New Trailer For 'White House Down'

  • By Kevin Jagernauth
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  • May 2, 2013 7:25 PM
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  • 7 Comments
Channing Tatum, White House Down
News
Okay, unless you can't find a babysitter, do people really bring their kids to job interviews or is that just a movie thing? Anyway, it's the device used to establish in "White House Down" that: a) Channing Tatum's buff hero is also sensitive and caring b) It's gives him Something To Fight For and c) it sets the whole story (implausibly) in motion. Now can we get to the explosions please?
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More: White House Down, Film Trailers, Channing Tatum, Jamie Foxx

Jamie Foxx To Join Quvenzhané Wallis In 'Annie'

  • By Kevin Jagernauth
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  • April 29, 2013 3:34 PM
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News
Jamie Foxx has certainly been full of surprises lately, whether it's nerding out for "The Amazing Spider-Man 2" or deciding to produce, write and direct a horror series for SyFy. Once again, we'd never have predicted this next move, which will see Foxx putting his musical skills (he's a platinum selling R&B artist, in case you forgot) to good use.
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More: Jamie Foxx, Annie

Jamie Foxx Goes Full Nerd As Max Dillon In 'The Amazing Spider-Man 2' Plus First Look At Dane DeHaan

  • By Kevin Jagernauth
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  • April 21, 2013 2:55 PM
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  • 5 Comments
News
Well, set pics have revealed what Jamie Foxx's Electro looks like after he becomes a supercharged superhero, but how about before? Well, take a look at Django Full Nerd.
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More: Jamie Foxx, The Amazing Spider-Man 2

From Script To Screen: The 12 Biggest Deleted/Unfilmed Scenes From 'Django Unchained'

  • By Drew Taylor
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  • April 18, 2013 1:06 PM
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  • 9 Comments
Django Unchained
Features
There is a host of extras on the deluxe Blu-ray edition of Quentin Tarantino's revisionist splatter-western "Django Unchained" (out this week), but amidst all the special features, there's one thing you won't find: deleted scenes. During the press day we attended for the film back in December, Tarantino theorized that there could be a longer "Dances with Wolves"-esque director's cut one day, but as of now, that has yet to materialize (Samuel L. Jackson has joked he can't wait to see the five hour cut). But just because those deleted scenes aren’t part of the supplementary material or reintegrated into the film (yet), doesn't mean that they weren't there at some point – either at script phase or during filming. It's with this in mind that we run down the biggest deletions, omissions, or adjustments between what "Django Unchained" was to be, and what it ended up being.
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More: Django Unchained, Quentin Tarantino, Samuel L. Jackson, Walton Goggins, Jamie Foxx, Features

Set Photos Reveal First Look At Jamie Foxx As Electro In 'The Amazing Spider-Man 2'

  • By Kevin Jagernauth
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  • April 16, 2013 9:04 AM
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  • 11 Comments
News
We weren't sure whether to go with an "Arrested Development" joke ("I blue myself") or something about "Powder," so you'll have to come up with a wittier opening than we did. But needless to say, this first look at Jamie Foxx in "The Amazing Spider-Man 2" is certainly attention grabbing.
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More: Jamie Foxx, The Amazing Spider-Man 2

Jamie Foxx Wants To Scare With A Syfy Horror Series He'll Produce, Write & Direct

  • By Kevin Jagernauth
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  • April 10, 2013 4:44 PM
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Television
Perhaps the best advice any actor can receive is to diversity and Jamie Foxx -- who first became known for his comedy -- seems to be taking that to heart. Before "Django Unchained," he starred in the hit comedy "Horrible Bosses" (sequel on the way) before stepping into Quentin Tarantino's movie, and he'll next play the President in "White House Down," Electro in "The Amazing Spider-Man 2" and also do a voice role in "Rio 2." And how, he's dipping his toes into a wholly new genre -- well, actually, he's throwing his whole body in the pool....
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More: Television, TV News, Jamie Foxx

Warner Bros. Shutting Down 'Tarzan' Production Office, Might Try To Make It In 2014

  • By Kevin Jagernauth
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  • April 10, 2013 4:26 PM
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News
Looks like Warner Bros. is pulling an "Akira," "Paradise Lost" and "Arthur & Lancelot" on "Tarzan." The studio, which famously shut down all of those aforementioned films while they were in pre-production, is doing the same thing with "Tarzan" for pretty much same reason: money, money, money.
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More: Tarzan, David Yates, Jamie Foxx, Alexander Skarsgard, Samuel L. Jackson

Watch: New Trailer For Channing Tatum's 'White House Down,' Plus Our Rundown Of New Footage Screened

  • By Drew Taylor
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  • March 26, 2013 7:04 PM
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  • 9 Comments
News
No one quite suits the title of Master of Disaster quite like Roland Emmerich, the director behind such bombastically apocalyptic visions as "Independence Day," "Godzilla," "The Day After Tomorrow" and "2012." Emmerich has gleefully destroyed major monuments, turning the White House into kindling and New York City into a giant frozen puddle. In his latest oversized spectacle "White House Down," starring Channing Tatum as a put-upon would-be Secret Service agent and Jamie Foxx as the endangered Commander-in-Chief, Emmerich returns to the location of his most iconic detonation, this time exploring the bonds between father and daughter while also blowing up a lot of stuff and having many people get shot in gloriously violent ways. Earlier today we got a peek at the trailer (which you can watch below) as well as a glimpse of about ten minutes of additional footage. While the movie doesn’t come out until June 28th, we're pretty sure that it's going to be one of the summer's most satisfying blockbusters.
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More: White House Down, Film Trailers, Channing Tatum, Jamie Foxx, Roland Emmerich

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