Winston Duke emerged as one of the standouts of both Black Panther movies thanks to his memorable take on M'Baku, and by all accounts, the actor is also a major highlight of The Fall Guy.
Duke has yet to establish himself as a Hollywood leading man, but all it takes is the right role, and the actor has set his sights on what will likely be the most sought-after part in Hollywood down the line.
During an interview with /Film, Duke was asked about the possibility of suiting up as The Dark Knight in the upcoming Dcu Batman reboot, The Brave and the Bold, after previously voicing Bruce Wayne in the Batman Unburied podcast.
"Listen, man, can you start that [campaign]? [Laughs] I would say I challenge you to get on all these socials and push for me. Get your community. I would love to. I would love to do that as Batman.
Duke has yet to establish himself as a Hollywood leading man, but all it takes is the right role, and the actor has set his sights on what will likely be the most sought-after part in Hollywood down the line.
During an interview with /Film, Duke was asked about the possibility of suiting up as The Dark Knight in the upcoming Dcu Batman reboot, The Brave and the Bold, after previously voicing Bruce Wayne in the Batman Unburied podcast.
"Listen, man, can you start that [campaign]? [Laughs] I would say I challenge you to get on all these socials and push for me. Get your community. I would love to. I would love to do that as Batman.
- 5/2/2024
- ComicBookMovie.com
James Gunn is currently firing on all cylinders with two projects of the new Dcu in active production. First is the flagship title of the new and improved Dcu, Superman, which stars David Corneswet as Superman and Rachel Brosnahan as Lois Lane. The other is Peacemaker‘s sophomore season, marking the return of John Cena, who would be carrying the role over from his time in the Dceu.
Winston Duke as M’Baku
While a slew of characters have been cast in the new Dcu, the main trinity of the franchise is yet to be completed. With a number of actors already interested in the role, Winston Duke has thrown his hat in the ring for the role of Gotham’s Dark Knight. Speaking with /Film, the actor revealed his aspirations to play The Dark Knight in James Gunn’s Dcu.
Winston Duke wants to start a campaign for his...
Winston Duke as M’Baku
While a slew of characters have been cast in the new Dcu, the main trinity of the franchise is yet to be completed. With a number of actors already interested in the role, Winston Duke has thrown his hat in the ring for the role of Gotham’s Dark Knight. Speaking with /Film, the actor revealed his aspirations to play The Dark Knight in James Gunn’s Dcu.
Winston Duke wants to start a campaign for his...
- 5/2/2024
- by Anuraag Chatterjee
- FandomWire
Spoiler alert: As much as Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt remain the undeniable draws of "The Fall Guy," there are multiple contenders in the cast for the sought-after crown of "Best Scene Stealer." You have Aaron Taylor-Johnson, an inspired bit of casting as the insufferable A-lister casting a long shadow over Gosling's stuntman Colt Seavers. Then there's the great Hannah Waddingham, chewing up the scenery (and then some) as the no-nonsense producer Gail Meyer who stops at nothing to keep the show on the road. Heck, you could even go with either of the two dogs that portrayed Jean Claude, the Australian Kelpie that only responds to French commands and takes on an unforgettable supporting role amid all the action.
But more than anyone else, it's Winston Duke who walks away with one of his funniest and most memorable performances in recent years as Dan Tucker, a veteran stunt coordinator...
But more than anyone else, it's Winston Duke who walks away with one of his funniest and most memorable performances in recent years as Dan Tucker, a veteran stunt coordinator...
- 5/2/2024
- by Jeremy Mathai
- Slash Film
Exclusive: Jessica Marie Garcia has signed with CAA for representation.
Garcia currently recurs on the NBC comedy series Lopez Vs. Lopez opposite George and Mayan Lopez, as cousin ‘Yesika’. Before that, she starred on Netflix’s “Most-Binged Original” hit series On My Block as the spitfire ‘Jasmine Flores’, a role that earned her a Teen Choice Award nomination for Best Summer TV Actress and an MTV Movie & TV Award nomination.
She also appeared in Gina Rodriguez’s Disney+ series Diary of a Female President as ‘Camila,’ as well as recurring on Shonda Rhimes’ How To Get Away With Murder playing ‘Rhonda’ opposite Viola Davis. Additionally, she starred in all four seasons of the Disney Channel original series Liv and Maddie as ‘Willow Cruz.’
Her feature film Avenge the Crows, in which she plays ‘Peaches,’ a tough inner-city gang member, starring alongside Danny Trejo and Lou Diamond Phillips,...
Garcia currently recurs on the NBC comedy series Lopez Vs. Lopez opposite George and Mayan Lopez, as cousin ‘Yesika’. Before that, she starred on Netflix’s “Most-Binged Original” hit series On My Block as the spitfire ‘Jasmine Flores’, a role that earned her a Teen Choice Award nomination for Best Summer TV Actress and an MTV Movie & TV Award nomination.
She also appeared in Gina Rodriguez’s Disney+ series Diary of a Female President as ‘Camila,’ as well as recurring on Shonda Rhimes’ How To Get Away With Murder playing ‘Rhonda’ opposite Viola Davis. Additionally, she starred in all four seasons of the Disney Channel original series Liv and Maddie as ‘Willow Cruz.’
Her feature film Avenge the Crows, in which she plays ‘Peaches,’ a tough inner-city gang member, starring alongside Danny Trejo and Lou Diamond Phillips,...
- 3/7/2024
- by Rosy Cordero
- Deadline Film + TV
Grab your cartoonishly oversized hammer and an egg sandwich from your favorite bodega because Harley Quinn Season 5 is happening at Max! The new season picks up after the events of Season 4, revolving around Harley’s attempt to join the Legion of Doom.
“The talented Harley Quinn team has once again succeeded in delivering a season that builds on everything that has come before while still feeling fresh and inventive,” said Suzanna Makkos, Executive Vice President of Original Comedy and Adult Animation, Max and Adult Swim. “They continue to provide hilarious, heartwarming, and deranged stories with our lovable group of DC misfits, and we couldn’t be more excited for the fans to see what they’ve accomplished in season 5.”
Lake Bell, Alan Tudyk, Ron Funches, Tony Hale, Diedrich Bader, J.B. Smoove, Christopher Meloni, Jim Rash, and more join Cuoco as the primary cast members of Harley Quinn.
“Harley Quinn has...
“The talented Harley Quinn team has once again succeeded in delivering a season that builds on everything that has come before while still feeling fresh and inventive,” said Suzanna Makkos, Executive Vice President of Original Comedy and Adult Animation, Max and Adult Swim. “They continue to provide hilarious, heartwarming, and deranged stories with our lovable group of DC misfits, and we couldn’t be more excited for the fans to see what they’ve accomplished in season 5.”
Lake Bell, Alan Tudyk, Ron Funches, Tony Hale, Diedrich Bader, J.B. Smoove, Christopher Meloni, Jim Rash, and more join Cuoco as the primary cast members of Harley Quinn.
“Harley Quinn has...
- 11/16/2023
- by Steve Seigh
- JoBlo.com
Today, Spotify, in partnership with Warner Bros. and DC, announced The Riddler: Secrets in the Dark will premiere on Tuesday, October 10 with all 8 episodes available exclusively on Spotify. The series will follow an unexpected adventure from the perspective of one of the most cunning DC Super-Villains in Gotham City, Edward Nygma voiced by Hasan Minhaj. Minhaj leads the cast, reprising his role from last year’s global sensation, Batman Unburied. You can check out a special video message from Hasan here.
Colman Domingo joins the cast as Batman, who begrudgingly teams up with Minhaj’s Riddler to track down a masked vigilante on the loose in Gotham City. The mysterious character is murdering notorious DC Super-Villains all over Gotham City, and all clues point to the suspect being the Caped Crusader himself. Now, with a target on his head, The Riddler is forced to break out of Arkham Asylum and team up with Batman.
Colman Domingo joins the cast as Batman, who begrudgingly teams up with Minhaj’s Riddler to track down a masked vigilante on the loose in Gotham City. The mysterious character is murdering notorious DC Super-Villains all over Gotham City, and all clues point to the suspect being the Caped Crusader himself. Now, with a target on his head, The Riddler is forced to break out of Arkham Asylum and team up with Batman.
- 9/22/2023
- Podnews.net
Comedian Hasan Minhaj has come under some fire lately for admitting that a number of stories built into his stand-up sets aren’t entirely based on fact. As the comedian put it, “Every story in my style is built around a seed of truth…My comedy Arnold Palmer is 70% emotional truth — this happened — and then 30% hyperbole, exaggeration, fiction.” This should seem fairly obvious, shouldn’t it? We may not consciously think of it while the performance is going on, but we can’t reasonably expect each and every sentence and story in a stand-up comedian’s act to be completely factual, right? Well, as it turns out, some do.
On Monday’s episode of The View, Whoopi Goldberg came to Hasan Minhaj’s defense, saying that’s just part of what comedians do. “We tell stories and we embellish them.” She continued, “If you’re going to hold a comic...
On Monday’s episode of The View, Whoopi Goldberg came to Hasan Minhaj’s defense, saying that’s just part of what comedians do. “We tell stories and we embellish them.” She continued, “If you’re going to hold a comic...
- 9/19/2023
- by Mathew Plale
- JoBlo.com
The podcast-to-screen pipeline is going strong, thanks in part to recent adaptations that have garnered major awards recognition and viewer interest. As part of The Hollywood Reporter’s Rights Available feature, which has highlighted books with industry appeal, we have compiled a collection of podcasts that are ripe for film or TV adaptation. The collection below are podcasts featured in the print magazine that were available for pickup at the time of publication.
Svetlana! Svetlana!
By Dan Kitrosser • Produced by iHeartMedia and The Documentary Group • Agency WME and UTA
Leaning into the chaotic and absurd, this series tells the story of Joseph Stalin’s only daughter, Svetlana Alliluyeva, who defected to the U.S. in 1967 during the Cold War. Her life in the West became entangled with a cult-like commune in the Arizona desert run by Frank Lloyd Wright and his wife, Olgivanna; her marriage to a Wright protégé; and...
Svetlana! Svetlana!
By Dan Kitrosser • Produced by iHeartMedia and The Documentary Group • Agency WME and UTA
Leaning into the chaotic and absurd, this series tells the story of Joseph Stalin’s only daughter, Svetlana Alliluyeva, who defected to the U.S. in 1967 during the Cold War. Her life in the West became entangled with a cult-like commune in the Arizona desert run by Frank Lloyd Wright and his wife, Olgivanna; her marriage to a Wright protégé; and...
- 4/13/2023
- by J. Clara Chan
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Hasan Minhaj is reprising his role as The Riddler for a spinoff of the hit Spotify and DC audio series, Batman Unburied.
The Riddler: Secrets of the Dark will debut later this year exclusively on Spotify. The show, like Batman Unburied, is created by David S. Goyer and will feature returning characters from the Batman Unburied series, though casting for leads like Batman, who was portrayed by Winston Duke in Batman Unburied, have not yet been announced.
“Everything you loved about Batman Unburied — Batman, Riddler, Barbara Gordon and several others —all of these iconic characters will be returning to Gotham City. But this time, instead of Batman saving The Riddler, Batman needs The Riddler to help save the Bat from certain death,” Minhaj said in a prerecorded video at Spotify’s Stream On event on Wednesday. “And this time, finally, the Riddler gets the spotlight that he deserves.”
The Riddler...
The Riddler: Secrets of the Dark will debut later this year exclusively on Spotify. The show, like Batman Unburied, is created by David S. Goyer and will feature returning characters from the Batman Unburied series, though casting for leads like Batman, who was portrayed by Winston Duke in Batman Unburied, have not yet been announced.
“Everything you loved about Batman Unburied — Batman, Riddler, Barbara Gordon and several others —all of these iconic characters will be returning to Gotham City. But this time, instead of Batman saving The Riddler, Batman needs The Riddler to help save the Bat from certain death,” Minhaj said in a prerecorded video at Spotify’s Stream On event on Wednesday. “And this time, finally, the Riddler gets the spotlight that he deserves.”
The Riddler...
- 3/8/2023
- by J. Clara Chan
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
As James Gunn and Peter Safran reshape the DC universe at Warner Bros. Discovery, film and TV aren’t the only mediums where iconic characters like Batman, Harley Quinn and the Joker are taking on new lives.
Thanks to an expansive, multiyear first-look deal with Spotify, DC has attracted new and returning fans to its rich IP — without being beholden to the intricacies of a mapped-out multiverse, the same actors portraying its characters or the costs of a typical high-wattage and effects-heavy superhero production.
The partnership kicked off in earnest last year, when Spotify and DC released an original story about Batman for an audio series penned by The Dark Knight scribe David S. Goyer. Starring Winston Duke as Bruce Wayne, Batman Unburied took on a decidedly darker tone as a psychological thriller that followed Bruce tracking down a serial killer and confronting his own demons along the way. The series was a massive success,...
Thanks to an expansive, multiyear first-look deal with Spotify, DC has attracted new and returning fans to its rich IP — without being beholden to the intricacies of a mapped-out multiverse, the same actors portraying its characters or the costs of a typical high-wattage and effects-heavy superhero production.
The partnership kicked off in earnest last year, when Spotify and DC released an original story about Batman for an audio series penned by The Dark Knight scribe David S. Goyer. Starring Winston Duke as Bruce Wayne, Batman Unburied took on a decidedly darker tone as a psychological thriller that followed Bruce tracking down a serial killer and confronting his own demons along the way. The series was a massive success,...
- 3/8/2023
- by J. Clara Chan
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Riddle me this: who's playing the Riddler? Well, it depends on which of the many upcoming Batman projects you're talking about. Since the headline above already gives away the answer to this particular riddle, however, we'll go ahead and do away with any quizzing pretense and just say that Hasan Minhaj has been cast as the voice of the Riddler in "Batman Unburied."
The news comes our way via The Hollywood Reporter that Minhaj, the star of Netflix's "Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj" and a former correspondent of "The Daily Show," has joined the podcast's voice ensemble, along with Lance Reddick and Toks Olagundoye as Batman's parents, Thomas...
The post Batman Unburied Audio Drama Casts Daily Show Star Hasan Minhaj as the Riddler appeared first on /Film.
The news comes our way via The Hollywood Reporter that Minhaj, the star of Netflix's "Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj" and a former correspondent of "The Daily Show," has joined the podcast's voice ensemble, along with Lance Reddick and Toks Olagundoye as Batman's parents, Thomas...
The post Batman Unburied Audio Drama Casts Daily Show Star Hasan Minhaj as the Riddler appeared first on /Film.
- 9/16/2021
- by Joshua Meyer
- Slash Film
Hasan Minhaj is headed to Gotham City. The politically savvy comedian will voice the Riddler in Batman Unburied, the Spotify podcast hailing from The Dark Knight scribe David S. Goyer.
In addition to Minhaj, new additions to the cast include Lance Reddick as Batman’s father, Thomas Wayne; Toks Olagundoye as Batman’s mother, Martha Wayne; John Rhys-Davies as Dr. Hunter; and Ashly Burch as Vicki Vale, the comic book character played by Kim Basinger in Tim Burton’s Batman (1989).
Lance Reddick Courtesy Spotify
Batman Unburied also stars Winston Duke as Bruce Wayne/Batman and Jason Isaacs as Alfred. Here’s the logline: “When audiences meet ...
In addition to Minhaj, new additions to the cast include Lance Reddick as Batman’s father, Thomas Wayne; Toks Olagundoye as Batman’s mother, Martha Wayne; John Rhys-Davies as Dr. Hunter; and Ashly Burch as Vicki Vale, the comic book character played by Kim Basinger in Tim Burton’s Batman (1989).
Lance Reddick Courtesy Spotify
Batman Unburied also stars Winston Duke as Bruce Wayne/Batman and Jason Isaacs as Alfred. Here’s the logline: “When audiences meet ...
- 9/15/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Hasan Minhaj is headed to Gotham City. The politically savvy comedian will voice the Riddler in Batman Unburied, the Spotify podcast hailing from The Dark Knight scribe David S. Goyer.
In addition to Minhaj, new additions to the cast include Lance Reddick as Batman’s father, Thomas Wayne; Toks Olagundoye as Batman’s mother, Martha Wayne; John Rhys-Davies as Dr. Hunter; and Ashly Burch as Vicki Vale, the comic book character played by Kim Basinger in Tim Burton’s Batman (1989).
Lance Reddick Courtesy Spotify
Batman Unburied also stars Winston Duke as Bruce Wayne/Batman and Jason Isaacs as Alfred. Here’s the logline: “When audiences meet ...
In addition to Minhaj, new additions to the cast include Lance Reddick as Batman’s father, Thomas Wayne; Toks Olagundoye as Batman’s mother, Martha Wayne; John Rhys-Davies as Dr. Hunter; and Ashly Burch as Vicki Vale, the comic book character played by Kim Basinger in Tim Burton’s Batman (1989).
Lance Reddick Courtesy Spotify
Batman Unburied also stars Winston Duke as Bruce Wayne/Batman and Jason Isaacs as Alfred. Here’s the logline: “When audiences meet ...
- 9/15/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Exclusive: Former MGM/UA Television President Steve Stark has assembled the senior creative team for his recently launched Toluca Pictures production company. MGM/UA’s SVP of scripted television Stacey Levin has reunited with Stark, joining Toluca Pictures as President. Additionally, Spotify’s Elena Blekhter has come on board as Vice President.
Stark, who stepped down as President of MGM/UA Television in March to return to producing, continues his relationship with the indie studio as an executive producer on several signature series he developed and launched during his nine-year run there, including Hulu’s The Handmaid’s Tale; FX’s Fargo; and two upcoming Netflix dramas, Vikings: Valhalla, a spinoff from MGM TV’s hit History series Vikings; and Tim Burton’s live-action Addams Family series Wednesday, which stars Catherine Zeta Jones as Morticia.
Since launching Toluca Pictures in late spring, Stark has set up premium scripted series at eight different networks and streaming platforms,...
Stark, who stepped down as President of MGM/UA Television in March to return to producing, continues his relationship with the indie studio as an executive producer on several signature series he developed and launched during his nine-year run there, including Hulu’s The Handmaid’s Tale; FX’s Fargo; and two upcoming Netflix dramas, Vikings: Valhalla, a spinoff from MGM TV’s hit History series Vikings; and Tim Burton’s live-action Addams Family series Wednesday, which stars Catherine Zeta Jones as Morticia.
Since launching Toluca Pictures in late spring, Stark has set up premium scripted series at eight different networks and streaming platforms,...
- 9/9/2021
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
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