March 26, 2021 • No Comments • Entertainment News

Marvel Studios/Chuck Zlotnick(LOS ANGELES) — Just as Daniel Stern did for the original show, the reboot of The Wonder Years will feature a famous voice as its narrator: Don Cheadle.

Deadline reports Cheadle will voice the adult version of the character Dean Williams in the show — that’s the new name for the character Fred Savage played as Kevin Arnold in the original family comedy, which aired on ABC from 1988 to 1993.  Savage and Empire creator Lee Daniels will both co-direct and co-executive produce the series. 

The new Wonder Years focuses on a Black middle-class family in Montgomery, Alabama during the 1960s and follows preteen Dean Williams, played by Elisha “EJ” Williams.

Cheadle is also set to star in the Warner Bros. film Space Jam: A New Legacy, alongside NBA star Lebron James, arriving this summer.

He was recently seen in the pilot of Marvel Studios’ The Falcon and The Winter Soldier, reprising his role as Col. James “Rhodey” Rhodes.

By Rachel George
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Jun Sato/WireImage(DARLING, AUSTRALIA) — While nobody would doubt Chris Hemsworth is incredibly built — he’s Thor, after all — but wait until you get a look at the guy who takes Thor’s hits on set: his lookalike stunt double, Bobby Holland Hanton. 

Hemsworth posted an Instagram video of pair taking turns at a “test your strength” arcade game, in which you take a swing at a boxing speed bag. Hemsworth took a swing with his superheroic right arm and registered a score of 8792 — impressive, for sure, but not enough to break the high score of 9060. He even took a shot with a roundhouse kick, which connected perfectly but scored well below the record.

Then Bobby steps up and delivers a crushing left hook, sending the machine’s numbers flying until he shatters the record, scoring 9112. 

The pair were apparently capering around at the arcade while in Darling, Australia Thursday.

By Stephen Iervolino
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Universal(LOS ANGELES) — Actor Bob Odenkirk has worn many hats throughout his career and, for the first time in his life, he’s playing the action hero in his new movie Nobody, out in theaters now.

The 58-year-old actor stars as Hutch Mansell — a loving dad whose life is turned upside down when he and his family become the victims of a home invasion.  The trauma and shame unleashes a dark part of him that demands revenge, which he gives into.

The role is a departure from what Odenkirk’s fans are used to, he admits, and tells ABC Audio if anyone thinks it’s weird for him to suddenly be aggressively and physically fighting bad guys this late in his career, he agrees.

“It is audacious and it is ludicrous,” he laughed. “It doesn’t make any sense if you know my earlier part of my career!”

Starting in comedy, with a little bit of cult fame, Odenkirk found a whole new level of fame with Breaking Bad and its spinoff Better Call Saul, of which he stars, but the Emmy and Golden Globe-nominee attests the recent success hasn’t gone to his head.

“I’m just a real person. I’m a dad, and that’s what matters to me,” he smiled.

Although, he did confess that it was a nice change of pace to play a butt-kicking vigilante and cannot wait to see fans’ reaction to Nobody.

Odenkirk also said that the stylish, surprising action flick is made to be cheered on the big screen.  

While noting the vaccine rollout on top of theaters abiding by strict health and safety guidelines, he had a message for those debating whether or not to see Nobody at the cinema, which is, “It’s something to see in a theater.”

By Megan Stone and Jason Nathanson
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