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entertainment10 days ago•15 min saved

Hart-Cavill Netflix Spy Comedy Expands Cast With Isaacs, Lupe, King

Netflix’s untitled spy comedy starring Kevin Hart and Henry Cavill has added Jason Isaacs, Justine Lupe and Aja Naomi King to the cast; McG will direct from a script by Jonathan Tropper, Adam Nee, Aaron Nee, Lizzie Molyneux and Wendy Molyneux. The story follows two rival spies whose double lives collide after a Lamaze-class encounter, forcing a reluctant partnership on the road to fatherhood. Produced by 21 Laps, Maximum Effort, Hartbeat and McG, the project marks another Netflix collaboration with Hart after Lift, Me Time, The Man from Toronto and Fatherhood.

via Variety|

#aja-naomi-king #entertainment #henry-cavill

film1 month ago•15 min saved

Jumanji: Open World Hints at Final Adventure for Johnson, Hart and Black

Sony releases the trailer for Jumanji: Open World, the third reboot in the franchise, reuniting Dwayne Johnson, Kevin Hart, Jack Black and Karen Gillan; Jake Kasdan returns to direct as the film moves to a Christmas release following the earlier box‑office hits that surpassed $1.7 billion.

via Variety|

#dwayne-johnson #film #jack-black

entertainment1 month ago•16 min saved

Jumanji: Open World Teases The Final Chapter With Real-World Avatars

Sony Pictures released the first trailer for Jumanji: Open World, the final installment in the Jumanji trilogy, featuring Dwayne Johnson, Jack Black, Kevin Hart and Karen Gillan. Directed by Jake Kasdan, the film follows the game’s heroes breaking free from the console and wreaking havoc in the real world, with a December 25, 2026 theatrical release. The cast also includes Nick Jonas, Alex Wolff, Morgan Turner, Ser’Darius Blain, Madison Iseman, Rhys Darby and Danny DeVito.

via The Hollywood Reporter|

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entertainment1 month ago•17 min saved

Kevin Hart's Netflix Comedy 72 Hours Struggles to Find Its Groove

IndieWire’s review of Netflix’s 72 Hours finds Kevin Hart playing a middle-aged ad exec who tags along on a bachelor party with younger friends. The movie delivers some laughs and Hart’s energy, but its heavy-handed generational commentary and mishmash of action and comedy make it feel overproduced and uneven, resulting in a mixed-at-best Netflix outing (Grade: C-).

via IndieWire|

#72-hours #entertainment #film-review

entertainment1 month ago•4 min saved

Hart's Raunchy 72 Hours Finds Meta Humor in a Gen-Z Weekend

Kevin Hart headlines the raunchy Netflix comedy 72 Hours, a Miami weekend misadventure that uses a Gen-Z group chat and a drug-dealer caper to probe Hart’s aging star persona and place in streaming, blending slapstick with meta commentary even as some jokes feel recycled and the runtime is occasionally padded.

via Roger Ebert|

#72-hours #entertainment #gen-z

entertainment2 months ago•35 min saved

Hart says Oprah is off-limits for roasts and he’d drive to her house to stop it

Kevin Hart told Jimmy Kimmel that Oprah Winfrey should never be targeted in celebrity roasts, joking that he’d drive to her house to stop it. He also reflected on his Netflix Is a Joke Festival roast, acknowledging some jokes hurt, and reinforcing that while roasts are about laughs, certain celebrities are off-limits.

via Yahoo News Canada|

#celebrity-roasts #entertainment #jimmy-kimmel-live

entertainment2 months ago•36 min saved

Hart Declares One Celebrity Off-Limits for Roasts, Saying It Would Be Defacing the Sistine Chapel

In a recent remark, Kevin Hart says there is a celebrity who should never be roasted, arguing it would be like spray-painting the Sistine Chapel and underscoring that person's revered status; the name isn’t disclosed in this excerpt.

via Yahoo|

#celebrity #entertainment #interview

entertainment-and-arts3 months ago•6 min saved

Hart Defends Edgy Roast Amid George Floyd Joke Backlash

Kevin Hart defends his Netflix Roast amid backlash over Tony Hinchcliffe’s George Floyd joke, arguing edgy racial humor belongs in a roast; Floyd’s brother expected Hart to intervene but Hart says his job was to produce a successful roast, not police jokes, while the controversy fuels feuds among comedians including Chelsea Handler.

via Los Angeles Times|

#chelsea-handler #entertainment-and-arts #george-floyd

entertainment3 months ago•35 min saved

Hart: Hinchcliffe’s Netflix Roast Was Among the Best Despite Backlash

Kevin Hart says Tony Hinchcliffe arguably delivered one of the best sets at Netflix’s Roast of Hart, acknowledging the George Floyd joke drew backlash but arguing that boundary-pushing humor is part of roast culture; he also praised Pete Davidson’s set and said he’s not here to engage in the discourse around the material, blaming production. Chelsea Handler later criticized the jokes as racist and sexist.

via Yahoo News Canada|

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entertainment3 months ago•15 min saved

Hart Defends Hinchcliffe’s Netflix Roast as Among the Best Despite Backlash

Kevin Hart weighed in on Tony Hinchcliffe’s Netflix roast, noting that while a George Floyd joke wasn’t tasteful, the roast’s audience understands the format and the humor’s place in that setting. He said Hinchcliffe “arguably had the best set” (with Pete Davidson also delivering a strong showing) and emphasized he wouldn’t tell those jokes himself, but he gets why they’re told. Hart also urged not to be dragged into the ongoing controversy around the material, blaming it on production rather than his own stance. The roast drew later scrutiny from Chelsea Handler, who called some jokes racist/sexist.

via Variety|

#backlash #entertainment #george-floyd

entertainment3 months ago•4 min saved

Hart Says Hinchcliffe’s Roast Wasn’t Shocking, Just Boundary-Pushing

Kevin Hart said he wasn’t surprised by Tony Hinchcliffe’s boundary-pushing jokes during Netflix’s Roast of Kevin Hart, explaining that roastees don’t write the material and that the crowd understands the format. Hart acknowledged some jokes, like the George Floyd bit, aren’t tasteful but defended the overall approach as par for roast culture, even praising Hinchcliffe’s set as among the best, while noting the backlash and broader discussion around the routine.

via Cracked.com|

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entertainment3 months ago•17 min saved

Hart Pushes Back on George Floyd Roast Joke Backlash

Kevin Hart addressed backlash to Tony Hinchcliffe’s George Floyd joke from Netflix’s Roast of Kevin Hart on The Breakfast Club, saying the joke wasn’t tasteful for their culture but that roast audiences understand why it’s told, and that Hart would not tell that kind of joke himself. He urged viewers not to blame him and framed the backlash as a production issue; the night also drew criticism from George Floyd’s brother Terrence Floyd and Chelsea Handler, who slammed Hinchcliffe and other roasters.

via The Hollywood Reporter|

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entertainment3 months ago•44 min saved

Hart Breaks Silence on MAGA Roast Jokes, Says He Didn’t Police Other Comics

After weeks of backlash over MAGA comedian Tony Hinchcliffe’s George Floyd jokes at Netflix’s Roast of Kevin Hart, Hart breaks his silence on The Breakfast Club, saying the remarks were not tasteful but that he’s not responsible for other comics’ material and cannot police live productions. He notes a productive conversation with Floyd’s friend Stephen Jackson, while a growing petition urges Netflix and Hart to donate roast proceeds to Floyd’s family charity as Tucker Carlson-era backlash continues and other participants condemn the jokes.

via The Daily Beast|

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entertainment3 months ago•7 min saved

Che bows out of Hart Netflix roast, calls out white writers

Michael Che pulled out of Netflix’s Kevin Hart roast due to SNL scheduling conflicts and then publicly criticized the roast’s white writers, posting a slide naming five of them and arguing that Black and white roasts use very different material. Variety notes 17 writers were credited, and the telecast included controversial jokes such as a George Floyd in Hell gag and a height joke that invoked lynching.

via AV Club|

#entertainment #kevin-hart #michael-che

entertainment3 months ago•36 min saved

Michael Che Pulls Out of Kevin Hart Roast, Slams White Writers for Slavery Jokes

Michael Che pulled out of Netflix’s live Roast of Kevin Hart due to scheduling with SNL, then used social media to critique the event’s writers, arguing that white writers targeted edgier topics like slavery and other offenses, while Black writers and roasts tended to different targets; Variety notes the telecast involved multiple writers (including Black writers on the dais) and Netflix did not comment.

via Yahoo News Canada|

#entertainment #kevin-hart #michael-che