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Peter Debruge Chief Film Critic SPOILER ALERT: The following review contains mild spoilers for “Black Adam.” It’s kind of a cheat, casting someone as massive as Dwayne Johnson to play a DC superhero — or antihero, in the case of “Black Adam,” an action-packed, adolescent-skewing standalone that presents the swole Samoan star as a nearly invincible global threat. Black Adam is basically an A-bomb in human form, whose emergence from a 5,000-year lockdown calls for emergency intervention by the Justice Society of America, or “JSA,” which dispatches four glorified bench-warmers to contain the situation: Hawkman (Aldis Hodge, gruff), Atom Smasher (Noah Centineo, doofy), Cyclone (Quintessa Swindell, colorful) and Doctor Fate (Pierce Brosnan, the standout, even if his character reads like a second-rate Doctor Strange).

Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson has said him running for President Of The United States Of America is currently “off the table”.Johnson has been speaking about becoming President since 2016. First he said he “wouldn’t rule it out” before saying he was seriously considering running for office in 2020.

No plans to run. It looks like The Rock isn’t running for President. Dwayne Johnson sat down with Tracy Smith for an upcoming interview on CBS Sunday Morning to clear up the rumors that he’s running for office for 2024.

KJ Apa has been named a Samoan chief in a traditional ceremony. The New Zealand-born Riverdale star, whose father is Samoan and a matai (chief) of his village in Samoa, revealed to his Instagram followers that he had officially received the Samoan chief title of Savae before village elders in a ceremony. KJ, 25, shared a photo of the ceremony held in the village of Moata’a, located on the island of Upolu in Samoa.

KJ Apa has officially become a Samoan chief following a traditional ceremony.

KJ Apa has been made a Samoan Chief in his home village. The 25-year-old actor is New Zealand-born but is half Samoan on his father's side and has been honoured with the title of chief in the village of Moata’a and took to social media to promise that he will "serve" his family and village. Alongside a photo of himself kneeling in the traditional ceremony known as a saofa'i, he wrote on Instagram: "O la’u fautuaga - o le a ou tautua i le tatou aiga ma le tatou nu’u.

KJ Apa is now a Samoan Chief!

Ready to release a Marvel movie (“Thor: Love & Thunder”), writing a “Star Wars” movie, acting in and overseeing HBO’s “Our Flag Means Death,” executive producing FX’s “What We Do In The Shadows,” and more that gets added all the time, Taika Waiti is hyper-busy. He’s so busy that he even directed a little indie movie that everyone has forgotten and has been sitting on the shelf for two years.

Keiynan Lonsdale is an Australian actor, dancer, and singer-songwriter. Best known for his roles in Love, Simon and The Flash, his newest film, My Fake Boyfriend, is a romantic comedy about Andrew (Lonsdale), who with the help of his friends, creates a made-up online boyfriend as a way to get space from his toxic ex.When asked if he has ever created a fake boyfriend in real life, Lonsdale laughs as he says, “Probably in my dreams, but no, I haven’t gone and used my skills to craft a fake boyfriend.” He then punctuates the sentence with a mischievous, “yet.”Prior to the role of Andrew in My Fake Boyfriend, Lonsdale found his stride playing Bram in the groundbreaking, coming-of-age LGBTQ romantic comedy, Love, Simon.This new queer role, however, is different from his role in Love, Simon.“[My Fake Boyfriend] isn’t a coming out movie. It is still, in ways, about finding yourself but it’s more about being honest with yourself to a larger degree.

supports HTML5 videoDwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson has treated his beloved mum to her ‘dream’ home complete with a room filled with WWE and Hollywood memorabilia.The wrestling legend turned blockbuster actor – whose daughter Simone is following his footsteps into the family business – has bought his mother Ata Johnson a few houses over the years, but now she’s found a place to settle after admitting she wanted her next home to be her last.In a series of emotional clips on Instagram, all round good guy Dwayne showed his mum tearing up over the amazing property as he revealed how much it means to both of them.‘Love you mom and surprise! When I was a little boy, I hated when my mom would cry ~ these days, I’ll happily take her tears of joy,’ he wrote. ‘I surprised my mom and bought her a new home.‘Took me and my design team 8 weeks to get it ready, where she could walk thru her front door for the very first time and everything she saw was brand new and a total surprise.‘I’ve been lucky enough to have bought her a few homes over the years, but this one is special as she’s told me over and over these past few years, “After a lifetime of traveling, I want this home to be my last.

We love to see Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson taking up for his amazing mother in the most adorable way!!

EXCLUSIVE: AEW’s Joe Seanoa a.k.a Samoa Joe is set to play the dual role of Sweet Tooth voiced by Will Arnett in Peacock’s . Mike Mitchell (The Tomorrow War, Love), Tahj Vaughans (P-Valley), and Lou Beatty Jr. (A Million Little Things, NCIS) are set to recur.

Australian football star Jordan Mailata and actor Jorge Garcia were eliminated on Wednesday's episode of The Masked Singer during a double elimination episode.Jordan, 24, of New South Wales, performed dressed as Thingamabob, a giant green fluffy creature wearing a sequined outfit with blue teeth from Team Cuddly.Show host Nick Cannon, 41, wearing a silver suit shirtless with a crystal choker, was shocked that a National Football League player was also such a great singer. Australian talent:Australian football star Jordan Mailata departed The Masked Singer on Wednesday during a double elimination episode'My man!' said Nick. 'Who knew that you had those types of skills?'The Philadelphia Eagles offensive tackle said that singing has always been a part of his identity.

Gene Maddaus Senior Media WriterLeo T. Reed, an offensive lineman in the American Football League who went on to lead Teamsters Local 399 for 24 years, died on Sunday at the age of 83.Reed was appointed secretary-treasurer of the union in 1988, representing Hollywood studio drivers and other workers for eight terms. He was also chairman of the Basic Crafts unions, responsible for joint negotiations with the studios in partnership with other below-the-line unions.

She added that one show she wants to do above any other is SAS: Who Dares Wins.“But then I think there’s no way I’d let someone get in my face without yelling back!” the chef added. Monica is married to husband David, the head sommelier at London Mayfair restaurant, Le Gavroche. The couple have a daughter together, who Monica doesn’t neglect to share photos of on social media. She explained that one of her dreams is to watch the Samoan sunset with her family. The star, in full view of her 189,000 followers, shared a photo of herself with David and Anais on her daughter's birthday in October 2020, saying: "Celebrating our 14yr old Babygirl today... she’s growing into a kind, caring and strong young woman...

Tech N9ne (aka Aaron Yates) has dropped a fiery new single titled ‘Face Off’, which features – alongside striking guest spots from rappers Joey Cool and King Iso – the monolithic rap debut from Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson.Closing out the track with a short, yet unquestionably intense verse, Johnson snarls: “It’s about drive, it’s about power / We stay hungry, we devour / Put in the work, put in the hours and take what’s ours / Black and Samoan in my veins, my culture bangin’ with Strange / I change the game, so what’s my motherfuckin’ name?”‘Face Off’ was shared alongside a film clip produced by Michael ‘Seven’ Summers, which stars all four of the track’s artists.

's Asuelu has had enough of living in America. After a shocking altercation with both his sister and mom that had him physically kicking them out of the family gathering, as well as dealing with constant money issues, Asuelu said he wanted to go back to Samoa.Asuelu and Kalani have been living with Kalani's parents in order to save money and Kalani's mom, Lisa, also helps them with babysitting their two young sons, Oliver and Kennedy.

Dwayne Johnson doesn’t love the idea of being the president. However, the U.S. public has an appetite for it, and who is Johnson to deny his fellow Americans?

Super League’s joint table-toppers Wigan look like having to travel to the AJ Bell Stadium to face Salford on Saturday minus the services of Willie Isa.

England have confirmed a World Cup warm-up game against Fiji in Rochdale on Friday October 15, which will double up as a key part of the Hornets' 150th anniversary celebrations.

The Royal Rumble always throws up plenty of surprises, from shock returns to madcap survival attempts and eliminations.