Jamie Foxx is slowly getting back to work.
17.08.2023 - 17:51 / deadline.com
From Lassie and Rin Tin Tin to 101 Dalmatians, Old Yeller, My Dog Skip, Homeward Bound, A Dog’s Purpose and on and on, the canine genre has been a staple of Hollywood movies for decades. I suppose it was only a matter of time before someone got the idea to make a balls-out, foul-mouthed, R-rated subversion of it all, and finally its time has come with the irresistible Strays, a film definitely not designed as a family movie or for kids but I would bet, despite the language and nonstop dick jokes, they would love it anyway.
Credit Universal Pictures for not only seeing the potential in a Cocaine Bear this year, but now also with the four pack of lovable down and dirty dogs who hump everything in sight and use four letter words in just about every conversation. Strays is as raunchy as Ted or anything Seth Rogen ever thought of, but fortunately it also has a huge heart, and in the end that is why it works as well as it does. Oh , and also at its center are a group of real and remarkable dogs who light up the screen, along with a perfectly chosen voice cast to help bring them vividly to life.
It all starts with the sweet, ever optimistic Border Terrier, Reggie (Will Ferrell) who believes his human, Doug (Will Forte) loves him but just can’t see what we can. Doug is a total lowlife loser who mistreats the naive Reggie and repeatedly keeps trying to get rid of him by driving him out into desolate areas, throwing a tennis ball, and then speeding away. Reggie always finds his way back until the despicable Doug drops him off in an abandoned building miles away and leaves the poor pup to his own devices. Suddenly he is a confused stray, alone in the city, until coming in contact with the street smart Bug (Jamie Foxx), a tough
Jamie Foxx is slowly getting back to work.
Jamie Foxx has lined up his next role.
EXCLUSIVE: Academy Award winner Jamie Foxx has been tapped for the role of God in the forthcoming comedy, Deadline has learned. In the film from writer-director Johnny Mack, he appears opposite The Wrestler‘s Mickey Rourke, who inhabits the role of the Devil, as previously announced.
Jamie Foxx posted an Instagram update today on his health, adding a couple of photos of himself holding a pair of red Crocs.
Jamie Foxx has provided a health update following his “medical complication” earlier this year.In April, the Oscar-winning actor was hospitalised after suffering an unspecified health emergency. Details about the nature of his medical complication still remain unknown.Now, in a new Instagram post, Foxx has provided an update on his condition, telling his followers that he’s “finally starting to feel like myself”.“You’re lookin at a man who is thankful,” he wrote.
Jamie Foxx said he’s finally starting to feel like himself again after his health scare earlier this year.
Jamie Foxx is on the mend. The Oscar winner posted a series of snapshots on Wednesday looking serene and refreshed as he continues to open up about his journey of recovery after a recent health scare.
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Todd Gilchrist editor Pet owners spend an inordinate amount of time imagining, ascribing, even acting out the behaviors of their animals. “Strays” feels like the natural — if comically exaggerated — extension of that impulse, chronicling the personality of a border terrier named Reggie as he and three canine pals make an arduous trek back to Reggie’s owner, along with all of the attendant misunderstandings and misinterpretations about the human world around them.
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Jamie Foxx is ready to love again following his health scare — and he’s apparently got his eyes set on a certain someone from his past!
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Jamie Foxx is back on the pickleball court. The 55-year-old actor reposted a video on his Instagram Story of himself playing against Olympic volleyball star Casey Patterson.
Jennifer Aniston has switched off her Instagram comments after facing a backlash over her comments on Jamie Foxx’s post.Last week, Foxx posted an ambigious message where he criticised “fake friends”, writing: “They killed this dude name Jesus… what do you think they’ll do to you?”The post was interpreted by some as being anti-Semitic, which sparked Aniston, who had ‘liked’ the post, to publicly denounce it on her Instagram Stories.“This really makes me sick,” Aniston wrote in response to criticism of Foxx’s post. “I did not ‘like’ this post on purpose or by accident. And more importantly, I want to be clear to my friends and anyone hurt by this showing up in their feeds – I do NOT support any form of anti-Semitism.
Jamie Foxx has apologised to the Jewish community after being accused of anti-Semitism.The actor had courted controversy after cryptically posting, “They killed this dude name Jesus… what do you think they’ll do to you?”, adding the hashtags #fakefriends and #fakelove.The post was criticised by numerous Jewish publications, including A Wider Frame and The Times of Israel, who explained that they believed Foxx was referencing to the ‘Jewish deicide’, an anti-Semitic conspiracy that the Jews killed Jesus.Foxx has now deleted the post and issued an apology to the Jewish community and “everyone who was offended by my post”.“I now know my choice of words have caused offense and I’m sorry,” he wrote. “That was never my intent.
Jamie Foxx is apologizing over his since-deleted anti-Semitic post, saying he never meant to offend anyone and clarifying that his post was really about being «betrayed by a fake friend.»The 55-year-old actor took to his social media channels on Saturday to say he wanted to «apologize to the Jewish community and everyone who was offended by my post.» He added, «I now know my choice of words have caused offense and I'm sorry. That was never my intent.»The apology comes one day after the star took to Instagram on Friday and posted a controversial message on his grid and his Story. The post was circulated by a Jewish group, which called out Foxx's post that read, «They killed this dude name[d] Jesus… what do you think they'll do to you???! #fakefriends #fakelove.»Foxx quickly deleted the post but the backlash was swift.
Sophia Scorziello editor Jamie Foxx has issued an apology for an Instagram post he shared on Friday. The post, which Foxx later clarified was in reference to a personal issue, had been perceived as being antisemitic by some followers. The now-deleted post from Foxx read: “They killed this dude name Jesus … What do you think they’ll do to you???! #fakefriends #fakelove.” In response to the accusations, Foxx took to Instagram on Saturday, writing “I want to apologize to the Jewish community and everyone who was offended by my post.
Jamie Foxx is offering up an apology after being accused of penning an antisemitic post.
Jamie Foxx issued an apology for sharing an offensive social media message.