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Laurence John Fishburne III (born July 30, 1961) is an American actor. He is a three-time Emmy Award and Tony Award winner known for his roles on stage and screen. He has frequently portrayed forceful, militant, and authoritative characters. Some of Fishburne's best-known roles are Morpheus in The Matrix series (1999–2003), Jason "Furious" Styles in the John Singleton drama film Boyz n the Hood (1991), Tyrone "Mr. Clean" Miller in Francis Ford Coppola's war film Apocalypse Now (1979), and "The Bowery King" in the John Wick film series (2017–present). For his portrayal of Ike Turner in What's Love Got to Do with It (1993), Fishburne was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor. He won a Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play for his performance in Two Trains Running (1992) and an Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series for his performance in TriBeCa (1993). Fishburne became the first African American to portray Othello on film when he appeared in Oliver Parker's 1995 film adaptation of the Shakespeare play. He has also received five Screen Actors Guild Award nominations. He received an Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead nomination for his performance in Deep Cover (1992). Other film credits of Fishburne include Steven Spielberg's The Color Purple (1985), Spike Lee's School Daze (1988), Abel Ferrara's King of New York (1990), Clint Eastwood's Mystic River (2003), Steven Soderbergh's Contagion (2011), and Richard Linklater's Last Flag Flying (2017). He has also gained a wider audience with the blockbuster films Man of Steel (2013), Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016), and Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018). On television, he starred as Dr. Raymond Langston on the CBS crime drama CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2008–2011) and as Special Agent Jack Crawford in the NBC thriller series Hannibal (2013–2015), and had a recurring role as Earl "Pops" Johnson in the ABC sitcom Black-ish (2014–2022).
Kill Team is a 2026 American epic science fiction action film written, co-produced and directed by Neill Blomkamp, based on the novel of the same name by Jason Anspach and Nick Cole. It is a sequel to Galactic Outlaws and is the third installment in the Galaxy's Edge film series. The film stars Vin Diesel, Liv Tyler, James Marsden, Jordana Brewster, Harrison Ford, Eva Green, Tyrese Gibson, Laurence Fishburne, Kristen Bell, and Tika Sumpter. Kill Team had its world premiere at the 83rd Venice International Film Festival on February 1st, 2026, and was released 5 days later. The film received generally positive reviews from critics and fans but was panned by audiences. Critics praised the film for its cast, mature tone, action sequences, Blomkamp's direction, visual effects, cinematography, respect to its source material, Bear McCreary's musical score, and emotional weight, but criticized the dialogue, storyline, pacing, and overuse of the alien characterization. It was also a financial success like its predecessors, grossing $946 million worldwide. A sequel entitled Attack of Shadows was released back-to-back in 2026, to critical and financial flop, while another back-to-back sequel entitled Legionnaire: Legends Never Die was released months after the released of the fourth film.
