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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).
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The Journey of Everest is a 2026 action adventure film written, co-produced, and directed by Denis Villeneuve. The sequel to The Hike of Everest, it stars Anne Hathaway, Emma Roberts, Daniel Kaluuya, Melissa McBride, Laurence Fishburne, and Peter Stormare. In the film, Beth McDale and her hiking team must defend themselves from Viktor Kosinvo during their climb in Mount Everest after they learn that he survived his fall; this becomes complicated when Beth realizes that she is pregnant, and she must confide in her younger sister Amy, who willingly agrees to support her. The Journey of Everest was released in theaters on December 6th, 2026; it was a financial success and received widespread acclaim. It was praised for Hathaway and Roberts' performances, the action sequences, direction, visuals, Hans Zimmer's musical score, the darker tone, screenplay, costume design and emotional depth. The film grossed $2.45 billion worldwide, becoming the highest-grossing film of 2027 and of both Hathaway and Villeneuve's filmographies. Hathaway and Roberts won two Academy Awards for Best Actress, while Stormare was awarded a Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor. Other awards include a Golden Globe Award for Best Original Film Score for Zimmer and an Academy Award for Best Director for Villeneuve, and Roger Deakins was awarded a Saturn Award for Best Cinematography.
