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Angelina Jolie Jumps All Over the Place in 'Salt' Trailer

4 November 2009 12:11 PM, PST | Cinematical | See recent Cinematical news »

Once upon a time, Tom Cruise was going to star in an espionage thriller that had him getting into some heavy action Mi-style. But that didn't last long and Mr. Edwin A. Salt got a sex change and a sexy new lead with Angelina Jolie. One would think the Edwin A. would become Edwina and all would be well, but now the character is Evelyn Salt, the movie is Salt, and you can check out the first teaser trailer after the jump.

Salt focuses on a CIA officer who's in for a shock when a Russian captive tells her that a Russian agent will head to Manhattan to kill the president. The spy's name: Evelyn Salt. Rather than let her co-workers detain her, she escapes, striving to prove that she's no spy. She's a patriot. "Using all her skills and years of experience as a covert operative, she must elude »

- Monika Bartyzel

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Maggie Q, Award-winners At Hiff

28 October 2009 1:18 PM, PDT | Filmmaker Magazine - Blog | See recent Filmmaker Magazine news »

The Hawaii International Film Festival (Hiff) wrapped up its 29th incarnation this past weekend with encore screenings of its award-winning films and a closing night honoring of actress Maggie Q, who was on hand to introduce her newest film, Tian Zhuangzhuang’s fantasy swordplay epic The Warrior and the Wolf. A successful Hong Kong fashion model who morphed into a film career there and later in China and Hollywood (she’s appeared in such diverse films as Gen-y Cops, Rice Rhapsody, Three Kingdoms, and Live Free or Die Hard), Maggie Q (nee Maggie Quigley) is actually not from Hong Kong at all, or even Chinese; in fact, she’s half-Vietnamese and Polish/Irish, and was born and raised in Hawaii. After graduating high school in Honolulu she... »

- Jason Sanders

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Could Mel Gibson Be Involved In Mad Max 4 After-all?

26 October 2009 11:37 AM, PDT | ScreenRant.com | See recent Screen Rant news »

Over the past few years I’ve been a bit amazed when certain films - that I honestly believed would never be made - have eventually made it to the big screen.

Films such as Live Free Or Die Hard, Indiana Jones and The Kingdom of The Crystal Skull and even Superman Returns were in development for so long that at one point it appeared that they’d never be made. Now it looks like George Miller’s Mad Max: Fury Road might be making it onto that list.

Over the weekend Miller talked up the forthcoming action extravaganza to the Australian media, discussing casting, showing off cars for the film and giving details about when the film will shoot.

To learn more keep reading.

 

Miller says that pre-production for Mad Max 4 will start next week and it looks like there may be a slim chance that Mel Gibson »

- Niall Browne

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Drag Me To Hell Japanese Movie Poster

25 October 2009 12:58 AM, PDT | toxicshock.tv | See recent toxicshock news »

Here’s an awesome new Japanese poster for the upcoming horror film “Drag Me to Hell” by director Sam Raimi (Spider Man). The film is director Sam Raimi’s return to the horror genre under the Ghost House Pictures label. The film stars Justin Long (Serious Moonlight, Live Free or Die Hard ) and Alison Lohman (Beowulf). Sam Raimi will also direct the upcoming remake of “The Evil Dead” co produced by b-movie legend Bruce Campbell. Click Here for more photos, news and videos from Drag Me To Hell. Synopsis: Director Sam Raimi (Spider-Man trilogy, Evil Dead series) returns to the horror genre with Drag Me to Hell, an original tale of [...] »

- Brian Corder

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Kevin Smith Discusses Working with Bruce Willis on A Couple Of Dicks

21 October 2009 3:18 AM, PDT | Reelzchannel.com | See recent ReelzChannel news »

Kevin Smith is used to being the guy in charge on his film sets. Through his production company, View Askew, Smith has acted as writer, director, and editor on all of his "Askewniverse" films, even providing music (remember "Berserker" from Clerks?) and filling miscellaneous crew roles. However, for his latest film, A Couple of Dicks, starring his Live Free or Die Hard co-star Bruce Willis, Smith had to come to terms with the fact that his was not the only creative vision ... and that he was not necessarily top dog on the set.

So it took us like a week for us to figure out what it was we were doing together. I was going at it like, "Bruce, do it like this" I was directing Bruce the way I direct everybody else. And Bruce was like "I've been acting like Bruce Willis for 25 years, do you really think there's »

- BrentJS Sprecher

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Sutherland & Foster Join Statham In ‘Mechanic’ Remake

15 October 2009 10:53 AM, PDT | ScreenRant.com | See recent Screen Rant news »

About six months ago, we reported on Jason Statham being cast in the remake of the 1972 action crime-thriller, The Mechanic, about a hitman who takes on an apprentice. At the time there was word that the remake would be a remake in name only, and the story would be changed to a modern-day spy thriller. However, with the latest casting news, it appears the story will be pretty similar if not the same as the original.

Promising news, I say.

Variety is reporting that Donald Sutherland and Ben Foster (Pandorum, X-Men: The Last Stand) are set to co-star with Statham in The Mechanic remake, which is set to be directed by Simon West (Con Air - one of my favorites, Fyi ) from a screenplay by Karl Gajdusek. Foster is set to play Statham’s hitman apprentice, Steve McKenna (the original role was played by Jan-Michael Vincent), and Sutherland will play »

- Ross Miller

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Justin Long Loses A Limb For 'The Conspirator'

14 October 2009 2:30 PM, PDT | MTV Movies Blog | See recent MTV Movies Blog news »

He'll always be best known for representing a Mac in Apple commercials, but Justin Long continues to branch out with his acting career. After a decade of playing fairly light roles in comedies and horror films, not to mention a prominent breakout part in "Live Free or Die Hard," he will be getting his first serious, dramatic supporting role in Robert Redford's Lincoln assassination movie, "The Conspirator," according to The Hollywood Reporter.

Long joins James McAvoy and Robin Wright Penn for the historical drama about Mary Surratt (Wright Penn), the sole woman allegedly involved in the plot to kill the president. McAvoy plays a disfigured Civil War hero who comes to her defense, while Long will play his best friend and fellow soldier who also assists as McAvoy's conscience.

The biggest challenge will be that Long's character has lost a limb in the war (it's not revealed if it's »

- Christopher Campbell

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Fantastic Fest Review: District 13: Ultimatum

10 October 2009 5:02 PM, PDT | Cinematical | See recent Cinematical news »

When it reached American audiences two years after it opened in France, 2006's District 13 (or B13 here) served as a breezy introduction to the art of parkour, not to mention director Pierre Morel's knack for shooting action sequences both energetically and visibly (an underrated quality, that last one). Morel moved on to Taken, though, while parkour began to infiltrate more high-profile Hollywood fare, like Casino Royale and Live Free or Die Hard.

However, writer/producer/all-around action maven Luc Besson stuck around to cash in on the promise of a follow-up, and now we're greeted with District 13: Ultimatum, a competent if flabby rehash of the first film's race-against-time plot and dystopian setting.

Filed under: Action, Thrillers, Magnolia, Theatrical Reviews, Fantastic Fest, Remakes and Sequels

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- William Goss

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Fantastic Fest Review: District 13: Ultimatum

8 October 2009 9:37 AM, PDT | FilmSchoolRejects.com | See recent FilmSchoolRejects news »

Speed, agility, violence: Parkour, it's not just something that gets parodied on The Office, it's the way of the French. Rather, it is the way of building jumper turned action star David Belle and French martial artist Cyril Raffaelli, both of whom were made famous by their performances in the Luc Besson produced, Pierre Morel directed District B13. In 2004, this fast-paced, high-flying actioner took the world of genre cinema by storm, unleashing Parkour upon the world. It has since been seen in other films such as Casino Royale and Live Free or Die Hard. And if you've seen it in any of these movies, you know how impressive this efficient mode of obstacle navigation can be. Then again, if you haven't seen it in District B13 or its subsequent sequel, District 13: Ultimatum, then I would argue that you ain't seen nothin' yet. Flash forward to 2009. Director Pierre Morel has moved on to direct the Liam Neeson »

- Neil Miller

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24 Director to Helm Motorcade Starring Ryan Reynolds

7 October 2009 11:25 AM, PDT | Slash Film | See recent Slash Film news »

Dreamworks has tapped 24 co-executive producer Jon Cassar to helm Motorcade, with Ryan Reynolds in talks to star. You might recall hearing about Motorcade previously, as it is a hot action film project which has been fighting its way to the big screen over the last year since appearing on the 2008 Black List (a list of the best unproduced screenplays in Hollywood). Live Free or Die Hard director Len Wiseman was originally set to bring the project to the big screen, but moved on to Atlantis Rising. Most recently, Motorcade was at the top of a short list of potential projects that Tom Cruise was considering for his next film. Cruise eventually chose Wichita instead. Cassar has helmed 59 episodes of the popular Fox action television series 24. From my experience watching the show, it appears that Cassar can competently shoot action, but brings no style or flare to the storytelling. ... »

- Peter Sciretta

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Jon Cassar to direct Motorcade for DreamWorks. Ryan Reynolds considered for lead as a disgraced Secret Service agent.

7 October 2009 2:43 AM, PDT | Movie Jungle | See recent Movie Jungle news »

Jon Cassar will direct DreamWorks Pictures' "Motorcade." Billy Ray works on the screenplay originated by Hans Bauer and Craig Mitchell. Ryan Reynolds is being considered to star as a distrage Secret Service agent who is the wrong place at the right time when on the U.S. president is kidnapped during a visit to New York. Apparently, this was one of the projects Tom Cruise seriously considered when Len Wiseman ("Underworld," "Live Free or Die Hard") was attached to direct. »

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Ryan Reynolds Taking Over for Tom Cruise in Motorcade

7 October 2009 1:36 AM, PDT | firstshowing.net | See recent FirstShowing.net news »

Earlier this year, before we knew that he would be starring in Wichita, Tom Cruise had about 7 potential projects lined up. One of them was Motorcade, an action thriller about a disgraced Secret Service agent who happens to be in the wrong place at the right time when the president's motorcade is commandeered by terrorists in New York (it was originally set in Los Angeles). Variety reports that the project is switching actors - Cruise is out, Ryan Reynolds is in - and directors as well. Live Free or Die Hard director Len Wiseman is being replaced by Jon Cassar, best known for directing over 50 episodes of Fox's series "24". DreamWorks is hoping to get this into production by late summer or early fall 2010. Reynolds is not signed on, but they're "eying" him, which I'm assuming means attempting to get him to join and looking at his schedule ... »

- Alex Billington

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Ryan Reynolds to the Rescue in Motorcade

6 October 2009 9:07 PM, PDT | Beyond Hollywood | See recent Beyond Hollywood news »

Not content to just mouth off as a superpowered merc or patrol the spaceways as an interstellar cop with yellow issues, Ryan Reynolds is currently in negotiations to board the action movie “Motorcade” for DreamWorks. Variety calls the movie a “drama”, but how can it possibly be a drama and not an action movie with a premise like this: Reynolds would play a disgraced Secret Service agent who happens to be in the wrong place at the right time when the U.S. president is kidnapped in New York. Come on, that screams action thriller! Or at least, “24″-esque. Which probably makes sense that Dreamworks has assigned former “24″ director/producer Jon Cassar to helm the project, taking over for Len Wiseman (”Live Free or Die Hard” and the “Underworld” films), who was attached to the movie a while back (with Tom Cruise interested, natch), but has since left for greener pastures. »

- Nix

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Reynolds Motorcade?

6 October 2009 4:55 PM, PDT | JoBlo.com | See recent JoBlo news »

The Dreamworks thriller Motorcade is starting to cruise... without Cruise. The project started as a figurative/literal vehicle for Tom Cruise with director Len Wiseman (Underworld, Live Free Or Die Hard), but was put on blocks while the diminutive superstar decided between a half-dozen projects. Now it's starting to roll again, with Ryan Reynolds getting the eyeball for the lead role. The story is about "a disgraced Secret Service agent who happens to be in the wrong place at the right... »

- Dave Davis

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Bruce Willis Wants To Do More Die Hard-ing

6 October 2009 9:31 AM, PDT | Reelzchannel.com | See recent ReelzChannel news »

With Surrogates in theaters and enjoying a disappointing run, why wouldn't Bruce Willis want to return as John McClane in another Die Hard? Willis says it's all about the timing.

I would love to do another one but they better get it done soon, what with the march of time and all that. I'm not getting any younger.

Willis may be getting older, but he was spry enough to lift the fourth Die Hard installment, Live Free or Die Hard to $383 million worldwide. Around the time of Live Free's release, Willis told Cinematical that Fox was excited for another Die Hard.

Fox is already talking about doing another one. I told them I would only do it if [director] Len [Wiseman] is involved, and Maggie Q. And Justin [Long], of course. You can't do one without Justin.

Two years later, Willis must be getting anxious. Still, with older action stars like Sylvester Stallone »

- Ryan Gowland

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Bruce Willis Talks Die Hard 5

5 October 2009 8:59 PM, PDT | WorstPreviews.com | See recent Worst Previews news »

While promoting his new "Surrogates" film, Bruce Willis was bombarded with questions about a possible fifth "Die Hard" installment. "I would love to do another one but they better get it done soon, what with the march of time and all that," he said. "I'm not getting any younger." There is a trend currently going on in Hollywood, where action stars are reprising their roles from twenty years ago. Harrison Ford appeared in "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull" at the age of 66 and is planning to get another installment going soon. Sylvester Stallone was 62 years-old when he picked up the bow and arrow for "Rambo 4", and he too is currently working on a fifth film. Willis is only 54 right now. If you compare him to both Ford and Stallone, he has another ten years before he can start talking about being too old. Regarding story ideas for the fifth "Die Hard, »

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Willis Ready For A Fifth ‘Die Hard’ - Are You?

5 October 2009 12:54 PM, PDT | ScreenRant.com | See recent Screen Rant news »

Fresh off of the release of his movie, The Surrogates, Bruce Willis is already talking about what film he’d like to do next - and no, it’s not “Armageddon 2: Harry’s Revenge.” Willis is looking to reprise our favorite protagonist, John McClain, for a fifth installment in the Die Hard franchise.

Although, according to Willis, they better not wait around too long.

 

“I would love to do another one but they better get it done soon, what with the march of time and all that I’m not getting any younger.”

As a fan of not only Bruce Willis, but the entire the Die Hard franchise, I could not be happier about this news. While some people had a problem with a PG-13 McClain in Live Free or Die Hard, I felt that the move overall was as action-packed and entertaining as I could have hoped for. »

- Anthony Ocasio

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The Crazies Trailer

1 October 2009 9:19 PM, PDT | Atomic Popcorn | See recent Atomic Popcorn news »

Hot off the heels of the poster released earlier this week for Breck Eisner’s remake of George A. Romero’s The Crazies comes a trailer hinting that the film may actually be quite good.

Nothing is too innovative in the trailer, which showcases performances by Timothy Olyphant (Live Free or Die Hard) and Radha Mitchell (Silent Hill), but it does have a few things going for it. First is a pretty effective use of “Mad World,” the song made famous by Donnie Darko.

Second, Eisner’s film, scripted by The Amityville Horror’s Scott Kosar, looks to be straying far enough away from the content of Romero’s original film while maintaining the claustrophobic feel that made it so unique. The tone here seems well-done, just as Amityville Horror was, despite being a lesser entry in Platinum Dunes’ catalog.

Take a look at the trailer below and let us »

- John Cooper

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NBC Posts New ‘Trauma’ Video: ‘Cameron Boone’

28 September 2009 2:15 PM, PDT | The Flickcast | See recent The Flickcast news »

We’ve been pretty excited for NBC’s newest field/hospital drama Trauma, about a group of first responders in San Francisco, and the heroic feats they go through on a daily basis. Last week, we brought you a special sneak peak at the show’s pilot, and now there’s a brand new video podcast showing off Cameron Boone, one of the main characters of the show (played by Miracle at St. Anna’s Derek Luke).

The video podcast is a brief narrative in the voice of Cameron in which he talks about the things that go on for both him and the victims of a trauma. NBC has been on promotions overload with this new program, with the first four minutes of the premiere up on NBC.com. Also, they have stepped up the social networking of Trauma with both Facebook and Twitter pages for fans.

Along with Derek Luke, »

- Matt Raub

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Too Old for Action

27 September 2009 4:30 PM, PDT | Getback - Movies | See recent Getback - Movies news »

"Surrogates" star Bruce Willis does not appear to be laying off the action roles. While on one level we completely respect that, on another we just can't help but think he should be leaving the butt-kicking to the younger guys.

Aside from the occasional low-energy part in such films as Barry Levinson's "What Just Happened," Bruce is still keeping things amped up in movies like 2007's "Live Free or Die Hard" and the upcoming "Red." How does the 54-year-old actor pull off these high-octane performances? Maybe he's using a surrogate.

Willis' new film brings to mind a whole bunch of aging stars (like Harrison Ford) who we think are simply too old for action. »

- AmyandNancy

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