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‘Beyond Skyline’ Star And Director Confirm The Return Of Frank Grillo For The Next Chapter

If there’s at least one other thing to expect going forward, it’ll be the return of Beyond Skyline star Frank Grillo to the Skyline franchise. Vertical Entertainment officially released the newest and third installment, Skylines, on multiple platforms last week starring Lindsey Morgan, Jonathan Howard, Alexander Siddig and Daniel Bernhardt, and over the weekend, the actor expressed interest in a fourth installment on Instagram. “Let’s go make another one brother” said Grillo on Sunday on a post by writer/director Liam O’Donnell on Sunday, to which O’Donnell replied “let’s do this! Can’t wait!” Skylines (a.k.a. Skylin3s) introduces Morgan in the pivotal role of Rose Corley, the beleagured captain of the human/pilot resistance against the invasion that devastated Earth years earlier. When Rose is forced back into the fight to help the resistance Commander acquire a powerful source of energy from the aliens’ distant planet in order to reverse the spread of […]

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BEYOND SKYLINE Cinematographer Shares Behind-The-Scenes Story Ahead Of Netflix UK Release

Eager as you may be to catch what’s heading to Netflix UK next month, you can at least add the electrying sci-fi hit, Beyond Skyline, to your list of films to stream next month starting April 15. I can’t begin to express how happy I was when I had the chance to finally screen the film for a review as much as the film was able to prove its worth following its lesser-received 2010 predecessor, and rest assured, the addition of Iko Uwais and Yayan Ruhian to the roster with Frank Grillo and Bojana Novakovic was a plus. The news was confirmed by noted film professor Christopher Probst who anchored the cinematography on the film’s adventurous production in Toronto and in Indonesia with the cast and crew led by director Liam O’Donnell. Probst delved further into the ins and outs of production with an extensive and detailed behind-the-scenes commentary in […]

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Review: BEYOND SKYLINE Is The Sequel Sci-Fi Fandom Needs

The Greg and Colin Strause-directed, independent 2010 critical sci-fi flop, Skyline, left a huge enough dent in box office earnings to warrant some wiggle room for a sequel. Enter Liam O’Donnell, having worked his way up from VFX work on several projects, as well as co-scripting and producing the first film and now sets his sights with a sequel as his directorial debut in Beyond Skyline – a film that by some accounts probably wasn’t expected to happen or even supposed to. It had been four years since the first film and so no one would see an announcement up until 2014, surprising everyone curious and keen, and not for nothing either. The added touch of throwing in people like Iko Uwais and Yayan Ruhian would certainly pepper the hype up to a certain degree for fans fond of their work on Merantau, The Raid and it’s sequel; The mere […]

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BEYOND SKYLINE Hails The Alien Onslaught On The Official U.S. Blu-Ray Art

I’m absolutely fired up about the release of Beyond Skyline… except in the states there won’t be a theatrical release, apparently. Instead, Lionsgate will be rolling out the hit sci-fi sequel on DVD, Blu-Ray and VoD on January 16, 2018 in North America, pretty much crusing any of my pre-ordained hopes and dreams amid my own reporting… Fuck. Anyway, I reviewed this bastard (check back December 11) and while I won’t be including this in any of my current Five-A-Day articles which I don’t feel like re-editing since I’m currently getting over being sick and the task itself is just damn tiresome, I’m happy to be lending this one with some lip service in the coming weeks. I dug the crud out of this film and I honestly want more after this. Plotwise, sans the 2010 fumble from the Strause sibs, VFX artist Liam O’Donnell presses on here with actor […]

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BEYOND SKYLINE: Frank Grillo Squares Off With Iko Uwais In A New Clip

Actor Frank Grillo and martial arts star Iko Uwais sharing a fight scene together is just a smidget of the entree of goodness as acknowledged by festival audiences nearly everywhere in Liam O’Donnell’s Beyond Skyline. Signature Entertainment is ready to share it all with U.K. fans for its Digital HD release on December 15 with subsequent DVD and Blu-Ray releases on January 8, 2018 and you can now check out the clip below to help warm up. Vertical Entertainment is also releasing the new sci-fi action thriller in limited theaters and on VOD via day-and-date for December 15 in the U.S.. Get ready for intense sci-fi action adventure with Beyond Skyline, the stand-alone sequel to 2010 hit Skyline. Beginning with a new view of the alien invasion from the original film, we then move in an epic, world-spanning direction… Los Angeles Detective Mark Corley (Frank Grillo, Captain America: The Winter Soldier) thought bailing […]

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BEYOND SKYLINE Lands A December Release And A U.S. Trailer!

There’s nothing new about the latest trailer for Liam O’Donnell’s new sci-fi action adventure, Beyond Skyline. What has changed, thusfar, is the addition of a theatrical release date now set for December 15 from Vertical Entertainment, so if you live in the states and you’re pining for some cult action and fantasy fandom with Frank Grillo and Iko Uwais in the spotlight, best check your local listings. Taking its cues from INDEPENDENCE DAY, ALIENS and DIE HARD, the film is a fantastic crowd-pleasing fusion of epic sci-fi, alien horror and hardcore action.  When his son gets abducted by a terrifying alien mothership that’s covered the Los Angeles skyline, a tough-as-nails cop (THE PURGE’s Frank Grillo) embarks on a relentless journey to rescue him and defeat the vicious extraterrestrial invaders. Joining him in the fight are the stars of THE RAID Iko Uwais and Yayan Ruhian, who also acted as fight […]

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BEYOND SKYLINE: Liam O’Donnell’s Sci-Fi Action Sequel Scores Multi-Platform U.K. Releases This Winter

Signature Entertainment has dibs for the upcoming U.K. release of Liam O’Donnell’s long-awaited sci-fi sequel, Beyond Skyline. A Digital HD release is in tow for December 15 followed by Blu-Ray and DVD on January 8, 2018 while the best and earliest place UK fans can screen the film will be at the Horror Channel Fright Fest on October 28, provided that tickets are still available! In the highly-anticipated sequel to the 2010 breakout blockbuster hit SKYLINE, tough-as-nails detective Mark (THE PURGE star Frank Grillo) embarks on a relentless pursuit to free his embittered rebellious son Trent (INSURGENT/ALLEGIANT star Johnny Weston) from a nightmarish alien warship as the extraterrestrial menace continues its human harvest. Set concurrently with the original sci-fi shocker, with Mark and Trent trapped on a subway train as the intergalactic invasion begins, THE RAID franchise martial arts star Iko Uwais joins the thrilling turbo-charged action adventure as a […]

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BEYOND SKYLINE: One Girl Is The Key To It All In The Latest Trailer

If last week’s trailer reveal for Liam O’Donnell’s new sci-fi, Beyond Skyline wasn’t enough, a second trailer has arrived for your viewing pleasure ahead of its upcoming releases. This one delves more into the story and crux of the character played by Frank Grillo who lands in Indonesia at somepoint amid the invasion. Among our characters, we meet the role played by actress Bojana Novakovic, as well as the image of a young girl who turns out to be the subject of the dialogue as some kind of “key”. This, next to the story of a cop trying to rescue his son from an alien ship just adds more stakes to take in…and from O’Donnell’s own script at that. Topping it all off course is some tasty action shots featuring Iko Uwais and Yayan Ruhian, adding further excitment to the film’s push. It comes out in November in Indonesia with […]

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BEYOND SKYLINE: Frank Grillo And Iko Uwais Battle Aliens In The International Teaser Trailer

The past few years have been a vigorous tug-and-pull over just how long it would be before actor and martial artist Iko Uwais would see a more principal role than in Star Wars: The Force Awakens. Landing a more definitive English speaking line in this year’s thriller, Headshot, was just another layer on the waiting cake added until more time passed until now, with actor Frank Grillo front and center with the cast that outlines the first of possible prospects to come between two actors who’ve gotten their start in different markets. I speak of prospects with a certain action crime saga remake in mind, but in the good name of staying on topic, let’s bring things back into focus. For this, we now turn to the long-awaited first official teaser trailer for the new sci-fi thriller, Beyond Skyline from writer/producer/director Liam O’Donnell who served on the first film from […]

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Liam O’Donnell’s BEYOND SKYLINE Gets Its First Release Date Stamped For Indonesia This November

It’s sure been a long time since we heard anything major on director Liam O’Donnell’s new sci-fi thriller, Beyond Skyline. Production wrapped in 2015 and it was a year later in December that footage eventually leaked following an unveiling at an X-Spatial 4D presentation in Hong Kong. The footage itself is just a tad hard to come by these days though folks who’ve seen it at least know now what they’re in for to a certain extent. That, along with the story that encircles actors Frank Grillo, Johnny Watson and actress Bojana Novakovic among others in a story about a detective on a relentless search for his son amid the world wide alien invasion that ensues as seen in the film’s 2010 predecessor, Skyline. Of course, today’s fandom now accomodates the addition of Indonesian action talents like co-star Iko Uwais who plays the leader of an underground resistance whose skirmishes […]

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Peep The Sales Art For Frank Grillo, Iko Uwais Sci-Fi, BEYOND SKYLINE

Peep The Sales Art For Frank Grillo, Iko Uwais Sci-Fi, BEYOND SKYLINE

The internet may have been busy spoiling itself rotten with the footage tentatively available above and on other YouTube accounts as per its leak from last year’s X-Spatial event. In the meantime, director Liam O’Donnell’s new sci-fi, Beyond Skyline, is now here to accomadate with sales art currently available, and visible over at worldwide sales rep Red Sea Media’s official website. The artwork is part of the pitch for the film over at EFM in Berlin which finishes running its course later this week. The film follows-up the 2010 endeavor in the same narrative timeline wherein here, actor Frank Grillo plays a tough detective battling aliens amid an invasion while in search of his son. He’s joined by a cast that also includes Bojana Novakovic and Callan Mulvey, and notable Indonesian martial arts film stars Iko Uwais and Yayan Ruhian. The Brothers Strause – Greg and Colin, who directed the […]

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Sci-Fi Action Sequel BEYOND SKYLINE Previews With X-Spatial 4D Tech At CineAsia Event

It’s interesting to see how theater technology evolves from time to time, though not everyone shares in that same immersive experience since theaters equipped with that kind of gear are located in select locations around the world, especially Asia, for one. I’m speaking of cinema local where services like Barco Escape and things like 4DX and Screen X are paving the way for moviegoers to engage the cinematic experience even beyond wearing a pair of 3D glasses, only here and now we turn to another new venture unveiled at CineAsia this week in Hong Kong in the form of company X-Spatial’s 4D Psychoacoustics. The new technology became the platform on Wednesday evening for director Liam O’Donnell whose latest contribution, Beyond Skyline, which unveiled a preview sampling with the new technology. The company outlined the details of that conference which includes its latest deal with Zhuijang Film, Faan Cultural and Beijing […]

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BEYOND SKYLINE Sees Earth In An Alien Sea Of Blue In The Latest Poster

Yes, we’re still without footage of director Liam O’Donnell’s forthcoming action sci-fi sequel, Beyond Skyline, as much as many of us have hoped for at least a teaser by now. That said, a new teaser poster designed by artist Derek Winslow is being circulated via Twitter for the film which occurs in the same time line as its 2011 predecessor, Skyline, directed by Colin and Craig Strause. The new film sees Purge trilogy co-star Frank Grillo as a tough detective who sets out on a rescue mission to save his son trapped aboard an alien warcraft. Also starring is a hodge podge of actors and actress that include Indonesian action stars Iko Uwais and Yayan Ruhian along, actresses Bojana Novakovic, Pamelyn Chee, Valentine Payen and Betty Gabriel, and actors Jonny Weston, Callan Mulvey, Jack Chausse, and Kevin O’Donnell. Release information is also still pending but you can check out the […]

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Iko Uwais, Ronda Rousey To Star In MILE 22, Peter Berg To Produce

Correction: An earlier version of this article mistakenly stated that Berg would direct. This is a treat that may have been in the making what with the hype that came from a recent instagram post between undefeated UFC champion Ronda Rousey, Indonesian action star and choreographer Iko Uwais and The Rundown, Battleship and Lone Survivor helmer, director Peter Berg. Plus, it’s still not clear as to exactly what order things may exactly be happening, although it certainly does help to have an idea about what lies ahead for all three. According to Variety, the three are tapped to work on the new action thriller, Mile 22 with Rousey and Uwais starring in the story that pits a CIA field operative and an Indonesian cop together on an extemely dangerous and violent mission to confront a politically courrupt foe. Both Rousey and Uwais are coming off quite a few noteworthy accomplishments […]

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Pre-Production Commences On Gareth Huw Evans's BLISTER

  Much of the fandom for director Gareth Huw Evans‘s currently brewing Raid trilogy has settled since the second installment released last year to much excitement and acclaim. So, it may be an uneasy thing for some to possibly have to wait an extra three years before the saga finishes, although it is rewarding to know that Evans‘s storytelling vernacular goes beyond one franchise. As such, Evans is now moving on to other properties, with at least two films now in-development, including the new movie, Blister. Not much is known about the plot of the film as of yet, although the director did offer a small blurb last year while on the road promoting The Raid 2, describing the film as his own take on “the contemporary American gangster story with echoes of The Wild Bunch”. Evans has since reunited with his fellow film folk in Indonesia, including Iko Uwais […]

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Did Frank Grillo Just Depart THE RAID Remake?

Did Frank Grillo Just Depart THE RAID Remake?

It might not be shocking to some, but unless your hopes were high in catching Kingdom series and The Purge 2: Anarchy co-star Frank Grillo in an upcoming remake of the 2011 contained crime thriller, The Raid, then there’s a good chance that isn’t happening. Watching my boy @iko_uwais in #THERAID. There’s no way I’m doing a remake of this. Couldn’t do it justice. #respect — frank grillo (@FrankGrillo) January 10, 2015 The tweet comes roughly a month after Grillo wrapped his scenes for director Liam O’Donnell‘s upcoming standalone sci-fi follow-up, Beyond Skyline in Yogyakarta, Indonesia with co-star and action director Iko Uwais; Uwais himself broke out to huge film festival stardom in the original release of The Raid, directed by Gareth Huw Evans, prior to the 2014 sequel wherein Screen Gems had officially announced plans for a Hollywood remake to be directed by The Expendables 3 director Patrick Hughes. Grillo […]

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Yayan Ruhian Sports A Ghastly Image On The Set Of COMIC 8: CASINO KINGS

Indonesia’s current film climate is a lagging a bit nowadays, and there have been casualties as a result-namely whatever the heck stonewalled production for Timo Tjahjanto’s The Night Comes For Us back in September. Thankfully some projects haven’t faltered, including Anggy Umbara‘s upcoming heist sequel, Comic 8: Casino Kings.  The film is arriving in 2015 with a larger cast and even greater scope to accomodate its larger budget following the success of its first installment in early 2014. Several cast and set pictures have appeared online, and if you’ve been enthusiastically following the career of fellow Indonesian action star Yayan Ruhian can expect to see him in the upcoming heist action adventure as well, that is if this picture has anything to say for it. Ruhian contributed to the pre-production phase of The Night Comes For Us with action star Iko Uwais solely choreographing the fights, and Merantau and The […]

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Grillo: 'THE RAID Won't Be Made Unless Its Good Or Better Than The Original'

Grillo: 'THE RAID Won't Be Made Unless Its Good Or Better Than The Original'

While commercial expectations for director Patrick Hughes‘s latest feature film, The Expendables 3, fell short in the face of the millions of illegal downloads it suffered from, the film still bares the brunt of mixed and mostly critical opinions that exemplify just what happens when you take an R-rated property and water it down to try and include a broader audience. With that in mind, it was just at the top of the year when Hughes was officially attached to direct an American adaptation of an overseas cult hit that has already garnered a substantially grand audience in the last several years, and with the current state of consumer opinions on Hollywood remakes of foreign films for lack of original ideas, to say the least, discretion is key. Screen Gems is reinstituting the American standard of martial arts action with a remake of filmmaker Gareth Huw Evans’s his feature-length contained […]

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AFM 2014: THE RAID Remake Trio Set To Go BEYOND SKYLINE

AFM 2014: THE RAID Remake Trio Set To Go BEYOND SKYLINE

Well this is intersting news! I’ve never seen the 2010 installation of the sci-fi thriller, Skyline. The trailer itself was appealing though, but being the action aficionado I try to be, I eventually put it off. Now, with the American Film Market in its fourth day of activity as of Saturday, who would have thought that the upcoming sequel from Hydralux Entertainment, Beyond Skyline would have given me more reason to see the first? And much to the approval of an international audience at that! (Looking at you Indonesia). According to Bloody Disgusting, action stars Iko Uwais and Yayan Ruhian are joining actor Frank Grillo for the upcoming sequel with Skyline scribes Liam O’Donnell and Joshua Cordes directing and writing, respectively. Greg Strause and Colin Strause helmed the first film which introduced the story of alien creatures descending on Earth looking to wipe away humanity. So, how integral will these […]

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