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Hulk Hogan Talks Potentially Joining THE EXPENDABLES 4

A fourth installment of The Expendables franchise has had its fair share of on-again/off-again treatment since the third film released last August. However, knowing how passionate franchise star Sylvester Stallone is about his projects, it’s fair to say that it isn’t too late for another movie, especially since the previous one showed some strength at the global box-office. That said, I guess we can start taking note of just which faces we can speculate would be in the running to join the film on either side of the hero/villain coin, and there are plenty to go around, and as of this week, former wrestler Hulk Hogan is reportedly looking for a spot in the line-up. According to Uproxx, Hogan was on hand recently at the Body Pro Expo in London where he talked about WresleMania 32 among other things, as well as his reported discussion with Stallone on the matter […]

AVATAR 2 Announces Supporting Roles/Extras Casting For Native Americans

Lee B. Golden III

It’s been ten years since award-winning director James Cameron began his journey into the world of Pandora for the production of his 2009 milestone success story, Avatar. With time on his side and the technological advancements in film pending, it was only a matter of time the filmmaker would soon reap the benefits of such filmmaking and entertainment innovations, from motion capture and 3D technology, to the implementation of 4D entertainment in select theaters worldwide. Evidently, the film was a record-breaking box-office victory for Cameron and the distributors at 20th Century Fox, earning well-over $2.7 billion dollars between 2009, and its re-release in 2010, and ultimately becoming the highest grossing film to date. Moreover, on top of its Academy Award, Golden Globe, Saturn Awards and BAFTA accolades, the film drew mostly positive reviews for its environmentally-centric and anti-war message on top of its emotionally-charged delivery, packed with explosive visual spectacle […]

Channing Tatum Officially Signs On For A 'Gambit' Project

Lee B. Golden III

Director Bryan Singer‘s new film, X-Men: Days Of Future Past is all the rage this month with fans pouring out for several star-studded red carpet premieres being held around as per the recently announced X-Men X-Perience which kicked off in New York last week. The film will make its way to theaters in the UK and North America next weekend as screenwriter Simon Kinberg continues to maintain the excitement over the previously announced 2016 installation of X-Men: Apocalypse, citing a “massive scale and scope” with respect to constructing that part of the story. Bearing all this in mind, the forthcoming sequel might possibly include some of the original cast members from the 2000 movie and on (and that is only if the unconfirmed rumors from several public sources online are true), and that may include the appearance of Gambit, by way of 22 Jumpstreet star, actor Channing Tatum, who has […]

[UPDATED] Lucasfilm And Disney Announce The Official Cast Of Star Wars 7

Lee B. Golden III

That’s right, folks! No more speculation, no more rumors and. no more waiting. Lucasfilm and disney have revealed the cast for the London production of Star Wars: Episode VII. The news comes following a previous detailed press release regarding the containment of the Expanded Universe (EU) of stories in accordance with the original six-film canon, in addition to the announcement of a brand new creative team for the Star Wars franchise in all its platforms. Read on for the official word. The Star Wars team is thrilled to announce the cast of Star Wars: Episode VII. Actors John Boyega, Daisy Ridley, Adam Driver, Oscar Isaac, Andy Serkis, Domhnall Gleeson, and Max von Sydow will join the original stars of the saga, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, Anthony Daniels, Peter Mayhew, and Kenny Baker in the new film. Director J.J. Abrams says, “We are so excited to finally share the cast of Star […]

THE KARATE KID 2 Finally Nabs A Director

Lee B. Golden III

Today, international martial arts action star Jackie Chan celebrated his 60th birthday to the delight of adoring lifelong fans around the world. For some, today also marks a special treat for those who enjoyed Chan‘s role as Mr. Han, director Harold Zwart’s iteration of late actor Pat Morita’s role as Mr. Miyagi in the 2010 hit film, The Karate Kid, based on the 1984 original film of the same name. On Monday, it was made public that Sahara and The Crazies helmer Breck Eisner would helm the long-awaited sequel for Sony Pictures which would see actor Jaden Smith reprising his role as the character Dre Parker alongside Chan, and possibly actress Taraji P. Henson as Dre’s mother. Granted, further updates are still pending, although I absolutely enjoyed what the 2010 remake had to offer in helping showcase Smith as a physically able and talented actor who can meet the demands […]

Updates On STAR WARS VII; Pre-Viz Light Saber Action By Philip Silvera

Lee B. Golden III

News and updates on anything related to writer and director J.J. Abrams‘ Star Wars: Episode VII have been in a constantly fluxuating state. Names and faces of expected cast members ranging from original franchise actors Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher and Harrrison Ford, to some new names being circulated for a Jedi lead have all made headlines in the past few months. And with Inside Llewyn Davis actor Adam Phelps and 12 Years A Slave actress Lupita Nyong’o being heavily talked about to portray specific roles in the film, all we can really wait for is an official press release of some kind that will handle all the ins and outs of just what this new production will entail. On Tuesday however, at least a few other pieces of news have been confirmed regarding the new expected cast of the film, which in some form or another will include “a trio […]

THE RAID Remake: Producer Gareth Evans Wants SCOTT ADKINS And MICHAEL JAI WHITE

Lee B. Golden III

Writer and director Gareth Evans is an extremely busy man nowadays with the SXSW premiere of his latest film, The Raid 2, leading up to the film’s other upcoming early screenings this week before its official wide release on March 28, 2014. That said, Crave Online had the opportunity to speak to Evans on plans and hopes for the upcoming remake of his 2011 original to be directed by The Expendables 3 helmer Patrick Hughes, as well as that of the third film of Evans’ accumulating franchise. Regarding the upcoming remake, it was previously noted upon the breaking of earlier news that actors and brothers Liam and Chris Hemsworth were being listed as possible choices to portray key characters from the original film. While talking with CraveOnline, Evans took the liberty of throwing in two more names to add to the film’s cast, as well as speaking on behalf of […]

New Photos Trickle Online For HIGH KICK ANGELS

Lee B. Golden III

The high-kick genre of Japanese martial arts films since actress Rina Takeda’s 2009 break out hit, High Kick Girl, seems to have been a proven formula in recent years. On that note, Filmsmash forwarded a new glimpse into another film headed our way in the form of High Kick Angels from the film’s official Twitter account. Little is yet to be made clear about who is behind this project, although High Kick Girl director Fuyuhiko Nishi might somehow be involved, based on several vine videos aired from his account as well. Like previous “high-kick” films, High Kick Angels currently has a cast accumulating with its fair share of talented acting and athletic martial arts beauties, including Karate champion Kanon Miyohara, Kyokushin black belt Mayu Kawamoto, and featuring Japanese model and fellow Karate blackbelt Kaede Aono making her film debut. A small slate of training videos were made available on YouTube […]

J.J. ABRAMS Confirms Talks With JESSE PLEMONS For STAR WARS VII

Lee B. Golden III

Collider is confirming that J.J. Abrams is has actively spoken with actor Jesse Plemons (Observe And Report, Battleship, Breaking Bad [TV]) about starring in the upcoming film, Star Wars VII. The news now adds Plemons to several others now being circulated in the rumormill for possible roles in the film, including Michael Fassbender (X-Men: First Class/Days Of Future Past, Prometheus) and Benedict Cumberbatch (Star Trek: Into Darkness, The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug). Abrams was sought after and ultimately tasked to direct Star Wars VII following several reports of creator, producer, writer and director, and sci-fi film pioneer George Lucas sold all of Lucasfilm to Disney to the tune of $4.05 billion dollars in October of 2012 following his announced retirement six months earlier. Further news followed in the months thereafter stating that the film will kick off a new trilogy, with the seventh installment to be produced and written […]

Joe Taslim Goes MMA In A New Fight Choreo Clip For THE NIGHT COMES FOR US

Lee B. Golden III

While director Timo Tjahjanto continues to promote his latest co-directorial action/horror effort with fellow “Mo Brother” Kimo Stamboel titled Killers, things are still set in motion for Tjahjanto‘s own solo contribution as helmer of the latest collaboration between Merantau Films and XYZ Films for The Night Comes For Us. Some details have already been ironed out, including the plot, where we rising international action star Joe Taslim (The Raid, Fast And Furious 6) return to form, this time portraying a Gangland Enforcer named Ito who comes home to Jakarta after a stint abroad, and is forced to deal with internal war brewing in his own local crime family while plotting its own campaign of territorial expansion. In addition, we also learned in November that while actor Yayan Ruhian will be starring in the film, filmmaker Gareth Huw Evans (The Raid, The Raid 2: Berandal) has been previously reported to be […]