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TWITTER SOUNDOFF: The Case For Adkins, Johnson And Statham In Fast 7

LOL! Well, I plan on seeing Fast And Furious on the evening of Saturday, June 1, since I had other plans this past weekend. But a lot of us just came across something that redefined the word “awesome” for the remainder of the hype around this bit of news. Now, we are well into the month of May going into June, and Justin Lin’s directorial finale of the franchise, Fast And Furious 6, is pretty much obliterating weekend box office records this week after its successful start in the U.K. as Universal gets its continuance into the third trilogy with Fast And Furious 7, to be directed by James Wan. Furthermore, everyone who has been paying attention is pretty much aware of how prevelant Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson has become in the franchise since his role in Fast Five as “D.S.S. Agent Luke Hobbs”. No argument here, for there is […]

THE TRANSPORTER Set To Take Off Again With A New Trilogy

Lee B. Golden III

Jason Statham made a name for himself as Hollywood’s next answer to delivering martial arts action cinema to the big screen with the release of the 2002 smash hit, The Transporter. Following two more sequels, in addition to a French-Canadian television series of the same name starring Chris Vance as of recent, reports are now coming in from Variety that Luc Besson’s company, EuropaCorp, has partnered with Mark Gao’s China-based Fundemental Films to produce and finance another trilogy of Transporter movies. The success of the first three films have granted the 45-year old action star a place in blockbuster movie history, with films like The One, War and the first two Expendable films with Jet Li, as well as roles in films such as In The Name Of The King: A Dungeon Siege Tale, Death Race, The Killer Elite, The Mechanic, Safe, and Parker, and upcoming films such as Redemption […]

New Poster And Trailer For US Release Of Redemption

Lee B. Golden III

Jason Statham is currently getting his theatrical run in the UK with the action crime drama titled Hummingbird. The “Expendables” alumnus is also slated to star in several films including “Heat”, “Homefront” and Fast And Furious 7 between now and next year. With Hummingbird, though, there will not be any birds here for its North American release this summer, only Redemption, according to a new article today from Action Flick Chick. SYNOPSIS: Reeling from a traumatic tour of duty in Afghanistan, Joey (Jason Statham), an ex-Special Forces soldier, returns to London to face another kind of war: life on the streets as a damaged, homeless veteran. In an attempt to rehabilitate himself, Joey assumes another man’s identity and seeks the aid of Sister Cristina (Agata Buzek), a young nun who works at an inner-city parish. But Joey’s expert training as a soldier marks him as a valuable asset, and he […]

Jason Statham Transports Into Action For FAST AND FURIOUS 7

Lee B. Golden III

Cinema website Desde Hollywood had the luck of getting to interview actress and Fast And Furious 6 co-star Michelle Rodriguez this week as she has been out and about promoting the film to the press before its set release for May 24, 2013. Today, they are reporting a small segment of that dialogue which confirms actor Jason Statham will have a role in Universal Pictures’s seventh installment of the film series. Michelle says the following: “Jason Statham, Vin Diesel, Dwayne Johnson, when you see these guys in a room you know they belong together […] You can see in their eyes that they have gone through a lot […] I applaud Universal for getting him on-board!” Currently, the jury is still out on whether Statham is going to appear in The Expendables 3, even though the film has been announced, with actor Sylvester Stallone still casting.Meantime, he also has a […]

Jason Statham Is Back In The New Trailer For HUMMINGBIRD

Lee B. Golden III

Actor Jason Statham is no stranger to action movies. At 45, Statham has become a major milestone in the action genre, namely with films such as The Transporter franchise, Parker, War, The Mechanic and his role among some of the best of the best in all star action movies in The Expendables trilogy. If that is not enough, then have no fear. Staham continues to kick off 2013 with a slightly newer appearance in his latest feature film, Hummingbird. Yahoo! UK has unveiled the new trailer for the new action thriller, which was written and directed by Steven Knight and produced by IM Global, with Lionsgate in charge of distribution. The film also stars Benedict Wong, Vicky McClure and David Bradley, and is set for release in UK cinemas this May. Stay tuned for updates! SYNOPSIS: After witnessing his unit ripped to shreds by artillery fire in Afghanistan, Joey Jones […]

Gina Carano Expresses Her Inner Fantasies In A New FAST AND FURIOUS 6 Featurette

Lee B. Golden III

Yahoo! Movies has a new featurette for the upcoming film from Universal Pictures, Fast And Furious 6, directed by Justin Lin, and opening in theaters on May 24, 2013. The clip shows actors Luke Evans , Michelle Rodriguez and Gina Carano discussing their respective takes on the physicality of their characters, including Rodriguez and Carano who go toe-to-toe in what has been described as the female equivalent to the action sequence between Vin Diesel and Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson. The sixth installment of the action packed, NOS-loaded franchise also stars Paul Walker, Jordana Brewster, Tyrese Gibson, Sung Kang, Christopher “Ludacris” Bridges, Sung Kang, Gal Gadot and Elsa Pataky, with appearances by Rita Ora and a possible cameo role as the villainous precursor to Fast And Furious 7, played by Jason Statham. Click HERE if the embed fails to load.